"What? Marshal Conrad was assassinated? When did this happen? How is he doing now?" Knowing the reason for the increased security in the barracks, Marcas couldn't help but change his face and slammed himself up from his chair.

"Not long after Conrad received your letter, Lei Bin's chief of guard, Osmond, also 'fled' back. ”

"He said, 'Lei Bin has already led the army to break out of Fengqi's encirclement, and he came to ask Marshal Conrad to pick up Lei Bin!'"

"He is Lei Bin's absolute confidant, and the situation he said happens to be basically consistent with the news you sent back, so we believe him. ”

"I didn't think that as soon as he walked to Conrad's side, he suddenly launched an attack on the marshal, and his personal strength far exceeded our previous impression of him.

Caught off guard, the marshal didn't have time to react further, he just reluctantly sideways his body, and was finally stabbed in the left rib by the dagger in Osmond's hand. ”

At this time, the guards around the marshal raised their swords and stabbed Osmond, trying to force him back and save the marshal. But what we never expected was that this guy completely ignored the storage of these long swords, and simply pulled the dagger under the marshal's side sideways. It was 'this pull' that Conrad fainted in pain at that time!"

"Afterwards, we rescued Conrad and found that Osmond's dagger was coated with poison, and although the military doctor tried his best to rescue him, until now, Conrad is still unconscious!" Speaking of this, Simpson shook his head helplessly and sighed deeply.

"In order to stabilize the morale of the army, I took it upon myself to block this news, and only said that the marshal was occasionally caught in the cold. Just wait for you to come back, and we will work together to come up with a feasible solution!"

"I thought you would be working with the army, and it would take a few more days for you to be back. I am ready to send someone to urge you. ”

"Well, now that someone can finally give me an idea! Concealing the news of the marshal's assassination is not a long-term solution after all. We still have to try our best to come up with a countermeasure!"

"What about my brothers, aren't they all in the camp at the moment?, are you hiding from them the assassination of Marshal Conrad?" asked Marcus with some curiosity when he heard Simpson say, 'No one gave him an idea'.

"When they first heard of Conrad's assassination, they all thought only of taking over Conrad's position as marshal. But when they learned that Feng Qi had a powerful 'invisible team' rushing here, they all started to 'retreat' in unison. Some of them even secretly approached me and asked me to send someone to send them back to the capital!"

"I want to be a deserter here, but I don't have a door!" Simpson was obviously extremely unhappy with this, and he raised his voice uncontrollably.

"Among the several highnesses, no one has proposed some good construction?" Li Zijun on the side suddenly moved in his heart. He asked Simpson.

"Uncle, I forgot to introduce you! Ed is Edlaide of the Dongyu Empire? Seeing Simpson frowning when he heard Li Zijun's question, Marcus hurriedly got up and introduced the two of them.

"Edlaide?" Simpson was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, and then showed a look of surprise.

"You are the 'Dongyu Military God'?"

"It's hard to be famous!" those are other people's jokes with me, Lord Simpson don't take that title too seriously!" Li Zijun smiled and waved his hand at Simpson and said modestly.

"True to the name! True to the name! Your appearance is enough to prove this qiē! I'll just say, I haven't heard of any of our Aojin families who are so lucky to 'produce' such an outstanding talent as you! Sure enough, our Aojin still lacks some luck!" Simpson's attitude immediately shifted dramatically.

"It's just an old thing, you're a little out of sight this time!" At this moment, Simpson's mood seemed to have become much better, and he actually teased Diarra next to him.

Diarra is in an extremely mixed mood at the moment. He didn't know how to respond to Simpson's taunts, so he could only smile bitterly.

"Lord Simpson, can you answer my question now?" Li Zijun couldn't bear to let Diarra continue to be embarrassed. He interjected to dismiss Diarra's embarrassment.

"Oh, of course!" Simpson paused. Only then did I remember what Li Zijun had asked before.

The fourth prince Bo Bald showed that he would advance and retreat together with the army, but he also failed to put forward any constructive suggestions. In desperation. I can only order the army to be on guard and wait for your return!"

"Grand Duke, what do you think we should do now to be able to drive the Fengqi army out of our territory?"

