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Chapter 375 - 376 Not Convinced by Me?

Chapter 375: Chapter 376 Not Convinced by Me?

"Start the battle meeting!" Ye Wudao ordered.

...

The simple war room.

The atmosphere was solemn.

All the generals of Zone 14 had exceedingly grave expressions on their faces.

"Our Zone 14 has severely reduced its numbers in the past six months, from a full strength of five thousand, we are now down to three thousand!" Fang Wu said with a bitter smile.

"General Du on the front line is still holding on with our eight hundred brothers!"

"That is to say, we only have just over two thousand men in our hands!"

"We simply can’t fight this battle, we are out-numbered by the enemy by a full tenfold!"

"We probably can’t even hold our position!" the generals discussed animatedly.

Fang Wu looked towards Ye Wudao, who was standing with his back to everyone, staring at the map in front of him, not saying a word, his fingers constantly twirling a pen.

"Commander Ye, give us a word, do we hold or retreat?" Fang Wu asked.

Ye Wudao, with his hands behind his back, said indifferently, "Neither hold nor retreat."

"What?" Fang Wu was stunned, "Then what do you mean?"

"Fight!" Ye Wudao threw the pen, piercing it into the map at the throat of the enemy’s territory.

"What, fight?"

"Are you kidding? We have just three thousand men, and the enemy has thirty thousand—it’s sheer suicide!"

Even Fang Wu was stunned. He had no idea how to handle this sudden order from the new commander.

Ye Wudao, displeased, said, "What, did you not hear me clearly?"

Just then, the war room door was pushed open, and a bald man barged in; "Look at you, young lad, not even fully-grown hair, yet you dare to command recklessly?"

"It’s General Wei Long!"

"The highest-ranking, most senior general of Zone 14, ranked first!"

Even as strong as Fang Wu, he showed respect towards the other.

"Get out, make a report and then enter the war room!" Ye Wudao’s gaze was icy.

"Commander Ye, he is..." one of his subordinates barely started speaking when he was angrily interrupted by Wei Long; "Shut up, what is this naive brat worth?"

Everyone immediately shut their mouths.

Fang Wu quickly said, "General Wei, this is the appointment of the Xuanwu Legion, you must not confront Commander Ye!"

"Nonsense! That commanding position should have been mine, it’s bad enough that the superiors appointed a greenhorn, and now he dares to command recklessly, saying we should fight—it’s laughable!" Wei Long scoffed.

Ye Wudao’s eyes flashed coldly.

"Little brat, our Zone 14 can’t hold out any longer. If you want to survive, just follow my command!" Wei Long overruled Ye Wudao’s suggestion, then told everyone, "Listen to my command, now everyone retreat!"

"Not hold but retreat?"

"The front line still has our eight hundred brothers!"

"This probably isn’t too good..." some generals showed troubled expressions.

Wei Long, with an unhappy face, said, "What, can’t you understand my words? Do you want to battle an enemy ten times our size? As for those eight hundred men, to die is to die!"

"Shut up!" Ye Wudao shouted; "To retreat without fighting, to completely disregard the life and death of our brothers at the front, is a disgrace to the military!"

Wei Long mocked with a sneer, "Pfft, brat, I don’t know what connections you used to climb to the position of commander, but in Zone 14, I call the shots!"

"Smack!"

Just then, Wei Long slapped his hand on the table, saying, "See this? Commander’s Seal!"

Hisss!

"It’s the Commander’s Seal!"

"After Commander Tang was sacrificed, the Commander’s Seal fell into the hands of General Wei!"

"With the Commander’s Seal, no wonder General Wei dares to disregard Commander Ye!"

Ye Wudao realized then, this guy was not only disobedient but holding the Commander’s Seal, he was a thorn in the side!

Just then, an urgent voice came through.

"Report! Front line in crisis, the enemy’s thirty-thousand-strong army has already swept in from outside the domain, and General Du’s eight hundred men can barely hold on!" a scout said, his face full of urgency.

"What?"

"What should we do now?" the generals were extremely nervous.

"If you don’t want to die, retreat with me!" Wei Long spoke.

Just then, Ye Wudao said, "If you want to retreat, retreat, I’ll go fight!"

"Hmph, brat, I hold the Commander’s Seal, you won’t be able to move a single soldier!" Wei Long sneered, looking down scornfully, "Just so you know, I simply do not respect you!"

