Chapter 458 Involuntary

Kriolev didn't know what was waiting for him. When he led the First Army to march quickly and felt the Bonn Fortress, it was already evening.

"Fortunately, just in case, we didn't set up camp too far away, otherwise it would be really troublesome."

Looking at the little black dot of Bonn Fortress on the other side of the horizon, General Kriolev also expressed emotion, and then his face became serious.

"Okay, I know everyone is tired, but we must move forward immediately and arrive at Fort Bonn as soon as possible before dark. Karl, get ready for the handover of the fort. And we have to remodel the fort... Forget it , let’s talk about it when we get to the place.”

Kriolev also sighed helplessly. He had never fought such an aggrieved battle in his life, but now it seemed that no matter how aggrieved he was, he couldn't do it anymore.

Not only that, Kriolev can also feel that the morale of his subordinates is very low, which is actually understandable. The First Legion, as Herman's trump card army, has been getting along badly with them ever since Prime Minister Steather seized power. Many generals are very displeased with the behavior of Prime Minister Steather and the council, and they have complained in private .

It's just that at that time they were only complaining in private, but until the Fourth Army turned against the water and played the banner of the Qing emperor's side and punishing ministers, many generals in the First Army were also moved. I think this is a good opportunity. After all, they and the Council are already at odds with each other. If so, why not just kill this group of bastards from the fish and meat country?

This is no longer just a private discussion. There was even a joint letter from generals to General Kriolev, but he suppressed them all.

But right now, the council not only wants them to fight each other, but even completely ignores their situation and forces them to formulate strategies—to be honest, the generals and soldiers who had no ideas before must now have ideas.

No one wants to die, right?

As far as the council's showy operation is concerned, even if you defeat the enemy, does the council have its own good fruit to eat?

Kriolev also knew that the people below were emotional, but he had no choice, so now he could only forcefully suppress his inner boredom, and then focus all his attention on the upcoming defensive battle.

However, just as they were about to reach the fortress, suddenly the orderly rushed over.

"General, general...the situation is not quite right..."

"what happened again?"

Seeing the stuttering look of the messenger in front of him, Kriolev couldn't help but frowned, he wasn't a bad-tempered old man. Having encountered so many unpleasant things in one day, no matter how restrained Kriolev was, there was a bit of anger in his voice at the moment.

Feeling Kriolev's anger, the orderly turned even paler, but he still hurriedly spoke.

"We arrived at the fortress according to your request, but they refused to open the door! They said that we must see you to confirm in person!"

These bloody bastards!

When Kriolev heard this, he was suddenly furious, and blood rushed to his head. He is the general of the First Legion! The First Army is Herman's trump card army, and now, such a mere fortress garrison, dare to show their face? I'm afraid this group of people are tired of living!

"I'll go and see who dares to stop our First Legion!!"

At this moment, Kriolev was also furious, and walked forward angrily, and the adjutant Karl followed behind him. Soon, they came to the front of the team, which is the gate of Bonn Fortress .

Under the setting sun, the fortress looked a little creepy, and on the city wall, soldiers in Hermann's armor stood there fully armed, motionless. It looked very serious, Kriolev glanced at these soldiers coldly, then retracted his gaze, and shouted loudly.

"I'm Kriolev, I'm here to take over Bonn Fortress under the order of the council, open the door immediately!"

"Boom, boom..."

As Kriolev's voice fell, the gate of the fortress slowly opened. Seeing this scene, everyone was also relieved. However, before they were ready to enter the fortress, they saw a tall black figure walking out of it. It was wearing pitch-black armor, a skull-like helmet, and a huge warhammer on its back. It was no taller than a giant. the difference.

Seeing the appearance of this giant, Kriolev frowned, and the soldiers beside him also became nervous.

Then they saw the giant come up to Kriolev and stare at him.

"I'm sorry, General Kriolev, but I can't let you into this fortress."

"What? What does that mean?"

"It's very simple."

Facing Kriolev's question, Duanmuhuai chuckled, then suddenly picked up the hammer, and smashed it directly on the ground in front of Kriolev.

"Because this fortress already belongs to our Tribunal!"

"What?!"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Kriolev and his adjutant Carlton were shocked. They raised their heads again and looked towards the city wall. Mann soldiers appeared behind them and raised their staffs to aim at them. Obviously, this is not a joke, that is to say... the fortress has been taken down by the Tribunal?

How can it be? I have obviously sent someone to watch it all the time, if the Tribunal invaded the fortress, why is there no movement?

But no matter how unbelievable it is, the facts at the moment will not change. Kriolev gritted his teeth and watched Duanmuhuai. No matter what, now he has been tricked, and the other party even has a magician... At this distance, they can't escape at all!

