Chapter 598: Delaying Time
[A small town passing by at noon? 】
Willow and Varez were both stunned. Naturally, it was impossible for them to have no impression of this kind of thing. Although they did not care about the name of the town or how many people there were, As a necessary place for this urgent march, they had already analyzed it from various angles before. Therefore, the two former commanders of the 500-man small army were just a little confused as to why the Sin Lord suddenly mentioned that place. It's not that he forgot the road he just walked through.
Wait!
Willow, who had a slightly stronger view of the overall situation, suddenly opened her eyes wide, as if she had caught something.
The small town she passed...the loyalty to His Majesty...may not be as simple as it appears...
"No way!"
Willow suddenly looked up and looked at the person sitting in front of her The guilty prince looked a little unbelievable.
“What can’t you do?”
Varez had not yet reacted. Seeing that Willow seemed to have a clue, he quickly asked: “Little Luo What did you think of?”
"That's what your Excellency said...the rebels have grasped our movements."
Willow held her chin and said with a frown: "We exclude the possibility that the other party will send powerful scouts to such a border area. There are two possibilities: the earth and there is a mole among us. The place where we rested at noon There is a lot of suspicion in this town... Is that what you mean?"
The young Sin Lord shrugged noncommittally, his tone as soft and humble as ever: "I just thought of such a possibility, although It may not be the correct answer, but at least I can give two Please provide an idea. After all, you are the experts in military strategy."
"You are joking. Maybe we did have similar ideas before, but after the two previous battles..."
Willow lowered her head, her ears pointed A little red, he whispered: "No matter how arrogant we are, we will never think that we are accomplished in 'military strategy', whether it was the ambush just now or the breathtaking luring and strangulation half an hour ago. , your command is an art.”
"Haha, it's just that I found some of the Marshal's battle cases and studied them for a while."
The Sin Lord smiled, shook his head and said: "In the two battles just now, all I did was try my best to The situation is restored to the battle examples I have seen, and then I just follow the script when the situation is similar. Of course, being good at memorizing may be regarded as a talent, so I accept your compliments, Ms. Willow, unceremoniously."
Not overly modest, nor showing the slightest bit of pride, every word is so perfect that people can’t help but feel convinced and trustworthy. Although there is the reserve of a noble, there is not even the slightest bit of arrogance, and the eyes are sincere and sincere. Gentle, is there really anything about this person that is worth being wary of?
Willow pursed her thin lips lightly, nodded with her eyes lowered, and did not continue to compliment her. She felt that the Lord Sin in front of her would never lack praise and praise, so there was no need for her to be extra. Of course.
Although Varez did not react immediately before, he quickly entered the state after Willow guessed the thoughts of the Sin Lord, frowned and said: "But... with all due respect, Your Excellency the Sin Lord, I don’t think the people in that town have the guts to defy us.”
The extremely nurturing young noble still did not mean to offend Varèse for speaking out. He immediately nodded and said: "Tell me your understanding."
"Actually, I just said it, they don't have the courage."< br>
Varez smiled, shrugged and said: "In the final analysis, this is just a place for health and safety." The Daling border is adjacent to the area directly controlled by the royal family, and the people living nearby are not the core citizens of Kangtaling. For these people, the biggest thing is to have enough food and sleep well, and there is nothing better than this. They have some spare money to have some fun, whether it's the royal family or the lords, they are all out of reach in their eyes. Yes, you are not wrong to say that they are not loyal enough to His Majesty, but these people are not very loyal to their lords. Maybe they will choose to remain silent under our threat, or leak information under the threat of the rebels, but say In the end, it is just to save myself from the bloody disaster, and at any cost It is unrealistic in my opinion to provide intelligence to the rebels."
Obviously, although Varez looks like a rough man, his mind is not rough at all, otherwise. It is also impossible for him to say the well-founded remarks he just made, let alone become a close confidant of Duke Fossey.
“I understand what you mean.”
