While Rolina was racking her brains over the attack on the camp, a lively debate was also taking place in the Town Hall of King Arthurs Cullen. The source of the debate was now placed on a golden tray held by a maid beside King Arthurs.
"Your Majesty, I believe that it is unwise to make such a judgment based on just two words. Although the Arthurs Empire is powerful, we still need some time to recuperate after a war. Moreover, we are currently short of soldiers. More importantly, we just experienced a great famine last year. Most of the food was purchased from the Iz Empire. The remaining food is no longer enough to support a large-scale war of a million people! Please reconsider, Your Majesty!" An elderly man wearing a noble and luxurious dress solemnly expressed his opinion. From his bearing, he should be an administrative official, also known as a civil servant.
After saying this, the official retreated to the queue on the right. He was standing in the third position. It seemed that his position was not low.
An old man standing on the first seat on the left took a step forward and said in a powerful voice," Your Majesty, I don't think so! I believe that Lord Shaker's worries are completely unnecessary.”He turned his head and looked at the second civil official on the right, whose face was a little pale after being so directly opposed. He said even louder,"Lord Shark's worry about the food issue is unnecessary! It has been more than four months since we recaptured the Krug Prairie. I'm sure Lord Shack has heard of the rich resources there. Moreover, the merchants of Isis would definitely not reject our country's request to buy grain when they saw that it was profitable. Merchants were all profit-oriented. As for the problem of soldiers mentioned by Lord Shack, there was no need to worry. After the last battle, there were three million soldiers left in Yarsus. In the past four months, we have already recruited more than a million soldiers. We only need one more month to complete the training and turn them into the most qualified soldiers!”
As soon as the voice of objection fell, another official on the right walked out.
"Then, General Joseph, let's not talk about these logistics conditions. How do you judge that the situation will develop as you have guessed? Before we have any concrete information, what reason do you have to convince the people of Arthurs to send their wives, children, husbands, and fathers to the front line again? What reason do you have to tell our soldiers that they have just retired from the battlefield and are about to prepare for another war that might not happen?”
The civil official who raised this objection was called Kiel. He cleverly bypassed the few arguments Joseph had prepared and then returned to the original question. However, what was truly astute about him was that he did not directly throw out questions like Shark. Instead, he stood from the perspective of civilians and soldiers and threw out two questions.
The two seemingly simple questions made General Joseph, who had been in high spirits just a moment ago, scowl.
"Your Majesty, I think…"
When Joseph returned to the queue on the left, Lucian Derek, the current patriarch of the Derek family, stepped forward and continued Kiel's words.
Although he had just taken this position and was still very young, the title of the patriarch of the Derek family made everyone unwilling to offend him. Therefore, most of the people present looked down on him. Therefore, they pretended to listen to his story attentively. However, King Arthur, who was sitting on his throne, wasn't paying attention to the main hall.
An orc spy that the Arthurs Empire had painstakingly nurtured sent back a piece of information before he died. However, the entire intelligence report only contained two short words!! Beasts. According to the beastmen's habits, the beastmen they referred to were those purebred beastmen.
When King Arthur saw the word " orcs ", his first reaction was to remember the information that the man in the distant Kuge Prairie had once said. Although he didn't take it to heart at first, in his opinion, King Ter wouldn't be stupid enough to betray the entire human race to cooperate with the orcs, this matter was still subconsciously remembered by him. Therefore, when he saw this information, his first reaction was to think that Ter and the orcs had formed an alliance. However, King Arthur could not use a stronger reason to convince himself. Therefore, he brought this information to the council hall to discuss with the ministers, hoping to get an answer from them. However, reality always deviated from his expectations…
King Arthurs looked at the quarreling ministers with a slightly annoyed expression, and his expression became uglier and uglier. Suddenly, he reached out and slammed the armrest of the chair a few times. The entire hall quickly quieted down." Alright, let's talk about this later." If there was nothing else, the court session would end here.”
" There's still a month before winter. It's the toughest time for the Orcs. Even if they want to send troops, they'll probably wait until next spring…" King Arthur made up an excuse in his mind and buried it in his heart. Kiel was right. What reason could he use to convince his subjects to go on an expedition for an uncertain matter?
Luo Lina stood in the tent and looked at the scenery outside. The cool autumn wind raged outside the tent. Compared to the warmth inside the tent, it seemed like two different worlds.
She slowly shifted her gaze to the depths of the Speckles Mountains, where her beloved man was on an adventure. She missed him so much. Every night, she hugged the blanket and looked at the empty bed. Luo Lina felt as if her heart was gradually collapsing. During the day, she worked hard, hoping to reduce the time she missed him. However, being attacked by an unknown enemy for half a month in a row made her mentally and physically exhausted, which also made her miss the man who had left her side for five months even more.
