World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 881 - 415: Great Defeat! Betraying Turing Duo!_3

Chapter 881: 415: Great Defeat! Betraying Turing Duo!_3

Suo Lun sighed, "You were right earlier, this is a fight that makes one clutch their arms in frustration. It’s not an evenly matched battle because our enemies harbor treacherous hearts and have suffered a crushing defeat without giving their full effort!"

Last night, when Duke Turing Tuo issued the final ultimatum, Suo Lun truly felt uncertain and pessimistic about the war situation, calculating only a thirty percent chance of victory.

But unexpectedly, what Zhi Li and Duke Turing Tuo deemed as throwing everything into one bid turned out to be laughable.

At the critical moment, they still held back much of their strength. The battlefield had just fallen into a disadvantageous position, which could have been reversed by taking the lead boldly to rally morale. Instead, they fled outright, leading to a massive collapse!

Thus, the complicated emotions in Zhi Yan’s heart were also present in Suo Lun!

...

Duke Turing Tuo and Marquis FuE continued to lead their troops to escape, traveling over a hundred li directly to Baiyun City before they stopped.

Only after entering the city did the defeated soldiers feel a semblance of safety.

Inside the Prefectural Governor’s mansion!

Duke Turing Tuo, without eating or drinking, lay on his back looking at the ceiling as turbid tears continuously slid down.

This great battle was lost so disgracefully!

There were clearly two opportunities to win!

The first opportunity was if he and Zhi Li had not been wary of each other and dispatched all the elite Dragon Samurai, including the top masters. Suo Lun would definitely have been unable to resist, and they could easily have destroyed Suo Lun’s cannons and catapult positions.

The second opportunity came when the army began to show signs of collapsing. If he and Zhi Li had charged forward leading the troops, not only could they have regained their position, but they would also have had a glimmer of winning chance.

But...

They were utterly defeated!

He wanted to curse Zhi Li for being an incompetent general who led the entire army to death! At the critical moment, Zhi Li had ulterior motives and harbored different dreams under the same roof.

However, he couldn’t utter the words, because his actions were even more disgraceful!

If it hadn’t been for his secret attempt to surrender to Zhi Yan the night before, Zhi Li wouldn’t have been so wary of him.

Moreover, at the critical moment, Duke Turing Tuo was also holding back his power. During the major collapse, he did nothing to turn the tides.

How disgraceful, the defeat was truly disgraceful!

After escaping, Marquis FuE didn’t stay in Baiyun City for long and directly led three thousand men back to BaiHuo City.

This campaign against Suo Lun had Marquis FuE deploying ten thousand troops, losing seven thousand on the battlefield. Though he felt some heartache, it wasn’t crippling. He needed to swiftly return to his domain to rectify the situation.

But Duke Turing Tuo couldn’t simply flee back to Zhi Du; he needed to regroup the routed soldiers since they were the Turing Clan’s assets. Without these assets, not to mention glory and wealth, even their lives couldn’t be preserved.

Turing Chen entered and bowed, "Father, eighty thousand routed soldiers have been gathered!"

"Only eighty thousand?" Duke Turing Tuo said, trembling.

With casualties reaching up to a hundred and fifty thousand on the battlefield, where were the other two hundred and fifty thousand?

Turing Chen said, "Most ran away, a small part surrendered!"

"Why did they flee?" asked Duke Turing Tuo. "Even if they fled, they should have followed my banner. There’s strength in numbers, and only by gathering together can we survive!"

Turing Chen said, "They worried that following us and gathering would just lead us to attack Suo Lun again. They didn’t want to throw their lives away once more."

"Attack my ass, what can I use to attack Suo Lun?" Duke Turing Tuo exclaimed.

His primary purpose in gathering the routed soldiers was as leverage for negotiating with Suo Lun.

Hesitating for a moment, Turing Chen continued, "Father, if you want to negotiate with Suo Lun, it needs to be soon. Otherwise, once Earl Chu Ye and Count Jian Ze learn of the Central Army’s defeat, they’ll surely surrender first! At that time, if Suo Lun orders them to attack us, it would be disastrous!"

The face of Duke Turing Tuo twitched, this indeed was his biggest worry.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes, Zhi Li is already finished!

Once they know about the Central Army’s defeat, Chu Ye and Jian Ze will definitely surrender to Suo Lun first.

He must act quickly, ahead of them, and settle everything with Suo Lun!

"Quick, go to the Fenglei Fort Defense Line immediately and seek an audience with Suo Lun. Take your sister Turing Duo as well," Duke Turing Tuo said, "It’s all because of that whore, making the conflict with Suo Lun irreparable! Offer her as a gift to Suo Lun, let him ravish her to vent the hatred in his heart!"

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