Chapter 114 Conspiracy Revealed
In the darkness, Enrique sharpened his knife.
Looking at Yanle City in the distance, his expression was very cruel.
Although he surrendered to the king, he kept his position and was even granted the title of viscount.
But to the barbarians, a title is not as practical as a sheep.
For him, it was equivalent to transforming the local princes, who were robbed by life and death, into the cattle and sheep raised by the king.
This is a double blow of shame and benefit. It would be abnormal not to hate Derek.
This time, Barbarian Duke Wilson had been preparing for two years, and with the support from Rock Man, he finally got the chance.
It was no secret that the Augusta family's scouts were out in the barbarian wilderness. Even if they didn't expect Derek's boldness, they couldn't be without precautions.
When Rockman took the initiative to report the news internally, it gave them the opportunity to operate.
Enrique joined Duke Wilson with a well-equipped army.
Of course, even in the army belonging to the barbarian kingdom, officers at all levels are still filled with a large number of tribal generals.
Everyone is more accustomed to calling Wilson the Commander-in-Chief, rather than the so-called Duke.
"Commander, I want to be the vanguard. I want to cut off Derek's head and wash away the shame of the past." Enrique directly asked for a fight.
But a defeated general is looked down upon by many people.
Duke Wilson would not despise him for this, but other barbarian generals would not let Enrique go.
"Those who are defeated should not be embarrassed, otherwise Rockman will think that we barbarians have no warriors.
Commander, I am willing to be the vanguard and cut off the head of Count Augusta and offer it to you. "
The speaker was Harlot, the heir of a large tribe. Duke Wilson thought for a moment and agreed.
"To His Majesty the King, Harlot.
I appoint you as the vanguard and advance lightly.
Count Augusta must be wasting his time at Yanle City now. I want you to attack from behind first.
I entrust the whole army of cavalry to you, and I hope you will not disappoint me. "
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief," Harold said with great enthusiasm and glanced at Enrique proudly: "I will not lose my troops like some people."
In fact, he felt that Rockman might not have even captured a castle, and he came out from behind just to take the credit.
Seeing Harold leave, Duke Wilson continued to arrange.
"Enrique, there are many opportunities to wash away the shame. You lead people to block the main road and don't let Mega Man escape.
Others set out with me to secure the Count of Augusta for ever in the lands of our barbarians. "
Duke Wilson also remembered the arrogant Rockman back then. If he hadn't stopped him, the king's plan would have been successful long ago.
And judging from the record in the past few years, it is not easy to catch the opponent once, and this opportunity will not happen again.
"If such a talented general cannot be killed, he will definitely bring endless trouble to the kingdom."
Duke Wilson was filled with fear and hatred, and this time he made up his mind to keep Derek here.
In fact, this time he mobilized 80,000 troops, which was equivalent to most of the troops in the border kingdom.
If Derek could still be allowed to run away, that would be unjust.
The family wealth of the barbarians is not as rich as that of the three major kingdoms, and the king's power is not as much as that of others.
These 80,000 people are already quite a force. If something unexpected happens, the tribal army that was originally at peace may cause trouble again.
As one of the most trusted generals of the barbarian king, Wilson certainly had to consider multiple things.
But he deduced it one last time and found that it was 100% certain.
Attacked from both sides, Count Augusta couldn't fly out even if he had wings.
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When Derek slept in the city for half the night, he was woken up by the attendant calling outside the door before dawn.
"Your Excellency, Knight Simon has reported on the battle situation."
Derek felt that he was still a little confused, but looking at the sky, Simon was still looking for him at this time, fearing that something had happened.
"Let him in."
He stood up, put on a coat, and went to the outside compartment. Simon had already hurriedly opened the door and came in.
Derek knew something was wrong.
Although Simon is reckless, he would never dare to be so rude in front of him.
He wondered in his mind whether there were still barbarians lurking in the city, or something went wrong somewhere.
"What's up!"
Simon's face was serious, with a hint of panic: "Earl, barbarians appeared south of us."
"south?"
Derek suddenly woke up. The barbarian representative appeared behind him at this time, which suddenly woke him up.
"This is a trap!!! Someone has colluded with the barbarians."
He had thought about this possibility, but even if he was surrounded, it wouldn't be a big deal.
The barbarians must also know this.
So the problem isn't just the barbarians in front of you.
Since the other party dares to unite with the barbarians to lay a trap, he must not be afraid of going back on his own.
In other words, I was determined that I couldn't go back.
"Hassan, and Rowett."
Derek immediately thought that this matter could only be connected by Hassan in the name of the king.
And the power of the king alone was not enough, the southern nobles were definitely involved.
If you want to let the barbarians trap you, one problem is that you can't let the Augusta army or even the northern nobles who are staying behind move.
Otherwise, we still don’t know who is surrounded.
To achieve this, one company cannot do it alone.
Only the king, the nobles of the capital and the southern nobles, and even some of the nobles of the north, can have this power.
"I was careless."
Derrick knew that he had failed this time. His smooth life made him ignore the danger.
He thought that he could bind everyone with interests, but he still misjudged people's hearts.
In the past few years, I don't know how many people wanted to die.
Not everyone can think rationally.
But it's useless to say all this now. Derek thought very calmly.
"There are still 8,000 people and 5,000 cavalry in hand.
There are still 20,000 infantry in the barbarian wilderness."
As long as we get out of the predicament, we still have the strength to fight.
Derek was very sober, and he was very calm at the critical moment.
"Simon, notify the army to eat and prepare to set off.
Set fire and burn Yanle City."
"Come here, put on armor for me."
"Notify Burdette and let him bring the monastery knights to me."
"Let the infantry follow the cavalry to break through, and then cover the rear."
Derek calmly issued orders one by one.
Thanks to the fact that he never slacked off in training, he was very quick in command at this time.
The barbarian general Harold had just encountered Augusta's army and suffered a small loss as expected.
The speed of Rockman was beyond expectations, and the cavalry could not attack the city.
He was still resting and waiting for the arrival of the large army, and then he saw the fire in Yanle City.
"What is Rockman doing, is he crazy?"
He couldn't understand why he didn't defend the city at this time and set it on fire?
