At first, officers tried to stop the tide of fleeing soldiers, but they soon realized they were powerless and were even swept up in the retreat themselves.,Now that he is only four years old, he can barely understand the meaning of words like "empire" and "emperor." Of course, he couldn't possibly know that today his father has gambled away the entire empire, and in doing so, robbed him of all the glory that once surrounded him.,As if in answer to her prayer, the child slowly opened her eyes, gazing at her mother with a bewildered look in her deep blue eyes.。