Chapter 42 Impasse in the plan

After Arthur finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

This is not an adventure but a death, and the degree of danger is no different from directly leading troops into the orc royal court.

"Captain, since you have proposed it, then there must be a plan in your heart, as long as you tell us why you are doing this, even send me to death Old Jose will accompany you!"

As a veteran who has been in the army for 20 years, Jose has seen all kinds of officers, greedy for life and afraid of death, willful and brutal, and go through the motions, of course, there are also strict management of the army, leading the way, and loving soldiers like children, but he has never seen an officer like Arthur.

He charges ahead but does not conform to military rules, he speculates and makes money but attaches great importance to love, he often takes risks with his soldiers, but behind all risks there are huge benefits, Arthur infects every soldier around him with his own actions.

Everyone around him has really received the benefits brought by Arthur, not to mention Jose and Monkey, they are the most ordinary soldiers below, and the equipment and money that Arthur has received during this time are all things they can't earn in their lifetime. Not only money, but also the honor of a warrior brought to them, victory after victory, so many orcs died under their own swords, this is the highest honor of a warrior.

Therefore, Jose believes in Arthur and is willing to gamble his life with Arthur!

After José, the warriors who had followed Arthur in the first place, Monkey and Lund, also stood up.

Yes, it is because of trust, even if you know that you are going to die, you are willing to accompany you to die!

Arthur's expression was a little excited, as if he had seen the battle of Sauron Canyon back then, and the mercenaries would rather die in battle than leave Captain Keynes to escape by himself.

"According to our previous plan, we will take advantage of the defeat of the orcs to return to the border, but judging from the information revealed by Leon, it seems that this war has no end in the short term. If there's a chance I can take you home early, I'm willing to take a risk for it!"

"Our cavalry regiment is strong enough now, can we use the speed of the cavalry to break through the orc defense line again and return to the Terran area, isn't that less risky?" Silas suggested tentatively.

Arthur glanced at Jose, and Jose took the initiative to explain, "We have studied Captain Silas's plan before, and the reason why we are currently able to gallop across the border area is because the orc wasteland is too big, we have enough strategic depth, and the orc pursuit force is too scattered. The only way back was the Cedar Forest and the Canyon of Sighs, where the Orcs had always been heavily guarded, and we were not at all in the picture. As for the cedar forest, it now belongs to the rear area of the orcs, and the orcs have suffered the loss of our Terran legion's sneak attack behind the back, so there are a large number of rangers walking behind them, and it is impossible for a cavalry of our size to evade the orc scouts and quietly slip through the defense line. And once the orcs discover that a Terran cavalry is behind them, we will face several orc cavalry regiments at the same time, and the probability of us breaking through is almost zero if we lose depth and have no support. ”

After José finished explaining, Silas fell silent.

Arthur continued: "The reason why I accepted Leon's deal is that there is a second idea besides taking you home early. I know that this time I am actually carrying this pot for Leon, but as a Terran soldier, when an opportunity to kill the son of the Beastmaster is presented in front of you, what will you choose? Think about it, if this mission is completed, this battle will be enough for you, your sons and grandsons to be proud for a lifetime, this is the highest honor of a Terran warrior!"

Arthur was not an orator, but his words made the blood boil for every warrior present.

"And I tell you, this is not a mortal mission, if we decide to do it, we will make sure that there are no orc heroes in Hicks's guards, as long as we can find a way to kill the orc warriors in his guard, we will naturally have a way to solve the other orc guards. ”

"Captain, what do you say we should do with the orc warriors?" the monkey asked eagerly.

Arthur slowly moved his gaze to Turutuk, a dwarf who was holding a wine gourd and drinking under a tree.

It took a long time for the dwarves to realize that Arthur was looking at him, and not only Arthur, but all eyes were on the dwarves.

"What are you looking at me for?" the dwarf didn't even know at this point, he hadn't even listened to Arthur's discussion before.

Among the people, only Arthur knew the strength of the old dwarf in front of him, who could kill a sixth-level lion warrior with a hammer in his hand, and this dwarf definitely had the strength of a warrior or above.

Dwarves are the only intelligent race in the Beland Continent that does not have a legal profession, they only have warriors. However, dwarven warriors are different from humans and orcs, and there is no clear hierarchy of warriors' combat power. No one knows how to measure the combat power of a dwarven warrior, but it is an indisputable fact that dwarves have never lacked high-level combat power, and high-ranking dwarves have never suffered losses in battles with orc heroes and Terran generals.

If the old dwarf's combat power is taken into account, Arthur has the confidence to take this risk.

Arthur smiled all over his face, "I want to ask your old man for a favor and help us fight the orcs." ”

Unexpectedly, the old dwarf rejected Arthur, "I can only fight iron, not fight, and I can't do anything like a knife or a gun." ”

"Look, you follow us these days to have enough good wine and good meat, and you pick the ore you like first. Of course, I don't say this to negotiate a price, but to say that we are friends. ”

The old dwarf nodded, and he had no objection to this.

"Since we are friends, when we are in trouble, as a friend, should we also do a small favor as much as we can. Arthur was seductive.

The old dwarf can be regarded as the most comfortable one of the cavalry regiments, neither participating in battles nor decision-making, holding a wine gourd every day has always been in a half-drunk state, and only when the spoils of war are divided is the state is sober. Occasionally, when I'm happy, I'll swing the hammer twice to help the warriors mend their blades.

Arthur treats the old dwarf so diligently and respectfully, naturally for the sake of multiple powerful thugs at critical times.

But what Arthur didn't expect was that the old dwarf didn't have the slightest sense of owing others favors, Arthur said all the good things, but the old dwarf's head shook like a rattle, and he just didn't let go.

In the end, Arthur, who was really helpless, blurted out, "As long as you agree to help, you can mention any conditions, as long as you mention it, I can agree to everything I can." ”

A hint of cunning gaze flashed from the old dwarf's eyes, "The wealth of gold and jewelry is meaningless to us dwarves, we are only interested in cherishing ores and crafting peerless weapons, I have never seen the materials used for the sword behind your back, so ......"

"No, the Starfall Sword must not be given to you. Before the old dwarf could finish speaking, Arthur refused, he would never trade what Captain Keynes had left behind.

The old dwarf still didn't give up, "You misunderstood, I didn't plan to ask for your sword, just let me knock a small piece from your sword to study." ”

"That's not going to work!" Arthur refused, unusually firmly. The Starfall Greatsword had followed Arthur for so many years, had gone through so many battles, and had not been damaged at all, and he would never have allowed the old dwarf to destroy the sword.

"Then it can't be helped. The old dwarf spread his hands and sat down to drink a drink.

The plan was at an impasse before it could take shape.

Arthur stood in place for a long time without moving, and the officers below looked at Arthur without moving, the scene was unusually quiet, so quiet that even the sound of a heartbeat could be heard.

Arthur bit his lip and seemed to have finally made a decision.

Arthur took out a small silver token from his bracelet and squeezed it hard, and the token turned into a cloud of white light and dissipated......