Chapter 223 [Ah Cai's Secret]
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"The whole army is concentrated, all our men are concentrated, the baggage transport, and the auxiliary troops, whether it is a man or a horseman, no one can be left behind! We will fight steadily and steadily, and then march towards dìdū! There is no need to make it like a lost dog, we will just push it all the way!"
This is the final decision of the Ruhr.
Looking at the crown prince's eyes, Ruhl took a breath and said slowly: "I have to do this, don't forget, we only have one corps, and because of the last war, the thirteenth corps has not yet recovered to its best state, and we only have sixty percent of the combat strength before the last war at most." Besides, we only have 20,000 men! That may seem like a lot, but let's not forget that we're going through two enemy-occupied areas in front of us! Those enemies may have already gotten the news of the dìdū incident, so no matter how fast we run, we can't keep up with the spread of the news. So we can't risk our advance! in case the traitors stop us along the way...... If we only carry a small amount of equipment and baggage, we can handle two battles at most, and we will be in a state of no supplies......! Don't forget, we are cavalry!!if the enemy stops us with strong walls...... We must not let the cavalry hit the city wall with their heads! The two banner regiments are advancing too riskily, and we are likely to be surrounded and intercepted by the enemy on the road, and the whole army will be annihilated. ”
Garcia looked at Ruhl, the crown prince had returned to his old attire at this moment, dressed in a military uniform, without buttoning, even every button was fastened, his hair was neat, his beard was clean, and he looked at Ruhl calmly: "So, what do you mean? General, you have more experience than me, and I trust your judgment." ”
Ruhl nodded: "Let's concentrate our forces and push all the way through." If we divide our troops, the local warlords will have the desire to covet us, but if it is a 'complete and fully organized Rhoderia cavalry corps,' I think, those guys will have to weigh our ideas carefully! Hmph, although those guys are in a gang, I don't believe that the warlords everywhere have no selfish motives of their own, and who will risk fighting with us and destroying their own vitality? These guys are not fools, if they fight hard with us and lose too much, then they will lose their position in their own group. So...... We are like a hand, our fists are clenched, and we push all the way through! Deter them and prevent them from taking advantage of them, I am more than half sure that maybe we can go through it safely along the way!"
※※※※ Later generations of scholars will give various evaluations to such an interesting phenomenon in the study of this important event of the empire.
General Ruhr, who was known for his quick escape and march, led one of the most sharp cavalry corps in the empire, and was known for its quick mobility, but gave up the idea of a quick advance and formed a group, and the whole army was like a hedgehog, steadily moving towards Dìdū.
However, General Adric, who was known for his bravery and steadiness in battle, led a mixed infantry corps, discarding all the baggage he could discard, and marched quickly in an almost frenzied manner.
This interesting phenomenon has led to heated discussions among military history experts for many years after that.
And just when the prelude to this great change and this turbulent event officially opened, and the whole continent was surging, outside the northern frontier of the empire, in the vast forest east of the wildfire field, our turtles were still circling in the woods...... "It's the third day! Acai, you can't take us the wrong way!"
The turtle slapped himself in the face with hatred, slapping a mosquito trying to suck his blood to pieces, and he slapped a ball of blood on his face, muttering two curses in a low voice.
The god of the Zaku boy Acai was calm, but it was almost yīn deep - in fact, as long as he didn't speak, Char really couldn't tell what the young man's face looked like, because these Zaku people were generally dark-skinned, and in Char's opinion, these guys were all the same: with a black face.
However, that plain chick is an alternative.
Along the way, the chick chirped on the back of her sika deer, like a little sparrow, and always liked to go around Char. complained about the humidity of the air in the woods, about the heat during the day, which made her sweat too much, about the cold at night, about the pimples on her delicate skin bitten by mosquitoes, about the food being too unpalatable...... But she doesn't complain all the time, occasionally as long as Char says a few words to her, this chick is happy to send a string of laughter, even Char has to admit that this chick's laughing voice is really good, just like the singing voice of the most beautiful yellow warbler in the forest, crisp and full of aura.
