Chapter 617: There is a traitor among us, but it’s okay, because…
In the central army camp, in the command tent, the lights from the ruins illuminated the entire tent as if it were daytime.
"His Majesty Rand has sent news that they have discovered the Renaissance faction's conspiracy against our World Tree. We should immediately cease fire with the royal court and then work together to defend the World Tree." Vanilla rested her hands on the edge of the table, staring at the map.
In front of her desk were five or six elven noble generals in armor.
"What a joke! How can there be any room for maneuver after fighting for so long? If we let go of the advantage we have now, we may not be able to gain the advantage again later." An elven noble general objected. His family had already suffered heavy losses in the war and they urgently needed to gain results to make up for the losses.
The other elven noble generals looked at him with surprise. Now that the strategy of surprise attack on the Royal Court had succeeded, the reputation of Vanilla Archon's army had risen to its peak.
Are they actually questioning the decision of the Vanilla Archon now? And they don't want anything to happen to the Golden World Tree of the Elves. If there is a problem with the World Tree of the Elves, then the Elves will have no defense against humans in the future.
Although they did not believe that the two sides could reach a ceasefire now, it would be foolish to refute Vanilla's idea at this time.
"This is an order." Vanilla emphasized coldly.
"We can never accept..." The general who wanted to object was beheaded by Vanilla's guards before he could finish his words.
When engaging in political activities, we must follow political rules.
Of course, military rules must be followed in the military camp. If a general does not obey orders, Vanilla will kill him without mercy.
Besides, Vanilla had already given face during political activities before.
If there are still people who fail to understand the situation and want to oppose her, there is nothing wrong with just killing them.
"So do you have any objections?" Vanilla looked at the remaining generals.
The remaining few elven generals thought that this opponent was a little stupid, and they didn't want to oppose Vanilla in the first place, so they all shook their heads to indicate that they had no opinion.
"Very good. Now help me arrange to send a letter to the opposing military commander. I want a ceasefire." Vanilla gave the order immediately.
"Yes!" the generals agreed, and then went to arrange a ceasefire.
After writing the letter and arranging for someone to deliver it, Vanilla looked at the empty military tent and breathed a sigh of relief.
She was still not very good at getting into trouble, let alone killing someone outright.
Unfortunately, there are many things that have to be done now.
His Majesty Rand was not the only elf who was worried about these things, and she absolutely could not hold His Majesty back.
Vanilla sat in her seat and wiped the sweat from her forehead. It was already summer.
The Elf Forest is a suitable place to live, but it is also quite hot in the summer.
After a while, Nidhogg came to the tent and asked, "Rand said that there is really something wrong with the World Tree?"
"His Majesty Rand's message indicates that many evil forces are planning to destroy our World Tree, and they should take action soon." Vanilla corrected Nidhogg's words.
"Damn it." Nidhogg frowned, "It's at this time."
As expected, the Renaissance Faction decided to take action during the period when the Royal Court Faction and the Reform Faction were fighting each other.
This strategy is actually very reasonable, and if Nidhogg were a decision-maker of the Renaissance faction, he would also make this choice.
The royalists and reformists were unable to counter this.
Even though the royal court knew that the Golden World Tree was in crisis, it could not just watch the reformists develop.
If this period of time is delayed, the reformists will likely grow to a size that the royal court will find difficult to defeat.
As for the reformists, if they don't take the initiative to attack, who knows what kind of offensive strategy the royal court will adopt after assembling a large army? If the reformists fall into a passive and disadvantageous position at that time, how will they deal with it?
Although we now have a common enemy, how can we stop the fighting?
"How do you plan to convince the people sent by the royal court?" Nidhogg asked with a frown.
Obviously, how can the royal court believe that a ceasefire at this time is not the reformist's strategy?
How could they not suspect that the reformists were waiting for the royal court to let down their guard before launching a thundering attack?
Now the royalists and the reformists must be unable to trust each other.
If either side backs down, there will be the risk of immediate destruction.
