The city wall built around the mountain blocked the advance of the Qin Army.
At the same time, many experienced generals and commanders were worried. The staff of the Qin Army held several emergency meetings overnight, racking their brains to discuss the way to march and deducing all kinds of possibilities.
At this moment, on the sea dragon, in the new palace that he had built, Yang Yinglong listened expressionlessly to his subordinates reporting all kinds of bad news to him.
"Heavenly King, the imperial army has surrounded the front of the town."
"Heavenly King, an army of the imperial army has set up camp not far from the town."
"Heavenly King, we have been completely surrounded. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers have surrounded us so tightly that not even a drop of water can escape."
"Heavenly King …"
All kinds of news constantly stimulated Yang Yinglong's sensitive and fragile nerves. When he finally could take a rest, Tian Xiufeng's sad cry made his suppressed emotions burst out instantly.
"Have you cried enough?!! I'm not dead yet! Your man is not dead yet! Why are you crying? If you want to cry, wait until I die!!! "
Yang Yinglong angrily smashed the furniture in the bedroom he built for himself, but Tian Xiufeng was still crying, which broke his heart.
"My husband … my brother … my brother …"
The news of Tian Yipeng and Tian Feipeng's death had been delivered by the Qin Army himself. Judging from the situation of the Qin Army breaking through the checkpoints, there was no problem with this news. The Qin Army did break through all the checkpoints and surrounded the sea dragon. Tian Yipeng and Tian Feipeng were undoubtedly dead, just like Yang Zhu.
Thinking of this, Yang Yinglong could no longer vent his anger. After pounding his head a few times in pain, he sat on the ground on his butt.
"It's my fault! It's my fault! I shouldn't have let them attack! I shouldn't have let them die there! I shouldn't have ignored Mr. Sun's advice! I shouldn't have! I shouldn't have! "
Tian Xiufeng rushed over and hugged Yang Yinglong. Yang Yinglong and Tian Xiufeng hugged each other.
"Husband … husband …"
Tian Xiufeng couldn't stop crying. Yang Yinglong was also extremely depressed. He said, "This time, we really have no way out. There are more than a hundred thousand soldiers at the foot of the mountain. We only have twenty thousand men left on the mountain. If anything happens, we'll all be finished."
Tian Xiufeng didn't say anything and just cried. Yang Yinglong didn't know what to say either. His heart was filled with regret, but he didn't know where to start.
After a long time, Tian Xiufeng stopped crying and said to Yang Yinglong, "Husband, only Mr. Sun can save us now. Shall we go to Mr. Sun for help? Mr. Sun will definitely give us some ideas, won't he? "
When Tian Xiufeng was in the Sea Dragon Warehouse, she brought Sun Shitai with her. Now, Sun Shitai was in the warehouse.
Before the war, there were many voices saying that there would be no war in Bozhou. Only Sun Shitai believed that the imperial court would send troops. After he was imprisoned, he wrote a letter to Yang Yinglong, telling him to be careful with the imperial army and not fall into their trap. The imperial army was very cunning.
Now, it seemed that only Sun Shitai was right.
But at this moment, Yang Yinglong was in such dire straits. How could he lower himself to see Sun Shitai? That would make him lose all his face. He would lose all his face as a master. To be honest, when Tian Xiufeng mentioned Sun Shitai, Yang Yinglong's first reaction was to kill him instead of asking for help.
For the sake of his master's face.
Tian Xiufeng didn't think too much about it. She just wanted to return to her previous life as soon as possible. She didn't want to continue wandering around, but she neglected Yang Yinglong's pride. Asking for help in this situation was purely slapping her own face.
Yang Tianwang couldn't do it.
"What can Sun Shitai do? In this situation, even if Zhuge Liang and Sun Wu came back to life, they wouldn't be able to save him. We only have one way, and that is to drag it out. The food in the Sea Dragon Warehouse is enough for us to eat for five to six years.
We can also open up wastelands to farm and raise livestock. The imperial army has one hundred and sixty thousand soldiers, and they'll spend tens of thousands of taels of silver every day. If we can hold on for a while longer, once the imperial army runs out of food, they'll have to retreat. Otherwise, they'll die. "
Yang Yinglong actually laughed. "As long as we hold on until then, it doesn't need to be long. Three months, half a year, as long as the imperial army runs out of food, they'll definitely retreat, and the siege of Bozhou will be lifted."
Yang Yinglong spoke very confidently, as if he himself believed it.
But Tian Xiufeng was very smart, and not easily fooled.
"But what if the imperial army breaks through the Sea Dragon Warehouse before then?"
"How is that possible?!"
Yang Yinglong shouted. "Others might not know about the Sea Dragon Warehouse, but don't you know? We've set up layers upon layers of checkpoints, and the east and west exits are all natural strongholds. Putting everything else aside, how can they pass the thirty-six steps of the stairway to heaven? We can arrange a small army to guard the stairway to heaven. What can the imperial army do to us? "
Tian Xiufeng didn't say anything. She just looked at Yang Yinglong with a pleading look in her eyes.
Yang Yinglong let out a long sigh and said, "The situation is not clear yet. When the situation is clear, I'll take a look."
Tian Xiufeng knew that Yang Yinglong wanted to save face. In any case, Sun Shitai was there, so Yang Yinglong could go and ask whenever he wanted.
At the foot of the mountain, the General Staff of the Qin Army and the various divisions held a joint meeting. The main generals of each army participated in the discussion. An Jiangchen and Song Seong-eun were allowed to sit in and listen. A big debate began.
The main topic of discussion was whether to attack the six checkpoints before or the three checkpoints after Tun. Both sides had their own opinions, and the debate was extremely intense. The generals of each army also had their own opinions. An Jiangchen didn't dare to voice his own opinion. He only dared to describe the information he knew, and didn't argue.
Song Seong-eun was very obedient like a quail.
"That's why I said, attack the back of Tun. If one of the three checkpoints after Tun is breached, Yang Yinglong will go crazy. What about the front of Tun? There are six checkpoints and thirty-six steps of the Celestial Ladder. If we really attack, how many of our brothers will die? "
Qi Dayong had always insisted that the main force attack the back of Tun, not the front. His words were fierce, but some people in the General Staff also thought that the checkpoints before Tun were small in scale, and the number of guards would not be too many. It would be relatively easy to attack them. But after Tun, they would have to mobilize the army to attack fiercely. They might be counterattacked at any time, and the losses would be more serious.
Both sides had their own opinions, and no one could convince the other. The final decision was naturally handed over to the solemn Zheng Ying, who had never spoken. He was the commander-in-chief, the one who made the decision.
Zheng Ying looked deeply at the map.
"His Majesty has entrusted this important task to us. We must maintain His Majesty's dignity and keep His Majesty's trust. We cannot act impulsively, exclude each other, and hold each other back. We can argue, but once the decision is made, we must work together. We can't fight for credit or have internal strife."
The generals were awe-inspiring, and they all agreed.
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