"What? The humans were defeated again? And they were defeated by the Undead? " The news that the humans had been defeated twice in two days immediately appeared on the desks of all the forces on the continent. The most interesting thing about this news was not that the humans had been defeated, but that the commander of the humans had been changed.
This was too strange. It was very unwise to change the commander before the battle. No matter how muddle-headed the human emperor was, he would not suddenly remove Li Huailin at this time. Everyone thought that this change was definitely not a punishment for the defeat. Combined with the news that Li Huailin was injured, everyone believed that Li Huailin was injured and could not command. The humans could only send someone who could suppress the situation, and that person was Su Lan, a member of the royal family. However, Su Lan was eager to prove herself, so she rashly launched an attack, causing the humans to lose again.
Therefore, the most important thing about this news was not how many troops the humans had lost. Instead, everyone was sure that Li Huailin was really injured, and he was so injured that he could not command the troops.
"Nonsense!" Anthony slammed the table as soon as he heard the news. The battle report from Maccon's side hadn't arrived yet because Maccon didn't know how to write a battle report. However, Anthony's intelligence team had already sent a simple report back. After learning that his sister had inexplicably gone to command the second army, Anthony could almost guess what had happened.
"Your Highness, I'm very sorry. I didn't expect this to happen," Empress Marina immediately said. Queen Marina said immediately. She was the one who suggested Su Lan to visit Li Huailin, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen.
"It's not your fault, Empress," Anthony said. "It's all because of Su Lan's willfulness. No, I have to call her back immediately. I also have to apologize to Huailin and the soldiers of the second army."
"No, Your Highness, you can't go," Marina immediately said. "Now is not the time. Even if you want to apologize, you have to wait until the war is over. Your Highness can't leave the capital now."
"But Su Lan must have caused trouble for Huailin. I have to go there myself," Anthony said.
"Your Highness, there are so many things to do. You have to meet the dwarf ambassador tonight. You don't even have time to leave," Marina said.
"This …" Anthony hesitated for a moment. There was indeed a meeting with the state affairs at night.
"Anyway, let's call Sulan back first," Marina said.
"Delnate," Anthony said at once.
"Yes, Your Highness," Dernate, the leader of the Royal Knights, immediately said.
"Go to Degara City immediately and bring Su Lan back. Also, help me pay my respects to Huailin," Anthony said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Delnate immediately nodded and set off.
In Degara City, the human troops had already returned to the city. Because the undead troops did not pursue them, they did not cause greater losses. However, McCann still strengthened the defense to prevent the undead from attacking the city. In the temporary command room, McCann was reporting the situation to Li Huailin, who had just returned from the city. Beside him, Su Lan stood there with a pale face, as if she had completely lost her life.
"… Our troops suffered 5,500 casualties, and 4,100 were injured … The enemy didn't seem to have suffered much damage. I estimate the number of casualties to be in the double digits …" McCann said. This kind of report did not seem like something the Second Army could produce. Although they had lost the previous day, they had at least been ambushed and killed more than 2,000 of the enemy's soldiers. Today, they had a direct confrontation, and even though they had the advantage in numbers, the enemy had lost dozens of people, while they had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties. McCann could not even lift his head to look at Li Huailin.
"Oh, I see …" Li Huailin nodded. He did not seem to have any reaction.
"It's my responsibility …" Su Lan suddenly said.
"Of course it's your responsibility," Li Huailin said immediately. "Sister, can you not fight if you don't know how to fight? Don't you think it's unbelievable when you read this kind of report? "
"I'm sorry, General …" Su Lan suddenly knelt in front of Li Huailin. She cried and said, "I'm sorry to the soldiers who died, I'm sorry to the empire, and I'm sorry to you. Please punish me according to military law."
"Your Highness, Princess Royal …" McCann said, feeling sorry for her.
"No … I don't have the right to be the Princess Royal … I'm a disgrace to the empire. Please, General, let me kill myself," Su Lan said.
"F * ck, suicide? That's too much," Li Huailin said.
"Now, only death can cleanse my sins," Su Lan said resolutely.
"General, isn't that …" McCann wanted to say something, but Li Huailin stopped him with one hand.
"I say, you came here to brag for a while, then sent a few thousand soldiers away, and now you want to kill yourself. You're right when you said you're a disgrace to the empire," Li Huailin said.
