Chapter 13 Hole Cards

Bang!"

A mist of blood burst across the field.

Gesen's marksmanship was very accurate, and he accurately hit the falcon with fluttering wings at a distance of 500 meters, and the raptor that was still alive just now instantly turned into minced meat.

"Wow⊙∀⊙!"

Although Charles had seen a lot of sniper blockbusters in his previous life, this kind of bloody and violent scene was obviously more exciting, and he had long heard of the amazing destructive power of large-caliber heavy snipers, and today he has seen it.

But this weapon appeared in this era...... Charles always thought it was a little weird.

Gerson, who can accurately hit an active target from a distance of 500 meters, is at the level of a good sniper even among the modern troops of the Shire's previous life.

"Gerson, you ...... gun"

The Spiritual Spear is an absolutely controlled item, Charles thought about asking, but Gerson didn't care about anyone at all, threw down the Magic Spear and hurried out of the woods, running towards the black hound whose fate was uncertain.

Seeing that the falcon was successfully killed, Byrne breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to Foreman.

"Forman, now you leave at once with Lord Count, and do not stop no matter what happens, and wait for us in the woods outside Niethburg. ”

"Wait for us for three hours, and you will leave by yourself in less than three hours!"

"Three hours, Captain, we're just bait, why let us run away alone, let's all come to Sbaya together, and we have to go back together......

Byrne said lightly: "In three hours, the heavy cavalry of the Saxophone Knights will arrive, they will destroy everything, I can only buy you three hours." ”

"What? Captain, you're going to stay here, and you're not going to fight with us?"

Foreman was in a hurry, he only now understood that Byrne had not planned to use Geson's plan to lure the enemy from the beginning, he simply wanted to block the canyon here, block those cavalry and hunters together, and buy himself and Charles time to escape.

After three hours, it is likely that Byrne will not make it to Niet Castle to join Foreman, who will either be dead in battle or will be leading the enemy in a different direction.

As for why Bourne stayed here just now, he was actually waiting for the hunter's pet, and the hunter's tracking ability without the pet would drop a lot, and the fat earl and his big dark horse also needed to rest.

"Captain, I'm sorry, I can't obey your orders," Foreman refused Byrne's offer with a tense face, and shouted to the edge of the woods at Gerson, who was still holding his dog.

Gerson heard Foreman's cry and quickly returned to the woods, and when he understood Bourne's plan, he did not lose his temper as Foreman and the others had expected, but smiled softly.

"I should have thought a long time ago, how could you pedantic guy listen to me, do you want to die here today?"

"As long as the two of us work well together, maybe...... Not going to die!"

The smile on Gerson's lips faded away, his face slowly distorted, and he roared violently: "But they will die, sailor, severed finger, and Rippy....... Don't you understand what it means to be a revenant with a bunch of hussar.......s?

Bourne looked at the roaring Geson calmly, and said lightly: "What if they don't separate? Could it be that all of us die here? Now like this, at least Foreman will live." And we will receive a large honorarium, and those brothers and sisters who need help are still waiting......"

"How do you know if you haven't tried?Is it in your mind that none of our brothers can live as well as that damned idiot count??How many backbone soldiers do you have in our third regiment, and you are going to bury us all here?" Gerson snarled with a spittle, already showing signs of hysteria.

"Captain, I'm not leaving, we have nothing left, only a few comrades and brothers left, I don't want to be a deserter, and I don't want to make people laugh. ”

Foreman stood in front of Byrne, red-eyed and swearing.

"I'd love to go with you too, but for the sake of our vows...... Gerson, you take them with the Earl, and I'll stay here and see if there's a chance........"

"Fuck the bullshit oath, go the bullshit opportunity, Captain, do you think those nobles are really credible, and are they worth our lives?"

“.........”

"Ahem, ahem, actually...... I can walk on my own......"

Charles felt the kind of resistance and rejection that everyone had for him, and Byrne had the prestige among these people, but the means of domination were too rigid, and he might as well find a way to do something instead of enduring all kinds of stares and embarrassments here.

