Verse 21 is a decisive death

In the mirror, a half-human-high hole clearly appeared, and someone pushed a vehicle full of earth and stone in and out.

"One, two, three...... Ten! They had dug up ten! And it looked like they were almost done!" Leo looked at the picture in the mirror, his face, which had been pale from his injuries, even paler, almost bloodless.

"How did you dig so fast?" muttered William Daly.

"Judging by the distance from the entrance to the cave, the Paro people have drawn a lot of manpower. Each of these caves was capable of hiding up to five hundred soldiers. When the siege was in full swing, five thousand men suddenly came out of the ground and appeared in the city...... I'm afraid that no defender can withstand such a sudden attack. A prophetess said.

The eyes of the three prophetesses, Leo and William Dary, looked at Aerufat.

"The usual strategy against tunnels is to dig deep trenches in the ground to intercept enemy exits. But I'm afraid it doesn't make sense. Because the Paro people will definitely change their strategy when the time comes, from ambushing and raiding to blasting with gunpowder. If the walls are blown down, we will be finished...... There is no other choice but to take the initiative. Ashrufat said.

"What can we do with an attack? We can't destroy these tunnels with weapons. This is not a siege machine, it can be done with a sprinkle of oil and a fire. William Daly asked rhetorically.

"Definitely not with oil, but with gunpowder...... That's it!" Thomas said suddenly. "We have a lot of Paro stock in our warehouse. Just take a barrel of gunpowder, light the fuse, and throw it into the tunnel. ”

"I'm afraid it's useless, it's just that the entrance has been blown down. Give them a day and a half and you'll definitely be able to clean it up. Leo shook his head. "Master Thomas, I don't think this method is reliable. ”

"Reliable. Ashrufat suddenly took over the subject. "But not Leo thinks that way. We're going to have to wait until they've sent 500 soldiers into the tunnels and started digging a little bit of the tunnel...... There must have been an hour or two interval. At that time, if we can blow up the entrance to the tunnel, all the people inside will have to suffocate to death...... If so, will they dare to continue digging tunnels, and will they dare to have the courage to clear the entrances and reuse the tunnels?"

He said what he had planned. Everyone looked at him in amazement, shocked by the cold resoluteness of his words.

At this time, in the large tent in the center of the Paro barracks, Rudolph was listening to the report.

These casualty figures are chilling. Thomas was really hard to fight! He was quite sure that he would be able to kill Thomas by fighting head-on, but reality seemed to prove another possibility—his blood was more likely to drain before it was drained. That Thomas doesn't look old, his brain is really not rigid at all, and he is extremely flexible, which is admirable. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Thomas immediately put aside the issue of "knightly honor" and began to use cannons and muskets. And it was used with great skill, causing huge casualties to the Paro army.

It seems that the so-called "invincible" record of this old man is by no means just luck or the opponent's grade is not enough. This kind of flexible and pragmatic attitude alone is beyond the reach of other old-fashioned commanders.

Now, the infantry in the Paro army, whether Paro's or mercenaries, has shown a strong sense of war weariness. The high morale of the soldiers who killed the red eyes at the beginning has dissipated. The soldiers began to procrastinate, reluctantly attacked, and retreated with great speed.

Thankfully, the tunnel has progressed better than expected. The day after tomorrow, you can conduct a raid operation.

"General, the condition of the wounded is terrible. A voice pulled Rudolph from the idea of the future to reality. "I don't know what's going on...... A lot of wounded...... It's not a serious injury, but it's ...... now."

This is a strange thing that has appeared recently. Many of the wounded developed strange symptoms. The onset begins with trismus and a stiff neck. This was followed by multiple spasms in the body, difficulty breathing, profuse sweating, and a "wry smile" expression on the mouth due to stiff muscles, and pain all over the body. But he was conscious from beginning to end.

Many people think it's a magical curse from the enemy, but Master Koenig thinks it's not about magic, it's just a disease. But the problem was that all the sick were wounded by the enemy's bow and arrows! This obviously abnormal thing greatly increased the soldiers' fear of war.

Aside from the knightly units that have not been on the battlefield, even the dead, the seriously wounded, and the sick are combined. In fact, the Paro army suffered unusually heavy losses, and morale was noticeably low.

Now we have to find a way to raise the morale of the army!

Rudolph tapped his fingers on the table, and a good idea came to mind. It can both improve morale and reduce meaningless losses, and it can also not show cowardice in front of the enemy.

