My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

Second, if the enemy pursues you, you can counterattack on the spot, annihilate the enemy's pursuing forces, and gain military merit for yourself.

So, on the third day of the retreat, when the three armies had retreated nearly 200 miles, Scaloni received a letter from the scouts saying that the enemy army had pursued them and their number was only about 8,000.

Scaloni made a prompt decision and ordered his 30,000 troops to set up camp on the spot and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, and then directly wipe out the enemy's pursuit force.

But everything changed when the tireless Napoli army rushed into Scaloni's army.

Scaloni's plan was completely disrupted...

Chapter 120: Brother and sister reunited

"Master Litt, are you in such a hurry to rush back now? Is it to meet Master Orson?" In the retreating army, Litt was riding a horse in a happy mood. Virgil beside her also joked with a smile.

When Lit heard Virgil say this, his face turned red, but he continued speaking as a matter of course:

"Of course, I haven't seen Orson for so long." She covered her heart and pretended to be in pain.

"Ouch, I feel like my heart is going to break without Orson energy!"

Seeing Litt's exaggerated scene, Virgil also laughed out loud.

Martin, who was standing aside, was a little confused.

"Mr. Lit, I know you have a good relationship with Mr. Orson...but isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"

If it weren't for Leet's exaggerated manner, like he was acting, Martin would have thought Leet was a gay.

"Hehe, just a joke, but I really miss Orson." At this time, Litt suddenly realized that there was a Martin beside her, and then she quickly returned to her serious look.

But Virgil knew that Litt was probably not joking.

"Mr. Litt, do you know what Mr. Orson means when he asks us to withdraw our troops?" Martin asked seriously.

He also couldn't quite understand Orson's actions. He clearly had the upper hand on the front line, but he demanded a withdrawal, and his tone was rather harsh.

You know, the coalition forces suffered a lot of losses in order to break through the walls of Romulus City. If they gave up those positions and attacked again at that time, they would only suffer more losses.

Even if the enemy's mysterious army is very powerful, the coalition forces cannot be defeated relying on the city walls and fortifications.

"I don't understand it either, but I can ask Orson about it in person when I meet him."

Litt said this with a smile, then ordered the soldiers in the rear to speed up, as she couldn't wait to meet Orson.

……

"I knew it."

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Orson sighed helplessly.

Arthas, who was beside him, had a grim face.

"Scaloni has been fighting all his life, so why is he so careless at this moment?" Arthas complained in annoyance.

Just now, the rear guard troops came into contact with the enemy's mysterious legion. At first, Scaloni was prepared to take advantage of his rest and attack the enemy by surprise. Unexpectedly, after the contact, the enemy did not show any signs of fatigue from the pursuit, but were instead extremely brave.

Although Scaloni saw that the situation on the battlefield was not right and reacted quickly, he still held on to the hope of getting lucky. However, the result was that the enemy deployed more and more troops, and finally Scaloni could only flee north in panic, leaving behind 10,000 corpses.

If Orson's orders had been strictly followed from the beginning, the enemy's legion in full plate armor would never have been able to catch up with the retreating coalition forces.

Even when Scaloni ordered the defense to be deployed on the spot, the other coalition legions were at least dozens of miles away from him, making it difficult for them to arrive to provide support.

In this case, Scaloni will certainly not be able to escape the blame for war crimes. At most, he can only use the credit for the previous siege to offset it. Don't even think about getting the title of Duke of Napoli later.

Arthas was still planning how to help Scaloni gain the most military merits, but then Scaloni wasted a huge opportunity. Arthas felt dizzy.

Before he could make a move, his teammates had already surrendered.

"Perhaps General Scaloni has some concerns outside the battlefield, which interferes with his judgment." Orson said.

Orson and Arthas were obviously well aware of the so-called concerns outside the battlefield.

Orson and Arthas looked at each other, and the latter sighed.

"Well, I should congratulate you, Master Orson, here."

"After suffering a defeat on the front line, why are you congratulating me, Your Highness?" Orson looked at Arthas in puzzlement.

"Your Highness, you have been in the palace for too long. Have you forgotten what you are best at?"

Orson's question stunned Arthas.

Yes, the original Arthas was best at and loved only one thing, and that was serving in the army and fighting on the battlefield.

At that time, he believed that as long as he did his job well, and with his status as the eldest prince, the throne would definitely be passed to him.

But after this period of open and covert fighting, his behavior has become more or less political, and his entire way of thinking has become more politicized.

When his politically charged ideas were projected onto other people, he automatically saw a defeat as good news for Orson.

After hearing Orson's reminder, he also realized the mistake in what he had just said.

"Sorry, Orson, there was something wrong with what I said before." Arthas said this and apologized quickly.

"It's okay, Your Highness. Just adjust your mindset." Orson said this and waved his hand.

At this time, the messenger outside came in again.

"Report to Commander Orson and His Highness Arthas, we have already met up with the vanguard of the coalition forces, and the general leading them is Master Litt."

"I understand." Orson nodded. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside, and Litt walked in with Virgil and Martin.

Litt lifted the curtain, looked inside, and saw Orson standing in the middle.

At this moment, she was still wearing loose clothes and looked tired. In order to make it easier to manage, she tied her hair into a ponytail.

The moment she saw Orson, her eyes lit up, then she opened her arms and ran straight towards Orson.

"Orson, long time no see, I missed you so much!"

Having said that, she threw herself directly into Orson's arms.

Orson was no stranger to such scenes. He caught Litt who was rushing towards him like a cannonball, and then gently rubbed her little head.

