"No! my father and mother, my family, they are still in the city, I have to save them!" a young swordsman walked out with a pale face and trembling lips as he carried his sword. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Calm down! It's useless for you to go now, it's full of orcs outside!"

"Father... Woo woo... Mother... I'm their pride, their hope, how can I... How can I be so cowardly!ah!! damn orcs!mongrel!"

With the exception of some of the sergeants Carlos brought with him from Fort Watson, most of the soldiers in this group were recruited from Bradit and nearby towns, where their families and everything in their lives were there.

"What do you mean?" Jason asked, his voice hoarse and his eyes staring at Kane

After a moment's hesitation, Kane hesitated and said, "Jason, I hope you understand, we can't go back..."

Now that the orcs have discovered them, they will inevitably set up defenses in the position where they came down before, and it is basically impossible for them to break through with their current manpower.

"I know!" Unexpectedly, Jason accepted this reality calmly, he waved his hand and asked again, "I mean we are now, what are you going to do?"

Although the fire forced the orcs to withdraw from the jungle and temporarily extricate the team from the crisis, they were still in an encirclement, and when the fire was completely extinguished and the orcs searched the area closely, they would sooner or later be in a desperate situation.

Jason didn't want to die, at least now he wanted to live like never before, and only by returning to the battlefield alive could he squander all his hatred on this group of invaders.

"The situation is not as bad as we thought, as long as the defenders of Bradit can withstand it for five days, the nearest reinforcements from the south will arrive. ”

Kane was also anxious, not to mention that there were his friends in the city, not to mention that if Bradit was lost, the orcs would have the capital to invade the interior around the Rhine, and their hometown would also be threatened.

It's just that maybe I've experienced a lot of things, and I'm a lot more mature than the last time I was in a desperate situation.

A simple word of comfort, giving everyone a hope to pray, Kane then pointed to the march map and said, "It is imperative that we get out of the orc encirclement, and then my idea is to go northeast, our original route of march, and then climb the Cook Snow Peak, cross the ice fields, take the southeast direction of Lake Tekapo and detour through the Dragon Canyon and..."

Kane had completely detached himself from the retreat route he had planned, and several members of the discussion who were knowledgeable about military matters joined in.

In the general direction, I basically agree with Kane's idea, but it is too safe to make this journey seem unusually long, it will take at least two months to climb over Cook Snow Peak and cross the ice field, if you follow the route he planned completely, you can indeed avoid all risks, but when they return to the empire, it will be at least half a year later, and everyone is obviously not willing to wait so long.

After some discussion, everyone finally decided that the plan to cross the ice field would not change, except that after coming down to Lake Tekapo, they would not go east to Dragon Canyon, but would go all the way south.

Although that area had fallen under the control of the orcs at this time, it was not in the main direction of the orcs' attack, and although it was risky, it was still within Kane's tolerance.

After determining the general direction, Jason asked about his breakthrough plan, and Kane began to explain: "There is a valley about twenty miles east from here that borders a tributary of the Rhine, and I have asked Crewe before, his hometown happens to be in a nearby town, Crewe, you can explain it to everyone." ”

A young swordsman with a little freckles on his face, brown hair, and a slightly collapsed nose came up: "That's right, this tributary of the Rhine is right on the cliff, it is the main tributary of the Rhine, and it often overflows downwards during the rainy season, so a small lake has formed below, although it is the dry season, the water in the river is still very sufficient according to the previous situation, we just need to dig up the river above..."

This low-lying valley was originally soaked in water all year round, and swamps were everywhere, but it was only in the dry winter that the land was revealed.

If the river channel is excavated, the flow of the Rhine, even if it is only a tributary, according to the water level and other factors, although it will not fill all the areas of the valley, it will be enough to flood the dense forest, and the original encirclement will naturally be self-defeating.

Although this squad of swordsmen will not be spared once the river rushes down, for the agile swordsman, as long as they are safe enough to move forward with the unsubmerged trunks above the current, even if anyone accidentally falls into the water, they can help each other to tide over the difficulties.

Kane's plan was unanimously approved by everyone, and everyone's eyes were even brighter, and an inexplicable excitement suddenly grew.

Being forced by the orcs to be embarrassed and almost killed, and the news from Bradit City has long ignited the flame of revenge in the hearts of this group of young people, but breaking with force under this heavy siege is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, at this time, it is not more exciting to be able to use the power of nature to make these orcs suffer heavy losses.

After resting for another half an hour and recovering some physical strength, although the mental state of some of the team members is still not very good, but the next battle is not a vicious battle, and the time is more urgent, the team began to embark on the journey again.

