Vol 2 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Volume 2 Chapter 4
Planning to take a female General as prisoner
Aiwa already knew Federer’s nature from the inside out, Federer had already eaten two defeats, but he still dared to come to Tanzya and fight again, this showed how high the discrepancy between what he estimated his capability to be and his real strength was. Therefore, Aiwa concluded that getting captured by Tanzyanians this time, he would definitely look for an opportunity to come take revenge. But regarding this point, Aiwa didn’t point it out bluntly to Federer, he knew, even if he clearly said it to Federer, he was improbable to obey his advice, his most biggest merit was his dogmatism.
After Federer reorganized his soldiers inside Favargo city walls, he again conducted a drill. Although their morale was high, from what Aiwa could see it was no more than putting up empty airs that’s all, they absolutely couldn’t compare to the fighting strength of the Favargo soldiers who had trained for 2 months. However this confirmed Aiwa’s guess, he believed, after a few days, Federer was sure to once more send troops towards Tanzya.
Looking at those practicing soldiers, Aiwa secretly laughed. After two days, Federer came to Aiwa’s office.
[My boy, I want to battle that Tanzya woman again!]
TLN: lǎo dì – my boy or old pal/chap… was used as my boy in last chapter… I’ll be varying it according to the situation whenever it appears.
Federer said br.i.m.m.i.n.g with confidence. He had already changed into another Junior Officer’s military uniform, he believed his talent could only be shown by wearing that dignified Junior Officer clothes. However after all he was saved from the enemy rank by Aiwa’s men. Although his chest couldn’t cast out the loath towards Aiwa, but on the surface he also had to show a little etiquette.
Really, relying on Federer’s grand appearance and his whole body army clothes, an individual serviceman’s form was distinct, only it’s a pity, from his rude and impetuous expression, Aiwa couldn’t see an individual commander’s wisdom and murderous spirit — He was certainly going to lose the next battle without doubt!
[Very wondrous! I don’t know calling me this small local official as ‘old chap’ is what business?]
Aiwa knew Federer’s character, he was improbable to let at any person get involved in the matter he was determined to do. Let alone his aspirations were very high, he couldn’t let Aiwa fight over his merit, unwilling to let Aiwa get a little bit of contribution. [Granted if have manpower, after all is your troops, I don’t dare to command them without authority, however, at military supplies respect old pal has much support to rely on, after I return, I will surely report old pal’s real contribution to Queen Sofia!]
Federer knew Aiwa was improbable to refuse his this small request, because they served the Queen, if he didn’t correspond with the local official and fight himself, then when he reported to the Queen, the Queen was sure to rule him as guilty.
[Since is this kind, I’ll also not refuse. Many supplies are needed, and since you have used ‘old chap’ this call, you by no means must say to the Queen that this ‘old chap’ didn’t support you during the fight!]
Aiwa was still sitting in his chair, appearing as if he was doing a charity, [I prefer to let my soldiers go hungry, also improbable to let you have foodstuffs under your control. So when do we set out for the journey ‘old chap’?]
Aiwa’s bright eyes looked towards Federer. He was already used to talking to Federer using this kind of business and again having a slightly personal friend look. It was already apparent to Aiwa, that he was insufficient to become his enemy, and can become a stone under his foot; Federer was improbable to form any obstruction to his official career, only becoming his stepping stone.
[I was thinking of setting off tonight!]
Federer had long ago done good preparation for the war, only waited for Aiwa’s military supplies. [This time I thought of a blitzkrieg strategy, directly taking the Tanzyanians old nest. I request old pal to arrange a breakfast for my brethren, I cannot let my brothers be hungry and fight with an empty belly!]
[Not a problem!]
Aiwa transmitted an order down; let the persons in the kitchen arrange food for Federer’s expeditionary force. During midnight, Federer’s army finished their breakfast, ready for the journey.
After a quarter hour, Favargo city gate slowly opened, Federer’s army mightily went out, disappearing into the late night from Favargo in a long line.
Federer was stationed at the end of the troops, he urged his horse to turn around, waving his hand towards Aiwa, said in a confident and clear voice: [My boy, wait at here for my good news!]
Afterwards, a horsewhip echoed, resolutely slapping on top of the horse’s hind thigh, that warhorse exerted its hoof and jumped, rus.h.i.+ng to the front of the troops. After approximately three quarter hour since Federer set off, Aiwa transmitted the order to fight to all of his hundred man chiefs.
