Chapter 422: Responsibility
"How so? Andy, Mr. Andy?" Philip asked in shock.
The information he had read before showed that the attack on the VIPs would be carried out outside the city on the last day, so Philip did not rush to inform Sophia after hesitating, because he had already returned by that time and must be guarding his side.
But now everything was messed up, and his heart pounded.
Alsace's greasy hair was now even more disheveled, and there was a hint of hatred in his eyes.
"We have been misled by the wrong intelligence, they started a rebellion in advance, and there must be something wrong with their previous plans to attack civilians at all.
Now Andy is 160 kilometres away with his elite, Arsene Wenger has seen through our plans, he has completely torn his face, the battle is fierce, and he is optimistic that he will not be back until at least midnight today.
The railway line outside the city has been destroyed, and even if reinforcements from the temple are sent immediately, we may not be able to count on it in a short time. ”
Philip's brow furrowed, he didn't believe that Arthas's backhand was just these cadet soldiers, there must be a force hidden nearby that could determine the victory.
As if knowing what he was thinking, Arthas continued, "The town of Autumnwater, 400 kilometers away, is an important warehouse for the storage and circulation of the temple's materials, and the Holy Knight Augustine and his 3,000-strong first-class knights are secretly stationed there at any time.
But at noon today, with three thieves as the main force, more than a dozen small and medium-sized thieves groups poured out of the nest and are moving there, and the total number is expected to reach 25,000 people.
This was also not shown in the previous intelligence, and I suspect that there is another enemy lurking in the shadows and causing chaos for us, but unfortunately due to the influence of the Moonlily Divine Force's magnetic field, we have temporarily lost contact with the outside world.
Their purpose is still unknown, but the temple warehouse cannot afford to fail, and in a short time you will be the only mobile force in my hands. ”
"What is the secret of Lily Villa, and why is it so important?" was the question that Philip had been puzzled about.
"Not to mention the superior geographical location of the Lily Villa, which has choked the throat of the Holy City, there is also an ancient relic buried under it, which is also the mystery of the mutation of the Moon Lily.
It's not time to tell you what the situation is, and even I don't know much about it. ”
"Why don't you inform all the trainees of the information?" Philip blurted out as he remembered Robin's puzzled look in his mind.
But soon he realized that he was an idiot, and now there were more than a dozen families involved in the rebellion, and this was only superficial.
It can be seen from Marshall's situation that it is not known how many people are secretly connected or even involved.
It can even be said that if there is a wrongful person named one by one, but only one of the three is chosen, then there must be a fish that slips through the net.
The same is true for the students of this year's class, with different backgrounds, and those children of middle and low-level families even occupy half of the share, who dares to guarantee that there are no of their accomplices in it.
Arthas, who originally held the trump card in his hand, did not have to worry about the traitors among the students at all, and the army was invincible and could calm everything.
But now, it is said that there are twelve squadrons and thirty-six squads, but the only people Alsace can really trust are the members of the two small teams of Philip and Robin, at most a third.
The former are all outsiders and are not deeply entangled with those families, while the latter is already on the opposite side of those families.
"I'll let you know Robin, but now I need you to rush to the west of the city to support Sam and the others.
This is my sword, and I give you the right to decide in battle, and I will bear all the consequences.
Take care of yourself, although you don't know who is hiding behind it, you and Sophia are definitely one of their targets. ”
Although Arthas has a gloomy personality and is extremely irritable, he still shows the responsibility of a paladin at a critical moment, which makes Philip a little moved.
"Thank you, Teacher!" he saluted Arthas.
"Don't mother-in-law, go as soon as possible, I'm sure you won't let me down. ”
Julian, who was seriously injured, was no longer in serious trouble under Afu's treatment, but he had to go to the barracks to recuperate.
In this attack, Philip brought the last few guards who stayed in the annex, and a group of nearly thirty people galloped to the west of the city on horseback.
Arthas looked at the young figure in the distance, and also mounted his mount, from now on, he, the commander of the light pole, had to personally go into battle and put out fires everywhere in the city.
Most of his followers were taken away by Andy, and the rest had long since been dispersed, and now there were less than ten people left with him.
There were some things he didn't tell Philip all, for fear that the young man would flinch.
The situation was far worse than he had described, and the scale of the rebellion far exceeded their expectations.
Before he lost contact with the outside world, he was informed that not only were there scattered armed forces around the Holy City looting important supplies and occupying temples at all levels, but in addition to the direct knights who were being blocked in the purgatory battlefield, there were also a large number of rebellions in the main knights of the first and second levels.
