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The reason why Soto didn't want to kill the militia was simple. On the one hand, they had just lost today's war and the morale of the troops had already dropped to freezing point.

If the soldiers were to be executed at this time, even if they did not have the courage to resist, they would completely lose the will to fight.

On the other hand, his troops suffered heavy casualties, and if they killed more, there wouldn't be many left.

Soto could only suppress his anger and said in a low voice:

"Although they neglected their duties and deserve death, I will still spare their lives because they fought for me today."

"Go and tell them that if they don't want their families to become slaves, they'd better let me see their atonement in tomorrow's battle."

Soto naturally would not easily forgive the crimes of these militiamen, but let the war decide their fate.

"Yes, sir!" The Silver Leaf Knight leaned forward and accepted the order.

Seeing that the Silver Leaf Knight was about to turn around and leave, Bauer quickly asked:

"By the way, most of the militiamen died in fratricide. How did the knights and squires die?"

"This"

The Silver Leaf Knight glanced at Bauer, who was full of curiosity, and hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should say it or not, so he had to look at Soto for instructions.

Seeing this, Soto nodded slightly and said, "Since Baron Bauer wants to know the situation, you can tell us. It will be a good opportunity for us to remember this bloody lesson."

"I obey my orders."

After getting Soto's consent, Silver Leaf Knight began to report the cause of death:
"Most of the dead knights and squires were killed by the enemy while they were sleeping. We found hypnotic powder on their bodies."

"This shows that the enemy is very cautious. Even though the knights have fallen asleep, they are still worried and will let the monsters use sleeping powder to ensure that the knights will not wake up."

"This also proves that the enemy's strength is not strong, so they dare not confront the knight head-on."

"The causes of death of the other knights and squires can also confirm this. They were all killed by the enemy who pretended to be our soldiers and got close to them and ambushed them."

"In general, almost all knights and squires died from sneak attacks by the enemy. They didn't even fight the enemy."

After listening to the Silver Leaf Knight's report, Soto's face was as gloomy as the sky before a thunderstorm, depressing and deep, making people shudder.

Although Soto didn't say a word, everyone present understood that Soto was like an active volcano at this moment, ready to erupt with flames of anger at any time.

The two barons and the Silver Leaf Knight were all silent, no one wanted to bring trouble upon themselves.

Even Ball, who had been gloating, shut his mouth from the bottom of his heart.

After a while, Soto opened his mouth and spoke expressionlessly:

"I know, you go down first."

"Yes!"

The Silver Leaf Knight heaved a sigh of relief, then hurriedly left the tent, leaving only the three lords behind.

Soto then said to the other two lords, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh again. I never thought that my Silver Leaf Knight would die so miserably at the hands of the enemy."

Bauer immediately responded: "The enemy is too despicable to resort to such despicable means. These guys who violate the honor of knights are destined to be despised by the people!"

Soto shook his head: "The enemy of this night attack is probably not the knights, but most likely the beast masters of Firefly Town. Only this group of lunatics would have the courage to attack our camp at night."

"What? Are those low-class people responsible again? They have already killed many knights on the battlefield, why are they still..."

Bauer was halfway through his words when he suddenly noticed Soto's cold gaze and immediately changed his words:

"Well, what I want to say is, Baron Soto, you don't have to get angry over these lowly people."

Soto snorted coldly: "Untouchables? If those who killed the knights are untouchables, then what are my Silver Leaf Knights? Are they even worse than untouchables?"

Bauer panicked when he heard this and quickly explained:

“No, no, no, that’s not what I meant. I just felt that…”

Soto waved his hand and interrupted Bauer: "Okay, I know what you want to say, but I advise you not to underestimate these beast masters."

"Although they are not as strong as our knights, they are not afraid of death and their performance on the battlefield is also very crazy. They are capable of doing anything. They are undoubtedly extremely difficult enemies."

"Fortunately, the enemy's beast masters suffered heavy losses in today's battle. From the number of people who attacked tonight, we can see that there are not many enemy beast masters left. This is also good news. Our chances of winning the decisive battle tomorrow have increased a bit."

When Bauer heard this, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "We were just attacked tonight and our morale has been hit again. Are you sure you want to fight tomorrow? Can't you take a day off?"

