Chapter 193
Chapter 193
Xuanyuan Xingyao saw Nangong Jing surrounded by monsters, especially Yan who was actually licking Nangong Jing's face with his tongue, and his eyes darkened instantly.
Nangong Jing felt that someone was staring at him. He followed the line of sight and saw Xuanyuan Xingyao with an ugly expression.
After a little thought, Nangong Jing understood what was going on and laughed in his heart, thinking that Xuanyuan Xingyao was just a jealous person.
However, for the sake of his own monsters, Nangong Jing still put the monsters away and prevented them from rubbing against him.
"General Mao, this is my partner, Nangong Jing, he is a Summoning Master."
When Xuanyuan Xingyao saw Nangong Jing put away the monster, his expression finally began to improve.
After Nangong Jing came over, Xuanyuan Xingyao introduced him with a chuckle.
When General Mao was on the battlefield before, he had actually guessed that Nangong Jing had also come, but it was also the first time he met Nangong Jing, so he followed Xuanyuan Xingyao's words and got to know Nangong Jing.
"I really need two more people this time. If it weren't for you, I would have been seriously injured."
General Mao knew how difficult this battle was.
If Xuanyuan Xingyao had not led his troops to provide timely support and Nangong Jing had not provided them with medical treatment, even if this battle could be won, it would have come at a heavy price.
"Excuse me, we are here to provide support, so we cannot just sit back and watch you get into a tough fight."
Xuanyuan Xingyao replied appropriately.
"Deputy General Lin, please make arrangements immediately. We will host a welcoming reception for Prince Han Xi and several generals tonight."
Although the war is intense now, the Dragon Shadow Empire has come to support, so General Mao should also show his appreciation by hosting a welcome party for them. Otherwise, it would seem that they look down on the Dragon Shadow Empire.
"General, the war situation is urgent now. There is no need for these false formalities."
Xuanyuan Xingyao understood what General Mao meant, but he really didn't think the banquet was interesting.
Instead of having a feast, they might as well sit down and have a good discussion about the recent battle situation so that they can better understand the situation of the Fate army.
Deputy General Lin could see that Xuanyuan Xingyao was not just speaking for show, but really did not want to hold a banquet, so he looked at General Mao with some embarrassment.
General Mao obviously did not expect that Xuanyuan Xingyao would act so unconventionally.
Although as a military general, he doesn't like these empty formalities, but Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others have come all the way to support him, so he can't just not show any appreciation.
Nangong Jing saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he interrupted with a smile.
"General Mao, the war situation is tense right now. We don't need to get into all that formality. A simple meal will be enough. While we're at the table, could you please tell us about the recent war situation and what's going on with the Fate Army?"
As soon as Nangong Jing said this, the atmosphere instantly became much better.
General Mao showed a hint of relief on his face and gave orders according to Nangong Jing's words.
"Yes, yes, Lieutenant General Lin, go and have someone prepare some dishes."
"Yeah, okay."
Lieutenant General Lin responded and turned around to make arrangements.
General Mao took Xuanyuan Xingyao, Nangong Jing, and several deputy generals to the government office.
General Mao knew that Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing had a good relationship, so when arranging rooms, he directly arranged one for them.
As for the deputy generals, each of them had a room. There were quite a lot of rooms in the government office, so there was no need to worry about not having enough room.
After settling Xuanyuan Xingyao, Nangong Jing and his group, General Mao hurried to the wounded resettlement area to check on the wounded.
I have to say that General Mao was really a very good general. Every time he came down from the battlefield, he would come to the wounded resettlement area to check on the wounded soldiers, and sometimes even help bandage the wounded soldiers.
Because he had to entertain Xuanyuan Xingyao and his group in the evening, General Mao did not stay in the wounded camp for long. He checked the situation briefly and hurried back.
After returning, I washed and changed into clean clothes, then went to the dining room to prepare for dinner.
When General Mao arrived, Lieutenant General Lin was already there, calling on the servants to serve the food.
General Mao walked forward to take a look. Due to the limited supplies, the food was not very luxurious, but it had chicken, duck, fish and meat, so it was not bad.
"General, do you think these dishes are okay? The new supplies haven't arrived yet, and these are what I exchanged for at the restaurant."
After seeing General Mao, Lieutenant General Lin said with some embarrassment.
Although Shui Ling has prepared supplies, the food prepared for the war is just rice, flour and other foods that can fill the stomach.
Even before, General Mao only had three or four dishes, and most of them were vegetarian. How could he have so much chicken, duck, fish and meat for you to eat?
"That's enough. Prince Han Xi has also been in the army for a few years. He knows the situation there. Although we haven't been together for a long time, I can tell he's not a difficult person to get along with."
When Lieutenant General Lin heard what General Mao said, he felt a little relieved. He was really worried that he was not prepared enough.
Xuanyuan Xingyao, Nangong Jing, and several other deputy generals arrived at almost the same time, and it was obvious that they had agreed on it.
