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More than one person knew about Ashrufat's departure the other day...... Of course, Ashrufat's excuse was "carrying out the queen's reconnaissance mission" or something, but it was true that no one was at ease. For although Ashrufat is said to be the commander of the Guards, in today's human opinion, an army can only have one person who gives orders. So either the queen calls the shots, or Ashrufat calls the shots.

Of course, the queen was always in charge herself, so as far as the army itself was concerned, Ashrufat became a rather awkward being, dispensable.

But after the battle was over, Ashrufat, who was on a reconnaissance mission, was nowhere to be found, and the matter became very strange.

......

A hurried rider in front of him, a scout in improvised leather armor that was instantly recognizable.

"Lord Duke, there are enemy rangers ahead. The scout rode all the way to Byron's presence, panting and reporting. "The route is not safe, and the subordinates built a circle. ”

For this construction, Byron immediately accepted it. He nodded, asking the scout. "How's the situation with our troops?"

"Lord Duke, I'm afraid...... The defeat of our army is undoubted. The scout hesitated for a moment, then replied. "At present, the original camp of our army has been occupied by the enemy, and the Queen's White Eagle banner is everywhere. ”

Byron's face tried to remain calm, but sweat unconsciously ran down his forehead. How could it be? His army of 60,000 would have collapsed overnight, and it would have failed so completely. Why, at that time, I only wanted to avoid the mistake of the Battle of Spark's Hills, but forgot to watch out for the enemy's night attack. But who would have thought that little girl would launch such an unrenownible surprise attack?

Although Ashrufat had previously commented that he was not suitable to be a general at all, Byron himself did not have this kind of cognition, and even if he did, he subconsciously denied himself.

"Lord Duke, the remnants of our army must have retreated to Fornoros. We have to get out of here as much as we can. Once discovered by Wang Jun, things are in danger. ”

Byron nodded. That's right, I haven't lost yet, I can afford to lose. He said to himself in his heart. Although I suffered a great loss, that little girl only had 20,000 horses after all. And the rest of my troops...... Castles in the territory...... The troops of the various fortresses, plus the garrison that remained in the city of Fornoros, and a number of other allies...... It's still easy to deal with the little girl's forces. It won't be this bad next time, and I won't make such a stupid mistake.

"Let's go!" Byron ordered, but before he could set off on his horse, he turned to face one of his men behind him.

"Are you sure Ashrufat is dead?" he asked.

"Lord Duke, I have seen with my own eyes that he has been greatly hurt. The subordinate carefully drafted his words. "Remember the fragment of the armor I showed you? it was the cannon that had been brushed straight from him, stripped from his body. ”

It's a pity that it was just rubbed. Byron shook his head with some regret. But he did remember the twisted piece of armor. At the last minute, Ashrufat chose to dodge the cannon, but unfortunately the cannon was loaded with shotguns. The pieces of metal are fired in an irregular route, and lying on the ground does not mean that you can dodge. One of them just grazed Ashrufat's back, tearing off all of his shoulder armor, most of his back armor, from his body. This kind of power is definitely not something that a human body can resist, and even if Ashrufat does not die on the spot, he will still be traumatized by Yan Zòng.

Speaking of which, Ashrufat was able to escape after being hit like this, and he was really stronger than a pest. But this kind of thing, even if Byron has never seen it, has heard of it. The human body is sometimes able to take great damage in a short period of time, and there are sometimes stories of warriors who can continue to fight even though they have been worn out of their stomachs, even if they only live for a short time. According to the medical point of view, this condition is the so-called reversion, which is the eruption of a strange and vigorous vitality before death. This power is strong but cannot last, and the fact that the phenomenon of returning to the light itself means that this person will definitely die.

If such injuries can be treated immediately, the mortality rate is more than 70%. Not to mention that Ashrufat also had to abscond along the mountains and forests...... It takes at least a day to get treatment. If he did survive, it must have been a blessing from the gods. The blessings of the gods are not something that can happen casually.

While Byron rode his horse and happily imagined the scene of Ashrufat's death, Ashrufat returned to the hut where he had met the previous night.

"It's really an aristocratic habit of extravagance and waste. Looking at the three abandoned field cannons, he couldn't help but sigh. But then again, he didn't think Byron would leave with a cannon in this case.

He came up to a cannon and, with the force of his arm, turned the cannon at a slight angle. Although the pain in his shoulder was still very high, it didn't seem to affect his strength, at least not very much.

Last night he was kind of a solid hit. The power of the shotgun fired by the cannon is completely incomparable to that of the musket. It should be said that he was only relatively lucky, and he was only grazed by a shell. But just this wipe directly lifted the armor off his body. The cloak was unscathed, but that may have been due to the thinness of the cloak itself.

