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Volume 13 The Increasing Truth Volume 35 The New Era Chapter 4 Double Pressure

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    Looking at the bodies of the killed guards, Bryce said bitterly: "Damn it, Leonard is so unscrupulous." "This also shows that he cares about these cannons very much." Helmi said: "If not  If we find out the truth, he won't be able to attack us with confidence." "Humph, it's a pity that he will be disappointed." Bryce sneered.  The enemies who sneaked in this time were all wiped out, and not a single one escaped.  The items found on Haromon showed that he held a very high position in the Dirk army, and Leonard suffered heavy losses this time.  "Boss, I'm really depressed." Harold yelled, "Are we just going to let it go?" "Who said that?" Raymond snorted, "Reynard sent us so many demons in the middle of the night.  Crystal, I don¡¯t dare to ask for this gift. I have to give it back to him no matter what.¡± Hearing that Raymond¡¯s tone was wrong, Bryce said: ¡°Sir Raymond, do you want to¡± Raymond looked at Dill in the distance.  Kejun camp, said in a deep voice: "Aishita, can you detonate these magic crystals?" Aishita was startled, and then said: "No problem, as long as you attach a little magic power to them, it will be easy to use.  " Raymond grinned: "Very good. Bastet, please return them to Leonard for me." Catwoman was overjoyed when she heard this: "Meow, this person likes it!" Then, Aishita said for everyone.  A magic crystal possesses magical power.  Previously, Haromon had to use magic in order to detonate all the magic crystals at once.  And if broken into parts, the use of these crystals will be very convenient.  Afterwards, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy was completely wiped out and the enemy had not yet noticed, Bast led a group of scouts and sneaked towards the Dilk military camp with the magic crystal.  ***************************************************  **************** "Is there no movement yet?" In the Dilk military camp, Leonard was also waiting for news from Haromon and others.  Not long ago, all the torches on the fortress walls were extinguished.  Soon after, they all ignited again, and they knew that the scouts had succeeded.  But after waiting for a long time, the expected explosion did not occur, which made everyone start to worry again.  Because it was too far away, only a blur of bright light could be seen from here, so Leonard and others could only passively wait for the news to come.  See Leonard looking anxious.  A general said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry. The scouts this time are all carefully selected elites, and Lord Haromon is also very experienced. They will be fine." "But, why are they still there after so long?  Didn't you detonate the magic crystal?" Another person asked worriedly.  ¡°Perhaps the secret weapon hidden by the other party is very valuable, Lord Haromon is studying it.¡± Someone speculated.  This was agreed by others, who all said: "Yes, this does seem like something Lord Haromon would do." "It seems. The enemy has really come up with something very powerful." "If so.  In this way, there is indeed a need to collect information, and maybe it can be used by me. " While the generals were talking about it, Leonard looked at the Seal of the Giant without saying a word, and tapped lightly with his fingers.  Hitting the table.  "It's really annoying to wait" While everyone was looking forward to it, the scouts led by Bast had already reached outside the Dilk military camp.  From a closer look, the enemy camp is even more massive.  An outer wall made of huge logs was erected on the outermost periphery, extending thousands of meters long.  A trench was dug along the outer wall, with watchtowers every hundred meters behind it.  The guards watched the movement outside with vigilance.  Through the gaps in the wooden wall, you can see countless tents arranged neatly in the enemy camp, full of the solemnity and solemnity unique to military camps, and an overwhelming aura of murder that makes people dare not act rashly.  All the scouts swallowed secretly. Although they had been trained for a long time, this still made them feel cold.  "Lord Bastet, throw away the magic crystal here and retreat quickly." A scout suggested.  Everyone else nodded after hearing this, and no one wanted to stay here any longer.  Unexpectedly, Bastet snorted: "Throw it away here. It will kill a few guards at most. How can you live up to the young master's instructions." "Then, what do you want?" He knew her temper.  Everyone felt bad, and one person asked in fear.  Who would have thought that Bastet would stand up like that and walk towards the gate of the military camp in a swaggering manner.  "Of course you have to go in. If you don't want to come with me, just go back." Everyone was frightened by this move, but Bastet had already walked over, and they couldn't back down.    He gritted his teeth and secretly thought that he would just die if he died. The other scouts also hurriedly got up and chased after him.  Soon, a group of people came to the door of Dirk Military Camp.  "Who are they?" Seeing a group of people coming from the wilderness, the guard guarding the door asked immediately.  The archers in front of the camp gate also drew their bows and arrows, aiming at them, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.  Having already received Bastet's instructions, a scout hurriedly said: "What are you doing? We finally retreated from the Giant's Seal, and we must report to His Majesty quickly." The guards knew that a team of their own scouts was going to sneak attack on the Giant tonight.  Leonard has been waiting for them to come back.  