For several days in a row, the emperor could not eat or sleep, and he immediately lost weight.【】
Every day, the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Kingdom gazed longingly at this isolated island plunged into the ocean. They were northerners, and they were helpless to deal with this terrible scene.
Some people kept complaining, and many people looked at the Second Prince, "My lord, when you came, didn't you say that our Northern Kingdom would be invincible?"
"Yes, the prince advocated the war at first, but now it is better..."
"Since Beiyan Dongchi dares to attack us, he is obviously well prepared. Otherwise, how could he be so confident?"
"I really can't believe that they actually used such a poisonous trick. It's simply too poisonous..."
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The second prince stood on a high place, wishing he could jump into the river with white waves.
He secretly looked at the emperor's brother, but saw that he was looking into the distance seven or eight feet away, paying no attention to the noise of the ministers here.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor was never one to blame others at any time. He would not easily blame others for any mistakes he made. The most important thing was that he knew that this expedition was entirely the result of his own persistence.
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Gradually, a smile appeared on the corner of the second prince's mouth, which was difficult for others to notice.
The huge waves made it impossible to escape, and the death toll was almost as high as 300,000.
The Northern Kingdom has never seen such horrific casualties in the past decades. It is almost three times the total death toll in all major and minor wars during the Queen Mother's reign. Let's see how he goes back and explains.
Moreover, during this expedition, the Northern Kingdom claimed to have an army of 1 million, but its actual number was 500,000 to 600,000. Based on this estimate, half of the people had died. If they continued to persist, wouldn't the entire army be annihilated?
He quietly glanced at everyone present.
The generals were still debating intensely, trying to come up with a plan to retreat from the enemy as soon as possible. He smiled contemptuously, looked at several generals, and then winked.
These two people, one is Cui Zhenzhen and the other is Zhu Chengxu. Both of them are close confidants promoted by the Second Prince and have high status in the army.
Several people arrived at a secluded place.
Cui Zhenzhen was very timid and kept looking around: "If we are talking here, will your Majesty find out?"
Zhu Chengxu laughed and ridiculed him.
"You are really as timid as a mouse. Your Majesty is in a state of distress right now. How can he have the time to care about you? It's too late for him to retreat from the enemy..."