Lord Chronicle

Chapter 97 Cliff's Ambition
When Sol was working hard on his one-acre three-point land, far away in Ferry City, Bahrain, on the square outside the lord's mansion, a carriage was quietly driving out.

The guards of this carriage were very simple, only a few heavily armed knights followed at the front and back, and the sound of the hooves of the horses echoing quietly in the deserted streets in the morning light.

In the carriage, the heavily armored Gru sat motionless in the chair, like a statue made of steel.Beside him, Felino raised the curtains and looked out at the dew-stained stone pavement.

"How are you getting ready?" Cliff, who was sitting on the opposite side of the two, asked.

With his identity, he traveled so low-key, obviously he didn't want too many people to know where he was going.

Withdrawing his gaze, Ferino said to him: "It's the final debugging stage, and we are going to do the first test today, so please observe it on the spot."

Cliff hummed: "I hope there will be no problems, success or failure depends entirely on this thing."

However, Felino seemed full of confidence: "Don't worry, although this is the result of unintentional research by the Necromancer Guild, it is already very reliable under their continuous improvement."

Cliff also opened the curtains like him, and cast his gaze at the passing buildings outside: "I hope so, because this time, I have no way out..."

While the wheels were turning, the carriage passed through the city gate and drove quickly into the field.

After walking along the main road for half an hour, the driver suddenly pulled the rein, turned the horse's head and drove along an imperceptible hidden path beside the road.The two knights following the car automatically slowed down and stood guard at the crossing with their swords drawn.

The more inward the path was, the more remote it became, but unexpectedly, the number of soldiers on guard on both sides gradually increased.It looked like they were all Cliff's private troops. These heavily armed men gathered together in groups of three or five. They seemed to be random, but they occupied all the important places around them. If outsiders tried to invade, they would definitely not be able to hide from them. s eyes.

Finally, when the carriage drove into a forest, there was no more soldier in sight.But as they approached, a pair of vigilant eyes flashed from behind the dense bushes from time to time. If Chip was here, he would be able to recognize the owner of these eyes as the ace troop of the Lulin Empire—Yeying!And there are surprisingly many of them.

Finally, when he came to a clearing in the forest, the driver stopped the carriage with a yelp, and then sat motionless in his seat without saying a word.

The car door opened, and Gru stepped down first.His eyes hidden in the mask looked around vigilantly, and then nodded subtly.

After getting out of the carriage with Felino, Cliff immediately frowned, and took out a piece of silk to cover his nose.Felino bowed slightly: "Please don't worry, there are two liches inside, so the breath of the undead will inevitably be heavier."

The lich is the highest existence among necromancers.Being completely spiritual, the passage of time has no meaning for them, and these people have almost achieved the state of immortality.While abandoning their physical bodies, they also completely abandoned their emotions. There was no joy, no sorrow, and only a more persistent heart than before.

It is not that if you live long enough, a necromancer can become a lich. This requires the approval of the god of the underworld and the aptitude of each person. The rate of necromancers who can successfully transform into a lich is very low, even lower than people imagined much lower.It is said that in this generation of necromancer guilds, only five people have been able to successfully transform into liches so far.

And in this unremarkable forest, there are actually two of them. What is hidden there?
The three of them walked over and pushed aside a clump of bushes blocking the way, facing a barren open space with a radius of several hundred meters without a single blade of grass growing.At the moment, in the middle of the clearing, there is an astonishing thing.

It was a circular pattern similar to a magic circle. Countless and complicated undead runes were intertwined, and looked like some kind of complicated pattern.Countless magic crystals of different colors are placed around the array, shining slightly in the morning light. If there is an appraiser who knows the goods here, you can see that these magic crystals are all valuable high-end products. The total value is definitely astronomical.

And the five magic cores of different sizes placed in the center of the pattern all came from top-level monsters.You must know that Thor only used two magic cores of top-level monsters at the beginning, which made the adventurers in the whole Dinar flock to him.And there are actually five here, which is no longer something that someone, not even a certain lord, including a lord who is as wealthy as Cliff, can get.

This is definitely a luxury that only a country can afford.