"I … I don't want to die … I hope my death will serve as a warning to the people of the empire. Don't learn from my stupid behavior. War is not for fun," Su Lan said.
"You've done so many bad things, and now you want to become a negative example after you die? How can there be such a good thing? This isn't over yet. You have to take responsibility for your actions," Li Huailin said. "That's right.
"What … what else can I do?" Su Lan asked in confusion.
"I have something very important that I need you to do …" Li Huailin suddenly said with a smile, "It's something only you can do, but it will leave a very bad impression on your reputation …"
"Something very important?" Su Lan said. "Is it the duke's plan? Is it something that will help the war? "
"Ah, yes." Li Huailin nodded.
"Please leave it to me. I don't care about my reputation, but please give me a chance to make up for my mistakes," Su Lan said immediately.
"Alright, you said it." Li Huailin smiled. "Then …"
Before Li Huailin could finish, the soldier at the door suddenly came in and said, "General, His Highness the King has sent Royal Knight Captain Dernate to visit."
"Oh?" Li Huailin was taken aback. It seemed like Anthony already knew about it even before the battle report was added.
"My brother must be here to ask me to go back," Su Lan said immediately. Su Lan immediately said. She had caused such a huge mess this time. If she went back, she would definitely be grounded or something like that.
"Please come in," Li Huailin said with a wave.
Soon, Dernate walked into the command center. As soon as he entered, he saw Princess Royal Su Lan kneeling on the ground. Dernate was slightly stunned, but he immediately understood. Without saying anything, he greeted Li Huailin. "Greetings to the General."
"What is it? Dernate? "Li Huailin asked.
"Uh … His Highness asked me to take a look at the General's injuries, then … he asked me to bring Princess Royal back … I wonder if the General can make an exception," Dernate said when he saw how Li Huailin looked like he was going to deal with Su Lan.
"My injuries, I'm … cough cough cough … I'm fine, but as for Princess Royal, I'll have to borrow her for now," Li Huailin said.
"Sigh … General … Princess Royal is His Highness the King's only relative after all, although what he did this time was …" Before Dernate could finish, he was stopped by Li Huailin.
"Speaking of which, Dernate, you came at the right time. I also have something I need your help with …" Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Help? May I ask what the General needs? "Dernate asked.
"Oh, McCann will be going to prison soon. I'm afraid he'll be lonely, so I want you to accompany him," Li Huailin said.
"Huh?" Dernate was stunned. McCann, who was beside him, was also stunned.
Soon, a shocking piece of news spread from Degara City. Due to the defeat, King Anthony of the Human race urgently sent people to bring Princess Royal Sulan back. Unexpectedly, the Princess Royal refused to go back. Not only that, Princess Royal Sulan even arrested Dernate, who was sent to bring her back, and imprisoned him.
Some of the soldiers of the Second Army strongly opposed Princess Royal Sulan continuing to be the commander of the Second Army. However, unexpectedly, Deputy General McCann, who led the opposition, was also arrested by Princess Royal Sulan and imprisoned. As soon as the news spread, the soldiers of the Second Army almost rebelled, but they were stopped by Veronica, who supported the Princess Royal. Even so, the entire Second Army was in chaos.
The message didn't mention Li Huailin, but everyone who saw the message understood one thing. That was, Li Huailin couldn't manage things for the time being. He might be seriously ill and in a coma. Otherwise, it would be impossible for such a situation to happen.
"Hahaha, the Second Army is finished." The King of the Demons, Byzera, laughed as soon as he saw the news. "As expected, without the Duke, the Second Army is in a state of disunity. Not only can they not fight, but now the royal family is also fighting for the position of commander. The Second Army is doomed."
"I heard that the Undead's reinforcements are about to arrive," Gordon said. "I just received news that the other Lord, Maxim, has agreed to Soudeis's request for reinforcements. It is estimated that he will send about 10,000 reinforcements to the battlefield within three days. It seems that they all know that the Undead are going to win this time, so they are rushing over to get a share of the loot."
"Oh, then we … should we also get a share?" Byzera suddenly said.
"Your Highness is wise," Gordon said. Gordon said, "I was just about to suggest this to Her Highness. Should we organize an attack on the Human Race?"
"Mm, that makes sense." Byzera nodded. "Gordon, prepare for war."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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