Riding and Slashing

Chapter 118 Famous generals have set fire since ancient times

In other words, these knights joined the army of prophets continuously, and they were paying the "threshold fee" to the three prophets.

The tuition fees charged by these three life mentors are quite expensive-only an ordinary knight like Morgan contributed a thousand dinars and several thousand pounds of food, which may be all his savings.

More than 200 knights, add up... No wonder the camp of the Three Prophets is so extravagant, no wonder the women's equipment is so gorgeous.

It seems that this is also the reason why Mrs. Bella bought a lot of food.

There are also bad luck attractors around her, and it is estimated that the routine is similar, but Mrs. Bella has been brainwashed more deeply, and it seems that she is about to become some kind of "blood oath witch".

From this attractor of bad luck, Li Ang could easily think of what Mrs. Bella wanted—for a middle-aged woman, what is more important than a young and beautiful face?
And Mrs. Bella wants revenge on Alma's Horton family.

Of course, the tuition she offered was higher - she was willing to donate the town of Changhe to the Three Prophets and provide 30 pounds of food for the army.

Li Ang could even think of why the Three Prophets came to Changhe Town in response to Mrs. Bella's call—because Changhe Town would not belong to Mrs. Bella in a few months.

And if Mrs. Bella is still in Changhe Town, then the three prophets have probably entered Changhe Town by now.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Ang told several leaders what he had seen and heard in the camp of the Prophet Legion.

"Lord Godric, you said before that the Mad King had worked with the Three Prophets, so it must have been at least 30 years ago, right?"

Li Ang asked.

Godric nodded: "As far as I know, it was almost exactly 30 years ago. At that time, there were already many rumors about the Three Prophets."

Li Ang shook his head and sighed, pointing to the face of the bringer of bad luck.

"Thirty years ago, the three prophets looked like they were 30 years old, and they used their beauty to confuse people. But now... they still have the beauty of 30 years old in this way, and they have cultivated more doom attractors...crazy Wang must have wanted to stay young like them!"

Godric sighed: "It seems that he thought the Three Prophets would make him immortal... but he didn't know it was just a change of skin!"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, all with solemn expressions.

Baron Leofric also frowned: "That's why people will continue to join their troops...Even if they know they are heretics, those people will protect them. Everyone has their own wishes...and longevity Not old, who wouldn't want to..."

"They must be killed as soon as possible. They dared to openly attack Changhe Town, and they have obviously infiltrated the kingdom deeply. If they can't get rid of them quickly, there will definitely be more nobles and knights in Changhe Town who will be lured by them...by then It's even more troublesome!"

Ralph said worriedly.

This veteran soldier who doesn't like political struggles has got to the point instead.

Li Ang nodded: "That's right, they will besiege Changhe Town and not attack it, maybe it's for this reason... Those bad luck guides will probably continue to look for noble prey in surrounding villages and towns! And Changhe Town has not been attacked now, I'm afraid it's still there. Thanks to Fawcett's earlier order against heresy..."

"It's also thanks to you for allowing Fawcett to take Mrs. Bella away... However, we are not sure about attacking them now-but if we wait any longer, their army will grow bigger and bigger, and their food and grass will be more and more The more we have, the more we can't consume them."

Godric was also a little anxious, torn.

"It's getting bigger and bigger... More and more food and grass..."

Li Ang muttered, and then stood up: "I have an idea! The bigger their team is, the more chaotic they will be after losing food and grass!"

Several people turned to look at Li Ang.

"Those nobles who join the Prophet Legion will provide the Three Prophets with food and supplies... Morgan also said that this is the threshold or condition for asking the Prophet to give 'guidance'... Then, can we try it too, just as we are pulling this More food!"

The lord looked at Baron Leofric.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, what are you looking at me for?"

Leofric was probably panicked by the sight: "You don't think you want me to go undercover with food, do you?"

The lord laughed honestly: "Baron Leofric is really smart... That's what I mean! Lady Bella asked the Countess to buy the food, and the Countess asked you to send it to Changhe Town, which just fits the bill. The expectations of the Legion of Prophet..."

Leofric took a few steps back, his voice trembling a bit: "Don't stop! I will definitely be exposed! I think it's more suitable for you to go undercover..."

Li Ang sighed heavily: "But I was discovered by those misfortunes just now, and they will definitely recognize me. And no matter how you look at it, you are the most suitable candidate now..."

This is true, the lord has just been discovered, and he has fought against the Doom Introducer, so he must not go undercover again;

Lord Godric is too famous to be suitable, and he will command the army;

Ralph is straight and not very talkative, and this kind of work is not suitable for him;
And Charles would be considered a minor character, and would not be taken seriously when going undercover. I'm afraid he would be treated as a marginal figure and not see the core personnel just like Morgan.

Then only Leofric is left—Ms. Bella is looking for the countess to buy food. The 1.9-meter-tall Doom Introducer must know, and she may be the one who handled it. Sending Baron Frick here must be completely in line with the original plan of the Prophet Legion.

