Chapter 3: The Morris House: Before the Storm

Remassa was anxious to fight against the Udines, but was temporarily persuaded by Count Gwen. The Count's reasons are very good, although the present reason for war and the superiority of naval battles are inclined to the Maurice family, but the victory or defeat of the battle has never been directly related to the two. The Udini family is like a panther in the jungle and a venomous snake in the cave, and even if a strong lion passes by their territory, it is difficult not to be bitten.

Shakin's reply to the Moseley family was received on the same day, and there was no excuse or apology in the letter, except to simply say that at present, without the company of her husband, Prince Udine, it is inconvenient for a married woman to step into the territory of other families alone, so she is willing to wait for the visit of the Morris family at the Coral Lighthouse.

It's hard to believe that this invitation is not a feast, but there is a more important reason why they can't go to war directly, that is, when the first cannon is fired, they may completely lose the clue of the three hostages, because in the melee between the two free families, the hostages will be sacrificed first.

The Earl has no affection for VIAPH, but he has always been a shrewd man who has always pursued the maximization of benefits, and if he can intercept hostages without paying much price, then it is a very good deal, not to mention, waiting for the opportunity is the most flexible way to fight, and preparing for the worst before each attack, and laying the most elaborate network will have a better chance of winning than blindly firing the first shot.

"Tani has saved a life, and it is neither too big nor too small, and of course we have good reason to launch an all-out attack on them with our artillery, but let's not forget," said Earl Gwen, "that all the free families were watching while we were doing this, and if we should have done it all, and we were forced to do it, we would have won almost half of the victory before we even started." ”

Neither Remassa nor Hidden Eyebrows seem to be convinced.

"Earl, I agree with your opinion of the hostages," said the hidden eyebrows bluntly, "but when you 'say you are forced to do it,' I feel a little chuckled in your heart. We shouldn't push ourselves to a dead end in order to gain the support of public opinion, and finally pay a price that we don't need to pay, right?"

"I feel that way, too. Remassa continued, "I had been persuaded by you that it would be safest to go to the lighthouse and meet with Shakin first, but now I am not sure. ”

"I'm just putting the worst on the surface," said the Earl, shrugging his shoulders as if discussing what to eat for dinner, "and when you learn to feel the despair of a desperate situation in advance in a safe atmosphere, you will no longer panic in any situation." Of course, the final decision is yours, the crown prince. ”

In the end, Remassa decided to take Count Gwen's advice.

There was originally a secret meeting of just the three of them, and Captain Sargassum was added.

"I'm going with Gwen to see Shakin," said Remassa, "and Idilai and Captain are meeting us outside, with two separate teams of men and horses. ”

"No," Hidden Eyebrows immediately objected, "You can't go to the Coral Lighthouse, if something happens to you, the Morris family will lose completely." As long as you're safe, we can always salvage the situation even if we are temporarily defeated. ”

She was right. Earl Gwen nodded approvingly.

"I'm going to see Shakin with Idilai," sargassum pushed his betel nut from right to left cheek, and then spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, "I can protect Idilai, and I've wanted to beat that woman up for a long time." ”

"I can't let my fiancée take this risk for me," Remassa said without hesitation, "and it's our Morris family to go to see Shakin. ”

She had never been so cherished in her mouth and heart in her life, and she felt that Remassa was no longer a young boy when she said this, and she was simply a strong and powerful man who impressed her.

"Of course I'm from the Morris family," Hidden Eyebrow struggled to swallow the afterglow of gratitude back into his stomach, "just let me go with Count Gwen to see Shakin." Because, apart from you, your men are not familiar with me, which is likely to affect the response in the event of a sudden battle, and after all, I have been at VIA Kai for a while, and I have fought with her people in the stone chamber, so I may be able to extract more clues from her mouth when I come to face Xia Jin. ”

"Are you sure you're really okay?" Remassa looked deeply into her eyes.

"It's okay for me. The hidden eyebrows began to have a high fever again. Follow-up

After a brief moment of embarrassment, Count Gwen and Captain Sargassum immediately put on special faces for watching the show that seemed to be smiling but not smiling to admire the two people, and the captain forgot to vomit his phlegm.

