Chapter 50.3-F: Insecurity
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"All along, the tiger and wolf ambition of the Sand country's regional hegemony has never given up, and it has become more and more inflated. In the first half of last year, a border conflict broke out with their western neighbor, and they have been in constant disputes with their southwestern neighbor for many years.
In front of you, the envoy sent by the royal city is in the square with impassioned saliva splashing accusations against the invasion of the Sand Kingdom. He waved a bundle of bulletins in his hand, and roared on tiptoe with a rare amplification magic prop, wishing he could hear even the elven homeland. Early in the morning, we arrived at the labyrinth town by teleporting array. Since a few days ago, Wang Cheng had sent a number of excellent proclamators to all the major towns to post, sing, and insult, and because of the sudden outbreak of war, all the decent villages and towns in the country had been sent this morning.
The one sent to you is obviously the one who can be said in particular, and it is not the rest of the party at all.
Most of the people in the territory listened attentively. They got the bloody truth on the front line - under the guise of escorting the first prince for summer vacation, the Sand Kingdom was stationed in the fortress of the traitor, and divided his troops to go around the mountain to prepare to attack the flank of our army at night. Fortunately, the wise new marquis noticed it in time and turned his passivity into an active attack on the enemy city. The new marquis was hit by more than a dozen arrows and turned into a bloody man, but he still held high the battle banner and swore to defend the mountains and rivers to the death, until he fainted from excessive blood loss and was desperately carried away by his loyal subordinates in the sea of fire. It is a pity that our army was defeated, but there were not many losses in the living forces. Now is the time to join the regular army of Wangcheng and regroup!
Immerse. It can no longer be described as listening to it with relish or fascinated.
Hula, the more than 100 people who watched indignantly raised their fists and roared angrily, "I want to join the army!" and "I want to too!" The notice has not yet been posted. The treatment is about the same, why don't you have so much when you recruit soldiers......
yes
You find at least a dozen Torns in the crowd disguised as caravan guards who have entered the town temporarily.
...... It seems that more loss of population is yet to come.
In this way, more than 20 guards and mages with multiple pieces of magical equipment appeared in the teleportation array in the square, and after arriving, they surrounded the teleportation array without saying a word. The guards made a beeline for the local council hall, moved some tables, captured two or three civilians, and set up a makeshift checkpoint next to the teleportation array, while the mages immediately conducted security checks and defensive detections on the teleportation array.
Martial law is on.
No one is being prevented from entering or leaving for the time being, but everyone must be subject to detailed checks. You look at it for a while, and it seems to be aimed at spies and enemy mass teleportation. What are you doing in the aristocratic territory, but you don't even say a formal greeting?
Recently, the teleportation array has been mostly light travelers, valuable caravans, and your people, and it is not very frequent.
Unfortunately, the group that had gone to settle the dispute on the island happened to return at this time. When your harem came back, they were very confused, and everyone was interrogated by the garrison of the royal city in turn. Fortunately, the inventory has just begun, and even if you want to, you can't be strict.
A large group of beauties, some excited, some tired, returned to the castle one after another with their salutes, but they did not see "Witch Sigh" and Adele.
"I'm back, I'm going to grow, and the mission is done. Annette saluted respectfully and looked up at you, "Yike...... Lost ...... weight"
"Where's Miss Secretary?" Tong En looked around, surprised that you were standing alone near the square.
Raymond was scolding the street, and his grandparents and grandparents scolded the garrison of the royal city in turn, which can be called bloody. The old official was ruffian, he felt it very thoroughly, he first verified his body, and then set up the relationship between the big people he knew, and then he scolded. No matter how ugly it sounds, how to scold, anyway, if you don't do it, these Wang Cheng soldiers don't dare to do anything. After he finished scolding angrily, he ran again in a hurry, and when he saw you, he asked, "Grown!
Where?
"Sand dogs...... Miss Secretary isn't here, is she?
