The tragic naval battle lasted for nearly five hours. Whether Feng Jixing was willing to admit it or not, the empire had lost this naval battle, and the tower ships were almost completely lost, and there were only a few tin boats left. In this battle, at least more than 100,000 imperial warriors were buried in the East China Sea. After this battle, the empire was no longer able to compete with the Tianji Empire for sea sovereignty.

“Brush…”

Two figures flew over from the sky, and it was Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi.

"We're late."

Looking at the wreckage in the sea, Lin Muyu's face was pale and slowly fell on the deck, saying, "Brother Feng, how are you?"

"fine."

Feng Jixing struggled to stand up, but his divine power and physical strength were exhausted, and his body shook violently.

Lin Muyu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, but found that Feng Jixing's arm was covered with scars, and blood was soaked in his armor. He was a powerful man in the divine realm and could be seriously injured.

"A Yu, you're back." Feng Jixing smiled miserably: "We lost."

Lin Muyu frowned and said, "The Tianji Empire used part of the Longji Corps' forces as suspicious soldiers to restrain Xiaoxi and me and the eight wastelands. We miscalculated it. This is my fault."

Feng Jixing shook his head slowly: "No, you are right, I am incompetent. This battle will be defeated so completely..."

"Stop talking, hurry up and rescue the soldiers who fell into the water and rescue them in time."

"Um."

...

It was not until late at night that the broken fleet returned from the East China Sea and rescued all the people who could be saved. At least the bodies on the sea were unable to be rescued at all, so they could only be buried in the deep sea.

The indescribable cold at night in Cangfeng Harbor, the howling sea breeze also brought the crying in the barracks in the distance. Many people lost their companions and close friends, and more people could not see the hope of living. Such a powerful opponent seemed doomed to failure and death.

"As soon as the morale of the army is in chaos, morale will fall into a low point."

In the central army tent, Feng Jixing looked tired and said in a low voice.

Lin Muyu remained silent. After a while, he stood up and said, "Since the naval battle cannot be defeated, then prepare for land battles. Send orders to continue. The major legions will rest for three days and prepare for another battle. Is the battle statistics still not done yet?"

A clerk said respectfully: "Okay, Your Highness."

"read."

"yes."

The clerk held the pages of the book and trembled slightly, saying: "This battle is named Cangfeng Naval Battle. Our army was sunk 281 tower ships, 74 tower ships were injured, 743 iron warships were sunk, 198 ships were injured, 1,123 ships were sunk, 27 ships were injured, 1,747 ships were sunk and self-destructed, and 114 were injured."

Lin Muyu felt a heavy heart in her heart, and she felt a little dizzy in her head. She raised her hand and said, "Continue to think about it, the number of casualties."

"yes."

The secretary's voice became much smaller, saying: "In this battle, there were 7 ten thousand men and 84 thousand men and 84 soldiers, a total of more than 145,000 soldiers were killed, more than 70,000 injured, and about 300 captured. The battlefield was too chaotic. These records were just estimates and cannot be completely confirmed. The three high men and women were injured. The wounded soldiers were full. The wounded medicine brought by the Spirit Medicine Department will be exhausted within seven days and must be re-drawn from Lanyan City."

"I understand, go and do it." Lin Muyu waved his hand and signaled the secretary to go down.

Feng Jixing raised his head, his eyes were a little red, and he said, "Everyone, let's discuss it, how to fight next."

Baili Cang lowered his head and remained silent. As the commander of the Imperial Navy, he was inseparable from such a crushing defeat in this battle.

Su Yu bit her red lips, but she had no choice.

The commander of the Zhenguo Army, Tang Zhen, and the demon saint Linghu Yan and his wife were also silent. They did not participate in the Battle of Cangfeng, but this battle was equivalent to the arrival of a nightmare for them.

In the end, the third-generation old minister Zeng Yifan coughed and said, "There is no other way except to prepare for war. If the army of the Tianji Empire landed on the coast outside the three major ports, we would not be able to stop it. For the sake of the present, we can only guard the major cities and clear the fields. As long as we defend the city and make the army of the Tianji Empire lose supplies and food, they will not be able to fight for a long time."

Zeng Yifan's words lit up everyone's eyes. At this moment, it seemed that only his words could make people see hope.

"That's right, but if the army of the Tianji Empire landed on the shore and they wanted to attack any city, the power of the above hundred dragon knights would probably not be able to defend any city in our three major provinces in the north." Feng Jixing said lightly, and poured a basin of cold water on the hope that everyone ignited.

Linghu Yan looked at Lin Muyu and asked, "Your Highness Yu, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Muyu was in a mess: "No, there is news in Qihai Province."

"Not yet." Su Yu said: "Even if a war occurs there, it will take at least two days for the news to reach us."

"Is there any news about the main fleet of the Tianji Empire?" Lin Muyu asked again.

"No."

Su Yu shook her head again: "The War Eagle Scouts we sent seem to be in danger. It is easy for the Dragon Knight to kill the War Eagle Scouts. We may not have sent the Scouts to the sea to spy on military information. They are just dying for nothing."

Lin Muyu was silent for a while and said, "Okay, we'll go back and rest early. Tomorrow morning, the army will set off the camp and return to Dongshuang City."

