Chapter 439 Never Surrender, Initiate a 1-on-1 Challenge
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Jing Shen Tian Si
"I just said I won't kill people, but I didn't say I can't help you with other things." Aaron pointed out, "For example... a catapult."
Caspian froze for a moment, "That's fine, fourteen rounds are barely enough, but then..."
"The rest has nothing to do with me." Aaron interrupted, "I also have principles. Unless the crime is really heinous, otherwise I will not kill someone."
"But it's a war," said Peter.
"I have never had any enmity with the Tammorians, nor have I met the Narnians by chance.
In other words, I'm just passing by, and getting too involved won't do me any good. "Aaron said seriously.
Lucy wanted to persuade her again, but was stared back by Susan.
"You may not want to hear it, but I really don't want to participate in the war. What I can do is to save some people from Narnia.
Other than that, I only kill people who want to kill me. "
Peter was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "This can be regarded as being honest with each other.
We don't force you if you don't want to charge, but thank you for your help. "
"You're welcome."
......
In the early morning of the next day, Miraz arrived with an army of Tammorians.
Peter and the others stood above the fortress, looking at the mighty army on the opposite side, their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.
"Fully armed, there must be thousands of troops here!
There are also several giant trebuchets and a row of catapults. Aaron couldn't help but smacked his lips and sighed: "This battle is not easy to fight!" "
"We can see that, and we don't need you to remind us," Caspian said speechlessly.
"Let's go back first! We have to figure out a countermeasure before they set up camp." Peter said in a deep voice.
Everyone came to a simple stone room and started a meeting around a stone table.
"What do you think?" Peter asked, looking at Aaron.
"It was agreed yesterday that I can only deal with those heavy weapons."
"You are the only wizard among us, and your opinion is very valuable."
Aaron rubbed his nose embarrassingly, "The number of enemies is three times that of ours, and they are well-equipped and well-trained.
Confronting head-on is disadvantageous, allowing the enemy to kill, no, there is only one way..."
"We will never surrender." The centaur leader interrupted immediately.
"Uh...surrender would be worse than death, my suggestion is simple...run away."
The two words fell, and the representatives of various races participating in the meeting were stunned for a moment.
The next moment, there were shouts and curses one after another.
"We will never retreat."
"This is the last dignity of Narnia."
"Knights will fight to the last moment."
"This is our land."
......
Aaron looked at the indignant crowd and couldn't help shrinking his neck, "This is the best way I can think of.
Our chances of winning are very low, and it can even be said that both sides will suffer from victory.
However, the population of the Tammorians was much larger than that of the Narnians. It didn't matter if their first attack failed. As long as they didn't suffer heavy damage, they could organize a second or even a third attack after a period of recuperation.
Retreat now, preserve your vitality, and there will always be a chance to regain your homeland in the future. "
"But we have no way out." Troff said with a solemn expression, "The Narnians thought the same way hundreds of years ago, we barely survived until now by lingering in the woods.
We can no longer hide, or we will just fade away with time. "
"Miraz wouldn't give us a chance to hide," Trumpkin added. "He said he'd cut down every tree in the woods."
Aaron shrugged, "There's nothing to say, let's fight!"
"Everyone of us thinks so." Peter said calmly, "What I want to know is if you have any better suggestions for us to keep this fortress safe."
Aaron fell into hesitation for a moment, hesitating to speak.
"You really have a way?" Susan asked in surprise.
"I can't say a solution, I can only say that it is not a solution." Aaron looked puzzled, "Tamor people want this fortress, so give it to him."
"What are you talking about?" Caspian couldn't listen anymore. "I'm not alarmist. If we abandon this fortress, we will lose our last barrier."
"Listen to him," said Peter.
Aaron looked at Caspian, "You have hollowed out a field in front of the bunker to deal with the Tammorian cavalry."