You've seen first-hand that there really is such a thing as "gearing up". But Raymond was training a warship, so why not mention the Navy and propose the Army?
Raymond waved his hand, signaling that it would be difficult to fight in the south, at least for the time being, and that the northwest would not be able to get over because of the large number of gnolls going crazy. Only the western hotspots remain in the war zone.
"Battle Plan......?"
Raymond was stunned.
"Well, yes, yes, yes, of course! It's all in my head, a lot, it's all wonderful! Let me sort it out and write it out, right away!" Speaking of which, Raymond had only been a vice-lieutenant on the battlefield before. Hopefully he'll come up with a few decent plans.
Tong En looked back at the announcer who continued to promote in the square, and muttered, "My friend in Wangcheng said something different from the poster. The New Marquis – Our new Marquis here was shot by an arrow in the left shoulder and was forcibly dragged down the line of fire by his loyal men for treatment. As soon as he retreated as the supreme commander, the rabble composed of many nobles, large and small, instantly turned into scattered sand, and the rout spread rapidly like ripples. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, but fortunately, the new marquis received treatment in time, and the arrow with a strong acid curse was sniped by a master of the Sand Kingdom, and almost melted the heart, but fortunately, the treatment saved his life in time. ”
"And the other marquis, from the East, was suddenly executed in the early hours of this morning for treason. At that time, he was being personally baptized and entertained by His Holiness in the royal city. All the evidence was conclusive, and it was loudly announced and posted at the execution ground in Wangcheng this morning. ”
However, the vast majority of people only know by word of mouth.
Tong En shrugged her shoulders, saying that she didn't know why she had to execute a big man like the Marquis of the Eastern Realm at such a time of employment. Doesn't make sense.
"The task of mediating the dispute over the island is reported below. Annette saluted you again and said, "We were transported to the Altar Mouth, and then by boat to the Nameless Isle, and the return journey took a little longer. When we arrived, the villagers of both countries had just finished gathering, both sides were armed with crude weapons such as bows and arrows, harpoons, etc., and the smell of gunpowder was so strong that a fight was about to break out. ”
"There are a lot of people on our side who can speak, and we quickly persuaded the villagers on both sides, and said that we were stunned by the villagers of Shaguo. Annette thought back to the quibble at the time, "Quite a complicated logic. Probably the central idea is "water in the deer". ”
The original proposition of both sides was that "the water belongs to the sand and the deer to the kingdom", but if the deer eats the grass and the grass is in the deer, it must be that the grass is also the kingdom's, and the deer drinks the water, and the water is in the deer, so the water is also the kingdom's. Since the water flowing in the stream belongs to the sand country, that is, it is all predestined to be the sand country, and the deer running around are also predestined for this concept, then, all the water is predestined to be drunk by the deer. Sooner or later, then the water is kingdom's. ”
"Circled the other side. At first, it was going well, but somehow, a team of adventurers from another adventurer's guild in the kingdom suddenly arrived and began to stir up the situation. The villagers of the country of Sand Stirring up have changed from a circle to a trough, as if they have been fooled! ”
Another guild?
Same task?
Where did they get the task from? Wuxiang Bay couldn't have entrusted them with it, that was Xiange Bay? Or could it be some other way?
Annette continued: "Soon, the Witch's Sigh and the opposite Dark Green Glades will fight, but there are many people on our side, and there is a warship in Raymond. I guess it's cowardice, and the "dark green broadland" is slow to dry his mouth and not move. ”
"Clever words and threats of force, the mission is about to come to an end, and the warships in Xiange Bay are also coming. The leader was the officer from last time, and the situation was still negotiable. ”
"The negotiations were made yesterday, and the war broke out today, so the two sides are more amicable. On a hot day, Raymond won easily, and the officer on the opposite side walked crookedly and called him a brother, and the situation was very good. The villagers found that their soldiers had lost their anger, so they also wilted and became easy to talk. ”
Before Annette could finish speaking, Tong En interjected, "I think it's strange, why are the two groups of villagers still so angry in front of each other's soldiers?"
