Wan Ziliang ordered the 200,000 troops that had been lying dormant to move to the Wilderness. Seeing that a real war was about to break out in the Wilderness, there was news of internal strife in the Dark North Kingdom.
Among the 200,000 troops in Anhe City, there were not many real soldiers. They were all civilians who were forcibly recruited by Beitang Yu. In order to save on food, these civilians did not even have enough to eat. That was why they were defeated by the Jin Kingdom's tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
They were all people. They were the fathers, husbands, and sons of others. Now that they had died unjustly on the battlefield, how could their families in the Dark North Kingdom not feel sorry for them? Not to mention that they had been provoked by others.
The news of the internal strife in the Dark North Kingdom spread to Anhe City. The soldiers in Anhe City were not in the mood to fight. Moreover, they were not fools. How could they not see that they had been used as cannon fodder? Therefore, when the civil strife broke out, they did not want to stay in Anhe City any longer. All of them protested and wanted to go back.
They had their own families. During the civil strife, there was danger everywhere. How could they leave their wives, children, and old parents?
Hai Gang had always felt guilty for these innocent civilians. Now that the civil strife had started, he could only turn a blind eye and let these people leave Anhe City. Anyway, he had suffered a few defeats. In the future, Wan Ziliang would definitely push the blame to him. Since he and General Jin shared the same fate, there was no need for him to commit more sins.
Qi Ruoshui was very dissatisfied with his actions. Seeing that there were only tens of thousands of soldiers left in Anhe City, she went directly to Hai Gang's tent and questioned him angrily, "Xia Province has not retreated yet. How could you let your army's morale fall to this extent? What else do you have to fight against Mo Rongzhan?"
"The war between the Dark North Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom is not here. I only need to defend Anhe City." Hai Gang still looked simple and honest. Facing Qi Ruoshui's exasperation, he seemed to be too calm and composed.
"Aren't you afraid that Mo Rongzhan will lead his troops to attack us?" Qi Ruoshui angrily asked.
Hai Gang laughed and said, "Anhe City is easy to defend and hard to attack. Mo Rongzhan won't attack easily. Shaman King, why don't you relax and wait for the good news from the Wilderness? The 200,000 soldiers in Wan Ziliang's hands are not like the small fries in Anhe City. They are real elite soldiers who have been trained day and night. The Jin Kingdom's troops are now scattered everywhere. At most, there are only 100,000 elite soldiers in the Wilderness. It's like hitting a stone with an egg.
"From your tone, it seems that you don't want Wan Ziliang to win." Qi Ruoshui sneered.
"Wan Ziliang is not from the Dark North Kingdom. He doesn't care about the lives of our people. So what if he wins?" Wan Ziliang was fighting for himself, not for the Dark North Kingdom. Hai Gang did not feel that he should be happy.
Qi Ruoshui looked at Hai Gang gloomily. The news from the capital of Xiliang made her feel more and more disappointed. Wanyan Xi had already ordered the closure of the Priest Hall. The ministers in the imperial court who opposed him were also dismissed and investigated. Tuoba Xuanyuan had found the Queen's maid from somewhere and proved that the Queen was not killed by Wanyan Xi. Now, Wanyan Xi's position as the King of Xiliang was stable.
This also meant that she, Qi Ruoshui, could not survive in Xiliang in the future unless she had enough troops in her hands.
She had underestimated Huang Fuchen.
It was all thanks to Huang Fuchen that Wanyan Xi could reach where he was today.
She should have killed him that day. Then, this situation would not have happened.
"Shaman King, if you want to borrow troops, you have to go to Wan Ziliang. I'm afraid that I can't make the decision with you here." Hai Gang looked at Qi Ruoshui and smiled.
Of course, she knew that she had to borrow troops from Wan Ziliang. But now that she had lost the King of Xiliang, why would Wan Ziliang lend her troops? Unless she could capture Wan Ziliang's number one enemy, Mo Rongzhan, and negotiate with him.
Qi Ruoshui looked at Hai Gang and said, "I heard that General Hai and General Jin were the left and right arms of the Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom. Now, it seems that you can't even compare to one of Wan Ziliang's fingers. I'm really disappointed."
"Shaman King, you don't have to sow discord. I'm not a hot-tempered General Jin who gets angry easily. We are not inferior to Wan Ziliang when it comes to leading troops in battles. It's just that we are not as ruthless as him." Hai Gang smiled and said.
Qi Ruoshui snorted and turned to walk out of the tent.
The Wilderness, the military camp.
Wan Ziliang had just received the news of the internal strife in the Dark North Kingdom, and his face turned gloomy. "What happened? Who started the internal strife? Now there are only the elderly, the young, the women, and the children left. How did the news spread to Anhe City?"
If it was only the old, young, women, and children crying in the country, Wan Ziliang wouldn't care at all. But once the news spread to the military camp, everything would be different. The morale of the army would definitely be shaken. After all, every soldier wasn't born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They still had families in the Dark North Kingdom.
"I heard that it's a few men who evaded the conscription. They usually idle around and do nothing serious. But recently, they suddenly rose up. General Wan, there is chaos in Anhe City. There are only tens of thousands of soldiers left in the army."
Wan Ziliang was furious. "Hai Gang is useless!"
"General, what should we do?" a deputy general asked.
"Will the Emperor order us to go back to suppress the internal strife?"
"I'm afraid that the 200,000 soldiers who haven't reached the Wilderness will hear the news. When the morale of the army is shaken, it will be very disadvantageous for us."
Wan Ziliang listened to the discussion of several confidants, but he didn't say anything. He just paced back and forth in the tent.
He had arranged such a big situation, and now it was time to close the net. But Beitang Yu didn't control the internal strife. How could Wan Ziliang not be angry? He had rarely been defeated in his life. Last time, Mo Rongzhan took Xia Province from his hands, which was the biggest shame of his life. So he persuaded Beitang Yu to support his plan. He wanted to take more than half of the cities of the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop. Now he hadn't even taken half of the cities from the Jin Kingdom.
How could he be willing?
Wan Ziliang thought carefully. "The troops in the Wilderness are now insufficient. Let's take the Wilderness first. When the 200,000 soldiers arrive, we will attack the city."
"General Wan, we are now less than half of the troops in Xiliang. We may not be able to take the Wilderness."
"Ye Chunnan is not in the barracks. He must have gone to support Mo Rongzhan. This is an opportunity. Before they find something wrong, let's kill Tang Zhen first." Wan Ziliang said coldly.
"Good. Tang Zhen is also a general of the Jin Kingdom. If we can kill him, it will be a big loss for the Jin Kingdom. It will be very beneficial for us," the deputy general said.
Wan Ziliang nodded solemnly. "Tell the soldiers to prepare for battle."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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