Chapter 439: Never Surrender, Launch a One-on-One Challenge (1/2)

Chapter 439 Never surrender, launch a one-on-one challenge

"I just said I won't kill anyone, but I didn't say I can't help you with something else." Aaron said meaningfully, "For example... catapult."

Caspian was stunned for a moment, "That's fine, fourteen bullets are barely enough, but after that..."

"After that, it has nothing to do with me." Aaron interrupted, "I also have principles. Unless it is really a heinous crime, I will not kill anyone."

"But this is a war." Peter said.

"I have no grudges against the Tanmores, and I just met the Narnians by chance.

In other words, I am just a passerby, and it will not benefit me to get too involved." Aaron said seriously.

Lucy wanted to persuade her again, but was glared back by Susan.

"You may not like what I say, but I really don't want to participate in the war. All I can do is to reduce the number of people killed in Narnia.

Besides that, I will only kill those who want to kill me."

Peter was silent for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "This is considered to be honest.

If you don't want to charge into battle, we won't force you, but thank you for your help."

"You're welcome."

......

The next morning, Miraz led the Tanmore army to arrive.

Peter and others stood on the top of the fortress, looking at the mighty army on the opposite side, and their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Fully armed, there must be thousands of troops!

There are also several giant catapults and a row of strong crossbows." Aaron couldn't help smacking his lips and sighed, "This battle is not easy to fight!"

"We can see it, you don't need to remind me." Caspian said speechlessly.

"Go back first! We have to think of a countermeasure before they set up camp." Peter said in a deep voice.

Everyone came to a simple stone room and held a meeting around a stone table.

"What do you think?" Peter looked at Aaron and asked.

"We agreed yesterday that I can only deal with those heavy weapons."

"You are the only wizard among us, your opinion is very valuable for reference."

Aaron touched his nose embarrassedly, "The number of enemies is three times ours, well-equipped and well-trained.

Head-on confrontation is disadvantageous, let the enemy kill us, no, there is only one way..."

"We will never surrender." The centaur leader interrupted immediately.

"Uh...surrender is worse than death, my suggestion is very simple...run away."

After the two words fell, the representatives of various races participating in the meeting were stunned for a moment.

The next moment, shouting and cursing came one after another.

"We will never retreat."

"This is the last dignity of Narnia."

"The knights will fight to the last moment."

"This is our land."

......

Aaron looked at the indignant crowd and couldn't help shrinking his neck. "This is the best way I can think of.

Our chances of winning are very low. It can even be said that a win is a loss.

However, the population of the Tanmores is much larger than that of the Narnians. It doesn't matter if they fail in the first attack. As long as they don't suffer heavy losses, they can organize a second or even a third attack after a period of recuperation.

Retreat now and preserve the living strength. There will always be a chance to take back our homeland in the future."

"But I We have no way to retreat. "Trov's face was solemn," the Narnians also thought about it hundreds of years ago. We have gone to survive in the woods. We can barely survive. All trees. "Aaron shrugged," there is nothing to say, battle! "" Each of us think so. " The method of "Aaron" was for him. Aaron looked at Caspian, "You have dug out a piece of land in front of the bunker to deal with the Tanmore cavalry."

"That's why we can't give up this fortress." Caspian explained patiently, "It's hard for us to fight against a large number of infantry on the plains, and this fortress will give us a terrain advantage.

Originally, a decisive battle was the only option, but your gun can destroy slings and heavy crossbows, which means they can't easily destroy this fortress.

In a close fight inside the bunker, we may not have no chance of winning."

"Superficial." Aaron curled his lips in disdain. "I can tell at a glance that you have never fought a war. This strategic vision is really embarrassing."

"Don't talk as if you have fought a war." Caspian retorted, "There was no name of Gaius in the history of Narnia hundreds of years ago."

"There will be in the future. Gaius will become a legend of Narnia." Aaron said confidently, "King Peter once said that this fortress is a tomb. I think it is quite appropriate."

"Thank you for the compliment." Peter said unhappily, "But if we don't have a better way, this place may really become a tomb."

"The key is whose tomb this is." Aaron snapped his fingers, and a flash of red light flashed on the stone table, and a model of a small fortress appeared.

"Can I learn magic?" Lucy asked with interest, her eyes full of expectation.

"I'm afraid not." Aaron shook his head, extinguishing the little girl's dream. "You don't have any wizard blood, and you don't have the talent to learn magic."

"No hope at all?"

"Give up, don't waste time on this.

Maybe there is magic that ordinary people can learn, but I haven't found it yet."

"Ahem!" Susan coughed, "Business matters are more important."

Aaron came back to his senses and pointed to the front of the bunker projection and continued: "There is an entrance in the front, and Caspian has dug two tunnels in advance to lead to the rear of the cavalry.

That means this fortress has three entrances in total, but no exit."

"What do you want to say?" Caspian asked.

"Your idea is to use traps to deal with cavalry, and then rely on your familiarity with the bunker to fight infantry, so why can't you think further?

For example, set the bunker as a trap to deal with infantry."

Hearing this, Caspian seemed to understand, and the others seemed to understand something, but they just couldn't think of the key point.

"Can you be more specific?" Cornelius asked.

"Haha! Your IQ really makes me anxious!" Aaron shook his head speechlessly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the back of the castle, and an exit appeared.

"Lead the infantry into the bunker, and we will get rid of them with our familiarity with the castle and leave through the tunnel.

