Lisanna took two more deep breaths. After barely adjusting her breathing evenly, she took a deep breath and whistled.
Then a pure white pony ran over from the edge of the battlefield that had become sparse. This is the war horse that Alexander personally selected for Lisanna. It is a pure-blood Cordel war horse. Such horses are rare in number, and usually only powerful nobles or big chamber of commerce bosses can get one or two.
And this war horse is particularly rare. Because it not only has a pure white coat color without a trace of stray hairs, but also has a relatively petite body compared to other tall and ferocious Cordel horses, which fits Lisanna's figure and female identity.
Although it is relatively small in size, the strength and endurance of this war horse are not inferior to those of other war horses. Lisanna understood that even Alexander would have to put a lot of thought into getting such a war horse. So, His Highness the Prince at least still cares about her...
Lisanna's face felt slightly hot when she thought of this.
She watched her pony run up to her side in confusion, and then the girl stood up unsteadily, preparing to get on the horse.
But at this moment, a Stoker soldier who had not died also stood up. This guy had just been hit with a shield by a knight of the Golden Eagle Knights. He was knocked unconscious by the violent shock, but he didn't expect that he would wake up so quickly.
Because Soldier Stoker had just woken up, he could not immediately understand the situation on the battlefield. Otherwise, he would definitely drop his weapons and surrender at the first opportunity. Although the Golden Eagle Knights have outstanding combat capabilities, they never torture and kill prisoners. Generally speaking, as long as they surrender, they will not be killed.
He shook his head slightly to wake himself up, and then he spotted the Hawke Empire soldier not far away who was also shaking and preparing to mount his horse. Although I am a little confused as to why there is a female soldier in the Golden Eagle Knights, since she is wearing a northern military uniform, her identity is unmistakable.
So this guy raised the sword that he had not let go of even though he was unconscious, and then stabbed Lisanna in the back of the heart.
Lisanna was already having difficulty moving due to the arrival of relatives, but now she was confused because she thought about the war horse. Therefore, even though she has the strength of a high-level warrior, she was even taught by Malolite for a long time. But the young swordsman didn't realize the sneak attack until the sword tip struck with a slight sound of breaking through the air, and this time was not enough time for her to react.
Bang!
After a muffled sound, the pain Lisanna expected did not occur. She turned her head in shock, and then found Alexander holding his two-handed sword Haoyue on his shoulders, looking at her helplessly.
"There is no room for carelessness on the battlefield, you should know that." Alexander's tone was somewhat reproachful. He was riding a tall black Cordel war horse, and his whole body seemed to be shining with golden light against the setting sun and golden hair.
"I understand my mistake." Lisanna blushed and lowered her head slightly.
"Really, you are obviously my bodyguard, but you asked me to protect you instead. Next time something like this happens, I will not let you be my bodyguard again." Alexander frowned and said sternly After saying these two words, he turned around and left.
Maybe it was just a casual joke from Alexander, but Lisanna's face turned pale after hearing it.
Because she didn't realize the strength gap between Alexander and herself until now. If she didn't have the attribute ability of the Light Breaker, Lisanna would be confident that she could fight Alexander head-on with the inheritance she received from the Wind Sword Master. But if Alexander is willing to use his near-immortality ability, Lisanna is sure that she will be defeated by Alexander within ten minutes.
This shows what? This shows that Alexander himself is better than himself, and more than a little stronger!
Since the person being protected is much stronger than the guard, then what is the use of her guard? Does this mean that he will really lose his position as the prince's personal guard? If this is the case... where should she go
Among the countless intelligent races in this world, humans are undoubtedly the race with the most complex emotions. The love between men and women is also the most confusing and intoxicating emotion for human beings. Loving someone will never have an absolute definition.
But even so, if you fall in love with another person, one thing is unquestionable. That is, even this person's unintentional smile and every move will make you feel like you are in heaven or like you are in hell.
But now, Lisanna felt like she had fallen into hell. Because she realizes that she is no longer essential to Alexander. And this is a very dangerous sign, because if it is useless, it may mean abandonment.
Lisanna didn't know how she followed the large army into the military fortress, and she didn't remember what countermeasures Alexander discussed with the empire's generals when he held a military council later. She just followed Alexander mechanically, her mind filled with regret and loss that she was not strong enough.
