I saw Mr. Bai nodded to Lei Xiao first, and then continued: "That is, when the opponent realized that the double trump card had expired, before he could react, Your Excellency Ke Qing attacked the opponent's camp and burned it all.
Stealing the opponent’s food and fodder!”
Just as Bai Lao was talking.
Ariel on the side has already placed the orange soldiers and orange pterodactyl knights representing her own side at the blue camp at the other end of the sand table.
Immediately afterwards, she stretched out her baton and picked out a series of blue tents and a blue soldier model representing the Holy Night Army guard troops on the sand table without hesitation.
Then, with brisk steps, Ariel took back the orange soldier and the orange pterodactyl knight.
In this process, Lei Xiao was a little bit dumbfounded.
This girl actually held two soldiers and trotted around with "oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" with her mouth, like a child playing. It looked like she was still immersed in the joy of victory.
On the other side, Bai Lao also had an excited look on his old face, stroking his beard and smiling: "I guess that old red devil would never have thought that we would actually steal his lair. I really want to see it."
Look at that old guy’s funny expression when he’s so angry that he’s shaking.”
After he finished speaking, he and several Leng Yan commanders beside him started laughing together.
Seeing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
This great victory in the offensive and defensive battle of the fortress was indeed a great encouragement to these Lengyan soldiers who had been suppressed by the Holy Night Army for a long time, just like the rain came after a long drought.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I've lost my temper a little."
After a moment, Bai Lao regained his composure, and then smiled awkwardly and said: "In short, if Your Excellency Ke Qing hadn't taken action in this battle, I'm afraid our three fortresses would have been captured long ago."
Having said this, Mr. Bai nodded to the other Leng Yan commanders.
Immediately afterwards, there was a crisp sound of armor clashing.
Several people knelt down on one knee together, bowed deeply to Lei Xiao, and said in unison: "On behalf of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the three fortresses, as well as the countless Lengyan people behind the fortress, I would like to thank you for your great help!"
"Old General Bai is right. If you hadn't helped me, I'm afraid this land would have been devastated."
On the other side, Ariel also walked over and performed a standard breast-stroking ceremony towards Lei Xiao, while Bert and Ju Bai behind Ariel also made the same move.
"You don't have to be polite."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, first helped Bai Lao and others up and away, and then responded: "The victory of this battle is the result of the joint efforts of everyone present. I am just a person who can work harder and put in a little more effort."
It’s just a little too much, it’s not worth mentioning.”
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao changed the topic and said to the elderly general in front of him: "Old General Bai, let's continue reviewing the final pursuit."
"I understand, your Excellency, please take a look."
Casting a complex look of gratitude and reverence at Lei Xiao, Bai Lao picked up the baton again and pointed at the large sand table next to him.
At this time, only four of the blue convex arrows representing the Holy Night Legion were left in front of the three fortresses.
In addition, there are a few scattered blue soldiers, which represent the repelled and disappeared Eighth Legion and the remnants of the two long-range legions at the beginning.
"After the Holy Night Army retreated in embarrassment, according to our predetermined plan, the eight thousand light and heavy cavalry in our three fortresses, led by this strong man, began to pursue the Holy Night Army."
While speaking, Mr. Bai first glanced in awe at the expressionless Hong Ye behind Lei Xiao.
Then he ordered Commander Leng Yan next to him to place eight red cavalry in front of the three fortresses one after another, and continued: "Finally, after a whole morning of fierce fighting, we pursued the Holy Night Army to the forward camp.
, then withdraw the troops and return to the city."
While speaking, Bai Lao pushed eight red cavalry models towards the crippled Holy Night Army camp, directly knocking down all the scattered blue soldiers.
And, it was pushed all the way to a canyon area on the sand table.
After finishing speaking, Bai Lao put down his baton and first ordered Commander Leng Yan next to him to reset the sand table to the current situation after the war.
