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Chapter 26: Starting a War (10)

So, the army returned from the Duke of Normandy, then went through the most terrifying days of its life.

After a day of exhaustion, they were attacked by the Ella organization. The soldiers woke up from their sleep in panic and saw only the fire ignited from all directions, and at the same time, the enemy's shouts of killing sounded.

In fact, the peasant army in Aila's hands did not have the strength to break through the enemy's barracks, and the fires did not really burn into the enemy's barracks. All of this was just a gesture. But this was enough to disturb the enemy. The barracks of five thousand people were very wide in scope. When the soldiers inside saw the fire, they had no way to tell whether the fire had burned into the barracks. The enemy's generals ran out of the tent without even having time to put their shoes on. After making a rush to arrange things, they found that the enemy was gone. After throwing the torch, shouting a few times, and running a few laps outside the barracks, Aila took her army back to sleep.

Of course, for this enemy army, it was already a sleepless night. Not to mention whether they still have the spirit and courage to sleep, it took most of the night just to count the losses, sort out the situation, report it to the general, and then make the decision.

"This time, the attack was only a small army of the enemy. Fortunately, it was discovered by the post in time, and the soldiers fought bravely, so they were quickly repelled. The troops did not suffer any losses, but a few soldiers suffered minor injuries."

Looking at the final result, the enemy general asked the group of nobles around him who also had dark circles with dark circles: "What do you think about this?"

"I don't think it's the reward for the fight between the sentry and the soldiers," said one nobleman. "The enemy sent only a small army, which shows that their purpose this time was not to attack us."

"What do you think the enemy's purpose is?"

"Combining the drum sounds this morning and noon, I think the enemy is testing us." The nobleman replied, "I remember a fable that says this: a tiger saw a donkey in the forest. It had never seen a donkey, and did not know what animal the other party was, so it first tested the donkey's scream and kick, and it ran away immediately, so the donkey won the first few times. However, the donkey exposed all its details. After understanding that the donkey had no ability, the tiger bit it unscrupulously, and the donkey could not resist at all."

"It makes sense." The general nodded. After a little thought, he said, "I need a unit to be stationed here for three days. Who can take on this mission?"

The other nobles looked at each other, and no one spoke for a moment. The three days of stationing were actually to carry out the mission of the rear guard. In this place where there was no danger, they would use their limited troops to resist the counterattack of the entire Normandy Duke Army. This task can be said to be a life-and-death death. Even if they return successfully, their strength will be greatly damaged. The nobles who can stand here are all lords of some small territories, and who has no property of their own? How can they be willing to die for others like this now?

"Who will take on this mission?" the general asked again, "I can hand over all the potions of the entire army to his hands!"

Seeing that no one answered, the general had to add:

"Since the enemy wants to test, it is likely that it will not attack immediately. Now before dawn, our entire army will evacuate immediately, leaving only an empty camp here, which should be able to block the enemy for a few days. During this period, as long as some people pretend to be guarding. If they can successfully withdraw back to Paris this time, I will definitely report to the Duke and give him the best of his achievements!"

With a heavy reward, the brave noble finally stood up and took over the task of the palace.

However, by withdrawing, the problem is huge.

Ella's army was still sleeping. However, on their way to retreat, Ella had already prepared the trap and a small number of soldiers who were fighting drums and shouting. This was dug by Ella in advance when they besieged Normandy, but they didn't know that as soon as they fell into the trap, they naturally thought they had fallen into the ambush of the enemy.

So, they were horrified to find that their opponents seemed to have seen through that they would retreat tonight. No matter where they went, they would fall into the enemy's trap. No matter where they were stationed, they could hear the enemy's drums. The army they left behind in the palace for no use, because this entire army seemed to have already fallen into the enemy's pockets!

If they were on the road to attack, then such a trap would not shake the army at all. If you conduct a little investigation, you will find that the enemy does not have many soldiers. But they are retreating now, and the situation is very urgent, so how can they pay attention to so many things?

If they still believe in the power of the potion, then this trap will not shake the army. Because they will not die, they have the ability to repel the enemy and keep themselves unscathed. But now they know that their opponents are holding deadly poison in their hands, how can they continue to put life and death aside?

The troops behind the palace were divided into groups after group. Every time they tried to stop, someone would fall into a trap, so they could only run forward and run until the sun came out, and they finally got a moment of breathing.

Just one day later, the nobleman who received the order for the three days of the palace came back to meet in panic: "The soldiers who were injured during the night attack were all dead! The enemy had poison! Take all your potions back, and this thing is of no use except for the heavy weight!"

He was not dealt with because it was obvious that the enemy's army had already spared his defense line, otherwise, how could they have been attacked so many times along the way?

Every day, such things were repeated. They were exhausted, but they dared not rest at all, because they knew that the army of the "Duke of Aquitaine" was like a crow hovering in the sky, staring at the decayed corpse on the ground. Once they fell, the crows would rush down and drink their flesh and blood.

"La~, I~ scare~ myself!"

Ella ate pork and sang songs every day. From beginning to end, she didn't fight a tough battle, but the enemy's five thousand army inexplicably turned into a remnant army.

"Are you going to Monfore right away?" she asked.

"Yes," Amy replied, "Dust is sending us more and more quickly."
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