Chapter 604: The troops are approaching, Feng Yu is panicking!

Chapter 604: The troops are approaching, Feng Yu is panicking!

At this critical moment, Zhao Shuo did not hesitate at all and immediately began to offer advice and suggestions. His worries and ominous premonitions have now come true one by one. Faced with such a serious situation, how could Zhao Shuo not feel fear? However, at this moment, he knew that the most urgent task was to take quick action to prevent the situation from getting worse.

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Zhao Shuo spoke like a string of cannonballs, "Quick, notify the garrisons of each county immediately and have them be on high alert. We must not let Gao Yao's army take advantage of the opportunity to launch an attack!"

Feng Yu was awakened from his dream by Zhao Shuo's report, and his mind was instantly pulled back to reality. He immediately realized the urgency of the situation and ordered all counties to defend themselves without hesitation, and never let Gao Yao's army easily capture Donghui County.

"Also, send scouts immediately to report the situation here to the King of Hengshan and the King of Wei, and ask them to send troops to rescue our army as soon as possible!"

Feng Yu's reaction was extremely quick. After issuing the first order, he immediately issued the second task - sending scouts to notify the King of Hengshan and the King of Wei.

Feng Yu's mind was still clear, and he knew the truth that "when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked." At this moment, the key issue was no longer whether he was willing to be rescued, but once it was known that the main target of Gaoyao's attack was Donghui County, the more important thing for the princes' coalition was undoubtedly to seize this rare opportunity and do everything possible to attack Gaoyao.

After all, in the eyes of the other princes, Feng Yu's status was insignificant. In contrast, seizing the opportunity to weaken Gao Yao's strength was the top priority. Therefore, Feng Yu gave the order to the messenger without hesitation, and the messenger left the government office as quickly as the wind after receiving the order.

Originally, the hall was filled with laughter and joy, but at this moment, it suddenly became unusually silent. The Southern Border Army came without any warning, and this sudden change caught everyone off guard, and they had no idea how to respond.

Even Zhao Shuo's advice just now was regarded as nonsense by everyone, and they didn't take it seriously at all. But now, when all the worries became reality, everyone present looked at Zhao Shuo with complicated eyes. There was amazement, disbelief, and even some jealousy.

"Zhao Shuo, in this situation, do you have any good way to repel the enemy?" At this moment, Feng Yu's gaze fell on Zhao Shuo again.

As a warlord, Feng Yu has obvious strengths and weaknesses. His weakness is that he is a bit conceited and short-sighted; however, he also has his own strengths, that is, he can put down his own status. As long as he can keep his position, he doesn't mind asking for others' opinions with a respectful attitude.

In response to Feng Yu's question, Zhao Shuo pondered for a moment and then answered in an orderly manner: "General, in my opinion, the most urgent task is to strengthen the city defense immediately. We need to prepare a large number of stones and beams to deal with the possible siege launched by Gao Yao."

Zhao Shuo paused for a moment, then continued, "In addition, we need to order scouts to disperse around Xiayuan, closely monitor the enemy's every move, and pass on information in a timely manner. At the same time, send a brave and skilled general to lead 3,000 cavalry to ambush in the valley ten miles east of Xiayuan as a support. In this way, once Gaoyao attacks, we can not only rely on the solid city defense to resist, but also use the ambush to give the enemy a fatal blow at the critical moment."

"This... it is natural to strengthen the city's defenses, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to divide the troops outside the city?"

Feng Yu said with a worried look on his face. He thought to himself, the defenders of Xiayuan City originally only had more than 10,000 people, and now Zhao Shuo actually proposed to send 3,000 troops directly outside the city. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Zhao Shuo looked at Feng Yu's expression and knew what he was worried about, so he quickly explained, "General, don't worry. I have my reasons for doing this. Think about it, the intentions of the southern army against our army are obvious now. Even if we can get the assistance of King Hengshan and King Wei, we need to hold out for at least fifteen days!"

After listening to Zhao Shuo's words, Feng Yu's brows were still furrowed, as if he didn't fully understand what he meant.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuo continued, "Gao Yao's mind is really too weird. He focused everyone's attention on Nanjun and even Hanzhong, making almost everyone think that the beginning of the north-south dispute must start from these two places. Who would have thought that the place where this battle really started would be Donghui County?"

Although Zhao Shuo had some concerns about this in advance, it was just a worry. After all, he felt that Gao Yao would not really do this. However, the facts proved that his concerns were not unnecessary. Gao Yao actually did it!

Now, even if scouts were sent immediately to investigate the situation, the time spent on the round trip, plus the time it takes for the enemy to mobilize troops, would take at least fifteen days to arrive, thus posing a certain threat to Gao Yao. The fifteen days predicted by Zhao Shuo was already the shortest time. In fact, with Gao Yao's long-term plan, it would probably take less than three days, or even two days at most, for his 50,000-strong army to arrive at the city like a storm.

Faced with such an urgent situation, Zhao Shuo couldn't help but ask: "General, you should know about the elite troops of the Southern Border Army. Whether it's 7,000 or 10,000 people defending the city, how confident do you think our army is that it can hold out for 15 days?"

Hearing Zhao Shuo's words, Feng Yu's face instantly turned ugly. He hired Zhao Shuo because of his ability and talent. However, Feng Yu actually disliked Zhao Shuo in his heart, for no other reason than that Zhao Shuo always liked to speak bluntly and say the truth that was hard for people to accept.

Sometimes, it is not an exaggeration to say that these truths may offend people, especially in the current special situation. Isn't Zhao Shuo's words shaking the morale of the army? Before the battle even started, Zhao Shuo had already engraved in everyone's mind that they could not win. How could they fight this battle?

"Zhao Shuo, are you asking me to surrender directly to Gao Yao?"

At this time, Feng Yu's words were already questioning, and he was obviously a little angry, but Zhao Shuo was just like that. In the original history, he didn't even give face to Xiang Yu, and he would refute when necessary, let alone Feng Yu now.