"Ah? Why?" Long Xiao was puzzled, and the other generals were also at a loss.
"First, Wan Yansong of Earth Evil City, although indeed not as strong as Youyun, is not that easy to defeat." Zhao Xing said: "To his north are Hou Ying's thirty-six thousand, and to the southeast are Wu Tingye's forty-eight thousand."
"Hou and Wu are both direct branches of the Nine Nether Army."
"Receiving the order from Shangguan, they will certainly rush to rescue."
"If the siege is delayed, with Hou and Wu flanking and cutting off our retreat, the situation will become precarious."
"Second, even if we capture it, we cannot hold it. When the allied forces from seven directions arrive, it will be meaningless. So, what are we fighting for? Please think carefully, we are not fighting for the sake of fighting; the gain or loss of a city or territory does not matter."