"No, we can't rest. No one knows the exact time when Baron Ryan will return. Every day we delay will increase the risk." Soto said solemnly.

"Although I don't want to admit it, Ryan's strength should not be underestimated. In addition, with him present, the enemy's morale will be even higher and it will be difficult to deal with. So we must win this war before Ryan comes back!"

"I want that old bastard Williams to see with his own eyes the scene of Feiyu Town being occupied by us, and return all the humiliation I have suffered to him!"

At the end of his speech, Soto's expression became particularly ferocious, and his tone was as cold as the wind.

Obviously, Soto's calmness just now was just an act, he had already hated Williams to the core.

"Okay, I agree with your decision."

Bauer wanted to get his share of the benefits as soon as possible, so he nodded and agreed.

Karlov did not object. He felt that what Soto said made sense. Ryan was indeed an unstable factor. It would be better to end the war as soon as possible.

After seeing that Bauer and Karloff both nodded in agreement, Soto was relieved.

In fact, part of what he said just now was true, and part of it was acted out.

Only by making Ball and the other two unite and realize the threat posed by Ryan can we prevent them from withdrawing from the alliance.

Their own troops suffered heavy losses. If more lords withdrew, and without the support of their knights, there would be no need to continue this war. They could just surrender the city.

Fortunately, the two allies he found were easy to fool. Bauer was just a figurehead who only cared about immediate interests.

As long as he gives up some interests, the other party will not withdraw.

Karlov's brain is all brawn, and he's passionate about war. He won't quit the alliance as long as he's asked to fight.

If it were any other shrewd lord, his situation would become even worse, and he might even be swallowed up by them.

Thinking of this, Soto's mood improved a little.

He picked up a feather pen and wrote furiously on the animal skin scroll, challenging Williams to a fight. Although he knew that Williams was likely to accept the challenge, in order to ensure that there was no chance of error, he still wrote words in the letter of challenge that were enough to irritate the opponent, and repeatedly mentioned the death of Williams' son.

After Soto finished writing the letter of challenge, he did not forget to hand it to Bauer and Karloff for them to read.

After reading it, Ball smacked his lips and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder you are so sure that Williams will come out of the city for a decisive battle. If I were Williams, after reading this letter of challenge, I would also want to fight you to the death."

Karlov felt that the challenge was a bit excessive, but in order to win, he didn't say much. He just pretended to be impatient and threw the challenge back to Soto.

Soto took the letter of challenge and didn't care about Karloff's rude behavior. After all, Karloff was a reckless man, so it was normal for him not to want to read the letter of challenge.

"You don't know Williams. No matter how angry he is, he will not be affected by emotions when making decisions."

Soto said with a smile as he rolled up the challenge letter.

Bauer frowned when he heard this: "Oh? Then why did you let Williams go out of the city to fight us?"

Soto tied up the letter of challenge and explained:

"I don't have the ability to force Williams to choose to leave the city for a decisive battle, but the residents of Feiyu Town do have this ability."

"Don't forget, we lost a lot of our siege equipment, but they don't have much left of their defense equipment either."

"Without the catapults and crossbows blocking the way, our knights can quickly approach the city gate. The fragile city gate cannot withstand the attacks of the monsters. Then our knights can charge into Feiyu Town and engage in street fighting with them."

"Although street fighting is not conducive to the performance of our knights, their unicorn knights cannot charge, and the aerial knights of Feiyu Town will also be affected by the buildings and find it difficult to exert their full strength."

"Most importantly, street fighting will cause great damage to Feiyu Town. Williams, who has always cherished Feiyu Town, will never allow this to happen."

"So as long as Williams has not been sidelined by the Knight Commander of Firefly Town, he will most likely choose to leave the city for a decisive battle."

"Even if Williams is really sidelined, the Knight Commander will analyze the pros and cons and agree to our invitation to fight. After all, in today's battle, he led the Knights to attack us out of the city."

"I think he also knows that only in the open space outside the city can the One-horned Rhino Knights charge to their heart's content."

"Of course, if they are stupid enough to refuse to fight at the same time, that doesn't matter. At most, we can just attack the city and fight street battles. But if we do that, even if we take Feiyu Town, we will only get a ruin."

