Chapter 578: Reinforcements Leave the City (Part I)
"Since Blanche has provided us with such an opportunity to train our troops, we naturally can't live up to her 'good intentions'! We can just borrow them to familiarize ourselves with the formation!"
"We don't have much time, we must master as many mysteries of the formation as possible before Karen and Shaw make a move, so as to fend off their more frantic attacks next!" Li Zijun clenched his fists and said his thoughts in a slightly deep voice.
"In addition, please pay attention to rotation and rest! Whether we can hold out until the moment when reinforcements arrive, physical fitness will be our biggest problem!"
"Young Master, will there really be reinforcements?" After everyone left one by one, the 'monkey' couldn't help it, and he came to Li Zijun's side and asked in a low voice.
"Yes! there will be!" said Li Zijun, turning his gaze to the direction of the church gate.
"It's been almost two days and two nights, and there's still no movement in the city?" Not only Li Zijun was looking forward to reinforcements, but the eldest prince Vorster was also anxiously waiting for news of reinforcements. This is the first time that Vorster has been desperate to inquire about the situation in Filano City.
"Back to Your Highness!" Vorster's next man immediately stood up when he heard the voice, but just as he was about to report to Vorster, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. Then the curtain was lifted, and a scout walked in from outside.
"Your Highness, reinforcements are out of the city!" the scout reported to Vorster on one knee.
"It's finally out!How many people are in this support army, and who is the commander-in-chief??" Vorster barely resisted the urge to get up, and looked at the scout in front of him and quickly asked a series of questions.
"Your Highness: This support army is at least more than 10,000 people. The commander-in-chief is most likely General Higgins. ”
"What does 'probably' mean?" Vorster couldn't help but change his face when he heard that the scout couldn't be sure of such important information at this moment.
"Please also atone for your sins, Your Highness! Not only did they not display any banners that could represent the leading generals, but they also paid great attention to concealing their whereabouts. ”
"After they went out of the city through the south gate. We didn't stop for a moment, we rushed all the way south, and we didn't have time to react at all, they had already rushed out of our sight!"
"In desperation, we can only deduce the past understanding of the military habits of several generals in the city!"
"However, our people are actively tracking their whereabouts, and I believe that it will not be long before we will have more detailed and accurate information back!"
"So, the support force is now free from your scouting?" the scout thought the eldest prince would be furious after hearing his explanation. But what he didn't expect was that the eldest prince's frowning brows just now gradually relaxed, and there was even a slight smile on his face.
"That's true!" the scout couldn't understand why the eldest prince had made such a change, and his mood became more and more nervous, and his voice trembled slightly.
"What's going on in Filano City?"
"Martial law has begun to be imposed in the city, and no one is allowed to go out on the streets, and those who violate the order will be punished for treason, and there will be no mercy!" The scout couldn't help but sneak a glance at Vorster behind the table at the mention of the word 'kill'.
This time. With no news of 'reinforcements', the agitated and tyrannical Vorster had already chopped off the heads of three scouts for no apparent reason. The scout didn't want to be the fourth unlucky one, but looking at Vorster's current appearance, he seemed to feel more and more like he was in danger!
"Good!
The scout felt his brain buzz suddenly. It's over! I don't even know who is leading the army, how can His Highness reward him?! This must be the opposite! Thinking of this, the scout couldn't help but weaken. I almost fell to the ground.
"Why, is there anything else to report?" Vorster didn't know that he had equated the scout with the demon. Looking at this guy who was still kneeling there in a daze, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"It's gone, it's gone!" The scout made sure he had escaped and hurried to give Vorster a thanksgiving.
"Wait!"
Just as the scout was about to get up and leave, Vorster's voice made his legs tremble and he fell to his knees again.
"Let your people pay close attention to the situation near Hailar County, and once they find that something is wrong, they must be taboo and immediately warn them!"
"Hailar County?" As an excellent scout, the person in front of Vorster knew very well the geographical location of Hailar County, which was not a major transportation artery, and he really didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Prince asked him to pay close attention to the changes here.
"Is there anything I don't know clearly?" Vorster asked him a little upset when he saw the scout still kneeling on the ground, and raised his voice slightly.
