When Duan Lingtian, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Xun walked out of the tent together, they were shocked as well.
A dense mass of nearly 90,000 officers and soldiers knelt before the central tent with mixed feelings of grief and indignation. Waves of voices swept out and practically spread throughout the entire Relentless Thriving City, causing Relentless Thriving City to seem as if it was enveloped in a layer of haze.
The residents of Relentless Thriving City were now gathered in the streets and alleys, and all of them had dejected expressions.
"I originally thought that since the Crimson Wyrm Army had arrived, they would surely be able to cooperate with the border army to dampen the spirit of the Southern Champion Kingdom … But I never imagined that they would actually return in crushing defeat!"
"Hmph! This matter isn't related to the Crimson Wyrm Army in the slightest. It was entirely that bullshit Military Advisor who blindly commanded, causing the border army to lose over 10,000 officers and soldiers! "
"How do you know?"
"I have a cousin brother in the border army, and now he and his brothers are asking General He for orders to kill that bullshit Military Advisor!"
"A Military Advisor caused the death of over 10,000 officers and soldiers, he deserves death! Why does he still need to ask for orders? "
"That Military Advisor's identity isn't simple. He's the son of our Crimson Sky Kingdom's Prime Minister, and his name is Gu Xuan!"
…
All over Shaoxing City, similar remarks were being spread everywhere.
For a time, the crowd outside was in an impassioned mood.
He Wei An stood before the central tent with teary eyes as he looked at the nearly 90,000 officers and soldiers before him with a mournful expression, and for a moment, he was speechless.
"General! If you're worried that Gu Xuan is the son of the Prime Minister, then we can make a move ourselves. We're not afraid! "
"Right! We're not afraid! "
"General, even though casualties can't be avoided when marching to war … This time, if we kill over 10,000 of the Southern Champion Kingdom's soldiers, then we'll admit it! But this time, over 10,000 of our brothers have died, whereas the Southern Champion Kingdom's casualties are less than 1,000! "
"Our brothers can't die for nothing!"
…
The eyes of the group of officers and soldiers were crimson red as their imposing auras shot into the sky.
"Over 10,000 of our own people have died, whereas the enemy's casualties are less than 1,000?"
Duan Lingtian frowned.
Although he expected that Gu Xuan's plan wouldn't work, he never expected that it would be such a trap …
He knew clearly in his heart.
Even if this Gu Xuan was able to survive today, he would probably go down in infamy for 10,000 years.
Not to mention inheriting the position of Prime Minister!
Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun were also stunned.
Previously, they only knew that the Crimson Sky Kingdom's side had lost tens of thousands of soldiers, but they didn't know the exact losses of the other side.
Now that he had heard of the other party's losses, he was momentarily speechless.
"More than ten thousand people died in exchange for less than a thousand lives?"
Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun looked at each other and saw the anger in each other's eyes.
"This Gu Xuan deserves to die!"
Xiao Xun's face sank.
More than ten thousand strong men were killed by Gu Xuan just like that!
It was simply an act that angered both man and God!
In the central tent.
Gu Xuan's face was pale as he sat on the ground. His legs were weak and he couldn't stand up for a long time.
He could feel the anger of the border army soldiers outside. He had no doubt that if he ran out at this time, he would definitely be torn to pieces!
"I want to leave this place, I want to leave this place …"
Suddenly, Gu Xuan's eyes lit up, as if he had grabbed onto his last life-saving straw.
"Brother Gu Xuan … you, go out and apologize."
The two people who had been following Gu Xuan hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Apologize?"
Gu Xuan's face sank and his gaze went slightly cold. "You want me to apologize? Impossible!"
Outside, no matter how He Wei An tried to persuade them, the group of soldiers were unwilling to retreat.
"If Gu Xuan doesn't die, we'll kneel and never get up!"
"Right! If Gu Xuan doesn't die, we'll kneel and never get up! "
…
The tone of the group of soldiers was resolute.
In the end, He Wei An really didn't know how to persuade them. He could only look at the nearby Nie Fen for help, wanting to see if Nie Fen had any ideas.
Nie Fen nodded to He Wei An and stood out.
"Brothers, I'm the Crimson Wyrm Army's Commander, Nie Fen!"
Nie Fen looked at the nearly 90,000 soldiers of the border army with a sorrowful expression. "I, General He, am as sorrowful as all of you towards the over 10,000 brothers that died in the war! But the dead are gone. Why are all of you still making things difficult for General He? "
"I guarantee all of you that as long as all of you stand up now and return, we'll expel Gu Xuan from Relentless Thriving City and make him fuck off back to the Imperial City! Also, within three days at most, we'll send troops out again to take revenge for the over 10,000 brothers that died! "
Nie Fen's voice was resolute.
Seeing the group of border army soldiers seeming to be indifferent, Nie Fen continued. "I know that all of you are doubtful of my promise … But all of you saw yesterday's matter with your own two eyes. Do all of you know why I was able to notice the change in the situation in time and lead the over 10,000 brothers of the Crimson Wyrm Army to cover everyone's retreat? "
Nie Fen's words caused the gazes of the border army soldiers present to abruptly light up as they looked at Nie Fen.
