It was not until late evening that the armies from all over the country returned to the city of Ganaya, the temporary base of the Fifth Army.

The city of Ganaya was only a small and medium-sized city, and it was not suitable for garrisons, and Higg had already ordered people to set up a camp outside the city and wait for the assembly of the army.

The officials and wealthy people in the city, as well as the surrounding squires, organized the people one after another to bring in grain, pigs, cattle and sheep, vegetables, wine and other labor and military materials, and Simak unceremoniously ordered people to set up 2,000 cauldrons and slaughter pigs and sheep. The soldiers who returned to the camp from the battlefield, cold and hungry after several days of marching and killing the enemy, could finally eat a hot meal and drink hot broth. The camp outside the city of Ghana was set up in a cheerful and warm atmosphere......

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"Marshal!"

"Marshal!"

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In Higg's camp tent, the generals of the various armies returned, and Lufasi, Thomas, Corincha, and Shante all gathered together.

Lu Faxi first reported the results of the battle: "Lord Marshal, since the early hours of the morning, this time a total of 27,000 enemies have been killed, about 22,000 people have been captured, and the others who have escaped are also about 20,000 people, and the forces of the third theater east of the Luojia River have basically been wiped out!" The losses of our army were not small, the expeditionary force lost more than 30,000 people, Thomas's 30,000 cavalry also lost more than half, and General Shante's crusaders lost more than 5,000 killed and wounded more than 3,000! Our three divisions have a total strength of 115,000 troops, and a total of nearly 60,000 casualties! ”

"Marshal, this time we have annihilated Cordillo's army of nearly 300,000 in one fell swoop, and we can finally deal with Lobit City with all our might!" Simak continued, "However, what to do with such a large territory left by the Third War Zone? ”

Higg smiled: "I promised these territories to the Second Legion Guayada, we don't want any of them!" But the Second Legion is out of reach now, and we don't have the ability to manage it here, so we can only manage it on our behalf! ”

"Do you really want to give it to them?" Lu Faxi said unconvinced, "The territory we have worked so hard to fight for, so many people have died, and we can't get anything out of it?" Guayada is just sending troops to contain the Fourth War Zone! ”

"What are we going to do on the turf?" "How many troops does the Fifth Army have in charge of such a large territory?" The third theater of operations was annihilated by us because the territory was too large and the troops were scattered! The territory is gone, as long as we are still there, we can fight again, and if the people are gone, what is the use of having more territory? Looking farther, these sites seem attractive, but they are actually hot potatoes! This was Catherine's territory, and we can't make enemies for ourselves anymore, besides, we originally agreed with Guayada that we can't break our promises! It's easy to fight the turf, but it's hard to hold the turf! General Shante, you are different, you need territory now, so how about you take over the territory east of the Luojia River for the time being? ”

"Me?" Shante was surprised and asked, "Why do you want to give it to me?" ”

"You don't belong to any of the legions, but if you merge with Colenva now, and give it to you, it will be equivalent to handing it over to the Second Legion, to Guayada, to Catherine!" Higg said, "Besides, you are leading Catherine's guards, and you belong to the descendants of Catherine's line, and if you hand it over, Guayada will say nothing!" ”

"Where did I get so many troops to manage such a large territory?" Shante said, "Although the main force of the Cordillo has been wiped out, the remnants are still there, and the defenders of the cities around the country are still tens of thousands, although scattered, but the territory of the third theater east of the Luojia River is at least equivalent to two Camillo provinces, and it is necessary to attack the cities one by one, and it will not take a year and a half to completely control these territories!" ”

"The bigger the territory, the greater your achievements?" Higg smiled, "The prisoners here plus the prisoners in Amman City, I will give you half of it, you can reorganize it yourself, and I will ask General Simak to transfer five ships of supplies to you!" You and Colenva need to make good use of these sites and grow quickly! However, I advise you not to do anything to the Sixth War Zone, otherwise, they will be forced to rush and jump over the wall, and all the battleships will leave the port, and not only Fuxing City will suffer, but all coastal ports, including the port of your base camp Camillo Province, will suffer! ”

"You're going to credit me for all these exploits?" Shante was even more surprised, "How can I take away your exploits and ask for your territory?" ”

"Where do I remember my exploits?" Higg smiled, "In the book of military exploits of the Fifth Legion, will Catherine give me a reward for a soldier and a grain of food?" On the contrary, the greater my credit, the more worried she is, you are different, you are her descendant, loyal to her, the greater your military exploits, the more she will be trusted! Don't worry, I'll help you contain Arad's forces in the north and west, so that your territory will develop steadily for at least a year or two, don't let me down! ”

"Okay, since you don't want it, of course I'm happy to take it over and protect this territory!" Shante said, "If the Fifth Legion wants to go back at any time, I will definitely return it without saying a word!" ”

"Whatever you want!" Higg said, "Tomorrow the whole army will rest for a day, and the day after tomorrow the camp will be assembled in Amman City!" After Higg finished speaking, he took a few soldiers of the Heroic Magic Regiment to the wounded barracks to heal the wounded.

