Chapter 469

"You mean, Orson?" Odysseus asked.

"Yes." Elsa nodded. "He has a precedent of defeating orcs, so there will be no problem even if he leads a large army to fight."

Arthas, who was standing by, couldn't sit still when he heard the name Orson.

The reason why he sent Scaloni to the front line this time was to use this battle merit to surpass Orson's previous military merit in pacifying the orcs.

But if Orson was allowed to lead the army again, wouldn't it be a waste for him to let Scaloni go?

In the face of national justice and personal interests, Arthas must make a choice.

"Father." Arthas finally spoke.

"Well, what do you want to say?"

"Let me... go together."

Chapter 118: Trust me again

"Solve the battle within a month, so that I can come back to catch up with the collective experience after the midterm." Orson sat in the student union office, looking at Elsa who came in, and gave his estimated end time of the battle.

"One month... is it really enough? Isn't it too late?"

Compared to Orson's calmness and confidence, Elsa was a little worried.

Before deciding on the head coach, it was natural to ask Orson's opinion.

Orson had no dissatisfaction with the support given to him by the royal family, and when asked about the estimated time to end the battle, Orson actually only needed one month.

"Orson, think about it again. Although the assessment of the academy is very important, in this case, the academy will not make it too difficult for you if you delay."

One month was still a little too crazy in Elsa's mind. Even if Orson led the army directly south now, it would take ten days and half a month to reach the front line. In other words, he could defeat Giovanni's mysterious army as a trump card in half a month?

Wouldn't this prove that Scaloni, who was beaten a little embarrassed by this army, was a waste?

In addition, if Orson told the royal family that he would win within a month, but failed to achieve the goal, his reputation would be reduced, which would be unfavorable for his subsequent efforts to compete for the Duke of Napoli.

"Your Highness Elsa, I know you might be worried that I will fail, but please rest assured. I said I can win in a month because I have the confidence to win."

"In that case, I won't interfere with your ideas." Elsa knew that her military insights were not as good as Orson's, so she didn't need to use her mediocre skills to interfere with real professionals.

She recorded Orson's request, then left here, ready to report the request to Odysseus.

"Alas, my fiancé, he is really a busy man." Olivia sat next to Orson, supporting her face with her hands, and sighed faintly after Elsa left.

Turning her head, her wine-red eyes stared at Orson, her eyes full of resentment that Orson was leaving her again.

"You have been dealing with the affairs of the student union since you came back. I was planning to find a time to go out for a date after we finish dealing with it today."

She pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction in her tone.

"Olivia... I'm sorry, I..."

"Of course I know, this is for the sake of the empire, you have to do this, of course I can understand." Olivia quickly followed Orson's words.

"But, there is no way, I sometimes have some selfish thoughts, I will be unhappy to see my future husband being treated as a brick and moved wherever he is needed."

"..." Hearing this, Orson sat a little closer to Olivia.

Olivia was about to continue to say something jealous, at this moment, she suddenly felt Orson hugging her left shoulder, and then the whole person fell into Orson's arms.

She blushed instantly.

"You do this again..."

Olivia's resistance to Orson's intimate behavior was 0.

"No way, this should be the last time, right? Anyway, this time we come back, let's treat the experience of going to the Alps as a date trip, how about it?" Orson hugged Olivia and discussed the plan after returning from the war.

"Then I don't want you to say that."

"Why?"

"If you miss the battle at the front because of my concern, you will come back later."

"So, starting tomorrow, you are not allowed to think about these things until you come back."

"Okay, all up to you." Orson laughed dumbly after hearing this.

It seems that Olivia still supports him.

"But tomorrow I will take someone you know with me."

"Who?"

"Lena."

...

The next day, on the carriage to the military camp outside the city.

Alsace looked at Lena, who was sitting next to Orson and curiously looking around the details in the carriage, and felt ashamed.

Although he had heard that Lena was very strong before, so the Imperial Academy was willing to change the rules to let her enter, but when they first met, the impression Lena gave him was too different from the previous rumors.

