There is a towering tree growing in the middle of the square courtyard. The umbrella-shaped crown of this tree almost covers the entire courtyard. Standing in the courtyard, you can only see the bright starry sky through the gaps between the leaves. But tonight there is a layer of light floating in the night sky.
The gray clouds faded into the gauze, and it seemed that all the stars were hidden in them.
The two door guards hid behind a stone statue with pale faces. They kept looking here, looking at the young officers riding tall horses. They thought these officers were coming to kidnap the senior generals of the expeditionary force in the trial chamber.
This kind of thing has never happened before.
This time it happened that all the guards in the trial court entered the main battle area of the Handanar County battle. Counting the fat cook, there were only four people on duty in the trial court. The two guards did not dare to stand behind the stone statue.
When I came out, I could only watch helplessly as these young people rushed into the courtyard of the trial court.
It's just that after this group of young officers rushed into the courtyard, they didn't seem to have any intention of rescuing the senior generals of the expeditionary force, but were chasing a soldier.
"Ah! It's him..."
When He Boqiang ran past the statue, the guards in the trial chamber happened to see the slightly impressed face under the dim wall lamp.
When this knight came during the day, he seemed a little different. I originally thought he was a knight of Count Mond Goss, but after seeing Count Monds Goss, he actually ran away without saying a word.
The two guards nervously touched the silver coins in their pockets, thinking that it was really not easy to earn the silver coins they needed to accept bribes!
…
He Boqiang ran into the yard, and officer Joshua followed him on horseback.
He sat on the horse and drew his knight's sword. The sharp blade shone coldly under the wall lamp. He stabbed the sword in his hand into He Boqiang's back without saying a word.
He Boqiang dodged behind the pillar, and the long sword in the hand of officer Joshua scratched a string of sparks on the stone pillar. He Boqiang was not to be outdone and wanted to use the sword to cut off the hind legs of the horse under his crotch, but then he was struck again.
A war room officer rushed forward. He Boqiang raised the iris shield in his hand, and the shadow of a two-faced and four-armed demon appeared behind him.
When the young officers saw the "power" behind He Boqiang, they were stunned for a moment, and then slashed at He Boqiang with the knight's sword in their hands.
Every time he blocked, a silver rune would burst out on the iris shield. He Boqiang retreated into the corridor of the square building. The young officers jumped off their horses one after another. Joshua rushed at the front, and he also showed off his "power".
Behind him is a golden sword. Every sword he swings has the sword light of the golden sword behind him. The blade of the knight's sword in his hand is nearly doubled in size.
It seems that the 'power' behind him has given him a blessing that gives the knight's sword in his hand a sword light.
However, the golden sword light was restrained by the silver runes on the shield. For a moment, there was no way to break the shield in He Boqiang's hand. Other young officers followed Joshua, and a group of people forced He Bo into the corridor.
corner.
There are more and more people in front of He Boqiang. When he raises his shield, several long swords are often struck down, and the Roman sword in his hand has to constantly resist the long swords thrust from other directions. In this corridor
, every time He Boqiang took a step back, several wounds would be made on his body by these young officers.
Until he retreated to the corner, he held up the long sword that exuded golden light in Joshua's hand, and leaned his back against the cold stone wall.
At the moment when He Boqiang's body stopped, a knight's long sword thrust out from diagonally below, just like the second team of soldiers assassinating evil spirits. The long sword penetrated under He Boqiang's ribs, and penetrated the gap between the diaphragm and ribs on his back.
He passed through the space and nailed him firmly to the stone wall.
He Boqiang's face suddenly turned as pale as paper, and the iris shield in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. As for the Roman sword, it was also picked aside by the group of young officers. He just leaned against the stone wall at the corner of the corridor.
He went up and stared at the wound on his abdomen with a faint glance.
Every time I take a breath, my chest and abdomen feel like they are being torn apart, and the pain is so severe that one can faint at any time.
At this time, Joshua, who was standing in front of He Boqiang, stopped, with a half-smile on his face, and stared at He Boqiang with a look of pity.
He Boqiang spit out a mouthful of blood and rolled his eyes along the young officers in front of him.
He looked up and stared at Joshua weakly and asked:
"Did Norton instruct you to take revenge on me?"
Officer Joshua reached out and took out a piece of white silk handkerchief, wiped the corners of He Boqiang's blood-stained mouth, assumed a victor's posture, reached out and pulled out the nameplate around He Boqiang's neck until he could see clearly the words engraved on it.
Then he said to He Boqiang:
"Knight Suldak, of course you can think so, but this time I spent so much time chasing you is certainly not just a trivial matter."
He Boqiang raised his head and glanced at Joshua. His tone sounded a little weak. The bleeding from the wound had stopped. The seventeen nodes in his body were continuously releasing sacred power, repairing his wounds quickly. And He Boqiang
But at this moment, he calmly asked: "Do you know me? Are you the young nobles in the expeditionary force's war room? How could it be you?"
Although he had known their identities for a long time, He Boqiang still pretended to be surprised as if he had just recognized their identities.
At this time, the young officers began to search the square yard. They found that the first floor was actually empty. There was such a fierce fight in the yard, and no one came out to watch the fun. The young officers did not even bother to climb up to the second floor to continue.
Check.
When Officer Joshua saw that the 'Knight of Surdak' recognized him, he did not deliberately conceal his identity. He put the nameplate on He Boqiang's chest back and said in his ear:
"Tomorrow the adjudication office will make its first ruling on the defeat of the Moyunling Expeditionary Corps. All parties to the expeditionary corps need to submit debriefing reports. You are one of the deserters who ran back from the past. I made a special trip to arrest you this time because I want you to be able to
In front of the Executive Officer of the Judgment Office, I can truthfully tell you the whole process of how you escaped from the battlefield to Handanar City."
After saying that, he held He Boqiang's head with both hands and stared into his eyes with a sinister expression on his face: "If you want to survive, you must do as I say!"
Then officer Joshua grabbed He Boqiang's hair, raised his head and threatened him fiercely: "I think if you can honestly plead guilty, it may make the sentencing process simpler."
He Boqiang felt that the wounds on his chest and abdomen were torn apart by Joshua again. He stared at Joshua and asked:
"Asking me to plead guilty in front of the Executive Officer of the Judgment Office? But I don't think I made any mistake! What did I do wrong? Is it wrong to escape from the evil devil's knife?"
Seeing He Boqiang's tough attitude, officer Joshua's face became even more ugly, his tone also became a little sharp, his face was a little ferocious, and he said to He Boqiang: "It is precisely because of the mediocrity and incompetence of the expeditionary force generals that you soldiers
And his lack of execution ability led to the great defeat in the Battle of Moyunling..."
"But the actual situation is not like this. No one knows better than you who is to blame for the failure of this battle!" He Boqiang retorted.
After saying these words, the faces of the young officers in the war room became ugly.
He Boqiang also felt that he had gone too far. He felt that if he said this again, the young officer in front of him would probably lose control and kill him.
Joshua's face turned livid, he pulled He Boqiang's hair, his voice seemed to be roaring from his throat, and he angrily yelled at He Boqiang:
"Why not? The failure of this Moyunling battle was entirely caused by the decay and incompetence of the expeditionary army from top to bottom. It was because Marquis Solomon was old and lost his original vigilance against evil spirits after successive victories.
, there is no way to respond in time to the evil spirits, they always think that the heavy armored infantry regiment can protect the catapult regiment and the crossbow regiment, but what is the reality?"
Under the tug, He Boqiang felt that the wound on his abdomen was torn apart again. He grinned and did not dare to argue anymore.
Joshua seemed to have found an outlet, and angrily yelled at He Boqiang: "The cannon fodder soldiers of the Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment are like paper in front of evil spirits. How can they protect the Crossbow Regiment, just like you?"
...It was you deserters who ruined the great situation of the Moyunling Battle and made these officers in our war room the laughingstock of others in the Bena Army."
He seemed very excited and his voice became hysterical. He Boqiang felt that he would pull out the knight's sword inserted in his ribs in the next second and stab him again and again...
But at this time, officer Joshua inexplicably calmed down, as if he was neurotic. He took two steps back, sat on the railing of the corridor, and said to He Boqiang:
"The expeditionary force discussed the joint combat mode of various arms and the blanket advancement of the combat plan. It was a conclusion reached by more than 20 of us after two weeks of deduction on the sand table. Even if a pig is in command, as long as the issued military orders are implemented up and down.
If so, winning the battle of Moyunling will be easy. It's because your troops are so bad. We have made decisions for so long, how could there be any mistakes?"
