Chapter 20: Night Talk
Proposing the Green Tower Manor as the main force to rescue Archduke Adolf is not the arrogance of Karenic and Percy.
Before Roy returned, the two had studied it carefully.
Putting aside the factors of the two of them in the war, the strength of the Green Tower Manor alone is enough to give them the confidence to fight.
Think about it, among the 179 knights, there are 129 above the level of justice. This kind of power, not to mention Muni City, is the elite of the elite anywhere.
Moreover, these knights all crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, and they can even be called veterans who have died once. In terms of empiricism, will, courage, and even the means of killing, it is not comparable to ordinary knights!
Karenic and Percy led the army to fight for the rest of their lives. Well aware of the role of veterans in war.
They are calm and courageous, and have great endurance, and on the battlefield, their combat effectiveness can reach three to five times that of knights of the same rank. An army of the same number and strength met these guys, and the only result was to be chopped up like melons and vegetables.
And such things as quickly executing the commander's intentions, holding on to the end, breaking through by force, scattering and escaping, turning thousands of miles into battle, and going deep behind enemy lines are even more like play for them. It can't be dragged down, it can't be broken, even if it is frustrated, it can gather again with a whistle, and cheer up the spirit to fight.
With such a force in hand, there is no place in the world!
Moreover, in addition to the fierce generals of the Rong Yang Camp, the more than 100 elven hunters in the Green Tower Manor are definitely not a bunch of beautiful and eye-catching vases.
The Hunter, a profession that provides long-range suppression, road scouting, intelligence detection, and battlefield cover, is extremely important in the Order. They are eyes, tentacles, and the guarantee of an army as it navigates the fog of war. Every good safari. They are all treasures in the army.
And in this class, the best race is the elves with natural talents for running, stealth, and bowing.
An ordinary elf, after a short period of training, can rival the best human rangers. If you sharpen it on the battlefield for a while, you can grow into an ace. In the most critical and difficult situations, the commander can get the most urgently needed information. Show the way for the team.
Even the most valiant warriors in the former border army of the two were afraid of encountering a combination of elven hunters and old falcons. The elves' intelligence detection abilities, coupled with the assassination and attacks of the old falcon, are simply nightmarish existences. Once targeted, it can be described as ten deaths!
However, because of years of alienation from humans, coupled with its own arrogance and untamable. Elven hunters are extremely rare in the human world. Three or five elven rangers in an army are already jealous.
But who would have thought that in this small manor, there would be more than a hundred elven hunters!
Don't look at these elves who were a bunch of slaves not long ago. But after this period of intense training and the guidance of the knights of the Rong Yang Camp. Now any one of them is proposed, and they all have the strength of senior rangers in the army.
Their talents, their past experiences, and their belief in taking control of their own destiny in these troubled times have made them progress at a rapid pace. In the front-end time of the purge battle, the bandits who died under their bows and arrows. Even more than those who died by the swords of the knights!
Because of this, after taking a closer look at the situation. Karenic and Percy believe that the only person who can rescue Archduke Adolf now is this army.
Roy looked at Karenich and then at Percy, and suddenly became interested: "Let's talk about it." β
After listening to Karenich and Percy's analysis, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
I have to admit that Karenich and Percy are two famous generals with military vision and attainments. Not the average person can compare. With their explanations, the battle situation was chaotic. I gradually figured out a clear line.
The two of them had no complicated ideas.
At the moment, the biggest problem facing Lulian is the lack of troops. However, not being able to concentrate forces and open the passage to rescue Archduke Adolf head-on does not mean that it cannot create opportunities for Archduke Adolf to break through.
The deployment of the Filie army in Wanshan County is interlocking with each other's horns. This arrangement, for the Lulian army, is both a trap and an opportunity.
According to Karenich and Percy's analysis, the Fano and Muni City Guards must have come to the rescue of Archduke Adolf. And in the face of the Lulian army, the Feilie people, who had already prepared to encircle the point and send reinforcements, would never miss the fighter!
