The Capricorn army retreated ten miles away, and the general of the Ghatnu family was extremely angry.

He rebuked his generals, accusing them of taking the enemy lightly, leading to a humiliating defeat.

The defeated enemy was taken by surprise, and his face was filled with shameful anger.

General Gartnu angrily reprimanded them, and the generals knelt down in fear, while the wizard glanced at them and whispered a few words in Gartnu's ear.

After hearing this, General Gartnu put away his angry face and said to everyone: "Go down and think about why, how to restore the dignity of my Capricorn country." ”

The generals were sincerely frightened, and they left the camp of Gartnu one after another and returned to their respective positions.

When General Gartnut saw that everyone had left the tent and that only the wizard was standing beside him, he looked directly at him and said, "Wizard, what do you mean by what you just said?"

When the wizard saw General Gartnu speak, he smiled and replied: "The general doesn't need to be angry, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, we only fought a defeat in the Central Plains, or we were carelessly attacked by someone, in fact, it is nothing." Besides, the other side is outnumbered, and we have suffered a lot of losses, and the general does not have to blame himself. ”

With that, the wizard invited General Gartnu to sit down and fill him with a jug of spirits.

General Gartnut was not happy in his heart, so he took a sip of the spirits, and a few drops of the liquor flowed down the corners of Gartnu's mouth, and he hurriedly raised the back of his hand to dry the corners of his mouth.

When the wizard saw that General Gartnu was sullen, he offered another plan: "The general should not be angry about this, wait for us to repair for a few days, and wait for the soldiers to calm down, and then make plans." At that time, the general can summon Kanon to take advantage of the dark night to sneak attack the Hujia army, and I don't know who will win and who will lose at that time!"

General Gartnu snorted and sneered: "Wizard, why is this, is it that I, Gartnu III, only know how to summon Canon to fight, could it be that my warriors are all waste, or do you want to say that they are not vulnerable at all?"

Seeing Gartnu's displeasure, the wizard hurriedly quibbled, "The general has misunderstood, but I didn't mean that. ”

A hint of cold air came out of Gartnu's nose: "Then what do you mean?"

The wizard hurriedly defended: "General, in fact, I want to say that when the time comes, the general can summon Kanon to attack the main city first, give the Hujia army a dismount, and then gather the warriors to attack the city, so that you can take the city by chance, general, what do you think of this suggestion?"

Gartnu's eyes rolled, and he said after a moment of silence: "You think simply, this siege overnight is so easy, you must know that the Hujia army now has reinforcements again, their number is several times that of us, and now there are troops on both wings, and they are preparing to besiege us." Now I'm in a dilemma, I can't attack if I want to, and I will be ridiculed if I want to retreat, wizard, do you understand?"

When the wizard heard this, he felt that he had really thought too simply.

If General Gartnu takes advantage of the darkness of the night to raid the main city, as long as all the main forces are dispatched, then General Huyan and General Murong combine the forces of the two wings to encircle and block the Capricorn army, it is possible to encircle and annihilate Gartnu in one fell swoop with superior forces, and it is unknown who will win and who will lose at that time.

After thinking about it, the wizard couldn't help but sweat, he was still a clever general, and he saw the situation very clearly, otherwise why did he keep standing still, just confronting the enemy, it turned out that there was such a hardship in the meantime, the wizard couldn't help but admire Gartnu's calmness, if it was other generals, he might not understand.

General Gartnut saw that the wizard was silent, so he whispered: "Wizard, you don't understand my suffering, the current situation is outnumbered, I want to take the main city but can't take it, and I want to retreat but can't retreat, what do you say I should do in such a situation, alas, I also have suffering!"

The wizard saw that it was difficult for Gartnu to ride a tiger, so he had a plan: "I said general, since this is the case, we might as well withdraw our troops and return to the Capricorn country, anyway, this way to the south and the north, the gold and silver treasures we have obtained are enough for a lifetime, and the soldiers have also made a lot of money, so there is no need to work hard with the enemy anymore, why don't we return to the Capricorn country, and then offer the king some fruits of victory, maybe we can also be added to the knighthood, what do you think?"

General Gartnu snorted and sneered: "Wizard, are you trying to persuade me to accept it when I see it?"

The wizard smiled and said, "General, we have almost won it, so it is better to just stop and go home and enjoy the glory and wealth." ”

Gartnu's heart stirred: "Why don't I want to go home and enjoy the glory and wealth, all these years of crusading and begging in the west, the money is almost gone, and I can't spend it in the next life, but the purpose of my visit this time has not been achieved?"

Gartnu suddenly thought that his expedition to the Western Regions this time was to take advantage of the road to attack the Central Plains, go to Yuxu Mountain to find the rumored Book of Heaven, and use the magic of the Book of Heaven to lift the curse of the family, so that he could take advantage of the situation to control Canon, or simply kill Canon, so that he would never have to suffer the pain of the curse in the future.