"That's why we can't abandon this fortress," Caspian explained patiently, "It's hard for us to fight against large groups of infantry on the plains, and this fortress will give us an advantage in terrain.
A fight to the death would be the only option, but your gun can destroy catapults and heavy crossbows, which means they can't take down the fort so easily.
In a hand-to-hand battle in the bunker, we may not have no chance of winning. "
"Superficial." Aaron curled his lips in disdain, "You can tell at a glance that you have never fought a war. This strategic vision is really embarrassing."
"Don't make it sound like you've been at war," Caspian replied. "There was no Gaius name in the history of Narnia hundreds of years ago."
"In the future, Gaius will become the legend of Narnia." Aaron said confidently, "King Peter once called this fortress a tomb, which I think is quite appropriate."
"Thank you for the compliment." Peter said angrily, "But if we don't have a better way, maybe this place will really become a tomb."
"The key is whose tomb will be here." Aaron snapped his fingers, a red light flashed on the stone table, and a model of a small fortress appeared.
"Can I learn magic?" Lucy asked with interest, her eyes full of expectation.
"I'm afraid not." Aaron shook his head and directly extinguished the little girl's longing. "You don't have any wizard blood, and you don't have the talent to learn magic."
"Is there no hope at all?"
"Give it up, don't waste time on this.
Maybe there is magic that ordinary people can learn, but I haven't found it yet. "
"Ahem!" Susan coughed, "It's important."
Aaron came back to his senses, pointed to the front of the projection of the bunker and continued: "There is an entrance in the front, and Caspian dug two tunnels in advance to lead to the rear of the cavalry.
In other words, there are three entrances to this fortress, but no exit. "
"What do you want to say?" asked Caspian.
"Your idea is to use traps to deal with the cavalry, and then rely on your familiarity with the bunker to fight the infantry, so why can't you think about it further?
For example, set up the bunker as a trap for dealing with infantry. "
Hearing this, Caspian seemed to understand something, and the others seemed to understand something, but they just couldn't think of the point.
"Can you be more specific?" asked Cornelius.
"Hehe! Your IQ is really worrying me!" Aaron shook his head speechlessly, reached out and pointed to the back of the castle, and an exit appeared.
"Introducing the infantry into the bunker, we used our familiarity with the castle to shake them off and leave through the tunnel.
At this time, the inside of the bunker is full of enemies. As long as the bunker is destroyed, at least one-third of the infantry can be buried if you are lucky. "
Snapped!
Peter patted the table, only to feel that the sullenness in his chest had dissipated a lot.
"Just do it like this. If it succeeds, the strength advantage of the Tamo people will be wiped out."
"This strategy is good, but there are two problems in its implementation." Edmund said hesitantly, "I know it's a shame to say this, but we simply don't have the ability to destroy this fortress."
After the words fell, everyone looked at Aaron in unison.
They are just mortals, and it takes a lot of time to tear down a fortress, but wizards must have other ways!
"Hey hey hey! Don't look at me like that.
That look always makes me feel stressed. "
"We need the power of magic." Susan said righteously, "This may be the reason why you came to Narnia."
"Don't be funny, magic is not for killing people." Aaron sneered, "Helping you deal with those large weapons, and giving advice by the way, I have done my best.
I'm not some kind of omnipotent savior, don't ask me for such a job of killing thousands of people at once.
I'm only 15 and don't want to have nightmares at night. "
"Then you should come up with another idea!" Peter said anxiously, "This fortress is not as strong as Tammor Castle, but it is almost impossible for us to destroy it in a short time."
"Can you be a little wiser?" Aaron glanced at Peter and the others with a caring gaze, causing an unnatural blush to appear on their faces.
"So, you still have a way, right?" Lucy asked shyly.
call!
Aaron took a deep breath, "Complicated problems are often simple.
Your point of view is too intuitive. There are many ways to destroy a bunker. It doesn't necessarily have to demolish the foundation. The easiest way is...to set fire to it.