You know, after the fall of Archduke Adolf's Chinese army, the Muni City Guard was the last backbone of Lulian in the north. For the Philets, instead of paying a high price in the future and fighting with the Mooni City Guards who were cowering behind the city walls, it is better to take this opportunity to complete the battle!
And once Fano attracts the attention of the Ferrets, the Green Tower Manor, hidden behind Fano, will be able to find an opportunity to tear the hole. If you contact Grand Duke Adolf again at that time and let him launch it at the same time, you may be able to break through the cage in one fell swoop!
There are two key points in the whole plan.
First, confidentiality is required. There is only one chance, once the Philip army sees through the intention and puts on the posture of a turtle not sticking out its head, and when more troops from its southern ports arrive, even the gods will not be able to save Archduke Adolf.
The second is to be fast.
Grand Duke Adolf can't afford to wait, and neither can the southern war.
The besieged Grand Duke was immediately under attack by the Phillips. No one knows how long the more than 10,000 soldiers with low morale and poor supplies can hold out.
Also uncounted is the northwest of Lulian. In the face of a generation of famous generals, Duke Benson and the army of Philip marching south, the combination of Marquis Ashley and the Fifth Legion does not give people a sense of security.
And whether the Grand Duke was captured and killed or Benson broke through to the south, it was a catastrophe for Lulian!
After discussion, the three of them decided that these two points were not too big a problem.
Regarding secrecy, except for a limited number of people inside the Green Tower Manor, they are not even prepared to sue Fano. After all, as the military commander of Muni City, Fano has gathered too many eyes with different ghosts. At the same time, as a decoy, the more uninformed he is, the less flawed he is in the eyes of the enemy.
Speed is also not an issue. In fact, you don't have to worry about it at all. Fano was more anxious than anyone to rescue Archduke Adolf. Judging from his request for cadets to report to the barracks within three days and the movement of a large number of guards soldiers out of the city in recent days, the sortie should have been within a week.
But. There was a problem that gave Roy a headache.
To be on the safe side, at the end of the plan, Karenic and Percy proposed that an army of about 2,000 men must be organized in a short period of time, which could be used for cover. to cooperate with the actions of the Green Tower Manor.
Where can I find this?
Eat bean soup, bacon and grilled wild boar chops from the malt kitchen, plus a large barrel of rum. The three of them discussed for a long time, but there was no result.
First of all, the possibility of finding Fano to ask for soldiers was directly ruled out. Since the plan cannot be sued, there is no way to talk about the soldiers.
Secondly, it is not realistic to find the Momiji Knights.
The Momiji Knights were the first army to join the Lulian War. For more than a year, they assisted Grand Duke Adolf in his northern and southern conquests. Most of the troops were scattered along the long line of defense from west to east, and at this moment in Wanshan County, the total number of troops was no more than 4,000. Not to mention that Philip can't draw so many people on hand, even if he does. It will also immediately arouse the vigilance of the Ferrets.
These two possibilities are ruled out. Where else can such an army be found?
Roy pondered, unaware that the bacon on his plate had been snuck away by Oliver, who was squatting beside him, and he was hiding in the corner and eating it with a greasy mouth.
After a long time, his eyes lit up: "The rabble army and the training camp!"
Hear Roy's words. Karenic and Percy looked at each other, both confused.
Rabble and training camp cadets. It's not like they haven't thought about it. Especially in the conversation just now, after hearing Roy mention that Fano ordered the cadets to report to the camp south of the city within three days, this has become part of their calculated Lulian troops.
However, this part of the army is under the control of Fano. What is the difference between beating their idea and going directly to Fano to ask for someone?
"What do you mean?" asked Karenich.
"You say, why is General Fano so anxious to let us report to the barracks?" Roy sipped his rum. He asked rhetorically with a grin.
This question is not difficult to answer.
Karenic and Percy know with the current strength of these rookies. No matter how short of troops Fano is, it is impossible to send them to the front. The reason why he ordered the cadets to enter the camp to prepare for battle was only because they needed to replenish the defensive strength of the Muni City Guards after they left.
After listening to the answers of the two, Roy's smile became brighter, and he asked again: "Since we are not with General Fano, then, after the general goes on the expedition, who will be under our command?"
