Chapter 1701: I know I'm wrong, I will dare next time
Chapter 1701: I know I was wrong, I will dare to do it again next time
Although Han Xin wanted to capture Qin Hao directly, after all, the good opportunity had been missed, and it would be useless no matter how much he regretted it, so he could only put aside the Qin Hao issue first and carefully consider where the Yecheng defenders should go.
"More than 90% of the city defense facilities at the east and west gates were destroyed by Qin Hao."
Han Xin's eyes were full of pain and he asked: "If we take out all the spare equipment in the treasury, how many vacancies can be filled?"
Although Yecheng was the territory of South Korea at the beginning, it was later occupied by Yuan Shao. Although Han Xin is now the nominal commander of the coalition, the ownership of Yecheng still belongs to Zhao.
When Han Xin asked about the treasury, Xun Kan, who was in charge of the treasury, stepped forward and replied: "The losses in the east and west gates this time are too great. Even if all the spare equipment in the treasury is taken out, it will not be enough to fill a city."
There are loopholes in the defense of the gate, not to mention that both the east and west gates are in urgent need of defensive equipment."
When Yuan Tan heard this, he immediately became anxious and said quickly: "If the destroyed equipment is renovated, can it be reused?"
Han Xin replied with a wry smile: "Even if the head of the Gong family comes in person, he can't repair it."
Yuan Tan was stunned and asked: "How could it be?"
"It's all burnt to ashes, how can I repair it?"
"this?"
Yuan Tan showed a look of understanding, and then said angrily: "The Qin army is really too cruel. It doesn't leave us a way to survive."
At night, although the defenders in the city repelled the Qin army's attack, the defensive equipment at the east and west gates were also completely destroyed. How would the defenders resist the Qin army's attack after dawn?
At this thought, everyone present fell into silence. Even a wise man like Tian Feng Jushou Xunkan could not think of a solution to the problem.
This is an unsolvable problem!
After Han Xin pondered for a long time, a light flashed in his eyes. Then he looked at Yuan Tan and said thoughtfully: "I have a plan that may save the entire army, but the cost is too high. I wonder if King Zhao is willing to implement it?"
Yuan Tan's eyes suddenly brightened and he quickly asked: "King Han, please tell me."
"Abandon Yecheng." Han Xin said solemnly.
"What?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present except Tian Feng exclaimed.
"Abandon Yecheng?"
Yuan Tan widened his eyes and shook his head subconsciously: "No, absolutely not."
With the two major defeats in Beihai and Julu, Zhao's land in western Hebei and Qingbei has basically been completely occupied by the Qin army. Now Yecheng is the only remaining territory of Zhao.
If we abandon Ye City, the third largest city in the world, then Zhao will no longer have any land in Hebei. Even if it retains its army, it will not be able to sustain it for long.
Yuan Tan was not a fool, and he could still see the pros and cons, so he decisively refused: "Ye City is the last territory of our Zhao Kingdom. Once it is abandoned, our Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed, so it is absolutely not allowed."
Not only Yuan Tan objected, but also all the civil and military officials in the Zhao Kingdom opposed it. Yuan Hong in particular glared at Han Xin. Only Tian Feng and Xun Kan frowned, looking thoughtful.
Regarding the reaction of Zhao's monarchs and ministers, Han Xin seemed not surprised at all, shaking his head and saying: "The survival of the country depends not on Ye City, but on you.
Even if Yecheng is lost, as long as you are still alive, Zhao will still be there.
But if you are no longer here, even if Yecheng is still there, Zhao will still be destroyed."
Hearing Han Xin's words, Yuan Tan looked thoughtful, but Tian Feng and Xun Kan's eyes flashed with determination at the same time.
Tian Feng stood up and said: "My lord, King Han is right, abandon Yecheng.
If those of us in Yecheng are killed by the Qin army, then the State of Zhao will truly be destroyed."
Xun Kan also stood up and said: "In addition, Yecheng's defense supplies are running low. Even if the defense equipment at the east and west gates are violated and destroyed, we can only hold on for a month at most."
Yuan Tan still hesitated and asked: "Do we have to abandon Yecheng to survive?"
"King Zhao made a mistake. Even if he abandons Yecheng, he may not be able to survive."
Han Xin shook his head and then continued: "But if we continue to defend Yecheng, we will definitely lose sooner or later.
Putting aside the destruction of the city defense equipment, Su Dingfang can defeat Jixi in just half a month. When the 100,000 elite Qin troops return, we will face more than 300,000 Qin troops."
After these words, all the Zhao generals who had been making a fuss just now fell silent.
There are more than 300,000 Qin troops. What a huge number. How long can they last with nearly 110,000 defenders?
"If we withdraw now, we can still leave. If we wait for Su Dingfang to come back, it will be too late even if King Zhao wants to withdraw." Han Xin said solemnly.
Hearing this, Yuan Tan's face became even more troubled. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "King Han, please let me think about it."
Seeing that he failed to convince Yuan Tan, Han Xinxin was extremely helpless and sighed: "King Zhao, please hurry up. Time waits for no one. If you can't make up your mind within half a day, I will have to lead the army alone."
Leaving Yecheng."
Of course Han Xin said this to force Yuan Tan. After all, even if he led the army to break out, without the help of the Zhao army and the weak Han army alone, it would be a matter of time before he was annexed by the Qin army.
Among the 120,000 garrison troops in Yecheng before, the Zhao army accounted for 80,000, while the Han army only accounted for 40,000.
After the Qin army's night attack, the defenders suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Now there are still 75,000 Zhao army and 35,000 Han army left.
Although Han Xin still had 30,000 troops in northern Hebei, under the iron heel of the Qin army's hundreds of thousands of troops, this force was basically of little use.
Han Xin had to convince Yuan Tan to lead 80,000 Zhao troops to withdraw with him in order to continue to survive in northern Hebei.
Hearing what Han Xin said, Yuan Tan also realized the seriousness of the problem, nodded heavily and said: "I understand, I will give you a reply to King Han within half a day."
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Unlike the gloomy side of the coalition forces, the Qin army, which had won another great victory, was completely cheering. In the eyes of everyone, Yecheng was already within their grasp.
"Wen Yuan, I heard that your performance was very eye-catching after you climbed to the tower. Come and have a chat with the brothers." Xue Rengui said jokingly.
"Yes, yes, let's talk to the brothers."
Led by Xu Huang, the generals started to boo.
Zhang Liao rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Go away, everyone is here to see my joke.
Just wait, wait until you are not ugly next time, and see how I laugh at you."
"Ha ha……"
Hearing this, the generals burst into laughter.
"snort……"
Seeing this, Zhang Liao snorted coldly, lowered his head and turned away, ignoring these heartless guys.
At the same time, Qin Hao was also blocked by Bai Qi, Zhang Liang, Guo Jia and others, all of whom accused Qin Hao of not taking risks.
"My lord, you are no longer a teenager, how can you still be so impulsive?" Bai Qi said.
After being criticized repeatedly for half an hour, Qin Hao really didn't want to continue, so he could only admit his mistake and said: "This time it is indeed my fault. I know I was wrong, and I will definitely not do it next time."
Seeing Qin Hao taking the initiative to admit his mistake, Bai Qi, Zhang Liang and others looked at each other in shock. After all, just by looking at their master's look, they knew that he would definitely dare to do it again next time.