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more than ten days ago.
"Fortunately, the plague was discovered in time, and if it is urgently dealt with now, the damage can be minimized."
The greatest fear of the plague is that it sneaks in silently.
It was difficult to find at first, but by the time it was found, people had already died on a large scale and spread.
And now because of Kerry, it was discovered before it was infected, and as long as it was quarantined in time, it would not have much impact on the army.
"Speaking of which, the prince should be quite good at dealing with plagues."
Kaihos said.
Because of the prince's proposal, the plague situation after the floods and earthquakes in the cities of Aaron Landis in the past few years has been significantly reduced.
This he learned from the priest of Shemuel.
"In short, from now on, complete isolation of that group of prisoners of war."
Kareni said he still has some doubts about the matter.
"But according to what the doctor said, I don't know what happened. Most of the seriously ill among the prisoners of war were Gasdadians, and the remaining few Kanars or Aaron Landis traitors were much less ill. A few have even recovered by themselves."
He snorted heavily through his nose.
"This must be the punishment of the gods of Aaron Landis for those invaders."
Kareni asserted this, and then cast his eyes aside, and landed on Garlan who was sitting on the main seat.
Garlan sat quietly, his eyes lowered slightly, velvety blond hair hanging down on his white cheeks, reflecting a little gleam in the firelight.
He pursed his lips, and he has been silent since the time when Kareni and Keyhors discussed it just now.
Occasionally, the slender eyelashes shook slightly, and even the shadows on the cheeks swayed.
He seemed to be pondering something.
"prince?"
The sound of the knight's questioning awakened the boy who was in deep thought.
Garland raised his head.
It wasn't that he didn't listen to Kejos's conversation just now, he was just thinking about other things while listening.
As for why the Gasstad's disease was more serious, the Canal and Aaron Landis were much less ill and even managed to get better by themselves... He vaguely knew the reason in his heart.
"Well, isolate the prisoners of war."
Looking back at the inquiring eyes of the two people, Garlan spoke.
"Also, the logistics army responsible for guarding the prisoners of war will also find another place for temporary isolation to see if there are any signs of illness in the past few days. If they are ill, let the doctor do their best to treat them."
"Let the recovered prisoners do the work of taking care of the sick prisoners of war."
"Also, from today onwards, the bonfires in the camp cannot be extinguished, and everyone must drink boiled water and eat boiled food."
The boy raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.
"and also… "
Under the current conditions and in a densely populated military camp, although the source of the disease has been isolated in time, it is best to carry out all-round disinfection.
Hmm, disinfection, if I want to disinfect, all I can find now is...
"Kaijos, you go and let the artisans accompanying the army burn some lime."
"lime?"
Cayhoes asked suspiciously.
"Prince, are you planning to build a wall here?"
In Aaronlandis, artisans burn lime from limestone and mix it with volcanic ash to create a special building material.
When they were building a house, they mixed it with water to bind the stones so that the stones would stick together.
In general, Aaron Landis used this method in the construction of piers for the dams and the great rivers. Therefore, when Garlan said he wanted lime, Cayhoes's first reaction was that he wanted to build something.
"No, let the craftsmen melt the fired lime powder directly into the water, and then send someone to spread the lime water over the entire camp. Also, spread the lime powder around the prisoner of war camp."
"Remember, not just once, but every day," Garland said.
"Doing this... will it prevent the plague?"
Cayhors asked.
Although he did not understand the meaning of doing these things, he knew that the prince would not do useless things.
"Yes."
"That kind of thing can prevent the plague?"
Kareni asked suspiciously, "Are you deceived by some poor folk doctor?"
Compared to Kareni's questioning, Kaihos didn't say more and got up directly.
"Understood, prince, I'll go now."
He simply said, turning around and going to carry out Garlan's order.
"Wait a minute, go later."
Garland stopped him and said, "I still have something to discuss with you."
When Kejos and Kareni were discussing the plague, he remained silent because he was thinking about it.
"This plague is indeed a crisis."
Garlan said in a deep voice, looking at the two with burning eyes.
"But, for us, it's also an opportunity."
A chance to get rid of Tyr once and for all.
Tyre is a very cunning person.
But at the same time, he is also very proud and conceited.
He must be bitter about his failure to stop under the king's city and his failure in the northern fortress.
As a man who has never been defeated all the way, he has suffered successive setbacks in Aaron Landis.
He must be very unhappy.
His pride would not allow himself to leave as a loser.
So, he resorted to this trick.
Garland is very clear.
Tyre resorted to this poisonous tactic not to slow down the pursuit of Aaron Landis' army, so as to preserve more of the troops of Gasdad's army.
