Chapter 247: Upheaval 2
"Your Excellency?!"
"It's the General!" a cavalry team approaching on the road came to a gradual halt near Ed, and the soldiers in front of them were surprised to discover his presence, and they couldn't help but cry out one by one.
At this time, a little further back, the commander who cleaned up the formation saw that the team did not receive his own order and suddenly stopped leaving, and hurriedly rushed to the front to check, "What's going on? Why did you stop?"
The soldier next to him pointed, and he saw that among the few pedestrians standing on the side of the road, there was his own boss, and the commander immediately jumped off his horse, walked a few steps and ran to stand in front of Ed, "General Ed, you, you are back!"
"Hmm!" Ed held back the inexplicable feeling of annoyance in his chest, nodded with a flat face, and asked, "What's going on, leading the team out on a mission?" The usually well-trained cavalrymen all exuded panic in their demeanor and movements, and even the commander in front of him seemed to be not spared.
The person who came was the second squadron leader of the four cavalry squadrons under him, and the other party's face was really bad, he looked behind him, and then completely turned his back to the commander and whispered: "My lord, something happened in the camp, and Commander Di Liya is missing!"
"What?" Ed's abruptly raised voice startled everyone, and even the nearby war horses collectively took a step back, and the young man who reacted clenched his fists, forcibly pressed his excitement, and continued to signal the other party to explain in detail.
"The day before yesterday, everyone suddenly received news from the commander's personal guard, saying that the commander-in-chief was going to rest for two days and prepare for the next military plan alone, so that everyone should not be disturbed. Later, we found out that the archdeacon of the army, Lord Andrei, had suddenly disappeared, and the military affairs that had been delayed were accumulating more and more. Today is really helpless, let's go to ask Commander Di Liya together, who knows that after searching the entire camp, we didn't find the adult. Everyone discussed it, and immediately sent people out to look for it, I am the second batch, and the first and third squadrons have been in front for a while. The squadron leader didn't dare to hide it, and told everything he knew.
The gray lead cloud that was tumbling above everyone's heads seemed to be lowered a few points to the ground with his words, and the incomparably oppressive atmosphere emanated from the young man as the center, so that the other party's approaching body unconsciously fell backwards, and the volume of the report gradually became lower, and in the end, even the squadron leader himself could not hear what he was saying.
This series of shocking news was heard clearly by the boy. And like thunder, sentence by sentence split in his heart.
"Andre and Delia are gone, are there any other members of the army missing, especially the top brass of the Holy Maidens. Also, there has been nothing unusual in the past two days?Have there been any foreign teams entering and leaving the camp?" Ed was silent for a moment, his face as solemn as a marble split, and then he opened his mouth one by one, two days ago when he entered the ruins, it was difficult to say that he had nothing to do with the Burgundians.
"No, no, everything is normal, but the person is gone!" the squadron leader thought for a moment. He replied in distress.
Even your own commander has been lost, what's the use of you!
Suppressing the idea of scolding his subordinates in his heart, Ed finally did not express his dissatisfaction in front of others, he lowered his eyes, took a deep breath and entered his lungs. When he spit out again, he had already suppressed his anger a lot, and he knew that everyone was watching his reaction now, and Delia and Andre were gone. Now he has become the only backbone of this army, and he can't mess around!
"Continue your search. And immediately send someone to inform all the teams that have already set out, and tell them that I have returned. Seekers are asked not to miss a single clue, but everyone must come back before the meal, and if they encounter a large number of enemies, they will come back immediately and report them, and no fighting!"
Patting the other party on the shoulder, Ed issued a series of orders, and the tone of the narration was very firm, as if every word jumped out of the stone, full of power and no one could question it, but it also made the panicked soldiers inexplicably calm down a lot.
"Yes!" the squadron leader saluted, returned to his horse with quick movements, and pointed forward to give the order to the people behind him to set off, and the cavalry rumbled along the road into the distance.
Ed still stood on the side of the road, his waist straightened, his face expressionless like a statue of a great man, waiting for his army to pass by him for inspection, and each soldier rode past Ed with the same straightened back, squinting at him with a reverent gaze.
When this legendary lord returns and will continue to lead the army, then there is no reason for them to fail.
"Victory!" I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and it quickly became a slogan that resounded in the sky, and just by the general's gaze, remembering the repeated brilliant achievements made under his leadership in the past, it made people excited and move forward bravely.
This is the proud military spirit cultivated by a long period of victory, and no enemy can easily say victory in front of this high-spirited team.
Although the most urgent thought in Ed's heart at this time was to immediately ride on his horse to find the whereabouts of his companion in person, but after some inner battle, reason finally prevailed over impulsive feelings, this is the brainchild of Delia, and it is the cornerstone of completing his mission that cannot be lost.
Moreover, two days have passed, and if they hurry up, they are likely to be anywhere now, and they cannot be retrieved by simply searching around, and sending these centaurs in front of them is just doing their best.
Don't pass this strong army that he has created, Ed took Chesterton back to the slightly bleak camp quickly, and when they arrived at the ground, they were not in a hurry, riding on the horse, Ed slowly walked inward from the central avenue, the pace was unhurried, giving people a sense of calmness, and he would nod slightly when he saw every familiar soldier.
"Your Excellency!"
"Your Excellency, General!"
Every soldier and officer who saw him stopped what they were doing, bowed and saluted, and walked around the camp in a hurry, uneasy, but they didn't know what they should do or what they could do, and when they saw Lord Ed returning, they realized that they were at a loss at the moment, and after saluting, they hurried back to their posts.
A commotion that had just taken shape was successfully quelled, and the few people who were secretly fanning the flames also stopped expanding the chaos after learning the news of Ed's appearance, and instead hid themselves even deeper.
The disappearance of the two big men in the army was a slap in the face to everyone, where did they go? Were they captured by the enemy? What will their future be? Losing the saintess who can give them the power of the star spirit, many people suddenly realize that they are just ordinary people, and confusion and confusion have shaken their determination, without the appearance of Eddard, this army of tens of thousands of people will fall apart in less than three days. (To be continued......)