Chapter 174: Diverging Paths
The regiment withdrew from the town of Moramachi overnight, and the town returned to its calm appearance. It's a pity that people don't have a thousand days of good, no flowers have a hundred days of red, and they only live a peaceful life for a few days, and the people who were sent out to buy raw materials for Hagen brought back a shocking news, a large-scale conflict broke out between the Glory Mercenary Group and the Tiger Mercenary Group of Theo, and of course, the send-off team of the Shining Sand Empire and the condolence group of the Alison Empire were also implicated.
In the country of mercenaries, Ozjuch is not the only mercenary who complains about the inaction of the four major mercenary groups, the grand alliance he organized has inspired other mercenary groups, and six mercenary alliances have been born one after another, and nearly 4,000 mercenaries have rushed to the Hengduan Mountains, and the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire have become rats that everyone shouts and beats here! These mercenary alliances all hope to expand their momentum in order to occupy the position of leader in the future, but what can make their momentum bigger and bigger? Victory! And the blood of the enemy! In this form, the mercenary group's operations have become more dense and their methods have become more vicious.
Not to mention the baggage team, even the regular army of a large size has also been attacked by the mercenaries, if in the open plain, the mercenaries may not be the opponent of the same number of regular troops, but in the mountains, the mercenaries are as invincible as poisonous snakes! The speed and number of soldiers of the Flash Sand Empire have reached an astonishing level.
In view of the chaotic situation in the land of mercenaries, in view of the fact that the Golden Knight of the Maiao Empire Mioririch has led the Praetorian Guard to Blacknia, making their victory far away, and in view of the sudden outbreak of a large-scale rebellion in the eastern coastal region, Edward VIII of the Shining Sand Empire finally put away his stubbornness and decided to start gradually withdrawing troops from the Mao Empire.
This was great news for King Yolande of the Maao Empire, which greatly relieved the pressure and allowed him to launch his own plan. But for An Fei and the others, this is bad news! A few days ago, in front of Ozgüch, An Fei had already frankly admitted that he led the mercenary group to annihilate the griffin flying squadron, and the knights who followed Kumoro Gosha that day also knew the truth, this news spread at a very fast speed in the country of mercenaries and the Shining Sand Empire, and the newly established Alibaba mercenary group has become a legendary mercenary group. Sometimes it is really not a good thing to have a great reputation, An Fei is confident to resist the attack of a thousand people, but according to the news, the first batch of retreating troops of the Shining Sand Empire has 30,000 people, or the elite of the elite, will they take revenge for the griffin flight squadron by the way?
After getting the news, An Fei and the others sat around the entrance of the main cave, everyone was silent, the atmosphere seemed a little heavy, just a few days ago, they also scared away some mercenaries with bad intentions, and successfully protected their station, and now there is a situation again, it is really a disaster! And this time the pressure is much greater than the previous one!
To add insult to injury, Black Eleven's men were attacked by a strange mercenary on their way to Moramachi, and most of the raw materials they had purchased for Hagen were lost, and only two of the six escaped alive!
Perhaps most of the mercenaries are still thinking about contributing to the country, and they rushed to the Hengduan Mountains for this reason, but it is a pity that the upper leaders of the mercenary groups are making their own small calculations! Since the establishment of the mercenary country, this is the only and best opportunity to challenge the four super mercenary groups! As long as we can find ways to make the other alliances disappear and then absorb and reorganize the other party's manpower, then the mercenary groups that will be in power in the future will inevitably become the five major mercenary groups! This dream is enough to make the blood of the leaders of the various alliances boil.
Therefore, there is constant friction between the various mercenary group alliances, spies are moving around, you are lobbying my people to change their ways, I am stabbing you in the back by the people who instigated you, the situation is chaotic, and even some alliances have arranged people to ambush other mercenaries, in the vast forest of death and wild grasslands, they have done similar things, and now they are just going back to their old business! The only difference is that this time they are more ruthless, all for the future! Of course, there were only a few mercenaries who did this, otherwise they would not have been able to put a huge pressure on the supply lines of the Shining Sand Empire, forcing Edward VIII to put away his ambitions.
