"Prince, should we take advantage of the victory and press the attack?"
Second Prince Gao: "...What victory are you talking about?"
Holding the city is still a victory, the generals grumbled inwardly.
"They've set their checkpoints twenty li outside Anshi City. Like this, how are we supposed to live in Anshi City in future? Second Prince, whatever happens, we have to snatch back the land under Anshi City's jurisdiction."
Anshi City was a large city; everything out to eighty li belonged to Guo County's territory. The Jin army had set the checkpoint twenty li out, directly taking over more than half of Anshi City's northern suburbs and drastically shrinking their future living space.
Second Prince Gao hesitated, unwilling to send troops at this time. "What if it's a trap?"
"They've already issued an imperial edict. It shouldn't be a trap, right?"
But Second Prince Gao held firm; the gates facing west and north still remained closed.
