After receiving Qadir's edict, Adrim immediately said goodbye to his old wife Mihair, and set off for Basarady with his loyal subordinate Luke. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Adlem had waited for the edict for so long that he almost thought it was too late. Don't look at Adlem at home, but he knows the situation of the whole country well, and he knows that if he doesn't take measures in the current situation, he may not be able to recover. So he set out on his journey as fast as he could, eager to reach Basradi overnight.

Even though Adlem was in such a hurry, the sights along the way exceeded his estimates. After learning that the king was besieged by the enemy, almost no one except his son Arufa raised an army to serve the king, and the slave owners were busy forming and expanding their private armies to protect their property, while the bureaucrats who led the troops held on to the city and did not dare to send troops, and the people could only ask for more blessings for themselves.

Adrim didn't want to say anything about the reaction of these people, because relying on the armed forces in the hands of those officials was not enough to threaten the Palchi army, unless all the armed forces were gathered to act in unison, but it was obvious that the central government had lost this appeal at present, and it was impossible to unify the deployment of these troops. The slave owners, on the other hand, were armed with a rabble, and these people could only be outnumbered on the battlefield, but they would destroy morale and unity, and it was worse than nothing.

Even though he was in a hurry, many insiders along the way spread the news of his return to the royal capital, which was faster than a horse, and along the way there were stragglers and peasants asking to join, and Adrim had to spend precious time rejecting these enthusiastic but only in the way. Adelem was dressed lightly as little as possible to attract the attention of the Palchi army, and if he carried these burdens, it would be difficult not to be discovered.

After entering the battle zone, Adrim felt a sense of oppression, and he found that many of the places in the war zone had been plundered by the Palchi army, but the people in these areas did not suffer much loss, and the Palchi army only plundered the slave owners' belongings, except for destroying the city defenses and plundering the grain and weapons in the warehouses. This means that Li Tianhao really intends to rule this area, so he has taken measures to protect the people from the beginning, so that when he obtains the right to rule this area, at least it will not cause much disgust among the local people.

This is worse than the capture of the king. Adlem had calculated in his heart that he was now playing fewer and fewer cards in his hand, and it would be a sad thing to have to rely on the people's belief in the true god as a capital to resist the Palci army.

Adlem felt that the timing of his trip was too critical, and the current situation in the country had reached the point where it could not be delayed, but this time His Majesty the King was extrajudicial and gracious, completely because he was at the end of his rope and had nothing to do, once the situation was stabilized, it was unknown whether Dikar would continue to let him stay in the royal capital, so the best way was to unite with the Sulla faction to take this opportunity to oust Dikal from the throne of the king, and then take this opportunity to make peace with Palci. Whatever the cost, as long as peace can be restored to both sides, then Arubania has a chance to revitalize again, otherwise everything will come to naught. However, it is foreseeable that once he returns to Basara, Dicard will definitely monitor himself strictly, and his every move will probably be under Dicard's control, so how to get in touch with the outside world and prepare everything for the coup? It's a nerve-wracking question.

As Adelim continued his mental calculations, a Palci squad appeared in his field of vision. He and Luke immediately jumped off their horses and quickly ducked into the bushes.

"It's so bad that I was hit right on the head." Luke cursed.

Luke, though a competent lieutenant and secretary, was not a proper fighter, and it was not surprising that he was nervous about such a situation. Adlem looked carefully through the gap in the leaves for a moment before saying, "Don't worry, they haven't found any trace of us, it seems that they are just passing by, and they will be on the road again after they have passed." ”

"It's hard to imagine that this is northwest of Basradi, and the hands of the Palchi army have reached so far away."

Adrim glanced at Luke and said lightly, "Aren't the destroyed walls along the way just a sign that they have been here a long time ago?" Since there are no troops in this area, it is only natural that they should be here. ”

Luke muttered, "What is His Majesty doing!" Can't he personally lead his troops out of the city and drive out the enemy? There are so many troops in the city! ”

Adlem sneered and said, "You're right, but unfortunately you missed two points. First, if Your Majesty personally leads the army, the result is likely to be an even greater defeat, because Your Majesty has no talent to command a large army at all, and in the case of His Majesty's character, once he personally marches, I am afraid that no general will dare to express his correct opinion, and the outcome of the war can be imagined; Second, you have neglected Your Majesty's selfishness, even if Your Majesty goes on a campaign, it is impossible for him to take his harem and treasures with him, so what if the king loses? ”

"The whole country is his, do you care about these treasures? Besides, talent is the country's greatest treasure, so what's the use of guarding those gold, silver and jewelry? Luke grumbled.

Adlem patted him on the shoulder and said, "Luke, if you sit on the throne of the king, I believe you will be a good king." ”

"Your Excellency, you're making fun of me again!"

"If only it were teasing." Adlem sighed as he spoke.

Seeing that the master was silent, Luke also closed his mouth, he knew that Adlerm was in deep thought again at this time, and it was the best choice not to disturb him at this time.

To Aderum's surprise, they waited longer than expected in the bushes, for shortly after the Palchi patrol had passed, a larger contingent had arrived, and two thousand five hundred infantrymen under the command of General Eglius had passed through the area in front of them. In order to avoid being discovered by the other party, Adrim and Luke had to wait until night to get on the road again.

After this, the two of them encountered several small detachments of Palci sentinels, but fortunately they were avoided in time, and two days later the magnificent walls and magnificent buildings of Baslarates came into view.