"The winds howl and the cranes shriek; everywhere, soldiers hide in the grass!"
"Until ten days ago,"
"General Tong had just reached the vicinity of Cloud Top Prefecture and stabilized the situation."
"Now,"
"Two hundred thousand troops have suffered over fifty percent casualties, and the entire region of Bottle state is lost!"
"..."
"Crack——"
Upon hearing the last letter of the battle report, the teacup in the hands of Prince Regent Cao Huan slipped and shattered into countless pieces on the ground as he nearly blacked out and fell backwards, only to be promptly supported by two eunuchs, preventing his fall.
The Cabinet ministers, especially those from the Ministry of Military, had ashen faces.
"Useless!"
"Tong Xiaochu is useless!"
Yan Maoxing was furious, "We sent him to lead the troops to reclaim the Luo and Shepherd states, and in less than three months, not only has he failed to recover any lost territory, but he has also lost another state!
