Chapter 570: Capturing Rand and Marcus
Marcus arrived at the front and saw that Rand was making quite a fuss.
He first wrote to the great nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom, saying that although he was injured, he has now recovered with the treatment provided by the Thorn Family.
Secondly, he said that all those who came to assassinate him had been captured and tortured to find out that they were the remnants of the Blue King hired by the Kingdom of Borun to assassinate him.
To further consolidate the legitimacy of this war, although this kind of thing is essentially unnecessary.
The next step was to lead the convoy to the front line with great fanfare.
"You don't have to make such a fuss." Rand looked at Marcus who was driving a convoy over.
"I'm just being the bait for you. You should be grateful to me." Marcus seemed to be more interested in being the bait now.
"Being a bait also requires work. Don't try to escape." Rand sneered and took Marcus to the command room, where there were already many documents waiting for Marcus. "Some ministers will also come to the front line, and there will be some work handed over to you when the time comes."
"No!" Marcus said with a bitter face, "Let me take a look around here first."
Rand was unmoved: "You have rested for a long time."
Marcus had no choice but to go to the desk and pick up the document to look through it.
Marcus said he was acting as bait for Rand, not because he wanted to be assassinated again and then pretend to be dead, but he was trying to see if he could lure out some strong men from the Kingdom of Bollen to take action, so that some of them could be eliminated and the losses would be smaller when attacking the city later.
Generally speaking, the strong will only play a greater role in assassinations.
On the battlefield, even the strongest warriors cannot withstand the overwhelming arrows.
But when defending or attacking a city, the strong will play a greater role, such as being the first to seize a section of the city wall and buying time for subsequent troops to attack.
If we can lure some of them out and kill them now, then the siege will be easier later. Although it won't be very meaningful, it's better than nothing, right? Rand actually expects some strong men who are looking for death to come and assassinate him.
Marcus announced his resurrection with great fanfare and came to the front line to supervise the battle, which would effectively boost the morale of the soldiers.
The king did not die, he was injured but he still came to express condolences, which did have an effect.
Secondly, it is indeed a huge temptation for Marcus to be with Rand.
If Rand and Marcus were killed, the Frost Moon Kingdom would not be able to remain stable, and the morale of the troops on the front line would inevitably be damaged.
Although everyone knew that this place must be heavily guarded, what if someone planned to try? Since there was no need to hide their identities, it would not be a loss for Marcus and Rand to tempt them.
As for whether he would end up losing more than he gained... Rand didn't know what the Thorn Family's background was, but he had Ms. Borland by his side. Unless the Azure King's corpse came out to assassinate him, anyone who came would die.
The body of the Blue King is still in Rand's hands.
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Rand came to the front line to replace Taner and to encourage the morale of the troops. The soldiers on the front line must have endured hardships to carry out such exaggerated military operations. Rand came to encourage the morale of the troops and brought a lot of supplies as rewards.
However, after working for a while, Marcus came to take over the job. Then Rand happened to be on vacation and his original job disappeared. How could such a good thing happen?
Rand walked leisurely with Bolan on the road outside the military camp.
"If we keep wasting time like this, other neighboring countries may intervene to stop us." Unlike Rand, who was completely planning to be a hands-off boss, Bolan was still thinking about work.
"Don't worry too much. Even if we can't capture Boren's capital, we've already made a lot of money." Rand stretched. "Thinking too much is a sign of greed."
Facing Rand's joke, Bolan pretended not to hear: "So what are you going to do?"
Rand said helplessly: "I can only give it a try. I have a plan that I plan to try."
"When the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Boren Kingdom went to war, you said you wanted to use the current lightning tactics, and you were just trying it out." Bolan and Rand walked side by side on the road to the military camp.
"The capital of the Kingdom of Bolan is indeed impregnable. Unless we can really stop the enemy's naval fleet from resupplying, it will be difficult to break through in a short time." Rand did not intend to hide it from Bolan, "But the only thing that is so strong is their fleet and their walls, not their hearts. I want to try to break through from the inside."
