"What?!" The stunned Knights looked at the leader they had always believed in. It's just that this order was too sudden, and they were not still preparing to force the Neva River in the first place? You know, the pontoon bridges have already been built.

"What's wrong, Grand Master? We will be able to force the Neva in no time, Novgorod is in sight, the Rus' are completely vulnerable, and it will not be in vain to retreat now! A knight stood up and objected.

"Alexander is not here, but in the city of Pskov, where only a small number of troops are stationed in Pskov, and the new army in Novgorod cannot withstand it." Kniprod replied.

But

"Even so, our main goal now should be to capture Novgorod, and once the city falls, the morale of the allied forces in the fortress will inevitably be shaken, and the battle for the mouth of the river can be easily solved." The knight in front of him still raised objections. "There is no need for us to go back to the rescue of Pskov, which is nothing more than an armament factory, and if Novgorod is captured, then there is no point in existing. Moreover, the defense of Pskov is enough to withstand the Novgorodians for a while, and if we take Novgorod before Alexander, then all the resistance will flee. ”

"Wycliffe, you're naïve!" However, Kniprod, who had always been calm towards his subordinates, rebuked, "For us, a Novgorod is just a pebble on the way forward, and we can kick it away at any time if we want to." But Alexander is different, if this opportunity is allowed to be, it may make him a threat to us! If Pskov is captured, you know how many military secrets will be leaked, and Alexander, with those who can easily rise to prominence in the vast kingdom of Rus', will become a big problem for us. Just look at the new army he formed. The war potential of Rus is much more terrifying than we think. ”

"But ・・・・・・"

"No, but! Everyone immediately set off with me to help Pskov! There was no room for disobedience in Kniprode's words, like a king.

The hesitant knights looked at each other, was a little Alexander really worth the trouble they had to go to? At this time, the city of Novgorod is in front of him, his elite is not there, an empty city is at his fingertips, if you give it up, it will be too cost-effective.

But now it seems that their Grand Master is going his own way, and no one can stop him anymore.

・・・・・・

At this time, the city of Pskov, hundreds of miles away, was in the haze of war, but the garrison left by the Teutonic Knights was not enough to defend this fortress, even if it was equipped with heavy artillery, but this time the opponent's mecha strength was absolutely superior, if Alexander attacked in a big way, it would not take long for the defense to collapse.

"What did Grand Master say?! Hold! Didn't he know what was going on here, didn't you tell him? Djoseved looked at Desenes in front of him and asked, at this time, they were ordered to stay on top of their guns?! How does this make him sit still!

"This is the Grand Master's order." Decenes said calmly.

"The only way now is to get out of here at once, and when the time comes, we are waiting for the army to come back and annihilate the invading Rus, and Kniprod has let us hold on, which is ridiculous." Djosewade was in an uproar, and the officers under him were all hesitant, although it was a military order, but this was for them to die here!

"Shut up! Djoseved, now is not the time for you to whine! Desenes suddenly interrupted the other party's words with a roar, worthy of being a high-ranking knight at the level of district captain, and his momentum instantly shocked everyone in front of him, including Djoseved. In comparison, he was also a Livonian, but Desainais's qualifications were not comparable to anyone, he was the head of the Livonian nobility back then, and compared to the same district captain Djoseved was just a minor nobleman. Decenes has always been too much to hide his true appearance, in order to settle disputes in the Teutonic Knights, he has played the role of a conciliator, but to become the captain of the district, he lacks an iron fist, in response to the Teutonic Knights, he not only has the blood of the Rus' nobles on his hands, but also those Livonians and Estonians who are close to the Rus. And at this moment, most of these people knew how brutal Decenes was back then, and no one tried to challenge his majesty.

"That's all! Everyone immediately prepared to return fire as soon as the Rus' attacked. No one is allowed to talk about the evacuation again. The man's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his fists were slowly clenched.

Alexander, saying anything this time won't give you a chance to turn the tables again.

Decenes said silently in his heart. The feud between the two of them has been a long time, if it weren't for Alexander's appearance, Novgorod's walls would have been flying with the Black Cross flag, and he and Kniprod have an amazing consensus, that is, Alexander is the shield and sword of Rus, and the biggest threat to the Teutonic Knights, as long as he is completely killed, then Rus will no longer have a chance to counterattack.

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"It seems that they have no intention of evacuating!" Through the telescope, Vasily saw the soldiers on the city walls strengthening their defenses, which was not about retreating but about holding on! "If you attack by force, it won't take two hours to break through, but in that case, I'm afraid that the mecha troops will have to move, and they will be quite traumatized." Looking at the howitzers on the city wall, Vasily said.

Alexander, who was beside him, shook his head with a smile and said, "You will be mistaken." I never needed this Pskov city, I just waited. ”

"Wait?" Vasily asked, looking at the other party puzzled.

Alexander, on the other hand, nodded in a deep voice, "Yes, wait." I guess I'll be able to wait for the news right away! Let's get ready to go! ”

"Leave, why?" Vasily frowned and asked, why did he have to leave now after a long journey, this is incredible.

"Of course, to the planned place, this is not the cemetery I chose for the elite of the Teutonic Order." Alexander shrugged slightly.

"But if you leave, it means that the threat of Pskov is lifted, in that case・・・・・・"

"In that case, Kniprod will chase us even harder. Do you think he really is for the city? His target is just me. A smile on Alexander's face made Vasily feel very uncomfortable even when he looked at him like this・・・・・・ (To be continued.) )