Damn, is all of this their plan?

"What exactly do you want?"

Kriolev stared at Duanmuhuai, and asked coldly, while Duanmuhuai shrugged.

"No, I just wanted to ask you a question."

"…………………question?"

"That's right."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"I'm not very familiar with you, I just heard that the general of the First Army, Kryolev, is not only a seasoned veteran, but also a wise general. His adjutant is also wise and brave, and is recognized Kryolev's right-hand man, so I just want to ask you...to whom are you loyal?"

"........."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's question, Kriolev twitched the corners of his eyes, but did not speak.

"Loyalty to the emperor? But now the emperor has been emptied, and even high-ranking officials in various countries know that Herman's new emperor is just a puppet with no influence and power. Or say? Are you loyal to the country? Then you have seen it, The current situation in this country is that the people are short of food and clothing. In such a cold and harsh environment, they can't even eat enough to wear warm clothes, and those high-ranking nobles are big fish and meat, rich in clothes and fine food. And this The culprit of everything..."

While speaking, Duanmuhuai raised his hand and pointed to the distance.

"It's there, so, I'm curious, who are you fighting for? What are you fighting for?"

Hearing this, General Kriolev closed his eyes and sighed.

Then, he raised his head and stared at Duanmu Huai.

"This old man is a black gold knight dedicated to the Herman Empire. Even if this old bone dies, he is destined to fight like a knight."

"knight?"

Duanmuhuai snorted lightly.

"Shouldn't knights be loyal to the country, the lord, and the people? In order to protect the corrupt interests of the council and the senior officials of the fish and meat people, what honor is there for knights?"

“…………………”

Kriolev clenched his fists and said nothing, while the adjutant Karl blushed, but didn't know what to say.

However, what Duanmuhuai said next made both Kriolev and Karl stunned.

"I will not kill you, let alone capture you, because my enemy is not you."

"Aren't you going to catch the old man?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Kriolev looked up at him in surprise, while Duanmuhuai shook his head.

"As I said, my enemy is not you. It doesn't matter what kind of stubborn mentality you stand in front of me. It doesn't matter whether you are a wise general or anything, here, there is no room for you to play your role."

"what do you mean?"

Hearing this, Kriolev was slightly taken aback, but Duanmuhuai didn't answer his words, but just waved his hand violently.

"Listen up, everyone. I am Duan Muhuai, the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition. I came here to fight against the heretics, such as Stiether, who colluded with the Bishop of Oz, who dared to provoke the Inquisition! If you are not afraid of death, you can Come and see if you can kill me!"

After saying this, Duanmuhuai smiled at Kriolev, then turned around and walked back to the fortress. At the same time, the mages on the city wall disappeared again, and only the soldiers in Hermann's armor were still standing there.

But at this moment, Kriolev was not at all lucky to survive the catastrophe. On the contrary, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body was chilling!

I see! !

He finally understood Duanmu Huai's purpose!

The other party doesn't need to reveal his identity at all! But now, he has revealed his identity in front of the soldiers of the First Legion. Then the council will naturally know about this, so what will the council think after knowing this?

In fact, it didn't take long for Kriolev's premonition to become reality.

"The Commander-in-Chief ordered that the First Army must retake the Bonn Fortress at all costs and capture the Inquisitor alive!"

really……………

Looking at the order in his hand, Kriolev gritted his teeth and stood on the stand of the council. This is simply great news. After all, Bonn Fortress is not big, and it can only accommodate 5,000 people at most, and the First Army dispatched 40,000 soldiers. Anyone who sees this ratio will think that Bonn Fortress is absolutely impossible to sustain!

And from the standpoint of the Council, if they can capture the Grand Inquisitor alive, maybe they can take him as a hostage and obtain those powerful and strange weapons of the Tribunal!

In other words, the judge used himself as a bait to lure the council into the game!

It has to be said that this move was indeed bold, and Kriolev couldn't figure it out, where did the opponent get the courage to lead up to 5,000 people and 40,000 people to fight to the death?

Isn't this sending you to death?

But... since the other party will do this on purpose, they must have been prepared for a long time...

"What shall we do, my lord?"

"We have no choice."

Kriolev shook his head and threw away the letter in his hand.

"This is an order from the council, we can only follow it... prepare to attack."

Kriolev finally understood why the judge said his enemy was not himself.

Indeed... From the beginning to the end, all of this was a contest between the judge, Prime Minister Steather, and the council, and he was at best a pawn in the council.

At this moment, Kriolev, the experienced and wise general, only felt a deep sense of powerlessness.