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"Truce?" Fed stood between Hei and Jasmine, discussing some of the dead and wounded. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 But by this time Stanley, the chief of the General Staff, had sent messengers to inform him of what might happen when Phyd was about to come down.

"Lord Stanley has asked me to convey to the Commanders that since Lord Regent Shumo is not feeling well, he has decided to accept the other party's offer to negotiate an armistice with the commander of the East Oguna Empire above the square of the main city of Dorret. The messenger also told Fid that the invading forces of the East Oguna Empire had sent a special force to try to storm the inner city, attacking the regent Xiumo and the little prince, but fortunately they were fully prepared and did not let this force succeed.

The messenger told Fed to step away and speak, and he quietly informed Fed that Master Stanley had given instructions. Ask Fei De to bring two trusted subordinates to the armistice meeting or choose another secret plan - lead the mercenaries who can still fight to the rear of the southern sub-city from the secret passage that few people know, and then recapture the gates of the southern sub-city from behind, and assist the defenders in the city to flank the leaders of the East Oguna Empire who are still in the dungeon.

The second secret plan was insidious, and now that the sky had been replaced by stars and moonlight, Doret was lit by torches both inside and outside the city. Judging from the previous battles, this secret passage that Ludwig and Stanley had suggested digging at the same time was not discovered by the invading army and was not used. If at this time, the elite troops were sent around the southern sub-city to attack the enemy who had already planned to stop fighting, it might really put the enemy commander in the dungeon in a desperate situation, and then turn the whole situation around. Fei De estimated that this secret plan might not only let their mercenaries act, even if other elite soldiers were added, it was estimated that the success rate would not be very high. After all, the reason why Saresa and the others are willing to stay in the underground palace below the city must be because the southern sub-city and the outside of the city have been controlled by them, otherwise they would not be so reckless.

But this is also the only plan that the regent Xiumo's side can do, let it go. The rulers in the inner city couldn't have known how much damage the lightning strike summoned by Saint Golia had done to the enemy, so they would have come up with this solution, but why would they let themselves carry it out?

When Fidel thought of this, he couldn't help but wonder something.

"Will any other troops be sent to assist besides our mercenaries?" asked Fidel in a low voice to the messenger.

The messenger looked around and said, "The Chief of Staff didn't tell me about any other arrangements, but Lord Stanley ordered me to get your affirmative answer first. If you decide to carry out the second plan, then he will immediately send someone else to take you and your men down to the entrance of the secret passage and prepare for a secret battle. ”

Fei De understands the other party's statement very well, maybe this messenger does not know, but it is also possible that this whole plan is a conspiracy to take advantage of their special status as mercenaries - if their hundreds of mercenaries fail at that time and there is no way to recapture the gates of the southern sub-city, they will be accused by Stanley of being the mercenaries' own decision, and then wash away the relationship with the defenders of the Theoguna Empire, so that they can continue to negotiate peace.

Although this conjecture is only Feide's personal conjecture, it can be seen from the secret expression and attitude of the messenger that this is definitely not the last hole card of the regent Xiumo and Stanley, and these mercenaries can only be used and cannot really be relied on. If they do succeed in taking the gates of the southern sub-city, the defenders may immediately regain control of the southern sub-city with their forces, and then surround the enemy commanders in the dungeon and force them to surrender. But if they fail, the mercenaries will all become outcasts, and the Theoguna Empire will definitely not forcibly tear their faces under unfavorable circumstances.

"I chose to pick two of my subordinates to join the Chief of the General Staff in the cease and desist agreement. Feder replied lightly.

The messenger seemed to have guessed Fidel's choice a long time ago, and he immediately nodded, turned to leave, and ran in the direction of the inner city to convey the mercenary leader's decision.

Fei De stood on the high platform of the wall between the main city and the sub-city to the south, most of the mercenaries of the widow mercenary group who remained on the city wall had been wiped out, and their leader and deputy head should have escaped. Fidel picked up a torch and looked in the direction of the south of the city. There had been no fighting in the southern sub-city for some time, and the huge defensive trebuchets had all ceased to function, and if we judged the situation before the repulsion of the widow mercenary group, the southern sub-city, which accounted for one-seventh of the city of Doret, must have been completely controlled by the invading forces of the East Oguna Empire.

There are also many heavily armed soldiers guarding the city walls. Five or six hoplites were guarding the captured city walls every ten meters or so, and each of the towers with arrows that had been used for defense had now been captured by the invading army. These buildings are the best way to hide from white lightning strikes, so they are already packed with the invading forces of the East Oguna Empire. And every time an invading army is stuffed into the arrow tower, it means that a defender is killed - war can never make the enemy get out of the fortifications and let himself in. The only way is to kill the enemy and take the house.

