Chapter 200

Chapter 119: Unexpected

"Hey, brother, have you heard that the Duke's private army directly defeated an enemy ten times his own and retook the northern city wall." In the city of Romulus, in a garrison camp somewhere, a man The soldier was gossiping with several soldiers on duty around him.

"Really?" Another soldier said in surprise. "You are worthy of being a Duke, but didn't you use this trump card a little too late? If you had used it earlier, maybe we wouldn't have lost so many brothers."

"Hey, this is what I want to tell you." The soldier who spoke at the beginning said this. He first looked up and looked around.

, after confirming that no one was approaching, he pulled a few people around him closer, and then said in a very low voice: "The Duke's army seems not very clean..."

"Huh? What do you mean?" one of the people asked in confusion.

"Yes, what do you mean by not being clean? You guys are not going to say that the Duke's army is not human, are you?"

"You are just talking about these things that are not there. I have heard this kind of gossip countless times since I was a child. Are you going to say that the army is the living dead?"

"Oh, that's not the case." The soldier who spread the gossip quickly shook his head, and then said solemnly: "I have a distant cousin who works in the army's logistics. Did you know? This army doesn't need food. Supplies, they don’t need to eat, just the weapons they need to replace every day is enough.”

"It's normal. We are the Duke's private army, so there is no problem if we have private logistics channels."

"Then why do weapons need official logistics?"

"Hiss... It seems a bit strange what you said, but what if the Duke really only has food that he can supply privately?"

"I also guessed that you would say that. I also questioned my cousin in the same way at the time. Guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"My cousin went to the garrison of that army on the pretext of delivering weapons. Except for the commander of the army and the guard, everyone else was sleeping like puppets in the military tent. No one went out to move. And they keep their armor on when they are resting, and it’s plate armor! It’s not convenient for them to go to the toilet, don’t you think it’s evil?”

"If you say that, it's really evil..."

Hearing what the other party said, several other people also nodded.

At this moment, an angry voice sounded from behind several people.

"What are you doing here?" An officer walked up to the group of soldiers.

"Sir, we are not derelict in our duties. We were just a little bored while standing guard and called our brothers over to chat." The soldier who spoke first stood up and explained for the others.

When the officer heard this, he glared at several people.

"What if the enemy attacks at this time?"

"How is it possible? With the Duke's invincible army in front of us, how can we see the enemy?"

"So you're just derelict in your duties?"

"Sir, we are not. We are also standing guard. You see, there are no idlers sneaking into the military camp now!"

"That's because you are lucky! Now, hurry back to your original post!"

After the officer gave the order, the other soldiers quickly dispersed and returned to their positions.

"As for you." The officer looked at the soldier in front of him who was talking back to him, and pointed to the far wall.

"Face the wall and think about your mistakes for three hours. If you move during this period, stand again! I will find someone to take your place."

"Yes." The soldier heard what the officer said and quickly agreed.

He had just been prepared to be detained or beaten, but to his surprise, the officer just made him stand facing the wall for three hours.

And he no longer has to keep track of him, he will find others to fill his position.

He originally had to stand guard for eight hours, but after doing this, he was fine after standing for three hours.

Others are quite nice.

With this thought in mind, the soldier happily stood in the corner and began to count the sheep.

When the officer returned to the commander-in-chief of the city defense force, Giovanni's residence, to report the situation, he did not report this section, but only said that he had dealt with a few restless soldiers.

Since a mysterious soldier disappeared that day, the commander of the Mysterious Legion immediately reported it to Giovanni. Giovanni then ordered all military officers to block the information of the Mysterious Legion, and the soldiers were not allowed to discuss the information of the Mysterious Legion soldiers privately. Ordinary soldiers were not allowed to approach them.

Like the situation just now, if the officer heard about it and reported it to Giovanni, the soldier's fate could only be dungeon or death penalty, and his cousins ​​would also be implicated.

However, this officer did not do this. Perhaps he also had his own plans.

…

"Retreat three hundred miles and wait for reinforcements to arrive." At the military camp outside Romulus, Scaloni frowned as he read the handwritten letter sent by Orson.

The content of the letter was very simple, just as Scaloni read it out.

A distance of three hundred miles would take an army at least three days to reach, not to mention

There was an organized retreat.

It is somewhat difficult to put down all the positions and siege equipment that you have worked hard to build, and give up all the land.

But after all, this is an order issued by Commander-in-Chief Orson, and it is also his first military order, so it is not easy to refuse.

But neither emotionally nor rationally, he believed that his current move to withdraw from the army was correct.

In desperation, he could only convene another frontline officer meeting to make Orson's order public.

The Duke of Antica naturally agreed, and the Duke of Orleans also received instructions from Duke Henry to closely follow Antica's decision.

In addition, some conservative generals in the army also believed that a slight retreat was the right move. Scaloni could only agree to this order, and then he ordered the army to retreat.

But he saved his army for last.

One is to be close to the rear of the army and personally command the trailing troops during the retreat, which can avoid collapse caused by chaos.

Second, if the enemy pursues them, they can counterattack on the spot, annihilate the enemy's pursuing troops, and gain military merit for themselves.

So, on the third day of retreat, when the three armies had retreated nearly 200 miles, Scaloni received a letter from the scouts, and the enemy troops came out in pursuit, numbering only about 8,000.

Scaloni immediately ordered his 30,000 troops to camp on the spot to wait for work, and directly wiped out the enemy's pursuing force.

But everything changed when the tireless Napoli legions stormed into Scaloni's formation.

Scaloni's plan was completely disrupted...

