When we arrived at Yilan City, it was already dark and dark in the early morning.
Ilita and others stepped off the airship and stood on the top of the towering tower. Looking around, the streets of Yilan City were all silent, like a sleeping girl, mysterious and tempting.
The person who greeted Ilita and his party was the officer of the Norland Army who was in charge of garrisoning Yilan City. He was a shrewd and strong middle-aged man. Before returning to the Norland Army, he was a member of a low-level high-level mercenary group.
Captain. He is a rare talent. In the several battles fought by the Norland Army, this middle-aged man performed very well in terms of combat power and leadership ability. Because of this, Kim Gates was
Feel free to hand over the city of Yilan, which is located on the border, to him.
But this middle-aged man was not in good condition at this time. His face was full of fatigue, and under the blue light of the magic lamp, he felt a touch of paleness.
Elita saw something strange on the middle-aged man's face, she frowned and said, "Is the situation very bad?"
The middle-aged man did not hide anything and replied: "Yes... Now, no matter how many soldiers we send out to patrol, not even one soldier can come back..."
Elita nodded and said, "It seems the situation is more urgent than we thought. Haha, are there patrols arranged every day?"
"Yes."
The middle-aged man's answer surprised everyone except Elita. Under such circumstances, continuing to send out patrols will undoubtedly make the soldiers die. The middle-aged man resisted the questioning eyes and said: "At present, there are still
Routine patrols, of course... None of the soldiers who went out have returned... I have reduced the number of people responsible for patrols every day, but if this continues... the most loyal soldiers will choose to disobey orders."
The reason why the middle-aged officer was so tired can be explained clearly. He has been under a lot of mental pressure recently.
"Since you know clearly that the patrols sent out are destined to die, why do you still send them?"
The person who expressed his doubts was, as expected, Cyril.
"In order not to make the enemy suspicious."
Elita smiled at Cyril and explained: "In the morning, we will disguise ourselves as a patrol and go out of the city. If Yilan City does not maintain patrols, our disguise will be abrupt and make the enemy suspicious. But now, they
You would think this is just the meat that comes to your mouth as usual.”
Hearing this, Cyril nodded in understanding. Fortunately, she no longer minded the innocent loss of some lives.
A few people took a short rest in the prepared hotel. By early morning, the middle-aged officer had already sent several sets of Norland Army standard armors and horses.
As usual, another patrol team went out to patrol the city today. This was a patrol team of more than ten people. The captain of the team was actually a middle-aged officer himself. Behind him, he was wearing the Norland Army standard armor.
Ilita and Cyril, followed by several ordinary soldiers in the Norland army, but the last one was Karu, who was also wearing standard armor.
This time, Karu did not take out his usual war pillar as a weapon, but chose the same knight's spear and a long sword as everyone else. The specially customized standard armor covered his whole body tightly, and his head and some warriors
The same, wearing a cylindrical knight's helmet, and a tight face shield blocking his appearance.
Therefore, although Karu's size is a bit scary, his appearance is not obtrusive, and he is even more perfectly hidden among the patrols than Elita and Cyril. As for Li and Longlong, the two little guys certainly cannot blend into the patrols.
, but with her size advantage, Li rode Longlong and flew in the sky not far away. Anyone who saw it would think it was a passing bird.
"The enemy knows the terrain here better than we do."
The leading middle-aged man spoke to behind him, his voice was affirmative: "I once sent a patrol team as bait. Under the sight of the city wall, the patrol team did not receive any attacks, but when they left,
When the next section goes downhill...it disappears...I mean, the enemy is so familiar with the terrain around Yilan City that they can take advantage of blind spots in their sight."
Elita rolled her eyes slightly under her face shield and replied: "You mean, the enemy is someone who is very familiar with this area... could it be the original noble private army of Yilan City?"
"No."
The middle-aged man shook his head. This man who was admired by Kim Gates indeed had superhuman caution and said: "We have cleaned up the aristocratic private army long ago. The bodies of the most cunning guys are still on the gallows near the city.
I think the enemy we are facing is probably a certain army that was once stationed in Yilan City. I looked up the history of Yilan City and found that the most recent army stationed here was the founding king of the Lane family.
Department of the army."
"This is impossible."
Ilita immediately denied the middle-aged man's speculation and said: "If there is an army here, no matter how familiar they are with the terrain, they cannot hide it perfectly. Moreover, it will take some time for the Lane family to attack Kay State.
