Most of the time is like a wasted journey, there are no waves, no twists and turns, everything is accompanied by dreams and assumptions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

A lot of what you think is going to happen is actually the opposite of the outcome, and it feels like you've been played by fate, even if you can't change it.

Stepping onto the teleportation circle back to the Gartavia defense line, Xia Lan finally glanced back at the familiar scenery around her, and disappeared with regret and helplessness to leave.

Soon after, in the market teahouse of the newly built pier on the headland, two inconspicuous people sat in the corner whispering in the noisy environment.

"He's gone?"

"Sure."

"It's a pity, if you give him a little more time, maybe you can really find us."

"The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, how can he get to where he is today if he doesn't have some ability and means."

"If it weren't for the lack of time in the plan of action, I would have really thought that I would have met this famous silver-white holy sword."

"There will be opportunities in the future."

"I'm worried that there is no future."

"It's a possibility."

"What are the arrangements for the deployment of the operation?"

"Everything is ready."

"Let's check it carefully later, we have been preparing for this operation for a whole year, and there is absolutely no room for error!"

"I know what it means to fail."

After a while, the two left the teahouse and blended into the vast crowd without a trace.

People like this, things like this have appeared in different places, and one thing in common is that each place has a teleportation circle arranged by the temple, the calm before the storm, the darkness before the dawn, always silent, gathering momentum for a long time.

Verlance, the stronghold of the Gartavia Line, is also the central node connecting the teleportation circles on the continent. Therefore, its importance is self-evident, and the Templar even has one of the three major knights, the Holy Grail Knights, stationed around it to be responsible for guarding, and the strictness can be said to be second only to the Revelation Mountain.

As soon as Xia Lan was teleported, a special person greeted him, and he left directly through the special channel without cumbersome procedures, and the materials and soldiers transported from all over the country did not have this convenience, they had to go through layers of strict security checks and searches to ensure that everything was normal before they could be released, lest someone in the Heather Empire would sneak in and carry out terrorist attacks.

After completing his debriefing at the Supreme Command Center, Xia Lan did not immediately go to Myron Military Town to take up his post, because he had to meet someone.

"Green! It's been a long time! ”

In the chapel of the local church, Fernandes wore an ordinary sacrificial dress and smiled kindly at Xia Lan.

"Yes, my lord, I wonder how you've been doing lately?"

Facing the old man in front of him who regarded him as a confidant, Xia Lan had always been respectful.

"Huh! Why do you and I say these polite words, do you know why I called you? Fernántes said as straightforward as ever.

"Could it be related to the Templar's upcoming winter offensive?" Charland Road.

"That's right!" Fernántes looked approvingly, "But do you know what I want to ask?" ”

Xia Lan shook his head, but he had a rough guess in his heart.

"This winter offensive is likely to be a trap for the Heather Empire to deliberately lure us." Fernántes spoke in astonishment.

"If you know it's a trap, why didn't you stop the Templar's action?" Xia Lan was stunned.

"After all, this is just my personal opinion, when the Supreme Cardinal Council decided on this operation, most of the pastoral capitals tended to take advantage of the victory to pursue, because according to the intelligence returned by the front-line secret spies, there was indeed a lack of stamina within the Heather Empire, and the evil consequences of multi-front operations were finally exposed in a long and fierce battle." Fernantes sighed: "In addition, after solving the problem of material and soldier supply, the successive victories against the Heather Empire have made everyone full of confidence in the future, and continuing to hold the Gattavia defense line is no longer suitable for this strategy." ”

"Have they forgotten how the evenly matched Battle of Mount Curran had failed miserably?" Xia Lan said in a deep voice. "Once the Heather Empire shrinks its forces and concentrates all its forces to fight the Templars in the next big battle, it is not known who will die!"

"This time is different from the past, the current situation is undoubtedly our dominant position, we have learned a lesson, we will never allow another failure!" Fernántes shook his head. "The High Command Center has repeatedly deduced the details of countless winter offensives, and considered all possible surprises, and the result is that our victory rate is as high as more than 70%, and this 70% probability of victory is enough to make people take risks!"

"A 70% win rate is indeed full of temptation, even I can't refuse." Charland Road.

"This time you go to Myron Military Town to take up your post, I only ask you for one point, not for merit but for no fault!" Fernantes suddenly said with a serious expression. "Change your style on the battlefield and be as cautious as possible."

"Do you want me to preserve my strength so that I can salvage the situation in time in the event of an accident and minimize the damage to the Templars?" Xia Lan is a little bit of a passage.

"That's right! Green! I was right! Fernántes was relieved.