There was silence for a few seconds.
The report continued: "Miss Tong En and others are advancing the negotiation work, and the situation is stalemate. It was later concluded that the fishermen of the two villages were willing to marry each other in order to improve their relations, and it was expected that after a while several girls would be married to the other side. She said...... It is written in the book that marriage is the best way to reconcile. Raymond and the Saudis' generals also signed an agreement to cooperate regularly in their crusade against pirates in the nearby seas. ”
Pirates are unstoppable, ever.
Although the marriage agreement and the cooperation and anti-theft agreement were good, but the next day the two countries broke out into war, who knows if it will be done. At the very least, Raymond estimates that the likelihood of a naval war with Saudi Arabia on the other side of the Gulf is relatively low, and there must be a small dispute.
"When it was about to be disbanded again, something happened again, which everyone didn't expect. Annette raised her forehead and said, "Adele took advantage of no one to pay attention and ate poisonous weeds, and the whole person had a high fever and was delirious. ”
Huh?
Why?
Raymond pouted and interjected: "Why else, the girl with the heart of the thief estimated that she was about to return and hadn't hooked up with Matthew yet, so she coerced him to take care of herself." Some discerning people can see through it at a glance, but no one can say it, and Matthew, whether he sees through it or not, makes no difference, and he must do his best to take care of that girl from his position and reason. The implication is that someone should have given Adele a move, and I don't know who came up with this kind of strategy.
Raymond frowned, Tong En kept smiling, and Annette bowed her head respectfully.
Therefore, "Witch Sigh" did not return to Labyrinth Town, but directly stayed at the altar mouth after getting off the boat to let Adele recuperate as soon as possible, where there were also many priests and medicines. As she wished, Adele enjoyed Matthew's personal care and never left an inch. The healing spell and the antidote work are not related to "people are still weak".
"So, I'll go ahead and report. Annette bowed slightly.
"Then, there was a sudden earthquake on the nameless island beneath our feet, and it turned out to be a turtle. Everyone stumbled and couldn't stand on their feet, and the island turtle, which had just woken up from its long sleep, was hungry and swam wildly. Mom, it was such a big wave, I thought we were going to drown. We are fine on the turtle shell, but the danger is that the warship is about to suffer. Tong En urgently asked the merfolk for help, and the merfolk urgently lured the nearest sea monster and urgently dragged the warship away. The island turtle had eaten a feast of squid, was not in the mood to take care of the boat, and slowly swam towards the horizon. Sea...... It was a mess, with broken wood, ink, and a mess of floating objects. "That's why Raymond is so free to come to Labyrinth Town, because the warship he is in charge of is still being repaired in the dockyard of the Altar Mouth. It's good if it doesn't sink. The "Dark Green Widefield" cast a spell and teleported away. Your harem is polarized, some are excited to see the island turtle, such as Fieltin, who has not lived in vain in this life, while others are depressed and not only almost die but also get seasick. The warship was crowded with people, and it was in tatters and tossed in the wind and waves.
"If you want me to say, Matthew is simply playing dumb, how can such a shrewd person not understand. Tong En spread out 10 gold coins in the palm of his hand.
Raymond also showed out 10 gold coins: "In fact, there are many men who have achieved great things and are dull to women, which is a common thing. ”
By the way, more people have already bet on whether Matthew and Adele can make it out.
