The reason was simple.

He had already built a deep grudge against that Rajic and the latter would certainly not let his commanders go where were the reinforcements from the rear.

The immense pressure was undoubtedly making Zhao Dong Nan lose his composure.

His great Zhao clearly could not only have an eastern territory centered around the royal city of the great Zhao.

There were undoubtedly cities in all directions.

The troops in the north and south had clearly concentrated on Shang Yuan city.

But the troops in the west due to location and distance would take some time to mobilize.

Moreover, even if the western forces assembled given the troops he had left, this total war was also a suspense for Zhao Dong Nan at this point in the war.

Saying that he was not anxious at all would definitely be a lie.

Zhao Dong Nan clearly realized that he had to do something otherwise he would undoubtedly lose this war.

Recruit troops.

Send orders to recruit soldiers nationwide.

But your majesty, we just recruited two 000 zero soldiers not long ago.

Now it might be forcefully recruit if we can't get enough.

Shan Yuan City is the last line of defense for our great Joe in the east.

Once it falls, that guy named Rajik can directly march all the way to the royal city.

At that time, everything will be over.

Chapter 286.

the people's will.

With Zhao Dongan's conscription order issued, coupled with the news of the frontline army's defeat spreading, the citizens in various cities of the Great Zhao were suddenly filled with anxiety.

Soldiers in the army were everywhere rounding up people to fill the ranks.

And it wasn't just young and strong youth being taken.

Even men in their 40s and 50s were taken away as long as they were physically fit.

This clearly showed that Joe Dong Nan was truly pushed to the edge this time.

In comparison, the citizens in the eastern border city, Son City, and Songha City, which had fallen into Luo Gi's hands, were living relatively stable lives.

For the people of these three cities, after Lu G captured the cities, the only thing he did was to seal off the gates on both sides.

This action did have an impact on them.

But compared to the great Joe soldiers who would burn, kill and plunder as soon as they captured city and who would bully the common folk on their own land, the difference was stark.

Thus, after the initial days of anxiety, the citizens who realized this began to live peacefully.

However, being peaceful did not mean there were no troubles.

For instance, due to the closed gates, many citizens were unable to leave the city to work in the fields and their food supplies were running low at home.

Regarding this matter, Lu Gi was quite decisive.

He waved his hand and had several large pots set up in the city center to distribute porridge.

It wasn't out of an overflow of compassion, but because if famine broke out in the city, it would surely lead to more troublesome matters.

Take their celestial empire's history, for example.

How did the yellow turban rebellion come about in the late Eastern Han dynasty? It was due to famine.

When farmers had no land to cultivate and no food to eat, if a leader emerged to stir things up, wouldn't that lead to a peasant uprising? From that moment on, the Han dynasty began its decline.

Of course, the situation here was not so dramatic, but if a group of desperate citizens caused trouble, it would also be quite troublesome.

Lu Gi had no intention of dealing with such headaches.

The food that Yuchi Shien had traded to him had filled all the graneries and military warehouses in his cities.

So there was no shortage of food at this time.

Why would he be stingy with that little rice? At the same time, Lu G's action unexpectedly earned him a good reputation in these three cities.

Even though he had taken over other cities, he somehow created a sense of people's support.

This also led to Zhao E who had just surrendered and his troops all shouting leader is benevolent with her loyalty rapidly increasing.

One can only wonder if Zhao Dongan would be so furious at this scene that he would spit blood.

Returning to the main topic after that battle and 4 days of rest, all the heavily wounded soldiers have been sent back to Shiuan city to recuperate and the replacement troops were led by Lu Ming's sword and shield soldiers.

Before the war began, Lu G had ordered 60 of the craftsmen in the armory to forge Bronzewear knives.

And now, after more than half a month, the bronze war knives produced in full swing along with the previous stock allowed Lu Ming to quickly form a troop of over 700 sword and shield soldiers.

Having fully recovered, Luang was clearly ready to take the front lines, determined to lead the new troops to redeem their previous disgrace and achieve great merit.

However, Lu OG was currently facing a somewhat troublesome issue.

There were no crossbow bolts for the three bout crossbows.

To put more accurately, the heavy crossbow bolts that had been shot out during the battle were all recovered during the post battle cleanup, as each of those bolts was quite costly.

How could they be treated as disposable items? Not to mention the heavy crossbow bolts.

Even the arrows shot by archers and stones thrown by catapults were all collected for reuse whenever possible.

