Da Xia Prefecture.

Just as Liu Wenyan and Su Yu were discussing matters, within the City Lord’s mansion, arguments were also taking place.

In the spacious hall, there were only a few people.

Xia Longwu sat upright, staring directly below.

Below him, on the left was an elderly man, the strategist of Da Xia Prefecture, who was listening with a smile, not uttering a word.

On the right was another elderly man, gentle and refined, also with a smile, with silver-white hair, who also remained silent.

Besides these two, a middle-aged man with a muscular build stood up alone, his voice loud and booming, rebuking, “Wan Tiansheng, stop spreading your set of ideas! This is Da Xia Prefecture, not Seeking Realm!”

The man was scolding the silver-haired elder on the right.

Wan Tiansheng, the sixth generation prefect of Da Xia Civilization Academy!

Wan Tiansheng’s smile was amiable, and even when the man rebuked him, he remained calm and composed, his voice not loud, but clear and audible, as he slowly said, “Zheng Ping, speak properly, don’t be so loud, my ears aren’t deaf, I can hear you.”

Wan Tiansheng spoke, still with a smile, as if just chatting with a neighbor, softly saying, “The Dragon Martial Guard should be withdrawn, they’ve fought enough. The battle with the Heavenly Yi Divine Clan has resulted in the loss of nearly a thousand guards, a heavy loss.”

“When it’s time to show our fists, then show them, I have no objections.”

“But now, are we really going to annihilate the Heavenly Yi Divine Clan?”

Wan Tiansheng looked at Xia Longwu and softly said, “The Prefect should understand that it’s impossible. The Heavenly Yi Divine Clan only deployed a ten-thousand-man guard on the Battlefield of the Heavens, not their entire main force.”

“Continuing the pursuit might create greater results, but it would require filling it with more lives.”

“Does the Prefect intend to throw all three thousand Dragon Martial Guards in?”

Wan Tiansheng finished speaking and shook his head, saying, “There’s no need for that, it’s too reckless! The fight has already been fought. Now, we should negotiate! Go and negotiate with the Heavenly Yi Divine Clan, allowing this remnant army to withdraw at a certain price…”

At this point, the man angrily said, “They’ve already been surrounded, they’re now close to the dead zone, this ten-thousand-man guard can clearly be wiped out completely, Wan Tiansheng, what are your intentions in letting them leave?”

“Did the Heavenly Yi Divine Clan bribe you?”

Wan Tiansheng was not angry and smiled, “Zheng Ping, there’s no need for personal attacks. I didn’t deny that we can take them down, the key is… is it worth it? The three thousand Dragon Martial Guards, how much did Da Xia Prefecture spend to create them, and now they’re all going to be thrown in for a ten-thousand-man guard?”

“There are people from your War Academy in there, and people from our Civilization Academy, all elites, just to throw them in to fight a ragtag army?”

Wan Tiansheng sighed softly, “Some people don’t like to use their brains, they only like to fight and kill, these people… should be thrown onto the battlefield as cannon fodder, never let them command.”

The man coldly said, “I’ve been in the military for thirty years, and I fought my way up from cannon fodder!”

“…”

Wan Tiansheng chuckled and softly said, “So you should just be a good thug, why do you have to get involved in formulating major plans?”

The man angrily said, “I know you look down on me, and I don’t need you to look up to me! But as long as the remaining two thousand Dragon Martial Guards in Da Xia Prefecture are mobilized, they can be wiped out without too much cost!”

The man resentfully said, “Losing nearly a thousand people and pushing them to the brink, Wan Tiansheng, if you let Da Xia Prefecture withdraw its troops at this time, have you considered how the Dragon Martial Guard will feel?”

“Are the soldiers at the front willing?”

“I’m a soldier, I understand them! They’re unwilling, they’re aggrieved, they’ve lost a third of their comrades, they have the absolute upper hand, and now they’ve pushed the enemy to the brink, abandoning them at this time… no one can be willing!”

