Clang! Clang! Clang!
No matter how much Shangguan Xiao tried to use the formation, it was still crushed under the large number of army that Heavenly General Bao brought with him. In the end, he could only adjust appropriately to prevent the enemy from breaking into their headquarters and retreated when the gong sounded. But Shangguan Xiao felt that he was more tired than all the battles bined before.
"mander Shangguan?" General Hong called carefully.
It was unknown since when but Shangguan Xiao was no longer called a young mander. Perhaps, it was also because he was already in his mid twenties and the title young was no longer suitable for him.
In any case, Shangguan Xiao still raised his head. "Yes, General Hong?"
"Would it be better to ask for reinforcement?"
"I already applied it." Shangguan Xiao was calm. From the moment he heard about General Feng's defeat, he requested for reinforcement on their side. But so far, there was no one who came to help them.
There was not even any reply for his request.
He felt a bit frustrated, but he knew that Fei Yang Kingdom currently couldn't direct more soldiers to Shi Long Kingdom because of their situation at the north and west border. Great General Wei was still busy. Great General Long was dealing with Fan Yi Kingdom's border.
The rest of the soldiers were scattered to maintain the order in their new territory and still couldn't be called back.
There was already a lack of soldiers who could be deployed.
"This…"
"Don't lose your heart yet. We haven't lost." Shangguan Xiao took a deep breath. While he had to admit that the situation was not very good for them, but this has never been an easy battle.
Conquering the other kingdom required enough strength and resources.
It was impossible for them to overpower Shi Long Kingdom with the means of number because of the lack of free soldiers on their side. The recruitments were still ongoing and there were many new soldiers pouring out.
But it doesn't mean that Fei Yang Kingdom had overwhelming number of soldiers.
There was a limit to how many they could deploy.
This was the reason why Great General Long refused to start the battle this year and wanted to wait for next year. Because next year, there would be more battles settled and the number of soldiers who could be deployed would increase.
Even if some of them were the new recruits, Great General Long didn't care about that. "Do you have other methods?"
"Yeah, we'll use slow means to chip our way forward." Shangguan Xiao sighed tiredly. They lost today.
But it doesn't mean that they will continue to lose.
At the very least, he still won't give up.
"Ok." General Hong nodded and then looked at his adjutant who bowed solemnly. No matter what, their battle hadn't ended yet.
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