Chapter 303 (2/2)
“Ziyang How long do we need if ant to reach Runan?” Liu Mang asked Liu Ye Liu Ye had done this before and was faestions were adopted
“If we do a forced march, ould need fifteen days If we marched normally, ould need about afrowned A forcedcapability would reduce when they reach Runan They would not be able to move if they were ambushed Even the elites would need to take about twenty days Besides that, Runan is occupied by Guan Yu and Jian Yong Both were not easy people to deal with Liu Mang had attacked Shouchun because Guan Yu wanted to conserve strength and he had not yet seen the catapults However, Runan was Liu Bei’s main city Guan Yu would definitely risk his life Even if they could win, it would take h provision to last a zhou is also in peril If he could not capture Runan in that inally, there were provisions in Ruyin but those had already been burned by Pang Tong This had cut off Liu Mang’s hopes of attacking Runan Pang Tong had killed two birds with one stoneuse of others to kill Sun Qian and to stop an attack Fortunately, the one that was dealing with this was Liu Mang If it was Lu Bu, Sun Qian would have already been executed
“Let us return!” Liu Mang rubbed his head He has been getting a headache for Yangzhou in the past few days His conscription order was done with good intentions but ended up causing ruin Now, Lu Bu was attacked by three sides
“Milord Are you thinking of returning to Shouchun?” Liu Ye frowned as he asked
“Why? Is there a probleht now, they do not have provisions and Shouchun is also facing an e and surrender Yangzhou?
“We cannot return to Shouchun!” Liu Ye i’s idea
“We cannot return to Shouchun? What do youwas not a self-opinionated person If Liu Ye said that they cannot return to Shouchun, therewanted to hear Liu Ye’s opinion beforea decision
“Milord If you return to Shouchun, you can solve the dangers at Shouchun but ould you do after that? Milord Why did we attack Yuzhou?” Naturally, it was for provisions This was for the ’s subordinates had lected
“Milord If you return to Shouchun, then Yangzhou would not hold out for long Even youto scare Liu Mang but si to Shouchun could solve the immediate crisis but they would then be trapped and perish due to lack of provisions Besides that, it may result in a field battle when they return to Shouchun The Urban Arainst the Xiliang Cavalry
Besides that, without food, the people would go on a riot The millions of people would definitely overwhelm the army of ten thousand
“If not Shouchun, where should we go?” Liu Mang was puzzled They cannot go to back to Shouchun and they cannot attack Runan There would be no difference betaiting and dying there Reinforceo back to Yangzhou!” Liu Ye’s wordsto do?’
“We will not go straight to Yangzhou but take a detour to Yiyang and Pingchun” Liu Ye took out aAll provisions would inevitably pass through that area
“Ziyang Are you saying…” Liu Mang slowly began to understand
“Milord Liu Bei is able to fight straight into Yangzhou His rapid siege won hi are left while everywhere else had been captured However, Liu Bei had also gave hi from? The first set of provisions could follow the ht now, there are no provisions in Yangzhou This means that Liu Bei would not be able to restock even if he captured the cities Besides that, he also had to supply Zhang Xiu, er As the battlefield is big, Liu Bei would need a distant supply route This ping and Pingchun to take his provision!” Liu Ye spoke his thoughts “Once we capture either of those places, ould be able to harass their supply lines If they do not have any arzhou Even if he sends an army to stop us, they would not be able to stop us unless they send over twenty thousand men Besides that, we could obtain provisions here to send back to Shouchun At that ti understood At that time, the battle would depend on whether Liu Bei could capture Shouchun before his provisions run out If Liu Bei were to win, Lu Bu’s Are
‘However, there is no other choice’ Liu Mang stood up and then said, “Ziyang Let us do it this way!” Liu Ye also nodded as Liupulled Liu Ye’s up
“This battle will determine the master of the Central Plains If we are defeated, Lu Bu’s Army will cease to exist!”
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