The man said with red eyes, “We paid so much to win this war…”

“So we need to make up for it!”

Wan Tiansheng softly said, “Fighting a war isn’t about being militaristic, Zheng Ping, after all these years, why don’t you understand? Sometimes winning or losing isn’t about how many people you kill, it’s about how much you gain.”

“I don’t like the way Da Xia Prefecture fights, killing everyone, leaving no grass alive!”

“It’s not good, not good at all!”

“The way you are, you’ll only arouse the enemy’s desire to resist, only make them fight to the death, burning their boats!”

“When it’s time to stop, stop immediately, let them use resources, techniques, martial skills, divine blood, and heavenly treasures to exchange for their lives.”

“Next time, when we start a war again, when they lose 30%, they’ll think about surrendering and spending money to buy their lives.”

“Undermine their fighting spirit, not inspire it.”

Wan Tiansheng sighed, “Da Xia Prefecture has fought so many battles over the years, yes, you kill the most enemies every time, but you also suffer the most losses and gain the least!”

“The enemy’s fighting spirit has been aroused by you, the myriad races on the Battlefield of the Heavens know that if they encounter people from Da Zhou Prefecture, they can spend money to buy their lives if they can’t win, but if they encounter people from Da Xia Prefecture… then they’ll fight to the death!”

“Zhou Potian does this very well, and even Da Ming Prefecture does better than us in this regard.”

“Our Da Xia Prefecture has elite soldiers and strong generals, and is invincible against other prefectures on the battlefield, but… what about the losses? What about the compensations?”

Wan Tiansheng shook his head and sighed, “Zheng Ping, I think the Prefect should send you to the Prefectural Treasury to see if the treasury… is empty!”

Zheng Ping’s body trembled slightly as he looked at Xia Longwu.

Xia Longwu, who had been silent all along, saw Zheng Ping looking at him and calmly said, “The treasury is not very abundant, but it doesn’t matter, Da Xia Prefecture can afford it!”

Wan Tiansheng chuckled, “Does the Prefect mean… continue fighting?”

Xia Longwu looked at him and indifferently said, “Wan Tiansheng, some of what you say is right, Da Xia Prefecture suffers the most losses and gains the least in war. I know these things better than you, but over the years, I’ve only listened to what you’ve said, but I’ve never taken it seriously, do you know why?”

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Wan Tiansheng was not surprised and slowly said, “I understand, the Prefect needs to train the strongest human army! To have a vanguard army for the human race that can fight hard battles!”

“It’s good that you understand!”
Xia Longwu stood up and said coldly, “In the past, the Great Zhou Prefecture was the strongest! The Great Zhou Army swept across the heavens, invincible! At that time, they were like this, after winning, the enemy could pay to save their lives.”

“One year, two years… ten years, a hundred years!”

“Once, when they were fighting in the heavens, they clearly forced the enemy into a desperate situation. They thought they could close the net and reap the rewards, but… they were wrong! That elite Protoss corps fought to the death!”

“With a force of ten thousand, they defeated the careless Great Zhou 100,000-strong army! The Great Zhou Army had forgotten to fight to the death, had forgotten to fight desperately! The 100,000-strong army… actually collapsed!”

Xia Longwu sneered, “This is the Battle of Luozhou Sea recorded by the human race! A disastrous defeat!”

“The 100,000 most elite corps were defeated by a remnant army! Unbelievable, all the races in the heavens were shocked, and they suddenly realized… the most elite corps of the human race were actually paper tigers!”

Xia Longwu’s face was cold, “The myth of the so-called invincible Great Zhou Army was shattered! Because they were used to it, why should so many people die in war?”

Xia Longwu looked at Wan Tiansheng and said in a deep voice, “The lessons of the past are right in front of you, Wan Tiansheng, do you still think it’s unnecessary to fight hard battles?”

“Not so.”

Wan Tiansheng shook his head, then said, “But the Great Xia Prefecture really can’t hold on! Prefecture Lord, there must be a balance between relaxation and tension. You can’t completely deny the Great Zhou Army because of one defeat. The Great Zhou Army can quickly rise again because they gained huge benefits in the past, so they can quickly rebuild an elite corps!”

