Chapter 345: Preparing for a Storm
In the end, Panik did not make it to the front line of the battle, as he had only taken a few steps forward when he was stopped by his guards.
Now the war can be said to be extremely unoptimistic for the side of Zhelun Province, so he, the commander, must not have an accident here, otherwise all the troops stationed in Dede Town will not be attacked.
Seeing that the gap in the city gate was gradually blocked by the corpses of soldiers on both sides, the pressure on the soldiers defending the city gate was greatly reduced, and they were given a short respite.
"My lord, are we just fighting to the death and not retreating? Without supplies and reinforcements, we won't be able to hold out for long!"
At this time, one of Panick's wounded subordinates slowly approached, and he asked in a sad voice.
When his words fell, the guards around Panik also looked sad, looking at the current battle situation, unless they were willing to abandon the city and flee, the remaining more than 4,000 troops would also be completely explained here.
"Cowardice in battle, disturb the morale of the army, and kill without mercy!"
Panick's face changed dramatically when he heard this, this kind of sentiment must not spread in Dede Town, otherwise his army will soon be cowardly and fled, so he must now use the strongest means to stifle this kind of sting.
With his angry shout, one of the guards who had been standing behind him stepped forward and drew his long sword, graciously swiping it across the young leader's neck.
The little commander clutched his neck and made a "hehe" sound, blood gushing from his fingers, and he didn't even think about why Panik wanted to kill him until he died, and he was thinking about it for the sake of these soldiers in distress.
"My lord, the enemy has retreated!"
Just as Panik's face was blue and his expression was fiercely growling, the shouts of killing on the walls and at the gates gradually faded away, and a soldier rushed in and reported with ecstasy.
This was the third time in the past few days that they had repelled the enemy's attack.
"What?"
Panick hurriedly climbed the city wall, showing his head to observe Jason's army, only to see that they retreated in a very orderly manner, and there was no sign of defeat at all.
Even when they retreated, they had the heart to drag back the bodies of their comrades.
"My lord, do you want to pursue them?"
One of the Commanders approached Pannick with a complicated gaze and asked, they had not pursued them in the previous two battles to avoid being ambushed, but now they were about to be cornered.
Maybe you can try to give it a go.
Hearing this, Panik calmly looked at the slowly retreating army in the distance, they had gradually withdrawn from the range of the archers on his side.
"Order the soldiers to block the northern gates and rest for the next wave of their attacks. After a long time, he commanded in a deep voice.
Glancing at the tired and frightened soldiers around him, he knew very well what Jason meant, Jason was planning to slowly put pressure on their army and gradually break their psychological defenses.
"Your Highness, we can obviously attack it, why did we retreat three times and twice?"
Gareth came to Jason's front and asked suspiciously, even with a hint of questioning, it was hard for him to accept that his soldiers had died here for this reason.
"Sir Gareth, please be mindful of your words. β
Jason didn't answer, but kept looking down at the map on the table, Dogma raised his eyelids and said something unhurriedly.
Hassan, on the other hand, had already been sent by him to deliver the letter.
"Please atone for your sins, Your Highness, I have no intention of offending!" Gareth's face changed slightly, and he immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"If we go in and start a street fight with the enemy, then we will spend more time and sacrifice more soldiers to destroy this team, do you think it will be worth it?"
After a long time, Jason put down his work and looked up at Gareth, who was kneeling in the hall, his sense of responsibility was a little too strong, and he had to express his opinion on some things that did not need his attention.
β......β
Gareth's lips moved, and in the end, he didn't think of how to refute Jason's words, so he had to lower his head and say in a deep voice: "It's the subordinates who are too worried." β
"Since you're all here, help me pass on an order. β
Jason tapped lightly on the table with his pen, and it seemed that it was almost time: "Order our army, after breakfast tomorrow, divide our troops to attack the north, south and west gates of Dede Town, and this time we will not retreat if we do not break through Dede Town." β
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Gareth was stunned for a moment, he understood Jason's purpose in doing this, but shouldn't he have left the south gate behind?
It's just that Gareth, who had just been taught a lesson, wisely did not continue to ask his own questions, and just carried out the order honestly.
The next morning, when it was still dark, most of Panik's soldiers were still sleeping, when they were suddenly awakened by the sound of a boulder falling.
This sound means that the enemy has begun to attack again, but why is the interval between these two attacks so short?
After more than ten days of fighting, they were already exhausted, and they were all grinding and grinding this time, and even most of them couldn't raise the desire to fight.
"My lord, this time Jason sent troops to storm the three city gates, and we may not be able to hold on. Panik had just put on his armor and walked out of the room when his captain of the guard ran over to him, his lips trembling and his face pale and he said to him.
"Only three gates were attacked, and only the south gate was not attacked?" Panick's face remained unchanged, he saw through Jason's idea at the first time, a clumsy plan, but it was very effective.
But he was still a little naΓ―ve, so that the army under his command would not be able to mention the idea of fighting to the death, but even if they broke through from the south gate, they would soon encounter the army that blocked the Morning River, which was no different from sending him to death, since he knew that escaping was also death, his soldiers would also be stimulated to be ferocious.
"No, the East Gate was not attacked. The Commander of the Guards took a deep breath, his eyes radiating with brilliance, as if he saw life.
β......β
Panik's calm expression finally changed, and he could guess that there must be an ambush on the road to the east, waiting for them to fall into the trap, but it was hard to say whether his soldiers would think so.
"We'll go to the walls at once. β
His expression changed, and finally gritted his teeth and shouted, it is impossible to hide the news of the enemy in the east gate, and if you want to stabilize the mood of the soldiers at this time, he can only come forward to stabilize the morale of the army in person.
But for how long?