Chapter 1419 Ridiculous (Part 1)

After the surrendered troops and generals from Orleans came out, spontaneous cheers erupted one after another at the military position of the Britannia Army.

There was a sharp contrast between the joyful atmosphere gathered above the Britannia army formation and the disappointed atmosphere gathered above the troops and generals surrendered in Orleans.

Soon, the old man who was walking at the front arrived in front of the Britannia army.

After searching the whole body and confirming that the old man did not carry any offensive weapons, the old man was escorted to the main line of the Britannia Army.

In the main formation of the Britannia Army, Su Cheng, Deng Jiaer, Albert and other knights gathered together.

After the old man was escorted into the formation and forced to kneel on the ground, Su Cheng directly asked the old man:

"Are you Bar de Rue?"

Su Cheng didn't know what Barr looked like.

The old man did not answer Su Cheng's question.

Seeing that the old man did not answer in time, all the knights present frowned.

Albert simply leaned down and looked at the old man's face.

The old man lowered his head from beginning to end, and also let his white hair hang down to cover his face.

Even if Albert leaned down, he couldn't see the old man's face clearly.

"Put your head up!" Albert shouted directly.

"……hehe."

The old man, who lowered his head, let out a few strange chuckles.

Then he slowly raised his head.

The moment the old man raised his head, Albert's pupils shrank and he exclaimed:

"No! This guy is not Barr!"

Unlike Su Cheng, Albert, who had fought fiercely with Barr for many years, recognized Barr's appearance.

The moment he saw the old man raise his head, Albert immediately recognized it - this person was not Barr.

As soon as Albert's exclamation ended, everyone in the formation immediately stared at the old man as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Some knights who were quite confident in their fighting skills even put their hands on the hilts of their knight swords.

He was prepared to kill the old man directly if he dared to do anything inappropriate.

Only Su Cheng remained calm.

After learning from Albert that this person was not Barr, Su Cheng just raised his eyebrows.

"Since you are not Barr, then who are you?"

"Leo." The old man said in not very standard Britannia, "Leo de Foret."

"Oh..." Su Cheng said softly, "Oh, you are Leo."

Leo was one of the "Three Veterans of the Luo Lin Empire", so Su Cheng naturally knew who Leo was.

"You bastard!" Deng Jiaer, who was standing next to Su Cheng, yelled, "You dare to pretend to be Barr! Where is Barr de Ru now?!"

Leo was silent.

He closed his mouth tightly and did not answer Deng Jiaer's question.

When everyone present felt anxious and planned to use violence to force Leo to speak, Su Cheng, who had been looking at Leo with profound eyes since just now, said softly "Ah" and then said:

"I know what you want to do."

"You disguise yourself as Barr and lead the garrison of Orleans to surrender to our army."

"You are the oldest general in the army besides Barr. It is most appropriate for you to be responsible for pretending to be Barr."

"And when you pretended to be Baal and led the entire city to surrender to our army, the real Baal quietly escaped from the city while our attention was diverted by you."

"Am I right? His Excellency Leo de Foret?"

Leo still said nothing.

But his slightly shrunken pupils betrayed his unquiet heart at this moment.

And Su Cheng was also keenly aware of Leo's subtle change in expression.

"It seems...my reasoning is correct."

"Don't be surprised so quickly, Lord Leo.

"

"My reasoning doesn't end there."

"Not only did you let Barr escape from Orleans, but you also let your 'Saint' escape from Orleans. Am I right?"

After Su Cheng's words fell, Leo's expression finally showed an obvious and drastic change.

"Although I don't know if your 'Saint Girl' is really as powerful as your rumors say."

"But I know - your 'Saint' is a very useful tool."

When talking about the word "tool", Su Cheng emphasized his tone.

At the same time, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"The title of 'Holy Girl' is already known to everyone in your Luo Lin Empire."

"Many people in Luolin believe that the 'Saint' is a hero who can save this country and save them."

"As long as the 'Saint' can escape to a safe place smoothly, and then hold high the banner of 'Saint', we will surely attract many men, women and children who do not want to become Britannias."

"And these men, women, and children attracted by the name of 'Holy Girl' are precious resistance forces."

"The 'Saint' will attract the resistance forces to join, and Baal will integrate the resistance forces, and then continue to resist our country - this is your plan, right?"

Although Su Cheng asked "right", there was no tone in his tone that a question should have.

Because he has determined that this is what Barr and the others planned.

Unwilling to surrender to the Britannia Empire.

Intend to use the appeal of the "Saint" to fight a last desperate battle.

Su Cheng silently looked at Leo who was still silent.

Then, he sighed softly:

"Sir Leo, I admire your will and belief to fight to the end."

"But have you ever thought about - what is the success rate of your doing so?"

"Even if you succeed in gathering some resistance forces in the end, can your little power deal with our million-strong army?"

"...As long as there is a glimmer of hope." Leo finally spoke, and said in his not very standard Britannia language, "We will not give up."

"...What is the reason why you insist on fighting to the end?"

"To protect the people in the country." Leo answered without thinking.

...

...

"...Puff."

Su Cheng was silent.

After being silent for a long time, he suddenly laughed, and then laughed out loud.

In the main camp, Su Cheng's laughter continued to echo.

Leo frowned and stared at Su Cheng who was laughing.

"Captain Cheng, what's so funny about what I said just now?!"

Su Cheng slowly stopped laughing.

Then he said mercilessly:

"What you said just now was very funny from beginning to end."

"Protect the people in the country?"

Su Cheng cast an intriguing look at Leo.

"Aren't you too wishful?"

"Have you ever thought about it - do the people of the Luolin Empire need your protection?"

"Don't you think this wishful thinking of 'protecting' the people is ridiculous?"