It had exploded, yes, but this kind of explosion came not from fear, but from fury!
With Dian Wei leading the charge, they began cursing furiously. "That son of a bitch Zhang Lu actually dared to cut off our retreat! I'll fuck his—ah, no, his mother's already been fucked by someone else!"
Wang Xuan ignored Dian Wei and the others. Let them curse if they wanted. He was considering the situation at hand. He had never taken Zhang Lu or his tens of thousands of troops seriously. The threat of being cut off from supplies came from hunger, as well as the drop in morale and combat effectiveness caused by the panic it brought. But for the army Wang Xuan had built, that practically did not exist.
When it came to mental fortitude, even the most ordinary soldier in the army Wang Xuan had built far surpassed the elite troops under the other warlords. They simply could not be compared.
Moreover, every soldier carried three days' worth of rations, while the army had another ten days of supplies in reserve. After abandoning the excess baggage, they could reach Mei County within three days even without forced marches.
There was no need to pay any attention to Zhang Lu's army inside Mei County. If Zhang Lu's army thought they were no different from ordinary troops and tried something like a surprise attack, all the better. He would guarantee that Zhang Lu's army learned what it meant to be unstoppable and understood the gap between them. If they did not dare leave the city, he could simply go around it. Once the supply route was restored and the siege equipment arrived, Zhang Lu's army would still be doomed to destruction.
In other words, Zhang Lu was no cause for concern!
What truly