The Great Xia Prefecture.
Just as Liu Wenyan and Su Yu were discussing, someone was arguing in the City Lord’s residence.
There were few people in the empty hall.
Xia Longwu sat upright and looked straight down.
Below, an old man on the left, a figure like the Great Xia Prefecture’s garrison commander, was smiling and listening silently.
The old man on the right was elegant and easy-going. He also had a smile on his face and silver-white hair. At this moment, he was also silent.
Apart from these two, there was a muscular middle-aged man in the hall. At this moment, he stood up alone and shouted angrily, “Wan Tiansheng, stop spreading your tricks! This is the Great Xia Prefecture, not the Seeking Realm!”
The person who shouted angrily was the silver-haired old man on the right.
Myriad Heavenly Saint, the sixth generation Prefecture Lord of the Great Xia Civilization Academy!
Wan Tiansheng’s smile was easy-going. Even though the burly man was angry, he was calm. His voice was not loud, but he could hear him clearly. He said slowly, “Zheng Ping, speak properly. Don’t speak so loudly. I’m not deaf. I can hear you.”
The Myriad Heavenly Saint was still smiling as he spoke, as if they were just neighbors chatting. He said softly, “It’s time for the Longwu Guards to retreat. We’ve fought what needs to be fought. In the battle with the Heavenly Yi God Race, we lost nearly a thousand guards. We suffered heavy losses.”
“When it’s time to show your fists, then show them. I have no objections.”
“But now, are we really going to destroy the Heavenly Yi God Race?”
Wan Tiansheng looked at Xia Longwu and said softly, “Prefecture Lord, you should understand that it’s impossible. The Heavenly Yi God Race only sent 10,000 soldiers into the Allskies Battlefield, which is not all of their might.”
“If we continue the pursuit, we might create more results, but we’ll need to take more lives to fill it.”
“The Prefecture Lord is prepared to throw in all three thousand Longwu Guards?”
After saying that, the Myriad Heavenly Saint shook his head and said, “There’s no need for that. It’s too rash! We’ve already fought. At this moment, we should talk! Go and talk to the Heavenly Yi God Race and let them evacuate at a certain price…”
At this point, the burly man said angrily, “We’ve already surrounded them. They’re already close to the edge. This 10,000-strong guard can clearly be killed. What’s your motive for letting them go?”
“Did the Heavenly Yi God Race bribe you?”
Wan Tiansheng was not angry. He smiled and said, “Zheng Ping, there’s no need for personal attacks. I don’t deny that we can take down the other party. The key is… is it worth it? The Great Xia Prefecture spent a lot of money to build the 3,000 Longwu Guards. Now, we’re throwing all of them in just for a 10,000-man guard?”
“There are people from your War Academy and our Civilization Academy inside. They’re all elites. Just to throw in a random army?”
The Myriad Heavenly Saint sighed softly. “Some people don’t like to use their brains and only like to fight and kill. This kind of person… should be thrown onto the battlefield as a soldier. Don’t let him command.”
The burly man said coldly, “I’ve been in the army for thirty years and fought my way out!”
“…”
The Myriad Heavenly Saint laughed and said softly, “So why don’t you just be your fighter? Why do you have to get involved in the big plan?”
The burly man said angrily, “I know you look down on me, and I don’t need you to think highly of me! But as long as we mobilize the remaining 2,000 Longwu Guards from the Great Xia Prefecture, we can wipe them out without paying a huge price!”
The burly man said indignantly, “We lost nearly a thousand people and forced them into a corner. Myriad Heavenly Saint, have you considered what the Longwu Guards will think if you ask the Great Xia Prefecture to withdraw at this time?”
“Are the soldiers at the front line willing?”
“I’m a soldier. I understand them! They’re indignant. They’re aggrieved. They lost a third of their comrades and have the absolute upper hand. At this moment, they’ve forced the enemy into a corner. No one will be willing to give up now!”
The burly man’s eyes were red. “We paid so much to win this war…”
“So we need to make up for it!”
Myriad Heavenly Saint said softly, “War is not about fighting. Zheng Ping, after so many years, why don’t you understand? Sometimes, winning or losing doesn’t depend on how many people you kill or how much you gain.”
“I don’t like the way the Great Xia Prefecture fights. Kill them all!”
“Not good, very bad!”
“If you do this, you will only inspire the enemy to resist. You will only make them fight to the death!”
“When it’s time to stop, stop immediately. Let them use cultivation techniques, martial techniques, divine blood, and natural treasures to exchange for their lives.”
“Next time, another war. Halfway through, when they lose thirty percent, they’ll think about surrendering and paying for their lives.”
“Disintegrate their fighting spirit, not inspire it.”
Myriad Heavenly Saint sighed and said, “The Great Xia Prefecture has fought so many battles over the years. Yes, they killed the most enemies every time, but they also lost the most and gained the least!”
“The enemy’s fighting spirit has been stimulated by you. All the races in the Allskies Battlefield know that if they encounter people from the Great Zhou Prefecture, they can spend money to buy their lives if they can’t win. If they encounter the Great Xia Prefecture… then they will fight to the death!”
“Zhou Potian did very well in this aspect. Even the Great Ming Prefecture did better than us.”
“The Great Xia Prefecture’s elite troops are invincible on the battlefield, but… what about losses? What about compensation?”
The Myriad Heavenly Saint shook his head and sighed. “Zheng Ping, I think the Prefecture Lord should send you to the treasury to see if it’s empty!”
Zheng Ping’s body trembled slightly as he looked at Xia Longwu.
Xia Longwu, who had been silent all this while, saw Zheng Ping looking at him and said calmly, “There is not enough in the treasury but it’s fine. The Great Xia Prefecture can afford it!”