Chapter 884 Scars of War

"How's the situation on the west side?"

As soon as Nail and Uncle Sang walked into the central camp, the commander of the Northland Garrison "Eagle Face" couldn't wait to ask.

"The number of that group is still growing," the veteran gave a military salute, and roughly described the surveillance itinerary for the past week, "I was shocked, I didn't expect the Dawn Kingdom to gather so many soldiers. "

"How much?" Yingmian didn't care at all, and poured a cup of tea for the two, "Eight thousand? Or nine thousand?"

"I'm afraid there are more than 10,000 people." Uncle Sang drank the tea in one gulp. "The tents alone stretch for nearly a mile, and there are at least twenty unnamed flags. I don't know where they got them." These ghosts of death."

"More than ten thousand?" The pen in Yingmian's hand stopped.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the squad leader." He pointed to the nail beside him. "In order to estimate the approximate number of people, we took the risk of being discovered and arrived at the Old Holy City for investigation. Soldiers and horses, they blocked the passage between Hermes and Dawn Kingdom, and most of the refugees have turned around and evacuated in the direction of Wolfheart and Eternal Winter. I saw a few teams of no less than a hundred people."

"The actual situation is indeed like this," Nail nodded and added, "Chenxi should be waiting for the personnel to gather, and at the same time, the vigilance of the surrounding area has also been strengthened. I suggest that the follow-up investigation team should not get too close to the old holy city, so as not to be caught The other party's patrolling knights found out."

Ever since they noticed the abnormality of Hermes, the northern garrison began to infiltrate the plateau area with the assistance of Duke Kant. Apart from hoping to obtain more information, it was also to prepare for the subsequent battle. However, His Majesty did not approve Eagle Face's probing attack plan, and only asked to remain vigilant and continue to investigate. The deputy battalion commander had no choice but to put down the idea of ​​doing a big job, while selecting suitable candidates from the garrison, dressing up as refugees to monitor the old and new holy cities in turn, while continuing to send information to Neverwinter.

Of course, he has not done nothing in the past few months. After confirming that the Holy City was not playing a suspicious strategy, the Northland Garrison regained the Cold Wind Ridge.

As for the appearance of Chen Xi's army, it was two or three weeks ago.

"My lord, are you worried that this group of people will be detrimental to His Majesty's actions?"

"Hahaha, how is it possible," Ying Mian laughed loudly, "Even if their number quadruples, they are just a group of slow targets in front of the First Army. Even the God's Punishment Army cannot break through the line of defense blocked by machine guns. Why should I touch His Majesty's feet? On the contrary, it is better if there are more people. First, let them charge the walls of the Holy City and test the church's details. It is best to defeat both sides. If it really comes to that step, Your Majesty will definitely agree with me plan." He paused, "This round of investigation has worked hard for you, go down and rest first."

"Yes, my lord," Uncle Sang saluted.

Nail didn't turn around and leave, but hesitated before saying, "Can't we...repel them in advance?"

Both of them stared blankly, "What?"

"Your Majesty doesn't agree with us attacking Hermes on our own, but that doesn't mean we won't allow us to stop the Dawn Army?" Nail bit his lip, "If they wait until they attack the Holy City, the foot of Mount Hermes will probably become a mess." Ruins."

The veteran sighed.

"Did you see something?" Eagle Face frowned.

"Looting and massacre..." Nail covered his forehead, and almost didn't want to recall those bloody scenes, "They haven't entered the old holy city yet, they just stationed on the periphery, and the surrounding residents were captured by them and put on sharp clothes on wooden sticks, and then use such wooden sticks to make camp walls. As for women, the fate is even worse-"

"Enough," Eagle Face interrupted him, "This is a common occurrence in wars! Both the Church and the Kingdom of Dawn are His Majesty's enemies. It is better to let the enemy consume the enemy than to consume ourselves! And don't Forget that we are the army, the sword in the hands of His Majesty! It is also our duty to kill people."

"But that's different!" Nail insisted, "We are fighting to achieve His Majesty's goal, but they... are just killing for the sake of killing. Those villagers are not believers, but in front of them, they are not even as good as prey !"

"My lord, he was just a little irritated." Seeing the displeasure on Eagle's face, Uncle Sang said hastily, "You too, do you know what I'm talking about? As long as the church doesn't collapse, we can't stand under their noses." After crossing the Hermes Plateau, how can we stop Chen Xi and his gang?"

The new holy city is like a huge fortress, connecting the plateau flat area as a whole. The four outer gates correspond to four passages to each kingdom. Although there are no guards now, refugees can come in and out freely, but it does not mean that the church will sit idly by. A group of army commanders drove straight in, passed through the holy city and entered the realm of dawn.

Nail naturally knew this too, he took a deep breath, "Actually, there is still a path to pass through."

"The alley?"

"When I came back, I talked to some refugees, and one of them told me that there is a trail wide for two people in the seemingly steep cliffs on the outside of the plateau. It will be closed in winter due to the accumulation of ice and snow, but the snow melts Finally, this road can directly cross Hermes without entering the Holy City."

Eagle Face looked at him for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget about it."

Nail lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Actually, you also know that this is not a reliable... No, it should be said that it is a battle plan that cannot be realized at all." The deputy battalion commander did not get angry unexpectedly, "Let's not mention whether the small road really exists, even if it can go smoothly. When we reached the Old Holy City, we alone could not defeat tens of thousands of enemies in one fell swoop—His Majesty said very clearly in the evening tutoring class that before the army moves, the first thing to consider is logistics. The mountain road is as wide as two people, and it is difficult to transport supplies. It is very difficult, not to mention machine guns and ammunition. In addition, the entire Northland Garrison only has 500 men, and the ration of ammunition is not enough to support a protracted battle. Once the enemy is not defeated, we will become a lonely army with no support, and the entire army will be wiped out It's all possible!"

Eagle Face stood up and walked in front of Nail, "I want a complete battle of annihilation more than you, but that's just my personal idea. Your Majesty and Lord Iron Ax handed over this army to me, so I will first What is considered is the safety and interests of the army, whether it is the previous resettlement of refugees or the current decision, do you understand?"

"...Yes, my lord." Nail clenched his fists and finally gave a military salute.

"Go down."

Just as the two were about to leave, a soldier lifted the curtain and walked in, "My lord, the reply from His Majesty Roland has arrived."

"Oh? Show me quickly," Yingmian quickly took the secret letter and unfolded it. Before Nail and Uncle Sang walked out of the tent, he stopped them again, "Wait!"

"Your Majesty has any new instructions?" the veteran asked.

"That's right, the first army has set off from the capital by boat and is heading north at full speed. It is expected to arrive at Cold Wind Ridge in ten days."

Ten days... It's too late, Nail thought sadly, Dawn's army could enter the Old Holy City at any time, and in just a day or two, they could turn all the towns under Mount Hermes into hell. Suddenly, the woman in red who was struggling in the hail of bullets reappeared in front of his eyes, as if accusing him of what he had done.

"Before that, His Majesty asked us to take immediate action to prevent the dawn army from entering the Old Holy City—at least not let them loot the monastery."

Nail raised his head sharply.

"This... can it be done?" Uncle Sang rubbed his head.

"It's very difficult, so His Majesty sent a special reinforcements, which will arrive in the northern border tomorrow night," Eagle Face closed the secret letter, "The only one who can get here at this speed is the witch." Then he looked at The two said, "Go and tell all the squad leaders to come to my meeting! By the way, what's the name of that refugee who knows the mountain road?"

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