Reef Fort, City Lord's Mansion, Command Room.

As soon as the military god Sauron finished chuckling, another staff officer walked in briskly from outside and reported, "General, the latest information. ”

The staff officer who read the information to Sauron at the beginning glanced at the new staff officer strangely, frowned and took a step back to the side, and listened to the other party.

The new staff officer cleared his throat and said, "General, about an hour ago, the garrisons of multiple territories and special garrison areas successfully formed the first layer of encirclement of Shalin, approaching the position of thirty miles of the border of Shalin, and continued to shrink and advance. Then, after advancing for about ten minutes, they encountered Shalin's active army, suffering heavy losses and fleeing in large numbers.

The Sarin army took the opportunity to pursue, causing the entire first layer of encirclement to collapse on all fronts, and the follow-up teams trying to build the second layer of encirclement were also attacked. Among them, the garrison of Nast Territory suffered fifty percent of casualties, the garrison of the Bam Special Garrison District suffered nearly sixty percent casualties, and there was no news from the garrison of Limestone Territory for the time being, but it is expected to ...... It didn't turn out much better......"

The staff officer who retreated to the side, hearing this, changed his expression a little.

The newly arrived staff officer looked at Sauron and asked seriously, "General, it is expected that a lot of defeated troops will flee in the direction of our reef fort under the pursuit of the Sarin army. If we ignore it, we will inevitably have a head-on conflict with Sarin, and if we ignore it, then the multiple lines of defense we have built are in danger of being disrupted. Moreover, although the defeated forces are not our direct relatives, they are also our friendly forces in name, and they are completely disregarded, which is a bit unreasonable. Look, what the hell are we going to do?"

Sauron didn't speak, and after chuckling, he regained his silence and continued to look at the air in front of him, motionless.

He was meditating, he was contemplating, but no one knew what he was meditating on or what decisions he was going to make.

In the room, the two staff officers and the work clerk exchanged glances with each other, a little dazed, not knowing what to do, so they could only stand in place and wait quietly.

In the silence, footsteps rang out from outside the door.

"Click......

The door squeaked open, and the wizard Abu Ul entered, dressed as usual in a teal robe, holding a letter in his hand, and frowning.

As Sauron's confidant, he walked straight to Sauron, shook the letter in his hand, and exhaled: "General, it's a letter to you, sent by Shalin, and it is said that the person wrote it himself. The content of the heart is an explanation of that event, saying that I hope you will follow your reason and make a wise choice after reading it. ”

Sauron rested his chin in his right hand, as if he hadn't heard at all.

Yule frowned deeply: "General?"

Sauron still didn't move.

Yule raised his voice: "General?!"

"General!"

Sauron finally moved, glanced up at Hule, got up, and paced forward.

As he paced, he spoke out loud, not knowing who to say: "You know, I've been thinking a lot about that person these days, and about Char's incident. I believe that the man is not crazy, I have been in contact with him, and it is clear that he is not a madman, but on the contrary, a very intelligent person. I'm sure that since he did that in Char, there must have been some reason, and even good reason, so he tried to convince me.

I'm also trying to convince myself not to be too impulsive. After all, sarin is different from the rest of the territory, the power displayed on the surface is enough to make us vigilant, and the actual power behind the scenes is likely to be enough to change the situation on the entire continent. Otherwise, that person probably wouldn't have done things so simply in Char - Salyn was built by him over several years, and he would never give up easily, and he definitely didn't want to be destroyed in the war. ”

Sauron walked over to the wall, turned, and continued pacing, continuing to speak.

"In addition, Sika has to think about it. The war more than three years ago did hit them hard, but it was not fatal and did not hurt them at the root. More than three years of recuperation have allowed them to recover a lot, and most importantly, the defeat in the war has made them pay more attention to the army, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced. If the forces of our reef fort attack the sarin, the border will be empty, and it will be dangerous for Sika to take advantage of the weakness or wait until the dust settles to strike us a fatal blow.

Also, Char's court, for so long, is quite disappointing for me. I see no hope for a prosperous alliance from Emperor Byron, and to be bold, perhaps the death of Emperor Byron was not all bad for the Alliance. You know, it is very strange that Emperor Byron can succeed to the throne, and the power he suddenly has, the forces behind it, it is difficult not to worry about whether it is good or bad for the alliance. ”

The people in the room, with strange expressions, did not dare to speak, after all, Sauron was too bold to speak, and even a little rebellious. But, then again, what Sauron told seemed to be true. They kept exchanging glances, and their expressions were somewhat wonderful.

At this time, Sauron walked back to the wizard Huller, who handed over the letter in his hand and asked, "General, do you want to take a look?"

Sauron didn't answer the letter, but carefully observed the envelope for a few seconds, and suddenly sighed lightly: "It's a pity. ”

"Huh?" the wizard Hule wondered.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!" Sauron shook his head and said in a loud voice, his expression becoming a little serious, "It's a pity. After all, he killed the Emperor of the Alliance, and he did it in the palace under the gaze of many people. If he killed the palace minister, if he just imprisoned the emperor, there was actually still talk about it, but he really went too far this time.

Emperor Byron may have many unbearable and unfavorable measures, but as an emperor, he is the representative of the alliance, and to kill him is to start a war with the alliance. I may not be completely loyal to Emperor Byron, but I am absolutely and completely loyal to the Union. To be an enemy of the Alliance is to be an enemy of me, and I will destroy him with all my might.

If this is not done, then it means that the alliance is powerless to punish its enemies, so is it still a normal country? Does it still have the qualifications of a country? If the murderer of the previous emperor is ignored, how can the next emperor have a reason to inherit, unless the name of the country is changed, or it is divided. And I absolutely can't stand this happening. ”

The wizard in front of Sauron, Hule, showed a little surprise and opened his mouth: "The general, this letter ......"

Sauron reached out and took the letter, looked at the cover of the letter and chuckled, then pinched both sides of the envelope with both hands, and with a force, it was torn in half with a "stab". After that, the action was repeated, tearing a letter to shreds.

"There's no need to look at it, and there's no need to look at it. Sauron threw away the shredded paper in his hand and said, "I can guess that there are plenty of reasons to convince me in the letter. But for no reason, I can't betray the Alliance. ”

"Then we're going to ...... next," asked the wizard Hule, with twinkle in his eyes.

"Blow the trumpet. Sauron replied with a deep look.

The wizard's eyelids jumped, and he was stunned for a full second, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, I understand, General." ”

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