Chapter III: Factors of Instability
A man who was 1.9 meters tall, covered in black heavy armor and only showed a crimson face, walked over accompanied by a group of soldiers.
"Lord Dary, this is the general of the Grain Pressing Army, Lord Betat, the Commander of Ten Thousand Cavalry. ”
When Darry heard this, he quickly jumped down from the Thunder Beast and smiled loudly at Beta.
"It turns out that Lord Betat has arrived, and in Darui, it was sent from above to assist you in pressing the grain. ”
"I don't care who you are, or what your background or identity is. Anyway, I'm the boss in this barracks, and you all have to listen to me. If anyone dares to make trouble, don't blame me for being rude. ”
The Bettat spoke as if he had taken gunpowder, and unceremoniously interrupted Darry. Jera, who was over there, snorted and sneered, and walked over a little coquettishly, just about to speak.
"You do the same, be honest with me, huh......"
Bettat snorted twice and walked back with the man, still muttering quietly as he went.
"It's really troublesome for two people to pick up credit...... Send two men to show them the way, and tell them the rules here, and I will not spare anyone who dares to do anything in the future!"
"Yes......"
Boos appeared, and the two sides naturally couldn't fight, so they hummed a few times without giving in to each other, and under the leadership of Betat's hand, they each went back to the camp to rest.
When Jera, the, glared at Darry fiercely when she left, a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, and she happened to be seen by Darry's full perspective, and her heart moved slightly.
Back in the arranged barracks, Dari took a brief look and pulled up a chair and sat down.
Mark walked over with an apologetic face, "I'm sorry Lord Dary, because I'm going to leave tomorrow, so the conditions here are not very good......"
"It's nothing, I'm not one of those aristocratic lords, the environment here is much stronger than my ancestral house. By the way, Mark, what the hell is that Geralbes, why do I think she has a deep hatred for me?"
"Well, she is a descendant of the Bess family, and her status is not low. I just turned eighteen years old this year, and I didn't expect to enter the Praetorian Guard so soon, and I became a squad leader. However, this woman's reputation is not very good, I heard that she has a leg with many noble young masters in the imperial capital, hehe......"
Speaking of this, Mark laughed lewdly, "When you said that about her just now, you really hit the nail on her head, I'm afraid she is just because of her reputation, so she has to take this opportunity to make some contributions, and she can climb up smoothly." ”
"The Bess Family...... I don't think I've heard it somewhere, bass...... Bass...... By the way, Haribess, isn't that Harry guy from this family?" Darry snapped into his mind, and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right, your classmate at La Carlos Academy, Haribess, is the cousin of this Geralbes, but well, Haribes is the son of the current head of the Beth family, and his status is much higher than Geralbeth. ”
"I see, I see, it seems that it is because of Harry's kid that this Jera hates me so much. Hmph, it just so happens that Harry kid doesn't know where to go, so I'll cut her cousin first. ”
As he spoke, a guard suddenly called the door, and Mark went out to take a look, and then ran over.
"Captain Betatwan has asked us to go to a meeting, probably to explain the itinerary. ”
"Okay, on the first day, I have to give this master of Wanqi who looks like an underworld boss some face, and if there is such an unnutritious meeting in the future, you can go for me. ”
Dary tidied up his clothes and walked with Mark to the Chinese tent......
The entire grain pressing army has about 5,000 men and horses, composed of 1,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry, and the equipment is very perfect.
Walking into the tent of the Chinese army, Dary found that not only Bettat was here, but even the sassy girl Geralbes was also there, it seems that although Betatt is very good, he still doesn't dare to offend the internal guards and the forbidden army too much, and before leaving, he still has to find the leaders of both sides to talk.
When the personnel arrived, Bettat stood up and glanced at Darry and Jayla with a pair of ringed eyes. An aura of an iron-blooded soldier emanated from his body, and the momentum was very strong.
It's a pity that whether it is Dary or Gera, their own strength is not weak, and it is impossible for Betat to overwhelm the two of them with momentum alone!
