The Era of Generals

Chapter 225   Public Complaints

The army entered the city.

Considering that Yang Mingzhong only had 100,000 soldiers under his command at this time, Chen Ze did not allow his 100,000 troops to be stationed outside the city, but entered the city of Tell together.

Compared with Bo'an City, which is regular and square, Tell City is oval in shape, and sculptures or patterns in the shape of fire and phoenix can be seen everywhere in the city, which is quite unique.

After entering the city, Chen Ze immediately understood why Yang Mingzhong dared to divide his troops.

When the civilians in Tel City saw the troops belonging to the Qingyang Empire entering the city, their eyes were actually very calm, and they didn't feel the hatred they felt when the enemy army captured their own city.

Yang Mingzhong also seemed to be very restrained. After capturing Tel City, he didn't order his soldiers to harass the civilians in the city too much. It felt like a normal army changing defense.

It's just that the soldiers of the Zhuyan Empire were replaced by the troops of the Qingyang Empire.

After walking for a while and seeing more Zhu Yan civilians, Chen Ze also gradually understood the reason for this abnormal calm.

Most of the civilians in Tel City are disheveled, yellow and thin, and it seems that they haven't had a full meal for a long time.

For such a large main city, this is unimaginable.

Due to the importance of the strategic location, no matter what, the supply of the main city will be guaranteed. Even if a major famine occurs, a small amount of food must be collected from the surrounding small cities to supply the consumption of the main city.

The civilians who can live in Tell City shouldn't be starving.

so……

"Public grievances?"

Chen Ze thought for a while, and asked Yang Mingzhong who was smiling and silent.

Yang Mingzhong glanced at him with a smile, and sighed, "Brother Chen is really scheming, and he found the key after just a few glances!"

"That's right, it's public grievances!"

He casually swept around the slow-moving civilians on the street, and said with a slight curl of his mouth: "That guy Zhang Chengwang is desperate this time, sending such a huge army to attack Bo'an City, the food and grass that needs to be consumed every day is naturally not a small amount .”

"They are going on an expedition, and they have no advantage over us occupying the home field in Bo'an City. Of course, the food and grass they need to carry is extremely huge!"

Chen Ze nodded. Of course he understood Yang Mingzhong's meaning. In fact, he targeted Zhu Yan's army's logistics and supply troops at the beginning, and then cut off the opponent's supplies with one blow.

"Such a large amount of military rations has long exceeded the limit that the Nantes Province can provide in a short period of time. I think that Zhang Chengwang also took a large amount of food from the civilian population to subsidize the army's needs, but it caused a lot of anger."

Yang Mingzhong brought up the sadness of the enemy country, laughed very heartily, and said triumphantly: "So, the people who most want this war to stop are not us, nor the army of the Zhuyan Empire, but the civilians who have been exploited to the extreme!"

"I realized this as soon as I entered the city. Even though we occupied their city, we did not overly harass the civilians living here. On the contrary, we stopped exploiting them in terms of food and materials. This made the civilians By acquiescing to the fact that the city was occupied, there was no riot, but I hope it will continue."

"certainly……"

Yang Mingzhong winked at Chen Ze, took two steps closer, and said in a low voice: "Actually, my food here was also snatched from the supply troops of the Zhu Yan Empire along the way, and it is still the food of these commoners!"

Chen Ze could only smile wryly when he said this.

Using the opponent's food and grass to capture the opponent's city, on the contrary, the civilians in the city are happy to accept this reality. I have to say, this is indeed a bit...

In this battle, the Zhuyan Empire was attacking and the Qingyang Empire was defending. It was really difficult for the civilians on the attacking side to have the same hatred as the civilians in Bo'an City. After all, the flames of war did not burn under their own feet.

What they can feel is the endless exploitation from the military.

"The situation in the other two cities is roughly the same as that of Tell City, that's why I dared to split up and make a surprise attack. Right now, all the enemy troops in the three main cities of Nantes have been captured, and we only need to wait for Mr. Zheng to send a large army to take over. Even if you stand firm!"

Speaking of this, Yang Mingzhong couldn't hide his joy for the great achievement he was about to make.

As soon as Chen Ze arrived, although there were only 100,000 troops, it was still a force that could not be ignored. You must know that the entire Nantes province is currently in a state of emptiness. Chen Ze's arrival undoubtedly gave Yang Mingzhong another dose of strength The needle made him more confident in occupying the opponent's three cities.

With three cities in hand, even if the province of Nantes wants to take them back, it would be a lot of troops to gather all the defenders of the remaining cities in one place, but how can they be properly coordinated in a short time?

The head coach of the province of Nantes died in the battle in Bo'an City, and the chief of the military aircraft also led the million-dollar army into rogues. It would take a lot of work just to pick out a general who can be ordered in a crisis, so how can we talk about rectifying the army? horse.

What's more, if you really want to integrate all the defenders into one place, it means you will give up the rest of the city in the province!

After the news of Zhang Chengwang's defeat was deliberately disseminated by Yang Mingzhong, who in Nantes Province didn't know?

Right now, the province of Nantes is in a state of turmoil. If all the defenders of the subsidiary towns are transferred away, the thieves and bandits roaming around will still take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune?

They have all become thieves, do you still expect these rogues to be loyal to the empire?

They could burn, kill, and loot as much as they wanted, and after eating their brains full of fat, they turned around and surrendered directly to Yang Mingzhong. What can the Zhu Yan Empire do with them?

Maybe I can use this to wash my name and go ashore. With the me just now I snatched from the Zhuyan Empire, maybe I can make a good fortune in the Qingyang Empire from now on.

The few defenders in each city did not dare to move rashly.

As for the Zhuyan Empire sending reinforcements from elsewhere, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. When they arrive, the army from Anluo Province will also arrive early. With the advantage of city defense, they are really not afraid of the opponent's attack.

Secondly, the defeat of the Nantes Province must have spread to the ears of the other two countries, especially the places adjacent to the Nantes Province. Tore off a piece of meat, how could the troops of the neighboring province dare to move lightly at this time?

It was originally an action that was determined to be successful, but now Zhu Yan Empire is suddenly in an awkward situation. It is neither good nor bad to save Nantes.

Wanting to understand the situation, Chen Ze suddenly had a feeling that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys dominate.

Although he and Yang Mingzhong have 600,000 troops, they are definitely not many at the empire level. However, this small number of troops has become a sharp knife in the heart of Nantes Province. To pull it out or not to pull it out, blood will flow wildly.

"General Yang made such a great contribution, I'm really gratified and congratulated!"

Chen Ze bowed his hand to Yang Mingzhong with a smile, not regretting that he gave up the credit.

"Where, this is all thanks to Brother Chen. When the meritorious service is rewarded in the future, this general must fight for Brother Chen's first contribution!"

Yang Mingzhong hurriedly returned the salute with sincere words.