Chapter 1179: Suspicion and Trust
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Lampel stared closely at the young female knight in front of him, and before he knew it, a drop of cold sweat slipped from his forehead, and the fear in his eyes became more and more intense.
Being told by the other party as if they were close at hand, even if the details of their behavior in the private space were not leaked, even if they were only spied on from the perspective of 'listening', rather than witnessing it with their own eyes, it still gave Lampel a chilling sense of horror in his heart.
The feeling that all of your private information is being spied on by others is unbearable for any normal person.
This made Lampel extremely uncomfortable when facing Melti, and always had the feeling that he had no privacy in front of her.
"Commander, are you able to believe me now, or do you need more evidence from me?"
Melti didn't care what Lampel was thinking at the moment, and urged in a cold voice with a calm face: "But at this moment, the enemy army is approaching, please be able to make a decision as soon as possible! Time is running out for us!"
The cold girl's voice, like a basin of ice water, suddenly extinguished all kinds of distractions floating in Lampel's heart, allowing him to quickly regain his composure.
"Whew...... Melti, you've proven your abilities, so, I don't seem to have any reason to doubt you. β
Lampel took a deep breath, his eyes returned to indifference, the essence in his pupils flickered slightly, and he suddenly roared loudly: "Pass my order! White Rose Knights, set up camp and prepare for battleββ!!"
Lampel gathered his breath this time, and the sound that roared out was like thunder, directly spreading throughout the entire camp.
The already tense faces of all the members of the White Rose Knights became even more solemn, and they turned over their horses and held their weapons, their eyes became extremely cold, and there was a faint aura of evil.
But he was quickly ready to fight the enemy.
After shouting the order, Lampel took out a whistle from his bosom, put it to his mouth and blew it vigorously, making a very sharp whistle, and after five or six seconds of rhythmic regularity, he stopped playing again.
At the outer edge of the forest, which was more than two hundred meters apart, the ears of several white rose knights in various directions wearing strange wooden cylindrical instruments trembled slightly, as if they had caught some sound, their faces changed slightly, and then they took out a telescope-like tool from their pockets and put it in front of their eyes to the depths of the northern plain.
After looking through the binoculars for a while, they seemed to see something, and their faces changed slightly, and immediately several people opened their mouths, simulated the call of a bird's finch and made a few faint rhythmic birdsong, and then turned around and walked quickly into the woods behind them.
In the woods, in the hastily cleaned up camp, Lampel put away his whistle, glanced at Melti, then turned and hurried to the carriage in the distance.
"You, come with me. β
Melti silently followed without saying a word.
The two came to the carriage, and just as the door of the carriage was also opened from the inside, Prince Henry, who had just been hypnotized by Jiang Yan and obediently returned to the carriage, poked his head out of the open door at this time and looked at Lampel and Melty under the carriage.
"Mr. Lampel, what happened?"
Probably because of Jiang Yan's psychological suggestion, when Prince Henry saw Merty again, he didn't show the slightest strange attitude, it looked like he was looking at an inconsequential stranger, he just glanced at Merty slightly, and focused his attention on Lampel.
Lampel faintly stood between Prince Henry and Melty, separating the two, and always keeping some of his attention on Melty.
While secretly vigilant of Merti's every move, he raised his fist and pressed it on his left chest, bowed his waist slightly and saluted, and then said with a serious face and a hurried tone: "Your Highness, our whereabouts have been exposed, the enemy's pursuers are coming, and now the time is very urgent, please prepare for you and Her Royal Highness the Princess, we must evacuate this place immediately." β
"Enemy attack?!" Prince Henry's face froze, and then his face became very ugly: "Mr. Lampel, didn't you say that the location of this camp is very hidden, why are we still discovered by the enemy? and so fast?!"
"This ......," Lampel was momentarily speechless.
In fact, he was equally skeptical about this.
It's not that the seclusion of the camp won't be unexpected, but the problem is that their whereabouts are leaking a little too quickly!
It didn't take long for the enemy to chase after him, which is a bit abnormal to think about!
At this time, two men with very quick steps suddenly rushed out of the woods outside the camp, first gestured to the knights guarding the outer part of the camp, and then rushed into the camp along the road that the knights had away, and soon ran to Lampel with the dust all the way.
Looking at the two men, Lampel's face froze.
These two people are the subordinates in charge of the sentry task that he personally arranged outside the woods!
The two men were not wearing the bright white knight's armor, but both wore mixed green camouflage clothes that blended well with the surrounding tree environment, and after running up to Lampel at this moment, they made a specific gesture towards him without stopping, and then began to report in a low voice.
After listening to his subordinates' reports, Lampel's face became even heavier. For what they had reported was the news that the enemy was approaching from the far horizon of the plains. And more importantly, the marching route of the other side rushed straight to them!
Because the traces of the enemy were detected with the help of telescope-like equipment, the two sides were still separated by a distance at the moment. But it was not a few minutes before the enemy reached the woods.
It just so happens that the information provided by Melti is basically the same.
At this point, Lampel fully believed Melty's previous statement, and by the way, he let down his vigilance against Melty.
