At the Walled Camp of the Corver Woodland Line, Pedi held a welcoming ceremony for his brother Omar Reagan.

Generals at the corps level and above were required to attend the ceremony, and the nobles of the Twak Clan were called upon by Andy Barrett to do so.

Phyllis finally walked out of the wizard's camp to see off his brother.

I can't see how much sadness there is on the little girl's face,

There are no tears,

Her tears had been drained for her fallen comrades in the previous battles, and she had become accustomed to grief and had prepared for the death of her brother Omar.

"Brother Pedi, what is the purpose of dying so many people?" Phyllis asked softly, "Is this the so-called honor of the family?"

Her voice was childish and confused, but the questions asked made Pedi not know how to answer, or even Pedi herself was confused.

"At least the soldiers who died thought it was righteous. Earl Bane whispered, "That's enough." ”

Phyllis turned her head to look at Earl Bane-Lockton with a strange look and retorted, "But those soldiers don't even know what they're fighting for. ”

There was stubbornness in her tone.

Count Bane's tone was sluggish, he didn't expect this little princess to be so serious.

Although he had many words to refute Phyllis, at this moment he could only choose to remain silent.

And the others have no intention of answering this question, and live to say that most people don't care what ordinary soldiers think.

Phyllis didn't necessarily get an answer, and seeing that no one answered her, she reached out and grabbed Peddy's arm.

It's icy,

The coolness of Peidi's armor made the little girl's arm tremble slightly, her body instinctively repelled the cold, but the little girl pulled her brother's arm harder.

For the first time, Pedi looked away from the coffin and met his sister's gaze.

The two siblings who looked at each other smiled faintly.

It's a smile from the heart.

After laughing, the two found that the sadness in their hearts seemed to be soothed a little.

After a silent greeting that lasted for half an hour, Pedi ordered his guard, Banger Pombo, to personally escort Omar Reagan's body back to Fort Kavar.

Pedi is going to hold an even more solemn funeral for his brother in the family castle!

...

After the welcome ceremony, Andy Barrett was the first to find Pedy with his chief adviser, Sir Claire, but Pedi was not in the mood to deal with his cousin, and he left Hades to take full control.

The next day, November 24th.

As soon as the day dawned, all the officers and men of Krewe's army received an order for Peidi to return to Kruling.

Half an hour later, Andy, who received the news, led a group of nobles led by Twak to find Pedi, and the two sides discussed in the walled city headquarters for nearly two hours.

In the end, the two sides parted unhappily.

Andy and his supporters hurriedly left the Corvey Woodland Line that afternoon, taking with them all the Twak Leader soldiers in the line, including the soldiers that Pedi had been rationed during the war.

The next day,

On 25 November, when Pedi left the Corvey Woodland Line, his chief adviser, Hades, told him that his Guards Regiment had less than 6,000 men left, that the Eleventh Legion had lost nearly one regiment in the previous battle east of Twak City, and that the Third Legion, Count Bane, had lost more than 1,000 men.

In other words, on the battlefield of the Twak Territory, the Pedi division lost an entire legion.

In a sense, it was a losing battle.

The ultimate beneficiary of this battle was Shikan Silveraxe, Andy Barrett and Nishizawa Dewen.

They all got what they wanted.

And all Pedi got was the so-called 'honor', and of course, a few words of praise from the people of Ha Twak... This was the victory that the nobles sang about, and of course, the gold coins promised by the local nobles of Tekava.

The endless snow and frozen earth were a reflection of Pedy's mood at the moment, and he dismissed all his retinue and rode alone along the marching army.

He listened to the soldiers, and his sister Phyllis told him, "You should pay more attention to the voices of the soldiers at the bottom." ”

But the soldiers were like machines in front of him, and they only knew how to rush blindly.

"Are you wandering?"

A familiar voice rang in Pedy's ear, and he turned his head, and sure enough, it was Sir Bowenright.

"I'm thinking. Pedi has his own pride, and he will not admit his confusion, he says: "I'm thinking about this war... This war with the orcs. ”

"After a summer of war. "We have lost this war, and the Empire has lost its pride... From the moment the Anku fortress fell, we had already lost. ”

"Yes, we lost the war. "But the nobles of the empire don't think so, and they still reel in the glory of the past... This even includes you and me, and it is undeniable that we look down on orcs from the bottom of our hearts. ”

"Yes, although we value our opponents on the battlefield, in fact, deep down, we still do not regard orcs as our real enemies. The old knight nodded in agreement, "So, from now on we need to pay attention to the orcs, they will be the Empire's greatest enemies." ”

"Empire?haha!" Pedi smiled noncommittally.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped through the snow and soon reached Pedi's side.

It was Baron Danmen, the Chief of Military Intelligence, who saluted on horseback and removed the fluffy hat from his head, handing Pedi a black wooden box the size of two fingers.

The fire paint on the wooden box had been scraped off, and the letters inside had apparently been seen by Baron Danmen beforehand.

"It's news from the Central Empire. Baron Danmen immediately said, "The Third Legion of the Empire was completely defeated by the rebels in the village of Dirot. ”

Hearing this, Pei Di's hand holding the wooden box shook involuntarily.

"The Third Legion of the Empire is the elite army of the Empire, and I heard that it is equipped with two brigades of cavalry and regular knights, how can it be defeated by the rebels?" Sir Bowenwright looked incredulous.

Baron Danmen shrugged and said, "Yes, once again we all thought that the Third Legion of the Empire would sweep away the rebels who stayed near the town of Hatis. He smiled bitterly and continued: "But the truth is that the Third Army was badly defeated. ”

"Is there a specific battle report?" asked the old sir.

"We don't have access to the details of the campaign. Baron Danmen shook his head: "But I heard that it was because the interference of the upper echelons of the empire disrupted the original plan of the Third Legion, so..."

"Your Excellency—" In the distance, Adjutant Otwood Knight of Pedy approached quickly on horseback, "Your Excellency, the commander of the Combined Fleet, Viscount Ake, wants you to give the First Fleet of the Empire an order to cooperate with the Combined Fleet to complete the blocking battle against the Misha Kingdom Navy. ”

"First Fleet?" Pedi was stunned.

Knight Otwood immediately reminded: "My lord, you are now holding the title of Supreme Commander of the Navy in Yekjar Military Port!"