The pursuing escorts shrank back into formation.
An Zheng was surprised that they took less time than he expected. He saw several squad leaders of the escort team coming over and reporting the battle situation in a voice that could be heard by Leonhardt and everyone in the carriage. In summary, he said:
There is a river about five miles from here to the left and right. On the other side of the river is a dense forest. It is difficult for deserters to catch traces after jumping into the river or throwing them into the forest. The team members remembered the orders and did not pursue them to death.
During the pursuit, the convoy once again killed more than a hundred enemies, and discovered that there were enemies hiding in the darkness near the river bank. Although it was not much, it caused a lot of trouble for the escort team in their pursuit.
The escort had the idea of catching alive, but it was difficult to leave alive during the pursuit, and the survivors they paid special attention to captured would be escaped with them or their accomplices who had ambush in advance would find opportunities to launch cold arrows. It was impossible for the escorts to protect the prisoners under such circumstances.
The escorts even felt a little pity for these guys who did not die in the hands of the enemy, but lost their lives in the hands of their companions.
"Is there anyone else who is here to help?" Leonhardt was a little surprised.
Although these people should be preserved as much as possible in the opponent's plan, they still cannot escape the reality that they are being used as abandoned sons.
In order to protect the abandoned son, someone needs to be appointed to take care of him?
Not to mention it is superfluous, aren't you afraid that this will expose the follow-up plan?
"Perhaps this just means that the enemy is short of manpower?" Jerry murmured in thought.
Leonhardt, who was outside the carriage, heard the sound and glanced at him in surprise.
They came up with a piece.
"It's very possible." Liu Ge reminded, "Don't forget that we were able to think of this based on An's speculation. If it weren't for what An just explained, looking at this arrangement, we might You will think that the other party has enough manpower and still has enough energy to deal with the companions who failed the mission!"
"'Revelation of doubts'?" Bai remembered a word his father had taught him. In the past, I could only think of it when I was running a theater troupe, but I didn't expect that I would experience it in this situation now.
Liliana looked at everyone in the troupe with admiration in her eyes. She didn't think about these things clearly herself, but she could be talked about by them.
Is this the benefit of having more knowledge...
Liliana couldn't help but yearn for the life of a theater troupe.
Xiao Yue quietly looked at the people in the theater troupe and did not speak without permission.
During the discussion, everyone analyzed the situation in detail.
Miku suddenly noticed that An was in a daze and his face didn't look very good. She lowered her voice and asked, "What did you think of?"
An shook his head silently, and everyone's eyes turned to him under the influence of Miku's words. Facing the concerned and questioning looks, he hesitated for a moment and decided to speak out.
"We have discussed before where the enemy actually set up an ambush..." An looked at Jerry and sorted out his words, "With their level of cunning, I think they are more likely to have an ambush than in the valley with a shelter underneath. The location is the town we are about to arrive."
An’s words shocked everyone!
After Leonhardt ordered the convoy to move on, he opened the door and jumped into the carriage: "But that is the territory of the kingdom's nobles. If I remember correctly, there are two thousand security troops stationed there. How dare they set up there?" ambush?"
Leonhardt thought of a possibility and his expression suddenly changed: "Is it possible that the noble..."
What he was thinking of might be that the noble had rebelled, or that the noble was a pawn that had been set up. If this is really the case, it means that these two thousand security forces will probably be the enemies they are about to face!
Hairen shook his head: "No, that is one of the territories of the Willit family. It is impossible for them to betray. With the average level of this family member, the possibility of being buried secretly is not high."
After all, Hairen is the eldest prince of the kingdom. No matter how little he cares about it, he will never forget some things he should know.
His words gave Leonhardt reassurance.
If the number of enemies increases by another two thousand, no matter how confident Leonhart is in the combat power of the Imperial Guard, he will not be able to guarantee the safety of the theater troupe, the princess, and others during the battle.
Hairen's explanation also made An look better. He didn't know the information that Hairen knew. He only knew that there were security forces in that town, but he didn't know the number like Leonhardt did. The lack of clues affected his judgment to a certain extent.
But his pressure does not come from the number of enemies, but from what they do.
If the enemy is so short of manpower that they have to save even the escaping miscellaneous fish, it is no exaggeration to say how terrible things they will do to replenish their manpower!
Those who will bear the brunt of the threat are ordinary residents of the towns ahead!
If the nobles in the towns ahead had not betrayed and there were security forces present, the situation would not be too serious. But Ann is not so naive as to think that the residents of this town can sit back and relax.
"If it weren't for the betrayal and the hidden connection..." After thinking about it, An Mingming caught something else.
He felt that he lacked the key clues to connect the fragments that flashed through his mind.
Although he felt that what An said was a bit bizarre, no one bothered him, and everyone was thinking about the possibilities.
Soon, Xiaoyue raised her head and looked at An, her lips slightly parted: "Fish in troubled waters..."
Her voice was not loud, but it made that crucial door buzz!
"Yes, fishing in troubled waters." An felt refreshed by the thoughtful description of the word. "They don't need to instigate the lords of the towns, nor do they need to install spies to support them. They just need to let a bunch of people lurk into the towns to stir up trouble, overwhelming the security forces. …”
"Then when we enter the town, they will make it chaotic in one fell swoop and then attack us in the chaos."
"The bandits who attacked us just now are not the main force to attack us. They exist to confuse the security forces in the town later. Of course, the more the number, the better."
After hearing what An said, the people in the carriage felt a little unbelievable and scared.
There are many links to this strategy. If you don't crack it from scratch, not only will you not be able to see the whole picture, but you will fall into a trap. It can be seen from this that what a sly and cunning opponent they have to face!
No one disbelieved An's words. Trust in him is one thing, and all the details that everyone has encountered so far also correspond to An's speculation one by one.
Leonhardt held his forehead and said distressedly: "So when there was such a big commotion here and no security forces came to check the situation, is it also because the security in the town is already in chaos?"
What he said is what everyone thinks, and this speculation is pretty close.
This also means...
"Have any residents been harmed yet..."
I don't know who said this, and the atmosphere became depressing.
Given the enemy's behavior, there might be innocent residents who were forced to join among those who just attacked the convoy. And in the melee of few against many, the escorts could not tell which ones were bandits and which ones were civilians...
An tried to calm down his emotions several times to no avail. He raised his head. Although his face was calm, his manic eyes revealed his innermost feelings: "...Do you...do you mind if I kill someone?"
Using innocent people to commit crimes without caring about their lives is an evil act that no normal person can tolerate!
An could hardly suppress the overwhelming anger in his heart. He shook his legs unconsciously, and his arms and hands were so tense that they were shaking.
Facing the looks from his companions, he added: "I mean...with my own hands..."
Everyone's expressions became complicated.
"No!" Miku grabbed An's arm tightly.
Under Miku's influence, An slowly took control of his body. He smiled reluctantly and said, "What I said just now was just because I couldn't control my emotions. I wouldn't really..."
Miku put his forehead on An's shoulder, shook his head, and said, "Don't be controlled by your emotions!"
An was stunned for a moment before reacting, and the smile on his face had an inexplicable meaning.
"...No." He said again.
