Chapter 175

"The balance will be unbalanced in an instant. We can help the royal family deal with Lucia and Orleans at the same time. The royal family is also strong enough to pacify the remaining Aragon. As for Naples, which is already half-dead, what can it do?"

"In this case, His Majesty the Emperor will only wantonly launch a larger-scale unification war in the country. Don't you understand this little truth?"

William sat down again, looking at Olivia with disappointment in his eyes.

"Olivia, I don't know what has blinded you. Your recent behavior is very abnormal. You have become a little too impulsive."

"I know you are willing to give everything for Orson, but please don't treat yourself as a tool. At least I don't want you to become like that. You are my daughter." 69.493.6135

"If Orson loves you, then he will definitely understand your position. On the contrary, if he doesn't understand you, then there is no need to continue this engagement. Just think that I have made a mistake."

"I'm sorry, father, I was abrupt." Olivia bowed her head when she heard William's words.

"I'm very sorry to disappoint you."

"It's okay. You may have experienced a lot during this period. I can understand. You should go down and rest first." William said this and waved his hand.

"Lianka, you stay." When Lianka was about to leave with William, William suddenly called her.

"Father, are you calling me?"

"Yes." William nodded. "Your sister's marriage has been decided. Now it's your turn. Li'anka, do you have any ideas? If not, I can find you a husband who is willing to marry into our family."

"Eh? Isn't it too early for me? I... I just came of age this year."

"Noble children are often engaged when they are born. Aren't you the same, Li'anka? Besides, Olivia makes me worried, so you need to take on the responsibility of your sister."

"But..." Li'anka said this, holding the bow tie on her chest tightly with one hand.

"Forget it, you probably have something on your mind, right? Go back and think about it. I'll ask you again in two days." After saying this, William waved his hand, indicating that Li'anka could leave.

"I know, thank you, father." After saying this, Li'anka hurriedly left here.

Looking at Li'anka's back, William sighed.

"Alas, one by one, girls can't stay when they grow up."

Hearing Litt's proposal, Martin naturally agreed.

The number of the enemy's army is not much more than his own. If he can delay time by fighting with the enemy's leader, he can also give an explanation to his brothers.

After all, as the commander of this army, he still has an understanding of the combat effectiveness of this army. From the commander to the ordinary soldiers, they have basically not received any systematic military training. They all fight with passion and instinct.

"Okay, but will you default on your debt?"

"Even if I default on my debt, you can delay time until the large army comes, right?"

"..." Martin nodded after hearing this, and his eyes became sharp.

Since the other party dared to fight him alone, their own strength must be not weak. Of course, it may also be because of the quality of this army that they underestimated Martin's strength, but no matter what, Martin can't be careless.

"In this case, I'm rude." He said so, stepped back a few steps, pulled a safe distance, and then drew out his sword.

"Just what I want." Lit said so, and smiled and raised his long sword.

...

On the other side, the Naples Army Headquarters.

"General!" After going through layers of review, Wirtz came to the commander Garibaldi.

As the commander of the Naples Army on the front line, although Garibaldi's combat ability is average, he is deeply trusted by Giovanni.

He will still execute all the instructions given by Giovanni, even if there are unreasonable ones. This is where Giovanni values ​​him.

In this kind of war, it is no longer possible to consider whether it is reasonable or not. Facing the two-sided attack of Antica and the royal army, the most reasonable way should be to gather the living forces and retreat to the town in the rear, but in order to keep Romulus City running normally, the land in the front cannot be easily lost.

As soon as Wirtz saw Garibaldi, he knelt down inside.

"General, our front line is attacked by an army of at least 10,000 people. We can't defend. Please support us quickly!"

"This..." Garibaldi heard the words, held his forehead and thought for a while, and then shook his head. "Sergeant, to be honest, other fronts have also received news of attacks. I just transferred the last reserve to the northwest front. There is really no one who can help your front now..."

"Really?" When Wirtz heard Garibaldi say this, he hurriedly continued to argue: "But when I came here just now, I clearly saw that there were still many soldiers here."