Prepare enough kerosene, dry firewood, and hay in the bunker. After we go out, Susan puts a rocket far outside, and the whole fortress will become a fiery furnace. "
hiss!
Everyone couldn't help shivering when they thought of that scene, and looked at Aaron with a little fear.
"This is too poisonous!" Peter said with an unnatural expression.
"You said it was a war.
To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.
Besides, there is not much difference between being burned to death and being buried alive, since they are all dead anyway! "
"Don't say it so calmly, okay?" Troff said tremblingly, "Being burned to death or being stoned to death, as long as there is nothing wrong with the brain, I will choose the latter."
"Since you are so kind, you might as well work hard and use your claws to break the foundation of the bunker."
"Forget it." Trouf changed his words immediately, "If you burn it, you can burn it to death. Who told them to beat us first!"
"I'm going to ask people to gather all our ignitable things together and try to cover the entire bunker floor." The leader of the centaur said.
"This is the second question I want to talk about." Edmund interjected, "Whether it is digging a new tunnel, or preparing and laying inflammable materials, we need time, but the army of the Tammorians has already set up camp gone."
"From what I know of Miraz, he won't drag this war until tomorrow.
The attack will be launched in the afternoon at the latest. said Caspian gravely. "The earliest would be at noon." "
"Delaying time?" Aaron tapped his chin, then turned to look at Caspian, "I don't think His Royal Highness the Prince would mind meeting his uncle!"
"I'm afraid it won't work," said Susan. "Miraz is not a gentleman. If he saw Caspian, he might shoot him straight away."
"Then I can't help it." Aaron spread his hands, "The two armies are confronting each other, and the best way to delay time is to negotiate.
Whether it is groveling or domineering, it can achieve the goal, but if the other party doesn't even want to see the envoy, then it's useless to play. "
"No, there is hope." Caspian said suddenly, "Miraz is undoubtedly a tyrant and a murderer, but as a king he must take into account traditional concepts and the will of the people.
One way to buy us a little time is to challenge head-on one-on-one, a duel that only the kings of both sides can participate in. "
"I like this tradition." Aaron said with a smile, "Your ancestors must have lost their minds. They obviously have a huge advantage, and they still want to gamble with the king's safety."
The corner of Caspian's mouth twitched, "The first thing I did after I took the throne was to get rid of this tradition."
"Wait, what does it mean that the king can participate?" Susan asked worriedly, "Does it mean that we want Peter and Miraz to fight?"
Caspian nodded irresistibly, "Only the king can represent the countries of both parties."
"We can let people impersonate." Edmund suggested, "In short, Aaron and Peter are about the same height."
Aaron: …
"It's not my business?"
"Nonsense, Peter may not be able to beat Miraz, but you can."
"I won't go." Aaron refused without even thinking about it, and said righteously: "I have been upright since I was a child, and it is impossible to pretend to be someone else.
Besides, with my one-of-a-kind temperament, when I stand with Peter, others can tell at a glance... who is the king. "
Peter staggered.
What do you mean?I admit that I am not as good as you, but am I not worthy to be a king?
"I don't care if I want to pretend. Before the duel, both sides need to confirm each other's identities." Caspian said.
"I'll go." Peter said, and then looked at the other representatives, "I will try my best to buy time, and I will leave the tunnels and inflammables to you."
"Understood, Your Majesty." Troff said, "Many of us have stored charcoal and dry firewood for the winter, and all of them are enough to cover the entire bunker."
"If the plan is successful, our chances of winning will increase to [-]%." Peter nodded. "The remaining [-]% depends on the outcome of the battle."
"I can go to Aslan." Lucy said suddenly, "I have seen him in the depths of the forest, and he must be waiting for me to take the initiative to find him."
Peter hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily, "Maybe we have to trust you this time."
"No," Chumpkin said, "it's too dangerous for a little girl like you to go deep into the forest."