"After I'm gone, you can choose the best time to launch a surprise attack, or you can choose the tactics of safari harassment without blocking the exit of the canyon directly, so ......" Charles spread his hands, indicating that his method was a better choice.

Byrne shook his head and persuaded in a deep voice: "Lord Earl, the distribution of enemies in this area is very complicated, and it is easy for you to run into enemies if you go by yourself, so it is safest for my people to go with you." ”

Charles scratched his head and said unconcernedly, "I won't be so unlucky, will I?"

"If you hadn't been unlucky, you wouldn't have met the main cavalry regiment of Sbaya the day before yesterday, you killed all your knights, and now you're here to harm us again......."

"Gerson, shut up for me, you can leave now, no one wants to kill you, and no one will stop you. ”

Gesen's face instantly turned pale, and his hands were clenched into fists, trembling like an epileptic patient.

Foreman, Severed Finger, Sailor and the others were also shocked by Bourne's majesty, and they all obediently shut up, and hinted with their eyes that Gesen was subdued.

"Captain Bourne, I appreciate your help, but now I feel that it is best for me to leave early, and as for the safe route, I think Gerson will provide me with a detailed route map, my horse is running slowly, and you can wait for me at the meeting point halfway through when you get out of danger. ”

Charles looked at Gerson, who was still stubborn, and said with a smile, "You know how to draw military maps, right?

Byrne looked at Charles calmly, and finally nodded silently after a few minutes. He also didn't want his soldiers to die in vain, now that the enemy could appear at any time, and Foreman and the others refused to leave, it would be more dangerous for Charles to continue to stalemate here, so it would be better to let him try his luck.

Gerson took pen and paper from his bag and began to draw a map for Charles. Charles guessed right, this guy does have a good cultural literacy, and the distribution of mountains, rivers, valleys, and enemies are clearly marked.

"Can you read it?"

"Oh! I don't understand these places, how far is this road, are there any villages nearby, if so, what is their attitude towards the Flensians? And how deep is the Bisoya River?Is it dangerous to wade on horseback?How many enemies are in this enemy stronghold?Are there cavalry?........

Charles pointed to the map and asked several questions in succession, each of which surprised Gerson, because the questions Charles asked were very important details, and his performance did not fit the title of "Mentally Handicapped Count".

"Please write your contact address, and if we don't see each other again, I'll send the honorarium to your designated place," Charles asked, after asking all the questions.

“........”

"You're so desperate for us to die?"

Gesen was stunned, and after thinking about what Charles meant, he almost threw the pen in Charles's face in anger.

"You should understand that I certainly won't die so easily, that's an undeniable fact. Charles said calmly.

Gerson glared at Charles viciously, and went to Bourne in a huff, he couldn't make his own decisions about this matter.

Forman and others were quite surprised by Charles' offer to pay the honorarium, only Bourne's eyes were a little complicated, relieved and helpless.

"Run at a constant pace, without stopping, until you reach Ferente..... "Byrne stood in front of Charles' horse and carefully admonished him.

Charles smiled and nodded, his heel lightly smacked the horse's belly, and he rode away briskly.

"Hey, I'm going to live! I mean...... Be sure to remember to give money!"

Foreman, with a beard and a somewhat rude look, shouted at Charles' back.

"Don't worry, I never pay my bills!" Charles waved his hand as he turned his back, calmly and calmly.

"I have two hole cards, how can I die?" said Charles to himself.

The first hole card can naturally surrender and exchange the ransom for your life, and the second hole card is ......

Charles touched his chest, the hollow pendant on his skin, extremely steady.

With the blessing of spiritual vision, Charles could see wisps of turquoise connected to his body through the fall of Chevalier, fluctuating with the rhythm of his breath.

Charles meditated, sensing the knowledge of the otherworldly world contained in the pendant, the recipe for the spiritual perception potion, the Awakening Spirit Spell written in Old Norman, and the Wind Hunter's archery training method.

Some of this knowledge was introduced when I was eight years old, some of it was completely new, and some of it was ...... It is perceptible but not touchable.

What's more, this hollow pendant can summon a big boss, and it seems to be a very powerful kind.