Chapter 1352 Willing to Be a Vanguard General

The envoy from the Britannia Guards stopped after riding his horse out of the bow and arrow shooting range of the Orleans defenders.

Then - a scene that surprised Denis appeared.

The messenger did not loudly persuade them to surrender.

Instead, he asked loudly in Luolin dialect:

"Is Denis de Dupont, the defender of Orleans, on the city wall?!"

This messenger was very proficient in Luolin and his voice was very loud.

Even far beyond the range of the crossbow, everyone on the walls of Orleans could clearly hear the messenger's shout.

Denis had long expected that the Britannian army on the opposite side must have known through spies that he was the defender of Orleans.

After all, "Deney de Dupont" was guarding Orleans - this was not a piece of information that was difficult to detect.

After the envoy of the Britannia Army finished speaking, Denis responded loudly:

"I am Denis de Dupont! If you are here to persuade us to surrender, then please come back!"

"Your Excellency Deni! I'm not here to persuade you to surrender!"

"I'm here to feel sorry for you!"

Just when everyone on the wall, including Denis, was puzzled by what the envoy just said, the envoy then shouted:

"Your Excellency Denis is nearly 70 years old now, isn't he?!"

"At such an advanced age, when I should have retired from the front line and enjoyed the rest of my life, I still risk my life to fight on the front line battlefield!"

"After learning that the defender of Orleans is actually Your Excellency, all the knights in our army felt very sorry!"

“Also shocked!”

"I feel sorry for you, Your Excellency, who is still serving as a vanguard general at the forefront of the battlefield despite your age!"

"I'm shocked that the Luolin Empire doesn't even have a young general who can take on a big responsibility!"

"The talents in your country are too withered!"

"The huge Luo Lin Empire doesn't even have a young general who can stand at the forefront and serve as a vanguard general!"

"You still have to worry about such a 70-year-old veteran!"

"Your country's young general is so useless!"

This is Harry's plan to take over Albert's position and become the new frontline commander of the "War to Destroy the South".

This was also a strategy that Harry came up with suddenly after learning that the person responsible for guarding Orleans was actually Denis, a veteran.

This envoy, under Harry's instruction, was not here to persuade him to surrender.

But to mock the defenders of Orleans.

The purpose was to undermine the morale of the Orleans defenders.

The messenger's words did not conceal the sarcasm in his tone.

His taunt was successful.

Luo Xie, who was standing next to Denis, and some other younger generals on the city wall, all had angry faces.

Especially Luo Xie.

Luo Xie was so angry that his whole face turned red.

There is no way to share the worries of seniors like Barr and Denis - this has always been a pain in Luo Xie's heart.

Eight years ago, Luo Xie and Ou Ren failed to stop Su Cheng's Eastern Route Army, resulting in Baer's defeat in the Feihai Plain, and the originally advantageous war was in vain.

Although Barr and others did not blame Roger and Eugene after the war, Roger always felt guilty.

I feel guilty for my incompetence and my inability to serve seniors like Barr...

Now he once again shoulders the important responsibility of guarding Orleans with the old-timer Denis.

But it was still the same as before - I couldn't do anything to help Denis...

Strategies to re-establish the trust of the city residents in them and methods to raise funds—these strategies were all devised by Denis.

All of them were implemented by Denis on his own.

Roger felt very angry about what the envoy of the Britannia Army had just said.

But... he had to admit that what the messenger just said was right...

It is true that as young generals, they are too incompetent and cannot yet take charge of their own affairs.

That’s why elderly people like Denis, who are nearly 70 years old, are still dragging their aging bodies to fight on the front line of the battlefield that should have left long ago.

Luo Xie wanted to loudly refute what the messenger had just said.

But he really couldn't find any rebuttal argument...

All that can be done is to clench your fists and grit your teeth...

In fact - the words Harry asked his messenger to say were not completely mocking.

Harry really felt sorry for Denis.

I think Denis is really a pitiful person.

He is quite old, but he still has to drag his aging and dilapidated body to the bloody and fierce front line, shouldering the heavy responsibility of defending the country, and bearing the pressure that he cannot afford to lose no matter what...

He shouldn't have to endure this at such an advanced age...

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After hearing that this envoy was not here to persuade him to surrender, Deni was slightly stunned at first.

After understanding that the purpose of this guy's coming here was to taunt them and lower their morale, the look on Denis's face returned to normal.

A bit of a smile appeared on his face.

After the messenger finished speaking, Denis said in a calm tone:

"You bastard, don't underestimate the elderly!"

"Even if I am nearly 70 years old, I can still formulate careful strategies! I can still fight and rush!"

"Even if all the four major knights of the Britannia Empire are here! Su Cheng, Iser, Enli... all of them are on the frontline battlefield, I will still be determined to fight and win!"

"But I have to admit - not all of what you just said is wrong!"

"Our young generals in the Luo Lin Empire are indeed immature and not yet capable of taking on important responsibilities on their own!"

"You still have to bother an old man like me to go to the front line of the battlefield and act as the vanguard general on the battlefield!"

After hearing what Deni said, Luo Xie, who was standing next to Deni, and all the young generals who could hear Deni's words, showed even more loss, guilt, sadness, and pain on their faces. .....

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But just then...

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Denis's conversation suddenly changed.

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"so what!!"

Denis's tone was many times higher than before.

"These young people are the future of this country! They have endless possibilities!"

"It doesn't matter if the young people in our country are immature and not qualified to be independent yet!"

"I will always pay attention to their growth!"

"Waiting for their maturity!"

"One day, they will become men far better than old men like me!"

"Before that - I, the old man, am willing to be the vanguard general who will help them protect them from the wind and rain!"

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The envoy of the Britannia Army did not expect that Denis would reply to him like this.

Not knowing how to answer the question or how to end it, the envoys of the Britannia Army retreated angrily and returned to their Britannian Army camp.

Luo Xie didn't know what other people thought when they heard what Deni just said.

But he knew that after he heard what Denis had just said, tears could not stop pouring from his eyes.