408 Fall Back (1/2)

After Baiqi took over control, a system notification sounded out in Ouyang Shuo's ear.

”System notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, General Baiqi has obtained the commanding rights to the Qing Dynasty Camp, rewarded fifty thousand battle contribution points, battle contribution points multiplier increased by 20%.”

Overpowered!

Fifty thousand points were enough to make other players bleed with jealousy. The multiplier also meant that if Ouyang Shuo obtained ten thousand points, he would get an extra two thousand.

With the battle results of the Shanhai City Army, Ouyang Shuo would receive a huge amount.

Following which was another battle report.

”Battle Report: Shanhai City General Baiqi has achieved a hidden requirement and obtained the commanding rights of the Qing Dyansty Camp. Baiqi will replace Zhang Han to lead the 450 thousand troops as well as the player forces.”

The moment the notification sounded out, the lords felt really conflicted.

The lords in the Qing Dynasty Camp felt like they had taken the right side. Baiqi leading them was much better than Zhang Han doing so.

Most importantly, the commands of the imperial court would not affect Baiqi.

After he received the commanding rights, he first ordered Wang Li's troops to retreat and back off to Jiyuan City.

This order was totally unexpected.

Even Zhang Han did not understanding the rational.

”Wu An Lord, it was really difficult for us to surround them. Why did we retreat?”

Baiqi shook his head, “In your opinion, solely based on them, can we take down Julu?”

”No!”

Zhang Han resolutely shook his head. If they could, they would not have failed to make any progress in two months. Looking back at the Battle of Julu, history had forgotten one hero.

This hero was the Zhao Country official Chen Yu.

It was mentioned that Li Liang murdered Wu Chen and his sister.

After Zhang Er and Chen Yu escaped, they conferred Zhao Xie as king and defeated Li Liang.

That Chen Yu was this Chen Yu.

The real tactician and planner of the Battle of Julu was Chen Yu.

How so? Let us see what he did during this battle.

Firstly, he gathered the scattered forces.

After Julu was surrounded, Chen Yu sought reinforcements and formed the army north of the river.

Secondly, communicating with Julu City.

During the period where Zhang Er and Zhao Xie were trapped in Julu, they could only get into contact because of Chen Yu.

Thirdly, linking up Xiang Yu's army with the Zhao Army.

Xiang Yu killed Song Yi. As for leading the troops to save Julu, and the communication between the two armies, Chen Yu orchestrated all of this.

Hence, inside and outside the city, the true core of the communications was Chen Yu.

Under the linking of Chen Yu, relying solely on Wang Li, it was difficult to take down Julu City.

The moment Zhang Han spoke, before Baiqi could explain, Zhang Han frowned. Thinking carefully, asking the troops to return seemed like the right choice.

With the addition of the player troops, the Qin Army could go and assist the Wang Li Army. However, they could not forget that the Chu Army opposite the yellow river also similarly had over five hundred thousand players.

It was the same as saying that to attack Julu, the Qin Army would split into two.

A portion was in Julu City, a portion was in Jiyuan City.

If the two armies could link up with one another, it would be fine. The hard part was that Xiang Yu’s Chu Army were stuck between the communication line of both armies.

They were like a snake being stepped on.

Continue attacking Julu? They could not take it down in a short time. Defend and wait? They would be under threat.

They were in a really bad situation.

Under Baiqi's instructions, they prevented the situation where Xiang Yu destroyed the Wang Li Army while Zhang Han watched on. However, to use this to defeat the Anti-Qin Army was highly difficult.

At best, both sides would enter a stalemate. However, who knows when that would end. If they did not pay attention, the Chu Army might catch a loophole to take them by surprise.

Hence, after Baiqi understood the situation, he decisively gave up the encampment of Julu, making them turn around to defend Jiyuan City.

This was a case of Baiqi not using soldiers based on common logic.

Retreating was just the first step in his strategy, as he had further considerations.

The way Baiqi used troops was that he like to ponder, ponder about the opponent, ponder about the battle. He could often find the decisive action and point out the key of the battle.

Seeing that Zhang Han had understood, Baiqi continued, “The key to this battle is grain.”

After Zhang Han took down Handan, he transported all of the grain to Jiyuan City. Hence, in history, when the Zhang Han Army was trapped for half a year, they still had sufficient grain.

As for the Anti-Qin Alliance, if the encirclement of Julu was broken, their grain problem would be solved in the short term.