Chapter 1683: Yelu Shenxuan's Insight

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"Prince... Our army has won another battle. As long as we keep pressing our advantage, taking all of Gansu and Shaanxi will be no problem. Why is the Prince unhappy" This general asked in confusion.

Yelü Shenxuan was in a terrible mood and didn't speak. Another general in the tent spoke up, "While winning the battle at the front line is certainly good news, there's something even more important... The last batch of food and supplies sent from Langting has been completely destroyed."

Hearing this, the general whose face had been beaming with joy just a second ago suddenly widened his eyes. It felt like he had made a fortune doing business outside and returned home to find his wife had remarried him off.

"How is that possible!"

The general gasped, "Now that the rear is completely open, no one would dare touch our Liao army's grain stores. And our supply routes are extremely secretive! Who could possibly have the skills and guts to do this!"

No one dared to answer. Everyone wore grim faces and was in a terrible mood.

"Think about it with your own mind, besides the Qin army, who else would do this"

Yelü Shenxuan flew into a rage, grabbed a teacup and smashed it to the ground, roaring: "Li Chen, you little wretch! You are too cowardly to face me in a fair fight, resorting only to these petty tricks and underhanded schemes. Such despicable behavior! A disgrace to manhood! An insult to your father!"

Seeing Yelü Shenxuan's discomposed state, the general also realized the gravity of the situation. He spoke up, saying: "Your Highness, our army's provisions have almost been depleted, and the weather is growing increasingly cold. We must replenish our supplies for the winter. This batch of supplies sent by Langting could have at least sustained our army for two months, but now it's gone. How we should respond is the most urgent matter."

"If there's no fodder, even men can endure it, but horses can't. In this cold weather, horses lose weight tremendously... Your Highness, what are we to do"

"Yelü Shenxuan's expression was as dark as night. He took a deep breath, calming himself slightly, and said in a low voice: 'We've been pursuing them for two days now. How many battles have we fought How many enemies have we killed' "

Faced with Yelu Shenxuan's question, which was extremely abrupt, the generals were taken aback for a moment before replying: "In the past two days, there have been eight battles of various sizes, and our army has won all of them, annihilating the enemy...more than 10,000."

Yelü Shenxuan walked up to the map. This map depicted their entire route since they left Yueya Pass.

"Have someone mark the locations of all eight battles that have taken place these past few days."

Then, under Yelü Shenxuan's instructions, everyone marked the locations. A clear route map appeared before all of them.

"What did you see"

Yelü Shenxuan stood with his back to the generals, staring intently at the map. "Do you know a way the common people use to catch sparrows They scatter some grain on the ground, using it as bait to lure the sparrows closer and closer while they peck at it. As soon as a sparrow enters the trap, those hiding in the distance immediately trigger the mechanism, trapping the sparrow inside."

"All I see are eight grains of food, leading us straight into a trap."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals present turned pale.

"The most troublesome thing is that the grain and forage have been destroyed. We are now trapped with no way out. Even if we immediately turn back to Yueya Pass, the heavy snow has blocked all travel. We wouldn't be able to find even a few blades of grass. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers would either starve to death in Yueya Pass or die in the freezing cold."have the guts to rebel, their preparation time must be longer than mine. How many trump cards they have and what their chances of winning are all unknowns to me. All I can do is meet force with force....