In addition, Bastet was also dressed as a standard scout with her head and face covered, and only her eyes were exposed. In the dark night, it was impossible to tell whether they were one of our own.  Moreover, the other party walked to the door unscrupulously and with great momentum. Even if there was a flaw, the guards would not have time to explore it.  The guards had already been told to take their scouts to see Leonard as soon as they came back, so the commander in charge hurriedly said: "Open the door quickly." The guards opened the camp door, and Bastet and his gang walked into the barracks in a swaggering manner.  .  At this time, they were deep into the enemy territory. Except for Bastet who was among the crowd, the other scouts were extremely nervous. Some of the people who couldn't hold their breath even had their hands trembling slightly. Fortunately, it was dark and there were only some torches in front of the camp gate.  Get the enemy's attention.  At this time, a general hurriedly ran from the camp, but he learned that his scout had returned.  Came to greet him.  "You are finally back. Come with me quickly. Your Majesty is impatient with waiting." He said continuously as he walked closer.  Suddenly, he paused in his words and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Wait a minute. Where is Master Haromon?" Although he didn't know who Haromon was, he expected it to be the magician. The scout who was responsible for answering quickly made a sign of sadness:  "We were accidentally discovered by the enemy. Lord Haromon has already died for his country." "Lord Haromon is dead?" The general was shocked, but he looked at everyone again with his burning eyes.  To be honest, although Bast and his party put on the night clothes of the Dirk army scouts before leaving, this attack was Raymond's temporary decision after all, and in his haste, he did not make too many preparations.  At first, he succeeded in bluffing the guard guarding the door.  But if you look carefully at this moment, you will find a lot of doubts.  As the general looked at him, the suspicion on his face became more and more serious.  Just listen to him slowly say: "Since Lord Haromon is dead, what are you doing here?" "We have found a lot of information. Before Lord Haromon died, we must come back and report to His Majesty." The scout answered.  He said bravely.  "All of you?" "Yesyes, Lord Haromon asked us not to make unnecessary sacrifices." "What is the order His Majesty gave you?" the general said suddenly.  At this time, everyone else also noticed something was wrong.  All the nearby Dirk soldiers reached out and touched their weapons.  "Yesyes" The scout who answered was anxious. He was not a particularly smart person.  I don¡¯t know how to continue editing it anymore.  At this moment, I heard a chuckle: "Young Master's order, of course, is to retaliate with tooth for tooth." Before he finished speaking, a man flew up from the crowd like lightning and rushed towards the general in the air.  That man is extremely fast.  Before the general could react, he was thrown to the ground.  Then, the man pulled off the hood from his face, and the scimitar was already placed on the general's neck. It was Bastet.  "Tell them not to move!" Bastet shouted.  The Dilk troops around him couldn't help but be stunned.  "However, the general is extremely tough.  He said angrily: "How brave! Leave me alone and kill these guys" Before she finished speaking, Bast wiped his neck with a knife, and then took out the magic crystal she carried with her before the enemy could react.  Throw it towards the place where the crowd is the densest.  "Meow, do it!" There was a loud bang, and a ball of flame exploded in Dirk's army. Instantly, the air wave rolled up, and the strong impact surged in all directions. I don't know how many people were blown up, and the rest  They all fell to the ground and screamed.  There was immediate chaos in front of the Dirk military camp, and the coalition scouts who had been prepared also rushed towards the surrounding enemies.  Some slashed and killed the enemy troops, while others threw magic crystals around.  Immediately, the sound of booming explosions was heard, and balls of flames rose in the military camp. The tent closest to the camp gate was immediately affected. More than half of the magic crystals were thrown over, and the tent was blown to pieces.  Baluo, I don¡¯t know how many Dirk soldiers went to see Hades in their sleep.    The purpose of Bastet and his party was to "return" these magic crystals to the Dirk army. Now, they tricked the camp door into opening and threw the crystals directly into the enemy's camp, which was beyond expectations.  Therefore, after quickly throwing away all the magic crystals, they did not stop at all and immediately took advantage of the chaos to escape, leaving only a mess near the camp gate with flames rising into the sky, corpses on the ground, and ghosts crying and howling.  A few minutes later, Leonard and others learned the news.  "What!" "The enemy unexpectedly attacked us!" "It's so bold!"  The generals beside Leonard were so angry that they all gnashed their teeth and slapped the table angrily.  The flames soaring into the sky in front of the military camp were like a slap in the face, mercilessly hitting them in the face.  They thought that tonight's action would give the enemy a huge blow, but instead they were dealt a severe blow by the enemy. How could they endure it?  On the other hand, Leonard was quite calm. He just looked in the direction of the Giant's Seal with a strange expression, not knowing whether he was happy or angry.  "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be tolerated. Please allow me to lead the troops to chase those people back!" A general said angrily.  "That's not necessary. I'm afraid they have already run back to the Seal of the Giant." Leonard waved his hand indifferently.  "Is that all?" The man was stunned: "At least let me" "Let you lead the troops to attack the fortress overnight?" Leonard glanced at him.  The general was speechless and his face turned red.  Leonard smiled softly: "What's wrong? We can send troops to attack at night, why can't the enemy retaliate?" After saying that, he stood up and walked towards his tent: "Okay, I waited in vain most of the night.  Go back to sleep, the play is over." After saying that, he left, leaving all the generals looking at each other.  Knowing that Leonard no longer had any hope, everyone had no choice but to disperse.  ***************************************************  **************** The fighting in the next few days once again returned to a depressing tug-of-war.  Leonard still sent troops to attack in turn, while Bryce and Helmi led the coalition forces to respond.  Although the consumption of each battle is not too large.  But in the past few days, as a steady stream of wounded people were sent into the valley, the coalition began to feel overwhelmed.  On the fortress wall, Raymond and others watched as another wave of attacks by Dirk's army was repelled, and the enemy troops retreated like a tide.  Then the coalition forces began to transport the wounded and recover the bodies of the dead soldiers. In the pass, the troops preparing to replace their companions had lined up, preparing to replace the combat troops outside.  This battle has been going on for a week.  There's no end in sight yet.  Both the enemy and ourselves appeared cautious, trying to find any good opportunity to defeat the enemy in ordinary battles.  Although the current situation seems to be evenly matched between the two sides, because the coalition forces are at a disadvantage, they have actually begun to be in a disadvantageous situation.  "Sir Raymond, the casualty statistics are out." At this time, Hillness walked towards Raymond with a report.  Raymond took it and looked at it, then raised his head in surprise: "So many?" Sheerness nodded: "Yes, we have gone through strict verification. It should be more accurate. In the past week, we have killed thousands of people in total.  There are more than 3,000 wounded soldiers, including 700 seriously wounded. "The total number of casualties has exceeded one-fifth of the current total strength of the coalition forces, which is considered quite serious.  Harlot and others next to him were extremely surprised when they heard this number.  The number of casualties in daily battles does not seem to be many, but after long-term accumulation, it has actually reached such an alarming number.  "Boss. If the fight continues like this, we won't be able to bear it." Harlot said.  Sirness also said: "Lord Raymond, we must find a way as soon as possible, otherwise we will soon lose our ability to fight in the field and have to switch to defense." Raymond understands the worries of the two people.  But the current situation is difficult to change in this "pushing-of-the-road" battle.  The Dirk army was very difficult to deal with. Bryce and Helmy tried their best but could not find any loopholes in the enemy's army.  "Boss, we can't wait any longer, just use this thing to give the enemy a hard blow." Harold patted the cannon beside him and said impatiently.  "Yes, we have spent so much money to protect them, we can't just leave them alone." Hillness also said: "There are already many soldiers who are dissatisfied." Now, Raymond has been reluctant to use the cannon.  Already made the coalition soldiers quite criticized.  At first, these secret weapons did give everyone a lot of hope, but as a week passed, the soldiers fought bloody battles with the enemy, but these cannons were still wrapped in cloth and placed on the wall.?There is no sign of it working and anyone would be confused.  Raymond is naturally very clear about the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, but he also has his own helplessness.  Since the last operation of sending scouts and Haromon to destroy the cannon failed, Leonard has become more convinced that these things are not simple.  Therefore, he always refused to send his army to press forward with all his strength. He just took turns attacking and attriting Raymond, so that Raymond could not find the opportunity to use the cannon.  If this continues, although the Dirk Army will have a hard time, the coalition forces will suffer even more, and it will become a dead end with no solution.  "Crazy Prince, Crazy Prince, I see you are getting crazier every time. Why have you suddenly become so cautious? Why don't you be bolder?" Raymond couldn't help but cursed in his heart. This opponent really made him feel extremely troublesome.  .  ¡°Could it be said that we are really going to be forced to use cannons?  However, there is a huge gap in the strength of the two sides. Even if the artillery can deal a temporary blow to Dirk's army, it will not affect the overall situation. On the contrary, it will make Leonard defensive.  What Raymond wants is a decisive blow that can reverse the situation between the two parties to a great extent, otherwise he would not have to endure it so hard until now.  But Leonard didn¡¯t give him such a chance at all, and the soldiers below were already complaining a lot, under such double pressure.  Raymond felt great pain.  Most people might succumb to this, but the orc blood in his body gave Raymond an extremely strong will and endurance.  Therefore, he said resolutely: "No, wait!" "Lord Raymond!" Unexpectedly, under such a situation, Raymond would still insist on his own way.  