"Clear, clear, let's do it!" the scout immediately saluted Vorster, and ran out as if fleeing for his life.
After the scouts left, Vorster quickly summoned all his major generals to the room.
After some secret deliberation, the generals took the warrant issued to them by Vorster, and one by one walked out of the courtyard with solemn expressions, stepped on their respective horses, and rode away.
As soon as the generals left, an old man who looked like a civil official hurried over, and after entering the room, he rushed directly to Vorster:
"Your Highness, at this time, we can't accurately determine the true intention of His Majesty Virgil to send that cavalry out of the city. Isn't it a bit too hasty for us to start our plan to enter the city so quickly? Can we wait for the news from the city to make sure there is nothing wrong before we start?"
"Monroe-sama, you're too worried!" the gloom that had been hanging over Vorster's face some time ago had now been swept away, replaced by a slightly arrogant smug smile.
That's right! The old man who entered Vorster's room and tried to dissuade him was none other than Monroe, an old acquaintance of Li Zijun and a former deputy minister of the Criminal Department!
Almost everyone in the court thought that Monroe was the staunchest supporter of the ninth prince Timothy in the court!
But in fact, Monroe and Vorster just staged a 'Infernal Affairs' drama for Timothy, and these two are the real 'master and servant' relationship!
Just before the Nine Princes assassinated His Majesty Virgil, Monroe faded into obscurity. People have the impression that he has long since returned to his hometown, but in fact, Monroe has never been outside the confines of Filano City. For all this time, he has been by Vorster's side, acting as a thinker.
"Your Highness, this is a different time than in the past, if we are not careful, we will never be able to turn over! The old minister also asks His Highness to recall the generals and postpone entering the city?" With that, Monroe bowed to the ground towards Vorster and did not get up again for a long time.
"Boss, what are you doing here? Let's sit down and talk about something!" Vorster, who knew Monroe's stubborn character well, hurriedly turned out from behind the table when he saw this scene, and personally helped Monroe to the seat next to him.
"I also know that you said that this is all for me, but you must also know: 'There is no turning back when you open the bow'!"
"Just imagine, if I send someone to recall those generals at this time, let's not talk about whether I can contact them in time, just this 'change of order' will cause them great trouble. The morale is overwhelming!"
"And that's the best outcome! If someone has already started to act at this time, once my order to terminate the plan is handed down, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"But!"
"Boss, we don't have any 'but' now, we can only keep going!"
"Rest assured, according to what we know so far, my father should indeed be seriously injured. News came from the palace that he had been sometimes sober and sometimes confused lately! Confused for far longer than he had been sober!"
"And this actually verifies my guess! With my understanding of my father, at such a point in time and under such circumstances, if he could still stay awake, for his own safety, he would never send such a large cavalry team out of the city!"
"I prefer to believe that this is the result of the persuasion of the sentimental Abraham when my father was confused!"
"But no matter what, there is one thing that is absolutely worthy of our celebrity, that is, due to this transfer, the already porous defense of the capital has become more and more vulnerable!"
"As long as Higgins succeeds in killing Higgins who came out of the city to rescue, Filano City will become a lonely city!
"Your Highness, don't forget, we haven't heard from General Higgins until now, so why are you so sure that he will appear in Hailar County?" He tried to get Vorster's attention and get him to be on his toes.
"Sir, you have this question because you don't know enough about the geography around Filano City!" Vorster looked at Monroe triumphantly, and leisurely flaunted his military knowledge:
"You should also know that Higgins came out of the city from the south gate, and then disappeared without a trace! But what you don't know is that if you want to rescue Edlaide from the south in time, Higgins actually has only two ways to go!"
"Come and see," Vorster said, unfolding the map in front of him:
"Hailar County and Connerragu Mountain are the places where these two roads must pass!"
"I have to say, Higgins still has some ability in the military aspect, and I am sure that he will never go to the easily ambushed Connara Ancient Mountain!"
"Even if you go, it doesn't matter, I have prepared a big gift for him there, promising to make him 'worth the trip'!" Vorster smirked in his heart, pointing to the map and sneering. (To be continued......)