Turning defeat into victory is his only purpose.
How to turn defeat into victory
When the army of Aaron Landis was infected with the plague, the army was shaken, and the people were distracted and even fled, they suddenly counterattacked and attacked the army in one fell swoop—
That was Tyre's plan.
In fact, Garland is not reconciled.
He could only helplessly watch Tyre leave and return to Canal safely.
This made him very unhappy.
But in the eyes of other countries, in order to preserve the power of Aaron Landis, he could not fight to the death with the Gasthards.
So, no matter how unwilling you are, you can only endure it.
But this time, the opportunity is at hand.
If the army of Aaronlandis 'infects' the plague, Tyr will return on his own.
Yes, he wants Tyre to come back and die on his own initiative!
After listening to Gallan's plan, Kaihos remained silent, his eyes lowered as if thinking about the possibility of this matter.
Kareni was stunned for a while, then frowned.
"His Royal Highness, this strategy is too dangerous. The fear of the plague has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once there is a slight error, the army will really lose heart, and the entire army will collapse because of this."
He frowned and denied Garland's words.
"There is absolutely no need for us to do this, as long as we deport the Gastadians, we have already won."
"But… "
"It's too risky."
The veteran, who used to focus on stability, interrupted Garlan's words simply, his brows clenched.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I oppose your plan as the commander-in-chief of the army, and I don't agree."
Cayhors interjected.
"I think we can try it out, and if there is an accident in the middle, we will stop immediately."
"Even if it stops halfway, it may cause unnecessary casualties to our army, and there is no need to cause troubles."
The old man shook his head stubbornly.
"Kareni... If Tyre is allowed to escape, with his ability and the Gasdadian troops who have hardly lost much, we may have a hard time finding a chance to deal with him after this time. From then on, we will be with him. There will be endless battles between them, and this time will certainly last five, ten, even decades.”
Garlan looked at Kareni and said calmly,
"How many people will die during this time, Kareni, have you thought about it?"
"… "
"Trust me, I won't put anyone's life in vain."
"I have always believed in you, Your Highness."
The old man said, his voice low, with a long sigh.
"However, Your Highness, you are still too young, you don't understand people's hearts, human nature... are all selfish."
Garlan looked at the old man's wrinkled face that had been through so much.
He suddenly laughed.
"maybe."
"Human nature may be selfish," he said with a smile.
The warm yellow light reflected on the boy's slightly curved eyes, as well as his bright smile.
His slightly curved golden eyes glowed with a shimmer, as bright as light.
"But, Kareni, there is always something in this world that exists beyond human nature."
And he wants to believe it.
…
Kareni thought that the army would soon fall apart, and he was ready to terminate the plan as soon as the situation turned bad.
However, something that surprised him happened.
There were no more than six generals who chose to leave, and one even returned.
Under the cover of the plague, in the battle that decided the fate of Aaron Landis, some people did leave, but more people chose to stay.
Perhaps many of those people are sighing at their stupidity.
However, no one left.
After the five generals who chose to abandon their companions left, two more days passed. In the middle of the night, the generals suddenly received a secret order from the commander-in-chief of the army, Kareni, saying that they were calling for all the generals to go.
The general who had already gone to bed quickly got up from the bed, packed his clothes and rushed over.
Kareni's tent soon filled with people, and the generals stood silently, no one spoke.
There were a lot of people, but the tent was very quiet, and a heavy atmosphere shrouded it. The severe situation at the moment made most people beat their hearts.
Some people frown, some look anxious, some have calm eyes, some are calm, and some have a glint in their eyes.
All eyes were on the old commander standing in the upper position.
Kareni stood blankly, and no one could see his thoughts.
His eyes swept around the generals, and suddenly took a step back, from the main position to the side.
At the same time, Cavalry Commander Kaihos, who was standing aside, raised his hand, lifted the curtain on the side of the tent, and then bowed his head.
Someone came out from behind the lifted curtain, passed the retreating Kareni, and took the throne.
In an instant, there was silence, and everyone was stunned on the spot.
Prince? !
Wasn't it rumored that the crown prince didn't show up because he was infected with the plague
The warm yellow light reflected on the bright blond hair, the young man stood in the upper position and watched the crowd, handsome and smiling.
Her eyes are bright, her face is rosy, and she is in high spirits. How can she look sick
After someone was shocked for a moment, they immediately thought deeply.
There are also smart people who have vaguely guessed something through clues in the past few days, and now there is a clear look in their eyes.
