It was already night, and Joseph led the men and horses to rest in the dark woods. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info everyone sat quietly together. On Reims' map, Joseph was specifically told not to light a fire. Therefore, these soldiers could only endure the double torture of cold and hunger, but fortunately, they could finally rest peacefully.

There seemed to be a commotion and screams in the distance, and the birds of the shaking woods scattered and fled. Joseph they all nervously held their breath, cautiously observing the situation around them. After a while, the restlessness in the distance returned to silence.

"What just happened?" asked Big Nose George curiously, "Is it a deer or some other beast?"

"It's the chaser of the demons. Joseph explained: "Lance said that there were tree spirits in this section of the forest, so they could not be lit. I'm afraid that the demon soldiers who are chasing us have made a fire, so they are besieged by the tree spirits. Looks like we're safe now. ”

The big-nosed George lay back on the stretcher, pillowed his clothes, looked up at the top of his head, and said, "Lance even thought of this step." If he had come with us to the southern expedition, I am afraid that we would not have lost so badly. ”

Joseph took a sip of water and said, "It will still be like this, don't forget, Lance was against the southern expedition from the beginning. Okay, big nose, you have a good rest. Your arrow wound is going to need a long vacation to recuperate. ”

The big-nosed George complained, "Okay, so it seems that I have to thank the demons, and it was their bows and arrows that allowed me to finally have a vacation." ”

Now that you've gotten rid of the demons, all that's left is to return to Idris. But Joseph did not know what kind of scene it would be like when they faced Idris. The main force was exhausted, and the sergeants were basically killed. Many wives in the city of Idiris, overnight, became widows. As a general, how should I explain it?

Joseph didn't dare to think about it, he could only choose to escape for the time being, and wait until the moment when Idiris.

The trail through the forest may be a long time for Lance. But for the remnants of the army led by Joseph, it was not long at all. Because this march in the Clay Forest was the easiest time since their defeat. There is no danger, no war, no pursuers, and no oppression caused by the terrible necromantic troops.

When they walked out of the forest path one by one and arrived at the quiet forest town, everyone cried. Because they are finally safe, and they have finally returned to the beauty and stability they once had.

At this time, many sail warships were already anchored in the harbor in the Klee River next to the town of Piercing, and the four-pointed star flag on the sails indicated that these ships had come to take them home.

There were more warships sent by Lance, and because of these people who escaped, two ships could be loaded. As the battleship gradually sailed away from the town of Piercing, the Duke of Aceh, who had been silent all the way, finally walked out of the cabin.

When he appeared on deck, all the soldiers looked at him tightly, and there was no expression on their tired faces. The hero who led Idris to victory 19 years ago is now in the twilight of his life. It was this hero who led them back to defeat.

The Duke of Aceh leaned on the railing of the deck, looked at the town of Chuanlin that disappeared into the distance of the river, and cried like rain in tears: "I'm sorry for the ancestors, I'm sorry for the gods, I'm sorry for the subjects!"

Joseph walked over and put a cloak on the Duke of Aceh, who had been covered with snow overnight: "Aceh, let's go, let's go into the cabin, it's windy outside." ”

The Duke of Aceh was still sobbing, and he clung to the wooden railing as if to crush it: "Joseph, am I stupid?

Joseph grabbed the hand of his childhood friend and said, "How so? You led us to recapture Idris from the demons 19 years ago, and these exploits are enough to show that you are not stupid, let alone waste. ”

"But this time, I buried all this, the 800-year-old legacy of my ancestors, with my own hands. What kind of face do I have to go to Valhalla, to see my father, to see my old comrades who have died for us? Tony, Dresser, Gercy, I can't live with them, I can't live with them!"

Joseph said: "Our ancestors lost their territory countless times, and in the end, did they all regain it? As long as we can learn from failures. The scales of victory will again be tilted in our favor. ”

The Duke of Aceh said: "But we don't have any capital, where else can we get the opportunity?"

"When someone is there, there's a chance. When the first Duke of Idiris, the commoner knight Kachia, first arrived in the fiefdom, didn't he have only 100 heroes and a ruined village? And in our hands, there are still nearly 10,000 soldiers, as well as more than a dozen castles north of Clay City, dozens of towns, and the vast number of people to support us, what are you afraid of?"

"I'm ......" When the Duke of Aceh heard this, he put away his tears and choked speechlessly.

Seeing that the Duke of Aceh seemed to have figured it out, Joseph's tone softened a little: "Aceh, we are small, so I will be straightforward." Why do you refuse to believe Lance all the time? and even be hostile? Your hostility has become so pathologically so that even if Lance is right, you have to deal with him? So, can we not lose?"

"I ......," said the Duke of Aceh through gritted teeth, "I have promoted him several times, but this Lance does not know what to do, and actually sabotaged my marriage to Eve. If it weren't for him, the two nations of Idireis and Hitivites would have been an alliance long ago, would we still be fighting alone as we are now? And this Lance, arrogant and arrogant, turned the alliance that originally belonged to Idiris, into a personal deal between him and Princess Miranda. You want to take this opportunity to blackmail me? Don't you think I can see him? I just can't see him, especially the way he looks in front of my daughter Eve. ”

Joseph smiled: "To put it bluntly, you are the kind of dissatisfaction that the old father-in-law looks at his son-in-law? I always feel that my daughter who has worked so hard to raise is ...... by other people's families."

"That's not what I meant. ”

Joseph smiled and waved his hand and said, "Okay, I won't say anything." What I'm trying to say is, Aceh, you see, people like me are not geniuses. And the real geniuses will be just like Reims, with a bit of personality. Lance is a talent, and even if you don't like him, you can't change that fact. Maybe I, as a father, can understand what you're doing. But you, as a monarch, I want to tell you that you have to receive Lance, which is the heart that a monarch should have. You don't have to be as stubborn as you were when you were a child. Don't you look at what that Count Clay Gavin is? an earl who inherited the title from his father, and then sat down and asked a mercenary group to protect his territory, you actually listened to him. ”

The Duke of Aceh said weakly, "Okay, can't I listen to you? No, I simply don't see him, out of sight and out of mind. Every time I see him and Eve together to fix me, I get annoyed. Whatever they like to do!"

Joseph smiled helplessly and said, "You, you are still a child. How can your daughter fix you? Well, you'll rest in the cabin too. We should be able to get to Idris the day after tomorrow. ”

(To be continued.) )