Mo nodded slightly and chuckled: "What you said makes sense, Mr. Varèse. In fact, I don't think those simple people would take the initiative to dedicate everything to a lord who they may never see once in their lifetime, but the problem is... ...if they are not 'active' "
Varez's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"
"As you just said, what they care about most is to protect themselves from the bloody disaster."< br>
Mo sighed softly and stood up. Lai smiled bitterly and said: "They dare not take a stand or defy anyone, so even if it is impossible to leak information proactively, if the rebels have made arrangements before... things will become much more complicated. Just imagine, just We people are already waiting here We encountered two groups of rebel troops in the border area. It is at least two days away from the core area of Kanda Territory, so..."
He did not continue, Willow and Varez But they were all suffocated, and their expressions began to become uncertain.
"Not to mention the hard-to-evaluate His Highness the Prince..."
Mo shrugged at the two people in front of him and said softly: "The Duke of Witham must be a very charismatic ruler. Well, His Highness Arthur also thinks highly of him, what a pity."
"Your Excellency..."
Willow and Varez's eyes were a little confused.
“Let’s go.”
The sin lord in front of them didn't say anything more to the two of them. He just walked slowly to the front of the team accompanied by the Dao En steward.
He has always been at the front of the team, and has been like this since the day we set off.
“Haha, you must be a nymphomaniac, right?”
Seeing Willow staring at the back of the Lord of Sin, Varèse couldn’t help teasing in a low voice: “ Stop dreaming. There is a young man under me who met Lord Sin Lord’s partner once before. As a result, he was languid for several days without thinking about food or food. Hey, a bunch of young men were fascinated just by listening to that guy’s bragging. Do you think he can do it? How beautiful.”
Willow snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: “I was just thinking, if His Excellency the Duke’s original intention was only to recruit or observe, and did not regard the Lord of Sin as a threat. ”
Varez raised his eyebrows: "How to say it?" "I don't know how to say it..."
Willow sighed and whispered: "I All I know is that I definitely don’t want to be an enemy of that Lord of Sin. Although he has never made me feel even a little bit in danger, that person has a temperament that makes people want to follow him at all costs, as if... it’s as if Just one look from behind can make people excited, and they can't help but want to follow in his footsteps."
Varez laughed: "You are not a nymphomaniac?"
"Don't worry, I'm just like you. I'm willing to fight against anyone for the sake of the Duke, and I can sacrifice my life at any time." Willow twitched her lips, spread her hands and said, "But in aspects that have nothing to do with 'loyalty', it's a crime." It is my freedom not to be a nymphomaniac or to be a nymphomaniac to anyone.”
"Tsk, tsk, how about I apply to the Duke for you and send you to be a maid for the Lord of Sin later? This will make it easier for you to be a nymphomaniac and keep a close eye on him. It kills two birds with one stone. If something happens in the process What, then you still made money.”
"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Huh!?"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and lead everyone to follow! I have been bad since just now A premonition..."
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Game time PM16:20
The bad premonition came true. Just when the team left the forest area and arrived at the nearest population gathering place, they suddenly encountered an ambush by the rebels.
It was a small village with less than 200 people. The folk customs were very simple. The locals invited everyone in to have a rest with great enthusiasm, and then rushed out from all directions with a large number of people. The macho men with swords, spears, halberds, axes and hooks screamed and slashed at them. A large number of elements in the distance turned into flames, thunder, and frost driven by magic power, and they took away more than thirty heads in the blink of an eye.
Although Sinlord responded immediately, commanding everyone to break through with all their strength, and then relied on the temporary terrain advantage to conduct a wonderful counterattack to defeat the attackers, this time The team's losses were quite heavy. In addition to nearly a hundred people killed in battle, more than forty people were seriously injured. With a limited number of clergy and pharmacists, without a good resting environment, it is very likely that they would have suffered even a whole night. Don't go there.
Without any hesitation, after being temporarily out of danger, the Sin Lord did not leave much rest time for everyone. He just took a short rest and then led the remaining team to carry out irregular high-speed maneuvers. , he amplified the role of scouts to the extreme, turning Akiva and others into wisps of silent tentacles, like conch shells. Surrounding the large army like a pattern, he quickly separated and integrated the information sensed by these 'tentacles', and then made a series of precise and sophisticated maneuvers. In the process, he even moved the less than four hundred people around him several times. The people were divided into several teams and carried out a series of operations such as transfer, reorganization, splitting, detours, and reorganization according to different routes.
