As time passed, the results of the battle between the Ancient Emperor Dynasty and the Great Xia Dynasty spread quickly throughout the continent, causing an uproar in the world.

Before the war, almost no force thought that the Great Xia Dynasty had a chance of winning, after all, it was one of the most powerful dominant-level forces in the Nine Domains Continent, and it was one of the two great imperial dynasties of the human race!

For this battle, for Great Xia, almost everyone upheld an attitude of declining, and some people even opened a handicap, betting on how long the Ancient Emperor Dynasty would be able to win Great Xia.

However, when the results came out, it was like an extremely loud slap in the face, slapping everyone in the face and making them dizzy!

The two million troops of the Huanggu Emperor Dynasty went south to attack Xia, but before they even touched the border line, they were crippled by the fleet, killing and wounding nearly 800,000 people, while Great Xia only paid thousands of losses, how ridiculous is this?

What's even more ridiculous is that after that, the two sides each faced off with 700,000 troops, and the result was that the ancient army was completely wiped out, while Great Xia only paid less than 100,000 losses, how can this not make people stunned and incredible?

The dignified Emperor Dynasty is so unbearable, is this still the ancient Emperor Dynasty that no one dares to mess with in their impression?

For a while, many people began to doubt the true background of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty, and they also felt that the master who had once pressed them like a giant mountain and did not dare to raise their heads might not be as terrifying as they imagined.

Of course, this kind of reverie is not too exaggerated, because the great battle that took place in the Haoyuan Dynasty proved the strength of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty to a certain extent.

The Huanggu Emperor Dynasty besieged the imperial capital of Haoyuan with less than 700,000 troops, although it did not succeed in taking it in the end, but it killed and injured more than 1.6 million troops of Haoyuan, including many elite troops, and Huanggu itself only paid more than 400,000 losses.

In addition, the battles that took place in other directions of Haoyuan also showed the strength of Haoyuan's army, because the battle loss ratio of both sides was basically one to three, and the battle loss ratio of one of the battlefields even reached one to six!

If you look at this result, perhaps the reason for the fiasco of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty in the hands of Great Xia is not that the Ancient Emperor Dynasty has become weaker, but that the real strength of the Great Xia Dynasty is very strong! Far from being as weak as they thought!

Perhaps the Great Xia Dynasty mobilized the most elite 700,000 troops in the country to achieve such an amazing record, but Rao is so, which is enough to prove the comprehensive strength of the Great Xia Dynasty, and it is enough to make all forces jealous.

After this battle, I don't know who took the lead in giving the Great Xia Dynasty the title of "little master", but instead of being criticized, this name was widely recognized and widely spread.

After all, the Haoyuan Dynasty of the superior forces was beaten miserably by the Ancient Emperor Dynasty, but the Great Xia Dynasty beat the Ancient Emperor Dynasty to the ground, which shows that the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty is no longer a superior force that can be defined.

It's just that there should still be a big gap between Great Xia's background in other aspects and the dominant-level forces of several parties, so it is named "Little Master" to highlight its status.

Of course, while marveling at the amazing strength of the Great Xia Dynasty, many people were also criticizing and ridiculing the strategies of the Ancient Emperor.

With the ability of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty, if he focused on only targeting the Great Xia Dynasty, even if he still couldn't win in the end, he wouldn't have ended up so embarrassed.

And if the Ancient Emperor Dynasty is more resolute, and directly uses the name of borrowing the Tao to concentrate on attacking the Haoyuan Dynasty, and does not really provoke Great Xia, then maybe the Ancient Emperor will really swallow Haoyuan in a very short time!

It's a pity that there will be no ifs for what has happened in this world.

Right now, the Ancient Emperor Dynasty has to face an extremely difficult and serious problem, that is, how to end it!

In this battle, the Huanggu Imperial Dynasty had already lost more than two million troops, but it didn't even touch the edge of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the plot to take the Haoyuan Imperial Capital was completely bankrupt.

If you continue to send reinforcements and ruthlessly want to take Haoyuan, I am afraid that it will usher in the joint confrontation between Haoyuan and Great Xia.

With Great Xia involved, if the Ancient Emperor Dynasty wants to swallow Haoyuan, I am afraid that it will need to send most of its military strength, and it may not be able to succeed in taking it!

In addition, once the Desolate Ancient Emperor Dynasty fell into this quagmire of war that was pinned down by countless troops, it was very likely that other forces would take advantage of the situation, and at that time, it would not be impossible for the Desolate Emperor to be in danger of destroying the country!

But if it retreats like this, it will inevitably attract ridicule from all over the world, and the prestige accumulated by the Ancient Emperor Dynasty over the years will be greatly reduced, and its impact will be in all aspects, and it will inevitably be unfavorable.

At the same time, this is also an extremely significant blow to the military morale and people's morale within the Huanggu Imperial Dynasty!

Therefore, all the forces are quietly watching the reaction of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty, and they want to know what kind of choice the Ancient Emperor will make in the face of this dilemma.

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April 27.

The ancient imperial capital, the imperial palace.

In the solemn and solemn hall, more than ten ancient ministers bowed their heads and stood silently, their expressions were cold, and two figures were prostrate on the ground, and the atmosphere in the hall was heavy and depressing.

On the throne, Gu Haoran's face was expressionless, but his eyes were extremely cold, and there was a killing intent in it that kept flickering.

I don't know how long it has been, Gu Haoran finally opened his mouth.

"Cong Gaoyun, what else do you have to say?"

Hearing the voice, the figure in prison clothes kneeling on the ground slowly raised his head, looking at his face, but it was Cong Gaoyun.

Cong Gaoyun's face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like an ordinary old man who was about to die.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that only one death can give an explanation to the people of the world."

