Chapter 383: Disaster for the country and the people
Time returns to before dawn.
Seven Islands Sea Kingdom Palace.
Emperor Guangde was pacing back and forth in the imperial study, and other civil and military ministers were also anxious like ants on a hot pot.
Battle reports came from the front line. Geng Cunshan led the soldiers to resist the Hailong Gang's attacks and retreated steadily. If this continues, the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom will soon be unable to hold on.
"Report!"
A soldier came in and said: "Your Majesty, although the soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles, they were still unable to withstand the fierce attacks of the Hailong Gang and continued to retreat. Now only a few warships are left struggling to support them. The soldiers are about to defend
I can’t stand it any longer!”
After the words fell, Emperor Guangde and the civil and military ministers felt as if they were struck by thunder. They could not believe that the Seven Islands Sea Country was about to face such a disaster.
"Let's explore again..." Emperor Guangde said feebly.
"Yes."
The soldiers retreated and continued to the scene to reconnoiter the battle situation.
There was silence in the imperial study room, and everyone felt an unprecedented panic.
Once the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom is conquered by the Hailong Gang, Emperor Guangde will die for his country, and these civil and military ministers will follow Emperor Guangde.
Surrender? That doesn't exist! Once Hai Batian comes in, the first thing he will do is not kill them, but humiliate them severely, let them deeply experience shame and regret, and finally kill them.<
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Rather than that, it would be easier to simply die for the country.
But in this world, who wants to die so easily?
Therefore, in addition to panic, most people also feel very unwilling.
"Damn it! It's already this hour, why haven't we seen the warships of the Holy Court coming to support? Is it true that as the Minister of War said, the Holy Court is not really here to help, but wants to sacrifice our seven-island sea country?
To expand their territory?"
Emperor Guangde became more restless and restless. He was very afraid. He was not afraid that he would die, but that he would become the last emperor of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom and the most shameful king of subjugation in the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom.
The Minister of War sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty, now that the matter has come to this, you should trust the judgment of the minister, right? If the Holy Court really regarded us as members of the same blood, the reinforcements from the Holy Court would have arrived on the battlefield to support us. Now we are seven
The island country is in danger, which shows the insidiousness of the Holy Court!"
"No... no, the Holy Court will definitely come to support us. I believe in the Holy Court!" Emperor Guangde gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, you are really too naive." The Minister of War was speechless.
At this time, another official was filled with righteous indignation and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The current situation our Seven Islands Sea Congress is facing is entirely caused by the Minister of War."
"Nonsense! Mr. Xu, what do you mean by this? Are you slandering me with empty words?"
The Minister of War looked at the Minister Xu with contempt and disdain in his eyes.
Emperor Guangde was one big and the other big, and the ministers started to quarrel in front of him again.
But this time, Emperor Guangde did not tell them to shut up, but now that everyone was facing a desperate situation, there was a high possibility that they would be defeated by the Hailong Gang, so he just wanted them to say a few more last words.
Xu Shilang said: "If it hadn't been for the idea of the Minister of War to imprison Mr. Yunqi and others, and with the help of scholars from the Holy Forest Continent of the Seven Islands Sea Country, we would not have faced collapse so quickly. However, the Minister of War is short-sighted.
, detaining scholars from the Holy Forest Continent at such a critical moment allowed the Hailong Gang to break through our many defense lines so easily, so I believe that the Minister of War is very likely to collaborate with the enemy and treason."
After the words fell, the face of the Minister of War changed greatly, and he pointed at Xu Shilang and said: "It's nonsense and slanderous words. The reason why I did this is entirely for the consideration of Qidaohaiguo. If the Holy Court can come to save me Qidaohaiguo, what will happen afterwards?"
There will definitely be lions asking for resources and islands from our country. We detained Du Ning and others in advance to have room for negotiation with the Holy Court."
"Joke!"
Xu Shilang said contemptuously: "Don't judge the gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. If the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom can be saved, what's wrong even if one or two islands are cut off and given to the Holy Forest Continent? Is it just one or two islands?
Are the islands not as important as the entire seven-island maritime kingdom? Now, when our army is recruiting people, we are arresting scholars from the Alliance. How will we explain to the Holy Academy then?"
"Haha..."
The Minister of War was amused and said disapprovingly: "Master Xu, please take a look at the current situation. Our Seven Islands Sea Kingdom has been almost conquered, but there is still no sign of the Holy Court's warships. Do you think that even if we don't detain Du Ning?
