Chapter 416: Doesn’t Your Majesty Understand Better Than I Do?
The Xiang Army suffered defeat at Dongyu City. According to the original strategy, once Dongyu City was captured, Western Xiao’s troops from various routes would be unable to regroup. No one anticipated that the enemy reinforcements would arrive so swiftly.
This completely disrupted the Xiang Army’s plans.
To resume their advance now would no longer be a simple matter.
Within just a few days, Western Xiao`s reinforcements steadily arrived. Using Dongyu City as a camp, they gradually pushed outward in both directions, shifting from defense to offense.
The Xiang Army retreated to Yongning City to regroup briefly.
Western Xiao`s forces came with fierce momentum. Pressing forward now would surely be more costly than the gains. Watching as Dongyu City transformed into an impregnable fortress, the Xiang Army’s generals couldn’t help but face a dilemma.
“We were a step too late…”
“Losing the key stronghold of Dongyu City will make the battles ahead much harder.”
“Western Xiao actually gathered over two hundred thousand troops in such a short time. That was indeed something we didn’t anticipate.”