The next day, until dawn, the team reorganized and set off again.
Unlike yesterday, when the escort was divided into two, with the front and rear guarding the carriage shared by the princess and the theater troupe, in today's formation, except for the dozen or so people guarding the carriage, the rest of the team members were all surrounded by Leonha. Special agents were sent to conduct reconnaissance and warning around the area, forming a circle with the carriage as the center.
The advantage of this is that the alert range is expanded. If anyone notices the enemy's situation, the entire convoy can respond quickly. The disadvantage is that if someone is negligent or misunderstands the enemy's situation, it can easily affect the whole body.
Which is more good or bad depends on the quality of the team. With the elite of the Imperial Guard, there are naturally more benefits.
The area the convoy was passing through was a forest, and it would take a morning to reach the next town. In the forest, the trees are relatively sparsely distributed, and the field of view is quite wide. If anyone appears, you can see it at a glance.
The carriage that everyone is riding in has a large interior space. Even if ten people sit down, it will still not feel crowded. Naturally, it will not cause any discomfort. In order to relieve the boredom on the road, everyone found different topics. When approaching the carriage, you could hear a burst of laughter.
Unconsciously, everyone started talking about the plan An told everyone last night.
"Do you really want to do this?" Jerry looked at An tangledly and said, "Now that I think about it, I still feel it's not appropriate."
The atmosphere gradually changed from cheerful to serious.
Liliana gave Jerry a strange look.
Although she was also surprised when An talked about it, after An explained all the plans and reasons, Liliana was the first to agree and she was very happy.
She thinks Ann's plan is very suitable!
Liliana wanted to say something, but Xiaoyue stopped her.
Xiaoyue shook her head secretly.
An helplessly said to Jerry: "I made the stakes very clear last night. According to the original plan, if we pretend to have a falling out, even if we can successfully lure the other party to take action, the danger we will face will be much greater." ——Our theater troupe alone does not have the energy and ability to constantly guard against unknown dangers."
"But if we change to the plan I told you last night, with them around, the danger we face will be much smaller. I will only bear a little pressure, and there will be no real danger. Finally, there is Ling He Lianzai, what are you afraid of?"
"You're a guy who changed the concept..." Jerry rubbed his forehead and said, "In fact, it was you who made the sacrifice, and our safety was guaranteed!"
He is not that easy to fool. If you don't listen to the intricacies involved, you can understand it simply by looking at the facts.
An opened her mouth blankly.
He didn't want to fool his companions and fight alone, he was just stating objectively...
An suddenly laughed: "I am the main force, how can I call it a sacrifice?"
"Most things can only be done by me. Now I just changed to a more efficient and less dangerous way." An Tan reached out and patted Jerry, "Don't worry so much."
"I, alas..."
In fact, Jerry knew that he couldn't help An much, but now that everyone had caught up, he still hoped to share more of the pressure.
I want to share the worries of my companions, but I can't think of a better way.
Everyone in the theater troupe faced this dilemma at the same time.
"Okay, Jerry, don't be too persistent. This is not a question of whether we agree or not." Knowing the beauty of his brother's nature, he leaned on the carriage, as if he was in a world, "If we don't agree, we have to take a big risk." If we carry out the original plan, I guess this kid will team up with Lian and secretly hide us in a village on the road, and then run to the imperial capital by himself."
"Eh?!"
The first person to make a confused sound was Liliana. She really didn't expect such an operation.
She looked around at the people in the troupe, and almost no one was surprised by Mei Ke's words. Even Jerry who asked the question was just stunned for a moment and then smiled bitterly.
"Let me tell you, why am I the one who is most anxious?" Jerry glanced at Miku who was glaring at An, and was impressed by everyone's sensitivity.
He followed Meike's example and lay back against the carriage: "It doesn't matter, I don't care, there will always be something I can help."
Having said that, Jerry still felt a little unhappy. Just like An, he is more accustomed to taking the pressure on his own shoulders rather than leaving it to others.
Mei Ke hummed and said: "You young people always think that you are the protagonist and can turn the tide alone. Hero plot, it doesn't matter, everyone has it, I understand. Anyway, I have no other way, love You can mess with it however you want. As for us, we will just patch the places where there are loopholes."
Jerry wiped his face, feeling that Meiko's words had also scolded him. Glancing at Hairen, he seemed not to be surprised. He closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.
Her sister's words were like a flash on her back, and An didn't know whether she should be grateful or smile bitterly.
Maybe it's because he's not very smart. At this stage, he really can't think of any place where his companions can help.
Even though I had made up my mind from the beginning not to bear the responsibility alone, I ended up drifting further and further down this road...
One party wants to share the pressure, and the other party wants to stop his companions from worrying...
Xiaoyue looked at the members of the theater troupe, with some memories in her eyes. Liliana, who was pulled by her, slowly understood the implications of several conversations and showed a somewhat envious look.
