Taking advantage of the night, Reinhardt changed into a fast horse, quickly left Brandenburg, galloped hundreds of kilometers for a day and a night, and finally came to the city of Orleans at dusk the next day.

"These beasts ......" Reinhardt saw this tragic situation, his eyes were torn, and he wanted to draw his sword directly to kill these scum, but under Akali's reprimand, he was finally able to control his emotions and no longer act as presumptuously as before, he took a few deep breaths, waited patiently until nightfall, bypassed the guarded soldiers, and finally came to the city of Orleans.

In the moonlight, this originally prosperous city looked desolate and bleak, and the gray city walls were covered with countless sword marks and fragments of cloud ladders, as well as countless broken armor and blades, and the blood had stained the land under the city red, and it was impossible to tell who left the blood.

"It seems that Diño's siege weapons have not been used, otherwise the walls would not have been so intact. Reinhardt pondered, according to the instructions of the Marseille rebel scout who had delivered the letter to Akali, and made a secret signal to the guards of the city gate, and at last, the gate slowly opened a crack for Reinhardt to enter.

"Oh my God......"

As soon as he entered Orleans, Reinhardt was instantly frightened by the situation in front of him, from the soldiers to the people, everyone was vigilant against the enemy's attack in an orderly manner, countless old people, women and even eleven or twelve-year-old children, all holding all kinds of wooden sticks, hoes, pitchforks and other primitive weapons, but everyone's faces flashed with a firm will, which reminded Reinhardt of the days when he fought against Trist alone, fortunately, after Akali returned, everything took a turn for the better.

"Your Excellency, Miss Sherlock is in the chapel, please come with me. ”

The guards who led the way led Reinhardt through the silent city to the church in the center of the city, the door slowly opened, and a figure in a white robe was hurriedly treating the wounded soldiers, and in other places, there were dozens of such people, all with silver-white crosses around their necks, and they looked like church people.

"Linda, how are your seriously injured patients over there? And Mike, hurry up and deal with the next patient, we're short on time. The girl was bandaging a soldier's arrow wound while directing the movement of the others, and there was no disorganized appearance, and she seemed to be familiar with this kind of work. "Well, the arrows have been removed, and God will bless you. Next!"

"Sherlock ......" Reinhardt looked at the back of his sweetheart, and suddenly felt sad, in the nearly two years of fighting Trist, her figure was much thinner than in the impression, Reinhardt walked up without saying a word, wanting to say something to her, anything, even a word.

How should a person who haunts his dreams, but can never reach him, face himself?

Reinhardt's heart was full of mixed feelings, excitement, fear, joy, and sadness.

"May I ask where you were hurt...... Huh, is that you?" Sherlock habitually wanted to continue treatment, and suddenly found that it was actually Reinhardt, her face was slightly red, her eyes trembled for a while, and she quickly returned to normal, and asked calmly, "Where are you hurt?"

"No, I'm not hurt. Reinhardt's heart seemed to be pierced by a sharp sword, and he thought that Sherlock would welcome him, even if it was just a gentle greeting, but she was not indifferent in the slightest.

Is there really no difference between herself and other people, in her heart?

"Then do you have something to do with me?" Sherlock looked at Reinhardt faintly, kind, but so unapproachable.

"So, Princess Akali has asked me to convey to you the plan for the next battle, and to assist you in defending the city of Orleans. Reinhardt knew that it had not been a day or two since he and she had become like this, and the mistakes he had made against her could not be made up for in a few words.

"That's right......" Sherlock nodded slightly, not reacting too much. "Please, tell me about the order that Princess Akali has delivered. ”

"Good. ”

Sherlock briefly explained a few words to the others, and then led Reinhardt to the chapel of the church, where there was usually no one except for prayer time.

In the empty hall, there is only a huge cross, a pipe organ below, a small podium, and several rows of benches, and in the dim light, the colored glass on the walls exudes a strange light, which makes people dizzy.

