Under the gorgeous sunset glow, a group of people are heading east along the south bank of the Benliu River.
They walked very carefully, cleaning up the traces behind them as they walked.
"Thal, do you think this can fool the troll?" Bam panted heavily, tapping his sore back, and asked in a low voice.
"I don't know." Thrall looked impatient and disdainful, "You have to ask Colin Knight about this."
Of course Bam didn't dare to go, he wasn't as courageous as Thrall, when he met a nobleman, he was just like a normal commoner, he would never be able to straighten up.
"Move faster, don't be lazy!" Thrall urged everyone.
The west end of the Benliu River is connected to Jinghu Lake. The river is not wide and the current is very fast, hence the name.
However, Thrall's water skills are very good, he looked at the rushing river in front of him, and felt that it shouldn't be a big problem for him to cross it.
So, a hint of viciousness suddenly flashed in the eyes of this ambitious little mercenary.
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At the end of the month, Thrall led his team to join the main force.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Colin did not lie to him, he is not an abandoned child.
However, Thrall didn't feel grateful to Colin because of this. Instead, he looked at the knight who was standing on the shore talking and laughing with Vera, and felt even more resentful in his heart.
In his opinion, since Colin arranged such a mission not to frame him, it must be to transfer him away from Vera.
Despicable knight!
"Miss Vera, Knight Colin, I have completed the task as you said."
"Good job." Colin gave Sal a playful look.
Then he pointed to the running river in front of him and asked, "Do you know why the flow of the running river is so fast?"
Thrall looked at the rushing river under the moonlight, and suddenly realized that the current here was indeed faster and faster than what he saw upstream!
"Why?" Thrall began to feel uneasy.
Following the shape of the rushing river, Ke Lin drew a virtual "ji" in the air:
"The Benliu River has turned a big bend here, the sediment is silted up, the river narrows, and the speed of the water naturally increases."
Ke Lin pointed to the downstream direction again, and continued: "Besides, after this sharp bend, there is a waterfall downstream."
"Waterfall?" Thrall exclaimed, his tone distorted.
"Yes, the waterfall." Ke Lin's smile was a little unpredictable, "The drop is about seventy or eighty meters. It's not too high, but it's enough to fall to death."
Thrall's heart sank.
"So, we can't cross the river at all, right?" Vera suddenly felt that she finally understood Colin's intentions, and continued happily:
"In addition, the river here is like a pocket, wrapping us all up, and there is only one road to the south to enter and exit, it is simply a desperate situation!
The trolls definitely didn't expect us to hide in such a place, just like they didn't expect us to break out to the north last time! "
"Smart!" Colin praised with a smile, "The most dangerous place is the safest place."
Vera's big eyes were bent into crescent moons. After being exaggerated by Colin, she seemed to feel that her military skills had greatly improved again.
"But...but just in case, the troll is not fooled..." Thrall's voice trembled.
"This possibility is extremely low!" Colin gave Sal a deep look, "When they find the traces of you crossing the river upstream, they will definitely think that is the direction we are fleeing, and point to all the places in this river bend. There are no traces, but they will all be suspected of being suspicious."
"That's right!" Vera began to teach the little mercenary patiently, "The trolls will definitely think how could we be so stupid and hide in a dead place. So, after they cross the river in the wrong direction and chase them, we can go from the river Wanchu walked out safely, turned and ran south!"
Vera was very excited, feeling that she had finally grasped the essence of war, and then looked at Colin expectantly, seeking the approval of the "teacher".
Colin suppressed a smile and nodded solemnly in approval.
On the other hand, Thrall's face was already pale.
Luckily it was late at night and no one noticed.
Except Colin.
"Mr. Sal, when you came from the upper reaches, did you clean up the traces as I said?"
"Of course!" Thrall exclaimed.
His slightly exaggerated performance in the eyes of caring people feels a little pretentious.
But Colin seemed to believe so: "That's good, as long as you don't leave too obvious clues, you should be able to fool the troll."
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That night, Sal tossed and turned, unable to sleep at all.
Several times I wanted to run away in the dark, but I was worried that I would bump into the troll that came to kill me head-on.
Then he cursed Colin from time to time, complaining about how the other party came up with such a stupid countermeasure.
After a while, I began to regret again, regretting that I should not have done those little tricks when I was going down the river.
Of course, most of the time I think about Vera's graceful figure, imagining that I can persuade the other party, and then she can use magic to lead him across the chasm in front of him, escape from this place of death, and live a life without shame. Shameful happy life...
"Sal, Sal!"
"What happened?" Sal opened his eyes in a daze.
The imaginary Miss Vera disappeared, leaving only Bam's big dark and ugly face in front of her.
"It's over, it's over! The troll has found us and is turning around here!"
Sal only felt cold all over, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared without a trace.
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At this time, in the tent in the center of the camp, Vera, Bliss, and Colin sat facing each other.
"Now, what should we do?" Vera suppressed her trembling tone.
The female mage, who just now felt that she had grasped the essence of war, was completely beaten back to her original shape by this sap in reality.
Ke Lin didn't panic: "What exactly did the sentinel detect?"
Bliss also remained calm: "Two wolf cavalry units, one crossing the river upstream, and the other coming towards us along the river bank."
"It seems that the enemy is not sure whether we are really hiding here." Colin smiled and asked again, "How many people are there in the wolf cavalry coming to us?"
"About seven or eight hundred people."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Colin spread his hands, "Then hit me!"
"But...but..." Vera's eyes were full of panic.
Although there are more people on our side, in terms of combat effectiveness, even Vera knows that it is absolutely inferior to the chasing wolf cavalry.
Although when she decided not to abandon the rout, Vera was prepared to die generously.
But then Colin's plan gave her hope again.
If you have some understanding of psychology, you will know that once a person who is determined to commit suicide is temporarily blocked by some factor, even after the blocking factor disappears, it will be difficult for him to muster up the courage to die boldly.
Vera is in such a state of mind now.
She hesitated, frightened.
But the mentality of a battle-hardened veteran like Bliss Knight is much better, and he still has that indifferent expression, as if nothing in this world can move him.
He just heard him suddenly ask:
"Colin Knight, did you foresee the current situation from the very beginning?"
(end of this chapter)