183 The Four Battles Had Fallen; General Ye Took Charge (1/2)
Even though people all knew that the Western General, Wu Gonglie, was very possibly not a match to the prince of the Kingdom of Lan-Feng, Wenren Jianyin, nobody had expected that he would fail within such a short time so miserably!
It was only a half month, and 3 thousand miles of the western territory had already fallen in the enemy's hands!
Wu Gonglie was forced back to the Iron Line Passage. It was the last passage from the west to the Kingdom of Chen, an important place in military strategy. That was the only obstacle holding back Wenren Jianyin.
If the Iron Line Passage fell, there would be nothing to stop the enemy from getting into the capital.
If Wenren Jianyin broke the Iron Line Passage, that meant lots of lives would be massacred!
The situation had been under such a serious situation!
”What now?” The officials were all worried.
They were also worried about the killing monster around them - Ye Nantian. How could they not be anxious!
”Report! Urgent report from the east battle!”
Another report arrived with terrible news!
”What again? The east shouldn't be as bad as the west...” The officials all nearly cried out with tears.
”Report! Zhan Qianshan from the Kingdom of Tian-Yu has been leading millions of men pushing the eastern frontline! The Eastern General, Gonsun Nu, fought with full efforts but kept failing to defend. Now the battle has been drawn back 700 miles to our kingdom. The Army of Tian-Yu kept attacking at all times. The east battle is falling! They request support!”
...
Both the east and the west were in danger.
The officials looked at each other and couldn't think of any practical things to help.
It was the first time the Kingdom of Chen encountered such a severe situation since it was built.
”Report! Report from the north!”
”The tribes of the north have gathered as one troop. The vanguard of the Wolf Army has 400 thousand men pushing through the borders. There are also another million men waiting behind them. They will get to our men straight away within a month... The northern army needs help...”
The north was at least temporally stable. However, General Ye wasn't in the north at the moment, if the enemy attacked, there would be 1.4 million men rushing over...
Well, it wasn't a good situation though.
”Report! Report from the south!”
”Prince Hua-Yang and his army has arrived at the south! He has won the first battle and struck back the enemy for 300 miles. The battle is still tense...”
That was at least a good news.
There was at least good news from one of the four battles. The kingdom wasn't falling in all sides.
However, people still felt hard to breath with such an enormous pressure.
The war was ongoing; the whole world was shaking in chaos.
The officials decided to make a report again, asking the king to send Ye Nantian back to the north.
They all realized that the north would become the most dangerous battle of the four without Ye Nantian!
The wolves were gathering a million men. They apparently planned to take over the north once and for all and march to the south!
It was a situation that would never have happened in the past...
The tribes must have realized there was something happening in the Kingdom of Chen, because Ye Nantian took leave all of a sudden, leaving the whole army behind. They didn't care what was happening there. As long as Ye Nantian wasn't in the north, the men that were left there were never a threat to them. So they became encouraged and struck with all their forces...
The war was in a clear situation. It wasn't needed to analyze a lot to know which side was the most dangerous one.
If the Kingdom of Lan-Feng and the Kingdom of Tian-Yu won the war, the country would fall, but people could still have their homes.
If the wolves from the north got into the kingdom, it would be far worse than losing the country... All citizens would fall under the iron feet in misery.
It was the only wise thing to do to send Ye Nantian back to the war!
Because only Ye Nantian could control the north. Even Prince Hua-Yang wasn't able to!
...
The king was finally tired of receiving this kind of news all the time. He gathered the officials for a meeting.
When Ye Nantian entered the hall fully in arms, the officials were all silent.
Their eyes were all full of complex expressions.
[This man sees lives as if they were grasses. He is dominating and law-breaking!]
Yet this man was the only hope of the kingdom at the moment.
He was the only one who could save the kingdom in the chaos!
Maybe that was why he could keep acting above the law!
”Great General Ye.” The king's voice was vigorous, ”Are you done with your mad actions?”