"What?"

"That's that Comer, that's right!" Myder clenched his fists hard. "It's the Holy Knight who betrayed my eldest brother. In order to prevent mistakes, I also deliberately tested him. He's now the Grand Master of the Holy Knights!"

"What, young master, ...... you?"

"But I can't do anything right now!" said Maide, suddenly deflated. "Even if I wanted to, I couldn't clean him up. The Queen Mother of Shem had entrusted him with the command of the army, and the troops of Oron were approaching...... God, the thought of fighting alongside those vile Holy Knights makes me sick! Maybe I should lead my troops out of here quietly! If the Shem have Holy Knights, why should I be bored here?"

"If you have retreated now, how will you explain it to His Majesty the King when you go back?" the old servant asked softly.

"Indeed......" Maider lowered his head. "If I do this kind of thing that violates the royal decree, I will make my family a laughing stock for everyone and make my eldest brother shame on me......"

He stood up anxiously, "But if you fight under the command of that kind of person, and obey the orders of the bastard who murdered my eldest brother, then you might as well let me die!"

He stopped, and suddenly faced the old servant again.

"Uncle, did you witness everything you just said?" he asked again. "For example, the dispute between my eldest brother and Comer ......"

"I was outside the tent...... Young master, at first they spoke very softly, and then suddenly a few words became loud in the middle...... Then the conversation ended, and Comer left. I thought back carefully afterwards and was sure that only your eldest brother had a few arguments with him at that time. ”

"Half of the rest of the things I witnessed with my own eyes, and the other half I heard from other people. I'm in a bunker...... After escaping for his life, he was lucky enough to meet the herald who had been taken away. Because I knew him, he couldn't argue, and at last he had to admit to me that Comer had forced him to leave with him. But then the young man died in the war...... Because I had quietly found the young man, Comer must have had no idea that the secret of his betrayal had been revealed. ”

"You didn't tell anyone but me. ”

"Never, young master, I don't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing!"

"Very well, uncle. I think I know what I'm going to do!" Maider's fat face faintly revealed a fierce color.

At this time, in another castle not far away, Comer was listening to a report from one of his subordinates.

"So, Turan's reinforcements are mainly based on the private soldiers of the Maider family? Comer frowned.

"It's not a private soldier, it's the royal army. But Maider's family has been a festival envoy for generations, commanding the army and sitting on one side. The middle and lower ranks of the entire army are cronies promoted by the family, so he has absolute influence over this army, and without him, you may not be able to command this army. ”

"How could the King of Turan allow such a thing?" said Comer with a slight smile at his men in front of him. "Losing actual control of the army, aren't you afraid of backlash?"

"I heard that their family has been loyal to the royal family for generations, so they are very trusted. They have never had any cheating actions, nor have they made any attempt to expand their power, and they have done their duty as courtiers. For example, this time there was no benefit at all in resisting the Greenskins, but it was only at the king's order that Maider personally led his troops to support Shem. His loyalty is unquestionable. ”

"His hostility towards me is also unquestionable. Comer dropped the paper in his hand. "The fat man blamed me for his brother's death, because his brother's troops were wiped out, and my team was the only one left. He smiled again as he remembered a secret in the matter.

If Maide knew the secret, I don't know what kind of expression would appear on Lu Dao's fat face. Comer thought with interest.

"Still, though he is hostile to me, he seems to be obedient to my commands. After all, he was to be loyal to his king. Commer thought for a moment. "I think he is fat, but he is not so open as to disobey my orders. And even if he doesn't like me, I can't do anything about him for the time being. ”

In fact, even if they tried to use the power of the church to get the Turan king's side to agree to change generals, it would cause this elite cavalry to be half-hearted, demoralized, and unable to exert its true combat effectiveness. On the contrary, if the big fat man of Maider is left behind, although it may be pushed back, if the order is given with strict authority (which of course will definitely make Maider more hostile), it can be carried out in its entirety.

In comparison, it is better to have the latter. At least be prepared. In the case of the former, it is impossible to tell how much impact it will have.

The subordinates left, leaving Comer alone to weigh a few things in his mind. He let out a sigh. Hey, both sides are not good stubble, this matter is really completely unmanageable, and it can only be dealt with seriously and fairly. He did have the intention of making full use of the Sham and Turan armies to reduce the losses of the Church army, but now he had to give up this idea for now.

Comer turned his gaze out the window, just as the rain had just stopped, but the drizzle was still drizzling.