At this moment, all the magic cores and magic crystals are shining slightly, showing that the magic circle is in operation.Dozens of colors of light are interlaced together, forming a spectacle that can only be seen in fairy tales.

And the most astonishing thing is that above the magic circle, two liches, illusory and phantom, are shrouded in torn red magic robes, floating around like ghosts.They no longer have entities, and the magic robes that cover their bodies are just a cover up to symbolize their identity. The only thing that can clearly express their existence is the pair of weird red light spots under the hood of the magic robes.

At this moment, beside the magic circle, there is another man watching the Lich's actions.If Sol was here, he would be able to recognize him as the mysterious Lulin man he had seen when he robbed Bravella's treasure.

"Mr. Cliff, you are here." Seeing Cliff, the man greeted him.

"Mr. Desa, how are you getting ready?" Cliff walked to the edge of the magic circle.

"President Jestan is doing the final adjustments, and the first test can be carried out in a while." Desa replied.

One of the two liches above the magic circle turned out to be Jestan, the well-known president of the Necromancer Guild.This weird magic circle is getting more and more curious.

Cliff stopped talking, and stood by the magic circle like Desa, waiting quietly.

About half an hour later, the two liches who had been hovering over the magic circle finally landed.One of them was a larger lich with a golden symbol of Hades inlaid on the cuff of his red magic robe and flew towards them.

"It's ready and ready to start at any time." The Lich bowed slightly.His voice was cold, like frozen strings, clear and indifferent, but not annoying.

"Then I will trouble you, President Jestan." Desa nodded. It turned out that this lich was the president of the Necromancer Guild.

Jestan flew back to the sky above the magic circle without saying a word. At this time, another lich was fiddling with a small magic circle made of white bones. He nodded and said, "It's ready over there."

"Let's get started." Jestan said indifferently.

The two liches began to recite the incomprehensible incantation at the same time, and the magic circle that was slowly glowing immediately seemed to come to life, and the colorful halo swirled like flowing water.

Almost at the same time, a bright white light suddenly shone from the center of the magic circle, and at the same time, dots of black shadows appeared one after another in the strong light. It seemed to be a personal figure.

Seeming to know what they were doing, Cliff and the others who were watching showed excitement.

After a while, the strong light dissipated, and the magic circle returned to the state of weak light flickering again.However, an incredible thing happened. A group of soldiers wearing Lulin Empire uniforms appeared in the center of the magic circle out of thin air!
Seeing them, Desa and Cliff glanced at each other with uncontrollable joy in their eyes.

After getting used to it a bit, the leading officer immediately walked out of the magic circle and gave a military salute to Desa: "Captain Carruther, Captain Carruth, of the Seventh Detachment of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Frontier Army, see Mr. Desa."

"Hello, how do you feel?" Desa also returned a military salute.

Carruther said loudly: "Everything is normal, all personnel are here, and the equipment is not damaged."

"Very well, take your people to rest outside the woods and wait for my order." Desa ordered.

"Yes!" Carruther snapped to attention, then turned around and waved, and the group of soldiers immediately walked out of the woods.From the beginning to the end, no one spoke, and no one showed any surprise, which showed the good quality of the soldiers of the Lulin Empire.

"Mr. Jestan, how is the operation of the teleportation array?" After the soldiers left, Cliff raised his voice and asked Jestan.

After lowering his head to check for a moment, Jestan flew in front of the two of them: "Everything is fine, it seems that there is no problem, and mass transmission can be carried out at any time."

"Great, our Lulin Empire is indeed favored by the God of Victory, McGruth. With this teleportation array, our army will appear in the hinterland of Dinar. Let's see these people who believe in Denissus What should cowards do?" Desa said excitedly.

Not at all affected by his emotions, Jestan said coldly: "I want to remind you that the magic circle here and in Lulin can only support the transmission of 5 people. After that, all the energy of the magic core and magic spar will all be used up, and given the enormous cost of these things, I don't think it will be possible to make a second."

