Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2294: Su Dingfang's troops retreat to the west and east
At that time, Murong Chui only had two options for the next step!
The first way, he would naturally continue to attack the rear of Su Dingfang's main force, cooperate with Murong Tian and Kublai Khan's troops in the front, put Su Dingfang in a state of being attacked from both sides, and completely destroy the main force of the Jin army in Xizhou.

It is already very difficult for Su Dingfang to confront Murong Ke and Kublai Khan head-on. If Murong Chui's 30,000 troops attack from behind them, even if Su Dingfang has the power to turn the tide, it will definitely not be enough to reverse the situation.

Murong Ke and Murong Chui were no longer strangers to Su Dingfang, and they had become acquaintances over the years.

If he were to fight any one of these two people alone, he would have a hard time. If they were to fight together, he would have no chance of winning.

Moreover, in addition to the two great generals Murong Ke and Murong Chui, Kublai Khan, a genius of his generation, should never be underestimated.

During this period, Su Dingfang was under the greatest pressure among all the Jin army generals.

As for the other route, that was what Murong Chui had shown before, which was to advance into the eastern part of Xizhou all the way, and then cooperate with the Yuan Mongolian troops in Liangzhou to break through the Yumen Pass.

This situation would definitely not be pleasant. If the troops from Liang Province also entered Xi Province, Su Dingfang would also be killed without a burial place and there would be no chance of survival.

At that time, Su Dingfang was probably facing not a siege on three sides, but an ambush on ten sides with a 100% chance of death. How could he fight with enemies on all sides?

Moreover, when Su Dingfang is defeated, Murong Ke and Kublai Khan's troops will also enter Liangzhou from Xizhou. At that time, all the main forces of the Yuan Dynasty will be pressed towards Wei Qing and Meng Tian, ​​and the entire Liangzhou will probably be lost.

If all the main forces of the Yuan Dynasty entered Liang Province, the Yuan Dynasty's military strength would once again have an advantage over the troops under the control of Wei Qing and Meng Tian.

The most terrifying thing is that Si Yong was also in a state of emptiness at this time.

If the situation really develops to this point, it can almost be said to be the end of the Jin army.

If it develops to this point, it means that the base of the Jin army has almost been lost. At that time, the Yuan Mongols will completely covet the Jin army in the Central Plains and the southern front.

At that time, the Jin army, whether in the Central Plains or the south, had at most just taken over the area and was unable to form a solid foundation at all.

Therefore, Chen Ping's suggestion was that Su Dingfang pretended to support Wei Shu's troops in order to confuse Murong Chui, Murong Ke and Kublai Khan.

Once Su Dingfang made such a gesture, Murong Ke and Kublai Khan on the front line would definitely slow down their offensive to a certain extent. After Su Dingfang's troops were sent out, the troops on the front line of Su Dingfang would be greatly reduced, and then the main force of Su Dingfang's front line would be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Su Dingfang took advantage of this opportunity to confuse the enemy and pretended to send troops to rescue Wei Shu. At the same time, he transferred his real main force, completely abandoned the western part of Xizhou, and defended the eastern part of Xizhou with limited forces.

With such a disparity in military strength, it would be difficult for the Xizhou army alone to change the overall situation.

In Chen Ping's opinion, all they had to do was to delay the battle as long as possible, to hold out until Meng Tian and Wei Qing could decide the outcome with Su Dingfang, and until their reinforcements arrived. Therefore, exchanging space for time and cherishing the limited military strength was now the top priority.

In order to achieve this goal, although Wei Shu was innocent, he had no choice but to become a sacrifice.

After all, we still have to consider the overall situation.

During this period, Huo Qubing, who should have belonged to the Sizhou system but had been stationed in Xizhou due to the wars in previous years, once suggested to Su Dingfang that he lead a cavalry to bypass the main force of the Yuan Mongols and attack the rear of the Yuan Mongols.

However, Su Dingfang, the Grand Commander of Xizhou, Xun Yu, the Governor of Xizhou, and Chen Ping, the Military Advisor, all expressed their opposition to Huo Qubing's suggestion.

It was not because Huo Qubing's idea was useless, nor was it because they did not believe in Huo Qubing's ability. After all, Huo Qubing had already proven his ability on the battlefield in the Central Plains.

However, how many troops are left in Xizhou now?
If Huo Qubing wanted to accomplish this, he would need at least 10,000 cavalrymen!

Does Xizhou today still have the ability to spare these 10,000 cavalrymen?

After gritting their teeth and giving it to him, they were afraid that before Huo Qubing could disrupt the enemy's rear, they would have collapsed under the attack from Murong Ke, Murong Chui and Kublai Khan.

Now that the main force of Xizhou no longer exists, what is the point of Huo Qubing doing all this?
The entire situation had already been lost. Even if Huo Qubing gained some tactical victory in the rear, what was the use?

By that time, the entire Xizhou had fallen into the hands of the enemy. Xizhou was connected to the western part of Liangzhou which had been occupied by the Yuan and Mongolian Empire. Moreover, Ju Yi's troops who were struggling to resist at Yumen Pass and Ma Yuan's troops who were struggling to resist at Dunhuang would inevitably be besieged by hundreds of thousands of Yuan and Mongolian troops. There was no way they would survive.

Is this such an important price worth it?
Moreover, even if Huo Qubing and his men really went out, it would still be a question whether they could come back!
Once Xizhou fell, Huo Qubing would have to cross the Western Regions and part of the grassland, at least in the eastern part of Liangzhou, to have a chance to return to the territory of the Jin Dynasty. With such a long distance, wouldn't Temujin have sent out troops to pursue and intercept during this period?

Even if Huo Qubing had extraordinary abilities, could it really be guaranteed that he would return safely? Huo Qubing's abilities were indeed good, and he was the best in the Jin army in terms of cavalry warfare. However, it was impossible for him to regard the generals of the Yuan and Mongolian armies as incompetent.

If those generals of the Yuan Dynasty were really incompetent, the war situation in Liangzhou and Xizhou would not have developed to this extent.

Moreover, Huo Qubing is Wei Qing's nephew.

Today, Wei Qing is shouldering the heavy responsibility of the war in Liangzhou. If something unexpected happens to Huo Qubing, whether it will affect Wei Qing, no one can guarantee!

Therefore, whether it was Su Dingfang, the Grand Commander of Xizhou, Xun Yu, the Governor of Xizhou, or Chen Ping, the Military Advisor General, they all expressed their disapproval of Huo Qubing's idea.

Although Su Dingfang could not accept Chen Ping's suggestion emotionally, he had to accept it for the sake of the overall situation.