18 Way Out

Back on the morning of November 15, 1802, the three captains were nervously arranging the defenses of the eastern wall, but the three of them were busy talking about a topic: the prophecy of the soothsayer Domi. Charlie and Hans, though cold to Milo, are still curious about what Domi's language is about.

"The stars are going to kill me." Milo's answer was like a fantasy, and the two of them laughed together. "What about you?" Charles asked Hans, "How did he prophesy you?" ”

"He said I'm going to Windwalk and I'll be able to reunite with my family soon." Hans replied heartily, and then continued to laugh, as if Milo's "joke" had not been overdone. But Milo noticed that the smile on Charlie's face disappeared in an instant.

Seeing that both Hans and Mello were looking forward to hearing the prophecy about him, Charles said, "He told me not to be fooled, and told me to do what I thought was right, but that's all right." After listening to this, Milo said: "Sure enough, it is still that kind of ambiguous and vague content, and you need to guess it yourself." Hans nodded in agreement, and then went to check the defense.

"You know what?" Charlie said to Milo, "Hans's whole family has actually died......

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In the early morning of the 16th, Charlie, who had not slept all the time, had a military meeting with Milo and the remaining 39 soldiers, the troops of the Imperial Army of Splett in the town of Windrun. Charlie, who was severely mentally exhausted, was compared to his performance when defending Windrun the day before, but he still held his body and said to everyone: "Everyone, listen, we have completed the task of defending Windwalk, and everyone will be able to return to the capital to receive their reward immediately." But now......" he checked around, "there's one more mission: this town of Windrun where we're located is planning to betray the Empire's rule!" The soldiers looked at each other, not understanding what was happening, but they were silent, and a few soldiers looked at Milo, hoping for an answer from him. Charles continued: "Last night, they murdered the crown prince of the empire, which is already a blatant rebellion, so now the Janissaries have sealed off this place and are preparing to launch a full-scale attack on the rebels two days later, that is, at noon on the 18th. If the betrayer gives up before then, the Praetorian Guard will also enter the town and arrest the main culprit of the rebellion. He gasped, "Now that the betrayer doesn't know that his rebellion plan has been discovered, we will stay here and wait for the Praetorian Guard to attack the betrayer from the inside and cooperate with them to attack the betrayer from the inside. At that time, everyone will obey my command and cooperate with the actions of the Praetorian Guard. From now on, no one is allowed to leak the word and let the rebels know that their plans have been revealed. ”

When the soldiers heard this, their faces were expressionless, and they couldn't believe their ears, thinking that Captain Charlie was completely crazy, and they didn't dare to make a sound until Charlie said, "If you understand, you should do something." Don't leak the news! "The fighters disbanded one after another, and no one was in the mood to talk and chat anymore, and they once again became the spokesmen of silence.

"What should I do? Melo Entekoman. After the other soldiers had left, Charlie almost whispered to Milo for help.

"If I were Charlie Hamp, I would take my soldiers and defend Windrun once again, fighting for the people and justice here." Mello replied, but it wasn't what he meant.

Charlie heard the question: "To put it lightly, the other side has two phalanxes, a team of cavalry, and more than 800 people, can you fight?" As soon as we make a move, we fall into their trap, and we will also become a member of the rebels, and at that time, we will be fish on the board, and we will have no place to reason. Now they have blocked all the way out, where to report and avenge their grievances. "Charlie's mental state is not satisfactory, but his analytical skills are barely qualified.

Seeing that Charlie's position was not entirely in favor of the Praetorian Guards, Milo began a psychological temptation and offensive: "Do you remember Domi's prophecy to you? Let you do what feels right for you. Do you think this is an opportunity to confirm the prophecy now? Charlie saw through Milo's words, but he had lost his bold judgment, and his nature of suffering from gains and losses gradually took over, he said hesitantly: "I don't know, I can only take one step at a time now, if the Praetorian Guard really attacks the civilians in the end, I will take you to wait outside, let's not get our hands dirty......" Charlie's words disappointed Mellot, he looked at Charlie expressionlessly, but he was helpless, at this time, no one can easily make an undeliberate decision, he has no right to sneer at the captain in front of him, He even felt that if he had been in this position, he would have collapsed long ago.

"Let's go talk to Count Lee." Charlie looked at him with a little surprise, "Let's talk to him and see if there's a solution." "There was no other way at the moment, and Charles agreed to consult with the Earl. The current situation, while desperate, is still two days away.

The viscount, armed with an arquebus, waited on the watchtower, and he could already see the sun waking up the eastern horizon and a new day about to begin. He was not in the mood to enjoy the sunrise, but looked around at every suspicious movement, fearing the Praetorian Guards who might play tricks at any moment. He saw Milo and Charlie walk across the drawbridge and knew that Milo's persuasion had worked. The Viscount and Milo should be very wise and calm people in this emergency, even though the Viscount was angry and Milo was impatient for Heidi's persistence, the two still made a relatively complete analysis of the situation just now. Due to an arm injury, the viscount descended slowly. Charlie and Milo talked about a little lighter while they waited for the Viscount, which relaxed Charlie's spirits, and he slowly recovered to being the brave and resourceful captain.

In the council chamber, the Earl's father and son, the two captains Charlie and Milo, the magician couple, and Parrett of the Aube Army, began to discuss how to deal with the current crisis. Charlie informs everyone of Duke Snowy's plans and intentions, and explains that there are two days left, and the crowd does not show any excitement or disappointment, and they all understand what a difficult task it is to keep Windwalk, which is isolated, militarily disparity, and the initiative is not in their hands...... With almost no favorable factors or bargaining chips, the Praetorian Guard would only be able to hold out for less time if they stormed the fortress than they could defend against the djinn.

"There is another difficulty," said the viscount, "and if we take the initiative to attack the Janissaries, we will be convicted of treason, which the old fellow wants." Everyone agreed.

"We can use the animals to hide from the patrols, go out and report the news, or go to their camp and put some poison ......." Night Sparrow's suggestion was quickly interrupted by the Viscount: "It's too risky, don't go." I have carrier pigeons here to send letters to my men everywhere, and the speed is faster, but it is far from quenching the thirst of the near-year, and it is too late for two days. ”

"Do you have a solution? Warriors of Obei. Can the Aube Army help? Seeing that his suggestion was not approved, Nightfinch turned to Parrett, who scratched his head and said, "They...... I don't think they will interfere in Spreett's affairs, they may not even cross the border, and now that they have beaten the djinn, there is no point in coming back. ”

Everyone was at a loss, and the Aube Army couldn't count on it, and it was too late to save everyone when the information was transmitted, and fear made them tremble. The treacherous and cunning Xia Fei calculated everything, so that the people of Fengxing Town could not find a way out, compared to such an unreasonable and cunning enemy, they really would rather face the djinn.

There was a long silence in the chamber.

"Come with me." Count Li suddenly spoke, and his voice was very calm, and everyone saw that the earl seemed to have an idea, so they followed. The Count took everyone to the underground fortifications, where there were large refuges for the commoners, as well as storage rooms, and several inconspicuous abandoned improvised cells.

By the dim light of the torches, the Count led them to a makeshift cell in the corner, where he opened the iron slag and knocked on the wall of the cell......

A hidden hole appears in front of everyone.