OBS Chapter 123 Falling short of success
Chapter 123 Falling short of success
Winter 1447 Rhône
"Phew, it's really cold."
In the mountains a few miles east of Rona City, Yoda's soldiers gathered around the stove in groups of three or four to keep warm. Although the living environment was relatively difficult, fortunately the coldest month had passed. Spring would be here in a month, and then they would begin a brutal siege with the Midlan people in the city. However, Yoda's soldiers, who had been in the war for many years, would rather die in battle than freeze to death.
Inside the fortress on the mountain, Yoda and his generals are discussing how to launch an offensive this spring.
"I think we should continue to consume the defenders of Rona City, and at the same time send out the Knights to do their best to disperse the Midland support forces and gradually weaken their defenses. Then we can break through Rona City all at once and attack Wendam directly."
At this time, Bosgod was explaining his general tactics to the Yoda generals. After a year of war, Bosgod had won the recognition of the generals present both in terms of wisdom and force, so that his Purple Rhino Knights expanded from one thousand to five thousand people, and commanded a fully-equipped infantry regiment.
But Bosgod was not satisfied with this. His goal was to become a general or even a marshal who could command hundreds of thousands of people. So he worked harder in the war against Midlan. Internally, the strategies he provided forced Midlan to expend huge manpower to hold on here. Externally, he led the Purple Rhino Knights to defeat the Midlan reinforcements that came to support them on the battlefield, and his military exploits even caught up with the veteran Ram Charge Knights and Sea Beast Assault Knights. Even Dougal admired him very much, believing that his talent was comparable to Midlan's shield and spear.
"Well, you're right. I've seen everything Bosco has done this year. Don't worry about it!" Dougal was very satisfied when he saw Bosco, who was already able to take charge of his own affairs. The man in the capital really gave him a genius. When he retires, he will probably take over his job.
"Marshal, urgent news from the front line."
At this time, a messenger stood outside the tent and said.
"Huh? I won't tell you anything. Without my order, you all have to stay on standby in the barracks during the winter!" Dougal complained about which general had attacked without authorization while opening the letter. It would have been better if he hadn't read it. As soon as he saw it, he almost vomited blood.
"Damn, it's this Adam again. Why did you have to launch a sneak attack on the Midland Knights at this time when you could have fought them all?"
Seeing Dougel, who used to be nice to the generals, now cursing at someone, the generals were surprised and couldn't help but wonder which blind person had offended the marshal.
After Dougal calmed down, he handed the letter to Bosgod who was closest to him and said, "Pass it around and have a look."
Bosgaard took the letter with both hands and began to read the words from the beginning. Gradually, his brows began to frown.
First, Adam led a thousand knights to chase two thousand Midlan cavalry on the border of Yoda, then a knight from the King's Hall confronted Adam, and finally Adam was surrounded by more than ten thousand cavalry and surrendered?
This is nothing.
Seeing Adam's puzzled look, Dougal said helplessly: "This Adam has repeatedly committed the same mistakes and must have left the camp without permission again, and was captured by the Midlanders again."
"How could this happen? Shouldn't he be punished by military law?" Bosgod asked in confusion.
Looking at the inexperienced Bosco, Dougal said meaningfully:
"Any reason will yield to power. The military camp is not like the military academy where only attitude and grades are recognized. Sometimes, blood and power can suppress a person for a long time. This is the case with Adam. Now, not only can we not blame him, but we have to find a way to save him."
"According to the letter, he should have been captured by John the Spear of Midland's troops. According to the time, they have already entered his territory. If we demand his help, we may suffer heavy casualties."
"Of course not." Dougal objected.
"In this case, we have no choice but to talk. Don't the Midlanders like to negotiate? Let's talk!"
Midland South Camp
"Good! Great!"
Laban held the letter and said to General Henry, pointing to the large map:
"According to current information, there are basically no Yoda troops in the north of Midland. After Earl John's attack, the north of Yoda is almost undefended. In addition, Adam has been captured, and the situation is starting to work in our favor. We can negotiate with the Yoda people and force them to give up some of the dangerous passes. We can then deploy heavy troops to guard these places, and we will definitely be able to hold out until this summer, when our encirclement will be complete."
"That's right." Looking at his excited son-in-law, General Henry reminded him:
"So, how can you be so sure that John will give Adam to us, since you are both young talents who have participated in the triumph together?"
When Laban heard this, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured down on his heart, and he could no longer say what he had originally wanted to say. After a year, he had completely seen the war between the court faction and the local faction in various fields. When he was serving in the court, the court faction nobles did not look at him at all. He had no choice but to ask the king to bring the Knights to the border area where the local faction nobles accounted for the majority, so that he could live a better life.
“I think John was isolated and excluded by the local nobles during his years living in the border area, so he went to the uninhabited forest to fight the Yoda people to the death. Even if we meet again, there will probably be an invisible barrier between us.” When Laban thought of this, he felt a sense of helplessness and frustration in his heart.
But suddenly, he thought of something, so he quickly asked Henry:
"General Conseil is not a local guy. John used to be his subordinate. If he were to make the request, he would have a good chance of success."
General Henry did not expect Laban to think of this. After thinking about it, he felt that it was very feasible, so he ordered someone to invite General Conseil over.
When General Conseil came, he seemed to have thought of something, so he said:
"If it's about John again, I may not be able to do it, with all due respect. Last time I helped you get those Yoda prisoners because he was nominally my subordinate. Now he has been promoted to General White Wolf and has become a powerful earl with land. He is no longer under my jurisdiction. In fact, he is almost higher in rank than me."
"Let's give it a try. I'm really sorry, but if we don't do this, the situation in the southern battlefield will become more serious." Laban was still begging, but General Henry next to him said:
"General, if you don't want to get involved in the struggle between the two factions, then don't be so stubborn. It would be bad if you get into trouble."
"Don't worry. I'm almost at retirement age. Am I still afraid of being slandered? Don't worry. I'll write a letter to John right away." General Conseil said and walked out.
Laban did not expect that General Henry, known as the "Fox", would be so kind to General Conseil. However, not long after General Conseil left the house, General Henry lowered his head and chuckled, which puzzled Laban.
When General Henry finished laughing and looked up at Laban, who looked confused, he said to him:
"Learn this! It's called provocation. I've tried it on Conseil several times, and the old man always fell for it."