The three of them dispersed,
Hathaway dragged Elizabeth and rushed over, and then grabbed Raymond, who was just about to leave: "Don't leave yet, I just have something to report to the president." ”
"No, I'm about to write down the detailed battle plan. ”
"Just say it here. Hathaway asked all the information that the Friendship had put together, and immediately reported to you: "President, the information obtained by the Friendship is like this-the new Marquis confirmed that the "Golden Crown" had succeeded in attacking the Wyvern, and even attacked the garrison on the flank of the mountainside, and rashly thought that it was an opportunity to establish merit, and immediately launched a full-scale onslaught. There are three problems: First, the royal army is a group army that is temporarily gathered, stationed in the field for a long time, which affects the morale of the nobles who have their own small abacus, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rabble. In the final analysis, he is not his father, and he does not have the command power to lead the aristocratic armies of most of the kingdoms; secondly, although he is a fierce general, he is not fierce enough to be targeted by the sniper masters of the Sand Country due to his lack of actual combat experience, lack of high level, and low terrain. It is said that he wore a bright pure gold full-body plate armor in the middle of the night, shining like a star under the light of torches and magic. ”
"The new marquis is not stupid, but the sparkle he wears because he is forced to do so because of the lack of commander-in-chief actually has a certain flag-gathering effect. He was sniped, and the tree fell and scattered, and according to the shapeshifters mixed in the army, the army group was very distracted, and many nobles did not want to fight. There are many reasons for this, in addition to their own interests, and the fact that the Western Territory is a perennial place of war...... Inappropriate description, there is no filial son in front of the bed of a long illness, and there is no one to guard the place of chaos for a long time. ”
"Thirdly, the morale of Saudi Arabia exploded. This is the latest, very serious news. Hathaway paused, "In the early hours of this morning, the senior generals of the Saudi Kingdom waved their flags and shouted, saying that it was the "Golden Crown" that assassinated the first prince!"
Uh-uh!?
Hathaway pushed her glasses: "A lot of things are strung together." There are big people in the country who want to get rid of the crown prince, so they pushed him to the forefront of the war, it is estimated that the crown prince himself really thought that he was here to escape the summer, and the so-called "transformation of magic mistakes" was also the first to get rid of him, and the prince's body was also used to replace the real crown prince in the early morning. One of the original plans was to transform the prince, replace him with a fake one, then kill him, blame the Kingdom Army, and finally send troops and raise the banner of the righteous army. It's just that the current situation has become that it was the adventurer "Golden Crown" who assassinated the prince, and it had no effect on the Saudi country, and it was justified anyway. ”
You don't have to think about this kind of story, it's probably a battle for storage positions. The details can be confirmed with the dog prince later, and he will be tethered to the backyard.
The current situation is that the morale of the Saudi kingdom is extremely high, and the morale of the kingdom is extremely low. I don't know what the Pope is thinking, could it be that he must first be in the house? There were only two marquis in the kingdom, one defeated and the other gone. There is one duke left, a madman.
"Oh, I see, no wonder the Saudis didn't send a lot of troops, because the name they claimed to their country was really "escorting the crown prince for the summer". Fortunately, their army will soon continue to increase in this direction like a flood. Raymond suddenly realized.
Hathaway spread out the map on the table and asked, "Where do you think they'll take the first stop?"
"Naturally, it is the domain of the Earl of Anulyn. The nobles of the Western Realm were increasingly weakened by the civil war between the three counts, and in the entire Western Realm, people only knew that there were three counts, and they did not know that there were other minor nobles. Three, one rebelled, one was weak, thinking that it was intact and even expanded a lot of territory a while ago, who do you say the Tsar will fight first. Raymond pondered for a moment, "I am familiar with the terrain around here, and there are three routes to march - along the foot of the mountain, along the riverside, and along the trade road, each with its own advantages, and the speed is good and suitable for a large army, which is good for supplies. For a national-level war, they only have these three routes left. ”
"Where's the second stop?"
"That's hard to say. From Wisteria Ghost Ridge to the south-central border, from the third earl to the direction of the royal city, or trek through the mountains to the bay generation, I can't guess. These tactical speculations turned out to be all sir, he ......," Raymond said in a daze.
