Chapter 911 The Shining Death Star
Four days later, all high-ranking officials from the northern border and Hermes who could speak to each other gathered in the camp on the outskirts of the holy city.
The emergency assembly order obviously aroused everyone's concern, but no one showed a panicked look. Both the staff and the officers of the Western Front Army were just guessing whether His Majesty had a new target. Similar discussions continued until His Majesty walked away with a sullen face. It stopped abruptly after entering the tent.
"There is something important to say about calling everyone here," Roland knocked on the table, "We must return to Neverwinter."
This short order instantly caused a commotion among the crowd.
When he first received the secret letter, he hadn't made up his mind yet. After all, all the content mentioned in the letter was obtained by burning Lorgar alone. Although it was shocking, there was no other proof. The letter did not describe too much about the cause and effect of the encounter with the devil. In addition, the movement of the devil's army was unknown, and changing the battle plan involved a lot, so he was a little uncertain for a while.
However, in the next few days, Roland received several direct letters from the western region in succession—looking at all kinds of animal messengers, he realized that this matter might not be trivial.
Sure enough, the second and third letters recorded the news that Lorgar was injured and rescued, the Whispering Devil and Neverwinter sounded the alarm; the fourth and fifth letters contained information about the arrival of the sleeping island witch and internal discord. Each is a key event worth reporting. According to the order of delivery, the last should arrive first, but the actual situation is completely reversed.
It can also be seen from this that as the urgency of information increases, the courier in charge of communication is also getting more and more advanced, so that the recently sent secret letter is the first to arrive.
Based on the combination of these letters, Roland finally had a general understanding of the whole situation. And the lightning-specific map mentioned in the third secret letter also allowed him to get confirmation from the latter--Lorgar had indeed gone to the Taquila ruins, and planned to hone his skills there, taking devils and evil beasts to improve their fighting skills.
In this way, the reliability of the intelligence is guaranteed.
At the same time, the persistence of the wolf girl also made him feel a little bit emotional.
Could it be that his persuasive tone was too strong when they first met, which irritated her?
Fortunately, the final result was good. Hitwilight's symbiotic seed successfully saved Lorgar's life, and the devil's whereabouts were known in advance—if he waited until Autumn Twilight to return to Neverwinter, the enemy might have already established a firm foothold in the barren land.
With this credit alone, it is not an exaggeration to award her an Outstanding Contribution Award. Perhaps after going back, it is time to fulfill the wish of this martial arts fan and arm her into a self-propelled heavy firepower unit—this kind of improvement is at least much faster than honing skills.
"That's why it happened," Roland said after telling the key information on the secret letter, and solemnly glanced at the people present, "Due to the changes in the situation, the plan for the offensive on both sides can only be suspended in advance. From now on, all troops will Get ready for the march and evacuate from the holy city in batches. And I will set off early to try to return to Neverwinter in the shortest possible time."
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became dignified. Although most of the participants had heard about the devil, they knew that they were the enemies of the entire Graycastle and even mankind, but after all, they had never fought against the enemy before. I feel a little dazed because of my sexuality, and I don't know how to reply for a moment.
Roland also knew that the news came too alarmingly and caught people off guard, so he didn't make any further urging, but quietly waited for everyone--0---0---small--say---this is a gorgeous dividing line- - Let go of that witch 00 novel Netizens please remind: Please pay attention to the rest of your eyes when reading for a long time. Recommended reading for 00 novels: The Struggle of the Nanny in the Red Mansion-0-0---Short-Speak---this is the gorgeous dividing line---digestion and thinking.
After a while, the staff officer Sir Sirt raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, is this information...reliable?"
"Whether it's Soraya's layer imprint or Honey's animal messenger, it's not so easy to forge," Roland affirmed, "Although there is no secondary confirmation, considering that it is not easy to get close to the devil, it can be treated as a special case Come and treat."
"Then... what about Chen Xi?" Duke Yong Ye asked a key question.
"People must be saved—Greycastle will never give up on any of its allies." Roland looked at Andrea, who was worried. "In addition, the Lord of Dawn must pay the price. Wimbledon's anger may I will be late, but never absent. It’s just that this matter has nothing to do with the First Army, and I will make other arrangements after the meeting.”
Seeing that he had made up his mind, everyone stopped talking. The next step was that he would issue specific instructions, the staff would formulate a plan, and the rest would wait for execution.
The emergency march was no stranger to the First Army, and operations that were not aimed at looting allowed this army to be orderly in both attack and retreat. Even if Roland left first, there was no need to worry too much.
The transportation of materials and personnel from the old and new holy cities will be jointly undertaken by the newly established second-level northern town hall and the Duke of Kant, and Isabella will also stay behind until the transfer is completed. With her and the "New Sisters Committee" sitting in charge, plus the guards of the Northland Garrison, the remnants of the church basically have no chance to get involved in this place, and the Hermes Plateau has become part of the territory of Graycastle.
As for this new organization named by Roland and instilled with a series of history revisions such as "the archbishop is a power-stealer", "the traitor broke the covenant", "the witch was framed", "the devil is the enemy", etc., can it completely replace the new organization? The original church, which has become a tool to consolidate his rule, can be left for later observation. His top priority is to restore the order of the holy city so that it will not become a place of death before the battle of divine will begins.
The above instructions were more or less in the implementation state before the arrival of the secret letter, and now they are only speeding up. The only thing that needs to be explained in detail is the attack on Chenxi.
After the meeting, Roland left Andrea behind.
"The main force of the first army has to go back to defend Neverwinter, so the plan can only be changed slightly," he said straight to the point.
"Please rest assured, with Her Highness Tilly and the Sleeping Island sisters here, Neverwinter will be safe and sound," the blond witch said in spite of her worries, "Besides, you have tried your best, if you can't do it , and there is no need to force it.”
"You're wrong..." Roland shook his head, "If the First Army doesn't move out, this matter will only be resolved faster—do you think I want the head of Ampein Moa, and his castle and knights can save him? Got him? Besides, I can't just sit back and let Otolosi die in vain."
"Solve it faster?" Andrea was taken aback, "Do you want to—"
"That's why," Roland raised his lips, "it's not easy to convince them, after all, the enemy of life is right in front of them, and they can't wait to go back and fight the devil to the death." He paused, "Fifty God's Punishment Witches , equal to fifty extraordinary people, even in the era of the Federation, it is a force that should not be underestimated. No one in this world can resist their attacks except me. When it is invalid, Amperin's life is already counting down."