Bolan nodded slightly. When Bolan was lost in thought, he was not like Ellie at all. He was calm and majestic. "That's a good idea. How about the details?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Rand said helplessly, "I still have a few insiders in the city, but the guards of King Boren's City are very strict. If we contact them rashly, it will be very risky. Anyway, let's start with attacking the fleet and take it one step at a time."
Bolan nodded.
Boom boom
Not the thunder from the Azure King.
Yes, another huge stone was thrown out by the catapult at high speed due to the principle of leverage.
This time tung oil was added, so the boulders were burning, and the target was no longer the solid city walls, but the defensive equipment inside the city and on the walls.
There should be screams in the distance, but Rand couldn't hear them at such a long distance.
After walking outside for a while, Rand and Bolan returned to the military camp. The atmosphere here had become somewhat heated.
The supplies were to reward the soldiers. Rand personally checked and supervised them, so there would be no problems and the quality was excellent.
In short, it was fried chicken, mixed juice, air-dried meat and so on. Rand also brought clean gauze and warm clothes.
It is autumn now and the cold is getting heavier.
It would be useful to bring some clothes with you.
Although the siege is still ongoing, Rand is well aware that it will be difficult to capture the Royal City of Boren in a short period of time, so he has now let the soldiers rest and relax in batches.
Rand did not participate too much in the excitement.
He had to go back to supervise Marcus to go to work.
Re-entering the command tent, Marcus was taking notes on a document.
Although Marcus has many "shortcomings" such as laziness and shamelessness, he at least has the advantage of not slacking off at work. At least during work, Marcus is more focused.
"You'll feel much more relaxed when the ministers come," Rand comforted him.
Marcus just snorted coldly and did not ask Rand why he did not come to help him before the minister arrived, which would definitely be rejected.
Just when Rand was about to answer some questions that Marcus wanted to ask.
The light of the ruins in the tent changed from dim to bright for a moment.
Bolan twitched the corner of his mouth.
There are assassins, but they are too weak.
She originally wanted to show off her martial arts skills by doing a little bit, but the assassin was subdued by people outside before he could even get into the tent.
Then the lights in the ruins came on as normal, as if nothing had happened.
"The one who came can't be that weak. There are two of us here, and there's no need for some powerful assassins?" Marcus also noticed what was happening outside the tent, and his face looked very disappointed.
"Do they have any powerful people?" Rand was quite perceptive. It seemed that Marcus knew some secret.
Marcus was also a little confused and looked at "Ellie" beside him: "Your wife should know, didn't she tell you?"
Bolan shook her head. She didn't know who she needed to pay attention to in the Kingdom of Bolan. To her, if someone was not at the level of a king, then he should at least have the combat power of a high-level sanctuary. If he was weaker, there wouldn't be much to pay attention to.
Marcus understood it quickly. Indeed, as the sister of the White King Bollan, it was normal that the historical heritage of the Bollan Kingdom was still not worth mentioning to Ellie. In fact, Marcus doubted that Rand's wife would be able to fight very well.
He began to explain, "Legend has it that the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Bollen married a princess of the Siren. In addition, the founding monarch was a person of outstanding combat power, which led to the fact that the descendants of the Bollen royal family all have good combat power and a slightly longer lifespan of 10 to 20 years. This advantage has laid a very good foundation for the governance of the Kingdom of Bollen. In addition, there will always be some powerful royal family members in the Kingdom of Bollen, and these people do not always appear in public. In other words, there may be some old monsters in the Kingdom of Bollen, and the relationship between the Kingdom of Bollen and the ocean needs to be considered."
Rand understood. Although it was hard for him to imagine that the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Bollen could actually fight against the sirens, there might be some old monsters with excellent combat capabilities in the Kingdom of Bollen, so he did need to pay attention.
"I understand. I will strengthen my protection," Rand said.
Marcus actually didn't think there was a need to strengthen protection, he was just giving a reminder.
The probability that there are some really powerful immortals is very low, and even if they are really powerful, they may not be able to do anything in the military camp.
Marcus still knew that Rand was very powerful. In his early years, he had heard Rand's subjects boast that Rand could easily defeat a golem as tall as a mountain. But now, he rarely heard such rumors.
