The attack on Willow Water City had failed?
According to the information that Lin Qian had received, Willow Water City was just a low-grade city that could not withstand a single blow. It would be a piece of cake to get rid of it.
The ten thousand soldiers were led by a hundred Sages while the rest were at the peak of the Heaven Realm. It was more than enough to deal with a low-grade city.
However, the information that was sent back told Lin Qian a cruel reality.
The attack had failed and the entire army had been wiped out.
This was the first time that the Hua Xia Empire had suffered such a heavy loss.
Without hesitation, Lin Qian hurried to investigate the situation. He wanted to know what had happened.
Usually, there would be Recording Crystals in the battles of the Hua Xia Empire to record the details of the battle.
When Lin Qian opened the Recording Crystal, he immediately saw the situation of the battle.
In the beginning, the army on his side had indeed breached Willow Water City easily.
It was Qing Yue who threw in the formation plate and the formation virus. After changing the defensive formation, they attacked the city.
Low-grade cities only had city guards. How could such a city guard be a match for the Hua Xia Empire? In the blink of an eye, they were beaten to a pulp and fled like rats. There were countless casualties.
Not long after, the entire Willow Water City was about to be conquered. This had always been the right pace.
However, at this moment, a group of Shangyuan Celestial Kingdom Celestial Army suddenly rushed out of the city. Moreover, there were golden patterns on the edges of their armors.
According to the information, Lin Qian could tell that this was not an ordinary Celestial Army. It was the Celestial Court Army.
The requirements to become an Celestial Court Army were even more stringent and difficult. They were truly one in a million.
Not only did they need to have a high enough cultivation base, they also needed to be talented and strong.
There were not many Celestial Court Army lying in ambush in the city. There were only about three thousand of them.
However, these three thousand Celestial Court Army were all Sage Realm experts. Although they were only at the First or Second Stage of the Sage Realm, their combat strength was still impressive.
After all, the imperial army was small in number. There were only a hundred Martial Saints.
Although the imperial army was courageous and invincible when it came to the real battle, with a hundred First Level Sage Realm and nine thousand Ninth Heaven Realm Pinnacle Experts working together to kill one thousand and forty-two enemies, they were still defeated regrettably.
It was a glorious defeat!
Lin Zu, who was watching the recording crystal from the side, was full of praise. "What frightening combat prowess. In a sense, your subordinates did not lose!"
To be honest, Lin Zu was already very shocked when he saw the contents of the Recording Crystal.
Under normal circumstances, three thousand Sage Realm cultivators against one hundred Sage Realm cultivators and nine thousand Nine Heavens Peak cultivators would only lose ten to twenty people at most, and they would then be able to take it down easily.
In fact, even if the number of Saint Realms rose to a thousand, and the number of Heaven Realms rose to fifty to sixty thousand, they would only lose about a hundred people at most.
This was the difference in cultivation level. Out of the three thousand Saint Realm cultivators, they could rely on two thousand Saint Realm cultivators to fight against the enemy's one thousand Saint Realm cultivators.
As for the other one thousand Saint Realm experts, they were more than enough to deal with fifty to sixty thousand peak Heaven Realm experts.
Moreover, these Saint Realm Immortal Soldiers were not ordinary people. They were the Immortal Soldiers of the Immortal Court, and their combat prowess was extraordinary.
Against a hundred Sage Realm and nine thousand Nine Heavens Peak cultivators, they had lost a thousand people. It was a heavy loss, and it was a pyrrhic victory.
If that was the case, if the Immortal Soldiers had thirty thousand people, three hundred Sage Realm and twenty-nine thousand seven hundred Heaven Realm cultivators, wouldn't they be able to take down the three thousand Immortal Soldiers of the Immortal Court?
"There's no such thing as a glorious defeat. A loss is a loss." Lin Qian looked at the image in front of him and shook his head.
The difference in numbers was not an excuse. At least, the combat prowess of the Hua Xia Empire was starting to be insufficient.
In Lin Qian's mind, he would only be satisfied if the ten thousand Immortal Soldiers of the Immortal Court could take down the enemy's three thousand Immortal Soldiers.
After all, this was only the Shang Yuan Celestial Kingdom, a third-rated force in the Immortal World.
Wouldn't the combat prowess of those second-rated forces and first-rated forces be even stronger? Would it turn into a naval battle that depended on the number of people when they fought with them?
Absolute suppression, defeating the enemy with fewer people, and making them unable to fight back, was the combat prowess that Lin Qian was pursuing.
The lack of Martial Generals and the lack of manpower were not excuses. Ten thousand people against three thousand, a loss was a loss.
"The combat prowess of the Hua Xia Empire needs to be stronger." Lin Qian thought to himself as he crushed the crystal in his hand after watching the image on the Recording Crystal.
Following that, Lin Qian also contacted Zhuge Ming in the Hua Xia Empire and asked about the situation, "How is it going? How's the troop transformation plan going?"
"It's going very smoothly. The integration experiment is still in progress," Zhuge Ming replied respectfully when he heard His Majesty's question.
Lin Qian nodded to himself. The troop transformation plan of the Hua Xia Empire had always been in progress. It was just that the progress wasn't very fast.
Since the first time the other races were brought into the Hua Xia Empire, this plan had already been in progress.
After thinking for a while, Lin Qian continued to ask, "Is there any room to speed up the progress?"
After hearing Lin Qian's question, Zhuge Ming shook his head regretfully and explained, "Your Majesty, this isn't an ordinary research. It has to be settled over time and verified by countless examples."
"More haste, less speed. If we're too anxious, the outcome will be irreversible."
As if sensing His Majesty's anxiety, Zhuge Ming hurriedly explained what kind of danger could happen if they were too anxious.
Seeing Zhuge Ming's worried expression, Lin Qian also found it funny. "Don't worry, I'm not a reckless person. Since there's no way to speed up the progress, we'll proceed according to the established rhythm. Safety and stability come first."
Zhuge Ming heaved a sigh of relief. He naturally knew that the empire's army had suffered a crushing defeat when they had attacked a low-level city in the Shang Yuan Celestial Kingdom.
He had originally been worried that this might agitate Lin Qian and cause him to become irritable and impatient.
Fortunately, His Majesty was still the same His Majesty. He hadn't lost his cool.
"Is the current progress good or bad?" Lin Qian continued to ask about another situation.
Hearing Lin Qian's question, Zhuge Ming said proudly, "With the continuous awakening of many peak combat forces, the power we possess is getting stronger and the progress is god-like."
"On the whole, it's only natural that things are progressing in a better direction."
Lin Qian nodded affirmatively after hearing Zhuge Ming's answer. After ending the conversation, he ordered the Emperor Battleship to change its direction and fly towards Willow Water City.
He wanted to see for himself what had happened in that low-level city that caused his army to be completely annihilated.
Why were the 3,000 Immortal Court Soldiers of the Immortal Court lying in ambush in that city?
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