Chapter 544: All Out! ?
“It actually hit that side.”
"The Canary Mountains. They are really far away."
Nora and Grisha sighed in unison.
Both of them are White Crow people, and no White Crow person knows about the Canary Mountains.
The Canary Mountains are the dividing line between the Saint Mir Empire and the White Crow Duchy. Now that the White Crow Duchy has been swallowed up by the White Disaster, the Canary Mountains are now the outermost border of civilization.
"It's still far from us, we need to find some place to stay along the way. Don't worry, this place is the territory of Grand Duke Alvarez, I know it very well, there are several manors under my father's name, we can go there when the time comes."
"Ah? Didn't the resistance army capture this place? If we go there, won't we be walking into a trap?"
Hunter smiled confidently, "How could that be? Archduke Alvarez surrendered much faster than the expeditionary army could advance. Besides, the expeditionary army hasn't finished fighting yet and can't take care of this side. They only station troops in a few big cities. We can just bypass them when the time comes."
"Yes, is that so?" Grisha scratched his head.
"Of course, so don't worry."
"Be careful, there is a group of cavalry in the south!" Nora said suddenly. The two were startled. Hunter hurriedly opened his backpack and prepared to take out his musket.
"Don't panic. They are very far away. They can't see us from this distance. I am a transcendent so I can spot them. Just move away from them."
Upon hearing this, Hunter and Grisha turned to look to the south, and indeed they could not see anything, perhaps just a few small dots on the horizon.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are they cavalry? Can you see the emblems on them?" Hunter thought for a moment and asked.
"No, it's too far away. I can only barely see it. Will there be cavalry in the North?"
Nora had just arrived in the North and knew less about the place than Hunter.
"Well, the expeditionary army has almost no cavalry. Some scouts can ride horses, but their number is very small. If you see a large number of cavalry..."
Hunter's brows gradually frowned, and he muttered:
"That's not right. Archduke Alvarez doesn't seem to have many cavalry under his command. He prefers heavy musketeers. How many of them did you see?"
"There are at least fifty people."
"this"
Hunter was a little unsure. Grand Duke Alvarez had cavalry under his command, so it might be his troops. If they were bandits, it was also possible. The expeditionary force's main activities were still along the railway, and they did not focus on suppressing bandits.
And there is another terrible possibility -
"Could it be one of Bazel's winter wolves?"
Hunter nodded with difficulty: "It is possible. The Winter Wolf is the most famous cavalry in the North, and he has not been caught yet. It just so happens that the expeditionary force does not have many troops stationed in Grand Duke Alvarez's territory."
Nora was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice, "Could it be that Archduke Alvarez and Bazel secretly contacted each other and pretended to surrender?"
"this"
Hunter swallowed his saliva. This seemed possible! Count Bazel had not been found for so long. You have to know that he disappeared with an entire army. It was basically impossible for him to just hide. Either all of them were extraordinary people, or someone was secretly helping Bazel.
This place is not far from the expeditionary army's camp. Could it be that this is really their conspiracy to launch a surprise attack on the expeditionary army? "If it is really Bazel's people, what are their chances of success in attacking the expeditionary army?" Nora asked in a deep voice.
"Well, I haven't seen much of the expeditionary army in combat, but I've been to the permanent fortifications at the military camp. They've been completely completed, and they're piled with all kinds of weapons. Please forgive me for using the word "pile." Excuse me, it's like a hedgehog."
Hunter sighed. "I'm basically the best siege weapon scholar in the North. If I were asked to study how to capture this kind of fortress, I think throwing down the weapon and kneeling down to pray would be the method with the highest chance of winning."
"So, there is no risk?"
"There is still a risk. If Bazel leads his entire army to the fortress and surrenders directly like Archduke Alvarez did, he may eat up all our supplies as a prisoner."
Noila sighed: "It seems that I am overthinking, just leave."
"Okay, let's continue heading north."
Hunter and Grisha trotted off together, heading north.
After a while, Nora suddenly said, "Let's change direction. The cavalry seems to be following us."
"Did they find us?"
"Impossible. At this distance, unless they are extraordinary, it is impossible for them to see us. It must be bad luck that they are heading in this direction."
"Okay, then let's turn west." Hunter nodded.
Several people turned around, but not long after, Nora's voice came again: "Something's wrong, they also turned around, can they really see us?"
"Then we"
"Change direction again, go full speed ahead, don't be stingy with your horsepower!"
Hunter nodded solemnly.
The direction of the few people changed slightly, Hunter flicked the whip, and Grisha leaned over to the horse and whispered something in the ear.
The horse was moving much faster, but Hunter's expression did not relax at all.
"Sir Nora, are they still chasing us? Excuse me, but our condition is not very good, and we may not be able to outrun them!"
Hunter and his men sneaked away under the cover of night. They were afraid of being discovered, so they did not stop to rest after leaving the military camp. The horses had been walking for a whole night and half a day, so they should have found a town to rest.
The two horses are now quite tired, and this sprint cannot be maintained for long if they cannot get rid of the people behind them... "They are also sprinting, they must have discovered us!" Nora's words made the two of them gasp.
"Prepare your weapons and talk to the other side. I'm afraid we can't shake them off."
Hunter and his companion's horses soon slowed down. They were panting heavily and could hardly run anymore.
But the pursuers behind him were still rushing towards this side.
As they approached, Nora's expression became even gloomier.
"This group of people also brought a carriage. There are probably more than a few dozen of them, and they may have heavy equipment."
Hunter and Grisha looked at each other, both of them panicked.
"We are still a long way from the expeditionary camp. If we go to the nearest town..."
Hunter looked at Nora hesitantly. He was just a scholar and didn't have much experience with such things.
But to his surprise, Nora opened her eyes wide, looking a little dazed.
"That holy emblem is. is. the Temple of Silence?"
(End of this chapter)
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