In the hall, only Fiora was left, taking care of Joan who had just accepted the reality. Bai Zhou and Meng Shan seemed to feel that staying inside was too awkward, so they simply walked out together.
"Master, you took a lot of risks to rescue her from the Burgundian military camp, and now you are ready to let her go, right" Mengshan just heard Bai Zhou promise Joan, She can be allowed to leave at any time, but she feels that this is not in the interests of the people of Western Qin, and it is necessary to remind the young master.
Although Mengshan also feels that this little girl is very pitiful, it has nothing to do with him, nor with Xi Qin. In all, they can only fan the flames and add fuel to the flames. Therefore, "Sympathy" "This thing is not within Mengshan's consideration.
Allowing Joan to leave freely was actually not a decision made by Bai Zhou out of soft-heartedness, but also after some consideration.
At that time, I decided to rescue Joan of Arc because I wanted to rely on her and sell a favor to the French, so that I could use their force to threaten the Burgundian homeland from behind.
But the problem is that the French royal family seems to have a desperate plan and is desperate to achieve its goal. If the royal family's attitude is to be indifferent, then Bai Zhou can still rely on Joan of Arc's card to contact various nobles in France and cooperate with the Western Qin people's military operations. However, the current attitude of the royal family far exceeded Bai Zhou's expectations - it was no longer just indifferent to Joan's death, but directly involved.
This means that the royal family will not allow their nobles to participate in the quagmire of the war because of Joan of Arc, especially since the original war has nothing to do with them.
??????????????????????????????????????????? It would be useless for Xi Qin to keep Joan of Arc anymore, so he could simply give her her freedom. Furthermore, if the royal family really gives a deposit to the people of Western Qin, it will not be in vain to save Joan. Although they will not get the military support that Western Qin needs most, it is not bad in exchange for some food, grass and money.
Baizhou told Mengshan his considerations, and then went on to prepare to talk about the joint meeting held tonight. At this moment, Michuan walked over quickly and said to Baizhou: "Master, General Mengzhimeng sent an urgent message saying that the Burgundian army is less than thirty miles away from the Belfort Mountains."
"So fast?" Bai Zhou and Meng Shan said at the same time.
Less than thirty miles away, it means that the opponent is likely to have reached the Belfort Mountains during the coming and going of the Western Qin troops.
Originally, the coalition forces calculated that the main force of Burgundy would arrive within the time period tomorrow evening at the earliest. Unexpectedly, they unexpectedly arrived more than a day earlier. This time, it really surprised everyone. unexpected.
Mengshan seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Approximately how many troops are there?"
If there are only more than 10,000 troops, then it can be understood that this is the vanguard of the Burgundians. In this case, it is not terrible.
"I heard from the report that it seems that they are all the troops of Burgundy, and they are not just vanguard troops. Moreover, the flag of the Duke of Burgundy also appeared in the team." It must be said that Michuan brought a very unusual person. Good news. The Duke's flag appears here, which means that this army is the main force of the Burgundians.
"Send the order! Meng Zhi and Meng Ge retreat to the inside of the Belfort Mountains and do not contact the enemy for the time being. The other generals of the coalition forces ask them to return to Basel quickly. By the way, there is also Xiaobao. Send someone over and ask him to finish it quickly. Those remaining defeated generals, tell him that time is running out and there is no need to leave any survivors alive!" Bai Zhou realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered the secret guards around him to go to various places to deliver orders.
About two hours later, the generals of the allied forces who were called were very excited at first, comparing the results of this battle with each other, and noisily, but when they heard what Mengshan said - the Burgundians The main force has arrived at Belfort Pass. For the first time, everyone was stunned. Then, there was a "buzz" sound, as if a pot exploded. The ones whose expressions changed the most were those from Italy and Switzerland. noble.
Bai Zhou pointed at the map and looked at the terrain around Belfort. He wanted to know how the Burgundian army arrived a day earlier than expected. Unless there was a trail, yes, Belfort and its west The area above was originally the territory of Burgundy. Not to mention that the Western Qin people who came from afar did not know if there were any trails in this area that could save time. Even the Swiss Germans or Wolfe who came from the Holy Roman Empire Gang, it is impossible for anyone to know how many roads can lead to the Belfort Mountains.
At first, Bai Zhou¡¯s road to the Burgundy camp was probably just one of them. At first, Bai Zhou didn¡¯t care about it and just followed it.They walked along the main road. Looking back now, there might be a few paths that would save them a few detours, but they were running for their lives at that time and couldn't take the risk of taking an unfamiliar path.
"Pa!" A loud slap in the face attracted everyone's attention, including Bai Zhou's. It turned out to be Wolfgang's slap on the face of a small Swiss German noble.
"You, you, why did you hit me?" The little nobleman covered his face, looking like he wanted to retaliate but didn't dare. Obviously, he recognized who Wolfgang was, and asked himself whether he was fighting for his life or not. Neither Pindaddy nor Wolfgang is a match for him.
"You talk too much nonsense." Wolfgang said a sentence without explaining much. Perhaps in his opinion, Wolfgang didn't even bother to explain to this kind of guy.
"His Royal Highness, Third Prince, your temper is too great." The one who spoke was Ilya, one of the four German military leaders. The little nobleman who was beaten just now was one of his people: "Even if you are a prince, You can¡¯t hit anyone at will. You know, he is not under your control!¡±
After all, if his subordinate was beaten, Ilya, as the master, would naturally have to say a few harsh words, otherwise, all face would be lost.
"Fortunately, he is not under our control." Adolf Lunn, who was next to Wolfgang, responded: "If it were one of my subordinates who said such words of fleeing without fighting, I would definitely kill him with my own hands."
"You!" Ilya wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Finn and Lukla on the side. Everyone knows that now is not the time to quarrel. If we have the energy, we might as well discuss how to face the enemy.
"Sir," Meng Shan called to Bai Zhou, "you should say something quickly, otherwise, I think everyone's expressions are not right."
This is a serious enemy. The enemy may break into their defense line at any time. More importantly, at present, their military strength and that of their opponents are not on the same order of magnitude at all. People are panicking. This is This is quite normal, especially among the generals of the coalition forces who have varying military qualities.
Although Bai Zhou is the youngest in the hall, there is no doubt that the battle that just ended perfectly killed the five thousand Burgundian cavalry. The military layout from beginning to end was all planned by Bai Zhou , let his ability be recognized by everyone. Moreover, Bai Zhou's identity as Duke of Switzerland is real. Except for Bai Zhou, the reputation of others is not enough to convince everyone. Therefore, Mengshan hopes that Bai Zhou can say something quickly to return the atmosphere in the hall to normal. After all, if we continue to let things go, we might start fighting each other later.
"Yeah." Bai Zhou nodded to Meng Shan, then clapped his hands to everyone, and the nobles and generals also turned their attention to Bai Zhou.
At this time, Bai Zhou said: "Abandon Belfort, and all troops will withdraw to Basel in sequence."
"What!"
"why is it like this?"
The hall was noisy again
ps: Let me reiterate again, friends who say that I lied about the word count, I have a book that is not listed in V, so why bother to lie about the word count? Moreover, for five months, I have been typing on the computer for at least three hours every day. Am I just trying to cheat on the word count? Then I need to eat more to stay full.