Riding and Slashing

Chapter 89 The General and the Governor
early morning.

Most of the troops of the Bacchus Empire had retreated overnight.

This is an order from Governor Levius, the head of the Legion.

The two governors were coerced by the hunks from Mettenheim and stayed where they were, and they behaved fairly cooperatively.

But the two governor's personal guards, a group of imperial guards and shadow infantry soldiers, are currently surrounding Justus's military tent - the first to notice something is wrong is naturally the personal guards who sent the order to withdraw the troops.

After all, this kind of order was obviously unreasonable - Justus's troops had already felt that something was wrong, but Justus usually had strict military orders, and they didn't dare to question their Governor during the day.

Although the personal guards still issued orders for the safety of the two governors, not all the lords of the Bacchus Empire obeyed the retreat order under such a huge advantage.

Most of the troops did withdraw, but apart from the two governor's personal guards, there were still a few troops in the Bacchus Empire that refused to retreat, and there were more than 1000 people in one piece.

The lords of the Bacchus Empire who refused to retreat have now surrounded Justus' military tent. They probably wanted to solve the kidnapping case, but they still cared about the safety of the two governors and did not launch a strong attack.

"Why? You can't command them, can you?"

Li Ang stared at the two governors.

"Your Excellency, we really can't command those lords..."

Justus said helplessly: "The military system of the empire is different from your Sarleon Kingdom...they are not our subordinates, and they can completely question unreasonable orders."

Levius also nodded frantically beside him: "Our troops have all left now..."

The lord opened the curtain of the military tent and looked around.

The remaining 1000 troops are still very troublesome. Although the number is not too many, they seem to be elite soldiers...

In a sense, the personal guards of the two governors lined up outside the military tents, maybe they were guarding against the lords of the Bacchus Empire - their refusal to retreat was tantamount to killing the two governors...

"Who are those two general flags?"

Li Ang couldn't remember the flags of each general, he only remembered the coats of arms of the two governors - this was because Anson had described it to him before coming here.

"These are the two generals Agathon and Cleon...they are His Majesty's confidantes..."

Justus explained.

General Agathon had at least [-] elite soldiers, and even dozens of iron ring centurions. It seemed that he had brought all the elite soldiers with him.

He is also the only lord with a cavalry here - Iron Ring Centurion is actually a cavalry, but he doesn't ride a horse now.But their combat effectiveness did not decrease at all after dismounting.

And General Kryon's troops were about the same, and he also brought more than a hundred Radiant Cross pest exorcists—Kryon himself was a Radiant Cross pest exorcist, and he was the Sergeant Major of the Knights of the Radiant Cross.

Li Ang had also heard of the two famous generals of the empire, Agathon and Kryon, in recent years. They captured a lot of territory in the Lion Kingdom in recent years, and these two generals were quite famous.

The two generals had nearly a thousand elite soldiers in their hands, and they were also the main force in the previous siege.

In addition, there are a dozen or so small lords with dozens of soldiers each, and the glorious cross knights who are scattered in various troops as military medical officers.

There is no doubt that these more than 1000 people are elites, and they can still capture White Hart Castle with only more than 300 defenders left.

"Hey! Guys outside, let Generals Agathon and Cleon come over for a meeting!"

Li Ang shouted loudly in the military tent, as if he was the army commander of the Bacchus Empire...

After a commotion, two generals came over slowly.

But they didn't get close to the tent at all - obviously, the kidnapper would be tied up by anyone, and he might not be able to get out after entering the tent.

General Agathon was dressed in the same attire as Iron Ring Centurion, and Kryon was also equipped with the same equipment as the other Radiant Cross exorcists. Li Ang really couldn't tell if he didn't stand out of the queue.

This shows that these two generals are extremely cautious, and it seems that they are not very easy to deceive...

"Listen, people inside, release it quickly..."

Standing more than ten meters away from the military tent, Agathon began to shout.

"Stop! General Agathon, right? Don't talk nonsense, you know it's impossible..."

The lord directly interrupted Agathon's half-spoken lines of the police movie: "You guys retreat to the Shieldwind Fortress, and I will release the two governors."

Agathon shook his head: "You know it's impossible... You'd better let him go immediately and surrender. I promise not to kill you, and I will introduce you to His Majesty the Emperor—a warrior like you will be reused in the empire." of!"

Agathon's eloquence seems to be okay, and he was able to return the words of the lord...

But Governor Justus rolled his eyes when he heard the phrase "recommended to His Majesty the Emperor"—recommended this guy to Emperor Marius?

Then maybe His Majesty the Emperor will also be kidnapped by him...