I don't know how much of the impact of this heavy rain is...... If the area is large enough, there is no doubt that it will lead to major flooding. It's not just rivers overflowing, levee bursts, and so on, but also crops that are about to ripen. This year's Shem will be a catastrophic year, and it will be difficult for both commoners and nobles to survive this winter. This heavy rain will be a great blow to the national strength of Shim. If the Shem are to survive this winter, the strength of the church will become an important reliance. It is up to the church to negotiate the price of food purchased from other places...... Organize caravans to sell grain...... Quell the panic among the people...... In short, the Church will take this opportunity to extend its tentacles further into all aspects of the country.

In fact, Comer has always felt that the church's policies need to be fine-tuned. Although the Church has ruled the faith of the people of the Seven Kingdoms, Shem must be treated with special treatment, after all, the city of Oren, the holy place of the Church, is located in Shem. For this reason, the church's grasp of Shim was still not strong enough, which led to the previous incident of the royal family of Shim trying to get their hands on the city of Oren.

With this victory, and the disasters that will inevitably follow, it is really a golden opportunity...... No, don't think about it so much just yet, it's only right to defeat the Greenskins first.

For this, in fact, Comer is very confident. According to a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence from all sides, the total number of invading greenskins should be around seventy or eighty thousand, including the orcs and goblins. And the army gathered in Comer's hands was already 70,000 people. Moreover, everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of the human army is higher than that of the green skin, in other words, he already has an advantage in military strength.

More importantly, he was fully aware of the future of the Greenskins...... There was no smooth communication channel with humans on Ashrufat's side, so he should not have known about the killing of the Messenger and the fall of the secret message into the hands of others.

An officer walks into the room and reports to Comer.

"Commander, all the troops have arrived and arranged the camp. ”

"Well, that's good. Where is the camp?"

"On a high clearing on the edge of the castle. But this kind of rainy day may make the life of the soldier very difficult. In addition, there is a shortage of supplies. ”

"Well, I got it. Someone!" Comer shouted out as a herald walked into the room.

"The order goes down, and tomorrow a military meeting will be convened to lay out the battle plan. ”

The next day, when the rain began to fall again, Comer held his first military meeting in the reception room in the center of the castle. All the senior and middle-level officers participated, and a room full of people stood up. And, as previously agreed, the Queen Mother was excluded from the meeting.

The necessary polite remarks and opening remarks were soon over, and Comer stood on the edge of a large hanging map and looked at the full house. They may be prejudiced, hostile, distrustful, or whatever, but at this moment, everyone must obey his commands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we need to discuss the next steps, and I think we should get out of here and retreat east. Comer poked at the map.

As soon as he said this, there was a commotion among the Shem. Blocking the Greenskins here is already a dangerous thing, and further retreat would be tantamount to indulging the Greenskins to act awkwardly on the territory of Shem. This is already a great plain, in fact, Greenskin can ignore them at all, go directly north and south, and do whatever he wants.

"Your Excellency," finally an individual objected. "Greenskins go north...... Or what about going south?"

"I'm 100 per cent sure that the Greenskins will never go north or south, they will be chasing us closely and wanting to have a decisive battle with us. Until then, the Greenskin Boss won't have any other ideas. Comer replied. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to reduce this information to an oracle, and let them not be able to figure it out...... Forget it, don't use this trick, this method is simply blasphemous. "Of course, there may be a squad of greenskins that will scatter and loot everywhere. We need to be mentally prepared for this. But it will also take the pressure off when we go to the final battle. ”

"Even a small detachment can cause a lot of damage!" protested.

"In order to achieve ultimate victory, sacrifice is always inevitable. And we've had plenty of time to evacuate the nearby towns, haven't we? The sacrifice has been minimized, and once we've eliminated the main Greenskins, we'll be able to wipe out the sporadic squads. ”

No one spoke, and it was not clear whether Comer had conquered his opponents with his confidence and demeanor or with logic, but all in all, no one spoke.

"Wouldn't it be better to rely on the castle for defense here? Another suggestion was made, and Comer noticed that it was not a Shem, but a holy knight.

"It's not good for the defence. Comer replied. Everyone except the newcomers to Oren knew this. "The castle, though large, was not strong and the fortifications were inadequate. In addition, the rain had a great impact on our rear transport roads, and supplies could not be brought up. It looks like there are a few castles for defense, but in reality it's about the same as nothing, or worse. We should retreat immediately. ”

"But such a rainy day ......," someone put forward a new view.