The next morning, at the Yi 'an City government office.
This place had become the temporary encampment of the Qin army.
Standing quietly in front of the map, Huan He wore a solemn expression.
There was no news from the few waves of scouts he had sent out, leaving him at a loss for what to do.
Most importantly, there was no news from General Wang Jian on the southern front. Huan He could not make up his mind whether he should abandon Yi 'an and go straight for Handan.
"Men!"
The soldiers outside the door ran over and cupped their hands.”
"Generals, please come to discuss this matter!"
"Yes!"
Since he couldn't make a decision, Huan He decided to invite all the generals to discuss this matter.
Whether it was to stay in Yi 'an or attack Handan, they had to decide as soon as possible.
This matter could not be delayed.
After all, his current situation was a little delicate.
In the north, Li Mu's 300,000-strong army could head south at any time. In the south, it was the hinterland of the State of Zhao, and an army could attack at any time.
His sixty to seventy thousand soldiers would be easily devoured.
However, after sacrificing tens of thousands of soldiers, they finally reached Yi 'an. Huan He was unwilling to retreat now.
Moreover, the King of Qin had not given the order to retreat, so Huan He did not dare to make the decision to retreat.
"Commander-in-chief."
Wang Ben was the first to arrive.
Wang Ben cupped his hands at Huan He and walked into the room.
"General Wang Ben, come over and take a look.”
Huan He called Wang Ben over to the map.
The two of them observed and analyzed the next route of the army.
When Yang Duan and the other generals arrived, Huan He turned around and said to the crowd,""Everyone, our army has already occupied Yi 'an. I would like to hear your opinions on the next plan.”
Hearing Huan He's words, everyone frowned.
Moments later-
"Commander-in-chief, does the king have an edict?"
Yang Duan He asked.
Huan He shook his head.
"Is there any news from General Wang Jian? How's the battle?"
Huan He shook his head again.
Yang Duan He was stunned.
He didn't know the situation on the southern front, nor did he have the King's orders to instruct him on what to do next.
Right now, there seemed to be only one way, and that was to follow the rules that had been set before. After occupying Yi 'an, the army would directly approach Handan!
" Commander, there is still no news from the scouts in the north. I am worried…"
A young general said.
These words hit Huan He's heart.
This was what he was most worried about.
To be honest, he was not too worried about the situation at the southern front.
However, the scouts sent to the Northern Territory to monitor Li Mu's army had actually lost news. This was a very terrifying thing.
Yi 'an was less than a hundred miles away from the Great Wall of the North. The scouts he had sent out had already been out for three days.
There was no news at all. There were only two possibilities.
First, Li Mu's army was still defending the border of the Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu. His spies had gone too deep and had been killed.
This was the best outcome.
Secondly, Li Mu's army had already moved out and laid an ambush somewhere in advance. The scouts had also been captured and killed.
Such a situation existed.
However, Huan He couldn't understand this situation.
Since Li Mu had chosen to return to help, why didn't he take advantage of the time when they attacked Yi 'an to launch a sneak attack from behind?
What was he waiting for?
"General Wang Ben, tell me what you think.”
Huan He said.
Wang Ben stared at the map in front of him and said,""Commander-in-chief, generals, the south gate of Yi 'an is still in the hands of the remnants of the Zhao army. Yi' an is not completely safe.”
"If there are any mistakes, we will become turtles in a jar and be slaughtered by others!”
"Ben thought that even if we didn't attack Handan now, we would give up Yi 'an and go to Feixia to wait for the King's order or the news of the battle in the south.”
Everyone nodded.
Wang Ben was right.
Don't look at the fact that they had the advantage of occupying the city and could hold on.
However, once the Zhao army arrived and surrounded them without attacking, it would not be long before they faced the crisis of running out of food.
Under such circumstances, it was no different from catching a turtle in a jar.
"Everyone, although General Wang Ben's plan can help our army escape from the predicament of Yi 'an City, it will lead us into another crisis.”
Yang Duan He frowned and said," We don't know where Li Mu's army is going. If we give up Yi 'an and Li Mu's army attacks, he will only need 30,000 cavalrymen to defeat our 60,000 soldiers!"”
"General Duan He."
Wang Ben smiled and said,""This is the reason why Ben chose the Land of Fertility.”
"Everyone, please take a look."
Wang Ben pointed at the map and said,"Feixia is located in a branch of the Yan Mountain range, there are many valleys and hills, it is good for infantry and bad for cavalry.”
"Moreover, Feixia is adjacent to the Yan Country. If Li Mu's army attacks, we can use this opportunity to retreat into the Yan Country's territory.”
"With the friendship between the king and Yan Crown Prince Dan, I believe the Yan Country will definitely help.”
Hearing this, Yang Duan He's brows relaxed as he understood Wang Ben's intention.
Among the six countries, although the Yan Country was weak, as long as they could deter Li Mu's army, they would have a chance of survival.
After all, if Li Mu's army left the border for a long time, the Xiongnu in the north would not sit idly by and watch this opportunity slip away.
"Commander, what do you think?"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Ben turned to Huan He.
Huan He remained silent.
This plan seemed risky, but it was indeed much safer than defending Yi 'an or rashly attacking Handan.
Now that the battle situation was unclear, this was the only way.
"In that case, let's follow General Wang Ben's suggestion. After the army is reorganized, we'll take the rations from Yi 'an City and head to Fexia Land.”
"In addition, continue to send spies to the Northern Territory. We must grasp the movements of Li Mu's army!”
Huan He ordered.
"Yes!"
Everyone obeyed and left.
……
When the news that the army was heading to Feixia spread, the soldiers were busy packing up.
However, Xia Lan's face was filled with worry.
"Feixia…"
"Why not Fei Xia?"
Xia Lan mumbled as she tidied up her luggage with some hesitation.
Could it be that the ending of history could not be changed?
Did he really want General Huan He to die under Fei and Li Mu's hands?
If that was the case, then wouldn't the death of Qin II be unchangeable?
Xia Lan was a little unwilling.
He immediately put down his luggage and walked out of the barracks.
……
In front of the government office, Xia Lan rushed over and cupped her hands at the guards guarding the door."Please inform me that Bai Jianglan requests an audience with Commander-in-chief.”
Xia Lan had come to persuade Huan He.
"General Lan, the commander-in-chief has gone to patrol the camp.”
Camp patrol?
Xia Lan was stunned. Then, she shook her head with a bitter smile.
It seemed that this was destined.
……
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