Chapter 621 The Beginning of Chaos
In the darkest hour before dawn, the entrance hall of Sampaio Castle is brightly lit, and a cold wind blows outside the door.
There was a fat corpse lying on the ground. The armor plates on his body were like beautiful fish scales, reflecting brilliant and colorful light.
If Frederick were here, he would be surprised to find that this person is "His Majesty Doss" who met him outside Pearl City.
At this time, the real Doss was sitting on the ground next to the corpse, his face darker than the night outside.
The person who died was the son of his father and his aunt, his playmate since childhood, the benefactor who rescued him from the iron heel of Grand Duke Suarez, and the person he trusted most.
Doss has not felt so much family affection since he was a child. His father regards him as a tool to win over his mother's family. In his mother's eyes, he is the guarantee for her to enjoy prosperity and wealth. Only this younger brother regards him as a relative.
He resisted the tears from falling, and had only one thought in his mind - revenge!
"Order the large troops to march quickly and arrive here before sunset tomorrow!"
A general came out and wanted to persuade His Majesty that the location and water sources around here could not meet the requirements for the garrison of the army. It would be better to go to the territory of the former Count Ortiz as planned.
But he saw the king's eyes were bloodshot, like a furious wolf, and finally chose to shut up.
It’s just that he has stood up.
Doss asked him with an unkind expression: "What do you want to say?"
The man came to his senses in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, what happened today is a conspiracy planned by Sampaio. I think they should have other plans, such as entering through other secret passages in the castle to assassinate you."
"I suggest that we should thoroughly investigate the castle and find other secret passages."
Doss thought the same thing. There are not many secret ways to escape in any castle. If you can escape, you can sneak in.
He said: "I'll leave this matter to you."
Others looked at the guy who stood up with envy. Why didn't they think of it? How much money could be plundered by searching the castle.
"Boom!"
There was a sudden explosion under the night sky, and Doss jumped up immediately.
On his way to the top of the castle wall, explosions sounded one after another, more dense than the thunder in a thunderstorm.
A street not far from the foot of the hill where the castle is located was on fire, and many soldiers rushed there.
Doss walked up to the wall. The explosions had stopped. There were only the crackling sounds of fires, the noise of putting out fires, and the shouts of troops searching for enemies.
An officer from the city defense army hurried over. He rolled around on the ground a few times on the mountain, took out a dagger and made a cut on his forehead, wiped away the bleeding blood, and then went to see the king.
He reported to Doss: "Your Majesty, a group of people suddenly rushed out of the secret passage and were discovered by our night patrol."
"The good boys of the patrol team fought tooth and nail to protect His Majesty. When I led the rescue team, the gangsters finally returned to the tunnel and escaped. Before they escaped, they burned down the surrounding houses."
Doss listened quietly, and was sure that what he said was exaggerated, but it was certain that someone was trying to sneak in through the secret passage.
He suddenly discovered that there was an invisible net around him targeting him.
Doss thought that this should be the handiwork of Archduke Suarez. The two of them were very familiar with each other since they were just starting out.
The big question is, who is the helper on my side?
An uneasiness surged into his heart. Every time he had this feeling before, something big was bound to happen next.
He looked around. There were secret passages in the castle and secret passages in the city. After this batch was driven away, who knew if there would be another batch, it was not safe.
The gatehouse of the castle gate came into his sight. It was a small fortress in itself. There was no room for building secret passages, so it couldn't be safer.
When Doss moved into the gatehouse, several of Mrs. Sampaio's confidants and family members had already been brought out of the city. They even had time to take the money and get on the box truck to return to the position before the sun rose.
Eugene breathed a sigh of relief.
After learning from the captives that the man killed by Bobo was the king's brother, he was worried that Doss would kill to vent his anger, so he arranged the rescue operation temporarily.
Mrs. Sampaio's old knight personally led the team into the city through a secret passage outside the city. At the other end of the secret passage was the housekeeper's house. He quickly contacted everyone and ran away. But something unexpected happened in the end. Someone was chased all the way by the patrol as a thief, and finally a conflict broke out.
Eugene ordered the entire army to be on alert to guard against retaliation.
However, Doss did not give any orders to dismount except for an urgent march.
The army of the Kingdom of Madeira immediately accelerated their march after receiving the order. Fortunately, they were not far from their original destination, so there was no need to re-plan their route. They could just make a turn when the time came.
The leading cavalry scout team arrived outside the castle before noon and chose the best location to station.
Subsequent troops arrived one after another, and chaos began.
The army originally made a plan to station in the former Earl of Ortiz's territory, but the location suddenly changed. Whoever has the bigger fists will get the good place.
The water resources around the castle were limited, and many lords fought over the area near the river.
In the afternoon, open and flat areas became scarce as the number of arrivals increased. It didn't matter if we were far away from the water source, but it would be uncomfortable to live in the woods.
The outside of the castle became the scene of a large-scale fight, and the losers had no choice but to find an open space in the woods.
Fortunately it's cold now and there are no bugs, otherwise it would be even more difficult.
What was even more troublesome were the merchants who accompanied the army. They came last with women, fine wine, canned meat, instant noodles, happy water and other commodities. When they arrived outside the castle, they had no place to stand.
They had no choice but to find a settlement in a village two kilometers away from the castle. Half of the distance between here and the castle was woods.
Doss knew nothing about the chaos outside. He just gave an order at the door that the entire army would line up and attack tomorrow.
This order caused the entire army to become chaotic again. Everyone thought that they would rest for three to five days as usual, but now they actually had to send troops out the next day.
Everyone soon learned that someone had died last night, and they could only sigh helplessly.
On this day, the commander-in-chief of the new army of the Osmaga Empire, Mary, the protector of the country, came to the headquarters of the Wesen Army with several staff members riding fire dragons.
The two sides updated the map together, and Mary and Eugene discussed the next battle.
The sudden turn of the army of the Kingdom of Madeira made some of their early preparations come to nothing. Osmaga's new army was originally going to attack the opponent's logistics base. Now the location of the base has changed. Together with the griffin knights and the merchants accompanying the army, they are surrounded by empty spaces. Stationed in the village.
The black cat troops lurking in the woods kept reporting the latest intelligence from the front, and the staff marked the sand table.
In the evening, news came that the opponent would attack tomorrow.
Mary said to Eugene: "It's so fast. Do you need our help?"
Eugene said: "What I'm worried about is their more than twenty gryphon knights."
"They haven't been out yet, probably to recuperate for tomorrow."
"Our air force's machines can compete with them at low altitudes, but they are a bit clumsy at high altitudes."
He had ridden griffins before in the Kingdom of Gaul and was very familiar with their performance.
There is no problem in racing between the powered delta wing and the griffin, but once they enter a dogfight, their maneuverability will fall behind.
Another kind of flying machine has enough maneuverability, but it has to be below 300 meters to have an overwhelming advantage. If it flies too high, the maneuverability will decrease.
Mary thought for a while and then said: "I asked other fire dragon knights to come over and help. We are high in the sky and you are low in the sky."
Osmaga's new army has nine fire dragon knights, including her. The fire dragon's ceiling is higher than that of the gryphon, so the two sides coordinate perfectly.
(End of chapter)