ebonymovies Chapter 289 Recovering Lost Ground
Chapter 289 Recovering Lost Ground
Chapter 289 Recovering Lost Ground
Olson fled back to the Tajik Fortress in embarrassment with the remaining troops, but the Star Luo army also suffered a lot of casualties.
"Strengthen the defense of the fortress to prevent the Xingluo army from counterattacking. Other personnel will assist in treating the wounded and quickly rest and reorganize the troops..."
Just as Olson was issuing a series of instructions, Xue Qinghe's order came over.
"General, Your Highness the Crown Prince has sent you to the tent."
Olsen was shocked. Nothing good would happen if the prince summoned him at this time. But now that the matter had come to this, it was impossible to hide the defeat from the prince. He could only go to the big tent head on.
"General Olson, pay your respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"General, there is no need to be polite. I heard that the general defeated the Xingluo army that attacked the fortress wall in one fell swoop. After the great victory, he raised his troops out of the fortress, pursued the Xingluo army, and took the opportunity to recover part of the Saliker area. .”
Olson's expression changed. He didn't know what Xue Qinghe meant. The more he didn't mention anything about the defeat, the more nervous he became.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, thank you very much. Recovering Sarik'er has been the last wish of the general. The fact that we were able to regain the land thirty miles away from Salik'el this time is also due to the thorough deployment of the Prince's Palace and the bravery of the soldiers.
Only in the pursuit battle outside the fortress, our army also suffered a lot of casualties, but overall, this battle was considered to have the upper hand. "
"It is normal to have some casualties after recovering thirty miles of lost ground. The merits and demerits can be balanced out. General Olson does not need to worry. I will also send a message to my father to show the general's bravery."
Xue Qinghe's praise made Olson even more nervous. Now it was no longer a guess. It was absolutely certain that Xue Qinghe knew the situation of the battle outside the fortress.
"thump!"
Olsen knelt in front of Xue Qinghe, but Xue Qinghe did not make any waves, as if he had expected such a scene.
"The general is guilty and should not pursue blindly. Our army has suffered heavy casualties. Please punish His Highness the Crown Prince."
"General, it's serious. No one will die in a war. This casualty is nothing, but the general still has to preserve his strength and reduce the consumption of troops as much as possible.
What's more, after this battle, Xingluo's army retreated thirty miles, saying that Xingluo is still afraid of our Tiandou Empire.
I hope that the general can use this to completely recover the Salikel area. I wonder how long it will take the general to recover Salikel with the current strength of the army? "
With Xue Qinghe's affirmation, Olson finally felt relieved.
“In this battle, a total of more than 10,000 enemy troops were wiped out, and our army sent 80,000 troops out of the fortress to pursue them. The number of casualties...should be as many as 30,000.
Judging from the current strength of our army, our army still has the advantage, and coupled with Xingluo's sluggish momentum, I think it will take about a month."
After hearing this, Xue Qinghe felt that his vision was a little blurry, and his blood pressure instantly soared. In a mere pursuit, the number of troops lost was more than three times that of the enemy, and it was still more than one-third of the troops participating in the battle.
How could Xue Qinghe not be depressed? If it weren't for the purpose of winning over Olson, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to kill him with such a record.
"Since the general has such confidence, I am waiting for the good news from the general. Maybe I am a little too busy in my heart. I am a little dizzy at the moment, so I will go back to my tent to rest. I also ask the general to take the time to rest and reorganize the troops. Recover Salikr as soon as possible.”
Xue Qinghe didn't give Olson a chance to care at all, and walked straight to his tent.
Olsen stayed where he was, letting out a long breath of joy, but feeling grateful to Xue Qinghe in his heart.
"Young Master, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly become dizzy?"
As soon as he entered the living room, Flame Eagle Douluo couldn't help but ask. Xue Qinghe also shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Alas! As a general of a town's garrison, Olsen has ended up like this. If word of this reaches Tiandou City, wouldn't all my hard work for so long be in vain?
Not only that, it will also become a laughing stock in the Tiandou Empire. Even if Tiandou is destroyed in the future, it will be difficult to eliminate such rumors. Elder Yanying, do you think I can stop feeling dizzy? "
"Haha... The young master is really thinking too far! But this shouldn't be that serious. After all, this battle was commanded by Olson. How much does it have to do with the young master?"
Flame Eagle Douluo didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to comfort Xue Qinghe, but Xue Qinghe's depressed expression did not improve.
"How many people will care about who the general is when the prince of the empire marches on his own?"
"Then what are the young master's plans? Do you want Olson to continue to command?"
"Forget it, a general like Olsen will not be the most confidant of that old guy Xue Ye. After all, I am grateful to him at the moment. I will need more success from him in the future to recover Saliker, so he is very kind to me. It's still useful.
Now I just hope that Olson can regain Saliker as soon as possible, so that the good news of regaining the lost land can reach Tiandou City before the rumors. "
Xue Qinghe also felt helpless and heartbroken about Olson now, and completely pinned his hopes on regaining Saliker.
"Young Master, do you need me to go to Xingluo again?"
"No need, just let everything take its course, so as not to reveal any clues and be discovered by Tiandou City."
With the pursuit outside the Tajik Fortress, Olson became much more cautious in his combat methods, coupled with the agreement between Wuhundian and Xingluo.
Xingluo's army only launched a symbolic counterattack, making Olson's battle to regain the Saliker area progress very smoothly.
Within a month, they recovered all the areas in Saliker except Dagu Town, but they could not capture Dagu Town for a long time.
In order to better cover up the shame of the pursuit, Xue Qinghe personally directed the battle. With nearly twice the force, after eighteen days of strong attack, he finally captured Dagu Town and completely defeated Xingluo's army. , drove out the Tiandou Empire.
But in this battle, Wuhun Palace also successfully angered the Xingluo Empire. Emperor Dai Mingchuan even got furious in the hall and decided to go to Wuhun City in person to seek an explanation from Qian Daoliu.
Xue Qinghe and Olsen also sent messages to Emperor Xueye and the Ministry of War respectively after they completely recovered the Principality of Salikel.
When the news came that the lost territory had been recovered, the entire Tiandou Empire was in jubilation. Almost everywhere in Tiandou City was decorated with lights and colors, people were dancing and celebrating, and the prince's bravery was being sung everywhere.
Emperor Xue Ye was also very pleased with this, and discussed the matter in the court hall early the next morning.
"Good news from the front line, the Principality of Sarikel has been recovered, I think all the noble families have heard about it!
It can be said that the prince took the greatest credit for being able to recover Saliker this time, which can be regarded as a sacrifice of merit.
Therefore, I decided to recruit the prince to come back and report on his duties. I wonder if any of you members of the Qing family have any objections? "
Emperor Xueye's decision to change in this way seemed to be rude to the courtiers. For a moment, all the ministers in the court did not dare to express their stance easily, and they all looked at each other and discussed secretly.
(End of this chapter)