It's no wonder that Lampel was wary of Melty before, but her previous performance was a little scary. And what is especially important is that Lampel, as the leader of the White Rose Knights, naturally did not know Melty today (background setting), but it was not until just now that he knew that the girl under his command actually had such a terrifying auditory perception ability, which naturally aroused his suspicions.
He couldn't be suspicious, but it was their current situation that made Lampel have to be cautious.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, his suspicion seems to be too much.
After waving off the two subordinates who had come to report the news, Lampel looked at Melty and said, "Thank you so much this time." β
"Now isn't the time to talk about that, Captain!" Melty snapped, urging again.
"That's right. Lampel nodded, and looked at Prince Henry again.
"Your Highness, the number of enemy troops attacking this time is far greater than ours, and we have no chance of winning in a head-to-head battle, so we can only choose to flee. But the enemy is also a cavalry unit, and it is impossible for us to get rid of them if we march in large forces, so I have decided to divide our forces into two lines. β
"You mean......" Prince Henry was stunned.
Country A was originally one of the most powerful countries on the continent, and the royal family of A was not small, and the current king had more than one son. As the prince of country A who has high hopes, that is, the heir to the throne, Prince Henry will naturally not be a waste of wine bags and rice bags.
So he quickly grasped Lampel's idea.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will lead most of the Knights to stay behind and hold back the enemy's footsteps!, and I will select a few knights who can be trusted, and continue to escort you and Her Royal Highness the Princess to leave this battlefield while they have the opportunity!"
"Mr. Lampel, how can this be!?" Prince Henry frowned tightly: "Without the protection of the White Rose Knights led by you, with only a few knights, the safety of Linda and I would not be guaranteed!"
"Your Highness, I know, but this is the only way. Lampel shook his head, lowered his voice slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Moreover, this is not an opportunity, our whereabouts will be leaked so easily, and so quickly attracted the pursuit of the enemy, I am afraid that there are traitors within the Knights, right? Therefore, if we continue to maintain the operation of the large army, we may never be able to shake off the pursuit of the enemy, on the contrary, if we reduce the number of people in action, the success rate of escaping safely will be greater!"
"This ......" Prince Henry knew that Lampel's consideration was indeed reasonable, and he couldn't say anything against it for a while. In the final analysis, although he is a prince, it is Lampel who can really make decisions now, the leader of the Knights.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the members of the guards I will select for you next are all old subordinates who have followed me for many years, and they are trustworthy in terms of seniority, ability, and loyalty, and I can rest assured that I will be able to leave your safety to them for protection. β
Lampel smiled and said, "The situation is urgent, Your Highness please understand." β
As he spoke, several knights of the White Rose, all over thirty-five years old, rode over and made a brief salute to Prince Henry, and then one of the knights reached out and pressed the doorknob of the carriage and made a gesture to invite Prince Henry back to the carriage.
"Your Royal Highness, please!"
β...... Mr. Lampel, please take care. β
When Prince Henry saw this battle, he knew that there was no point in opposing it, so he took a deep look at Lampel, remembered in his heart the face of this man who had already realized his death, and then obediently withdrew into the carriage and closed the door.
Yes, Lampel already had the consciousness to die - after all, he was going to lead the White Rose Knights of 200 men to face the enemy cavalry of 800 men, even if the White Rose Knights were all brave and good at fighting, it was really difficult to see the hope of victory in this battle with a huge disparity in numbers.
In particular, Lampel is well aware that the current members of the White Rose Order are not in good shape because they have traveled long distances and have not been well rested.
The only use of his actions in meeting the enemy army is to temporarily restrain the enemy's footsteps and give Prince Henry a chance to escape.
After Prince Henry returned to the carriage, Lampel turned to look at Merty and said, "Merty, I'...... Can I continue to trust you?"
"You are the leader of the White Rose Knights, and as a member of the Knights, I will naturally obey your orders. Melti raised her small fist and pressed it against her left chest armor, and replied without humility or arrogance.
"Really...... Enough is enough. Lampel laughed, then turned pale, and said: "Then, I will order you, next you must protect the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess, tell me, can you do it?"
The meaning of this is to arrange Merti to be in Prince Henry's escort and evacuate ahead of schedule with the team.
It is only natural that Lampel will have such an arrangement. He had already seen Melti's deliberate ability before, the terrifying hearing perception that could detect the approaching enemy in the distance one step ahead of the sentry outside the forest, and how helpful it would be when used to detect enemy intelligence and alert situations.
Whatever the reason, it would undoubtedly be wiser to place Melty in the convoy than to place her on the battlefield where she was destined to die.
The only question is whether Merti is worthy of his trust.
But there seems to be no doubt about it.
If this young knight had a rebellious intention, with her terrifying hearing perception, she could have completely avoided warning the White Rose Knights, and could even directly find out and uproot the sentry arranged by Lampel quietly, so that they could be directly attacked and annihilated by the enemy army without knowing it.
So, since Merti didn't do that, then there was no need for Lampel to continue to be suspicious of her.
And Lampel's arrangement at the moment is naturally also very good news for Melti.
Her trial mission was originally to protect Prince Henry, so naturally it was more conducive to completing the task by entering the guard.
She nodded solemnly to Lampel. A promise was made: "I will do my best." β
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