In addition to the lost southern sub-city, the eastern sub-city guarded by General Glenn is not expected to be very optimistic. Most of the area that can be seen is guarded by soldiers, much more than on the southern side of the city. The soldiers in the distance are the enemies with the banner of the Oguna Empire, and the close ones are friendly troops with the banner of the St. Oguna Empire, and it is estimated that the eastern sub-city is now occupied by each part. The shallow river that runs through the eastern sub-city has also been occupied by the invading army, and there are many soldiers of the East Oguna Empire standing in the upper reaches of the shallow river outside the city, and they can pour into the eastern sub-city from the river channel at any time.

The situation of the sub-city to the north is unknown, but most of the area within the city, except for the central square, should be under the control of the defenders, otherwise, the enemy commander in the underground palace will definitely not agree to a temporary truce.

In this continent, there are not many generals who are sure to fight at night. Due to the dense density of houses in the main city and the sub-city, and the fact that every house must be crowded with citizens who have not escaped from the city, it is very likely that if you have to fight with torches and lighting, there is a high risk that an uncontrollable fire will break out in the city. In this case, even if the Eastern Oguna Empire were able to defeat the new power in the west, it would pay a very heavy price in the midst of the high walls and flames. Countless innocent civilians will be burned to death, and the city of Doret may be burned to the ground. Such an outcome is undesirable for both sides, so it is also a reasonable choice for both sides to propose a truce at night.

"Commander, who are you going to bring to the meeting?" Leonard, the leader of the team, walked up, he was injured in the arm and back, although the injury was not very serious, he obviously came to say that he could not go. Fei De didn't think about taking him with him at all, except for Ayana, who would definitely follow him, Fei De planned to call Jasmine, after all, the other party was also the leader of a mercenary group.

Sure enough, Jasmine also had this intention, after the three of them discussed it, it was absolutely impulsive, and Charlie didn't want to leave his subordinates, so he sent Jasmine to follow Fede to the armistice meeting. Ayana is of course the representative of Fidel's subordinates - the calm Patrick is injured and cannot walk, the experienced Marcus is immersed in the grief of losing his brother, and Lukka plans to look for Avi and Van in the safe area, so it is logical that Ayana can follow Fide again.

"Captain Fidel, I saw Avi and Van appear at the side of the widow mercenary group just now, they must have betrayed," Luca had already brought a few of his uninjured subordinates and was ready to set off to find the two, "They know a lot of secrets about our potato mercenary group, and I don't think I can let them go even if I bring their bodies back." The secret Lukka was referring to confused Fiddle, who felt that the only secret that Avi and Fan knew was the Moon Shield, the life weapon. Even his own identity and the identity of the departed Kosi should not be clear, the two of them are at best spies sent by the two-color blade mercenary group, why would this cavalry captain who only joined in the Papal States say this? It really made Fei De a little stunned. But Fei De also wanted to find Avi and ask him face to face why he wanted to leave his mercenary group, knowing that he had saved him in the battle of Dry Sand City, and that he still trusted this kind young man so much...

By the time Stanley's second messenger arrived, there was no trace of rain on the ground of the wall, as if it were just quicksand that could slide deeper into the ground as soon as it touched the ground.

"Captain Fed, please come with me. The messenger led Fidel, Ayana, and Jasmine down from the wall. On the way to the underground palace, you can see a lot of hoplites of the East Oguna Empire who are building a defensive line in the city, and they are facing the defenders face to face, but they are also eating and drinking, and it is estimated that the soldiers are tired enough to choke after an afternoon of fierce fighting. In addition to this, both sides seem to have allowed the wounded and immobile soldiers to return to their respective formations first, and some of the people in charge of the burial appeared to carry away the bodies of the dead soldiers.

However, there are also many captured soldiers who are being tied up and closely monitored. Fidel made eye contact with the captured invading soldiers for a few seconds, and then immediately turned his face away. There are also soldiers who have been struck by white lightning are wailing in pain, they can't take off the heavy armor that has already been burned black and burned, because the heat of the lightning strike has made the skin on their bodies stick to the iron armor, once torn apart, it will make the soldiers peel off with the flesh of the belt, and the pain will be unbearable.

Ayana secretly said to Fidel, "It's really not happy!"

Yes, the cruelty of war never includes pleasure. Soldiers want to die a happy death, civilians want a happy end, and those in power want to slow down as much as possible, minimize the risk, and leave the pain to others.