Hathaway looks into your eyes: "We only have three hundred recruits, and this is a big deal, we can lose in a war but we can't afford to be wiped out." The veterans who came back were all heroes, and they could quickly replenish the troops, but the total annihilation of the army would not have enough time to rebuild. ”
A, "We can assist the Earl of Auyulin." To tell the truth, 300 reinforcements can only be alleviated in any case. The main thing is that if the enemy occupies such a large territory, the logistics will be sufficient immediately, and it is a very good jumping platform. It's also good to delay one more day. ”
B, "Or abandon the Count of Anulyn." It is really difficult to say which of the two types of troops is stronger or weaker than the defeated generals who have no actual combat experience, and who has no actual combat experience. ”
If you send troops, you can only let Raymond take command of the battle, and there will be less force pressure on the other side of the bay, and if you keep Raymond on the other side of the bay, it may only be a deterrent selection across the strait in the end, wasting talents. For the time being, it is not possible to lead the army without Raymond.
The truth of the cold lips and teeth.
However, the option of treason is not impossible.
Two well-dressed men came out of the teleportation array, heading straight for you. One was dressed in the royal city, and the other was actually dressed in the costume of the Sand Kingdom. The two walked side by side in silence.
I really guessed right.
The envoy of the royal city first explained to Hathaway the specific matters of the official teleportation array of martial law, that is, the supplementary procedures, while the envoy from the Sand Kingdom saluted you without any smile.
"Honorable Elder, the two countries are at war with each other, and I have brought with me His Majesty's decree that all adventurers under your Order's banner are strictly forbidden to participate in any war-related activities. As we all know, adventurers and mercenaries are different, and they want to be good and not confused. "The assassination of the crown prince" is unjustly owed by the debtor, and His Majesty is benevolent, and will seek justice from the thief who gave the commission and will not compete with your accountant. Be sure to keep in mind that this is the last time. Please stay away from the battlefield. ”
1. If you are neutral, you should agree, adventurers are not good at this. The Tsars will kill mercenaries mercilessly, if you are also doing mercenaries and other things.
2. It is impossible to remain neutral in times of storm, so it is better not to work in vain from the beginning.
Unexpectedly, after explaining the specific matters, the envoy of the royal city also saluted you and said the same thing: "Honorable Viscount, I have sent you greetings on behalf of Your Majesty, and at the same time brought a will—to stay away from the battlefield. This time, your Majesty is benevolent and does not care about the fact that the adventurers of your guild induced the new marquis to misjudge the opportunity to win and cause heavy losses to the group army. If you trespass on the battlefield and stir up the situation, Your Majesty will take back a series of precious privileges granted to the "Adventurer's Guild". ”
Hey?
What are the Big Five doing when employing people? Shouldn't they plead with you to say something like "send some masters to repel foreign enemies?" Why are they warning you to draw a clear line?
The dwarf nobleman happily ran over and said half-sentences, "The thirty-nine-meter broadsword has been installed on the gilded statue," and then realized that the atmosphere was not right, and turned around and left.
Suddenly, Hathaway was listening to something with one ear in her hands, and then tugged at your sleeve and motioned for a step to speak.
She whispered in her ear, "Linda...... Word came that they had found a very rare opportunity and asked if they needed to assassinate them?"
Assassinate whom?
"The neutral nobleman who assassinated the Sand country, Bomai Naishlong, was commissioned by the Big Five. The scroll used by Linda only came back with a few words, and it was not clear what the situation was over there. The Soul Crossing did not reach out to the Sand Country, and we don't know anything. ”
"Fortunately, you also sent the adventurer's private party, and the mage, although he did not know about the assassination, described the local situation. ”
"The towns along the route are relatively calm and under repressive rule, but the towns of Bomai Naishlong have erupted in mass protests that have lasted for nearly a week without a violent crackdown. It was landlocked, and commerce was relatively prosperous, and the locals thought that Bomai was a fool, an incompetent, or a bombastic fellow, a fat man with dark skin, who lived in a magnificent palace. Earl, male, about thirty-two or thirteen years old, without a wife. There are quite a few troops in the town. ”
That's all there is to it. If you miss this opportunity, you'll probably never have the chance to assassinate Bomai Naishlane again.
1. Send the news and let Linda do it.
Second, send the news and let Linda withdraw like this.