On a high ground of nearly 200 meters above sea level in the grasslands south of Jamichi, nearly 20,000 people from the four corps retreating from Kru were all crowded here to set up a simple camp, and around the camp was a surging flood.

At half past nine o'clock in the morning, when the early autumn sun was still a little hot on the grassland, all the soldiers were huddled in makeshift tents eating the dry rations they had brought with them, and occasionally a few soldiers who did not obey the orders of their commanders were being punished to clean up the excrement of the camp.

Pedi and a group of officers stood on the edge of the flood in the northern part of the highlands, and they looked quietly in the direction of Lake Garmic, where the 10,000 souls of the Empire had not yet been laid to rest.

A squad of paladins was crouching on the shore not far from Pedi, praying quietly...

They were praying for the 10,000 dead.

Pedi was a little upset when he heard these prayers, as if to tell the world that he was responsible for the death of more than 10,000 people.

While he does deserve to be responsible, he does take responsibility.

But people always like to be both a and a pawn, and Pedi is no exception, and he doesn't like to be reminded of his mistakes in front of him, even if sometimes they are wrong.

The flood unleashed by the orcs will not only inundate most of the central and eastern grasslands of the Garmici grassland, but will even affect most of the northern and central territories of the Covind Territory, where nearly 100,000 civilians have not been evacuated!

After more than ten minutes, the prayer ended.

The halo of divine light slowly dissipated on the shore...

"Did these damn orcs really drain Lake Garmic?" a crisp voice rang out as everyone pondered.

It was Knight Sira, who was now the commander of the 17th Corps of the 10th Legion, and Wren stayed at Knight Cilla's side as the chief of staff of the 17th Corps as a sergeant.

Knight Sira's words made many of the mid-ranking officers whisper.

Obviously, they were concerned about this issue, because some of these generals had their hometowns in the Jamich steppe.

"The orcs have completely destroyed the ecological balance of the Jamich Grassland..."The magician Collier frowned and whispered to Pedi, "The Jamich Savannah without Jamich Lake is unimaginable!"

Cowlier's words moved Pedi, after all, the Garmic Prairie was the second largest food supply base in Kruling, and Cawal Fort's annual revenue depended on the grain trade here.

"Do you have any good advice?" asked Pedy.

"There's nothing that magicians can't do, but there are enough earth and water magicians, and I'm talking about magic professors, old fellows who like to do research. Cowlier said indifferently, "Of course, a lot of gold is needed. ”

Peddy looked at Collier and suddenly came up with a brilliant idea, and he whispered, "Haven't you been very close to some merchants lately, and if they are willing to help you do this, I will gladly canonize them some part of this grassland." ”

"What do you mean, my lord," the smile on Cowlier's face froze suddenly, "God, the amount of gold needed is an astronomical amount. ”

"I didn't ask you to pay. Peddy smiled, "If you do this, you'll gain the friendship of most of the people here." ”

"Yes, Lord Cowlier, if you can save the Jamich Grassland, I can guarantee that your name will live on in my realm for generations to come, and that you and your descendants will be able to stay in hotels and dine in my realm for free, as the Comic family promises. A knight with a round helmet on his head patted his chest.

"The world will praise you, Lord Collier. Another old nobleman shouted, "The Peccolò family can promise you the same." ”

After Pedy's words landed, five or six nobles made promises to Cowlier one after another.

"But I'm sure you can make it. Pedi leaned down and whispered in Cowlier's ear, "Tell the merchants that if they want to get a piece of the pie in Byn, they must settle the matter of the Jamich Grassland first." ”

Collier smelled the iron smell of Pedy's armor in his nose, and a trace of cold sweat slowly oozed from his forehead with Pedi's words, and after Pedi straightened up again, he hurriedly said, "I'll do my best, my lord." ”

He didn't have the courage to say no at the moment.

"It's not about trying, it's about getting it done. Pedi's voice was unusually indifferent.

After that, Pedi no longer paid attention to Collier, but looked at the chief of staff next to him, "The flood will recede in half a day, and we should kill the orcs when their intelligence is insufficient, so I hope that the staff will come up with a specific plan as soon as possible." ”

"My lordship," Don Wright said before Ser Gorrik could reply, "I have no intention of participating in your battle plans, but what I need to tell you is that the orcs may already know the details of our side. ”

"The flood cut everything off, and the orcs couldn't fly. Sir Glick retorted subconsciously.

Don Wright took two steps forward and walked up to Pedi and said in an extremely low voice: "There are ten councils of the 'Radiant Power', and the ideas of these directors have never been unified. ”

"Well, you're saying that there are other people who will provide information to the orcs?" asked Pedi as he glared at Don Wright.

Tang Lai nodded, "Yes, but I can assure you that it's all outdated information." ”

"Your deeds will be a shame on your ancestors. Sir Glick naturally heard Don Wright's words, and he looked at Don Wright with a look of disgust on his face, "How would Sir Ffistel feel if he knew that the 'Radiant Force' he had assembled had become what it is now?"

Don Wright turned his head abruptly, stared at Sir Glick with his golden eyes, and said, "You have no idea what the Radiant Power has done for the Empire, so you are not qualified to judge what we have done. ”

"Haha!" Sir Gorrick laughed, pointing to the flood in front of him and roaring, "Look at the rolling flood in front of you, nearly 10,000 of our soldiers have paid for this, and even more in the lower reaches of Cowind... They're tearing thousands of families apart, and that's what we're paying, so don't talk to me about your efforts, I just know that everything you're doing now is shit and you all deserve to be guillotined!"

The more Sir Glick spoke, the more agitated he became, and his flushed eyes met Don Wright.