After saying that, he pointed at He Boqiang's forehead and cursed angrily at him:
"Those generals in the Expeditionary Corps are just a bunch of stupid pigs, but you are worse than even a stupid pig, no! You can't be considered stupid pigs, you are destined to be a bunch of cannon fodder. As for you... you are just a cannon fodder who escaped from the battlefield. Cannon fodder is still
The one who can die is more valuable. If I kill you now, you will die without any value."
The atmosphere around him became a little weird. The young officers all straightened their bodies and looked like zombies in the undead army. Their faces were ashen and their eyes were wide open, trying to give Joshua some tips.
But they didn't seem to dare at all. A group of people stood there shivering.
And the big stone hanging in He Boqiang's heart finally fell to the ground, because he suddenly discovered that the Baikal Swordsman was among this group of young officers, but he had been a spectator, watching all this silently.
At this time, a light came on, followed by another light.
The light emitted by the moonstone was so soft, but it chilled the heart of officer Joshua to the bottom of his heart, because he suddenly found a large group of people standing on the narrow terrace on the roof of the building. Every one of these familiar faces
It would make him feel shuddering.
When those lights came on, he gradually became sober in his heart.
At this time, a familiar voice came from the top of the building. It was Count Biddle, who had always given him the strongest support in the Bena Army.
At this time, the voice was like a furious lion, roaring at Joshua:
"Joshua, have you said enough? How dare you criticize Marquis Solomon Bowen like this? Tell me! Who gave you the courage? The family behind you? Your outstanding commanding ability? Or me?"
Joshua finally woke up from his anger. He raised his head and wanted to explain to the group of people above, so he said:
"Uncle Beard..."
That familiar figure was standing next to Marquis Solomon Bowen, whose face was as pale as the bottom of a pot, and angrily yelled at Joshua:
"I am not worthy of being your uncle. Before we return to Bena Province, I can write a letter home and tell your father what you did in the Warsaw plane. Now, you and your war room commanders
Officials, you need to stay here for the time being and wait for the judgment of the trial court!"
In the past, the generals who always looked kindly to him in the expeditionary army camp all had gloomy faces.
They were like the audience standing on a high platform, and at this moment Joshua felt like the clown standing on the stage performing a burlesque show.
No, they are all clowns.
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He Boqiang leaned against the wall in the corner of the corridor. Taking advantage of the fact that no one around him noticed him, he held his breath, pulled out the knight's sword inserted under his ribs, put it aside gently, and covered it with his hand.
From the bleeding wound, pale golden sacred power was released from the palm of his hand, quickly healing the wound on his abdomen.
The flesh and blood in the body is nourished by the divine power and absorbs energy to heal quickly.
He quietly walked towards the door of the trial house, but was discovered by a young officer next to him. The officer immediately shouted:
"You can't leave...you deserter who came back from the battlefield."
When these words were spoken, the already extremely cold atmosphere at the scene instantly condensed.
Who among the people in the expeditionary force who can stand here today is not a deserter?
The young officers in the war room, the senior generals of the expeditionary force on the balcony on the third floor, or the former soldiers of the expeditionary force who have been reorganized into other numbers...
The Baikal swordsman walked out from behind these young officers, stood beside He Boqiang, raised his head and said loudly to the group of expeditionary generals on the third floor terrace:
"I am Baikal of the Bena Swordsmen. As far as I know, Knight Suldak was ordered by Baron Sidney to escort Miss Hathaway back to Handanar County and temporarily left the front line.
After learning of the massive rout on the front line, Knight Surdak returned to the front line to dispose of the bodies of his comrades in the second team, and brought back their identity plates."
"In the past two days, Knight Surdak has also been running in many directions, hoping that these soldiers who died on the battlefield will not be treated as missing persons. They are heroes of the empire, and we must also treat those on the front line the same way we treat heroes.
People who died in battle.”
"So I think that if he really needs to be convicted, it will only be for not returning to the team on time..."
Then, Swordsman Baikal looked at He Boqiang seriously again, his eyes swept over the sword wound on his abdomen, and then said to He Boqiang solemnly:
"Knight Surdak, if you believe me, please give me the nameplates of those soldiers who died on the front line, and I will give an explanation to these soldiers."
He Boqiang glanced at Baijiali Swordsman gratefully. He was able to say this in front of the senior generals of the expeditionary force, which could be regarded as making a promise to He Boqiang.
"Thank you, Swordsman Baikal!"
He Boqiang stood up straight, gave a military salute to Swordsman Baikal, and then straightened his back and strode out of the trial room.