Chapter 121 Playing Wang Jianjun (Monthly Ticket Additional Release)

General Liu spoke and then led everyone outside.

Li Hongyun was infuriated beyond words, but as a mere civil official, he too had no choice but to follow the crowd and leave the government office.

By this time, Nanhe City was in complete chaos.

News of the impending bandit attack had spread, and many civilians were frantically fleeing, while quite a few of the three thousand weak and disabled soldiers were stealthily making their escape.

Although there were some who were trying to rally the remaining troops, their efforts were proving largely fruitless.

The reason was simple, the soldiers here weren't elite to begin with; they had mediocre combat ability, extremely low morale, and without anyone in command, running away was the norm—not running would be abnormal.

If General Deng had been here, a call to arms would have had an immediate response, and the troops could have been quickly gathered.

But General Deng wasn't present, and General Liu's prestige was far too inadequate.