Cong Gaoyun said in a loud voice, looking sad.

"But, before he died, the minister did have something to say, thank you Your Majesty for giving the minister this opportunity."

"Your Majesty, the Great Xia Dynasty is a generation of tigers and wolves, if you want to destroy them, you can only ensure success by mobilizing more than seventy percent of the power of the Imperial Dynasty!"

"Therefore, the minister hopes that His Majesty can reconsider the strategy against Great Xia, temporarily give up the idea of destroying Great Xia, first unify the Heavenly Desolate Domain, further strengthen the power of the imperial dynasty, and wait for the sky to change, and then try to do something else!"

"In addition, the minister thinks that Great Xia will not sit idly by and watch the buffer neighbor of the Haoyuan Dynasty be swallowed up by my desolate ancients, so if we insist on taking Haoyuan, Great Xia will definitely spare no effort to obstruct it! Moreover, other forces will definitely be secretly fueling the trouble, and if they are tough, we will only be dragged into the quagmire and unable to get out. ”

"Therefore, the minister suggests that Your Majesty can endure the momentary humble, decisively withdraw all the troops, and temporarily recuperate, waiting for a good opportunity to destroy the other forces in the Heavenly Desolate Domain!"

After listening to Cong Gaoyun's words, the other courtiers couldn't help frowning.

Shoufu Tan Yahui snorted coldly, and immediately said loudly: "Ridiculous! If I withdraw like this with nothing, where will I put the face of the Ancient Emperor Dynasty? How can we account for the tragic deaths of the soldiers and the thousands of people of the imperial dynasty? ”

At this time, Taiwei Xu Guanxiong also opened his mouth.

"What General Cong said is indeed reasonable, but what Shoufu said is also a problem that cannot be ignored. I thought that it was not advisable to continue to throw a large army into attacking the Haoyuan Dynasty, but it was also not advisable to withdraw the army directly. So, we had to find a compromise. ”

"Compromise? How is a compromise? ”

Gu Haoran temporarily took his eyes off Cong Gaoyun and looked at Xu Guanxiong and asked.

Xu Guanxiong's expression froze, and he coughed lightly and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the specific strategy, Minister, I haven't thought of ...... yet."

Tan Yahui narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if it is a compromise strategy, the minister has an idea." ”

Gu Haoran nodded indifferently and said, "Let's hear it." ”

"Yes!"

Tan Yahui's expression was straight, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Haoyuan Dynasty has borrowed the way for me to give the court, but in fact, it has provoked Great Xia, and it is impossible for Great Xia not to hold grudges." Therefore, considering the great threat of our dynasty, the Great Xia Dynasty may send troops to help Haoyuan, so as not to lose his lips and teeth. ”

"However, if we don't directly destroy Haoyuan, but only swallow the northern region of the Haoyuan Dynasty, most of the Great Xia Dynasty will not pay attention to it!"

"In this way, we can not only avoid falling into the quagmire of war, but also maintain the prestige of the imperial dynasty to a certain extent, and give an explanation to the people of the imperial dynasty, which can be regarded as the most prudent strategy!"

Hearing Tan Yahui's suggestion, the other courtiers moved in their hearts and nodded secretly.

As Shoufu said, the Haoyuan Dynasty betrayed the Great Xia Dynasty, and it was impossible for Great Xia not to hold a grudge.

As long as the Imperial Dynasty did not directly endanger Great Xia, then it would be very happy to see the Haoyuan Dynasty suffer.

Gu Haoran frowned at Chen Si for a while, and hesitated: "Then what if Great Xia can't see my dynasty's intentions clearly?" In addition, I heard that the envoys of Great Xia had been in the capital of the Haoyuan Emperor for several days, and the two dynasties may have reached an agreement on an offensive and defensive alliance. ”

At this time, Long Jin, the master of the Savage Division, took a step forward and opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, according to the secret report of the Haoyuan Emperor's capital, the Great Xia side seems to have put forward some harsh conditions, which made the Haoyuan Emperor very unhappy, and the two sides have not reached an agreement for the time being. This is also the reason why the Great Xia envoys have not yet left. ”

After Long Jin's words fell, Tan Yahui followed up again.

"Your Majesty, there is no indelible hatred between countries, only interests."

"The minister thinks that he can secretly send people to contact Great Xia, let them know the intentions of our court, and if necessary, he can also promise a small price......

Hearing this, the muscles on Gu Haoran's cheeks twitched for a while, and a wave of anger welled up in his eyes.

His grandfather died at the hands of the Great Xia Emperor, and more than a million troops of the Imperial Dynasty were folded in the hands of Great Xia.

As if to see Gu Haoran's thoughts, Tan Yahui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the battle in the world is not about the gains and losses of one city and one place, nor about the victory or defeat of a moment, but about the long-term plan, and the authorities should be the priority!" ”

"Moreover, today's efforts will make them pay back a hundredfold or a thousand times in the future!"

Hearing Tan Yahui's advice, although Gu Haoran was still depressed in his heart, he also forcibly suppressed his surging anger.

After taking a deep breath, Gu Haoran gritted his teeth and said with a blue face: "In this case, then do as you say." ”

After the words fell, Gu Haoran shifted his gaze again and looked at the person kneeling next to Cong Gaoyun.

This person was wearing a military general's robe, but it was Mu Haoqing, the general in the town.

"General Mu, you have heard what they said, let's talk about it, if I give you another million troops, may I take the northern part of the Haoyuan Dynasty?"

"The minister swears to fulfill His Majesty's will! If it doesn't work, the minister should come to see him! ”

Mu Haoqing kowtowed heavily, and said with a resolute expression.

(End of chapter)