After taking off the badge, Andrew checked for a moment and found nothing unusual, then he looked at the bamboo tube.
He immediately discovered the opening and took out a small piece of paper.
After seeing this note, all the little nobles looked surprised and stretched their necks to wait.
"Andrew, how are you? What did you write?"
However, Andrew only checked for a moment, and some of the young nobles couldn't help but start asking curiously.
However, his inquiry did not receive an answer from Andrew.
Because as he read the note, Andrew's face became more and more ugly, and then his mouth opened wide, and he stood stunned on the spot.
"What's going on?" All the little nobles suddenly looked at each other.
At this moment, they could no longer sit still. Several nobles who were familiar with Andrew came directly to Andrew, and then looked at the note.
But when they looked at it like this, they immediately seemed to be under a immobilizing spell, and there was no more sound.
"Did you see a ghost?" The other nobles were horrified.
"No...it's not good, we...we were ambushed..." In the end, Andrew finally came to his senses.
"What's the ambush? Andrew, are you awake?"
"The passage where my little Narant and Miss Stella are stationed encountered an infantry regiment of tens of thousands of people from the Agate Principality a few days ago, and I learned from the captured enemy deputy commander that everything in Oak City is
A trap, there are 150,000 Northern Principality troops in the city, and just tonight, they will have tens of thousands of cavalry arriving at our side and rear, and then they will attack our camp from the front and back!" Andrew trembled as he told the story.
.
This earth-shattering news, even a big boss like him had to swallow his saliva before he could finish speaking.
"There are... 150,000... troops in Oak City? Gudong, Andrew, are you telling the truth or not? Don't scare us. This joke is not funny at all!" A group of young nobles immediately started shouting after hearing this.
Shivering, swallowing saliva, shivering, and confirming again.
"Have you ever seen me, Andrew, make such a joke?" Andrew turned pale and spoke to the crowd.
"Then...then let's..."
"We must report to the Earl immediately!" Andrew realized this, and the next moment he had no time to pay attention to the other minor nobles, and rushed towards the Earl's tent.
Seeing Andrew's running figure, there was a moment of silence in the field.
"Gudong, should we...should we pack up our belongings quickly and prepare to evacuate?"
A moment later, no one knew which nobleman it was, and he asked the crowd with difficulty as if asking for their opinions.
"Yes, yes, pack your things and prepare to escape. An army of 150,000 people and tens of thousands of cavalry are definitely not something we can resist. Everyone needs to go back quickly to gather men and pack their things!"
"Quick, everyone go back quickly...
The next moment, the small nobles finally rushed towards their respective camps crazily, as if a pot had exploded.
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At the same time, Andrew arrived at Bernard's tent as quickly as possible.
When Bernard saw the information on the note, he was also stunned for a moment, and then he said in disbelief, "Andrew, can this news be confirmed?"
"Sir, the news was delivered by this bird. I did see one of Narant's maids with a bird. At that time, this letter and Narant's gold badge were tied to the bird's leg!
"Andrew responded immediately.
Bernard's eyes fell on Xiao Huihui, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
Although little Huihui has gained a lot of weight now, the patterns on his feathers are quite similar to those when he was searching for the maid who killed Quint at Tulip Castle. Therefore, this matter is probably true.
"Sir, what should we do now, should we retreat immediately?" Andrew knew that Bernard had believed this.
"We must retreat!" Bernard said without any hesitation, "Andrew, if Nalant's message is true, then we may not have much time left! I will immediately send the rangers to the northeast to investigate the situation!
"
"In addition, no matter what the investigation situation is, we must be prepared first. Andrew, please help me immediately notify all the teams to gather, let them pack edible food on their bodies, discard all heavy and useless supplies, and then
The camp is waiting for news from me!" Bernard stood up quickly.
He had absolute trust in Nalant. Since it was basically certain that the news was sent back by Nalant, they were definitely not able to fight against this 160,000-strong army, so they had only one way to retreat.
Moreover, according to what the envelope said, today is exactly four days from now, so I am afraid that we will not be able to retreat calmly.
Therefore, everything now focuses on protecting the guards under his command. As for any supplies, except for the necessary food, anything else that should be discarded must be discarded.
"Yes, sir!"
When Andrew heard this, he also knew that time was running out and immediately took the order to leave.
After Andrew left, Bernard did not continue to stay in the tent, but quickly left the tent and summoned a group of rangers.