"Since this is the case, it seems that we can't reach an agreement... The two governors, I think these two generals don't seem to take you seriously..."

The lord felt that Agathon was obviously not easy to deal with, so he started the mode of sowing discord.

But General Agathon outside did not respond, and seemed not to be affected by this provocation.

"There are quite a few factions in your empire...they probably plan to kill you and take your place..."

Li Ang frowned mockingly, and raised his volume.

Agathon was still unaffected, but the guards of the two governors were obviously a little worried—they turned around, turned their backs to the military tent, and began to stare at the troops of the two generals vigilantly.

These hundred or so imperial guards and shadow infantry soldiers seem to have become the protectors of the kidnappers...

"We don't mean that...we just don't believe that you will let people go...Moreover, we can't retreat without the order of His Majesty the Emperor or Lord Kailos!"

It was General Kryon who spoke.

In fact, he was as calm as Agathon, and hadn't said a word before.

But now seeing that the two Governor's personal guards seemed to be fooled, he couldn't help explaining after all.

Li Ang poked his head out to take a look, and saw that the two generals were not standing together, and their troops seemed to be clearly divided into two sides.

The lord asked Governor Justus thoughtfully, "The two generals don't seem to have a good relationship?"

Justus closed his eyes and didn't answer.

But Li Ang already understood - the governor dared not speak, so there is a high probability that he guessed right.

"So, the two generals don't trust me... How about this? I'll give you a chance. The two generals can discuss it and see which one of you comes in and takes away one of my hostages... "

"Look, this business is a good deal, right? The general has changed to the governor! Moreover, this proves that I will indeed let people go! My lord always keeps his word!"

The business is quite a bargain, and it also comes with a gift-to sow discord.

Agathon and Kryon looked at each other, neither of them said anything.

But both of them took a step back and retreated into their own troops.

It seems that Li Ang's provocation is still useful after all...

Both Agathon and Kryon realized that if the negotiations continued like this, they might be turned into a political struggle by the kidnappers.

So they don't plan to talk to each other, lest they start working on their own later...

"General Agathon, General Cleon, you really don't intend to retreat?... Do you think that if I release the two governors, will you be retaliated against in the future? Hahaha..."

Li Ang laughed wildly in the tent: "... two generals, get out of the way! I don't care if you retreat or not, I'm going to bring the two governors into White Hart Castle to entertain them..."

It is estimated that these two generals really meant to sit back and watch the two governors die, but obviously, they did not dare to admit this in public - no one can be [-]% sure what the other person thinks, this is to call them together Meaning of 'meeting'.

But when Li Ang directly asked whether he would be retaliated against, the two generals would be more hesitant—saving the governor would probably mean harming himself, and forcing the governor to death might lead another general to use this as an excuse to attack him... …

War is never the end, politics is.

Anyone who can become a general understands that political struggle is the harshest war, and no one will easily trust any "friendly army".

Since Li Ang didn't care whether they retreated or not, it was the best choice to stand still, at least it would be useless.

The military tent was opened, and Li Ang slowly moved out with his men.

The strong men clamped the two governors in the inner circle with their big swords, and ten lion knights were on the outside as retinues, all of them were very nervous-they were surrounded by an army of more than 1000 people.

Only Li Ang looked normal, and greeted the two famous empire generals: "Two generals, hurry up and make way!"

No one moved, and no one spoke.

After the two sides confronted each other for half a minute, Li Ang sighed: "Okay, I think it might be better to kill one governor...Two governors and one governor, only one may be more valuable..."

Klose asked in a low voice: "My lord, which one do you want to kill?"

The lord didn't turn his head back: "Whatever!"

Seeing that Klose's great sword was really raised, Agathon and Kryon shouted almost simultaneously: "Stop!"

The two generals finally got out of the way.

It seems that they really don't have a good relationship.

Governor-level consuls are too involved in life and death. Even if they are the cronies of Emperor Marius, they cannot bear such responsibilities.

If they had a good relationship, they might take the risk and swarm up, kill Li Ang's team, kill the two governors, and then capture White Hart Castle.

After that, it is enough to report to Emperor Marius that "the two governors fought bravely and sacrificed heroically". Emperor Marius might let them be governors...

But if they don’t have a good relationship, it’s different. Both of them will worry that the other party will use the excuse of “killing the two governors” to engage in political struggles to harm themselves...

So, as if being sent off along the way, Li Ang led some twenty trembling subordinates and slowly moved towards White Hart Castle.

In just a few hundred meters, it seems like a century has passed.

(End of this chapter)