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"Your Highness"

The soft shout in his ear made Leo, who was sleeping lightly in kimono, excited, and quickly opened his eyes, shook his head, which was a little numb because of fatigue, first looked around, and then asked Fein in front of him in a hoarse voice

"What's the matter, my dear Grand Master, do you need to know the latest news about the enemy?"

Shaking his head with a smile, he stretched out his hand to help Leo stand up, Finn looked at his lord's red eyes with some distress because of the recent poor rest, hesitated for a moment, and finally held back without persuasion

"Our intelligence officers who have been in contact with the minority fighters have received the latest news from Your Highness, and for some unknown reason, these fighters have recently become more frequent, intensive, and ...... Reckless ......"

“？ Didn't our people dissuade them? I remember a long time ago that I decreed that minorities belong to my people, and that it is not permissible to make them sacrifice too much, etc...... Reckless, Finn, are there many casualties? ”

Leo, who was a little sober, suddenly had some bad premonitions about Finn's words, knowing that these minority warriors, who were mainly barbarians, did not have much discipline in themselves, even if they barely reduced the casualties to a level that he could accept under the strong pressure of the liaison, Leo did not dare to imagine how much the reckless barbarians would pay again, after all, no matter how the enemy is, it is also an army......

Taking off his helmet and tucking it under his armpit, Fein scratched his scalp in confusion and said in the same puzzled voice

"That's right, Your Highness, the casualties of these warriors have climbed to a terrible number in the past few days, and the news from our liaison personnel mentioned that there are even only the old and weak women and children left in a few small tribes, and almost all the adults have been killed, and in several battles, even our people have given countless signals to retreat that have not worked, I am sorry Your Highness, we have no way of knowing what kind of stimulation these people have received for the time being......"

"Whew~"

He took the wet towel handed by the knight next to him and wiped his face, Leo didn't know that he was actually the source of the problem, because under some of the favors that seemed trivial or even rudimentary to him, these minorities who had never been respected for generations had already worshipped him as a savior, and even if he shed blood, he didn't want to be blasphemed and insulted!

Since he couldn't find the answer, Leo could only leave these behind him for the time being, and took a few steps forward to speak to Finn behind him

"Let's find the reason as soon as possible, and then pause the attack these days, I can't look directly at a lot of senseless sacrifices that should have been avoided as we gradually move back to the advantage!"

After thinking about it, Leo continued

"Tell Al to come and see me...... Also, how has the morale of the soldiers been maintained lately? ”

"Very good, Your Highness, although fatigue and harsh environment are problems we have to face, but thanks to the good training before, most of the soldiers can still persevere, even if the private army of that part of the nobility is under your magic, the morale is still high......"

After answering respectfully, Fein finally couldn't hold back his mouth to persuade

"Your Highness, in fact, you can return to Stormwind City with those nobles first, with El and I leading the army, all plans will be firmly and perfectly executed, your insistence is completely unnecessary in my opinion!"

Smiling and nodding at the hurried El, Leo turned around and patted Fein on the shoulder and stared at him seriously

"It seems to me that it is very necessary my friend, that I cannot only order the soldiers to shed their blood and sacrifice to protect the wealth of our land, and that it is a very irresponsible attitude for them not to see the masters of all this standing with them, and I must do my best not to lose myself and become like those nobles!"

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Walking side by side with Al Andréstes in the middle of this temporary barracks, the soldiers wherever Leo passed saluted him respectfully, no matter what they were busy with, and occasionally saw a few Knights of the Dawn, whose gazes of fervent adoration were even a little hot......

To tell the truth, the army that led the enemy deep into the northern hinterland of Leo did encounter some difficulties, almost primitive uninhabited jungles, desolate to hundreds of miles of uninhabited plateaus, these cruel terrain constantly challenged the limits of the soldiers' patience, not to mention the many poisonous insects that could not be prevented and all kinds of traps hidden in nature

Of course, Leo, who had the system, played a pivotal role at this time, and the predicament of the army was definitely not similar to that that that Rolf had envisioned...... In the abnormal march, a large amount of food, water and even fine wine that was left behind became the key to maintaining morale

Until now, Leo can clearly remember the disbelief in the eyes of those soldiers who had never seen such a miracle when they saw him conjure up mountains of bread and dried meat out of thin air, and the unstoppable excitement and madness that followed, and it was thanks to the massive amount of food that the system had modified in the first place that the Duchy's army did not show obvious decline

"In terms of food, there is no problem for the time being, but the sickness and other accidents during the long march still cost us more than a hundred soldiers, and this is still under the premise that those barbarians and highlanders act as guides, and I suddenly feel a little sympathetic to the enemy now, or without the previous plan for the final battle, these jungles and plateaus can completely bury them for us!"

