Setusz died.

His eyes were very hollow when he died, and it seemed a little incredulous, but it also seemed to be clear.

He was stabbed in the left shoulder by Orson, but the fatal wound was blown to the chest by Orson's vindictiveness.

Orson jumped off his horse and reached out to close Setush's eyes, and he also had two scars on his lower ribs, and one of his own soldiers hurried over to tie him up.

The battle was basically over, and the battlefield was mostly covered with the corpses of the Fats, some of the warhorses that had lost their owners wandered around the battlefield, making sad neighing sounds, and the backs of the Fats fleeing could be seen in the distance.

Orson took a deep breath and ordered: "Count the post-battle losses and retreat immediately." ”

"What about the grain carts?" The pro-soldier asked.

Orson smiled faintly: "Since the Fats have already put the car on it, let's rush back by the way." ”

The morning light had already appeared on the horizon, and the sentinels on the walls of the Koren fortress finally breathed a sigh of relief---- the night had finally passed safely. The squad leader Lelei subconsciously looked at the sky in the distance, not knowing when those Dragoons from the Dereis Empire would come over and routinely disturb.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Le Lei was stunned, and hurriedly looked at the end of the road---- from a distance galloped a team of about 100 cavalry, although they were wearing the standard armor of the Faten army, but all of them were crooked armor, covered with blood, and some of the horses were still limping, how embarrassed and embarrassed.

"Captain, that's a group of light cavalry that the Captain of the Setusz Corps brought out last night...... Hey, why isn't Captain Setusz here? A soldier poked his head out from behind Leray in surprise.

Leray also saw it. His face was hard to look at, and although he had no affection for Setusz, he knew what the death of a high-ranking officer meant.

"Watch out for enemies following behind, ready to open the gates at any time!" Leray commanded.

When the group came to the city, Leray observed it repeatedly. Finally believing that there was no Dress's army pursuing, after verifying the identity of the cavalry, he ordered his soldiers to open the gates.

Ten thousand words, it is better to be silent, Lelei is a veteran, he definitely doesn't ask about things that shouldn't be asked---- disaster can come from the mouth, or from the ear!

After the cavalry galloped in the direction of the castle guard. A soldier just wanted to ask a question, but he glared the question back into his stomach, and Lelei glanced at all the soldiers in the squad: "Remember, just look at what happened just now." Don't talk nonsense, or ...... You're going to die a very ugly death! ”

In the castle guard, Snell roared like thunder: "You should die with honor like your captain, and not flee back like a cowardly mouse!" ”

Kneeling outside the hall were nearly a hundred hussars who had just escaped, each with a sincere look of fear. A moment ago, they were all excited that they were still alive, and they were thinking about getting the news back to the fortress, and now. What they wonder is whether they will be killed and killed.

High-ranking officers such as Shariba and Errigun were here, and their faces were equally ugly, and while it was a good thing that these soldiers were able to escape for their lives, the negative impact was enormous. Their walk through the streets had aroused the suspicion of many soldiers, and the fact that the commander of the Setusz regiment had not returned all night was also secretly discussed, which had a disastrous effect on the morale of the army.

"Get out!"

After Snell scolded bitterly, he ended his speech with a simple syllable, and the soldiers who had thought that they would be severely punished were stunned for a moment, and quickly thanked Snell, and then quickly left the castle guard, lest His Royal Highness the Crown Prince change his mind.

Snell took a deep breath. Let the excitement calm down. Then he turned to Errigern and the others: "Commanders, what do you suggest?" ”

A group of people were silent. The suggestion that should have been made a long time ago, but no one paid attention to it, and in the end, Errigun, who was the most qualified, coughed and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I think that it is no secret that our army is short of military rations among middle and senior officers, and if this goes on for a long time, the soldiers will inevitably fall, and only by fighting the enemy as soon as possible and replenishing the military with captured materials can it be possible to reverse the current situation." ”

"Your Excellency the Legion Commander means attacking Aachen?" Snell asked hesitantly.