"Lazi, now you take your people to the northeast to investigate. Remember, there is likely to be a large group of cavalry ambushing in the northeast this time. The number may be tens of thousands. You must investigate carefully. If you find anything, the first
Come back and report as soon as possible without any delay!"
"Yes, sir!" Lacy's face turned solemn upon hearing this, sensing the seriousness of the situation.
"I have a telescope here, which may be helpful for your investigation. Remember, if you can avoid alerting the enemy, it is best not to alert the enemy!" Bernard reminded again.
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, Captain Lacy solemnly took the telescope and ran out of the camp with the rangers.
Captain Lacy was the one who accompanied Nalant and Stella on their Ranger mission, so he was no stranger to telescopes. Nalant even gave him a try once.
After explaining the affairs of the camp, Bernard directly mounted his horse and headed towards the king's camp without stopping.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just over ten minutes later, all the earls were called to the meeting tent in the king's camp.
"Bernard, what's going on? What happened that affects the survival of the army?"
The reason why the earls arrived so quickly was naturally because Bernard sent cavalry to report his arrival.
There was no time for the cavalry to explain the matter clearly to the counts. They just said that there was a major matter related to the life and death of the army.
After receiving the news, all the earls rushed over immediately, whether they believed it or not.
Several earls and kings had just entered the meeting tent and immediately asked Bernard.
This was absolutely earth-shattering news regarding the life and death of the army, and they wanted to hear it.
"Your Majesty, and everyone, I just received a message from the vassal Nalant, saying that the edge of the desert where they are located was attacked by tens of thousands of troops from the Northern Principality four days ago."
"Fortunately, these tens of thousands of troops were defeated by them. However, when they interrogated the captured deputy commander of the legion, they learned that during this year's autumn expedition, the Northern Principality had laid a trap for us..." Bernard was not long-winded.
He spoke directly and stated the things on the letter as briefly as possible.
"So, we may have to evacuate immediately now. If there is really an ambush of 150,000 troops in Oak City, and there are more than 15,000 elite cavalry in the northeast, then when they launch an attack, we may not have time to evacuate.
"
After speaking, Bernard waited for everyone's response.
But all the earls, including the king, were all stunned after hearing Bernard's words.
"Bernard, are you kidding? Oak City was almost attacked by us at noon today? And the first one to climb the city wall was your own vassal, and His Majesty also gave a reward. How could it happen?
Where is the ambush?" Immediately, a count asked, and it was obvious that this sudden news was too fantastic.
"Everyone, I am not joking, and my news should be reliable. It was sent by Nalant specially, and it came with his noble badge!" Bernard knew that it would be impossible for everyone to believe and retreat immediately.
At the moment, he suppressed his anxiety and explained.
"Bernard, where is the messenger? Can you call him over to ask about the specific situation?" After receiving confirmation again and seeing Bernard so solemn, the king and several earls finally took it seriously.
Then the king himself asked.
Although he believed a bit of what Bernard said, he didn't believe everything. After all, the news was too shocking.
And subconsciously, he was unwilling to evacuate now.
He has placed too much expectations on Oak City. He sees that he can capture this city in a day or two. By then relying on Oak City and Maple Leaf City, he will have strategic depth. In the future, he can rely on the two counts.
Completely stand your ground.
But if it is really as urgent as the letter said, not only must we give up attacking Oak City for several days, but we must even abandon all heavy supplies and flee, then this year's autumn expedition may come to an end.
"Your Majesty, there is no messenger, because Nalant and the others only encountered the Northern Principality's army four days ago. If they send a fast horse back to send a message, I am afraid that they may not be able to deliver the message tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Therefore, he relies on flying birds to deliver the message.
Sent back!"
"Bird message?" All the counts looked at each other, and they who had already believed it became hesitant again.
"Yes, there is a letter and Nalant's noble badge attached to Asuka's leg, and the letter also mentions Huck of the 3rd (Royal) Infantry Regiment directly under the Northern Principality. Since the commander Huck is here, it means that
There is indeed a big conspiracy in the Northern Principality, and we have to be careful."
"Bernard, are you being too childish? What if this is a trap used by the Northern Principality? If the legion of ten thousand people is really according to what you said on the letter, with more than a thousand people of your Tulip family, you can defeat
A legion of tens of thousands of people?" Lakoff questioned the next moment.
"Also, if the Northern Principality is really planning to send out cavalry for a raid, then why doesn't anyone from our garrison team come back to report?"
Apart from the king, the person who least expected the army to retreat this time was Rakov.