A gust of wind blew in through the car window. An heard a noise and looked out.
"An unknown person is approaching!"
The guard members on guard outside immediately issued a warning. Through the sparse trees, An saw a group of people riding horses galloping towards them in the distance.
The team members who issued the warning focused their attention and saw that the approaching men and horses were fully armed, but there were no fixed suits. They were all assembled from armors that were not easily available on the market.
Obviously, the comer is evil!
"It's the enemy!!"
Amid the loud warning, nearby team members quickly gathered.
Leonhart approached the carriage.
"They are coming, please be careful."
He warned, glanced at An, and then raised his hand to call everyone to gather and prepare to fight the surging enemies.
The escort team has two hundred elites. If the other party wants to succeed, they must send several times that number of people. The escort team must deal with the enemy properly, and the team cannot be dispersed during the battle to avoid mistakes. All Leonhardt has to do is to concentrate his efforts and, under the right circumstances, capture the prisoners and interrogate them for more information!
An had already stood up and left her seat, but suddenly noticed something strange: "Wait!"
Leonhardt stopped when he was about to give the order.
An pointed at the men and horses running toward him and others, and said, "How many do you think they have?"
Leonhardt immediately raised his head and looked up. He just glanced at it without taking a closer look.
The attack was expected, and the strength of the escort was more than enough to deal with the enemy. Moreover, An's side was preparing to perform a scene, so Leonhardt's spirit was not too tense.
Now after careful observation, he frowned: "Early two hundred at most."
The number of people in their early 200s was already running in a mighty and overwhelming manner. Moreover, it needs to be fully armed, with everyone equipped with horses, and the cost is not small. Putting it in a foreign country is even more difficult.
But for the well-equipped escorts with outstanding combat effectiveness, this number is undoubtedly a waste!
For the enemies An and the others faced, these troops were far from the upper limit of their capabilities.
Hutto had predicted that through secret infiltration and the help of his accomplices, the upper limit of the number of troops that the other party might prepare would be around a thousand.
Only one fifth appears in front of the convoy now!
Shouldn't...
Leonhart frowned.
The wrong number of enemies made him notice a series of anomalies.
When it comes to ambush, this sparse forest is not the best place. It is no exaggeration to say that the members of the escort can fight one against ten. In such a terrain with wide vision and certain obstructions, their combat effectiveness can be perfectly displayed.
Regardless of the fact that both sides have the same number of people, within a moment, the escort can kill every enemy without leaving any trace behind.
Anyone who has a certain understanding of the Guards should understand that people in their early 200s can only warm up the Guards. Even if you plan to use this to sow discord between the princess and the theater troupe, this amount is far from enough...
Leonhardt suddenly realized: "Bait?"
"Probably so." An sat down again and thought for a while, then said, "How many manpower are needed for the escort to deal with two hundred people without any casualties?"
Leonhart's lips curled up: "Thirty people are enough, and the battle can be resolved within twenty minutes."
"..."
An quickly reached out and lifted his chin. In this way, in the eyes of others, he looks like a strategist.
"Let's divide fifty people into facing the enemy, while the others maintain their original formation... there is probably another group of enemies to deal with."
As soon as he finished speaking, a warning voice came from the other side.
"Enemy attack!!"
really!
An stood up and lifted the curtain on the other side.
...More than the first wave, but not too many, estimated to be around three hundred people.
The quantity is still wrong.
"Ha, making an attack in the east and attacking in the west?" Leonhardt sneered.
If he had just concentrated his efforts to deal with the first wave of enemies, the appearance of another team now would cause the escort team to be hasty in dispatching.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to be successful, but it will definitely frighten the people in the carriage.
If successful, at least the purpose of alienation will be achieved.
Now?
Idiot's dream!
Get ready to face death!
Leonhardt looked at An, with a vague look of expectation on his face: "Want to come?"
"No, don't worry yet." To Leonhardt's surprise, An sat back down in his seat again. He seemed to have entered a certain state, and after a moment of pause he said, "...leave the lowest level of defense, The rest all hunt down the enemy.”
Ann used the word "hunt."
His behavior was different from the plan he said last night, which made everyone look at him strangely.
"I took it too much for granted before. We plotted against each other, but we didn't say that the other side wouldn't use tricks." An opened his hands and raised the corners of his mouth.
The enemy's cunning not only did not scare An, but made him more like a resourceful general.
Wisdom is rare, and so is temperament.
What's even more rare is that now An will successfully unify the two. This kind of momentum is difficult to achieve through "performance" alone.
When Leonhardt saw this, he immediately rode away and handed down the order with excitement.
Liliana opened her eyes unconsciously, and Xiaoyue lowered her head.
Everyone in the theater troupe looked at Ann like this with some curiosity, and Jerry held out his thumb in conviction.
An just smiled and continued: "Maybe this is a serial scheme."