The two Great Knights of Light were stunned. But soon, they reacted and laughed.
Based on their understanding of the military in Muni City, it is not a difficult question to guess who the remaining generals will be after Fano leaves. With a casual wrench of your finger, you can count several.
These people may be the generals of the Mooney City Guard who were left behind by Fano, or they may be some noble lord with high moral standing. And whoever they are, it's not really the point of the problem.
The point is, Fano is gone!
As long as he leaves, his own worries will no longer exist. When the time comes, the rabble and the trainees of the training camp who are determined to stay behind will be a huge fishing ground, and if they cast a net, they are afraid that they will not be able to catch fish?
Karenic and Percy looked at each other, and they couldn't help but secretly admire Roy's brain. Compared to his peers, he is simply a little fox who has become a spirit!
The only thing to think about now is how to cast the net.
However, this point has also been solved by Roy.
"These days, let the big guys join the rabble in batches," Roy pondered, "With the strength of the big guys and the status of a veteran, it is not difficult to mix with a squad leader and squadron leader." When we're out there......"
There is no need to say the rest of the story. The three of them looked at each other and smiled, like three foxes discussing how to steal chickens.
Turning his head to look at the floor clock on the wall, it was already past two o'clock in the morning. The world outside the window was dead silent, and the rich night shrouded the land, only on the horizon of the sky, there was a faint glimmer.
By this time, the sleepiness had long since passed. In addition, the problem has just been solved, not only is the person not sleepy, but the spirit is more and more excited.
The three of them drank wine and chatted at the same time.
Roy talked about his time at the Academy, and Karenic and Percy couldn't help but laugh when they talked about the various attacks of the Honor Camp during this time, and about the looting of the Fifth Legion's convoy of supplies.
"I woke up early that day and heard about it," Roy said, sitting cross-legged by the windowsill. "This matter is spreading everywhere. Even many people in our academy are talking about it, saying that they don't know that the big bandit group is so powerful that they dare to touch the tiger's buttocks. β
"Not only your Academy," Percy said triumphantly, "and the whole city of Munny is shaken. β
He threw a boar bone to Oliver, who was crouching in front of him, sticking out his tongue and staring at longing. said with a smile: "In less than half a month, we have robbed more than 30 large and small bandit groups one after another. There are hundreds of miles around Muni City, and we can catch them all!
The guys in the underground world of Muni City were already frightened and panicked, and then they heard that even the convoy of the Fifth Legion had been hijacked, how could they still calm down? A few days ago, our people went into the city to buy food, and all they heard along the way was talking about us. β
"Oh?" Roy was intrigued. "What did you say?"
"It's all out of tune," Percy laughed, "It is said that this is an elite knight sent by His Majesty to clean up the place at this time." Some say that it is a big bandit group, who came from the north to take advantage of the fire to rob the land and set up the mountain. To each his own thing. Keep fighting. β
Karenic interjected: "The most ridiculous thing is. Because we move fast, accurately, and ruthlessly, coming and going like the wind, and we will hit with one blow. It looks like a strictly trained army, but it is also a bandit business, not only has it robbed dozens of bandit groups. Even the Fifth Knights didn't let it go, so. Just give us a name, call it the Bandit Knights, and call this army the Bandit Army!"
"Bandits?" Roy repeated in surprise, smacking his lips and smacking his mouth.
Just as there is day and night. The human world has never lacked the existence of the underground world.
Roy has traveled all over the world since he was a child and has seen all kinds of people from three religions and nine streams. He has a deep understanding of the underworld. In this world, there are nobles. There were commoners, slaves, merchants, and countless outlaws. They hide in the darkest parts of the city, doing the most lawless things.
The city of Muni is obviously no exception. These talkative guys have been rampant in the underground world of Muni City for many years, and they are eating the food of the bandits. In their eyes, there are only two kinds of people who deserve attention.
