Chapter 163: Kidnapped!

"Sir... are you sure you want the entire army to retreat?"

Deputy General Lan Xiang looked at the other party in shock. Earlier when the man asked for a private audience with his lord, he knew this guy wanted Duke to send reinforcements to Jiangnan. He had considered the possibility of the Duke being convinced, for he knew his own general well — if asked who among the dukes of the great nations cared most for the common people, it would undoubtedly be his own lord.

If the other party argued for rescuing the common people of Jiangnan, there was a chance his lord would be persuaded. Therefore, he had been waiting here early, ready to quickly allocate troops to the other party.

But what the man had actually requested was beyond his expectations.

The entire army?

In his mind, at most his lord would allocate ten thousand troops, or five thousand if being stingy.

What nonsense was this entire army? And what did he mean by retreat?