Kindness and compassion in life are definitely not suitable for a cruel war, mercy and hesitation at this moment may be the way to die in the next moment, a woman, or even a child may cut your throat mercilessly!

- Leo's Diary

"Keith went a little too far...... Alas, His Highness doesn't mention anything else, most of these girls who can follow Eve are the children of the nouveau riche families in the southern territory, this ......"

Looking at the two dozen female knights who seemed to have lost all their souls on the battlefield in front of them, jumped off their mounts and knelt beside the corpses of their comrades and wept, the Duke of Lancaster opened his mouth and pondered for a long time, but he couldn't say more

Leo, who was also shocked by the scene in front of him, bit his lip tightly at this time, and his fingernails had pierced the skin with his fists, but even so, he forced himself not to turn his head from beginning to end, and looked at the killing in front of him very seriously, the killing of women......

Finn stood behind him, but did not open his mouth to persuade or comfort him, and the Grand Master understood that this kind of war beyond the limit must be experienced, accepted, and even familiar to his lords themselves...... Otherwise, the road will be even more difficult to follow in the future

After a long time, just after Keith had returned to the queue, Leo's somewhat dazed pupils were in focus again, and he released his clenched fists to reveal a miserable smile and said to himself

"I can't let my soldiers be tied in the war because of my mercy, since I have come to the battlefield, no matter who you are, you must have the consciousness of death, war is not a game, and there is no regret about choosing this path!"

After that, turning his head, maybe self-hypnosis had an effect, Leo, who had somewhat recovered his mentality, patted the shoulder covered in blood Keith without scruples, and said seriously

"You have done a good job my friend, you have done very well, remember, at all times you must protect yourself from unnecessary soft-heartedness, I do not want to lose any of you again, grace and kindness are only the prerogative of the victors, you are good!"

"I am glad to receive your compliments, Your Highness...... You've become more of a wise leader! ”

Humbly bowing slightly on horseback, Keith still maintained his clear and transparent eyes with undisguised relief and encouragement after the killing

"Well, we still have to show some basic manners, Lord Duke, my knights have just been through a battle, can you please send someone to help these poor maidens to clean up the bodies of their companions, as for your worries, now we don't need to think about it, everything will be fine if we win this war, I am always very convinced of this!"

"Maybe you're right, Your Highness, I'm getting old...... Many times I will inadvertently have some inexplicable thoughts."

Shaking his head and smiling, the Duke regained his old stalwart old man, and after apologizing slightly to Leo and the others, he turned around and ordered his knights according to Leo's suggestion, and soon hundreds of people left the city gate and rushed to the battlefield again, they would provide some help to these poor women......

As they joined, a whole or mutilated corpse was loaded onto the surviving horses, and the heads with frightened and longing eyes under the visors were gently closed......

An unknown woman sat kneeling with the body of her presumably friend in her hands, her dry eyes unable to squeeze out a single tear, and slowly, she gently opened her lips, and a poignant, slow-melody ballad slowly echoed on the battlefield

Finally, turning his head to look at the girl knights who were crying again under the melody of the song, Leo did not hesitate to turn around first

"Let's go, if I read any more, I'm afraid I'll feel that I'm really a sinner, and leave some people to be on guard, and no one can guarantee that these women who are like ashes will not do something extreme, and the rest ...... Let's all leave."

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A few days after the turmoil of the Knights of the Pseudo-Rose, Leo, who had been consumed by the coming war, quickly forgot about it in his busy schedule, and a final all-military meeting was taking place when the intelligence officers and scouts reported that the enemy's army would arrive in three days......

"No, I'm sorry Your Highness, first of all, I don't have an opinion on your subordinate himself, but I still can't agree with his proposal, you must know that Grey Keep is the core of the Lancastrian family's heritage for hundreds of years, with its towering and thick walls and sufficient supplies to protect our soldiers from being harmed, not to mention that you have brought hundreds of amazing trebuchets and other equipment from Stormwind, I really can't think of a reason why we should place some of our soldiers outside the city, It seems to me that this is a naked murder and an irresponsible attitude towards the lives of servicemen! ”

The government hall of the Grey Castle was temporarily used as a headquarters at this time, and in the spacious hall an old man was refuting a certain decision in a loud voice, and it could be seen from the front that this old man was His Excellency the Marquis of Hohenzollern, who had a lot of experience in warfare

Leo, who was sitting on the main seat of the long table, nodded with a smile on his face, listened carefully to the roar of His Excellency the Marquis from beginning to end, and waited for the other party to sit down, and then opened his mouth with a slight forehead

"Very incisive remarks, from which it is evident that His Excellency the Marquis must have been a valiant soldier in his youth, and a respectable and wise leader, but I would like to ask you that here I may let my Marshal give you a detailed account of his opinion."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the Duke sitting beside him, and Leo understood that the opinion and support of the Duke of Lancaster, the owner of this room, was particularly valuable

Touching his gray beard, the Duke thought for a moment, handed his old friend a slightly apologetic look, and then looked around at the people around him before speaking

"Perhaps we should listen to the explanations of His Highness and his subordinates, everyone here should know that in the decision-making of many things in the past, His Highness is not a hasty and arbitrary person, the stakes are high, and there is nothing wrong with being cautious!"

"I have no opinion!"

Spread his hands, the Marquis of Hohenzollern drank the wine in front of him and moistened his throat and took the lead in expressing his position, while the other small nobles who participated in the meeting and were attached to the allies of the three major families would not show dissatisfaction when they heard this, you must know that the rafters that came out were rotten first, and the identity gap was very large, and it would be worth the loss to rashly open your mouth to leave a bad impression on Leo

"In that case," Leo clapped his hands, and when the hall was quiet again, he waved to Al Andergrims, who was sitting at the very edge

"My closest allies and distinguished gentlemen have granted my request, so my dear and reared Marshal, I beseech you to stand and give in the most detailed terms the reasons for your proposal!"

"As you wish, Your Highness!"

After standing up and greeting everyone with an extremely elegant standard of aristocratic etiquette, Al slowly walked to the end of the table, pressed his hands on the table and coughed lightly, and only after attracting everyone's attention did he speak in a somewhat warm baritone

"First of all, I don't mean any one gentleman, but I want to say that the existing war arrangements for all of you here and the entire continent of Nice are rubbish......"

In the uproar of disbelief, Al was unmoved, and even smiled and took a teaching rod from Case's hand, knocked on the table and continued

"It seems to me that war is always changing with the advancement of arms, weapons, and even ideas, and the tactics or strategies that worked a hundred years ago may not be suitable for today, and the same is true for defending cities, gentlemen, and this is how I conceived it......"

(To be continued.) Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo)