Chapter 123: Shirk

Heller was startled at first when he heard Yale's words, but when he saw the information on the note, he immediately regained his composure, and instead of answering Yale in the dormitory, he took him to his office room.

To Yale's surprise, after Heller saw Edlaide's new jihua on the note, unlike his own anxiousness, Heller not only did not have any worried expression on his face, but there was a fleeting joy!

Although Heller's expression changed extremely quickly, Yale captured the instantaneous change in his face very accurately. Yale was stunned for a moment, but then he thought all about it clearly! Heller must have a jihua about besieging Edlaide, a jihua that he didn't know about!

In the Jihua formulated by Yale, the South Gate has always been a weakness, and it is also a piece of heart disease in his heart! For this reason, Yale has repeatedly asked Heller to increase the number of troops at the South Gate, and he intends to make up for the quality gap with a huge advantage in quantity!

It's just that Yale didn't understand what Heller's considerations were, and his seemingly very reasonable proposal was rejected by Heller many times! Yale actually had some speculations before, but the battlefield could not rely entirely on guesswork to command the battle, which also made him worried when he saw Edlaide change Jihua this morning.

If Yale's previous thoughts were all speculation, Heller's performance today provides the most conclusive evidence for his judgment. The South Gate is not only not a weakness to besiege Edlaide Jihua, but it is very likely that Heller specially prepared a trap for Edlaide!

Realizing that the possible loopholes in his jihua had been filled, Yale was not only not surprised, but felt a very strong sadness in his heart!

In order to ensure that Jihuazuihou can act and achieve a satisfactory result, Yale has nothing to say about maintaining as much secrecy as possible. After all, whether it was the intelligence officers of the Dongyu Empire, or the other parties who wanted to help Edlaide escape this situation, they would not stupidly watch Meng Lin besiege Edlaide without any action!

It's just that there must be a limit to such secrecy, at least he shouldn't hide the actual specific planner of Jihua!

Because of Yale's previous worries about the South Gate, he had a large tilt towards the South Gate in terms of the deployment of troops, and although there was no change in the number of soldiers, there was a big difference in the quality of the soldiers from other aspects! Moreover, in order to restrain Edlaide as much as possible, Yale also mobilized high-ranking warriors to the South Gate as much as possible within the scope of his authority, and his move even aroused the dissatisfaction of Jeffrey and Bradley.

Yale's original idea was that even if Zuihou did lose the South Gate, he would kill and injure a large number of Edlaide's living liliang there, so as to buy more time for the follow-up troops to continue to hunt down Edlaide.

But now it seems that all his previous efforts have probably been in vain! Not only is Southgate no longer the weakest, but suddenly it has become the strongest in Halfekan City. It's just that in this way, the other city gates have become full of loopholes! However, Yale still doesn't know what Heller's specific jihua is, and he can't make a correct judgment on the defense of other city gates, but at least Yale can be sure that the impact is already certain! At this moment, Yale suddenly felt that the new Jihua in his hand that Edleyde might be fake!

Although Yale has not worked with Edlaide for a long time, he still has a deep knowledge and understanding of this young commander. At the beginning, Li Zijun wrote many letters asking Marshal Dongyu to slow down the pace of pursuit, and even a few letters were written specifically to Yale himself. In these letters, Edlaide expounded his views in great detail, and his analysis of the comparative military strength of Monlin and Dongyu and the character of the commander was quite objective, meticulous, and reasonable! It can be said very responsibly that if the trend of the war was controlled according to Edlaide's ideas, Zuihou Monlin would have to pay a greater price.

Through the analysis of these letters, as well as the actual situation of the war that followed, Yale had a more detailed understanding of Edlaide's grasp of the overall situation, his flexible and changeable means of employing troops, and his own cautious character than others! It was precisely on the basis of this understanding that Yale could hardly believe that Edlaide would be so reckless and crashed headlong into Heller's haode net, and he began to feel strongly uneasy.

"Bixia, do we need to mobilize another group of men to the South Gate? If Edlaide really chooses the South Gate as the breakthrough point, it will be difficult to stop them with the strength there!" Yale asked tentatively. Although he had already made up his mind in his mind, he still wanted to see how much confidence Heller had in Southgate.

