Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 199 Shocking Battle

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong was extremely excited. He walked towards Cao Geng, saluted respectfully, and announced loudly: "Great victory! Sir, the Ninth Brigade has been defeated by us, most of the enemies died at our hands, and only a few demons escaped! The demon general Kosei Toranosuke has been killed by our witchcraft archers! This is the most glorious victory we have achieved since we entered the war! Once reported to the superiors, it will surely cause a sensation throughout the kingdom!"

A legion, even though it was matched with a division-level force, defeated a demon brigade. This was undoubtedly an unprecedented victory! If it happened in other military groups, this achievement alone would be enough for them to boast for the rest of their lives!

"Great!" Cao Geng felt relieved when he heard this. He finally won!

If they lose again, they really have to consider moving. However, victory finally comes.

Cao Geng instructed: "Quickly report the battle situation to the Second War Zone Command and the Royal Capital Military Affairs Council. I believe you can handle it properly in terms of wording!"

Having won such a brilliant victory, Fang Ligong did not need to think too much when writing the battle report. Most importantly, this battle report did not need to be embellished, just record it truthfully!

Any more embellishment will only be superfluous, and excessive exaggeration will only make people feel that you are bragging and exaggerating the facts.

"Don't worry, sir. I promise that the battle report will be both true and exciting! We have completely destroyed the demon brigade and killed their major general. When the higher-ups learn of this, they will definitely give us a reward!"

Cao Geng no longer dreams of becoming a general and commanding a division-level army. He said, "I don't care whether I get a commendation or not. I just want the higher-ups to provide me with more magic weapons and rune ammunition instead of those empty paper money rewards! By the way, what are the casualties of our army?"

Fang Ligong sighed: "The demonic forces of the Ninth Brigade are powerful, and our army lost nearly 3500 warriors in this battle! The Third and Fifth Columns may need to be reorganized. And the losses in Anhua County are probably not optimistic..."

In the distant continent of Azreal, every time a dragon war breaks out, every glimmer of victory is gained at the cost of life. However, being able to gain victory at the cost of life is the greatest honor.

I'm afraid that those warriors who sacrificed their lives could not reverse the cruelty of defeat. The 358th Knights defeated the Shadow Brigade of the Demon Legion. At least, the blood of the warriors was not shed in vain.

Cao Geng pulled himself together from his contemplation and gave a firm order: "Treat the wounded! The consolation money for the deceased must be delivered to their relatives in a timely manner. For the knights who have lost their ability to fight, in addition to providing them with pensions, we must also ensure that they have a worry-free life!"

"Yes, sir!" Fang Ligong noticed the gloomy atmosphere and immediately said excitedly: "Commander! In this battle, we killed more than 5,000 Shadow Warriors, seized 2,781 Demon Blades, 91 Fel Scimitars, 106 Shadow Grenade Launchers, and hundreds of Flame Magic Bullets. What's even more exciting is that we seized six Star Infantry Cannons and four Flame Mountain Cannons!"

Cao Geng smiled when he heard this: "Great! If we have another opportunity like this, we can form an artillery corps. We won this battle, and I will reward you generously when we return!"

"Yes, Commander!" Fang Ligong saluted and immediately started his new mission. Cao Geng urged all troops to speed up the cleanup of the battlefield and eliminate the remaining dark forces.

Two hours later, the team returned to the defense line. After returning to the regiment headquarters, Fang Ligong immediately sent the news of victory to the War Council.

"At dusk, the 358th Knights wiped out the Shadow Brigade of the Demon Legion outside Wuzhai Town. According to preliminary statistics, more than 5,000 demons were killed, including the killing of the Shadow General - Kosei Toranosuke!"

At Kenanpo in Ji County, Shanxi Province, Yang Aiyuan, commander of the Sixth Corps, was stunned for a moment when he received the report.

He couldn't believe the words in front of him. He didn't believe that the 358th Knights had really destroyed the Shadow Brigade, not just defeated it, but completely annihilated it.

