Section 145 Courage

When Byron's main forces arrived, they did not attack.

The little queen was immediately at the height of a small hill, looking at the enemy camp in front of her. She was accompanied by only a limited number of retinues, including Barranca. And Ashrufat wasn't with her. From this vantage point, you can clearly see the movement of the enemy troops. Byron was building fortified camps. They had been working on this work since the arrival of Byron's army at noon.

"Your Majesty, Byron may be planning to confront us for a long time. Barranca said beside the little girl. "They're not building a temporary camp, they're going to build a large, sturdy barracks. This thing can't be made in a day or two...... I don't think there will be a full-scale war until they build this stronghold. ”

On the little girl's side, she also took advantage of the few days that Byron had not arrived, relying on the favorable terrain in the mountains to arrange the corresponding fortifications. But if the enemy does not attack, the fortifications are meaningless.

"Your Majesty, this scene seems to be like the battle of the Spargg Hills. Barranca said. "We are inferior in strength, but we occupy favorable terrain and arrange corresponding fortifications...... It doesn't seem like Byron was a complete fool, at least he knew that he wouldn't have much chance of winning if he attacked aggressively. Barranca said.

"Can you provoke the enemy to attack?" said someone who said later. "I've heard that Byron is an irritable person. ”

"I'm afraid it's hard. Although Byron was an irritable man, his anger was easily appeased. Barranca said. The little girl glanced back at him, and it was now clear to her that Barranca always seemed to be doing everything she could to get close to her.

"Is there any good idea?" the little girl glanced at Barranca.

"I'm afraid it's hard. Barranca replied in a low voice. "My guess is that even if we had succeeded in burning the enemy's rations, Byron would not have taken the risk of attacking, but would have retreated back to his old nest, Fornoros. He's the kind of ...... Extremely safe and thoughtful people. It's not suitable to be a general, but it's ......"

"Not fit to be a general?" the little girl glanced at Barranca again.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Barranca replied. "In military affairs, such a cautious character cannot be a general. It's a bit of a boast, but if we have the same strength as the enemy, I'm confident that I'll be able to defeat him. ”

"Oh...... Are you confident that you can defeat him?"

"With the same strength, Your Majesty. Barranca said. "But now he has three times as many troops as ours...... Your Majesty, have you ever heard of a saying? ”

"What's that?"

"Even a once-in-a-millennium genius can only offset the difference in strength by twice as much. Barranca said. This phrase was left by General Gilles. He was a very outstanding general, and one of his greatest victories was the defeat of 70,000 enemies with 40,000 troops. At that time, his men congratulated him and called him invincible, and the great man said this...... Perhaps a good critic said this. In short, I think this sentence makes a lot of sense. ”

"Forty thousand versus seventy thousand? But Garunas...... Didn't I remember that Garunas fought battles with even greater disparity in strength and more brilliant results?"

"It's not the same. I know that at the time of the Battle of the Sparg Hills of Garunas, the strength of the enemy was only one-third of the enemy's. I admit that this victory is more brilliant, but this one ...... It can be said to be a kind of trickery, which can only be performed by relying on specific terrain and conditions. General Gilles, on the other hand, fought head-on on the plains, relying on the correct use of troops and formation scheduling, and finally defeated the opponent and won the victory. So in the eyes of some of the more conservative historians and soldiers, General Gilles was rated better. Of course, I don't mean to say this to disparage Garunas, the Wilderness Sage. ”

"I see...... I got it. The little girl replied casually.

She didn't look back this time, so she didn't see the surprise that flashed in Barranca's eyes. Now the mercenary had determined that the little girl did not know much about military affairs—because she did not even know anything about Gilles. It is impossible for a person who has studied military affairs not to know such a great celebrity as Lu Dao...... From this alone, he could see that the little queen was not proficient in this. But I don't know what the road is about, the little queen has never held a formal military meeting.

It's not so much counterintuitive as ridiculous. It is amazing in itself for a queen to go on her own expedition and be the commander of the army herself (not to mention that she is only twelve years old), but she does not know much about military affairs or anything, but she refuses to convene a military meeting to listen to the opinions of her subordinates.

Since the expedition, the arrangement of the army has been decided by the little queen alone, and so far there has been no sign of planning to rely on the wisdom of her subordinates.

Of course, she also chatted with her subordinates about the situation and strategy on the way. But small talk is small talk after all, and it does not lead to a clear opinion, and it does not lead to a conclusion. It's just a reference. And she rarely expresses her opinions, just ending with words like "um", "I know", "I see".

