In this bloody battle, our casualties were negligible as we had the absolute advantage. My subordinates took 1,731 lives at the cost of 76 light injuries and three heavy injuries.
When I entered the camp, something unexpected happened.
I ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and bury the heads that were hung on the flags. When I was searching the camp, I found something that shouldn't be here.
A green flag embroidered with a flying dragon appeared in my hand. That flag represented the flag of the local garrison of the Tai Long Empire.
If there was only one flag, I wouldn't find it strange. Perhaps these bandits had snatched it from the soldiers escorting the merchant group. However, if there were 2,000 sets of uniforms of the local garrison found in the bandits 'barracks, it would be difficult to explain.
Perhaps there was only one explanation for this. Those mounted gangsters were the official guards of Longqi Prefecture. When I found the green dragon brand on the horses they left behind, which represented the cavalry of Longqi Prefecture, all my doubts were confirmed.
I finally understood why they were so efficient when they attacked the caravan, why they were able to leave without worrying about the appearance of the army, and why they had such a reaction when they saw our army.
It turned out that they were a well-equipped cavalry brigade, a local force that protected the peace of the region.
I was instantly stunned. I never would have thought that the people I had just exterminated were soldiers of the Empire just like us. I didn't know who had allowed them to do this, nor did I want to know who had given the direct order. Such an outcome would be too terrifying. I couldn't accept such a shocking scandal in my territory.
They were not soldiers. They were horse thieves, a group of horse thieves in the clothes of soldiers.
I didn't regret burying the cavalry that the Empire had spent a lot of money and manpower to train on the first day I set foot in my territory. If all the armies in my territory were like this, I would rather destroy them all.
I need an army that not only has combat power, but also has the dignity and character of a warrior.
It was a soldier's duty to obey orders. I believe that if they didn't receive any orders, the troops that disappeared under my command would never have the guts to do such a thing. The arm behind them controlled everything that happened, except for our arrival.
Today, the master of this land has come. All the darkness on this land is about to leave, because I will never allow their existence to taint this cradle of dragon knights.
Silently, I folded the flag carefully and stuffed it into my arms. It bore witness to my shame and reminded me of the task I must complete.
My face was as cold as water. I brought the guards who understood what had happened and left this dirty place. Behind us was a raging fire. I hoped that the flames would be able to remove all the filth.
The road ahead of me was very long, and I was about to face a battle without smoke. That kind of battle was obviously more dangerous than real swords and guns, because you could never completely know who your enemies were.
I turned around and said to Fox, who was following closely behind me.
"Do you see the road ahead? At the end of the road is the place where you can show your strength. Let me see your true talent. Don't make me regret bringing you here.”
Fox scratched his head and said absentmindedly,""There? You're the boss there. With my little ability, how can I be of any use without the boss's care? There are some guys there who won't spit out the bones. I'm a little scared.”
Though he looked cowardly, the look in his eyes had changed. I knew he was like a well-preserved sword that would shine when I unsheathed him.
I didn't spend much time with him, but he has a pair of sharp eyes that are different from ordinary people. I'm sure that this unknown Fox will be my best helper on this trip to the west.
The long road finally came to an end. A city stood tall on the plateau. That was the center of my fief, the largest city in Longqi Prefecture-Dragon City.
The dragon was the supreme symbol of the Kingdom of Tai Long, but even the capital, Fabeni, did not have the right to use the dragon as the name of the city, because this was the hometown of the dragon, the place where the great dragon knights appeared.
In countless battles with other races, the Dragon Knights who walked out of this place used their unimaginable strength to establish great achievements for mankind time and time again. Only this place was the true Dragon City.
Today, this great city was about to welcome its new master!
When I arrived at the city, I realized that this city wasn't as majestic as I had imagined. As the most important measure, its city walls, which were only about 100 feet tall, seemed so old. Perhaps it was because of the protection of the Dragon Knights, this city had already enjoyed a hundred years of peace. Perhaps those ancient city bricks had already forgotten the taste of war.
There were many officials who came to welcome us, and the ceremony was very grand. I think if I didn't send someone to inform them in advance, they definitely wouldn't have expected me to arrive in such a short time.
I dismounted with a smile on my face and saluted the officials and nobles.
There are a few people in the crowd who are not lower in rank than me, and they are all quite a bit older than me. Respecting the elderly is one of the good qualities I possess.
Faced with a young, polite, and easy-going lord like me, those high-ranking officials and nobles all revealed knowing smiles. Perhaps they thought that I, who had no hair on my mouth, was easy to deal with.
I was also happy to pretend to be like this. Lowering their vigilance against me was a very good move for me. I didn't want them to be on guard against me and be careful everywhere after I came.
A few observant people discovered the injuries of my guards and quickly changed the topic. I pretended to be relaxed and said,
"It's nothing much. We encountered ten thousand mounted gangsters on the road. With our three hundred invincible knights, we completely defeated them and beheaded three thousand of them. We can't take all of them because there are too many heads. Why don't we show them to you?”
I deliberately displayed an arrogant attitude, and the number of mounted gangsters increased by five times. This kind of behavior should be very consistent with the behavior of those young masters who falsely reported their military achievements.
In the eyes of others, I immediately became an ignorant, incompetent, and useless person. This was exactly the effect I wanted.
As soon as I finished speaking, a large group of people began to sing praises of me, praising me for being brave and invincible, for having superb battle tactics, and for being the number one genius of the empire in the past hundred years.
There are also some who are showing their loyalty, saying that under my majesty, these Horse Gang will collapse without fighting, and that they will definitely kill all the lawless people who escape.
This kind of nonsense could even be echoed! I finally understood the shamelessness of politicians. I think if there really were ten thousand mounted gangsters, with the two divisions of Longqi Prefecture, they would have turned the world upside down.
Of course, there were also a few people who had special expressions. Some were disdainful, some were smug, and some sighed. These couldn't escape my eyes. These were the people I really needed to pay attention to.
Just like that, we, the group of heroes who had created miraculous achievements, entered Dragon City under the escort of a large number of officials.……
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