The Witch Aphid Dynasty.
"General, we can't hold on any longer!"
Inside Zhan Wuchen's main tent, a messenger rushed in to report, "The offensive from the Bujiang Dynasty is too fierce. We can't hold on any longer. The general has sent us to inquire about the next steps."
Because the battle line was compressed to the third line of defense, Zhan Wuchen's camp also retreated to the imperial city defense line, which was only five miles away from the imperial city.
This is the final hurdle. If we can't hold out, we'll head straight for the imperial city.
"The Imperial Advisor and the others have already gone to Bujiang. We will definitely win this war. There is no need to cause any more casualties."
Zhan Wuchen was already mentally prepared for this outcome. After a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, "How much longer can you hold out?"
"Although our situation has improved a lot since the medical team arrived, at this rate, we can only hold on for another half a day at most," the messenger said, his eyes red.
"Half a day is far too rushed."
After pondering for a moment, Zhan Wuchen finally made a decision, saying, "Now, there are only two options."
"Please speak, General."
Upon hearing that there was a plan, the messenger was overjoyed.
"This isn't a good plan, don't get too excited."
In contrast to the messenger's joy, Zhan Wuchen said with a solemn expression, "The first option is to have the medical team escort the wounded back and evacuate the city's residents, while the combat-capable soldiers stay behind and hold out until the very last moment; the second option is for the combat-capable soldiers and the medical team to escort the residents to safety, while the wounded stay behind to buy time for everyone."
"General, in that case, wouldn't it still be..."
Upon hearing this, the messenger's heart sank. In the end, someone had to sacrifice, someone had to die.
"Now, there are only these two options; you can choose for yourselves."
Zhan Wuchen sighed and turned his back, saying, "My situation is equally tense. I can't spare many troops, so I can only give you three hundred reinforcements. You should know that the imperial city is of utmost importance and cannot be lost."
"Yes, I understand."
The messenger only knew that Zhan Wuchen was right. Although he was very sad and troubled, he still led three hundred reinforcements back to tell the border general Mu Xi about his decision.
“The lives of soldiers are all lives, even the wounded are still lives. This general cannot make decisions on his own.”
After listening, Mu Xi clenched her fist and issued a notice, "Let the three hundred reinforcements take charge of defending the city first, and summon all the original soldiers and let them make their own decisions."
"yes."
The lieutenant nodded, and the message was immediately relayed.
"Everyone knows the situation in our city; I'm afraid we can't hold out for long."
Mu Xi looked at the soldiers and said, "But as long as we evacuate, we still have a chance to survive. However, this will require some people to make sacrifices."
After saying that, Mu Xi told everyone about the two options.
Upon hearing these two proposals, both the wounded and the combat-ready soldiers fell silent.
The camaraderie forged through countless battles, even without blood ties, is deeper than any other emotion, forged in the shared experiences of life and death in battle.
They couldn't bear to see anyone go to their death.
But as long as you're human, you want to live. No one wants to die. Even if it's incredibly difficult, you still want to live.
Therefore, in an instant, the entire scene fell into dead silence.
"You have half a cup of tea's time to make a decision and leave immediately."
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