"First of all, allow me to congratulate Princess Akali on her assault on Athens and for her efforts to help the inhabitants of Athens who were displaced by the earthquake. Shylock opened the diplomatic scene with a very formal statement, and it can be seen from this that as the youngest priest of Notre-Dame, she has really become very proficient in all kinds of diplomatic rhetoric. "Let me first introduce the situation of the Marseille rebel army, after resisting the initial siege of the Diño coalition army, during this time, the enemy's offensive has temporarily eased, and the residents of the city are also actively cooperating with the defense, the city should not be breached for the time being, and now we are facing the problem that our food and drinking water can only last for about half a month, and the number of wounded and sick is also increasing, so sooner or later, Orleans will fall. ”

"I see...... Let me begin with the plan that Princess Akali devised in the face of such a situation. Reinhardt knew in his heart that now was definitely not the time to care about his children's private affairs, so he forced himself to calm down, not to think about what he had and what he didn't, and to concentrate on the battle situation in front of him. "Princess Akali decided not to carry out a direct rescue of Orleans, and after analysis, she believed that Orleans, surrounded by 120,000 troops, was a trap to attract reinforcements, and could not be easily rescued, and other methods had to be adopted. ”

"Princess Akali's judgment is very accurate, the reason why the enemy has postponed the offensive may be because of the intention of encircling the point to send reinforcements, and I cannot let the great cause of destroying Trist be affected because of the survival of the Marseille rebels. Sherlock nodded affirmatively. "But, as you say, Princess Akali has other plans?"

"That's right, Sherlock. Reinhardt took out the battle map that Yunhai had drawn. "Princess Akali has decided to take advantage of the siege of Orleans with an army of 120,000 to raid Paris, take this one of the most important cities in Europe in one fell swoop, and then force the army of Diño to return to help, so that their weaknesses will be exposed, and we can eliminate Diño from both sides. ”

"And what if Diño's army doesn't come back and continues to storm Orleans?" Sherlock asked rhetorically.

"Then Princess Akali will start to fight a broken battle, specifically attacking the weak points of the enemy's five powerful forces, especially cutting off the supply of food and grass for the other side, and in this way, Diño will also be defeated. ”

"It's a perfect plan, and it's really worthy of Princess Akali. Sherlock's eyes lit up, as long as Akali's battle plan can be implemented smoothly, then Triste's power entrenched in this large area of land will be uprooted, and Triste's gambling in Europe will be completely disadvantaged, such an opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "So, what do we need to do?"

"Princess Akali said that there were two most important points in this plan: first, to quickly occupy Paris, and second, not to let Orleans fall. Reinhardt's finger landed on Orleans and the bright red encirclement around it. "And I'm here to help you defend Orleans. ”

"I understand Princess Akali's kindness, so I will briefly tell you about the current situation of Orleans' defense. As he spoke, Sherlock pulled out a map of Orleans' city defenses from under the podium, and it seemed that this chapel had also been converted into an operational command room. "There are two gates on the entire city wall, which are located on the north and south sides, and on the south side, there are 60,000 men under Dinho, which surrounds the south of Orleans, and on the north side, a coalition army led by Reynolds, Locke, Wilkins, and Franz, 15,000 men each, surround the north side of Orleans, among them, Diño, who is from Paris, is more effective and has more pressure to defend, so, I want you to defend the enemy army in the north, how?"

"No, the real threat is from the south, please let me guard the most critical place. Reinhardt was unwilling to give in in front of women, especially in front of his sweetheart, and insisted on facing Diño's army.

"Well, then you have to be careful, Diño is a difficult opponent. Sherlock was ultimately unable to convince him, and finally had to agree. "If there is nothing to do, I will go back first to continue to treat the wounded, and I will let the attendants arrange your room. ”

"No, I'd better live on the city walls, the enemy may attack at any time. Reinhardt shook his head, eating and living with the soldiers on the city walls, which was also a habit he retained as a good defender of the city, to keep an eye on the enemy's movements at all times, and to command on the spot in times of crisis, a habit that saved him countless times.

"Okay, whatever you want, then I'll go first, you can do your own thing. ”

Sherlock didn't want to linger too long, and turned around to leave.

"Sherlock ......"

The thoughts in Reinhardt's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he couldn't help but shout.

"Anything else?"

Sherlock's shadow shuddered slightly, turned around, and asked faintly.

"I ......" Reinhardt hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and still said the words that were deep in his heart. "Sherlock, I know I'm wrong, I've never forgotten you for so many years...... Give me a chance to mend my ways, and let's start over...... Okay?"

"Not good. ”

Short answer.

"For what?"

Reinhardt's gaze was full of despair.

"My body and mind have been given to God, and I hope that you will be able to respect yourself, and I have long forgotten the past. ”

After saying this, Sherlock left in a hurry, leaving only the empty-eyed Reinhardt, standing under the holy cross for a long time.