Hurriedly retreating to the camp, Jia Nan looked at the scene in front of him and wanted to cry without tears, it was really miserable!

Although the predetermined strategic goal has been achieved, the Pingman City has been conquered, and the defense of the Qinling Empire on this line has been disintegrated. However, the price paid by the side is too great.

In the first round of siege warfare, the losses were not very large, but tens of thousands of battle losses. This should be said to be a normal situation in siege warfare, and it can even be said that in the face of tens of thousands of troops defending the city, the losses are still relatively slight.

But I didn't expect the commander of Qinling to be so ruthless and order the city to be burned!

Of the 100,000 troops who entered the city, only 20,000 escaped, and almost all the other armies were lost in the city. Even the soldiers who escaped were scarred. If we add to this the situation of serious injuries and deaths, it is estimated that there will be thousands of non-commissioned officers lost.

Victory!

At this time, the chaos in the military department in the large camp finally subsided.

Feather Dance was carried back to the makeshift tent, and several priests hurried in to unleash healing magic.

After a long time, she woke up slowly, and when she opened her eyes, she asked the first sentence: "Can the army in the city be withdrawn?"

"Your Highness, you better have a good rest, and then ask about these things when you are better!" Xue Qin gently wiped the mud from her hands on the side, and whispered comfort in her mouth.

"Alas, how can I rest in peace! So many soldiers are folded in the city like this, and a fire has destroyed tens of thousands of soldiers, thinking of this, my heart hurts even more!" It was because of one of his own military orders that more than 100,000 soldiers poured into Pingman City that he suffered such a great disaster.

"Your Highness! It's all because the people of Qinling are vicious and ordered the burning of the city, not because of Your Highness. If His Royal Highness is worried about this, it is not worth it, and he will give an order in the coming day to hunt down this Qinling general!" Xue Qin hurriedly said, she heard a strong sense of self-reproach from Yu Wu's tone, worried that His Highness would not be able to think about it for a while.

"Is it vicious!? Hehe, when the two armies are facing each other, they will naturally do everything. At the beginning of Manchuan Pass, didn't I give an order to let the Qinling people kill and injure more than 100,000 people!? I was thinking, who should be blamed for this? Blame the Qinling people, but they are defending their families and resisting our invasion; blame themselves, but the empire itself is in great trouble, if you don't find a place to live in the Eastern Continent quickly, it will be the end of the destruction of the clan and the country!" Yu Wu suddenly laughed a few times to herself, and said something in her mouth, which made the two close maids change color.

"What kind of defense of the homeland! What kind of invasion! This Eastern Continent is the homeland of the empire, and it was these people who drove us into the sea back then! If you say, we are recovering our homeland! Your Highness, don't think about it!" Xue Qin explained her with a worried face, to be honest, Yu Wu was right, the key is that she is now the commander of the army, if even her confidence is shaken, then how can the hundreds of thousands of soldiers below deal with themselves!

"Alas......"

Although Xueqin is smart, she understands her own mind. She was silent, only sighed softly.

"Your Highness, tens of millions of people of the empire are landing in a steady stream, and it seems that a large amount of land is needed to settle them, if Your Highness does not lay a place for them to live, how can they survive! The Qinling Empire will definitely not let our elven clan occupy such a large territory, and it will fight back frantically in the future, and will drive us into the sea like thousands of years ago. A thousand years ago, there was still a place to stay, and now, where should we go to settle down!" Xueqin's eyes rolled, and she had a plan in her heart, and she started the feather dance in a different way.

I had known that she would say this, how could I not understand this truth. It's just that such an endless struggle with the Qinling Empire will come to an end!

The people of the empire need a place to stay, and that's a top priority. However, the Qinling Empire was occupied in the southern part of Baiyue County and Vientiane County for no reason, how could it do it!

When she thought of the endless conquests in the future, as well as the blood of the imperial soldiers, her heart was dripping blood!

Although it has been preached in the country, this campaign is to regain the homeland. But these words can only deceive ordinary civilians and soldiers in the army + soldiers, in the hearts of the royal family, nobles and temples, it is naturally clear that this is completely an invasion!

The empire has been driven out of the Eastern Continent for thousands of years, and this homeland has been ruled by the human race for thousands of years, and the people living on it are no longer elves, but humans. How can we talk about recovering our homeland!

If the empire is invaded, presumably the royal family will definitely resist to the death, so think about it from another perspective, how can the Qinling Terran let it go, and the two sides will definitely fall into endless battles!

"I know, I know, I know all this!, but, haven't you thought about any other way to solve this matter?, do you have to have endless bloodshed and sacrifice!?" she suddenly raised her head, looked at Xueqin with tears in her eyes, and said these shocking words blankly.

Xue Ling didn't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would speak like this, but from the look of shock in her sister's eyes, she could also understand how abrupt His Highness's words were.

"Your Highness, even if we are willing to negotiate with the Qinling Empire, will the Qinling Empire still sit down with us to negotiate right now!? Moreover, will the Qinling Empire cede land to us!" Xue Qin was shocked and reacted quickly, looking at the crown prince with tears on his face, and his tone was quite low.