But most of the people looked at the prince standing there in astonishment, unable to react for a while.
"I've worried you all these days, I'm fine."
"Also, the plague, which you have been worried about, was protected by the gods of Aaron Landis, and it did not spread outside the prisoners of war. Even the first dozen logistical soldiers who were infected have been out of danger. "
"So, you don't need to worry about this," Garland said.
When Garlan said this, everyone present was relieved.
Although they were all determined to stay here, the shadows shrouded their heads still made them unable to swallow, and they were worried.
Now I can finally rest assured.
After that, many people thought about it and found it strange.
Since the plague has not spread, why does the camp have to put on such a posture as if it were an enemy
"Everyone."
Garlan looked at everyone with bright eyes.
"I want to crush the Gasthards."
He said, "Not defeating them like they are now, but defeating them completely, so that they will no longer be able to step into my Aaron Landis in the future!"
"But I can't do it alone."
The young crown prince stood there, the fire shining on his face.
His golden pupils seemed to have firelight jumping, making his eyes bright and sharp.
He stretched out his hand to the crowd.
He said, "So, everyone, I need your help, please lend me your strength!"
Because Garlan's words were startled, the generals hurriedly bowed their heads, or bowed their heads in awe, nervousness, or panic.
"I am terrified."
"How dare you disobey your orders."
"It's really not worth it."
However, when they raised their heads again, everyone's faces changed.
…
All the forces condensed together, and the army became a unified whole, moving as quickly as a behemoth.
The choking smell of lime still lingers in the camp.
Every night in the middle of the night, a team of soldiers would drag a large number of clothed scarecrows with a scooter and pretend to dig a hole near the camp to bury the scarecrow.
In the dark night, the spies did not dare to approach from a distance, and they couldn't see that the people buried in them were just scarecrows.
In this way, the soil hole is dug deeper and bigger.
The soldiers who died of illness took turns to hide in the tents, creating the illusion that the number of spies outside was actually decreasing.
At the same time, another army left the camp one after another, but this time, the generals 'escaped' the camp according to secret orders.
When they left, they pretended that the entire army had left. In fact, they only took half of the troops with them, and the remaining half stayed behind secretly, hiding in the tents during the day and taking turns outside at night.
As those armies 'flee' and more and more soldiers 'die of illness', the camps appear to be getting smaller and smaller, but in reality they haven't shrunk much, they've just been hidden.
On this night, the Gasdad army had just changed, and had not yet acted. The rangers who were secretly monitoring the Gasdad camp had already galloped on their horses and passed the news of their imminent attack.
The Aaronandeans stood ready, quickly making all preparations before the enemy attacked.
The Gasthards attacked in the dark.
Then, Tyr and his army fell into the trap like this.
…
…
The night wind was so strong that the bonfire shook violently.
The cool wind lifted Garlan's golden forehead, and the swaying flames of the bonfire illuminated the crimson Shamash rune on his forehead.
In the dark night, it was scorching red, like a cluster of flames burning on the boy's forehead.
The galloping sound of thousands of troops shook the earth.
The white cavalry and the black and red cavalry collided fiercely and were strangled together.
Fighting sounded everywhere.
The neighing of the war horses, and the clattering of the blades.
On the chaotic battlefield, Tyr slashed an Aaron Landis cavalry from his horse.
His silver-white armor was already splattered with crimson blood.
The great sword in his hand kept dripping blood.
He raised his head and looked at Garlan in the distance, his eyes were as cold as ice.
There was no trace of panic on his emotionless face, and there were a few bloodstains on his cheeks, making that handsome face inexplicably scary at this moment.
Tyr let out a light breath, and suddenly turned his horse's head and rushed towards Garlan in the distance.
He fell into a trap.
The trap set by the prince.
However, there are still opportunities.
Opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
After confirming that he fell into the trap, Tyre became more and more calm.
At this moment, he galloped on his horse, slashing and flying the people who blocked him, rushing out a bloody path.
His icy purple eyes, which seemed to be frozen, deeply reflected Garlan's figure at this moment.
As long as the crown prince is captured—
Suddenly, a roar of roar ripped through the air, as if even the heavens and the earth shook for a moment in this roar.
A huge figure swooped out of the darkness.
The thick golden-brown mane undulated like waves in the gallop, gleaming golden in the firelight.
The majestic golden lion roared towards Tyr.
The exposed fangs reflected a cold light in the dark night.
That ferocious gesture made everyone tremble with fear, and the roar of the king of beasts made the war horse neigh in panic and retreated again and again.
Tyr was unafraid of danger, and bravely greeted him.