However, such military equipment could not simply be picked up and reused indefinitely as the bronze arrow heads would wear down.

The heavy crossbow bolts of the three bow crossbows generally needed to be returned to the armory for remaking after being used three to five times.

In the previous battle, these heavy crossbow bolts had all struck the siege tower, which was covered in bronze armor plates.

The condition of the arrow heads after hitting such thick bronze armor was predictable.

The arrowheads were severely damaged.

Although they could still be used to some extent, their destructive power against the city walls and gates had significantly decreased.

Realizing this, the garrison commander of Shang Yuan City, Liqua, decisively chose to defend and not engage.

The enemy's garrison forces were considerable.

And with the city walls as a stronghold, Shang Yuan city was genuinely difficult to take down, which frustrated Luo Yong, Lu Ming, and Guhan, who took turns challenging from outside the city every day.

In contrast, Lu Gi remained calm.

There was no point in rushing.

After two rounds of siege battles, it was clear that Lee Ko was skilled in defensive warfare, and he had fortified the city walls tightly.

Without the three bow crossbows to breach the walls and gates, relying solely on ladders to capture Shung Yuan City was evidently too difficult.

However, Lu Gi had already ordered the armory to work at full capacity to produce a batch of heavy crossbow bolts specifically for the three bout crossbows.

calculating the time.

They should arrive in a few days.

He was waiting for the heavy crossbow bolts to attack the city.

While I was clearly waiting for reinforcements from Zhao Dongan, Lu Gi was well aware of this, but he wasn't worried at all, including the five 0000 troops he had wiped out during the invasion.

It was estimated that Zhao Dong had lost over 8 0000 troops in this series of battles.

With over two 0000 garrison troops still in Shang Yuan city, how many troops could Jo Dong and muster? Luog could almost confidently say that the total strength of Zhao Dong Nan's regular army could not exceed 400.

At this point, it might even be around 3000 0.

After the siege army of Sha Yuan city was repelled, Zhao Dongan realizing the situation was dire was likely forcing conscription everywhere at this moment.

However, those hastily conscripted soldiers who had received no training and were thrown onto the battlefield would be of little use other than to die.

But Lu G was different.

His greatest advantage now was that he had previously absorbed Wong Luxong civilization which provided him with a large number of surrendered soldiers.

Initially to facilitate management, Lu Gi had scattered these surrendered soldiers and assigned them to various cities under his command.

Now he just needed to recall these surrendered soldiers.

Luog was unsure of the level of military training these surrendered soldiers had received, but they were certainly better than the farmers who were still plowing and hurting cattle.

In a chapter, chapter 287 advance and retreat 3 days later, the 50 emergencymade heavy crossbow arrows were finally delivered to the front line.

This time, Lu Gi evidently had made up his mind to break through the city gate of Shang Yuan City, directly pushing out all five of the three bow bed crossbows he had brought.

Without any hesitation, Lu Gi waved his hand and the five three bow bed crossbows fired simultaneously.

The first round of ollies directly targeted the enemy's crossbows stationed on the city wall.

A series of intense booms struck Leo's heart, making him feel a surge of fear.

Faced with this range suppression, the crossbows on the walls of Shang Yuan City had completely become mere decorations.

Unable to resist at all, the powerful and violent attacks ruthlessly destroyed their crossbows on the wall, impacting the morale of the defending soldiers.

After three rounds of fire, once the enemy's crossbows on the city wall were completely destroyed, Luo Gi signaled the army to advance 100 m.

Shifting the attack target to the city gate of Shang Yuen.

With the distance closed, the accuracy and power of the three bow bed crossbows significantly improved.

Just one round of attack caused noticeable damage to the city gate of Shang Yuan.

While Luo Gi was pondering the enemy's next move, he noticed through his binoculars that the defending soldiers on the opposite city wall were actually retreating quickly.

Initially, he thought the enemy intended to come out and counterattack, but the tightly shut city gate of Shang Yuan showed no signs of movement.

Sensing the anomaly, a flicker of thought crossed Lu G's mind, and then he signaled for the three bow bed crossbows to cease fire.

After a while, he raised his hand and sent a small team of ladder troops to quickly approach and climb the walls of Shang Yuan city to confirm the situation.

They eventually discovered that the defending troops inside had actually destroyed the mechanism of the east city gate and retreated.

Damn, these cowards actually abandoned the city and fled.

They really are, man.