Female special forces soldiers in ancient times

The Golden Palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been defeated in every battle against our Great Xia Dynasty."

Your Majesty need not worry. In a few days, we will receive news of our army's great victory!

Prime Minister Wang confidently reassured the worried emperor.

Upon seeing this, Wu Lixin immediately flattered, "Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Wang said is true."

In my humble opinion, we should receive news of our army's victory no later than the day after tomorrow!

After hearing their words, the emperor was about to reply when a hurried voice came from outside.

"Report..."

The messenger, panting heavily, rushed in and continued, tears streaming down his face.

"Your Majesty, the border is in dire straits! Our army has received an additional 100,000 reinforcements."

They have been completely annihilated by the enemy!

Upon hearing the military messenger's report, all the civil and military officials were dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock.

The confidence on Prime Minister Wang's face vanished, and he stood there awkwardly, his eyes darting around.

Wu Lixin blushed and lowered his head in embarrassment.

The emperor panicked instantly, his face turned ashen, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but his words failed him.

Large beads of sweat kept appearing on his forehead and sliding down his cheeks.

A heavy silence fell over the court. The emperor gazed at the assembled officials.

He asked anxiously, "Given the current situation, do any of you ministers have a solution?"

The ministers looked at each other, some shaking their heads, others frowning.

Some even muttered, "What should we do? What should we do?"

The emperor grew increasingly anxious, slammed his fist on the dragon throne, and raised his voice to ask again, "Is there really no one who can share my burdens?"

The ministers continued to look at each other, none of them stepping forward to respond to the emperor.

The emperor paced back and forth in front of the dragon throne, trembling with anger at the behavior of his ministers.

When the eldest prince saw that the ministers were all silent and trembling with fear, he instantly felt that his opportunity had arrived.

He quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Father, I believe the current situation is tense..."

Our army has suffered repeated defeats. It would be better to negotiate peace with the Great Zhou Dynasty to protect our people from the suffering of war.

"At worst, we can give them some compensation; it's still better than endless war."

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince immediately interrupted him, saying vehemently, "Your Majesty, you are mistaken! How can our Great Xia show weakness to the Great Zhou?"

The Great Zhou has always been at odds with my Great Xia, and has always been defeated. This time, perhaps it's just that my army has fewer soldiers than theirs.

"As long as we send a large force and capable generals, we will surely win this battle!"

Upon hearing this, the Third Prince immediately jumped out to refute: "Second Brother, this war is a waste of resources and manpower. How can we be so impulsive and belligerent?"

Our army has just suffered a defeat and morale is low. If we rashly engage in battle again, we may not have a chance of winning.

Your humble servant dares to suggest that we first send an envoy to negotiate with the Great Zhou to discuss peace, to ascertain their true intentions, and then make a decision.

In this way, we can demonstrate our country's sincerity in seeking peace.

This would buy our dynasty a chance to regroup, and also give Father Emperor time to consider the matter thoroughly.

The fourth prince scoffed, thinking to himself, "The three of you are vying for the position of crown prince..."

"You can fight all you want, what does it have to do with me?"

So he chose to stand by and watch, acting as if it were none of his business.

After hearing the princes' suggestions, the emperor frowned and paced back and forth in front of the dragon throne, hesitant and undecided.

The eldest prince glanced sideways at the third prince, snorted coldly, and said, "Third brother,"

Your attempt to seek peace is utterly superfluous and unnecessary!

The second prince also looked disdainful, thinking to himself with contempt:

"My third brother has such little courage, yet he dares to try and impress Father."

He then sneered, "Third brother, are you so timid and hesitant because you've been scared out of your wits by the Great Zhou?"

If what you say is true, wouldn't our Great Xia become a laughingstock of the world?

Faced with the sarcastic remarks of his two elder brothers, the third prince blushed but remained composed and said:

“My two royal brothers, I am doing this for the sake of the people and for the long-term benefit of the Great Xia Dynasty.”

If we rashly engage in another battle, and are defeated again, the consequences will be unimaginable.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the court became increasingly tense, and the ministers remained silent.

The emperor's face grew increasingly grim, unsure of what to do.

The Fifth Prince, observing the behavior of the entire court and the statements made by his sons,

This infuriated him to the extreme. Normally, you ministers…

If everyone just huddles together for warmth and officials protect each other, that's one thing.

The Great Xia Dynasty is currently facing war, and if this situation is allowed to continue...

The country will be shattered and the nation will cease to exist. In such a time of crisis, how can you all stand idly by?

Then look at his brothers, they are masters of infighting and as fierce as tigers.

When it comes to foreign affairs, they are as weak as dogs, only knowing how to beg for peace.

Or they act impulsively and blindly, lacking foresight and responsibility.

Despite being the fifth prince, he was actually the least favored by the emperor.

The reason was simple: his mother came from a humble background, being merely a palace maid.

That was when the emperor was drunk and favored his mother.

Therefore, the mother and son were neglected in the palace, and the fifth prince was usually very cautious and low-key.

But the current situation is not the time for him to keep a low profile.

He knew he had to step forward and share the emperor's burdens.

Therefore, he could no longer contain his anger and shouted:

"Enough, all of you shut up!"

The princes, as well as all the civil and military officials, were immediately taken aback by the Fifth Prince's words.

The Fifth Prince continued, speaking with righteous indignation: "Reporting to Father Emperor, and my brothers,..."

Haven't any of you noticed the problem? In the past, every battle between Great Zhou and Great Xia ended in a crushing defeat.

Why? Because our army's former commander-in-chief was General Li Fei, who has now passed away for a long time.

It should be noted that our army just dispatched 100,000 elite troops to meet the enemy just two days ago.

Today we received the battle report from the front lines; the entire army was wiped out.

At this point, the Fifth Prince was filled with anger and raised his voice.

"Even if there were 100,000 pigs, the Great Zhou army couldn't capture them all even after a day and a night of fighting."

This shows that although our army has a large number of soldiers, it lacks brave and skilled commanders!

After hearing the Fifth Prince's words, Li Zhong nodded repeatedly in approval.

He also stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince's words are truly insightful!"

Your humble servant believes that the Great Zhou Kingdom has always been eyeing the Great Xia Kingdom covetously.

For decades, they have fought against my Great Xia, but have always ended in defeat.

They must be harboring resentment and eager for revenge, and certainly unwilling to accept peace negotiations.

After hearing what the Fifth Prince and Li Zhong said, the Emperor's expression softened slightly.

"Yes, the words of the Fifth Prince and Minister Li have greatly comforted me."

In fact, he had already filtered out the Fifth Prince from his mind.

However, he did not want to dampen the enthusiasm of the civil and military officials, so he had to give the Fifth Prince some praise and recognition.