Returning from Disraffa, Diodos plunged headlong into preparations to regain Probez again. Although he learned from King Lucario that there would soon be a mage to assist him in dealing with the enemy mage, the Praetorian Guard commander did not put all his chips on the so-called mage. He still felt that his subordinates were more reliable than boundless magic.

It is true that the magicians of Bohemia were the main reason for the long-term failure to capture Probez, but Diodos also discovered some problems of his own after reviewing the entire siege. For example, the lack of information made him unaware that the Duchy of Bohemia had changed its attitude, and Prince Harold had returned from Patenia to replace the stupid Misrid II.

This knight prince actually settled the messy status quo in the country in the shortest possible time. When everything was stable, Prince Harold directly called the most elite Maple Leaf Knights in the principality to come and relieve the siege. The fact that Bohemia's reinforcements were able to enter the battle at a critical moment when the city was about to break was entirely due to Prince Harold. The whole series of actions is unambiguous and by no means dragging, which makes people have to sigh at Harold's ability.

After a certain arrogant old man was cleaned up by himself, Diodos did not expect an even more difficult opponent. As he searched through the information gathered from various sources in his dormitory, he found that it had become quite difficult to attack Probez again.

The city defenses were still being strengthened, the morale was renewed, and the constant flow of supplies from the rear of Mlada showed that the enemy had abandoned his aggressive strategy and chose to hold on to Probez, which was a great headache for Diodos.

If he could, he would rather fight his opponent under Plevy City. Because the main force of the enemy has been replaced by cavalry with the Maple Leaf Knights as the backbone, they can't take much advantage of themselves on the flat land around Probez. How to reduce the superiority of the cavalry became an urgent problem for Diodos.

Whether more spearmen were needed to withstand the cavalry onslaught made Diodos a little difficult, as it would take more time and effort to recreate the spearmen.

The January wind was still bitterly cold. I don't know when Diodos found that the originally closed window was opened by the wind, and the temperature in the room suddenly plummeted a lot. The firewood in the stove was almost gone, and Diodos didn't want to add any more firewood to it. After thinking about it for a while, he took his cup and pressed the information in his hand on the table, then got up to close the open window.

At the moment when he closed the window and turned back, Diodos suddenly found that there was an uninvited guest in his bedroom.

"Who the hell are you, how did you get in?" the open window flashed before Diodos's eyes, and he subconsciously walked slowly towards the place where his saber was hung.

"Don't be so nervous, General Diodos, I don't have any intentions. Although such a meeting can indeed make people feel inexplicably frightened. The faint light of the fire reflected the face of the uninvited guest, and the handsome young man with short blond hair smiled at the terrified Diodos.

"First meeting. My name is Hayes. The young man smiled and said, "Believe me, General Diodos, I really am not your enemy. ”

By the faint light of the oil lamp, Diodos could vaguely see that the young man was carrying a huge bow on his back, a huge bow that he had not seen even for many years.

"Not my enemy, who would believe that!" Diodos slowly leaned against the wall where the sword was, "You're an assassin sent by the Bohemians, right?"

In the moment of dealing with the person in front of him, Diodos suddenly turned and pounced on the sword that had been placed aside. Diodos, who had successfully obtained the sword, had not yet drawn the sword. An oncoming flash of light had struck him. Arrows that shone with strange light pierced through his coat, and their powerful stamina brought Diodos up before he could dodge, and pinned him directly to the wall.

"General Diodos, I really don't have any ill will. Hayes said. "But for the sake of safety, I won't give up on preemptive strikes. The huge bow behind him was ready to be launched at some point, and there were two strange feathered arrows on the string.

Diodos knew that his life and death were already under the control of the enemy, and from the moment the arrow pierced through his shoulder, he knew that the other party had already left his hand. Thinking of this, Diodos let go of the sword he was gripping tightly. He pulled out the arrow nailed to the wall and looked coldly at the person in front of him.

"Tell me, what do you want?" said Diodos.

Hayes smiled: "The reason why it's so mysterious is mainly because I want to discuss the matter of cooperation with you, the general." ”

"Cooperation, is there room for the two of us to work together?" Diodos was stunned. There are countless possibilities floating through my mind. There was no doubt that the conflict between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Duchy of Bohemia had attracted the attention of third parties, but he could not think of which power was interested in it.

"Cooperation must first show sincerity, and I understand this. Hayes still did not accept his smile, "I am an apostle of the great god of war, Arman, and I have come to consult with you about cooperation in the name of my lord. ”

"Apostle of the God of War?" Diodos, who has never believed much in so-called gods, did not believe what he said, "If you have anything, just say it, and use those empty gods to cover up your calculations..."

Before Diodos could finish speaking, an arrow appeared out of thin air, flying like a meteor against his cheek.

"Arman, the great god of war, is a real being, and if you dare to talk nonsense, the next arrow will shoot your stupid head straight away. Stimulated, Hayes' face was full of anger, and there were three arrows on the giant bow.

Diodos, who already understood that he had no choice, recognized the facts: "Okay, may I ask what the messenger of the God of War is looking for me?"

"The great god of war needs more believers. Hayes said bluntly, "My lord wants to gain more believers in this unfinished battle. No matter how cruel the war, there will only be one victor in the end, and the wise Lord intends to bestow the honor of victory on you. ”

Speaking of the belief in the god of war, Diodos remembered that since the start of the war, there have been many soldiers under his command who worship the god of war. Considering that forcibly blocking them might affect morale, Diodos didn't pay much attention to these pretending things. Looking back now, it was definitely not an accident that the belief in the god of war could spread so quickly in the army.

"Now that we're talking about collaboration, what is the content of collaboration?" asked Diodos.

Hayes said: "It's very simple, you just need to use your orders to let the people below worship Arman, the god of war, as the only true god, and the rest of the work will be taken care of by the war sacrifice." Under the protection of our lord Arman, your warriors will become valiant. ”

Some of the skeptical Diodos remembered a question: "If I am not mistaken, there are people in Bohemia who worship the god of war." Does Arman, the god of war, really allow believers of the same faith to kill you on the battlefield?"

Hayes smiled: "Lost lambs are everywhere, but we can only save them one by one." Be thankful that Dade the great Lord chose Bavaria over Bohemia. You and I both understand what the true meaning of war is, and if the believers who also belong to the god of war really want to fight each other, who can survive to the end depends on who is more devout in their belief in the god of war. ”

Looking at the slight smile, Diodos suddenly shuddered, and an indescribable fear spread in his heart. But he still agreed to Hayes's request: "I will say to the people below tomorrow to worship Arman, the god of war, as the only god." ”

After receiving the promise of Diodos, Hayes put away his great bow and said, "I forgot to tell you that the reason why the great lord led me to you is because the damned knight never wanted to worship my lord. The bitch of the goddess of the lake planted her minions among the bohèmes. Many of you are suffering from damned heresies in your hearts, so you have to understand that the war with the Bohemians is a war of redemption, and you have to save your oppressed brothers. ”。

Awakened by a word, Diodos discovered a blind spot that he had not noticed all along. Prince Harold, who originally worshipped the goddess of the lake, returned without warning and led the Maple Leaf Knights with the same faith to appear on the front line of Probez. Combined with the belief in the god of war that had spread among the army, he suddenly found that the ongoing war had become a contest between the two gods.

War is far from being as simple as it seems, and the slowly unraveling conspiracy is enough to suffocate everyone in it.

Just as Theodos was in a trance, the oncoming cold wind pulled him back to reality again. He looked up and saw that the young man with the bow was gone, and the only shadow in the room was the shadow that swayed in the wind. (To be continued......)

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