However, the process of searching for the Magic Kiss Taro only took more than two days, and on the third day, nothing was found, which made Char gradually become a little impatient.
According to the plan, they should have found what they were looking for the night before, returned to the Zaku tribe to enjoy the Zaku fruit wine and tobacco, and then carried the gold from the Great Chief home. But now, they are still going around in circles in the woods!
The young man named Ah Cai became more and more silent, he just silently led the way in front every day, rarely talked to Char, and only occasionally said a few words when he was resting, but it was just short words such as "rest well" or "keep jǐng ti".
Char noticed that every night when he was resting, the kid always sat on the sidelines, and then looked at Su Ling with a complicated look - often at this time, Su Ling was next to Char.
Ah Cai's eyes are also strange for a long time, and he spends more and more time peeking at Su Ling, and sometimes, the information revealed in his eyes is obviously hesitating about something, and there seems to be some struggle in his heart.
Eventually, such a look finally aroused Char's suspicions.
"It's the last day. Char finally spoke: "Tomorrow will be the fourth day! If we can't find what we're looking for tomorrow night, we'll give up, turn back, and go back to the tribe! It's been four days since we came out, and it will take four days to go back, and it's eight days to go back! We can't continue to waste time like this!"
He looked at Tadora, "I'm sorry, Todora, we can't stay here indefinitely! ”
At this time, however, the magician became more generous, and the magician actually replied: "I have no opinion, master! Anyway, we will go back to Lord Merlin! If we can study with Lord Merlin, who cares about the broken badge issued by the damn magic union? Hmph! When I am fully magical, I will swagger back to the dìdū! Who of those guys dares to look down on me! When the time comes, they will naturally obediently give me a magic badge! Maybe it will be gold!"
“...... All right. ”
Ah Cai, who had been silent, finally expressed his opinion: "Since this is your choice, I don't have anything to say, anyway, I'm just a guide." ”
When he said this, he couldn't help but stare at Su Ling for a while, and it could be seen that this young man couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, and there was a hint of struggle in his eyes, but he finally made up his mind: the kind that was forced.
Char secretly kept this bundle of eyes in his heart.
"Be careful, boy, there's something wrong with that Zaku boy. ”
Dora reminded in mind.
"Hmph. Char didn't react.
By the next day...... That is, early in the morning of the fourth day they came out, the group of four continued to advance into the forest according to the plan.
Since after breakfast, Char seems to be very relaxed, holding a machete in his hand, walking beside Acai, running to the side from time to time to look at the big tree next to him, occasionally breaking a piece of grass in the grass and biting it in his mouth, and sometimes chasing a few steps with a pheasant in the passing bush.
But in the morning, Char suddenly caught up with a few steps and pressed down Ah Cai, who was wielding a knife to cut thorns.
He used a lot of force, and when he pressed it, Ah Cai's shoulders suddenly became shorter, and the young man Zaku felt as if his shoulders were clamped by iron pliers, and there was a sharp pain, and his arm suddenly became weak, and he turned around and said, "What are you doing?"
Char snorted, pushed hard, pushed Ah Cai to the ground, stepped forward, and without waiting for Ah Cai to struggle, he stepped on Ah Cai's knife with one foot, and stared at the young man condescendingly: "Boy, what are you doing?!"
“...... Me?" Zaku's eyes changed, and he shook his head, "I don't understand what you're talking about. ”
Char snorted, leaned over, stared into the young man's eyes, grinned, and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Oh? Don't you understand?"
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Su Ling ran up in a few steps, led her deer, ran to Char's side, and pulled Char: "What are you doing? Why are you pushing Ah Cai down?"
Char held back her anger in her heart, and turned her head to look at Su Ling: "Shut up, little girl." His eyes were too sharp, Su Ling was so frightened that he couldn't help but retreat, but then he looked at Ah Cai on the ground, gritted his teeth and continued to step forward, grabbed Char's arm and tried to pull the turtle away: "You get out of the way first! Don't bully Ah Cai, he is my friend......"
"Friend?" Char snorted: "This friend of yours obviously has an ulterior secret, and this friend of yours, more obviously, is taking us on a detour!"