The Era of Generals

Chapter 189   Out of the City

Zhang Chengwang certainly felt the anxious gazes from the generals.

But he didn't express anything, his expression was cold and hard, with the intention of not being close to others.

Is he willing to send people out to die?

Zhang Chengwang, who seemed to be calm, actually clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails sunk deep into his flesh, his palm was already bloody, but he didn't seem to feel any pain.

His gaze has been falling on the... corpses of the soldiers belonging to the Zhu Yan Empire under the city wall.

These people... all lost their lives according to his orders!

Zhang Chengwang... how could he not feel it?

However, he himself was also unable to get off the tiger, so he had to make such an order, and this order had to continue.

A suicide charge?

From the very beginning of the battle, when Bo'an's army was still camping dozens of miles outside the city, Zhang Chengwang dispatched troops one after another to launch a suicide charge against Zheng Yuanyun's troops.

But Zhang Chengwang did not admit that this was a suicidal charge.

Even people with a discerning eye could see that Zhang Chengwang sent these people out to die.

But who dares to say so?

Everyone, at this moment, avoid them for fear of being too late, who dares to take the initiative to expose themselves to Zhang Chengwang's sight?

Are they not afraid, and they were also sent out by Zhang Chengwang?

At this moment, everyone in Bo'an City is in danger, but no one can guess what Zhang Chengwang is thinking.

If Zheng Yuanyun's troops hadn't overwhelmed Zhang Chengwang before, if Zhang Chengwang's strategy of suicide charge could have some effect, but now it is completely useless.

The Zheng Yuanyun troops who reacted suppressed the army and did not attack by force. They just guarded the main roads outside the city, so that the troops rushing out of the city could not organize an effective attack at all, and they were defeated.

Zheng Yuanyun brought a lot of catapults with him when he withdrew from the city.

Although the role of the catapult in the previous battle on the Great Plains was weakened to the extreme, but now it only needs fixed-point projection, which is simpler and more lethal.

Not only that, but the catapult caused another trouble for Zhang Chengwang.

Every once in a while, he had to send people to venture out of the city to clear the road blocked by stone throwing, otherwise his soldiers and horses would not be able to pass at all.

Naturally, Zheng Yuanyun would not just watch him clean up the falling rocks without stopping him, so the number of engineers who died on the road to clearing the falling rocks was also increasing. In the end, they didn't know whether to clean up the rocks or the corpses.

But even in such a cruel situation, Zhang Chengwang remained unmoved. Just now, he sent out another army.

Isn't this going to die?

The atmosphere on the tower gradually changed, and the generals looked at Zhang Chengwang with murderous intent.

No matter how much they backed down, no matter how much they wanted to escape from Zhang Chengwang's sight, but if this went on, who could guarantee that they would not be the next ones sent out to die?

It is true that a general dies in a hundred battles, but that death must be worthwhile. Like this kind of useless death method that you know you must die, and even until the moment you die in Huangquan, you may not be able to touch a piece of the enemy's clothes. No one would be willing. !

Impeach!

These two words even popped up in many people's minds.

The military discipline of the Zhu Yan Empire was strict, and the relationship between superiors and superiors was unquestionable. Of course, the generals understood the severity of the simple word impeachment.

Even if the impeachment is successful, even if they can use this to escape back to the Zhuyan Empire, what awaits them is definitely not rewards, but endless investigations, so that they will never step on the battlefield again in their entire lives Chance!

As a general who has lived his life in the army, what is more unacceptable than this?

So, they are hesitating.

But everyone understands that this hesitation probably won't last long.

The next time Zhang Chengwang ordered the next army to rush out of the city to die in a cold and ruthless voice, it might be the fuse that ignited everything that followed!

Everyone is thinking this way, and everyone is preparing for that moment until...

Zhang Chengwang finally withdrew his gaze from outside the city.

His clenched fists slowly loosened, and blood trickled down from the palms of his hands, but he didn't even look at it, and he didn't even frown.

Zhang Chengwang just turned his head and looked at the chief of the military aircraft who was in charge of dispatching the troops.

"Our military strength... How many more?"

"And..." The chief of the military aircraft had a bitter face, and said with difficulty: "There are still about one million!"

This number chilled the hearts of all the generals present.

When they entered the city...they had a huge force of more than 2.6 million people!

How long has it been?

Under the frantic charge regardless of consumption, in just two days, more than one million troops were wiped out?

Who would have imagined such a result.

"One million?"

Zhang Chengwang sighed, "That's almost...enough."

enough?

All the generals were startled, not quite understanding what he meant.

What is enough?

Is...is there enough dead people?

But is this what they say they can count on?

Outside the city, there are still more than one million soldiers from Bo'an City watching the tiger!

"Send the order, all the troops gather, let's... leave the city!"

Zhang Chengwang didn't explain too much, but directly issued an order to the chief of the military aircraft.

"What?"

The commander-in-chief of the military aircraft was taken aback for a moment, and said in disbelief: "My lord, the current situation outside the city is not suitable for a large army to charge!"

All the generals were also in a hurry, they didn't care to back down any more, they all rushed forward to Zhang Chengwang, trying to dissuade him from this order.

This is no joke!

Although there are millions, how many can pass through the city gate at the same time?

The road outside the city was almost completely blocked by stones and corpses. Not to mention charging, even going out normally would be faltering. If you leave the city, wouldn't you become a living target for the other party?

One million people are the last strength of Zhu Yan's army, so is it possible that they will also die humiliatingly under the catapult?

"What are you thinking?"

Zhang Chengwang glanced at the crowd coldly, but pointed his finger backwards, and said, "When I said leaving the city, I came from that side!"

"this……"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience fell silent.

"You must remember those brothers who died for us."

Zhang Chengwang's voice was slightly sad, "It is they who, with their own blood and lives, bought us time to retreat, so..."

"If you have time to stay here in a daze, go get ready!"

He waved his hand in a disinterested manner, then ignored everyone, and sat down in front of the table that had been prepared earlier on the tower, grabbed a jar of spirits from the table, raised his neck, and poured Take a few bites.

This is what he has always wanted.

Zhang Chengwang hoped that in his lifetime, he could welcome good wine on the top of Bo'an City.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be in such a way.