Chapter 679 The Lords in the Hall and the News Returned
"Lord Qi, this is what happened."
On the other side of the conversation, Nan Yue took a deep breath and began to describe it in detail.
Through Nan Yue's description, Lei Xiao learned.
It turned out that the three infantry legions of the Second Prince's force arrived at the temporary camp where the Nightmare Knights retreated.
He did not choose to set up camp like a white knight and seize the time to recuperate.
Instead, the whole army marched directly towards Kongqing Town in a mighty manner.
What is puzzling is that its marching route is very close to the White Knight's temporary camp converted from a village, almost touching the tip of the enemy's nose.
"Understood, continue to observe."
After listening to Nan Yue's report, Lei Xiao pondered and nodded.
Lei Xiao just turned off the external reading.
Ariel's nervous voice beside her immediately rang out: "Lord, is it possible that the Nightmare Knight is trying to join forces with the White Knight to deal with us first?"
"The possibility is almost zero."
Lei Xiao looked at the giant sand table in front of him, shook his head and said: "If the two of them really want to do this, they can't put it out in the open so that we can be on guard."
"What the lord said is absolutely true."
Bert gently stroked his short white beard, his old and resolute face full of solemnity, and echoed: "With the two princes in the same situation, and the threat to the territory is minimal, the two are inseparable.
They may choose to cooperate.”
"Senior Bert is right. Fortunately, the lord is far-sighted and has not revealed anything from the beginning. Most of the power in the territory has been perfectly hidden. Otherwise, this possibility cannot be ruled out."
Orange Bai gently rubbed his fair chin and frowned: "Furthermore, as the lord said, if these two really choose to cooperate, there is no need to join forces, just like the two of the emperor's violent crabs."
It's like a crab's claws, just choose to attack from both sides, forcing the territory and Kongqing Town to be unable to look at each other."
"So that's it."
Ariel's starry eyes flickered, and she nodded thoughtfully, with a look of sudden enlightenment on her fair cheeks.
But immediately, Ariel blinked her long eyelashes again and asked nervously: "So, is the Nightmare Knight planning to lead his army to attack Kongqing Town alone?"
"If the target of the Nightmare Knight is really Kongqing Town, there is no need to pass near the White Knight's camp."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and responded: "I think the other party must be a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking."
"I understand, my lord. Are you saying that the Nightmare Knight's attack on Kongqing Town was fake, but that it was actually a deliberate attempt to create a flaw to attract the White Knight to lead the army to attack?"
Ariel's starry eyes lit up and she suddenly became enlightened.
"That's right."
Lei Xiao nodded without hesitation and responded: "Only in this way can we explain the reason why the Nightmare Knight did this."
"My lord, your analysis is very reasonable."
Bert's old face was full of approval, and he added: "The Nightmare Knight must be very well prepared to use this strategy."
"But judging from yesterday's battlefield situation, the Nightmare Knight does not seem to have the upper hand in the match against the White Knight."
Ariel crossed her arms and frowned: "Besides, the White Knight is a fifth-level strongman who is very good at charging. If he exposes his infantry legion in front of such a strong country-level warrior, isn't this asking for his own death?
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"Her Royal Highness the Princess's analysis is not unreasonable. From this point of view, the Nightmare Knight's actions are indeed a bit abrupt."
Ju Bai also frowned and nodded thoughtfully.
However, just for a moment, Ju Bai seemed to remember something, and suddenly he suddenly said: "So that's it!"
"Ju Bai, what you are thinking must be that the Nightmare Knight deliberately hid part of his strength in yesterday's game, right?"
Looking at the sudden realization on the face of the queen's general, Lei Xiao smiled lightly.
"Back to Lord, that's exactly what it is."
Orange Bai put one hand on his chest and bowed, his eyebrows still furrowed in a frown on his fair face.
Then he responded: "While watching the battle yesterday, my subordinates felt that something was wrong. Although the Nightmare Knight and the White Knight fought back and forth and seized the initiative on the battlefield several times, I always felt that the Nightmare Knight was a little slack."
"Whether it was the Titan Necrons, one of the trump cards, when they were all defeated by the White Knights, or the new noble soldiers who were trapped in a tight siege, the Nightmare Knights seemed not to care."