"This is the best way to reduce casualties.
Aslan will help us, as long as he comes forward, all problems can be properly resolved. "
Caspian froze for a moment, "That's fine, fourteen rounds are barely enough, but then..."
"The rest has nothing to do with me." Aaron interrupted, "I also have principles. Unless the crime is really heinous, otherwise I will not kill someone."
"But it's a war," said Peter.
"I have never had any enmity with the Tammorians, nor have I met the Narnians by chance.
In other words, I'm just passing by, and getting too involved won't do me any good. "Aaron said seriously.
Lucy wanted to persuade her again, but was stared back by Susan.
"You may not want to hear it, but I really don't want to participate in the war. What I can do is to save some people from Narnia.
Other than that, I only kill people who want to kill me. "
Peter was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "This can be regarded as being honest with each other.
We don't force you if you don't want to charge, but thank you for your help. "
"You're welcome."
......
In the early morning of the next day, Miraz arrived with an army of Tammorians.
Peter and the others stood above the fortress, looking at the mighty army on the opposite side, their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.
"Fully armed, there must be thousands of troops here!
There are also several giant trebuchets and a row of catapults. Aaron couldn't help but smacked his lips and sighed: "This battle is not easy to fight!" "
"We can see that, and we don't need you to remind us," Caspian said speechlessly.
"Let's go back first! We have to figure out a countermeasure before they set up camp." Peter said in a deep voice.
Everyone came to a simple stone room and started a meeting around a stone table.
"What do you think?" Peter asked, looking at Aaron.
"It was agreed yesterday that I can only deal with those heavy weapons."
"You are the only wizard among us, and your opinion is very valuable."
Aaron rubbed his nose embarrassingly, "The number of enemies is three times that of ours, and they are well-equipped and well-trained.
Confronting head-on is disadvantageous, allowing the enemy to kill, no, there is only one way..."
"We will never surrender." The centaur leader interrupted immediately.
"Uh...surrender would be worse than death, my suggestion is simple...run away."
The two words fell, and the representatives of various races participating in the meeting were stunned for a moment.
The next moment, there were shouts and curses one after another.
"We will never retreat."
"This is the last dignity of Narnia."
"Knights will fight to the last moment."
"This is our land."
......
Aaron looked at the indignant crowd and couldn't help shrinking his neck, "This is the best way I can think of.
Our chances of winning are very low, and it can even be said that both sides will suffer from victory.
However, the population of the Tammorians was much larger than that of the Narnians. It didn't matter if their first attack failed. As long as they didn't suffer heavy damage, they could organize a second or even a third attack after a period of recuperation.
Retreat now, preserve your vitality, and there will always be a chance to regain your homeland in the future. "
"But we have no way out." Troff said with a solemn expression, "The Narnians thought the same way hundreds of years ago, we barely survived until now by lingering in the woods.
We can no longer hide, or we will just fade away with time. "
"Miraz wouldn't give us a chance to hide," Trumpkin added. "He said he'd cut down every tree in the woods."
Aaron shrugged, "There's nothing to say, let's fight!"
"Everyone of us thinks so." Peter said calmly, "What I want to know is if you have any better suggestions for us to keep this fortress safe."
Aaron fell into hesitation for a moment, hesitating to speak.
"You really have a way?" Susan asked in surprise.
"I can't say a solution, I can only say that it is not a solution." Aaron looked puzzled, "Tamor people want this fortress, so give it to him."
"What are you talking about?" Caspian couldn't listen anymore. "I'm not alarmist. If we abandon this fortress, we will lose our last barrier."
"Listen to him," said Peter.
Aaron looked at Caspian, "You have hollowed out a field in front of the bunker to deal with the Tammorian cavalry."
"That's why we can't abandon this fortress," Caspian explained patiently, "It's hard for us to fight against large groups of infantry on the plains, and this fortress will give us an advantage in terrain.
