Blood Dragon

Chapter 140

"Cleo. I wasn't impulsive at that time." Essien said after a while. "It was an attempt after careful consideration. Although the result was not satisfactory, it at least gave me an inspiration."

"What do you mean?"

"As for today, I got a new message. A secret message." Essien said softly. "You may not know, I went to that magician early this morning."

"That... the magician in charge of magic communication?"

"Yes. Those people in the church chose to be neutral... so our Duke Byron can only find those wild mages who are willing to be hired to take up this job. Coincidentally, this person in Fonoros is exactly one I knew in the past Acquaintance. I was looking for him to chat, but I got the latest news."

"what news?"

"Cleo, are we friends?"

"Yes, life and death."

Essien carefully looked around, and then said, "The little queen has quickly seen the star along the mountain road, and maybe the forward has entered the territory of Duke Byron now. The city still doesn't know anything about this news. "

"how is this possible?!"

"Yes, because a land subsidence happened by chance." Essien said softly. "As a result, a flat land was unexpectedly formed, so that the little queen easily passed the originally impassable terrain without spending any extra effort."

"But... I remember counting according to the distance... His Excellency the Duke should be able to return in time to intercept her."

"If she foolishly goes all the way to Fonoros, then yes. But if that Ashurfat is behind the scenes... then he won't do it. He'll be at the end of the mountain road... in the Formation here to meet Byron."

"Ah, what does this mean? Your Excellency the Duke has three times the strength advantage."

"That's right, three times the force advantage... But this time, Ashuruffat chose the battlefield that suits him. And he will have plenty of time to set up the battlefield. If he had no chance of winning, then this time There is a [-]% chance of winning. The [-]% chance of winning is completely given to him by Byron himself. Since Byron can give the enemy a [-]% chance of winning this time, he will give the enemy more chances of victory next time."

"what……"

"Cleo, would you like to take a risk with me?"

"What kind of adventure?"

"We still have one last chance. A chance to return to the Little Queen's camp!" Essien looked at his good friend's face.

"Impossible!" Cleo replied. "That time in the palace... But we took the lead in arresting her. And you were her personal bodyguard, and I was her palace internal affairs officer... Do you think she will forget that kind of thing? That is completely delusional! The two of us are . . . Like Byron, the most unforgivable traitor. It may be easy for others, it may be forgiven in tears, it may be able to explain their motives with reasons that the situation compelled them to. But we Two... and there's no way back. We're tied to the Duke of Byron."

"Yes, just the two of us, there is no chance." Essien replied. "The little queen won't forgive us. But there is another person in this Fornoros city. As long as we have his help, we will have... a great chance."

Cleo was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood who Essien was referring to.

……

The result of the striker's contact was not unexpected at all.

It should be said that after discovering the true size of the Little Queen's army, the enemy immediately lost the courage to fight head-on.Byron also placed a force on this road.Because from the very beginning, he predicted that the little queen might send a team to attack from the mountain road.Of course, the troops arranged by Byron were used to deal with the hypothetical detachment with a strength of about a thousand people, not the current situation.The enemy commander wisely chose to retreat immediately.Although this approach caused him a lot of losses, at least he withdrew with the remnants.If he wanted to fight a blocking battle, the entire army would definitely be wiped out.

Ahead is the camp abandoned by the enemy.Judging from the traces left on the battlefield, this was not a very fierce battle, so there were not many casualties.This can easily happen in a civil war.In fact, most of the soldiers did not even choose to flee after seeing that the defeat was doomed, but chose to surrender.But even so, it was quite a bloody scene.

Before the little girl arrived at the camp, she saw a corpse whose head had been split in half.The corpse was lying on the ground, the white brain mixed with red blood, dyeing the ground under the body into a strange pattern.She hurriedly looked away, not daring to look at these corpses again.

Is this war?It is different from the killings that happened in Falcon City before.Because whether it was seeing the robber being killed by Ashurfat, or the massacre in the warehouse, at least he didn't feel any guilt.But in this situation... I can't help but have a question like "If I didn't do this, would these people not die?"

"Your Majesty, our army has won." Balanca brought the news from the front. "Sixty percent of the enemy has been wiped out by our side, and the remnants have fled. Do we need to send light cavalry to pursue them further?"

"No, there's no need." The little girl replied.

……

"Quick! Speed ​​up the march!" Byron ordered.

He already knew the news that the little queen had passed through the mountain road.What he said at the military council earlier was not a lie.In fact it is.Buying a high-ranking general is always a complicated and low-efficiency job, but buying a low-level soldier and officer, especially a mercenary, is too easy.The whole army of the little girl chose the mountain road, and quickly arrived at Fornoros City through magic communication, and then sent it to Byron.

This also relies on the advantages of the civil war.In addition, because there is more than half a year as a buffer, Byron can arrange everything calmly.This approach is not advisable if the two countries are fighting each other.

In any case, this means that Byron's previous efforts to arrange, including the strong camp he set up, the fortified fortress castle, and the hoarded combat supplies, were all in vain.

"Your Excellency," a subordinate rushed over from behind. "You must calm down."

"Calm down?" Byron exhaled a long breath. "Don't worry, I'm calm. I admit that the little girl is very brave and lucky, but even so, it doesn't affect the overall situation. Our side still has three times the enemy's strength, and the city of Fornoros is not in danger of falling."

Having said that, in fact, the feeling of dropping from "90.00% victory" to "[-]% nine" is still very annoying.Although this wasn't something to be afraid of, it still made him feel the veins on his forehead throbbing.It's the feeling that you've prepared the perfect meal, but the guests won't show up.

"My lord, according to the latest situation, the enemy did not take any further actions after defeating our garrison. They should be waiting for us there." The subordinate said. "Since they have no plans to directly attack Fornoros City, we might as well take it step by step."

"You're right, I was too impatient." Byron nodded. "Camp early today, and advance at normal marching speed tomorrow." He clenched his fists fiercely. "I don't believe it, I will lose to that little girl. Is there any news from Fonoros City?"

"No, Lord Duke. According to Lord Bayer, everything in the city is normal. And just in case, he has implemented military control in the city. Even if the enemy has any tricks, there is no way to use them."

"Very good." Byron nodded.This son is still doing very well.As long as there are no problems in Fonoros City, Byron feels that he has no possibility of losing. "Any other news?"

"General Hunter has brought news." The subordinate reported. "He made an apology to you. His troops suffered heavy losses under the main attack of the little queen. Do you want to join him?"