“But our Great Xia Prefecture… if we lose the Longwu Guard, it will be difficult, too difficult, to create another Longwu Guard!”

Xia Longwu looked at him, looking down at him.

Wan Tiansheng did not flinch, looking directly at Xia Longwu, and said again, “Retreat, negotiate, and buy lives with resources!”

“I, Xia Longwu, am the soul of the Great Xia Prefecture, I cannot retreat!”

“Then you must retreat!”

The previously refined and gentle Wan Tiansheng was now aggressive, with sharp eyes, “If you don’t retreat, the Great Xia Civilization Academy will never provide a single soldier or a single pawn to the Longwu Guard, and no Civilization Master will ever enter the Longwu Guard to fight!”

“Are you threatening me?”

Xia Longwu’s tone was low, Wan Tiansheng stood up, his face solemn, “If you don’t retreat, I would rather have the teachers and students in the academy defect to the Great Zhou Prefecture than let the children of the academy lose their lives on the battlefield to achieve your, Xia Longwu’s, fame!”

“Bastard!”

Zheng Ping shouted angrily, “Wan Tiansheng, are you betraying the Great Xia Prefecture?”

“No, I am saving the Great Xia Prefecture. I am willing to fight for the human race, but not for a tyrant!”

Wan Tiansheng suddenly took off the crown on his head and said in a deep voice, “Wan Tiansheng resigns from the position of the Head of the Great Xia Civilization Academy!”

Xia Longwu stared at him for a long time, without saying a word.

At this moment, the old man on the left smiled and said, “Prefecture Head Wan, don’t tease Prefecture Head Zheng.”

Zheng Ping frowned and looked at them, somewhat displeased. What did they mean?

The old man chuckled, “Retreat, we still have to retreat. The Great Xia Prefecture has been fighting for decades, it’s been too hard, and the losses have been too great. This time, the Prefecture Lord summoned you here to talk about this matter.”

“Since you guessed it, why embarrass the Prefecture Lord…”

Wan Tiansheng pretended to be ignorant, “What do you mean?”

The old man smiled and shook his head, “You, you’re still the same as back then. Let me say it, can’t you guys be a little more calm when you argue?”

“The Prefecture Lord wants to retreat… but he can’t retreat. He is a banner of the human race, and also the soul of the Great Xia Prefecture. If he retreats, what will the soldiers on the front line think?”

“He’s not a shameless Zhu Tiandao anyway…”

The tense atmosphere in the hall suddenly turned into laughter.

Even the stern-faced Xia Longwu sat down at this moment and coughed lightly, “Nonsense! Don’t talk nonsense, Prefecture Lord Zhu… cough cough, he still knows when to be shameless.”

Everyone laughed, and the old man also laughed, “Yes, I misspoke. Let’s not talk about that one, let’s continue the topic just now. Retreating is a must, the Longwu Guard can’t exchange the lives of thousands of people for the Tianshen Yi Clan’s 10,000-strong guard.”

“But it can’t be in the name of the Prefecture Lord.”

“The Prefecture Lord killed several powerful members of the Tianshen Yi Clan, and needs to go into seclusion immediately.”

“Today, we summoned the two of you here for the ceremony in a few days… The Prefecture Lord will go into seclusion, and Marquis Xia will temporarily take over the position of Prefecture Lord. At that time… Wan Tiansheng, you can do what you did today.”

The old man smiled and said, “Let Marquis Xia withdraw his troops! The Prefecture Lord is in seclusion, and doesn’t care about anything, it has nothing to do with him.”

“Even if the soldiers on the front line are dissatisfied, it doesn’t matter, Marquis Xia won’t care about these things.”

“Marquis Xia is a merchant, let him negotiate compensation, losses, and prices with the Tianshen Yi Clan. At that time, the Tianshen Yi Clan won’t suspect anything, and won’t let all the races in the heavens see the weakness of the Great Xia Prefecture.”