At this time, the bunker is full of enemies. As long as the bunker is destroyed, at least one-third of the infantry can be buried if we are lucky."

Pop!

Peter slapped the table, and felt that the suffocation in his chest was relieved a lot.

"Let's do it this way. If it succeeds, the Tanmore people's military advantage will be wiped out."

"This strategy is good, but there are two problems in its implementation." Edmund said hesitantly, "I know it's a bit of a downer to say this, but we don't have the ability to destroy this fortress at all."

After the voice fell, everyone looked at Aaron in unison.

They are just ordinary people. It takes a lot of time to demolish a fortress, but wizards should have other ways!

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't look at me like that.

This look always makes me feel stressed."

"We need the power of magic." Susan said righteously, "Maybe this is the meaning of your coming to Narnia."

"Don't be funny, magic is not for killing people." Aaron sneered, "I have done my best to help you deal with those large weapons and give you advice.

I am not an omnipotent savior, don't ask me to kill thousands of people at a time.

I am only fifteen years old and don't want to have nightmares at night."

"Then at least give me another idea!" Peter said anxiously, "This fortress is not as strong as Tanmore Castle, but it is almost impossible for us to destroy it in a short time."

"Can you be a little wiser?" Aaron glanced at Peter and others with a caring look for the mentally retarded, making their faces have an unnatural red.

"So, you still have a way, right?" Lucy asked embarrassedly.

Huh!

Aaron took a deep breath, "Complex problems are often very simple.

You look at the problem too intuitively. There are many ways to destroy the bunker. It is not necessary to demolish the foundation or something. The simplest way is... to set it on fire.

Prepare enough kerosene, dry wood, and hay in the bunker. After we go out, Susan will set off a rocket from a distance outside, and the whole fortress will become a hot furnace."

Hiss!

Everyone shuddered when they thought of that scene, and they looked at Aaron with a bit of fear.

"This is too poisonous!" Peter said with an extremely unnatural look.

"You said it, this is war.

To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself.

Besides, there is not much difference between being burned to death and being buried alive, it's all death anyway!"

"Don't be so nonchalant, okay?" Trov said tremblingly, "Between being burned to death and being stoned to death, anyone with a sound mind would choose the latter."

"Since you are so kind, why not be more diligent and use your claws to dig through the foundation of the bunker."

"Forget it." Trov immediately changed his words, "Let's burn them to death, who let them attack us first!"

"I'll have people gather all the flammable things we have and try to cover the entire floor of the bunker." The Centaur leader said.

"That's the second question I want to talk about." Edmund interrupted, "Whether it's digging a new tunnel or preparing and laying flammable materials, we need time, but the Tanmer army has already set up camp."

"Based on my understanding of Miraz, he won't delay this war until tomorrow.

The latest attack will be launched in the afternoon." Caspian said solemnly, "The earliest will be at noon."

"Delay time?" Aaron tapped his chin, then turned to look at Caspian, "I think our prince shouldn't mind meeting his uncle!"

"This I'm afraid not. "Susan said, "Miraz is not a gentleman. If he sees Caspian, he might shoot him with an arrow."

"Then I have no choice." Aaron spread his hands, "When the two armies are facing each other, the best way to delay time is to negotiate.

Whether it is servile or arrogant, you can achieve your goal, but if the other party doesn't even want to see the envoy, then there is no fun. "

"No, there is hope." Caspian suddenly said, "Miraz is undoubtedly a tyrant and murderer, but as a king he must take into account traditional concepts and the wishes of the people.

There is a way to Help us buy some time, that is to launch a one-on-one challenge head-on, a duel that only the kings of both sides can participate in. "

"I like this tradition." Aaron laughed, "Your ancestors must have lost their minds. They obviously have a huge advantage, but they still gamble with the safety of the king."

Caspian's mouth twitched, "The first thing I will do after I ascend the throne is to change this tradition."

"Wait, what does it mean that only the king can participate?" Susan asked worriedly, "Does this mean that we have to let Peter and Miraz duel?"

Caspian nodded undeniably, "Only the king can represent Both countries."

"We can have someone impersonate." Edmund suggested, "Anyway, Aaron and Peter are about the same height."

Aaron:......

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Nonsense, Peter may not be able to beat Miraz, but you can definitely."

"I won't go." Aaron refused without thinking, and said righteously: "I have always been upright since I was a child, and it is impossible for me to impersonate someone else.

Besides, with my unique temperament, when Peter and I stand together, others can tell at a glance... who is the king."

Peter staggered.

What do you mean? I admit that I am not as powerful as you, but am I not worthy of being the king?

"You can't impersonate, both parties need to confirm each other's identity before the duel." Caspian said.

"I'll go." Peter said, then looked at the other representatives, "I will try my best to buy time. I'll leave the tunnel and flammable materials to you."

"Understood, Your Majesty." Trov said, "Many of us have stored charcoal and dry firewood for the winter. Bring them all over to cover the entire bunker."

"If the plan succeeds, our chances of winning will increase to 50%." Peter nodded, "The remaining 50% depends on the outcome of the battle."

"I can go find Aslan." Lucy suddenly said, "I've seen him in the depths of the forest. He must be waiting for me to take the initiative to find him."

Peter hesitated for a moment and nodded heavily, "Maybe we have to trust you this time."

"No." Tripkin said, "It's too dangerous to let you, a little girl, go deep into the forest."

"This is the best way to reduce casualties.

Aslan will help us. As long as he shows up, all problems can be properly solved."