Chapter 464 The Fifth Army

"Damn it!"

Looking at the completely defeated Second Army, Kombat's face almost turned pale. He didn't expect the other side to have such power. How is it possible? Even the demons can't have such strength, but now... they are defeated so easily by these damned pawns!

"Retreat, retreat!"

There is no other way, Kombat had to choose to retreat. He is not a fool, and he can naturally see that if they insist on it, they will be unlucky.

But what makes Kombat even more angry is...

"Where is the Fifth Army? Where did they go?!"

Unfortunately, the Fifth Army can't hear Kombat's complaints at present. Of course, even if they hear it, it can't do anything.

Because the general of the Fifth Army, Rolex Gadras and his adjutant Orore, are currently imprisoned in the prison of Story 13.

"Oh, I didn't expect that we would be caught."

Lying on the straw pile, looking at the dark ceiling in front of him, Rolex whistled.

Of course, the Fifth Army also received the order from the Council, but this guerrilla army of only 10,000 people was always erratic on weekdays. When they received the order, they were at the eastern border. Then when the Fifth Army planned to withdraw to Bonn Fortress and join the First and Second Armies, Duanmu Huai had already taken down Bonn Fortress directly.

In this case, the Fifth Army would certainly not be stupid enough to fall into the trap, but as a guerrilla army, they also have their own strengths.

Therefore, after learning that Bonn Fortress had been occupied and the Fourth Army sent some soldiers to follow the Iron Giant to leave Story 13 and go to Bonn Fortress, the commander of the Fifth Army, Rolex, made a decision.

That is to make a detour and directly raid Story 13 from the rear and attack the headquarters of the Fourth Army!

His idea was similar to that of General Kriolev. The Fourth Army initially had 40,000 people, but more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded in the battle with the Inquisition, and some of them ran away. The intelligence obtained at that time was that the Fourth Army had a maximum of 20,000 people. The Bonn Fortress must need at least 3,000 soldiers to control it. Now the Fourth Army has sent some more personnel, which means that the Fourth Army soldiers stationed in Story 13 are at most just over 10,000, which is about the same as the Fifth Army.

Although the number of people is similar, Rolex does not think that the combat power is similar. After all, as a guerrilla army, the Fifth Army itself is more valuable than quantity. What about the Fourth Army? To put it bluntly, it is a waste army used to contain other countries when they invade. This is just like comparing a rookie with a super agent. No matter how you look at it, the Fifth Army is more combat-effective!

So Rolex took advantage of the dark and windy night to raid Story 13, trying to completely annihilate the Fourth Army's headquarters and capture the Fourth Army's commander and generals.

Then... well, he was locked up here.

The reason for the failure of the Fifth Army is actually very simple. It is not a strategy, nor is it a strong army, but simply a difference in numbers.

That's right, Rolex estimated that the Fourth Army had only 10,000 soldiers.

But when he entered the city, he found that the Fourth Army had as many as 50,000 soldiers!

Damn, what the hell is this?

So after discovering that the enemy had many soldiers and he was weak and surrounded, Rolex decisively chose to surrender to save his life—he was not a dog of the Council, and he did not need to work hard for the Council until his death.

So he was locked up here.

"Da Da Da..."

Just as Rolex was leaning on the straw pile and counting the stains on the ceiling, he heard footsteps in the distance, and then saw a soldier walked to Rolex's cage and passed the food on the plate through the fence.

"Your dinner today."

"Oh, it's finally time to eat."

Hearing the good news, Rolex jumped up and came to the fence. As prisoners, they certainly couldn't have any particularly rich food. They only had dry bread, a small piece of dried meat and a bowl of soup. Of course, for prisoners, this was already good.

If it were someone else, they might have frowned at such a simple dinner, but Rolex, as the general of the Fifth Army, had spent his life in guerrilla warfare. He had encountered all kinds of simple situations, so he took a piece of cold bread and put it in his mouth without any concern, while looking at the soldier in front of him.

"Hey, kid."

"What's the matter?"

Hearing Rolex's words, the soldier standing opposite, while monitoring them, asked.

"I remember you, you fought well before, knocked down several of my subordinates."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Rolex couldn't help but praise him.

"I didn't expect that the Fourth Army still has talents like you? Which class did you graduate from?"

"Graduation?"

Hearing Rolex's question, the young man snorted.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just joined the Fourth Legion."

"Just joined?"

"Yes, after the Fourth Legion liberated Story 13, I signed up to join the Fourth Legion. Before that, I was just an apprentice blacksmith."

"Wait......"

Hearing this, Rolex was stunned for a moment.

