"Waste! All of you waste! A hundred thousand troops! That's a hundred thousand troops! How many minotaurs are there in the entire Minotaur Empire? I gave you a hundred thousand troops, but what did you give me? You were completely wiped out in less than a month!"
The Bull-Headed King threw the battle report in his hand to the ground fiercely. No one dared to say a word at this time, even Master Li kept silent.
"Why is no one talking? Are you all mute? Didn't you say you were invincible? Didn't you say you were undefeated? Didn't you say you could crush the three orc empires with just a hundred thousand troops?"
The Minotaur King roared in anger. He truly regretted listening to these fools and mobilizing a hundred thousand troops to fight the three Orc Empires. If he hadn't done so, the war could have lasted at least another year! But now, he had been caught off guard, and all his plans had been ruined!
"Your Majesty, the three great orc empires also won a tragic victory. Their coalition forces lost nearly 70,000 men! The human slaves suffered millions of casualties! And we weren't completely wiped out. We still managed to break through with 10,000 men!"
After the Minotaur King had vented his anger, Grand Tutor Li slowly stood up and spoke. From what he said, the Minotaur had at most suffered a defeat this time, not been defeated.
The Minotaur King snorted coldly and said, "Master Li, what good is it if human slaves suffer heavy casualties? The orcs are our primary fighting force! The three major orc empires have lost an average of 20,000 to 30,000 men, which isn't a big deal. But how many hundreds of thousands of troops can our Minotaur Empire muster?"
Grand Tutor Li had a look of embarrassment on his face. The population of their entire Tauren Empire was only a few hundred thousand, with less than 300,000 regular troops. This war had consumed nearly 100,000 troops. He had thought that by sending a large number of troops, he could wipe out the coalition forces of the three Orc Empires in one fell swoop, but who knew that they would be surrounded!
"Your Majesty, the real trouble in this war isn't the Orc coalition, but those ant-like human slaves! Their lives are worthless. The three Orc empires have sent tens of millions of human slaves to deplete our regular army's strength. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been defeated so easily!"
After much thought, Grand Tutor Li finally found a reason for his failure that he could speak out.
The Minotaur King frowned. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that what the other party said made sense. After all, the number of humans was too large. They consumed the Minotaur's strength bit by bit, which led to their defeat when fighting against the orc coalition. It was normal.
"How can we salvage the situation now? We only have less than 100,000 troops left! Once this little bit of manpower is used up, the country will be destroyed and the family will be ruined!"
The Minotaur King was truly terrified. Could it be that his daughter's predictions had come true? Was the Minotaur Empire in danger?
"Your Majesty, haven't you decided to let Princess Wenqin marry far away to the Sirius Empire? If the Sirius Empire withdraws its troops, the coalition forces will have nothing to fear, and the danger will be averted." Grand Tutor Li said after thinking for a while.
"Marriage? This is a humiliation to the Minotaur Empire! Grand Tutor Li, are you getting senile? Princess Wenqin is my favorite daughter, how could I possibly let her marry far away! I said that at the time just because I didn't want her to interfere in government affairs. Now it seems that all the civil and military officials in the court are no match for a woman!"
This time, the Bull-Head King roared at Grand Tutor Li, and the other party did not dare to complain anymore. After all, it was Grand Tutor Li who had been proposing to send heavy troops to fight against foreign enemies!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The most urgent task is to fight against foreign enemies. If my head can bring peace and prosperity to the Minotaur Empire, I am willing to die as an apology!" Grand Tutor Li knelt in the court, his head banging loudly.
"Someone! Go and get Princess Wenqin!"
The Bull-Headed King really wanted to chop off this self-righteous old fellow who relied on his seniority to bully others, but with a powerful enemy at hand, beheading the Grand Tutor would cause instability in the army's morale!
A moment later, the guard hurried forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Princess Wenqin is not in the palace! She has already left the imperial capital!"
"What! Where did she go?" the Bull-Headed King roared.
"I don't know!"
"Asshole!"
The Minotaur King angrily threw everything on the throne, his rage unable to calm down!
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Three days later, Princess Wenqin, who had traveled all night, arrived at Qingfeng City. She would reach Longcheng in an hour at most, but she didn't know how to start the conversation when she saw that man.
"Princess, why are there so many humans on the street? And they are not wearing handcuffs or shackles?" Niu Dali asked curiously.
"I don't know. We've been walking for quite some time and haven't seen a single minotaur. Furthermore, these humans are looking at us strangely!"
Princess Wenqin was also very puzzled and felt that something had happened.
At this moment, Long Junhai had already received the news of Princess Wenqin's arrival. He sat in a chair thinking about his next strategy.
Princess Wenqin did not get the support of the Bull-Head King, which was something Long Junhai had expected. The fact that this woman could still find him at this time showed that she had not given up in her heart. So, this kind of person still had value to be utilized, and Long Junhai must dig out the greatest value of this woman!
"Chief, Princess Wenqin of the Minotaur Empire wants to see you!"
"Let her in."
Princess Wenqin was brought to Long Junhai in a nervous mood. When she saw the evil smile on the man's face, she couldn't help but shed tears, because she knew that the other party had seen through everything and this man would definitely help her!
"Beauty, are you so happy to see me? Why are you crying like a pear blossom in the rain?"
Seeing the other person's tears wet her veil, Long Junhai guessed that this woman had suffered from cold eyes and grievances in the imperial capital.
"I…disappointed you!"
Her originally soft voice became very hoarse at this moment. Although she tried her best to control her emotions, Princess Wenqin's body still couldn't help shaking.
Long Junhai walked up to the woman, gently lifted her veil, wiped the tears from her face with the back of his hand, and then said softly: "You are so lovable at this moment. For such a beautiful face, why not slaughter all the nine provinces?"
Princess Wenqin's delicate body trembled, and she threw herself into Long Junhai's arms, pouring out all her grievances at this moment!
"I was wrong. I couldn't convince my father! I was wrong. I will always be ugly in the eyes of others! I was wrong. I shouldn't have gone back in the first place!"
Princess Wenqin can only reveal her true feelings in front of this man. Only at this time does she not need to disguise herself and lie on his chest. She feels that this moment is what she wants most in her life!
"Be my woman, I will give you everything you want, and all those who slander you will be killed to death!" Long Junhai said very seriously.
Princess Wenqin raised her head, looked at the man in front of her with red eyes, and asked with a choked voice, "Didn't you lie to me?"
"No."
Long Junhai answered decisively. He had a clear conscience. Even if there was profiteering involved, it was all aboveboard. He did not need to deceive about feelings.
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