"Send a messenger and tell them that tomorrow we will go and collect the bodies of the dead. ”

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"The Paro people are really treacherous. Leo watched from the top of the city as Paro's small army of corpses moved. They were all unarmed and armoured, and indeed they were simply collecting corpses. Under the vigilant gaze of the troops at the head of the city, there should be no tricks. However, the Paro's collection of corpses had an obvious purpose - they would never move the corpses that filled the trenches, but only the corpses that were scattered around and might hinder the siege machinery.

Of course, there were enough corpses for the Paro people to work all day.

Leo didn't try to debunk the little tricks of the Paro, and the day's respite was precious to the defenders. The soldiers were already tired, not to mention that the Paros had an even bigger trap in the works.

"Watch out for the Paro's tricks," he commanded the sentry at the head of the city. "Especially when they're close to the walls, be more careful. ”

A day of armistice to collect corpses...... Hmph! If you don't come sooner or later, you just come at this time, and even fools know what the people of Daoparo are thinking. They plan to use the tunnels to break the city in one fell swoop tomorrow, so they don't want to pay meaningless casualties today!

After arranging the guard, he went to Thomas's room. Ashrufat was still busy working on the map—Leo thought he had been arranging combat deployments all night. Fighting fiercely all day during the day, sleepless at night, and not looking tired at all, is this guy iron-clad?

After a short while, William Daly also arrived. The door to the cubicle was closed, and Master Thomas was still sleeping, and even when he was awake, he couldn't hear the meeting.

It was a meeting of the three of them.

"The Paros set up outposts on the east and south sides, with trenches, pits, and horses. It was impossible to go through the position head-on and reach the entrance of the cave. Ashrufat briefed the two companions. "But the enemy has no positions in the north and west, only a few repulsors and a limited diversionary force. Their attacks are weak, and many times they don't even attack. I'm sure they want us to break through here...... But now, this has become our chance. If we could send a force of knights from the west, make a circle, and go straight to the tunnel crossing, the Paros would be taken by surprise. ”

"I expect that the enemy will have a relatively strong force stationed near the tunnel entrance! As long as we can break through the defenses of this army with lightning speed, we can directly rush to the tunnel entrance and solve the problem in three or two. ”

Ashrufat said in an optimistic tone. But he was hiding something, something that Leo could see at a glance. How do you get back after blasting through the tunnels?

It would be almost impossible to break through the enemy's outpost camp from the back and return to the city gates directly from the closest distance. Outside the south gate is the enemy's key attack area, and there are very large forces here. But it is also impossible to return the way it came, because the enemy will definitely cut off the rear route of this force.

This is a complete suicide attack and there is no way to retreat.

If there was a night attack on Ashrufat, and there was cover for the night (it was on this point that Ashrufat was lucky enough to come back alive), this daytime raid was completely exposed to the eyes of the enemy. You may be able to take the Paros by surprise when attacking, but when you retreat...... Annoyed and angry, the Paro people will never let this force go!

"I believe that this has a great chance of getting the job done. Ashrufat looked at his two companions. "The defense of the city is up to you. ”

"Ashrufat, you're going?"

"I will call for volunteers again. Ashrufat smiled. "But I'm a little worried about whether anyone will go with me, hahaha......"

His smile froze on his face, for both Leo and William Daley were iron-blue.

"Ashrufat, how are you going to retreat?" asked William Daly after a long time.

"Naturally, there will be a way when the time comes. Ashrufat hesitated for a moment and replied. "I'm a magician, I can use magic to ......"

"Master, that's impossible! it's as dangerous as ninety-seven .six!" Carrie lamented in her head. But Ashrufat immediately drove her voice out of her mind.

"Ashrufat, don't lie to us. We're all good brothers and good friends! Do you need to deceive each other at this time?" Leo put a hand on Ashrufat's shoulder.

"But there is no other option. Even if we had made the right exit and waited in ambush there, we would not have been able to stop it!" it was a long time before Ashrufat replied.

"One of the three of us must take the risk! for the sake of the whole army, for the sake of General Thomas. He whispered.

"So, let's draw lots according to the ancient ritual. Leo suddenly picked up three paper balls and threw them into an empty jar. "One ball of paper has words in it, the other two don't. The person who drew the word was in charge of the operation. This is the fairest way to draw lots. You smoke first, William Daley. ”

William Daley felt for a ball of paper and opened it. There's nothing in there. Leo placed the jar in front of Ashrufat, who also found a ball of paper and opened it, still a blank piece of paper.

"It seems that the gods of nature have chosen me. Leo smiled and tried to put the jar down, but Ashrufat grabbed his wrist and took the last piece of paper from the jar with his other hand, and opened it to reveal a blank sheet of paper.