Nodding slightly, the expression on Betat's face relaxed slightly, "I didn't expect that the people sent by the internal guards and the forbidden army this time are very good, unlike before, they don't even have the courage to look at me, it's completely a bear bag!"
Darry smiled faintly and didn't speak, but Gera on the other side laughed coquettishly.
"Master Wan Cai, straw bales in our forbidden army can't survive, unlike some people, anyone dares to send them out, is there no one?"
Yin and Yang weird alluded to it, Dary glanced at her, stuck out his tongue and added his lips, like a mixed world.
Gera was so angry that he saw that her whole body was feverish, but she endured it and didn't have a seizure.
"Hmph, I'm not here in the Internal Guard Mansion and the Forbidden Army Camp, all your intrigues are put away for me, if anyone makes trouble for me in this grain suppression operation, hmph! Then don't blame me for being ruthless. ”
The momentum of the whole body changed, and the cold snort was like a hammer, slamming heavily on the hearts of Dari and Jara, and their faces changed instantly.
"It's so powerful, it turns out that this Betat is already the strength of a fifth-level sword master, and he is not a long-standing iron-blooded soldier, and it is really extraordinary. Darui nodded secretly in his heart, this Captain Ten Thousand Riders did not disappoint him.
Jera's expression on the other side changed again and again, obviously surprised by Betat's strength......
"Tomorrow morning at five o'clock the whole army will be marched, and then all your men must come and assemble on time, otherwise I will have to deal with it militarily. As for the march, you all have to cooperate with me, as long as I have an order, you must cooperate with me unconditionally, otherwise you will get out of here immediately, there is not much of you here, and there is no less of you. ”
That's really hurtful......
This meeting, to put it bluntly, is that Bettat will give people on both sides of the horse a threat, explain the rules again, and whoever commits trouble in the future will do whom. The most clever thing is that he found two families at the same time and said that this invisibly allowed the people on both sides to spy on each other, and no one wanted to go through the backdoor relationship. It's really not a loss to be a veteran oil......
"Anyway, that's all there is to say?"
Jayla shook her head, and when it was all said, what else did she have to say?
"Lord Wanqi, do you have any preparations for this grain suppression? I think this grain suppression operation may be a little dangerous, and it is very different from the previous actions. ”
"Oh, what do you mean, do you get any news?" Bettat glanced at Darry, although he hated this kind of aristocratic gathering of military merits, he also had to admit that the internal guard did have a lot of say in intelligence.
"This is not news, but we have experienced it ourselves, and on the way here, we encountered a group of well-armed bandits, who were numerous, and set up an ambush on the way, and we tried our best to fight our way out. Judging from the situation at that time, it was obvious that they were specifically coming at us, so I think that this time the grain suppression operation may not be very peaceful. ”
"Yo...... A child is a child, a little thing can be said to be so exaggerated, a few little robbers will scare you like this, what well-equipped and ambushed, is it so exaggerated?"
Jera's little is really nothing to look for, and this time even Betatt frowned when she heard it and glared at her.
"How many bandits, do you know which bandit group?"
"There are more than three thousand people, and the one headed by Bluebeard, if I am not mistaken, it should be Bluebeard, one of the four great cowards of the empire. ”
"What? It's the Bluebeard Kou! You actually met them?" Betat was surprised when he heard the three words of the Bluebeard Kou! It seems that even the regular army does not dare to underestimate the four great cowards of the empire.
Unlike Betat's surprise, after hearing Darry's words, Jara's face changed, and her eyes looked at Darry very strangely, and it took a long time to return to her original state. Dari didn't look at her, but he saw her expression completely, and the doubts in his heart deepened.
"Wait, you just said that the Bluebeard Kou are coming at you, do they want to hijack those fiery horses?" As for the two hundred fiery horses, it seems that even Betat, the iron-blooded soldier, is also very concerned.
"It's possible, but I don't think it's that simple, after all, for the sake of our two hundred, it seems like a little too big to send a brigade of more than 3,000 people. ”
"Yes, three thousand against two hundred, people who can use troops like this are either fools or madmen, Bluebeard has been crisscrossing the borders of the empire for more than ten years, and he will not make such a mistake. Since their ultimate goal is not you, then what are they for? More than 3,000 horses...... Could it be!"
