Hanks, who was standing next to Tina, saw this and couldn't understand the situation at all, and whispered to himself: "I really can't think of anyone in the country who would do such a thing." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info And I'm sure that this practice is definitely not the will of His Majesty the Emperor. ”

In the continent of Farusion, it is not a thing that cannot be fought by nobles killing low-status commoners. But if the nobles wantonly kill other nobles, the nature is completely different; This will cause the other nobles on the continent to be deeply frightened, and they will tend to punish the murderer severely. This is especially not the case for the nobles who want to win over the Duchy of Bagram and support the unification of their own country.

So, after Leonard and his family settled the little boy who had lost his mother and the many refugees living on the streets, they continued on their way. Soon, this mercenary force saw the smoke billowing from a distance, and the towns of the Duchy of Bagram were constantly burning and rising into the sky after being ravaged by the Lars Imperial Army.

It didn't take long for Leonard to appear in the sights of a group of defeated mercenaries, disgraced and on the run, supporting each other's wounded. Then these mercenaries, who were sad-faced, dejected, and had completely lost the will to fight, walked over in front of the great swordsman without looking back.

Before leaving, the leader of the remnants of the defeated army wept sadly and kindly advised Leonard: "Don't go and die." The great armies of the Lars Empire are besieging the city of Bagram. They numbered in the tens of thousands, were well-armed and well-trained, and had a large mix of archers and mages. The thousands of brothers who had fought with us were all wiped out by them at once. ”

Bran and the others, who were already preparing to fight to the death with the army of the Lars Empire, saw this tragic situation, and when they heard this rumor, their overheated minds immediately cooled down.

In the team, Leonard struck while the iron was hot, and first broke the silence, and proposed: "We can't just rush forward and fight the Lars Imperial Army, otherwise the whole army will be destroyed." ”

Bran was still clinging to his identity and beliefs, and his right hand clenched into a fist, and he replied loudly: "But as the son of the president, the next heir of the Mercenary Association, and a Bagram mercenary with great and arduous responsibilities. I can't see death without help, I can't watch my country in peril, and I can't cower myself. If we can save our motherland and the Mercenary Association, even if we want to break our bones, we should not hesitate to do it again! ”

When Leonard heard this, he straightened his face very seriously and scolded Bran loudly: "According to the disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, choosing to retreat temporarily is not a matter of seeing death and not saving it, let alone a cowardly act of abandoning the country and dying. You led all of us to die together, and even lost your life, what do you have to talk about saving your motherland? You're still President Andy's son, but you don't even know the most basic strategies and tactics, and you speak the jargon of a reckless man. ”

For a while, the mercenaries on the scene began to express their support for Leonard's opinion: "I think so too. "We really can't just send us to death." "Me too." ...

Seeing this, Bran had no choice but to accept Leonard's proposal and promise: "Okay. Then we will wait and see what happens, and we will not make contact with the army of the Lars Empire for the time being. The mercenary force of more than 3,000 men then turned around and began to advance towards a town near the city of Bagram, which was not in the route of attack of the Lars Imperial Army.

This group of mercenaries has been in a state of rapid march for many days, day and night, without food and clothing. In the urgency of delay, what they need is to rest and recuperate, and definitely not to fight to the death with the army that went to the Lars Empire.

Upon arriving in town, Leonard and the others discovered. Although about half of the people in this place have fled for fear of the coming of war. However, the Great Swordsman and his party, who claimed to fight the last man in the Lars Empire, were still warmly welcomed and heroically treated by the patriotic people of the town.

And, thanks to the many vacant houses, all the mercenaries found satisfactory accommodation in the town. Leonard: After they settled down. Bran found a large and empty mansion and sent guards to guard the door of the house, not allowing anyone to enter or leave at will.

The president's son then led Leonard, Tina, and Hanks into a conference room deep in the mansion. The four of them then sat around a guest table made of high-quality wood and chairs with four fur cushions.

