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Chapter 410 The battle to stay

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After hearing the scouts' newspaper, Li Su breathed a sigh of relief, and a very passionate mood surged in her heart, with an urge to pack her luggage immediately.

After the first military report, the frequency of scouts reporting military information was instantly accelerated. Countless people rode camels and fast horses out of the city, or returned to the city in storm. Military newspapers gradually enriched the originally thin enemy situation. The outline and appearance of the enemy army outlined the skeletons and flesh under the reports of scouts, and presented them intuitively in front of Li Su.

The coalition forces of the Western Regions, with a population of about 30,000, gathered in Kucha. Currently, 10,000 vanguards are only three days away from Xizhou.

It’s not too much to say in three days, but it’s only a few hundred miles away.

Thirty thousand people say it's too much... It's true that the population of the Western Regions was originally small, and the coalition of small countries was 30,000. This is actually one of the rare big moves in recent years, which further shows how determined the countries are to win the Western State.

Li Su was in a heavy mood. There were only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city. It was said to be 5,000, but half of them were temporary local tycoons. To put it bluntly, they were actually a group of mobs, and only more than two thousand were truly capable of combat.

More than 2,000 defenders and a vulnerable city wall to withstand 30,000 troops from the enemy. If they were to hold on, it would be a tragic bloody battle. Li Su suspected that even the enemy's 10,000 forwards could not resist it. It was not pessimism, and the cruel situation could not give him confidence.

In the tent of the commander, Jiang Quan and Xiang Tianyi sat upright on the left and right. Cao Yu sat on the side with no expression on his face, stroked his beard without saying a word. Li Su looked calm and looked at the sheepskin map in front of him. There was a red line drawn on the map, and the arrow pointed directly at Xizhou.

After a long time, Jiang Quan couldn't hold back his patience, so he got up and fisted and said, "Don't drive, the enemy has arrived, please order the city defense and mobilize troops!"

Xiang Tian also stood up and clasped his fists.

After the grudge between Li Su and Cao Yu was completely exposed, Xiang Tian naturally returned to his heart. He said that like Cao Yu, he had no different intentions towards the court, but Xizhou was too difficult for years, and Xiang Tian was unconsciously influenced by Cao Yu, so he gradually lost his moral integrity in order to protect the city.

Cao Yu still didn't say a word, sitting quietly aside like an outsider. Although Li Su was a subordinate in front of Cao Yu, he sat in the head of the general's tent. The positions in the tent were a bit strange, but no one in the tent thought there was anything wrong, which was just natural.

"Li, please give an order." Xiang Tian also urged with his fists.

Li Su ignored him and still stared at the map. I don’t know how long it took, Li Su’s eyes moved away from the map and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.

This question has no solution. Simply put, it is dead.

Turning his head and looking at Cao Yu who was resting with his eyes closed, Li Su suddenly grinned: "Governor Cao, I will give you the power, how about you still be your governor?"

Cao Yu tugged his lips and smiled slightly and said, "Haha."

Very familiar, I vaguely remember that I used it before. And the short two words are very informative, most of which are swear words...

"Li, don't let it go, hurry up and order the city defense to be arranged." Cao Yu said slowly.

Li Su was silent for a moment and said, "If I come to arrange the city defense, it is very simple. Thousands of straw men were placed on the city tower, thinking that it was difficult to find soldiers, the flags were not easy, the city gates were closed, and all the more than 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city left the city..."

When Jiang Quan heard this, his face became a little darker, and Xiang Tian was confused. He excitedly said, "Didn't he want to ambush the enemy's vanguard outside the city?"

Li Su coughed twice, and said without changing his expression: "No, five thousand soldiers left the city and headed towards Yumen Pass to the east. Simply put..."

Xiang Tian's face also changed and he blurted out: "Abandon the city?"

Li Su nodded: "Yes, abandoning the city, water has no constant shape, and soldiers have no constant momentum. Pay attention to the war in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. There is no need to care about the gains and losses of a city and a corner. Just wait for the time, Your Majesty will free up his hands from Xue Yantuo and then send a large army westward. The recovery of Xizhou is only between the overturn of our Tang Dynasty's powerful soldiers."

Everyone in the tent didn't speak, and their faces looked a little bad.

Li Su sighed and continued to explain: "Abandoning the city is just to avoid its edge. The people of Xizhou have been moved out. After the troops left, this city became an empty city. If the enemy took it away, what advantage can they get? It is said that now that Your Majesty is personally expeditioning Xueyantuo, and the army is advancing more and more smoothly. It will definitely be able to destroy its country within half a year. Half a year later, our Tang Dynasty soldiers gathered troops to fight westward. At that time, the attack and defense had been relocated. The enemy was only 30,000 soldiers and horses to defend such a vulnerable city. Isn't it a certainty between the overturning of our Tang Dynasty? Strategically speaking, it is a wise move to give up Xizhou at the moment."

The tent was still silent, and Li Su was in a heavy mood.

He didn't understand what values ​​the people of this era had. Judging from the attitude of everyone, he seemed to want to stick to Xizhou. Are these people... stupid?

"Li Biejia, if you had planned to abandon the city, why did you keep making military rations, stocking up military equipment, and even making firearms these days? Aren't you prepared to defend the city?" Xiang Tian asked hesitantly.

Li Su nodded: "It was prepared to defend the city, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the number of enemies and us is not very different. For example, if the Western Regions attacked Xizhou with only about 10,000 troops, I can choose to stay and hold on. The preparations I made were also for the sake of these 10,000 troops. I calculated that with the current city defense and strength of Xizhou, ten thousand enemy troops are already the upper limit of defending the city. If more than 10,000, the city will be broken. Now you have heard the military report, and there are 30,000 enemies who are invading..."

Li Su curled her lips and looked around everyone: "Everyone, we only have 5,000 soldiers guarding the city, half of which are still mobs. What is the chance of winning against the enemy's 30,000 troops who have been planning for a long time? Isn't it extremely stupid to stick to this city even though we know that there is no chance of winning?"

This is a truth. From the beginning, Li Su made two plans. If there were few enemies, he could defend it. Therefore, stocking up grain, arms, and firearms were all prepared to defend the city. However, if the enemies came more, such as the current 30,000 enemy troops, Li Su would have no interest or confidence to defend it.

A very cruel reality. Even if it were the famous generals Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing, they would probably not be able to defend this Xizhou City. After all, the war depends on strength. There are not so many shortcuts to take. There are not many examples of winning with few against the masses, but there are very few. Generally speaking, the outcome of fighting with few against the masses is destined.

Seeing that everyone still didn't say anything, Li Su was a little impatient and looked around and said, "Do you mean to keep it?"

Everyone did not speak, but their expressions clearly showed a firm look.

Li Su smiled, bowed to the three of them, and said, "Okay, what Li admires most in his life are all these kind of men. Governor Cao and two generals, who have fought against 30,000 thousands of enemies. Li asked you how to defend it? Can you defend it?"
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