I Became The Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory - Chapter 204.2

Meanwhile, the Great Luo Emperor dreamed of wealth in the Great Luo imperial palace.

“This expedition has yielded xx catties of grain! Not only can it make up for the domestic shortfall, but there’s even a surplus! Haha… With this amount of grain, next year will be worry-free!”

“Moreover, this battle went too smoothly, too beautifully! A million troops set out, and 950,000 returned, sacrificing less than 50,000! Marshal Li and the others have made great contributions, so I must reward them handsomely upon their return!”

“Of course, we can’t forget the help of the Taoist Sect and the Fairy Yufei! No wonder, throughout the ages, every emperor who has received their help has eventually established an empire!”

“I am now confident that in the near future, I too will establish an empire and become a figure who will go down in history!”

“Hahahaha…”

Just at that moment, a soldier rushed in hurriedly: “Your Majesty, an urgent report from eight hundred li away!”

The laughter of the Great Luo Emperor came to an abrupt halt, and a bad feeling surged in his heart: “What happened?”

“Report to Your Majesty, the northern expedition army led by Marshal Li Sifang was returning to the capital when suddenly the earth dragon turned over causing a collapse on Luofeng Highway. The army was caught in it and suffered heavy casualties!”

“At present, less than ten thousand have survived!”

The Great Luo Emperor could hardly believe his ears and asked in a daze, “What did you say…? Say it again?”

“Report to Your Majesty…” The soldier repeated.

The Great Luo Emperor stood up abruptly, furious as thunder: “Nonsense! How could my army be destroyed? It must be you, making a fool out of me, deceiving me! You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, do you understand? Now, speak again, and you must report the truth without any concealment!”

The soldier immediately knelt down and kowtowed, presenting the battle report with trembling hands: “Your Majesty, how dare I deceive you? It is indeed true, and if there is any falsehood, I am willing to accept military punishment!”

The Great Luo Emperor felt a violent blow to his heart, and he was completely stunned.

“…”

…why?

Why had the favorable situation turned out like this?

Why had heaven treated him this way?

Everyone was dead, and the food…

“That’s right, the food!”

The Great Luo Emperor slapped his forehead and asked with hope, “Is the food still there?”

“Report to Your Majesty, the food is all buried in the deep pit, and it’s impossible to dig them out!”

The Great Luo Emperor could no longer bear it, spat out a mouthful of blood, and started crying out loud: “What sins have I committed for heaven to treat me this way?”

……

Inside the Great Feng imperial palace.

The Great Feng Emperor also quickly learned of the matter and was shocked: “The million-strong army of Great Luo, all gone just like that? Dead in a sudden natural disaster?”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The reporting official said excitedly: “This humble servant could not believe it was true, so I personally went to the scene to check, and it is indeed the case! This is the will of heaven, Your Majesty!”

The Great Feng Emperor slapped his thigh excitedly and burst into hysterical laughter: “Well said! This is the will of heaven! This is the fate of those who invade Great Feng! Even if I can’t deal with you, the heavens will! Haha…”

“I have nothing left, and you shall not have it either! This is karmic retribution, hahaha…”

“I really don’t know what you were thinking. Fighting this battle for what? A natural disaster took it all away! I laughed so hard I almost died, ahaha…”

The Great Feng Emperor laughed until he cried!

“No wait! The Great Luo Emperor is already heartbroken, I cannot laugh, I must show compassion! We should send a gift to properly comfort the Great Luo Emperor!”

The Great Feng Emperor waved his hand: “Go prepare a gift for me to send to the Great Luo Emperor!”

“Your Majesty, what should we send?” asked the official.

“Send a bamboo basket! Tell him, ‘All efforts have been in vain, like drawing water with a bamboo’, hahaha!” The Great Feng Emperor laughed again.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” The official withdrew.

……

The outside world also quickly learned of the matter, and everyone was shocked.

“Goodness! The returning army of Great Luo encountered the earth dragon turning over, and they were all buried! Such a small probability event actually happened to them, they’re really unlucky!”

“Great Luo is indeed unlucky, just after a reduction in food production, now their entire army is gone, they’ve really hit a streak of bad luck!”

“I feel sorry for the Great Luo Emperor…”

“You say that Great Feng’s food supplies have been completely looted, and now all of Great Luo’s soldiers have perished with no food transported back… Who exactly won this battle?”

“Nobody won, this battle was fought in vain!”

“A lose-lose outcome!”

This incident spread far and wide, and everyone in the world laughed to death at these two nations.

They fought for a month, only to fight for nothing!

Especially mocking Great Luo, they were the ones who sent the troops and they were the ones who suffered the losses! It was a truly disastrous defeat!

It’s hard to know if the Great Luo Emperor can withstand such a blow!

Meanwhile, Song Yufei had already arrived at the edge of the deep pit, looking into its bottomless depths and at the bodies buried within. Her heart filled with compassion, and doubt once again surged.

“Was the choice of the Taoist Sect the correct one?”

……

Naturally, Lin Beifan was also aware of this matter.

Back when their Great Xia troops were conquering and plundering Great Feng, he had secretly set many traps within Great Feng’s territory, prepared for any eventuality. He hadn’t expected that they would actually come into use.

Activating one of them directly resulted in a one-way trip for the Great Luo soldiers and causing both Great Luo and Great Feng to suffer heavy losses.

“After this battle, the Great Luo Dynasty’s national strength must have greatly diminished! Even with the support of the Taoist Sect, it will definitely not be easy for the Great Luo Emperor to recover! Sigh, it’s not that I want to target you, but with the Taoist Sect’s support behind your back, I have to be cautious!”

Thinking about it, Lin Beifan started to feel a bit of pity: “The Great Luo Emperor must be very heartbroken now, right? Maybe I should send something over to comfort him?”

He conjured a tornado with his hands in the Empire Sandbox and tossed it into the territory of Great Luo.

Great Luo Emperor: エェェ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ェェエ

After throwing the tornado, Lin Beifan felt refreshed, and his thoughts became clearer.

“Those two women still owe me a favor, now it’s time to collect it back, hehehe!”

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