"Yale, I know very well what you said, but in addition to ensuring that Edlaide is kept in the city of Horfakan, we must not only ensure the safety of the palace and the noble quarter, but also maintain pressure on him in the city at all times, and not let him out of our sight. As a result, our forces are now stretched thin, and it is really difficult to mobilize any surplus troops. Heller looked at Yale with a look of embarrassment. He was still a little apprehensive, but after seeing this new Jihua from Edlaide, he was full of confidence in his original idea. The South Gate was already strong enough, and Heller felt that there was really no need to increase the number of troops, and if this aroused Edlaide's suspicions, it would really be more than worth the loss. Therefore, he is ready to reject Yale's proposal once again. It's just that it occurred to him that maybe Yale would find out something, and he changed his mind for the time being.

"It's better to send another thousand royal guards to support the South Gate after Edlaide and Yule leave the palace, and this is also the Zuihou force I can mobilize!" Heller said with a sigh.

Hearing Heller's words, Yale's heart sank! Edlaide must have left the palace with ease and speed. Heller's arrangements seem to have given Yale hope, but in fact, the 1,000 royal guards may have been assembled before Edlaide appeared at the gates. Yale and Heller understood this, and it seemed that Heller had set up the south gate as an iron plate waiting for Edlaide to kick it head-on.

Yale originally thought that Heller might say Jihua through his own question, but seeing Heller's appearance, it was obvious that he didn't have such thoughts, which also made Yale feel more and more disappointed, and his face became a little ugly!

"Don't worry too much, after all, our South Gate has fifteen hundred elite soldiers, in addition, there are nearly three hundred high-level martial artists, even if Edlaide is really a Sword Saint, I don't believe that he can simply rush out!"

"In addition to this, I have good news for you, Gibran has agreed to assist Colin in commanding an ambush on Edlaide. Although Gibran himself could not make a move, with his military literacy and understanding of the strength of his opponents, it should not be too much of a problem to deal a heavy blow to Edlaide. This is equivalent to supporting the South Gate from the other side!" Heller saw Yale's increasingly serious expression, and understood that he had probably guessed his own arrangement, and if he did not reveal some useful information, Yale would probably doubt his trust in him even more.

As for Gibran, the 'son' is better than the 'father'! Although Gibran has not yet sent back the news, Heller has already concluded that Colin will definitely hand over the command.

"After that, we can also use them to assassinate General Yul, and send an army of many masters in the city to surround and suppress them. Maybe if you don't get to the city gates, Edlaide will fall!" Heller was in a good mood today, and he relaxed and relieved Yale, who was still a little nervous.

"Gibran's Sword Saint will also participate in the war?" This was probably the only good news Yale heard today, but when he heard that Gibran was only in charge of planning and commanding, he still asked a little anxiously.

"This involves an agreement between us and the rest of Shili, and that's the only way to do it for now!" In fact, this was originally an agreement between Empress Athena and the Cult of the Illuminati, and Heller originally wanted to use it to raise his status, but in fact, he unconsciously put himself in a weak position.

"It's just that Gibran is also a stubborn and competitive guy, I don't believe he will watch Edlaide escape from Khauerfakan, and at the critical moment, he will not sit idly by!" Heller smiled coldly, looking like he had succeeded in his treacherous plan.

Seeing Heller's contradictory remarks, Yale couldn't help but shake his head in his heart! There are enough objects of calculation in this jihua, and Heller just brought in a Gibran for no reason at this time, and Yale is becoming less and less confident in whether he can successfully besiege Edlaide this time! But after all, Gibran is always much stronger than the uneducated third prince Colin, strictly speaking, Gibran's appearance has made up for another loophole in the entire jihua, which still makes Yale feel a little gratified.

It's just that Gibran's appearance made Yale think of the Cult of Illuminati, and he also had the idea of shirking responsibility.

"Bixia, Edlaide has always been alert and fickle, treacherous, I am worried that he will change Jihua again, since Gibran Swordmaster is involved, can we give up mixing masters in the army in the city and strengthen them all to the defense of the other city gates. Although Gibran's Juggernaut can't shoot directly, having him in command will definitely inflict heavy damage on Edlaide, and with him tracking Edlaide along the way, we won't lose Edlaide's trace, so we can be safer!"

Heller didn't expect Yale to have such an idea, and he couldn't help but think for a while.

