Chapter 381: Dig Out the Traitor
readx;? According to the map, the small number of mercenaries that Fei De brought with him would be able to reach Sancal City in half a day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ With Levier's map, Fidel navigated through the mountain strongholds of several mountains, avoiding the Imperial patrols he might encounter. In addition to Fid and Fidel's men, Levier also sent Octavia and some members of the Rebels to assist Fidel.
"Maev, her death... I deeply regret it. "Fylde and Octavia ride side by side in the dark, and the female rebels, who don't say a word all the way, are obviously devastated by Mave's death.
Octavia was silent for a long time before she said, "The loss of Maev in this country is also the loss of the last chance given to this group of nobles. That Duke Yannis could only be a puppet controlled by Levier and the others, and now there was no one of extraordinary origins who could step up and lead the country. β
"Rebel cadres shouldn't have the idea of 'extraordinary background'. β
"Indeed, from the very beginning, our rebel organization intended to overthrow the Duchy of Mageni and establish a kingdom without distinction between nobles and commoners, just like the Republic of Maweil. But I finally recognized a reality, even if a republic is established, the person sitting on the top can still oppress ordinary people, maybe his status is no longer a nobleman, but it is just a different title, and the difference is not big. Rather than looking at the background, it is better to see whether this person has the ability to lead everyone and lead everyone out of the predicament. β
Fidel nodded silently, "Then what are your plans?"
Octavia glared at Fidel, "Take Robin's dog head first, and then follow your footsteps to repel the Eastern Oguna Emperor**, and then what's going on..." If conditions allow, the female rebel who almost killed him may also become his companion.
Fid was accompanied on his mission to the city of the Three Calves by Vega, Ayana, and Fenrir. A group of more than a dozen people planned to meet up with Vittorio's merchant friends outside the city of Sancal City and enter the city in the form of a merchant convoy. Levier told Octavia how to contact the rebel lurkers, and the leader of the civilian mercenary group was very much in favor of using this gap to dig up the traitor of the duchy who was hiding in the rear - it was clear that the murder of the Count of Camhen also had a "credit" for the remnants of the rebels, but Levier put on an expression that it was not his business, and Fidel remembered it clearly.
When they arrived at the small village at the meeting place overnight, Fide and the others had not had a good rest for two whole days, and the truckload of goods and several of Vittorio's merchant friends only knew that Fid was mercenaries, but did not know their purpose.
"Vittorio is your friend, isn't he?" Vega called out to one of the merchants.
"That's right, Vittorio is a young man who is very trustworthy in business, we all know that he is very capable, but I didn't expect him to be the son of the leader of the rebel army, Ufus..."
"Then you help us..."
"Of course you're paid, but Vittorio has already paid for you," the bearded merchant patted the money bag on his waist, "It doesn't matter if he's a rebel or a regular soldier, we merchants never have too many friends, and this time it's with your mercenary group... Civilian mercenary group, right?
Feder and the others changed into civilian clothes, and for this operation, Feder did not even bring "Black Flash" and "Silence", and each of them brought only the lightest weapons, and Levier said that the rebel lurkers would provide weapons.
The crowd then disguised themselves as caravan guards transporting goods, equipped with crude and simple equipment, and followed the merchants to the city gate.
The merchant's tip made it easy for the caravan to enter the city, and Fenrir, who had slept in the carriage, was let go without even having to check it. The inspection of Emperor Dong Oguna was very small, and it was later learned that it was not that the inspection of Emperor ** was small, but that General Godara of Emperor ** had issued an order to deal with merchants and peasants leniently. As long as you enter the city with merchandise and harvest, you can get a quick check. Some merchants thought that this was because the emperor of the expedition also needed to find his own way to prepare military expenses, and now he first appeased the merchants and peasants who could provide support.
There are people coming and going in the city of Sancal, and there is no sign that there has been a war here, and there is no sign that the people of the principality here are sad and sad because of the occupation.
Vega asks a fruit vendor, who says that the Empire is very kind to the civilians in the city and will not allow the soldiers to bully the civilians. In addition, most of the citizens believe that the complete destruction of the Duchy of Mageni is only a matter of time, so they have begun to try to start a new life as a member of the Oguna Empire.
"That's the code for our rebels," Octavia said, pointing to a wooden pillar on the side of the road, which seemed to have some indecipherable markings carved into it, "Follow me." β
More than a dozen people followed Octavia into the Rebels' secret base, which was outwardly a place to sell and make leather, but the lower floors were the residences of the rebels' lurkers.