Sure enough, of the seven or eight generals present, no one supported Ye Wudao.

"If no one else is willing, I’ll go to the front line alone to face the enemy! As for your defiance on the battlefield, you should be put to death without mercy!"

Whoosh!

Ye Wudao swung his sword fiercely, severing Wei Long’s leg with a single stroke; "Kneel before me, I’ll spare your dog’s life for now, but your head will roll when I return!"

"Ah!" Wei Long fell to his knees on one leg, his face contorted in pain.

The crowd was shocked!

"Damn, our new leader is quite ruthless, isn’t he?"

"He just crippled General Wei’s leg!"

"You brat, how dare you lay hands on a colleague! You’re dead, I belong to Vice Commander Zhou!" Wei Long, furious, his eyes filled with rage.

"Even if you were the King of Heaven, in my presence, letting my brothers die in vain is unacceptable!" Ye Wudao declared aggressively and turned to leave.

"Anyone who follows him is going against me and Vice Commander Zhou!" Wei Long threatened.

Upon hearing the name of Vice Commander Zhou, many hesitated to make a move.

Only Fang Wu stepped forward with a salute; "I wish to follow Commander Ye!"

"I also wish to follow Commander Ye!" Another lean man spoke up.

Gradually, three people decided to follow Ye Wudao.

Wei Long gritted his teeth, his gaze venomous; "Fang Wu, and you others, you’re all dead! Even if you really win, you’ll meet your death upon returning!"

"Hmph, even if we die, we die in battle! Unlike someone who plays tough at home, acting like a shrinking turtle!" Fang Wu taunted.

"You, you, you!" Wei Long’s face turned pale, trembling with rage.

Outside.

"It’s still not too late to regret now!" Ye Wudao spoke.

Fang Wu and the others exchanged glances, then saluted together; "A soldier’s first duty is to obey orders, we greatly admire Commander Ye’s character!"

"As long as we can rescue the brothers trapped at the front line, offending Wei Long and Vice Commander Zhou behind him is a sacrifice we’re willing to make!"

"Good!" Ye Wudao greatly appreciated these men, and ordered; "Move out!"

At that moment, many soldiers looked towards Ye Wudao and his group, puzzled.

"What happened?"

"It seems there’s a crisis up front, thirty thousand enemies have stormed in from beyond the borders, Commander Ye supports fighting, but General Wei disagrees! They had a big argument!"

"Ah, after all, the Commander’s Seal is still in General Wei’s hands!"

"I also heard that General Wei is Vice Commander Zhou’s man, it probably won’t be long before our commander gets replaced with Wei Long..."

...

Beyond the borders, a certain gorge.

Bodies strewn about, broken walls and rivers of blood!

A Dragon Country troop of not more than five hundred men, cornered, surrounded by tens of thousands of enemies, a massive, oppressive force!

"General Du, what do we do now?"

"We’ve sent out dozens of distress signals and haven’t received a single reply!" some heavily wounded soldiers looked towards a man dressed in black.

The man in black smiled bitterly; "Brothers, to be honest, we’ve been abandoned!"

"We had guessed as much!"

"No one is coming to save us!" some soldiers said, their faces pale.

Just then, an overwhelming aura approached.

Dozens of strong men from the Porra country appeared, blond and blue-eyed, wrapped in turbans, where white turbans signified Kings-level martial artists and red turbans marked those of War Clan strength!

"You few hundred people, stop resisting, our Porra country has thirty thousand troops!"

"Hehe, your area number 14’s Wei Long is really weak, leaving you to die without any help!" several strong men from Porra mocked.

Just then, a cold young man with a purple headband approached, causing the surrounding Porra strong men to bow respectfully!

"Prince Seven!"

"Your Highness Prince Seven!"

The young man wrapped in a purple headband was none other than the seventh prince of Porra country, a figure of extreme prestige.

"How should these people of Dragon Country be dealt with?" one asked respectfully.

Prince Seven coldly commanded; "Kill them, leave none alive!"

"As you command!"

In contrast, the five hundred lone soldiers of the Black Tortoise Corps said in despair; "It’s over!"

"Kill!" Thousands of Porra soldiers, their faces fierce, madly charged at the five hundred lone soldiers.

Just when all seemed lost, a commanding voice thundered; "Dare to touch my men, and you shall be put to death without mercy!"