Chapter 624

"Our Jiaozhou is nothing but a remote and desolate backwater, completely incomparable to the Central Plains. Why would he go to such great lengths to come and attack us?"

"Wouldn't it be better to go attack the various provinces of the Central Plains?"

Not only could Shi Xie's son not understand Su Xuan's train of thought, but Shi Xie himself could not understand it either!

"I never expected it to be him!"

Shi Xie knitted his brows, annoyed and with a headache, saying: "If it is him, then I fear we are truly in danger this time!"

"I have long heard that Su Xuan's troops are invincible; since he debuted, he has never known defeat. This time, he is fully prepared and coming with such aggressive momentum, I fear we cannot withstand it!"

"How about we just surrender and submit to him? What does my son think?"

Facing a warlord as terrifying as Su Xuan, he truly did not want to fight.

If Su Xuan had not assembled this powerful navy and had come by sea, he would still have had the confidence to rely on the treacherous mountains and rivers to oppose Su Xuan and block him outside of Jiaozhou.

But now that Su Xuan had actually launched a surprise attack by sea with a powerful navy, he truly had not a shred of confidence in victory.

Yet, to let him admit defeat so easily, he was truly unwilling.

He was, after all, a King of Jiaozhou; having tasted the flavor of being a king, how could he be willing to abandon the temptations brought by this power and status?

"Father King! That is absolutely out of the question!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xie's son hurriedly rejected it: "Although we currently appear to be at a disadvantage, that is because we were unprepared and caught off guard!"

"But our troops from all over, when added together, still number at least one hundred thousand!"

"Furthermore, we can also contact the barbarian tribes within the borders of Jiaozhou and have them join us in sending troops to deal with Su Xuan."

"You must know that the attitude Su Xuan adopted toward the barbarians in Jingzhou was either to submit and join him, or be directly wiped out!"

"The barbarians of our Jiaozhou are very clear about this point, and I believe they will make the correct choice."

"If we admit defeat without even trying, I am not reconciled to it! What do you think, Father King?"

No matter what, they had to fight it out.

Moreover, Shi Xie's son felt that the advantage was on their side, and it was impossible for them to lose.

Do not be fooled by this navy crossing the sea; it may look impressive.

But their logistical supply will absolutely be a huge problem.

He would wait and see how Su Xuan would continuously transport logistical supplies over from the sea.

The cost would absolutely be enormous.

It would absolutely be impossible to sustain for long.

Therefore, as long as they could drag out the pace of Su Xuan's army's advance for a few months and exhaust the grain and grass in their hands, they might collapse without even being attacked.

Now, they should instead be careful about the defense issues on the northern border.

Immediately, Shi Xie's son informed his father of these thoughts of his.

"Hmm? Hmm!"

Shi Xie listened, was stunned for a moment, and then said with a face full of pleasant surprise: "That is true! My son is indeed wise!"

"Your father had previously overlooked the issue of logistics!"

"Indeed, we do not need to defeat them; as long as we can delay them as much as possible, it will be enough to drag their logistics down!"

"Let's do it this way! This matter is entirely entrusted to you."

"As for the defenses in the north? Currently, there is no word of Su Xuan showing any signs of increasing troops in the north."

"We can appropriately increase some troops and strengthen the defenses, and that will be enough!"

"There is no need to invest too many troops at the border; otherwise, the troops we can use on the main battlefield will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to us dragging down Su Xuan's main naval force."

In Shi Xie's view, the northern border had high mountains and treacherous obstacles, and with city passes in place, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for Su Xuan to want to attack Jiaozhou by land.

Otherwise, Su Xuan would not have gone to the trouble of creating something like a navy.

Therefore, Su Xuan could only place the focus of his attack on the navy side.

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