Eyes cold.
Dolly did not dodge, letting Sergey's big hands caress her body wantonly, and just let out a long sigh.
"Actually, some strange phenomena did occur around the border in the past two days."
As soon as these words came out.
Duke Sergey on the side narrowed his eyes, stopped immediately, frowned and asked: "Tell me, what abnormalities did you find?"
"First is the Wuershan River..."
Dolly's face was expressionless and she said in a cold tone: "The Principality's border guards found a large number of stranded driftwood and ropes on the lower reaches of the river bank."
"Driftwood and rope?" Sergey asked in surprise.
"Yes……"
He nodded silently.
Dolly continued: "Obviously, someone once made a simple raft to cross the natural dangers of the Urshan Glacier. In other words, they have successfully crossed the river and crossed the border to the territory of the principality."
Hear the words.
Sergey, who was slightly lazy, couldn't help but lift his chin. After thinking for a moment, he said suspiciously: "Do you think he is a smuggler who traffics people? After all, there is no need for the night watchman to choose such a primitive way to live. river."
As long as armed monsters are summoned, most of the night watchmen can do things that ordinary people cannot do, and even fly into the sky and escape from the earth.
Artificially built rafts to cross rivers? !
This is a stupid thing that only ordinary unarmed humans can do.
"Of course, it's not impossible..."
He tucked the tablet under his arm.
Dolly assumed the attitude of a professional military staff officer, and after changing the topic, she emphasized: "But the problem is, combined with other abnormal circumstances, this matter is no longer possible to be such a simple smuggling. "
As soon as these words came out.
Even Sergey, who had always been lazy, couldn't help but cheer up.
Analyze massive amounts of intelligence and make reasonable deductions and uses of it.
This is almost one of Dolly's best areas. When she says there is a problem, there must be a reason.
He leaned back on the sofa.
Sergey drooped his eyelids and asked with interest: "How do you say..."
"Based on the reports submitted by the border guards and the defense logs of major surrounding satellite towns, there are at least two things that make me feel very suspicious."
The slender arms were raised in the void, and the tablet under the arm projected a soft beam of light.
next moment--
With the flash of brilliance, the report logs about the border guards and major border towns in recent days were almost completely displayed before the two of them.
"First of all, it was still last night. The daily report of the Principality Border Guard announced that a patrol team of dozens of people went out to perform inspection tasks that night. In the end, not only did they not return to the camp on time, everyone seemed to have disappeared from the world."
The holographic projection in the void kept switching various information about the patrol team.
Narrow your eyes.
Sergey's expression gradually became serious, and he seemed to realize the connection between all this.
"Furthermore, the city defense log from 'Fredericksborg' this morning is also very interesting."
A buzzing sound~~~
In the holographic projection, a street view photo taken in the city-state suddenly appeared.
The streets in the photo were in ruins, and a huge crater appeared on the ground.
obviously--
The area in the photo had just experienced a thrilling battle.
"This is a relevant photo from the "Fredericksborg" city defense log."
Dolly continued in a deep voice: "According to eyewitnesses, two men in military uniforms suddenly started taking action on the street, but by the time the city defense troops arrived, they had already left there, except for this one Apart from the traces of the battle on the ground, there are almost no suspicious clues left.”
"interesting."
Grinning.
With a slightly cruel look in his eyes, Duke Sergei said solemnly: "You want to say that all of these are actually related to each other, right?"
Didn't respond directly to the other party's question.
Dolly's eyes were cold and deep, and she said solemnly: "The area the missing patrol was responsible for happened to be only a few hundred meters away from the riverside where the raft wreckage was found."
"In addition, the satellite town closest to that place happens to be 'Fredericksburg'..."
Shrugging his shoulders.
Dolly emphasized: "A coincidence is a coincidence, but if too many coincidences come together, it may be premeditated. Of course, this is just my personal guess."
"However, the army is about to go out for battle..."
Take a deep breath.
The beautiful officer on the side muttered: "Your Majesty the Duke, I have to remind you that the Great Xia Empire is very likely to be aware of our deployment and movements, and has even sent troops to enter our country."
He glanced at Sergei coldly.
Dolly said word by word: "Their target will be you, who currently holds the military and political power of the principality, and there is no one else."
Rational analysis with almost no emotion at all.
In an instant——
There was a dead silence in the entire military tent, except for the inexplicable sound of charcoal burning in the stove.
"Haha, it's okay......"
He raised his hand to his forehead.
Sergey lowered his head and sneered, and said in a deep voice: "Dolly, do you know why I have been holding back and not immediately sent troops to the Great Xia Empire?"
There was a long silence.
Dolly's eyes were full of questions and she just shook her head gently.
Assembling an army consumes an astronomical amount of financial and material resources every day.
Even His Majesty, the new king of the Principality of Aisha, is constantly urging Duke Sergei to go on an expedition as soon as possible.
However, there has been no movement among these hundreds of thousands of troops. They would rather stay in this rarely populated valley than take the initiative to send a single soldier to the Great Xia Empire.
The reason for this has always been a big question that no one can figure out.
"In the past, we were still too naive. We took the initiative to launch offensives every time, but ignored the most basic logic of war."
Sergey sneered and said: "The most important condition that determines the outcome of a war is not combat power or equipment, let alone the number of troops."
"The point is..."
There was a pause.
Sergey stretched out a finger and emphasized in a deep voice: "What are you fighting for!"
Hit the nail on the head.
Dolly was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to evaluate it for a moment.
As a soldier, it is naturally her duty to obey orders. Once the country issues a combat order, she will carry it out without hesitation.
What to fight for...
Even Dolly has never seriously thought about this pointed question.
"If you start without a name, you will definitely suffer a disastrous defeat."
Shaked his head.
Sergey sneered: "Desire and interest can indeed make people charge into battle at first, but once they encounter a strong defense and counterattack by the enemy, those soldiers who lack faith and obsession will most likely be defeated."
I don’t know why I’m fighting.
There is no strong belief in the heart to support it. Even the most powerful legion is just a mob that can be defeated in one blow.
"To stir up hatred and give people a noble reason to go to war."
He drooped his eyelids.
There was an inexplicable haze in his slightly decadent eyes. Sergey raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "This is the best ingredient to push the war to a climax!"