At this moment, Zheng Ping understood and couldn’t help but cursed in a low voice, “Old fox, is this appropriate? Marquis Xia… you always put the blame on him every time, and now there are countless curses outside…”

“So he doesn’t care about one more curse.”

The old man smiled, “Prefecture Head Zheng, Prefecture Head Wan is actually right, the Great Xia Prefecture’s treasury is almost empty, we really can’t continue fighting like this anymore. We can’t build a second Longwu Guard, if this group of strong soldiers and fierce generals are wiped out, then the Great Xia Prefecture’s elite will be finished!”

“The Tianshen Yi Clan is just that, we’re not directly destroying their Protoss, why stare at a 10,000-strong guard. The Prefecture Lord goes into seclusion, Marquis Xia takes office, he loves money and doesn’t care about fame, all the races in the heavens know that.”

“If he chooses to withdraw his troops and let the Tianshen Yi Clan compensate, filling the Great Xia Prefecture’s treasury, who can have any objections?”

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The old man smiled brightly, “The Tianshen Yi Clan will probably be glad that it’s Marquis Xia who took office, not the Prefecture Lord who continued to command the Longwu Guard, otherwise this 10,000-strong guard would really be finished.”

“The Prefecture Lord is famous for not bowing his head, if the Prefecture Lord retreats at this time, it would be unbelievable, and make people feel that the Great Xia Prefecture… is really going to be finished.”

Zheng Ping hesitated, then said in a muffled voice after a moment, “Is it really that serious?”

“Really, the treasury is really almost empty.”
The old man sighed, “Otherwise, after fighting for so many years, why would we choose to compromise at this point? The Heavenly Feather God Clan even dared to invade Great Xia Prefecture. Based on our previous attitude, we would never stop until they were in pain!”

“But now, we really need to recuperate and build up our strength.”

The old man said seriously, “The Prefecture Lord’s decision to enter seclusion at this time also has this consideration. We can’t fight anymore. Not only the Dragon Martial Guard, but also the Demon Suppression Army has issued multiple old soldier conscription orders. The losses are too great. Even the Demon Suppression Army will have to be quiet for a while.”

“Great Xia Prefecture seems powerful, but it’s actually facing a shortage of new talent. We’ve earned our reputation over the years. Choosing to rest and recuperate now is a necessity!”

“When will Great Xia Prefecture recover its vitality? When will the Prefecture Lord emerge from seclusion?”

“At that time, it will also be when the Prefecture Lord ascends to invincibility!”

Beside him, Xia Longwu said indifferently, “I originally wanted to storm the Battlefield of the Heavens recently, slaughter a King, and help me reach that realm! But… for the sake of absolute certainty, and to conserve energy, this battle will be postponed. In a few years, I believe Great Xia Prefecture can recover its vitality!”

“Farmer Sildick!”

Wan Tiansheng fawned, “The Prefecture Lord made this choice, there is hope for Great Xia Prefecture!”

Xia Longwu didn’t buy it, and said lightly, “Aren’t you going to resign? How about this, you can resign at the ceremony in a few days! Since Zhou Potian is willing to have you, then you can go over.”

“The Prefecture Lord is joking!”

Wan Tiansheng’s face remained unchanged, “I was just rehearsing it just now, to prevent Marquis Xiahou from seeing through the clues at the ceremony, and others from seeing the truth. Zhou Potian, a cunning old fox, I would never associate with him!”

“Hehe!”

Xia Longwu chuckled, “This remark… relay it to Zhou Potian!”

He said to the old man on his left.

The old man laughed and looked at Zheng Ping, smiling, “Prefecture Head Zheng, you convey these words to Prefecture Lord Zhou, Wan Prefecture Head’s words, word for word, convey them all!”

Zheng Ping’s face was dark, and he didn’t say a word.