One is the bandits who are more powerful than them. For this kind of person, they can put down their identity and face, and endure humiliation when they are bent and humiliated. Because they know that if they are ruthless, others will be even more ruthless. Once you offend the other party, you will face a bloody storm. It is not uncommon for the strong to swallow up the weak!
The second is the military. No matter how powerful the bandit group is, it is not willing to go against the army. It can even be said that the survival of a bandit group depends largely on the attitude of the local army. In the face of strong bandits, they may still have the idea of fighting, but in the face of the army, their only thought is to flee for their lives!
Bandits and armies are a natural relationship between mice and cats.
However, a bandit is a bandit, a knight is a knight, and in this hierarchical world, the two must not be confused.
And this time, they actually combined this and gave this army this strange name. From this, Roy could fully imagine their fear of the army's strength and awe of its domineering style.
"How about it?" Percy said with a smile, "It just so happens that you are back this time, young master, and we also want to ask for your opinion and come up with a name for our team." With a name, there is cohesion. The flag can also be raised. Actually, I think the name of the bandit army is good. β
"I think it's pretty good, too," Karenich said, "Young Master, although you don't have a noble title or a territorial title yet, didn't you just buy Bandez, in the ancient saying, Banderz means a bandit's den?
"It's called the bandit army!" Luo Haha laughed, and the final word was made!
The three of them burst into laughter again.
While drinking and chatting, after a while, Percy suddenly said, "By the way, young master, do you remember the bishop you told us to pay attention to?"
"Joseph?" Roy put down his glass, "what's wrong with him?"
Since the last attack on the former county bishop in the city of Edin, and the impersonation of the Monk to gain Joseph's trust, Joseph has become a nail in the coffin for Roy in the Holy See.
At that time, Joseph was facing the suppression of the Bishop of the Western District, Saki, and almost set his back on the black cauldron, and the position in the Inquisition had already been set. Once he is questioned at the synod of bishops, stripping the bishop of his clothes, not to mention that the glory and wealth are all gone, whether he can live or not depends on luck.
But because of Roy's appearance. Far from being questioned, Joseph took the line of Archbishop Wallace of Loulian, and under the horrified gaze of those who had always looked down on him, he ascended to the throne of the bishop of Bronshire with great sensation, and I don't know how many people's jaws dropped.
It was this near-death that made Joseph loyal to the mysterious monk Monk. Maybe Joseph's status doesn't play a big role now, but Roy believes it. As long as he can help Joseph rise all the way, sooner or later he will play a role.
And Roy himself didn't expect that day to come so early.
Just as Joseph had just finished the synod of bishops and was on his way back to the city of Medin with the letter of appointment of the bishop of the county, he happened to meet Roy, who had stabbed Matthew to death with a sword.
Although at that time, Joseph did not know that the commoner boy in front of him who dared to kill the nobles in front of them was the masked secret monk. However, when he saw Roy's gesture. Still quickly made the decision to favor Roy, turning a blind eye to Matthew's death.
In return, Roy also handed over the power to Joseph to deal with the prisoners and the aftermath of the case.
Arsene Wenger's fate was predestined from the moment his raids with the Black Skull bandits were exposed. There's no need for Roy to do it himself. Opposite. If the power is surrendered. For Joseph, it was his first contribution after he was promoted to bishop.
You know, since the defeat of humanity in the final battle and the migration to the Redemption Continent. The Holy Religion is the only religion in the human world. Theocracy overrode secular imperial power, and churches and believers spread across the continent.
In many places. The power of the bishop of the region and even the priest of the church far exceeded that of the noble lord. Especially in the Ferrets and Pompeii Empires, the lords and nobles were not only nominally under the leadership of the Holy See, but also when they actually led their subjects in the exercise of power.
Whether it is the inheritance of the lord, the trial of the domain case or the conscription, the collection of taxes. In terms of business, there is the shadow of the Holy See everywhere. Even the coronation of an emperor, without the recognition of the pope, was considered illegal.
However, this is not the case in the Saint-Soran Empire.
This is the only kingdom that has fought twenty-one battles with the Holy See and stepped on the corpses of the papal knights to establish a state.
