"We never expected that it would be like this."
"Our army clearly has an absolute advantage, but as a result, the fight becomes more and more difficult the further we go down. However, we thought at the time that these would not have much impact on us, after all, our advantage exists."
"In fact, the situation is exactly as we expected. There is not much difference. Although we occasionally suffer a small loss, it does not affect our overall progress."
"So, we haven't had too much worry or concern all this time."
"But here's the problem. It seemed like nothing happened, and it seemed like there were no problems. Suddenly, Han Sanqian launched an attack on us at night. After that, during the day today, he brought a group of people with him. A bird-man, with two bodies, forcefully attacked our army, and at this point, our army was completely in chaos."
"It felt like I lost my soul all of a sudden."
Immediately afterwards, a group of people told the old palace master everything that happened on the battlefield.
The old palace master didn't hear any emotional feedback at first, and there was no emotional feedback at the end. But after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to feel that something was not right.
"Just...failed like this?"
"It was defeated like this. The morale of our army was seriously low at that time, and there were some casualties at night. Although this number is acceptable, the problem is that after Han Sanqian broke into our camp alone, these things increased. Together, different changes began to occur.”
Because they had been unable to attack South Korea for a long time, the men under them had begun to feel discouraged. The negative effects of the sneak attack last night were naturally further amplified. Later, a bigger problem came.
Not only was Han Sanqian unable to attack, but he himself became more and more fierce as he fought, so that everyone was finally frightened by Han Sanqian's attacks. The previous negative emotions, like the plague, became more and more fierce.
Until finally, total collapse.
"When the collapse comes, we are already faced with a dilemma."
"Keep fighting. Our unit's morale is low. If time goes on, without the enemy attacking us, I'm afraid we will be scattered ourselves."
"Besides, the enemy's sailors are quite numerous, so we can't fight them without our efforts."
"Han Sanqian has been pestering us all day. Even if we want to fight, we still need to rest tonight. But once we rest, we may be attacked again, and it will be a larger-scale sneak attack."
"So, it will really add insult to injury. We know very well that if we continue to persist, once we lose, we will lose everything we have now."
"But if we choose to escape, at least we will still retain part of our living strength. After a period of training, we can still make a comeback."
"So, we boldly made this decision."
Xu Long hurriedly knelt on the ground at this time and said: "The final decision on this matter is mine. If the palace master is dissatisfied with this decision, please punish me."
"In addition, I also bear unshirkable responsibility for the failure in commanding this battle. Please punish me at the same time."
The leading envoy also knelt down and said: "Palace Master, I am commanding the troops here in the main palace. Therefore, if this battle fails, I also bear the same responsibility. Please punish my subordinates."
The Great Elder, the Fourth Elder, and the other two envoys also knelt down in a hurry: "We are also responsible, and we ask the Lord of the Palace to punish us."
Although everyone wants to pass the blame, everyone is also very clear that this battle is a joint effort between the branch hall and the main hall. Once it fails, no snowflake will be innocent.
Therefore, it is obviously better to take the initiative to accept guilt than to be questioned.
And although there has long been a gap between the two sides, they have been on the battlefield together after all. Naturally, their feelings for each other are completely different.
If you make a mistake, everyone will bear it together.
The old palace master glanced at the six people kneeling down. He didn't speak for a while, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he sighed and then stood up.
"I am really surprised that this battle can be defeated, but when soldiers go to war, they only care about success or failure, so..."
A stern look flashed in the old palace master's eyes...