Chapter 120: Brother and sister reunited

"Master Li Te, are you rushing back in such a hurry to see Mr. Orson?" Among the retreating troops, Li Te was riding a horse in a happy mood. Virgil beside her also joked with a smile.

When Leeteuk heard what Virgil said, his face turned slightly red, but then he said matter-of-factly:

"Of course, I haven't seen Orson for so long." She covered her heart, pretending to be in pain.

"Ugh, I feel like my heart is going to break without Orson's energy!"

Seeing Li Te's exaggerated scene, Virgil also laughed out loud.

Martin on the side was a little confused.

"Mr. Lite, I know that you have a very good relationship with Mr. Orson...but is this a bit too exaggerated?"

If Leeteuk hadn't been so exaggerated as if he was acting, Martin would have thought Leeteuk was a gay man.

"Ahem, I'm just joking, but I really miss Orson." At this moment, Li Te suddenly realized that there was Martin next to her, and then she quickly returned to her serious appearance.

But Virgil knew that Lite was probably not joking.

"Mr. Li Te, do you know what Mr. Osun means by asking us to withdraw our troops?" Martin asked seriously.

He didn't quite understand Orson's approach. He clearly had the advantage on the front line, but in the end he asked for the withdrawal of troops, and his tone was rather harsh.

You know, the coalition forces paid a lot of losses in order to break through the city wall of Romulus. They abandoned those positions. If they attack again, they will only pay more losses.

Even if the enemy's mysterious legion is very powerful, the coalition forces can't be defeated relying on the city walls and fortifications.

"I don't understand either, but just wait until you meet Orson and ask him about it face to face."

Lite said this, smiled, and then ordered the soldiers at the rear to speed up. She couldn't wait to meet Orson.

…

"I knew it."

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Orson sighed helplessly.

Alsace beside him had a livid face.

"That guy Scaloni has been fighting all his life, why is he so careless at this time?" Alsace complained in annoyance.

Just now, the rear army came into contact with the enemy's mysterious legion. At first, Scaloni was prepared to catch the enemy by surprise, but unexpectedly, after the contact, the enemy did not show the exhaustion of pursuing them at all, but instead showed extraordinary bravery.

Although Scaloni saw that the situation on the battlefield was not right and responded quickly, he still held on to the idea of ​​luck, but the result was that the enemy invested more and more troops, and in the end Scaloni could only leave 10,000 troops. The corpse fled northward in a hurry.

If Orson's orders had been strictly implemented from the beginning, it would have been absolutely impossible for the enemy's armored legion to catch up with the retreating coalition forces.

Even when Scaloni ordered to deploy defenses in place, the other coalition armies were still at least a few steps away from him.

Ten miles away, it was difficult to arrive as support.

In this case, Scaloni's war guilt will definitely not be escaped. At most, he can only use the credit for the previous siege to offset it, and don't think about obtaining the title of Duke of Naples in the future.

Alsace was still planning how to help Scaloni win the most military honors. Then Scaloni failed to live up to expectations and wasted a huge opportunity. Alsace felt dizzy.

Before he could take action, his teammates had already surrendered.

"Perhaps General Scaloni has some concerns outside the battlefield, which interferes with his judgment." Orson said.

Orson and Alsace are obviously well aware of the so-called concerns outside the battlefield.

Orson and Arthas looked at each other, and the latter sighed.

"Forget it, it's time for me to congratulate you, Mr. Oson, from here."

"After losing the battle on the front line, why are you congratulating me instead, Your Highness?" Orson looked at Alsace pretending to be confused.

"Your Highness, you have stayed in the palace for too long and have you forgotten what you are best at?"

Orson's question stunned Arthas.

Yes, there was only one thing that Arthas was best at and liked the most, and that was to be in the army and fight on the battlefield.

At that time, he thought that as long as he did his job well, coupled with his status as the eldest prince, the throne would definitely be passed on to him.

But after this period of open and secret struggles, his behavior was more or less political, and his whole way of thinking became politician.

When he applied his political thoughts to others, he naturally regarded a big defeat as good news for Orson.

Hearing Orson's reminder, he also understood the mistake in his words just now.

"Sorry, Orson, there was something wrong with what I said before." Arthas said this and apologized quickly.

"It's okay, Your Highness, just adjust your mentality." Orson said this and waved his hand.

At this time, the messenger outside came in again.

"Report to Commander Orson and His Highness Alsace, we have already met up with the vanguard of the coalition forces, and the general leading the army is Master Lit."

"I know." Orson nodded. At this moment, footsteps sounded outside, and Lit walked in with Virgil and Martin.

Lit lifted the curtain, looked inside, and saw Orson standing in the center at a glance.

At this moment, she was still wearing a loose dress, looking dusty. In order to make it easier to take care of, she also tied her hair into a ponytail.

The moment she saw Orson, her eyes lit up, and then she opened her arms and ran directly towards Orson.

"Orson, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

With that, she threw herself into Orson's arms.

Orson was not surprised by this kind of scene. He caught Lit who rushed over like a cannonball, and then gently rubbed her little head.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Lit. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

The two hugged for a while and then slowly separated.

For this scene, except for Virgil, the others only regarded it as a deep brotherly love and did not say anything. Instead, they reduced their presence and left time for the "brothers" who had not seen each other for several months.

"Orson, are you free tonight? I want to tell you what I have encountered these days. There are many contents in the letter that I can't finish and can't explain clearly."

"I have time, but there is something more difficult at the moment."

"Ah... Orson, are you talking about General Scaloni?"

The news of the defeat was reported layer by layer through fast horses, so as long as the legion was on the scout road, they heard the news of the defeat of the Scaloni Legion.