In Arthas's expectation, Lena should be heroic if not fierce. But in reality, Lena gives people the feeling of a girl next door. She is not very knowledgeable and is very curious about all the new things around her.

The carriage he usually rides in is like a picture book in Lena's eyes. She wants to read it dozens of times.

He really can't imagine that such an immature person, no matter how powerful he is, can really play it on the battlefield? Orson brought her here for sightseeing?

It wasn't until the military camp outside the city that Orson temporarily placed Lena in the military tent and went out to inspect the army with Alsace, that Alsace couldn't help but ask questions.

"Mr. Orson, the one next to you is Miss Lena, right? I have heard of her name, but today it seems that she is not as good as the rumors."

"Ah, of course I know that people should not be judged by their appearance, but is it too much to take such a child to the battlefield?"

Seeing the straight-tempered Alsace expressing his concerns to him, Orson also revealed his own reasons.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. This child Lena seems unreliable, but if I can bring her here, she will definitely be useful. She is very strong, and with the right guidance, she will be of great help to the empire. This The first time I brought her out, my purpose was to guide her. "

"...Okay." Arthas nodded after hearing this.

"Your Highness, why did you come with us? Are you worried about the front line?"

Hearing Orson ask this, Arthas shook his head.

"Master Osun, of course I believe in your ability, but I also want to play a role in this matter."

"When I was framed before, my reputation among the nobles plummeted. I hope that by taking the lead this time, the nobles will trust me again, and at the same time, I will make those who framed me and betrayed me pay the price."

Alsace said this, looking towards the south with stern eyes.

The person he mentioned who framed him and betrayed him was naturally Giovanni.

Now that it has been found that the murderer is closely related to the Duchy of Naples, there is a high probability that Giovanni hired the murderer to kill him and then put the blame on himself, with the intention of causing civil war in the empire.

This conclusion also makes sense logically.

He was put in a relationship before because he didn't know Giovanni's secret actions and was close to Giovanni. Then something like this happened again. As one of the people who suffered the most, he would definitely not let it go. Giovanni's.

At the same time, this time with the army, he can also serve as Orson's adjutant and get the second command.

When the time comes to divide the battle merits, he will also have room to operate.

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'm going 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 used extreme force to A low voice said: "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!"

"You are lucky! Now, hurry back to your original post!"

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

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

"Face the wall and reflect on your mistakes for three hours. If you move during this period, stand back! I will find someone to replace you."

"Yes." The soldier heard the officer say this and quickly agreed.

He had just prepared to be put in solitary confinement or beaten, but he didn't expect that the officer would only let him stand facing the wall for three hours.

And he didn't have to keep an eye on him, he would find someone else to take his place.

I was supposed to stand guard for eight hours, but he did this, and I was fine after standing for three hours.

He is quite nice.

Thinking so, the soldier happily stood in the corner and began to count sheep.

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

Since a mysterious soldier disappeared that day, the commander of the mysterious legion immediately reported it to Giovanni, who then ordered all officers to block the information of the mysterious legion, not allowing soldiers to discuss the information of the mysterious legion soldiers in private, and not allowing ordinary soldiers to approach them.

In a situation like the one just now, if the officer heard it and reported it to Giovanni, the soldier's fate would only be a dungeon or death penalty, and his cousin would also be implicated.

However, the officer did not do so, perhaps he also had his own calculations.

…

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

The content of the letter was very simple, just like what Scaloni read out.

It would take at least three days for the army to march to a distance of three hundred miles, not to mention an organized retreat.

It was a bit difficult to give up all the positions he had worked so hard to build, the siege equipment he had set up, and all the land.

But this was an order issued by the commander-in-chief Orson, and it was his first military order, so it was not easy to refuse.

But he did not think that his retreat was right now, emotionally or logically.

In desperation, he could only convene a meeting of front-line officers again and make Orson's order public.

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

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

But he left his army at the end.

First, the personal army was the rear guard, and when retreating, he personally commanded the trailing troops to avoid collapse caused by chaos.