The Romance Of The Thousand Loves
CH. 23. BATTLES

The northern part of the Yan Empire is at war. Between rebels against the Imperial Army. The fight was fierce. One hundred thousand Emperor's troops were undaunted by the five hundred thousand rebel forces. A fierce battle.

Trings... Trings... Trings...

Tak... Tak... Tak...

Tang.. Tang... Tang...

Hyatt... Hyatt... Akh...

The sounds of weapons clashing, the sounds of spirit cries and the sounds of death cries filled the space. The residents have been displaced first. They were taken to the refugee tents guarded by some of Emperor Yan's Commanders and of course Tang Xiao's shadow hid behind the Commander's shadow.

Yan Emperor Yan, Yan Zhou and Tang Xiao also came down to the battlefield. Of course Tang Xiao went to war just to play around. If he wanted to, the entire rebel army was depleted in just one blink of an eye. But he understood, war is an art, from ancient times until now this art will still exist and something that cannot be separated from a State. Where there is a country there is also the art of war.

The rebel army of five hundred thousand people did not expect to be overwhelmed by the Emperor's army of no more than a hundred thousand people. What remains of the rebel forces is less than half. While the Emperor's army that died was only about two hundred people, even though the battle had lasted for almost half a day. They did not know that half of the Emperor's army was a shadow of Tang Xiao's incarnate Army. And the only ones who knew it were Emperor Yan and Yan Zhou.

"Everybody backtracks to base defense." The Shouts of the Chief of the Rebel Force echoed in the sky. The entire remaining rebel army immediately moved slowly. The Head of the Army was so sad to see his men slaughtered by the Emperor's Army without being able to resist.

"Dam... They hide their power... Shit, shit....." He cursed loudly. This incident was beyond their expectations and certainly made him frustrated.

Previously they had set up an assault and ambush formation consisting of several gold-stage warriors. These were the Lin family troops trained by the Empire. The commander of this army was very confident of being able to ambush the Emperor's army and finish half of it. They were also so confident that they would be able to behead the Emperor that they had brought musical instruments and women in their tents to celebrate the victory that would soon be achieved.

But in reality, the Commander of the Assault Force instead died at the hands of Tang Xiao in just one slash and massacred his entire army without a remnant. Of course they did not expect this to happen. Though the ambush troops were the best in their generation and the most proficient in the art of killing. On average, each member of the ambush force was able to eliminate five enemies at the same level. In front of the masked young man and the few soldiers who followed him they were all not wrinkled.

"Reporting Emperor, the rebel forces have retreated backwards. Are we going to chase him" A Commander standing on his knees one foot reported to Emperor Yan who was sitting on a horse.

"Yes, we're going after him, but slowly. I will lead the chase. Get your whole army moving behind me."

"But Your Majesty, your safety is paramount. Me and the other Commanders will be moving in front." Emperor Yan smiled at his Commandant's words.

"If I die here, it means I don't deserve to be Emperor. How could I possibly see my army being slaughtered while I was hiding from the enemy's sword. Gradually death will also come to me. It makes no difference to die on the battlefield and die somewhere else. Even if I die here, it's an honor to die defending the truth and peace of this land." Emperor Yan spoke as he looked at Tang Xiao and Yan Zhi who were riding horses before him.

That answer made the entire army that heard it tremble violently. Their spirit, pride, and sense of responsibility were so passionate in their hearts. They loved their Emperor so much that they defended the truth by putting their lives at risk. Tang Xiao who was stinging was also so amazed.

The entire army immediately knelt down.

"alright... Now the whole army rests and gathers the fallen troops and immediately takes them back to the Palace." Emperor Yan ordered some Commanders and his troops to carry the bodies of the dead while ordering some ministers to give appropriate dispensations to the families left dead.

Tang Xiao just kept quiet. He was receiving Xiao Long's report on what he had obtained from his trip in the South Coast Ocean.

"Master... Would it be best to bring them to the soul world or let them here yet make a protective formation aray?" Xiao Long asked what he should do. Tang Xiao seemed to be thinking pervertedly.

"If they will then move them all to the world of the soul and do not force. If they don't want to then leave them and make a day of protection to keep them for a few millennia." Said Tang Xiao while looking around him.

"Well, you do it."

The soul talk is over. Tang Xiao who was still sitting on the horse, led his horse towards the base camp with Emperor Yan and Yan Zhou.

"Brother Xiao, I saw that you were silent. What are you thinking.?" On the way Yan Zhou asked to see Tang Xiao was silent.

"Ah it's okay brother Zhou. I'm just thinking about how the next step is to attack the rebel forces."Tang Xiao said lying.

"Brother Xiao, you don't lie to me. I can see from the light of your eyes there is something big that you think about" Yan Zhou said. That statement made Tang Xiao silent.

"Brother Zhou... I was thinking how the fate of this world would be if this rebel like the Lin family still continued to exist. But killing these rebels is also not what makes me satisfied" Tang Xiao said with a sigh. Yan Zhou stopped his horse followed by Tang Xiao. While Emperor Yan and the soldiers had advanced first. The two of them deliberately left late just in case there was something not to be missed behind.

"Brother Xiao, in this world there is indeed no easy decision. Every decision has consequences. The Lin family took a rebellious decision, the consequence was being hunted down. The Empire took the decision to hunt them down then the consequences we should be able to lose. But if the rebellion is allowed to go, there could be more damage from the fighting. It could be that innocent people get the effect of rebellion. We can only fight as much as possible. Death has become the lifeblood of our lives." Yan Zhou stopped his words from taking a breath. Tang Xiao was silent at the words. As expected of the Empire's successors had a broad view. Tang Xiao was satisfied over Yan Zhou's attitude.

"But I know brother Xiao is not the thing you think about. I can understand every human being has his own secret. I understand that you are keeping something a secret. But if the secret is about the people's problems share with me. Let us be together to think about it. And such is the attitude as an Emperor and a Family." Hearing that remark Tang Xiao smiled widely. There were many things that could not be hidden from this foster brother of his.

"Just calm down brother Zhou. This was not something related to the people nor was it related to this Empire. This matter is only a personal matter and this is my secret." Said Tang Xiao smiling as he placed his index finger in front of his lips.

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

Thank you for being faithful to this novel.

Don't forget to give a trace of 🐾 ok...