Chapter 40: The Final Speech
The group left the crown prince's castle in cheers, and the knights in the hall enthusiastically surrounded them and marched out of the city, just like the normal departure ceremony, although the protagonist His Excellency the crown prince was no longer there, they still wanted to send these warriors all the way out of the castle, watching them step on their horses, and set off towards the distant battlefield with hope and courage.
After listening to Di Liya's questioning, in their hearts, the expeditionary force of less than ten knights was no longer a group of fools who did not measure their own strength, but warriors who dared to launch a fearless charge against an enemy dozens of times their size for the glory of knights.
The young knights regretted that they had not seen the commander in the first place, had not joined the ranks of the warriors, and had missed a chance to prove their mettle in front of others.
The great knights of higher rank are the lords of the dominant side, but at this moment they are also moved by the courage and tragedy of this team, in their eyes, the fanatical pursuit of glory can not change the gap in combat power between the two sides, the Ingirs will never show mercy because of their courage, and the final fate of this team may only be the total annihilation.
But these can't hide the light on them, "If I were as young as them, I would also rush to the enemy with blood, this is the knight!"
The ordinary residents and soldiers outside saw a large group of knights and adults come out as they had arranged in advance, but for some reason, there was always a sense of sadness and solemnity, and the unwitting people laughed and jumped and wished the expeditionary force to rescue Auare, and then beat the Ingiers, regain the lost land, and return them to a homeland.
Then the events in the hall quickly spread among the crowd, and before the way out of the castle was over, many people already knew that there were less than ten knights who actually set off to fight, and many of the knights who had originally said that they were going to participate in the expedition did not even participate in the blessing ceremony and ran away.
"Did you hear about it? The Ingirs are so powerful that our knights were scared away when they heard that they were going to fight them!"
"Yes, you see, those who go ahead are the knights who go out on the march, you count, one, two, three...... There are less than ten of them, what are you going to fight!"
"If you want me to say, our crown prince is a waste, he has been shrinking for so long, and he sent so many people to fight the enemy, let's run early, stay in this castle and be beaten by the enemy one day sooner or later!"
The discussion of the people around them could not escape the ears of every knight, and at this moment they hated how much they had a powerful **, and they could hear those voices clearly.
All of them were red-faced, and they all wanted to find a place to hide, but as a proud knight, they were accused of being cowards by these lowly civilians, and they were followed by a waste, but the facts made the knights speechless.
The Minister of Parliament, whose face was still a little blue, saw that he was happy to see the army that had gone out against the Ingirs to be defeated, but the slander of the crown prince by the commoners and their loss of faith in the kingdom of Roland did not benefit him himself.
The scheming fellow touched his beard and quickly responded, beckoning his squire to pass on some words to a great knight in front of him.
The team slowly walked to the city gate, and beyond that were the ordinary soldiers prepared by Andrei, excluding the logistics and mercenaries, there were nearly 10,000 people in total, and the ratio of ordinary soldiers to knights should have been about one hundred to one, but now this number has almost doubled tenfold, and Yan zhòng has deviated from the convention of the mainland.
Delia led the team to a pause at the gate, according to the previous rehearsal, here the crown prince Charles will give the last speech, wishing the army a victorious return, at this time the protagonist is not naturally saved.
The girl was about to turn her horse away, when a great knight came from behind and stopped her and whispered a few words.
Ed recognized this as a silver-level knight, with a lot of territory in the east, and there were many low-level knights under him, many of whom were around, and they had not agreed to participate in the expedition before, so they were naturally not betrayers.
Could it be that some of the knights under him want to join the expeditionary force? Ed couldn't help but think, you must know that the behavior of many low-level knights must be limited by the lord they swear allegiance to, that is, the knight of a higher level, if there is no approval of the big knight, no matter how enthusiastic these guys around him are, they can't tell the lord to directly announce their joining, it is also a naked betrayal, and if the big knight orders them to participate, most of these people will also consider it.
I saw the great knight talk to Di Liya for a few words, turned to face everyone in the city, and used a little spiritual energy to help him amplify his voice, and began to speak on behalf of the crown prince.
"Knights, soldiers, and all the people of the kingdom of Roland, I would like to inform you of the unfortunate news that last night, His Excellency the Crown Prince received news that the despicable Ingers had intensified their offensive against the south of our country, and therefore had to temporarily dispatch a group of knights to rush to support, and it is well known that many knights in the expeditionary force had already prepared for today's rescue of Ovare, so most of the knights who supported the south last night were composed of them, and on behalf of His Excellency the Crown Prince, I would like to pay tribute to all the valiant knights who went to support overnight!”
As he spoke, the great knight raised his hand above his head and saluted to the south, and the crowd who did not know the truth suddenly realized at this time, and also saluted the group of knights who did not appear here.
"However, today's operation to rescue Auwareh is equally important, and the date of the army's departure cannot be changed temporarily, so our new commander, His Excellency Deria, has resolutely stated that even if the number is small, she will lead the knights to fight the Ingiers and save Auware!"
The Grand Knight paused for a moment, and glanced over to the Minister of Parliament who was standing on the steps, and his speech was on the Minister's script at this point, but the Knight cleared his throat and continued.
"How heroic this is! A team of less than ten men will face the mighty and evil invaders of Ingier. I am confident that His Excellency the Crown Prince and the Minister of Parliament will appreciate the loyalty and courage of everyone in this team, and will mobilize more knights to reinforce them in the future, and in the end, this team will return here with victory, just like a true knight, stepping on the blood of the enemy to achieve their own path of supreme glory!"
After speaking, the great knight raised his arms and exhaled, setting off a huge wave in the crowd.
"Long live, the knight will win!"
"The expeditionary force will win, and Your Excellency the Commander will win!"
Ed looked at the crazy crowd, and had to admire the ability of these people in power to play with people's hearts and boost morale, this great knight, the front cleverly explained why the number of people on the expedition was so small, and the back portrayed such less than ten people as national heroes, pushing the atmosphere to the top.
There is not a single bad guy in the whole story, but Ed naturally doesn't believe it, he cultivates spiritual energy diligently every night, and there is no sign of a large number of people being mobilized to support the front line last night.
However, since this knight has also praised his own team while washing the ground for the mastermind behind the scenes, and has not smeared it, then he can't afford to treat the other party as an enemy, and the real conspirators behind the scenes will pay the price for their actions sooner or later.
As for whether they can win, Ed and Delia glanced at each other, they are very confident in each other, their hole cards are not the number of knights, but the unique star spirit power of the girl, it doesn't matter if the reinforcements come or not, those who hide behind and wait to see their fiasco are ready to be surprised!