Here, from the royal family of Solan to the local lords, there is a natural resistance and vigilance towards the Holy See. Although there are always many people who want to hug the thighs of the Holy See, not everyone is willing to let the Holy See dictate their own secular power.
In the case of Arsene Wenger, it is usually nothing to do with the Holy See. The nobles will take matters into their own hands. If the Momiji Knights or Archduke Adolf were to take over, not to mention a small county bishop, even Wallace would not be able to intervene.
But Joseph actually inserted his hand in!
And it was when the Momiji Knights had finished treating the wicked people in front of him!
When a group of wolf-like Inquisition blackfriars stormed Wenger Castle in Luoxia City in the name of banditry, and when the case shook the empire and attracted the attention of the imperial nobility, Lanris and Vendinburgh, every member of the Loulian Holy See was thrilled.
I didn't do it, the stolen money is right, and the people are still in my hands, what could be better than that?
Joseph held the initiative and advanced and retreated freely.
Enter, if the Lanris want to save Wenger, they have to admit the favor of the Holy See. This is a good opportunity for the Holy See of Solan, which is currently in an extremely awkward position in the Holy See, to make its voice heard.
Retreat, even if Wenger's fate has nothing to do with the Solan Holy See, Wenger's wealth is real. In this quarter, the tributes paid by Bronshire to Wallace amounted to hundreds of thousands of gold francs. Members of the Holy See in Bronthshire, regardless of their position, are also shared by all.
For a time, Joseph's prestige soared, not only securing the throne of the bishop of Bronthshire, but also making Saki, who had an unclear relationship with the case, disgraced. Now the Holy See of the Western District, no one dares to look at Joseph as the soft egg that can be kneaded at will in the past.
The events since then have also proved this.
When Monk Moon came to Joseph on the orders of the Lanris, the new county bishop, who was white and fat and looked like a bully, flatly refused. Declare that he listens to no one but Wallace's.
Therefore, until now, Wenger is also in his hands.
These things. Roy is all clear. And at this moment, when Percy is heard talking about Joseph, it is obvious that there is a new situation arising, and he can't help but care.
"Joseph is in a bad place right now," Percy said, "and he's been on the opposite side of the Lanrithians since he refused Moon's request. Although Wallace was pleased with his attitude, however. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that he will be forced to hand over."
"Forced to make a handover?" Roy frowned.
Percy said: "The other day, Schilling went to visit Wallace. Although Wallace has not yet made a decision, from what we have inquired about, there is a good chance that he will agree to hand over Wenger. β
"Yes," said Karenich, "now is the moment when Grand Duke Adolf is defeated and Lulian is in danger. As long as Wallace had a little sense, he would not choose to offend the people of Langris at this time. β
Roy was silent, drooping his eyelids and not saying a word.
I saw his cold gaze. Percy and Karenic looked at each other and smiled. They all know Roy's past. I also know that although this young master looks like a harmless gentle boy on the surface, in fact, he is the most rewarding guy in the world.
When Arsene Wenger's son Matthew abandoned the Bollabel civilians and helped to torture and kill Roy's best friend Tom, Wenger later sent a large number of guards soldiers. Take the initiative to assist the Templars in their pursuit of Roy, if Roy does not avenge such a vengeance. That's weird!
It's not too late for someone else to take revenge for ten years, but here in Roy, revenge is from morning to night!
Moreover, everyone knows that this time Lanris and Solan royal family broke their wrists, in addition to the challenge faced by Roy, Wenger's life is a big gamble! Or the Solan royal family to set an example, it depends on Wenger's life or death!
Therefore. Whether it is public or private, Roy will not let Wenger leave Lulian alive and swaggering. In the eyelids that this young master drooped, he didn't need to look to know that it was definitely full of murderous intent in his eyes!
"Master," Percy said to Roy, holding out a letter sealed with fire wax, "this is from Joseph. β
Roy took the letter.
Ever since meeting Joseph in the caravan, Roy had concocted the identity of a henchman of the "Master Esoteric Monk".
Joseph did not have the slightest doubt about this. In his opinion, that esoteric monk with great powers is a first-class figure in the world no matter how scheming he is, and he is not as good as an adult, let alone a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy?