Xia Longwu ignored them and stood up, saying, “This matter is decided! The Dragon Martial Guard quickly withdraws, the Heavenly Feather God Clan needs to pay the price, and I… enter seclusion, and on the day I emerge, I will use the Heavenly Feather God Clan as the target to open the knife!”

The people below responded, no one had any objections.

Wan Tiansheng smiled, and as he left, he glanced at Zheng Ping and sighed, “A brute, not fit to plot with!”

Zheng Ping’s face was dark, “Old geezer, this year’s inter-prefecture exchange, wait for your prefecture to be filled with wails!”

Wan Tiansheng didn’t care, but instead smiled happily, “I’m waiting, fight, fight hard! In previous years, the people from your War Academy were too soft-handed, their punches were too light, as if they hadn’t eaten.”

“This year, if you go again, I will provide you with ten thousand pounds of blood food for free, eat your fill, use more strength, and if you beat half of the students away, I will send you a banner. The Civilization Academy has too many people, what do we need so many people for?”

Wan Tiansheng shook his head and said, “A bunch of mediocrities, I’ve wanted to streamline the organization for a long time, if it weren’t for those old guys stopping me, I would only recruit a thousand people at most each year! Old Zheng, this time I’ll have to trouble you, work harder, beat away a thousand people, and I’ll personally lead the academy’s teachers and students to your place to send a banner!”

Zheng Ping’s face became more and more ugly. He had never won an argument with this old geezer!

Wan Tiansheng laughed heartily, and slowly walked out of the hall, sighing, “The Great Xia War Academy… has declined! Alas! The Dragon Martial Academy over there is a bit interesting, but it’s a pity for your Great Xia War Academy, really, if you don’t beat away a thousand people this year, I’ll look down on you!”

After saying that, Wan Tiansheng had already disappeared from sight.

After Zheng Ping waited for him to leave, he suddenly said weakly, “This old geezer is getting more and more difficult to deal with! Prefecture Lord, is Great Xia Prefecture really going to switch from offense to defense?”

Beside him, Xia Longwu, who had just left, reappeared at some point.

Watching Wan Tiansheng leave, Xia Longwu was silent for a moment, and said softly, “It’s not defense, it’s waiting! Waiting for the vitality to recover! Wan Tiansheng waited for so many years, waiting for the time when Great Xia Prefecture was powerless, so… he won.”

Zheng Ping sighed again, “I’m a little afraid.”

“Afraid of what?”

“Afraid of… losing the will to fight, losing confidence, losing morale.”

Zheng Ping turned his head to look at Xia Longwu, his eyes complex, “I’m afraid that after we retreat, the hearts of the people in Great Xia Prefecture… will also change with this retreat!”

“What’s coming will come sooner or later.”

Xia Longwu said lightly, “We can’t fight for a lifetime, fight until the old soldiers retire, and then have to return to war again! Rest and recuperation is a necessity. It’s better to recuperate now than when we can’t fight.”

“Old Zheng, the War Academy has also suffered heavy losses in recent years, it’s time to take a break.”

After Xia Longwu said this, he stopped speaking, feeling a little desolate.

He had been strong all his life, but at this time, he could no longer force himself to be strong.

He said he looked down on Zhu Tiandao and Zhou Potian, but in reality… he admired them a little, and was a little envious.

“At least… their fallen sons are fewer than those of my Great Xia Prefecture…”

Muttering in his heart, a trace of bitterness appeared in Xia Longwu’s eyes. He wanted to continue fighting, but reality did not allow him to continue.

Exhausting the people with war!

Great Xia Prefecture was currently like oil being poured on a raging fire. It seemed like a scene of prosperity, but in reality, it was already fraught with crises.

“Wan Tiansheng… we’ve fought for so many years, I want to see, what can you change?”

Xia Longwu murmured in his heart, he also wanted to see how far Wan Tiansheng could go.

“Civilization Academy… I hope there won’t be any trouble in the forward positions next. Teacher… can you really control it?”

Xia Longwu chuckled, teacher, yes, that was his enlightenment mentor.

But over the years, he had almost forgotten.