Chapter 224: The blond clerk who is suspected to be the princess on the run, and the vision of attacking the iron mine in the Crescent Territory
There is a lot of work to do in Village No. 1, the political and economic center of the Crescent Territory where Taran is located.
However, most of the literate people in the den work in the den and the holiday villa. Taran can apply for some transfers, but it can only be said that people who can read and write are in short supply everywhere.
The newcomer, who looked like a princess from some country, was a beautiful girl with blonde hair and was more capable than Taran had imagined.
And although she never opens her eyes, it doesn't seem to affect her life much.
It was only when she was processing documents and asked for help reading the contents of the documents that everyone realized that she was actually blind.
And good knowledge.
After realizing that this girl was very capable in all aspects, at least much better than him, Taran, he assigned a lot of work to her.
Now Taran was worried that this blonde girl was really a runaway princess.
If a king really comes out to demand the person, we will have to release him, and then things will become difficult again.
"Karin, do you want me to bring you lunch today?" The person who spoke was a lively little girl, the daughter of old Tata. She didn't have much experience and was helping with some chores here.
Karin smiled gently and said, "Yes, thank you for your help."
It had been a long time since Karin ascended the throne of the Crimson King and had not smiled so gently. Many troubles and pressures were piling up on her shoulders.
Now she was more and more certain that everything she encountered here was an illusion created for her by that terrifying evil god.
He paralyzed her with a gentle and relaxed environment, and then appeared again when she showed a flaw, mocking her harshly as someone who had personally captured the leader of the Nurturing Blood Sect.
Perhaps the Nurturing Blood was planning to lure her into corruption, to become its messenger, and to rebuild the Nurturing Blood sect together with the man she hated, Rand Cameron.
But now, she didn't know what to do.
She was not sure whether the middle-aged man who gave her a job and arranged an accommodation for her, and the young girl with a clear and lively voice, a kind and hardworking personality, were actually hideous, wriggling flesh and blood.
She wasn't even sure if the quill in her hand was really made of feathers.
Karin couldn't see a lot of things here, but sometimes she would feel fortunate, thinking that maybe not being able to see was a good thing.
Although many places here seemed a bit strange, at least now that she couldn't see, she still felt quite comfortable.
Although the cattle that plow the fields here, as well as the missionaries who spread teachings very similar to those of the Torch Church, may be minotaurs.
The drivers who come here from time to time to deliver goods are basically Centaurs.
But the overall environment was the life she longed for, where everyone had goals and hopes and lived seriously, instead of the cold and hard feeling she had when she accepted the Torch Church.
There are just too many flaws. Now it seems that the god of Nurturing Blood has many misunderstandings about the real world, which is why he cannot distinguish between horses and centaurs, and between cows and minotaurs. Even she, who is blind, can easily find the flaws.
Everything now was well-intentioned for her, but she didn't know when the Nurturing Blood would lose its patience and turn its fangs against her.
She was prepared for it, but hoped that day would come later.
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Perrault was already on his way, and he knew that he had to seize the opportunity.
Speed is of the essence in war.
His father, Earl Feihu, provided him with a large number of troops and had been sending him food and supplies.
But Perot still felt the logistical pressure.
He needs to solve the iron ore problem in Crescent Territory as soon as possible.
It would be best to take this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on Rand's army.
It is obvious that he will not be able to keep such a large number of troops for long. With such a huge logistical consumption, the Feihu Territory cannot hold out for long.
It is estimated that after completing the mission, many of these troops will withdraw to Feihu Territory.
Therefore, he needs to effectively strike against this extremely threatening enemy while he still holds military power.
Although facing the prestigious Viscount Rand, he still lacked confidence.
He had obviously made countless preparations, but now he always felt uneasy.
Unfortunately, some things cannot be backed down.
Perot opened the map and re-determined the route.
He had to avoid the core area of the Full Moon Territory as much as possible, then cross the New Moon Territory's defense line, which was bound to be weak, and then attack the iron mines in the New Moon Territory.
He had prepared in advance a map of the nearby terrain and possible garrison locations.
The map is densely covered with Perrault's notes and thoughts.
Facing an enemy like Rand, he must be extremely cautious. If he fails to do something right, he may suffer a great defeat.
He had sent people to scout all the routes in advance. The plan was simple: break through the defense line before noon today, make a fire and cook inside the defense line, then break through the main village in Crescent Territory and cut off communications.
Finally, attack the Haunted Iron Mine in Crescent Territory and destroy the main structure of the mine.
At least in the short term, Viscount Rand cannot be allowed to restart mining.