And Leofric is now in his 30s, an age full of ambitions, and it should also be in line with the tastes of the Three Prophets and the Fascinators of Doom in choosing their prey.

The status of baron is just right, not only can he be valued, but he won't make the Prophet Legion overly vigilant...

The perfect candidate.

"Come on, Lord Baron, give it a try. Anyway, you have more cavalry and horses under your command. Even if something goes wrong, you have a better chance of escaping..."

The lord's bewitching tone is probably not much different from that of a magic stick: "Besides, there happens to be a bad luck guide here, who can also act as a so-called 'guide'..."

"Hey, she's already like this, I'm afraid she can't guide me?"

Leofrik Khan has come down, and if it weren't for his troops still in the camp, the baron would have fled the door.

The Doom Introducer was still lying in the open package, and the skin on his face had just been wrinkled by Li Ang...

"This is easy to handle..."

The lord squatted down and began plastic surgery on the spot, pulling that face from both sides, barely stretching her face tight and smooth again.

I don't know how they managed to make the skin not grow together with the muscles, but still maintain elasticity and activity. This is probably really caused by witchcraft.

"My lord Li Ang, what I mean is—this bad luck bringer, she won't cooperate with us. I think the Prophet Legion will probably kill me first, and then steal the food..."

Leofric pointed to the unconscious woman in the package.

"Isn't there a Morgan knight here... A knight who has already proved himself with money and food, it is reasonable to introduce a superior lord?"

The lord lifted Morgan up and made him stand in front of the Doom Bringer.

"Your Excellency Morgan, you don't mind helping Baron Leofric get in? You see, the Three Prophets let this woman use a fake face to cheat you of all your savings. This swindler... don't you want revenge? a bit?"

Morgan was still muttering something, but did not answer with tears in his eyes.

But the lord quickly made his eyes firm: "You want the three prophets to guide you to quickly increase your power and wealth... But now, there are three barons here who can make you achieve this wish! As long as you help us destroy the The army of the Three Prophets will surely gain power and wealth!"

"But if you are not willing, then you are a knight following heresy, and you should know what will happen..."

What is the fate of following heresy?
It doesn't matter if you are not caught, but once you are caught, you will be tied to the stake.

Morgan shuddered and looked at the lord: "Then, what should I do?"

"Take your baby back, anyway, this woman doesn't know anything, she only knows that she was knocked out by a few rough men. Just say that you got the help of Baron Leofric and killed those guys Rude man, save your big baby...then tell her your friend Baron Leofric brought 30 pounds of food for the Prophet - I'm sure you'll be well received by the Prophet's Legion, say Maybe you can get close to the 'beautiful as a flower' three prophets!"

The lord did not feel back pain at all while standing and talking.

But Baron Leofric was a little panicked: "Is this okay... Baron Leon, don't push me into the fire pit!"

Li Ang laughed loudly: "Master Leofric is indeed extremely intelligent, I just want you to turn the granary of the Prophet Legion into a fire pit!"

Leofric was dumbfounded: "Ah? What do you mean?"

"Take your carriages, pull tens of thousands of pounds of grain to pretend, and then load the other carriages with flammable firewood. Taking advantage of the opportunity of 'sending grain', set fire to the prophet's camp! Our army only needs When you see a fire, the whole army will attack! We will surely win the battle!"

Li Ang gestured on the map and explained his plan: "As long as they can burn their food and grass, the more they have, the faster they will collapse! And judging by the behavior of those doom guides and the situation of the prophet's camp, their The military ability is not good, and the chance of success is very high!"

Leofric shook his head profusely in sweat and asked Godric for help: "Master Godric, look at this...I'm not good at setting fires!"

But Godric was obviously confident in the lord's intelligence, and he waved his hand: "That's it! Baron Leofric, we will do our best to assist you."

Leofric looked sadly at Ralph again.

Ralph made a knightly salute: "This is all for our hometown, my lord."

Charles directly added a sentence next to him: "Uncle Ralph means that the Horn Call Rangers will also strongly support the defense of Fort Valorshield..."

Oh, it's really hard for Baron Leofric to refuse now, so he can only bite the bullet and agree.

Just do what you say, and before the bad luck attractor wakes up, the impromptu undercover arson plan began to be arranged overnight.

Thousands of people mobilized and began to search for firewood. More than 200 carriages were freed within a few hours, filled with firewood and poured with oil.

There are several dead woods with branches and leaves sprinkled with sulfur near the groomers in each carriage. This is to quickly ignite the fire—in fact, dry dead wood soaked or sprinkled with sulfur powder is the "match" of this era. A little spark from a flint will ignite it quickly.

The lord pulled Leofric and taught him the experience of murder and arson: "Let your soldiers not wear heavy armor and carry a shield on their backs to prevent arrows. Blindfold the harness horse, and put the harness on after the fire is lit. The horse's shoulder girdle was cut off, so that the soldiers gave up their carriages and charged on horseback... Keep going forward without looking back! Their camp has no walls, it is a curtain made of cloth, just rush over and run away, your subordinates will not There is too much damage!"

