Outside silver helmets, Bain barracks.


    Sitting on the bed, the black haired wizard, who looked askance at Ike, the Earl of the fort of wrath, kept silent from beginning to end and listened carefully to the news about the decisive battle.


    It was not until Eckert stopped talking and a whole minute later that Loren sighed softly:


    "What''s the situation now - not only the Boyi army, but also the safety of Archduke Varna."


    The count of fury Castle shook his head.


    "Very bad."


    "Very bad," he added:


    "More than half of the Boyi army was killed, and the most core silver Armored Cavalry was hanged; all the remaining troops were surrounded by the enemy on that grassland and would be swallowed up at any time - even if the enemy didn''t do it, they didn''t bring enough supplies..."


    Eckert''s tone was particularly heavy: "the enemy has set up a blockade around the battlefield, hunting and killing the lone horseback people and the logistics team transporting supplies... They don''t know that the front line has been surrounded, but they should be able to detect it in a short time."


    "When the troops on the back line find out that they should withdraw to Qianzhang city when there is no commander; in this way, the probability of the besieged Boyi army breaking through is lower."


    "As for Archduke Laszlo Varna..." Eckert sighed and his eyes twinkled: "the herald from the love report said very vaguely, but from his appearance - either dead or missing; I prefer to believe in the latter, but it should be the former."


    "At present, the people who are commanding the whole Boyi army are master Halin van ashmai and count Seth braha. The count is seriously injured, so master ashmai is responsible for leading most of the time. It is difficult to say whether they still have the morale and determination to continue fighting."


    "I''m not a alarmist, Duke; but now Boye''s war... Is in critical danger!"


    "That sounds like it." Loren calmly raised his eyes:


    "But you don''t seem to want me to rescue the Boyi people so much?"


    "In terms of morality and the relationship between the two principalities, we must save them; otherwise Boye will be over, and the friendship between Byrne and Boye with blood thicker than water will be over!"


    Eckert''s face was tense: "but it''s a trap... The Centaur left the Boyi people and didn''t kill them immediately. He just wanted reinforcements to save them."


    "On the battlefield, it is the stupidest act to do what the enemy wants us to do!"


    The black haired wizard nodded and understood what the Earl of fury Castle said.


    If I immediately led Byrne''s army who had just experienced a bloody battle to return to the grassland battlefield to rescue Laszlo Varna, let alone morale and casualties... The only end is to be surrounded and annihilated if I rashly broke into the open battlefield dominated by the enemy.


    After all, according to the boi Herald, the total number of centaurs is about 100000; Even if there are certain casualties and the army of Boyi needs to be surrounded, the troops will still be much more than themselves.


    Moreover, Eckert''s idea also represents the attitude of count Byrne to a certain extent... It is very contradictory that he can''t help but doesn''t want to take the initiative to die.


    At this moment, I''m afraid Sarika Jonah is in the same dilemma - from her heart, she absolutely wants to let Archduke Varna be broken into pieces by centaurs, but many of the surrounded Boyi army are horsemen of the Boyi leadership, who are all her people.


    When she inherited the title and became Duke Boye, all the losses of the war will become her losses; Once the 100000 elite are destroyed, Boyi under her rule will become the weakest and helpless Boyi in hundreds of years.


    She will never do it!


    After thinking for a moment, Loren looked at Eckert again: "what''s your opinion... Retreat to the West and stick to Qianzhang city with Archduke Varna''s grandson and the horseback people who withdrew?"


    "No, not Qianzhang city."


    He shook his head slightly. Eckert''s expression at the moment was extremely calm and his eyes were absolutely: "we must retreat to Bain territory as soon as possible, take qiaowang peak as the core, defend the bain border, wait for the reinforcements of the Empire or assemble troops to prepare for the counter attack."


    "What are you talking about?!"


    Loren''s eyelids jumped and his expression was shocked.


    He couldn''t believe his ears. He believed it would be what Eckert said.


    "If we don''t go to rescue Archduke Varna and sit back and watch 100000 troops fall, Boyi will be completely finished." the count of fury Castle said coldly:


    "In such a war situation, it is meaningless to stick to Qianzhang city. In the past, the strength of Qianzhang city was based on its special geographical location and two powerful territories supporting each other, both of which are indispensable."


    "Now, the big Boyi leader has been destroyed, the small Boyi leader has hollowed out his family and is an isolated city... It will not have any impact on the war situation except watching the destruction of Boyi and being completely trapped by the enemy."


    Looking at the dark haired wizard''s face, Eckert continued to explain: "in the ten days when we besieged silver helmet mountain, your Union Chamber of Commerce sent a message about the Empire."


    "The three imperial legions and their auxiliary regiments, which were supposed to take turns for rectification, did not dissolve, but went north - nominally to help defend the fortress of duanjieshan, but were placed on the border between Boyi and East Saxony."


    "Obviously, the empire is ready to send troops... Three legions, even without the power of Byrne and Boye, are enough to fight the Centaurs."


    "Imperial Legion..." Loren thought thoughtfully: "do you know who the commander is?"


    "I don''t know, but there''s a very bad rumor... This time, his majesty Eckhardt II seems to plan to lead his own troops to the great green sea."


    With that, Ike couldn''t help sighing heavily.


    The Centaur war, which had high hopes and was prepared to revive Byrne''s reputation; Finally, it became the end of the fall of Boye and the emperor saving the Empire


    Even if Sarika Jonah was no longer willing, she had to accept his Majesty''s "assistance" to revive the Principality of POI, because she had no choice.


    What''s more, even if she doesn''t like it, some boyans are willing; The emperor can put her aside and support Archduke Varna''s grandson... Sally card can''t take the risk.


    The atmosphere became a bit low for the two of them.