Although many people had doubts, didn’t Federer go to fight the battle? He also said he didn’t need the help of Favargo’s soldiers, how can there be a combat mission? It wasn’t that the Favargo city walls guard and soldiers didn’t want to battle, ever since the big martial arts compet.i.tion, they were already itching to fight but didn’t have the opportunity, after Federer’s army had p.i.s.sed in their pants in terror after fighting and getting defeated by the Tanzyanians, these city wall guards and soldiers were already stifled, one after one requesting to go out to fight. But due to someone disobeying the order and going out to fight resulting in getting punished by Aiwa, without Aiwa’s order, no one dared to go out and fight without permission.
Regarding the topography around Favargo, it could be said that Aiwa knew it like the back of his hand; he could close his eyes and easily recall which region had which brook and which region had an obstruction, even recall which region had unusual big trees accurately to perfection. In other words, Favargo’s entire topographic map was within Aiwa’s mind. Furthermore he had already a.s.signed each mountain top and gorge a code name, these code names were to be remembered by the hundred man chiefs, without a single mistake.
While releasing the order, Aiwa didn’t announce it, rather issued a small order tablet to every hundred man chief, the words of their move were on top of them, and those numbers represented their guarding position. Resembling this kind of arrangement, Aiwa had already conducted countless drills, already learned accurately to perfection. An each hundred man chief was not only in charge of leading their soldiers, but it was also them who carried out the troop disposition methods Aiwa learned from the East Empire. Which region had how many soldiers, these hundred man chiefs could already make out the exquisite details within it. Therefore at the time of combat, they didn’t need Aiwa to speak; one order tablet was already enough.
Taking the elites, Aiwa only left behind a few veteran city wall guards behind, properly guarding the city gate. Due to many disturbances to the Favargo locals by the Tanzyanians, Favargo’s city walls were also made more stable. Could be said that it was invulnerable to attacks, unable to be damaged.
Three quarters of an hour after Federer’s expeditionary set out, 2000 elite troops also set out from the Favargo city walls, very quickly disappearing within the night scene.
However Aiwa returned back to his bedroom. Before going back to bed he told his city wall guards that, without his order, no one was allowed to open the gate. Violators would be beheaded without pardon! Furthermore he specially added a sentence, [When I’m sleeping, no one is allowed to disturb me, violators, would be beheaded without pardon!]
Favargo’s East sank into the darkness before dawn, right now Federer’s army had already left the Favargo valley, entering into Tanzya territory.
This land solidified his hate and humiliation as a man, arousing his anger. He hardly considered the safety and danger and directly guided his soldiers rus.h.i.+ng towards the Tanzya encampment.
Dusk filling the sky very quickly covered the dull gray sky, making it darker. However the dang dang sound of the horse’s hoofs roused the vigilant Tanzyanians from their dreams.
Since a 1000 centuries, Tanzyanians relied on their vigilance to exist here, their combat was fierce and crafty resembling a wolf, like how a wolf would perceive an attack while it was sleeping, there wasn’t a single sound which could be hidden from their keen hearing senses during the night —- letting Federer run away was perhaps also the display of Tanzyanians unwillingness to take the life of a living creature.
At the time Federer’s army was rus.h.i.+ng into the Tanzya encampments similar to bursting river water, those tents were hacked into strips of clothes by blades, floating in the wind like a wine shop’s banner.
Ha.s.s Empire’s soldiers rushed ahead making a sky shaking killing sound, those excited warhorses powerful hoofs. .h.i.tting on top of Tanzya land, as if they were going to raze the whole Tanzya tribe to the ground!
However, at the moment when Federer thought everything was going smoothly, the soldier’s one after one informed him that there wasn’t a single Tanzyanian here — Right now Federer’s mood couldn’t be described as bad, he immediately understood that he had once again been played by the Tanzyanians.
At the moment he was strenuously thinking how the news leaked; his army was immediately surrounded by cavalry.
Ha.s.s Empire’s soldiers all became still, the scene of being surrounded the last time they invaded Tanzya was still fresh in their memories, their comrade-in-arms being hacked to death by Tanzya woman’s blades, they escaped to Favargo with great difficulty, but this time it wouldn’t be that easy, because this time the number of Tanzyanians surrounding them seemed to have been more than last time.
At the time the Ha.s.s Empire’s soldiers were still, a big horse left from within the Tanzya troops, a woman with a sweet, fair and graceful figure sitting on top of it, although it was already daybreak, but under the dark light, the Ha.s.s Empire soldiers as well as Federer’s hundred men chiefs could feel the svelte of this high ranking military officer Tanzya woman from the posture on her horseback.
