Chapter 322: Lurking and Trickery
Two days later, the well-rested army went out again, leaving only the wounded and the 800 soldiers in charge of protecting the town.
Elev also received a commission for her work, which she could use to hire a military doctor accompanying her to treat her seriously ill relatives and live a good life, but she was not happy, and Charon's words kept echoing in her ears.
The other party was right, the weak had no right to speak, but she didn't know how to gain strength, and with this thin body, she looked at her hands blankly.
"Unwilling but don't know how to change your humble fate?"
A cold voice came from behind Ileve, a tall black shadow enveloped her, and she turned to see a grim-looking Del soldier standing behind her, throwing her a string of wooden pendants.
The chaotic shadow leapt out of the pendant and pounced on Ilef, swooping into her body before the scream could be heard, the barrier of chaos breaking through.
"You should feel lucky to have been chosen by Chaos, cherish this opportunity and fight for the Divine Lord. ”
Elev had seen this soldier, because the other party was the supreme commander of the eight hundred people left behind in the town, but she didn't understand what it meant, the Del army was extremely strict in its scrutiny of important positions, and she didn't expect it to be infiltrated by the Dark God Society, and this person still belonged to the die-hard faction. This is only a mid-level officer, and it would be chilling if there were always lurkers among the upper generals and even a few big knights
At the end of the second round of the Heavenly Fire Moon in 1452 in the Xinli calendar of the Flying Wing Kingdom, the main city of Vishili on the west coast was captured by the foreign Del army, and most of the extraordinary strength and military strength in the city were slaughtered.
The ordinary people who were sent out were allowed to carry all the civilian goods in the city, and the goods, weapons and equipment, and special items of the nobles were transported by the Del army, and so was that when the torch fell, there were still many items left in the city that could not be taken with them.
The flames burned and spread along the trajectory of the black oil, the fire in the city became brighter and brighter, the smell of blood that had originally filled the air dissolved in the scorching waves, and the pride and symbol of the West Coast people were swallowed up by the sea of fire little by little, and the hearts of the ordinary people who were sent away were empty, and it seemed that they had lost some kind of pillar.
Some roared angrily, cursed the invaders, and then swarmed up to attack the soldiers who escorted them, and the cold-as-a-ice Del soldiers suppressed the resistance with their swords, telling them the outcome with a bloody reality.
"This land on the west coast, from today onwards, no longer belongs to the Flying Wing Kingdom, nor to you natives, but to the trophies of our Southern Army of Tors, and we are its masters, and we have the right to make any changes. Allowing you to stand on this land and breathe the air here is the kindness and gift of a certain adult, don't be ignorant, you can still live a normal life. ”
"Of course, there must be those among you who hate us, and if you want revenge, you can do so at any time, and we are not afraid of any enemy. ”
The leader of the general sat on his horse, exuding a fierce aura and coldly expounding the facts.
The listeners fell into a deathly silence that either brewed to erupt or led to death, and under the light of the bright front, these West Coasters chose the second outcome, wise and cowardly.
The general sneered in his heart, these people will never become the climate, and they are not as bloody as those people just now
The army marched along the surrounding road, and due to the complex terrain of the high mountains, the clowns constantly harassed and attacked, using various means, causing some minor troubles. However, after the large-scale dispatch of scouts, the situation changed radically, and sporadic fighting and screaming came and went.
Two figures stood on the edge of a cliff, and a thick white mist floated under the cliff, unable to see clearly
"My lord, according to the information transmitted back by the Ministry of Intelligence, the port of the main city of Westsklin has successively mobilized seafaring ships, and the military forces of the United Chamber of Commerce are preparing to flee to sea. ”
Casio pondered for a moment, then added, "There are two other main cities in front of our march, and it takes too much time to get around them. If you are in good health, your subordinates ask you to take action in these two sieges to speed up the time of conquest. ”
The frenzied mountain wind gradually subsided, the atmosphere became heavy, and Charon put his hands behind his back, "Don't be so troublesome, Westlink can be left to me alone, and you and Magnus will each lead the troops to attack the other two main cities." ”
"My lord, this arrangement is not appropriate, how can you put yourself in danger, besides, General Magnus is now"
As for Magnus, he did want to punish him, but now it is imperative to cut down the roots, otherwise these local nobles will come back in exile to disturb the peace of the West Coast. Give him cavalry and heavy infantry to give him the opportunity to capture the main city, but he is also responsible for cleaning the towns and villages. ”
"Yes!" Faced with the decision of the head of the family to divide the army and divide the power, Casio did not dare to have any objections, and lowered his head slightly, so that no one could see his expression clearly at this time.
