On the third day of the siege, Miles received news that a group of about 50,000 soldiers had separated from the enemy camp and left in other directions.
Benjamin immediately told the news to the people defending the city.
After listening, people in the city hall showed worried looks.
After the failure of the first forceful attack, the enemy has been adopting a harassing and provocative attack. They did not attack Rock City on a large scale. At most, they bombed with the Holy Light Cannon and a group of priests used divine magic to explode, but they could not break through the rune defense formation. Therefore, Rock City is still quite safe at the moment.
It's just... that if the enemy doesn't launch a massive attack, they won't be able to reduce the enemy's strength if they just waste it like this. And as time went by, everyone in the city understood that the enemy was starting to have other ideas.
It is difficult for Icol's current military strength to match that of the Kingdom of Hori. They rely on the rune defense formation to be able to defend such a city, which is their limit, and it is difficult to take into account more places. Once the enemy begins to take detours to attack other cities, their situation will gradually become dangerous.
And now, their worries seem to have come true.
"They really plan to bypass Rock City and capture other territories." The executive prime minister said with an unusually solemn expression, "It will definitely not work to defend any longer. We have to take the initiative."
However, objections were immediately raised.
"Taking the initiative? What's the difference between that and seeking death?"
"There is no need to be so pessimistic. After the troops are divided, the number of enemies will definitely decrease. At that time, even if we leave the rune defense formation, they may not be able to do anything to us."
Benjamin shook his head at this moment and said: "No, although they will divide their troops to attack other cities, the Pope will definitely stay here in Rock City. We can't restrain him, and we will definitely lose miserably if we go out."
"So... Mr. Dean, your injury is not healed yet?"
Benjamin shook his head regretfully.
In a few days, the mental trauma had healed a lot, and the headache had almost alleviated, but it was still not cured. He can now deal with some miscellaneous soldiers at will, but it is still impossible to resist Grant.
And as long as Grant is stationed outside Rock City, they will have to think carefully if they want to counterattack.
"In this case, we can only attack the troops separated from the Kingdom of Horli." The executive prime minister also showed a troubled expression, thought for a moment, and said slowly, "Master Dean, is there any way for your sentry to confirm the strength of that army?" Specific route?"
"Okay, but you may have to pay him more commission."
"Of course commission is not a problem." The Prime Minister said without hesitation, "Freden and Carrites will send reinforcements. As long as we can figure out the enemy's route, we have a chance to intercept them halfway and make the enemy's plan fail. "
When Benjamin heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Is there really such a thing as reinforcements
Probably because he had been fighting alone in Rock City for so long, but there was no sound from the other two countries, so he subconsciously forgot about them.
However, since the other two countries are willing to send large armies to assist, their chances of defeating the church are much greater.
only…
After thinking about it, Benjamin suddenly reached out and took out the ginkgo leaf that started the war from his pocket. He looked at the leaf, and a somewhat dangerous thought came to his mind.
"Wait... maybe, we have another way?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but show doubts.
"Master Dean, what do you mean..."
Benjamin touched his chin and said slowly: "We can lure the Pope away from the city."
The officials present looked at each other with astonished expressions.
Finally, the decision-making meeting ended after half an hour. Officials, mages, generals and others... all left the city hall and became busy for the next thing.
That night.
The garrison tent of Horli Kingdom.
"Cheer up! We have now divided 50,000 people to attack other towns, and many priests have also left. If Icol's people find out the news, they may make a raid tonight. You But you must keep your eyes open, even if there is any trouble in Rock City, don't let me miss it!"
On the makeshift sentry tower, the sentry captain waved his arms and scolded the exhausted sentries.
The sentries were also very excited and nodded hurriedly.
"Captain, don't worry. His Majesty the Pope is still in the camp, and there is no way they would dare to come and attack." However, a sentry who looked at the naughty-looking man spoke up and persuaded him flatteringly.
"Hmph! You're the only one who talks a lot. Just stare at me, why is there so much nonsense?"
"Obey, Captain!"
For some reason, the sentry captain's attitude was unexpectedly harsh tonight. Several sentinels who were willing to be lazy also shivered after being scolded. They quickly shut up and did not dare to say anything more. They focused on looking in the direction of Rock City.
Rock City was pitch black at night, but with the moonlight and the binoculars in their hands, they could almost see the movements around the city clearly.
"Um... wait! What is that?"
Suddenly a cry of surprise broke the dead silence on the sentry platform. The slippery sentry suddenly stretched out his hand, pointed to the position behind Rock City, and shouted directly.
Others also quickly looked over there.
"It seems... a human figure?"
In the darkness, they saw a few vague shadows, as if they had just left the east gate of Rock City. Then, flashes of light flashed around those figures, much like magic was being cast. A few seconds later, the figure flew into the sky, quickly moved away from Rock City, and disappeared from the sight of the sentry.
The sentries came to their senses and looked at each other.
"You guys wait, I'll report to His Majesty the Pope." The captain dropped these words and climbed down the ladder.
Half a minute later.
"How many mages did you just see leave Rock City?" Grant sat on a chair in the camp and asked softly after listening to the sentry captain's report.
"Yes." The captain nodded vigorously and said with an exaggerated expression, "Your Majesty the Pope, those figures are indeed very suspicious. The sky is so dark and their actions are so sneaky. If I hadn't looked carefully, I might not have been able to spot them. them."
"Where are they going?" Grant asked again.
"Toward the east, maybe back to Regina." The captain thought for a moment, then added, "Maybe he went to Frieden or Carites for help... Of course, Your Majesty the Pope, this is just my personal opinion. guess."
Upon hearing this, Grant nodded and said nothing.
The sentry captain knelt on the ground and waited for a long time but did not receive a response. He couldn't help but feel a little beat in his heart. His Majesty the Pope will not ignore this credit for discovering the enemy, right? Did you act too deliberately? Or... he didn't show enough
You should show more of your military talents to have a greater chance of getting the attention of His Majesty the Pope, right
The captain of the sentry was thinking secretly. Suddenly, he was startled by Grant's cold snort and raised his head.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
Grant's eyes were not on him at all, but looking to the east in the distance, and slowly said: "I sensed it... Do you want to escape now? Our battle is not over yet, where do you want to escape?"
The next second, the curtain of the tent opened slightly, and he disappeared from the chair. In the blink of an eye, only the sentry captain was left lying alone in the tent, looking confused, not knowing what happened.