Chapter 45: The First Battle!
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Alan sat in the middle of the tent, squinting at John sitting on the other side. Behind her, Elizabeth stood behind her with a sword, without any slackness.
"Lord Duke, you are really romantic, even if you are marching and fighting, you still take the lady with you, I really admire and admire."
Listening to John's words that he didn't know whether to compliment or sarcasm, Alan snorted lightly and said unceremoniously: "If it weren't for His Excellency Alfred and my repeated assurances, you would have been caught and hanged by me by now." ”
"Hehe, then thank you Lord Duke for your mercy."
"If you have something to say, talk about it, and if you fart, let it go! I don't have that much effort to listen to your nonsense! Alan narrowed his eyes and said impatiently.
Although Eren was disdainful, he had already raised twelve points of vigilance in his heart. The man in front of him was a magician, and he was George VI's right-hand man, which Alan had long understood. And at this sensitive moment, he broke away from George VI and ran to his side, and Alan was sure that he definitely had a lot of plans.
Despite Alan's poor attitude, John kept a perfect smile.
"Since the Duke doesn't want to waste time, I'll be straightforward." Looking at Alan's vigilant eyes, John said lightly, "I want to join the Duke's command." ”
"Huh?"
"I want to join the Duke and serve the Duke!"
John said again, but Alan was in disbelief. A moment ago, he was an enemy, why did he suddenly bow his head and bow down? Could it be that he has cultivated the spirit of a king and does not know it? Or is there some conspiracy on his part? Thinking of this, Alan became more and more cautious.
"Why?"
"Because I feel that the only person who has the will, determination, and ability to unify the continent and end this troubled world is the Duke. In that case, why didn't I stand on the side of the victors early on? ”
"If you don't tell me your purpose again, don't blame me for being rude!"
In the face of Allen's threat, John shook his head slightly and sighed: "Lord Duke doesn't want to believe it, I can understand it. Then let the facts do the talking. ”
Hum! Alan snorted, he had decided to take him down on the spot if John didn't say his purpose.
John saluted slightly, Shi Shiran found a chair to sit down, and smiled at Allen: "Lord Duke's purpose this time is the Kingdom of Rollin." ”
Seeing that Eren did not answer, John continued: "Although the Duke is strong and has good ministers, it may not be so easy to conquer a century-old kingdom with this. Fortunately, the contemptible man also dealt with government affairs for a period of time by George VI's side, and he was very familiar with the Kingdom of Lorraine. If the Duke is willing to believe me, I will be able to dedicate everything I know to the Duke. How is it? ”
Alan thought about it for a moment. John said a lot, with his current strength to fight a few encounters, there is no problem, but the Kingdom of Rollin also has four or five dukedoms, such a large territory, if once the lone army penetrates, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no danger. For the all-or-nothing All-or-nothing Allen, one has to be careful. If John really knew everything about the kingdom of Rollin, it would greatly reduce the risk of war.
"You've said so much, but there's still one question you haven't made clear. That is, how do I trust you? ”
"Hehe, Lord Duke, don't worry, I will prove myself with my actions."
Alan looked at John coldly, disdainful of John's frivolous attitude. And just as he was about to kick John out, suddenly an urgent, loud voice came from outside.
"Report !!!!!"
A scout quickly ran into the camp tent, knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Report to Lord Duke, a large number of troops have been found fifty miles ahead, and the banner should be the army of the Rollin Kingdom!" ”
"Good time!" Alan suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted excitedly. Fighting encounters is the last thing Alan is afraid of, and what he fears most is that the enemy will defend the castle.
"Quickly inform the generals to come with me to check! As for you... Alan groaned, he wasn't very good with John right now. But fortunately, before Alan could speak, John said: "Go to the Duke, and the contemptible people will wait here for the return of the Duke." ”
"Hmph, that's good. I warn you, it's better not to make a mess, or you'll do it at your own risk! ”
"Let's go!"
The wind blew by, blowing his hair a little messy. Today's weather is good, the sun is warm and warm. It has not rained in recent days, so the land is soft but not muddy, ideal for cavalry charges.
Renard stood quietly at the front of the tent, feeling the beautiful spring. It was the top of a small hill, and from his vantage point he could see for several kilometers. It is an ideal command post location. And that's why Renard chose this place as a garrison for his army. Behind him, there were all kinds of tents, mixed with many fires that were emitting wisps of smoke.
"Your Royal Highness, why are you here? It's windy here, let's go back to the tent. A chubby middle-aged man ran out from behind Renard and said.
Renard turned his head sideways, glanced at him and said, "It's Hals." What do you think? Are the troops all arranged? ”
"Don't worry, Your Royal Highness, everything has been settled. It's those barbarians, stupid and rude things. They had already wounded several people, and now the convoys were reluctant to deliver supplies to the barbarian camp. Hals complained, clearly resentful of the barbarians' actions.
Ay... Renard turned around and patted Hals on the shoulder: "Bear with me, at least they are fighting fiercely." ”
Hals nodded helplessly, but seemed to be a little unwilling to say: "Your Royal Highness, please forgive me for taking the liberty of it. Do we really need those barbarians? With our strength, can't we deal with a mere Duke of Ouranos? ”
"Huh! This person should not be underestimated. Renard's face was solemn, "Although His Majesty George is young and knowledgeable, he is not a mediocre and dumb king. In addition, there is also an assistant named John, the two work together seamlessly, and they will definitely not fail so easily. There's definitely something in this that we don't know about, so we can't afford to be careless. ”
"But isn't it rumored that the evil magician betrayed Your Majesty?"
"That's just rhetoric to stabilize people's hearts."
"What!?" Hals looked at Renard in shock.
"If everyone knew the strength of His Majesty's army of 50,000, they would not be able to defeat a duke. Do you know how much of a blow this will have on His Majesty's prestige? Only in this way can the hearts of the people be stabilized and the morale of the nobility reinvigorated. If you've heard these words, don't say them. Otherwise you know the consequences. Renard said sternly to Hals.
"Yes! I'll be sure to keep it a secret! Hals hurriedly nodded in agreement, he understood that this would shake the prestige of the royal family, although he was a confidant of His Royal Highness Renard, but once he posed a threat to the royal rule, then even he would have absolutely no good fruit to eat.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Renard let out a soft snort, then took out a monocular, and looked into the distance.
Curious, Hals took a few steps forward, and looked into the distance, and a black dot appeared in the distance, and it was approaching. After a while, the black dot was much closer. At this time, Hals discovered that this black dot was actually a group of knights, and as for the number of people, the banner could not be seen clearly.
"Your Royal Highness, what is this?"
"Hals."
"Yes."
"Go and assemble the troops, it seems that the enemy is already very close." (To be continued.) )