The giant sword slashed heavily towards the rushing lion—
"Nega!"
In Garlan's shouting, the lion's huge body avoided Tyr's sword with extremely flexible movements.
It jumped to the side, out of the way.
Seeing a sword force the lion away, Tyre continued to charge in the direction of Garlan.
However, just when the white horse under Tyre was about to gallop past Niega, Niega suddenly swiftly jumped.
With a crackling sound of a broken bone, Sen Bai's fangs stabbed in fiercely, and it bit off Baima's thigh in one bite.
Blood spurted out, instantly dyeing half of its golden-brown mane red.
The white horse let out a cry, lost its balance and fell to the ground.
When Tyre fell forward, he took advantage of the situation and rolled over, and stood up vigorously.
The giant hammer whistled, and it was about to hit Tyr's back, who had just stood up.
Tyr didn't look back, as if he had eyes behind him, he put the giant sword on the back of his neck—
The sparks rubbed against the blade splashed in the dark night.
Tyr pushed the giant hammer away.
As soon as he turned around, the giant sword slashed, forcing the opponent to avoid it backwards.
When he looked up, he saw the burly boy who took the sword he slashed at Garlan on the horse with a giant hammer.
It was a rare person who had the same natural power as him and was comparable to him in strength.
However, it is only comparable in strength.
He has gone through countless wars but has never been defeated. In addition to his powerful strength, he also has a fighting ability that is no less than anyone's.
Tyr made a sly move and deceived the young boy with a young face.
And he turned from the side, and before the opponent could withdraw his hand, he cut off the black horse's front legs with a sword.
Taking advantage of the young man's fall, he was about to stab him with a sword—
Before he could stab him, he suddenly heard a cracking sound coming from the side.
With a move in his heart, his keen sense of danger made him jump back suddenly.
The sharp arrow from the dark night slid past his eyes, and a strand of torn silver-white forehead fluttered down.
Tyr glanced at the corner of his eye and saw the prince not far away holding a bow and shooting arrows on horseback.
The arrow just now came from him.
The second arrow was also aimed at him, and the arrow flashed cold light in the dark night.
Looking up, the road to Garland was blocked by the golden-brown male lion.
Its burning coal-like eyes stared at Tyr, bowed down, muscles tensed all over, and let out a low roar, as if it would pounce in the next second.
The young general who was born with divine power had also turned over and stood up, holding a giant hammer, and was about to charge at him.
Although he was in an extremely dangerous situation, Tyr was calmer than ever.
Since it is a trap, the Aaron Landis people have not been infected with the plague, and their troops will certainly not be reduced.
The multi-national mixed army such as Canal did not appear for a long time. I am afraid that it was intercepted by the departing Tasda and other troops from other countries.
The armies that pretended to leave were probably coming one after another to surround his army.
... Now, there is no possibility of turning defeat into victory by taking that crown prince as a hostage.
Then, there can be no further delay.
In just a moment, Tyre has calmly judged the current situation.
Then, he made a decisive decision.
He jumped back, avoiding the second arrow from Garlan again.
Then he pounced on one of the nearest Aaron Landis cavalry, dragged him off his horse, turned himself on his horse, and slammed into the chaos of the battlefield.
A sharp whistle pierced the sky above the fierce battlefield.
All the Gastard cavalry who were fighting with the Aaron Landis cavalry threw away the enemy and turned their horses when they heard the whistle.
The fast-moving ones gathered around Tyr who was blowing the whistle almost in an instant, forming an arrow-shaped impact formation.
"Everyone rush out with me!"
Tyr, who was at the forefront of the arrow formation, held a great sword high, like a white flag that would not fall.
His roar resounded through the fire-red night sky.
"No one can stop the Gastadians!"
Gasdard's cavalry roared loudly.
Tyr just roared, and in an instant, their morale rose like a flame.
They are mighty Gasdadians!
No one can stop their charge!
Like an overwhelming avalanche, Gasdad's cavalry, led by Tyre, launched a charge towards a place. Before the other armies had time to encircle, the slightly weak siege could not stop their fierce impact.
The Gasdadians broke through the siege of the Aaron Landis army with unstoppable force.
Only less than 20,000 Gastard cavalry followed their prince to break out of the siege and disappeared into the darkness.
Hundreds of thousands of others were left behind.
The Gastard army is about to fall.
After successfully rushing out, Tyre turned his head and glanced coldly at the camp where the fire was shining for the last time.
Prince of Aaron Landis.
Garland.
This time I lost.
Remember, don't lose to anyone until I come back.
remember.
You can only lose to me.
You can only die by my sword.