Chapter 217 Ending
Chapter 217 Ending
The huge mountain fire made it impossible for even Goro to save his tail, which was now burnt bald. But the anger in his eyes could not be burned away, and he could not understand why Kujo Takayuki would be so cruel as to set fire to the mountain.
The fire burned nearly one-third of the forest on Haiqi Island. Kujo Takayuki no longer cared about so much. He just wanted to win, but the fact was that he lost again.
The aftermath of this battle has not yet subsided, and the next unlucky person might be Kujo Takayuki.
Kujo Takayuki sat on his ornately decorated boat with a gloomy face, slowly retreating. His eyes were fixed on the central army tent that was still burning half a day ago. He felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.
He had put all his money and efforts into this war. He tried every possible means to raise more money, but the final result was heartbreaking - he lost everything again.
Although the 100,000 able-bodied soldiers were not the main force of the shogunate army in his eyes, it was undeniable that without these 100,000 able-bodied soldiers, the size of the shogunate army was directly cut in half. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow.
However, the core combat power of the shogunate army was still preserved, and it was not completely powerless. But this did not comfort Kujo Takayuki at all, because he was now facing a more difficult problem - how to deal with the pensions for the nearly 100,000 dead on the list.
If the pension is paid out all at once, the result will be disastrous. The property he obtained from the big businessman Cha Chao will be directly consumed, and then Tianling Fengxing may have to use his own treasury to fill this huge hole.
Kujo Takayuki was trembling like a hunchbacked old man. His burning ambition to eradicate those big businessmen was severely crushed by this war.
This is like a gambler who has lost everything. He began to regret. He regretted that he had such a big advantage. As long as he firmly controlled the Dead Sea Prayer Island, he would be able to force the Coral Palace to sue for peace within three years.
He hated himself for not listening to the advice of his own men and insisting on attacking, which led to such a great defeat.
His heart was filled with regret and self-blame, and he kept asking himself why he had not seen through the essence of the power struggle earlier and reused Kujo Sara.
If Kujo Sara had led the expedition, would the outcome have been completely different? Perhaps they would not have been defeated so badly, nor would they have been defeated so hastily and embarrassingly.
He felt extremely regretful for his credulity. He actually believed the nonsense told by those fools. He began to doubt his own judgment and decision-making ability, why he was so easily influenced by others.
However, it was too late now. When he realized his mistake, the shogunate army had lost the ability to attack Haiqi Island and could only rely on the remaining soldiers to defend the defense line of Yayun Island. What a sad situation!
Kujo Takayuki no longer had a desire for power, but was instead filled with fear of being liquidated. Now that he had been defeated so miserably, how would the general deal with him? He could not help but feel a chill coming over him, and his heart was filled with uneasiness.
At this time, even worse news came: the Yixin Society launched a surprise attack on the supply station and burned all the supplies.
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