It’s no wonder that Sol found out several times that Cliff was secretly in contact with people from the Necromancer Guild and the Lulin Empire. At first, he couldn’t figure out how these groups of people who were not related at all came together, but he didn’t know that it was for such an incredible thing.They actually set up a teleportation formation in the territory of the two countries to teleport soldiers!
You must know that the highest achievement of the current research on space magic in the Majna Continent is space storage, and the space teleportation that can teleport a large number of living people between two places is also an unknown territory for the Magicians Guild.I don't know how these necromancers managed to research such terrible magic by accident.

But looking at the settings of these two teleportation arrays, the price is not something anyone can afford.According to Jestan, even Lulin couldn't make a second pair, which shows that the price is too high.In addition, setting up the magic circle is extremely time-consuming, and four liches are required to control the teleportation process in two places.

The combination of various conditions is absolutely irreproducible.Perhaps in future continental wars, this feat will always be the only one.

At this time, Cliff said bitterly: "It's a pity that Bravella's treasure was taken away, otherwise we should be able to make another pair of teleportation arrays, so that the outcome of the war will be no suspense. If we Find that Brome, and I will definitely tear him to pieces!"

Desa didn't care much: "Forget it, I can't blame you for that incident, and I don't know how those guys managed to disappear out of thin air. But these 5 people are enough. In front of them, Dinar's soldiers are simply vulnerable."

As he spoke, he turned his head and said, "Mr. Cliff, your contribution to the empire will never be forgotten by His Majesty the Emperor. After you occupy the entire Dinard, you will be the governor of the entire kingdom in the east."

"Of course, the banner of the God of Victory will soon be planted on the top of Dusk's city." Cliff smiled slightly.

Is it true that, as Saul guessed, Cliff wanted to collude with the enemy and rebel?With his current status, it can be said that he is extremely noble and a minister, and has inexhaustible glory and wealth.But people's greed is indeed endless. For the "governor" of this half of the kingdom, the Bahrain family, the most prominent family of Dinard, finally joined the ranks of betrayal.

As the lord of Bahrain, Cliff is responsible for the logistics supply to the border army of the entire Kingdom of Dinar. Once he participates in the rebellion, the kingdom will definitely not protect the border of Lulin. In addition, he appeared in the kingdom in such an unimaginable way. Lulin army, this time the Kingdom of Dinar is really in danger.

"Then I will leave the rest to Mr. Cliff." Desa said.

Cliff nodded: "Please rest assured, I will properly arrange these 5 soldiers before I do anything, so that no one will find out. In addition, I will gradually reduce the logistics supply to the border army. They will be in a situation of lack of food and being caught between two breads."

"Hahaha, thanks to Lord Cliff's ingenious plan this time, the empire has this golden opportunity. And everyone in the Necromancer Guild, we will abide by the agreement between the two parties and take all the soldiers who died in the battle. All the dead bodies are handed over to you, and your guild is allowed to move freely on the battlefield." Desa laughed triumphantly.

"That's good." He replied coldly, and Jestan slowly drifted away.

"It's a pity that Lovell still hasn't been captured. If the teleportation array is set there, the empire's army can enter the hinterland of Dinar unexpectedly from the most favorable position to achieve the greatest strategic effect. Although it is also useful to start a war from our territory Sure to win, but always makes people unwilling." Ferino said at this time.

Desa is in a very good mood now, he waved his hand and said: "It's okay, things can't always be perfect, it's good to achieve the current level. If Lord Cliff wants the head of the little lord named Saul If that’s the case, the army of the empire won’t mind taking a trip to Lovell after the war.”

Cliff snorted: "I have to say, that shameless man named Saul is indeed very difficult to deal with. He actually protected that territory to death, forcing me to change my plan. But after the war, there will be It has become irrelevant, everything is more important than the overall situation, let's let that kid go for the time being, and when the whole Dinar is settled, won't his life and death be in my hands?"

De Sarzan said: "As expected of Mr. Cliff, you really understand righteousness, which is admirable."

It turned out that Cliff wanted to seize the Lovell Territory for this reason.With Lovell's special geographical location, if 5 Lulin elites suddenly appeared, they could indeed drive straight into the center of Dinard, and even approach the capital.Compared with raising troops from Bahrain, it has the most unexpected strategic effect.