When Ju Bai said this, his eyebrows were almost twisted into a ball, and he concluded: "In general, the head-on confrontation between the Nightmare Knight and the White Knight yesterday was more like a test than a duel."
, in order to find out the details of the White Knight."
"It's actually like this..."
Ariel held the steaming cup of red tea and said in disbelief: "But judging from the final result, the White Knight won. Isn't the loss more than the gain for the Nightmare Knight?"
"Your Highness, the situation is not as simple as you think."
Bert's old face was full of solemnity, and he slowly said: "Although the Nightmare Knight was defeated in the end, he actually achieved his strategic purpose perfectly."
"Did you achieve your strategic goals perfectly?"
Ariel frowned and thought for a moment, then said with a puzzled look on her face: "Besides figuring out the depths of the White Knight, what else has the Nightmare Knight accomplished?"
"What General Bert wants to say is about the cavalry, right?"
Lei Xiao slowly withdrew his gaze from the sand table in front of him and took over the words: "Before this war began, one of the advantages of the White Knights was the 30,000 cavalry troops."
"But after Xiaoya's illusion disguise and yesterday's battle, these 30,000 cavalry have been greatly reduced and no longer pose an absolute threat to the Nightmare Knight."
Lei Xiao's eyes were bright and he continued: "Besides figuring out the details of the White Knight, this must be another important purpose of the Nightmare Knight's game yesterday."
"I understand everything! If you think about it carefully, the White Knight did win miserably."
Looking at Lei Xiao's shining black eyes, Ariel nodded in admiration and said: "So, compared to the traditional nobles led by the white knight, the nightmare knight is a greater threat.
Some."
"That's exactly what happened."
Lei Xiao refocused his gaze on the sand table in front of him, smiled helplessly and said: "At first, I thought that the commander of the second prince's force was just a general of the kingdom, but I didn't expect to kill him.
There is such a guy who is full of lifelessness."
"Your Lordship is right, this is indeed extremely unexpected."
The orange-white willow eyebrows were lowered, and he shook his head helplessly and said: "That nightmare knight is a fifth-level senior strongman, and there are many white knights whose strength is higher than that of fifth-level three-stars."
"Furthermore, the dominant cavalry legion under the White Knight has been defeated, but the main force of the Nightmare Knight's long archers is still there."
The orange-white starry eyes showed a touch of certainty again, and he concluded: "As a result, the advantages on paper between both parties have been completely reversed."
"I see, and the lord has already said that Jinwen will no longer be our enemy. So, does it mean that the threat of the Nightmare Knight to the territory now exceeds that of the White Knight?"
Looking at the orange and white cheeks that were both sassy and awe-inspiring, Ariel frowned, nodded thoughtfully, and said: "It seems that the focus of our defense should shift from the White Knight to the Nightmare Knight.
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"Not only that, I always feel that behind the Nightmare Knight, it is very likely that there is a mysterious organization. Even if it is not, the mysterious organization that has been silent recently has to be guarded against."
Lei Xiao stared closely at the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the sand table, and said thoughtfully: "From this, judging from the current situation, we should really focus our main attention on the Nightmare Knight."
"Your Lordship's idea is very correct."
An old and steady voice sounded. Burt followed Lei Xiao's line of sight, observed carefully on the sand table, and agreed: "However, that white knight is by no means an ordinary person."
"To tell you the truth, Lord, although my subordinates have fought alongside him many times, I have never seen an opponent really push him to a dead end, even on the battlefield yesterday."
Bert's tone became more solemn and he continued: "So the white knight must have some kind of good trump card, and the threat must not be underestimated."
"In addition, if the mysterious organization behind the scenes intervenes again, there will probably be more than two fifth-level experts in the two rival camps."
Ariel's slightly nervous and crisp voice sounded again: "I didn't expect that this intensifying power dispute and the combat power invested by all parties are really becoming more and more terrifying."
After hearing what Ariel said, the subordinates' expressions couldn't help but become awe-inspiring.
If the opponent's level 5 experts really exceed two, then the advantage of our level 5 experts will undoubtedly be completely wiped out.