"In other words, you have only joined the Fourth Legion for less than a month? Then why are you working so hard??"

Rolex still remembers that this young man fought very hard on the battlefield. Although he was very immature, his spirit of exchanging his life for his own was indeed amazing. In fact, it was not just him, but many soldiers of the Fourth Legion were also like this. As the saying goes, the arrogant are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate. The Fifth Legion is not stupid, how could it fight to the death with a group of guys who don't even want their own lives?

So Rolex finally chose to surrender.

At that time, he just thought that these soldiers were fighting for the Fourth Legion, and he also lamented that the current commander of the Fourth Legion had such charm. Now when he heard it...

Good guy, you have only joined the Fourth Legion for less than a month?

Then why are you fighting so hard?

Rolex has never seen anyone who wants to die.

"Of course it's to protect my family!"

"Your family?"

"That's right."

The young soldier nodded vigorously and looked at Rolex.

"You guys may not know what kind of life we ​​lived before the Fourth Legion came here! We were hungry and had to endure the cold in winter! Those damn guards beat us whenever they wanted, and the nobles treated us like animals!"

Speaking of this, the young soldier clenched his fists.

"But the Fourth Legion came, and everything changed! All the nobles who used to ride on our heads were beheaded and displayed to the public, and all the guards who oppressed us were driven away! And they took out all the food of those nobles and distributed it to us... "

At this moment, the young soldier seemed to think of something and became more and more angry.

"You have no idea what we saw when we went to the warehouses of those nobles. If we kept such a large piece of meat at home, we would not be able to eat it for a year. But for them, it was thrown in the corner like garbage and left to rot! And those grains, vegetables, and fruits. We couldn't even eat them if we wanted to, but they threw them in the stinking ditch like garbage............!"

"…………………………"

Hearing the roar of the young soldier, Rolex did not speak. Of course, he knew the virtues of the nobles, but he did not expect those nobles to be so... Well, actually, it's not surprising if you think about it carefully.

"Now we are finally living the life we ​​expected, and we will never let anyone destroy them!"

As he spoke, the young soldier stared at Rolex viciously.

"What council, what nobles, what emperor! I don't care! I only know that the Fourth Legion killed those nobles who bullied my family, distributed food to us, and made the city safer. You don't have to worry about being picked on by those guards or soldiers, let alone being bullied by the nobles! If you want to take all this away, I will stop you even if I risk my life!"

"… So you joined the Fourth Legion?"

"Yes."

"……………"

Hearing the young soldier's decisive answer, Rolex sighed, and even felt that the bread in his hand was not fragrant.

Now, he finally understood how the Fourth Legion, which was supposed to have only 10,000 people left, had so many more people.

Thinking of this, Rolex raised his head and looked at the young soldier in front of him.

"Hey, kid, tell your legion commander that I have something to say to her."

It must be said that when Krim learned the news, she was still very surprised, but Krim still came to the prison to meet Rolex.

"Hello, General Rolex."

"Okay, okay, I'm your prisoner now, no need to do this kind of etiquette."

Looking at Krim in front of him, Rolex waved his hand, and then he looked at Krim curiously.

"I came to you just to inquire about something... Why are you doing this?"

"I don't understand what you mean, General Rolex, you mean..."

"I heard it from that kid, while speaking, Rolex pointed at the young soldier standing next to him.

"You not only occupied the city, but also killed the nobles of the city and distributed their property to others... Why did you do this? Simply to buy the hearts of the people?"

"You want to understand it this way, it's not wrong."

Facing Rolex's inquiring eyes, Krim seemed very calm.

"We need power, but we can't stand on the side of the nobles and the Council, so we have only one choice."

"Indeed, Hermann is terrible now. "

Rolex nodded.

"Hermann is now like a rotten piece of bread, full of those disgusting maggots. They have gnawed holes all over the bread, and it has almost lost its original shape... So, how do you plan to change all this?"

"I know very well that changing all this is not an easy thing. In fact, the judge also told me that if we simply overthrow the Council, it will not change the status quo. If we want to solve all this, we must carry out a thorough rectification from bottom to top, and this is what we are doing. "

"……………………"

Hearing this, Rolex frowned.

"You mean, you plan to implement this system in all cities in Hermann?"

"Of course."

Krim nodded.

"What we want to do is to completely change this country, not just change the owner. If Emperor Shira doesn't have that ability, then even if she regains power, what's the difference between her and Prime Minister Styser?"

"And that's why you do this."

Hearing this, Rolex smiled excitedly, then he stared at Krim and spoke.

"It sounds interesting, why don't you count me in...how about it?"