Chapter 278 You can’t have your cake and eat it too
Chapter 278 You can’t have your cake and eat it too
How could the General of the Northern Territory not know that it was something that could take his life? Knowing it is one thing, but it is another thing for Gu Lanzhi to say it so openly.
The general was originally afraid of that black thing, and now looking at Gu Lanzhi's calm appearance and unscrupulous words.
The general's mental defenses were already at their highest level, with every pore and every hair on his body on alert.
His eyes kept scanning back and forth among those who had black things in their hands, fearing that if they didn't pay attention, they would end up like the deputy general.
At the same time, he did not dare to underestimate Gu Lanzhi, let alone order a war casually.
Not to mention the Northern Territory's general, even the Northern Territory's soldiers were silent, all staring at the Dongshun Kingdom's soldiers.
The fear of losing one's life without knowing it lingers in everyone's heart.
The Northern Territory General was scared, but Gu Lanzhi was fearless. He smiled at the Northern Territory General and said, "What? General, why are you silent? Weren't you quite arrogant just now?
What's going on now? Judging from your expression, you don't plan to fight anymore?"
When two armies are facing off, mentality is very important. Gu Lanzhi wants to taunt them and make their mentality collapse directly!
The general of the Northern Territory did have the idea of withdrawing his troops, but now that Gu Lanzhi had said this, the general couldn't back down just yet.
Being afraid before the battle is a big taboo.
But the general looked at the black thing again and weighed the pros and cons.
Logically speaking, there were only a dozen people holding that black thing in their hands, while the Northern Territory had an army of 200,000. Even if those few people kept shooting, they couldn't destroy an army of 200,000.
But the General of the Northern Territory didn't understand that thing, and didn't know whether it required an interval. Moreover, the range of that thing seemed to be very far. What if those people shot him first when a war broke out?
The troops in the Northern Territory would be without their general and backbone, so it would be a loss, wouldn't it?
Therefore, the General of the Northern Territory thought about it for a long time but still couldn't make a final decision.
Gu Lanzhi was in no mood to care what the Northern Territory General thought. He had already intimidated the Northern Territory Army. If he didn't give them a good beating at this time, Gu Lanzhi would feel sorry for having come all this way.
So Gu Lanzhi stopped talking nonsense and did not give the Northern Territory Army a chance to react. He shouted, "Attack!"
The Dongshun soldiers standing in the front and responsible for throwing grenades tried their best to throw bombs into the formation of the Beiyu soldiers.
The Northern Territory General saw the Dongshun soldiers throwing things into their camp. Although he didn't know what it was, he knew it was definitely not a good thing.
As the Northern Territory General shouted "Retreat", a deafening explosion sounded.
In an instant, the soldiers of the Northern Territory were blown to pieces, and the wailing sounds instantly filled the entire Northern Territory camp.
The Great General of the Northern Territory finally understood what the "Heavenly Fire" mentioned in the intelligence was.
Before the Northern Territory General could react, the second wave of bombs was thrown at him.
But grenades still need people to throw them. Even though the ancients had some skills, the throwing distance was limited. It was impossible to kill all the soldiers in the Northern Territory.
Unless he used his Qinggong to bomb everywhere in the enemy camp like Gu Lanzhi did before.
But now it is a battlefield, and the soldiers all have bows and arrows in their hands. It would be too dangerous to do so, so Gu Lanzhi did not take that approach.
But Gu Lanzhi took the gun from Mo Yi's hand and pointed it at the panicked General of the Northern Territory. Other people who had guns also raised their guns and pointed them at other generals.
To catch a thief, first catch the leader. This saying is too familiar.
The "bang bang bang" sounds of gunfire mixed with the sound of bombs and the wailing of the Northern Territory soldiers, and the entire Northern Territory army was in chaos.
After the gunshots, there were basically no generals left alive in the Northern Territory, and those who were left were all minor generals whose words did not count at all.
Gu Lanzhi laughed heartily a few times, shouted "Charge", and rushed to the enemy camp first to fight.
The soldiers from the Northern Territory were already frightened by the bombs, and when the Dongshun soldiers charged at them, they couldn't even think of fighting back.
The soldiers of Dongshun enjoyed a great victory in this battle, but the soldiers of the Northern Territory fled in panic.
But how can your running speed be compared with the speed of others riding horses? So the morale of the Dongshun soldiers was high, and they chased the Northern Territory soldiers, making them run around crying for their parents, but that could not save their lives.
By the time Dongshun sounded the call to withdraw his troops, only about 50,000 of the 200,000-strong army in the Northern Territory were left.
Gu Lanzhi rode on his horse, looking at the fleeing Northern Territory soldiers with a happy mood.
But when he looked down at the dead Northern Territory soldiers on the ground, Gu Lanzhi felt very sorry.
These are all people. If so many people hadn't died, these would have been their Dongshun soldiers if Gu Lanzhi had taken over the Northern Territory.
But there is no point in thinking about these things. War will inevitably result in casualties. How can we take over the Northern Territory without fighting? So this is an unsolvable problem.
Gu Lanzhi just felt pity and didn't have any other emotions.
Li Beichen looked at Gu Lanzhi's high-spirited appearance and the smile from the heart on the screen, and he also laughed.
As long as Gu Lanzhi is not hurt, Li Beichen will be happy.
At the same time, Li Beichen also felt that letting Gu Lanzhi stay in the palace all the time was indeed a torture for Gu Lanzhi.
Since he started the expedition, although the food, drink and rest he had were not as good as those in the palace, Gu Lanzhi's mood had always been very good.
This must be related to Gu Lanzhi's continuous victories, but Li Beichen also saw how happy Gu Lanzhi was when he was riding a horse on the grassland.
Gu Lanzhi's expression at that time was genuine, it was something he had never had before when he was in the palace.
Gu Lanzhi also laughed in the palace, but his laughter in the palace was gentle, warm, happy and sweet, which was different from the carefree and comfortable feeling on the grassland.
Although these two different emotions are good and Gu Lanzhi likes both, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Even if Li Beichen wants Gu Lanzhi to have these two emotions at the same time, he can't do it now.
Maybe after he abdicates and takes Gu Lanzhi out to play, Li Beichen will see these two emotions appear on Gu Lanzhi's face at the same time, but now, Li Beichen can't do it.
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