If it were a different person, maybe Barranca would think it was naïve or stupid. But this little girl...... Not to mention anything else, just this calmly passing through the mountain road is like a miracle. Did she already know the truth, or was it really just a blind cat and a dead mouse?

With Barranca's experience of being a mercenary for so many years, I also feel a little incomprehensible. Is this a natural bravery? or is it natural?

"Anyway, you mean, because of Byron's superiority in forces, we can't do anything right now, right?"

"This ......" is so straightforward that people can't get off the stage, but after all, the other party is the queen, and Barranca can only stand up for a long time, and finally say a "yes".

"Well, at least you're right. It looks like Byron won't try to attack at all until he's repaired his turtle shell. The little girl said. "Let's go back. ”

Practice is the best teacher. After experiencing the experience of grinding the skin and bleeding, the little girl now rides a little decent. In addition, the horse is indeed relatively tame, which makes it easy for her to handle.

The king's camp was built in a narrow clearing at the inner end of the valley. The distance between the camps of the two armies was about a mile. This distance was an ideal battleground, as only a total of 30,000 troops of the two armies could be allowed here. No matter how many troops there are, they can only be lined up in the rear as a reserve, and they will not be of much use. In order to make better use of this terrain, the Wang army also arranged trenches and fences on the battlefield.

However, although the royal army was waiting in formation on the battlefield before, Byron was not fooled. Even if the other party is invited, they ignore it. Everyone could see that Byron would not attack until the camp had been established. Even if he built a camp, there was a good chance that he would not take the initiative to attack.

It was getting dark.

The little girl's living tent is not far from the big tent of the Chinese army, although it is said that the big tent of the Chinese army, but in fact it has not been used much, because so far, the queen has not held any military meetings at all, at most she just summoned the generals to assign tasks. However, at this time when it was supposed to be a break, the figure of the little girl appeared in the big tent.

She came in quietly from a corner on the side, and no one saw her. Of course, it doesn't matter if she is seen, after all, she is the queen.

"Ashrufat!" the little girl saw Ashrufat at a glance, and she ran over and hugged each other at once. Although she tried to pretend to be a confident leader for a day, in fact, she was the only one who knew the shock of seeing the enemy's huge army.

It is just wishful thinking that the White Eagle Banner will be visibly shaken when it sees it, and what will not dare to act when it sees the Queen. Although today is just a distant view, the little girl still really feels that the morale of the other party is high. When Barranca said that, only she knew the uneasiness in her heart.

But at this moment, the moment he hugged Ashrufat, all the worries, worries, uneasiness, and fear disappeared. Everything else in the entire world realm is no longer important, only the two of them are important.

After a long time, the two were separated.

"I'm ...... today The road has been dug up. Ashrufat said. "Now our artillery can easily reach the front line. ”

"You ......" the little girl suddenly had an ominous premonition. "What do you say about this? ”

"I'm leaving. Ashrufat said softly suddenly.

"Gone?" This time the little girl was already a little panicked. "What are you leaving? What do you mean?"

"Look at this. "I don't know when there was an extra letter in Aishurufat's hand. "Byron actually found someone to deliver a letter to me...... He's going to meet me privately tonight. ”

"Meet?" the little girl suddenly realized what Ashrufat was trying to do. "You're going to see him?"

"Yes, I'm going to see him. ”

"This ...... Is it dangerous?"

"I guess it's dangerous. Ashrufat replied. "If I'm not mistaken, in Byron's way of thinking, he will try to get him to surrender and submit to him. Once I refused...... This meeting will immediately turn into a feast. ”

The little girl was eager to speak, but Ashrufat poked her lightly on the forehead with his hand, leaving her speechless for a moment.

"Remember what I said to you?" he said softly. "To win this war, you need courage. Now, it's time for your courage. ”

"As long as you are by my side, I have the courage to face anything. ”

"But this time, I can't be by your side. ”

......

The cells in Fornoros were much cleaner than expected.

Despite the fact that Byron was declared a traitor by the Queen, at least in his own territory, especially in the city of Fornoros, he was considered a benevolent and wise ruler. This is also reflected in the prison cell. There are not many prisoners in the cell who tell the truth.

Clio walked all the way until he came to the end, only to see the person he was looking for. In this simple and clean cell, an old prisoner with a full head of white hair sits.

"Lord Skadra. Cleo called out the other man's name.