Volume 1 The Vanishing Lands Chapter 4
"I wonder why High Priest Taylor thinks so?" Bishop Red looked at Taylor with a slight surprise. In fact, before Taylor and the others arrived at Red Want, Red had already received a lot of messages from Blatter. According to the information they had, for the past three months, a large number of Blats around the fortress have begun to move in the Silent River Basin, including many supply troops. Moreover, the Fourth Army of Blatter, which had been confronting the Red Fortress, also began to frequently deploy Blatt to the Silent River Region, and several hidden troops scattered in the Ice Valley also began to shrink and gather.
"My lord, although I am not sure, but Blatter began to assemble in large numbers towards the Forge, using the harsh geographical environment as a cover, I think there are only two possibilities, one is to prepare to march into the fortress of Red, and the other is to start preparing to cross the Mason Forest and enter Brett as our bishop said. Taylor said.
Bishop Red thought for a moment, and said to Taylor: "Let me think about it first, as for the investigation of the Fourth Legion of Blatter that the noble bishop said, I still need to consult with the various garrisons, you can go back to rest with your companions for the time being, and I will meet you again in the afternoon." ”
"Yes, Lord Bishop, but I hope that Lord Bishop will have a result as soon as possible, after all, the source of the breath is not only related to us Brett, but also to the entire Tremian continent. Taylor said earnestly.
"Yes, I know. The bishop replied calmly before leaving the chamber.
After talking to Bishop Red, Taylor returned to his previous residence with Phoches. Compared to Taylor's preoccupations, Forge himself had fun. While Taylor was talking to Bishop Red, Foxes wandered around the Rite of Rayder.
When he returned to the room, Foxes saw that Taylor was frowning, as if he had encountered some difficulty, and kindly asked, "Taylor, are you in any trouble?" Taylor still ignored him. Forge said to himself: "Actually, if you have any difficulties, you can ask me, although I don't know what you said, and I don't know what deal your sacrificial church has with Red, but I think there is still a lot of information that only our royals know." Anyway, I can't go back for a while depending on the situation, so let's just say it and let's find a way together, solve it as soon as possible, and go back as soon as possible. ”
Taylor heard Forches say this and suddenly thought that Brett had always ruled by the royal family of the church, although the political views were different, but the purpose was the same, and indeed some of Bret's information was known only to the royal family. But the only thing I was worried about was whether Folches was reliable, and I didn't see what kind of person Forkes was in the past few days.
"Folches, what do you think would happen if one day Brett was in charge of the church like Red?" Taylor asked.
"It's impossible. Forge replied quickly.
"I said what if, if one day Brett was faced with the same life-or-death decision as Red, would you support the Church or the royal family?" Taylor continued.
"The Church. Phochesliso replied.
Taylor was taken aback, "Why the church? aren't you a royal supporter?"
"When did I say I was a royal champion?" Forge gave Taylor a blank look.
"Then why did you choose a church?" said Taylor, who sat down beside Forge and looked at him with interest. In fact, not only Taylor, but anyone in the church would be surprised to hear that a direct royal family would choose to support the church in times of crisis, because in the eyes of the church, the royal family is the most supportive of autocratic centralized power.
"Actually, I don't care about the church or the royal family, as long as I can protect my homeland, no one cares, but in the current situation, I know that the royal family will not be able to keep Brett intact under Blatter's invasion. Forge looked at Taylor and said.
"What about you? If you put aside the conflict between the church and the royal family, what would you choose?"
Taylor was stunned and said, "Royal." ”
After saying that, he laughed with Fogches. "It seems that you think the same thing as I do. Forge said with a smile. "Hehe, yes, I guess everyone in the Brett Church and the royal family is like us, because they know their weaknesses and pin their hopes on each other. ”
Taylor said as he lay down on the bed, thinking about what High Priest Red had said to him before, even if it is politics, we will still defend our country, so we will pin our hopes on each other. Not only the church and the royal family, but also Red and Brett, it is precisely because they believe that the people of Red can resist in order to survive and live in the 4th Blatter Regiment stationed on the south side of the Mason Forest, that they will be relieved to deal with the other remaining Brat, everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, but political interests are also pursued by everyone.
"Phoches, although I can't tell you more things now, I still think that you are a very special person, a direct royal family can be so knowledgeable, if it were me, I would definitely not be able to do it. Taylor said as he lay on the bed and looked at Phoches.
