There is a traitor, who could it be?

Fortifications are being built on the opposite side, most of which are used to cross the river, and the front-line troops should be able to see it on this side of the river. This news doesn't make much sense.

Sandwiched between the Tedder Mountains, the narrow steppe of Gonta was a necessary point for the enemy's attack. What was the purpose of deliberately raising a mountain army? And it was with the Third Army, the first to rush to the banks of the Ava River......

A possibility came to Donner's mind. The enemy had been strangely immobile for several days, and his guess was justified in his speculation.

Thinking of this, Donner suddenly felt the need to report this information to the higher army, but he hesitated when he walked outside the camp of the training legion.

How to explain the source of this information to Dean Kane? Adarua had said before leaving, unable to explain to them. So who else can you blame......

Just as Donner hesitated, Dean Devis's voice rang out.

"Donner, what's the matter?" Deves frowned and hesitated for a moment when he saw that Donner was already outside the camp.

"Oh, Dean...... I have an idea...... It's about military intelligence. Donner pondered his words.

"Come, let's talk about it. ”

Donner followed Dean Devis into the camp and said, "The enemy hasn't attacked for so long, I think there may be a conspiracy inside......

"Conspiracy?" Hearing the word, Dean Devis couldn't help but stand still, turning to look at Donner, "What do you think it will be?"

......

"Haha, Devis, you're teaching a very good student. Dean Kane smiled heartily, and then said to Donner, "Son, I also mentioned this speculation of yours at the Legion meeting, but several Grand Dukes have denied this possibility. So, we now have to pretend that this possibility doesn't exist. ”

"Captain, I once heard from a friend who had been to the Thorn Empire that they seemed to have been training a mountain army. Donner could only throw out this piece of information casually.

"Haha, mountain troops? Of course the Thorn Empire has mountain troops, it's nothing...... Okay, kid, you know, the army is like this, everyone has their own ideas, but all actions have to be commanded by the top, even me. Kane said with a smile.

Downer had no choice but to withdraw from the camp of the Training Corps.

For the rest of the day, Donner had been watching the direction of the Aeva River from afar, and there was still no movement from the enemy side.

The next day, Donner disappeared all day, and after rushing back to the camp late at night, he rushed directly to the camp instead of answering Mino's questioning.

Ten minutes later, he retreated again in frustration, and this time, he took the initiative to find Mino.

"I know I shouldn't leave the camp without permission, and I'm willing to accept any punishment. But may you hear me out why?" Donner's face was serious, and his tone was solemn.

Mino didn't speak, probably acquiescing to the other party's request.

"Have you ever thought about it? The enemy is in high spirits all the way, but why did they not move for nine days when they arrived here? It stands to reason that they are in an unfamiliar environment, relying on a long logistical line to support, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them. Isn't that right?" asked Donner.

Minoan nodded.

"Nine days ago, we still had three Grand Dukes who didn't arrive, and they didn't attack first, why?"

"They were preparing tools to cross the river. Minnot replied that it was the official statement about this truce.

"After preparing for war for so long, did they not think about the Ava River in front of them in advance? Need to prepare temporarily? Prepare for nine days? You must know that the longer they prepare, the stronger the fortifications on our side will be. ”

Mino was silent.

"So there's only one answer left, can you guess right?"

"They may have to take a detour. Mino's brow furrowed even tighter.

"I'll tell you two pieces of news, the first is that the Thorn Empire has trained an elite mountain soldier in the past three years, and this mountain soldier was the first to arrive on this battlefield, and now, no one knows where they are. ”

Donner paused at this point for the other party to digest, and then continued: "Second, I have traveled all the neighboring villages and towns today, only about twenty kilometers to the south, and a few hunters have told me that there is a mountain road leading to the top of the mountain, and below the cliff at the top of the mountain, is the upper reaches of the Ava River. ”

"Upper Aywa River, that is, west of the Teider Mountains......"

"Yes, now it is an area occupied by the enemy. Downer added.

"Twenty kilometers?"

"Twenty kilometers. ”

"How long does it take to get up the mountain?"

"About three days. ”

"Has any hunter been up to the mountains lately?"

"In summer, the vegetation is lush and there are many wild animals in the mountains, and hunters only dare to act at the foot of the mountain. ”

"What did Captain Kane say?"

"The main forces of the enemy are concentrated on the opposite bank, and the military does not feel that there is a possibility of a detour. ”

Mino was silent for a moment, and although he was disdainful of Donner's deliberate release of water in the final to avoid danger, he hadn't deceived himself.

"I don't like you......" Mino said slowly.

"I know. ”

"But my gut tells me that what you're saying is probably right. And you seem to have a gift for seeing what is going on......"

"Thank you. ”

Subsequently, as far away as possible from the other camps, the Youth Reserve Army held its first plenary meeting.

In front of a team of nearly three hundred people, Donner repeated his judgment just now.

Mino, as captain, then spoke: "I think Donner's judgment is very reasonable. Since the battle has not yet started, even as Captain Kane said, even if it does, it will not be our turn to rush to the front line. So I'm inclined to go over there and probe and secure the rear of the army. However, this operation will not be approved by the superiors, so it is strictly calculated as a violation of military discipline......"

There was sporadic commotion in the crowd.

“...... I will take the initiative to bear the relevant punishment as the captain. Mino then added.

As soon as Minoan finished speaking, Wesley was the first to stand up and said lazily, "Why are you so nervous...... Anyway, I was stuffy in the camp, and I wanted to go out for a long time...... What's the responsibility, let's take it together......" he said, winking at Donner. Donner smiled and nodded at him.