"yes."

It seems that there is no better way than this.

...

The next morning, when Tang Xiaoxi pushed open the door of Lin Muyu's room, she was startled by his appearance, her eyes were blood red and her expression was depressed, and there was no trace of the handsome appearance of the four heroes of Lan Yan.

"Mumu...you, have you not slept all night?" Tang Xiaoxi felt so distressed.

“Can’t sleep.”

Lin Mu Yufeng put on her armor and her eyes fell into the water in the washbasin, saying, "I thought about it all night, but I didn't think of any feasible solution. We could only passively move step by step, watching the Tianji Empire erode the territory entrusted to us by the father."

Tang Xiaoxi pursed her red lips, hugged him from behind, and said softly: "Don't scare me like this, you're about to drive yourself crazy, please, don't do this..."

Lin Muyu smiled slightly: "When Xiao Yin was there, I could always think of a good idea, but now Xiao Yin is away, I feel like I have lost my soul and become a useless waste. I even feel a little sorry for myself, feeling sorry for being such a useless waste."

"Stop talking... stop talking." Tang Xiaoxi's tears burst out from her eyes.

At this moment, a flying report came from outside. The messenger respectfully knelt on the bluestone slab outside the steps and said, "I heard from Your Highness, the Yushu Fei News. Late last night, the beast cavalry of the Tianji Empire attacked Mujun in Tongtian Province. This was a letter of help from Mujun. It was about four hours ago. His Highness Zhongwang asked if he would send troops to reinforce."

Lin Muyu trembled all over, and a chill suddenly arose in her heart, saying, "No need, Mu County has fallen. If you send an order, you will immediately mobilize 50,000 cavalrymen of the Dragon Battalion to quickly rush to Tongtian City. They seized Mu County, and the next one is Tongtian City."

"yes."

When the messenger left, Lin Muyu fell into the corner of the room in a daze, trembling unconsciously, her face pale, as if a seriously ill person murmured: "How could they be in Mujun...How could they be in Mujun..."

"They divided their troops."

Tang Xiaoxi calmed down, hugged her poor lover, and said, "From the beginning, they decided to divide their troops to open up the sky province."

Lin Muyu looked blank: "Tongtian City cannot be lost. Once Tongtian City is lost, the hub passages of our four major provinces in the north and south will be cut off, and the eastern border of the empire will be completed... It cannot be lost, and it must not be lost... Xiao Xi prepares horses, and we will reinforce Tongtian City with the Longtan Camp, and maybe we can still catch up."

"Um……"

Tang Xiaoxi's eyes were soft, but when she looked at Lin Muyu's appearance, her heart was as if she was shattered. The huge gap between the strength and weakness of our enemies was almost about to crush him to collapse.

...

A spring rain fell on the eastern part of the empire. The town of Mujun was full of pear blossoms, as bright and beautiful as fireflies in the sun. However, in addition to the fragrance of pear blossoms, there was also a faint smell of blood. It was the breath after killing. Even the pear blossoms on the roadside were splashed a little scarlet.

In the city, the black tiger and leopard riders protected a row of horse riders in the center and walked slowly.

The man surrounded by the crowd was very burly, wearing a golden cloak. He was the marshal of the Tianji Empire, Bei Minghuan, one of the 62-Dong Cave Heaven Holy Martial Gods, and the younger brother of the imperial emperor Bei Mingyuan.

Bei Minghuan looked at the battlefield on both sides with a contempt, and the bodies of countless soldiers guarding the city were piled up together, blood and rain mixed together, flowing in the ditch.

The commander-level general on the side smiled and said, "Marson, we have attacked the city like lightning in this battle. Perhaps, a massacre of the city will reward the three armies, which will make the soldiers more motivated."

Bei Minghuan smiled: "Does Commander Caster want to massacre the city?"

"I just proposed."

"oh."

Bei Minghuan looked at the other side again. It was a young man in Confucian costume, wearing a white cloak, and looked extremely elegant, saying, "Bong Shangming, what do you think."

This man is the first counselor under Bei Minghuan.

Gong Shangming smiled slightly and said, "It is easy to get a city, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people. The Marshal and His Majesty the Holy Emperor have always won people with virtue. Since we want to get the world of the Broken Cauldron Realm, we must also win people with virtue. We cannot let the common people in the Broken Cauldron Realm be afraid of us. In that case, we may lose another city after taking one city."

"oh."

Bei Minghuan chuckled: "Sir, please give me advice."

Gong Shangming clasped his fists and said, "Posted the list and restrain the three armies and do not oppress the people. In addition, deprive the original vassals of their land and divide them evenly to the common people. In this way, people's hearts and cities will belong to my Tianji Empire."

"good."

Bei Minghuan praised him continuously: "I get one gentleman, it's like getting one hundred thousand soldiers."

Gong Shangming said respectfully: "The Marshal is a mischievous. I think we should set out to attack Tongtian City as soon as possible. The faster we are, the less time Lin Muyu can react. The military strategists in Tongtian City seize Tongtian City will be like breaking one of Lin Muyu's arms."

"Okay, listen to the sir, and order the three armies to start after eating and drinking, advance at full speed, and attack Tongtiancheng."

"yes."
Chapter completed!