The decisive Battle of Cessnek ended in a resounding victory for the Havilland Empire.

In the battle, the Starr River Alliance army that invaded the empire was killed by 53,000, 76,000 captured, and less than 40,000 survivors retreated westward in a panic, and were chased and killed by vengeful villagers along the way, and the corpses were uncountable along the way.

The commander of the coalition forces, Elliott, King of Fisher, escaped almost single-handedly, and he was once recognized as "resourceful and decisive", but his reputation was discredited in this battle.

The worst losses on the coalition side were the noble knights.

From the prologue to the end, a total of four dukes, two marquises, seventeen counts, and thousands of low-ranking nobles were killed, and less than one-tenth of them were captured alive and ransomed, and the main nobles of the two countries were almost swept away.

The losses of the Havilland Empire were relatively light, and under the skillful command of Crown Prince Frank, the whole army only paid more than 2,000 casualties to achieve such brilliant results!

The people will not ignore the merits of Marshal Fontaine, it was he who volunteered to go to the crown prince and give him advice, a famous general is a famous general, and a loyal minister is a loyal minister, so the emperor restored all the honors and ranks of the marshal and sincerely apologized to him.

But even with the marshal's involvement, Crown Prince Frank's light still shines, because the marshal himself admits that his contribution to this matter is limited, and it was His Majesty's wise decision to form a westward march that saved the empire, and it was the courage and wisdom of the crown prince that won the battle.

Frank himself was wounded by an arrow in the battle, but Fabio, the Light Magister, intervened in time to save the crown prince's life.

This incident not only did not damage the image of the crown prince's hero, but also gave him a romantic halo, because everyone said that he was injured all to cover a female officer next to him, and he used his noble life to defend a girl from a civilian background!

The handsome crown prince got rid of the image of "embroidered pillow" in one fell swoop and became a new generation of "famous generals" and "warriors", and countless aristocratic women went crazy for him.

But the crown prince was indifferent to many beautiful and noble suitors, and openly declared that he only loved that commoner woman, and he would never change in this life!

The lucky girl's name was Fanny.

Of course, the crown prince and Marshal Fontaine were not the only heroes of the war, since the battle revolved around Cessnek, the Marquis Philip, the lord of the city of Seis, also played a great role.

He had a keen eye and organized a large army to enter the city to defend before the enemy;

He was trapped in the lonely city, and for the sake of the lives and property of the people in the city, he ignored King Elliot's generous conditions of "retaining the fief and adding officials to the knighthood", and would rather die than surrender.

At the critical moment of the battle, when he saw that the enemy army was shaking, he opened the city gate and rushed out, and flanked Elliot with the crown prince, contributing to the total collapse of the enemy army.

The Marquis Philip was worthy of being the provost of the Royal Military Academy, full of strategy, sincerity and loyalty, and became the mainstay of the empire at this critical moment! Therefore, Philip was immediately crowned a duke by the emperor, and his fief was expanded by a third.

And the one who helped the Marquis defend the city and suppressed the coalition mage group in the final battle was the cultivators of the Blood Soul Valley.

Moreover, the Sect Master of Blood Soul Valley, Nomadeus, has been guarding the palace during the war, so the status of the "Imperial Pillar" of Blood Soul Valley is also more stable, and the financial support received every year has doubled!

In addition, after the defeat of the border battle, several soldiers who still fought alone, and attacked and harassed the enemy's supply lines in the rear, including Lola, the captain of the heavy cavalry group of the 1st Guards Division, and Phil, the captain of the infantry group of the 6th Guards Division, also made a non-negligible contribution to the war.

It is conceivable that these loyal and tenacious soldiers will inevitably be rewarded, and the crown prince immediately promoted Lola to lieutenant general, Phil to major general, and the rest of Miranda, Victor and others were also promoted.

Due to the heavy losses of the Guards in this war, the crown prince selected elite soldiers from the Westward Advance Army shortly after the battle and personally formed a new Guards Seventh Division, with Lola and Phil serving as the chief and deputy commanders respectively.

It is always pleasant to comment on and reward heroes after the war, but there is inevitably darkness under the light, and the spread of a certain rumor casts a shadow over the glorious victory.

According to rumors, the one who was active in the western frontier of the empire and repeatedly defeated the enemy army was actually the robber who was wanted by the empire, with the pseudonym "Chang Sler" and his real name "Chang Le", and even said that Lola and Phil were under his command at the time, calling him "the boss".

Rumors also say that the Battle of Cessnek was won by Changle almost alone, and he collected the rout of the Imperial Border Campaign, and obtained the support of the elves, gathered 25,000 men and horses, summoned dark creatures to help, and launched a decisive battle against the 170,000 coalition forces alone.

