"Quick! Let him in!" The head of the Yu family exclaimed excitedly, his voice rising.
Vice General Wang walked into the council hall under the expectant gazes of the crowd.
He knelt on one knee and said to Patriarch Yu, "This humble general is guilty, please punish me, Patriarch!"
The head of the Yu family looked at him, leaning forward slightly with nervousness. "What was the outcome of the trip to Dragon Pool? Tell me quickly."
Facing the patriarch's expectant gaze, Deputy General Wang lowered his head in shame, his voice choked with emotion, "This humble general led six hundred soldiers to Longtan, intending to rest for one night before attacking the city the next day, but unexpectedly..."
Upon hearing this, the head of the Yu family turned from pale to ashen, his chest heaving violently, and his voice became extremely weak.
"You mean, you arrived at Longtan in less than a day and were driven away with your tail between your legs, not only losing your supplies but also nearly half of your men?"
Deputy General Wang never dared to raise his head. Although Patriarch Yu's words were harsh, he was telling the truth.
"It is my incompetence that has led me to this grave mistake. Please punish me!" He could only beg for forgiveness.
Yu Shida looked at the head of the Yu family, who was his most capable subordinate.
“Longtan County is protected by towering city walls. Xihe is flat and flat, so it certainly won’t be as lucky as Longtan,” Yu Shida said.
The head of the Yu family closed his eyes helplessly. At present, the only thing he could do was to place his hopes on Xihe.
But instead of the devastating news they received, they waited and waited.
A young soldier, dressed in tattered clothes and looking disheveled, rushed in to report.
"Reporting to the patriarch, Vice General Li led two thousand troops in a fierce battle against the enemy in Xihe County for three days. During the fifth general offensive, Vice General Li killed the enemy on the spot, but the enemy suffered losses of more than half of their soldiers and civilians..."
The head of the Yu family felt a buzzing in his ears, and in the blink of an eye he could hear nothing. His chest was churning with blood and qi. He stood up, leaning on the table, and swayed.
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