It was impossible for a general to win every battle. If one were to punish a general because of a single failure, then that general would sink into oblivion. Zhao Hai wouldn't do such a thing. As long as the general's failure wasn't caused by himself, then he would punish him.
Zhao Hai looked at the direction of Southern Yu City and said, "The siege weapons have been damaged. I'm afraid that we won't be able to attack the city today. This kind of attack would only waste our arrows. Have them stop and have the army return to the barracks to rest and reorganize. At the same time, reinforce the camp." A messenger immediately complied and went to pass down the order.
Liu Kaide stood on the city walls and looked at Zhao Hai's army slowly retreating. However, he couldn't raise his hand at all. He knew that Zhao Hai's army retreated today because the siege weapons had been damaged. However, for an army of several hundred thousand, it was very easy to make siege weapons. In just a few days, they would be able to make siege weapons like siege towers. Because of this, Zhao Hai's army would certainly attack tomorrow. Moreover, looking at Zhao Hai's appearance, it seems like they were determined to capture Nanyu City.
Liu Kaide let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice, "Pass down the order, each of the other four cities will only have five thousand guards. The rest of the people will gather in Nanyu City. Tell them to bring me their blankets and other things. Also, gather all the shields here, especially the iron shields. Go." A soldier complied and turned around to leave.
Liu Kaide looked at the situation and let out a long breath. Then he went down from the city walls and went to the City Lord's Mansion. Then he wrote a letter and used the transmission formation to send it to the Holy Court.
The Holy Court can be said to be the force that received the most inheritance from the Heavenly Sword Empire. How could they not have some good things? However, things like the lightning formation, the Holy Court didn't have it. However, they did have some good things. This time, Liu Kaide wanted to send a letter to the Holy Court in order to have them send him what he needed.
Liu Kaide's secondary item might be unfamiliar to the outside world. The outside world might not even have heard of it. However, Liu Kaide was very clear that the Holy Court did have something like this. The item he wanted was called the Shadow Cannon. It was a weapon that could shoot energy. It was very powerful.
The Shadow Cannon was an energy weapon that the Holy Court made after studying the information of the Heavenly Sword Empire. This energy weapon was very powerful. Even a Sky Dance Expert wouldn't dare to take it head-on. If an ordinary person were to be hit by this cannon, then within fifty meters, no one would be able to survive.
The reason why the Shadow Cannon had such a name was because the energy that it shoots was black. Moreover, it was a black bead. When it comes in contact with something, it would immediately explode. After the explosion, it would produce a black light. This light would cover an area of fifty meters. In other words, as long as someone was covered by this black light, then they would die without a doubt.
Normally, if the Holy Court took out such a weapon, then they would've been able to unify the entire Spiritual Weapon Realm. However, the Shadow Cannon had a very big drawback, it was very energy-consuming. The energy that the Shadow Cannon uses was bone beads.
A bone bead could only be used once. From this, one can see how much energy the Shadow Cannon consumed. It was because of this that the Shadow Cannon was rarely used.
The might of the Shadow Cannon was very powerful. However, one must know that bone beads were very helpful to Martial Warriors. Moreover, Martial Warriors could increase their lifespan. In this case, who would take out bone beads and use them in the Shadow Cannon? Everyone wanted to use bone beads for their cultivation.
However, although the Shadow Cannon wasn't used by the Holy Court, the Holy Court still made a lot of them. This was because the Holy Court was worried that someone would attack it one day. Therefore, these Shadow Cannons were prepared for that time.
However, in the past hundred years, the Holy Court didn't make any more Shadow Cannons. All of the Shadow Cannons were piled up in the warehouse. Aside from people regularly maintaining them, no one would take a look at them. If Liu Kaide wasn't a member of the Liu Family, then he would've already forgotten about the Shadow Cannon.
The reason why Liu Kaide wanted to use the Shadow Cannon was because it was very powerful. Moreover, its range was very long. Liu Kaide calculated that the range of the Shadow Cannon would exceed the enemy's ballista. He didn't need to use the Shadow Cannon to attack the enemy, he only needed to use it as a deterrent.
To be honest, Liu Kaide was very disappointed with the dean. He didn't blame the dean for suppressing the Liu Family. The Liu Family and the dean had a grudge against each other. It was normal for the dean to suppress the Liu Family. If it was them, they would also suppress the Tang Family.
However, this time's war had nothing to do with personal grudges. This was related to the entire Holy Court. The Liu Family and the Liu Family were dependent on the Holy Court. Once they leave the Holy Court, they would be finished. It can be said that the Liu Family and the Holy Court were bound together for good or ill. In this case, the Liu Family and the Tang Family should unite and eliminate Zhao Hai's group.
