When there is joy, there is sorrow, or anger, especially in this state of wartime combat.
At least, compared to the relaxed atmosphere on Han Qianqian’s side, there was a collective silence on the black-clad crowd’s side.
Inside the large tent, a group of people sat there, not saying a word.
The special envoy and the six colleagues who had fought in the war had their heads lowered in shame.
“How many soldiers and horses did we lose in this night’s battle?”
Between the front, on top of the main hall, the elder sat there, speaking in a voice that was not quite heavy, but still gave an invisible pressure to everyone present.
But the elder was like this, and they could understand it.
After all, they had brought so many people and created such a big advantage, and as a result, they were played in the first battle, and in the second battle they gathered a wide range of soldiers and combined their efforts only to end up with another miserable defeat.
Not to mention the elders’ anger, even if they were not angry, they themselves felt
They felt that their faces were extremely shameful.
“Speak.” The elders raised their voices.
“In reply to the Elder, 30,000 soldiers and horses were lost in this battle, of which, about 10,000 died from Han 3,000’s counterattack, and about 20,000 died at the ground collapse on the battlefield.”
Thirty thousand men lost in battle, terrible?
To an army of one million eight hundred thousand, it was only a drop in the bucket, not terrible.
However, if you compare the enemy’s battle losses and their numbers horizontally, then it is terrifying enough.
The fact that the enemy had only one man and wounded them by more than 30,000 was not a matter of other things, but of face and dignity alone.
“Elder, this time it was my subordinate’s negligence and improper command that caused such casualties, please also punish me.”
The envoy hesitated slightly before finally stepping forward.
He was in command of this battle no matter what, so naturally he was the most responsible for the failure of the battle.
“I
We participated in the battle together and failed to restrain Han Qianqian well enough to bring about the present result, and we are willing to be punished together.”
The other six colleagues also knelt in unison.
Seeing this, the envoy hurriedly said, “Elder, this is not their business, I am the one who commanded the battle.
“They have helped me a lot.
“Elder, this is not true, since we are fighting together, naturally, we will all bear any mistakes in the battle together.”
“Not bad!”
“That’s enough!” The elder shouted angrily, his whole body was unusually angry: “I’m really dying from your noise, what’s the matter with you saying one thing and me saying another?”
The seven people were scolded and collectively banned their voices.
“Simply don’t know what’s going on.”
“Elder, please also calm your anger.” The cronies whispered.
The elder nodded slightly and lifted a long
breath.
Immediately afterwards, this was when he slowly spoke, “I am very dissatisfied with the outcome of this battle, gentlemen, and it should not be so.”
“Elder, although the envoy and the others are at fault, the ground collapse is really strange, in fact, the loss of 10,000 people against Han 3,000 is not unacceptable, but 20,000 people died in the collapse, this is simply a bit ……” continued the crony.
The elder raised his eyes to the envoy: “The collapse is indeed very strange, you are in the centre of the battlefield, do you find any clues?”
The envoy shook his head, “The cave-in was very strange indeed, starting a metre outside the walls and spreading wildly and continuously to where the trenches were that day. The size of the area is enormous and shocking.”
If we hadn’t retreated as quickly as we did, more people would have fallen into the cave-in and the death toll would have been far greater.
“My subordinates say
After all, to make the ground cave in artificially, one would have to hollow out the ground before such an effect could occur, but as you know, there is no way that Han 3,000 would have the manpower to do this, especially under our noses.”
“Elder, the envoy’s words are true, but, to be honest, this may seem like a natural disaster, but when you think about it, nothing seems quite right.”
“I feel the same way, mainly because it’s such a coincidence that it’s a bit too far-fetched to be explained by a natural disaster alone.”
“I agree, we know better than anyone what the terrain of Night Sky City is like, the soil underneath is very hard, how could it easily collapse?”
The elder also nodded, “I also agree with you, but the question is, if it was man-made, I would like to ask, who did it?”