Then, he concluded excitedly: "In this battle, the number of casualties among our Leng Yan soldiers was around 8,000, while the Holy Night Army directly lost nearly five legions, and the core strength of the third level and above
Otherwise, most of it will be lost!
More importantly, according to the latest intelligence, because the camp and food and grass were burned, the remnants of the Holy Night army fled back to their own side of the border in embarrassment, and then started to re-camp!"
After speaking, Mr. Bai and several other Lengyan commanders once again had excited expressions on their faces.
"Not expected."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
As a result, Leng Yan and Sheng Ye undoubtedly returned to their previous state of confrontation and mutual restraint.
In other words, I have perfectly achieved my goal this time.
"However, even so, the opponent's overall strength and number of strong men are still far higher than ours."
On the other side, while being excited, Bai Lao shook his head helplessly and said: "Moreover, the other party will definitely be able to replenish soldiers and food soon, but judging from the current situation, we are far away from that.
"
At this point, Bai Lao sighed again and said: "In these aspects, food and grass are relatively easy to talk about, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being, but the number of core powerhouses above the third level is extremely stretched.
Therefore, from a long-term perspective, we are still at an absolute disadvantage. After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Your Excellency the Guest Minister cannot stay here forever, and our opponents will always find opportunities to take advantage of them."
After finishing speaking, Mr. Bai couldn't help but shook his head helplessly.
Among the current fortresses, he is the only one with a fourth-level powerhouse who has been in charge for a long time.
Although he has been at the peak level of the fourth level for a long time, due to the fact that his injuries have not fully recovered, the deterrence he can bring to the opponent is undoubtedly extremely limited.
"That being said, it's true."
I saw Ariel moving lightly, walking over and saying: "The Holy Night is a country that likes to do small tricks secretly, and assassination and stealth techniques are also very popular.
If the other party jumps over the wall and only targets our middle and senior commanders, I am afraid that we will fall into an extremely passive situation."
After Ariel finished speaking, she shook her head helplessly.
At this stage, with the power struggle in the royal capital stalemate, reinforcements may not be available in a short time.
For a moment, the scene that had been so lively just now suddenly became sluggish.
"I have an idea about replenishing the strong men in the fortress."
At this moment, Lei Xiao's voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
Lei Xiao had already thought of this when he was in the guest room before.
And what Lei Xiao and his subordinates said was that the last thing that needed to be done here was exactly this.
"Oh? Your Excellency, please give me some advice."
On the other side, Bai Lao's old eyes lit up and he asked quickly.
"Of course I'll hire mercenaries."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded: "As long as there are strong third- and fourth-level mercenaries with superior strength, everything can be solved easily."
"That's right. Since the other party can hire strong men from the Dark Devouring Society, why can't we do the same?"
Hearing this, Ariel's starry eyes also lit up and she suddenly enlightened.
"With all due respect to Your Highness the Princess, Your Excellency Ke Qing, I have also thought about this before."
Shaking his head helplessly, Mr. Bai continued: "However, it may not be easy to hire high-level mercenaries to participate in the war."
"Why is this?"
Ariel blinked her starry eyes in confusion, and said doubtfully.
"Back to Your Highness the Princess, as far as I know, mercenaries are rarely willing to take on such war missions, especially for high-level mercenaries with some reputation."
Nodding slightly towards Ariel, Mr. Bai began to explain: "First of all, high-level mercenaries often need to perform cross-border missions, which will cause a lot of inconvenience in the opponent's territory.
Secondly, war is a life-and-death battle for Shura. It is completely different from ordinary tasks such as escorting, defending, and hunting monsters, and the risks are too high.
Thirdly, there will undoubtedly be many constraints in the military camp, and the mercenaries are used to being free and loose, so it is difficult for them to adapt to such an environment.
All in all, based on these three points, it is difficult to recruit a suitable mercenary force."