Because he finally got Bernard's good position by cheating and changing things, wouldn't it be in vain if he gave up now?
Of course, interest was only a small part of the reason. The main reason was that Bernard did not provide enough evidence for his trust.
Especially when Narant used thousands of men to defeat tens of thousands of enemies, I would never dare to imagine that even in his wildest dreams.
More importantly, if there was really an enemy cavalry raid from the northeast, why didn't his eldest son Tony send someone to report it?
As Lakoff raised his questions, several other earls also raised questions and waited for Bernard to answer.
Their heirs are also stationed in the northeast. If there are really enemies, they should come back and report, unless they are all killed...
"Rakov, I don't have time to discuss with you now whether Nalant can defeat the enemy's army of ten thousand people. I don't know why the garrison troops didn't come back to report, but I can guarantee that this letter was sent by Nalant!
"Bernard glanced coldly at Lakoff.
If it wasn't for the sake of the principality, he really didn't want to inform Lakov and let the northern principality destroy the cavalry family. It would be better to save himself from being disgusting all day long.
"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent. Time is running out. Please make a decision quickly." The next moment, Bernard looked directly at the king. If the king didn't make a decision, then Bernard would even try to disobey the order.
He also needs to take his subordinates with him.
Because in his heart, he has a very high trust in Nalant's magic. Just like last time in Maple Leaf City, Nalant also single-handedly avoided the army from falling into a trap.
"Your Majesty, there is a man named Lacy outside the camp, who claims to be the captain of the Tulip family's rangers, asking to see him, saying that he has an urgent military situation." At this moment, an announcement suddenly came from outside the tent.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's the rangers I sent out earlier. They must have found out the news!" Bernard's expression changed and his mood hit rock bottom. It had only been less than twenty minutes.
Lacy actually returned, so I'm afraid the result won't be good news...
"Let him in!" The king immediately let him go.
Soon, Lacy came to the tent anxiously, and did not bother to greet the earls and kings. He knelt on the ground and reported loudly to Bernard: "Sir, what you said is true. In Shili
There is a large group of cavalry outside the earth, hiding their whereabouts and slowly marching towards us!"
"Shili? Impossible. Didn't the other rangers notice it?" All the counts immediately exclaimed.
"My lords, after running five or six miles northeast, we noticed that there was no ranger returning nearby, so we felt strange, so we used a telescope to observe on the highest slope of the land, and found that there were more than ten miles away.
There are groups of black shadows gathering silently outside!" Lacy immediately explained.
"This..." At this time, several earls became surprised and uncertain.
If it is possible for Feiniao's subpoena to be fraudulent, then this is no longer possible.
After all, this ranger was just released by Bernard, and he reported in front of them.
Unless Bernard rebels, or the ranger is beside him, this matter is most likely true.
Lakoff immediately sat down in the armchair.
Of course, this was not entirely because of the enemy's arrival, but because he was thinking of his son.
The enemy is ten miles away, but his son has not come back. Don't worry about the consequences...
"Rangers of the Tulip family, can you confirm the number of that large group of cavalry?" The king is a king after all. He stood up at this moment. Apart from being dignified, there was no trace of panic on his face.
"Your Majesty the King, because it is already dark, it is impossible to determine the actual number of people, but looking at the size of the team, it must be at least tens of thousands!" Lacy replied seriously.
"No less than tens of thousands!" King Culver tightened his fist. I am afraid that there are more than fifteen thousand elite cavalry.
The next moment, he looked directly at Bernard and the earls.
"If that's the case, then retreat! Everyone, return immediately to gather troops and horses to retreat!"
"Your Majesty, if we retreat now, I'm afraid it's too late! Ordinary guards can't outrun the enemy's cavalry!" An earl immediately reminded him.
"You really can't run away, so when you go back, ask all the vassals to start evacuating immediately with ordinary guards, taking only rations, abandoning all other supplies, and return to the south as quickly as possible!"
"Remember, tell them not to use torches and to escape in the dark!"
"As for you, when you go back, gather your knights to join me. We must take the initiative to disrupt the cavalry of the Northern Principality before they get into formation!" The king immediately made arrangements!
Although the most important subordinates of the great nobles are the extraordinary knights, this does not mean that ordinary guards are not needed.
If they only run away with their own knights, but let 80,000 to 90,000 ordinary guards fall into the hands of the Northern Principality, it will also affect the national strength of the entire principality.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
All the earls did not care about the supplies, and began to return to the camp to follow the king's instructions.