However, by mistake, in order to keep his stable life for the rest of his life, our young master Saul desperately "protected the nest" and accidentally destroyed such an important plan of the other party, so that Dinar will be able to survive in future wars. Li won a little respite.

In addition, he robbed Bravila's treasure, which destroyed Cliff's plan to build a second group of teleportation formations, and reduced Lulin's army that went deep into Dinar by a full 5 people.It can be said that it was precisely because of these two points that Dinard kept his last hope, so that he would not be wiped out by Lulin in the first place.

However, not only Cliff couldn't think of this great contribution to saving the entire kingdom, but even our hero himself is also ignorant at the moment.

So sometimes, heroes are indeed born inexplicably.

The border between the Kingdom of Dinar and the Lulin Empire is very long, stretching almost across the entire western region of the kingdom.However, because of the obstacles of the Western Mountains and the Mallor Mountains, the actual intersection is only a narrow strip in the Silvo Plain.

The 20 soldiers of the Western Legion of the Kingdom of Dinar were stationed on this long and narrow plain. They directly faced the military provocations of the Lulin Empire, and they were the elite of the army as famous as the Northern Legion.

The well-known Sidvila Fortress in the western region is located in the center of this plain.It is the base camp of the Western Legion, and it is also the last and strongest barrier against Lulin's invasion.

"Have the supplies not been delivered yet?" At this moment, in the Sidvila Fortress, General Freeman, the head of the Dinard Western Army, was asking his adjutant with a worried expression.

His adjutant nodded: "Yes, Mr. Cliff sent a message, saying that the granary caught fire unexpectedly not long ago, and most of the supplies and food that he was going to send were burned. At present, he is actively dispatching supplies. It will be delivered immediately."

"How much food is left in the fort?" Freeman asked.

Picking up the report and flipping through it, the adjutant said: "The situation is not optimistic. At present, the reserve food and grass in the fortress can only be used by the whole army for about a week. Moreover, there is also a shortage of medicines and arrows. will run out."

Due to the huge number of Western Legions, the consumption of various materials is extremely alarming.However, since Bahrain, the largest food producing area of ​​Dinar, is behind it, the grain storage in the army has always been maintained at the minimum limit, that is, to ensure that after the war, the number of backups can be maintained.

Since the first generation of lords, Bahrain has been in charge of logistical support to the western border of the kingdom. Over the years, there have been no mistakes. Even in the most famine era, the lords at that time would give top priority to the supply of the army.

It can be said that it is the joint efforts of the Bahrain collar and the Western Legion that ensure the safety of the entire west of Dinar.This is why Cliff is so favored by the king.

But this time, the Bahraini leader stopped the logistics supply without warning.By the time the quartermaster realized that the red light was on, the entire army had unknowingly consumed a lot of food reserves, and the current reserves had reached an extremely dangerous level.

"Hmm..." Freeman frowned, thought for a while, and ordered: "Pass my order, starting tomorrow, the entire army will implement a rationing system, and try to save food before the next batch of supplies arrives. In addition The border patrol must not go wrong at this time."

"Yes!" The adjutant gave a military salute and was about to go down to make arrangements.

"Wait." Freeman stopped again: "You send another team, no, two teams of messengers rushed to Ferry City, urging Cliff to collect supplies as soon as possible."

"I understand." The adjutant nodded and left in a hurry.

Looking at the huge military map with red and blue lines on the table, Freeman fell into deep thought.The suspension of supply deliveries at this juncture, was it an accident, or something else...

Five days later, the supplies that Cliff had repeatedly promised had not been delivered, and at this time the army's reserves had completely bottomed out.The five batches of messengers sent by Freeman before and after have also disappeared without a word.

This is not the most important thing. Due to the rationing system, the soldiers of the entire legion can only enjoy the minimum ration quota. It was fine at first, but slowly, many rumors have quietly grown.

Although the officers repeatedly restrained and even adopted strict measures to prevent the spread of rumors, there was still a certain amount of panic among the soldiers at the lower ranks.Fortunately, they are all professional soldiers who have experienced many battles. Under such circumstances, they still maintained strict discipline, and never let up on the monitoring of Lu Lin's side.

