Seven days later.
North bank of Chibi River.
The Great Zhou Emperor personally led the army into battle this time. It could be said that he had turned out in full force. The 180,000 soldiers from the capital and the 50,000 navy made up a total of 230,000 soldiers. To the outside world, it was said that there were 500,000 of them. They were still the strongest army in the world.
Comparatively speaking, Wang Shun's wealth had never exceeded 50,000 up until now.
If not for the help of the Demon Race, everyone would have treated him as a dead man.
Under the dragon flag, inside the military tent.
Wei Yin and the generals looked at each other, but the atmosphere was gloomy and gloomy.
After a long time, an imperial physician walked out from the inner tent and immediately knelt down. "Prime Minister, Generals … His Majesty, His Majesty … is still unconscious …"
"How could this be? His Majesty was fine a few days ago, but seven days ago, he suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma … "
Wei Yin was shocked and asked hurriedly.
The battle was imminent, and the commander-in-chief was unconscious. No matter how one looked at it, it was not an auspicious sign.
"Your humble servant is incompetent … It's just that His Majesty doesn't seem to be sick. Instead, he's been cursed …" The imperial physician was sweating profusely. How could he not know the severity of the situation?
"The few Reverends have also seen it, but how is it possible? The Shengtian Son is impervious to all evils, who can curse him? "
Just as Wei Yin opened his mouth, he suddenly stopped talking as if he was strangled.
There were no humans, but perhaps there were immortals.
However, the mountain was high and the emperor was far away. It was too late to do anything now.
Ever since Wang Shun's rebellion, all the other states in the world were in turmoil, including the Spiritual State. The Imperial Court couldn't give orders easily.
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
One of the generals asked.
Wei Yin closed his eyes and opened them after a while. There was no sadness or joy on his face. "For now, we can only hide the news. The world is tied to His Majesty. If people know that the Holy Body is ill, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos … Commander Xu?"
Xu Qingyun took a step forward. "Ever since the day His Majesty fainted, the guards have already taken control of the surroundings and sealed off the inside and outside. Food and drink are delivered as usual every day. For now, we can still hide it."
"Good. Now that the two armies are facing off against each other, the morale of the army must not be shaken. Take this opportunity to order the army to retreat slowly and retreat to the big city at the back to defend …"
Wei Yin made up his mind.
The generals looked at each other. This was a huge responsibility.
However, this was also the best choice. Since the Prime Minister was willing to bear the responsibility, it was naturally for the best.
But in this way, Wang Shun could no longer be restrained.
"Prime minister, urgent report from the navy!"
Just at this moment, a trusted aide hurriedly came in and bowed, "Urgent report from the navy camp … the rebel navy has attacked the camp and suffered heavy casualties. Please send reinforcements quickly."
"What?"
Wei Yin turned pale with fright.
…
Two hours ago.
"This is the camp of the court's fifty thousand navy?"
Wang Shun stood on one of the warships and couldn't help but sigh. "It is indeed majestic and magnificent. It has a lot of capital. This King only managed to scrape together five thousand …"
The navy generals below all blushed and were a little worried.
"Your Majesty, isn't this too risky?"
An advisor advised, "Even if we want to raid the camp, we can just send a general …"
"How could I not know the dangers of war? Wang Shun sighed. It's just that the King's business is difficult, so I have no choice but to do this! "
But he didn't know that the people below were secretly criticizing in their hearts. "Most of King Shun's achievements were supported by the demons. This Wang Shun doesn't have a royal mandate, but he actually relied on cozying up to this point. It's so smooth. It's really an anomaly …"
They were all itinerant cultivators or people from small Dao lineages. They had joined Wang Shun for various reasons. They all had special skills and were valued.
After criticizing in their hearts, someone sniffed and said in a low voice, "They're here!"
Whoosh!
In the distant camp of the court's navy, there was a sudden chaos.
The water of the Heavenly River surged, and several huge whirlpools appeared in it.
A huge black shadow rushed out, and with a whip, it broke the gate of the naval camp.
Chirp chirp!
In the sky, huge birds cried and dropped a large number of incendiary bombs.
In an instant, the court's navy was in chaos, and many ships hurriedly escaped from the camp to avoid the fire.
Little did they know that this was the true beginning of the disaster.
Thump thump!
Thump thump!
A heavy knocking sound came from the bottom of a warship.
"General, not good … there seems to be a submerged reef below?"
A sailor shouted.
Poof!
The knocking sound became louder and louder, and finally, a large hole was created, and the river water quickly poured in.
It was just a hole, and with the structure of the ship, it could still be repaired.
But after the large hole, more knocking sounds came, as if there were thousands of enemies hidden in the water, piercing through the bottom of the ship.
"It's … a demon!"
"A river demon!"
The general stood on the deck and looked at the reflection of the scales on the back of the water. He could not help but roar angrily, "Kill … kill the demons!"
Many arrows and crossbow bolts were shot into the water, and streams of blood appeared.
Occasionally, the carcass of a five-zhang long giant fish would float to the surface, its belly turned upside down.
But that was all.
The warship continued to sink at a slow and steady speed.
Finally, a sailor could not hold it in anymore. With a shout, he jumped into the river, wanting to swim and escape.
But in the next moment, he saw countless bloody mouths opening up from the bottom of the water, and he was devoured with tragic cries.
"Your Majesty, I've done my best."
Seeing this, the general laughed bitterly, pulled out the sword at his waist, and slashed it across his throat. His entire body fell to the deck, twitching, and blood flowed out continuously.
The same scene continued to take place on the Heavenly River.
"That's enough."
Wang Shun's eyes were calm, "Charge forward … raise the flag, surrender, and don't kill … We lack everything. Without a navy, we can't cross this Heavenly River, and even if we cross it, we won't be able to defend it. There's no way out!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they all agreed loudly. They rowed the warship and swept the battlefield like picking up trash.
The few mutants looked at each other, and a strange feeling surfaced in their hearts, "Could it be that this King Shun can really win without doing anything and finally become the Emperor?"
This was too smooth, as if it was a dream.
…
"This is the situation of the battle … It's not that our soldiers don't want to die, but the enemy has the help of demons …"
The confidant complained tearfully.
At this moment, a soft voice came from inside the tent, "Come … in!"
The Great Zhou Emperor had already woken up a moment ago.
However, he was in a daze, and he had no strength in his body.
Only when that person came in to report the news did he barely regain some consciousness. When he heard the news, he felt like his insides were on fire.
The navy was defeated. Not to mention other things, the south was really in a mess, and it could not be salvaged.
They might even have to divide the river, and the north and south dynasties would exist side by side.
It was clearly peaceful a few years ago, so why was it like this?
The Great Zhou Emperor thought about many things, and his thoughts returned to that night, when the immortals descended upon the imperial city.
"It's all your fault! It's all your fault! "
He wanted to be angry, but sadly found that he did not even have the strength to be angry.
At this moment, he forced himself to raise his spirits, and let the officials outside in.
Wei Yin came in, and saw a trace of red on the Emperor's face. He was not happy, but shocked. He knew that this was the final radiance of the setting sun, and immediately knelt down.
"When I was in a daze, I saw clearly that the Fang Xian Dao and the demons are all jackals of the same tribe, and they want to mess up the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
The Emperor struggled, "I will go on a great journey, and appoint a new Emperor to destroy the Fang Xian Dao and the demons, and take revenge for me! Cough cough … pass on the throne … pass on the throne … "
Before he could say a word, he lost all his strength, and his consciousness fell into darkness.
The imperial physician gathered his courage and went to check, and immediately burst into tears, "Your Majesty … has passed away!"
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