With Octavia's dealings, Fid and the others were able to obtain some simple and small weapons. At the same time, he was able to wear the leather armor made here, and Fei De finally chose a heavier leather armor, after all, without "black flash" and "silence", he would always feel that his body was too light to even get used to walking.
Ayana took a bag of wooden arrows, and she stripped off the iron arrows one by one, Fenrir and Vega both chose the daggers, and Octavia took out the two daggers that had been hidden close to her.
"In the evening, Robin and some Imperial officers will appear in the tavern that we can also see in front of our shop, and look for an opportunity to do so. Octavia found a corner and prepared for sleep.
"Our goal is to capture Robin alive and return to the barracks, have the evacuation plans already been planned?" asked Fenrir.
"Don't worry, wake up. β
It wasn't until late afternoon that they learned from the mouths of the rebel lurkers that Robin had been drinking with the emperor for the past few days, and often got drunk until midnight before returning to his residence. So the rebels suggested that Fid and Octavia do it in the middle of the night and take Robin away. Already a group of rebels had infiltrated the city guards, most of them soldiers from here, and they had all surrendered to the Imperials.
"Climb down the walls with ropes, and there are horses ready outside the walls, but with light movements. The leader of the rebel lurkers whispered to Fid and Octavia.
"So we can't make too much noise. β
"Try not to, but for the sake of Lord Levier and the Rebel Order, we will do our best to assist you in your plans. β
Time was ticking by, and the casual eaters finally waited for the tavern to close. Led by the rebel lurkers, Fid and Octavia split into two squads and waited on both sides of the street for a drunken Robin to appear. But there was no sign of Robin among the people who left the tavern! Finally, one of the rebels came up to inquire and found out that Robin had not been here today, on the grounds that he had drunk too much wine the other day.
However, the rebel brought back another piece of news, "A high-ranking Imperial general will arrive in the city tomorrow, and that general will also meet with Robin, the 'Meritorious Hero', and if there is no accident, he will be received in the largest and best tavern in the city." β
I couldn't ask who the senior general was, but according to the information collected by the rebel army lurking in Sanqi City before, they didn't know that there would be a senior general of the emperor's ** who would come here. The highest-ranking General Godala was in a stalemate with Ludwig on the northern front, and the son and grandson of Grand Duke Petvich were also fighting in the north, and Fidel could not think of anyone who might appear for a while. Although Sancal City is not the front line of the occupation zone, it is also very close to the battlefield, so the identity of the senior general also makes everyone look forward to it. Vega and Fenrir, in particular, one wants to fight someone of higher rank, and the other wants to capture other high-ranking Imperial generals by the way, which is equivalent to completing two missions.
In the middle of the night, Fidel, who was not sleeping well, was woken up by Ayana.
"Fed, do you remember the letter Nangus sent me?"
"There's a paragraph of the letter that can't be read by me. β
"Actually, that passage has something to do with the Life Weapon Moon Shield..."Ayana's words were as low as a mosquito, "I wanted to say it to you when Miss Maevie was sick before, because I already knew one of the ways to awaken the Life Weapon. β
Hearing this, Fed sat up slightly, "You want to try using Maefu..."
"No, I didn't think about what to do with Miss Maeve's life... Miss Maevie had recovered when I had this idea, but her relapse and death came so quickly that it was a pity that there was only one chance. Ayana returned to her place, and Fidel understood what she meant after thinking about the other person's words. But after understanding what the other party meant, Fylde remembered what Russell had told him about his wife, Josephine. Suddenly, a sense of resistance swept over her bodyβshe must not be allowed to repeat Josephine's mistakes.
The next afternoon, Fidel decided to have Octavia and Fenrir pretend to be drinkers and sneak into a certain part of the tavern while he and his other men stay outside the tavern.
"I heard that the huge tavern wasn't packed, and that gave us a chance. Fed stood inside the leather shop and looked at the tavern on the far side of the street. As long as you grab Robin with your own hands and bring it back, you can win the hearts of your heart.
"Then it's decided, the higher Imperial general will be captured by me," Fenrir folded his arms around and confidently, "but it doesn't matter if you kill that high-ranking official." β
"Don't act rashly," Feder shook his head, "I'm going to burst into the tavern before Robin leaves the tavern, and take all the targets inside before taking them away, it's too easy to get the attention of the guards by shooting in the streets." β
Everyone else agreed to Fidd's plan, and everyone began to take their places and prepare for the evening's action.
By the time Fenrir and Octavia had infiltrated the tavern and the Imperial soldiers had appeared, the stars had hung in the sky and the night had hung in the sky, and Feder was standing in the leather shop, looking out at the tavern door. An unexpected person appears - Saresa "Python of the Wasteland" is walking into the tavern with Robin.