Leofric nodded frequently. After all, he was a brave soldier. Although he was a little guilty, it was mainly because he had never done undercover work.

After all, it is impossible for anyone who dares to guard the border to be a coward. After he is determined to do it, he will no longer hesitate.

After listening to Leon's 'tutorial', Leofric expressed his admiration meaningfully: "It seems that Baron Leon has done a lot of big jobs... He is so proficient, I really didn't expect it!"

"Huh?... Hey, don't get me wrong! This is my first time too!" The lord spread his hands to express that he was definitely a good citizen.

"You boy can't really be a habitual offender..."

Godric looked at Li Ang, his eyes full of doubts: "When you are not fighting, you are cheating, and when you are fighting, you are either kidnapping or setting fire... Amy will not follow your example..."

The lord's face is full of innocence, but I really don't know how to explain it... Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really a habitual offender?
You can't say that you learned it from various crime movies and games, can you?

Fortunately, Ralph stood by and spoke uprightly: "War is the same thing as being a hooligan—it's nothing more than cheating, kidnapping, extortion, murder, and arson. Master Li Ang is a born famous general!"

Um!right!
Although it always sounds a bit wrong, Ralph is indeed right...

Famous generals have been set on fire since ancient times, and tricked into Zhuge!
But the lord still sighed sadly - in the future, he will probably be a 'hooligan and habitual criminal' in their eyes, and it may not be easy to fool these people...

In fact, since the group of leaders in the room are all in the mood to joke, it shows that they still have great confidence in Li Ang's strategy.

By midnight, all the preparations had been made, and the army was assembled and ready to go.

Baron Leofric carried a huge infantry shield on his back, and looked back at the lord: "Your Excellency Li Ang, I'm about to set off. If everything goes well, can you let me participate in your Maixiang Company?"

"Of course! In fact, even if there is no such thing, I would welcome you! But don't worry, your operation will be very smooth!"

It turned out that the goodwill expressed by Leofric was for this... But Li Ang actually wished for a few more friendly nobles to join. The Maixiang Company was not purely for making money.

"I hope it is as you said... Brothers! The time has come to make a difference! Pendor will leave your legend behind!"

"what!"

Leofric turned his head and encouraged his men, and with a neat shout, he drove off.

His subordinates were obviously well trained, and apart from that tidy response, they didn't make any sound.

Leon and Godric stood in front of the ready-to-go Allied Army, watching Baron Leofric leading the long convoy forward.

"Leofric is actually a good guy..."

Godric said suddenly.

"Oh? What do you say?"

It was the first time Li Ang heard Godric praise a nobleman.

"In the past ten years, he has saved at least five or six villages that suffered from robbers or defeated soldiers, and those villages have nothing to do with him... and a few years ago, he also rescued people from the Ravencrow Kingdom on the battlefield, A dragon knight of the Ravencrow Kingdom stumbled and fell down a cliff when the army was withdrawing. At that time, there was a truce, and he rescued people... He is a person who really cares about honor, and there are not many such nobles now."

Godric looked at Leofric's back and said softly.

Li Ang nodded: "He took the dangerous task first, and then asked me if I could join Maixiang Company, which already shows his character. However, the tax officer he stayed in Kewen Village It's really not a good thing..."

"Don't talk nonsense! I mean...you have to learn from others! Don't keep doing these kidnapping, extortion, murder, and arson things... Your old man is impulsive and brainless, but he is a true hero !"

Godric rolled his eyes and said in a low voice.

"Yeah! I will definitely change my past and start a new life, strive to do good deeds every day, and be a good lord full of honor..."

Li Ang didn't intend to talk back to an elder who cared about him, so he readily agreed, and changed the subject by the way: "Lord Godric, it's time for us to act."

Godric glared at him again, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted, "Forward!"

The army began to move forward slowly, following Baron Leofric's convoy, keeping a distance of two or three miles.

All members of the Owl Knights were sent out as scouts, and each night owl had a whistle—this was their unique equipment, and they could use this whistle to make the sound of an owl and relay messages.

Perhaps the Legion of the Prophets had a bit of military quality. They actually sent out a lot of scouts, but none of them were their own troops. Anyway, the coalition army didn't encounter any female soldiers along the way, only encountered a lot of knights.

This was probably sent by the knights who followed the Prophet.

Preventing night raids and inquiring about the military situation were also important tasks for the knight followers.

At this time, Li Ang saw the ability that night owls are best at - scouting at night.

These guys who have been active at night for a long time are indeed able to spot the enemy's scouts first, and then a group of three or five people use whistles to pass on the "hooohoohooo..." night owl calls to cooperate with each other, quietly under the protection of the night Surrounding them, few of those knight followers could escape.

Occasionally, those who were more clever and escaped quickly were easily shot and killed by Ralph's rangers under the siege and interception of these night owls.

At three o'clock in the morning, when the operation was only about five miles away from the camp of the Prophet Legion, the coalition army stopped and dispersed into different queues with knights as units, waiting quietly in the darkness before dawn.

(End of this chapter)