Chapter 50: The Return
Two days later, Skuk found Aven's makeshift camp, and he briefly recounted the battles of the past few days. After saying that, he saw Ai Wen's strange expression, and he didn't know whether his adult was angry or something else.
"My lord, I didn't complete my mission." Skuk said ashamedly. Although he was very calm on the scene, and resolutely ordered the Snapdragon Army to retreat in the face of unfavorable battle conditions, this does not mean that he can accept defeat, not to mention that there is a price to pay for defeat.
"Just defeat this enemy army, and don't think about anything else. Killing an enemy general is something that not every battle can do." Ai Wen didn't care at all, in his mind, being able to defeat the enemy was already extraordinary.
"My lord, when we retreated, although the enemy barely attacked us, there were still quite a few of them. How do you know for sure that the enemy has collapsed?" Skuk hesitated for a moment and voiced his own problem.
It is impossible for any army to be combat-ready, as has been proven for thousands of years...... Evan thought for a long time, but did not find a suitable explanation, so he could only vaguely say a rough idea.
"My lord, I don't think it's appropriate to continue fighting, and retreating now may be a better option."
Evan nodded slightly, Skuk's thoughts coincided with his own, now that the Snapdragon Army has not much food, and the defenders of East Angloria have completely stopped fighting with themselves, in this case, it is a waste of time to linger in the enemy's territory, it is better to join the main army and participate in the final decisive battle.
"Gather all of them, I have something to say to them, and then we will return home."
Hearing that they were going to return to the Essex Kingdom, the Snapdragon soldiers were boiling. The feeling of being alone and looking at the enemy made many soldiers tremble. Fortunately, the Snapdragon Army won several battles, otherwise Evan wouldn't know what would have happened.
Looking at these young faces in front of him, Ai Wen was full of emotion, from the beginning of the army to the present, it has only been a few months. Under his own cultivation and management, the current Snapdragon Army has begun to take shape, with a certain combat ability, no matter what the enemy, no matter how difficult the battle is, dare to show the sword. In the future, these people may be their staunchest supporters and followers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I listened to Skuk's report, and I am very proud. There is no need to be frustrated, there is no need to doubt, you have defeated an enemy several times our size, created miracles that no other army dared to imagine, and deserved the title of Snapdragon Army. Now let's rejoice!"
"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wan Sheng!"
Whether it was a noble captain like Marcus Quake, or those civilian soldiers, they all raised their weapons in their hands at this moment, cheered loudly, and vented the emotions in their hearts. Along the way, everyone thought that the battle had been lost, but now their own adults said that the battle was won.
Although most people don't understand why, but if their adults say that they won, there must be other reasons, and if they don't understand it, they won't think about it, anyway, they can finally return to their own country, and they don't need to study these things in detail.
"You have overcome your enemies with your wisdom, bravery and determination, and I hope that you will continue to do so in the future. No matter what kind of enemy you face, dare to show your sword. This is the spirit of our Snapdragon Army, and no one can make us fear, no one can make us retreat, and no one can make us lose courage!"
The faces of the soldiers of the Snapdragon Army were flushed, they felt that their blood was boiling, and their bodies were full of inexhaustible strength, and all the enemies were ants in front of them, and they could be pinched to death at will.
"Now let us return to the kingdom with the news of our victory, let all know our victory, and let the poets sing our legend!"
Wow!
The soldiers echoed in unison and began to pack up the camp and prepare for the return journey. Unlike sneaking when he came, Aven didn't choose to burrow into the woods when he returned, but chose to take the big road as much as possible to speed up the march.
The castle strongholds of the East Anglorian Kingdom that passed along the way all watched the Snapdragon Army leave, and did not go out of the city to face the battle.
After all, these wooden castles only have a few dozen defenders, and the strange fall of Sika Castle before, so that these defenders are cautious and dare not act easily guarding the castle.
However, after coming to the border line, Ai Wen also became cautious, he did not know the exact location of the enemy's main force, if he took the road again, God knows if he would run into the enemy's main force.
It's just that the more he walks, the worse Aven's face becomes, and after entering the territory of the Essex Kingdom, he can still see many castle strongholds with East Anglolian flags. Could it be that when he was not on the front, the East Anglolian army had already reached the feet of the royal capital? The other captains, looking at this scene, did not have any mood to rest, and they were eager to grow two wings and fly directly back to Middlesex.
"My lord, further on, is Edric's Castle."
Marcus cautiously approached Aven. In the past few days, his own adults have not had any good faces, and the results of his own investigation have become worse and worse, and he doesn't dare to report when he gets the news now.
"How's it going?"
Evan looked at Marcus, Edric Castle was the last barrier to the royal capital of Essex, and if it all fell, the royal capital of Essex would be directly exposed to the enemy's iron hooves.
"The good news is that this has not fallen, and the kingdom has a military camp here, and it looks like the main army is stationed here......
Marcus's words made Evan secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and finally heard the first good news in the past few days, that is, I don't know who is in command of this friendly army, whether there has been a battle before, how many specific casualties, and how much combat effectiveness.
"The bad news is that the enemy seems to be the main force here, too."
"As long as there is no decisive battle between the two sides, it is good news for us. While it's still dark, speed up and join the main force."
Quietly bypassing the East Anglolian army camp, the Snapdragon army, which had been fighting outside for dozens of days, was finally able to sleep well.
Hearing that Evan was back with his army, King Charles and Count Morol were overjoyed, and Count Morol even came out to greet him and brought Evan and the Snapdragon soldiers into the camp together.
"You guy, you're finally back safely. Your Majesty and I are worried about you, and if something happens to you, I don't know how to tell your father and my daughter."
"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your concern. But Lord Earl, now is the time to prepare for a decisive battle with the enemy......