However, does danger really only come from there?

It was under such circumstances that the most tense military meeting to date was held in the Sidvila Fortress.The supreme commanders in charge of each defense zone were recalled by Freeman to discuss countermeasures for the current situation.

"I can't let this situation continue anymore. My knight can still hold on, but the horse is too hungry to stand up. We must replenish the fodder as soon as possible!" The commander of the cavalry regiment, Roque, slapped the table hard.

"Yes, there is a lot of complaints among the soldiers at the grassroots level. There is less and less food, and even normal drills can't be carried out. If there is no food delivered, we don't know if we can hold on when the enemy comes, but after a while For a few days, I can't guarantee that there will be a mutiny." Waters, the commander of the Second Mixed Infantry Regiment in charge of the southern defense zone, followed up.

These two corps are the first-line corps directly facing Lulin, and the defense zone where they are stationed is also the top priority. Their words undoubtedly make the best comment on the current severe situation.

The two of them didn't finish talking, and other officers also complained. The current food shortage crisis has spread to the entire army, and this is still under the condition of ensuring the supply to the frontline corps.I heard that the reserve teams and engineering teams of the second and third lines are already suffering from hunger.

"In short, we must get the food as soon as possible. I don't care whether it is stolen or robbed. Otherwise, if my soldiers starve to death, the whole army will be wiped out without Lu Lin calling." Finally, the commander of the Fourth Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment who is also the first-line defense zone Guan Leiter concluded.

His heavy armored infantry regiment is the only one that can compete with the madman regiment, one of Lulin's four ace armies.In order to wear thick heavy armor, the soldiers are all tall and big hand-to-hand fighters, so it is even more difficult to bear the lack of food.

After Leiter finished speaking, the conference room fell silent, and all the officers turned to look at General Freeman, waiting for his order.

Although he was calm on the surface, Freeman was also worried.The food shortage of the army has reached such a serious point that once a war starts, I am afraid that it will run out of food if it cannot last for two days.Facing Lu Lin's already strong army, how can this be fought?
Cliff, what on earth do you want to do?
However, as the supreme officer with 20 people, now is obviously not the time to hesitate.After thinking for a while, Freeman ordered decisively: "Rock, tomorrow you will dispatch half of the knights to Ferry City as quickly as possible, and immediately ask Cliff for food. If he refuses again, you will grab it!" Whether it's a merchant, a nobleman, or his lord's private warehouse, as long as there is food, I will grab it and send it to the army as quickly as possible."

The head of the cavalry, Roque, slapped his chest flatly: "We are working hard on the front line, while those corrupt nobles are hiding behind and enjoying their lives. Now is the time for them to show their loyalty to the kingdom. Don't worry, I won't miss it." something."

After a pause, he said again: "However, if half of the soldiers are taken away, what should I do with my defense area?"

Freeman pondered: "Don't worry about this, I will transfer two reserve teams to cover first."

At this time, an aide worriedly said: "This... conniving soldiers to plunder nobles is a very serious crime, not to mention Lord Cliff is the king's most trusted lord, should we find another way?"

Freeman shook his head bluntly and said: "Now is an emergency period, and I can't take care of those nobles. If the army rations are not replenished, Lu Lin's invasion will cause greater losses, and I will bear all the consequences. Hmph, I don't know Kerry What is the intention of the husband to keep delaying the supply, just for this crime, I will report it to the king in the future to make him look good!"

The aide didn't speak any more, this was indeed not the time to hesitate, everything was to ensure the safety of the border as the top priority.In order to take care of the interests of those nobles and bet the safety of the entire kingdom, no matter how cowardly Freeman was, he would not dare to do so.

Finally, he stood up and said resolutely: "Everyone, the food will be raised soon, please hold on for a while, and make sure to ensure the safety of your defense area. The safety of the kingdom is up to you all."

"Yes, I swear to obey the order to the death!" All the officers saluted in unison.

Just when the crowd dispersed and was about to rush back to their defense zone overnight, a messenger suddenly rushed in with a frightened face: "Report, report to the army commander, Lu Lin's army was found outside the fortress!"

"What!" Everyone was taken aback.

