Chapter 92: Smoke of War (5)
A battle that just ended left behind only a sea of blood, corpses and smoke. The losers would die and only the strong could survive. This was the battlefield. However, if you look closely, it seems that this is not a battlefield but a base, which means that the army stationed here was annihilated by an overwhelming army.
In a certain area, a large military camp was established. On the military flags flying around the camp was only the word "Zhao" engraved on it!
In the commander's tent.
"Your Majesty, according to the latest battle situation reported by the spies, everything is just as Your Majesty predicted. The Wu army really attacked the Xu army camp. Under the siege of the Wu army's 300,000-man army, the Xu army's 50,000 soldiers were slaughtered, while the Wu army didn't seem to have suffered many casualties."
Wu Yao was reporting the latest intelligence to Zhao Ziheng. Right now, Wu Yao was on his way to war with Zhao Ziheng, which meant that Zhao Ziheng had once again stepped onto the battlefield.
"For such a different collision, minor casualties are only natural."
The person who took over and answered the question was not Zhao Ziheng, but one of the generals gathered together.
"But, 300,000. At this rate, I'm afraid they will have already captured Liancheng by the time we arrive, right?"
Another general began to analyze.
"General Guo is wrong. Liancheng occupies a favorable geographical location and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. No matter how weak Xu's army is, it should be able to buy some time."
"That's right. Liancheng is a natural fortress. Even if it faces an army of 300,000, it should be able to hold out for ten days. It only takes ten days for our army to arrive, and then we can destroy the Wu army in one fell swoop."
This middle-aged general in his thirties was Guo Tian, a general directly under Zhao Ziheng. He was discussing the topic with a look of excitement on his face.
"Do General Song and General Guo really think so?"
It was Wu Yao who interrupted at this time. Since the last Feiyan expedition, he has been officially assigned to be a general directly under Zhao Ziheng. With his outstanding insight and superior martial arts, which he gradually revealed after following Zhao Ziheng, he has become a fierce general at a young age. He had long since received guidance from Zhao Ziyin's impulsive soldiers. Under Wang Ye's guidance, he has become an excellent general capable of standing on his own.
"Is this certain? It is said that this Liancheng has never been breached in the past fifty years, no, it should be a hundred years. Even if we have not seen it, it should be impossible to be breached easily based on such a glorious feat, right?"
Guo Tian's tone seemed to carry an ambiguous provocation? Yet it seemed natural!
"General Guo should only be talking about common sense, right? I think General Guo should not forget the purpose of our coming here, right?"
As soon as Wu Yao said this, Guo Tian was stunned and stopped talking. The other soldiers who had been discussing something just now also fell silent, and the topic came to an end.
"emperor!"
When peace returned to the tent, Wu Yao once again greeted Zhao Ziheng who had been sitting quietly in the commander's chair. As someone who had followed Zhao Ziheng for some time, Wu Yao knew very well that in this situation, Zhao Ziheng liked to listen to the opinions of his subordinates. Now that he had heard all the opinions, Wu Yao certainly did not forget to ask Zhao Ziheng for his final opinion.
"Well, just like Wu Yao said, we need to be cautious in everything. We don't necessarily win if we have the advantage. Only when we stand till the end can we be considered the real winner. Before that, we need to take it seriously at all times and not have any fluke mentality, which will only lead to our own destruction."
Zhao Ziheng nodded with satisfaction and said a few words casually. Wu Yao has been increasingly appreciated by him. Everything is just as Wang Ye said at the beginning. Zhao Ziheng is very satisfied with Wu Yao's growth, and the burden on his shoulders has been lightened a lot.
"Your Highness, I will follow your instructions."
This is a question for everyone, so the answer is the same.
" So , what about the report on Wu?"
Next, Zhao Ziheng discussed the campaign with his subordinates.
After a long time, this long discussion finally came to an end. The soldiers left one after another, and only Wu Yao stayed. Whenever this happened, Wu Yao would stay. It had become a habit.
"What's wrong?"
It was a habit for Wu Yao to stay. Either Wu Yao had something to do or it was Zhao Ziheng. At this moment, it was Zhao Ziheng who asked questions.
"It seems that Lord Wang has not been seen today?"
This question has been puzzling Wu Yao. Now it is almost dusk and he has not seen Wang Ye all day. This makes him a little concerned. Logically speaking, Wang Ye should have been present in such an occasion.
"There are some things that the king asked him to deal with."
"Then... I wonder what it is? Why are you sending Lord Wang?"
Wu Yao was puzzled again. He was obviously going with the army, so why did he leave halfway? This really concerned Wu Yao; however, Wu Yao was only concerned about Wang Ye's whereabouts, and thus ignored Zhao Ziheng's fleeting smile.
"You care?"
“…Yes, a little.”
Zhao Ziheng acknowledged Wu Yao's loyalty and honesty. To be honest, sometimes he was too honest, like now, he even forgot his own identity.
"I don't even know when you, Wu Yao, started to care about Wang Ye?"
Wu Yao's honesty made the serious Zhao Ziheng's tone obviously soften, and it was no longer so cold. You know, there are not many people who can make Zhao Ziheng take off his cold mask and relax and talk to him.
"I, no, I will just--"
Wu Yao panicked immediately after hearing what Zhao Ziheng said. He was a little unprepared. He didn't know why he cared so much. When he thought about it, the two of them were fighting against each other. After being in contact with Wang Ye for a long time, Wu Yao no longer had any suspicion of Wang Ye. Unconsciously, he had regarded Wang Ye as a sustenance? When he reacted, he thought of Wang Ye the most. With Wang Ye by his side, he even felt that all difficulties would be solved. Or maybe he was used to it, so when he didn't see Wang Ye, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable?
