Chapter 211: Sudden Crisis
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In the conference hall of hundreds of square meters, more than a dozen senior commanders from the six legions of the fortress Blood Lion, Xiangfeng, Fire Phoenix, Zhanhui, Lightning, and Rock sat in front of a round table, and behind them, dozens of emperor [***] officers and staff officers stood in uniform and with solemn expressions, and the leaders of the fortress legions gathered together.
On the main seat on the east side of the round table, the supreme commander of the Red River Fortress, Admiral Rocastle, put down the papers in his hand, and the eagle-like sharp gaze slowly swept over the faces of each officer, and everyone who was watching was awe-inspired.
This forty-year-old Marquis of the Empire is at the peak of his life, with hundreds of thousands of elite troops in his hands, and his will represents the confidence of this first fortress of the Empire!
"The reason why we have summoned everyone here today is because the military department has just received an extremely important piece of information!" The admiral's majestic voice echoed in the council chamber: "The secret thorn scout lurking in the barbarian storm fortress has sent back news that the second legion of the Royal Guard of the Titan Empire Flame Legion may be on its way to the turbulence, and the commander of this legion is His Royal Highness the Third Prince of the Titan Empire!"
As soon as his words fell, a muffled discussion immediately rang out in the council chamber, and the commanders of the various legions talked to each other for a few words, and a middle-aged knight stood up and asked, "Lord Rocastle, is this source of information reliable?"
This middle-aged knight is the commander of the Lightning Cavalry Legion, Lieutenant General Night Sky, he is the second person in the Red River Fortress after Rocastle, although the Lightning Cavalry Legion is not a garrison legion, but its strength is second to none among the six legions, and Night Sky Styx himself is a member of the Night Clan's royal family.
Of all the commanders present, he was the only one in a position to question Admiral Rocastle's words.
"Your Excellency Night Sky, I think the source of this information should be more reliable. Admiral Rocastle smiled faintly and said, "That scout's name is Han Fei, he was just recruited from the Fire Phoenix Legion to join the Assassin Squad of the Military Department before carrying out this mission, and he is also a genius warrior that General Feng Qingyin is concerned about. ”
Night Sky turned his gaze to Feng Qingyin, who was sitting next to him, and the other party bowed slightly, so he nodded quietly and sat down again.
Among the six legions of the fortress, the relationship between Lightning and the Fire Phoenix Legion is the best, as the most loyal supporters of the Night Clan's royal family, Feng Qingyin and Night Sky Styx belong to the alliance, playing the role of restraining Admiral Rocastle.
Of course, Rocastle will not be unaware of this, he naturally has three scruples about Feng Qingyin and Night Sky Ming, and there is a small edge hidden in his explanation just now, but Night Sky Ming and Feng Qingyin are full of tacit understanding, and they resolutely refuse to accept this stubble.
But Rocastle pointed out Han Fei's identity with another intention, if Han Fei sent back true and correct information, it would be forgotten, if such important information was wrong, Feng Qingyin, as Han Fei's superior, had to bear some responsibility, after all, Feng Qingyin's attention to Han Fei was not a secret in the military department.
"Let's make sure this information is correct...", Rocastle continued, "So what might it mean that the Flame Legion has traveled thousands of miles to the Storm Fortress and is led by an important prince?"
"As everyone knows, the offensive on the barbarian side has weakened a lot in the past week, and the scouts in the God of War Mountains have all disappeared, and the attack on the fortress has been completely suspended the day before yesterday, which is a bit abnormal. ”
The commanders of the legion began to discuss, some thought that it might be that the barbarians had suffered heavy losses and were unable to continue the attack and wait for the support of the Flame Legion, while others thought that the barbarians might be brewing a big decisive battle, because the other party had played such a trick more than once.
"Is it possible that this Flame Legion is preparing for an expedition to attack us from behind, bypassing the God of War Mountain Range?" Feng Qingyin pondered for a moment and said suddenly.
There was a sudden silence in the conference hall, and although Feng Qingyin's idea was bold, it was not impossible.
Because it blocked the best passage for the barbarians to go south, since the establishment of the Red River Fortress, it has become a thorn in the side of the Titan Empire, and countless battles have been waged on the fortress for hundreds of years, and millions of barbarian warriors and warriors have fallen forever under the majestic walls of the Red River Fortress, and their blood is enough to gather into a river, hence the name of the Blood Fortress.
In the past hundred years of mutual attack and defense, the barbarian army has not moved the idea of sending troops to bypass the God of War Mountain Range and attack the Red River Fortress from the rear, and has twice sent expeditionary armies in history to try to detour thousands of miles in an attempt to turn into the Simon Prairie.
