85 Betrayal in Mountain Kingdom (1/2)

”General, why are we forfeiting? Can't we just wait for reinforcement?” the commanders all feel that this is not right.

General Tou handed a written message towards them all. Their eyes widen in surprise. This is their damage during the three days battle? Are you sure that this is only from three days and not a week?

”You see, their fighting prowess is even more than ours. Continue fighting and we might lose all of our forces here with their side only has minimal damage. And, the capital is in turmoil. Have you seen the messages sent from there?”

”No way!”

”General, let's return to the capital!”

General Tou shakes his head. ”I can't return now, but you all have to go back. She needs your help.”

”Yes General!”

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Capital of Mountain Kingdom

Kuina is hiding inside a dark cave, crying. How it could possibly ended like this? Why would they betray the kingdom?

A few days before…

Kuina is walking towards the castle. She wants to persuade her father to change his opinion once again. Looking towards the spacious hall, she notices that many of the officials are there, discussing about the war as some of them planned the strategies. She thought that what they did was truly useless. The battle prowess of Mountain Kingdom has been depleting.

Her father is sitting on his throne as usual. He listened towards the advice from the advisor and the other officials. No matter how many times Kuina rebutted, he never listens. But she would never give up towards her father.

”Kuina… what are you doing here?”

”Father, I want to talk with you,” Kuina answered.

The emperor, her father, wore a tired face. He had heard Kuina said the same things over and over again. He does love his daughter, but he doesn't have time to listen towards her nonsenses.

”Kuina, father had told you that the only way for this kingdom to thrive again is to collaborate with the other three kingdoms to strike Ming Kingdom. Just imagine what we will get from winning the war and all.”

”But father, the battle prowess of Mountain Kingdom is no longer the same with the past. There is no way we could contend against the army of Ming Kingdom.”

”Princess Kuina, do you forget that we still have General Tou? He's a great general whose name has resounded to the whole land. With him as the leader, there is no way we could lose the battle.”

Kuina stared at that man, the advisor, with gloom. How could an advisor be like this, hadn't he noticed that the ability of their men is no longer the same? This is not the past where Mountain Kingdom is one of the kingdoms who hold their military power as one of the top.s His father is not one to focus on the military and it's impossible to beat Ming Kingdom with just these.

”One person is not enough, you need capable soldiers too,” Kuina said again.

”You're just a girl, Princess Kuina. What makes you think that you can grasp the situation better than us? The military advisor and other?”