I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 275 Retreat?
In November of the 20th year of Xuanjia, it has already entered the early winter.

Although it hasn't snowed yet, the weather has turned cold.

The Qingtang people attacked for several days, and apart from paying heavy casualties, they did not break into the Jin army's camp, not even a single step.

Relying on the strength of bows and arrows, the Jin army killed a lot of Qingtang people with negligible casualties.

Morale ebbs and flows.

Perhaps it had something to do with the weather, Tuoba Chide finally ordered the whole army to suspend the attack and rest for a day.

The soldiers could rest, but the generals and leaders were not so lucky. They wanted to warm up in the tent, eat meat, and drink some highland barley wine or crisp tea.But after a convening order, they all got up and gathered in the Great Buddha House to discuss the next battle arrangement.

"Majesty, since we started fighting Gansongling, the total casualties of the entire army have exceeded 3, but they haven't even touched the door of the Jin army. Their arrows seem to have fallen from the sky. If we continue to fight like this, we will When will the camp of the Jin army be breached? Ten days? One month? Our highland barley won’t last long.”

"Yes, Majesty, people are dying every day, and our medicine has run out. Hundreds of people in our tribe have died these days. If this continues, there will be almost no one left."

"Majesty, please think of another way. If you continue to fight like this, you can't hold on anymore. The Jin people will never come out. If we go to fight the camp, it's like sending us to death. Their arrows are densely packed."

Inside the Great Buddha's hut, many leaders vomited bitterness to Tuoba Chide.

Although these were expected, he was still a little surprised.He had known for a long time that there would be many people complaining about today's meeting, and they would not expressly object to the continuation of the fighting, but he must try to find ways not to send troops.

But he didn't expect that it was not the patriarchs of those wealthy clans who told him these things today, but the patriarchs of many small tribes with only a few hundred or a few thousand people.

This is not good news for Tuoba Chide.

If those patriarchs of the wealthy clan came out to say these things, he would definitely scold them for preserving their strength, and even if they couldn't be convicted, he would taunt them in front of everyone and give them an embarrassment.

But right now it was these people who raised objections, and Tuoba Chide had no way to reprimand them.

Because these people dare to complain to him, which is a bit abnormal in itself.This also shows that the morale of the army may be the same as the recent weather.

It's almost freezing.

And the loss of these people must have reached a critical point that they cannot bear.

Facing these people, Tuoba Chide could only speak to appease them, and promised the royal family to provide them with some medicine and military ration support.

While Tuoba Chide comforted him, he discovered that even Simo Dagong, Liuzhi Township Zeren, and Qingyi Jie Guizhang were silent.

In the past, without his orders, these people would naturally stand up and speak out.

This situation made him feel a little ominous.

Maybe you really want to start thinking about retreating?

After the crowd dispersed, Lun Zanpo, Qingyi Festival Guizhang, Tuoba Awu, and the second prince Tuoba Ge were left behind.

"I see that the ministries have no intention of fighting. If the fight continues like this, this trip will return in vain. Prime Minister, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Except for Tuoba Chide, the eyes of the others were also on Lun Zanpo.

"Your majesty should know that it is already impossible to count on those Jin rebels from the Red Lotus Army. If we want to defeat the Jin army and seize Songzhou now, we still need the Jin army to come out of the camp before we have a chance. No matter how many lives are lost, the trenches of the Jin army cannot be filled. So now we can only think of ways to mobilize the Jin army to fight out of the camp."

"It is very difficult for the Jin army to go out to fight. There are only two situations where they will take the initiative to attack. The first is that there is a fire in the backyard, and there are problems in Yizhou and Chengdu. The Jin army is eager to return to the division and must take the initiative to attack. As I said just now, the Red Lotus Army can’t count on it.”

"The second type is Songzhou. The purpose of the Jin army is to understand the siege of Songzhou. If we can capture Songzhou City, or make Songzhou about to be breached, then the Jin army will definitely take the initiative to attack. Besides, There is no other way."

After listening to it, several people also had serious expressions on their faces.

Lun Zanpo has already explained the situation of the two sides on the Songzhou battlefield very thoroughly.

They also knew the news that the Red Lotus Army was blocked in Puzhou and Lingzhou, so they must have lost hope.

Expecting the Jin army to run out of food to take the initiative to attack is undoubtedly a dream, and Qingtang and Dajin are overwhelmed when compared with each other.

If you want to mobilize the Jin army to take the initiative to attack, Songzhou is the only option left.

But Songzhou is definitely not easy to fight.

Yan Ting and Yan Zhongwu led thousands of Jin troops to control Songzhou City. Before Fu Jinchuan came, they stormed for many days without any progress.

Now we can't beat the stronghold of the people of Jin, but we can turn around and fight against Songzhou?

But this is exactly the situation that Qingtang people are facing now.

If you want to continue fighting, you have to choose one of these two hard bones.

At this time, all kinds of tricks are useless. If you want to achieve your goal, you have to spend a lot of lives.

And this extremely unfavorable situation was thanks to Tuoba Chide himself.At this moment, he also has some regrets.

In his opinion, if he had followed Lun Zan Po and mobilized all his forces to attack when the Jin army first arrived, it would not be where it is today.The outcome is yet to be known.

"Majesty, the old minister has something to say, but he doesn't know whether to say it or not."

After hearing this, Tuoba Chide frowned, and said: "President of the country, please tell me."

He already knew what Lun Zanpo was going to say.

"Majesty, please retreat."

really.Tuoba Chide thought to himself.He knew that the eyes of these people were all on him at this moment.

retreat.

retreat.

retreat.

This was the first time since the Battle of Songzhou that he had spoken of retreating in front of him.He is also the nominal coach of this battle.He knew exactly what that meant.

And there are some truths that he himself thinks clearly, but sometimes he just can't let go of face.

I don't want to work for nothing, after all, the battle of Songzhou was done by the best of the Qing and Tang Dynasties, and he was the one who advocated it, and most of the decisions were made by him.

Although the nominal coach is Lun Zanpo, no one thinks that any fault in this battle has something to do with the old army god.

"I will seriously consider the suggestion of the Prime Minister, and continue to modify it tomorrow."

After Tuoba Chide finished speaking, he turned around and went to the second half of the Great Buddha House, which was his living place.

Several people watched him leave before leaving the tent.

The weather outside was much colder than inside the tent, and they breathed a lot when they opened their mouths, but they all felt relieved.

"Old Prime Minister, do you think the Majesty will agree to withdraw troops?"

It was the second prince Tuoba Ge who asked the question.

Lun Zanpo smiled and shook his head, "Prince, you are the Maharaja's son, you shouldn't ask me this kind of question."

After hearing this, Tuoba Ge also laughed and said: "But this question, I can only ask you, Prime Minister."

Lun Zanpo shook his head after hearing this, and then looked in the direction of the Jin army.

"The prince thinks that now that the Majesty agrees to retreat, he can retreat?"

Tuoba Ge was obviously taken aback when he heard this, isn't the main force behind the retreat now the Maharaja?

As soon as the voice fell, there were scouts here to report.

"Prime Minister, reinforcements from the Jin army have arrived."

After hearing this, Lun Zanpo shook his head with a smile, said nothing, bowed his hands at Tuoba Ge, turned and left.

Tuoba Ge remembered the eyes and the direction he was looking in Lun Zanpo just now, and finally understood the meaning behind the words of the old military god.

There are two sides in the war, and if the other side wants to retreat and stop fighting, it seems that the other side's consent may also be required?

The question is Fu Jinchuan, will he agree?

(End of this chapter)