Betat's face changed slightly, and just then, a soldier ran in and whispered a few words in his ear.
"What? Is the message accurate?"
"Yes, my lord, the information is absolutely accurate, and several waves of scouts have spotted them. ”
"Alright, you go down......"
Bettat waved him away, and then Geralbes opened his mouth and smiled, "Master Wanqi, is there something wrong? It can't be related to this grain pressing mission, right?"
"Okay, don't beat around the bush with me, just ask if you want to know what's going on, and I'll tell you what I can tell you. ”
Gera was choked enough, but she still suppressed it and didn't have a seizure, Dary looked at it and smiled secretly, and said secretly in her heart: "It's really a stupid girl with long hair and short knowledge, I haven't seen the general's temper until now, it's really looking for a scold......"
"Listen, you two, just now the reconnaissance team came to report that two kilometers away from Balaru, a group of men and horses of unknown origin were found, numbering about 5,000 people, and they were well equipped. ”
"Five thousand! Isn't that as many as our army of food pressers? Who are they? It can't be an orc army!" one of Jara's deputies shouted in a fuss, what a breathless fellow.
"It's not an orc unit, although the scouts can't see clearly because it's dark, but it's definitely human. ”
Betat said this, glancing at Darry, "I heard from the scouts that this group is coming from the direction you came from......"
"Oh? What a coincidence, then...... Could it be that you are talking about the Bluebeard Kou!" Dary's face changed, and he said in a heavy tone.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked except for Betat. Especially Mark, who was next to him, was even more frightened and his face turned green.
"There are more than 5,000 of them, it's really dangerous!"
"Hmph, it's really dangerous, you guys were lucky to be able to escape from more than 5,000 people in the Blue Beard. Bettat gave Darry a deep look, then stood up.
"Anyway, regardless of whether these people are blue-bearded or not, there is such a large group of people nearby, which has a great impact on our food pressing behavior this time, so I warn you, no one is allowed to make trouble for me during the mission, if you make something wrong with the mission, then I will inevitably get a knife in the neck no matter what your background is!
Glancing coldly at Darry and Geralbeth, Betat snorted twice and led the people out, and the meeting ended......
"Whew...... This boring meeting is finally over, Mark let's go, we have to get up early tomorrow, I have to rest early. ”
"Yes......"
Darry and the two walked out, and Geralbeth had a solemn expression on his face the moment Darry turned his head to leave, looking at Darry's back and biting his silver teeth......
Back in the barracks, Darry sent Mark away, then blew out the lights and jumped into bed. However, he did not rush to undress, but pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the movement outside the room......
"Boom Boom ......"
A neat line of footsteps passed in front of Dari's door from far to near, and then faded away, presumably a patrol in the barracks. Dari's eyes widened, his body didn't move, and he continued to lie on the bed like this.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and in that half-hour the footsteps sounded three times, that is, every ten minutes, the patrol passed by......
At this moment, Darry carefully sat up from the bed, got out of bed lightly, and came to the door.
At this time, it was only a minute before the patrol passed, and Dary's right hand beckoned into the darkness, and a small shadow jumped out and landed on Dari's shoulder. If you look closely, it's the electric mouse.
"Master, are we going to act?"
"Hmm...... Let's go now, I'll have you out in a while, don't be discovered. ”
"Don't worry, master, although my strongest ability is to control metal, but in the end I am still a rat, and this stealth ability is very strong. ”
Darui smiled, opened the door gently, and his body jumped out, and the high-level afterimage was unleashed, and his body turned into a dim shadow, quickly disappearing into the dark corner of the barracks......
This time, the internal guard and the forbidden army were in the same barracks, although Captain Betatewan was very strong, but secretly he still didn't want to cause trouble, so the places where the internal guards and the forbidden army rested were in the north and south corners of the barracks, obviously wanting them to stay away and save chaos.
At this time, in the barracks of the leader of the forbidden army, Jera, there were two people whispering in secret......