63 Beheading (Part I)
After returning to the camp, Anka couldn't bear the sleepiness and went back to rest, and everyone was excited to hold a simple banquet because they had defeated the demons, and it was the head of the regiment who hid in the basement who was out of step with everyone.
The next day, Ankh looked at the still excited crowd outside and asked, "Do you know where those demons have gone?" ”
One of the soldiers ran over and said excitedly, "According to the scout, they have all run to a flat meadow to the west and set up camp. ”
Ankha asked, "What about the regimental leader?" He should come out and command. ”
"I've locked myself in the basement since I came back last night."
Ankka was worried that something was wrong and ran all the way to the basement door.
"Commander?"
Ankka knocked on the door several times and still didn't get a response, fearing that something would happen to him, Ankka slashed the door with a few swords and broke in.
"Captain!"
In the messy basement, Anka found the head of the regiment in the corner, whose face was covered in sweat and tears, and had fainted.
Anka dragged the regimental commander to the table to check for injuries.
After a while, the head of the regiment slowly opened his eyes, got up and faced Ankh and said, "I'm embarrassed! ”
Ankka shook her head in response.
The regimental commander slammed the table with his fist and roared: "What a fool I am! Blindly believing in his own experience resulted in the death of several brothers. ”
Ankh could only give him a slap in the face of the regimental commander who kept howling and blaming himself, to calm him down.
"Calm down, those soldiers all think that yesterday we won, isn't it not that you are going to make more people lose their fighting spirit now?"
"You're right, you rescued me yesterday!"
Ankh nodded in response.
"Hahaha, I should have believed you yesterday, maybe with your method there wouldn't have been that unacceptable casualty."
Ankha said, "Let's go out together!" They also need you to command. ”
After hearing this, the head of the regiment looked at Anka with a wry smile and said, "Are you making fun of me?" ”
"Not really."
"You saw my command kill my brothers!"
"A warrior's fate is to die in battle, but sooner or later."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that one day I would be taught a lesson by a child."
While the two were talking, a paladin barged in and said, "My lord, the Holy Shield organization that has received orders from the Holy Maiden is here. ”
"What! The order of the Holy Maiden? ”
"And ......"
Seeing that the other party suddenly swallowed, the regiment commander stepped forward and grabbed his collar and asked, "And what?" ”
"And they have three members of the Eye of the Holy Maiden on their team."
Hearing this, the regiment leader let go of his hand, and his body went limp, leaning back in his chair.
"My lord, then I'll go and get ready for it."
The regiment commander waved his hand weakly after hearing this.
Ankka stepped forward and said, "Let's go! ”
"Hehe, the Holy Maiden is really powerful! Knowing what happened thousands of miles away, did I just make a mistake in commanding the ruling of the Holy Maiden? Or is it that the Holy Maiden has long been dissatisfied with me? ”
Seeing that the other party even showed some fear and unwillingness, Ankka stepped forward and said, "So you're not going to greet them?" ”
"How dare I, please go out first! I'll be over in a moment. ”
Ankka went out and saw a heavily armored paladin known as the Holy Aegis standing in a makeshift tent.
One of the members of the Eye of the Holy Maiden stepped forward to salute Ankh when he saw him and said, "Compared to you, you are Ankh the Brave!" ”
"You know me?"
"When you were called the Destiny Hero by the Holy Maiden herself, your message was spread throughout the Holy Maiden's Eye."
Ankh looked at about thirty heavily armored paladins and asked, "Is that enough?" ”
"I'm sorry, because the nearby paladins have gone to support the northern border, so I have to transfer all the remaining stationed paladins over."
"That's really bothering you."
"There's no need to be so polite, after all, it's our honor to help you with the Holy Maiden's own order!"
"What about the paladin commander here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were drawn to the door of the largest building in the camp, and Ankka looked back.
Everyone found out that it was actually the head of the regiment who stripped off his equipment and came naked in front of everyone, and directly knelt on the ground after seeing the members of the Eye of the Holy Maiden.
"Please execute me for failure!"
Everyone fell into a dead silence in an instant.
After a moment, the Eye of the Holy Maiden asked, "What does that mean?" Didn't you repel the demons? ”
Anka was just about to open his mouth to help the leader explain the result, and the leader said directly: "I didn't kill the demon commander, and I also killed my brother because of my arrogance, I have failed the responsibility entrusted to me by the Holy Maiden, please kill me!" I will die to make my will clear. ”
"You don't have to fail, and it's just your first mistake."
"But ......"
Ankh stood up at this time and said, "If you really don't want to go, why don't you let the Holy Maiden personally judge your crime?" ”
After saying that, Ankka opened the pocket watch, and soon the saint appeared on the crystal.
Seeing this, the head of the regiment knelt down and said, "Great saint, please judge me!" ”
The holy woman in civilian clothes saw the naked regiment leader, and her face was instantly flushed, and she quickly put on the veil.
"What's the matter?"
The gentle voice of the saint came, causing all the paladins present to kneel on the ground reverently.
"I used my experience to blindly command and my brothers were killed by me, I have failed the Holy Light, please punish me!"
After thinking for a while, the holy woman said: "No one is perfect, if I punish you for your command mistakes, then who of those generals will dare to report the battle truthfully when they fight in the future?" ”
"So your punishment is to keep fighting for me until I die as a warrior!"
The head of the regiment knelt down with tears on his face and thanked him.
The saint continued: "Please assist Mr. Anka in destroying those demons for the time being, and be sure to ensure that the surrounding herdsmen are not disturbed by demons, please! ”
After that, the communication ended.
The members of the Eye of the Holy Maiden stood up and faced the head of the regiment and said, "Didn't you hear your punishment?" Go and put on your armor, grab your weapons, and fight for the Holy Maiden. ”
"Yes!"
After that, the Eye of the Holy Maiden said to Anka, "Lord Anka, now that you are the commander of the entire legion, please give orders!" ”
Ankha cleared his throat and said: "First of all, we have to let the herdsmen near the battlefield quickly evacuate, and then we have to let the paladins be responsible for the attacks on both sides, ordinary cavalry brothers accompany the paladins and are ready to assist at any time, and the heavy armored paladins with shields are in front of the trebuchets and ballistas of the Chinese army, we must ensure that those demons can be trapped in the range of the trebuchet, remember that the main idea of this battle is to cover me so that I can decapitate the demon commander, and you more experienced ones will be asked to add the details!" ”
The Eye of the Holy Maiden said, "There is nothing to add to it, how about we start preparing now?" ”
"Hurry up!"
Soon, dozens of trebuchets and ballistas were placed on the widened wagons in batches, and the group began to move rapidly in the direction of the demon camp, with hundreds of supplies and transport aids from nearby tribes on the way.