Freeman's face sank: "Which defense area did they attack from? How many are there?"

Sidvila Fortress can be said to be the general rear of the entire western border, and there are blocks of defense zones in front of and around it.Generally speaking, even if the Lulin Empire breaks through a certain defense area, it will still face obstacles from the fortress behind.Over the past few decades, I don't know how many soldiers of the Empire have held their hatred under the high walls of Sidvila.

Hearing Freeman's question, the officers around all showed nervousness.Which defense zone the enemy invades from means that the commander in charge of that defense zone has failed in his duty, which is not a small crime in wartime.

"No...not from the front, they appeared from behind the fortress." The orderly swallowed.

"It's impossible!" Before he finished speaking, Leiter interrupted him angrily.Appearing from behind the fortress, did Lu Lin's guy fly over?
Startled by his roar, the face of the already nervous messenger turned pale: "It's true, there are about 3 people. According to preliminary observations, they are all elites from the Lulin Empire, including the Madmen Corps, Black The armored cavalry regiment, as well as the ace troops of the night shadow troops."

"Let's go and have a look!" Freeman gritted his teeth and walked out of the meeting room first.

Standing on the wall of the fortress, Freeman and a group of officers stared dumbfounded at the dense army behind the fortress.The entire Sidvila Fortress is not a single castle, but a defensive network composed of a series of fortifications and defensive buildings. It is impossible for the enemy to bypass it and go deep behind Dinard.

But now it really happened, and there are so many troops.

Since the function of the fortress is to defend the outside but not the inside, the rear of the entire defense network is actually quite empty.At this time, those outlying fortifications that had caused countless Lulin soldiers to hate were being easily wiped out from behind by this group of sudden enemies.Although the Dinar soldiers in charge of defense resisted desperately, it was of no avail.

Among the crowds of enemies, you can easily distinguish the Madman Corps in heavy armor with giant shields and battle axes; the Black Armored Cavalry Corps with black armor on both knights and horses;Lulin's four ace troops, except for the mountain special corps, which is good at mountain warfare, did not appear, and all of them arrived.

Freeman understood that in the face of such an elite enemy, even if the fortress went all out, it would not be able to gain the slightest advantage in the field battle.He could only painfully order all the defenders of the outer fortifications to withdraw from the fortress, and watched the enemy destroy the fortifications they had carefully built for decades one by one.

"Damn it!" Waters slammed his fist against the wall. What's going on?

"Don't be nervous. Everyone immediately return to their own defense zone and hold their positions. These people go deep alone, and they must not carry much axle weight. As long as we stick to the fortress, they can only be trapped below the city." After all, it is the supreme commander of a war zone. , Freeman calmly ordered.

"But what about the supplies?" Rock couldn't help asking.Now that the army is approaching the city, it is no longer possible to go to Feili City to raise food, and they are also facing the danger of food shortage.

Freeman frowned: "I will think of a way. If it doesn't work... kill the horses! The most important thing is not to let them join the Lulin army outside. Even if they turn around and attack the hinterland of the kingdom, they will not There is only death."

"Legion commander, you, what are you talking about?" His words shocked Rock.

Each army will have some cavalry, as well as livestock for camel goods.But only his army is composed of pure cavalry. If there is no horse, not only will the combat effectiveness be greatly reduced, but even the number of the army may be canceled after the war. How can he agree?
"Stop talking nonsense, execute the order, everyone immediately return to the defense zone!" Freeman ordered without any doubt.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the guards below, not knowing what happened.Freeman's adjutant frowned, and was about to ask a question when a panting scout rushed up the city wall.

"Legion Commander, there is an urgent military situation. Suddenly, an enemy army approached the position of our 2rd Mixed Infantry Regiment. The number is about [-] people." The scout said to Freeman.

"What, what's going on?" Waters, the commander of the Third Corps, grabbed his collar and asked angrily.

The scout said: "Regimental Commander, not long after you left, an enemy army suddenly approached our position. At present, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief is leading his brothers to closely monitor their actions."

"Has the opponent attacked?" Freeman asked calmly.

