The valley pass, three kilometres south of the town of Lille, is the southernmost territory of Isttalen, and from the valley continues south through a birch forest to the territory of the Kemal family. It is not the only thoroughfare on the north-south border, but it is the most important commercial thoroughfare. This is the road paved by the Oakland ancestors when they opened up the northern border, continuing north to the King's Road, where Isttalon was garrisoned, and to the south is to the royal capital of Oakland.

It was a day's journey from Lille in the north to Birch in the south, and the caravans from the south to the north had to pass through the valley pass, and the taxes on the border alone made both sides make a lot of money. Since its establishment, the valley has hardly experienced wars, and every time the Kemal family invades here, it will eventually be defeated. Relative to the strategic value of this pass, the status of the transportation hub it represents is more important for both sides.

However, this time the form was different, in order to get the status of the head of the family, Miharun did not hesitate to give the town of Lille to De Laer, and after the embezzlement of the town of Lille in the name of legality, the special status of the valley pass lost its value to the Kemal family. When this land becomes a subordinate area of the province of Salin, there is no need to set up a pass. Especially when they learned that Isttalon was too busy to take care of himself, they didn't have to worry about the consequences.

At first, the Southern Army only surrounded Hegu Pass, as it had done in previous wars, which made the garrison of Hegu Pass relax its vigilance. And since yesterday, the Southern Army suddenly received a new order to launch a sudden attack on Hegu Pass from both internal and external directions. The defenders of Hegu Pass were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

El rode on his horse and looked far away in the direction of the valley pass, and with his night vision he could clearly see the traces of smoke and fire on the city walls. The white lion banner of Istalon still stands above the city walls, next to the swallow-tailed banner bearing the crest of the Locke family, indicating that the two forces in the city are still holding on.

Judging by the degree of fragmentation of the walls, the offensive of the Southern Army was very fierce, but it was difficult to shake the defensive line of the Isttalon troops, and so far it seems that no obvious results have been obtained. In addition to the factors of the heroic fighting of the Isttalon soldiers, I am afraid that the Southern Army itself cannot paint the wall.

After the daytime siege was over, the Southern Army did not continue to make a fatigue attack on the defenders, because they themselves felt tired, so they simply collected their troops and returned to the camp to rest. When El and his party sneaked over, they found that the vigilance here was not much stronger than that of Lille Town.

De Lael had already learned the news of the fall of Isttalen, so he was not in a hurry to attack the valley pass, anyway, it was all meat in his mouth, and he could eat it sooner or later, so why waste his troops? Under the guidance of his thoughts, the southern army besieging the valley pass was also full of passivity. They launched an offensive only to create a sense of oppression on the defenders, to force them to come out and surrender themselves. If the top is not in a hurry, the soldiers below will certainly not be happy to die.

The Kemal family has never won a single phase of the war waged against the White Lion in history. Now that Isttalon has fallen, Riverdale Pass is their only remaining chance to redeem their reputation. If the Isttalon army stationed here can be allowed to surrender, even if it wastes a little more time, it will be a glorious deed for the Kemal family.

It's just a bunch of pigs...... El sighed in his heart. They didn't go far after leaving Locke Manor, hiding not far away to observe the reaction of the Southern Army just in case. But unexpectedly, the Southern Army neither pursued its own murderers, nor did it arrest the escaped prisoners. They just wandered around the burial pit for a while, and then they went back to sleep!

Seeing the strange behavior pattern of the Southern army, Palanti, who is familiar with military affairs, and El, who is half-versed in military affairs, both feel a deep sense of powerlessness. The thinking circuits of these southern armies are obviously very different from those of the northerners, and when the northerners think about how to fight, they are thinking about the problem of lack of sleep.

Timmy had said that the Confederates were a bunch of, and now El finally understood what that meant. It's not just a matter of the, it's a herd of pigs, pigs who are content to enjoy themselves because of the lack of war training.

To Er's annoyance, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that this pig-like mode of action turned out to be the safest plan at the moment. From De Lare's point of view, he doesn't have to worry about Isttalen's revenge, the fat of Lille Town has already been eaten by him, and he only needs time to digest it slowly. At this time, it is the best way to respond to all changes without change, as long as he ignores trivial problems and keeps his troops still, he can reap the greatest results.

