Chapter 748: How Upsetting!
Chapter 748: How Upsetting!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"I... I... am guilty!"
Thud!
Liu Mansheng fell to his knees and appeared to be full of remorse. "I was foolish! I beg your mercy, Your Royal Highness! Your Royal Highness, I volunteer to lead the troops to the front line and counter the Nandu Nation's army!"
"..." Crown Prince Yu questioningly raised his brows. Everyone else also looked at Liu Mansheng in surprise.
Liu Mansheng admitted to his mistake so easily?
He is willing to let the Liu army enter the battlefield?
Zhen Guogong's brows furrowed, and he nervously looked at Crown Prince Yu.
"I see your sincerity, General Liu. This matter needs to be discussed further. We will appoint a person after the generals have discussed it." A moment later, Crown Prince Yu broke the silence.
"Yes, Your Royal Highness."
Soon, it was decided that Li Wen and Li Wu would lead the troops and face the Nandu Nation army head-on.
On an evening two days later, Li Wen and Li Wu led 400,000 soldiers to launch an attack against the Nandu Nation's army in the middle of the night.
However...
On the morning of the third day,
"Bad news! Bad news!"
A loud exclamation broke the silence of the Tian Zhao military base.
Crown Prince Yu, Zhen Guogong, Lou Qianxue, and the other generals walked out of the tent.
"What is the matter? Why are you shouting?" Crown Prince frowned and said.
"Your Royal Highness! Bad news! Li Wen and Li Wu were ambushed by the enemy. The two generals and the 400,000 soldiers... can't be found. We lost contact with them!"
"What?" Everyone gasped!
"That's... that's 400,000 soldiers!"
Before everyone could return to their senses...
"Report!"
Another soldier yelled, "One million soldiers from the Nandu Nation have crossed the border and are charging toward the military encampment!"
"!!!" Feeling stunned, everyone was rooted to the ground.
All of them were in disbelief, unable to process what had happened...
"Report— the Nandu Nation's army has crossed the first line of defense!"
"The Nandu Nation's army has crossed the second line of defense..."
The million soldiers of the Nandu Nation's army were overpowering and destructive. They consecutively crossed Tian Zhao's line of defense, one after another!
"Why is it so quick!" All the generals were horrified!
"What should we do? We only have 700,000 soldiers in total. The Li brothers left with 400,000, now we only have 300,000..."
"That is 300,000 against 1,000,000..." Everyone's face was as pale as a ghost as they despaired.
However...
"Face the enemy head-on!" Crown Prince Yu was stern in his command.
"Your Royal Highness! We must not! How do I answer to His Majesty if something happens to you?" Zhen Guogong's expression drastically changed. He hastily discouraged Crown Prince.
"That's right! Your Royal Highness, you should leave quickly! Your identity is unique. If you fall into the hands of the enemy, the outcome will be disastrous!" Another general nervously chimed in.
"Your Royal Highness! Your assistant general Lou Qianxue is so powerful. She will get you out of here safely... you should leave as soon as possible! It would be too late if the Nandu Nation's army crosses all the lines of defense!" Liu Mansheng joined in.
Lou Qianxue's shiny black eyes looked at Liu Mansheng, and he felt a sense of uneasiness rising in his heart.
"Your Royal Highness." Zhen Guogong sighed. "I will dispatch two squads of Chu Army soldiers and escort you away."
Crown Prince Yu remained silent.
Soon, Zhen Guogong chose two squads of Chu Army soldiers. The other generals also quickly deployed the remaining soldiers in preparation for fighting the Nandu Nation's army.
Crown Prince Yu's eyes were cold. He stood still in silence as he watched the generals frantically busy themselves.
"Your Royal Highness," Zhen Guogong led the two squads of Chu Army soldiers and was hesitant to speak.
Lou Qianxue glanced in one direction and retracted her gaze. She calmly said, "Your Royal Highness, let's go. I will escort you away."
Crown Prince Yu nodded. "Okay."
The group turned around. "We shall pass through the misty forest and retreat to Lin city first."
"..." The generals watched on as Crown Prince Yu left, feeling somber. "Crown Prince's identity is unusual, and it's right that he left... but as the supreme commander, he just abandoned everyone like that without saying a word... How upsetting!"
"That's right... Moreover, it was Crown Prince who caused this situation! If he had not condoned Lou Qianxue in destroying all of the Nandu Nation's food repositories, their army would not have been provoked! If he had not sided with Lou Qianxue and had handed her to them, the Nandu Nation would not have crossed our lines of defense so quickly!"
"To have a supreme commander like him, to have a Crown Prince like him, it's really... Sigh! I just hope that he won't be as fatuous when he ascends to the throne in the future!"