What should we do? At this time, not only the emperor of the Fire Worshiping Country thought so, but many officials of all ranks also thought so! In the current situation, what should we do
Under everyone's attention, Prime Minister Lan Zhengde continued, "The Dragon Tooth Empire has grown up now, and we alone are no match for it. It is not advisable to send the few troops in the country to the battlefield when we know we are no match for it. Now, we should ask for help from the surrounding countries on the one hand, and prepare to clear the fields on the other. First, we must completely clear at least 500 miles of land in front of the imperial capital to form a buffer zone, so that we can have enough time to prepare. Secondly, we must defend along important terrain, such as rivers, mountains and other natural barriers. The main purpose of this defense is to delay the Dragon Tooth Empire so that we can have time to find help. As long as we can hold out until the reinforcements arrive, we will win!"
After listening to this, the Fire Worshiping Emperor turned to look at the Grand Commandant Duan Taiyong beside him and asked, "What do you think, Grand Commandant?"
"Your Majesty, I think that most of what the Prime Minister said is correct. There is only one point that I do not agree with, which is asking for help. I think that we cannot ask for help from the surrounding countries, because it is difficult for them to send reinforcements. The situation of each country can be described in one sentence: they only care about their own fortunes and disasters, and do not care about the day and night of others. It is possible that the Longya Empire has already sent envoys to the surrounding countries to stabilize or even threaten them. If we ask for help from the Chixia Sect, the possibility of getting help is very high; at the worst, the Chixia Sect will also symbolically send people over. As long as one person comes, we can use him as a shield to buy some time for the country."
After discussing for a long time, everyone finally agreed with the commander's suggestion and immediately sent people to ask for help from the Chixia Sect.
At the same time, in terms of defense, they adopted the prime minister's advice and began to build strong defenses based on important terrain. All of this was not for victory in the war - there was no possibility of victory; it was only to delay time until the Chixia sect sent people to arrive.
However, things did not go so smoothly. Several experts had just left and were about to go to the Chixia Sect for help. Within half an hour, an envoy returned in a very miserable state, with a hole as big as a fist on his body. He shouted miserably from a distance: "Your Majesty, there are planes patrolling the sky from the Dragon Fang Empire! They are all dead, all dead!"
Everyone else was dead, and this person was also seriously injured. His chest was pierced by a machine gun, a huge hole that could pass a fist through, and purple-red blood was flowing out. That was the essence of a cultivator. Fortunately, the cultivator was strong, and such a wound could only be described as a serious injury, not a fatal one.
The guards immediately stepped forward to stop the bleeding and treat the wound. The envoy was saved, but the situation was not very good for the Fire Worship Nation!
The Dragon Tooth Empire actually sent planes to intercept the envoys, which was something no one expected!
"How cruel!" Someone began to mutter, looking unhappy. Yes, the Dragon Fang Empire wanted to completely destroy the Fire Worshiping Nation, otherwise it would not have acted in this way.
But the worse situation is still below. In this moment, someone came to report: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The first line of defense has been breached, and another 100,000 elite soldiers have been killed. Now the Dragon Fang Empire has seized the first state and county capital and obtained sufficient food reserves."