Shante looked at Higg out of the tent with a complicated expression, didn't know what to say, turned his head and asked Thomas, "General Thomas, did I say something wrong?" Why is Higg so upset today? ”

"General Shante!" Before Thomas could speak, Simak smiled and said, "You still haven't understood the mind of Lord Marshal!" ”

Shante asked curiously, "How do you understand this sentence of General Simak?" What exactly does Higg mean? ”

"You've probably heard about Denelson!" Simak said, "The Marshal is a man of great affection and righteousness, and he has nothing to say to the Fifth Legion, or to Denelson, or to you and Charlie! Wasn't the cause of this war because of the Denelson incident? Why did he give you the territory that he had worked so hard to defeat himself, and also sent soldiers and food, and all the military merits belonged to you? Doesn't the Fifth Army really have the energy to take care of these territories? Don't put the ready-made territory, you have to go and develop it yourself, isn't that enough to support? He sees you as a friend you can fully trust, and these territories are now more needed by you than he is, and handed them over to you, not to outsiders! ”

"The matter of Denelson is indeed sad!" Shante sighed and said, "It seems that the friendship between Xige and Blue Fairy will not be paid off in my life!" ”

"Pay it off?" Simak smiled, "If he wanted you to return it, he wouldn't give you the land, and he would have made up so many official words to say!" It's that he doesn't want to give you any pressure, any burden! If you were able to do your best to help us bite Cordillo's tail and make such a big sacrifice, he will not thank you for anything, because he feels that this is the responsibility of friends, the responsibility that the sky falls, and there is nothing to say about it! General Shante, you think too much! ”

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"Madame, you can't do that!" Maevo persuaded Lan Xian'er to death, "If you want to negotiate, I will go, I am the real master here!" ”

"Although you are the main general, you can't represent Higg!" Lan Xian'er said, "Although I am not the main general, I am the marshal's wife, and I can speak on behalf of the marshal!" In order to kill fewer people and more people, in order to speed up the process here and reduce the pressure on the side of Fuxing City, it is necessary to capture Lobit City as soon as possible! And getting them to surrender is the fastest way! ”

Madam insisted: "Madam, no matter how great the sacrifice is, even if the Fifth Legion is completely wiped out, you can't be put in danger!" No one here agrees with Madame doing this, and even if the Marshal is here, she will not agree with Madame doing this! ”

All the officers almost knelt down, and they all persuaded bitterly: "Madam, the two armies are at war, even if they want to make peace, they should send envoys to negotiate with each other, how can there be any reason for the marshal's wife to negotiate in person?" ”

"Sister, a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, you said it yourself!" Noah said, "Don't worry about what I said last night, I'm just confused, if something really happens to you, what should we do, what should Mr. Higg do?" Think of something else! ”

"This is not standing under a dangerous wall, even if there is a real situation, you can guarantee that you can get out of the way, you don't need to worry!" Lan Xian'er said, "Hmph, what kind of conspiracy do they want to play, I won't be afraid of them yet!" ”

"But, ma'am......"

"Say no more!" Lan Xian'er roared angrily, "I have made up my mind, and it is useless to persuade anyone!" Do your own thing! ”

Everyone was frightened by Lan Xian'er, they had never seen Lan Xian'er really angry, they had always been smiling, even if it was difficult and dangerous, they had never been angry in public, everyone felt that Lan Xian'er's trip was inappropriate, but they didn't know how to dissuade it.

"Newspaper—" reported the messenger, "Madame, the city has replied and agreed to negotiate peace with Madame, but the other party has put forward the condition that Madame is required to go to the city to talk, and only one person can enter the city!" ”

"What?" Maevo tugged at the correspondent's shirt and said angrily, "Elva dares to be so presumptuous, and it is obviously our army who wins, but he makes us grovel and listen to their mercy, it is simply too deceitful, and it is extremely shameless!" Go and reply to them, if you don't want to talk, you will fight, in three days, we can't beat Lobit City, I will kill myself under the city! ”

"General Mevo, stop!" Blue Fairy stopped Mevo's behavior in displeasure, and said to the messenger, "Reply to Elva immediately, and in two hours, Mrs. Ben will definitely come to visit!" ”

The messenger looked left and right, and saw that almost all the officers were glaring at him angrily, not knowing what to answer.

"Go!" Lan Xian'er said angrily again.

"Yes, ma'am!" The messenger broke free from Maevo and saluted and left.

"Madam, please think again!" Maevo said helplessly with a frustrated face.

"Generals, I didn't do this on an improvisation!" Lan Xian'er said, "I will never take this risk without being completely sure of safety!" ”

"Madame, General Mevo!" A patrol cavalry hovered down in the air and landed in front of Blue Fairy and Mevo.

"What's the news from the marshal?" Blue Fairy and Maevo asked almost at the same time.

The female elf on the flying horse smiled and said: "Good news: Lord Marshal, General Simak, General Thomas, and General Corincha, they have eliminated all the main forces of the Cordillo last night, and are now resting three hundred kilometers away from Nayacheng, and will come back from camp early tomorrow morning!" The marshal is afraid that his wife and the generals will be worried, so he specially ordered me to come and give you a gift early in the morning! ”

After speaking, the patrol cavalry took a package from Pegasus's back and threw it on the ground.

Maevo didn't wait for the guards around him to pick it up and open it, he stepped forward in person, picked up the package, opened it, and saw that it was a bloody human head, and was taken aback and asked, "Whose head is this?" ”

Lan Xian'er smiled, "Who else can there be?" Of course, it's Codillo, the commander of the Third Theater Crusade, hahaha, I'm worried that I don't have a suitable gift for Elva! ”

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