"Then," the Count was the first to break the silence, "Idilai and I went with Idile to meet Shakin at the Coral Lighthouse, and the Crown Prince and the Captain met us at the two junctions outside. ”

After intense discussions, they formulated the following battle plan.

First by Count Gwen, Hidden Eyebrows and the two Morris guards, and the two half-dead fellows, go to the Coral Lighthouse first, and if all goes well, they will be able to retreat with the hostages (which is almost impossible), and otherwise, they will need to deploy reinforcements in at least three locations in advance: the first is near the lighthouse, and they will have to ambush it that night, because it is so heavily guarded during the day that it is impossible to deploy quietly without being detected, and Sargassum knows a wonderful ditch that the Udinei family will never find, just enough to ambush at least five hundred heavily armed infantry there。

The second is the Pell Dunes, which is located to the west of the Coral Lighthouse, and is a stagecoach station for the Udinei family, the reason is that if there is an exchange of fire, Shakin cannot escape to the east, because it can only lead to the Crimson Bay and the windswept territorial waters, and the Udinei family's power is almost entirely concentrated in the Jalal Kingdom located west of the Red Palm Bay and the many free city-states around it, so if Shakin loses, she will have to flee westward, because the road from the lighthouse to the Pell Dunes is a very difficult and rugged mountain road, so she must change horses at the dunesto reach the three ports in the northwest of the Storm Peak as quickly as possible. The next morning, then, Remassa would lead at least 4,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in an ambush in an imperceptible basin north of the dunes.

This is a key area to stop the Udinei family from launching a large-scale counterattack and blocking Shakin's escape, so it is most appropriate for Remassa to take over here.

The third ambush was the three ports to the northwest of Jalal and the associated free city-states.

They decided to have the Shape brothers stationed there with their men, about 100 men per port, because the merchant ships there were frequent and did not belong to any free families, so the situation was complicated, and the three ports were closely related to many extra-island forces such as Jalal, so the situation here would be quite chaotic in the event of a war, and Shakin would probably fish in troubled waters and escape. The ambush here can only be used as a supplement and provide reverse reinforcements to the Remassa side.

"And what about the elite Sarron's temple guards?" After Captain Sargassum was ordered to go out and gather his men to leave the council hall, he asked Count Gwen with a hidden eyebrow, "Earl, what did they say after you contacted the elders?"

"Their reaction was not what I expected," said Count Gwen, scratching his chin, thoughtfully, "the people of Aaron were very excited to hear the news that Shebo had brought back about you, and had been offering burnt offerings all night, but when I went to see them the next day and proposed to unite the elite guards, the elders neither agreed nor refused, but said that the time had come, and that the temple guards would fight for the regent. ”

"What does this mean?" said Hidden Eyebrows, a puzzled expression.

"How can I even understand you, the regent, if I don't understand it?" Count Gwen cried and laughed, "don't say that I can't sing heavenly songs at all, I can't even sing earthly songs." ”

"Are those elite guards also Arons?Are they very well armed?Have you seen them?" asked Yin Xinmei, unable to suppress her curiosity.

"No one else has seen them except the Aarons. Remassa replied to her in place of Count Gwen, "We have only heard that the House of Aaron admits that these guards are in the Temple, and that the Aarons do not lie. ”

"We'll talk about that later," said Count Gwen, "and we don't need a Templar guard at the moment. We've got the most comprehensive set-up, and there's no one to fight head-to-head against the Morris family. ”

The plan is in place, everyone feels a lot more at ease, and can go back to sleep peacefully, and everyone here is just a hidden eyebrow for now.

After seeing her return to her cabin, the Count, who remained in the chamber, whispered in her ear, "I didn't expect you to really fall in love with Idile, Crown Prince. ”

"Don't look like a woman, Count," said Remassa coldly, but his ears were red, "to-morrow you have to work, and you must go to bed quickly." ”

"What a kid······ Both are children. Gwen waited until Remassa left before muttering.