Chapter 142: Failure at the Last Moment (4)
The Zhou army was very strong and was not inferior to the Zhao army. Therefore, the Xia army was now attacked from both sides. The number of people was not the key. The key was that they were facing the two strongest armies in the world today, not to mention that they were on enemy territory.
The battle at the east gate had entered a fierce stage. The reinforcements of the Xia army had arrived, and their numerical advantage was significant. However, the Zhao army, which was at a numerical disadvantage, did not suffer a crushing defeat as expected. On the contrary, the two sides remained in a stalemate.
On the city wall, Cheng Donghai and his group had just arrived...
"What's the situation?" Cheng Donghai asked as he hurried over. He stared at the battle situation below the city and felt his whole body tense. The battle situation had been slightly controlled before he arrived, and at least the vanguard of the Zhao army had been blocked two feet away from the city gate.
"General, the situation has been brought under control for now. It's only a matter of time before we defeat them." A guard replied respectfully.
Cheng Donghai remained silent, looking at the battlefield seriously . He still felt that the Zhao army's move was too ridiculous. Were they too confident? No, they should be very clear that the main force of the Xia army was stationed in [Rucheng]. So why did they come here for another purpose? Speaking of purpose, Cheng Donghai certainly would not forget Zhao Ziheng. He really couldn't think of what Zhao Ziheng's purpose was to sneak into [Rucheng]? He would know the current situation. Obviously, he came for a purpose. As for why the purpose was really puzzling, but judging from Zhao Ziheng's behavior, his purpose should not be to attack [Rucheng]; Cheng Donghai felt a little flustered, because the occurrence of this situation disrupted their initial plan. What he was worried about was not the current battle situation, but the result afterwards. Zhao State was the ally they wanted to win over, but the current situation hindered their plan. In this way, even if they won this battle, what would happen next? Not to mention whether they faced Zhou State, Zhao State was enough to destroy their entire Xia State.
"Is the commander-in-chief Zhao Ziyin, the number one general of the State of Zhao?" Cheng Donghai asked.
"No, I don't know. They didn't send a declaration of war because they were launching a surprise attack, so..." the defender replied with some embarrassment.
Cheng Donghai knew that it was no one's fault. After all, they had not received any relevant intelligence before. The latest intelligence only pointed out that the Zhao army was on its way back. Unexpectedly... Thinking about it this way, the Zhao army's mobility was far beyond imagination, otherwise it would be impossible to approach and launch a surprise attack silently; however, a surprise attack is a surprise attack, and a direct attack without a declaration of war is still rare, especially for the elite of the world-famous Zhao army; in fact, Cheng Donghai had guessed the other side's commander without even asking. The only person who could lead this army besides Zhao Ziheng himself was Zhao Ziyu. It was nothing to think so, at least there was no one else except Zhao Shu, and Zhao Shu himself was fighting with the Lian Kingdom.
Looking at the current battle scene, Cheng Donghai was immersed in his own world of thought, trying to find out the clues of provoking this battle. But after watching for a long time, Cheng Donghai gained nothing. The only thing he saw was the strength of the Zhao army, the tenacity and amazing morale of every Zhao soldier. He was afraid that if the strength of his own troops was not so disparate, he would have been defeated long ago.
Should we fight? Or not? This is the question that Cheng Donghai needs to consider at the moment. Generally speaking, the passive party has no reason to compromise with the active party when it has an advantage. However, the situation of the Xia army cannot be judged by the present. Even if it wins at this moment, it cannot change the fate of destruction in the future. It can be said that it is in a dilemma. If it is not handled properly, the entire Xia country will inevitably lose. What should he do? Xia Wenyu has handed over all the war affairs here to Cheng Donghai, so his decision will affect the survival of the entire Xia country, so he has to be cautious.
Cheng Donghai turned his gaze to the rear of the Zhao army. The Zhao army did not launch a full-scale attack, so there were still troops on standby in the rear. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed that they were ready to attack at any time. In front of the standby army were obviously the generals of the Zhao army, and among them was Zhao Ziyan. Cheng Donghai just stared at the front. The thick smoke burning in the rain reminded him all the time that time was running out. There were many casualties, and most of them were his own soldiers. So what should he do?
Time passed bit by bit, the number of casualties continued to increase, the battle became more and more intense, and Cheng Donghai's forehead was covered with sweat...
On the Zhao army side, Zhao Ziyin looked at everything in front of him coldly, and witnessed the soldiers falling one after another. He was not unfamiliar with this scene, but what was unfamiliar to him was the attitude of the soldiers in front of him who died on the battlefield. What kind of reaction would Zhao Ziheng have when he saw all this? After spending so much time with Zhao Ziheng, Zhao Ziyin discovered a little-known part of Zhao Ziheng's heart, that is, the degree to which Zhao Ziheng valued life, and would never be compromised because of what he did. In fact, Zhao Ziheng cared very much about the life and death of everyone, including the soldiers, but all of this was covered up by Zhao Ziheng's reputation. Therefore, Zhao Ziyin could not imagine what Zhao Ziheng would feel when he saw these soldiers who died for disobeying his orders? It must be very sad, right? Sad and self-blaming!
Thinking of this, Zhao Ziyan tightened his grip on the reins. He needed to divert his overloaded emotions in this way. He needed to vent. Although he couldn't divert his emotions completely, he could more or less effectively control his emotions.
