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Chapter 511: Princess' determination
Chapter 511: Princess' determination
Chapter 511: Princess' determination
I saw Bai Lao nodded to Lei Xiao first, and then continued: "That is, when the opponent realized that the double hole card had expired, before he could react, Your Excellency, Ke Qing, attacked the opponent's camp and burned it all down. The opponent's food!"
Just as Bai Lao was speaking.
Ariel on the side has already placed the orange soldiers and orange pterodactyl knights representing her side in the blue camp on the other side of the sand table.
Immediately afterwards, she stretched out her baton, and picked out a series of blue tents and a blue soldier model representing the guards of the Holy Night Army out of the sand table without hesitation.
Then, Ariel took the orange soldier and the orange pterosaur knight back with brisk steps.
During this process, Lei Xiao was a little bit ironic.
This girl is actually holding two soldiers while trotting with a "woo hoo hoo" in her mouth, like a child playing, she looks obviously still immersed in the joy of victory.
On the other side, Bai Lao's old face also had an excited expression, he stroked his beard and smiled: "I think that old red devil would never have thought that we would steal his lair, I really want to see it." Look at the funny look on that old thing's face when he's shaking with anger."
After speaking, he and the several Leng Yan commanders beside him laughed out loud.
Seeing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
The great victory in the offensive and defensive battle of the fort this time was indeed a great encouragement to these Leng Yan soldiers who had been suppressed by the Holy Night Army for a long time, like the rain after a long drought.
"Sorry, Your Majesty, I lost my composure."
After a while, Bai Lao regained his spirits, then smiled awkwardly and said: "In short, if Your Excellency Ke Qing did not take action in this battle, I am afraid that my three fortresses have already been captured."
Having said that, Bai Lao nodded to the other commanders of Leng Yan.
Immediately afterwards, there was a crisp sound of armor clashing.
Several people knelt down on one knee, bowed deeply to Lei Xiao, and said in unison: "On behalf of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the three fortresses, and the countless people of Lengyan behind the fortress, thank you for your great help!"
"Old General Bai is right. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid this land would have been devastated."
On the other side, Ariel also came over and gave Lei Xiao a standard **** salute, and Bert and Jubai, who were behind Ariel, also made the same gesture.
"You don't have to be too polite."
I saw Lei Xiao smiled faintly, first helped Bai Lao and the others up one by one, and then responded: "The victory in this battle is the result of the joint efforts of everyone present. Its just a little more, its not worth mentioning.
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao changed the subject, and said to the old general in front of him: "Old General Bai, let's continue with the final pursuit."
"Understood, please look at it, Your Excellency."
Casting a complex look of gratitude and reverence at Lei Xiao, Bai Lao picked up the baton again and pointed to the large sand table next to him.
At this time, in front of the three fortresses, there were only four blue convex arrows representing the Holy Night Legion left.
In addition, there are a few scattered blue soldiers, which represent the remnants of the repelled and disappeared Eighth Legion and the two long-distance legions at the beginning.
"After the Holy Night Army retreated in embarrassment, according to our plan, the 8,000 light and heavy cavalry in our three fortresses began to pursue the Holy Night Army under the leadership of this strong man."
While speaking, Bai Lao first glanced in awe at the expressionless Hong Ye behind Lei Xiao.
He also ordered the commander Leng Yan next to him to place eight red cavalry in front of the three fortresses one by one, and continued: "In the end, after a whole morning of fierce fighting, we chased them all the way to the front camp of the Holy Night Army. , and then withdrew the troops and returned to the city."
While speaking, Bai Lao pushed the eight red cavalry models towards the disabled Holy Night Army camp, directly knocking down all the scattered blue soldiers.
And, it has been pushed to the vicinity of a canyon on the sand table.
After finishing speaking, Bai Lao put down his baton, and first ordered Commander Leng Yan next to him to re-arrange the sand table to the current situation after the war.
