Chapter 281: Hard to Fill the Hole_3

Afterward, Han Shun tentatively dispatched 5,000 troops, trying to go to Panshi Prefecture to rescue Jihui.

However, they encountered the Nanzhao Army on the way, and the two sides fought fiercely. In the end, due to the overwhelming enemy forces, they had to retreat reluctantly after losing more than a thousand men.

The strategy to rescue Xichuan Country had thus failed.

Meanwhile, the Nanzhao Army there also strengthened its defenses against Chu State because of this incident.

In the border area between Panshi Prefecture and Yuzhong Prefecture, they stationed 50,000 troops to strictly prevent Chu State from intervening in Xichuan affairs.

At the same time, in the southern part of Yuzhong Prefecture, they also recruited another 50,000 troops from within Nanzhao, and sent them to the two countries' borders, posing an offensive posture, which instantly restrained Han Shun's hands and feet.

Facing the pressure of 100,000 troops, he had no spare capacity to do anything else.