Chapter 95 What a damn mission part 1 (1/2)
Chapter 95 What a damn mission
Translator: Tchu
Editor: Silva, Kidyeon
The Odin’s retreated without leaving any trace behind.
In just a brief period, the black pressure emitted from the siege disappeared, and the big camp became empty. The shouting men, as well as the neighing horses — those restless nights filled with rampant roaring and gigantic bonfires that lit the night sky — they all disappeared.
The Odins standing on the observation post gazed at their army lining up in formation, before departing one after another. The rude Odin riders were last ones in the line. They arrogantly jumped off their caribou while standing in the wilderness. Facing towards the direction of the camp, they pulled down their pants to pee while ranting and shouting arrogantly.
These scenes make the Byzantine soldiers who stayed behind the stronghold wall feel very humiliated in their hearts.
However, no matter how much shame they felt, they could only be forced to face the reality: They had lost this war.
In order to deal with Odin’s invasion this time, the Byzantine Empire dispatched five regular armies. This was a third of Byzantine Empire’s regular military strength.
However, the 2nd and 9th Army were completely crushed by Hasting’s well-planned surprise attack. After that, their only fate was to return to their home country to rebuild their strength. As for the glorious iron army, the 13th Army, it lost two of its legions, which represented more than half of their fighting force. A legion’s centurion, Saucier, died in battle, and another centurion, the silver-haired Butler, was wounded. No matter what, just by judging the loss in military strength, it was the Byzantine’s complete defeat.
What left people aggrieved the most was that the 13th Army didn’t have the opportunity to display their intrepid battle efficiency. They were first attacked by Kekkan’s army in the north, then, after their camp was attacked, they had to turn back in order to help their allies. Their formidable battle efficiency was wasted while rushing back and forth. The soldiers didn’t consume their physical strength, against the enemy on the battlefield, but actually consumed it on the rapid marches back and forth……
However, regardless of this big loss, the Byzantine Empire’s main objective for this war had been achieved: To withstand the enemy at the doorstep of the empire.
The Odin’s hadn’t set foot into the Byzantine Empire’s territory. The war started in Primal Wildfire, and it ended there.
However, the momentum was actually favorable for the Odins, and yet they didn’t exploit their victory further. It didn’t seem like they couldn’t, but rather……That it was their intention from the beginning.
After eating the Byzantine’s two-and-a-half army’s worth of military strength, the Odins had had enough, and went home dressed in glory while singing loudly.
There was however, one difference in the events than what Shaar had previously guessed. Hasting didn’t occupy the Primal Wildfire Town!
From the very beginning, this Odin commander hadn’t even separated a small team in order to send it to Primal Wildfire Town! From the very start, he didn’t plan to force the 13th Army to the bitter end! In other words, from the beginning, he hadn’t planned to fight the 13th Army to the death.
Knowing this news, Shaar stayed silent for a while. He then ridiculed himself, but didn’t seem to get discouraged.