After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 39

39~ Plan~

After the celebration banquet ended, it was time for the Empress and the crowd of military officials to discuss. The dancing girl young ladies and performer young ladies were all driven off the stage. Discussion content generally wouldn't be let ordinary people hear, so all idle personnel were driven out.

"Princess Mo is truly a divine person. I never imagined we could use this kind of tactic to flatten a country in less than half a month."

"This battle can be called textbook-level, sufficient to be recorded in history. Having such a talent as Princess Mo is truly heaven blessing our Scarlet Phoenix Nation."

"Princess Mo..."

The little Princess was praised by the crowd of generals until she almost found a crack in the ground to crawl into. This round of flattery practically blew her up to mythical proportions.

When the crowd finished discussing, the little Princess had already fallen asleep leaning against the Empress.

"Take Mo back to the bedchamber to rest."

The Empress instructed Ling. After Ling took the little Princess away, she turned again to the crowd of military officials.

"My next step is to declare war on the Eastern Region's Eighteen Alliance Nations. Among the generals present, who is in favor and who opposes?"

"This..."

Declaring war on the Eighteen Alliance Nations also meant that Scarlet Phoenix Nation would attack the entire Eastern Region in one go, rather than breaking them down one by one. However, after the remaining eighteen nations established the Alliance Nations, the method of breaking them down one by one seemed to have lost its use. When one nation was in trouble, several nations would reinforce. Wanting to break them down one by one was almost impossible.

Once war was declared, the Eighteen Alliance Nations would probably immediately organize armies to march toward Scarlet Phoenix Nation. Even as the Eastern Region's strongest nation, simultaneously facing allied forces composed of eighteen nations would be difficult to overturn.

Moreover, Donglai Nation being flattened in less than half a month this time also rang alarm bells for the remaining eighteen nations. Scarlet Phoenix Nation already had sufficient ability to flatten the entire Eastern Region. If they didn't unite, there was only a dead end.

Of course, this was their thinking. The Empress was squinting her eyes waiting for their response.

"Your Majesty, declaring war on the Eighteen Alliance Nations is perhaps somewhat hasty."

As if having already predicted they would give her such an answer, the Empress's facial expression had no change. Only after drinking a sip of tea did she speak:

"The Eighteen Alliance Nations are nothing but a motley crew, scattered sand."

"How does Your Majesty mean by this?"

"Do you think the Eighteen Alliance Nations can truly exert the combat power eighteen nations should have?"

According to theory, the Eighteen Alliance Nations composed of eighteen nations would of course also possess eighteen nations' strength. But the problem was that these eighteen nations only had to stand together because of Scarlet Phoenix Nation's threat. Among them were many nations originally mutually hostile to each other. It was fundamentally impossible for them to truly resist Scarlet Phoenix Nation without reservation.

Each one was afraid that while fighting on the front lines, suddenly their home base would be raided by an ally. Of course more military forces still remained stationed in their own nations, preventing allied invasion and backstabbing.

"Have the generals perhaps forgotten about the flintlock musket?"

After the Empress reminded them like this, the crowd of military officials then remembered that Scarlet Phoenix Nation possessed weapons leading the entire Eastern Region and even the entire continent: flintlock muskets.

It was precisely because of the flintlock musket's appearance that they could fight this battle sufficient to be recorded in history. It was also precisely because of the flintlock musket that the Blitzkrieg tactic could be implemented, and Donglai Nation could be flattened by Scarlet Phoenix Nation's army in just under half a month.

Although the flintlock musket couldn't effectively cause effective damage to heavy armored cavalry, it was also sufficient to make them lose mobility. One shot down, the horse beneath was basically wasted. This power was far beyond what bows and arrows could compare to. Heavy armored cavalry without mobility were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

And for light armored cavalry and ordinary soldiers, this could be called a devastating blow. One shot down, lightly they'd fall unable to rise, heavily they'd die on the spot. Each shot's power was comparable to an explosive magic spell. And different from explosive magic was that flintlock muskets could be mass-produced, weren't restricted by magic talent, didn't need magic power to activate, and wouldn't have their power weakened by the magic resistance of special metals like Black Gold and Mithril!

Imagine a military force possessing several hundred soldiers who could use explosive magic attacking an ordinary military force. The outcome would have no suspense. It would definitely be the military force possessing flintlock muskets that would win.

This was the reason she dared call the Eighteen Alliance Nations a motley crew. Not because of arrogance, but because she truly had that strength.

"I was foolish, unable to think as far ahead as Your Majesty."

"Then I'll ask once more. I want to declare war on the Eighteen Alliance Nations. Among the generals, who is in favor and who opposes?"

The same question, different reaction. This time, surprisingly not one person opposed. All agreed with the Empress's action of declaring war on the eighteen nations.

Actually, even if they didn't agree, it probably wouldn't matter much. War would still be declared when it should be. Asking their opinions was just telling them she had absolute confidence to resist the Eighteen Alliance Nations with her own strength alone, urging them to complete their own duties.

"Since there are no more questions, dismiss."

The Empress waved her hand indicating they could leave. Before long, all the people in the entire hall had dispersed, leaving only maids who came to clean up the remnants of the feast.

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"Wah!"

The little Princess abruptly sat up, patting her own face. After confirming this was reality, her suspended heart finally settled down.

Too terrifying! She actually dreamed in her dream that the Empress took away her most important thing on her eighteenth birthday, and even had a bloody battle all night making her unable to get out of bed for a week!

Damn it, how could she have such a dream? Even if she was going to have such a dream, the target shouldn't be that hentai Empress!

The little Princess touched the fabric wrapped around her tender parts. After discovering there was no problem, she breathed another sigh of relief. Fortunately, her body didn't have any reaction. Otherwise, she might as well find a block of tofu and bash her head to death on it.

She looked around and discovered there were no other people in the bedchamber. Good thing no one saw her losing composure just now...

"Xiyan?"

The little Princess tentatively called out.

"Coming, coming! Does Your Highness have any instructions?"

Before long, the little loli maid immediately pushed open the bedchamber door and came before the bed.

"Thirsty."

"I'll go prepare right away. Your Highness, please wait!"

Xiyan immediately rushed to the kitchen to prepare tea.

Unknowingly, this little loli maid had increasingly become a qualified maid. Although she still had moments of recklessness, compared to before there was much less. One could only say, as expected of a maid corps personally cultivated by the Empress?

When the tea was brought before her, she was still contemplating how to fool this little loli maid.

"Your Highness, I've already used magic to lower the tea to a suitable temperature. You can drink it directly."

The little loli maid Xiyan's eyes shone brightly, as if she had a tail behind her swaying wildly, asking for credit from her.

The little Princess, as usual, extended her hand to gently stroke the little loli maid, incidentally rubbing her soft little face. Suddenly thinking of something, she asked:

"Xiyan, do you want to play a game?"

"I do, I do!"