Kingdom of Leyte, occupied fortress defense line.
King Hastings was surrounded by nobles.
In the command hall of the fortress castle, there is a map of the defense line of the Kingdom of Wright hanging.
The defense map clearly marked the castles, fortresses and various supply warehouses of the Kingdom of Wright around here.
After occupying this place.
Hasting's nobles took this as a stronghold and began to deploy troops to attack.
And the results achieved are also amazing.
A steady stream of good news began to come back.
"Report!"
"Sir Chel's forward army penetrates 150 kilometers."
"Appeared near the Whispering Valley."
Sir Chel is now the most dazzling nobleman in Hastings.
Lead the cavalry in a fierce charge.
Wherever he goes, he is invincible.
The news of Sir Chel's good news also means that there is no ambush of the Wright Kingdom army around.
"The Whispering Valley."
King Hasting stepped forward to check the position.
"Hiss~"
Then there was a sound of gasping for air.
"Just break through the fortress in the Whispering Valley."
"Then we can penetrate right into the heart of the Wright Kingdom."
"The former Whispering Valley was also the original border between the two countries."
"Once you capture this place, you can come and go freely in the Wright Kingdom."
"Okay."
"Great."
"Tell Sir Chel."
"Take the Whispering Valley and I will follow the will of the late king."
"Draw a piece of land here to allow him to establish an independent country."
This huge reward made all the knights in the hall jealous.
"Damn it, Chel is just a declining knight without a fief. The title was bought with money. This guy is not an orthodox Hastings military knight at all."
"Yes, Chel's ancestors were despicable businessmen!!!"
"Your Excellency, this is not possible, absolutely not."
One by one, the nobles spoke, trying to get the king to take back the order.
"No!"
"This is Sir Chel's reward."
"No one can take it away."
"If you want it too, then bring your own soldiers."
"The Kingdom of Leiden is also the homeland of Hastings."
"Take it down, and I will make you the new king."
The nobles looked at each other.
Obtaining the territory of the king is a huge temptation for everyone.
"Your Majesty, are you telling the truth?"
"I am not a king who likes to talk nonsense."
The nobles suddenly became excited.
They long for military exploits and glory.
As for death!
Whoever has no chance of death is better to die in battle than to die of old age.
But just as the nobles began to discuss heatedly, who will become the next Sir Chel.
There were rapid footsteps outside the hall.
"Report."
"His Excellency Guderian's envoy has arrived."
The king and nobles were stunned.
The commander-in-chief of Alpha came over, maybe he was going to pick peaches.
Take away your own merits.
Just when they hesitated.
Guderian's envoy has entered the hall.
Without waiting for the king to speak.
Some nobles came forward and asked.
"What is the purpose of Your Excellency Guderian sending you here?"
"He is also preparing to join the fight?"
At this time, the nobles were very afraid that Alpha's army would come to snatch this benefit.
Once their military achievements are divided.
Then Hasting's restoration plan may encounter setbacks.
But after seeing the messenger shaking his head.
The nobles present all breathed a sigh of relief.
But when the messenger spoke, all the nobles were greatly repulsed.
"Your Excellency."
"I was ordered to come here. It was His Excellency Guderian who told me to be careful of ambush."
"It's better to return for now."
As soon as the words left his mouth.
The hall immediately fell silent.
You can hear a pin drop.
The nobles had different expressions.
But apparently no nobles supported this suggestion.
after all!
There are no legions of the Wright Kingdom around anymore.
Now they are even about to break through the Whispering Valley.
Enter the heart of the Wright Kingdom.
"What does Your Excellency Guderian mean by issuing this order?"
Immediately some nobles asked.
"It doesn't mean anything, I'm just worried about the enemy's ambush."
The messenger's words were immediately met with refutation.
"Bah!"
"I'm afraid it wasn't because Guderian was afraid that we would take down the defense line that he deliberately asked us to retreat."
"Yes, this is jealous of us."
"We will never retreat!"
One by one, the nobles roared in opposition.
But the messenger was calm and didn't say a word in reply.
"Your Excellency Guderian also said that if you are unwilling to retreat."
"Then be prepared to be ambushed."
"His support will not arrive so soon."
"Compared to you, Hasting's defense is more important."
This time not only the nobles, but also the king frowned.
"Go back and tell Guderian."
"The nobles of Hasting do not need his rescue."
"Let him wait in Hasting for us to take down the defense line and report the good news to Alpha."
"Also, I hope Guderian will fulfill the promise I made before."
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted cheers from the surrounding nobles.
"Well done."
