"General! General!"
Pound shouted anxiously.
Ma Teng's face was pale and his voice was weak. He said intermittently,""Don't…don't…make a sound.”
Just saying these words made him gasp heavily.
"If…other people find out…it will definitely damage morale!”
"General!"
It turned out that Ma Teng was just pretending.
Right now, he was still extremely weak. He was only doing this to raise morale.
After all, Ma Teng was the backbone of the entire Poqiang City and the entire Qiang people.
If something really happened to him, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Pang De sighed and helped Ma Teng to the bed. Then, he poured a cup of water for Ma Teng to drink.
"Ling Ming, what's the situation in Tian City these days?”
Ma Teng, who had rested on the bed for a while, was obviously in a better condition.
Pang De looked at the emaciated Ma Teng in front of him. He was clearly sick, but he still did not forget what happened in the city. His eyes could not help but turn red.
"General, you should recuperate first. Only I will share your worries in the city.”
"No worries."
Ma Teng looked calm." I've always been healthy. I won't die for the time being. How is the city?”
"This…"
Pang De frowned slightly and said after a moment of consideration,""On the first day after our defeat, Jiang Chen sent troops to encircle and suppress the cities we had conquered.”
"At that time, the general was seriously ill and had no commander. Under the circumstances, I discussed with Liang Xing to summon all the soldiers from the other places to defend together and break through Qiang, Xiangwu, and Zhang County.”
"Yes."
" Yes," Ma Teng replied." Poqiang, Xiangwu, Zhang County…These three cities are well chosen. They are not far from each other and support each other. If one side is attacked, the other two cities can be rescued in time."”
"For Ling Ming to be able to make such a decision, it's no wonder I taught him.”
"Jiang Chen has just won a great victory, and his army is at its peak. It is a good choice to avoid him now. If I were here, I would definitely make the same choice.”
He paused, took a breath, and then asked,""And then? How was the retreat going? How was Jiang Chen going to deal with it?”
" Jiang Chen reacted quickly and launched a surprise attack on my retreating soldiers," Pang De said." Fortunately, they retreated in time. Our army lost more than a thousand people, and the rest retreated safely.”
" We only lost a thousand people…"
Ma Teng narrowed his eyes, feeling that something was amiss.
As the commander of an army, he was naturally aware of Jiang Chen's shrewd planning and the strength of his army.
However, it was precisely because of this that he felt that something was amiss.
If Jiang Chen's cavalrymen launched a surprise attack with all their might, wouldn't they lose too few soldiers?
This was not Jiang Chen's style at all.
"General, is there anything wrong?”Pang De asked.
"No, you did very well." Ma Teng shook his head slightly.”
No matter what Jiang Chen's true goal was, it was always beneficial for him to retreat successfully without spending too many troops.
Perhaps, he had thought too highly of Jiang Chen.
He was only a human, not a god.
How could there not be any mistakes?
"I hope that General will recuperate well. The matters in the city can only be shared by me and a few others. The soldiers and tens of thousands of Qiang people are still waiting for General to lead them!”
Pang De cupped his fists.
Ma Teng smiled." I'm fine. Ling Ming doesn't need to worry. I'll recover in two days at most."”
Pang De could naturally tell that Ma Teng's condition was not as simple as he had said, but he still cupped his fists and said,""General, the heavens will bless you. You will definitely recover as soon as possible!”
"Yes."
" Yes." Ma Teng nodded slightly." If Jiang Chen takes any action or if there are any changes in the city, you must report to me. No mistakes are allowed!"”
"But…"
Pang De wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he cupped his fists and said,""Yes, sir!"
"Other than that, don't mention my situation to anyone. Tell the outside world that I've just recovered from a serious illness and am recuperating. After I'm done recuperating, we'll discuss a good plan to fight Jiang Chen.”
Ma Teng continued.
Against Jiang Chen?
Pound's expression became unnatural.
He was not afraid of any opponent, no matter how strong they were.
What he was afraid of was this kind of thing. It gave people strength but had no place to use it. Unknowingly, they would fall into a trap and eventually suffer a crushing defeat.
And Jiang Chen was often the second type that he was most afraid of.
"Why? Are you afraid of Jiang Chen too?”
Ma Teng said angrily.
"This general is willing to go through fire and water for you, even if it means losing my life. Why would I be afraid of Jiang Chen?”
Pang De cupped his fists and said loudly.
"Then why is Ling Ming acting like this?”Ma Teng asked.
"It's just…it's just…"
Pang De frowned and hesitated.
"Speak!"
Ma Teng shouted and immediately couldn't help but cough lightly.
"General!"
Pang De anxiously went forward to check on Ma Teng, but was stopped by Ma Teng.
"Speak!"
Ma Teng's face flushed red, but he still stared at Pang De.
Pang De sighed heavily,""If we want to deal with that Jiang Chen, regardless of victory or defeat, we will inevitably suffer losses.”
"A year ago, the Qiang people's three-way alliance army, a hundred thousand soldiers, fought against Jiang Chen.”
"In the end, Beigong Boyu died, and our army suffered a great defeat. More than half of our army was killed or injured!”
"A few months ago, Han Sui was defeated and died.”
"Three days ago, I was tricked and tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers lost their lives!”
"In just over a year, our Qiang Tribe has gone from a powerful tribe with a large population to a weak tribe with a withered population!”
"General! "We might not lose if we fight Jiang Chen, and I'm not afraid of death. However, the Qiang Tribe can't afford to suffer a huge defeat now!”
Pang De cupped his fists and knelt on one knee.
Ma Teng was stunned for a long time and did not speak. After a long time, he sighed softly and said,"Get up, don't kneel."
Pang De stood up slowly and lowered his head.
" Fine," Ma Teng said unwillingly." It's decided then. When I recover, I'll break out of the encirclement with all my strength and head to the frontier."”
"Yes, sir!"
Pang De cupped his fists.
"However, don't spread this news for the time being. If you only want to escape, you won't have the faith to stick to it.”
"I'm afraid that this Broken Qiang City will lose its morale and collapse on its own!”
Ma Teng's face was filled with sorrow.
"Poqiang…Poqiang…Could it be that all of this is predestined?”
"General!"
Pang De stepped forward and asked with concern.
"No worries."
Ma Teng said lightly," Ling Ming, is this the result of your joint discussion? This doesn't sound like something you would say."
Pound nodded awkwardly.
"This general is just a warrior…This is what the soldiers came up with after discussing.”
"Fine, fine."
Ma Teng waved his hand." You may leave. I want to rest."”
"I will take my leave!"
Pang De cupped his fists and left the room slowly.
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