Even if it is a pig, the number of pigs in this group is a little too much, and even if De Laere is divided into three ways, Eel still can't take advantage of this little manpower. It's not that they can't win, but El can't accept that predictable casualty figure. If one of Isttalon's soldiers dies, there will be one less, and it is not a rational choice to put it here to fight the Southern Army.

Since De Laere had no intention of pursuing, El could not be guilty of using his own bait as a bait, and he took Palanti and Renard in a long circle outside the manor to join Timmy. The clansmen of the Locke family also basically understood the situation at this time, and their emotions finally stabilized. El asked Renard to deal with the burden, and he took Palanti to a secluded place and pulled the parchment from his bosom.

"I said, you come and write, pay as little attention as possible. El handed the parchment and charcoal to Palanti and whispered. The first time he used the parchment, he realized that his handwriting was too ugly and that it was twisted and took up too much space. Later, he figured it out for a long time before he thought of asking Palanti to ghostwrite for him.

"Yes, General. Palanti sat down, placed the parchment on his knees, and pulled out a lion's tooth horn with a shimmering glow. It wasn't too far from Locke Manor, and they didn't dare to light a fire, so they could only use the moonlight and the shimmer of light on this magical item. However, with Palanti's strength, this little bit of light is enough.

El mentally organized his language, trying to summarize the situation in Lille in as few sentences as possible. However, the amount of intelligence information he knows now is too large to be clear in three or two sentences. After pondering and studying for a long time, he simply threw away all the family grievances on the side of the Locke family, and only explained the situation of De Laere's garrison in Lille Town, and then added a sentence at the end - whether to rescue River Valley Pass?

Although he had repeatedly told Tiana to rest before coming, El knew very well that the girl must have been waiting for his letter. If she didn't find out Count Kemal's true intentions, how could she have been able to sleep. Sure enough, when Palanti finished writing the letter, it didn't take long for the handwriting on the parchment to reappear.

-- Hide the hole cards and let the tiger return to the mountain. Tomorrow plans to go on as usual, waiting for the signal.

"Uh...... What does that mean?" Palanti looked at the succinct words on the letter, a little stunned. Although she knew what the words meant, they were a little confusing when they were put together.

"What she means is that we should not rescue Hegu Pass, but on the contrary, we should let the defenders of Hegu Pass rush out and break away from the encirclement of the southern army. El touched his chin and nodded, with a weird smile on his face: "It's really a fan of the authorities, and the bystanders are clear, so it can still be like this......"

"I'm sorry, General, but I still don't understand. Puzzled, Palanti asked, "How is that possible for the soldiers of the Valley Pass to break through on their own?"

"The reason why we are not so strong is because of how powerful the Southern Army is, but because they control the town of Lille and Locke Manor, and they also besiege the defenders of River Valley Pass. El patted Palanti on the head and patiently explained to her, "We need the town of Lille to give the exiles a rest, and we need the troops of the valley to replenish their strength." If we fight hard, we will lose a lot, and if we negotiate with De Laere, we will have to pay an unbearable price. If we want to save the troops in Hegu Pass, this little bit of men and horses in our own hands will not play much role, and we can only rely on their own strength. ”

"But how can the troops of Hegu Pass break through on their own?" Palanti's eyes were already full of question marks.

"According to Renard, the original garrison of Hegu Pass plus the warriors of the Locke family can have at least five or six hundred people, and the number of southern troops blocking behind them, that is, on our side, is only a thousand. But from the point of view of combat effectiveness, it is not difficult for them to break through if they really want to. Merely...... There's no goal, it's just that. ”

When El said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The Southern Army already knows the news of the fall of Isttalon, and will definitely spread the news to the pass to hit the morale of the defenders." When they learned the bad news, even if they didn't want to believe it, they must have lost the idea of breaking through. ”

"I see. Palanti nodded hesitantly, and finally slowly turned the corner. She thought for a moment and said, "So we're going to give them a goal?"

"That's right, let Timmy take our men outside to pick them up, and the two of us sneak into the valley with Renard to tell them about the exiles, and then rush out with them. El nodded and said, "When this army is freed, the balance of victory in this game will tilt in our favor." ”

"Yes, General. Seeing El's confident smile, Palanti laughed along, although he was still a little confused. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)