"It has nothing to do with who I am, if you know more about me, you will understand what kind of person I am, I have never cared about my royal status, more I care about the identity of a Brett citizen. And now that I'm here in Red, I'm more concerned about the identity of the people of the Tremian continent. Forge said with emotion as he looked out the window.
Looking at Phoches, Taylor began to wonder, should I trust him?
After lunch, the sacrificial church sent someone to pick up Taylor and take him to the council hall. Taylor brought Folches with him, although he can't fully trust Folches now, but after all, this matter concerns the entire Brett, and the royal family will have to know sooner or later. When they arrived at the church, the chief priest was waiting for them at the door, and after a brief greeting, he re-entered the council hall with them. This time, in addition to the bishop and the chief priest, there were many people in the hall, and the not very large council hall was full of people, and you don't have to think about it to know that these should be the corps commanders of the various garrisons and some high-ranking officials of Red. Taylor saluted them and took a seat with Folches.
Bishop Red began the meeting when he saw Taylor and the others present. Unlike the relaxed atmosphere of the morning meeting, the atmosphere was noticeably much more tense this time. The bishop is still dressed in black robes, and the others are mostly dressed in blue robes, with a few officers looking like officers, and it seems that the power of the Red Church is still the main determining factor. One of the priests beside the bishop condensed a map with his breath, showing the strategic deployment of the fortress of Red and its surroundings. This is the bishop who got up and walked over to the map and began to speak.
"First of all, this meeting is highly classified, as you can see, three months ago, a large number of Blats began to move from the southern glacial valley of the fortress to the Silent River to the north, and most likely entered the Crucible Castle, at the same time the 4th Blat's Legion in the southwest also began to shrink its defenses, and to avoid friction with us as much as possible, and Blatt in the southeast built a gallop for Blat's supply and transportation. From the few strongholds we destroyed, we found that these were the lowest level of Blat. And just yesterday, the High Priest Taylor Brewer brought a message from Brett and asked High Priest Taylor to explain the current situation. After the bishop finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Taylor, and except for a few of the older priests who looked at him with malicious expressions, everyone else waited quietly for him to speak.
Taylor got up, also condensed a map of Brett's area with his breath, and said: " As the Bishop said, I have received a document from the Bishop of Brett, which has been presented to the Bishop for his attention, and the current situation facing Brett is that the Rickareven ridge in the north of the Brett Fortress is surrounded by the three regimental commanders of Blat, about three months ago on the south side of the Rickarrevin ridge, the province of Munster in the north of the Brett Fortress was the first to be attacked, followed by the west side of the ridge, and the province of Parit Sas on the northwest side of the fortress was also attacked, this attack happened about two months ago, when I left for the Red tribe, Blatter began to attack the province of Pavard in the northeast of the fortressIn addition to being Brett's strategic supply base, these three provinces have another thing in common, that is, they are all passages connecting the Rickariven Ridge to the Brett Plain.
Hence the opinion of our church is that Blatter is ready to strike the idea of the Rika Riven Ridge. Judging from the documents handed over to me by the bishop, Blatter's intention this time was to be a source of breath within the ridge of Rikariwen. ”
After Taylor finished speaking, the whole staff was in an uproar, because each of them knew what the source of the breath represented, and if there was no source of breath, the entire continent of Tremia would be turned upside down. Once the source of the breath is occupied by Blat, it will be equivalent to choking the throat of the entire Teremian continent.
"This document, which our Bishop has entrusted me with, gives a clear picture of the present situation. With that, Taylor breathed several copies of the document and presented it to everyone present.
"As you read this document, I would like to share my opinion. The bishop motioned for Taylor to sit down and then got up and said, "At present, a large number of Blats in the territory of Red have begun to gather in the Forge Castle, and I discussed with High Priest Taylor that there are two possibilities, one is that Blatter is likely to prepare to march into the Red Fortress. If they can contain us alive and destroy us before they attack Brett, it will remove them from the threat to the south, isolate us from Brett, and prevent a two-front battle. Another possibility is that the Blatter's Fourth Army Corps in Red's entry will rush to the Brett border non-stop, and then block the border and attack Brett from the south side of Brett with the three major armies on the east, west, and north sides. But in either case, the Fourth Legion in Red is the main point. ”
After listening to this, Taylor found that this bishop was even more mysterious than she looked, a woman who was so proficient in the way of using soldiers was obviously not just a bishop by virtue of her breath, but did have the ability to lead the Red tribe, and her analysis made the whole battle situation clear.