After listening to Soto's explanation, Bauer nodded in understanding:
"I see. According to what you said, the probability of them accepting the challenge is indeed very high. It seems that the battle tomorrow afternoon will be the final decisive battle."

Soto put away the letter of challenge and prepared to send someone to issue the letter of challenge tomorrow morning. Then he asked Bauer and the others worriedly:

"Can your knights arrive on time tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, our Knights are not burdened by militia and baggage trains, so they will definitely arrive in time." Ball said confidently.

Soto continued to ask: "Are you sure? I remember that the main magic beast of the Wetland Town Knights is the Swamp King. Compared with their flexibility in the water, their movements on land are quite slow."

"There is also the Fighting Town. Except for a few knights who have subdued the domineering panda, the main monsters of other knights are the Arm and the Power. It seems that they cannot be ridden."

Bauer and Karlov were not surprised that Soto was able to learn the information about their main magical beast. There was nothing to hide about this information, just as they also knew that the main magical beast in Silver Leaf Town was the Thunder Zebra clan.

"Don't worry. Have you forgotten that we are in the southeast region with many rivers? My knights will certainly take the water route. Even if a small part of the journey is on land, there is enough time."

"As for Baron Karlov's fighting knights, you don't have to worry about them. Their magic beasts may not be good at other things, but they are still very strong. They can easily pull a chariot with many people on board. Their speed is not slower than your Silver Leaf Knights."

After hearing what Bauer said, before Soto could respond, Karloff spoke first:
"It seems like you have gathered a lot of information about our Wudou Town. Do you want to fight with us?"

"Hmph, do you still need to inquire for intelligence? Two days ago in Yinye Town, those big-mouthed knights you brought with you had already told us all the intelligence about Wudou Town. I couldn't help but listen." Bauer said with disdain.

When Karlov heard this, he was furious.

He originally thought that Bauer had been coveting Wudou Town for a long time, so he was trying to find out information about Wudou Town. However, he never thought that it was his own people who leaked the information.

This left him with no place to vent his anger, and his face turned red.

Seeing this, Bauer smugly sneered, "The rumors are true. The knights of Fighting Town are just a bunch of Slowpokes with muscles."

"What did you say?" Karloff stood up suddenly and glared at Bauer fiercely.

Ball was so frightened that his neck shrank at first, and then he felt that his performance was a bit embarrassing, so he said in a timid tone:

"What? You, Slowpoke, are you still going to hit me?"

"That's right, today I, Slowpoke, will teach you a lesson, you coward!" Karlov moved his shoulders and approached Bauer step by step.

"Don't mess around, we are allies."

When Bauer saw that Karloff was really going to hit him, he quickly turned to Soto for help:
"Baron Soto, please say something! Baron Soto, please say something!"

Soto shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do. He had to accept the consequences of his own choice of allies.

Soto had to speak up to smooth things over: "Baron Karlov, you're throwing your punches too fast!"

"Hey, don't hit him in the face!"

"Don't shout monsters, this is my tent!"

"Stop it! Stop it! Stop beating me. You won't kill me if you beat me like this. Why am I saying this?"
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Soto took great pains to appease the two lords, but the price he paid was his tent, so he had to spend the night in his subordinates' tents.

The next morning, as soon as Soto got up, he ordered someone to send a declaration of war to Feiyu Town.

Just as the messenger was holding the flag and carefully approaching the wall of Feiyu Town, Guanhai City in the distance also woke up from the darkness.

Common people struggle for their lives, merchants open their doors to welcome customers, and nobles continue to enjoy themselves. Everyone has their own life to live.

The responsibility of the guard is to protect them and help them live a good life. This is the purpose of the Guanhai City Guard.

However, this purpose can only fool young guards who are inexperienced in the world. Anyway, the old guards are dismissive of it, and so are the players.

"The guards will only protect wealthy merchants and nobles. As for ordinary residents and the poor, you'd better fend for yourself."

Yuye Kuangdao stood at the door of the guard headquarters with a sneer on his face.

"Brother Dao, Brother Dao!"

Some players ran out of the headquarters excitedly and greeted Yuye Kuangdao.

Yuye Kuangdao said unhappily: "How many times have I told you to call your position when you are working!"

"Okay, Knife Plant~" (End of this chapter)