"Glogobi is important, but Nha City is not important?"

Yin Zhiming retorted to Yin Qiu, "General Yin must have forgotten that the source of the Ming River is in Nha City! Once Nha City is lost, the enemy troops will flow down the river from Nha City and reach the gate of the Ming River between Moxi City and Qiuji.

In order to prevent farming from being unfavorable due to drought, a large amount of river water is stored at the gate. Once the enemy blows up the gate and the river water pours thousands of miles away, Qiuji will be the next Yuhuai!"

"What the supervisor said makes sense."

Meng Shulan nodded in agreement with Yin Zhiming, "The flood in Zhanghuai has already stretched the imperial court's money, food and personnel. If the Minghe River bursts its banks, not only Qiuji but also Talir may be affected. The war is tight, and if there is another civil unrest, it will only affect us."

It will be even more disadvantageous.”

"Then open the gate and release the water to divert the water from the famous river to the Xiangzhang River."

Veteran general Bai Shu said, "Western Xinjiang is not an important agricultural land, and the war is tight, and there are no manpower to take care of the farmland. It is better to give up directly. You must know that even if Yacheng is not destroyed, the gate may not be bombed. We need to take precautions.

In the future.”

"no!"

Yin Zhiming objected, "Now that food and grass are in short supply, we don't know how long this war will last. If we give up farming and food and grass are not available in the later period, will we let the soldiers go to the battlefield hungry?"

This time, even Yin Qiu, who had the least dealings with Yin Zhiming, fell silent.

The flood in Zhanghuai consumed too much of the grain in the treasury. Now Western Xinjiang and Southern Xinjiang are at war at the same time. Both sides are consuming huge amounts of grain. And Southern Xinjiang had a poor harvest last year. This year’s grain output will certainly not be large due to the war. We will only rely on Eastern Xinjiang’s production.

It is obviously unrealistic to produce enough food to feed the people of the entire country, or even support a protracted war between two places.

"Don't worry too much about that."

Meng Shulan said, "As early as a year ago, I had already invited King Rongjin and Princess Jingxian, who were visiting Daliang, to request Daliang's assistance. Half a month ago, I just received a letter from King Rongjin, saying that Daliang was willing to send troops for three days.

Ten thousand, and twenty thousand stones of grain and grass, to support our army. People and grain and grass have already been boarded, and we are taking the sea route to land at the coastal dock outside Yuhuai."

"If the sea route goes smoothly, Daliang's reinforcements will be able to reach Yuhuai by the end of March at the latest. At that time, Daliang's army and the troops led by King Duan will launch a counterattack against the Qiang Kingdom, and our people will escort the grain and grass back to Western Xinjiang."

As soon as this statement came out, the eyes of all the generals lit up.

"This is really good news!"

Yin Qiu laughed and held up his hands, "With these 20,000 stones of grain and grass, at least until the autumn harvest this year, we don't have to worry about grain and grass."

"Well, so the most important thing right now is to hold on until reinforcements arrive."

Meng Shulan responded, bringing the topic back to the issue of Nha Cheng, "As the main water source in Western Xinjiang, the Ming River is not only used to irrigate farmland, but there are many villages along the way that depend on the Ming River. Once Nha City is lost, there will be

Countless people have been displaced, and if they are exploited by the Xirong people, it will be a huge blow to us."

Meng Shulan's words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone who was happy.

Veteran generals who have fought with the Xirong people for many years all know that wherever the Xirong people passed by, not a single blade of grass or a living creature was left behind.

But what Meng Shulan is more worried about is that Wen Zhemao will organize the refugees and turn them into a human city wall.

At that time, if they kill, they will be ruthless, which will be a huge blow to the people of Western Xinjiang and the soldiers of Western Xinjiang.

These soldiers and civilians living in Western Xinjiang have taken root in Western Xinjiang. No one can tell whether they have any relatives or friends among the refugees.

It is heartbreaking for anyone to shoot and kill the relatives and friends they are trying so hard to protect.

But if they are not killed, the Xirong people will hide behind the refugees and attack on the city wall, and more people will die in vain.

This is undoubtedly the most despicable trick for a general, but it is definitely something Wen Zhemao can do.

"The troops in Yacheng are not enough. Even with the support of Erjun and Moxicheng, it is still too difficult to hold on until the end of March under the fierce attack of Xirong's 100,000 troops."

Yin Zhiming added, "In my opinion, the best strategy is to mobilize the troops from Geluo Gobi to return to Nha City and reinforce the gates outside Fenhan City, Moxi City, and Qiuji at the same time.

"

"You put it lightly!"

Qi Yuanqing disagreed, "Letting go of the defense line of Geluo Gobi means that Nha City will be attacked from three sides. Even if there are more people scattered everywhere, how long can it be defended?"

"Besides, the source of the Ming River is in Nha City, but its drainage basin is not entirely within the defense range of Nha City. Once the Geluo Gobi is released, the Qiang people from Xirong and Nanchuanzhou will enter the hinterland of Western Xinjiang.

If the army joins forces, can we still fight?"

"The other party may not go to Glogobi, so why stick to a desert?"

Shang Ming retorted, "The Gobi is full of gravel and gravel. It's hard for horses to travel in a hurry. The Xirong people love horses the most. Are you willing to let your horses risk breaking their legs through the Gobi?"

"The people of Xirong are reluctant to part with him, but Wen Zhemao may not be able to do so."

Bai Shu said, "Old Shang, please don't forget that the leader of the Xirong army this time is the anti-King Wen Zhemao. We can't use the previous thinking to deal with the Xirong people to guess this battle. The loss of Geluo will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages to us.

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"You can't lose Geluo, but where is Nhacheng?"

Shang Ming brought the question back again, "Once Yacheng is lost, the enemy troops will go straight into Western Xinjiang. Er County, Moxi City, and even Fenhan City may be attacked. Moreover, the enemy has already invaded, and they are still guarding the bird.

What's the use of a deserted Gobi? If the local government should cooperate with the outside world, wouldn't it be possible to win a Glo?"

There was an endless debate in the camp, whether it was Bao Nha City or Bao Geluo. The generals from both sides argued hard with their reasons, but neither one accepted the other, and it reached a deadlock for a while.

Wu Ren, who had been quietly listening to people analyzing and arguing, suddenly said: "Since neither Yacheng nor Geluo can be lost, and the reason why we have to choose one is lack of troops, then why don't we ask for help from Northern Xinjiang?"

As soon as these words came out, the arguments in the camp stopped, and everyone looked at Wu Ren.

Wu Ren added: "The role of the joint defense battalion, in addition to solving the problem of not being able to define the military deployment of the two Xinjiangs, is not the biggest role of being able to provide support to war-torn territories at any time?"

"The request for help was sent out when the war started."

After a brief silence, Bai Shu said calmly, "The mountains in the northwest are blocked by heavy snow, and the road is difficult to walk. In addition, the situation in the desert is uncertain. Not to mention how much combat effectiveness the reinforcements from the northwest will have, and whether they can arrive safely.

Question. Instead of counting on the joint defense battalion, it is better to count on the reinforcements from Yangcheng."

Bai Shu's words left Wu Ren speechless.

He has always been responsible for the defense of the southwest and does not know much about the situation in the northwest, but Baizhu grew up there since he was a child, so he will definitely not talk nonsense.

Bai Shu is not optimistic about the reinforcements from the Northwest Joint Defense Battalion, so naturally there is no need to count on it.
Chapter completed!