Chapter 85: Trick
The Holy Cross man immediately discovered something was wrong with this temptation.
Mega Man's army is getting weaker.
A similar number of people actually broke up Rockman's army this time.
Before they could have fun for a while, they just tried to attack Rockman's camp once, and were completely dumbfounded.
After his men checked inside and out and confirmed that there was no danger, Archduke Fernandez came to Rockman's camp in person.
It is undeniable that Mega Man has set up his business meticulously, there is no corner-cutting anywhere, and the quality is very good.
But what about the people inside? The grand duke is not the one who accepts.
There was not a single soul to be seen in the camp, only a group of goats tied to big drums, their hind hooves beating hard.
The rhythm is very familiar to everyone and can be heard every day recently.
The Mega Man army that had just been defeated did not return to the camp at all, but took a detour.
"Where are the people?"
Archduke Fernandez roared angrily.
"My soldiers, my scouts, and my generals are all a bunch of blind men. How did so many Rockmen escape?"
Archduke Fernandez felt very outrageous. In recent days, in order to prevent the Rock Man from escaping, the number of scouts had increased several times. Although some scattered Rock Man were found leaving, it was absolutely impossible for them all to escape.
Obviously, this is Mega Man's trick.
Everyone present was fooled.
Archduke Fernandez was not only angry about this, but because he could not actually annihilate this Rock Man army, half of his plan had failed.
As long as this Mega Man army still exists, it is a huge threat that prevents him from freeing his hands.
Don't think that there is no pressure on him. How long can the rations for hundreds of thousands of troops be sustained even if the whole country supplies them?
Sooner or later, the war must be stopped. Even if the neighboring provinces can support part of the food supply, part of the army must be demobilized.
"Chasing, I need to know where Mega Man is?"
Archduke Fernandez ordered angrily.
"Also, kill these damn goats for me."
When he saw these idiots now, he felt like Rock Man was silently mocking him.
The Holy Cross Kingdom army, which had been idle for a long time, began to move.
Not to mention the large army of Mega Man who escaped, the latter who had just been defeated must be captured.
Otherwise, they would not know how to face the angry Grand Duke.
As for how Mega Man slipped away under his nose, of course he had already run away.
Even before the Holy Cross men attacked the granary, Derek was quietly evacuating his troops under cover each night.
Those who have slipped away under high-pressure surveillance in the past few days are only the last batch.
The only ones left behind were the temporarily recruited kingdom militiamen.
Now, Derek is waiting for the Holy Cross man to take the bait.
The Holy Cross army, eager to pursue, was divided into one group after another in a mess.
After all, we were fighting with the wind, so no one thought there would be any danger.
Maybe now that Rockman has returned to the northern province, where are the enemies?
It would be better to take down this remaining scapegoat and leave a good impression on Archduke Fernandez.
After all, if you escape from Mega Man, at best you won't be able to do it all.
In the opinion of most officers, at least half of the Holy Maitreya Province has been captured.
For the rest, can the food-starved Mega Man really make waves?
Of course, they can't understand what Fernandez is worried about.
Those who ran away really did run away, and there was no intention of being fake.
Even the officers had already run away, and the rest were all temporarily promoted civilian officers.
Moreover, they are conscripts belonging to the cities directly under the kingdom, and no one cares about life or death.
The group of Holy Cross men who ran fast made gains along the way.
As they chased further and further, some loot even appeared on the road from time to time.
Abandoned baggage, some gold and silver treasures, some armors and weapons.
Whatever it was, it was a valuable trophy to the soldiers.
The officers will snatch the bulk of the trophies, but the lower-level soldiers can search them one by one if they hide a few gold coins and a weapon?
In this case, everyone was confused and didn't even think about how a group of broken soldiers could have so many trophies.
After all, the other party is here to fight, and they are still on their own territory, not specifically to plunder.
I just thought, in such a short period of time, how could I have the chance to go out and plunder?
Anyway, Mega Man is running and the loot is on the ground.
Surrounded by his own people, the occasional Mega Man who was unlucky enough to be caught all became military exploits.
In this case, Derek was already waiting with his heavy armored cavalry.
The scattered Holy Cross men rushed faster, and soon saw the Rock Man army waiting for them.
Before they could turn around in fear, some rangers had already dealt with them.
Even if a fish slipped through the net, no one would believe it if he escaped at this time. Instead, they would think it was to stop him and monopolize the spoils.
In this way, Derek finally saw the Holy Cross Army that had barely become an official organization.
"Knights, the prey has taken the bait."
The shortage of food and the wavering of military morale are all illusions.
In fact, the food was open to eat, and morale was very high.
The southerners brought food, and everyone ate and drank.
When the southerners ran out of food, they opened their own food depots and continued to eat and drink.
Therefore, Derek pulled down his lower armor, and the knights behind him also got ready.
Militants like Simon have already revealed a cruel smile.
"Charge!"
Thunder suddenly descended.
When the heavy cavalry led the charge, the confused Holy Cross people had not yet reacted to what happened.
When the iron hoof approached, many people found that they had thrown away their weapons.
A gold chain in the left hand and a silver bar in the right hand.
If it were another place, he would definitely be the most handsome guy.
But now he is on the battlefield, facing the vicious and vicious northern heavy cavalry.
Should he use a gold chain to hit the other party in the face, or knock the other party out with a silver bar?
Derek did not even shake his head, and some debris could not even leave a mark on his visor.
The heavy cavalry whizzing past was as relaxed as taking a walk in his own garden.
No, when walking in your own garden, you have to be careful not to step on flowers and plants, but here you don't need to pay attention, just step on and trample on them.
A wave of heavy cavalry charges tore apart the resistance that did not exist, and the infantry followed closely behind, responsible for harvesting lives.
The Rangers scattered and began to cover the battlefield.
This was just the beginning.
Wave after wave of Holy Cross people, like those who were eager to be killed, all ran into the muzzle of the gun.
When the people behind felt something was wrong, they took turns to warm up and Rockman was already in sight.
Archduke Fernandez received this bad news before he left Rockman's camp.