Afterwards, he concluded excitedly: "In this battle, the number of casualties of our Lengyan soldiers was around 8,000, while the Holy Night Army directly lost nearly five legions, the core strength of the third rank and above. Or, more than half of it will be lost!
More importantly, according to the latest information, due to the burning of the camp and food and grass, the remnants of the holy night army fled back to their side of the border in embarrassment, and only then began to camp again! "
After finishing speaking, Bai Lao and several other Leng Yan commanders showed excited expressions on their faces again.
"As expected."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
In this way, Leng Yan and Sheng Ye undoubtedly returned to the previous state of confrontation and restraint.
In other words, this time, I have perfectly achieved my goal.
"However, even so, the opponent's overall strength and the number of experts are still far higher than ours."
On the other side, in addition to being excited, Bai Lao shook his head helplessly and said: "Also, the other party will definitely be able to get replenishment of soldiers and food soon, but judging from the current situation, our side is far away. "
Speaking of this, Bai Lao sighed again and said: "In these aspects, it is better to talk about food and grass, so don't worry about it for the time being, but the number of core powerhouses above the third level is extremely stretched.
Therefore, from a long-term point of view, we are still at an absolute disadvantage. After all, Her Royal Highness and Your Excellency Keqing cannot stay here forever, and the opponent will always find an opportunity to take advantage of. "
After finishing speaking, Bai Lao couldn't help but shook his head helplessly.
Among the current fortresses, only he, a Tier 4 powerhouse, has been in charge for a long time.
Although he has been at the peak level of Tier 4 for a long time, the deterrence he can cause to the opponent is undoubtedly extremely limited due to the fact that his injuries have not fully recovered.
"In that case, it is true."
Ariel walked over with lotus steps and said, "The Holy Night is a country that likes to do some tricks in secret, and assassination and stealth techniques are very popular.
If the opponent jumps over the wall in a hurry and only targets our middle and senior commanders, I am afraid that our side will fall into an extremely passive situation. "
After Ariel finished speaking, she also shook her head helplessly.
At this stage, with the power struggle in the royal capital stalemate, reinforcements may not be available in a short period of time.
For a moment, the scene that was still upbeat just now suddenly became sluggish.
"I have a way to supplement the strong fortress."
At this moment, Lei Xiao's voice rang in everyone's ears.
Lei Xiao had already thought of this when he was in the guest room.
And what Lei Xiao and his subordinates said, the last thing to do here, is exactly this.
"Oh? Please, Your Excellency Ke Qing, don't hesitate to enlighten me."
On the other side, Bai Lao's old eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
"Of course it's about hiring mercenaries."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and responded, "As long as there are mercenary powerhouses of the third and fourth ranks with outstanding strength, everything can be easily solved."
"That's right, since the other party can hire the strong men of the Dark Devouring Society, why can't we do so?"
Hearing this, Ariel's star pupils also lit up, and she suddenly said.
"To tell you the truth, Your Royal Highness, Your Excellency Ke Qing, this old man has also thought about this point."
Shaking his head helplessly, Bai Lao continued: "However, it may not be an easy task to hire high-level mercenaries to join the battle."
"Why?"
Blinking her starry eyes puzzledly, Ariel asked in doubt.
"Returning to Your Royal Highness, as far as I know, mercenaries are rarely willing to take on this kind of war mission, especially for some well-known high-level mercenary powerhouses."
Nodding slightly towards Ariel, Bai Lao began to explain: "Firstly, high-level mercenaries often need to perform cross-border missions, which will cause a lot of inconvenience in the opponent's territory.
The second reason is that war is a life-and-death Shura land, which is completely different from ordinary tasks such as escorting, defending, and hunting monsters, and the risk is too high.
The third reason is that there will undoubtedly be many constraints in the military camp, and the mercenaries are used to being free and loose, so it is difficult to adapt to such an environment.
All in all, based on these three points, it is difficult to recruit suitable mercenary forces. "
After a pause, another look of embarrassment appeared on Bai Lao's old face, and he continued: "In addition, it is better for the third-tier mercenary powerhouse to talk, but the price of the fourth-tier mercenary powerhouse is a bit too expensive , it is simply unaffordable..."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but smile helplessly.
