"What! How is this possible? How could their territories be wiped out! Did some other enemy appear and destroy their territories?"
Upon hearing this, Os was utterly shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
But then, another soldier ran over and said to Os, "My Lord, bad news! The gate on the east side has been opened. The soldiers stationed there, after their territory was destroyed, simply opened the city gates and left!"
"How could this be, how could this be!" Os found it utterly unbelievable that things had changed so drastically.
Os quickly opened his friend function, but he discovered that the names of six allied territories had vanished. There was only one explanation: all these territories had been annihilated. The Great Wind Novel Network.
Os's entire face turned green.
"My Lord, it seems we have all been deceived. They were not in the camp at all; instead, they had divided their forces to attack our other allies. My Lord should make plans as soon as possible," the last S-grade general beside Os said to him.
"Damn it! How can there be such a cunning enemy in this world!" Os was furious. This tactic of undermining the foundation was truly ruthless and decisive, leaving Os no time to even react.
Originally, according to Os's calculations, with 500,000 troops defending his territory, resisting the enemy's 300,000 troops should have been no problem.
Furthermore, he had been very cautious and had no intention of leaving the city to fight the enemy. He intended to stay within the city.
But the enemy did not follow his plan. Instead, they attacked his allies, causing his original allies to lose control and all wanting to leave their territories.
"No, we must quickly stop those people. Since their lords are gone, we absolutely cannot let them leave!" Os said urgently.
"My Lord, that's not feasible. You should immediately contact the lords whose territories have not yet been destroyed and have them take defensive measures!" the general said.
"Right, right, I'll contact them right away."
But unfortunately, at this moment, two more allied lords among the remaining six vanished, leaving only the last four.
And more soldiers came to report that the allied soldiers in the territory, because they were clamoring to leave the city and Os's subordinates had not agreed, had actually started fighting.
This angered Os even more. He quickly sent people to try and incorporate those soldiers, but how could those soldiers be appeased with just a few words? They were still clamoring to leave.
Crucially, at this moment, another soldier came to report, saying, "My Lord, bad news, the enemy has begun to attack us."
"How could this be!" Os instantly panicked.
He thought that having 500,000 soldiers defending the city was foolproof, but who could have imagined that these hundreds of thousands of reinforcements would become the enemy's helpers?
The city had already descended into chaos. The soldiers whose territories were destroyed all wanted to leave, while Zhang Liang's forces were waiting outside.
If this continued, the territory would be destroyed by the former allies before the enemy could even breach it.
"Let those people leave, let them all go, don't keep a single one!" Os finally said helplessly. Even if two allies had not yet been defeated, it was only a matter of time.
If he continued to let them stay, Os's own soldiers would likely be killed by these soldiers first.
Os knew that he had lost completely this time, utterly and completely.
Os gritted his teeth and opened his friend function, looking at Tony. To be honest, he really didn't want to contact this scoundrel.
...
Outside Os's territory, Zhang Liang had already begun his attack on Os's territory. Everything was proceeding as he had predicted, and the results even exceeded expectations.
With just a few stratagems, he had caused all of Os's allies to disintegrate. This move was truly ruthless, like a dagger piercing Os's heart.
Zhang Liang did not send anyone to deal with the soldiers who were leaving. After all, these soldiers no longer belonged to any lord. Where they would go was their own affair.
Such events were countless throughout the Lord Continent.
Perhaps they would pledge allegiance to others, perhaps they would become self-sufficient and establish a tribe, or perhaps they would be killed by monsters.
Zhang Liang's current objective was Os's territory; this was their main target.
Therefore, Zhang Liang gathered all his forces and attacked only one city wall of the enemy. As for the other three city walls, he allowed those who wanted to leave to do so, leaving only Os's own soldiers in the end.
If Zhang Liang had not allowed those soldiers to leave, they would have been exploited by Os and become the enemy's defending force. Zhang Liang naturally would not do such a thing; he wanted those soldiers to leave Os's territory.
This way, it would not only deal a blow to the enemy's morale but also make them feel that they had no chance of winning. Coupled with the ongoing attack, it would surely cause panic in Os's territory, and even outright rebellion was very likely.
In fact, when the soldiers of Os's territory saw so many allied forces leaving, they had already begun to waver. With Zhang Liang's attack, a sense of fear spread among all the soldiers.
Soldiers are also human; they have their own thoughts and worry about their fate after the territory falls.
As long as their loyalty is not 100%, soldiers will defect for various reasons.
Os's soldiers, at this moment, undoubtedly wavered.
Someone took the lead, and they also joined the crowd heading out of the territory, and then the soldiers on the entire city wall fled the territory one after another.
When Os learned that many of his own soldiers had defected, he spat out a mouthful of blood directly from anger.
He finally trembled as he opened Tony's friend request and said, "Speak, what do I need to do for you to help me."
When Tony saw this message, he smiled knowingly. Although he had guessed the outcome of Os's territory, he had never expected Os to be defeated so quickly.
Subsequently, Tony naturally stated the price he had long thought of, which made Os spit out another mouthful of blood upon hearing it.
Os haggled relentlessly, but Tony was not in a hurry. He even said, "Mr. Os, you must understand that if your territory is destroyed, you will have nothing left, and you will have even less dignity within the Ryder family. Are you sure you want to continue haggling? I don't mind, I have plenty of time, but your enemy, I'm afraid, won't give you much time."
Os was furious. He smashed everything breakable around him, and finally, after calming down, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I agree, but I need time to gather the funds!"
"Of course, I will give you time," Tony smiled slightly. He was not worried that Os would not fulfill his promise.