Even if Wu can disguise himself as another powerful fifth-level warrior from the Lengyan royal family, once the opponent sends out two or more fifth-level warriors, it is probably unknown whether he can intimidate the other party.
"Although I say that, as long as the two don't join forces, we still have a chance."
Feeling the somewhat depressing atmosphere in the castle hall, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Just like what I said before, our opponents want to put us to death easily. I'm afraid they are overthinking."
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, excitement appeared on the faces of all the subordinates.
That's right, as long as you stay with the Lord, you have nothing to fear!
While feeling excited, Ariel lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then asked: "Lord, since the Nightmare Knight is preparing to lure the snake out of its hole and attract the White Knight to attack, how do you think the White Knight will react?"
"Judging from the White Knight's past achievements, his resourcefulness is by no means ordinary. Even if he didn't see the Nightmare Knight's temptation and weakness at the first time after yesterday's battle, he would definitely react later."
Looking at Ariel's puzzled face, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, smiled and said without hesitation: "From this, the white knight will naturally not take the bait easily, or he will use some kind of coping method to make her
The Nightmare Knight's ruse failed."
"Furthermore, although Jin Wen promised not to attack the territory, he did not say not to deal with the Nightmare Knight."
Lei Xiao's smile grew stronger and he continued: "From this, the Nightmare Knight may not only be unable to succeed, but also have to suffer a lot. After all, bait is needed to lure the snake out of the hole. If the snake is not caught, it will naturally be lost in vain.
Bait.”
"What the Lord said makes sense."
Ariel nodded thoughtfully and said thoughtfully: "It really makes people a little curious as to what kind of methods the White Knight will use."
"Don't worry. Since the Nightmare Knight has once again chosen to deal with the White Knight first, let's just sit in the room and wait for a good show. It won't be long before new information comes over."
Lei Xiao still maintained a faint smile, casually took the hot tea from the maid, took a sip first, and then said.
As expected, it didn't take long.
Nan Yue's crisp voice, mixed with fierce shouts of killing, came out from the words: "Reporting to the Lord, the vanguard of the new aristocratic force led by the Nightmare Knight is passing by the White Knight's camp.
At that time, they were attacked by the cavalry led by the White Knight! The two sides are currently at war!"
"It seems that the vanguard is the Nightmare Knight's bait."
Lei Xiao slowly shook the fragrant hot tea in the white porcelain cup and said with a faint smile.
Half an hour later, Nanxing's clear voice came over again.
"For your information, Lord, after the White Knights used the force of thunder to eliminate all the vanguard troops, they were completely cut off from the retreat by the Nightmare Knights' infantry regiment."
"However, what is strange is that the White Knight and his cavalry troops quickly passed through the siege of the Nightmare Knight with minimal losses and returned to the camp with strong defenses. I will go check it out now.
, then what methods did the white knight use?"
After a few cups of tea, Nan Xing's voice of sudden enlightenment suddenly sounded.
"Lord, my subordinates have investigated clearly. It turns out that many magic traps have been laid out in advance on the white knight's only way back to the camp, and they were covered up with illusions."
"The nightmare knight's encirclement seems to be invulnerable, but in fact, a considerable number of soldiers have already fallen into the magic trap and fell into the sand. It is just that Jinwen used illusion to fill it up. The white knight successfully escaped from this gap. Surrounded."
After Nan Xing finished speaking, Lei Xiao and others in the hall smiled at each other and continued to wait for the battle report.
When the afterglow of the setting sun began to fall on the earth, Lei Xiao got the final result of the battle.
After the White Knight successfully broke through the encirclement with ease, the furious Nightmare Knight began to use the power of longbowmen, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, to forcefully attack the White Knight's camp.
As a result, more magic traps and ordinary traps that had been dug were detonated. In the end, they had to return in despair, leaving thousands of corpses behind.
Presumably out of caution, the White Knight did not leave camp to pursue, but allowed the opponent to withdraw from the battlefield.
"Okay, the next thing you need to pay attention to is the location where the Nightmare Knight is camping."
When Lei Xiao said this, his eyes became stern again: "If it goes as expected, the real war will officially begin tonight."
After listening to Lei Xiao's words, the commanders and main subordinates in the hall all had awe-inspiring expressions on their faces.