Nie Fen continued. "Actually, this wasn't because I had foresight, but because there was a student from Paladin Academy's Star Mastermind Department who reminded me before I set out … If I noticed a certain situation, I must resolutely retreat!"
"General Nie, didn't all the students from Paladin Academy's Star Mastermind Department participate in the planning of this war strategy? Since he knew beforehand that there was a flaw, why didn't he speak of it in time to avoid this disaster? "
A military advisor standing behind He Wei An frowned and was slightly angry.
"He wasn't within the tent at that time, nor did he participate in the planning."
Nie Fen looked at this military advisor with a calm gaze.
"Could it be?"
He Wei An seemed to have thought of something and his pupils constricted.
He still didn't dare believe it.
If it was really like that, then he couldn't absolve himself from the blame!
Duan Lingtian stood in the distance when he suddenly heard Nie Fen's words and noticed that Nie Fen was looking at him …
He knew that Nie Fen was surely planning to 'sell' him out!
Duan Lingtian shook his head and brought along the puzzled Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun as he walked over in large strides to stand by Nie Fen's side.
"It's you guys!"
The expressions of the two military advisors behind He Wei An went grim and their eyes revealed disbelief.
Could it be that the Star Mastermind Department student Commander Nie spoke of that reminded him was these three grade 1 students? The grade 1 students that were disdained and expelled by them that day?
Their expressions became slightly unsightly.
"This person beside me is the peerless genius that gave rise to much discussion within the Crimson Sky Kingdom recently, Duan Lingtian! Others only know that Brother Ling Tian's natural talent in the Martial Dao is peerless, but they don't know that he also has an extremely brilliant and unique understanding of war strategy! Before I left for the expedition, it was he who told me to be on guard against two situations, and that if one of them appeared, I must retreat at the first possible moment … "
"At the beginning, I thought that he was exaggerating about those two situations, but only when one of them really appeared did I realize that his initial judgment was wrong! So, I made a prompt decision to lead the Crimson Wyrm Army officers to cover your retreat … Otherwise, you wouldn't have only lost over 10,000 brothers, but even 30,000, 40,000, or even 50,000! "
Nie Fen's voice was loud and extremely infectious.
"General Nie Fen, you saved us, and we're all grateful to you! But, there's something I don't understand. Since this little brother is also a Star Mastermind Department student, and since he saw through the flaw in the strategy Gu Xuan formulated, why do we still carry out the attack according to Gu Xuan's strategy? "
The captain of the border army that knelt at the front asked the question that was on the minds of most people present.
Duan Lingtian's brows raised as he stood out. "I can tell you this!"
For a moment, the gazes of everyone descended onto Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian's tone was calm, as if he was narrating a matter that had nothing to do with him. "That day, the two behind me and I had originally participated in the strategic planning against the Southern Barbaric City … But, later on, Gu Xuan said that we would only be in the way and be completely useless! Without us, he would still have the confidence to breach the Southern Barbaric City. "
"At that time, your General He's mind was confused by Gu Xuan's words, and he felt that we were young, and felt that we were only grade 1 students of Paladin Academy's Star Mastermind Department, so he expelled us! Later on, although I saw through the flaw in Gu Xuan's strategy, if that flaw didn't go through actual combat, it would be difficult for others to believe … Moreover, with our status at that time, even if we said it, no one would believe us. "
Duan Lingtian slowly spoke.
"I can testify to this!"
Nie Fen added. "At that time, even I didn't really believe the so-called flaw that Brother Ling Tian spoke of. Otherwise, I would absolutely not let my 10,000 plus brothers of the Crimson Wyrm Army take the risk!"
Duan Lingtian's words caused torrential flames of rage to accumulate within the hearts of the group of border army soldiers.
Nie Fen's words were like a fuse that ignited their flames of rage, causing them to completely erupt!
"It's that Gu Xuan again!"
"You don't have the ability, yet you're still jealous of talent and squeezing out this Brother Ling Tian who's both intelligent and courageous!"
…
For a moment, the group of border army soldiers all spoke with grief and indignation.
Thump!
Suddenly, the scene went deathly silent, and only the sound of kneeling could be heard.
It was He Wei An who had a flushed face as he knelt before the group of soldiers. "Brothers, I didn't consider this matter thoroughly … It's all my, He Wei An's, fault!"
"General He, why do you have to be like this? You were instigated by others … After all, with our age and experience, no normal person would believe us."
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled as his voice spread out.
"Exactly, Brother Ling Tian is right, this matter has nothing to do with the General!"
"It has nothing to do with the General!"
…
The group of soldiers all spoke out in loud voices.
He Wei An's eyes emitted a trace of gratitude when he saw Duan Lingtian speaking up for him, and he had a face full of guilt.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Within the tent, Gu Xuan gnashed his teeth with a face full of hatred.
Wasn't Duan Lingtian pushing all the responsibility onto him by saying this?
Although, he had to admit that it was indeed his responsibility.
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian's words sounded out from outside, causing Gu Xuan's gaze to light up.
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