Chapter 316 - 181: Attack Tianlang Pass!_2
"Nurdan, do you think we should hold our position at Tianlang Pass and wait for Suo Lun and Yan Yan to attack us from both front and rear?" Zhi Ning asked. "Do you think doing so would give us any chance of victory?"
Nurdan closed his eyes and thought for a while before replying, "A thirty percent chance of victory. After all, we are three separate armies, it would be difficult to act with a single will, and my ten thousand soldiers are not strong enough."
Zhi Ning asked, "Turing Duo, do you think it’s better to send nine thousand elite troops to attack Suo Lun, and leave Nurdan’s ten thousand weaker soldiers at Tianlang Pass? What’s the chance of victory with your plan?"
Turing Duo closed his eyes and considered for a moment before responding, "Less than thirty percent. The plan is fraught with uncertainties. A mistake in any step could result in the annihilation of our entire army. If Suo Lun’s few thousand City Defense Army holds out a little longer or if Nurdan’s ten thousand soldiers at the pass surrender too quickly, we are doomed without a doubt."
Zhi Ning then asked, "Gui Qinqu, you suggest taking a mountain route to attack Heavenly Water Main City. What do you think our chances are?"
Gui Qinqu replied, "Also less than thirty percent, possibly even lower."
Zhi Ning closed her eyes in agony. All three plans had less than a thirty percent chance of victory. Were they truly destined for destruction, condemned to utter defeat?
As the supreme commander of this great battle for Tianshui City, what exactly had she done wrong?
In terms of military strategy, she hadn’t made a mistake; she chose the most prudent option with the least losses. Hold out in the fortified city, wear down Yan Yan’s Army.