The five legion leaders reluctantly regained some morale under Benito's strong command. After all, when you're unsure of what to do, being directed by someone else is also a correct approach. Besides, Benito is undeniably an excellent general.
"Audran, lead your legion to destroy all the pontoon bridges further upstream and downstream of the Tigris River and confiscate all the ferries. What we need to do now is to buy time," Benito ordered coldly.
For Benito now, since the Thirteen Roses Legion is already gone, without any remarkable achievements, he would inevitably face judgment from the council.
If so, he might as well take a gamble. Perhaps he could win. If he lost, losing Mesopotamia and Assyria to the Parthians would be the result.
For Benito now, it didn't matter anymore. Whether these territories were taken or remained in hand, the outcome was the same for him. The demise of the Thirteen Roses left them unable to argue.
