Lin Fei was greatly surprised by the Demonic Womb Clone's words.
In less than a year, the Great Flame Dynasty had lost a third of its territory. That was far too fast.
"Have cultivators been secretly helping the enemy?"
"I sent a demonic soul to investigate. Although the three dynasties' armies have many qi refining cultivators, there are no cultivators among them. They have only deployed a few low-grade magical artifacts."
"Then how did we lose so badly?"
The Demonic Womb Clone offered no further explanation. Instead, he communicated directly with Lin Fei's soul, allowing him to understand everything that had happened more quickly and thoroughly.
The Great Flame Dynasty's army had originally consisted of troops from the Dragon Abyss Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty.
After Lin Fei ascended the throne, he had begun streamlining the army to reduce military expenditure, drastically cutting its numbers.
The border troops, however, had become even stronger.
There were three reasons the Great Flame Dynasty had suffered defeat so quickly.
First, the three dynasties had joined forces, assembling an army of over a million troops. They split their forces and attacked from different directions, catching the Great Flame Dynasty's army completely off guard.
Second, most of the units disbanded during the military restructuring had close ties to powerful local clans.
The three dynasties had persuaded them to defect and absorbed them into their ranks as rebel troops.
They had not only stabbed the Great Flame Dynasty's army in the back, but also cut off its supply lines.
Third, some merchants had hoarded supplies and spread rumors, leaving people everywhere panic-stricken as prices soared.
Some city garrisons were so afraid of death that they abandoned their cities and fled at the sight of the three dynasties' armies, or simply surrendered.
The Demonic Womb Clone