Due to the unfamiliarity of the path, Li Tianhao and the others did not return to the Vera Fortress until it was completely dark. The rest of the troops had long since returned, and the chiefs of the various divisions were in a hurry, for according to Lolance's intelligence, there were signs of a massive movement of the Palcian army. This is no joke, if Palci marches into the fortress of Vera at this time, the Tyrsian army will be locked in a two-front battle.

Li Tianhao also became nervous after learning the news, and went straight to Lorencis's tent without caring about treating the wound. At this time, Loransis was the busiest man in the entire army, and the scouts assigned to various places went back and forth, constantly reporting the movements of the Palci army.

"How's it going? How far is the Palchi army from us? Li Tianhao asked as soon as he entered the tent.

Rolandis replied with a calm face: "At present, the information is very chaotic, and I can't figure out a clue. The movements of the Palchi army were very strange, and they were seen on the nearby border, but strangely they did not cross the border, and I think such a fanfare is more like a bluff. ”

Li Tianhao thought about the events of the day and said: "By the way, today I met a noble boy from Palchi, he crossed the border to our side, are there still many places around that can cross the border?" ”

Lorencis nodded and said, "Of course, there are many places that can cross the border, but those are all mountainous areas, and it is difficult for ordinary cavalry to cross them. The value of the fortress of Vera was that it held the only road where the vehicles could carry grain, so even if the infantry of Palchi managed to make it over the hill, it was impossible to have a long-term reserve of food. ”

Li touched his chin and groaned slightly, and then said: "Then it means that Palch does not intend to attack us, and this kind of action is not in line with the way of using soldiers." I am afraid that they have another purpose in mobilizing their troops, and we just need to strengthen our vigilance. Tatar, did you count the amount of supplies for the Vila Fortress in one day today? ”

Tatar, who followed behind, hurriedly stood up and reported: "Young Alliance Leader, the count has been completed, and there are 3,000 spears, 5,000 swords, 1,500 shields, 1,500 armors, 500 infantry bows, 53,000 arrows, in addition to a large number of straw bags used to fill the soil, and food that can be eaten by a thousand people for more than a year. ”

"Very good, load all these things into the car and take them away!"

Jimda's eyes widened on the sidelines: "All? How do you defend Fortress Vera in that case? ”

Li Tianhao blinked his eyes and said, "Who said that you are going to defend Vera Fortress?" The value of Villa Fortress is to defend against the invasion of Parci, but now if Palchi does invade, we simply do not have enough troops to deal with it. So what's the point of defending Fortress Vera? Since the result of deploying troops here is the same as abandoning the fortress, it is better to use everything that was originally stationed in the fortress to fight the Yaki army. ”

Lorencis and Tatar said in unison, "Is it true that Palch will not attack?" ”

Li Tianhao smiled slightly: "With the current situation, I'm afraid that neither Yaki nor Palchi will think that we can defeat the Yaki crusade army this time, so from the perspective of Palchi as a subject country of Yaqi, it is more in their interests to save their own troops and let Yaki consume national strength to eliminate us." ”

"What if Yaki asks them to help?" Xenas, who had been listening from the sidelines, suddenly spoke.

Li Tianhao replied, "Even so, the possibility of Palch sending troops is quite small, and they won't get much benefit from helping Yaqi themselves." Moreover, will Yaqui really put down its pride and ask its subjects to help them put down the rebellion? I think the most likely thing is that, as it is now, the Palchi army is waving its flag on the border and not making any real moves. ”

"You're right, maybe you're right." Senas hugged his shoulders and turned around: "Anyway, it's not a problem for me to consider, there are a lot of prey waiting for us to eat today, wait, where is my wine?" ”

Li Tianhao ignored Xenas's nonsense, and instead said to Lorencis: "We will rest in place for another three days, and at the same time pay close attention to Palci's movements, we should soon see the difference." ”

"Yes." Lorencis bowed his head respectfully in agreement.

"Then let's enjoy the fruits of the hunt, guys." Li Tianhao shouted loudly, and everyone immediately erupted in cheers.

Katzsius didn't return until the next morning. However, the news brought by everyone was taken by surprise. According to Katzsius, he encountered a small group of cavalry in Palch at nightfall. Due to the difficult terrain and the fact that both sides had already struggled to keep the horses moving, they had no desire to clash. However, the boy who was escorted seemed to be a big man in Palci, and the small group of horsemen cheered and overjoyed when they saw him, and thanked Katzsius solemnly before escorting the boy away.

Katzsius stroked the beard from his lips, then took out a finger-sized diamond from his bosom and said proudly, "This is a thank you gift from that young man." I didn't expect him to be such a generous person, it seems that he must be the prince and nobleman of Palchi. ”

"In that case, we've sold our favor to the Palci." Jimda said after hearing the rough story.

Katzsius continued: "Young Alliance Master, that young man will bring you a message. He said: 'The gift of thanksgiving is for those who escort me, and you are not allowed to take it away without permission!' In five years he will come to you in the Dils to settle the score, if you are still alive in five years. That's it. ”

"Boss, it seems that you may have a feud with Palci, and they are on the same page as you." Alam fanned the flames.

"Mouthy!" Li Tianhao scolded softly. Xenas, who was still hangover, didn't know what to mumble, but no one paid attention.

At this time, Lorencis hurriedly ran over and said: "Young Alliance Master, I have just received two pieces of news, one of which is that all the Palci troops have retreated this morning. ”

"It seems that yesterday was a special event, and the reason why the Palchi Army went out may be to find the boy." Li Tianhao whispered after hearing the report.

Müller continued: "In this way, the status of the boy is even higher than we think. ”

"Whatever he is, what's the second message, Lorencis?"

"The second piece of news is that the Yaqui Raiding Army has completed its assembly, and the total number has reached fifty-three thousand, and it is estimated that it will be dispatched in the next few days."

"Who is the leader?"

"It's Gernas. In addition, there were almost all Yaki generals such as Zaran, Leo, Dara, Noyuda, Emmanuel, and Yedarf. ”

"Who is Gernas?"

"This person is a Yaji general, in terms of seniority and military achievements, far above the other generals who went out this time, only because of the failure of the political struggle and was lived here, this time Jacob specially used this general to lead the army."

"It's not good," Li's face sank: "Order the whole army, cancel the rest, and set off to return to Essras City immediately!" Also, I need detailed information on Gernus! ”

"Yes! Let's do it now! Lorencis agreed.

An hour later, Lee's force moved loaded with weapons and supplies, leaving the empty fortress of Vera.