.”
After all, Ilita is also a member of the Lane family. She is very clear about the complicated procedures for sending troops to the Lane family. As long as any powerful person in the family intends to obstruct it, the complicated procedures will give him many places to intervene, although it is not possible.
As for changing the final decision to send troops, it can definitely drag on the war for a month or two, or even several years.
"This is indeed impossible."
The middle-aged man also denied his guess, and then said a deeper guess: "So, I think... our enemy is probably an elite team sent by the Lane family. Only elite teams with outstanding individual strength can
It is possible to completely hide from sight and eat any number of patrols. This elite team should only take orders from a big shot in the Lane family, so there is no need to wait for any approval."
When she heard this, Elita suddenly had an idea in her mind.
Alpha Rayne!
Combining all the known information, all the spearheads point to this person. He was once stationed in Yilan City, and even his Torch Light Tower behind Yilan City killed Aranza's beloved, Jessi...
Asolon. And currently, among the Lane family, the one who is most likely to be the enemy of Aranza is Alpha Lane, who has just gained power.
This is indeed the case. Alpha Lane is actively submitting a proposal to attack the Kay State to the family council. Before this proposal is passed, the possibility that Alpha will send one or two elite teams to harass the Kay State cannot be ruled out.
Elita took a deep breath, but her eyes fell on the middle-aged man walking at the front and said, "Why don't you submit this guess to Kim Gates?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Elita to ask such a question. He hesitated and then said: "I am just a temporary officer..."
"Oh, when we go back, I will ask Kim Gates to move you to a more important position."
The lack of talents is a problem, but the lack of reuse of talents is also a problem. This is a very common phenomenon in any era. Although Kim Gates admired this middle-aged man, he did not realize that his abilities were not limited to this.
, and now that Elita has discovered his deeper abilities, she will naturally ask Kim Gates to move him to a more important position.
Having said that, it was this middle-aged man who seized the superficial opportunity - not every officer has the possibility to contact his superiors, let alone perform tasks together. At this time, whether it is flattery or performance depends on each person.
The patrol route is not fixed, especially after the first patrol disappears. Subsequent patrols have more freedom to move to better discover the enemy. Although they eventually become prey of the enemy. And the current patrol
The route is still within the sight of Yilan City and has not gone too far.
"grown ups!"
At this time, the middle-aged man suddenly slowed down his horse and said with a hint of caution in his voice: "Further ahead, there is a blind spot, please be careful!"
Elita nodded and moved her gaze forward.
This is a slope with a horizontal distance of more than three meters. In other words, from here, the lookout soldiers on the walls of Yilan City cannot see anything at all. Moreover, there are two slopes not far apart on both sides.
The woods provide better cover for the enemy. This place is simply specially formed for sneak attacks.
But as everyone's eyes followed the slope, they found nothing unusual.
This makes people more cautious.
Ilita's eyes carefully scanned the woods on both sides. The less abnormal she found, the more uneasy she felt. This feeling was like knowing that a dagger was placed on her neck, but she couldn't turn her head to look at it.
The dagger man is the same.
"Ready to fight!"
Ilita finally decided, took out the knight's sword hanging on the saddle, and held it tightly in her hand.
At this time, the team had entered the slope, and the horses could not move forward steadily on the slope. They began to accelerate down the slope. The slightly chaotic sound of horse hooves immediately became the main theme around. But at this moment, Cyril suddenly made a move.
The horse was level with Elita, turned around and said loudly: "The forest is my strength, let me go and have a look."
"no!"
Ilita immediately vetoed: "We are prey now! The enemy will come for you, there is no need for you to take risks!"
Hearing this, Cyril closed his mouth and nodded, saying nothing more.
But just when Cyril was about to turn her head, she saw an unexpected figure out of the corner of her eye!
In the woods next to the slope, a figure was standing leisurely on the branches. Her slender figure proved that she was a woman. The fast-moving team prevented Cyril from seeing her face clearly, but he was sure that the corners of her mouth
It was a sneer as he watched the patrol run down the slope!
"On the right! There's someone!"
Cyril immediately shouted the alarm.
"Damn it!"
Elita on the horse quickly turned her head and saw the flashing figure. She gritted her teeth and cursed, and said: "Hmph! Are you trying to sneak attack us from behind by using the acceleration of the horses when going downhill?!
"
But in such a state, reining in the horse to meet the enemy will only lead to the end of the situation.