"My lord! Our deployments are still incomplete. The troops arriving by teleportation cannot possibly seal off the royal city and reinforce this position at the same time. Please make your decision quickly!"
As the battle bogged down in a tug-of-war of "you advance, I retreat; you retreat, I advance," Tianzhi Baize sent Xiao Ying a voice transmission, his tone helpless and regretful.
Perfection had always been hard to find in this world. One could not have both the fish and the bear's paw!
The Great Huan reinforcements had moved in ahead of schedule, before their deployments were complete. As a result, the temporary Teleportation Formations were not fully established, limiting the number of troops who could arrive. With the Teleportation Formations inside Jianye Royal City destroyed as well, the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty could no longer keep sending troops.
Now the problem had surfaced!
There were not enough Great Huan reinforcements to seal off Jianye Royal City completely and block every escape route available to the Wei-Shu Allied Army!
"Empress Xiang, King of Wu, and the others will retain their duties. Lu Su, hear my command..."
Xiao Ying considered the situation briefly. He knew that prolonging this stalemate would only add casualties for little gain, so he swiftly issued his orders aloud.
As he finished speaking, the recently acquired Great Wu Imperial Seal appeared in his hand. He passed it to Lu Su, the Wu State's grand commander, and instructed him:
"Use the imperial seal as your authority. Reassure the people of Jianye and command them all to return. Anyone who forces their way into the battle formations... kill them!"
After a pause, he ordered Third Prince Xiao Fengxuan, "Order the army outside the city to tighten its encirclement, layer by layer. Drive the people of Jianye back into the