Chapter 1088 (1/2)
The survivors swept away the ruins of the manor, put on the weapons and armor picked from the elves, carried heavy gold and Black Gold Lion War flags, and went to the imperial capital.
In the evening, the lucerne and the two cavalry earls sent by Loren came back late, light the booty and report the casualties and results.
The ending was as expected - the elf warrior did not lie. In the evening, two elf patrols of more than hundreds rushed to the manor. Before catching up with the escaped survivors, they ran into the ambush of the demon hunter and Byrne knights.
Ten people were lightly and seriously injured, none were killed, none were captured, and all were wiped out.
Faced with the prepared and ambushed demon hunters and the wall mounted charge of Byrne knights, they were guessed the march route. The Elven knights in the forced army state had almost no room for resistance, and they could not even have the chance to escape.
The people who rushed back excitedly can't wait for the next hearty raid.
The frightened little Joad was more concerned about whether it would attract more enemies - he was more concerned about whether he could save his life than booty and reputation.
As for little priest Weber
”You know I'm actually surprised... You didn't stand up against me.”
Looking at Weber praying in the direction of the imperial capital, the black haired wizard said unexpectedly, ”those survivors who escaped are, to some extent, bait that I let out to attract the enemy's attention.”
”They don't know how to hide themselves at all, so they will be discovered soon; as for that poor arm, it's not worth mentioning in front of the elf warrior.”
”So I saved them from one hell and threw them into another.”
”Even so, you saved them.” Weber slowly raised his head and smiled at the dark haired Wizard:
”Loren, maybe you didn't even notice it, but... You actually know how to save others.”
”Save others?”
”Yes, that's what I realized recently - saving others is not to reach into the abyss, but to hand over a rope.” Weber whispered, ”you gave the child a chance to do it, even if it's not so... Beautiful.”
”But this is still an excellent attempt, which shows that when we do good deeds, we need to be more in line with the actual situation and not stick to the correctness of morality; we should not stick to the means, but have a reason to ask ourselves and the result in line with 'Salvation'.”
”The most important thing is that we cannot interfere with the choice of the rescued - to decide the fate of others from above. I'm afraid that such rescue is almost the same as' control 'and' manipulation '.”
”You've taught me another important lesson, Loren.” the little priest put his hands on his chest and looked very sincere: ”so... I support you to do so. Go 'Save' them, let the name of the black Duke resound through the saxophone Empire again, and make this name greater than the Imperial emperor.”
”Greater than the emperor?” Loren raised his eyebrows. ”Aren't devout cross believers opposed to the worship of other things?”
”We object.” Weber smiled and nodded:
”But when the Empire needs a hero to stand up, no matter how devout believers are, it is the will of the Holy Cross to destroy or save.”
It's really as practical as ever
The black haired wizard who pulled the corners of his mouth swept his eyes to the people who were silently watching himself and waiting for the next task.
”Well, today's battle should have made everyone believe in our plan.” facing the excited eyes, Loren nodded: ”is there any objection?”
Little Joad raised his hands without hesitation.
”Is there any exit?!”
Lucian clung to little Joad's collar so that he wouldn't really jump on Lord Loren's face.
”Very good, unanimously passed!” the black haired wizard, who lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth, said in a deep voice, ”then the next step is to assign tasks.”
The eyes of a group of demon hunters and knights glowed like hyenas seeing rotten meat.
”Lanmalos!”
”Yes!”
The count of Lake City proudly raised his flag gun.
”Your task is the simplest - advance towards the imperial capital along the imperial Avenue. I will send you a quarter of the Byrne knights and half of the Ranger knights. Don't touch or entangle all the strongholds along the way; rushing to the foot of the imperial capital is even a victory.”
”I'll give you another task: protect the survivors you meet as much as possible, but don't be dragged down by their speed.” the black haired wizard continued and turned his eyes to the count of white horse peak opposite:
”Regrell.”
”Yes!”
”I'll give you half of the Knights and demon Hunters - your task is more complex. To a certain extent, you need to judge whether to pull out the stronghold or ambush the patrol; there should be intersection with lanmalos in the direction, but you should also be separated as far as possible; you can let the enemy misunderstand that you are close to him and control yourself in measure.”
The calm count of white horse peak nodded slightly, not too excited.
”Lucian, you and the rest of us will act together with me.” the black haired wizard turned his head and looked at the gray pupil boy with a slightly complicated look:
”Our work is similar to that of regrell, but it may be more troublesome; so you may have to act alone if necessary.”
From the original heart, of course, Lucian knows that this is Lauren's enough trust in himself, and protecting Lauren's safety has always been his first goal; But if you can act alone, it is a sign of Loren's trust.
So the grey pupil boy's mood is very tangled: ”... Yes.”
”Bishop Weber and little Joad, also act with me.”
”In a word, no matter which team, the ultimate goal is the same.” looking around the people, the black haired wizard said in a deep voice: ”pull out the stronghold, ambush the patrol and save the survivors... All in order to completely disrupt the blockade and control area of the Azores and turn it into a pot of porridge!”
”Let them take care of one thing and lose the other, and have no time to deal with it; let them not know what direction our main force and marching route are and where our main force is - turn their territory into our territory and their blockade into our blockade.”
”If the expectation is good, the Azores may not have completely occupied western Saxony, so there are still many opportunities.”