Chapter 911: The Choice

A group of people looked at Xiao Qian.

If Gyeongsang Province were lost, then what meaning would there be in defending the place where they currently were?

"Respected General, General Li has already realized his mistake, he..." the deputy general said sorrowfully.

Xiao Qian lowered his head, frowned, and waved his hand.

In the command tent, there was silence once again.

This

"How many troops does the enemy have?"

Xiao Qian raised his head and asked suddenly.

"General, eighty thousand! We still have forty thousand. As long as we get another fifty thousand—yes, fifty thousand—we can definitely hold Gyeongsang Province!"

Xiao Qian asked coldly: "If fifty thousand go to reinforce, what happens here? Who is the enemy general?"

"Ah?"

:

The Li Dynasty deputy general was stunned.

Xiao Qian shouted coldly: "You come to ask for reinforcements without even investigating this information clearly?"

"This..."

The blood drained from the deputy general's face.

The deputy general's face turned deathly pale.

Xiao Qian said indifferently: "Go back and investigate!"

The group of people looked at Xiao Qian in shock.

Xiao Qian chuckled: "Do you think I am a petty person? Holding a grudge because Li Zhenzhu spoke rudely to me before?"

"General, General!"

Before he could say anything more, he was dragged out.

"If we want to hold Gyeongsang Province, we must plan for the overall situation."

"The commander-in-chief of the Wa army this time is Mizuno Masashige. This man has long been active in Longyan, and he is well-versed in Longyan culture and the Art of War."

The group of people pursed their lips and said nothing, but it was clear that this was what they were all thinking.

Xiao Qian sneered coldly: "Of course I know the combat effectiveness of our brothers, but..."

Xiao Qian continued: "It can also be said that he is the spiritual leader of the Wa army this time. Wherever he goes, that is where the true main force of the Wa is!"

"And this time, the Wa army that Li Zhenzhu encountered is not led by Mizuno Masashige."

"This man has extremely strong command abilities, is vicious by nature, is obsessed with the spirit of Wa Samurai, and excels at War-Nourished Warfare to boost the morale of his troops."

His words made everyone look at each other in dismay.

"And what we are defending here is a city!"

A town, a city.

"If our main force goes to reinforce, what happens here?"

"Everyone, Qinghe Town is merely a town!"

For a city, the moat alone is enough to hold out for a long time; the height of the city walls and the sturdiness of the defensive fortifications are things that need not be considered.

"This..."

Which is important, and which is not? It is self-evident.

A very simple question.

The group of people finally understood what Xiao Qian meant.

"Then we..."

"The General's words are absolutely correct."

"This is also true."

Xiao Qian, however, shook his head: "No, not a single person will go!"

"What?"

"General, could we send a small detachment over?"

These people began to chatter and discuss.

The battle at Qinghe Town was still continuing.

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Xiao Qian narrowed his eyes slightly: "This time, we are going to do something big!"

These Li Dynasty soldiers were all acting like madmen.

They were even crazier than the Wa army from before. When they couldn't hold them back, they would strap explosives to their bodies and charge into the crowd.

No one had expected that the Li Dynasty's resistance this time would be so stubborn.

No matter how fierce the Wa army's attacks were, they were all blocked.

They had actually learned these tactics of their own!

"Baka! Trash, good-for-nothings!"

Even if their Weaponry and Equipment were not sophisticated enough, even if the armor on their bodies had been beaten into fragments, and the weapons in their hands were lost or dulled, they were still using their own bodies to fight and struggle.

The Wa general responsible for attacking Qinghe Town this time, Koizumi Saburo, was completely bewildered at this moment.

A small town that was planned to be taken in ten days, he hadn't even taken it after a whole month!

At this rate, he would probably have to commit seppuku when he returned!

Watching the fierce attacks being blocked time and time again, he was hopping mad with anxiety.

It has already been a month.

His subordinates were all wearing sorrowful expressions.

Koizumi Saburo gritted his teeth fiercely: "Trash is just trash, what excuses are you still looking for!"

"General, they are too—"

"General, these people are all crazy, all crazy!"

This time, the Wa State is determined to take Gyeongsang Province. This is the precursor to the rise of their Wa State as a great power!

The glory of the Wa State cannot be blocked by anyone!

Although that was the case, he was still furious—not out of anger at the incompetence of his subordinates, but out of anger at these reckless fellows of the Li Dynasty.

Could it be that they cannot see it?

This Li Zhenzhu is worthy of being a famous general of the Li Dynasty.

Moreover, he is the highest Commander in the Li Dynasty army at this time; with him there, the morale of these Li Dynasty troops should not be too low.

Including the Li Dynasty, including the Longyan Army!

It is just that—

"What? Koizumi still hasn't taken it?"

Think of a Method.

Must think of a Method!

"General, Qinghe Town is the only way for us to go to Chungcheong Province; this checkpoint is extremely important."

Mizuno Masashige's face turned livid, and he barked: "Do I need you to tell me that? Hmm?"

After hearing this news, Mizuno Masashige also had a cold, grim look on his face.

"General—"

Mizuno Masashige felt somewhat irritable in his heart.

Having just returned from Longyan not long ago, he naturally understood that Xiao Qian's reputation in Longyan was not an empty name.

The group of people were as silent as cicadas in winter.

Qinghe Town, Qinghe Town.

But now—

Now.

Therefore, he divided the current Wa State Allied Forces into several parts: one main column to harass Xiao Qian, and a second column to strike toward the direction of Qinghe Town and Chungcheong Province. Facts proved that his strategy was correct.

Once Qinghe Town was in hand, the passage to Chungcheong Province would be opened. By then, the Li Dynasty would certainly be unable to attend to everything at once, and to him, the Longyan Army in Xiao Qian's hands would no longer be anything to fear.

After all, the Wa State's army this time had penetrated deep into enemy territory, and logistical support simply could not keep up.

They had been relying on War-Nourished Warfare all along.

Qinghe Town, unexpectedly, had not been taken within his estimated time.

The entire plan was stranded because of this.

Crops need a cycle to mature.

Under these circumstances, the longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it was for the Wa State.

But War-Nourished Warfare requires a quick resolution to the fighting.

On a single piece of land, food is limited.

"We can't eat people, can we!"

Think of a Method.

"General, our food is already—"

"General, we must find a Method soon!"

When the time comes, the army will be reorganized, so why worry about the Longyan Army?

Regarding this.

Koizumi Saburo's Method was to send reinforcements.

He believed it would be better to have Mizuno Masashige lead the main army to come over and attack Qinghe Town together; that Chungcheong Province over there was full of food!

If it were like this, Qinghe Town would very likely turn into a major decisive battle.

Decisive battle.

Mizuno Masashige fell into hesitation.

He knows.

He took a deep breath.

He did not want to start a decisive battle with the Longyan Army so quickly.

However.

Qinghe Town remained untaken for a long time, and Koizumi Saburo's army was deeply trapped within it.

How would he choose?