Pedi frowned slightly and waved his hand left and right...

Soon, all the officers except Don Wright, Sir Bowenwright, and Sir Glick left one after another.

At this time, Sir Bowenwright, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "My lord, I think there is some truth in Sir Glick's words, the 'Radiant Power' has long abandoned honor, and it is necessary for you to report these matters to Duke Nick or directly to the Imperial Cabinet. ”

Tang Wright's gaze couldn't help but fall on him, and then, the paladin said: "Believe me, the high-ranking nobles of the empire will not be in a hurry to deal with us, because they dare not move, maybe, the emperor will..."

"Alright!" Peddy interrupted Don Wright in time, his gaze swept over the cheeks of several people, and finally rested on Sir Bowenlet, "The Empire will deal with all those who betray it seriously, and I am sure that the Prime Minister of the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor will deal with this matter." ”

"Of course, I never doubted that. Sir Bowenright said at once.

Don Wright took advantage of this opportunity to quietly step aside, and there was no trace of worry on his face, because when they decided to cooperate with Pedi, they were ready to be exposed.

"We should now talk about the issues that we are about to face. Pedi began to change the subject, "Since the information of our four regiments has been leaked, then, the command of the orcs will definitely be transferred as soon as possible, according to the last information sent by Sir Rosk, it can be confirmed that at least more than 10,000 troops of the 10th Banner Regiment of the orcs have withdrawn from the flood area in advance. ”

"If I were an orc commander, I would definitely take this opportunity to surround the Eighth Combined Legion with superior forces. "Sir Bowenwright's mind turns very quickly, which is not in keeping with his age.

Sir Gorrick first glanced at Don Wright, then nodded in agreement and said, "The orcs still have 40,000 troops in their hands, which is twice as many as the provisional Eighth Combined Legion, but we have a mixed Seventh Legion to assist on the flank, so we may not have no chance of winning." ”

Pei Di thought for a moment and said, "Then send an order to the Eighth Combined Legion of the Provisional Formation, warning them of the fact that they may be surrounded. ”

"There is no need to withdraw from the encirclement. "Viscount Beabeth has 20,000 men in his hands, and with his current supplies, he can fight with an orc twice his size for more than ten days... We need an army to attract the main force of the orcs, or to lure the main force of the orcs into a decisive battle with our army. ”

Sir Gorrik's eyes roamed around the minimap he carried with him and said: "The southwestern foot of the Gula Mountains is the only way to Byan City, if the Eighth Combined Legion occupies this place, it can completely cut off the way for the Orc Tenth Banner Regiment to retreat, it will not take ten days, five days, and after our follow-up troops arrive, this war can be ended." ”

Sir Bowenwright shook his head, "The commander of the orcs is not stupid, according to my estimation, there should be at least two wings of the orcs stationed there." ”

Pedy took the map in Sir Glick's hand and looked at it carefully, and then he found a relatively flat ground and spread it out, and the three of them sat down around the map, while Don Wright stepped aside.

And at this moment, Baron Danmen, the head of military intelligence, under the guidance of a scout captain, walked straight in the direction where Peidi was.

"Your Excellency—" Baron Danmen deliberately made a noise for Pedi to hear.

Pedi's brow furrowed when his thoughts were interrupted, and he looked in the direction where the voice came from, only to see that the wet Baron Danmen was walking briskly towards him, with a clear smile on his face.

When Pedi stood up, Baron Danmen had already walked in, and Pedi looked at the smile on Baron Danmen's face and said, "It seems that you have brought me good news." ”

"It's news from the Combined Fleet. Baron Danmen replied simply, "They fought well, and now the perimeter of Mitchell's military port has been controlled by the Combined Fleet... Its main fleet has already encountered the goblin fleet in the northern waters of the mainland, and the battle situation is relatively optimistic as of six days ago. ”

"Can I understand that the supply lines of the Orc Expeditionary Force have been temporarily cut off by the Combined Fleet?" Sir Bowenwright immediately grasped the key point of the news.

"It's understandable. With a smile on his face, Baron Danmen handed a letter to Pedi, "This is a detailed battle report of the Combined Fleet's operations. With that, he began to tidy up his soaked clothes and complained, "This is the first time I've sailed on a flood." ”

"My lord, this is an opportunity," a confident smile appeared on Sir Bowenlet's face, "when the orcs know that their supply lines have been cut off by us, they will either rush to fight us and decide the winner, or they will retreat to the city of Byan to fight us, but whatever the orcs choose, as long as they can't unleash magic on such a large scale as they are now, then their defeat is already doomed." ”

"But the premise is that the Combined Fleet must defeat the Goblin Fleet. Sir Glick added.

"Your Excellency..."Don Wright suddenly interjected, "if you are willing to lower the tariff imposed on the goblins in Balan Town after the war, you may be able to turn a part of the goblin fleet against you!"

"This is war, not a trade, Mr. Paladin. Sir Grek couldn't help but grab the words.

Tang Wright said: "For goblins, anything can be traded, and now everyone can understand the war in Kru Territory, and the purpose of the Orc Expeditionary Force has already been achieved." ”

"Your Excellency, you might as well agree," said Sir Bowenlet, with a wise old smile on his face, "let Kawalburg send someone to talk to the goblins, but only on the condition that not a grain of grain, a weapon, or a piece of leather armor be sent to Balan. ”

"Wise choice. Don Wright commented in a low voice.

"That's it. Pedi's eyes lit up, then he stared at Don Wright and asked, "I'm particularly interested in the purpose of the Orc Expeditionary Force right now. ”

"Perhaps, you can ask the Orc Expeditionary Force's commander, Morinda Overseer. ”