Chapter 20: Victory
We continue to push our way out of this headlock while Flik and his unit charge at the Solon Jhee unit in the back. I can see the Highland army want to help their general, especially Culgan and his unit, but they are getting blocked by both the Tsai unit and the South Window army.
The situation where we are getting surrounded has been reversed. Now we are the one that surrounds the Highland army.
I look at Culgan, who led the unit to create a gap between us, and Solon Jhee, trying his best to get away from us. This tactic is not good in this situation because not only do you need to breach out from the headlock, but also you will expose your back to the enemy.
However, I know Culgan needs to rescue his general. If the news of Solon Jhee dead after he tries to take North Window city with an army of twenty thousand men while his enemy only has two thousand men, then not only is the morale of the army gone, it will also increase the morale of their enemy.
This will lead to a worse situation for the Highland as with this morale boost, the other city-state of Jowston will unite and make an all-out attack against the Highland. I know that Culgan cannot accept this situation. So he tries his hardest to help his general.
While Culgan tries his hardest to get away from us, Tsai and I try our hardest to hold him in here while Flik and Riou take care of Solon Jhee and his unit. Shu says that we should hold the other army as much as we can, and when Solon Jhee decided to retreat, it was time we let them go.
Our mission is not to wipe out the Highland army but only to make them retreat. As Shu said, 'a person with nothing to lose is the most dangerous person you could face'. We don't want to fight them to the last blood, which will also cost us too many men.
So when I hear a horn getting blown up by the Solon Jhee unit, I know that they want to retreat fully. A second after the horn is blown up, Solon Jhee lieutenant Culgan and Seed order a full retreat.
�����Retreat! Retreat!"
When the Highland army retreated, I ordered my unit not to chase them and instead search for a survivor's battlefield. Some of the South Window armies say that we should leave the Highland soldier to die, but I'm afraid I have to disagree with them and say that we will become them if we leave them here to die.
While reluctant to do it, they bring back the survivor to the castle, including the Highland soldier.
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"Hey! Lord Riou is back!!"
"You did it, Riou!!! You really did it!!"
"I'm so relieved. Pilika was worried too, but Riou is just fine."
Eilie and Bolgan walk toward Riou with a big smile on their face. While they did not come to the frontline, they stayed in the castle with Viktor and his unit to defend the castle in case something happened.
The last one to walk toward Riou is Tsai.
"Come on. Everyone is waiting in the Great Hall."
"Where is Isaac?"
"Currently, he is in the infirmary with Tuta to heal all the soldiers that get injured in the battle. They will go to the Great Hall after healing all the people."
"I see. Then let's go to the Great Hall."
Riou and the other walk toward the castle with all the people cheering at him. Some of them even cried their eyes out. This is the first win for them, and it was the first time they felt a glitter of hope arrive in their darkest time.
When they arrive in the Great Hall, Flik walks toward Riou and says.
"You are famous Riou. All of a sudden, you are everyone's hero."
Viktor hears Flik saying that grin from ear to ear before saying.
"Hahahahaha, and well he should be! This is the young man who defeated the Highland army!"
Eilie nodded her head at Viktor's explanation.
"Everyone is talking about you. They are calling you the Herald of Victory."
While the other is excited about this win, Shu suddenly says with a solemn expression.
"We have managed to win this battle, but we have already lost Lady Annabelle, and the City of Muse has fallen under the control of Highland. The Jowston State is in shambles, and the survivors are in danger of being destroyed one at a time. Furthermore, sooner or later, Luca Blight's main unit, White Wolf Guard, will attack us in the North Window. In our present condition, we wouldn't be able to defend against such an attack. We need to gather more power here."
Hearing Shu explains the situation. The other expressions become grimmer the more they hear Shu's words. White Wolf Guard is an infamous unit that can fight against ten thousand people even when their number is only five thousand people.
White Wolf Guard is an elite among the elite in Highland that has been through harsh training. Not only physical power, but they are also trained in magical training. They can use enchantment magic to make their physical prowess more powerful.
They cannot match that kind of power just yet.
"You are talking about making this castle into our headquarters so we can fight the Highland army?"
Shu looks at Flik before nodding his head and says.
"Exactly. We have already got a good tool for collecting people. It's this great old castle. But now we need someone to focus on all that power. Someone that brings all us together. We need a leader."
Viktor looks at Shu with a raised eyebrow and says.
"Shu, are you saying that you are going to be that leader?"
Shu shook his head before saying.
"No, I can't do it. I am a military genius, but I'm no good at leading people… Inspiring them."
Flik frowned at the word Shu was saying.
"In that case… are we going to appeal to the remaining city mayor? But without a leader, I am not sure they will help us."
Shu shook his head once again and looked at Riou.
"There is a person here who should be our leader."
Shu walked toward Riou and placed his hand on Riou's shoulder.
"Riou. No, I mean lord Riou. You are the one who should become the leader of the new state army. We need you to show us the way to victory."
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