Not to mention the principalities and dioceses within the radiation radius of the Southern Temple, the entire Southern Temple has become a mess, no one knows which camp the people around them are, and the social order has collapsed to the extreme.
The two bigwigs on the Holy Tower have already issued a ban at the highest level, but without three days of screening, these powerful combat forces can only be locked in the barracks, which is useless at all.
Lily Villa is not far from the Holy City, and its superior geographical location and convenient transportation conditions have made it the focus and top priority of this chaotic game, and it is also one of the strongholds of the rebel forces.
If he loses here, it will be tantamount to cutting off the Holy City from the outside world, and it will send a very bad signal to those neutral families who are still waiting and watching, and may even cause a chain reaction.
Even if the final victory is achieved, the Southern Temple will pay an incomparably heavy price, and even seriously affect the holy war a few years later, which is an outcome that no one, including Archbishop Arnold and the Holy Knight of James, does not want to see.
He didn't have to worry about Autumnwater, it was Augustine's responsibility, and the old and strong Holy Knight was steady with his troops, believing that a few bandits would not cause much trouble.
But being able to hold Lily Villa, especially whether to control the situation in the city before Midnight Andy leads the team back to help, is the key to this battle.
He was right in saying that he trusted Philip as a student more than he did.
After half a year of close observation, he already knew this young man who had always been unpleasant.
Although he is still very young, he is very good at quickly grasping the initiative in such a complex and vulnerable situation, which is something that even he cannot do as a teacher.
Well, that Leonardo can't do it either, that stinky guy is like him, more suitable to be a simple warrior and prove himself on the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to replenish the tailless needle bolts, Philip tried to contact the city of Gokan and inform his grandfather of the information and speculations he had received from Marshall.
However, because he was at the climax of the moon lily flowering, the vigorous and throbbing divine power magnetic field seriously interfered with the intercom in the surrounding area, and he finally gave up reluctantly after several attempts.
At this time, Brad, who was guarding the intercom, put down the earpiece after hearing the continuous noise inside since yesterday, looked at Gaokan City in the night, and did not speak for a long time.
Yes, he didn't contact Philip, and he didn't know that the entire Southern Temple had reached the most dangerous moment.
Pulling his sleeve down to cover up a few tiny fingernail-sized red spots on his wrist, Brad calmly lit himself a cigarette and took a deep breath.
After smoking the last cigarette, he was going to visit his old wife Jane and accompany her at the bedside.
In Gaokan City, the Wild Lion Legion is like a great enemy, and in addition to the Wild Lion Castle, the first place to be blocked is the military camp.
On the one hand, it is to prevent the rash from spreading to the troops, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent a possible mutiny without a leader.
The current Wild Lion Legion is not the united iron army of more than half a year ago, and the large number of troops that have been replenished even accounts for sixty percent of the total, and the officers and soldiers are not familiar with each other at all.
This is already a very dangerous signal for an army, and any small spark can bring about a catastrophic mutiny.
On the wall of the barracks facing Gaokan City, Francis, the commander of the first division directly under the Wild Lion Legion, was draped all over his body, looking in the direction of his castle with a serious expression.
"How long will it take for the temple's medical priest to analyze the source of the rash and the cure?" he asked his lieutenant.
"News has just come through the direct line, and it is said to be a virus from a snake in the northern swamps, which usually does not infect humans.
But more than a hundred years ago, for some reason, it suddenly mutated, destroying several small cities and killing more than 100,000 people.
The bishop of the temple said that the virus was transmitted through a transparent tick that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, and that the disinfectant was ineffective against the tick, but that a half-hour soak in strong acetic acid and alcohol would kill the tick.
Although it is very easy to spread and infect, it seems that it is not very suitable for the high temperature in the summer, and it is milder than in the north, and our physique is far stronger than those in the north, so the fatality rate is not too high.
They have already reported to the Imperial Capital General Shrine and the Southern Shrine, and the special effect medicine will be loaded on the express train by tomorrow morning at the latest, and it is expected to arrive in Gaokan City in twelve days.
Prior to this, several herbs for the swollen and hot throat could delay the condition and control the damage to the nervous system.
Captain Bruce has traveled to the southern border to personally supervise the collection and transportation of these herbs. ”
Francis eased the anxiety in his heart after hearing this, and when he heard Bruce's name, he nodded with satisfaction, a big battle made his son completely mature.
As a father, there is nothing more proud of him.
"Tell Murphy that if this thing is done well, I will ensure that he will become the real King of Lunbo within five years.
Also, I'm not going to rest tonight, so I'll be kept informed when I have news. ”
"Understood, sir. ”