"If we are in the Iron Cliff Mountain, there may still be a chance to turn defeat into victory, but if we retreat to Hantu City, the result will only be torn to pieces by 300,000 Hantu barbarians!"

Looking at those pairs of surprised or angry eyes, Edward's expression was unusually calm: "In fact, if you calm down a little and think about it, you can understand this. ”

"Why do you say that?" Although he was a little surprised that Edward would raise an objection - he had thought that this guy would be very happy, but there was still a bit of annoyance on his face that was retorted, "Explain to all of us why, Chief Flag Officer of Edward Witwood." ”

"Because Hantu City has never been a city on its own - maybe it used to be, but now it's definitely not a place to stay. Edward asserted, "What does it mean that the entire city of Hantu has not been attacked in three hundred years? It means that the walls of this town have not been really repaired in three hundred years, and it is simply vulnerable to the point of vulnerability!"

"On the day Your Highness returned to Hantu City, it was the Battle Banner Regiment in charge of the walls and watchtowers - my soldiers told me that the bricks were already eroded, and that the southernmost gate of the city wall was even moth-eaten, and that if the enemy's battering ram was strong enough, it could be crushed twice!"

Hearing this, Greene Turn's expression was a little stunned, and the little prince was ashamed - the city had not been attacked for three hundred years, and this glory was about to be broken in his own hands?

"If it's just a matter of city defense, we'll have enough time to repair the walls urgently or find a way to build a few strong-enough barracks to defend the walls. It's more important to resupply. "Speaking of which. Edward's face became even more ugly: "Hantu City is not a fortress. It's a town, a town where tens of thousands of people live!"

"Not only is it unable to provide a large number of supplies, on the contrary, this town is very fragile - once the already insufficient food reserves are added to tens of thousands of troops, the entire Hantu City will have a terrifying ****** overnight, starving to death hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands!"

"Don't forget, the food in Hantu City is fed by farms, lakes, and mountains outside the city - until these places are taken over by the barbarians. They will have more food and besiege us for two months, three months, or even longer. And we can't even hold on to the town for a month!"

"We can hurry back now, gather enough food and prepare for the battle!" Someone immediately stood up and retorted to Edward: "From all the towns, villages, and castles, gather the food in Hantu City—they will have a long time before they want to cross the southeast corner, and it will be too late." ”

"That's right, but what would be the result of that?" This almost low-level thought made Edward sneer: "When the tax collectors take away the last surplus of the peasants, the result will not only be a rebellion - they may even join the barbarians, and the whole of Hantu City will be on the side of the enemy." Do you think there's a chance to turn a comeback from defeat to victory?"

"Even then, we can't stay in the Iron Cliff Mountain!" the expressions of the Turin nobles were a little hideous: "Those barbarians of the Blue Wolf Clan are all monsters. There is only one way to die if you stay in the Iron Cliff Mountain, so it is better to ......"

"That's enough!"

The little prince, who had always remained silent, finally stopped being patient, roared angrily, and his unwilling eyes seemed to burn: "We are Turineans, proud, proud Turinese, not cowards who will only run away in the face of the enemy!"

"There is only one powerful and prosperous kingdom in the world, and that is the Kingdom of Turin, and there is only one of the most powerful warriors, and that is the knight of the flaming goshawk blessed by the Radiant Cross!" Anson roared at everyone, "What knight would flinch in front of the enemy, and only know how to hold his head when he sees the enemy?!"

"Shame, it's a great shame - when we heard that the Feather Legion was slaughtered by a group of barbarians, what we are discussing here is not how to avenge our dead brethren, but arguing here over whether to retreat or not, is there anything more humiliating than this?!"

"We still have an army of fifty thousand, ample supplies, well-equipped hoplites and archers, hundreds of heavily armed knights, and you can be afraid of a bunch of uncivilized barbarians in the forest, where is your chivalry?!"

"Listen clearly, they are human, a group of uncivilized savages, not some demon out of hell, let alone invincible, they will also bleed, they will die, they will scream when they are torn to pieces by the long sword!"

"Edward Witwood can defeat 50,000 barbarians in the Twin Towers, do you want me to remind you again how he did it?!" Anson Marcherus, who roared, was even a little angry: "Or are you all scared out, and you will pee your pants whenever you see that group of barbarians!"

"I respect your choice, but that doesn't mean I respect a bunch of cowards and cowards - now I tell you, no matter which one you choose, I, Anson Marcherus, son of Horace, Duke of Hantu City, will never leave the Iron Cliff Mountain and hide in the palace of Hantu City, even if I die in battle, I will die on the border of the Kingdom of Turin!"

Anson, who had made up his mind, turned his gaze to Green Turn: "What about you, will you insist on going back or will you fight with me?"

"Greene Turn's will give you the victory. Of course, Green, as the chief lieutenant, had to bow his head and kneel down on one knee: "I will fight side by side with you until I die in battle!"

"What about you, Edward?" the little prince looked at the black-haired knight again, "Would you like to?"

"Of course!" At this point, the smiling Edward stroked his chest and bent down: "I am your attendant military attaché, and I will naturally fight for you until the last moment!"

"It's the same with the Battle Banner Legion!" Allen, who was standing in the back row, suddenly pushed away the people in front of him, and strode out one by one, and the girl with a red face did not forget to glance at Edward proudly: "We will fight for you until the last day, the last man - until the moment the Blood Cross Battle Banner falls." ”

Then I will repay your loyalty with glory. The little prince, who was getting more and more excited, raised his head and looked at the still dodging eyes: "What about you, tell me your answer!"

Seeing their hesitant appearances, Anson, who snorted coldly, withdrew his saber from its scabbard, turned around and walked outside: "If you want to go back, go back, even if there is only the Guards Legion and the Battle Banner Legion, I will defend the Iron Cliff Mountain - don't forget that we are Turine, proud Turine!!"

With the same solemn expressions, Edward and Green also left the military tent, and the proud Alan also walked out with his head up, leaving only a group of people still there looking at each other, standing in place awkwardly and not knowing what to say.

"Do you really think so, and don't just intend to support His Highness Anson?" It wasn't until he was far away that Greene Turn's mouth asked, "I want to hear the truth." ”

"Why do you think that?" said Edward, with a playful smile on his lips.

"Because my sanity tells me that you guy's rhetoric is nothing more than your nonsense - though I haven't seen any critical holes in it. Green's vicious eyes stared at him, "So I want to know the truth, what exactly are you going to do." ”

"Dear Greene Turn, does this really matter, if we retreat to Hantu City, we may not suffer from the situation I just mentioned, but it may be worse for His Highness Anson. Edward shook his head and sighed a little helplessly: "Once you retreat to Hantu City, it is equivalent to losing the entire territory - for Berion, losing the title of Duke of Hantu City may cause him some damage, but for His Highness Anson, this is a devastating blow!"

"So let's stop thinking about what the conspiracy is, let's think about how to face the enemy next!" )