Two days later, at night.
Inside the Chaos Mountains, there is the staff tent where Sauron is located.
A staff officer was facing Sauron and reported with a sad face: "General, we only have a small part of the military rations left, and it is expected to be consumed in another day. Even if the amount of each meal is reduced, it will not last for three days. And the soldiers below are complaining a lot. I suggest... "
At the end of the sentence, the staff officer swallowed his saliva and hesitated.
Soren looked at the staff officer, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Mr. Cobo, what do you suggest?"
"I suggest..." The staff officer raised his head, glanced at Sauron, and whispered, "Should we try to contact Sarin?"
"You mean surrender?"
"This..." The staff officer hesitated for a while, but finally nodded without denying it.
"I want to know, is this the intention of the entire staff, or is it your own intention?"
"Yes... I mean it myself, General."
"Then do you know what this means?"
"this… "
"This is treason!" Sauron said seriously.
The staff officer narrowed his eyes and said sharply: "General, I am doing this for everyone's consideration. If we continue to be trapped like this, we will all starve to death."
Sauron didn't listen at all. He walked towards the outside of the military tent and shouted: "Guards!"
Immediately, two fully armed magic knights walked in, took a glance, and at Sauron's signal, they dragged the staff officer who suggested surrender and walked out.
After the guards left, Sauron glanced at all the staff members in the military tent and asked in a deep voice, "Does anyone else want to suggest surrender?"
No one spoke up.
"Very good." Sauron said with a slight hint of tone, "Gentlemen, I know the situation is very bad now, but I think it is not the worst yet. It would be too early to prepare to surrender now."
Taking a deep breath, Sauron continued: "More than three years ago, the Soma Alliance was still the most powerful country on this continent. Suddenly His Majesty passed away, and many princes fought among themselves to seize power. The Soma Alliance began to continue to weaken. Until now, The new emperor was killed justly, and the murderer went unpunished. The enemy countries were watching and waiting for the opportunity to take action. The entire alliance can be said to be on the verge of collapse. As a soldier, I am powerless to reverse all this, but as a soldier, I have to do something.
It is true that we only have one day's supply of food, but if we kill the war horses in order and reduce our food intake appropriately, we can still sustain ourselves for at least seven days. Seven days is enough to do a lot of things.
I cannot ask you to die with me and die for your country, but I hope you will at least persist until the end, and persist until there is really no hope before giving up. May I? "
There was silence in the military tent, and then the staff nodded one after another.
"Very good." Sauron faced outside the military tent again and said, "Guards, go and invite Wizard Yule."
"yes."
After a while, the wizard Abu Yule walked into the military tent. A green robe was wrinkled and stuck to his body. His face was tired, as if he hadn't slept for several days.
Sauron glanced at the other party and said with a hint of apology: "Wizard Yule, I'm sorry for letting you rest for a while before waking you up. However, the situation is special, so I still ask you to wake me up now. Let me tell everyone what I discovered.”
"Okay, general." The wizard Yule nodded without saying anything. He walked towards the sand table, picked up the wooden stick, and said to the many staff officers, "Everyone, in the past few days, I have been following the general's instructions to lead the army. Many wizards were scouting the entire Chaos Mountains, trying to find a way out of this 'encirclement'.
Of course, there is no need to worry about the two mountain passes. Some secondary passages are also completely blocked by sand forests. However, after all, sand forests are not capable of turning the entire Chaos Mountains into iron barrels. Among these many high mountains, I have successfully found three small roads. "
When the staff heard this, they were first shocked, and then their eyes lit up.
After all, where there is a path, there is hope.
"Among the three paths, two are relatively narrow and steep, making it more difficult to march." Wizard Yule continued, "But one is relatively smooth, and this path can bypass the Rocks Pass, allowing us to The deputy shortened the distance, arrived at the outer edge of the Sarin territory in a straight line, and launched an unexpected attack on the Sarin to reverse the current situation."
After hearing this, the staff officers became excited. They really didn't expect such a turn of events. They all looked to Sauron to ask for a fight: "General, give the order."
"Yes." Sauron nodded and said in a deep voice, "The staff worked out a march plan as quickly as possible, and after letting the soldiers have a good meal, they set off overnight. I want to jump out of here before dawn and before Sarin notices. Encircle and catch Sarin by surprise."
"Yes." Many staff members immediately became busy.
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Not long after, in the thick darkness, Sauron's army, which was trapped in the Chaotic Mountains, began to move.
First, a small group left the camp, then a large group embarked on the road found by the wizard Yule, and finally, group by group, entered the Chaos Mountains collectively and entered the gaps between the almost unexplored barren mountains.
Late at night, the mountains are filled with fog.
Mario and the rest of the Red Maple Cavalry were walking carefully on the road that was less than half a meter wide around the mountain. On his right was a thick stone wall, and on his left was a bottomless cliff. If he lost his footing, he would be trapped. No bones remain.
If the infantry were walking, it would be relatively easy, but if they were cavalry leading horses, it would be much more difficult.
But no matter how difficult it was, we had to overcome it. No one in the group complained, and they kept moving forward in silence.
After traveling several miles, Mario looked at the horse held by a cavalry not far ahead. Suddenly its hooves gave way and it collapsed on the mountain road. It refused to get up no matter how hard it was pulled, blocking the entire mountain road.
"What's going on?" someone asked in a low voice.
"He was injured in the battle a few days ago. He barely ate and was very weak. I originally wanted to leave him to fend for himself, but I still couldn't bear it. I wanted to pull him out of the confusing mountains together. Who knew that we would end up here? I can't hold it anymore." The soldier leading the horse replied, sighing a little, "It's a pity that you have followed me for three years."
"It's a pity..." The person who asked the question agreed, paused and said, "But at this time, no one wants to."
"Yeah, no one wants to." The soldier leading the horse said. He was silent for two seconds and then asked, "Please help."
"Hey, okay." A few people squeezed past carefully, squeezed to the horse that was lying on the ground, and put their hands on the horse.
"One, two, three, push!"
"hiss-"
Several people exerted their strength at the same time, and saw the horse roar, twist its body, fall into the cliff, and disappear.
The team resumed its march, Mario pursed his lips and followed without saying anything.
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