Luo Lina turned around and sat down at the desk to deal with military affairs. When she saw the damage report from last night's attack, her beautiful brows unconsciously furrowed. This was the eighth time in half a month. Although she had already reported the third ambush to King Arthur, there had been no reply. She had no way of guessing what King Arthur was thinking, but she could not do anything as she watched the morale of the soldiers fall day by day.
My lover! Come back to me quickly! Use your strong arms to hold me in your arms and let me breathe in your breath…do you know? My lover! I'm thinking about you all the time!
This delicate " battlefield rose " prayed silently in her heart. However, she did not know that Windshadow Kuang was currently engaged in a life-and-death battle with the Dragon King, the Light-type Holy Dragon…
In the capital city of Cullen in the Arthurs Empire, which was known as the most glorious palace on the continent, an invisible pressure was slowly accumulating on everyone's head. The owner of the palace had been in a bad mood for the past few days.
King Arthur's mood these days could only be described as terrible. Every morning, he felt extremely disgusted when he saw the faces of those ministers. Especially those few people. They had arrogant expressions and did not take him, the ruler of Arthurs, seriously at all. The most hateful thing was that those ministers who only knew how to curry favor all day were obviously on their side. They echoed them and obstructed his orders in every possible way. They were secretly obeying and openly disobeying.
Sometimes, King Arthur really wanted to mobilize his army to uproot those people's forces, but logic told him that if he really did that, he would not be far from the destruction of Arthur. No matter who it was, including the dead Reger Dre, they were not easy to deal with. The forces behind them were deeply rooted in the entire Arthurs Empire. In a few hundred years, they had infiltrated all walks of life in Arthurs. As the saying went, a slight change would affect the whole body. As long as there was a small mistake, the consequences would definitely not be something that the current Arthur could bear. Fortunately, the new patriarch of the Derry family, Lucian Derry, the young man who had just returned from the Kuge Prairie, did not seem to be as gloomy as his father. He looked like a very impulsive and immature young man.
" The Derry family…Perhaps I should have a good talk with that young man…" King Arthur leaned back in his wide chair and closed his eyes as he thought. But soon, his thoughts turned to other questions. These days, he had too many things to consider." It's normal for Shark to stand up and oppose. The last war reduced his power by a third, and the few legions that were close to him suffered heavy losses…But why would Kiel oppose it? Was it really as he said, unable to explain to the civilians? No, it was impossible! But…who was the person behind him?”
As a king, there was no doubt that Hivat Arthas was very successful. Under his rule, the already powerful Arthurs Empire became even more powerful. Even though there was a severe famine in Yassers this year, the losses in the country were not serious.
Millions of civilians had died due to the famine, and the outstanding achievements of the expeditionary army were enough to make up for it. Even the population of the Arthurs Empire had reached an unprecedented high density. Moreover, after the expedition army of Arthurs defeated the Ter army and took over the Kug Prairie, the Arthurs Empire became even more powerful among the human countries on the Rostocke Continent. Its powerful might made everyone avoid it.
As a king, Shivuth Arthurs was also very clear about how attractive his current position was. It had an attraction that could make people chase after him crazily at all costs. After experiencing the bloody and cruel struggle for the throne, he, who finally won, doubted everyone around him. No one knew if a subordinate who appeared extremely respectful would stab you in the back. Although Kiel was one of the few ministers that Hivut Arthurs trusted, his performance in the past few days had been too abnormal. Moreover, she had clearly hinted to him. With his intelligence, how could he not notice?
" What should I do..." King Arthurs sat up tiredly and looked at the table in front of him. There were a few pieces of magic crystals that contained the urgent military intelligence from the Kuge Prairie.
For the past half a month, they had been ambushed seven times by the mysterious enemy. The most recent one had yet to be reported, and the entire 17th Division had yet to see what the enemy looked like. What was more serious was that Rolina had mentioned more than once in her report that " it was highly likely to be the work of the Orc Catmen ". This made King Arcus, who had already decided to postpone the issue of sending troops, hesitate again. Although he had brought this report to the main hall to discuss with the ministers, the result was the same as last time. Both sides had their own opinions and were in a deadlock. In the end, they could only leave it at that.
King Arthur himself hoped to send troops for an expedition. After hundreds of years, he had regained the ownership of the Kuge Prairie. This wish that generations of ancestors could not fulfill had finally become a reality in his hands. The great sense of glory and satisfaction was indescribable.
He was infatuated with this feeling. He felt that at this moment, he was like a true king who had the world in his heart, and not like the current king who had his hands tied. Moreover, with the help of a large-scale war, he could quietly weaken the power in the hands of those people. Therefore, before going to the Town Hall this morning, King Arthurs summoned Kiel into the palace.