But Marcus also knew that Rand easily defeated all challengers in the White Kingdom's arena, so Marcus was not worried.
"Anything else?" Rand asked.
Rand guessed that Marcus came here to ask about the war.
Marcus said, "Would you like to sell that standard staff you made?"
Marcus did not ask about Rand's tactics, because during the time he had been here from the private estate, Marcus had observed and had a general understanding of the battle.
Rand is indeed a genius. Fortunately, such a genius is an ally of the Thorn Family, and it is obvious that Rand will not be an ungrateful person.
So he was more concerned about the standard staff in Rand's hand.
"For sale." Rand narrowed his eyes like a profiteer, "But let me be clear, the newest model will definitely be used by me."
Of course Rand must seize the Thorn Family as his customer. Rand only needs to ensure that the staffs in his hands are several generations ahead and the manufacturing technology is not leaked. Then he can sell epoch-making weapons such as standard staffs.
And Rand will gradually realize its ambitious goals because of the huge profits.
Rand himself will definitely get a lot of benefits from this war with the Kingdom of Boren. After the war, there will be many places to spend money.
"Then I have no other questions." Marcus said that Rand didn't need to be an eyesore here. It was annoying to have someone who was not working watching him while he was working.
Rand smiled and took Bolan away.
Rand came to the barracks again to hang out.
From time to time, soldiers would return and invite Rand to drink with them, and Rand would not refuse.
They don't drink alcohol, some drink mixed fruit juice, and those who don't like to drink fruit juice can drink vegetable juice, milk or boiled water.
Drinking is not allowed in the army. Ever since Rand hanged several knights who dared to violate military law, no one in the barracks dares to drink now.
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Behind the royal palace of the Kingdom of Borun, at the foot of a cliff near the coast.
Several royal members of the Kingdom of Bolen were waiting in a secret room filled with the salty smell of sea water.
The old king and the new king are also here.
"Damn it, that old man Marcus is still alive. He's really lucky." The new king gritted his teeth. "If Rand is really aggressive and doesn't even give us a chance to live, we can only teach him a lesson..."
The old king remained silent.
"Your uncle has taken action," said the old king.
A sharp light flashed in the new king's eyes.
His great uncle is the foundation of the royal family. Almost every generation of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bollen will produce one or two powerful geniuses. If his younger brother Alex had not died at the hands of Rand, he would have become the foundation of the Kingdom of Bollen in the future.
As one gets older, strength will inevitably decline, but the experience brought by age will prevent the overall combat effectiveness from being weakened too much.
Letting the royal elders to assassinate is indeed a shameful and despicable act, but the Kingdom of Bolun has no choice now.
The assassination strategy this time is to first send an ordinary assassin to paralyze the enemy, and then activate a real strong man to carry out the assassination.
After the Bolen royal family members took turns cutting open the tips of their fingers and dripping blood into a dark red, rusty iron plate, they no longer stayed in this damp secret room.
As the Bolen royal family left, the blood in the iron plate began to swirl like a whirlpool on the seabed.
The new king and the old king were walking on their way back to the palace.
"I say, if, if the assassination is successful, can we fight back against the Frost Moon Kingdom and even get back everything we lost before?" asked the new king.
The old king was silent for a while: "It's difficult."
It's a bit embarrassing to tell these words to outsiders.
Like a gambler who can't afford to lose, he is thinking of making a comeback and then making a fortune.
But the old king had no interest in educating his eldest son, and he could not make a better choice if he were in his position.
The old king passed on the throne in the hope that the new king could find a different way to break the deadlock and even revive the Kingdom of Bolun, but the new king couldn't do it, and he couldn't blame the new king because he himself couldn't do it.
The new king said nothing more. Although the current situation was critical, it might still be an opportunity for a turnaround.
He believed that since the former subordinates of the Azure King could almost assassinate Marcus successfully, the success rate of the assassination by the royal powerhouses of the Kingdom of Borun would not be too low.
And if Rand knew what the new king of the Kingdom of Bollen was thinking, he would laugh at him for not understanding Marcus' shamelessness at all.
(End of this chapter)
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