Alas, what Xueqin said makes sense! Even if the empire puts aside its hatred, puts aside all kinds of losses in the early stage, and does not avenge the soldiers who died in battle. However, his own side captured Baiyue County, annihilated the southern fleet of Qinling, and destroyed Manchuan Pass with thunderous means, so that nearly 200,000 troops in Qinling were annihilated. This kind of blood feud, how can the people of Qinling forget it!

"Okay! Needless to say, it's my wishful thinking!" Ha Wu suddenly waved her hand, as if she could wave away the bitterness in her heart.

Then, she asked, "How big is the loss?"

Seeing that her feelings seemed to be slowly stabilizing, and thinking about it again, she would always be told about it, Xueqin lowered her head and said: "At that time, there were more than 110,000 troops entering the city, and less than 20,000 escaped in the end, and the Royal Knights lost nearly eighty percent!"

Although she had already estimated it in her heart, Yu Wu was still stunned by the number she heard in her ears. In this battle, she had already lost 100,000 men and horses! This kind of loss can be said to have been caused by her single-handedly! Even if she took Pingman City and broke the defense line of the Qinling people, such a huge loss would inevitably make the army no longer able to go north.

"Summoning the chief knight to the tent to meet you!" she said in a deep voice after a moment of silence.

At that time, only Kaio Bloodfury had seen what was going on in the city, and she wanted to ask herself what was going on inside!

Jia Nan came to the big tent, held his breath, and then opened the door curtain and walked into the big tent.

"Your Highness, Jia Nan is here, Wan An!" he made a knightly salute, and he stood there, bowing his head and quietly waiting for the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even at this time, he had not recovered from the fire purgatory in the city just now.

"What could have caused such a great deal of power so quickly, turning Pingman City into purgatory in an instant!?" Yu Wu leaned against the mattress, speaking lightly and weakly.

Her question seemed to evoke the memories of Jia Nan, the dignified Grand Knight Chief, one of the leaders of the Imperial Royal Knights, one of the few high-level divine power knights, and a trace of fear actually surged in his eyes, which made everyone in the tent suspicious.

"Isn't it the kind of magic fire that destroys the Miè tree!?" Hamai didn't wait for him to answer, and said her guess to herself.

"Yes, Your Highness!" they covered the entire city with that black liquid, and almost instantly burned the city, and the army could not withdraw in time!" Then he suddenly knelt down, his tiger eyes were full of tears, and he said in a choked voice: "Your Highness, you are incompetent, you didn't notice the abnormalities in the city in time, and the army suffered countless losses, please punish Your Highness!"

"Great knight, please get up! I can't blame you for this matter, it is the palace that insists on going its own way to lead so many imperial soldiers to lose so many imperial soldiers. You're just doing what you're told, and it's none of your business!" said Ha Mai, shaking her head and sighing.

wiped away his tears, Jia Nan seemed to be much older in an instant, and he was a little trembling when he stood up.

Yu Wu then asked him to go down and give orders for the elven army to set up camp, heal the wounded soldiers, and reorganize the troops. One qiē waited until the flames of Pingman City were extinguished, and on the other hand, he still needed to guard against the Qinling cavalry behind him. The army had just been defeated, so they were prevented from taking advantage of the situation and attacking the army.

Fifty miles behind the elven army, Chahan hurried to hurry, but still missed the battle.

No one expected that the Feather Dance would play its cards so unreasonably, and as soon as they arrived at Pingman City, they launched a siege battle, and they attacked with all their might, leaving no room for anything.

Tanma reported back and said that the city was burned by the fire of Pingmancheng, but there was no difference on Chahan's face.

Knowing that a son is like a father, although Wang Baobao has never led troops to fight independently, he knows everything about the military formation. It is impossible to die with the elves, let alone the presence of the earth snake Yunxing and others.

It seems that the son has abandoned the city of Pingman! I didn't expect the elves to attack so desperately. Otherwise, with the strength in the hands of Wang Baobao, it is impossible to abandon the fortified city in one battle.

And the elven army of the scouts reported a lot of losses, which made him a little regretful.

If he could have discovered the elves' intentions earlier, the army would have followed, and he would definitely have taken the opportunity to catch them off guard. It may not be possible to attack from both sides, so that the elven army will collapse in an instant, and it will sink under the Pingman City.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on your own.

No matter how anxious the elven boss is, it is impossible for him to rush to attack the city with all his strength when there is an imminent threat behind him. In that case, it is not to play cards according to common sense, but to make oneself sinful and not to live!

"The army turned around and marched towards the Lianyun Mountain Range! Send someone to inform the Eight Banners Legion, let's wait for them in the Lianyun Mountain Range!" Although he regretted in his heart, after all, Wang Baobao still brought heavy losses to the elves, and this alone was a great victory! It was enough to offset the guilt of the fall of Pingman City.

With Yunxing and others here, there is no bigger city on the front line of this Pingman City. Then the only way for the Seventh and Ninth Legions to retreat was the Nightingale City.

As long as their army is not damaged, they will want to be stationed in Pingman City in peace.