On the one hand, King Arthur had vetoed the idea of sending troops half a month ago. If he went back on his word now, it would damage his reputation. On the other hand, he did not want to provoke those who had suffered losses from the previous war in a short period of time. Doing so would force them to join forces, and this was the last thing King Arthur wanted to see. Therefore, he summoned Kiel, hoping to use him to break the balance between the two sides and achieve the goal of sending troops.
However, Kiel didn't do as he was told. The king of Arthurs, Shivat Arthurs, would never believe that someone as smart as Kiel would not understand the hint in his words.
" What should I do…If it's really like what Rolina's report said, the orcs have already intervened…The allied forces of the orcs and Ter…" Thinking of this, the exhausted King Arthurs 'eyes suddenly lit up, and he became spirited." Perhaps…that man can help."”
King Arthur quickly picked up the pen on the table and spread out a piece of silk cloth with a white inside and a yellow outside. He quickly wrote on it. This kind of silk cloth was specially used by the Arthur Empire to issue important orders.
For some reason, after King Arthurs sent out the order, he felt extremely confident and relaxed.
He believed that man without any reason. Perhaps it was just as he said, he would not betray him before he obtained greater benefits.
The camp of the 17th Arthurs Legion on the Krug Prairie
When night fell, the two camps of the 17th Division stopped making noise early. The survival training for the night was temporarily canceled. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies and lazily shuttled between the various tents. No one was interested in talking. They carried the dinner they had brought and hurriedly ran into their tents. Because they all knew that according to the recent pattern, tonight should be the tenth day of the mysterious enemy's sneak attack.
In the past month, they had already experienced nine such sneak attacks. Each time, thousands or hundreds of brothers would lose their lives inexplicably. However, no one in this heavily guarded camp had seen the faces of these ambushers.
Luo Lina looked at the listless soldiers in the camp with some annoyance. It had only been half a month, but the once elite and brave soldiers had become so dispirited. However, Luo Lina was helpless because she knew that the fear of an unknown enemy was a fatal blow to the morale of the soldiers.
"Miss, everything has been prepared according to your instructions.”A female member of Luo Lina's personal guards ran over from afar. She stood beside Luo Lina and said softly," Sisters, we are all ready. We are just waiting for those people to come. This time, he would definitely not let them escape!”
Most of the members of Rolina's personal guards were orphans who had lost their loved ones in the war. More or less, they had received help from Duke Rolick and Rolina. Some of them had even grown up with Rolina. Therefore, in the entire personal guards, they addressed each other as " sisters " instead of official titles. In a place like the military that discriminated against women, this group of relatively weaker women were unusually united.
After Luo Lina sent five urgent military reports to Kulun, she didn't wait. As a qualified general, she knew that she had to do something to raise the morale of the soldiers at this time. Otherwise, when the morale of the entire army fell to the lowest point, they would have to face even more disastrous losses.
"Hmm…go and inform all the captains to take good care of the soldiers under their command. If anything happens tonight, they will be punished by military law!”Luo Lina's expression became extremely stern." Remember, we must succeed tonight! The soldiers... were running out of time.”
"Yes, sir!" The personal guard saluted Luo Lina and turned around to walk towards the other tents.
Luo Lina watched her team members leave and turned her head to look at the mountains in the distance.
This was something that she would do every day after Feng Yingkuang left. At this moment, she would forget everything around her and wholeheartedly recall the days she spent with Feng Yingkuang. She recalled Feng Yingkuang's warm embrace and the powerful impact he gave her time and time again. Originally, she wanted to use this to reduce her longing, but Luo Lina realized that this was like taking drugs. After the first time, there would be a second time, and after the second time, there would definitely be a third time. The more she didn't want to think about it, the more she would think about it, and then the deeper she fell, unable to extricate herself.
The grassland was slowly surrounded by darkness. The sky was already filled with stars, and the camp of Arthurs '17th legion gradually fell into darkness. A few swaying lanterns swayed on the watchtower. Occasionally, two groups of patrolling soldiers would nod at each other when they met, and then pass by each other in a hurry.
As time passed, deafening snores slowly came from the two camps of the 17th legion, adding some life to the somewhat lifeless camp.
On the surface, apart from the fact that the soldiers didn't go through night training today and went to their tents early to rest, the entire camp didn't look any different from usual. However, there was a faint murderous aura slowly floating in the commander's tent…
Late at night, under the illumination of the lanterns, the shadows of the camp were faintly reflected on the grassland. Everything seemed so calm. The cold wind blew across the grassland, making a strange swishing sound.
