Chapter 69 Camp News (Updated)
Gervis originally thought that he would spend the day in training, but what he didn't expect was that news finally came from Audrey that there was movement in Viscount Lanny's territory.
Gervis was called out of the training space by Anna and was now sitting in the hall on the first floor of the inner castle. Nashen and Deris were also invited to the hall.
There were two people sent by Gervis to monitor the buffer zone. Audrey is still staying there to continue monitoring the movements in the camp, while the guard rushed back to report the situation.
"Greetings, sir!"
The guard who brought the news came up to Gervis and saluted him.
"Is there anything going on over there in the buffer zone?"
Gervis nodded to the guard and asked directly. Although it was still daylight, it was approaching dusk. Gervis was worried that Viscount Lanny was planning to transport the supplies away at night.
Although Gervis was also preparing to ambush and kill, he wanted to do it during the day. There were no flashlights in this world, and it was difficult to fight in the dark in the middle of the night, and it was especially easy to hurt one's own people by mistake.
"Your Excellency, in the afternoon, a group of people came into the buffer zone. There were about 40 people and five carriages in the middle. They all entered Viscount Lanny's camp. After discovering the situation, Audrey asked me to come back and report to you. He will continue to monitor there."
The guard bent over and reported to Gervis. After he finished speaking, he looked at Gervis and continued, "Sir, Audrey asked me to tell you that there was actually a suspicious caravan that stayed in the buffer zone at noon."
"Oh? Then tell me in detail what happened?"
Gervis frowned slightly. If it wasn't really suspicious, Audrey would definitely not have asked the soldiers to mention it to him.
Now that he is about to take action, if there are uncontrollable factors, it is likely to bring great risks to his actions.
"Yes, sir. Actually, at noon today, a convoy came to the buffer zone. There were more than ten carriages in the convoy, but not many people. We could only see the coachmen driving the carriages, but no guards. The carriages in the convoy all had roofs. They stayed in the buffer zone for more than ten minutes, and then turned around and returned to Viscount Lanny's territory. We were paying attention to it during this period, but no one entered or left Viscount Lanny's camp, so we didn't come back to report to you at that time."
"Stayed for more than ten minutes? And then returned the same way?"
After listening to the detailed account given by the guard, Gervis frowned. Gervis had been in the territory for nearly ten days, and he had never seen any caravan passing through his territory from Viscount Lanny's territory. In this season, except for individual caravans, there were very few caravans passing through his territory.
Only in autumn can one occasionally see passing convoys in Storm Territory. Those convoys are basically convoys purchasing coal mines from Viscount Lanny's Territory.
Just today at noon, such a convoy came to the buffer zone and stayed for more than ten minutes, and finally strangely returned along the same route. Then in the afternoon, Viscount Lanny's men arrived at the camp. This made Gervis feel a little strange, but he couldn't figure out the reason.
"Lord Nashen, what do you think of this matter?"
Gervis couldn't figure it out, so he looked up at Nashen who was also thinking silently, to see if he had any ideas.
"Master Gervis, I think that convoy is a little strange, but it should not be Viscount Lanny's convoy."
After hearing Gervis' question, Nashen thought for a moment before slowly answering Gervis.
"Why do you say that?"
Gervis couldn't help but straighten up and asked with curiosity on his face.
"Because that would attract a lot of attention. What Viscount Lanny did was not honorable in the first place. Moreover, he attaches so much importance to that camp that he must be worried that the news of today's transportation would be leaked. Therefore, it is impossible for him to send two convoys to the buffer zone within one day. Otherwise, not only will there be no benefit, but there is also a great risk of being targeted."
Nashen smiled at Gervais. He had been a lord for so many years and had fought with Gandalf for many years, so he understood these things much better than Gervais. So he told Gervais the reasons for his guess.
"Lord Nashen is right. In this case, no matter what the purpose of the convoy at noon is, we need to act immediately and ambush in the buffer zone. Otherwise, if Viscount Lanny's convoy transports the camp's contents overnight, our efforts will be in vain."
Gervis nodded to Nashen. He also agreed with Nashen's explanation. Since Lanny's men came all at once in the afternoon, there was no reason to do anything unnecessary at noon. Doing so would only attract attention and would have no other benefits.
"Grevith, since you are about to start the action, I will prepare to return to the territory now. Take care of yourself, my brother!"
Seeing that Gervis was determined to take action today, Deris also stood up and spoke to Gervis in a very sincere tone.
"I'm so sorry, Deris. I have to ask you to leave again in such a hurry. Come to my place next time when you are free. I will definitely treat you well!"
Gervis did not expect that what happened to Viscount Lanny would happen so suddenly. In order to prevent any evidence from falling into Lanny's hands, Nashen and the 40 soldiers who were acting together today would stay in the castle, while Darius would take the convoy and the rest of the personnel back to Gandalf's territory.
Although this cover-up plan was crude, as long as there was no obvious evidence for Viscount Lanny to attack, once the ambush and killing of the convoy happened, even if Gervis did it perfectly, he felt that Lanny would be able to guess that it was him.
"I'm already surprised to be able to eat monster meat. I also want to thank you for your hospitality, Gervis!"
Seeing what Deris said, Gervis didn't say anything else. Time was running out, so he walked out of the hall with a few people and began to arrange things.
Fortunately, the cargo on the carriage had been unloaded at this moment. After loading the dry food needed for the return trip into the carriage, Driss left the castle with the ordinary coachmen and ten guards.
After Driss took the caravan away, more than 40 people gathered in the vestibule. Each of them was fully armed, with leather armor and long swords, and many even carried longbows.
Gandalf's men who supported Gervais numbered forty-one, including Nashen.
There are a total of six people on Gervis's side, including himself. Ike is injured and cannot go. Audrey is already monitoring on the mountain in the buffer zone. Three guards need to stay in the castle just in case.
So the total number of people acting together today, including Audrey, is forty-eight. If Lanny's team also has more than forty people in the evening, Gervis feels that their chances of success are still very high.
Twenty of the people sent by Gandalf are skilled archers. The road to the ambush site is only a short distance away. A rain of arrows in a sneak attack can take out at least a dozen people. Then, if they abandon their bows and arrows and rush forward with more than 40 people, there shouldn't be any big problem.
(End of this chapter)
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