"In this way, we will have to modify the previous jihua, and put all the center of gravity in the position of the city gate, which will also add pressure to the defense of the city gate. Changing Jihua at this point will still cause some confusion, so don't make any more changes!" Heller gave a Yale surprise answer.

"It's just that these high-level martial artists are mixed with ordinary soldiers, and they may not be able to play the role they want. After all, there are still certain differences in the way the two sides fight, and once Edlaide attacks one point, it will easily cause chaos in the army, bixia?" Yale originally did not agree with Heller's idea, and at this time he brought it up to relieve his responsibility.

"Well, that's it, do you have any other ideas?" said Heller, impatiently.

Yale then reported to Heller on Jihua's preparations, and seeing Heller's increasingly impatient appearance, he sighed secretly, saluted Heller, and left the room.

No sooner had Yale walked out than Jeffrey Jeffrey walked out of the room behind Heller.

"Why do I think Yale seems to be getting less and less confident about Jihua besieging Edlaide?" said Heller, worried, looking in the direction Yale had left.

"This is the first time General Yale has been in charge since he returned to his homeland, and he will inevitably have some emotions about gains and losses!" replied Jeffrey, cautiously beside Heller.

Jeffrey is Heller's absolute confidant, but he is not good at planning, so Heller did not hand over Jihua who besieged Edlaide to him. Jeffrey is very low-key and cautious, and with his character, of course, it is impossible for a person of his character to say too much about Yale, who has no relationship, but except for a fool like Colin, not too many people dare to take the initiative to provoke him.

"Could something be wrong with him?" Heller's eyes flickered, and a hint of coldness flashed in them.

"I don't think he will never! Yale himself knows very well what he means to the Dongyu Empire, as long as Edlaide discovers him as a traitor, I am afraid that no matter how big the loss is, Edlaide will not let him go! Even if he can survive Edlaide's assassination, as long as the news of his survival is transmitted back to the Dongyu Empire by Edlaide, he can only spend the rest of his days in the continuous assassination of the Dongyu Empire! Therefore, I think Yale is probably the last person Monlin wants Edlaide to return to the Dongyu Empire alive! How dare he have any other ideas?" Jeffrey is very aware of his position in Heller's heart, he is a steel knife to Heller, and his pointing completely represents Heller's intentions. Jeffrey always reminded himself that he must never cross Heller's bottom line! Therefore, he never freely expressed his opinions in front of Heller, let alone attacked others for no reason.

And with Jeffrey's understanding of Heller, it is already rare for Heller to be able to delegate power to Yale in this way. Moreover, when Yale entered the Dongyu Empire, it was Heller's assignment that was accepted, how could such a person be given such an important task if he could not be absolutely trusted.

Jeffrey suspected that Heller's words to himself were more like a temptation to himself.

Could Yale be a double spy sent by the Dongyu Empire? Or forget it, the Dongyu Empire sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people just to win his trust with Heller? Jeffrey, of course, would not say anything bad about Yale.

Hearing Jeffrey's evaluation of Yale, Heller seemed to be very satisfied, and he didn't know whether he was satisfied with Yale or Jeffrey's answer, so he nodded slightly.

"Is there anything particularly important that you came to the palace so early to ask for a meeting?" Jeffrey asked to see Heller earlier than Yale, but at that time Heller had not yet gotten up, and he was brought here by the chamberlain. When Heller brought Yale over just now, he secretly sent someone to inform Jeffrey to hide, and Heller didn't remember to ask Jeffrey why he entered the palace until this time.

Hearing Heller's question, Jeffrey didn't dare to slack off, and immediately reported to Heller what his master had seen and heard last night.

Out of trust in himself, Jeffrey discounted Thomas's assessment of Edlaide's martial arts, almost automatically ignoring the notion that he might not be Edlaide's opponent.

"Audrey Stoke actually came to Holfakkan City, it seems that this time the Dongyu Empire has also awakened a lot to rescue Edlaide!" Hearing Audrey's name, Heller couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Fortunately, due to the restrictions between the Dharma Saints, Audrey can't release large-scale magic in Khor Fakkan City, but this also shows that our chance can only be in the city, and we can't let Edlaide escape from Khor Fakkan!"

"You go back and inform Master Thomas that the direction of Edlaide's breakthrough is likely to be the South Gate, please make sure he stops Edlaide in the city!" Heller looked at Jeffrey and emphasized again.

