Finally, Miles came to Coster, and before he had time to rest, he was assigned by Benjamin again.
"I need the most detailed information from the Royal Army!"
The breach of the Crusad Gate did indeed change the situation in the Kingdom of Hori to a great extent, but the church did not necessarily change its offensive plans because of this. Calculating the distance, the Royal Army may reach Koster in a few days. This is the most urgent problem they need to face right now.
He needed more information—even if they had decided to retreat.
And Miles is a precious resource that cannot be wasted and must be used wisely. Benjamin was even a little pity. If he had been there when the church attacked last time and had sufficient intelligence, the losses of the Black Nightmare Army would certainly not be as heavy as they are now.
Just like that, after sending the people out, Benjamin took a deep breath and stood on the city wall thinking for a long time. Suddenly, he called over the few remaining Wood family knights of the Black Nightmare Army.
"You must have heard about what happened at Crusad Gate, right?"
Several knights seemed hesitant when they heard this, but they still nodded.
Seeing this, Benjamin then spoke: "Including Duke Elizabeth, the entire Wood army is currently stationed at the gate. Do you want to go there?"
Suddenly, the knights became more hesitant.
"us… "
"You don't have to worry about the situation here." Benjamin smiled and said, "We were going to abandon the city anyway, so it doesn't matter even if you leave. Besides, that's your family head, so it's only reasonable for me to go back and serve her. not going to be mad."
Hearing this, several knights looked at each other. In the end, several people lowered their heads together.
"...Thank you, sir. It is the honor of our lives to be able to fight alongside you."
Benjamin smiled and shook his head.
"Then you should set off as soon as possible, lest the situation changes and you can't leave again." He said, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to these knights, "Also, when you set off, take the Take this letter with you and hand-deliver it to Duke Elizabeth."
The knight at the front put the letter away and nodded: "We understand."
Then, they turned and left the city. And Benjamin looked at their leaving figures, feeling a little more at ease in his heart.
Perhaps this was also within Duke Colin's calculations, but... he still decided to join forces with the Wood family.
The two sides were originally allies and had a common enemy, and the Black Nightmare Army was in such a bad situation, so naturally they had to use everything they could. At least, if Elizabeth is willing to send troops to rescue, they might not have to give up Coster.
—It’s a pity to give up such a good site.
"I think you should run away quickly." The system sneered at his idea, "How could they have time? The church is already almost there, and the Crusad gate is so far away. By the time they send reinforcements, the day lilies will be cold. .”
"With the rune defense formation, we can still delay it for a while." Benjamin replied in his heart, "What's more, they can outflank the Royal Army's retreat, cut off the enemy's supplies, and force the church to be unable to attack with all its strength. Coster If not, I’ll keep it.”
"You want to explain such a complicated strategy in just one letter?"
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
Pours of cold water poured down on him, and he was too lazy to argue with the system. There is no doubt that calling for help is a viable alternative plan. Only when he clicked on this option and was ready to retreat could he call it the best plan at the moment.
Half a day later.
"How long does it take for the team to reach Coster?"
As the sun set, Wang Guojun had to find a place to camp. Grant looked at the afterglow on the horizon and suddenly asked.
The bishop on the side quickly replied: "One day! One day at most. Don't worry, Your Majesty, by this time tomorrow, we will have arrived at Coster, surrounded the rebels, and killed them all without leaving a trace!" "
Grant seemed a little displeased and looked sideways.
"I'm not asking about us."
When the bishop heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and said in a low voice: "This... has been arranged. He will arrive at the place at the same time as us. We can guarantee that the Black Nightmare Army will be there no matter where it goes. Can’t run away.”
As if he finally heard a satisfactory answer, Grant nodded and turned back to the camp.
The bishop followed suit.
Standing in the tent were soldiers who had just arrived from Crewe. They were carrying intelligence from another army and looked a little frightened at the moment. When they saw the Pope walking in, they couldn't help but shiver. They moved very quickly and knelt down on one knee one after another.
"His Holiness the Pope..."
Grant waved his hand and seemed to be in a relatively stable mood: "The loss of the Crusad gate is not your fault, and I will not hold you accountable for it."
"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty the Pope!" Several soldiers felt as if they had been granted amnesty, and then rushed to report, "The thing... the thing is like this, there is a traitor sneaking into the gate! There must be a traitor, taking advantage of the night, suddenly opened the door Open it, and then a group of mages rushed in! We people couldn't resist at all, and in the end, only a few of us escaped... "
Upon hearing this, Grant narrowed his eyes slightly.
"A traitor..."
The bishop on the side captured another key information and asked: "A group of mages? How many are they?"
"At least three digits!" the soldier quickly replied, "We don't know the specific number, but after capturing the gate, they occupied the town of Crewe and then stationed there. The entire army seemed to have enough It looks like tens of thousands of people! And..."
After listening to his words, Grant and the bishop's expressions darkened in unison. Then, the bishop suddenly realized that this pressure was too much for both him and His Majesty the Pope! Therefore, he quickly winked at the soldiers and told them to shut up and stop talking.
Grant remained gloomy and silent, seeming to be thinking about something.
The bishop and the soldiers could only wait carefully on the side, carefully observing the changes in Grant's expression, and being ready to react at any time. Who knows whether His Majesty the Pope will suddenly decide to kill two people to vent his anger, or whether he will suddenly become impulsive and make an unwise decision? Especially the bishop, who had to stabilize His Majesty's emotions for the future of the church, became even more nervous.
Your Majesty... what will you say after you finish your meditation
They were on tenterhooks for about five minutes. Finally, Grant stopped thinking and raised his head.
"who!"
At that moment, he turned his head and looked out the window of the tent, and under the stunned eyes of others, he flew out with a whoosh.