Chapter 366: City Fall
"Vice General Wang."
General Wu shouted.
"I'm here." Deputy General Wang bowed and accepted the order.
"Pass on this general's order. Each unit must gather half of its soldiers at the city gate and prepare for battle."
"yes."
Deputy General Wang took the order and left.
General Wu then found Lieutenant General Wu who was in command and asked him not to stop the archers.
Then he stood on the city wall and looked down, ready to jump off the wall at any time to kill the Dongfeng soldiers.
At this time, in the army of Dongfeng Kingdom, a majestic general sat on a horse, holding a big knife, and looking at General Wu on the city wall with fierce eyes.
When he saw General Wu appear, he curled his lips slightly. His spies knew the situation inside Qingniu Pass very well. With the food and ammunition running out, even if he didn't attack Qingniu Pass, these soldiers would starve to death in the city.
But how could he let the Xifeng soldiers die so easily? He had to work harder and put some mental pressure on them, so that they would die in fear. Wouldn't that be great!
"General, why didn't you just break down the city gate in one fell swoop?"
The deputy general beside him looked at so many soldiers who were shot by arrows and fell to the ground, and asked the general with heartache. He didn't understand why the general took his time when the city gate could be broken open quickly, and so many soldiers died.
The general glared at his deputy general and said, "What do you know? This is called attacking the heart. It's like cutting meat with a knife. It hurts when it's cut, and that's what makes people afraid. What's the big deal about a few soldiers dying? There are always casualties in war. Why are you so anxious?"
"Can……"
But those are human lives, not animals.
Why do General Wu regard the lives of soldiers as worthless?
"No buts, just follow orders."
General Wu looked at the deputy general coldly, feeling contempt in his heart. A poor scholar who knew nothing was actually giving orders on the battlefield. He was really ignorant. If it weren't for the prince's face, he would have deposed him long ago.
The prince is such a coward. He sent a scholar to be his deputy general, as if there is no one left in Dongfeng Kingdom.
The deputy general Xin Zhanming Peng was a man who served the prince and was very strategic. When the East Phoenix sent troops to attack the West Phoenix Kingdom, the prince sent Zhan Peng to be by the side of General Wu. He was called a deputy general, but in fact he was a monitor.
This General Wu commands a large army and has great power in the court. He is the one that all the princes, including the crown prince, want to win over.
But this man is like a piece of rotten stone, unmoved by anything. No matter money or beauty, they are useless in front of him, and he won't even look at them.
The prince had no choice but to prevent other princes from winning over General Wu. He sent Zhan Peng to serve as General Wu's deputy general.
The position of deputy general was obtained by the prince from the emperor. The emperor felt it was inappropriate. How could a civil official be a deputy general? Wasn't this a joke?
But the prince analyzed the pros and cons with the emperor and said that General Wu was arrogant and self-willed, and that sending someone to watch him was because they were afraid that he would act on his own without considering the consequences.
Zhan Peng is good at strategy. One is civil and the other is military. They complement each other and nothing unexpected will happen.
The emperor also understood General Wu's temperament, but he had no way to deal with him. He was very troubled. General Wu had a large army under his command, and the emperor was a little afraid of him. He was fooled by the prince's words and agreed.
Deputy General Zhan knew the purpose of his visit, so he coldly advised: "General Wu, our Dongfeng soldiers are also valuable, not cannon fodder. General Wu could have easily broken through the city gate, but he deliberately let the soldiers die. What is the meaning of this, General Wu?
If General Wu insists on having his own way, then this deputy general will report the truth to the emperor."
General Wu looked at him coldly and asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Deputy General Zhan bowed to him, looking directly at General Zaiwu: "I dare not. I am only speaking the truth. I cannot bear to see my soldiers die in vain like this."
"Humph, you know nothing, scholar. If you don't understand, don't be here to point fingers."
"General Wu, that's wrong. They say it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. Nothing is static, and military tactics can be applied flexibly."
Deputy General Zhan answered calmly and calmly. He wanted to discuss military strategy with him, but unfortunately, what he was best at was talking about military strategy on paper.
General Wu was getting impatient with what he said. He quickly called over a lieutenant general and pointed his knife at him, saying, "Go over quickly and give the order to break down the city gate immediately."
"Yes, General."
The lieutenant general glanced at Deputy General Zhan and hurried away.
General Wu looked at the somewhat complacent Deputy General Zhan and said, "Deputy General Zhan, are you satisfied now?"
"General Wu, your words are wrong. How can you satisfy your subordinates? This deputy general is only thinking about the interests of our Dongfeng Army. Don't sacrifice your life in vain. Who doesn't have a father and a mother?"
"Hmph, sweet talk!"
General Wu glared at him fiercely and looked towards the city gate, but he snorted in his heart. This guy who only knew how to talk dared to insinuate that he didn't care about the lives of the soldiers.
Humph! He can't control it anymore.
At this time, the city gate was already crumbling, and the heavy impact sound struck the hearts of every Xifeng soldier, making people terrified.
Once the city gate is broken, they will die in battle. They are not afraid of death, but it is not worth it.
General Wu held a big knife in his hand, gritted his teeth and stared at the city gate.
"boom……"
With the final impact, the city gate collapsed, splashing snow all over the ground.
"kill!"
With a loud shout, a bloody fight officially began.
Seeing this, General Wu's eyes turned red. He swooped down from the city wall, jumped into the enemy army, and slashed with his sword. In an instant, the Dongfeng army fell to the ground.
"Kill him. He is the general of the Xifeng Army. Kill him and the general will be rewarded."
Someone recognized General Wu and shouted, and countless soldiers surrounded General Wu, some of them holding long swords, spears, and long guns and rushing towards him.
Lieutenant General Wu, who was standing on the city wall, ordered the archers to stop shooting immediately, fearing that General Wu would be hurt. He called a captain over and asked him to watch the archers and shoot any Dongfeng soldiers who came up to the city gate immediately.
Then he swooped down from the city wall, flew into the enemy army and fought with a sword.
But there were too many enemy troops, and no matter how powerful their martial arts skills were, it didn't take long for them to be injured.
"General, retreat!"
Lieutenant General Wu jumped and flew to General Wu, taking him to the top of the city wall.
At this time, the city gate had been blocked by two human walls, and the two armies were fighting Lei extremely fiercely. He could only lift General Wu and fly up to the city wall.
General Wu quickly swung his gun, broke free from Lieutenant General Wu's hand, and shouted, "Don't run away. Fight for me, and die on the battlefield."
There are only more than 40,000 soldiers in the entire Qingniu Pass, while the soldiers of Dongfeng Kingdom have as many as 200,000. Even if they retreat to the city today, they will still die. Since they will die anyway, why not kill a few more enemy soldiers?
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