Chapter 160: The Western Expedition Encounters Obstacles
There are only two giants who have opened the three star gates in this temple, so naturally they can't stop Wang Hao's pace.
In the first battle, Wang Hao killed two giants in full view, unparalleled in the world.
After the news came out, many princes were dumbfounded, some in disbelief.
"Could it be that he is already in the gossip realm?"
A lot of people are skeptical, they don't believe that big shots can be so powerful.
"As far as I know, he shouldn't have broken through yet, he is still in the Seven Star Realm, but for some reason his strength is terrifying. ”
"Maybe there will be a town king soon. ”
More than one prince is this idea, Wang Hao has already shown far superior combat power to them, wouldn't it be a king if he goes any further.
According to this trend, he may even be crowned king earlier than Wang Guang. ”
Just as everyone was talking, Wang Hao had gone thousands of miles deep into the Western Regions, but this time he stopped and did not continue to move forward.
Figures appeared at the end of heaven and earth, they were all temple creatures, but this time they didn't come to fight.
"Lord Zhenguohou, we hope to seek peace, and after today, we will be sealed in the small world forever, and we will never take half a step. ”
A top giant opened his mouth to show his intentions.
"We are willing to pay enough price to stop fighting, I wonder if the ten powerful treasures can make the Marquis of Zhenguo retreat?"
I have to say that their sincerity is very great, and the ten powerful treasures are incomparably precious and valuable.
It's a pity that Wang Hao refused without thinking about it.
"The Emperor's decree has been issued, and I can't make a decision on this matter, but if it's not my race, its heart will be different. ”
Wang Hao responded indifferently, not moved at all.
"We are willing to seal forever, and we can make an oath on this matter, and we will never go back on our word. ”
The top giants still want to work harder, but now that the great power has been killed and wounded, they no longer have the foundation to start a war with the imperial court.
From here, it can also be seen that the Tianwu Emperor has surpassed the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors in terms of merit alone, after all, although the temple creatures thousands of years ago retreated into the Western Regions, they did not have the power to fight back, they just didn't want too many casualties.
"You must have said the same thing back then. ”
Of course Wang Hao won't believe these words, now the Tianwu Emperor is at his peak, so the temple creatures choose to escape the world, but once the Tianwu Emperor disappears or falls, they will definitely be the party to the disaster again and must be eradicated.
The creatures of the temple were silent, of course they would not be sealed forever, and they only wanted to impress the court with ten powerful treasures this time.
The battle still broke out, but this time Wang Hao did not win easily.
The opponents are very strong, and there are many of them, including five of the top giants.
But in the end, he still won, and the corpses were strewn all over the field, and the blood flowed like an ocean, staining the mountains and forests red.
"The temple is too deep, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that many princes who enter the Western Regions will die in battle. ”
Wang Hao frowned, peeping at the leopard in his tube, even he won so hard, and the army under his command suffered more than 100,000 casualties, not to mention the rest of the princes.
Sure enough, he received news not long after, and in just one day, five princes had been defeated, and the death was extremely tragic.
Every prince is the wealth of the imperial court, and it is unacceptable that such casualties are true.
"Although on the whole, the imperial court still won, but if this continues, more princes will inevitably die in battle, and the imperial court will only have only thirty percent of the national fortune, and the losses will only be greater at that time. ”
Wang Hao was a little worried, such as today's measures of Emperor Wu can be regarded as reckless military in the eyes of Confucianism, and it would not hurt if the national fortune was at its peak, but now it is different from the past.
However, these were not things he had to consider, and the Emperor of Tianwu must have already had the means to deal with it.
A month later, the battle was at a stalemate.
Except for Wang Hao's team, the rest of the princes suffered heavy losses, and the Western Expedition suddenly fell into a quagmire.
Even Wang Hao has encountered crises many times, the temple is too deep, they can use many giants to sneak attack, although Wang Hao is strong, it is difficult to resist the siege of a large number of top giants.
Fortunately, there has never been a top giant who has opened the Eight Star Gates so far, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
As night fell, Wang Hao led the last elite to be stationed in a sacred mountain, with a solemn expression.
The 500,000-strong army now had only 100,000 left, and the losses were appalling, but they were much better than the rest of the princes.
In addition to the first thirty princes, some came one after another, with a total of more than sixty, but now there are not even twenty princes who can be contacted, and the others are estimated to be more than lucky.
"Haven't heard from the imperial court yet?"
Wang Hao asked, and there were two people sitting below him, who were the last two commanders in the army.
"Back to the Hou Ye, our request for help was like a mud cow entering the sea, and we didn't get any response. ”
Equation responds that he is not too strong among the many commanders, but because he is mainly responsible for intelligence gathering, he rarely participates in the head-on war with the temple, which has allowed him to survive until now.
The other commander is naturally Lu Yuan, but he has already broken through three days ago and has become a giant.
"What does the imperial court mean by this, the Western Expedition is huge, but we are alone and lack help, don't you want me to wait for nothing to die?"
Lu Yuan had hatred in his heart, and his words were full of dissatisfaction.
"Master Hou, we only have 100,000 soldiers left, I'm afraid it will be difficult to support it for another month. ”
The equation was also speaking, although they didn't dare to talk about the Tianwu Emperor, but they couldn't care so much at this time.
"Okay, I know about this, do you have any news from the other princes?"
Wang Hao stopped the discussion between the two, as the commander of one side, his every move would affect morale, even if he had more complaints about the court in his heart, he couldn't vent it in front of everyone.
"According to the information I have now, more than twenty princes have basically gathered, but there are no giants among them, and no amount of them can stop the temple army. ”
The equation was very worried, the current situation was extremely unfavorable, and they had gone too deep, it was also very difficult to retreat, and the temple creatures would never allow such a thing to happen.
Once all the princes are killed in battle, the imperial court will definitely be greatly damaged, even if there are still princes in the Northern Plains, Southern Xinjiang and the East China Sea, but the territory of the Han Dynasty is so vast, relying on the princes of these three regions alone is just a drop in the bucket.
"Tell me to slow down the march and change direction, and to meet up with the other princes in the shortest possible time. ”
Wang Hao had no choice but to make this decision, the more troops there were, the easier it was to become the target of the temple, but he had no choice now, once a giant attacked many princes, they would definitely have no power to fight back, and Wang Hao could not watch a group of princes die in the Western Regions.
Lu Yuan and the equation immediately took the order to leave, and Wang Hao stood on the top of the mountain alone, looking into the distance.
Suddenly, his brow moved, and several figures appeared in front of him.