If it were a different person, this kind of Cheng dù's injury would probably be directly fatal. Ashrufat looked at his bare shoulders. He remembered the burning sensation on his body last night. A blow from the cannon, while lifting the armor and tearing through the skin, should be enough to shatter the bones of any normal creature.

But he no longer saw any visible signs of injury. Of course, I can clearly feel weakness and pain compared to my normal state, but it is not the kind that cannot move.

Ashrufat couldn't help but wonder what kind of weapon had left the scar on his face. That's certainly not your average guy anyway.

Really...... I should have been a holy knight. Ashrufat reminded himself in his mind. In any case, you should try to minimize your association with church people in the future. Although he hadn't inquired about the attitude of the people of the church when they found out about the defected Holy Knights, it was impossible for him to go and have a glass of wine together to recognize his ancestors.

He looked around again, and Byron's arrangement last night was also clever. If it weren't for a bit of luck, even Ashrufat wouldn't have escaped this fate. He remembered Byron's last words, "Do you think you've won?" and the angry look on his face when he shouted it.

"Byron, whether I win or not, that's not sure yet, but you're already losing. Ashruphat whispered into the air in front of him.

......

"Prime Minister, the latest news I've brought!" shouted someone as they stepped through the door.

Eryn frowned, a clear expression of displeasure on her face. He knew this man, a minor official in Eagle Falcon City, who was temporarily in charge of delivering messages within the city. It was a strange position, because on the one hand it was usually held by commoners or petty nobles, but on the other hand it was allowed to hold it in most places, such as the prime minister's office. Elynn wasn't sure if this man was a commoner, but even if he was a nobleman, he only had the title of knight at most.

He was not glad that such a subordinate would rush into his office without knocking. Although it is quite shabby to say that this office is for the prime minister to come to work, but at the moment is an extraordinary time, shabby is shabby, at least Erynn hopes that Yiqiē can maintain the etiquette of the court.

However, after all, he is a great nobleman, and he also holds the position of prime minister, and is the number one minister of the kingdom. Displeasure is displeasure, and it would be very unseemly to be angry at your subordinates for such a trivial matter.

"Well, what's the matter?" he asked.

"Her Majesty the Queen has defeated Byron's rebels. The man began to talk and talk eloquently, but he didn't say a word before Elenn interrupted him.

"Where did the news come from?" he asked.

Due to the strict neutrality of the Church under the pretext of "not participating in secular strife", the court of Eagle Falcon City could not find a magician to maintain magical communication. This also led to the fact that the news from the front line came unusually slowly.

"It's the Chamber of Commerce, Prime Minister. The messenger explained. The court could not find a magician, but the merchants were not subject to such restrictions. So the situation is now that the merchants are more well-informed.

"The credibility of this news, can it be believed?"

"I'm sure it's okay. ”

"Ah, that's right. Well, let me inform the ministers at once, and convene an emergency meeting. Erynn said slowly. If this news shocked him, at least he didn't show it on his face. It was this calmness, this casualness, that made the messenger unable to speak for a while.

"Yes, Yes, Prime Minister. The messenger was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses.

In the King's absence, the Prime Minister has the power to act as the King. Therefore, when Ilynn refers to the "emergency meeting", he means the convening of the Imperial Council. His order was quickly carried out, for it was not long before he met with the members of the makeshift palace room, including Shirley, of course.

Ellen's intentions were much simpler, he was to immediately send someone to take over some of the country's important checkpoints, fortresses, and transportation hubs. Originally, there were garrisons in these places, but after the turmoil in the country, all of them adopted an ambiguous attitude. Not necessarily for the purpose of separating one side, but because almost all of these officials were appointed by Byron when he was regent. In other words, they have a hard time making a choice. On the one hand, there was the royal family, and on the other hand, Byron, who appointed them.

Of course, neither side had distracted its forces to take over these territories until the outcome of the war was known. For it is clear that sending a single messenger there will not only fail to succeed, but will appear weak. If an army is sent over, neither side actually has this leisure force.

But now the situation is different. After the winner is decided, all the neutrals have to weigh their choice. Either obey or just wait to turn into rebellion.

Ellen's suggestion and analysis were immediately endorsed by all the ministers. Things quickly went according to his advice. The meeting ended quickly, and everyone left, leaving Ellen alone in the conference room.

In this way, you will be able to make the most of the Queen's victory. Truth be told, there was no doubt about the victory of the Queen. It's not so much a trust as an obsession. He never thought that Byron's rebellion would succeed, just as the same mill owner could not believe that the river that had been driving his mill day and night would one day not flow.