Dozens of black shadows ran across the vast grassland, but they did not make a sound. Their destination was the Arthurs Military Camp not far away. Today was their tenth operation in the past half a month. They firmly believed that these useless soldiers of Yarsus would not be able to discover them. Their plan was slowly progressing in the direction they had envisioned.
The black shadows stopped outside the camp. They made a few hand gestures to each other before leaping up and splitting into several small teams to enter the camp. However, when they went deep into the center of the camp and prepared to take action, they found that there was no one there.
"Retreat!" The leader made a prompt decision and gave the order to retreat in an extremely strange tone.
Without any hesitation, dozens of ambushers quickly gathered together and began to move rapidly towards the periphery of the camp. This place was obviously a trap designed specifically for them.
When the group of ambushers arrived at the edge of the camp, a bright light suddenly appeared in the dark night sky, and the surroundings of the camp suddenly lit up.
Instinctively, the ambushers raised their hands to cover their eyes. When they put down their hands and adjusted to the brightness in front of them, they realized that the entire camp was surrounded by the soldiers of Arthurs. In the innermost layer of the encirclement were hundreds of beautiful women.
"Who is your leader? He took a step forward and spoke. I am the leader of the 17th legion of Arthurs Empire, Lolina.”Luo Lina, who was clad in armor, took a step forward with a dark red aura.
The ambushers were wrapped in tight black clothing, and even their eyes were covered with a layer of black paint. In the dark of the night, with such equipment and their swift movement speed, it was indeed very difficult to discover them.
After exchanging a few glances with each other, the ambushers slowly sheathed their black daggers, which were emitting traces of cold air, back into the scabbards on their backs. Then, they made a few hand gestures. Just when Luo Lina thought that they had given up, the group of people slowly retreated into the depths of the camp.
Luo Lina looked at the group of people in front of her and frowned slightly, but she did not give any orders.
As time passed, the ambushers who had retreated into the depths of the camp showed no signs of showing themselves. Luo Lina was afraid that these strange enemies would cause unnecessary casualties to her subordinates.
In her opinion, this group of people was undoubtedly birds in a cage. They were already surrounded and could not escape no matter what.
The silent confrontation between the two sides continued, but at this moment, a thick smoke rose from the center of the camp into the air, accompanied by sparks.
"They committed suicide?" Luo Lina muttered softly to herself when she saw the scene in front of her.
"Sir, let's go in and put out the fire! Those people should be dead." The anxious general beside Luo Lina urged. Those burning tents were the camp of his team.
Luo Lina pondered for a moment and slowly nodded in agreement. Although she felt that things were not that simple, if the burning tent continued to burn, the fire might spread to the entire garrison fortress." Leave two teams to continue monitoring. The rest of you go in and put out the fire!”
Following the commander's order, the soldiers rushed to the burning tent.
After a night of fighting, the fire that was brought up by the wind was finally extinguished, but the losses of the Arthurs army were also huge. The fire spread to the entire garrison fortress with the help of the wind. Other than the remaining black walls, the wooden things in the entire garrison fortress were charred black. As for the attackers, they only left behind 34 unrecognizable and unrecognizable corpses.
"Report! The Company Leader of the Seventh Squadron of the Second Brigade requests an audience!”
A general dressed in the uniform of a squadron leader stood outside Luo Lina's tent and greeted her. Under the signal of the guard, he nervously walked into the tent. From the expression on his face, he seemed to have encountered something difficult to resolve.
"Sir, during the routine assembly this morning, I discovered that my 2nd Battalion, 7th Squadron, 10th Squad, had gone missing.”
Luo Lina raised her head and frowned.
"Missing? When was the last time you saw them?”
The Company Leader lowered his head and thought for a moment. His voice was a little uncertain." It was during the fire fighting…I saw the team leader of the tenth team leading his team members into the innermost part of the camp.”
Luo Lina stopped what she was doing and threw the pen on the table. She stood up and paced back and forth in the tent for a moment. Just as she was about to say something, another report sounded outside the tent.
"Report! The Company Leader of the First Squadron of the Second Brigade requests an audience!”
"Come in." Luo Lina waved her hand and asked the Company Leader of the 7th Company to step aside.
" Sir..." The Company Leader of the 1st Company looked at his colleagues and said hesitantly," My brothers and I have discovered something..."
"Speak!"
Under Luo Lina's signal, the nervous Company Leader told her the situation that made Luo Lina tremble slightly.
"My lord, when I was on a routine patrol this morning, I found the bodies of dozens of my brothers at the edge of the forest at the foot of the Beckers Mountain. Judging from the temperature of the bodies, they had been dead for no more than two hours. And…and, they were all like those brothers in the past, their throats were slit and they died…"
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