Hillness was shocked.  He wanted to persuade him again, but Raymond waved his hand firmly: "Stop talking, I have already decided." He followed his instructions: "Send the wounded who cannot fight back to Headington for treatment, and transfer others from the second-line troops.  3,000 more powerful troops will be added." Seeing that Raymond had made up his mind, Hillness stopped persuading him and nodded and went back to mobilize the troops.  The only comfort at present is that the coalition forces have a stable rear area, and the second-line troops can supplement the front line at any time, giving them a chance to breathe.     only.  When will this end?  ***************************************************  **************** After another week, the combat strength of the supplemented coalition forces has recovered, but the disadvantaged situation has not been improved.  Starting four days ago, Raymond ordered to abandon the field battle and fully shift to fortress defense.  As a result, the coalition forces, which had been fighting with Dirk's army for 10 days, abandoned all positions outside the pass and turned to defensive operations.  Relying on the geographical advantage of the Giant's Seal Fortress, the casualties of the coalition forces were reduced a lot, but this move also caused a lot of morale loss.  Now all the land outside the Giant's Seal has been occupied by the Dirk army.  The coalition forces have no way to retreat, and the enemy forces can let go.  Attack the city with all your strength.  As a result, the battle became more intense than when the field battle was carried out.  In this way, after two weeks of hard fighting, both the enemy and ourselves were exhausted, and the soldiers on both sides began to look forward to deciding the winner as soon as possible.  It¡¯s night.  The coalition camp in the Giant's Mark Valley.  Since the coalition forces switched to defensive operations, the valley has never regained the peace it had enjoyed some time ago.  Nowadays, no matter day or night, a large number of troops are stationed at the pass to guard against the attack of Dirk's army.  The valley is also brightly lit.  Civil servants and auxiliary soldiers were either helping to repair the city wall or transporting materials to defend the city. There were busy figures everywhere, and the noise of banging and banging kept ringing all night long.  The land outside the fortress was all occupied by the Dilke army. They built temporary camps nearby, and the siege troops were stationed under the city. From time to time, small-scale conflicts broke out between the two sides, which made people unable to settle down for a moment.  Therefore, retreating to the fortress seems to be a wise move, which effectively reduces casualties, but in fact it leaves the coalition forces with no way out and completely falls into a disadvantageous situation.  At this moment, in the command tent of the camp, Raymond and others were discussing the next plan.  "Recently, the number of casualties among the troops has decreased a lot, but morale has dropped rapidly, especially in the second-line troops. Many people have become war-weary." At this time, Hillness was reporting on the recent situation.  "And the war has been going on for so long, but there has been no progress. There have been many rumors among the Gaspard people gathered in Headington. Some even said that Her Majesty Sophia has been captured by Leonard." Finally, his expression  He said seriously: "In short, we must end this war as soon as possible." This was agreed by everyone. Hundreds of thousands of Gaspard people abandoned their homes and evacuated to Headington for this war. They were already depressed.  Full of resentment.  If the war continues, this??Once there is unrest among many people, it will evolve into an uncontrollable incident.  "Although that is just a rumor, we are all worried about His Majesty." At this time, Bryce said.  The us he was talking about were General Gaspard in the coalition forces.  Just listen to him say: "We are very worried that if the war here drags on for a long time, Leonard will try His Majesty's idea again. After all, there are only 3,000 defenders in Aulat City." His worries are not unreasonable, Dilk  It is indeed possible that the army will give up the Seal of the Giants and attack Aulat City instead.  Once Sophia falls into the enemy's hands, the battle will no longer be fought.  But Raymond understood what he meant. Rather than saying this out of worry, it was more about saying it to himself.  Sure enough, the audience said: "Lord Raymond, there is no need to hesitate anymore. No matter what, just use the cannon to repel the enemy." "Otherwise, if you spend a lot of effort to make those things and put them on display for half a month, is it really true?  Is it a decoration? " Now, in addition to the Dirk army, the coalition soldiers, and the people of Gaspard, Raymond was also under pressure from his own generals.  But Raymond knows very well that he cannot act hastily. The more unfavorable the war is now, the more important the role of cannon will be.  Bryce and the others can just look at what¡¯s in front of them, but as the commander-in-chief, he must not do this.  Once he succumbs to pressure, only failure awaits Raymond.  So, Raymond once again resolutely rejected everyone's request.  Bryce and others were greatly disappointed, but they still reluctantly accepted the order. However, it could be seen that everyone was extremely anxious now. If the war continued to drag on, Raymond could not guarantee whether he would be able to suppress everyone next time.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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