Chapter 658 Do you think it is possible...
It takes about three to four days to get from Blackrock City to Yellowsha City if a large army travels normally. It also depends on the efficiency of the troops.
After the battle of Huangsha City, the large army suffered a lot of casualties during the retreat, and there were also many deserters. By the time they returned to Black Stone City, there were only a little over 3,000 troops left on the front line.
There was no need to tell anyone about their dejected looks; everyone could see that they had lost the battle, and lost miserably.
In the City Lord's Mansion of Black Stone City, after listening to Jie Liancheng's brief report, Yan Sheng's face was so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out of it.
"How could there be such a huge loss?!"
At this moment, Yan Sheng no longer cared about Jie Liancheng's identity as a general and started to scold him directly.
According to his observation, although those giant skeleton beasts and that extraordinary creature posed a huge threat, their killing efficiency was actually not high.
Take that extraordinary creature for example. It rushed and killed all the way. Although all their soldiers were killed wherever it passed, the total number of deaths was estimated to be only dozens.
After all, the soldiers were not stupid. When they saw the ferocious beast rushing towards them, they slipped away and ran faster than anyone else.
The unlucky ones who really died at the hands of that extraordinary creature were those who had no time to escape or react.
Facing Yan Sheng's aggressive questioning, Xie Liancheng, who was standing below, did not indulge him because of the previous divine thunder. He just said seriously...
"Is it possible that after the soldiers saw Your Majesty running away, they completely lost their will to fight and fled in all directions, increasing the casualties?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Sheng, who had been so aggressive just a moment ago, immediately froze in expression.
Xie Liancheng's words were basically like a slap in the face.
If it were an ordinary general, even if the other party was telling the truth, he would definitely chop off his head, otherwise how could he save face? But the problem was that the person who said this was Xie Liancheng, the most powerful general under his command.
The situation suddenly changed.
It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a good general!
A top-notch general was of great value in the era of cold weapons and naturally enjoyed some special treatment.
Not to mention that he had just lost Long Zhantian, a great general guarding the border. This was enough to cause him a lot of trouble. Even if he was stupid now, he would not kill Li Liancheng for this matter.
Take a deep breath and calm yourself down.
After some self-adjustment and calming down a little, even Yan Sheng himself felt that he was a little impulsive just now.
Jie Liancheng has always been a rough guy. It’s not the first time he has known the other party’s character. His reaction just now was extremely normal for Jie Liancheng.
Thinking of this, Yan Sheng no longer cared about this matter. Now, the most important thing for him was what to do next! When he thought of this, his mood, which had just calmed down, could not help but become irritated again, and at the same time he looked down at Jie Liancheng.
When he saw this, the veins on his forehead jumped suddenly.
I only saw that Jie Liancheng had already found a chair to sit down, then crossed his legs and leaned back on the chair, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Yan Sheng was in a bad mood at the moment and wanted to scold him.
But on second thought, although Jie Liancheng is a powerful general, he doesn't have much talent for leadership. If he is asked to think, he probably won't be able to come up with any good strategies. It would be better to let him shut up and stay aside, at least it will be quiet.
After figuring this out, Yan Sheng's mentality suddenly improved a lot.
But it does not change the difficulty of the problem at hand.
This made Yan Sheng more clearly aware that he lacked a counselor who could give him advice.
Talent is not something he can get just because he wants it; it all depends on luck.
He originally wanted to establish a system similar to the imperial examination to select talents for himself.
But he soon discovered that if he wanted to take the imperial examination, he would first have to popularize all relevant textual knowledge, and literacy was only the most basic requirement.
But in this era, it is not easy to have a few people who can read.
Not to mention that he didn't have that many books of relevant knowledge in his mind that he could write down now.
The implementation of this matter was much more difficult than he had expected, and in the end it had to be left unresolved until now.
After he forcibly annexed Weiguo, he had originally planned to take a good rest for a few years, develop internal affairs, and then launch subsequent actions after completely assimilating the internal population.
Who would have thought that before he even started to take action, a new enemy jumped out from the other end of the energy channel and attacked him first.
Yan Sheng is not a fool. He certainly knows that there are many internal problems in the country now.
Because of the previous war with Wei State, their country's grain reserves were basically emptied. Now there was not much food in the granary. The enemy's invasion also affected their spring ploughing and autumn harvest.
Judging from the current situation, they will probably have a hard time in the coming year, and the situation in the country will certainly be even more unstable by then.
[Should we cease fire with the enemy first? Control the domestic situation and hold out until next year, when the grain is harvested? ]
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Yan Sheng immediately shook his head and threw the idea into the trash can.
[No, the other party will definitely not just stand there and watch. Besides, Long Zhantian is already dead on this border, and I can't stay here forever. If I leave, I can't hand over the military power here to Jie Liancheng, right? ]
As his thoughts changed, a ruthless look gradually appeared on Yan Sheng's face.
[Why not just gather an army of 10,000 in one go, defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, recapture Huangsha City, and then disband the troops and resume development! ]
Compared with the previous method of betting on whether the other party would take action, directly summoning a larger-scale force to attack is undoubtedly more in line with Yan Sheng's idea.
At this moment, Yan Sheng was just like a gambler who had lost all his money. He gradually began to do things without considering the consequences. He didn't want to wait even a moment longer and only wanted to win back everything he had lost! "Someone come!"
Hearing the sound, the servants waiting below hurriedly stood up.
"What do you want, Your Majesty?"
"Pass on my order, issue a conscription order, and recruit 7,000 soldiers as quickly as possible!"
As soon as Yan Sheng gave this order, Xie Liancheng, who was slumped in a chair beside him, suddenly jumped.
Not to mention Xie Liancheng, even the attendant who stood aside to receive the order knew that recruiting another 7,000 soldiers at this time would be a big problem! But he dared not say anything. He was not the great general Xie Liancheng, he was just a small attendant. Facing the order of their majesty, if he dared to say no, he would lose his head!
(End of this chapter)
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