"Your Majesty, I should have supported you from the beginning."
"The nobles of Hastings will never withdraw their troops."
The messenger saw that the nobles of Hastings were filled with indignation.
Some people even looked at themselves with hatred.
He also stopped talking nonsense.
After bowing and saluting, he slowly exited the hall.
And after he left.
The King of Hastings looked at the map.
I couldn't help but doubt myself.
"Could it be~"
"I was really ambushed by the Wright Kingdom."
"If this is the case, news of the ambush should be reported from various places by now."
"But so many supply warehouses have been destroyed and so many sites and fortresses have been occupied."
"Even if it is ambushed by the Wright Kingdom's legion, it will be difficult to recapture it."
"Especially those fortresses, castles, and watchtowers."
"Even if the Kingdom of Wright sends out 300,000 troops."
"I can retreat calmly by relying on these defense facilities."
After thinking about this.
At this time, the king also felt that Guderian's worries were unnecessary.
He looked at the nobles in the hall and found that their words were full of disdain for Guderian.
"Hmph!"
"Guderian is in the rear, how can he understand what is happening on our front line."
"That is, he is only suitable for commanding tens of thousands of knights. When it comes to fighting in a large army, he is basically a layman."
"If it hadn't been for the destruction of El Fortress."
"How could we, Hastings, let him seize the opportunity and succeed?"
Apparently the nobles of Hastings did not admit defeat.
They believe that if they can have a second chance.
Let the nobles of Hastings fight Guderian head-on.
There is no interference from evil gods.
It's not certain who will win by then.
I saw that the nobles were of the same mind as me.
The king of Hastings no longer had any doubts.
"Send the order."
"Carry out the attack according to our established plan."
"This time!"
"We must win the Kingdom of Wright by ourselves."
"With this military exploit, the nobles of Alpha will never dare to underestimate us."
"At that time, after getting rid of the identity of puppets, you will be the biggest contributors to Hasting's restoration!"
Suddenly, deafening cheers came from the command hall.
Just when the king had inspired the nobles' morale and was about to order the army to leave the fortress and attack forward.
"Da da da~"
There was a rush of sound.
It didn't take long.
More rapid footsteps came from outside the hall.
"Report~!"
Hearing is the messenger who brings the news.
The faces of the nobles in the hall showed joy.
"It can't be that Sir Chel has achieved new military exploits."
"In such a hurry, could it be that we have captured the Whispering Valley?"
"It's unlikely. Sir Chel only has 5,000 people. This may not be the information from Whispering Valley."
"Oh, is that the news of victory in other directions?"
The nobles looked outside the gate, eagerly waiting for the good news.
But a moment later.
A knight who was dragged in appeared in front of everyone.
He was covered in blood.
There is no arm left.
It looked like it had been chopped off with a sword.
There were three arrows on his back, piercing directly into his chest.
The chainmail he was wearing was covered in blood.
"This~"
See the messenger appear.
Both the king and the nobles felt their hearts sinking suddenly.
A hint of haze flashed in his eyes.
It seems like something bad is coming.
"Report~"
"Ambush in the Whispering Valley."
"The forward army commanded by Chel Knight was completely wiped out!!!"
When the news was spoken.
The hall, which was slightly noisy just now, immediately fell into deathly silence.
Everyone stared blankly at the messenger.
His eyes were filled with incredible color.
The sinking is always short-lived.
"You are lying!"
Immediately, some nobles rushed forward and grabbed the messenger.
"Among Sir Chel's five thousand cavalry, there are fully 500 magic crystal warriors."
"The remaining cavalry are all selected elite soldiers."
"It is the most powerful cavalry regiment."
"I want to eat this elite soldier."
"It can only be done after being surrounded by at least five times more cavalry!!!"
The messenger looked at the noble with some fear.
Then he replied very firmly.
"Your Excellency."
"I didn't lie to you."
"Ser Chel arrived at the fortress in Whispering Dale and immediately began to attack the city."
"But as soon as the knights dismounted, cavalry appeared all over the mountains and plains."
"They roared down."
"Knight Chel and the others didn't even have time to react before they were killed by the cavalry who rushed out and their formation was thrown into chaos."
"As for the fate of cavalry who have lost their organization on the battlefield, I think you should know better than me."
After hearing this, the nobleman loosened his grip.
He took a few steps back dejectedly.
"My people!!!"
At the same time, the knights in the hall also wailed.
In the forward army of 5,000.
There are a large number of sons and nephews of Hasting nobles.
The annihilation of their entire army was an unbearable loss for the nobles.