It was Chang Le's clever dispatch that used more than 20,000 people to fight a stalemate with an enemy army seven times his size, and at the last moment, he threw out his trump card and led the heavy cavalry to launch a decisive charge against the commander of the coalition army.

That charge caused more than 200 casualties of the 300 heavy cavalry, and Chang Le, Lola and Phil, the two generals, were all covered in blood, but it was this fatal blow that caused the coalition army to lose command and panic, and the marshal also entered the main battlefield at this moment and completely routed the enemy army.

The shamelessness of this rumor is that all the credit is attributed to a traitor, a pariah, a robber, and the image of Marshal Fontaine as "only picking up ready-made bargains", and completely erasing the courage and glory of the noble crown princes and dukes.

But it is impossible to beat 170,000 with 20,000 people, and it is impossible to think about it with your toes, so there are very few believers.

Despite this, the royal family solemnly refuted the rumors, clarifying that they had no connection with the Elven Kingdom, and that the Empire had never and would never join forces with any orc race.

The empire recognized that the robber Changle had come to his senses because of his conscience, and joined forces with Lola and others on the Western Front to serve the country, which was worthy of commendation, and His Majesty announced that Changle had been pardoned for his past crimes.

But all the rumors about Chang Le's bravery and good fighting are some kind of exaggerated exaggeration with ill intentions, and they are far from the truth.

Even Chang Le was suspicious in the battle, because many soldiers witnessed the collapse of the coalition army, Elliot showed great strength, rushed out alone, and killed Chang Le.

Then the two looked at each other quietly, without the slightest sign of wanting to make a move, and only talked a few words calmly.

Before the enemy commander left with a smile, he touched Chang Le's face.

With such an ambiguous plot, you don't have to think about it, the two must have ulterior motives in private.

The Empire will not pursue Chang Le for this, after all, the war has been won completely, but I hope that the rumors will stop at the wise, especially some soldiers who personally participated in the battle, do not condone the spread of rumors because of personal feelings, and do not joke with personal lives and futures.

The so-called "soldiers who personally participated in the battle", the official did not name them, but everyone said that they referred to Lola and Phil, who had fought side by side with Changle for a long time, and it was inevitable that they would say good things about him out of personal feelings.

The war hero Duke Philip was the most indignant at the rumors, and he said to everyone he met, "Chang Le, this bastard, can not change his robber nature in his life, and he is despicable and shameless, stabbed in the back, I fought the enemy on the front line, but he kidnapped my daughter for ransom".

Such a strange story naturally aroused everyone's curiosity, but the result of asking the person concerned, Karen, was surprising.

The little girl first scolded "that robber is necrotic, domineering and fierce", and then refuted the "ransom" theory, only emphasizing that "he is a stupid fool!" He said that he kidnapped me to prevent my father from surrendering, and my father is the most loyal, how can he surrender to the enemy?"

Her most incredible words are yet to come:

"But this war was really won by Changle, and I saw it with my own eyes."

Karen was grounded by the Duke and was not allowed to see any more guests until her "irritated mind returned to normal".

Another war hero, Crown Prince Frank, appeared more tolerant, laughing at the rumors and occasionally mentioning them:

"I understand that Chang Le is jealous of my glory and wants to slander my victory, but I don't mind at all, I can feel his inner feelings, that is human nature, human nature is evil, you and I are the same."

As for Marshal Fontaine, he never said a word about rumors, and he would get angry when he was questioned too much, his emotions were not difficult to understand, on the one hand, he was a victim of rumors, and on the other hand, the rumors were his former beloved students, so his heart was torn and entangled, and it was difficult to calm down.

In the blink of an eye, it had been ten days since the Battle of Sessnek ended.

After the glorious entry into the city, there were all kinds of rewards and carnivals, and the "mobilized soldiers" began to disband and return to their hometowns one after another, and the festive atmosphere in the city of Sesnek did not decrease but increased, because even His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Wendy came to the city to comfort the soldiers.

When the red sun fell in the west, the bright moon hung high, and the remains and equipment of the former corpses in the wilderness west of the city had been cleaned, but the dried blood stains sprinkled everywhere were still clearly recognizable.

The Elven allies returned to the forest as soon as the battle began, and Changle had little of his own men left, and he burst into tears as he looked at the corpses of thousands of his brothers as others celebrated their victory.

Most of these people were not counted in the list of the war dead, and of course there were no pensions, because they were recruited by Changle himself from among the refugees, and they were "volunteers" in terms of establishment, not the army brought by the crown prince or Duke Philip.

Even after ten days, when the city was carnivaling, Chang Le still sat alone on a high place outside the city, silently overlooking the old battlefield.