"These soldiers are responsible for protecting the safety of the general. They must not be moved. Otherwise, if the general is in danger, who will take responsibility?" At this time, the adjutant next to Garibaldi spoke first.

"But...if the front line collapses, the soldiers here still have to take on the task of fighting."

"You said that if the front line collapses, then can't you think of a way to prevent the front line from collapsing?!" The adjutant said this and began to reprimand Wirtz.

"...Let's do this. I'll allocate a unit from my guard to you." Garibaldi came out to be the peacemaker at this time, and then he looked at the adjutant beside him.

"Adjutant, take this noncommissioned officer and find a squadron to support the front line."

"Yes." The adjutant heard this and quickly agreed, and then took Wirtz to a military camp.

After counting the number of people, Wirtz was stunned.

"Okay, this unit is responsible for assisting you. You must hold on for a while." The adjutant said this, looked at Wirtz aside, and gave an order.

"Sir, didn't you hear what I just said? There are about ten thousand enemies on the front line, so why don't you allocate five hundred reinforcements to us?"

What can five hundred troops do?

Moreover, looking at the equipment of this army, it is not much better than our own army.

Do you still have to do things like eliminate dissidents during a war?

Wirtz was immediately disappointed with the current Naples army.

"This is not something I can decide. There are already more enemy troops on the front line than us. We can only be prepared to fight more with less. Otherwise, I will arrange five to six thousand people here for you, and there will be fewer people on other fronts. Please understand." The adjutant said, patting Wirtz on the shoulder.

"Too bad." Wirtz said softly.

scolded.

There were obviously at least 30,000 people here, but only 500 were sent out to support them.

Of course, this sentence was not heard by the adjutant, otherwise Wirtz would have received at least a slap in the face.

But this is no wonder the adjutant, everyone knows that Garibaldi listens to Giovanni's orders the most.

Giovanni gave Garibaldi only one order, and that was to defend the city of Florence no matter what.

The current base camp is the most critical location. It is impossible for Garibaldi to move troops from the base camp anyway.

Wirtz had no choice but to rush back with some 500 soldiers. If he could have even a small effect on the battle situation, it would be okay.

…

On the other side, Li Te and Martin had already passed more than twenty moves.

The sixth-level Martin couldn't gain any advantage at all when facing Li Te.

Liteuk's fighting style is so weird. One second he's still slashing at you with his sword, and the next second he takes two steps back and throws a fireball at you.

He is both a warrior and a mage, and his level is not low at all. This kind of enemy is the most difficult to deal with.

Martin gradually became exhausted.

Finally, after a few more moves, Martin found an opportunity. This was the only opportunity he had found so far.

Regardless of whether it is the opponent's plan or not, you must be a fish and bite the hook.

Martin stabbed Leeteuk with his long sword.

However, Lite moved his body in the air in a way that Martin had not expected, seemingly dodging the blow easily. Then, a sword was placed on Martin's neck.

"You lost." Li Te said, looking at Martin's eyes, there was no disdain for the weak from the strong, but only plainness.

Martin looked at Leeteuk in disbelief.

He thought that it was a good opportunity before, because people can't move their bodies in mid-air, but he forgot that Li Te can do magic, and he can do some actions that violate common sense through magic.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Martin said and sighed.

"You can take my life now, or you can let me go back. It all depends on your choice."

"According to our previous agreement, you just need to let your army retreat." Li Te said, putting down the sword in his hand.

Martin is also very virtuous in martial arts. After seeing Lee Teuk put down his sword, he also put the sword back, saying that he would not pose a threat to Lee Teuk.

The Antican army was naturally overjoyed when they saw their commander had won, while the soldiers in the Naples army were timid when they saw that Martin, who was usually unparalleled on the battlefield, could not defeat him. meaning.

More than ten minutes had passed since the two men fought. Without the previous conversation and the subsequent duel, this thousand-man army would have collapsed long ago.

"There's nothing to say. I'm willing to admit defeat." Martin spread his hands helplessly, then turned to look at his troops.

"Brothers, we cannot defeat this army. For the sake of your lives, we will retreat back to the base camp to rest and make plans later."