A fight to the death would be the only option, but your gun can destroy catapults and heavy crossbows, which means they can't take down the fort so easily.
In a hand-to-hand battle in the bunker, we may not have no chance of winning. "
"Superficial." Aaron curled his lips in disdain, "You can tell at a glance that you have never fought a war. This strategic vision is really embarrassing."
"Don't make it sound like you've been at war," Caspian replied. "There was no Gaius name in the history of Narnia hundreds of years ago."
"In the future, Gaius will become the legend of Narnia." Aaron said confidently, "King Peter once called this fortress a tomb, which I think is quite appropriate."
"Thank you for the compliment." Peter said angrily, "But if we don't have a better way, maybe this place will really become a tomb."
"The key is whose tomb will be here." Aaron snapped his fingers, a red light flashed on the stone table, and a model of a small fortress appeared.
"Can I learn magic?" Lucy asked with interest, her eyes full of expectation.
"I'm afraid not." Aaron shook his head and directly extinguished the little girl's longing. "You don't have any wizard blood, and you don't have the talent to learn magic."
"Is there no hope at all?"
"Give it up, don't waste time on this.
Maybe there is magic that ordinary people can learn, but I haven't found it yet. "
"Ahem!" Susan coughed, "It's important."
Aaron came back to his senses, pointed to the front of the projection of the bunker and continued: "There is an entrance in the front, and Caspian dug two tunnels in advance to lead to the rear of the cavalry.
In other words, there are three entrances to this fortress, but no exit. "
"What do you want to say?" asked Caspian.
"Your idea is to use traps to deal with the cavalry, and then rely on your familiarity with the bunker to fight the infantry, so why can't you think about it further?
For example, set up the bunker as a trap for dealing with infantry. "
Hearing this, Caspian seemed to understand something, and the others seemed to understand something, but they just couldn't think of the point.
"Can you be more specific?" asked Cornelius.
"Hehe! Your IQ is really worrying me!" Aaron shook his head speechlessly, reached out and pointed to the back of the castle, and an exit appeared.
"Introducing the infantry into the bunker, we used our familiarity with the castle to shake them off and leave through the tunnel.
At this time, the inside of the bunker is full of enemies. As long as the bunker is destroyed, at least one-third of the infantry can be buried if you are lucky. "
Snapped!
Peter patted the table, only to feel that the sullenness in his chest had dissipated a lot.
"Just do it like this. If it succeeds, the strength advantage of the Tamo people will be wiped out."
"This strategy is good, but there are two problems in its implementation." Edmund said hesitantly, "I know it's a shame to say this, but we simply don't have the ability to destroy this fortress."
After the words fell, everyone looked at Aaron in unison.
They are just mortals, and it takes a lot of time to tear down a fortress, but wizards must have other ways!
"Hey hey hey! Don't look at me like that.
That look always makes me feel stressed. "
"We need the power of magic." Susan said righteously, "This may be the reason why you came to Narnia."
"Don't be funny, magic is not for killing people." Aaron sneered, "Helping you deal with those large weapons, and giving advice by the way, I have done my best.
I'm not some kind of omnipotent savior, don't ask me for such a job of killing thousands of people at once.
I'm only 15 and don't want to have nightmares at night. "
"Then you should come up with another idea!" Peter said anxiously, "This fortress is not as strong as Tammor Castle, but it is almost impossible for us to destroy it in a short time."
"Can you be a little wiser?" Aaron glanced at Peter and the others with a caring gaze, causing an unnatural blush to appear on their faces.
"So, you still have a way, right?" Lucy asked shyly.
call!
Aaron took a deep breath, "Complicated problems are often simple.
Your point of view is too intuitive. There are many ways to destroy a bunker. It doesn't necessarily have to demolish the foundation. The easiest way is...to set fire to it.
Prepare enough kerosene, dry firewood, and hay in the bunker. After we go out, Susan puts a rocket far outside, and the whole fortress will become a fiery furnace. "
hiss!