The tears no longer flowed, but the mood still could not be calm.

The "Call of Death" ring on his left hand kept coming from cold fluctuations, and the demons in his heart were constantly provoked, and waves of indignation followed:

"It's not fair! It's not fair! I'm x your fucking royalty! x your fucking nobles!"

This indignation is obviously excessive, and his emotions can only be suppressed by himself:

"There's nothing unfair, I'm fighting this battle, for fame, or for profit, no!"

He was there to protect civilians from continuing to be slaughtered, and now that the coalition forces have been beaten away, and they will no longer be able to invade in three or five years, and his original intention of joining the war has been perfectly realized, what is there to complain about?

As for the dead subordinates, he had already counted the list, and as long as he raised enough funds, of course, he should pay out the bereavement benefits himself, and there was no need to plead with the bastard emperor.

He can't say that he has gained nothing, this battle has caused tens of thousands of lives to fall, and the evil ring on his hand has absorbed countless soul fragments, and his strength has been greatly increased, not only strengthening his dark law talent to the peak of the 4th order, but also being able to perform the 5th level dark skill once a day.

What is the concept of the 5th order? At least at the moment when he casts his skills, he is on a par with Master Eunice, the pinnacle of the Eastern Continent!

Thinking of this, Chang Le couldn't help but smile, Elliot waved his army into the country, caused so many killings, and didn't mind the casualties of the coalition forces themselves, could it be that he also had a thirst for soul fragments?

No, it's more likely that she took the opportunity to eliminate the dissidents!

Looking back on the whole battle, it was as if she worked perfectly with Elliot, helping her cut out a large number of potential opponents, namely the nobles of Fisher and Zaran.

When Elliott left, his expression was as if he had won a battle, could it be that he was going to announce his real gender when he returned, and change his name to "Queen" from now on?

Obviously, if she returns as a woman from the beginning, she will be much further down in the line of succession, and she will be in an even more disadvantageous position in the power war, even if she succeeds in wearing the crown, once the truth is revealed, it will cause strong doubts about her inheritance to the throne illegally.

However, now the person who is qualified to question does not exist, he has been killed, and he has been killed by Changle!

The cruel and beautiful woman, before leaving, touched his face and left a sentence with a smile:

"This is just the beginning!"

What else does she want to do? It's nothing more than to come to him to settle accounts, a Zhan Sect master's revenge, I'm afraid she can't hide if she wants to.

Chang Le didn't want to hide, so he waited on this battlefield, waiting for Elliot to appear murderously, when a 5th-order dark magic was thrown over, and it was not yet known who killed the deer.

By the way, he also wanted to ask Elliot a few words, because there was no time to say more on the battlefield.

The two of them were facing each other, and he had already raised his sword, but Elliot's words made him stop immediately.

"Where did you get this armor?"

Chang Le was wearing the ancestral armor of the head of the Dark Knights, and wearing it in such an important battle naturally had its special significance, and he wanted to comfort his ancestors with his courage and blood.

This armor has attracted Elliott's special attention!

The armor with black cross-pattern on a silver background is very beautiful, and the attributes such as demon resistance are also good, but who has the leisure to ask where the opponent's equipment comes from on the battlefield?

Elliot asked about it, probably knowing the origin of this armor, but it was a highly secret for the Dark Knights, and for many years only the core figures around the Commander knew the armor style.

Thinking of what Chi Yan said, since the death of Chang Le's grandfather, his mother's refusal to accept the inheritance of the mission, and the suppression of the Church of Light, the Knights have long been scattered, leaving only some intelligence systems in Haviland, and the fighters have been transferred to the Southern Cayan Empire.

It was in Cayan that Elliot returned to the Fisher Kingdom, and it would not be just a coincidence!

Chang Le shook his head, suppressing his chaotic thoughts, there was no point in thinking too much now.

Now that the war is over, and the subordinates have a better home, Lola and Skinny Monkey have even become generals, and they should leave quietly, while concentrating on cultivation, they will continue to study spatial skills, and by the way, they will think of earning money and sending the dead subordinates the bereavement they deserve.

But this was not the original plan.

Before the war, he also thought about getting promoted and making a fortune, not to pursue power, but to let Fanny marry him in a beautiful way, and hold a wedding in the imperial capital Haisen that everyone envies.

He originally thought that as long as the battle was won and he didn't die, he would be able to do it.

Even if you can't add an official to a knighthood, at least the gold coins in your pocket for a luxurious wedding are still enough.

No one could have imagined that even the battle of the outnumbered people would be won, and such a simple wish would be a colorful soap bubble, beautiful and dazzling, floating and lingering, and suddenly "snapped" to the ground.

It's broken!