I Will Be The Crowned King

silence.

Dead silence.

Louis Bernard's brain fell into a blank space, and Roman, who was expressionless at the invitation, was completely expressionless and had no idea of ​​opening his mouth at all.

The two sides looked at each other in this strange dead silence, and neither of them spoke.

After a full minute, the shocked Louis finally came to his senses, and his keen eyes looked straight at Roman with a bit of knight pride:

"Your Excellency Roman, it's an honor for you to accept my invitation; to be honest, I didn't expect at first... I didn't expect you to appear."

Roman nodded silently. He was actually quite confused as to why he was the only one here.

Both of them had someone in their minds at the same time, and then pretended that nothing happened when they first met.

"The reason why you are invited to interview is out of mutual respect." Louis slightly straightened his slender waist and said calmly:

"In the past four days, you and your brave soldiers have always firmly occupied the only road leading to Eagle Point City, isolating my army in the land east of Eagle Point Pass, and have never been able to advance an inch."

"By any measure, you have done an excellent job of blocking the enemy; I believe that even the emperor of the empire could not ask for more from a vassal with only three thousand troops."

"You saw today's battle, and I implore you to accept this honor; and I assure you that there will be no action from the Iser elf army until the sun rises tomorrow."

"Clovis's king flag can be lowered when the sun rises on the fifth day, how?"

Louis tried his best to use more euphemistic words to let the other party withdraw from the battle.

Roman looked at him coldly and did not reply.

"As a knight, I don't want to face failure, and I have a deep understanding of this." Louis continued:

"But I think we can all agree that the fight is over and there's no point in fighting it any further."

"No." Roman said suddenly:

"It's only half-agree."

"half?"

"Yes, half."

Roman was expressionless: "You agree, I disagree."

Louis was stunned for a moment, and then his delicate face instantly flushed red, which was extremely conspicuous against his blond hair.

The indifferent Roman's mouth twitched slightly.

No wonder An Sen would take the initiative to ask him to interrogate him, it turns out...

"Satire and satirize me, it cannot reverse the current battle situation!"

The red-faced Louis roared:

"Your soldiers have been fighting for four days in a row, four days! No supplies, no reinforcements!"

"How much ammunition do they have in their hands, thirty or sixty?! How many of them are still intact, five hundred or one thousand?!"

"I still have 20,000 well-equipped soldiers and an equal number of reservists, and my ammunition reserves can fill your positions!"

"This battle... is... over!"

Louis' breathing was a little short, and he stared at the Clovis in front of him.

Romance, who did not change his face, met his gaze, stepped forward unhurriedly, and said slowly:

"As long as there is a Clovis flag on the ground, and a rifle, and a soldier..."

"This battle is not over yet."

The low words echoed in Louis' ears.

Neither of them spoke again, and fell into a long silence.

"Since you insist on doing this, then I won't say anything more." After the excitement, Louis's expression became a little sad, only the eyes were as determined as always:

"Tomorrow morning, at the same time, I will issue an order for a full-scale attack to completely wipe out you and the soldiers under your command, and return your remains to Clovis' land."

Roman, who was quietly watching him, still just nodded, neither angry nor grateful, as if all this was just a small talk after encountering friends:

"I will pray for you."

Louis, who was about to turn around and leave, was stopped by these words, and he frowned slightly and looked back; but Roman didn't give him a chance to clear his doubts, so he galloped toward the position on his horse.

Full of doubts, Louis returned to the barracks with mixed feelings. He rejected the daily routine military meeting, leaving only the sentence "Tomorrow's total attack", and turned around and walked into his tent.

He sat in front of the map table with his brows furrowed, staring at the map of Eagle Point Pass, silent.

He is not worried about Roman... Although the other party is a respectable knight, he and his army are already at the end of the shot; no matter how hard they grit their teeth, tomorrow will be the last day he can defend.

