Looking at the walls of Echtidon, Vulture smiled slightly.

Time has passed, and the hot priest general has now become a person to be guilty of sin, and he has returned.

As the person responsible for this defeat, Vulture felt that he had a clear conscience, and he did everything he could, the only omission was that he had miscalculated the rebellion that had taken place behind the Diels army and Li Tianhao's prediction of it.

According to the intelligence sent back after the war, everything was as he expected, and not long after Li Tianhao sent his troops, there was a rebellion in Palchi behind him. It's just that Vulture didn't expect that Li Tianhao seemed to know about this rebellion, as early as he expected, for this reason, he even did not hesitate to transfer a full 30,000 people to deal with this rebellion, and such a large-scale transfer of troops did not let Palch know the movement, nor did it affect his troop deployment on the frontal battlefield. Through the support provided by the navy, the momentum of rapid advance, and the linkage between the two sides of the strait, Li Tianhao made up for the lack of troops very well, forcing himself to adjust his battle plan to deal with it. And the most crucial point is that Li Tianhao had anticipated the plan of the Palch rebellion and his own plan to lure the enemy into depth, and took advantage of these possibilities, but instead made himself fall into the trap he had prepared, thus turning the tide of the battle.

If I had to say that I had made any mistakes, it would be to give up on Durbans, which is undoubtedly a fool's move in the long run. The enemy's actions greatly surprised Vultures, who were able to avoid garrisoning Durbans, and did not hesitate to withdraw their troops to save food to feed the inhabitants of Durbans. This was more unexpected than the previous strategy, so that his plan to abandon Durbans on his own initiative not only did not work, but won the hearts and minds of Durbans for Li Tianhao. Vulture really regretted this, not because he had forcibly expropriated Durbans' food, but because he had not been able to do it sooner, and he should have done so when the enemy army entered the area of Alfortans. Then the enemy army will not be able to attack the Aswan line, because the inhabitants along the way will deplete all their food reserves. It's a pity that at that time, Vultures still wanted to lure the enemy deep and then annihilate the enemy army in large numbers, and did not make such a cold decision, and now it is too late.

It doesn't matter what happens to Vulture when he returns to Ehittidon now, it doesn't make a difference whether Kadir will behead himself or exile him, as a general, it is his duty to take responsibility for the defeat. Moreover, his defensive strategy for the Dils army has been integrated into the implementation of the Abdus line, and with a veteran like Vius in charge, it will definitely be thoroughly implemented, and his successor will almost certainly be Libera, that person will definitely be able to understand his intentions from the layout of the defense, so his prediction of the next attack of the Dirs army will also be conveyed to Libera, even if he dies, he can die without regrets.

With that in mind, the team escorting the Vultures had already entered the gates of Ashtidon. The scene inside the city was the same as before, except that there seemed to be something gloomy floating in the air. People's faces seemed to be a little more sad than before.

Unbeknownst to Vulture, just a few days before his return, Kadir had ordered the tax to be increased, and although the adjustment was not very large, who would be happy about the increase? Fortunately, Ashtiton is the capital, and the people are still relatively wealthy, and the remaining areas and remote villages, this small tax increase undoubtedly means that their already poor life is even worse. Slaves were undoubtedly whipped more by their masters to ensure that they could produce more products and crops to compensate for the losses of their masters' taxes.

Vultures was placed in the makeshift accommodation that the Minister of War Andrasius had prepared for him. The space and comfort of this place cannot be compared to Vulture's own accommodation. Vultures themselves are not very materialistic people. Everything in the house was designed to be comfortable and simple, and it was evident that Andrasius had explained to him the punishment he had taken. The king's attitude towards him was enough for a politician like Andrasius to decide what to do with today's prisoner. If Vulture still had the possibility of becoming a guest, Andrasius would not have placed him in such a place, and if it weren't for Vulture's status as a general and maintaining a decent place in the Yakee Country, I'm afraid he would be sent directly to prison.

However, Vultures didn't care about that, a person who was ready to die at any time would not care about any circumstances. It doesn't matter how long you stay in this place. Whether it's a day or ten years, Vultures doesn't care. The news of his return to the capital must have reached Kadir's ears, and it is normal to meet him or announce his punishment without meeting. Vultures made her bed safely. Then he fell on the bed and cocked his feet up to the wall, he hadn't slept in the same bed for many days, and I hope that the fate with this bed can set a new record.

Vulture yawned and closed his eyes.

Sooner than Vulture himself had expected, he was received by the king on the third day of his arrival in Ashtidon. This is a double-edged sword, and if it is not that the king is too angry to deal with himself immediately, then he is anxious to know the details of this war from his own mouth.

Kadir met him in the Rose Palace, surrounded by only his attendant Hader, Viscount Libera, and another left-handed civil official, whom Vulture thought was familiar, vaguely remembering that he was the son of the prime minister, Usub, but could not remember his name at all.

"See Your Majesty." Vultures fell to his knees, but his body was straight, and his neck seemed to be bent as if it had been poured into metal.

"Well, Vulture, you've been disappointing this time."

"Yes. I think so under myself. ”

"Then save the other hypocrisy, and let me hear the details of this battle first, and how you can defend yourself."

Vultures answered, and began to recount the battle in detail. After all the speeches were finished, Vulture said: "To sum up, this time I was completely played by the other party, and I should pay full responsibility for this defeat, and I am also the only person responsible for this defeat, please Your Majesty severely punish it to set an example." ”

Vulture's eyes were steadfast, and he faced the king's face throughout. Seeing this, Kadir glanced at the two ministers beside him with his eyes, and then said, "You don't want to defend yourself, did you decide to apologize with death?" ”

"Yes!" Vulture's answer was unequivocal.

Kadir smiled: "Then I came to ask you, the last time you played Li Tianhao's guy around, did he commit suicide because of this?" ”

"Of course not."

"That's not the end of it. It was precisely because he didn't do this that he had the opportunity to take revenge in this war, are you planning to turn into a ghost to take revenge on Li Tianhao? ”

"Me"

"Alright. As far as I know, you are the only general who can gain the upper hand over Li Tianhao at present, if you are killed, then who else will lead the troops to fight for me? ”

"And Viscount Libera."

"Not bad. I have here a secret letter from Mistress Bius to me, with his opinion on you and Libera. He said that the two of you can learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and suggested that you form a group and conduct together, which may get unexpected results. Viscount Libera and Lord Tulayan also decided that it would be in the best interest of Aki to keep you in command of the Yakies. ”

"But it will damage the prestige of the Yaji Army."

Tulayan spoke at this time: "If you have to apologize with death if you are defeated, then the most damned person is me." But Your Majesty is still willing to use someone like me to serve Yaki to the best of my ability. What other scruples do you have, my lord? ”

"I've always had this opinion on this matter, and as for the rumors outside, it's just for superficiality, and from my attitude, I can more or less test the attitude of those officials in the palace towards you. However, I can't completely ignore you, and you are not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of Yaki at the moment, so I will assist Viscount Libera in preparing for the next battle as an assistant. ”

"Yes! Obey the order! Vultures lowered his head for the first time in this meeting. (To be continued......)