"It's been a long time, Li Te, thank you for your hard work during this period."

The two hugged each other for a while, and then slowly separated.

Regarding this scene, everyone except Virgil just regarded it as a sign of brotherly love and said nothing. Instead, they all reduced their presence and spent time with the "brothers" who had not seen each other for several months.

"Orson, are you free tonight? I want to tell you what I've been going through these days. There's a lot of stuff in the letter that I can't finish talking about, and I can't explain it clearly."

"I do have time, but right now there's something more difficult to deal with."

"Ah... Orson, are you talking about the matter with General Scaloni?"

The news of the defeat was reported back layer by layer via fast horses, so every legion on the scout road heard the news of Scaloni's defeat.

Of course, Litt was no exception, but the scout did not elaborate at the time, and she was also anxious to rush back to see Orson, so this matter did not attract her attention at the first time.

"Yeah." Orson nodded seriously, and Litt knew that this matter was probably not simple.

Chapter 121: Going to the Front Line

Another two days passed, and all the coalition forces successfully reunited.

Orson sat at the head of the central military tent, with Arthas and Lucius next to him, and the commanders of other legions sitting in the two rows below.

Everyone remained silent, no one spoke.

A few minutes later, footsteps were heard outside, and then Scaloni walked into the military tent with his head down, covered in dust.

He knelt down in front of everyone without saying a word.

"I have failed miserably, and I am willing to accept any punishment."

As he said this, he bowed to Orson.

"That's not necessary, General Scaloni. It's not over yet. The war is not lost. You can't continue to lead the troops just because you lost this battle."

Orson stood up, walked to Scaloni and helped him up.

After all, he is a big shot in the army, and he has a very good relationship with Arthas. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog.

"No." Scaloni got stubborn and shook his head.

"I have committed such a serious mistake. If I am not punished, I will feel uneasy!"

Seeing this, Orson could only sigh helplessly.

He looked at Arthas.

"I wonder how His Royal Highness thinks Scaloni should be dealt with?"

He asked this because he wanted to give the right of disposal to Arthas. As Scaloni's "master", it was most appropriate for Arthas to decide Scaloni's fate.

Who knew that Arthas just shook his head.

"Let's leave it to you, Orson."

"Okay." Seeing that Arthas kicked the ball back, Orson stopped refusing. He looked at Scaloni, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, his expression became serious.

"General Scaloni, you failed to execute military orders, resulting in the loss of 10,000 elite soldiers and the morale of our troops. I deprive you of your command in this battle and hand over your troops to His Highness Alsace for command. As for you, you will be temporarily suspended and return to Saint Laurent City to reflect on your mistakes."

"...as you command."

This punishment is quite reasonable and is neither too light nor too heavy.

Scaloni did not allow the entire front to collapse, but turned the situation around by himself. He also did not evade responsibility but took the initiative to ask for punishment. In addition, given his position in the army, the punishment he received would definitely not be too severe.

After this punishment, the facial expressions of the other people present varied.

The happiest people were the Duke of Antica's side. Antica's generals and Litt himself all had smiles on their faces.

As for the officers loyal to Alsace, they were somewhat unhappy.

After all, the army had been building up momentum for Scaloni from the beginning, but up to now Scaloni has completely lost the chance to become the Duke of Naples. All the army's efforts were in vain, and in the end they had to help Antica fight back the Duke of Naples position that belonged to them.

From the moment Orson was chosen as the commander-in-chief, everyone already knew who the Duke of Napoli would be in the future.

And Orson naturally noticed everyone's expressions.

Before Scaloni could receive the order and leave, he spoke again:

"Everyone, I noticed that when I just announced the punishment for General Scaloni, some of you seemed very happy and some seemed dissatisfied."

"I don't know what you are thinking, but I hope you will not bring the political ideas of infighting into the military."

"An army that is united in appearance but divided in spirit will eventually become a pile of loose sand. Don't think that the Duke of Napoli has no chance to turn the tables. If you still hold on to your original ideas, then we will definitely lose this battle, and I will not command a defeated army. Please seek other advice."

"I always believe that a soldier's duty is to win the war, and then consider other things after the victory. So, everyone, no matter how you feel, follow my orders completely and don't have any ulterior motives."

These words shocked everyone present, except Arthas, who had heard Orson's speech before, and Lucius, who had known Orson's character for a long time.

Everyone looked at each other, and at this moment everyone's eyes were full of surprise and suspicion.

"Well, Master Orson, now that you've said so, I won't hide anything. You want to solve this problem, right? Then let's make it clear here." An imperial army general said this and stood up.

"Oh? General Ravenna, what do you mean?"

"Mr. Orson, you should know this, right? General Scaloni has been punished this time, and the title of Duke of Napoli will only fall on you after the war. We gave your Stranik family such a large piece of land for free, but you said this. It's hard for me not to think that you are taking advantage of us."

Seeing the other party talking like this, Litt in the audience stared at him fiercely, wanting to stand up and discuss with him at any time.

"Are you so sure that I will become the Duke of Naples?"

Orson asked directly.

"What else? Are there other candidates?"

"The results haven't come out yet, General Ravenna."

At this moment, Arthas took the initiative to step forward to help Orson.

"Your Highness, why are you..."

Ravenna looked at Arthas in disbelief.

He was clearly helping Arthas, so why did the other party stand on Orson's side?

"General Ravenna, don't forget what a soldier's duty is." Arthas came to Ravenna, patted his shoulder, and whispered something in his ear.

Ravenna's expression changed, and then she came to Orson unwillingly.