"Of course I have no intention of convincing them. It's impossible for us to convince them." Vanilla still had a childish face and a sweet smile.
"Even if they agree to a truce with us, we will definitely not let down our guard and will not be able to defend the golden tree at all." Vanilla said, "In other words, once we dispatch troops to protect the golden tree, the Royal Court will definitely send troops to attack us."
"Then why did you send a letter to the Royal Court?" Nidhogg was a little surprised. "Since it is impossible to cooperate to protect the World Tree..."
"So I discussed it with the great King Rand, and we came up with a solution." Vanilla smiled and waved.
Nidhogg turned around.
A huge crow.
The eyes are dark brown and the feathers are shiny black.
His eyes were bright and his stature was almost as tall as Elder Nidhogg.
"Crow?" Elder Nidhogg was a little surprised.
It is not quite appropriate to call this crow a crow. It is too big. Those ferocious birds and beasts will not have a body as big as this crow. Such a large body size no longer meets normal survival needs.
And there is no mystery to be found in this crow.
Very weird creature.
"Quack!" The crow Cola nodded, indicating that it was a crow.
This reminded Nidhogg that Rand seemed to have a pet crow, but he didn't expect it to be so huge. I just don't know what's so magical about it.
"This is Crow Cola, the messenger of His Majesty Rand. It has a telepathic connection with His Majesty Rand and can use His Majesty Rand's divine power to a certain extent." Vanilla introduced.
"The specific process is a bit complicated, so it's not convenient to explain here. Anyway, through discussion and investigation, we found that we had a mole inside. Because we acted quickly before, the mole couldn't pass on the message, so we were able to succeed in the surprise attack."
"Now that we have slowed down, the news that I really intend to stop the war and even kill a general for this will soon reach the ears of the Royal Court." Vanilla's voice was very clear, "and coupled with the letter I sent to the Royal Court, it will be enough to make the Royal Court believe that we really intend to stop the war and deal with the issue of the Golden World Tree."
"As for how I was able to discover that there was a traitor among us, it was naturally due to the power of His Majesty Rand's pet."
By this time, Nidhogg had understood the plan that Vanilla and Rand had discussed: "So you plan to take advantage of their tricks and catch them all in one fell swoop, and then deal with the problem of the golden tree?"
Vanilla nodded slightly: "That's right, that's our plan."
Under completely ideal circumstances, the most reliable and most likely way to solve the problem would be for the reformists and the royal court to stop fighting and work together to defend the Golden World Tree.
But what if the enemy has no chance of making peace with us? Naturally, we should defeat the enemy as quickly as possible and then lead our troops to defend the World Tree.
It is the best solution when trust cannot be established.
However, when the enemy has already stabilized its position and is advancing steadily, it is almost impossible for our side to defeat the enemy quickly.
This would theoretically be a war that would last for years.
This is the battle that will decide the fate of the Elven Forest.
Vanilla is confident that she can win by taking steady steps, but now that the Golden Tree is in trouble, she has to use some strategies.
Now there's a good reason to deceive the other person into believing something, right?
When Vanilla led the army to support the World Tree, the Royal Court army, which was eager to pursue, would naturally fall into the trap of the Reformists.
As for the tiny possibility, for example, if the Royal Court faction really intends to cease fire with Vanilla and go to support the World Tree together, Vanilla's plan will not accidentally hurt the Royal Court faction.
When the time comes, we can all gather together under the Golden World Tree.
This was the strategy that Vanilla and Rand came up with.
At present, Vanilla and Rand think that this strategy is a foolproof one.
"What a brilliant plan." Nidhogg sighed.
Vanilla looked at Nidhogg with some confusion, "Why is the teacher sighing? Is there something wrong with the plan?"
Nidhogg shook his head. "No problem. I think it will succeed. I just feel that we old guys are a little useless. Young elves like you are the hope of the Elf Forest. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"I really can't imagine that the Elf Forest will be under the control of human kings in the future." Nidhogg sighed.
