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Chapter 420 Surprising Casualties

"Why did these little devils suddenly stop attacking? Looking at the way they looked just now, they must be going crazy tonight."

Wu Chuan looked at the retreating Dongdi soldiers in front of him and said, the situation in front of him is indeed a bit strange.

"The artillery positions have been destroyed. With the help of artillery, these people may still be able to charge forward. Without the help of artillery now, if we rely entirely on their flesh and blood, the fight will last for more than ten hours.

, it is impossible to rush up, not to mention that it will be dawn soon, and their little advantage will be gone."

Gao Shaoyi shook his neck. He was also very focused that night. Although there was no fight to the death, the situation last night also made everyone feel huge pressure. Now many soldiers can't straighten their fingers.

That's why I kept shooting last night.

"The scream was so loud, who knew it would end in an anticlimax. I guess they will be negotiating with us soon, right?"

Wu Chuan thought of another thing. We have to go south to Nandong Province. We can't stay here for too long, so the main purpose is to reach an agreement with Dongdi Kingdom and get out of here as soon as possible.

Gao Shaoyi also nodded thoughtfully. After this night's battle, Gao Shaoyi knew that Dongdi Kingdom was still very powerful, and it was impossible to surrender completely just because the navy was destroyed. Therefore, during the negotiation this time,

There is also no chance of a total collapse.

Dongdi Palace.

The emperor called the people around again, and according to the battle reports sent back from the front line, the Daqian Empire sent more supporting troops, the most important of which was the heavy artillery regiment, and had begun to build artillery positions. According to the current situation

, there was no way to kill them, so several generals committed seppuku and committed suicide.

In fact, the person most responsible for this incident is Prince Akutagawa, but because this guy is the emperor's son, who dares to hold him accountable? The generals who committed seppuku were nothing more than scapegoats.

"Your Majesty, our navy is no longer able to fight anymore, but we still have a group of warships in the Windsor Empire and will return to our country in the near future. We can still make a comeback by then. Now we should stabilize them first. If we let them continue to invade

In coastal areas, our country's losses will be immeasurable."

The Prime Minister of Dongdi Kingdom has long wanted to negotiate peace. When the navy was destroyed, he knew that this would be the result, but unfortunately the emperor was unwilling and always wanted to rely on the army to take back the port.

Is it that easy? If it were really that easy, why did the Daqian Empire's fleet want to make a sneak attack? Didn't they just realize that the port area is easy to defend and difficult to attack?

The high-level officials of Dongdi Kingdom have not been idle these days. They also studied the recent situation of the suppressing army. It is said that they are not thinking of coming to launch an attack. They may also be thinking of coming for a friendly visit, but they have no choice.

We gave too many opportunities, and it was impossible for anyone to have a piece of fat in his mouth without eating it, so the navy of the Daqian Empire swallowed it up in one gulp.

The most terrible thing is that our response speed is too slow. They didn't gain a firm foothold originally. We might still have a chance to win, but now we have fully occupied it. Even if we continue to increase our troops, it will only be in vain.

To increase casualties, if you want to take back Hengfu Port, you must wait for the navy to have a certain strength. With the cooperation of the navy and the army, you may have a chance to win.

Other officials also agreed. After all, the losses during this period were too great. Although the caliber of the artillery of the suppressing army was not large, their shells seemed to be inexhaustible. Whenever they arrived in a city, they would start from the last From the main buildings to the most useless houses, it can almost be said that locusts have passed through, leaving no grass growing.

If this continues, the economy of the entire Dongdi Kingdom will be ruined. In just seven or eight days, Dongdi Kingdom has already lost tens of millions of silver coins. If they continue to let them bombard everywhere, this number will increase exponentially. If we zoom in, our losses will be even greater at that time.

"Wei Chen seconded the proposal..."

Several academics from the Dongdi Kingdom's cabinet also stood up. They also saw the current situation clearly. A man can bend and stretch. Although the Daqian Empire was our defeat before, now that they have the right time, right place, and right people, we should You can also bend when you bend down.

"Then after our fleet comes back, based on the current actual situation, how likely is it that we will be able to recapture Hengfu Port?"

The emperor did not talk about the negotiation, but instead talked about another issue. This means that the emperor has acquiesced to the negotiation. You can't let the king of a country admit defeat. This seems too shameless.

When the emperor asked this question, everyone looked at the Minister of the Navy standing next to him. This should be your scope.

"If the fleet of the Suppression Army continues to be stationed here and there is no reduction in size, it will probably be less than 30%."

This Minister of the Navy is over sixty years old and has witnessed the Dongdi Kingdom’s navy grow from scratch, from weakness to glory, and then from glory to dwindle, until now it has no vitality...

"Eight grids..."

The emperor of Dongdi Kingdom was cursing people in the main hall. He really couldn't bear it anymore. Dongdi Kingdom is a small country and its people are weak. In order to build this navy, the people all over the country have tightened their belts. Now it's better, even if Counting all the newly built warships, only 30% can be used to fight these people out. Has the road to revitalization of Dongdi Kingdom been cut off?

"How many Army casualties have there been?"

When the emperor asked this question, he still didn't want to give up. After all, this was at the door of his own home. If there was a full-scale attack, he didn't know if he could take it back.

"Back to the emperor, starting from the arrival of the army outside Hengfu Port, the two sides have been fighting for fourteen days. We have suffered a total of 57,000 casualties..."

This number still reduces the number of ordinary people. If the number of ordinary people is added, it would be nearly 70,000. Of course, the emperor asked about the casualties of the army and did not talk about the ordinary people. The Minister of Army would not be stupid. Stupidly tell the common people.

An average of nearly 5,000 people a day...

The people below began to whisper to each other. Although the soldiers of the Army are cheap, they are not a small number in training. The daily casualties are close to 5,000. When converted to the soldiers, the daily losses are more than hundreds of thousands of silver coins...

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