OBS Chapter 308 Attack again
Chapter 308 Attack again
At this moment, a guard suddenly came to report:
"My lord, Lord Hawes has returned and said he has something urgent to see you about."
"Then let him in."
Soon, Earl Hoss came to the fortress with a group of generals. Seeing the large number of people coming, the White Wolf Knights surrounded John. They knew that Hoss and their lord were not on good terms, and even if the probability was small, they had to prevent the other party from suddenly rising up and fighting with John.
"Governor John, there is a rebellion in the Basque Country. I hope you will lead your troops to suppress it immediately."
Hoss said breathlessly, and it was obvious that he had rushed back immediately after hearing this.
"Oh, I already know about this matter. The rebellion has been resolved."
John's nonchalant reply left Hoss completely confused. Not to mention why John would pay attention to Basque affairs, it was obvious that he supported the Basque City Council, so how could John get new information faster than him?
"How do you know this?"
John said doubtfully:
"You asked me how I knew that? Of course the locals told me."
John said, pulling Paulino over and saying:
"This is Paulino, the centurion of the Basque Patrol. After learning that Sander and Alonso were planning to rebel and join Lana, he immediately joined other people who were loyal to Midlan to thwart the two men's plans, and he was elected as the new mayor of Basque."
"what!"
After hearing this, although Hoss didn't know why a rebellion broke out in the Basque city, he was shocked when he heard the name Sander, because this was the man he had supported, so how could he be crazy enough to defect to Rana?
Then he looked at Paulino. Although he had never seen this person before, after hearing John say that Paulino defeated Sander and became the mayor of Basque, he immediately pointed at Paulino and asked:
"Let me ask you, what exactly is the Basque Rebellion? I was the one who supported Sander. He would never do such a thing even if he had the guts to do it."
Paulino was very nervous at this time. He glanced at John and found that John was also looking at him, so he plucked up the courage to say:
"My Lord, I am telling the truth. Sander really wants to rebel."
"nonsense!"
Hoss stared at Paulino with wide eyes and cursed:
"Even if Sander controls the entire Basque Country, he would never defect to Rana. He simply doesn't have the courage or the ability to do so. But you, a nobody whose name I don't even know, actually became the mayor of Basque Country?"
"Tell me! Did you accept bribes from the Lana people and cooperate with the Lana army to seize Basque?"
As he said that, Hoss walked over and raised his hand to slap him, but soon his hand was held by John.
"Sir, we are nobles after all. It is rude to hit people casually like this."
Hoss looked up at John with a shocked expression on his face. How could you, a guy who always wants to slap anyone in the face, say such a thing?
At this time, John still talked eloquently:
"Even if he really did defect to Rana, he should have gone to the Rana people instead of me."
"I also know that Sander was supported by you. No one wants to see him betray and surrender to the enemy. It can only be said that you misjudged him for a moment. However, you should control your temper and continue to work hard to serve His Majesty the King."
Hearing John say this, Hosgen obviously felt something was strange. In the past, when he made a fool of himself, John would not add fuel to the fire but he would not be so kind to advise him either.
"Could it be that……"
Hoss looked at John, who was smiling, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind:
"Isn't he the one who instigated the Basque rebellion?"
Thinking of this, Hoss put down his hand that was about to hit Paulino, and just said harshly:
"Just wait! Don't think you can be safe just because you occupy the Basque Country."
Looking at Hoss going away, John patted Paulino on the shoulder and said:
"See? If you follow him, he will just treat you like a nobody. If you don't follow him, he will beat you up. So I don't need to tell you what to do next."
After hearing John's words, Paulino kept thanking him:
"Thank you for your rescue. I will do my best to help you."
Paulino quickly set off to return to the Basque Country, where there were still many things waiting for him to do. John also refocused his attention on the front line against Lannes, waiting for the other side's next move.
A few days later, when John was discussing the movements of the Lana army with his generals, a messenger came in from outside and reported to John:
"My lord, a Mitlan army is coming from the north towards the border mountains and will be here tomorrow."
John then asked:
"Did you see the flag on the other side clearly?"
The messenger thought for a moment and said:
"In addition to the flag of the Kingdom of Midland, there is also a flag with a white lion on a blue background."
"A white lion on a blue background..."
John thought of this and slapped his thigh:
"Isn't this the Knights of the White Lion that Uncle Jules belongs to?"
John had never seen Jules since the Order of the White Lion, and apart from occasional correspondence, he had no idea of what happened to Jules afterwards.
However, as one of the few outstanding knight orders in Midland, the arrival of the White Lion Knights represents the king's focus on the southwest region.
"It seems that the king wants to resolve this war as soon as possible."
John thought so and immediately ordered people to prepare for the handover with the Midland army.
At noon the next day, John rode his horse at the entrance of the valley on the north side of the mountain range, waiting for the arrival of the other party. When he saw the long-lost blue and white lion flag, John took out a telescope to see Jules' figure. Soon John observed that a knight inside had broken away from the team and rode his horse towards John.
When he was about ten meters away from John, the knight reined in his horse and stopped, then took off his helmet to reveal his true appearance and said:
"Nephew, long time no see."
John rode up to Jules and said:
"Long time no see uncle, it looks like you haven't shaved your beard at all in these years."
After the two hugged each other, Warren came late from behind.
"Captain Warren of the White Lion Knights is leading the White Lion Knights to assist Lord John."
John understood the king's intention when he heard this. Hoss, the commander of the army, was supposed to take over the knights. Perhaps the king also felt that Hoss was unreliable, so he gave the command of the knights to John, and also told him that the battle had to be resolved in a short time.
Thinking of this, John looked to the south. It seemed that he had to think carefully about how to end the battle quickly.