Duke Ake thought that his plan for a counteroffensive had not yet begun, and he hastily ended it, and his mood can be imagined.

He rode alone through the camp towards the defensive position along the coastline of Harvey Island, and his entourage was well aware of his master's character, and they subconsciously moved a little farther away from Duke Acre.

Ever since Duke Acre gave the order to retreat, the nobles had gathered in twos and threes to tell some of the little secrets of their circle.

Of course, there is nothing good about these people coming together, and the most discussed is naturally the plan for this counteroffensive.

These people even snickered secretly, but some of them were anxious, and of course, some didn't care.

This time, the 100,000-strong army attacked, and it took less than half a day to withdraw.

Coupled with the massacre of civilians in a city some time ago,

The mountain of corpses had long been reflected in the minds of the citizens of Harvey.

They are hungry for revenge, and they want to avenge their loved ones with the blood of their enemies.

The defeat of the counteroffensive will definitely make Duke Ake's prestige plummet.

The nobles who regarded Duke Ake as a 'tyrant' were naturally overjoyed, and although this did not shake the archduke's ruling power, it was not bad to watch him make a fool of himself.

Duke Acre didn't take this retreat to heart, because it was a hundred times better than completely injuring the ruling power.

He believed the words of the Bird Knight, and even more so Sir Kapru, a loyal servant who used death to remind everyone how powerful the enemy was!

Although Duke Ake is also anxious to regain lost territory, he will not blindly send his soldiers to death.

So, he chose to retreat.

It's his own choice.

And Jenina returned to her own camp of magicians with her retinue when Duke Ake was determined to withdraw his troops.

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Meanwhile.

In the camp of the werewolf vanguard commander of the Kingdom of Misha.

Grand Commander Ian was kneeling respectfully on the ground, and in front of him was Walter, the chief consul of the Kingdom of Misha.

"Do you know what kind of mistakes you made?"

Walter's originally gentle eyes could no longer contain his anger: "If we let the human soldiers advance under the city of Severis, we will be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and in this way, we can completely retake our homeland!"

"But now, because of your impulsiveness, let us lose this opportunity, and the other party will not be fooled again!"

Ian didn't expect that he would be reprimanded for winning a battle, he hurriedly said: "Patriarch, the combat effectiveness of human soldiers is very poor, they no longer have the ability to rule the continent, as long as you give me a corps, the so-called 100,000 troops on their coastline are like seafood waiting to be slaughtered in my fishing nets!"

He was visibly still excited.

He didn't know how much of a mistake he had made.

Actually, it was really just an encounter.

In this encounter, Ian's werewolf vanguard army lost less than a brigade of soldiers.

but more than 10,000 enemies were annihilated.

In the eyes of this great commander, the other party's 100,000 army is already like seafood that can be salvaged at any time in the deep sea.

"Shut up!" said Walter, who was furious.

His Excellency had not been angry for a long time, and the officers around him trembled unconsciously because of his roar.

"Do you know what you've done? You may have ruined our only hope of defeating humanity, and you thought that the kingdom of humanity was just one Hoko Island? Have you forgotten all the knowledge you've learned over the years?"

"Their power is spread throughout the Ellan Continent!"

"Even if it takes an extra day, it will be dangerous for our Misha Kingdom!"

"Our only chance of victory is to destroy the military power of the Ella family at a very small cost in a general battle."

"As long as we occupy the entire Hoko Islands, help from the goblins will come!"

"Do you know how much the whole kingdom has paid for this war, and you let victory slip out of your hands!"

The enraged old werewolf raised his wooden cane and struck Ian on the shoulder, and finally roared, "You are as stupid as a dog!

Ian didn't expect his actions to make the Archon so furious, and when he heard the other man describe himself as a dog, he looked up like an angry lion.

But at this moment, Walter no longer looked at Ian, he asked a dark elf next to him, "According to the laws of the kingdom, he disobeyed the military order, what should he do?"

"According to the laws of the Misha Kingdom, Commander Ian disobeys the military order and will be sent to the mines to work as drudgery!"

"Your Excellency!"

"Patriarch!"

...

The faces of the surrounding officers changed suddenly when they heard the dark elf's words, they obviously didn't expect it to be so serious.

Ian's face also changed, his eyes wide open, staring at Walter in front of him, but then, the Grand Commander slowly lowered his head again.

He waited silently for his execution.

"Patriarch, young patriarch he..."

A middle-aged werewolf reminds Walter that he is dealing with his own son, one of the most likely candidates to become the head of the werewolf clan in the next term.

There are many families in the werewolf tribe, and they implement an electoral system, and each werewolf patriarch is elected by each family.

With Ian's prestige and seniority, after Walter retired, he had a good chance of becoming the next patriarch.

However, if he is sent to the mines to do hard labor this time, then he will lose this opportunity forever.

In the Kingdom of Misha, there is no death penalty, because their citizens are scarce, and the distribution of mines is already the most serious punishment, you know, according to the law, there is no way to return from the hard labor of the distribution mines.

"Do as Lord Aven says!" Walter did not hesitate.

"Patriarch..."

Others want to continue to persuade.

At this moment, Walter's originally cloudy eyes flashed coldly, and he slowly looked around.

These bloodthirsty and furious warriors didn't even dare to look at this old man at this time.

"You have been carried away by the victory in front of you, have you forgotten your goal?"

The old werewolf struck Ian's shoulder with the wooden cane in his hand, and said, "You forgot, but I haven't forgotten, because I always remember it!"

When the officers around heard Walter say this, they all lowered their heads.

Governor Evan had no selfish intentions, and his fairness and impartiality were well known in the Kingdom of Misha, and he looked at Ian, who was escorted away, and said, "Your Excellency, you have a chance to pardon your family for any crimes!"

Although his voice was very small, everyone was very quiet at the moment, and naturally heard his words clearly.

The werewolf officers' faces were all happy, and they all looked at their patriarch, and even some of the dark elf officers of the ranger unit were happy.

The two soldiers escorting Ian also subconsciously stopped.

"None of the consuls have used this privilege, and I will be no exception!" Walter turned his head abruptly, not looking at Ian, who was about to leave.

When everyone heard this, they wanted to persuade them again.

At this time, Ian straightened up, stared at his father's back, and then said to the soldiers escorting him left and right, "Let's go!"

His tone was flat, without a hint of emotion.