The adjutant fell silent, looking utterly defeated. He sighed heavily, his eyes filled with disappointment.
Wang Jia remained silent for a while before speaking in a slightly softer tone: "They won't have any reinforcements. If the bandits have moved out, they must have all arrived. As long as you shoot three waves to wipe out these bandits, I will also include your credit in the battle report."
"Alright, all of you, get out there. Once we take down these bandits, we'll all be heroes," Wang Jia said calmly.
The archers had just made their move.
The scout panicked and rushed back, excitedly reporting, "They... their forces have suddenly swelled to several thousand and are attacking our city walls!"
"What?!" Wang Jia's face turned panicked, and he said through gritted teeth, "How is this possible? Weren't their people all scattered by us? Didn't they all run away?"
The scout stammered, "Their men didn't run away... they've hidden near the side wall..."
Wang Jia's face darkened completely. He grabbed the scout by the collar and demanded, his voice blazing with anger, "Why didn't you notice them hiding? What were the scouts doing?"
The scout said in a trembling voice, "They... are hiding in our blind spot... we can't see them at all."
Snap!
Wang Jia slapped the scout across the face and roared, "Send men to guard the flank walls! Have the archers switch to Golden Soap and rolling stones, and drive them down!"
“It’s…too late…” the scout said tremblingly.
"They've already come up, and it's too late for the archers to switch to the Golden Soil Rolling Stones now... Protector Wang, you should leave quickly."
After saying that...
Wang Jia collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained.
A hint of despair flashed in the adjutant's eyes. He had expected this scene, but unfortunately, he couldn't stop Wang Jia.
"Go! Protector-General. You should leave!" The adjutant hesitated for a moment, then said through gritted teeth.
"I won't leave! I won't leave!" Wang Jia pounded on the table and roared fiercely.
"I won't lose! How could I possibly lose? These people are using such a treacherous scheme. I'm going to stay here and command. I'm sure I can win!" Wang Jia stubbornly insisted, still unwilling to accept the fact that his command had failed.
The adjutant, who had been holding back his temper for so long, finally snapped. He slapped Wang Jia hard across the face and roared, "Why aren't you leaving? Get out of here! You'll die if you stay here, you know that? Do you know why they're attacking now? It's all because of your poor decisions! We're all brave men of the border, and none of us survived! If you had lit the beacon tower, none of this would have happened. Why the hell did you withdraw the border defenses? Get out of here!"
Wang Jia covered his cheek and said in disbelief, "You...you actually dared to hit me?"
"Hit you? I'm about to die, I'd even kill you! Get out of here!" The adjutant slammed his hand on the table and roared.
Wang Jia, having been slapped, was now fully awake. His initial glimmer of hope vanished completely, replaced by a deep-seated fear of battle and death. He wanted to leave, but resentment lingered; his adjutant's words offered no recourse. He stubbornly insisted, "Can't I stay here? So what if I die? I'll go with my men!"
He had just finished saying that.
The adjutant swung his arm and slapped him hard across the face, then kicked him to the ground, cursing, "You fucking think you're worthy of dying with my soldiers? Get the hell out of here! Wang Jia, can't you see the situation? All of this is because of your command, that's why my soldiers are dying. If you weren't from the Wang family of Shangrao, I'd be the first to disarm you and throw you under the city wall."
Wang Jia is a good-for-nothing.
He was from the Wang family of Shangrao, the Fengchao Wang family. A powerful and influential clan, Wang Jia was a direct descendant of the Wang family. He was only here to gain experience; if Wang Jia died here, neither the higher-ups nor his deputy would fare well. He was going to die, but his family was still alive. That was the reason he wanted to save Wang Jia; otherwise, the deputy would have already sent Wang Jia to be buried with his soldiers.
After being thoroughly scolded, Wang Jia gradually regained his senses, swallowed hard, and fell silent.
The adjutant knew that the bastard had already agreed to leave.
"Get out of here! Go down the city gate alone, and get out as fast as you can!" the adjutant cursed.
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