"Don't worry, teacher. His Majesty Rand is a man who is willing to abide by the laws of the world. He will not rule the elves directly and too harshly. His Majesty Rand likes win-win situations, not slavery." Vanilla said.
"I hope so."
Nidhogg still sighed a little. He would never do anything to hinder the actions of the current reformers. Nidhogg knew very well that at this moment, Vanilla's decision and Rand's decision were the most suitable for the Elf Forest today.
…
Soon, the news that Vanilla decided to cease fire with the Royal Court and lead people to the Elf Forest for rescue spread among the high-level groups of the Elf Reformists.
The elven nobles came to Vanilla's command tent again to ask Vanilla for her ideas.
However, after knowing Vanilla's attitude, they didn't dare to be too harsh.
Vanilla was clearly determined to rescue the Golden World Tree. They actually understood this very well, for every elf, the Golden World Tree was a part of their life.
Elves are protected by the Golden World Tree from the moment they are born until the last moment of their lives.
When the elves die, they will become part of the soil and return to the Golden World Tree.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Golden World Tree is part of the life of the elves.
If it weren't for the current war situation, all the elves would not hesitate to rescue the Golden World Tree after learning that it was in danger.
but.
At the focus of today's struggle for power and desire.
The selfish instincts of intelligent creatures will take over everything.
In fact, all the elves present knew very well that as long as they rescued the Golden World Tree at all costs, the Royal Court would inevitably regain the advantage in the struggle for power.
"No, Your Highness Vanilla, it's not that we don't want to cease fire, but if the royal court attacks us when we decide to cease fire and go to rescue, how should we deal with it? And how should we, the elves, deal with the Elf Forest's willingness to support us?" The elven nobles persuaded Vanilla earnestly.
Vanilla's face was cold.
"After losing the Golden World Tree, if there are enemies from the outside world who want to attack us, such as the evil lurking in the darkness, monsters, or humans..."
"Even if we win the war with the royal court here, what will we do if we lose the Golden World Tree?" Vanilla asked.
"The Golden World Tree was only attacked in a planned way. It may not necessarily cause any trouble. We can deal with it after we defeat the Royal Court Faction. It may not be too late."
"The Golden World Tree has encountered many threats, but it has always stood firm. We do not think that the Golden World Tree can be destroyed so easily, but our war with the Royal Court is very fragile. A slight tilt in the balance could lead to our eternal destruction."
"I have made up my mind. There is no need to mention it again." Vanilla's words were like those of a tyrant who insists on his own way.
Those revivalists and cultists are just clowns and cannot actually pose a threat to the Golden World Tree. Vanilla naturally took this into consideration.
But Vanilla's goal is to destroy the royal court first and then go to the Golden World Tree.
It doesn’t matter what happens next, she just needs to deceive the people sent by the royal court now.
If you want to deceive the people from the Royal Court, you need to first deceive the elven nobles in front of me.
Obviously, there are many elven nobles who are not so firm in supporting the reformists, and some can even be said to be traitors.
Vanilla also needs to take this opportunity to deal with a group of less loyal reformist elven nobles, so that it will be easier for the Moon Kingdom to intervene in the future.
This can only be done at this time. Now is the time for the surprise attack to succeed, and it is the time when Vanilla's prestige among the army and the elves as a whole is the highest.
Before in Giant Wood City, everyone believed that vanilla could bring changes to their lives.
Now on this battlefield, everyone believes that vanilla can bring victory to their war.
Therefore, even if Vanilla makes some decisions that they cannot understand, they will still be willing to support Vanilla.
If Vanilla waits until the fanatical support has died down, then making such a risky decision may lead to a split among the reformists.
Seeing that Vanilla was so determined, the reformist elven nobles had no choice but to keep silent.
At least now they have basically completely boarded the Vanilla pirate ship.
And those elven nobles who were actually traitors also hoped that Vanilla would make such a crazy decision at this time.
Vanilla's will was carried out.
(End of this chapter)
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