As soon as Bran sat down, he naturally put his hands on the guest table, looked at Tina's face opposite, and asked straight to the point: "Are you from the Lars Empire?" ”

Tina had been mentally prepared for this question, and replied with a very flat expression: "Of course it is." Here's what you should know. ”

Bran asked again with an extremely serious expression: "Then what is the purpose of what you have been following us?" ”

Tina was obviously beginning to be dissatisfied with Bran's attitude and tone of interrogating the suspects, and responded in a slightly fierce tone: "There is no purpose. I just want to follow you to see what Bagram will eventually become. ”

As he spoke, he spoke, and Bran's tone began to become more and more excited: "Then I want to ask, what do you want to make the Duchy of Bagram become!?" ”

Seeing this, Hanks stood up all of a sudden, and unceremoniously shot back at Bran: "Rude guy! If it continues to develop like this, the Duchy of Bagram is bound to become part of the Lars Empire! Because the Duchy of Bagram was originally part of the Lars Empire! ”

Syllable! When Bran heard this, he slapped the table with his right hand, and also stood up, angrily reprimanding loudly: "It's up to you to say this kind of thing!" Don't look at it, what have you done in the Lars Empire!? Tell your Emperor Frank what I have said: even if all the people of the Duchy of Bagram are dead, don't think that we will join the Lars Empire! Finally, read a meal from our friends, please go. But the next time we meet, we're not necessarily friends. ”

Hearing this, Tina couldn't say anything, and her eyes shone unwillingly. I saw her stand up, grab Hanks's sleeve, and leave here with the middle-aged uncle.

Seeing this, Leonard hurriedly got up, grabbed Tina's wrist as she was about to walk out of the door, and shouted at Bran: "Bran! How can you say such a thing!? Tina and Hanks were exiled to Bagram because they were persecuted by the Franks! ”

When Bran heard this, he continued to shout emotionally, "That's because you don't know that their identities are all fake. In fact, they have been secretly doing things for the Lars Empire all along! ”

Leonard couldn't help but look at Tina's jewel-like eyes with an unusually soft gaze, and asked the other party softly: "Tina, is this the case?" ”

Tina's words to answer this question were well known: "There is no such thing at all. It's because of Frank in order to deal with us. That's why we deliberately erased all the records that we had in Lars. His goal is to trap us in injustice, to force us to leave the Duchy of Bagram and return to the Lars Empire, obediently at his mercy. She knew that she couldn't reveal her and Hanks' identities at this time, and put herself and the middle-aged uncle in danger of being surrounded by mercenaries.

Seeing that Tina answered what she wanted, Leonard immediately defended Bran loudly: "Bran. I'm sure Tina wasn't lying. How else would you explain her suspicions and remind us to pay attention to that Hawke? Also, if she and Hanks were really working for the Lars Empire. Can we still stand here alive today? ”

When Bran heard this, he also retorted with reason: "However, they have secretly investigated some things that are of interest to the Lars Empire. Let's say, the deployment of troops in the city of Bagram. ”

Hearing this, Tina's eyes lit up and stared at Bran's eyes and asked repeatedly, "But do you have any evidence?" Can you say that when we are sightseeing, or wandering around alone, we are surveying the troops? I dare say we've never done even one thing that we're sorry for the Principality of Bagram. ”

Bran was finally completely refuted, and he was speechless for a while, completely speechless: "This... This..."

Seeing this, Leonard stepped over to Bran's side, put his arm around the other's shoulders and reminded, "If you still think of yourself as our friend, no, brother." Then you have to be like a man who knows his mistakes and corrects them. If you make a mistake, you have to apologize. ”

When Bran heard this, the serious expression on his face turned into a smile in an instant, and he apologized to the other party: "I'm sorry. I said so many very presumptuous things to my friends that I should never have said to them. Therefore, I ask for your forgiveness. "The president's son is worthy of the adaptability that has been trained by working as a receptionist in the mercenary association for many years.