After a pause, a look of embarrassment appeared on Lao Bai's old face again, and he continued: "In addition, it is easier to hire a strong third-level mercenary, but the price of a strong fourth-level mercenary is a bit too expensive.
, it’s simply unaffordable…”
Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but smile.
Good guy, after going around for a long time, if I could sum it up in one word, it would naturally be the word "money".
And this is exactly what I lack most.
Looking at Old Bai's embarrassed face, Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then said: "As for the money issue, General Bai doesn't need to worry, I will solve it with my dear Fifth Princess, so the task of recruiting mercenaries will be left to me.
I'm ready."
"That's right, just leave it to the two of us!"
On the other side, Ariel also puffed up her chest, nodded and said: "I still have hundreds of thousands of golden dragons on my body! It's more than enough!"
"Ah this..."
Hearing the sound, Mr. Bai couldn't help but look at each other with several Lengyan Army commanders, and then said with some embarrassment again: "Your Highness, forgive me for speaking frankly, with hundreds of thousands of golden dragons, I'm afraid you can't even hire a strong fourth-level mercenary."
The commission is not enough..."
"Huh? Is that the strong fourth-level mercenary made of gold?"
Ariel's starry eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao curled his lips helplessly.
For a princess who once had no worries about food and clothing in the palace, and was surrounded by many strong men to guard her when she went out, it was quite normal for her not to know these things.
"It doesn't matter, I still have my guest!"
Immediately afterwards, Ariel stood next to Lei Xiao again, raised her fair cheeks and said, "My guest said, just leave it to him!"
"Good guy, it feels like it has turned into a cash machine... However, it is not a bad thing to be able to turn into a cash machine for the future queen of a country."
Thinking of this with some dumbfounding, Lei Xiao first glanced helplessly at Ariel next to him, then nodded to the old general and said: "Ariel is right, just leave it to me."
There is no doubt that there are two important reasons why Lei Xiao is willing to pay this money.
First, it is naturally to further balance the combat power of Leng Yan and Sheng Ye, prolong the stalemate between the two sides, and leave more opportunities for development.
Second, since it is funded by oneself, the strong mercenaries hired will undoubtedly obey one's orders. This will only be beneficial to the future layout.
"In short, each of the above two points is enough for me to spend this money. After all, money is just a number to me."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said to the old general: "Okay, without further ado, I have already made arrangements for the selection of mercenaries, and we are ready to set off."
"That's right, we'll set off right away."
Ariel on the side nodded slightly and echoed.
"Then please excuse me, Your Highness the Princess, and Your Excellency the guest. I will wait here for the good news."
After Bai Lao said this, he bowed slightly and saluted Lei Xiao and Ariel.
Next, under the guidance of Bai Lao.
Lei Xiao and Ariel first returned to the mountain fortress with their subordinates. After meeting up with Aling and Abing, they left from the rear of the fortress.
Just when Lei Xiao waved goodbye to Bai Lao who had been walking to the city gate, he was just about to set off.
Ariel's firm yet nervous voice immediately rang in his ears: "I'm from another world. I've already thought about what you said before..."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. Let's go back to Kongqing Town first."
After saying that, Lei Xiao, who was riding a tiger stick, walked away all the way under Ariel's astonished gaze.
As for the giant white wolf transformed by Bai Wei, it was carrying Lin, Nanxing and Nanyue who had not fully recovered from their injuries.
Just like that, along with the wind and lightning all the way.
About half an hour later, Lei Xiao and his party of eleven, plus Ariel, Bert and Ju Bai, soon returned to the spacious and bright meeting hall of Kongqing Town.
"Dear Your Highness the Fifth Princess, now you can speak your mind."
Sitting on the throne at the top of the hall, Lei Xiao raised his hand slightly and said.
"Understood."
Ariel, who was standing at the bottom, took a deep breath first.
Afterwards, Xingmu said firmly: "Although I don't know if I can do it well, but just like what you said on the city wall, I want to end this power dispute with my own hands and return to the king's home where my father is."