Immediately afterwards, Quisal also stood up, "Captain, what you say, do it." ”

With two role models, plus Mino's influence among this group of young people, soon, most people responded to Mino's call.

On the contrary, Roger was resolutely opposed, and his strict knightly education coupled with his upright personality made him naturally resistant to violating military discipline.

However, seeing that there was little response to his voice, he thought twice and agreed to Mino's decision.

So early the next morning, this 300-strong young reserve army broke away from the army in the name of morning training.

At lunchtime, the Young Reserve Army was still nowhere to be seen, and Commander Kane was already faintly uneasy.

When it was time for dinner, he had to report the situation.

The commander-in-chief of the defenders of the Femon Empire, General Baird, was furious when he heard the news.

"Bastards! War is just around the corner, and these bunnies have actually found an excuse to run away! The Empire might as well feed the dogs with the financial resources that the empire has cultivated them!"

"General Baird, the lads have told me a few times, beware of enemy detours......"

"Fart! Are so many living people on the other side of the river fake? Detour? Where do you go around? There are cliffs and cliffs up and down, can they still fly over? It's all excuses! Kane, I told you a long time ago, don't be too merciful to these rabbits, look at it, look at what army you are bringing?"

In the face of General Baird's roar, Kane had no choice but to remain silent.

Just when General Baird was in a hurry, the rabbit cubs in his mouth had followed the guidance of the hunter guide to the mountains of the Tedder Mountains, twenty kilometers from the Gonta grassland.

Because there are four mountain shapes that resemble wolf heads on the top of the mountain, this area is vividly called the Four Wolf Mountain by local hunters.

The mountain road is rugged and difficult, some of the paths along the cliffs are covered with moss, and the width is only large enough for one person to pass, and when you move your steps sideways against the mountain, you accidentally kick the stones under your feet and roll down, and it takes a while to hear the sound of landing, and no one dares to look down.

Sometimes encountering places that required climbing, it was an almost impossible task for the armored reserve knights, and after a few times, everyone took off their armor, leaving only the sword at their waist.

As night fell, the youth army was stationed on the mountainside of the Four Wolves Mountain.

There were no tents, so everyone had to sleep in the open air. The camp is set up on a south-facing slope, where the sun is not too wet during the day.

Before going up the mountain, I bought enough dry food in the village below the mountain, and there was a clear spring in the mountain, so I didn't go hungry.

Mosquitoes are rampant in the mountains, and experienced hunters pull out a bundle of unknown weeds and light them with a choking smell that is said to drive away these annoying things.

As for the beasts that the hunters feared, they never appeared, and although more than 300 people had never been on the battlefield, they were more than enough to deal with the beasts in the mountains with their superior force or magic. If a wild beast does appear, it will probably only become a snack in the evening.

However, to be on the safe side, Minoan arranged for a vigil.

Donner was on duty with Mino.

"I haven't had a chance to say that the things at the event, I'm sorry, I didn't expect that Jeffrey to be so ruthless. Donner said softly.

"It's okay...... I shouldn't have hurt him......" Mino's face was still heavy, replied casually.

Donner suddenly remembered a possibility and asked, "Do you think the war started because of this?"

"Isn't it?" asked Mino.

"Of course not! The rebellion that occurred before our province was instigated by the Thorn Empire, and the purpose was to cause civil strife in the Empire, and they could take advantage of the opportunity to invade. Before the grand event, the armies of the Thorn Empire had already assembled on the border between the two countries, which I heard from their ambassador himself. Whether there was that accident or not, the war would have been fought. ”

"Really?" Mino looked up at Donner, a glimmer of energy in his eyes.

"Of course it's true! Jeffrey's purpose in challenging you is to suppress the morale of the Empire, and you did the right thing!"

"How do you know that?"

"I was present when the Marquis of Eli rebelled, and I happened to be there the day before the grand event, when the King summoned the ambassador of the Thorn Powers. ”

"Does the war really have nothing to do with me?" Mino, with expectant eyes, waited for the answer to the question.

"Oh my God, you've been blaming yourself for this. Donner unconsciously raised his voice, almost waking his sleeping friends.

"Thank goodness, why didn't you tell me sooner!"

The familiar Mino, it seems, is back, and Donner is happy for him.

"By the way, why are you still a magic apprentice?" Donner finally asked the question he had been asking all along.

"I was already an apprentice in magic before I transferred from the Academy of Magic to the Knight Academy. Mino replied.

"Why did you transfer to the Knight Academy when you have a talent for magic?"

Mino lowered his head, as if to recall something, "My father once took in a wandering knight and has been recuperating from his injuries at my house, and the only things of value on him are his two swords. Every day he didn't do anything, and almost all the time, he wiped his sword, what a pretending guy - at that time, I hated him, and several times I said ugly things to drive him away, and he continued to wipe his broken sword as if he didn't hear it. Later, one day, when I returned from the academy, my father told me that he was dead. ”

"Dead?" asked Donner.

"There was a group of thieves in the village outside the manor, and no one dared to take care of it, even my father locked the manor. Only this guy rushed out, one man, two swords, killed more than thirty thieves, and when the rest of the thieves ran away, the villagers found out that he was dead...... He had no sword wounds on his body, he died from internal injuries, and he stood with his sword and his eyes wide when he died, so as to scare away the thieves...... This fool actually threw away his life for some peasants who had nothing to do with him......" Mino's voice choked up at the end.

"He's a real knight. Donner said softly.

"From that day on, I transferred to the Knight Academy. Mino reached out and quickly wiped away his tears, then raised the heavy sword in his hand and said, "This sword is his relic." ”

"What's your name? Downer asked.

Mino gave Donner a serious look and replied, "Roswell." ”

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