And for Roy's appearance, Joseph had only surprises. Happily, he didn't expect that he would actually meet the people of Master Secret Monk. And what was shocking was that he didn't expect that a young man under the command of Master Esoteric Monk actually had the ability to mobilize the Red Leaf Knights!
He came with the Momiji Knights. Not only did he see with his own eyes how these arrogant knights killed people to rush through the pass in order to help this caravan, but also saw with his own eyes how Philip, the heir of the Momiji CarrΓ© family, protected Roy. This made him even more in awe of the power of the Esoteric Monk.
Later, when Roy handed Wenger's case into his hands, Joseph knew that he owed another favor to the Monk Esoteric. Although the time was short and there was no time to make friends, Joseph was still very enthusiastic about Roy, and his expression even seemed a little flattering.
The two agreed that if Joseph needed to take the initiative to find an esoteric monk on his behalf, Roy could convey it on his behalf. As long as Joseph placed the letter under the velvet cushion of the bench in the confessional chamber and removed all the flower pots from the balcony of his church room, someone would naturally pick it up.
Since their separation, the two have not had much contact. Until now, Roy got the letter.
Roy tore open the fire wax, unfolded the parchment letter and read it quickly. Unsurprisingly, Joseph recounted the predicament he was now facing in his letter.
Since his ascension to the position of Bishop of Bronthshire, Joseph has become a popular figure in Wallace's side. Not only did he firmly control the county of Bolong in his own hands, but in the Holy See of the Western District, he was faintly able to compete with the Bishop of the Western District, Saki.
Especially after Wallace had expressed his displeasure with the eagerness of Saki and others to join the Lanrisians, and warned like-minded people throughout the Lulian diocese, many thought that it might not be long before Joseph replaced Saki as the new bishop of the West End!
However, with Schilling's arrival, things have changed.
The defeat of Archduke Adolf has made the situation in the already chaotic city of Muni even more turbulent. Seeing that Lulian was about to be reduced to a scorched earth under the iron hooves of the Phillips, even if Wallace was no longer willing to make a choice, he would have to think about the future.
Wallace's attitude changed, and the unlucky one was naturally Joseph.
To put it bluntly, he is now a dog next to Wallace. Wallace would let it bite when needed, and after Wallace reached a compromise with the bitten person, then this biting dog was naturally the only choice to please the Lanrith people.
Moreover, even if Wallace remembered the old to save Joseph, and Saki and others, who preemptively flattered Lanris and Vendinburgh, they would not let him go.
Joseph was well aware that his situation had reached an extremely dangerous point. During this time, it is difficult to sleep and eat.
Fortunately, Wallace seemed to be hesitant.
The cunning Archbishop Lulian would not be willing to take sides lightly until the last moment. After all, no matter how big the Lanrith's ship is, it won't be his turn to take the helm. Once you give up your old roots, you can't go back. He doesn't want to be a second Arsene Wenger.
Therefore, the day before yesterday, Wallace sent someone to inform Joseph to come to the city of Munny. In the last moments of making a decision, he wanted to meet his newly received "loyal dog" and listen to his opinion.
This was Joseph's only chance.
Roy read the letter and pondered for a moment. If Wallace had really been as indecisive as Joseph had suggested, things might have turned around. After all, Wallace Wenger is not entirely in charge, and the ruler here is Archduke Adolf.
Even if Archduke Adolphus is not there, the Lanris can't bypass General Fano!
Suddenly, Roy's mind had already turned countless thoughts, and when he looked at the time on the letter, he found that the time when Joseph and Wallace met was this morning. There are less than six prayer hours now.
According to the arrangement in the letter, Joseph should have arrived in the city of Muni last night and stayed at the Sapphire Hotel in the west of the city.
"Go," Roy said, rising, "call the Master, and we'll go and meet the poor Bishop of Joseph County." He is sure that there is no master of the six gods now, waiting for us to support him. β
"Good!" Karenic and Percy smiled at each other. Things are getting more and more interesting
(To be continued.) )