However, due to the hardships of the road and the lack of supplies, coupled with the fact that the Emperor [***] team had air cavalry and scouts patrolling and vigilance, when the exhausted barbarian expeditionary force entered the territory of the Glowing Empire, they were greeted by the Emperor [***] regiment, and the two expeditions ended in a fiasco, and the barbarians never had the idea of making a detour attack again.
"This may be there, but we have air cavalry patrols along the line of the God of War Mountains, and they don't have any chance of sneak attack. Dongfang Kai, the commander of the Xiangfeng Legion, shook his head and said: "The barbarians have already suffered losses twice, and now it is the coldest winter, and it is unlikely that they will go on a detour expedition, unless they have solved the problem of supply. ”
The supplies that a legion usually consumes are quite amazing, and if it is an expedition, it needs a lot of baggage to accompany it, even if it is a fully light cavalry legion, it is impossible to carry a few days of rations to go around thousands of miles, you must know that the road from the Storm Fortress to the Red River Fortress is deserted, and there is no way to get supplies.
The commanders discussed for a long time, but they could not come to a conclusion that would convince everyone, and finally Rocastle said: "There is no more accurate information yet, so we can only wait, but all the legions must be vigilant and prepare for a big battle, and the barbarians must not be allowed to take advantage of any opportunity!"
He nodded at Feng Qingyin and said: "General Feng, this subordinate of yours is really good, now the barbarians' anti-espionage ability is getting stronger and stronger, and in the past month, nine of the ten scouts sent by the assassination team to the Raging Fortress have been sacrificed, and only he has successfully lurked and sent back information, and this credit has been recorded by the military department!"
"Alright, that's the end of today's meeting, adjournment!"
......... Han Fei, who was in the Raging Fortress hundreds of kilometers away, did not expect that the information he sent back would attract so much attention from the military department, and in the nearly a week after the dinner in the Duke's Palace, he lived quite a relaxed and leisurely life.
Since there was no task, after breakfast every morning, Han Fei went to the martial arts training ground to practice martial arts and sword skills, and in the afternoon, he soaked in the knight's restaurant in the inner area of the mansion, enjoying afternoon tea while chatting with other knights. Vivien would often come to him and take him shopping on the streets of the South End.
But this calm day didn't last long, and a sudden crisis came inadvertently!
In the afternoon, Han Fei was drinking afternoon tea in the officer's cafeteria as usual, and just as he was stuffing a piece of fluffy jam scone into his mouth, an alarm suddenly appeared in his heart!
Almost without thinking, Han Fei suddenly rose from his chair, turned around and slapped it with one palm, and a dark golden fighting qi barrier suddenly formed in front of him, blocking a piece of green light coming from behind!
This sudden burst of green light spread widely, and the dozen or so family knights who were drinking afternoon tea in the restaurant were all affected, although they did not cause any damage, but out of instinct, they all released their fighting armor, and cursed loudly.
", who attacked Lao Tzu?"
"Dispel, is there a mistake?"
Han Fei was slightly shocked in his heart, this green light was not unfamiliar to him, when he was in the Northern Prairie, the tribal warrior named Zaku saw the flaw in his camouflage technique and used a spell scroll with a dispersal technique on him, resulting in the original camouflage effect being lost.
And now here, someone actually used the dispersal technique on him again, how could this not make Han Fei's heart tighten, could it be that others saw the flaw again?
While using the Guardian Shield to block the opponent's dispel technique, Han Fei also saw the sneak attacker.
At the door of the restaurant more than ten meters away, there was a white-robed wizard standing with a green staff, he was obviously a little surprised by Han Fei's resistance, and his eyes flashed with surprise.
And next to him stood a family knight, who was none other than the most hostile to Han Fei among his colleagues!
From the time Han Fei entered the Marquis's Palace, because of Vivian, Koop was very jealous of him, and after Han Fei became Vivian's guard knight, this jealousy reached its peak, and the two were completely incompatible, although they belonged to colleagues, they usually didn't speak at all.
The other knights saw that it was Koop who brought someone to release the dispel spell just now, and they all scolded angrily: "Koop, are you crazy? What are you kidding, can wizard spells be cast indiscriminately?"
Among the barbarians, the status of the wizard is quite high, and the knights recognized the identity of the wizard and did not dare to reprimand it directly, so they pointed the finger at Koop, if it were not for Koop's idea and invitation, this wizard would not have been able to run to the knight's restaurant to cast spells.
Kupu was full of hideous expressions, he stared at Han Fei deadly, and roared angrily, "What do you know! This Adès is a spy of the Terrans!"
The knights immediately looked at each other, but most of them didn't believe it at all.
"Coop, you're really crazy, how can Adès be a Terran annihilator?"
"Koop, calm down, don't get lost in anger..."
"Lord Koop, I will report your behavior to your Excellency today, and apologize to Lord Adès!"
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(To be continued)