The words of the Commander of the Praetorian Guard did make sense, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this, and the atmosphere cooled down a little.

At this time, the great prince of Corinth, Periande, spoke: "It is reported that the elite troops of the Nicaean were drowned in a large number by the flood caused by the explosion in the Battle of Byzantium, and suffered very heavy casualties. In addition, it is also reported that since the Battle of Byzantium, the Seljuk barbarians have been worried about the growth of Nicaea's power and have begun to actively prepare for war, and the Nisaean people have to keep a reserve to guard against the barbarians from behind. I think that's why they didn't play well in the campaign and never achieved anything. ”

Cleo frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "What everyone said makes sense. However, these information is unconfirmed, and it cannot be ruled out that they are smoke screens released by the enemy, the purpose of which is to wait for us to relax our vigilance before launching a surprise attack! As His Excellency Eumenis said, we cannot let our guard down now, and we must hold on to this last moment until the breakthrough is completed......"

Everyone naturally had no opinion on the words of the eldest princess, and then discussed it for a while, and decided that after the main force broke through the siege tomorrow, they would abandon the fortress of Mount Ajid as the last group of broken troops, and retreat from the open gap to leave the encirclement. It is conceivable that the enemy will certainly not let Pera's army get what he wants, especially since he has lost the terrain advantage and is pursued from behind by several times the enemy, and tomorrow's battle will be an extremely difficult battle.

Just when everyone had finished their deliberations and were ready to go back to mobilize their troops. The little leader of the mercenaries, Asopos, walked in from the outside with a lewd expression while lifting his pants, and he asked Elrens for credit with a smug face: "My lord!

When the crowd heard. Suddenly came interested. The evil dragon hurriedly asked, "What kind of information, you can say it quickly, if it is really useful, I will promote you to the deputy head of the mercenary group!"

Asopos was very excited, although he was very old in the mercenary group, he had no real power, and he could only handle some chores in normal times, even an ordinary red-blooded wolf rider could call him around. It's really quite depressing, if you can become the deputy head of the regiment, you can be on your own. So he immediately replied: "King, the villain's culture is vulgar, and some details may not be clear, so let him repeat it to you!"

After saying that, Asopos beckoned outside: "Bring that guy here!"

As soon as the words fell. Two tall and rugged mercenaries walked in with Ludwig VI in their arms. I saw that Count Rhine's expression was even more awkward at this time. He burst into tears, convulsed in a low voice, and his face was pale without blood. Not only that, but his legs didn't seem to have any strength, and if it weren't for the mercenaries on both sides, he might have fallen to the ground at any time, his hips trembling violently, as if he was enduring great pain.

The crowd saw his misery. I couldn't help but feel the chrysanthemum tighten, as if I was also going through the same torture

The mercenaries are like garbage. Threw Count Rhein on the ground in front of Elrens with a thud. Poor Ludwig VI was weak in his hands and feet, unable to support his body, and was suddenly hit with blood all over his mouth, and the crimson blood stained his pale face, which was extremely glaring.

Elrens squatted down with a smile and said to Ludwig VI, "What's wrong with Your Excellency the Count, they haven't been disrespectful to you, do you?

The Count of Rhine raised his head tremblingly, and at this time he had completely lost the hardness he had just now, and begged with a sad face like a pitiful worm: "No, no, please let me go, I am willing to tell you anything, you can do whatever you want me to do, just please don't hand me over to them again!"

The evil dragon laughed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "That's how you behave, why bother in the first place, if you had this consciousness from the beginning, how could you suffer like this? Don't worry, as long as you don't hide the information you know, I promise that I will never let anyone disrespect you again! First of all, I want to ask you, if Master Aristotle was captured by the HRE, where would he be imprisoned?"

Ludwig VI nodded with tears and immediately replied: "To tell the truth, our Holy Rome has no interest in keeping prisoners, and the Master of the Star Traveler is a rare powerhouse in the world, if it really falls into our hands, I am afraid that His Majesty Frederick would have offered to exchange the fortress of Mount Ajid for something like that." ”

Elrence and Cleo glanced at each other, the words of the Count of the Rhine did not seem to be a lie, so Master Aristotle was indeed not in the hands of the HRE. Although she had been mentally prepared, the eldest princess still felt very annoyed.

"How many troops did Holy Rome mobilize in this war?" the dragon quickly asked.

"We started with about a million troops, and then we recruited another 200,000 because of casualties. About half of them were recruits with little combat experience, and the other half were regular troops and elite field troops, most of whom were concentrated around the city of Pera. Ludwig VI wept bitterly and began to account for the various military dispositions of the Holy Rome in great detail......

Soon after, the Count of Rhine recounted what he knew. Everyone in the hall was silent, thinking about the value of this information for a while.

After a while, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Eumenes, hesitated and asked, "You said that Attila, the commander of the southwestern encirclement and the great prince of the Golden Horde, had different ambitions and was unwilling to fight, which is why our breakout operation was so smooth?"

Ludwig VI nodded: "That's right, Attila has long wanted to be independent from the HRE, but he has never been able to find a chance. We placed him at the end of the encirclement, and we originally had the idea of draining his strength. Unexpectedly, he simply passively avoided the battle, allowing the enemy to enter and exit the encirclement rather than leading troops to attack. His Majesty Frederick had long wanted to cut him, but the current war situation was tense, so he temporarily forbears it in order to avoid extraneous branches. ”

(To be continued......)