Chapter 39: The Raid Plan
Seyfrith has been in a bad mood lately, although he has reached an agreement with the merfolk of Desaidis to cooperate in the fight against the shark dragons, but things have not been going well, either there is a problem in this place, or that place is not well prepared, and the consequences of years of neglect of war preparedness are now visible. However, these are still small problems, which can be solved as long as the coordination is smooth, and the biggest problem is in the parliament, where everyone has a different opinion and has never been able to make up their minds, and the meeting has been held many times and still cannot come up with a practical solution.
It was time for the meeting again, and Seyfrith dragged his tired body slowly into the council hall. The other councillors had already arrived, and when they saw the speaker coming, they all stood up in respect, and Seyfrith nodded to the crowd, and then motioned with his hand for everyone to sit down. Seyfrith sat down as well, recalling the topic of the last meeting in his mind, only to feel that everything seemed to be a mess, and he really didn't know where to start today's meeting.
"Okay, let's talk about how to protect each other with the merfolk today......" Seyfrith thought for a long time and thought that it would be better to start with the defense issue, after all, there were relatively few differences between everyone on this matter.
"Speaker, didn't this issue already be discussed yesterday? The question of the number of troops to be sent should be discussed today...... someone next to him reminded him in a whisper.
"Oh, yes, yes. Okay, let's talk about the number of people who participated in the war today, and let us know if you have any opinions. Seyfrith said slowly.
Some of the people present frowned, some pursed their lips, and their faces were all impatient, but Kaysved had a sad face, such endless meetings, and when there was a result, I am afraid that the Shark Dragon Clan would have already released the demon god in the abyss. However, the dragon's uncooperative nature makes him helpless, he has made a huge compromise on the matter of Savan, but he still can't unite the dragons, even if he has to argue for a long time on some small things, Kaysved doesn't know whether to cry or laugh......
While everyone was chattering, one of the guards burst into the council hall with a panicked look, and there was no need to ask if something must have happened, otherwise the guards would never have barged in at will.
"What's wrong?" Severis suddenly had an ominous premonition and hurriedly asked the guard.
"Speaker, the person in charge of patrolling the border just now came to report that a large number of merfolk have intruded into our territory!" replied the guard.
"What?" said several councillors in unison in surprise.
"How many of them are there, and has there been a fight?" Argron asked, his heart pounding wildly, and he thought, "Could it be that the Mermaid Emperor Ilnadis has already sent troops?"
"There were about 1,000 people, mostly old and weak, women and children, and we just controlled them and there was no fighting. The guard replied.
Everyone looked at each other, what was going on?
At this moment another guard rushed in and hurriedly shouted, "Speaker, speaker!
Severis couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and shouted, "What's going on again?"
The guard was not panicked, but he was nervous by Seyfrith's actions, and stammered, "Yes...... Be...... It's a mermaid...... Merfolk King...... Want...... Request to ......"
"Mermaid King?" Seyfris was stunned, why did he come here in person, but no matter what happened, Seyfris knew that something big had to happen, otherwise Desaidis would not have come to the territory of the dragon clan in person.
With a wave of his hand, Severis said to the people in the hall, "Let's go!"
Led by Seyfrith, the group hurriedly left the dragon's lair and hurried to the border of the territory. At this time, a large number of mermaids and a large number of dragons had gathered on the border of the dragon territory, and the dragons surrounded the mermaids, nervously watching the mermaids' every move.
The Mermaid King Desaides swam restlessly back and forth with the scepter in his hand, although he knew very well that he should always maintain a calm demeanor as a king, but the current tense situation made him really not in the mood to care about these details, and several times he was desperate to force his way to the dragon's lair, but this was unrealistic, and if he did, it would definitely cause unnecessary conflict.
Finally, Severis and the members of the council arrived, and Desaidis's anxiety eased somewhat. The two sides had seen each other, and Seyfris asked puzzled, "Old friend, what do you mean by that?"