Driving out the Fengqi army? Hearing Simpson's statement, Li Zijun couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

The Fengqi Empire has shown weakness for so many years, and even did not hesitate to lose an important level like Ogden, in order to kill Aojin with one blow today!

This is no longer just a small battle related to the gains and losses of one city and one place, but a major battle that will affect the life and death of the entire Aojin Empire!

At this time, Simpson was still optimistic about dreaming of repelling the Fengqi army. Li Zijun finally understood at this time why Simpson only ordered the troops to strengthen their vigilance after receiving the news sent back by Marcus, and did not order the whole army to prepare for retreat!

"This" Li Zijun was thinking about how to explain the situation to Simpson and make him aware of the situation in the Aojin Empire, when a sentry suddenly shouted outside the tent

"Report!"

With Simpson's permission, an ordinary sentry strode in from outside the tent.

"I would like to inform you that the princes, along with the generals of the battalion, have now arrived outside the tent, and they ask your lord to allow them to enter the tent to greet His Royal Highness Prince Marcas. I wonder if you will allow them in?"

"Your Highness, do you see?" Simpson didn't reply directly to the sentry, but turned his gaze to Marcas's face.

Marcus hesitated slightly, and after he saw Li Zijun's encouraging eyes, he finally made up his mind:

"Uncle, let them all in! I happen to have some ideas to discuss with them!"

Seeing that Marcus was responsible, Simpson was relieved and secretly relieved, and waved his hand to signal the sentry to let everyone outside the door go.

It didn't take long for several princes and highnesses to walk in from outside the tent first, and immediately, the important generals in the camp also appeared in the tent one after another.

To Li Zijun's surprise, Maher, who had left in a negative mood before, also entered the Chinese army's tent with the same kind of people.

"Marcas, Maher, I heard that you have encountered an elite army of Fengqi this time, and the strength is quite strong! I wonder if this situation is true?" After a brief greeting, the eldest prince Gertu changed his words and first turned to the topic.

Maher and Gertu have always been at odds, and this is the last thing he wants to talk about, so he bows his head slightly, and 'pretends to be deaf and dumb'.

Maher's move made more people's eyes focus on Marcas.

After so many days of training, Marcas, who had long been accustomed to expressing his opinions in front of everyone, saw this scene and slowly stood up from his chair.

"Speaking of which, none of us here knows better than Grand Duke Edlaide!Oh, by the way, I haven't had time to formally introduce it to you: Ed is the 'Dongyu Military God' Edlaide?

"Ed is my personal friend, and also a friend of our entire Aojin Empire! We will never forget what this friend has done for us! At present, the military situation is urgent, I won't say much if I thank you, and I ask the Grand Duke to give us a detailed introduction: The specific situation of Fengqi's 'invisible army'!"

This set of procedures was originally a countermeasure prepared by Li Zijun and Marcus in order to persuade Conrad to agree to retreat.

At this time, although the object of persuasion was changed to Simpson, the princes and the generals, this did not affect the cooperation between the two at all.

Before Marcus could finish speaking, Li Zijun had already stood up with a stern expression, and after nodding slightly to everyone, he told the truth about the situation of Victor's troops.

In this statement, Li Zijun neither exaggerated nor belittled the other party, he did not even add any personal judgment and speculation, and told the truth completely.

This is a slight departure from Li Zijun and Marcus's original plan, which is Li Zijun's temporary idea after learning about Conrad's physical condition: he wants to take advantage of the situation to push Marcus to a higher position!

Watching Li Zijun return to his seat, Marcas couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and for a while, he couldn't figure out the true intention of Li Zijun's move.

"Marcas, the Grand Duke has already made the situation very clear, what do you think about this?" Hearing Simpson's inquiry, Marcus immediately understood Li Zijun's intentions. He was still a little hesitant, but when he saw Li Zijun's encouraging eyes, he finally stood up with confidence.

Marcas's careful analysis, bold speculation, and rational judgment soon regained the confidence of the generals who had been shrouded in pessimism to continue fighting.

Except for being reluctant to Marcas's withdrawal plan, everyone basically agreed with all his plans.

"Marcus, I know that what you say makes sense, but if we carry out your withdrawal plan, it will also mean that we will give up a half province! (To be continued......)