Even if the casualties are a little bigger, it doesn't matter, and it can even be said that it is not a bad thing at all; by eliminating those recruits who can't fight at all, and the Guard Corps who have been tempered by the war, the combat effectiveness will rise more than one level.

The 20,000-strong army dawdled for four days on the position guarded by 3,000 people. In addition to some of Louis' "stubbornness", there was also some idea of ​​"training" in it.

So why did Roman stay here? Also, isn't he Ludwig's adjutant, how could he work for Ansen Bach?

In addition, the person guarding the Eagle Horn Pass is Roman, so how did those rumors come out?

How did the news that tens of thousands of troops pass through Eagle Point City and enter the east of Eagle Point Pass?

Louie shook his head vigorously, erasing these messy messages from his mind.

What matters now is not these, as long as I care about the reason why Roman Reigns will stay here despite everything.

The only possibility is probably to gain time for the main force of the Southern Army on the front to conquer Eagle Point City.

But it was Eagle Point, one of the strongest fortresses in Ysir; and even if it was neglected by the raids of the Clovis, it would not have been four or five days...

etc!

Louie was suddenly shocked, and some unbelievable possibilities gradually emerged in his mind.

If it's him... Ansen Bach... four or five days, maybe it's really possible.

Just like Thundercastle at that time.

Staring at Eagle Point City on the map, Louis's temples unknowingly seeped cold sweat.

"Snapped!"

A pair of soft little hands gently pressed his eyes from behind.

"Guess~I am~who~!"

There was a hint of happy laughter in the cunning, and there was also a little fragrance.

Feeling the softness and warmth coming from behind, Louis, who was blindfolded, recovered from his astonishment, and then sighed:

"Can you stop making trouble, Your Highness Freya?"

Besides you, who else in the entire military camp can afford a bottle of jasmine perfume for eighty gold coins!

"Ah...you guessed it so quickly?!"

The elf princess let go of her hand in annoyance and pouted at Louis, but the next second she smiled happily: "Well, as expected of the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards appointed by my father!"

Looking at her changing face, Louis was only helpless, completely confused about the mysterious thoughts of Her Royal Highness:

"Tell me, what are you here for?"

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do? Don't forget, I am the real commander of this legion, and you are at most exercising power for me!"

Her Royal Highness Freya raised her head proudly, and her pointed ears under her hair were dyed a touch of pink: "By the way... send a letter for a certain person."

"letter?"

"Yes, it is said that it was sent by the commander of the Clovis people opposite."

Roman?

Bewildered, Louis took a letterhead sealed with seal pad from the triumphant Highness Freya, with the Franz family crest on it.

I only met this guy a few hours ago, what is it that I can't talk to face-to-face and have to explain it in the letter?

With doubts, Louis carefully unfolded the envelope; Her Royal Highness Freya, whose cheeks were flushed, took the opportunity to sit beside him, and pretended to peep at the contents of the letter.

Unlike a guy who loves to write a diary and whose handwriting can only be understood by himself unless someone else writes it, Roman's handwriting is vigorous and strong, as if it was engraved on letter paper:

"Sir Adelland, former military attaché of the Empire, commander-in-chief of the Iser Praetorian Guard, His Excellency Louis Bernard:

First of all, please allow me to apologize for my previous rude behavior.

The reason why you want to write a letter is that your noble character has aroused a sense of honor below. While expressing gratitude, I will clarify a few questions that you have not been able to answer before.

The commander of the Southern Legion was Major General Ludwig Franz. For some unknown reason, among the captured Iser elf officers, there were rumors that "Commander Ansen Bach led a hundred thousand troops to attack Iser". .

Judging by your noble character, I can assure you that this is an outright rumor - but I think you must have guessed it long ago.

Also, that's why I'm sticking here.

I think you must have guessed this, and you must have guessed why I suddenly decided to tell you.

On May 2, that is, two days ago, the Southern Army had captured Eagle Point City.

Your friend, Anson Bach, turned against some of the defenders in the city and took it in less than twenty-four hours.

