"From the moment the news reaches the back mountain, it shouldn't take two hours for them to arrive on foot to provide support. If they're fast, an hour and a half is enough! What on earth are those useless fools up to?"
"If this continues, Zhou Zhenguang will seize the official pass in the northern route! The price to pay for taking it back will be immeasurable. What exactly is going on?!"
Fan Wei's eyes were fixed on the area behind the mountain.
No!
There's not a trace of the forty thousand people!
Fan Wei's heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, immediately became tense and panicked.
The current situation is beyond Fan Wei's expectations. He doesn't know which link has gone wrong. Why is there no sign of the troops that should have come to help long ago?
Seeing Fan Wei's constantly changing expression, the subordinate beside him realized something was wrong and became frightened: "General, could something have happened on the back mountain?"
"Otherwise, why would there still be no movement until now...?"
"What do we do now? Retreat? If we don't retreat now, it will be too late!"
"This shouldn't be happening, this shouldn't be happening," Fan Wei kept shaking his head.
Thump thump thump thump.
My heart is racing.
Fan Wei gripped the knife hilt tightly.
Looking at the scene of war raging and blood flowing like rivers, and at Zhou Zhenguang charging at the forefront.
That weathered, square face was splattered with the blood of countless lives. The other man's eyes were sharp and cold, like a razor-sharpened sword, swiftly reaping one life after another.
No,
We cannot give up.
Wait a little longer!
Finally, wait three more breaths.
However,
After three breaths.
The 40,000 reinforcements from the back mountain still haven't arrived.
"General Fan, we can't wait any longer. It seems the reinforcements won't be coming."
"Zhou Zhenguang has already stormed into the camp. More than half of our men are dead, and we are no longer able to hold out!"
"We were so close to capturing Zhou Zhenguang alive, are we really going to fail at this point?"
"........"
Fan Wei was furious, his eyes turning bloodshot with rage.
He gritted his teeth and took several deep breaths to suppress his frustration and resentment. He immediately turned around and ordered his subordinates, "Burn all four hundred shi of grain in the camp immediately!"
"At this critical moment, we must not allow Zhou Zhenguang and the others even the slightest chance of survival."
"Burn all materials that can be destroyed."
"Retreat immediately!"
"Damn it! What are those useless bastards doing? They could have captured Zhou Zhenguang alive and wiped out these traitors in one fell swoop, but because they're so late, damn it all!"
Fan Wei was so angry that he cursed and kicked the military flag hard.
Looking back,
He glared fiercely at Zhou Zhenguang, who was not far away, and retreated towards the back mountain as quickly as possible.
The grain transported from the northern official port was done on a daily basis. Fan Wei was worried that Zhou Zhenguang would risk his life for grain in a desperate situation, so he sent people to transport grain to the town every day, only four hundred shi (a unit of dry measure) per day.
It was just enough for the 40,000-strong imperial army for one day.
Flames instantly engulfed the camp.
The remaining four hundred bushels of grain were all burned.
Fan Wei, leading a group of men, stood on the mountainside, glancing resentfully at the official pass that Zhou Zhenguang had occupied. His eyes were bloodshot with rage: "You all just wait! Damn it!"
"Head to the back mountain immediately! I want to see what those reinforcements are up to!"
"Wait... what's that sound?"
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