Under no talent, is a world famous general

The head of Yinglan city was crowded with elephant army with teeth and claws. They were roaring and grinning, rushing down the city wall.

The entire Yinglan City has been covered by the black ocean, and there are ferocious elephants everywhere, killing the guards of Dali, raging wildly.

Blood was dripping everywhere in the city. Listening carefully, one could vaguely hear Yinglan's guards crying in pain.

But what was more, was Xiang Rong's roar and grin, as well as the shocking swallowing sound.

The wailing of the guards gradually weakened until it disappeared...

……

Chai Yuzhao, the emperor of Dali, walked back and forth in the hall with frowning eyebrows and a solemn face.

A little far away, Prime Minister Zeng Chengwang, Minister of the Ministry of War and others stood there, all of them had solemn faces, bowed their heads in silence, and were full of worries.

"Why hasn't there been any news yet?" Suddenly stopped, the Emperor Dali scolded angrily.

Last night, upon receiving the news from Yinglan City, Emperor Dali was so frightened that his hands and feet trembled. Unexpectedly, what he had been worrying about all along happened!

Xiang Rong, start to invade the south with all your strength!
Regardless of the depth of the night, he immediately summoned many ministers to discuss in the bedroom for a long time, and they didn't leave until early morning.

It's not so much a discussion, it's more like lamenting and praying together. There is no constructive suggestion at all except for passing orders to let the third line of defense stick to it.

But now, it was the evening of the second day, and there was no news, the Emperor Dali was full of anxiety and couldn't help pacing back and forth in the hall.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall. The people in the hall, Emperor Dali, Zeng Chengwang, and many ministers, turned their heads to look.

I saw a soldier with an anxious face rushing into the hall and shouting in alarm, "Your Majesty, there is a battle report from the front line!"

Dali Tianzi clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and shouted, "Read!"

The soldiers hurriedly opened the secret letter and read it hastily, "The city of Yinglan was destroyed, and one hundred thousand guards suffered heavy casualties. Less than one tenth of them managed to escape!"

Hearing this, the Emperor Dali went limp and almost fell down!
He quickly leaned on the back of the chair, his face full of shock and panic!

Many ministers failed to notice the strangeness of Chai Yuzhao, because they were also shocked!
The second line of defense that was painstakingly built was broken...

The third line of defense will definitely not last long!
They seemed to have foreseen the scene where the black-haired Xiang Rong would enter Lidu and rush towards them with a roar!
Everyone was terrified, and the entire hall was deathly silent!

I don't know how long it took before someone came back to their senses and lamented again and again.

The moment he heard the news, Zeng Chengwang's eyes widened, and he still hasn't recovered.

He suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked, "Where is General Gu? Has General Gu ever escaped?"

The guard should live and die with the city, but Gu Yulan is an exception. To Dali, she is extremely important.

Let’s not say that she is a famous general, she is very good at commanding troops, and can stabilize the hearts of soldiers. Just talk about her reputation. She defended Yinglan for several months and blocked the elephant army outside the city. She is the No. , is also a general who is extremely trusted by the people of Dali, and has a high reputation.

If she is alive, it will definitely boost morale in the fight against Xiangrong in the future!
Hearing the question, the soldier who sent the letter was stunned for a moment, and quickly checked the battle report, turning it over and over again, but didn't see the rest of the words, so he could only say to Zeng Chengwang helplessly, "My lord, there is only that sentence in the battle report!"

Zeng Chengwang frowned, stepped forward quickly, took the battle report, and read it carefully, both the front and the back, and there was indeed no mention of Gu Yulan's whereabouts.

He couldn't help frowning!
This situation made him a little confused.

The battle report has not been written, so what is Gu Yulan's situation?
Minister of the Ministry of War thought for a moment, and said in a low voice, "When the result is unknown, it will not be rashly written in the battle report. It can be seen that General Gu...is still alive or dead."

This battle report was sent back from the third line of defense.

Their news is most likely through scouting cavalry and dictation by deserters.

In this way, the information will be incomplete and some important information will be missed.

After all, the fighting situation in Yinglan was extremely tragic. Less than one-tenth of the escapees, most of them died. Although a small number of deserters escaped with their lives, the scene was chaotic, and it was impossible to know who was dead and who was still alive.

What can be confirmed is that when the third line of defense sent back the battle report, Gu Yulan did not escape back to it.

Most likely...has died a heroic death!

Or it is also possible that Gu Yulan fled back to the third line of defense after the battle report came out.

But no matter which possibility, no one can be sure until the final result.

Once again, the hall became deathly silent.

"Hateful!" He slapped the back of the chair violently, and the emperor Dali hissed loudly. He had recovered, no longer trembling all over, and became a little hysterical, "Damn Xiang Rong, damn it!"

Zeng Chengwang turned his head and saw the pale face of Emperor Dali, he couldn't help being sad, turned his head and looked around, and found that the same was true for the surrounding ministers.

He sighed, cupped his hands and persuaded, "Your Majesty, calm down."

"Calm down your anger! What's the use of calming down your anger? If I calm down, will Xiang Rong die? Will he retreat?" Emperor Dali was furious, and yelled at Zeng Chengwang.