"Barbarian soldiers are not suitable for attacking cities." A corps commander said in the parliament: "At the beginning, they could only wreak havoc in some small towns and villages in the north of our empire, but they never dared to attack city fortresses guarded by the empire's heavy troops. What these barbarians are good at is charging on foot and hand-to-hand combat on the plains, but climbing over the city wall... Palace... Lord Commander, please forgive me, their tall bodies do not give them much advantage, because they have almost no experience in sieges. There’s nothing to say.”
"You're right, Oliver." Alexander agreed. He turned to look at the topographic map of Fortress Costa hanging on the wall, and fell into deep thought for a while.
"Lord Commander." The regiment leader named Oliver suggested: "Can you try to find a way to open the northern gate of Costa Fortress?"
"I have considered this method a long time ago." Alexander smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But I think you also know how high the walls of Costa Fortress are. Except for perverts like Regnar, few people can escape detection. climb to the top of the city wall. Even if they do, they may not be able to easily open the gate of the fortress. In addition, those who are able to do this must at least have the strength of a high-level warrior. But once they fail... I’m afraid we can’t afford this price.”
"Then why not..." Another corps leader stood up. His meaning was obvious, which was why he wanted Regnar to make another trip. If he and Frost Queen Annelotte take action together, this fortress should be able to be taken down at a very small cost.
But he stopped mid-sentence because he realized that he was asking nonsense. Alexander would naturally be very happy if Regnar could help.
But the problem is that the war is becoming fierce again, and Regnar, as the director of the Military Intelligence Department, does not have much free time. Moreover, this was because Regner had repeatedly accepted Alexander's invitation to carry out key assassination missions over the past year.
Although the success did leave some trouble for the empire when it attacked the city and reclaimed the land, the problem was that the relationship between the two people had therefore been speculated by some senior officials within the empire. It's not that Larvin doesn't allow any close relationship between ministers or princes. After all, they are all human beings, and it is normal to have their own likes, dislikes or petty grudges.
Take Joffrey and Alfred, for example. According to Regnar, these two guys are absolutely nothing but dung beetles - they stink together. But Alfred was only helping Joffrey in the construction of the Magic Academy or in other aspects. And Joffrey just promoted some of Alfred's relatives, or gave more care to some of Alfred's relatives in the magic academy.
But these are all trivial matters. As long as they are not put out in the open and people count them on their fingers, no one will care.
But it was different between Alexander and Regnar. In terms of position, Alexander is one of the three commanders (head) of the Imperial Legion, and is in charge of nearly half of the power of the Imperial Military. Regner is the director of the Empire's Military Intelligence Department and controls the empire's intelligence lifeline.
Strictly speaking, Alexander's level is undoubtedly higher than Regner's. But the problem is that the two of them belong to completely different agencies. Even if Alexander controls the entire military, he has no right to order the empire's agent chief.
But now Regnar has repeatedly listened to Alexander's call, almost risking his life to help the military carry out missions, and sometimes even brings Annelotte, the dean of the Second Magic Academy with him.
This kind of relationship... can't help but make people nervous.
Recently, Regnar and Alexander have become too close in the past few months. And these two young men, who are known as the heroes of light and shadow in the Hawke Empire, both have real power (later, because Regnar's reputation became more and more notorious, people now prefer to call Alexander the hero of light. As for Regnar, … This guy turned into a shadow evil…).
If the two of them were really tied to death, it would make many ministers unable to sit still.
It was precisely because after returning to Melinder that he discovered such a vigilance circulating among the empire's top brass, Alexander did not ask for Regnar's help more during the war after the spring. Anyway, the war situation in the empire has become clear. Rather than arousing more vigilance and suspicion at this time, it is better to relax with Regnar first and wait until Joffrey needs to be dealt with before playing this card.
Considering that Regnar did not want to continue to stay at the top of the empire. At that time, maybe... this assassin can be used as a one-time consumable
This is Alexander's consideration for what will happen next, but now, how to get Tide City back at the minimum cost is still a problem.
"Lord Commander." Lisanna finally regained some of her attention. She hesitated for a moment, and then plucked up the courage to speak: "If possible, why don't you let me try it with a few brothers from the Knights?"