But relying on his dou qi, Federer could make his sight pa.s.s through the dull gray dawn, clearly looking at this high ranking Tanzya female military officers appearance, her head having a shoulder length maroon loosely draping over her shoulders, making it look like a falling waterfall behind her head due to the morning wind. Her bright and limpid autumn waters like pupils even separated by a distance of 50 yards could make Federer, this 7th rank attack ability Junior Officer tremble intensely.
At the moment Federer’s and her sight met, his heart couldn’t help but feel the murderous spirit from the counterparts eyes making him feel cold to his hearts depths! His breath became unnaturally cold, tightly pressing from either side on the horses belly with his legs made it tremble.
[Federer, you this reckless guy, last time we thought letting you off will make you remember Tanzyanians benevolence, didn’t expect you didn’t want to treasure your dog life, then don’t blame us! Wuya, grab this guy alive, send him to Tanzya’s most ugly woman!]
That graceful woman riding on horseback whipped the horsewhip forward, speaking to a girl at her side.
As soon as her words fell, a squadron of troops rushed forward, rus.h.i.+ng towards Federer’s saddle mount. Without fighting the soldiers at Federer’s side quickly dispersed and escaped, After looking at not even a single guard remaining at his side, Federer knew he wasn’t his called Wuya girl’s opponent, he quickly escaped on horse. However that Tanzya woman closely pursued him. After his first lesson, Federer didn’t want to fall into this woman’s hand again, not speaking of the humiliation, he was still tied to a stake to suffer and freeze, what kind of person would be able to receive it? If he was caught once again, he was sure to die without a burial just like how Aiwa had mentioned. Although he was unwilling to listen to that youngster Aiwa’s babbling nonsense, what he said was after all the truth, feeling last time was just luck, will the Tanzyanians give him another opportunity?
In order to not let a Tanzyanian overtake, Federer disregarded the life and death of his soldiers fleeing from within the soldiers, some soldiers were stepped to death or injured by his warhorse, but he didn’t even give a glance, patting the horse’s hind thigh to seize the escape path.
Whenever a Tanzyanian almost overtook him, he quickly used his dou qi to resist, still not to say, Federer saddle horse was also working hard, especially during this large run; moreover it wasn’t Federer’s first time coming for a local campaign to Tanzya, he was very familiar with the topography around here, he didn’t need to urge his war horse, it already followed the best route madly rus.h.i.+ng the whole journey.
However, it seemed that this time the Tanzyanians were determined to win, absolutely wanting to grab this criminal ringleader, not agreeing to loosen even a bit, the distance between the two didn’t surpa.s.s 50-60 meters.
Since Federer had escaped their besiege, they were reluctant to part and pursued relentlessly, therefore they didn’t expect Ha.s.s Empire army to have any ambush, bent on pursuing Federer.
At the time Federer’s warhorse had already fled towards the territory cla.s.sified as Favargo’s valley, he only heard a pu pu ji sound, suddenly a horse tripping rope appeared in front of Wuya’s horse, she already didn’t have enough time to receive her horse, that horse tripping rope already covered her horse’s forelegs, causing her horse to fall over.
But Wuya wasn’t a normal person; she understood her horse had suffered an ambush, simply stood on her two legs, her whole body flying forward flipping over in the sky.
Unfortunately, when she again flipped over falling on the ground. At that instant, a few Favargo experts quickly arrived in front of her overpowering her to the ground and bound her up.
However the wearily escaping Federer didn’t notice the things happening behind him, although he couldn’t hear the voice of soldiers chasing behind him, he didn’t dare to stop for a moment, rather slapped his warhorse escaping towards the siege city Favargo, the only safe region was inside the Favargo city walls.
Federer from the start till escape time, his horse hadn’t rested for a moment, it was already exhausted, by the time he reached the outskirts of Favargo, it was already mid noon; however the city gate was still closely secured.
Riding on horseback, looking at the high city walls, he didn’t have the strength left to shout, he said using his dried throat. [For — — me once — — open — — gate — —]
After Federer used his hoa.r.s.e throat to speak a few words, he lied on his stomach on the horse’s back. If a Tanzya foot soldier overtook him now, he was also with his hands tied ready to get captured. Aiwa had already ordered, besides his command, no one dared to personally open the city gate. When a squadron of elite troops carrying a few women along with Wuya came to the city gate, Federer had already fallen asleep under the city gate, that burning hot sun’s painful heat s.h.i.+ning on his beaten body.
[How have not opened the door for commander Federer?]
An individual hundred man chief subst.i.tuted for this rich born commander and outraged.
[Senior Aiwa said, without his order, no one was allowed to open the city gate — —]
The guard on top of the city gate tower yelled with a loud voice.