These seemingly meaningless orders did not cause the slightest controversy. On the one hand, it was because the Sin Lord had already proven his strength in the previous three battles. On the other hand, it was also because everyone could vaguely feel that the vicinity was full of threats. Although they have never faced the enemy head-on since they defeated that group of rebels, everyone in the team does not feel safe.
[If it weren’t for Lord Sin’s arrangement, we might have been picked out and killed by the rebels long ago. 】
Although there is no basis, the ideas in everyone's minds are surprisingly consistent.
"How many people have they sent? If this continues, let alone reaching the designated place, it is a question of whether we can survive the encirclement and suppression..."
Being dispersed by Mo After the troops were gathered together for the third time, the dusty Willow complained through gritted teeth, even though there was no We met half of the enemy, but everyone seemed exhausted mentally and physically under such frequent dispatches. The high-level professionals in the team were doing better, but others were gradually beginning to feel overwhelmed. Coupled with this situation that they had never expected before, It made everyone very uneasy, and the morale of the entire team had irreversibly begun to decline.
Varèse, who was next to him, also nodded and said in a deep voice: "We can't go on like this, Lord Sin, everyone needs to rest now. Can you find a relatively safe place nearby? If you can't let everyone go before nightfall, If we set up camp and rest, we might I’m afraid it will be difficult to hold on any longer.”
As Willow said before, this sin lord has become the backbone of everyone without even realizing it, not to mention other warriors, even Valei. Zidu subconsciously began to seek solutions from the latter.
But the other party's answer made him a little disappointed...
"There is no relatively safe place."
Mo shook his head lightly, pulled out the long sword with his backhand and laid it on the ground. He made a few quick strokes and said with a wry smile: "Because we are afraid of being implicated by the other party, we still don't know how many people the rebels have arranged at the border, but as far as I know It is estimated that it will never be less than three thousand. Although the quality varies, it is not a quantity that we can swallow head-on. Moreover, they have now clearly learned about our presence here. As long as they are commanded properly, unless they are like before Stay mobile at all times, otherwise as long as we stay in place for a while, we will be found out within an hour at most.”
"Damn it!"
Vares cursed angrily and said angrily: "Are they crazy? Even if they wipe out all our small group of people here, what's the use? His Royal Highness the Prince and the Duke led The elite will be able to break through the border direction at the latest tomorrow. They have sent so many troops here. People, what to do with the core area of the territory?”
“So they must have a back-up plan that we didn’t expect.”
Mo smiled in a tepid voice. It was magical that calmed down the anxious Varèse: "According to normal principles, , the wisest choice for the rebels should be to completely abandon the border and move the main battle zone to the core of the territory. In this case, they will at least have an absolute advantage in logistical supplies, and they can also cooperate with the most loyal territorial residents to gradually encroach on our territory. Alone, but they didn't do that... Instead, a large number of effective forces were sent to the border. I think not only us, but His Highness and Duke Fossey must have equal or more rebels."
Willow shook her head vigorously. : "This doesn't make sense, just like you said, they..."
"Even if they do what I said, they can't win this war. At most, they will cause us some losses." Mo Wen interrupted Willow softly and said softly: "Even if we analyze it from the most objective perspective, the royal family It’s impossible to lose, and the people in Kangda’s leadership are not clear about this, and since they didn’t fight in a way that could give us the biggest blow, will this move..."
"Could it be something?"
"Could it be delaying time? Can it buy them time to win?"
"Delaying time? No It's possible. You just said that their strength is comparable to that of the royal family..."
"Yes, 'their' strength is indeed not comparable to that of the royal family, but..."
The Sin Lord casually put the long sword back into its sheath, raised his head and looked at the two people in front of him with a solemn gaze...
"This may not be the case for others, such as our good neighbor, who has been spying on the empire for a long time. The Lion...Griffin Dynasty"
Chapter 595: The End
(End of this chapter)