The scout shook his head: "No, they just approached the edge of the defense zone and stopped moving forward. Since they didn't understand their intentions, the deputy head didn't order an attack, but just put on a posture of confrontation."

All the officers couldn't help looking at each other. At the moment when they were out of food, the enemy actually started to attack.And it happened to be when all the senior commanders left the defense area to come to the fortress for a meeting. Although I don't know how the group of enemies behind the fortress appeared, it was obviously a premeditated action.

"Damn it, are all Lulin's border troops dispatched? Do they really want to invade in an all-round way?" Freeman's forehead was covered with sweat.

He was about to give an order when several people rushed to the city wall, but it was the scouts from other troops who came to report the military situation. Without exception, they found the enemy outside the defense zone of their own army, but the strange thing was that there was no enemy army Take the initiative to attack.

"Everyone should return to their posts immediately. No matter what, they must not break through the defense zone and join the enemies below. First find a way to deal with the enemies below the city, and then repel them." Freeman ordered the officers.

Knowing the urgency of the situation, everyone stopped talking and saluted and prepared to leave.At this moment, a guard on the top of the city suddenly exclaimed: "Look, what are those people doing?"

Freeman's heart sank, and he quickly walked back to the wall to look over.I saw that the enemy approaching the city did not start to attack, but instead began to rely on the fortifications below to deploy a defensive formation, assuming a siege posture.

At this moment, even Freeman couldn't figure it out. The most important thing for an army that goes deep behind enemy lines is to be caught by surprise and achieve its strategic intentions as quickly as possible.Because they lack logistical supplies, it is impossible for them to fight a war of attrition.

It can be said that the Lulin army under the city did catch them by surprise. However, after being discovered, they not only did not take advantage of the situation to attack the city, nor did they turn around and enter the Bahrain territory to wreak havoc. Instead, they put on a siege posture. for what purpose
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, Freeman exclaimed: "No, these people seem to know that we are short of food, and want to surround us in the fortress!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the city was in an uproar.This time the enemy's purpose was clear, the front army was held back and could not return to help, and the defenders of the fortress were also threatened by the enemy below the city and could not support the front, forming a deadly situation.

In normal times, this kind of confrontation is meaningless, and it will ruin the tens of thousands of elite enemy troops under the city.But the current situation is that the Dinard defenders are seriously short of food, and it won't take a few days at all.

"These guys, they want to kill our 20 Western Legion without bloodshed, what a big appetite." Freeman said viciously.

"How could they calculate that we are short of food?" Leiter was very puzzled.

Rock snorted: "Don't you understand yet? We have been betrayed by Cliff."

"Master Cliff? How is this possible?" an officer exclaimed.

Freeman sighed: "Rock is right. Thinking about it now, we have fallen into the enemy's trap since a month ago. If I guessed correctly, Cliff has already colluded with Lulin Wake up, the delay in sending supplies is also intentional, when we are seriously short of food, the enemy will start to attack, as long as we are dragged where we are, there is no need to shed a drop of blood to completely disintegrate us."

"Although I don't know how these people got around behind the fortress, they must have something to do with Cliff." He finally said.

Everyone involuntarily turned their eyes to the dark enemy army below, feeling a burst of despair.If even Cliff rebelled, then they would have no way out, and would become a lone army with no ammunition or food.

"What should we do?" an officer trembled.

Freeman said firmly: "Don't give up hope. Please return to your defense zone, and never let Lu Lin's army step in. I will find a way to break through the blockade of this enemy army and find reinforcements as soon as possible."

In front of them is the army of the Lulin Empire, and behind them is the vast Bahrain Territory. Even if they can break through the enemy's obstruction, where can they find reinforcements?
But those present were all professional soldiers, and everyone just kept this idea to the bottom of their hearts, silently nodded and obeyed, and then rushed back to their posts with their own concerns.

After everyone left, Freeman was still standing motionless on top of the wall.

"Your Excellency, Legion Commander..." His adjutant couldn't help but reminded after standing behind him for a while.

"Command, organize a breakout immediately, and you must not die here!" Freeman put his hands on the battlements and ordered without turning his head. There was no confidence in his voice.

Perhaps, it is time to be loyal to the country.

(End of this chapter)