"Bixia, since you are so sure of the direction of Edlaide's escape, should I also turn to the south gate to strengthen the defense?"

Hearing Jeffrey's unusually heartwarming thought, Heller's heart moved, but he immediately thought of the reminder that Yale had just reminded him.

"Edlaide's kid is extremely cunning, if he discovers the emptiness of the North Gate, then all our other arrangements will be in vain, and your task is to hold on to the North Gate!"

Geoffrey nodded earnestly when he heard Heller's command, waited a little longer, saw that Heller had no other instructions, said goodbye to him, and turned to leave.

Although Geoffrey had already discounted Edlaide, Heller still couldn't sit still after hearing the news that Edlaide had been promoted again, and he hesitated, but Zuihou decided to talk to Queen Athena. Heller changed into civilian clothes and walked on foot to the imperial hall that he hadn't been to for several years.

Almost at the same time, Deborah, who had been stuffed under the bed by Audrey, was also free, and she had already been pulled out of bed by Catherine.

"Ellebella has left!" Li Zijun looked at Deborah sitting in front of him, and pointed to Ellebella who was placed on his clothes.

Originally, Li Zijun and Catherine thought that Deborah would be very excited or extremely sad after hearing the news of Elle Bella's death, after all, she was the relative that Elle Bella cared about the most before she died!

But what they didn't expect was that Deborah actually showed unusual calmness, and even looked a little cold in the eyes of the two! This made them not know how to say some comforting words that they were originally going to hade, and the two began to doubt Deborah's true identity.

"Don't look at me with such eyes, I am really Ellebela's aunt! I heard the conversation between the marquis and Ellebella just now. Deborah said lightly, her temperament also changed dramatically the moment she spoke, and she was no longer the somewhat dull Deborah in Li Zijun's initial impression!

"I know you're a little skeptical of my demeanor at the moment, but we've actually been waiting for Ellebella to leave since we knew of Ellebella's decision, and we're even ready to leave with her. I actually want to make myself sad, but I don't know weishenme, I just feel like my heart is empty, and I don't feel anything else!" Deborah smiled at Li Zijun as she spoke, but her smile was even more ugly than crying in Li Zijun's eyes!

Li Zijun can understand Deborah, he felt this way when he lost his grandfather, he didn't believe it at first, and when he approached it, it was a sharp pain in his heart. Empathetic, Li Zijun sighed deeply.

"Although you heard Ellebella's desire for me to take you with me, I still want to hear your personal opinion, and if you want to stay in the Monlin Empire, I will try to arrange it for you. ”

"Although I was imprisoned by Master Audrey, I just didn't hear Master Audrey talk to you, and I heard what happened next very clearly, I am willing to follow you out of the Monlin Empire and rush to the Dongyu Empire. ”

"It's just that I'm afraid I'll have to reintroduce my identity to you, which is probably the main reason why Ellebella asked you to take me!"

"Oh, is there anything else in this?" Li Zijun originally thought that Ellebella let him take Deborah away just because Deborah was her aunt, but hearing Deborah say this, Ellebela's request obviously contained other meanings, Li Zijun asked curiously.

Deborah didn't rush to answer Li Zijun, and a palm-sized wooden box suddenly appeared in her hand.

"Space Ring!?" Li Zijun only noticed at this time that the ring with a very ordinary style on Deborah's hand was actually a space ring! The space ring is a treasure that ordinary nobles are unlikely to have, and it actually appeared on Deborah's hand at this moment, Li Zijun was even more curious about the true identity of the woman in front of him!

Deborah carefully signaled that the wooden box was safe, and only after getting Li Zijun's permission did she slowly open the wooden box.

I saw that there was some white paste inside, and when Li Zijun and Catherine were guessing the purpose of the white paste, Deborah had already applied the white paste to his face.

It didn't take long for a mature, arrogant, and indifferent middle-aged woman to appear in front of Li Zijun and Catherine.

"Your camouflage is very clever! Can you tell your true identity now?" Li Zijun thought that he was already a master of disguise, but he didn't see Deborah the slightest bit unusual, he asked with some suspicion.

"It's just a little trick, and it can't get into the eyes of the Hou Ye at all!" Deborah said politely.

"It seems that you are more than just Aunt Albela, who are you?"

"My name is indeed 'Deborah'!"