Good guy, after going around for a long time, if I sum it up in one word, it would naturally be "money".
And this is precisely what he lacks the most.
Looking at old Bai's embarrassing old face, Lei Xiao smiled lightly, and then said: "General Bai doesn't need to worry about the money issue, I will settle it with my dear fifth princess, so the task of recruiting mercenaries is left to I'm ready."
"That's right, just leave it to the two of us!"
On the other side, Ariel also puffed up her chest, nodded and said: "I still have hundreds of thousands of golden dragons on me! More than enough!"
"Ah this..."
Hearing the sound, Bai Lao couldn't help but glanced at the commanders of the Lengyan Army, and then said awkwardly again: "His Royal Highness, forgive me for saying it bluntly, there are more than 100,000 golden dragons, and I am afraid that even a fourth-tier mercenary strong The commission is not enough
"What? The fourth-tier mercenary powerhouse, could it be made of gold?"
I saw Ariel's starry eyes wide open, with an unbelievable expression.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao pouted helplessly.
For her, a princess who used to have no worries about food and clothing in the palace, and was surrounded by many powerful people guarding her house, it was quite normal not to know these things.
"It's okay, I still have my guest!"
Immediately afterwards, Ariel stood beside Lei Xiao again, raised her fair cheeks and said, "My guest can just leave it to him!"
"Good guy, why does it feel like I've become a cash machine... However, it's not a bad thing to be able to become a cash machine for the future queen of a country."
Thinking of this with some dumbfounding, Lei Xiao first looked helplessly at Ariel beside him, then nodded at the old general and said: "Ariel is right, leave it to me."
There is no doubt that there are two important reasons why Lei Xiao is willing to pay the money.
First, naturally, it is to further balance the combat power of Leng Yan and Sheng Ye, prolong the time of the stalemate between the two sides, and leave more opportunities for development.
Second, since it is funded by itself, the strong mercenaries hired will undoubtedly obey their orders. This point will only have advantages and no disadvantages for the future layout.
"All in all, each of the above two points is enough for me to take out the money. After all, money is just a number to me."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to the old general: "Okay, without further ado, I have already made arrangements for the mercenary candidates, and we are ready to go."
"That's right, I'm leaving now."
Ariel on the side nodded slightly, and also echoed.
"Then please trouble Her Highness the Princess and Your Excellency Keqing, the old man is here to wait for the good news."
After Bai Lao finished speaking, he bowed slightly again and saluted Lei Xiao and Ai Lier.
Next, under the guidance of Bai Lao.
The three of Lei Xiao and Ariel first returned to the mountain castle fortress with their subordinates, and after reuniting with A Ling and A Bing, they left from the back of the fortress.
Just when Lei Xiao waved goodbye to Bai Lao who had been sent to the gate of the city, he was just about to leave.
Ariel revealed a firm yet nervous voice, and then it rang in his ears: "He's from another world, I've already thought about what you said before..."
"oh?"
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's go back to Kongqing Town first."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao, who was riding a knotweed stick, fled all the way under Ariel's astonished ~.
As for the giant white wolf that Bai Wei turned into, it carried Lin, Nan Xing and Nan Yue who had not fully recovered from their injuries.
In this way, along with the fast speed all the way.
About half an hour later, Lei Xiao and his party of eleven, plus Ariel, Burt and Jubai, soon returned to the spacious and bright conference hall in Kongqing Town.
"Dear Your Highness the Fifth Princess, now you can speak your mind."
Sitting down on the throne at the top of the hall, Lei Xiao raised his hand slightly and said.
"Understood."
Ariel, who was standing in the lower position, first took a deep breath.
Afterwards, Xingmou said firmly: "Although I don't know if I can do well, but, just like what you said on the city wall, I want to end this power dispute with my own hands and return to the king where my father is." Du, lead the Lengyan Kingdom to a new peak!"