Following this order, the soldiers quickly put down their weapons, and then followed Martin out of here in an orderly manner.

"Li Te... Master, just let them go like this, is it okay?" Virgil walked up at this time, looked at the peasant soldiers walking away, and looked at Li Te beside him in confusion.

"Of course it doesn't matter." Lite said this, as if she was still immersed in the hearty battle just now. She took a long breath, and then said; "Oson once taught me, attack the city first, attack the heart first. ”

"This peasant army only has a little over a thousand people. Even if it retreats, it won't hit us that hard. On the contrary, when I talked to their commander just now, I realized that what we did before was not enough. "

"Not enough?" Virgil asked doubtfully.

"We have clearly reduced taxes in the occupied areas and maintained good governance and public security. Even so, haven't we done enough?"

"Well, it's certainly not enough." Li nodded. "At least, in their eyes, it doesn't just depend on what we do to make them give up their resistance."

"We still have to see what their superiors will do. Only when what they do above chills them will they lay down their weapons and choose to resist." Li Te said, and then continued his analysis.

"Virgil, you see, this army is obviously used to defend the external defense line. If we use our troops normally, the first army to contact the enemy will not use the most elite troops, but will use troops above the horizontal line.

Put it up, right? But the enemy did not do this. From the equipment to the morale, their army looked like a peasant army, which is what we commonly call the third-line army, cannon fodder. "

"Generally speaking, cannon fodder is sandwiched between regular troops and follows the regular troops in the charge, so that morale will not collapse. However, this army can go to the front line and is still listed alone on the outermost layer, which shows that the commander does not want them to survive. Come down."

"So, as long as they realize this, it will be easy for them to understand that they have been betrayed, and then they will help us."

"I didn't expect you, Master Li Te, could think of this level." Virgil did not hesitate to praise him.

"Hehe, Orson told me this, Virgil, don't be so surprised." Lite smiled shyly when he heard Virgil say this.

"...Young Master Li Te, you have really grown a lot." Virgil said, his eyes full of relief.

"If you want to praise me, praise Orson. He taught me well."

"However, this army only has a thousand soldiers at full strength, and it is mainly composed of peasant soldiers. Even if they betray, we don't seem to get that much in return."

"Virgil, sometimes things don't depend entirely on rewards. Although they only have a thousand people, they still have a thousand lives. We can't save people on a frontal battlefield, but in this case, we can save more people." It is also a good thing for the rulers who take root here in the future to repent.”

"Whoever the ruler will be in the future seems to have nothing to do with us, right?"

"Hmm... who knows?" Li Te said, got on his horse, and continued to lead the army forward to take over the position.

…

Martin retreated with his army. On the way, he ran into Wirtz who was coming with supporting troops.

"Martin? What's going on with you?" Wirtz saw the retreating troops. Although they were retreating, they were neat and orderly, and their military appearance was intact. It didn't look like they had lost a battle at all.

More importantly, the number of people did not decrease, and there was no loss of luck.

Is it possible there wasn't a fight?

"Wirtz, are these the reinforcements you brought?" Martin said, looking at the troops behind Wirtz.

"Ah... Because other fronts are also being attacked, there are not so many troops at the back. I can only come here with the general's escort."

"That's it...there's nothing we can do about it." Martin sighed helplessly when he heard Wirtz say this.

"By the way, Martin, where are you? What's the situation?"

Martin told Wirtz about the bet between him and Li Te, and Wirtz sighed after hearing the words.

"Oh, that's fine, otherwise I would have brought five hundred people here to collect the corpses for you." He said this and patted Martin on the shoulder.

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you lose. The lives of our brothers have been saved. The green hills are still there, and we don't have to worry about running out of firewood. That's it. Don't let the people above know, otherwise they will think that you are colluding with the enemy and kill you. Locked up.”

"Of course I know this." Martin nodded after hearing this, and then everyone turned back towards the base camp.

When he approached the base camp and saw the flags standing in the camp, Martin looked at Wirtz in confusion.

"Wiltz, didn't you say there is no reserve team?"

"There are indeed none. These are all the general's escorts." Wirtz explained helplessly.