Everyone couldn't help shivering when they thought of that scene, and looked at Aaron with a little fear.
"This is too poisonous!" Peter said with an unnatural expression.
"You said it was a war.
To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.
Besides, there is not much difference between being burned to death and being buried alive, since they are all dead anyway! "
"Don't say it so calmly, okay?" Troff said tremblingly, "Being burned to death or being stoned to death, as long as there is nothing wrong with the brain, I will choose the latter."
"Since you are so kind, you might as well work hard and use your claws to break the foundation of the bunker."
"Forget it." Trouf changed his words immediately, "If you burn it, you can burn it to death. Who told them to beat us first!"
"I'm going to ask people to gather all our ignitable things together and try to cover the entire bunker floor." The leader of the centaur said.
"This is the second question I want to talk about." Edmund interjected, "Whether it is digging a new tunnel, or preparing and laying inflammable materials, we need time, but the army of the Tammorians has already set up camp gone."
"From what I know of Miraz, he won't drag this war until tomorrow.
The attack will be launched in the afternoon at the latest. said Caspian gravely. "The earliest would be at noon." "
"Delaying time?" Aaron tapped his chin, then turned to look at Caspian, "I don't think His Royal Highness the Prince would mind meeting his uncle!"
"I'm afraid it won't work," said Susan. "Miraz is not a gentleman. If he saw Caspian, he might shoot him straight away."
"Then I can't help it." Aaron spread his hands, "The two armies are confronting each other, and the best way to delay time is to negotiate.
Whether it is groveling or domineering, it can achieve the goal, but if the other party doesn't even want to see the envoy, then it's useless to play. "
"No, there is hope." Caspian said suddenly, "Miraz is undoubtedly a tyrant and a murderer, but as a king he must take into account traditional concepts and the will of the people.
One way to buy us a little time is to challenge head-on one-on-one, a duel that only the kings of both sides can participate in. "
"I like this tradition." Aaron said with a smile, "Your ancestors must have lost their minds. They obviously have a huge advantage, and they still want to gamble with the king's safety."
The corner of Caspian's mouth twitched, "The first thing I did after I took the throne was to get rid of this tradition."
"Wait, what does it mean that the king can participate?" Susan asked worriedly, "Does it mean that we want Peter and Miraz to fight?"
Caspian nodded irresistibly, "Only the king can represent the countries of both parties."
"We can let people impersonate." Edmund suggested, "In short, Aaron and Peter are about the same height."
Aaron: …
"It's not my business?"
"Nonsense, Peter may not be able to beat Miraz, but you can."
"I won't go." Aaron refused without even thinking about it, and said righteously: "I have been upright since I was a child, and it is impossible to pretend to be someone else.
Besides, with my one-of-a-kind temperament, when I stand with Peter, others can tell at a glance... who is the king. "
Peter staggered.
What do you mean?I admit that I am not as good as you, but am I not worthy to be a king?
"I don't care if I want to pretend. Before the duel, both sides need to confirm each other's identities." Caspian said.
"I'll go." Peter said, and then looked at the other representatives, "I will try my best to buy time, and I will leave the tunnels and inflammables to you."
"Understood, Your Majesty." Troff said, "Many of us have stored charcoal and dry firewood for the winter, and all of them are enough to cover the entire bunker."
"If the plan is successful, our chances of winning will increase to [-]%." Peter nodded. "The remaining [-]% depends on the outcome of the battle."
"I can go to Aslan." Lucy said suddenly, "I have seen him in the depths of the forest, and he must be waiting for me to take the initiative to find him."
Peter hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily, "Maybe we have to trust you this time."
"No," Chumpkin said, "it's too dangerous for a little girl like you to go deep into the forest."
"This is the best way to reduce casualties.
Aslan will help us, as long as he comes forward, all problems can be properly resolved. "