Those people, can we wait for the reinforcements from the Holy Court? You are wrong! We can't wait, because the Holy Court will not only sacrifice our Seven Island Sea Kingdom, but also may sacrifice their own canonized Wenjun."
"You are so short-sighted!"
Xu Shilang said: "Let me ask you, if you are Hai Batian commanding the army to attack the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom, you see that the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom is about to collapse, and you suddenly learn that the Holy Academy has sent warships to support the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom.
, what would you do?"
"Is there any need to ask? We must send troops to block it with all our strength, so as to obtain the main force to break through the Seven Islands Sea Country."
The Minister of War did not hesitate to answer, but his expression suddenly changed, "Could it be...could it be..."
"That's right! It seems that you have also thought of another possibility, that is, the reinforcements of the Holy Court were attacked by the Sea Dragon Gang on their way to the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom, so the reinforcements of the Holy Court have not arrived for a long time.
, and you, a fool, imprisoned all Du Ning and others, then it won’t take long for the Sea Dragon Gang to destroy our Seven Islands Sea Kingdom before reinforcements arrive!”
Emperor Guangde and other ministers also suddenly changed their expressions. Xu Shilang's words are not unreasonable. If the reinforcements of the Holy Court are blocked by the warships of the Hailong Gang, it can also explain why the warships of the Holy Court are delayed.
The Seven Islands are a sea country.
From this point of view, the Minister of War's proposal to imprison Du Ning and others is undoubtedly indirectly helping the Hailong Gang to destroy the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom in advance. What a stupid and ridiculous behavior.
"Impossible! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
The Minister of War broke into a cold sweat and could not accept Xu Shilang's reasoning, "This is just your wishful thinking and has no factual basis at all. You are slandering me!"
"Hmph! So your claim is not groundless? How is it not just wishful thinking on your part?"
"You..."
The Minister of War was so angry that his whole body was shaking. At this moment, he was really afraid. He was afraid that things would really go like what Xu Shilang said. Then wouldn't he become a sinner of collaboration with the enemy and treason?
This is a situation that the Minister of War cannot accept in any case, even if it is just a guess.
"What's the use of saying this now? It's too late..."
Emperor Guangde waved his hand. He did not want to dwell on this problem now because it would not solve the urgent task.
Xu Shilang looked at the Minister of War and said: "If our Qidaohai Kingdom is destroyed, I will definitely kill you, the idiot who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and then commit suicide with a sword!"
"You...you...you..."
The Minister of War was so angry that he was judged as a disaster for the country and the people. This is simply a huge shame!
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to Shilang Xu's nonsense. I am absolutely loyal to the Seven Islands Sea Country. Everything I do is for the Seven Islands Sea Country. I really have not collaborated with the enemy and treason!"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War simply wanted to bang his head against the wall and die to prove his ambition. This was a crime he could not bear.
Suddenly, another soldier came in to report the situation.
"Reporting to your Majesty, General Wei Li disobeyed military orders and secretly released the scholars from the Holy Forest Continent from their prison ships. They..."
Before he finished speaking, the Minister of War became furious.
"Presumptuous! Presumptuous! Presumptuous!"
"This Wei Li is so courageous. He dares to defy military orders and release scholars from the Holy Forest Continent privately. This is simply treason. Come on! Capture Wei Li and kill him on the spot!"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War roared with filial piety. His eyes boiled with murderous intent, and he vented all his anger on Wei Li.
Emperor Guangde and other ministers looked at each other in shock. As a minister of the Ministry of War, he would behave in such a rude manner. It seems that the mentality of the Minister of the Ministry of War was completely destroyed by Xu Shilang.
"Master Shangshu, please listen to what I have to say first."
The soldier hurriedly said: "The current battle situation is like this. Grand Governor Geng Cunshan originally wanted to execute Du Ning and others on the spot, but Hai Batian had already killed him, so they temporarily reached a cooperation agreement to fight Hai Batian together.
There is also good news to tell you."
"Say it quickly! What good news!"
Emperor Guangde couldn't wait to speak. Now that the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom has reached the end of its war effort, apart from the arrival of reinforcements from the Holy Court, is there any other good news?