Seeing this, Tina immediately accepted Bran's apology, and stretched out her right hand, smiling and expressing her willingness to reconcile with the other party: "I accept your apology. I also said a lot of things that I don't like, so please forgive me. Seeing this, the president's son hurriedly stretched out his right hand and shook it with the female mage's right hand.

Seeing this scene, Hanks stood aside without any appreciation, snorted out of his nasal cavity, and mocked coldly: "Hmph-I really know how to pretend." ”

As soon as Tina heard this, she knew that Hanks's old mistake had been committed again, so she turned her head and scolded the middle-aged uncle: "Hanks! ――”

As a result, Hanks was also forced to forgive Bran, and told the president's son in a reciprocal tone: "I have reservations, and I will not pursue what you just said for the time being, but only how you behave in the future." It embodies his usual "magnanimity".

Just some time ago, in the Republic of Vosfitta, in one of the largest camps of the First Army.

Dressed in a set of red and white elven traditional robes, his eyes are wise and keen, his hair and beard are so white that there is not even a single gray one, his beard is long and hangs down to his chest, the wrinkles on his face are not prominent, and the elven king Cleos, who has an amiable expression, is sitting upright on the leadership seat facing south; Twisting his long beard, he rushed to sit beside him on either side of the table, and the generals of the First Army asked in a loud voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in view of the inhumane, outrageous and heinous atrocities committed by the Lars Imperial Army in the territory of the Principality of Bagram. This king has already repaired the book to the emperor of Jiluo and Nakonaru. They have all promised to send troops to join our army in forming a coalition to stop the brutality of the Lars Empire.

At the same time, the king had already issued an ultimatum to the emperor of the Lars Empire, the Franks. Tell him that if the Lars Empire cannot stop all military operations within the time limit, immediately withdraw all troops from the Duchy of Bagram. The coalition forces will use force to get them to do this. Soldiers, are you all ready? ”

The generals responded in unison: "Ready!" ――”

Cleos twisted his long, white beard again, and continued to ask very calmly: "Very good." But there is one more thing for this king. That is, if we have not coordinated with Jiluo and Nakonaru to prepare for military action within the time limit. The forces of the Lars Empire continued their tyrannical practices in the Duchy of Bagram.

The king will never tolerate such a thing as it continues to happen. You say, 'What should I do?' Will the First Army be able to send a few units into the territory of the Duchy of Bagram in advance and stop the atrocities of the Lars Imperial Army to the greatest extent possible? "The Elven King is anxious to weaken the extremely powerful strength of the First Army under the command of Marshal Memphis, so he said so.

Spotted on the right hand side of Cleos, holding the dazzling Thor Sword. Ming, dressed in the golden Xuanshen battle armor, his eyes are like torches, his demeanor is majestic, his beard is white, and the half-human, half-elf Marshal of Memphis has a look in his eyes; Ragus, the head of the First Swordsman Regiment present at the banquet, immediately stood up and recounted at length his extremely profound and unique views: "Your Majesty, you should know that the greatest effect can only be exerted if the forces are concentrated and used.

The most taboo in military affairs is the scattered use of troops. Because doing so is easy to be broken by the enemy forces individually. Our First Group is the largest of the three armies. As a result, the deployment of troops is also the most dispersed. The Lars Empire dispatched 50,000 main troops in one go. If we divide our troops to rescue the Duchy of Bagram, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to stop the atrocities of the enemy, but on the contrary, it will cause our advance troops to lose their troops and lose their morale, and it will be difficult to fight in the future.

However, I have a strategy here, if used well, it is completely possible to force the main force of the Lars Empire to retreat before the coalition forces are ready for military action. Because the Lars Empire dispatched almost all their armies. So the rear of the enemy must be empty. Only a small number of troops were needed to advance towards their capital. No matter how powerful this army is, it will be enough to disturb the morale of the enemy and force them to withdraw from the Duchy of Bagram on their own initiative.

