Bailey and Salas felt relieved when they saw Wu Lai looking energetic and high-spirited.
"Lord, you scared me to death." Bailey couldn't help but say. Just now, he and Sales received a report from the scouts who were watching the battle, saying that Wu Lai won two games in a row, but retreated without a fight in the third game and fell off his horse on the way back. It seemed that he was injured.
"Yeah..." Just as Sareth had finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the crossbow arrow and the mottled red on Wu Lai's left arm. His heart immediately rose again, "High Priest, on your arm..."
"This is a gift from the emperor across the street." Wu Lai raised his arm to take a look and said, "Be careful, it's poisoned by snake saliva flower."
"Ah?!" Bailey's heart skipped a beat.
"What?" Wu Lai laughed. "It's nailed to the arm guard, not into the flesh. What are you worried about?"
"Penetrated into the flesh? How could that be..." Bailey couldn't help but point at the red blush, thinking, isn't that a bloodstain?
"These are the fake blood I made." Wu Lai smiled as he reached into his arms and pulled out three flat, thin leather bags. "Take a look. Originally, I used these to lure the enemy, but I didn't expect that they would be used for something more than just luring the enemy."
Luring the enemy? Bailey and Sarres looked at each other, but for a moment they couldn't understand what this had to do with luring the enemy.
Seeing the two of them like this, Wu Lai simply told them how the "plasma bag" was used to lure the enemy, and the two of them suddenly realized.
"Hehehe, the master is very calculating." Caesar on the side smiled foolishly and gave a thumbs up.
"Don't learn this trick. If you don't know how to handle it properly, you may lose your life." Wu Lai punched Caesar on his breastplate.
Caesar nodded quickly.
"Get ready. I estimate that the enemy will launch a large-scale attack tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Send out a scout team immediately to contact Pu Tong and Yin Er, and ask them to find an opportunity to make some noise behind the enemy so that the enemy cannot send out all its troops." Wu Lai said as he tore open his sleeves and took off the crossbow and arm guard.
"Yes." Bailey and Sarres puffed out their chests and agreed.
"Tell the soldiers to hold on no matter what. If we win this battle, we can turn the passive situation into the active one." Wu Lai patted the two on the shoulders and said...
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After a night of confusion, Helen finally fell asleep at dawn, but was awakened by a nightmare not long after. In the dream, Wu Lai, covered in blood, kept asking her, "Helen, why did you kill me?" This dream reminded Helen of the vows they had made. Yes, she and Wu Lai had vowed to be together for the rest of their lives, and to be happy together for the rest of their lives...
Now those vows seem like the most ironic farce.
No, I shouldn't worry about these oaths. They were sworn in the name of a false god. How could such oaths bind me? Helen thought so and sat up from the bed.
When the female guard saw her stand up, she hurried over to help her change her clothes, while reporting: "Your Majesty, Duke Limoli and others have been waiting outside the tent for a long time."
"Yes." Helen nodded, "Let's call them in later." These legion commanders came to discuss the time of attack, so they were not in a hurry at the moment. They had to leave some time for Wu Lai's men to mourn...
At lunch, everything was agreed upon. The attack would be at dawn tomorrow, and the attack method would be brutal—all the legions would rush up at once, and whoever captured the pass first would be crowned king…
Wu Lai, I will place your statue in the temple of the goddess Luo and tell all the people favored by the heaven that you are a unique talent in the world. Helen thought so in her heart, sighed softly, and her eyes drifted to the clouds in the sky...
Meanwhile, Wu Lai was holding a meeting in a small conference room inside the pass.
"A massive attack is inevitable. According to the scouts' reports, all the camps of the Tianjuan Army are busy. So, I estimate that the enemy will attack before midnight or before dawn." Wu Lai said, "Based on today's weather, the moonlight tonight will not be very good, which is a mixed blessing for us. The good thing is that the enemy will be affected, slowing down their march and unable to see our arrangements clearly. The bad thing is that we can't see the enemy clearly. Of course, if they insist on rushing forward with torches, that's another matter..."
"...So, I have three requirements. First, we must keep our composure. The enemy is numerous and it is impossible for them to advance silently like our special forces company. As we all know, the terrain in front of the peak is that the closer they are to us, the smaller our range will be. Only after keeping our composure can we let them get close to us and fight them. The closer they are, the denser their formation will be, and the more powerful our artillery will be...
"Second, we must be tenacious. The enemy is strong, and after withstanding several rounds of artillery fire, they will still have enough troops to attack the pass, so we cannot expect to drive the enemy back with artillery fire alone. We must be prepared for a protracted war, positional warfare, and even hand-to-hand combat. We must also remember that the enemy's attack this time is against us with the strength of the entire country, and their logistics have been destroyed by the Sixth and Seventh Regiments. If they lose this battle, they will inevitably be unable to recover. Therefore, we must win with our artillery, bravery, and tenacity..."
"Third, we must fight steadily and advance step by step. We are the defenders and the enemy is the attacker. We must keep the rhythm of the battle firmly in our own hands, neither arrogant nor impatient, neither hasty nor slow. While pursuing the goal of killing the enemy's manpower, we must also protect ourselves. This kind of protection is not to be afraid of death, but to eliminate more enemies. Everyone must remember that we are not fighting alone, nor are we surrounded by the enemy, so any risk is undesirable..."
The officers listened and took notes, each of them very seriously...
At this moment in Muritania, Date and his men were also busy counting and registering the dry food, medicines, shoes and socks donated by the people to the army. After the counting was completed, they would sort the materials and load them onto trucks and send them to the checkpoints and artillery positions...