The Holy Court had a lot of good things. It wasn't just the Shadow Cannon, there were also other good things. However, in order to control the people of the city-states, the Holy Court didn't take any of these good things. At the same time, the Liu Family and the Liu Family didn't make a lot of 'Holy' characters. Because of this, when the Liu Family and the Liu Family wanted to use these things to deal with Zhao Hai's group, they found that there were too few of them. In this case, they could only rely on the soldiers of the city-states to fight against Zhao Hai's group.
Although Liu Kaide asked for the Shadow Cannon, he wasn't sure if the Dao Academy would give it to him. This was because the consumption of the Shadow Cannon was too great. With the character of the people in the Dao Academy, they wouldn't be willing to use it. This was why Liu Kaide looked down on the people in the Dao Academy the most.
If Zhao Hai was in the Sacred Academy, then the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance would have the upper hand in the battle against the Sacred Academy. This would be very disadvantageous for the Sacred Academy. At this time, the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance shouldn't care about those things. They should take out all the good things they have and eliminate Zhao Hai's group first before thinking about anything else.
Although Liu Kaide was dissatisfied with the Holy Court, he didn't have any other choice. After all, he was a member of the Holy Court. He could only think of ways to eliminate Zhao Hai.
Regardless of Liu Kaide's situation, Zhao Hai was now gathering all of the Generals in the command tent. After everyone arrived, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, "Although we weren't able to capture Southern Yu City today, the siege was still a success. This also proved that our previous methods were very useful. After the ballistas and trebuchets were equipped with formations, their defensive capabilities became a lot stronger. We don't need to be afraid of the enemy's ballistas anymore. Moreover, the lightning formations were also very powerful. Overall, today's results were very good." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes.
Overall, today's results were very good. Although they weren't able to capture Nanyu City, they still caused a lot of casualties to the city's defenders. It can be said that if Nanyu City's defenders didn't react quickly and sent their Sky Dance Realm experts to attack the siege towers and ballistas, then they might have already captured the city walls.
Zhao Hai looked at the group and said, "Tomorrow, we'll continue to attack the south. Moreover, the attacks will be more fierce. Although the Lightning Formation Team attacked today, they didn't last long. Tomorrow, select a thousand people. These thousand people won't be using their lightning formations. Instead, they will take turns with the Lightning Formation Team to attack the city. However, the members of the Lightning Formation Team should pay attention. Among you, you must ensure that you have a formation. Make sure to use your formation to protect yourselves."
Everyone nodded, then Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "If the enemy finds out that we're attacking Southern Yu City, then they would certainly send reinforcements. But I think everyone knows about Southern Yu City's situation. It's impossible for them to go out of the city and coordinate with us. They would only send reinforcements to the city through the transmission formation. My request is that we don't have to attack Southern Yu City, but we must kill and injure their people. The more we injure, the better. This is my request."
Everyone nodded. Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "I hope that everyone will remember that as a general, you must put your soldiers first. I don't disagree with this saying, but I want you to know that I hope that those soldiers will not wither, and not deliberately use the lives of your soldiers in exchange for merit. Therefore, as a general, you can fail, but you must prioritize preserving the lives of your soldiers. Your soldiers aren't just chess pieces in your hands, they aren't just weapons in your hands, they aren't things that you can sacrifice at any time. They are your brothers, your comrades-in-arms. You treat your soldiers as your comrades-in-arms, and when they arrive on the battlefield, they will do the same for you. So remember my words, if anyone dares to violate this rule, my military law will be ruthless!" Zhao Hai looked at the crowd and said, "If you treat your soldiers like grass, they will also treat you like grass. So remember my words, if anyone dares to violate this rule, my military law will be ruthless!"
As soon as everyone heard Zhao Hai's words, their hearts turned cold. Then they nodded in agreement. One must know that in times of chaos, human lives were as cheap as grass. In the past, these soldiers wouldn't be like what Zhao Hai said, loving their soldiers. For them, soldiers were just chess pieces, tools to fight for glory and wealth. Very few Generals would take the lives of their soldiers seriously. But now that Zhao Hai said this, everyone's hearts turned cold. They were very clear that Zhao Hai wasn't joking. Year 19 didn't dare to make a move against them, but that didn't mean that Zhao Hai wouldn't dare. If Zhao Hai really executed them, then their City Lords wouldn't dare to make a sound. This was because the strength of the Lost Soul City was there for all to see. Now that the Lost Soul City had become the number one city in the Spiritual Weapon World, who would dare to offend Zhao Hai? Wouldn't that be courting death?
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Alright, everyone go and rest. Prepare for tomorrow's attack. Ordnance Department, speed up the production of siege weapons. If you don't have enough manpower, you can tell me and I'll transfer some people to you. But when we attack tomorrow, we must have siege weapons that can be used. We can't use the lives of our soldiers to fill the gap, understood?"
The General in charge of the siege weapons immediately nodded. Zhao Hai then waved his hand. Everyone stood up and gave Zhao Hai a salute before turning around and leaving.
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