"My lord has won the prize, Verrance has you to sit calm, even if the situation is bad, I believe you can guarantee that nothing goes wrong!" Xia Lan complimented.

"Alright, alright! Go back and get ready for your appointment, and don't forget my advice. Fernántes waved his hand.

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Commanding the army to fight is no stranger to Xia Lan, but he is a little familiar with it, but it is a pity that he lacks a top military staff like Berlant by his side, and he can no longer create all kinds of miracles on the battlefield like before.

Fortunately, Fernantes asked him not to rush forward, which happened to be in line with his thoughts, so after the order for the winter offensive was issued, the Seventh Legion of the Expeditionary Force led by Xia Lan behaved decently, compared to other various legions that shined on the battlefield, it was like an outlier, which stunned everyone's eyes, after all, Xia Lan's reputation was too loud, and such an action was really not in line with his previous style.

Soon after the Winter Offensive began, the situation of the war unfolded in an orderly manner under the deduction simulation of the High Command Center, and as the Heather Empire was losing and retreating, the balance of victory began to tilt completely in favor of the Templars, and it would not be long before the Templars were able to drive all the Imperial forces out of the Braunschweig-Sarus area, and completely complete the first phase of the strategic plan!

But can the Templars really get their wish?

The march was less than 600 miles in half a month, and the number of enemies destroyed was less than 1,000, this was the achievement handed over by Xia Lan's Seventh Legion, and those who did not know him thought that he was fighting passively, and those who knew him well could not help but regret his fall.

"Your Highness! I beg your pardon for daring to ask, why are you delaying time these days and deliberately not fighting? ”

Inside the tent, Chief of Staff Torlanzman stared at Xia Landao, who was sitting on a chair and leisurely flipping through a book, with a blue face.

Soon after he set out on the expedition, he and the rest of his staff saw that their legendary commander was trying to avoid the battle, and all suggestions about taking the initiative were rejected, and often deliberately slowed down the march on the grounds of preventing a sneak attack, the only result of which was that a rout army accidentally bumped into them, otherwise they would become a joke for all their colleagues, of course, they are now a joke.

No one thought that Xia Lan's strange behavior was the cause of cowardice, and as a candidate for the Holy Son of the Templars, it was even more impossible for him to be a spy of the enemy, otherwise he would have been directly burned at the stake at the beginning of the review.

Seeing that the allies were gaining ground and were almost as far as the area of Braunschweig-Salus, if this continued, I am afraid that the winter offensive would be over, and they would still be marching in a leisurely manner.

Now the officers' staff, who can't stand the status quo, have finally united and jointly launched Toranzman as the spokesperson of the army's will to question Xia Lan!

"I thought you would have asked this question a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be asked until now."

Xia Lan glanced at the other party out of the corner of her eye, and then casually put down the biographical novel in her hand.

"Your Highness, we just want an explanation." Torlanzman took a deep breath and airway.

"Seeing that the Winter Offensive is coming to an end, and the defeat of the Empire is a foregone conclusion, as soldiers, you are naturally not willing to be lonely...... But have you ever thought about a question? Xia Lan stared at Torlanzman and asked, "What if the Empire launches a Jedi counterattack and there is a big rout on the front line?" ”

"Impossible!" Torlanzmann said categorically: "According to the deduction of the Supreme Command Center......"

"Don't talk about irrelevant topics, I'll just ask you, what if the front line is really defeated?" Xia Lan rudely interrupted the other party's speech.

"I ......"

Perhaps it was affected by the power shown by Xia Lan, or perhaps it was because he thought of the consequences of Xia Lan's question, a trace of cold sweat suddenly flowed from Toranzman's face, and he could no longer speak neatly.

"In order to prevent this, I must preserve the survival of this legion and salvage the terrible situation caused by the great rout!" Xia Lan said in a cold voice.

"What if there had been no major rout at the front?" Tolanzman was still unrelenting.

"Then we can celebrate this victory." Xia Lan said in a flat tone, "I have won countless victories in the past, but in the end, I can't change the outcome of the Templar's defeat, since the others can turn the tide for the Templar through victory, why should I take the credit for them." ”

"Your Highness, you are really high-spirited." Torlanzman said helplessly.

"More than anyone else, I hope that the Templars will be completely victorious in this operation!" Xia Lan seemed to be talking to herself. "But why am I always restless......

"Report! There is an urgent military situation from the front! ”

As soon as the words fell, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

In a moment, a blood-stained waiter stumbled into the tent, and when he saw Green in front of him, he immediately cried and said, "Your Highness Green! Verrance has fallen! ”