Somewhere on the shadow side of a mountain, an army was advancing slowly. Pu Tong was walking at the front of the team with his head held high. He wore a rough bamboo hat made of tree branches on his head, a piece of grass in his mouth, and on his shoulder, he carried the sword given to him by Wu Lai...
In another direction, Yin'er and Aidi had quietly sneaked into a dense forest more than ten miles away from Liumu Town. After dark, they would pass through the dense forest and head straight to the enemy camp...
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When Pompey saw the door lintel of the Berses family mansion again surrounded by a group of greeters, a smile appeared on his face.
He who appeared here again after many years was no longer the weak young man who had little say in the family, but a superior who was looked at with flattering eyes by the whole clan, because he was Wu Lai's special envoy to the Kati Grassland and the captain of the Shelley.
The reason why Pompey was so respected was the power of the Shelley - after being equipped with small-caliber artillery like the Lolita, this behemoth destroyed the dock that the Hurlett Legion had just controlled for less than twenty days with just one salvo. Then, the people "left" by the Grindel caravan on the Kati grassland struck while the iron was hot and used threats and inducements to the Hurlett Legion, whose morale was in chaos.
As a result, the Hulett Legion was completely scared. Following the instructions of the Glyndwr caravan, they took the initiative to find the Berseth family and proposed that the Berseth family come forward to discuss the matter of the Hulett Legion joining the Woolley Army.
The Hurrite Legion showed enough sincerity - after withdrawing the legion from the city of Catti, the commander Epicurus and four lieutenants walked into the mansion of Berthes in plain clothes and voluntarily submitted to house arrest in exchange for Pompey's trust.
"We are sincere. If your Lord Pompey still doesn't believe us, you may as well sentence us to death." Epicurus said to the head of the Berses family.
"I believe it, of course I don't." The head of the Berses family quickly smiled and said, "Then I'll have to inconvenience you all to stay in my Berses mansion for a few days."
Then came Pompey - this was all part of Woolley's plan.
When Epicurus and others who were admiring the flowers saw Pompey and his party walking into the garden in high spirits, they quickly straightened their clothes and went to greet them.
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"General Epi, generals, this is Pompey, the pride of my Berses family, the high priest respected by my Assyrian high priest Saint Woolley, and the captain of the Shelley." The head of the Berses family introduced with pride.
"My name is Epicurus Hulites, nice to meet you, Lord Pompey." Epicurus hurriedly greeted him, and the four generals behind him naturally did not dare to neglect him.
"General Ibi, you are too polite." Pompey smiled slightly, raised his sleeves and gently lifted Ibi's hands, "Let's go to the meeting room and sit down to talk."
"Okay, okay." Epicurus nodded.
After a while, Pompey, Epicurus and others sat down in the meeting room. After the family servants put away the fruits, wine, cups and plates, Pompey dismissed the idlers and left only the head of the Berses family, his two guards and a clerk.
"General Ibi, please briefly tell us your ideas." Pompey smiled and picked up a glass of water.
"Okay, Lord Pompey." Epicurus nodded. "I'll just say it directly. The firearms of Saint Wulai are far more powerful than those of Tianjue. With such a weapon in hand, no one on the continent can stop the steps of the High Priest. But I think the High Priest still needs someone to be loyal to him. So, we are willing to serve the High Priest and hope to get his help for Hulit and Kimo."
"Help? General Yibi, please be more careful." Pompey frowned.
"Okay, by help I mean help us take back Hurlit and Kimo from the hands of the Tianjue people. Once Hurlit and Kimo can be revived, they will definitely make peace with Assyria and never invade. They will also defend Tianjue for Assyria for generations and never let Tianjue set foot in Assyria again. Of course, we will send troops first to assist the high priest in pacifying Assyria, and then plan for the future after the overall situation in Assyria is settled." Epicurus said.
Pompey's face darkened: "General Epi's plan is too good."
Epicurus blushed and said, "Lord Pompey, as far as we know, the High Priest Saint Woolley is also short of soldiers right now. We have two legions with nearly 110,000 soldiers."
"I'm afraid that many of your two legions were recruited from refugees and the Katy grasslands." Pompey glanced at Epicurus, "General Epicurus, the great priest Saint Wulai taught me that negotiation is to resolve conflicts of interest and seek a plan for the distribution of interests that all parties can accept. Your army's proposal obviously violates this. General Epicurus, do you think that if it were you, would you accept such a plan?"
General Yibi quickly used a smile to hide his embarrassment: "Lord Pompey, from what you said, it seems that the High Priest Saint Wulai already has a plan?"
"Of course." Pompey nodded. "The High Priest Saint Wulai said that the fall of Hulit and Kimo territories has left your army and a large number of refugees homeless. If you still want to return home in your lifetime, in addition to obeying unified deployment and fighting bravely, you must first accept a big change."
"What big change?" Not only Yi Bi and his four generals, but even the head of the Berses family pricked up their ears.
Pompey smiled and said, "Archpriest Saint Wulai said that after this change, there will be no more territories or citizens in the world. As long as people follow equality, fairness, and justice, they can enjoy freedom, peace, and happiness..."
As they listened, everyone in the meeting room, except for Pompey who was talking nonstop and the clerk who was taking notes, fell into deep thought...
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After the dinner, Epicurus declined Pompeii's invitation to watch the singing and dancing, and led four generals straight out of the city to the camp.
After leaving the city gate, a lieutenant rode up to Epicurus and said, "General, what do you think of what Pompey said today..."
Epicurus waved his hand to interrupt the lieutenant: "Let's talk about it when we get back to the camp."
The deputy general quickly agreed: "Yes."