Chapter Eighty-Five: Kill It!
As soon as Gould came out of José's quarters, one of the officers who accompanied him came out and reported to him that the Captain of Alok wanted to see him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The fat man naturally did not slack off, and followed this guard to the garrison in the city. It used to be the residence of the garrison governor of Boulder Town, but it was still quite spacious. After Alok took over, he converted it into his own residence and garrison for military affairs.
Gould came to the innermost study of the garrison with ease, then thought about it at the door, and pushed the door open.
The study is very spacious and has a very elaborate layout, with a desk by the window and a row of bookshelves on the side. There weren't many potted flowers and plants in the room, but a few swords hung on the walls as decoration. On the wall directly opposite the desk was a map, which was a topographic map of Moxi.
At the front of the desk sat a middle-aged man, seemingly pondering something. When he saw Gould push the door in, his frown widened, and he couldn't help laughing and scolding:
"You guy, as expected, is still the same, never knocks on the door before entering, and is always so hot-tempered. ”
Gould pursed his lips and smiled a little disapprecantly: "But if you look for me, you naturally know that I will come, so why bother with these details." Besides, in the whole of Boulder Town, who else but me would dare to break into the study of you, Aloke, the chief of the city guard?"
When Alok heard Gould say the words "Captain of the City", his eyes seemed to flash a little unnaturally, but he pondered for a moment, and still looked up at Gould who had just sat down opposite.
"Listen to Martin, you came back from the prairie this time and recruited a magician?"
Alok was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is this guy reliable?" I heard that magicians are a bunch of arrogant fellows, even those low-level magicians, the shelves are very big!
In the past, when I was in the Moxi Army, the Governor Heru also wanted to recruit magicians to serve, and he also offered a good reward, but there were very few magicians who came to the door, and they were all low-level magicians, so this matter was finally stopped.
This guy you recruited...... It can't be a low-level magician with low strength, or a liar, right?"
Gould smiled and shook his head deliberately:
"Haha, what kind of liar can trick me Gould? Let me tell you, this guy is not only a magician, but also not a little strong. Don't look at me like that, I've seen some magicians before, and I'm afraid this guy will only be better than them, no worse than them!
And...... I've also seen his methods, don't look at this guy's young age, his strength is not bad...... With a casual spell, he summoned a stone giant, and the strength of that monster alone is probably at least above me, hehe, not to mention his own strength......"
When Alok heard this, his eyes lit up: if it was really as Gould said, recruiting a magician to help, as long as the other party was not a low-level magician who was too mediocre, it would be equivalent to a few more chances of winning on the battlefield.
A mid-level mage can provide powerful lethality on the battlefield, especially on the battlefield of this kind of cold weapon, getting the help of a mage, it can be said that the balance of victory is greatly tilted in favor of one's side.
Just imagine, two teams of similar strength are fighting, but one of the teams suddenly has a violent wind, and then several flames erupt from the crowd, flashing a terrifying thunder and lightning...... It is definitely a great blow to morale! Not to mention the great lethality, this deterrent power alone is enough to cause chaos on the enemy army.
So when Alok heard this, he was naturally a little excited, and couldn't help but slap the table and exclaimed with an excited face:
"Well, Gould, you've done a great job this time! With such a magician to help, we have a better chance of winning against the Macedonians!
However, how did you recruit such a magician, and listening to your tone, it seems that you have fought with him? Hehe, you have only been out to recruit troops for more than a month, and you have brought me such a surprise...... Tell me, what the hell is going on?"
Gould did not hide it, and told the story of how he robbed the caravan and met José.
However, when Alok heard the end, he couldn't help frowning a little.
"So, what kind of 'ruins' did you use to get this mage to come to Boulder Town?, although I don't have much interest in these things, I didn't expect you to have a lot of secrets...... I don't intend to snoop on you, but if the Macedonians retire, he'll have to leave Boulder after all. ”
Gould raised his eyebrows, but said deliberately:
"You guy, you look like a serious kid on weekdays, but I didn't expect to be more cunning than my Gould. With our power, it's already good to be able to recruit a magician to help, and you still want to keep him for a long time, tsk, the appetite is really not small!"
"You fat man," Alok couldn't help but laugh and scold, looking at Gould's serious appearance, "The magician was recruited by you, and now it's my greed...... Besides, don't you want to keep this magician?"
"Lao Tzu naturally thinks about it!" Gould grinned, suddenly thinking of the scene where Joseph had delivered bread to the homeless people in the past few days, and couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "It's just that maybe you can really leave this guy behind......
"It's best to stay naturally, and if you can't stay, don't worry...... At present, we have to face the Macedonian reinforcements, as long as we stand firm on our heels first, even without the help of the magician, thousands of soldiers in my city will be willing to be killed?!"
Gould turned his head to look at Aloke, and said with a somewhat surprised expression, "Is there news for the Macedonian army?"
Alok nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Just a few days ago, an army with the name of Macedonia entered Sadlandshire. According to my spies, this army should have come to encircle and suppress the rebels in various towns.
The night before, a rebellious army not far from here was attacked by the Macedonians, and more than half of them were killed or wounded! I am afraid that within a few days, the Macedonian army should have driven outside the town of Boulder. ”
"I need more accurate intelligence. The size of the army, the number of troops, the supplies, etc. ”
"It's about the same as I predicted, the strength of a flag regiment is roughly about 4,000 people. But...... The Macedonians seem to have put a lot of thought into it this time, and I have heard that the garrisons of the surrounding counties have also been drawn out quite a lot, and I am afraid that this time we will not face more than 5,000 enemy troops.
Naturally, they are all infantry. There are only a few of the most elite cavalry units in Macedonia, and it seems that the northwestern war has not been mobilized. I'm afraid that this force is not the same as the Macedonian Sixth Legion, whose spearmen and infantry phalanxes are not easy to deal with.
Once the fighting began, it was presumably possible that Macedonian troops from several nearby towns would join the battle. Several large counties have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the logistics and supplies are naturally endless, and we are facing a tough battle this time!"
"I'm not worried about this, we have the general situation, and the next thing can only be seen in the immediate battle. Although the Macedonians are menacing, our city defense is not made of tofu, and these battle plans can only be determined when the enemy arrives, so there is no urgency. ”
Gould thought for a moment, as if he remembered something, couldn't help frowning, and added: "The situation in the city ......"
"Almost!"
Alok suddenly interrupted Gould's words and said in a calm tone, "If it goes well, we can settle everything tonight." ”
Gould also looked a little surprised, squinting at Aloque:
"Oh, this thing...... You've decided?"
"If this problem is not solved, there is no need to wait for the Macedonians to call, and Boulder Town will be in chaos from the inside...... Gould, you are right in what you said before, extraordinary times should be used by extraordinary means. ”
Allock's tone was very serious, and his eyes glanced at Gould:
"I think you have seen it in the city today, these unrestrained soldiers are not as simple as we think. I've talked about these things more than once with the commanders of those rebellious armies, but some guys have relied on their own strength to play tricks with me...... Hmph, do they think they are still some kind of imperial general? This set of tricks in the army even wants to be used here. ”
"That's nature," Gould snorted, and said casually, somewhat nonchalantly:
"But it would be a good thing if we could solve these problems in the city sooner. If the soldiers can't use it, they will blow it away, but if the generals can't use it......"
"Nothing is difficult. ”
Alok sat up straight, his face was like water, and a coldness erupted in his eyes:
"Kill it!"
(Weekend morning minimum word, ask for recommendation and ask for a monthly pass) (to be continued.) )