Chapter 1450 Scouts Perform Meritorious Service
Su Zan, accompanied by more than a dozen guards, hurried all the way to Ganci.
Along the way, Su Zan was thinking about how to break the impasse in Xiqu.
But after thinking about it, there is no better solution.
If Daqian really launched a full-scale attack on Xiqu, Xiqu's best response strategy would be the strategy he had discussed with Qinpu the night before he left the royal city.
Abandon the land on the other side of the Gema River, including the Hun Valley, withdraw troops, control several places that are convenient for crossing the river, and at the same time mobilize heavy troops to resist the enemy from the Sakya direction.
In this way, they could withdraw all the tens of thousands of troops that were encircling the rebels in Hun Valley and the hundreds of thousands of troops under Lob Tenzin's command.
This is an army of nearly 200,000 people!
Even if we use an army of 100,000 to guard those places where it is convenient to cross the river, we can still have an extra 100,000 troops to reinforce the Saga defense line.
In this way, no matter how capable Yun Zheng is, it will not be easy to take over Xiqu.
But if they are reluctant to give up those lands, their army on the east bank of the Gema River may be wiped out!
Once that time comes, all people and land will be lost!
Give up when it’s time to give up!
This is the safest way.
It is too risky to take the initiative now.
If they handed over those lands to Daqian, they could then incite civil unrest and use the same method Yun Zheng used to deal with Hun Gu to deal with Daqian, so that Daqian would be busy putting out fires all day and would not have enough energy to conquer Xiqu.
If possible, they can also deal with the enemy by attacking the enemy's food routes and other means.
This is also to buy time for Xiqu!
In short, retreating has too many benefits.
If they simply insisted on defending themselves and confronting Daqian head-on, they would most likely end up in a disastrous defeat under the attacks from Daqian's multiple forces.
"Ugh……"
Su Zan let out a long sigh, a look of worry on his face.
No one wants to give up land.
But right now, there seems to be no better way.
"Whizzing……"
Just when Su Zan was worried, three sharp arrows suddenly flew through the air.
Faced with the sudden attack of the sharp arrow, the two guards had no time to dodge and were shot off their horses. Another guard cried out in pain from the middle of his shoulder.
Fortunately, Su Zan was protected by the guards and was not hit by the arrow.
"There's an ambush! Protect Daxiang and retreat!"
The captain of the guard, who was awakened by the shock, roared and quickly moved closer to Su Zan.
At the same time, several more feather arrows flew through the air.
This time, the guard was on guard and quickly swung his sword to deflect the incoming arrow.
Of the three feathered arrows, only one hit their man, and it did not injure any vital parts.
"retreat!"
"Retreat quickly!"
The captain of the guard shouted while covering Su Zan's retreat.
Su Zan looked around and soon found traces of the enemy.
three people!
There are only three enemies!
This is... the enemy's scout!
Thinking of this, Su Zan's face changed drastically.
Damn!
The enemy's scouts actually appeared here?
Could it be that Ganci has been lost?
Ganci is defended by 30,000 troops!
How could the enemy break through so quickly?
Even if the enemy attacks with heavy forces, someone will definitely escape from the city guarded by 30,000 troops and report the news of the attack on Ganci to the rear!
However, they received no message at all!
In this case, there is only one situation!
Puwang led his troops to surrender to the enemy!
Only in this way, no one in Ganci City escaped!
And it is certainly impossible for Puwang to surrender to Zeng Guang of Jiaolu.
Zeng Guang is not worthy!
Go for it!
It must be Daqian’s troops coming from Jiaolu!
Their initial judgment was correct!
It was the false information Puwang gave them that disturbed their vision!
The enemy wanted to use this method to attack the troops that were reinforcing Ganci!
This despicable and shameless method is so similar to Yun Zheng’s method!
Yunzheng!
Maybe Yun Zheng personally led the army to attack Ganci!
When he thought of this, Su Zan suddenly became furious and roared wildly in his heart.
Damn Puwang!
I will tear you into pieces!
Just when Su Zan was furious, two more sharp arrows flew through the air.
puff!
One guard was shot in the chest and fell off his horse.
Another arrow hit a guard's warhorse. The horse neighed in pain and ran forward uncontrollably.
"drive!"
The two scouts in the rear quickly rushed out, intending to block their way.
Su Zan's guards immediately drew their bows and shot several arrows at the two scouts.
The two men fell back almost at the same time, avoiding the attack of the feather arrows, and quickly rushed towards Su Zan and the others. The three people who were ambushing in front also rode on their horses and rushed over.
"Boss, the man in the middle is Su Zan, the Prime Minister of Xiqu!"
The three men rushed towards Su Zan and his guards, shouting at the two people who intercepted them.
They just clearly heard Su Zan's guards shouting "Protect the Prime Minister".
This is the Prime Minister of Xiqu!
If we can capture the Prime Minister of Xiqu alive, it will be a huge achievement!
At this moment, facing an enemy force that was twice their number, the scouts were not afraid at all. Instead, they were extremely excited.
Capture Su Zan alive!
This was the only thought in their minds.
Seeing the enemy troops surrounding them from the front and back, Su Zan's guard captain made a prompt decision and shouted, "You guys, immediately cover the prime minister's retreat! The rest of you, stay with me to cover the retreat!"
"Yes!"
The five guards immediately covered Su Zan and fled to the side. The captain of the guard led the remaining men and rushed towards the oncoming enemy.
A fight is inevitable.
Those who can serve as scouts in Yun Zheng’s army are all very agile.
But how could the guards of Su Zan, the Prime Minister of Xiqu, be vegetarians?
As soon as the two sides met, they started fighting without any extra words.
Wang Ju chopped down a guard with his sword, but was also slashed in the chest by another guard.
The knife directly cut through his leather armor, and blood immediately gushed out of the wound.
"Boss!"
Seeing Wang Ju injured, the three people who were surrounding him shouted in worry.
"Stop talking nonsense! Get rid of these people quickly!"
Wang Ju roared, completely ignoring the wound on his chest, and immediately rode his horse to kill another guard.
"kill!"
The captain of Su Zan's guard roared murderously, blocked the attack of another person, and rushed straight to kill Wang Ju.
Today, only one of them can leave here alive!
Seeing the captain of the guard rushing towards him, Wang Ju immediately rushed towards him as well.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
The two sides continued to fight with swords.
But Wang Ju was injured after all, and soon fell into a disadvantage.
After several rounds of fighting, his hands became weak and the knife in his hand was knocked out.
At the moment when the captain of the guard was about to slash at Wang Ju with a knife, he ducked to avoid the fatal blow, then leaped up and pounced directly at the opponent, knocking him off his horse.
"die!"
The moment the two men fell to the ground, the captain of the guard stabbed Wang Ju in the chest with a knife.
However, Wang Ju seemed to feel no pain. Seeing that there was no weapon at hand, he suddenly opened his mouth and bit the opponent's throat...
