"I don't agree with transporting grain to Nancheng."
Just when everyone was about to implement it, a voice of opposition came from within the hall.
Everyone quickly looked at the person who made the sound, with confusion and suspicion.
"Master Wan, the situation in Nancheng is critical now. Without this batch of food, Nancheng is likely to be attacked."
"Master Wan, let's put aside personal grudges for the time being. The most important thing now is to deliver food."
The person who raised the objection was a middle-aged man named Wan Cai. He looked very elegant, but his attitude at this time was very firm.
He looked around at everyone and suddenly laughed, "No, no."
"My suggestion is that the Nancheng army withdraws to Nanchuan City and fights against the enemy together in Nanchuan City."
Wan Cai's words were shocking, causing everyone in the hall to start talking again.
Although Yu Xiang is mediocre, he is not unable to listen to any opinions when it comes to the survival of his family and country.
Wancai was Yu Shen's staff before, and he was highly regarded by Yu Shen. It is said that Wancai possesses half of the world's talents, and his evaluation is higher than that of many people in the Dachuan court.
After Yu Shen's death, Wan Cai turned to work under Yu Xiang's account and worked hard for Yu Xiang.
"If Wan Aiqing has something to say, you might as well say it directly." Yu Xiang said with excitement.
Wan Cai cupped his hands and said, "The enemy's commander is called Kou Wang. I have also heard of this man. He is a rare young talent in the Zhou Dynasty. He is brave, good at fighting, and extremely agile."
"If Nancheng wants to resist the enemy, it must transport food. Kou Wang must have guessed that he will ambush soldiers near the food road and conduct a sneak attack."
"Once the food and grass are cut off, and the soldiers in Nancheng are short of water and food, they will inevitably be attacked by the enemy."
"At that time, Nanchuan City would be even more dangerous."
What Wan Cai said aroused everyone's reflection, and they were all thinking about the pros and cons.
Although Nancheng is the gateway to Nanchuan City, if all the soldiers in Nancheng are wiped out, Nanchuan City's military strength may not be able to stop the enemy.
You know, not counting Xiang Qin's army, Nanchuan City now only has more than 10,000 defenders.
Cold sweat ran down Yu Xiang's face and his pupils shrank sharply.
Fortunately, he did not listen to the opinions of the ministers and shipped the grain directly.
Otherwise, Zhi Dachuan would have died.
"Wan Ai Qing, do you have a way to defeat the enemy?" Yu Xiang asked further.
Even if all the soldiers in Nancheng are transferred back, Nanchuan City can only display passive defense, but the enemy cannot attack at will.
"Nanchuan City's walls are strong enough to withstand the enemy for several days."
"And your Majesty can take advantage of this period to request support from the Nanyuan Kingdom and ask them to send an army to ambush in Dingyuan Mountain."
"Then we go out of the city for a decisive battle. If the enemy is attacked from both sides, our army will be victorious."
Wan Cai's solution was to ask for reinforcements from the Nanyuan Kingdom and swallow up Kou Wang's army.
Without the threat of Kou Wang's army, the Dachuan Kingdom could turn defeat into victory in an instant and directly counterattack the Great Zhou Kingdom.
However, this move was opposed by the ministers. The relationship between Okawa Kingdom and Nanyuan Kingdom has not been eased since the last marriage failed.
Moreover, the alliance between the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Shanu Kingdom also issued a warning to the Nanyuan Kingdom. How could the Nanyuan Kingdom send troops to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom for the sake of the Dachuan Kingdom?
Everyone thought that such measures were not advisable, and it was better to wait for them to mobilize the army from the east to come to Nanchuan City for support.
Wan Cai chuckled lightly and stroked a strand of his black beard, "People in Nanyuan Kingdom must also understand the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold."
No matter what the relationship between Okawa and Nanyuan is, Nanyuan cannot sit back and watch Okawa's destruction.
Otherwise, after the Great Zhou Kingdom cleans up its internal affairs, it will be time to take action against the surrounding countries.
When the Great Zhou Kingdom attacks the Dachuan Kingdom, the Nanyuan Kingdom can ignore it, but if the Great Zhou Kingdom wants to destroy the Dachuan Kingdom, the Nanyuan Kingdom cannot ignore it.
Next, Wan Cai personally wrote a letter and sent it to Nanyuan Kingdom to ask for help from Nanyuan Kingdom.
On the other side, Yu Xiang also sent someone to deliver a message to Yu Xiaobei in Nancheng, asking them to abandon Nancheng and return to Nanchuan City.
There is a small intestine trail between Nanchuan City and Nancheng City. The location is very secret and it is the main road for transporting grain between the two cities.
Although it is a small road, it has been repaired, so at least transporting food for short distances is not a problem.
Kou Wang and others were lying in ambush here. They wanted to sneak attack the troops transporting food and cut off the food supply in Nancheng.
However, after waiting for a long time, they did not wait for the troops to deliver food. Instead, they were soaked in sweat by the sun.
"General, are they planning not to send food today?" someone whispered.
However, this sentence was refuted by Kou Wang, "Nancheng has been short of supplies for a long time. Now that Yu Xiaobei is personally guarding Nancheng, it is impossible for them not to transport food."
"unless."
After saying these two words, Kou Wang paused and did not continue.
His expression was tense and his face was heavy, and he shouted softly: "Retreat, retreat quickly."
There are thousands of people ambushed here, all of them are the most elite troops under Kou Wang, and they are also from the original Dingbei Army.
At this time, everyone was a little confused after hearing Kou Wang's words.
They were asked to guard here just now, so why are they retreating now?
Despite their doubts, these people still obeyed the orders very much and followed Kou Wang to prepare to retreat.
But at this moment, shouts of killing suddenly came from the nearby valley, followed by violent shaking.
A large number of people rushed out of the valley and moved towards Kou Wang and others at a very fast speed.
These people were all Nanchuan rebels, numbering in the tens of thousands and full of murderous intentions.
Everyone was puzzled, and then they knew why Kou Wang asked them to retreat.
"The entire army retreats and cannot fight."
Kou Wang didn't want any casualties here, so he ordered everyone to just run away and not fight.
Wan Cai guessed that Kou Wang might attack the grain transport team, so he ambush an army here in advance to be on guard against Kou Wang and others.
Now, they really had to wait.
However, Kou Wang was too vigilant and discovered something was wrong in advance and began to retreat, thus avoiding the consequences of being surrounded by enemy troops.
The Zhou army fled frantically and soon moved away from the boundaries of Nancheng.
Even if a team of several thousand people retreated in a hurry, they still acted in an orderly manner.
The operation to capture Kou Wang was personally directed by Wan Cai. Although he was a Confucian scholar, he could still mount a war horse and ride across the battlefield.
It is precisely because of this that Wancai is highly valued.
"The leader is Kou Wang, right?" Wan Cai asked the person next to him. He had fought with Kou Wang before, so he knew Kou Wang.
"Yes, that person is Kou Wang."
Wan Cai nodded, his eyes narrowed, "The vigilance is so high, even when retreating, there is order in the panic. This person is a powerful enemy."
"Yu Xiaonan, Yu Xiaobei, you two did not lose unfairly."