Al shrugged his shoulders and said lightly, but he could see that his body was not very good recently, his thin face had high cheekbones, his slightly blue eye sockets were deeply sunken, his lips were chapped without a trace of blood, and his once gorgeous light armor was obviously wider, and it was also covered with mud and grass clippings at the moment, and he couldn't see the original color at all

Reaching out to gently remove the leaves hanging from his cloak for his marshal, Leo couldn't bear to speak

"Thank you for your hard work, my friend, your health was not very good, and now you are ......"

"Thank you, Your Highness, but please don't worry about me, to be honest, all that fills me every day and every night is the uncontrollable excitement, you know, maybe we can completely replace the Empire with this victory, and this excitement is enough for me to ignore any fatigue...... Besides, as a soldier, you shouldn't be picky about the battlefield, to adapt to endure and then achieve the final glory, isn't this the fate of a soldier? ”

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Leo suddenly found that even after coming to this world for so many years, compared with people like Al who really belong to this era, there are still many conceptual gaps and differences, honors...... Maybe it's too vague for him right now......

Thinking of how else to persuade him, Leo changed the topic at the right time, he motioned to Keith behind him to take the simple map, sat down casually next to a tree stump, and then motioned to the other party before spreading out the map and asking

"In about three months, we will be able to reach the final battlefield that was originally set, the desolate plateau [Ancestral Soul Land] where Edward and his clan have lived for generations, my friend, I know that what you said before was just a joke, no matter how far we go, this land will not be able to completely swallow all enemy forces in the end, I must finally confirm to you, under such a premise, under the premise that we may still face a numerically superior enemy army, Do you still insist on the final battle on this vast plateau without any shelter? You know, in every previous battle, we used everything we could and never really faced each other head-on! ”

Fingers slid lightly over the rough edge of the map, slowly following the dotted lines along the way, and finally focused on the location of the [Ancestral Soul Land], and Al's somewhat dim eyes burst into a frenzy in vain

"You're right, Your Highness, maybe another year...... No, even in half a year, even the most resilient enemy will probably choose to retreat, otherwise the desolate and vast northern territory will become the grave of most of them, but ...... Perhaps I need to ask you, Your Highness, what kind of army is considered a real elite in your heart? ”

Looking at Al thoughtfully, Leo had some understanding, but he still said what he had in mind

"Good training, good logistics, above-average pay and pensions, oh! And of course to this the excellent armor and weapons, loyalty and faith......"

"You're right, and it's a very important part of an army......

Nodding seriously, Al smiled approvingly at Leo and spoke, but looking at his unfinished look, Leo knew that he must have a follow-up, and sure enough, Al's voice changed and he said again

"I wonder if you paid attention to an army when you were in Pande, Your Highness? In the savage country of Fieldsway, there was an unusually unique army, they were often shirtless without armor, they ate scraps, and their wages were even worse than that of horsemen, they did not have a fixed number of people, and no nobles cared about their names and former status, because they were all just—death row prisoners! ”

“…… You're talking about that group of people? No, they're even just beasts in human skin, damn it, Al, I'm never going to allow you to turn His Highness's army into those butchers! ”

Before Leo could turn his mind, Finn, who was behind him, understood what the other party was talking about, and took a step forward with a frowning brow and said loudly, his tone full of disgust for that army

Hearing Finn's question, Leo, who was familiar with Pande, also understood what Al said, and he spoke with a slight hesitation

"You mean Berserker?"

"Yes, Your Highness, and Lord Case, please rest assured, I don't have the kind of thoughts you accuse......"

Licking his lips, Al Andrégrestes slowly spoke his opinion, and as time passed, Leo's expression slowly changed from his previous worries to relief......