Desaidis looked left and right, then pointed to a nearby unoccupied place and said, "Let's go over there and talk, and the councilors will come with us." ”
Desaidis's account surprised the high-ranking members of the dragon clan, they didn't expect the matter to be leaked out so quickly, although some people doubted Desaidis's motives, but his act of leading the whole clan to defect has fully demonstrated that he can't play any conspiracy, Desaidis will never dare to gamble with the lives of the entire clan no matter how cunning he is.
"It is imperative that we act immediately, gather all our combat strength and immediately attack the Shark Dragon Clan, and then turn back to deal with Ilnadis after we have eliminated the Shark Dragon!" Desaidis said categorically.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
The councillors affirmed Desaidis's proposal, but Algron seemed to be a little hesitant, he hesitated for a moment and said: "The solution is good, but it is too hasty, after all, our side is not ready, can we postpone the action a little later, so that we can mobilize the whole clan to ......"
"What are you waiting for! It's all like this, and if you wait any longer, the plan of the Shark Dragon Clan will succeed!" Catherine retorted angrily.
"I mean, there must be time to inform the whole clan, and the people who will participate in the battle must also be chosen, and no one can go to war without leaving behind!" said Arglon with a stiff neck.
"Okay, don't quarrel at this time!" said Severis, with a rare dignity as the Speaker, "You all have a point, so let's give us a day to prepare, what do you think of Desaidis?"
Desaidis thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, although he was very anxious, he also knew that it was impossible to start fighting now, not only the dragons needed to prepare, but also his people had to settle down first. The two sides discussed again, set the time of departure and the place of assembly, and also agreed on the method of resettlement of the merfolk, and finally finalized the rough plan.
The Dragons designated a piece of the territory for the Merfolk as a temporary place to settle down, leaving all the Dragons outside to retreat to the Dragon's Lair, except for a small number of Dragons to patrol the surroundings. At the same time, the council also sent a large number of people to inform all the dragons who were outside to return to the dragon's lair immediately, and for a while, the entire dragon clan was filled with a tense atmosphere.
As soon as Argron returned home, he immediately pulled his son Zeman into the study, and Zeman knew that there was an emergency when he saw his father's face, and his heart suddenly beat a drum.
"You immediately go to the Mermaid Emperor Ilnadis and tell him that the Dragons and the tribes of Desaidis are going to raid the Dragons, so that they can come to battle immediately and win the battle. Algron commanded eagerly.
Zeman was nervous after listening to his father's words, would it be too risky to go to the Mermaid Emperor at this time, if half of the road was intercepted, it would be over. Seeing that his son's face was full of panic, Argron hurriedly comforted: "You don't have to worry, I have already written the plan in the last letter, I believe that now the mermaid emperor's army is not far from here, and you should be able to find them soon." ”
"But now that the Dragon's Lair is under full martial law, how do I get out?" Zeman asked worriedly.
"That's a problem...... Alglon lowered his head and thought about it, gritted his teeth and said: "Well, at this time, you can only gamble, you take my badge and go out, if the guards ask, they will say that I have a confidential mission to send you to carry out, as long as you are tough, they will not dare to forcibly stop you." ”
"But in this way, the others are likely to suspect that we have secretly contacted the Mermaid Emperor privately, which ......"
Algron sneered and said, "After this incident, the dragon clan will be the world of our father and son, are you still afraid of other people's suspicions?
Zeman was still scared, but his father's determination was so resolute that he could only believe that the plan would succeed, otherwise the whole family would lose their lives.
"Okay! I'll go now!" Zeman nodded.
"Go, once you find the Mermaid Emperor, you don't have to rush back, you can just act with them. Algron patted Zeman on the shoulder and said.
"Yes, I'll go!"
After returning to the Dragon's Lair, Kaysved has been reminiscing about Desaidis's words, and he always feels that something is not quite right, not that he suspects that Desaidis will have some conspiracy, but that he is puzzled by the leak of the plan, what went wrong in the middle.
Kaysved decided to consult Osiris, a wise man with a mind that no one else could match, and that he might be able to discover something he couldn't figure out.
Osiiris met with Kaysved in his study, and because of the lack of time, Kaysved was no longer polite and told him the current situation bluntly. After listening to Kaysved's introduction, Ohiris fell silent for a long time, and then he said slowly: "I'm afraid this operation will be more auspicious......