Ten thousand Clovis soldiers have settled in the fortress, and have taken control of all the fortifications and facilities, and two thousand Isir elves have become our captives.

By the way, on the basis of your noble character, I would like to share with you another piece of good news that I have just received: the first supplies of the Southern Corps have arrived successfully, including sixty heavy artillery pieces and three thousand rounds of shells, enough The southern and eastern lines of Jiaocheng build a fortified line of defense, or destroy Eaglehorn City ten times.

Finally, may you continue to maintain such a high sense of honor and not break your earlier promise to attack before the fifth of May.

I also assure you that in the early morning of May 5th, when the first rays of the sun shine on your noble character, I would like to share this good news with you. Before the land, my troops and I will withdraw from the position in full, and leave it untouched to you, the victor of the nameless hill of Eagle Point Pass.

In this battle, we are convinced that we have lost.

Your enemy, Roman. "

"boom!"

The crumpled letterhead was smashed heavily on the table, which shocked the Elf Princess who was lying beside him in a trance.

"Lu, Louis, what's wrong with you?"

Freya's eyes widened in horror, as if frightened.

The face of Louis Bernard in front of him was blood red, the blue veins on his forehead and the back of his hands were exposed one by one, and his muscles were suddenly tensed. .

However, there seems to be nothing wrong with him like this... The Elf Princess has a slight fever on her cheeks, and her unblinking pupils are full of excitement and fear.

But it was completely different from what she imagined. There was no anger in Louis's heart at all, only pain and self-blame pain.

I was played by Anson Bach again!

The rumors spread, the defeated reinforcements, and the frontal feint... All of them are his tricks to confuse himself, all of which are aimed at slowing down his marching speed so that he has time to capture Eaglehorn City.

And he was really stupid enough to believe it all, and he wasted four days in the mountains of Eagle Point Pass.

Four days!

He won't take a day to capture Eagle Point City!

As for this letter... Although it's not quite the same as the Roman Reigns in his impression, he can somewhat guess the other party's thoughts.

The fact was basically guessed by him - after capturing Eagle Point City, Ludwig urgently sent a letter to Roman, asking him to lead the army to retreat as soon as possible, and at the same time trying to provoke Louis Bernard, the southern legion wanted to fight in Eagle. Jiaocheng waited for work and faced the Iser Guards.

Although Lieutenant Colonel Roman is not used to such malicious provocation, for this loyal Grenadier regiment commander, as long as it is an order from Ludwig, he will not frown more.

So there is such a thank you letter of "elegant speech and witty conversation"...

A few minutes later, Louis, who gradually calmed down, turned around without warning and walked outside the tent.

"Where are you going?"

The suddenly obedient Princess Freya looked back at him, petite like a teacup cat abandoned by its owner.

"Main account, I want to hold a military meeting."

Louis, who had stopped, turned his head sharply, his pupils burning with raging fire: "Eagle Horn City is over, we must regroup and gather more fortresses - otherwise the southern army of the Clovis will be able to drive straight in and besiege Iser all the way east. The royal court!"

Freya was suddenly startled, her face slightly pale.

"Don't be afraid, Your Highness, muster your courage." Louis turned around, walked to the elf girl and knelt down on one knee, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com gently held her little hand:

"With me here, I won't let them succeed."

"Yes, you are the commander appointed by my father." Freya bit her lower lip, her wide eyes flickering slightly:

"You... Louie, you can definitely win, you can definitely beat them, right?"

"must!"

Louis nodded solemnly, and the fire in his pupils became more and more violent.

Anson Bach... You must be very proud of taking Eagle Point in just one day?

But it doesn't matter, I can make you proud, and I will continue to make you get what you want, leading the army to fight against you under Eagle Horn.

As for whether the result will be as you hoped, it depends on the ring of justice and order, who is more favored.

So come on!

Make up for the regret of Thunder Castle, let's decide the winner!