sweeping the world

Chapter 336 Withdraw or not?
"what!?"

Yao Yizhong had just received a report that the fleet of the Han army had appeared in the Yellow River. The size was estimated to be between [-] and [-]. All of them were large ships equipped with powerful long-range attack equipment such as bed crossbows.

Today, the Qiang army just broke through the second line of defense of the Han army camp, only about three miles away from Liu Yan's central army, but the Han army appeared above the Yellow River, which made Yao Yizhong extremely entangled.

From the day of the general offensive, the Qiang troops have been attacking for three days, and the casualties they paid must have exceeded [-]. They are already extremely close to their combat goals.

"You can't withdraw your troops!"

"Yeah, the enemy is almost defeated, and if you attack again, you can capture Liu Yan alive!"

"Military Lord, we paid such a heavy price and cannot retreat!"

Yao Yizhong didn't say that he would withdraw the troops, but he mentioned that once the Han fleet appeared on the Yellow River, they would withdraw. Only then did the leaders of the Qiang tribes and the generals of Shijie Zhao who heard the news came to dissuade them.

The situation on the main battlefield was good for the Qiang troops. Although the outer battlefield was tragic, the Han troops coming from two directions were finally blocked.

If counting the blocking forces on the periphery, Yao Yizhong lost more than 14 troops, [-] of whom were killed in battle, and the rest were lost due to disabilities or injuries.

The wounded and the dead will be half divided, mainly because the Qiang people are the attacking side. If their attack is not successful, they must retreat. Of course, the wounded soldiers will be left behind, and then their heads will be cut off by the Han army.

"Two days!" Facing the excited crowd, Yao Yizhong raised his hand and stretched out two fingers: "After that, no matter how close we are to Liu Yan, I will order the troops to withdraw."

The clamoring people wanted to say something else, but seeing the resolute expression on Yao Yizhong's face, they looked at each other and no one spoke again.

Yao Yizhong looked at the people leaving, then looked at his fifth son Yao Xiang, and said: "Get ready, follow the women, children, old and weak to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River first."

Yao Xiang, who was already 14 years old, said in surprise: "Father, don't you need to do this? Isn't it already about to attack the central camp of the Han army, and Liu Yan will be killed or captured soon?"

"Prudence is always an indispensable mentality, because the Yao family will always have prosperity and wealth." Yao Yizhong has many children, and Yao Xiang's elder brothers are not enough to entrust important responsibilities to him, while the rest of the children are too young , this time I brought Yao Xiang, who is worthy of cultivation.He walked over to put his hands on Yao Xiang's shoulders, and said solemnly: "Before any war is really victorious, don't lose your sense of caution, do you hear me clearly?"

Yao Xiang nodded half understanding.

When the father and son were affectionate, the fight on the battlefield continued. The Qiang army continued day and night for three consecutive days. The Han army seemed to be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the situation, but how could the situation of the Qiang army, which had suffered huge casualties Where to go.

Zhang Lai is one of the many miscellaneous generals of Zhao State in Shijie. He once served under Kui'an as a general leading a partial division, and gained a lot of military exploits in attacking Yuzhou in the south.

Kui'an, the general of Zhao State in Shijie, died of illness in the sixth year of Jianwu (AD 340). The generals of his department were split by Shihu. For example, Zhang Lai was assigned to Yao Yizhong's command. .

This battle of Jinan County was the most arduous and bloody battle Zhang Lai had ever fought. In just one battlefield in Luoyin, more than [-] casualties had occurred in less than a month. Ten thousand, but the cruelty of the war did not decrease because of the large number of casualties, but became more and more cruel.

"Rush to that position again!" Zhang Lai pointed at the place where part of the wooden fence was burnt: "Rush up, either go in or die there!"

Naturally, there will be messengers going forward to issue orders, and the team receiving the task will no longer shout. They are all numb from the officers to the soldiers.

That is to say, Yao Yizhong, as the coach, also had the most Qiang people in the battle. Otherwise, with such heavy casualties, they should have collapsed or stopped fighting long ago.

Who made Yao Yizhong the general leader of the Qiang people, and who made him send far more Qiang soldiers than Zahu or Jin people, a large part of which offset the resentment of Zahu and Jin people, so that the war can continue.

The north side of the Han army's camp has been broken through to the last line of defense, but the rest of the position is not like that, causing the battlefield to become a large recess that appears from a wide range.

If Yao Yizhong looked down from a high altitude and saw that the Han army's control area on the battlefield was like a crescent moon, he would definitely be frightened into a cold sweat, and he would leave behind and withdraw without hesitation.It's a pity that Yao Yizhong can't fly, he can only see part of the place and can't see the whole army.

The situation seems to be extremely unfavorable for the Han army. After all, the north has been attacked to the last line of defense, so how are Liu Yan and the senior Han army mood now?
"No matter how slow it is, Yao Yizhong should know that our fleet has appeared in the Yellow River." No matter how he looked at it, Liu Yan was a little nervous, not because the enemy was about to attack the central army, but something else.He looked around and said: "Will Yao Yizhong make a decisive decision to withdraw his troops, or continue to attack?"

The rest of the people, whether they were scribes or generals, had no better expressions on their faces.

"My lord, is it too risky?" Ji Chang was begged by countless people in private, so he had to persuade him again: "Even if you don't break through, you... still move back?"

Sang Yu continued the topic and said: "If your Majesty wants Yao Yizhong to continue the attack, it is best for you to retreat with the big banner. This will create the illusion that we cannot hold on, which will make Yao Yizhong more determined to continue the attack."

They were not afraid that the line of defense would really fall. Those lines of defense before created an illusion of being unable to hold on, and even sacrificed at least [-] troops to make the illusion look realistic.

Within the Han army's camp, there were actually ambushes in many camps. Ji Chang and others couldn't figure out what happened to the new ones, but the soldiers were real.It is precisely because they have at least [-] elite troops that they feel that the defense line cannot be lost. Furthermore, the peripheral reinforcements have not lost their vigor, but are sent by flying pigeons to slow down the offensive.In general, everything is basically under control.

Liu Yan thought about it for a while, could his retreat really create a more real illusion and attract Yao Yizhong to continue attacking?He also nodded and said: "Okay." After a moment of silence, he said: "Go down to the troops to appease the soldiers, and don't let the troops who don't know the truth really be in an uproar."

Yao Yizhong, who has been swaying in hesitation, has thought about a lot of details, and always feels that there is something weird, but he has never been able to catch that flash of inspiration.He was halfway through his thoughts when someone came to report that it was the retreat of the Han army's banner, which made his heart beat faster involuntarily.

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It’s been a long time since I took my kids out to play. I took my kids out during the day, and I was scheduled to go home at [-] o’clock and start typing, but the road is still blocked.

I changed my wife and drove halfway. The honor is to use the mobile phone to code words. I can only code so much. I am really sorry.

(End of this chapter)