Chapter seven hundred and ninety-eight after the war
News of Cheng Yaojin's death in battle soon spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.
In an instant, hundreds of millions of people cried and mourned.
As the pillar of the Tang Dynasty and the great defender of the country in the hearts of the people, Cheng Yaojin's death caused heavy losses to the Tang Empire.
"Cheng Mu!"
In the Daming Palace, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and roared.
Not only was Cheng Yaojin killed in battle, but the destruction of these five armies, Shenwu Army, Xue Jiajun, Longwu Army, Jinwu Guard, and Zuoying Guard, made Li Shimin feel like a knife.
Ordinary soldiers are indeed not as important as the strongest.
However, this is an army of five million.
Although the entire Tang Empire could build an army of hundreds of millions, it could not withstand such high-intensity losses!
In the previous battle in Qingzhou Province of the Apocalypse Empire, the Tang Dynasty lost tens of millions of soldiers.
Coupled with the five million troops who have died in the battle, it can be said that most of the elites of the Tang Empire have been lost here.
The army formed later was ultimately weak in terms of strength and combat experience.
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
Changsun Wuji stepped forward and reported: "The matter has come to this, we, the Tang Dynasty, have no choice but to recruit a large army again!"
The Tang Empire was not only vast in land and resources, but also had a huge population base.
A mere five million people died in battle, which was not enough to crush the huge Tang Dynasty. Are the new recruits not strong enough? Just recruit more.
As long as they can survive on the battlefield, they are elites!
"Can!"
Li Shimin agreed. Recruiting more soldiers was the best and only way he could think of at the moment.
However, his eyes were still full of worry.
The national destiny of the Tang Dynasty was also closely related to the people in the country.
If too many soldiers died in battle, the fate of the Tang Dynasty would also decline.
While an empire enjoys the huge benefits brought by the national destiny, it also has to endure various restrictions brought by the national destiny.
Even if the national destiny is omnipotent, it is still a double-edged sword after all!
"Your Majesty, we can also request the Han Empire to send troops as soon as possible!"
At this time, Fang Xuanling, who was on the left, suddenly reported: "If the Han Dynasty sends troops, it can involve at least half of the army of the Apocalypse Empire!"
Although he didn't want to admit it, the Han Dynasty was still stronger than the Tang Dynasty in some aspects.
Huo Qubing's heroic feat of running thousands of miles to attack and kill Zhu Yuanzhang has long been spread throughout the Chinese civilization.
How could Fang Xuanling not admire such a celestial general?
So now, he is looking forward to whether Huo Qubing will also attack and kill Cheng Mu from thousands of miles away?
"I know."
Li Shimin looked sulky: "Then Liu Che deliberately delayed moving. I can't possibly beg him, right?!"
The courier for the joint operation had arrived at Chang'an City, the capital of the Han Empire, a few months ago, but the message was as if it was lost in the ocean, and there was no reply for a long time.
If the messenger was not still alive, Li Shimin almost thought that his letter had not been delivered!
"Alas, it's Liu Che who doesn't know how powerful the Apocalypse Empire is."
Fang Xuanling sighed, shook his head and said, "Only when the Han army really goes to war with the Apocalypse Empire's army, will Liu Che wake up!"
He was also very distressed at this time.
He was thinking about how to get the Han Empire to join the war first.
As long as the two countries are at war, Liu Che will naturally become unable to sit still.
"Hmph, then Liu Che wants to reap the benefits!"
Since the Han Empire did not participate in the war, Li Shimin naturally knew what Liu Che was thinking. Then Liu Che wanted to wait until both his Tang Dynasty and the Apocalypse Empire were harmed before taking the opportunity to send troops.
Therefore, Liu Che's goals also included Li Shimin's Tang Empire.
"I will definitely not let him succeed!"
"Bang!"
Li Shimin yelled angrily and punched the dragon table so hard that it made a loud bang.
The memorial documents were scattered all over the floor, and many memorials that had not yet been reviewed took the initiative to reveal their contents at this moment.
However, Li Shimin's focus at the moment is not at all here.
He inspected all the officials in the palace and calculated it over and over in his mind.
Although the current Tang Empire has many soldiers and generals, the strength of its soldiers is much weaker than those of the Apocalypse Empire.
Using numerical superiority to make up for the gap in strength is one of the solutions.
The simplest and most effective way is to use the numerical advantage of the strongest to turn the soldiers' strength disadvantage into an advantage.
If only this could be done.
Li Shimin believed that his Tang Empire would instantly reach the top and become the most powerful empire on Earth!
...
Border, ruins of Yuwu City.
After suffering devastating damage, the huge Yuwu City was left with only debris on the ground.
Cheng Mu stepped in step by step.
He originally wanted to lead the troops to come to the rescue and leave Li Ji and Wang Xuance here in one fell swoop.
But he didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would end up risking his life in the end.
The famous devil king really showed his devilish demeanor at the last moment.
"It's a pity that you are the enemy."
Cheng Yaojin's body and head were placed in front of Cheng Mu. Looking at this man named Cheng, Cheng Mu did not dare to think about whether his ancestors had something to do with Cheng Yaojin thousands of years ago.
He doesn't need to think about it anymore.
Since Cheng Yaojin is dead, even if there is any connection, it is no longer relevant!
"His Majesty!"
Guan Hai and Zhao Yunshen knelt in front of Cheng Mu.
Cheng Yaojin's ability to cross the universe has disappeared, and Guan Hai's strength has long been restored.
But the scars all over his face could not hide his embarrassment at this time.
The majestic Minister of War of the Apocalypse Empire, a half-step powerful man in the Shentai realm. He was almost killed by Cheng Yaojin. This was the crime he committed, Guan Hai!
Now that the generals of the Apocalypse Empire tend to become younger, the twenty-year-old Guan Hai can already be considered a veteran.
A veteran should show the attitude he should have!
If it weren't for Zhao Yun, Guan Hai might have been killed at the last second of Cheng Yaojin's death!
"In this battle, Zilong comes out on top!"
Cheng Mu did not deduct Zhao Yun's contribution. Not only cutting off the enemy's retreat route but also leading the army to annihilate the enemy's army, the Tianqi Army's contribution in this battle was the greatest.
Coupled with the fact that he saved Guan Hai's life at a critical moment, Cheng Mu will naturally be remembered as a great contributor to Zhao Yun.
"His Majesty."
However, Zhao Yun refused, and he felt guilty.
If Guan Hai hadn't saved his life just now, he would have gone to the Hall of Heroes and been reincarnated by now.
By rescuing Guan Hai, he was just repaying Guan Hai's life-saving grace, and it was not considered any merit.
"In this case, I will give you another chance!"
Cheng Mu nodded and understood what Zhao Yun meant. He said: "Count the soldiers and gather to rest."
"In the next battle, capture the Anbei Protectorate in one fell swoop!"
Li Jing and Xue Rengui were defeated, and Wang Xuance and Li Ji were like a bereaved dog. In the huge Anbei Protectorate, there was no army that could be the enemy of the combined forces of the Apocalypse Empire.
If that's the case, wouldn't the Anbei Protectorate raise his hand to take it?
At the same time, the Liao Kingdom came to Beijing.
"Buzz!"
The huge horn was still roaring, and the soldiers outside the city wall fell one layer after another.
Liu Bei has occupied Shangjing.
But before he could take a breath, millions of Liao troops surrounded him.
The Liao Empire was organized into five capitals: southeast, northwest, and center.
In other words, no matter which capital of Liao Kingdom Liu Bei occupied, he would be jointly attacked by the other four capitals!