After arriving, Xuanyuan Xingyao and General Mao exchanged a few pleasantries before sitting down together.
After eating and drinking for a while, Xuanyuan Xingyao took the initiative to ask about the situation on the battlefield.
"General Mao, could you tell us about the current situation?"
General Mao's originally relaxed expression stiffened for a moment. He put down his chopsticks, sighed, and spoke with some self-blame and anger.
"Fate's combat power is much stronger than I imagined. I don't know how they developed this tacit understanding. Whether it's the soldiers, the magicians, or the generals, they all have a very good tacit understanding. They can even understand each other's intentions without words."
Xuanyuan Xingyao frowned slightly. He had already discovered the situation that General Mao described on the battlefield just now.
"Their chemistry is indeed strange. How many people did Fate bring this time?"
"Probably over a hundred thousand. After several battles in recent times, we have all suffered losses."
General Mao felt heartbroken when he thought of the dead soldiers and generals.
"If we don't figure out why Fate's army has such incredible tacit understanding, it will be difficult for us to win this battle."
Although Xuanyuan Xingyao didn't want to say something too harsh, he had to tell the truth.
Xuanyuan Xingyao's words made General Mao and others look a little unhappy, but the recent war situation and the loss of several cities left them speechless.
"We also sent people to infiltrate Fate's military camp, but we didn't find anything strange. If there is anything, it can only be said that their military discipline is very strict and the entire camp is very quiet."
"An Jing, this doesn't seem to mean anything."
A deputy general said in a deep voice.
General Mao nodded and responded.
"Indeed, besides being quiet, they were also very cautious. The person we sent was discovered only at the periphery. If he wasn't a wind warrior and relatively fast, he might not have made it back."
"The more cautious they are, the more it shows that there is something fishy going on in their military camp."
Nangong Jing said in a deep voice.
"We have brought a total of 100,000 troops this time. I wonder how many people are left in General Mao and Yangcheng?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao looked at General Mao and asked.
General Mao showed a bitter expression when he heard this and lamented.
"To be honest, after these battles, we have not only lost several cities, but also suffered heavy casualties. Now, there are only less than 80,000 soldiers left in Yangcheng who can still fight in the battlefield."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others all showed surprised expressions.
Less than 80,000, which seems like a lot, but it is not a lot on the battlefield, especially since Fate has an army of over 100,000.
If Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others had not arrived, it would be hard to say how long Yangcheng could have held out.
Xuanyuan Xingyao and several deputy generals exchanged glances. They originally thought that Shui Ling had at least hundreds of thousands of troops, so they only brought 100,000 troops, but now these 100,000 seem not enough.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little silent and Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others looked a little strange, Lieutenant General Lin spoke.
"We sent word back a few days ago asking the king to send reinforcements. If things go well, new troops will arrive in ten days at most."
Xuanyuan Xingyao looked a little relieved when he heard that Shui Ling had also sent reinforcements.
"Is there a pattern to their siege?"
Nangong Jing asked curiously.
General Mao heard Nangong Jing's question, looked at him, and then answered.
"There's no pattern. Sometimes they don't show up for three or four days, sometimes they come every day, or even in batches."
"Come in batches!!! What does this mean???"
Can this war be fought in batches? Nangong Jing was a little confused.
Nangong Jing was not a military general after all, so he was not very clear about it. However, Xuanyuan Xingyao and others quickly understood what General Mao meant.
"If they were divided into groups, even if they were evenly split, they would only have tens of thousands of troops, not much different from yours. It would be impossible for them to break through the city gate. They can't possibly not understand this principle, so why would they do such a useless thing?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao asked with some confusion.
"If it wasn't a futile effort, they'd divided their troops into four groups. Two groups would attack and provoke during the day, and two groups would come at night. And if it's one group today, then another group tomorrow. This ensures they have ample rest time, while also ensuring we don't have even a moment of rest."
Thinking of the reason why the previous city was lost, General Mao's face became extremely gloomy.
Seeing that General Mao was unable to continue speaking, Lieutenant General Lin sighed and helped General Mao continue.
"The general is referring to the battle where we lost Ling Yicheng. Although Fate's troops were divided into four groups, each group was weaker than ours. But they had ample rest time, while we didn't. We went without rest for several days, even seven or eight days. Although we could hold on, ordinary soldiers simply couldn't..."
Although Lieutenant General Lin did not finish his words, everyone present understood.
Fate is using the method of training an eagle to drain the energy of the water spirit soldiers.
No matter how strong a person is, his body cannot withstand going without sleep for several days in a row.
It’s no wonder that General Mao finally chose to abandon Ling Yichen. If it were them, they would also choose to abandon the city.
After all, we can't ignore the soldiers' health for the sake of a city.
However, this is also the case when Shui Ling's troops are weaker than Fate's. If the troops of both sides are equal, then Fate's strategy will only end in failure.
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