The information is wrong?

But how many demons were actually destroyed?

There are always exaggerations in this kind of battle reports, but the fact that the Demon General was killed is absolutely true!

The enemy general’s remains must be sent back to verify their authenticity.

Could it be that the 358th Knights really destroyed the 9th Demon Brigade?

A knight order actually destroyed an entire brigade?

Yang Aiyuan was unable to remain calm and hurried to the Second War Zone Headquarters.

Yan Xishan, commander of the Second War Zone, was also full of disbelief and asked in surprise, "Are you sure this is true?"

Yang Aiyuan answered affirmatively: "Commander, they claimed to have killed one demon major general, three colonels, five lieutenant colonels, and eleven majors. The 358th Knights would never dare to lie about such a record, it must be true."

Yan Xishan felt mixed emotions when he thought that the 358th Knight Order could actually destroy the Demon Brigade.

The commander of the war zone, the chief of staff and the confidential secretary were still in disbelief. Yan Xishan sighed and instructed Yang Aiyuan: "Send a telegram to the supreme commander in Chongqing!"

After a short pause, Yan Xishan continued, "After all, the 358th Knights are a member of our Second War Zone. They killed the Demon Major General. If we do not express anything, I am afraid that people who do not know the truth will misunderstand us as being cold and heartless and disrespectful to heroes. A general order is issued to the entire army to commend them. At the same time, Cao Geng will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins and the Knights will be rewarded with 100,000 gold coins."

"As ordered!"

In the war-torn fantasy continent, in the glorious city of Chongqing, inside the emperor's temple.

"Your Majesty, this is the ciphertext that the captain of the guards just deciphered. It comes from the Second Fortress on the Frontier!"

Lin Wei, the chief of the First Department of the Imperial Guard, had an excitement and surprise in his voice that was difficult to conceal, which made the sacred emperor Chiang Kai-shek suspicious.

He immediately turned around, took the secret document from Lin Wei, and was instantly shocked by its contents.

An enemy brigade was completely wiped out by the 358th Corps.

"Send a messenger immediately to investigate this matter secretly. I want to know how Cao Geng, the commander of the 358th Legion, was able to completely crush the Beast Brigade."

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, there was deathly silence, with only the sound of heavy breathing in the conference room.

Even senior generals of the Imperial Revolutionary Army, such as He Yingqin and Qian Dajun, were stunned like stone statues at this moment.

Everyone's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

If Yan Xishan of Jin State suddenly fell into the hands of orcs, they would be shocked but still be able to accept it.

However, to say that a legion could completely annihilate a Brigade of Orcs, rather than simply winning, is almost a fantasy.

No one would believe such a thing, it's simply beyond common sense!

"Your Majesty, could it be that the 358th Legion is exaggerating?"

After the shock, voices of doubt arose, and confusion filled the conference room.

He Yingqin was even more blunt: "This Cao Geng is really getting more and more outrageous! He dared to falsely report such a major event, he must be severely punished!"

Everyone knows how powerful the Beast Brigade is, and Chiang Kai-shek himself once led his troops to fight against them.

However, he never expected that the 358th Legion would be able to defeat this brigade.

It's really unbelievable.

Jiang Jieshi put down the encrypted scroll and sighed for a long time: "Everyone, according to the secret report, Cao Geng claimed to have killed one major general, two lieutenant generals, seven lieutenant generals, and twelve major generals. Their heads will be delivered soon!"

After hearing the number of Orc generals killed by the 358th Legion, no one doubted this brilliant record.

But He Yingqin's heart was already in turmoil!

Numbers can be forged, but heads cannot be faked.

The 358th Legion did indeed destroy the Orc Independent th Mixed Brigade!

How did Cao Geng do it?

Could he be the reincarnation of the legendary God of War?

His tactical command talent is amazing!

He Yingqin, the chief military adviser, asked after being shocked:

"Your Majesty! The 358th Legion has achieved such a brilliant victory. How do you think we should commend them?"