Cao Rong, with a grim expression, resolutely said, "I still say the same thing: we have no grain, and they have no grain either! When the narrow roads meet, the brave will win. Now is the time to determine victory or defeat. Perhaps tomorrow the people within Hongdu Prefecture will starve to death. How can we speak of retreat?!
"As for Yunzhou, send a letter to the Capital City!
"Have them do everything possible to stop the Beiliang Army!"
...
Capital City.
Zhongjue Hall.
Almost at the same time.
The news from Yunzhou also reached the cabinet.
"This is bad!"
Yan Maoxing said, overwhelmed: "Yunzhou has already been breached, and only the last two passes remain. Once captured, the retreat of the Chunqiu Prefecture will be blocked!"
"What's Ninth Brother doing?!"
Prince Qi couldn't help but reproach, "Two hundred thousand men! They have a full two hundred thousand men! Can't capture a Hongdu Prefecture with only seven thousand people?!"
A few months ago.
