Thus, after an invincious battle, the Tartarian army made a temporary truce with the combined Gothic-Wende army. They retreated to their barracks.

In the next few days, maybe to save some face, or maybe to gain some tactical advantage. Tarta's light cavalry and centaur warriors have been harassing the coalition barracks.

The coalition forces were almost completely unable to cope with this harassment - because they did not have a cavalry force to compete with. In small forces, the number of cavalry dispatched outweighed the losses.

It's okay to just leave them alone. But the fatigue, impetuousness, and demoralization caused by harassment were all important considerations for Duke Otto. Especially when they just got a win.

The army's desire to fight began to increase. However, Duke Otto did not want to play all the cards in his hand at this time......

Although William was the only one who could help him solve his problems, according to custom and tradition, he still gathered everyone together and then held a battle meeting.

As one of the most intelligent in the coalition forces, William (self-proclaimed) took on the role of army staff officer and debriefing...... Although in the traditional army, neither the staff officers, nor the General Staff, nor the work of reporting on the situation are presupposed. But William didn't care about these things:

"That's it in general. After clearing his throat a little, William said:

"The situation of the coalition forces is more dangerous now. In my opinion, it was a bad decision to continue deeper into Tartaria without enough cavalry. At the same time, if we really come to the aid of Ruthenia, the Slavites will not approve or appreciate us. After entering the Slavian territory, we are likely to face the dilemma of fighting on both sides.

So, I don't think we're moving forward right now. At least, it was not possible to advance until Tartaria's army of fifty thousand was defeated. ”

"So what are we waiting for? send a war letter to the centaurs, then attack, charge, kill them, destroy them!-great-"

"- Alright, Lord Gölvyn, I can understand your feelings, but please hear me out. By the way, the pause I just left is not to give you a speech, but to give you time to think about what I said, do you understand what I mean?" William interrupted the unsane fanatic before he could continue, and then said unceremoniously.

Five minutes later, Lord Girwin was carried out on a stretcher.

William took a towel with a cold compress to wipe his nosebleed, and continued as he wiped it: "So, I think it's very dangerous to maintain the current situation. Because we may be able to defeat each other once or twice, but it is very difficult to completely defeat each other. As long as the other side retreats a few hundred kilometers back, we have no way at all - we can't reach each other at this distance, and we can't move forward. That will give the other side a chance to seize our gap and cut us off. ”

"So can we only stay here? It's ridiculous! I didn't walk a thousand kilometers here to join the Crusades, to stay like a coward—"

"So, I think a nobleman should have the grace and dignity of a nobleman, or is your comprehension really so bad that you can't understand what I said before?"

Five minutes later, Count Steve was carried out on a stretcher.

William moved his bruised shoulders and continued, "In this case, I don't think it's us who is the most important—"

"We've just defeated the Centaur Khan!

"—Count Ulf!!"

Five minutes later, Count Walf was carried out on a stretcher.

William slammed the table and stared at the others with one slightly dark eye and the other normal death: "Alright, guys, what else do you want to say?!"

Others either bowed their heads or looked up, or looked left and right at him. There's not much more to say for now. Of course, there are also a few people whose strength is above William. However, if the strength can be cultivated to this point, the brain will naturally not be too stupid. It won't be like those people before, some of them will be demolished. So they don't have any other expression than to smile.

In this way, William had thought of a way to increase his prestige very quickly. That is, stepping on people. Like just now, beat the three scum to their stomachs. If you look around, no one dares to stab at you.

"In addition to being able to increase your prestige, you can also adjust your balance. William felt a little smug in his heart: "My father's personality is soft, so I should be tough." My father was generous, so I had to be mean. My father hesitated, and I had to make a decision. Only then can the Hereford family prosper...... Maintaining balance is a very, very, very important thing.

So William continued: "Where did we just go? Oh, yes, yes. The most important point now is not us. We've done our job well. Now, we are in such an awkward position, with little strategic significance, and the impact on the war situation is not very great.

So, the most important thing now is that group of people - that is, the main force of Krakow. ”

"So, the main force of Krakow?" said one of the knights, a little tremblingly, and thoughtlessly—he asked himself that he was no better than the three nobles who had been carried out on stretchers before. If William really beats him, he really has no place to take revenge......

But luckily, William didn't hit him.

First of all, he is just asking questions in general, not expressing opinions. Secondly, his attitude is better. Finally, and most importantly, William beats people for his prestige, not for revenge against everyone. This is very, very important.

"Yes, the main forces of Krakow—they have fifty thousand troops there. William said: "Now, because of the appearance of Sarida Khan, the originally planned strategy can be nullified. Now what we're going to do, there are two options.

One of them is to concentrate all forces. Then they will fight to the death with the other side - in the previous battle, 30,000 troops alone would have been victorious. If we gather all 80,000 troops, we have a good chance of winning a decisive victory over Tarta.

The second point...... It's more negative. William said this, and his voice revealed a bit of helplessness: "That is to say, if the main force of Krakow does not move, then we must think about it for ourselves." ”

Although William's words "think for yourself" are more subtle. But the surrounding nobles, knights, and mercenary captains still understood.

Fall back. If the main forces of Krakow did not move, then they could not advance, could not turn in, and there could be no other way than to retreat and retreat.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the tent was very awkward. No one wants this war to end like this. The nobles wanted larger territories, and the knights wanted to restore their country. The mercenaries will continue to march into the big cities and loot more money.

Their great undertaking has only been carried out so little. Are you going to die halfway?

Unwilling, very, very unwilling. Yes, indeed, they faced an army of fifty thousand tartars, much more than them. Soon, it is possible that the 100,000 Tarta army, which is raging in the territory of Slavi, will come here again and join them.

Even if they could defeat the 150,000 army, Tarta would have another 150,000 or even more troops to recruit.

That's true. But not everyone likes to be reasonable. Especially the military, the military especially does not like to be reasonable.

"Isn't there anything that can be done?"

"We just defeated Sarida Khan!"

"If those Krakow grown-ups don't want to keep fighting, then let's do it!

Something like this is actually polite. There were also unkind words - several knights of the Gothic Order did not speak loudly, but discussed in whispers, muttering - Tarta was much stronger than it had been said before. Moreover, Sarida Khan was by no means incompetent.

Together, these two facts prove only one thing. That is, they were fooled. was pit hard.

Thinking of this, the knights' faces became not very good-looking. A few of the guys tried to yell at William and question the guy - but before they could be stopped by the other companions.

There was no evidence, no evidence, no witnesses, what did they use to rebuke William? And they had other sources and channels of information besides the Hereford family. Those merchants. To be precise, a large number of businessmen from more than a dozen chambers of commerce. And their spies, their subordinate merchants, and even the secret agents of the Knights.

The answers they gave were no different from those of the Hereford family. If it is really investigated, how should it be investigated?

Take another 10,000 steps back, even if it really has something to do with the Hereford family...... Now they're on the thief ship. It doesn't do anyone any good to stab things out and break them up.

So, the best thing to do now is to pretend to be confused. Since you have chosen this path, you must go to the end, no matter where this path ends......

And just like that, the knights looked at each other again and whispered to each other. Then he stopped talking. It's just that the gaze that looks at William has changed.

...... Their small movements, William saw clearly. R1148