#75 - Chapter 75 Don't Give Up
“Damn it!”
“Li Qi, that bastard, actually ambushed us!”
“No, Wu Wei is a bastard too!”
“Those two damned bastards!”
Seeing the defensive line he had painstakingly established being crushed by Li Qi and Wu Wei together, Gu Changqing couldn't help but lose his composure.
And now, his situation was extremely awkward.
The troops he had originally sent to block Wu Wei's movements were now beyond saving.
This was not a joke, but a very cruel truth.
If it was just Wu Wei attacking, then even if Gu Changqing and the others couldn't hold the front line, they would still have a chance to retreat from this area.
After all, these troops had a route to retreat.
But the situation was different now.
Behind their original retreat route, Li Qi's own tank army had firmly occupied the passage.
Moreover, what they occupied was not just the passage itself.
The area they occupied also included the entrance to the underground kingdom channel that Gu Changqing and the others used for support.
This led to a very awkward situation, which was that although Gu Changqing and the others still had very sufficient troops, these troops had been separated from the soldiers on those defense lines.
If Gu Changqing and the others wanted to support their soldiers, they had to defeat Li Qi's current steam tank legion.
In the current situation, this was almost an impossible task!
After all, although Li Qi's steam tank legion would be countered by magic legions and flying units.
But the problem was that in the current kingdom channel, Gu Changqing had almost zero flying units.
As for magic legions...
That was even more impossible.
On this entire trial continent, the only magic force that could be called a legion and appeared in organized formations was in Su Yingxue's hands.
Although Gu Changqing and the others had a small number of magic units, and even quite a few mage-type heroes.
But their numbers were far from being a legion.
In addition, the goblin's flying explosive devices had a very strong countering effect against a small number of magic forces, so these small magic armies and heroes were simply impossible to destroy Li Qi's steam tank legion.
Thinking of this, not only Gu Changqing, but even his allies fell into pessimism.
“These soldiers are dead for sure.”
“What a pity.”
Looking at the crazy death data popping up on their respective systems, many lords sighed with emotion.
It could be said that for every minute they delayed, a large number of these soldiers would die.
Whether being torn to pieces by Wu Wei's demon warriors or blasted to ashes by Li Qi's artillery fire, death would come to these warriors in the same way.
Only the way of descending was slightly different.
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However, none of these people blamed Gu Changqing for this failure.
Because they knew very well that Gu Changqing's strategy was correct.
And there was nothing wrong with his ideas and practices.
The only problem was that he did not anticipate Li Qi's appearance.
In fact, Li Qi's appearance could not have been anticipated by anyone.
So no matter who it was, no one believed that they could have done better than Gu Changqing in the same situation.
“No!”
Suddenly, Gu Changqing said.
“We can't abandon these soldiers.”
“We can’t let them die in such despair.”
“We must support them!”
Hearing this, not only Gu Changqing's allies, but even many of the Gu family's disciples couldn't help but question him.
Almost all the lords expressed their opposition.
After all, in their opinion, this group of soldiers was already doomed to die, and they no longer had any need to be rescued.
“Gu Changqing, are you crazy?”
“We don’t mean to blame you, your strategy is correct, and the current situation is not your fault, but according to the current situation, since we have suffered losses, then we cannot allow the losses to continue to expand.”
“Yes, yes.”
“They are just a group of warriors recruited from their respective territories. We have already occupied most of the underground kingdom. Every time we delay, the resource points we obtain can recruit more warriors.”
But what no one expected was that after hearing what they said, Gu Changqing showed an extremely stubborn attitude.
“I know.”
“I know they are doomed to die.”
“But that’s the problem!”
Gu Changqing stood up and looked at the group of “allies” surrounding him, and said with incomparable seriousness.
“Although we are lords, these warriors were the warriors who swore allegiance to us.”
“They swore allegiance to us and vowed to fight for us, and we accepted their allegiance.”
“These warriors are a part of us!”
“Although my ability is poor, I am not as good as Li Qi in technology, not as good as Su Yingxue in command, and can’t even be as ruthless and brutal as Wu Wei, but I am definitely not a hypocritical person.”
“Because in my heart, the warriors who swore allegiance to me, like my territory, are a part of me, the 【Lord】.”
“So I will not give up any warrior who belongs to my side!”
“Even if it will put me in danger... I will not hesitate, at least I must ensure that the scene they see before they die is not complete despair under the enemy's encirclement, but the support of our warriors from afar, even if they can’t wait for our support.”
“When I first entered the Lord's Trial, I often failed to do this, that was my mistake.”
“But I won’t make any more mistakes.”
Hearing this, everyone was silent, especially the Gu family's disciples.
Only at this time did they think of one thing.
That is, Gu Changqing in front of him is the eldest son of the Gu family's younger generation.
And the Gu family's leadership style in the lord era is like this.
Every warrior recruited by the Gu family knows that even if their battle encounters difficulties, they will not completely fall into despair.
As long as they are still alive, there will always be reinforcements to pull them out of danger.
Even if the price paid for it is far more than saving them.
The reason why the Gu family was able to establish its own “Gu family dynasty” in countless planes was not because their army was much stronger than other lords, nor was it because their technology and technology were so sophisticated.
They rely on the absolute loyalty of their own people and their own warriors!
And at this moment, even if Gu Changqing is only in an entry-level lord trial, he still insists on this point.
But this is just the Gu family's philosophy after all.
More lords still maintained reason on this matter.
“I’m sorry, Gu Changqing, if you insist on doing this, then we will withdraw from this alliance.”
“There is no way, the basis for maintaining the alliance between us is interest. When the interest is not enough to make up for the risk, we have no way to support you anymore.”
“Me too, I want to withdraw from this alliance.”
One lord after another withdrew from the alliance that Gu Changqing was in, and divided up a large area of territory and resource control from this loose alliance.
But the remaining people were the Gu family's disciples, and a small number of the Gu family's relatives.
“Hey, Lao Gu.”
A hand was placed on Gu Changqing's shoulder and said with a smile.
“I’ll listen to you.”
“Because my father was rescued by your Gu family from the siege of other lords.”
“So I believe you...”
“Don’t give up on them!”