At this time, it has been a few hours since the Silver Soul Army entered the valley, and the fires in the forest have begun to gradually extinguish, only some fires can still be seen in a little distance, charred tree trunks are everywhere, and from time to time you can still see some red charcoal crackling and bursting some sparks, which are very obvious under this inky night sky, like red fireflies flying one by one.

The Gintama scurried through the black forest filled with red fireflies, and it didn't take long for them to reach the ravine that Kane had observed on the map.

However, when they arrived here, an unexpected obstacle made everyone frown.

This is a folded valley, the river is just around the corner, but just below the river is entrenched a group of orcs, more than a thousand in number, it seems that they entered here to avoid the previous fire, after all, because of the infiltration of the river above, a shallow pool of water has formed below, which can effectively prevent the spread of the fire.

There are more than 1,000 orcs, not many of them, but the terrain here is flat and the trees are sparse, and without the advantage of terrain, they can only choose to confront the orcs head-on.

With only more than two hundred swordsmen to compete with more than a thousand orcs head-on, even in peacetime it is not an easy thing, and you have to pay a lot of price, not to mention that the state of the Silver Soul Army at this time is very bad, if you can't open the battle situation at the first time to master the rhythm of the war, but instead form a stalemate situation to attract more orcs, then everyone will die here.

So even though there were still some swordsmen who were provoked to hatred, Kane didn't dare to take the risk after consulting with several squad leaders.

Since you can't fight, you can only try to lure them away.

It would certainly not work to lead to the north, after all, there were now orcs everywhere outside the valley behind, and to the south, where the orcs were entrenched at this time, was the mountain wall of the river, so it could only go to the east of the valley.

However, the valley was less than twenty miles deep, and the loose trees and rocks could hardly form an effective cover, and it did not take long for the orcs to chase to the end of the valley and form a dead end.

And digging the river even if more than 200 swordsmen do their best, it is still difficult to determine the time, if they can't dig through the mountain wall to attract the river before the orcs can trap this bait, then this team trapped in the siege will definitely die!

So...

Who should go?

Who will act as bait and prey for the orcs, risking sacrifice to create life for the rest?

This is a problem that is often encountered in war, and the soldiers of the Silver Soul Army at this moment are obviously not fully prepared to face it.

When Kane's gaze swept over, many team leaders lowered their heads in evasion, tilting their foreheads to the side, as did most of the team members.

Everyone wants to live, and no one wants to die.

With a helpless sigh, Kane glanced over at his team, they were the best team at the moment, and although they were still a little panicked, at least they were still calm.

"Just let me..."

"No!" but before he could finish speaking, Jason interrupted: "I'll go, it's me who brought everyone into danger, and I'm responsible!"

He also knew that his team members were demoralized, so he paused, and he added: "As for the team members, give me thirty, choose from all the teams, preferably voluntarily." ”

"I'm willing, I'll go!"

"Captain Jason, it's not your fault, but we should share it! ”

"And me, damn it, drove me a few streets, these damn orcs, they've long been unpleasant!"

Not every member of the team had lost their courage in the previous battle, and as soon as Jason finished speaking, several members rushed to stand up.

Looking at their high emotions, Kane's heart was also much soothed, but he still stubbornly shook his head: "No, with all due respect, you can't lead the team in your current state!"

The bloody battle in front of Jason had already exhausted him, and the use of combat skills by leapfrogging even caused a lot of damage to his inside, and at this time it was already the end of the strong crossbow.

"But—" Jason raised his hands excitedly, wanting to fight again

But at this moment, a heroic and vulgar voice interrupted him.

"Shut the fuck!" Jerry walked up from behind, tossing a straw in his mouth to the ground, his vulgar movements not at all like a knight trained in etiquette.

He said: "Don't fight! I'll go! Let's go! Our northern army is the natural enemy of the orcs! Even if there is no fortress, we are still a nightmare for the orcs on the battlefield!!"

Jason and Kane shook their heads decisively: "No!"

The Northern Army has paid enough for this battle, including the rescue of Jason and them earlier, and the Northern Army is also the most ferocious one, so it is reasonable that they should not be sacrificed again.

"Hahaha!" Jerry laughed heartily a few times at this time, and then he snorted with disdain, and sneered: "Hmph! I'm not talking to you..."

With that, he straightened his left chest and swept the dust from the badge on his chest, which was a badge of a sword blade and a sword body, symbolizing the Imperial Lieutenant's Medal!

The corners of his mouth were cocked, and with a smug smile, like a stinky quail playing with its feathers, his voice was a little rattle, but surprisingly sonorous.

He said: "Do you see clearly, Lao Tzu is a lieutenant of the empire! According to the provisions of the emergency plan of the military department, I am the supreme commander of this team at present, warrant officer and second lieutenant, I am not consulting with you, this is an order!