    "So... It''s over." he took a hard breath, and Lauren leaned on the bed behind him with his hands folded. "After so many sacrifices and so many difficult battles, in the end, we have to give the greatest credit to others?"


    The frowning Eckert nodded slightly and looked down: "this is... The most reasonable choice; not to mention that you have proved yourself and got your own booty."


    "Booty?" Loren chewed the word.


    "You have captured the silver helmet mountain fortress; no matter what, for what, or what the secret is... The facts will not change." Eckert whispered, but sounded more like comforting: "this is a great undertaking that all Duke Bain have failed to accomplish for twelve generations."


    "Even the black Duke couldn''t do it."


    But his comfort sounded more ironic to Loren.


    The capture of the silver helmet mountain fortress is a more brilliant undertaking than Roland Turin... But it is a trap set by the "black cross" serliol, a complete trap.


    What about the next, "black cross" serlio... What would he want to do?


    He ran away and watched the Principality of Boyi and the dwarf Yunling Kingdom destroyed step by step, and the strength of the Empire was weakened again, didn''t he?


    Yes, this is definitely a very reasonable decision. Any decision-maker who remains calm and rational will think so... Taking risks when his strength is damaged and far weaker than the enemy is crazy and extremely irresponsible.


    Any "rational" and "calm" decision-maker will have the idea


    That must be what the "black cross" hopes he will have.


    No matter what the purpose, he worked so hard to weaken the Empire itself and even the principalities and important allies, it must be for some purpose; Today is the kingdom of Boyi and Yunling. Will it be Byrne''s turn tomorrow?


    Is it possible... Is it impossible?


    "Thank you, Eckert, for trying so hard to enlighten me." Loren turned his head and looked at the count of fury castle. "But I still want to do something."


    "I don''t want to take the living and dead soldiers back to Bain so disheartened; I want them to stand tall and triumph with pride!"


    Ike''s frown grew deeper and deeper, and his eyes became more hesitant and complex.


    "Then, as a member of your round table Council and one of the ''most qualified'' members, I must remind you that doing so will have very dangerous consequences." he whispered:


    "This is a very unwise and emotional decision. You may also ruin the whole expedition and sacrifice more people and even your own lives. By doing so, you are putting the fate of Byrne in danger."


    "Moreover, even if you do, it will not necessarily make the situation better, or even worse."


    He just looked at his Duke quietly, and his eyes recalled the scene when he and others crowned him that day.


    "But... What does that matter?"


    Eckert''s voice trembled slightly:


    "Ed Turin did not think for a second when he besieged the dwarf castle;


    On the day when Roland Turin died in the fortress of duanjieshan, he saw the existence we could not see; "


    "The Duke of Byrne will never be controlled by the will of her subjects; Byrne''s wine and knights forged her strength, but she became great because of the Dukes who led her forward!"


    "So, if this is your will..." Eckert got up slowly and knelt down on one knee in front of Loren''s bed:


    "Eckert of Wrath castle will serve you wholeheartedly until death!"


    With a light breath, the black haired wizard still had some pale faces, and a little smile appeared on his face.


    "Of course, we are still at a disadvantage at the moment."


    Sitting back in his seat, Eckert calmly analyzed: "after the battle of silver helmets mountain, more than one-third of our army''s casualties will be dragged down by the wounded alone; besides, the main force of Boyi is surrounded, we are almost helpless, and we must face the Centaur army alone."


    "Internally, we can''t get domestic assistance for the time being, and Boye has lost all his last capital;


    Externally, we don''t know what kind of attitude the dwarf''s Yunling kingdom is. The Centaur has completely sealed off around the battlefield, and we can''t get around it.


    So as a general rule, we have no chance of winning. "


    "So, we must break the common sense, or... Change our thinking." with a shrug, Lauren took over his words: "it is a fact that the Centaur has won the most critical battle in this war, and even is about to win all the victories."


    "But another fact is... They just have a big advantage, and even have to be dragged down because of this advantage."


    After thinking for a moment, Eckert''s expression showed a little clarity: "do you want to say..."


    "You mentioned that while besieging the main force of Boyi, they are also frantically looting and killing the surrounding baggage teams and horseback people." Loren said faintly:


    "Why?"


    "Because their supply line has been cut off by us, there are few logistics left." without thinking about it, Eckert blurted out directly: "so they must not last long!"


    "At present, what is the most important thing for the Centaur army?" Lauren seemed to ask a question, but he seemed to be talking to himself: "it is to completely eliminate the main force of the Boyi army and kill them all."


    "Only in this way can they occupy the whole green sea and even the Principality of BOI, instead of always being restrained by this army, the huge troops can''t move, and even have to be on guard against the counterattack of the army and the rescue of the outside world."


    "This is the real situation at present... The Centaur is about to win and even has the absolute advantage, but it does not mean that they have won. Instead, they are in the most fragile marginal balance between victory and failure. Any little movement can immediately break this balance."


    Lauren''s face showed a faint smile: "if we leave, retreat to Qianzhang city and even qiaowang peak, and give them the victory... That is the foundation for their victory."


    "So, do you think we should join this battle and become a variable?" Eckert asked thoughtfully, "to break the balance in this battle?"


    "No, it''s not just that." when he raised his mouth, Loren''s eyes showed a flash of cunning.


    "Huh?"


    "If we want to make the Centaur afraid and break the balance, our own strength is slightly insufficient." the black haired wizard shook his head: "so... We have to use other people''s chess pieces."


    Other people''s chess pieces?


    "The Boyi reinforcements of Qianzhang City, the imperial legion of East saklan and... The dwarves of silver helmet mountain." Loren said faintly:


    "What do you think would happen if they attacked the Centaur army at the same time?"


    "It''s impossible!"


    Eckert asserted, but then laughed:


    "But we can try and make it look really possible."