Then the king stood up and looked at the messenger.
"That means you didn't see the entire vanguard army annihilated?"
The messenger was slightly startled when he heard this question.
Then nodded.
"When I saw the army being dispersed."
"It was discovered by a cavalry squad."
"Then I turned around and ran away, and then I was chased."
"Until he was rescued by our cavalry."
The king then knocked on the table.
"Everyone."
"The messenger's message was inaccurate."
"No one needs to worry."
"Now send cavalry and fast horses to support, maybe there is a chance to rescue them."
King Hasting's words immediately gave the nobles who were unable to extricate themselves from grief a glimmer of hope.
"Yes, His Majesty the King is right, we still have hope."
"Rescue, must rescue."
"Your Majesty, I request to lead troops there."
The nobles asked for battle one after another.
The king was slightly relieved when he saw that his morale had recovered somewhat.
At this time, he thought of the envoy sent by Guderian just now.
Go to the rescue at this time. If there is an ambush, then send them to die.
Now it is still necessary to quickly disperse the cavalry and see if there is any ambush around.
Just when the king was about to speak his mind.
The sound of rapid footsteps came again from outside.
"Report~"
This time the voice of the messenger delivers the message.
It directly made all the nobles frown.
At this moment, they no longer have the confidence they had before.
Some nobles even began to pray.
Hope that's good news.
But sometimes misfortunes never come singly.
The messenger who rushed in also had scars all over his body.
"Report."
"Your Majesty the King."
"We, we were ambushed."
"The 5,000 cavalry on the left wing were surrounded by a cavalry force of up to 50,000."
"Of all the cavalry, I was the only one who escaped."
When this news came out, the king and the nobles seemed to have a bucket of cold water poured on them.
The whole person is heartbroken.
"What did you just say?"
"Fifty thousand cavalry on the left wing!!!"
"Yes, that's right."
"Their numbers are arranged neatly and it's very easy to count!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The cavalry in Hasting Fortress are all in civil strife and have retreated to the Great Plains. How can there be 50,000 cavalry left?"
The great noble stood up and categorically denied it.
But soon.
Another messenger returns.
"Report."
"5,000 cavalry on the right wing were ambushed and the entire army was wiped out."
"The number of legionary cavalry ambushed was as high as 100,000."
when hearing the news.
Kings and nobles.
Already realized what was going on.
"Trap!"
"Bastards of the Wright Kingdom."
"They actually laid such a big trap!"
"Your Excellency Guderian is right, we have fallen into a trap."
"The total number of cavalry on the left and right wings is 150,000."
"No, there are also positive ones, and there must be a lot of them."
"If it's 50,000, it's 200,000."
"Damn it, isn't this the noble army that was reported to be retreating from the Kingdom of Wright?"
This time!
The nobles finally realized how stupid they were.
"Their target will definitely not be our forwards and wings."
"Yes, he took the initiative to retreat, opened such a long gap, and took such a big risk. He must annihilate us all and then rush into Hastings."
"Don't be afraid, even if we lose 15,000 cavalry."
"But we still have fortresses, castles, and towers in our hands."
"These defensive buildings, as long as they are used properly, can easily block them."
"As long as we can hold on, Alpha's legion will definitely come to the rescue."
"Yes, don't panic!"
"We haven't lost yet."
The king originally wanted to withdraw, but heard the advice of the nobles.
I thought about it again.
"The retreat was pursued and the losses were absolutely heavy."
"Hold the fortress, there is still a way out, and there is still hope for everything."
Thinking of this, King Hastings immediately stood up and gave the order.
"Pass my order to shrink your troops and enter fortresses, castles, and watchtowers to organize defense."
"Resist step by step and win a few battles first."
"Even if we cannot win by then, we still have a way out and can retreat at any time."
The nobles also know that now they have to fight with their lives.
He spoke immediately.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
"For the honor of the nobles, we will never take a step back."
The words just fell.
The sound of footsteps reappeared outside.
The nobles who had spoken so eloquently just now were all staring at the door.
My heart was in my throat.
"Report!"
"All the outgoing legions have returned."
Upon hearing the news, the nobles breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next second.
A new messenger rushed in.
"Report."
"Your Majesty!"
"We. Tunnels appeared in the fortresses, towers, and castles on our back road."
"A large number of soldiers from the Kingdom of Wright emerged."
"All defensive buildings occupied have been recaptured."
"We. Our retreat has been cut off!!!"
As soon as the news came out.
The nobles of Hastings at this moment. The sky is falling! ! ! (End of chapter)