"If nothing else, you can go down. ”
After Casio left, Charon was the only one on the cliff looking down at the vast sea of fog, just now he instinctively guarded against the strongest general under the command of the Del family, and it could even be said that he was a marshal, maybe it was a nonsensical idea, or it could be the suspicion of the ruler.
However, the strength of the Del family will only increase, and he will not be able to hand it over to one person without reservation, even if a contract has been signed, the newly formed army will be trained by Renault, just to let him take the position and get a place in the army.
The family is a help, but there are too many trivial matters, and it will be difficult for him to come back when he enters the war situation in the future, so he has to find a way to divide power and check and balance.
"Power?" said Charon, sneering and turning away proudly, the cliff crest behind him, turning into gravel and falling into the clouds.
The black battle flag continues to erode the West Coast, the era of aristocracy is over, the main city of Vishili has been burned, the defeated nobles, the soldiers who gather for thieves, the people who are restless, and the touching and cold-blooded scenes are intertwined, interpreting the script of troubled times.
And the royal lord, who was thousands of miles away, also fell into a gray and sad atmosphere, seeing that victory was in sight, but was shot back by the rebellious duke, and now both sides are scarred and unable to fight again.
Compared with the Ling Ran blow of the Del family's war, the way of the flying wing civil war is much more traditional, opening up many battlefields, you attack and defend, once you encounter a setback, the battle damage reaches a certain level, retreat, although there are many battles, but there are not many people killed and injured each time, and the accumulation of vitality continues to consume.
And the Del family is obviously much more violent, and with the support of new weapons, they are like a torrent, insisting on rushing into the past, of course, they dare to do this because they are familiar with large-scale wars, and the victory or defeat is determined by a war.
The disadvantage is that the number of people killed in battle alone is in the thousands, and once they encounter an enemy stronger than themselves, they will fall into passivity, but in the surrounding countries, the enemy who can compete with them has not yet appeared, and now they are getting stronger and stronger.
After knowing the news of the Del family's victory again, the mottled wrinkles on the forehead of the winged king Gustav have obviously deepened a lot, and his haggard face twitched slightly, defeating the rebellious duke, recovering local power, and expelling the useless Del family, now I think about it is just a joke!
The palace is still splendid, with stone pillars inlaid with precious stones, lifelike winged eagles carved in cryocrystal, and sharp eyes containing the untouchable, but Gustav sitting on the throne feels very lonely, the brilliant colors have faded, and the illusory tigers and wolves surround him, and the situation is precarious.
Even if the Third Duke is defeated, the royal family will not have the power to rule everywhere, if it is too weak, the Del family will even use the righteousness and the canonization sword he gave him to unscrupulously control multiple territories of the Flying Wing Country, and the royal family will become a completely unrelated existence.
"No! the splendor of the Hawke family must not be destroyed in my hands!" Gustav roared frantically, his eyes red and panting, "Come on!
Hearing the call, the attendant hurriedly ran in, and heard Gustav say viciously: "Gather three generals and four royal elders for me, and talk about discussing peace with the rebellious duke, quick!"
While waiting for his right-hand man, Gustav impatiently walked back and forth, completely forgetting to maintain the demeanor of a king.
"The three rebellious dukes have suffered heavy casualties, and now the territory is not stable, and they can't set off a big storm in the short term, and the Del family, who don't have much loss, is the most important enemy, and they must find a way to restrain them!"
In fact, he really wanted to completely destroy the three dukes, but if the war continued, the military strength of the royal family would also be weakened, and it would not be able to give the Del family any deterrent effect at all, so it was better to agree to the rebellious duke's proposal and ask for compensation to make up for the loss.
Before the strength is restored, you can't obviously offend the Del family, so as not to anger the other party, and there is no way to retreat if you tear your face, only to find a way to stabilize the other party, and then secretly obstruct the other party's control plan over several counties and the West Coast, but what can be done to make the other party converge and win back the hearts of the people everywhere?
After thinking for a while, Gustav hammered his palm, the method is quite simple, war is a game between nobles in the final analysis, then it is enough to use the usual tricks of nobles.