Thinking of this, General Gartnut sighed and muttered to himself: "But what I want to do has not been done yet, and it is too difficult for me to go back home like this, and when I return to Capricorn Country, when will I be able to return here?"

The wizard heard General Gartnu's whisper and knew that he might have a wish unfulfilled.

The wizard pondered carefully, and suddenly understood what General Gartnu came to the Western Regions for this time, it turned out that General Gartnu was ostensibly on the orders of the king, but in fact, he was looking for the Book of Heaven to lift the curse that shrouded the family's head, so he went back home like this, which was a little reluctant.

He fully understood what made General Gartnu angry, but there was no good way for a while, so he had to stand silently beside Gartnu.

General Gartnut drank glass after glass of sullen wine, his face flushed, and he panted like a cow.

The wizard saw that he was very unhappy, and felt some pity, so he comforted Gartnu: "General, there are some things in this world that are difficult to achieve what you want, both losses and gains, not to mention that you rely on Canon to win all battles, even if sometimes it is inevitable that you will be unhappy for a while, it is worth weighing between the gains and losses, and in the future, there will still be a chance to fulfill your wishes, and you don't have to worry about it for a while." ”

General Gartnut listened to the sorcerer's kind advice, but this did not meet his thoughts, and the pride of the family made him feel indignant, so he angrily slammed the cup in his hand and shouted at the sorcerer: "You coward, what do you know, what do you have a chance to fulfill your wishes, what do you understand? Do you think that my Gartnu family is a coward, I must do whatever I want! Get out of here! Bastard, ignorant and cowardly brute!"

The wizard was startled by Gartnu's curse, and hurriedly bent down to apologize: "Yes, General, it's a little ignorance, I'm sorry General!"

As he spoke, General Gartnut picked up a cup and threw it at the wizard: "Get out of here!"

The wizard flashed, but did not dodge the wine glass thrown by Gartnu, and accidentally the wine in the glass wet his clothes, and he quickly bowed his head and ran out of Gartnu's tent when he saw that the situation was not good.

As the wizard ran, he cursed in his heart: "This beast can't die well, I persuaded him so kindly, he still doesn't know what to do, such a villain might as well die!"

The wizard trotted all the way to his tent, and the Capricorn soldiers next to him saw General Gartnu on fire in the tent, but the sorcerer ran out with a guilty face, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart: "You deserve it! Who doesn't know that Gartnu is not good at serving, but you are touching the head!"

General Gartnu drove away the wizard, and sat there sulking, he was furious, and his heart was extremely unhappy, but the wizard persuaded him to withdraw his troops and return to Capricorn, although at this time he was in a dilemma, and it was not an option to retreat back to his hometown, but when he thought of the curse hanging over his family, he was as anxious as a cat and a mouse.

However, the present situation did not allow him to achieve his wishes, which made him feel like a trapped beast, so he poured out his resentment on the sorcerer.

Driving out the wizard, General Gartnu's anger vented in his heart, and he sat down on his chair like a leaky ball, his huge head resting on the tiger skin chair, calming down and thinking alone.

"Maybe it went too far, what the wizard said is not unreasonable, since you can't beat others now, it's better to retreat and return to Capricorn Country, which can be regarded as an explanation.

Originally, he made a lot of gold and silver treasures along the way, and returned to Capricorn to offer some to King Arodor, and left some with his soldiers, so that he could still be added to the rank and knighthood. On the contrary, it is better than grinding here, anyway, the troops do not have an advantage, if once they are surrounded and intercepted by the Hujia army, they will be exhausted, I will not be able to explain when I go back, and I will be laughed at by everyone at that time. ”

Thinking of this, General Gartnu picked up the bottle, poured himself a large glass of spirits, and poured it into his mouth.

General Gartnu continued to drink sullen wine in the tent, and there was no one around him, only he vented his sullenness through the strength of the wine.

You must know that the pride and honor of the Gartnu family have always been something they are proud of, and such an embarrassing thing as the curse of the family makes General Gartnut feel that he has lost face, although Canon can bring him honor, but the soul imprisoned by Canon is a fact that he cannot tolerate.

General Gartnu originally wanted to use this crusade to attack the Central Plains in one fell swoop, and then get the book of heaven with great fanfare, sweep away the shame suffered by Gartnu II in the past, and naturally lift the curse, and from then on his family can be a new man with his head held high.

But this time, the problem he faced made it impossible for him to raise his eyebrows, and he had to admit the fact that he had returned in vain.

General Gartnut was not happy at the thought of the sword hanging over his head, so he hesitated whether to retreat or continue to fight to the death, even if he lost the last soldier.