During this period of time, he has been under great pressure. Now, Yinglan City is broken, the guards have suffered heavy casualties, Gu Yulan's life and death are also unknown, and the third line of defense will definitely not be able to stop hundreds of thousands of Xiangrong. He nearly broke down and became hysterical.

Zeng Chengwang bowed his head in silence and let Chai Yuzhao vent his temper. He knew that Chai Yuzhao was neither a wise king nor a capable person. Such pressure was too great for the other party, so it was understandable to vent.

After cursing for a while, Emperor Dali suddenly yelled, "Break the dike! We must break the dike!"

Before, he had decided that if the third line of defense could not be defended, he would burst the dike and drown those damn elephants!

But after making the decision, he began to feel a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should do this or not.

But now, he has no hesitation.

He felt that it was extremely worthwhile to exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Li Shu, for the survival of Da Li!

All the officials lamented, originally wanted to say something, but finally held back.

They know that if this is not the case, Dali will perish, tens of thousands of Dali people will be displaced and slaughtered, and at that time, they will be truly devastated!

……

Suddenly, Gu Yulan opened his eyes, and was about to sit up, but saw the wooden roof, and was startled!
As if she had lost her soul, she was stunned for a long time before she sat up slowly, covering her face with her hands in grief.

Stand still for a long time, like a sculpture.

It was as if there were crystal teardrops slowly overflowing from between her fingers...

His subordinates fought bravely, one after another, fell in front of her and beside her, but she abandoned Yinglan and survived...

Guilt, grief, helplessness... all over the heart!
……

The news that Yinglan City was broken and that Xiang Rong was about to attack the third line of defense spread like wildfire.

In an instant, everyone was panicked, especially the many Li Shu who were adjacent to the third line of defense. After hearing the news, they were terrified and hurried back home, packed up their belongings, dragged their families and fled to the south.

Along the way, there was a mighty crowd, all with sad faces and panic-stricken pupils.

They are very sad to leave their hometown where they have lived for a long time, abandon their real estate, become displaced, and become refugees.

They didn't know if they could escape Xiang Rong's minions by fleeing south, and they didn't know if Da Li could stop Xiang Rong.

They only know that if they stay here, they will die without a place to bury them!

Among these people, many were in ragged clothes, with yellow faces, and staggered forward along with the crowd.

They were all people who fled from the city behind the second line of defense to the third line of defense before. Before they settled down, they had to continue to flee.

This period of time was the most tragic day since they were born. Only after they became refugees did they know what life is like.

Among them, many people ran away in a hurry, they didn't bring anything, or they didn't bring much. After they used up, they became what they are today, hungry and full, and they don't have much energy.

Refugees with a little money can buy food to fill their stomachs, but with the influx of refugees into the city, the price of food has skyrocketed to the point where they, outsiders, cannot afford it.

I don't know if someone is making money for the country, or it is really in short supply.

Until the money was exhausted and there was no money to exchange for food, the refugees had to dig wild vegetables outside the city in order to fill their stomachs. However, more and more people went out to dig wild vegetables, and the wild vegetables continued to decrease, and eventually they were exhausted.

In order to survive, many women can only sell their bodies in exchange for a morsel of food.

And more people are hungry and skinny, with yellow and emaciated faces, and they are shaky when they walk, as if they will fall in the next moment.

This scene made the rest of the refugees feel sad.

In the past, they couldn't empathize with them, but now, they all understand that the appearance of these people is their miserable state in the future!
In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog, and no one can get rid of the tragic fate!

……

In addition to Rongmeng, Zhengtang.

Many high-ranking members of the Ex-Rongmeng League gathered in the hall with heavy faces.

The scene that they had been worried about, and that they had been trying to avoid, finally happened.

Elephant Rong Nan invaded, troubled times have come!
And they were helpless.

The future of Dali, the life and death of the people, can only be decided by the soldiers on the front line.

But now, the fighting situation is so tragic that no one dares to believe that the soldiers were able to stop Xiang Rong.

As a result, there are refugees everywhere, desperately fleeing south in order to survive.

Except Rongmeng also planned to evacuate to the south, but suddenly, a piece of news, like a bolt from the blue, shocked them completely!

"Say it again!" The leader of the Allied Alliance stood up abruptly, shouting in shock.

The doorman who came to report the letter quickly repeated, "Your Majesty has decided that when the third line of defense falls, we will dig up Jilu Lake, burst the embankment and release the water, and drown Xiang Rong!"

"In order to lure Xiangrong to approach Jilu Lake and increase the effect of breaking the embankment, His Majesty sent people to blockade the three cities by the lake, preventing the people in the city from fleeing south. He wanted to use them as bait to drown with Xiang Rong!"

Everyone was shocked, their pupils opened suddenly, and their faces turned pale in a flash!

The whole hall was stunned!

After being shocked for a long time, the deputy leader suddenly clenched his fist and shouted in pain, "Absurd, too absurd!"

In his opinion, it is extremely absurd to sacrifice hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Li Shu's lives in order to eliminate Xiang Rong!

The emperor is cruel, how can he let him do whatever he wants!