"Yes, using superior forces, defeating the main force of the enemy entrenched in Aachen in one fell swoop, and then taking advantage of the victory to conquer the Duis Fortress, on this front, it is absolutely impossible for the Dereis Empire to gather such a powerful force." Errign said categorically.

"But we're not ready, what about the enemy's dragon knights and dragon knights?" Snell asked hesitantly.

Chariba, who had been watching coldly, snorted slightly, with such an indecisive prince, how could the future of the empire be handed over to him? I really don't know what His Majesty thinks.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, war never gives people time to fully prepare, and the enemy army fights on its own territory and occupies the right place; However, our army is far away from the homeland, it is difficult to supply, and the war is unfavorable in the near future, if we cannot fight the main force of the enemy in time, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to our army under the elimination of the other's strengths! Although he was a little hesitant, Shariba still gave his advice.

"A decisive battle?"

There was a hint of confusion in Snell's eyes, and he was still a little undecided.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, although the Wyvern Knight restrains our griffin knights, as long as you command them properly, it will be no problem to hold them back. The final decisive battle will still be on the ground, and even with the tactics of a sea of people, we will be able to destroy the enemy army. Errigern was clearly cheering Snell on.

"Then let's fight!"

Snell gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. He has no other choice now, if this war is lost, those people in the country who support Prince Scott will definitely jump out to say something, even if his father is biased towards him, it is not good not to do anything.

"Forcing the enemy to fight a decisive battle?"

In the castle guard of Aachen, N more question marks almost buried the moon shadow.

"Of course, otherwise what do you think these days are burning and looting for?" Moon Shadow also had a big question mark drawn on the door of her head, as if surprised at how slow these people were.

Orson felt that he still reminded his wife and sister: "Your Excellency, although our fatigue tactics have achieved fruitful results recently, the enemy army still has an absolute advantage in numbers, and its material reserves have not been exhausted, so now we force them to fight a decisive battle...... Isn't it early? ”

"Not early."

Moon Shadow smiled, "If they can really stay in the Koren Fortress, it means that the situation is not so bad, but, according to my estimate, they will send troops in the next two days at the latest, we should think about how to defend it?" ”

"Why defense? Isn't it going to be a decisive battle with the Phats? ”

A lord surnamed Vlado asked recklessly.

"You're born by a pig?"

A lord next to him pulled his sleeve and whispered: "Just us people, we really have to line up in formation, it's not enough to stuff the enemy's teeth, that's not called a decisive battle, it's suicide!" ”

"But staying in this city of Aachen is no different from committing suicide, and if you talk about defense, move all the warehouses to Duisburg, where the walls are much stronger than in Aachen." Vlado muttered unconvinced.

"To say you're a pig is simply an insult to a pig,"

The lord who spoke to Vlado was apparently on good terms with him, and could joke with impunity, explaining: "If we concentrate our supplies and men in Duisburg, and the Fats dare to attack, it will be called suicide!" ”

Moon Shadow sat at the top, and the conversation between the two men, though low, fell into her ears. That Vlado is just that, but the Viscount Vickery who spoke to him is a son of a family, and he has always been very low-key among these lords, and he has no intention of opposing it when Moon Shadow deprives the lords of their military power, but he didn't expect to have such insight.

In addition to sending the Wyvern Knight to step up patrols, Moon Shadow still sent small groups of troops to harass everywhere, and they were all a dozen and gone. In Aachen, however, there was a busy scene of preparations.

The inhabitants of the city have already experienced a great exodus from the city, they are tired of leaving their homes again, all the young men go to the city to help repair the city walls, and at night to help patrol the city walls, and the women receive rice and flour from the barracks to help make dry food, and Moon Shadow orders that all the houses adjacent to the city walls will be demolished, and the city guard will give full compensation so that they can be rebuilt after the war.

"It's going to be a war where all the people are soldiers."

As Moon Shadow was mobilizing, she pointed to the busy civilians and said to the soldiers, "These people have entrusted their lives to you, they are threatened with death at any time, if you can't give them hope for life, then tomorrow ...... Your loved ones will face the same situation! Fight or escape, can you tell me your choice? ”

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

The soldiers let out a thunderous roar, countless arms raising their weapons.