No matter what, let's set it up first.
Duke Li smiled inwardly, still crafty like a fox.
He and the generals and staff analyzed the current situation, stating that with Li Zhaowen's and Anxi City's feigned troops plan, the opposing army's morale was already disturbed. Coupled with today's events, within a few days, this chaos would likely lead to desertion.
Generally speaking, once a siege reaches this point, it's equivalent to concluding. Although the army isn't completely defeated into a chaotic army, it lacks the courage and resolve to besiege a large city and engage in a bloody battle.
In such circumstances, a competent commander would choose to retreat.
They could still maintain a certain level of morale and military strength.
Otherwise, with the chaos in the army's morale at this moment, it could easily collapse if a surprise force appeared, as they would be facing an opponent weighed down by long-standing pressure, fear, and uncertainty.
