General Sato, who was stationed in Nanzhou County, was furious when he saw the soldiers of Qingxuan Country harassing him at every turn. He wanted to lead his troops out and have a big fight with them.

But he couldn't, because the person outside was the Crown Prince of Qingxuan Kingdom.

He understood His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because he had been his opponent and knew how powerful he was. He had also been defeated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and could not compete with him.

For the sake of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, he had to hold on to Nanzhou County, preventing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from attacking and waiting for reinforcements from the court.

General Sato had a good idea, but unfortunately he was wrong. His emperor would never send troops to support him.

When he received the news, it had been half a month and they were almost out of food in Nanzhou County.

"General, what should we do? The imperial court is abandoning us. Are we going to wait here to die?" General Yamada asked anxiously and desperately when he heard that the imperial court would not send troops to support him.

"This general doesn't know either. His Majesty the Emperor wants us to withdraw, which is impossible. The person outside is the Crown Prince of Qingxuan Kingdom. We can't defeat him at all." General Sato said in despair.

He also couldn't imagine that the emperor would abandon them, and he felt sorry for his brothers who had always followed him through thick and thin.

"General, there is not much food in the county town. We can't hold on for long. It's better for us to fight our way out and survive as long as we can," said General Yamada.

"Wait a moment, let the generals come over for a meeting to discuss countermeasures." General Sato said to Yamada.

"Yes, General!" Yamada said, and went downstairs to call people in for a meeting.

Soon, eight generals came in. Sato asked them to sit down, brought them tea, and asked his personal guards to guard the door to prevent anyone from approaching.

"Generals, I have called you all here to tell you one thing: the imperial court will not send troops to support us.

His Majesty the Emperor meant that we should withdraw, and if we could return to Japan alive, the Emperor would promote us to higher positions."

"The problem now is that the person guarding outside is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qingxuan Kingdom.

The generals who have followed me through thick and thin know what kind of person His Royal Highness is. We have no chance of winning."

"I would like to invite all the generals here to hear your ideas and countermeasures," said General Sato.

"General, has His Majesty the Emperor really given up on us?

I don't believe it. The Emperor couldn't possibly make such a decision. Is the General kidding us?" General Yamaguchi asked Sato anxiously.

He kind of believed that the emperor would really abandon them, but he was just deceiving himself.

"This is true. If you don't believe it, you can ask General Yamada," said General Sato.

"Yamaguchi, you'd better wake up. The emperor has given up on us. We should discuss how to escape from Qingxuan Kingdom." General Yamada mercilessly poured cold water on General Yamaguchi.

He also thought that this was not true, he also wanted to deceive himself, he also wanted to go back alive and live happily with his wife and children.

This is a luxury, an impossible luxury.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you can't do this to us." Yamaguchi shouted in despair.

The other generals were also very upset. They had never expected that their wholehearted loyalty to the emperor would end up being abandoned by him. How could they not be heartbroken?

"Everyone should stop thinking about other things and discuss how to break out.

There is not much food left in the county town, and it can only last for a month at most.

In a month, even if we are not killed, we will starve to death. ” General Sato informed his subordinates of the situation in the county and asked them to make a decision.

"What? Only one month's worth of food? Is God trying to kill us?" General Fukuda said in disbelief.

In such a large county town with so many granaries and grain stores, how could there be a food shortage?

"This is true. Although there are granaries and food stores in the county, we have a large population. We will not be able to sustain it for long if we just eat up all the food." Yamada also poured cold water on Futian mercilessly.

They ate meat and fish every day, and had no idea how much food they had wasted. Since they were trapped, they had been eating up all the food they had, so how could there not be a food shortage?

"What should we do now? Should we wait to die here or rush out and give it a try. Maybe there is still a chance of survival." Yamaguchi said in despair.

He no longer had any hope for either option.

"The question is, if we rush out, can we defeat the army of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qingxuan?" Futian asked nervously.

"That's impossible. We've been rivals with the Crown Prince of Qingxuan before. He has many tricks that we can't defend against. We are no match for him at all." Yamada said matter-of-factly.

Yamada's words made the generals present feel hopeless and cold without any warmth at all.

They almost forgot that the Crown Prince of Qingxuan Kingdom had been victorious in every battle and that they were all defeated by him.

How could they possibly have a chance of winning in front of the king?

"General Sato, no matter what, we cannot sit and wait for death. While we still have food and the soldiers don't know that the emperor has abandoned us, we should all fight to the death with the soldiers of Qingxuan Kingdom.

Regardless of whether there are any survivors, we must fight our way out." General Qingshui said this. He wanted to fight his way out, as his parents, wife, and children were waiting for him at home.

"General Shimizu is right. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to rush out and fight to the death with the soldiers of Qingxuan Kingdom. What do you think?" General Sato asked the generals present.

"We will follow the general's arrangements." said the general present.

"Okay, three days later, we will open the city gates and fight a decisive battle with the soldiers of Qingxuan Kingdom. Those who return alive must live a happy life for us." General Sato said sadly.

His words made the generals present feel like they were in an ice cellar, their whole bodies freezing cold.