In fact, according to Pero's judgment, if they wanted to minimize Rand's strength, they should attack the villages and destroy the roads.
An iron mine. Anyway, Pero didn't believe that Rand, who had just become the lord for two years, had the industrial base to carry out large-scale metallurgy.
Moreover, this iron mine is a poor iron ore and can’t produce anything good.
If it weren't for his father's instructions, Perot would have never intended to target the iron mine.
"Report, we encountered enemy scouts." The report came from the squad leader of the Feihu Army.
In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, Pero sent out many Flying Fox soldiers to serve as scouts.
These powerful family core knights are much stronger than normal scouts.
The captain of the Flying Fox Army who was reporting now was holding several heads.
"It seems that the general of Man Yue Territory is very defensive." Pero muttered to himself.
In Pero's impression, the garrison commander of the Full Moon Territory should be a man named Fenris, who likes to keep his beard and hair neatly groomed and has good abilities in all aspects.
Pero always felt that it was not just Rand, but all the generals under Rand were powerful figures, such as Tanr and Fenris.
Fortunately, at least Rand himself was not in Full Moon to lead the command.
The pressure should be reduced a lot.
"Hold on!" Pero ordered, "Form a team and move out."
The army set out immediately.
Directly pointing to the Crescent Territory's defense line.
Now Pero must hurry, otherwise by the time the commander in Full Moon Territory reacts, there will be more variables.
Perrault felt a little ridiculous.
Obviously, his military strength far outnumbers that of Viscount Rand, but he is so nervous and even timid.
Just as Pero led his army to attack the Crescent Territory's defense line, Rand received the news.
Rand had been on edge ever since he discovered that Pero's army was larger than he had expected.
Keep sending out scouts to conduct reconnaissance.
Sure enough, there is news now.
There was a team of scouts but no one returned.
In theory, the head-on fighting between scouts has always been the bloodiest type of war.
Scouts are basically the elite troops in the army, but they are also the type of troops with the highest casualty rate.
However, in this era, there were too many nobles who led their troops to fight, and they would gather cavalry and decide the outcome with a single charge, so scouts were not taken too seriously.
But Rand took it seriously.
And now, one team of scouts has not returned.
A scout team consists of three people, and all are equipped with high-quality war horses.
Not having any of the three people come back is already a very dangerous signal.
Rand scanned the map again.
Draw the theoretical reconnaissance route for this team of scouts.
The pressure is very great at this time.
Rand had almost never led troops alone, and Taner had participated in most of his military experiences.
But now Taner is on vacation, and Fenris is seriously injured and has returned to Crescent Moon to recuperate.
He has to solve all the problems by himself.
The pressure to judge is enormous.
And it must be done as quickly as possible. A wrong judgment, or an untimely judgment, may lead to irreparable consequences.
Just as Rand was frowning and thinking at the table.
Olenna placed the documents on the table beside her.
Use your fingertips to gently massage Rand's temples.
Olenna had no insights into military affairs, so she only helped Rand to calm down a little, without offering any suggestions so as not to interfere with Rand's judgment.
Rand scanned the map again and again, recalling the intelligence and military reports he had read since taking over Man Yue Territory in the past few days.
There is too much missing information now.
He now basically has only three options.
One is to stay in Manyue Territory, one is to go to Xinyue Territory, and the other is to divide the troops.
Rand made a decision anyway.
Lead everyone to the New Moon Territory.
It is now basically certain that someone must be here, and it is most likely Pero, to attack him.
I just don't know where Perot is going to attack.
Although the probability of attacking the Crescent Moon Territory or even the Crescent Moon Territory is lower than the probability of attacking the Full Moon Territory.
However, the value of the new moon collar is much greater than that of the full moon collar.
The strategic significance is much greater than that of the Full Moon Territory.
If he had to choose to lose one, Rand would definitely choose to lose the Full Moon Territory instead of the New Moon Territory.
Well, at this time, Rand also decided to ensure the safety of the more valuable Crescent Territory.
Currently, the development of Man Yue Territory has only been carried out a little bit. Even if it is captured and destroyed, the only losses are some city walls and some grain seeds that have just been planted.
And some abducted villagers.
Even if you lose everything, there will be a chance to fight back in the future.
But if the Crescent Territory was lost, Rand's strength would be greatly damaged and the output of iron ore would be terminated, which was something he could not accept.
Rand walked out of the room. The morning sun was warm, but since summer was approaching, it would probably become scorching hot by noon.
In the military camp in the town, there was a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
The soldiers were ready for battle.
"Let's go, everyone, to the New Moon Territory."
Rand ordered.
(End of this chapter)
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