"Hai Batian said in front of the battle that he had already sent a team to join forces with sea dragons to block the Holy Court's reinforcements. This means that the Holy Court has not given up on us, and the Holy Court's warships are already on their way to support us. Your Majesty, we
There is still hope! As long as we persist until the end, we will definitely be able to wait for the Holy Court’s support!”
"What did you say!"
When the Minister of War heard this, his whole body seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and he froze in place stupidly.
It turned out that things were really as Shilang Xu said. It was precisely because Haibatian sent a team to block the warships of the Holy Academy that the reinforcements they had been waiting for never showed up.
At this moment, Xu Shilang looked at the Minister of War with an extremely cold look.
With a "plop", Shangshu of the Ministry of War collapsed on the ground. He could not believe that his reasoning had made a wrong judgment, and he even did something extremely stupid. Even he himself could not forgive himself for what he had done.<
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"Secretary of the Ministry of War! You are really bringing disaster to the country and the people!"
"Why do we have people like you in our Seven Islands Sea Country?"
"You harmed my seven-island sea country! You simply don't regret dying!"
Many ministers yelled at the Minister of War, and they were all so angry that they wanted to vomit blood.
The Holy Academy sent warships to rush to support the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom, but the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom backhandedly detained Du Ning and others as hostages.
Now, they really have no way to explain themselves to the Holy Court.
If the Holy Court knew about this, even if the lion asked for more supplies or islands after the war, everyone present would not dare to say "no".
Emperor Guangde also suddenly turned to look at the Minister of War, and said fiercely: "I didn't support your idea at first. Now it's better. The Hailong Gang is on the offensive. How can you hold on until the reinforcements arrive? You are so smart, but you are confused for a while!
”
"Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong!" The Minister of War became more and more depressed.
The soldier said: "Don't panic, everyone, things are not as bad as you think. The Grand Governor has handed over the command to Du Ning. Under his command, our army has effectively mitigated the Hailong Gang's offensive. We still have
Hope."
"What did you say? Is it true?"
"Do we still have hope of winning?"
Emperor Guangde and his ministers' eyes lit up, as if they had seen the dawn.
"Now our soldiers and the scholars of the Holy Forest Continent share the same hatred and are fighting bloody battles. As long as everyone does not give up, we will definitely be able to persist until the reinforcements arrive." The soldier said firmly.
"Great, this is great!"
Emperor Guangde was very excited, and then he sighed and said with shame: "My dear friends, did you hear this? We detained the scholars from the Holy Forest Continent, but they repaid kindness with kindness and still fought for the human race on the front line.
We are fighting for seven islands and a sea, what a great ambition this is!"
Many people looked ashamed, especially the Minister of War, who just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"Kacha..."
The Secretary of the Ministry of War had his bile cracked and the corners of his mouth were bleeding, but he still gritted his teeth.
No one sympathized with the Minister of War, but felt that the Minister of War had disgraced the Qidaohai Kingdom.
"I am ashamed of the Holy Court, I am ashamed of Du Jun and others, I am ashamed, I have made the scholars of the Holy Forest Continent feel wronged."
The corners of Emperor Guangde's mouth turned bitter, and the taste became even more unpleasant.
Others also lowered their heads, and their mood at the moment was as sad as Emperor Guangde's.
"Boom!"
There was an explosion, which shocked everyone.
Then, a series of explosions continued to come from the distance.
"What is that sound?" Emperor Guangde asked.
"It sounds like the sound of a mysterious cannon. Could it be that reinforcements from the Holy Academy have arrived? Only the Holy Forest Continent has this kind of weapon."
"It must be! It must be! Listen, that is indeed the sound of the mysterious cannon!"
"Your Majesty! The reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements have finally arrived! The Seven Islands Sea Kingdom has been saved!"
Many officials burst into tears with excitement and even hugged each other, feeling extremely excited and happy.
"Reinforcements... finally arrived..."
Emperor Guangde couldn't believe what he heard. He experienced the ups and downs of life overnight, it was like a dream.
"Minister of the Ministry of War, didn't you say that the Holy Court has given up on our seven-island sea country? Now that the reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield, what else do you have to say?" Xu Shilang looked at the Minister of the Ministry of War and asked.
"I...I..."
Although the Minister of War was also happy about this, he still could not accept that he had almost caused a catastrophe, so he sat there without saying a word.
If this matter spreads out, the people of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom will definitely scold the Minister of War, and his reputation will be completely ruined.