Due to Joseph's authority, none of the officers and generals present dared to openly question it, but many of them couldn't help but run to Aloke, the commander, to seek an explanation after the meeting. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Yaroque Knight was also puzzled, but he knew José's personality better than the others. Since the battle of Boulder Town, Alok has completely convinced the young Mr. Magician, so even though the situation in Sadland seems to be very critical now, Alok is still very calm.

Jose didn't seem to care about any of these things, and all his energy was focused on the final development of the hot air balloon, which was currently configured with special fuel enough to generate a huge amount of heat. The most successful hot air balloons can already carry the weight of up to five adults and can roughly rise to a height of more than twenty meters. Chaucer was so pleased with this result that under his strict requirements, the Sadrand workshop worked day and night, and finally thirty of these large hot air balloons were made in two days.

During these two days, the Northwest Army made frequent attacks, but did not attack the county town of Sadland, but put the direction of the main attack on Gould and his reinforcements. Although Gould was very annoyed in the face of the menacing Northwest Army, he could only reluctantly shrink his forces, and according to the tactics requested by Jose, he did not engage with the Northwest Army. Even so, under the attack of the Northwest Army several times, the losses among the new army were not small.

The original army of 12,000 men was reduced to 5 or 600 men in two days, an infantry battalion was almost completely disabled, and the rest of the soldiers were shrouded in an atmosphere of unease. In Gould's opinion, if this momentum continues, I am afraid that the new army can only hold out for another half a month at most, and if it does not organize a counterattack, I am afraid that this little force will be slowly eaten away by the Northwest Army!

Although he kept urging Jose to concentrate his forces and fight a battle with the Northwest Army in the past two days, even if there were casualties, he would not be so passive. According to the fat man's estimation, it is better to concentrate all the troops and force them into the city now, and lose at most one or two thousand people, and at least tens of thousands of troops can be preserved, which is better than being slowly eaten away by the Northwest Army like this.

Urgent letters were fired at the head of the city by archers, but the answer Gould received was always brief: "Defend the enemy, prepare the army, and stand still!"

If a different superior replied to Gould like this every time, the fat man would have scolded his mother angrily. But José is different for Gould, the fat man has great trust in José's boss's words, although the battle is really a nest, but Gould still acts according to José's strategy. There were also subordinates who questioned Joseph's actions that were too absurd, and some even instigated Gould to cut first and then lead the troops directly to the city.

For such a bold proposal, if it had been put in the past, Gould might have done it without thinking about it. However, the subordinates who proposed this time quickly received a reply from Gould - demagoguery of the army, twenty military sticks each! Most of these proposals were Gould's old subordinates, after all, only his henchmen who had followed him for a long time could say such things, but to the surprise of these people, the arrogant and domineering Gould's former commander not only did not listen to this opinion, but instead punished himself for these old subordinates who had followed him for many years!

Not only did Gould punish them, but he even convened a general assembly of the army and executed the baton in front of tens of thousands of soldiers. Then, Gould faced the young new army, and said in a deep voice with an extremely serious expression: "Lord Viscount Sadland has issued a military order, no one can question it, don't forget what the first decree in the Sadland army is, and soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty!"

Not to mention that the Viscount asked us to stay here, even if he asked us to stay here for a month and hold on for a year, we will do it too! Today I have punished a few officers who have shaken the morale of the army, most of them are old units that have followed me for many years, but there is no mercy in the army, so I hope everyone will remember your mission and responsibility as soldiers!"

When Gould said this, the grim look on his face faded a little, he silently glanced at these young recruits, and then said in a low voice: "Everything is for the family!"

When the new soldiers heard the words of the commander, everyone became silent, but soon someone shouted: "For the family!" Then everyone raised their heads and looked resolutely at the town of Sadland not far away, and everyone whispered: "...... For the sake of the family!"

Under the shouts of tens of thousands of people in unison, Gould's face changed several times, and his eyes revealed a bit solemnity and depth: he suddenly realized that the army in front of him after suffering defeat seemed to have become very different, and from this moment on, this soldier began to look like a real soldier. Because they have their own faith! An army of faith will not have any fear......

The morale of the army outside the city is like a rainbow, and the army inside the city is not idle, just when Gould is stabilizing the morale of the army outside the city, José is also arranging combat tasks inside the city. All the officers were gathered in the Sadland County Guard's House, and they were surprised to see that the Viscount of Sadland, who had not shown up for a long time, was already sitting in the council hall with a serious face.

At midnight tonight, all the troops in the city will be gathered to defend the city, and another 500 men will be mobilized to obey my command. All forces must be assembled by this evening, and if there is any hesitation in the military aircraft, they will be killed!" the viscount changed his usual lazy appearance, and his eyes were full of evil as he glanced at everyone present.

Except for a few people who knew Jose's temperament, such as Aloke, everyone in the rest of the officers was frightened by his murderous appearance. Although they were all veterans who had experienced war and killing, they still felt an inexplicable sense of awe in the face of this young viscount at this moment. Even Sophia, a girl, couldn't help but have a strange illusion when she saw Joseph's serious appearance when she gave the military order at this moment:

Although this guy's appearance has not changed in any way, it seems that Joseph in front of him is no longer the gentle and playful young viscount he usually has. He's a commander now, a leader! This kind of change seemed as simple as a wink and a smile to Joseph, and perhaps this young man was born to be a leader!