Act 90. The Eve (Part II)

"That's right...... Of course, it may be offensive for me to say this, but now Astel does not have the ability to save himself. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Shiloh pondered his words, he knew that Her Royal Highness had a lot of trust in him now, but he also knew that there were some things that were not time to say.

"Your Royal Highness Alysfers, you can also see that there are not many people in Astor who are really resisting now, and the little lords are all fleeing north with their families, and this is still when the battle situation is not yet clear, if Wendland marches into Zedi in the future and approaches the royal capital, it is difficult to say whether the other lords will continue to fight."

“...... Indeed, we are now isolated. ”

Princess Elefils thought of what she had seen on the Mordred Plateau, where the nobles abandoned their lords and fled, allowing Windland to drive straight in, which in turn led to a further acceleration of the war, and the whole body was shaken, and from the small nobles, the great power of Astel was gradually falling apart.

"I heard General Strass say that the Asterl army in the west has been completely wiped out, and Mr. Erwin and they are nowhere to be found, now this misty forest can be regarded as the front line against Wendland, and our next battle may determine the pattern of the war in the future to a certain extent."

"That's right, if Wendland wins, then it will be the rout of Astel on all fronts, which will be a huge blow to both the military and morale, and it will also accelerate the flight of the minor nobles, and the whole country can easily collapse."

Shiloh thought of the situation of the previous life, when Aster's small victory did not boost the morale of the depressed army, and the whole army was enveloped in a solemn and pessimistic atmosphere, which led to a fatal defeat at the plains of Bedwell.

"When I think about it, I have a little ...... Well, a little uneasy. ”

Princess Elyfils pressed her right hand lightly to her chest, and her eyes were filled with melancholy water, which was pitiful.

"If, as Mr. Shiloh said, Astor needs to change, then how do we change?"

"This ......"

Shiloh knows that the current Asterl, the high-level nobles are rotten, and the upward and downward effects have caused most of the nobles to be drunk and obsessed, like these viscounts in the Northern Ranger, can already be regarded as models of excellent nobles, and guys like Baron Links who abandoned the city and fled are not even the worst nobles Shiloh has ever seen.

He knew that change was needed, but he didn't know exactly how to do it, he was just an ordinary player in his last life, he didn't know much about politics, and most of the discussions in the forum were only superficial, and there was no thorough solution, so the next road, a lot of Shiloh needs to figure out by himself.

"I don't know, but I know that if we can't win this war, then there's no more to talk about."

"Well, that's right."

Princess Elyfils was not frustrated that Shiloh could not give an answer, she knew that the country was too big, and even if she wanted to change, it would not be possible to do it overnight, and that it would not help to talk about it now, they had to win the war first.

"But then again, it's amazing that Mr. Shiloh was able to come up with such a detailed strategy."

Trying to turn the conversation in a less heavy direction, Princess Erifels looked into Hilo's emerald eyes.

"Ahem, I just read some historical materials of relevant battles in history, and combined with some deductions to come up with such tactics, Your Highness Eliefils, you have also seen that my plan actually has a lot of loopholes, it was just a mistake."

Shiloh explained that he couldn't explain why he knew so much about the Wendland Army, and that he had to come up with such a reason to avoid suspicion from Her Highness the Princess and the others.

Fortunately, he kept an eye on the plan, and deliberately released a few loopholes, making it look like a novice whimsical but crooked, without arousing too many people's suspicions.

"Mr. Shiloh has so much knowledge, it would be a shame to be a chaplain in the army."

Her Royal Highness quipped, and she picked up the branch at her feet again, and stirred the fire that was getting smaller.

"How about being a knight of the royal family, although it seems to be useless at this time, but it can be regarded as a nobleman."

"I appreciate the kindness of His Royal Highness Elyfils, but I really can't be interested in those noble lords or anything, so it's good to be a little priest with peace of mind."

Shiloh shook his head, he didn't really want to be a nobleman and own a territory, but that was after Astor successfully defeated Wendran and held his territory, in this situation, he had no intention of becoming a marquis.

"Mr. Shiloh, you just rejected my first canonization."

Blinking, Princess Eliefils smiled at the corners of her mouth.

"Uh, Your Highness...... I didn't mean that......"

Shiloh hurriedly tried to get up, he really didn't think about it that much, but he didn't expect to make this mistake.

"It's alright, Mr. Shiloh, you don't have to worry."

Raising her hand to signal Shiloh not to stand up, Princess Eliefils explained.

"I'm just joking, you don't have to take it seriously, of course, it's not a joke to want you to stay with me, Mr. Shiloh."

"Uh......"

Shiloh was speechless for a while, he didn't know what Her Royal Highness meant, so he could only be silent.

After a moment, Her Royal Highness seemed to sense the ambiguity in her words, and her cheeks seemed to flush a little, and she turned her face away and cleared her throat before continuing.

"Well, I hope Mr. Shiloh will continue to help Astelle......"

"Okay, okay."

Shiloh could only nod his head blankly, looking at the slightly shy appearance of the girl in front of him, there seemed to be some strange emotion rising in his heart, but soon, this feeling was replaced by the tension of the approaching war.

A few soldiers walked briskly past them, and the crisp sound of the collision of weapons made the two of them come back to their senses from the ambiguous atmosphere they had before.

"It's going to be a long day, Your Highness Ellifils, and I think you'd better keep your spirits up."

Shiloh patted his robe and stood up, he looked at the tents, full of hurried soldiers, several barons gathered to discuss the direction of the attack, in the distance, the night watch soldiers at the edge of the camp were nervously watching the forest, the horses were equipped with saddles, and the cavalrymen in half-armor were checking their weapons for the last time, and the atmosphere of the eve of war permeated the camp.

"Well, Mr. Shiloh, you need to get some rest, too."

Princess Eliefils said, and stood up as well.

Both of them knew that it would be a sleepless night, and that what would happen was a war that could very well decide Aster's fate, and if anyone could sleep peacefully, he would be a man who didn't care about what the country was going to become.

The light of the silver moon Eustia shone on the faces of the two men, and Shiloh looked at Princess Erifirs's side face and sighed softly.

At this moment, only the long whistle of war horses was heard, and the two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at the edge of the camp, where a group of light cavalry had gathered.

It was Lord Manstein and his cavalry team, who were making final preparations for the expedition, and were about to go to the garrison of the Wendland army to launch the first phase of the war.

Shiloh didn't say a word, just quietly watched the cavalry slowly march forward.

He knew that the war had begun.