Munitions Empire

Chapter 1127: 1048 heading south to Xiqing

The most typical line is the one that runs through Wangdu, Imperial Capital, Dongqing, and Xiajian, where all the valuable industries of the Dahua Empire are located.

“Zhao Ji and Zhao Jie cover each other, each acting as the other’s protection; this indeed has stabilized the defense line to a certain extent… To take down the two of them will still require quite an effort from us,” Luo Xiao shared his concerns.

He was afraid that in their haste, they might actually end up unifying Zhao Ji and Zhao Jie: If the two really set their previous grievances aside and joined forces, they would indeed present a tough bone to chew.

Luo Xiao’s strategist offered his own suggestion: “It doesn’t matter, let the troops advance south for now, and we’ll see when we reach the front of Pingfeng and Xiqing. We can’t possibly allow them time to build fortifications, right?”

As the saying goes, the value of soldiers lies in their swift response. As long as Zhao Jie and Zhao Ji are not given the chance to build defensive works, they might not necessarily be able to hold the defense line.

“Of course not, I’ve already ordered the troops to advance south. Should we also put the troops from Guiguang in motion?” another officer nodded and turned to ask Luo Xiao.

After asking the question, he didn’t forget to mock the poor quality of Fengjiang’s military, his tone filled with lament: “It’s a pity that these troops from Dahua are really not easy to use, their mobility is too poor, and they’re slow in field maneuvers.”

The fact is indeed so: according to the speed of the Great Tang Empire’s offense, they probably would have caught up with the fleeing Zhao Ji and Zhao Jie and annihilated them halfway through their escape.

If not for the slow arrival of the subsequent troops, Zhao Ji and Li Mingshun would have had no chance to run! They would have been surrounded in the Imperial Capital, or even captured by now.