An Fei felt a lot of headaches, he would definitely not be able to fight now, but there was no way for them to go! Dwarves and goblins could not be left alone, hundreds of people, plus so many things, wouldn't a winding convoy be given to others to fight? Even if the others were excluded, the alliance organized by Ozgüch would definitely pay attention to the movements of Moramachi Town, and when the time came, nearly a thousand people surrounded the convoy in the wilderness, then they would be more than lucky!
An Fei was frowning and thinking, and the others were also frowning and thinking, but no one could think of a good way
After a long time, Chris suddenly said slowly: "Anfei, let's do it." ”
"Split into two ways?" An Fei was stunned.
"Form an elite squad and move outside, attract the attention of all enemies, and hide the rest in the dungeons. Chris thought for a moment: "Anfei, there are many mercenaries who know you now, let you lead the team, this will make others think that we have all left Moramachi Town." ”
"What about you?"
"There are also people to manage here, so I'll stay, I was in charge of exploring the tunnels and looking for dwarves at that time, and I am most familiar with these tunnels. Chris smiled: "By the way, you must take Suzanne with you, it is far more dangerous to stay outside than us!"
"What about here, what if the army of the Sand Empire starts attacking the tunnels?"
"What the Shining Sand Empire needs now is to let the army withdraw safely, not to embarrass us, they don't have much time, so I don't estimate that the intensity of their attack will not be very large, at most destroy a few of our dungeons, and they will retreat. Chris said slowly: "I won't stick to the tunnel, don't forget that we still have Hagen, if the battle is started in the middle of the dungeon, the Beamon he summoned will become a nightmare for the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire!"
"Hagen, how many regeneration potions can you make from those ingredients? So, how many more times can you summon Beamon?" asked Anfei, turning his head.
"One more summon. ”
Chris secretly glanced at Hagen, who touched his forehead with his hand: "No, I miscalculated just now, I should be able to summon three times!"
For An Fei, who is accustomed to quietly watching the changes in other people's demeanor, although Chris's eyes are very secretive, he still can't escape his observation, An Fei can't help but sigh lightly, pretending not to see anything: "Three times? That's not enough." ”
"No more, it won't be possible. Hagen smiled bitterly: "The potion can be formulated, but I can't prepare Beamon's bones!"
"If the army of the Shining Sand Empire doesn't leave Moramachi, what will you do?" An Fei looked at Chris.
"It's very unlikely. ”
"What do you do if it happens?"
"So you have to take Ryska with you, and when the time comes, you can unleash magic scrolls from outside to attack the army of the Sand Empire. ”
"Although there are not many magicians in the Shining Sand Empire, how can there be twenty or thirty magicians in an army of 30,000 people, right?
"That's your problem, it's not mine, don't ask me. Chris smiled: "Anfei, bring Niya with you, she hates the gloomy tunnels the most, I asked her to go into the tunnels several times to take a look, but she said that she didn't want to go down, if she stayed in the tunnels for a while, she would be uncomfortable to death, it was better to follow you." “
An Fei couldn't help but be stunned, how could he listen to this unlucky! Isn't it a matter of entrusting the future?! According to his analysis, Chris's family background is very deep, and in such a situation, he is willing to take on the burden, and he does not forget to protect Niya, regardless of whether he agrees with Chris's suggestion or not, he admires Chris's responsibility!
"No, going out with An Fei can only cause trouble for An Fei, so it's better to stay here. Niya surprisingly rejects Chris's suggestion.
Chris also smiled bitterly, but did not speak again, making this suggestion would already make some scheming people perceive something, if he repeats his own suggestion, it will undoubtedly be frank to tell everyone what he really thinks.
Anfei glanced at Nia in surprise, everyone will continue to grow with the passage of time and the increase of experience, but the speed is fast and slow. Niya has become much more mature today, he has ignored Nia these days, he hasn't spoken to Niya for a long time, so he is surprised by this change.
"Anfei, you have an idea. Black Eleven said softly: "I think Chris's words are right! Only by dividing into two ways can we take care of each other, if the Shining Sand Empire really can't get along with us, you can find a way to save us outside! If we are all blocked inside, then there is no chance." ”
"Yes, Anfei, let's decide who to choose. Zubin continued.
"You're going with me, you've been in the land of mercenaries the longest and you know more than we know. An Fei said to Black Eleven, and then muttered for a moment: "Just the four of us!"
"Anfei, are you picking fewer people?" this time it was Chris's turn to be surprised. "It's enough. An Fei shook his head.