Three hours later, the Eastern Army, which had suffered a bloody blow under the southern wall of Huangshi City, finally lost confidence in taking the city. It was really difficult for them to attack a city with strong defenses and more than 80,000 defenders with 40,000 infantry and more than 20,000 cavalry who could not climb the city walls.
When the magic mist over the Waste Stone City dissipated and the night merged into the earth, the army led by Carsent in the south of the city finally began to retreat. If it weren't for the news from the north gate hoping that they could hold on for a while longer, Carsent would have ordered the army to retreat half an hour ago. In the minds of the people in the eastern lords, all this was done by Thacker to rescue his two elite heavy cavalry battalions and one battalion of his personal guards trapped in the city.
In this battle, the Eastern Territory lost nearly 20,000 infantrymen, with countless wounded. The defenders of the Wasteland City also lost nearly 30,000 lives, nearly half of which were lost to the powerful magic of the magician's troops. But the Eastern Territory's army did not know that the army they were facing was a defense force composed of all the well-trained soldiers in the entire Wasteland City and the strongest civilians in the city, while in the north of the city, all the soldiers were just some old, weak and disabled. In addition to confusing the generals of the Eastern Territory, the biggest purpose of the fog was that Hegma hoped to prevent the nobles in the city from discovering the truth...
"Hahaha... I didn't expect you to be so despicable. Not only did you rob those marked by Hegma, you even robbed all the nobles nearby. How is it? It's a big harvest, right? I heard that all this information was extracted by you from the captured Senke Federation officers? No wonder you went to interrogate the prisoners that day." Pavel smiled after listening to the report from me and his subordinate guards.
"Reporting to the two lords, we followed the orders of Division Commander Hanlong and robbed the homes of 74 nobles and wealthy businessmen in the city. In total, we looted nearly 100,000 gold coins and a large number of other jewelry and utensils. Please tell me how to deal with them specifically." Pavel's captain of the guard reported the basic data without waiting for my deputy (Matthew) to speak.
"Well, each of the participants in this operation will be given 2 gold coins. The two of you leading the team will take 200 gold coins each, and the rest will be sent to Lord Pavel. Hanlong stays now, and the rest of you can go out!" Sack casually dismissed several generals, and then stared at me intently.
"Sir, is there something wrong with me? Or...?" I was frightened by his gaze, and after looking at myself, I was very confused. If I hadn't been sure that he didn't want to slander me, I would have been scared.
"I didn't expect that, one hand robbed my supplies, and the other hand used various tricks to sell the supplies that were originally political investments at ten times or a hundred times the price, and the other party didn't dare to fart, they really deserve to be the Xia people!"
"These are just the momentum of the battle that you are going to launch. I just want to make this war more realistic. If we hadn't negotiated with Hegmar, I think we would have to pay a price even if we were just pretending to attack the Wasteland Stone City. And if the defenders inside were dispersed, the eastern leading army at the south gate might have taken the city. With this outcome, at least you didn't lose money!" Not only did you not lose money, you made a lot of money. These things are said to be worth at least 1 million gold coins. It's a pity that I didn't get any. How pitiful!
"Okay, no more jokes. Hanlong, you have done a great job this time. I will reward you with 10,000 gold coins from all the things I have taken back, and allow you to pick any jewelry you can carry as a reward. Go pick it yourself!"
"Thank you, both sirs. I will take my leave now." The reward has been paid and the order to expel me has been issued. I know it is time for me to leave.
"Pavel, tell me your suggestion on how to deal with this little guy?" After watching me leave, Sack immediately turned his gaze to Pavel.
"This little guy is simply a genius in the use and manufacture of war equipment. Besides, he also has the intelligence and emphasis on wealth that are unique to all Xia people. His weakness, I think, is that he is too aware of the times. But overall, as long as we can control him, then this man will definitely be an enviable character in our hands. The power he can exert will definitely exceed that of the entire Flame Legion. So I suggest sending someone to guard him closely and use him for my own purposes. Otherwise, I will kill him..." At the end, a rare ferocious look appeared on Pavel's peaceful face.
"Don't worry. We have people around him now, so we don't have to worry about him making any unusual moves. What I'm worried about is whether he will have any problems with his mind after he returns to the big melting pot of the imperial capital, or whether he will turn to other forces. But what you said just now is right. As long as we arrange people to be close to him and monitor him strictly, how can an ordinary person like him who knows nothing about martial arts or magic escape our control? But having said that, I think we have to hide him as much as possible to reduce other people's interest in and attention to him. I guess all of this will still have to be presided over by you."
"Thack, don't worry. I will definitely get this done. Besides, I will also remind the little guy implicitly that we can protect him. At the same time, if he dares to rebel against us, then killing him will be like killing a chicken..."
"Okay, let's do this to Hanlong. We have done everything we should do for this war. The only thing to do is to wait for the Senke Federation to send someone to submit a peace document." After resolving a major issue, Sack's face relaxed a lot. He half-lay comfortably in the chair, raised his glass and took a sip of wine.
"Yes, the Eastern Territory has no infantry to continue fighting, and the Senke Federation also has no strength to fight. They lost two directly reinforced corps and a division of berserkers, plus their magician corps and a local corps, with a total of more than 200,000 people, accounting for 1/4 of their entire army. Do you think they dare to provoke trouble again? Or not come to surrender
But to be honest, the Eastern Territory was also in a miserable state this time. The two local legions, the 223rd and 224th legions, had only more than 20,000 people left out of 100,000. The 103rd legion was better off, having lost 20,000 infantry and several thousand cavalry, but all together, nearly 200,000 soldiers were wiped out, including nearly 100,000 regular troops of the empire.
But then again, who made this damn Baroque stand in the middle and suddenly lean towards the faction of the Minister of Finance? Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not be suspicious of him and try to weaken the power of the Eastern Territory. Or is this just because he is old? "
"Well, forget it! Let our old men worry about it now. We just need to lead our soldiers well and work hard to expand our strength, so as not to be squeezed out by the faction of the Minister of War. But now is our most relaxed and helpless day, maybe we should arrange some entertainment programs..." (To be continued)