Chapter 171 - 166: One Arrow Hits the Target
Zhao Ju and Ji Yuan were raiding the right-wing flank, unable to see Zhao Hanzhang, naturally unaware she had gone berserk in pursuit of Liu Jing, completely engrossed in hunting him down. Seeing the central army charge with undiminished spirit, Ji Yuan said, "We can attack, let us wait."
General Cai was also waiting, waiting until the drumbeat reached the second segment, when the gate of Yu Yang City opened, and a squad of soldiers charged out from inside.
Upon seeing this, he felt invigorated and was about to order a charge, but Ji Yuan stopped him. "General Cai, let’s wait a bit more, wait until the Xiongnu Army withdraws to both sides before we attack; now we just need to maintain the encirclement."
"Our morale is high; we’re already attacking from both sides. If we wait any longer, we won’t even fit in the soup; isn’t encircling now better?"
Ji Yuan insisted, "Wait until they scatter a bit before attacking. If we kill them too fiercely later, we must open a gap to let them escape; this way, they won’t fight too desperately."
General Cai did not want to heed him, but Zhao Family’s troops only listened to Ji Yuan and Zhao Ju. Without their orders, the three thousand soldiers remained still.
General Cai didn’t think his two thousand men could block the Xiongnu Army when they tried to break out, so while his face turned stern, he could only be patient for now. But he still expressed his anger, "Third Sister Zhao gave the order before leaving for you all to listen to me, yet you wouldn’t follow orders in battle. Once this is over, I will surely report you to Governor Zhang."
Ji Yuan responded with a smile, "General Cai, feel free."
Zhao Ju only shrugged; the Governor Zhang couldn’t touch them anyway, so what use is complaining to him? Better try reporting to their mistress.
The defending army inside Yu Yang City charged out, and the previously steady and ruthless Xiongnu Army finally grew timid, scrambling to find their general.