As for the candidates for this task: Leonard, the former captain of the First Army, the Second Swordsman Regiment, and the First Brigade, is the most suitable. Because he is now in Bagram, and he is still with more than 3,000 local mercenaries. His Majesty could have appointed Leonard as the head of the First Army and the Second Swordsmen, and the more than 3,000 mercenaries as members of the Second Swordsmen's Order, and ordered them to immediately take Mandolia, the capital of the Lars Empire.

I can guarantee that the hatred of the country and the family are intertwined, and these more than 3,000 mercenaries will inevitably kill the enemy with their lives. The strength they can burst out of is definitely not much worse than that of an army of 10,000 people. ”

Hearing this, Cleos waved his arms quietly, showing great appreciation and praise: "Well said." Then it's decided. Do as you say. It can be seen that although the elven king did not achieve his goal, he could not find any reasonable reason to refute Lagus's theory, so he had to do so and so.

Turn back again. After a day's rest, Leonard and Bran couldn't wait. They got up early in the morning and decided to travel together to the outskirts of Bagram to reconnoiter the situation of the Lars Imperial Army.

Then, it wasn't long before Leonard and Bran left the camp. The Great Swordsman saw that in the distance, Tina and Hanks were also heading in the direction of Bagram City. So he stretched out his hand and pointed to the two men and said to Bran, "Look! Seeing this, the president's son hurriedly covered Leonard's mouth with his palm and pressed the great swordsman to the ground overgrown with weeds.

As soon as Leonard was pressed to the ground, Bran responded in a low voice, "Don't make a sound." Let's just quietly follow them. See what they're going to do. When the Great Swordsman heard this, he continued to crawl on the ground, not immediately getting up. At the same time, they saw Hanks turn around very alertly, and glanced back at the direction. Then the middle-aged uncle turned around and continued to walk with Tina.

Bran then pulled his brass binoculars out of his coat pocket and began to keep a close eye on Tina and Hanks' every move. As a result, the president's son, together with Leonard, began to track the two people in front of him from a distance.

Because the middle-aged uncle's anti-detection ability is very strong, they don't dare to get too close easily. However, Bran concluded that the other party would go to the garrison of the Lars Imperial Army, and he wanted to be sure of this matter. Therefore, even if they were thousands of kilometers away from the target they were tracking, the Great Swordsman still did not lose it.

The four of them walked from morning to dusk, and finally saw the garrison of the Lars Imperial Army in the distance.

That's when it happened. Leonard suddenly found that Bran was already holding a metal composite longbow, half-crouched down his body, put two poisoned arrows on the bowstring, and was slowly drawing the longbow, so he shouted loudly: "What do you want to do!?" ”

Bran nervously defended in a sweat-stained and anxious voice: "Can't you see it now?" The reason why they acted like that yesterday was entirely to stabilize us, so that they could run to report to the Lars Imperial Army today. They are now about to reach their goal. If I don't take decisive measures. The next thing to suffer is you and me, as well as the more than 3,000 mercenary brothers. ”

Seeing that the president's son was so impatient that he couldn't take care of it anymore, he raised his metal composite longbow and aimed it at the backs of Tina and Hanks to release arrows.

Seeing this, Leonard was so anxious that he didn't have time to think about it, so he jumped in front of Bran, covered the vision of the president's son with his body, and shouted at Tina, "Tina! What are you going to do!? ――”

Hearing this, Tina looked back at Leonard affectionately, a series of crystal clear tears were shed on the spot in her eyes, and she called out with a very reluctant and sad expression in her heart: "Ray, we are going to the military camp of the Lars Empire to see if we can convince their commander to stop this senseless killing." If we go and don't return. Don't do anything stupid. Also, I'm actually pulling..."

Just when Tina's last sentence was about to reveal her identity. Hanks covered her mouth and whispered bitterly: "Your Highness, we are still within Bran's range. Your subordinates will not allow you to expose your identity and put yourself in a dangerous situation. ”