"That's right. Where's your Marshal? Because of a sudden illness, he fell sick." Li Huailin stood on the platform and looked down at the confused soldiers. "From now on, I, the strategist who suddenly appeared, will take over the command."
The soldiers below the platform immediately started a commotion. What the hell? Marshal Tomrash was fine just a moment ago, but he suddenly fell ill. This was too fake. Moreover, who was this person who claimed to be the strategist? They had never seen him before. Even if the Marshal suddenly fell ill, the person who would take over should be Deputy Marshal Luoluos. Even if Deputy Marshal Luoluos wasn't around and led the troops out, it wouldn't be this guy who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Why were these soldiers so convinced by him?
"We want to see the Marshal!"
"Yes, we want to see the Marshal!" Many people felt that something was wrong. Yes, no matter how they looked at it, it seemed like something was going to happen. Could it be that someone was jealous of the Marshal's achievements and wanted to take over his position? This situation was too suspicious. They couldn't help but be suspicious.
"Nonsense!" Li Huailin shouted. "I already said that the Marshal suddenly fell ill. Are you guys trying to kill him? Now that the Marshal is unconscious, he can't meet any guests. Can't you guys see the Marshal's Seal in my hand? What's wrong? Are you guys not going to follow orders? According to the Empire's laws, seeing the Marshal's Seal is equivalent to seeing the Marshal himself. This was entrusted to me by the Marshal before he fainted. Do you guys have any objections? "
Although that was what he said, the soldiers still didn't believe him. Of course, this was also the effect that Li Huailin wanted. He wanted to make these soldiers feel suspicious. All of this was too fake, and anyone would feel that there was a problem. Li Huailin wanted them to suspect that there was a problem, and it would affect their combat ability. Of course, Li Huailin couldn't really make this group of people mutiny. Otherwise, before they even fought the enemy, they would start messing around. This couldn't guarantee that their Empress would appear. He still needed to lose the battle and give the Empress a chance to appear.
"Yes, yes. Everyone listens to this military order. This is indeed the Marshal's order." A few generals at the side also stepped forward and said. Of course, they were just helping out. They also knew that it was an order from the higher-ups. There was really no other way.
The words of the generals made the soldiers quiet down. They didn't start a mutiny, but they were still worried. At this time, they weren't in the mood to fight. They kept feeling that something was wrong. Of course, Li Huailin had achieved his goal.
"Everyone did well in the battle just now." Li Huailin continued, "However, there is a squad leader whose performance made me very disappointed. Yes, squad 15, what's wrong with you guys? More than half of your people died in such a war, it's simply shameful!"
"What?" All the soldiers were stunned. Yes, Team 15 had the best performance in the previous battle. It was because they fought with their lives on the line that the situation on the battlefield could be stabilized. Their team had indeed suffered more than half of their casualties, but wasn't this because they fought bravely and fearlessly? What did Li Huailin mean now? Was he actually criticizing them?
"Someone, behead this squad leader of Team 15," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Huh?" All the soldiers were stunned. The squad leader of Team 15 was a war hero. He had done meritorious deeds. It was fine if you didn't reward him, but you even beheaded him? And you even beheaded him after winning the war? What was the point of this?
"Are you deaf? Hurry up and behead him, "Li Huailin said.
"Sir, this … Although Team 15 lost more than half of its people, they had done meritorious deeds in the previous battle," a soldier below said. He couldn't stand it any longer.
"If I say he's guilty, then he's guilty," Li Huailin said with his hands on his waist. "Drag him away and behead him."
"F * ck, you brat …" This time, many soldiers couldn't stand it anymore. Just as they were about to start a mess, someone walked over from the side of Li Huailin. Everyone stopped what they were doing. Yes, they knew the person who walked over. It was Lord Kandra, a Saint-level expert.
"Although I don't care about military matters, a military order is a military order," Kandra said. "Since this is the commander of the military, then his order is naturally a military order. You people … Are you going to disobey a military order? I can't pretend that I didn't see this. "
Initially, this group of soldiers was prepared to mutiny. However, when they saw Kandra, they held it in. Yes, a Saint-level expert was actually helping Li Huailin. They didn't know his identity. Could it be that this Li Huailin was a noble sent down from above for the sake of the military power of the Black Lizard Legion? They were very anxious. They were really worried that their Legion Commander, Li Huailin, would be robbed of his power. However, the problem was that with a Saint-level expert present, they didn't dare to act recklessly. Yes, there was nothing wrong with what Kandra said. Now that the commander's order was with Li Huailin, in theory, his order was a military order. If they didn't execute it, it would be a violation of a military order. No matter what, they couldn't be justified. Moreover, Kandra was here to help him. If they were to directly attack, they wouldn't have any advantage. This … seemed like they really had no other choice.
"Stop talking. Since this Sir says that I'm guilty, then let's do it." The captain of Team 15 stood up. "I believe that when the Marshal wakes up, he will clear my name. Let's do it."
"Do it." Li Huailin waved his hand, and the captain of the team was dragged away. Seeing this situation, all the soldiers were in a mess. Yes, beheading a general and a meritorious person at that. This caused all the soldiers to lose the will to continue fighting. Their morale instantly fell to the lowest point.
Seeing this group of confused soldiers, Li Huailin nodded in satisfaction. This was the effect he wanted. He was already so heartbroken. If he could still win this battle, Li Huailin really didn't know what to do.
"Form up, get ready to chase after them!" Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "Everyone, split into five teams and encircle the enemy. We must surround the enemy troops. Don't let a single one of them escape!"
"…" You still want to continue fighting? The soldiers were dumbfounded. If you didn't want to chase after them, you should have chased after them earlier. You asked them to retreat and then beheaded a meritorious person before asking them to chase after them. What are you doing? Do you know how to fight? This is simply messing around.
"What's wrong? Execute the order!" Li Huailin was very satisfied with the reaction of this group of people. He nodded and said, "Move!"
"Yes …" The soldiers answered weakly. Now, they didn't want to continue fighting at all. It was better to figure out what happened here first. However, Li Huailin didn't give them this opportunity and forced them to send troops. They couldn't do anything about it. Everyone began to chase after the enemy troops with a confused mood.
At this time, in the mountains on the other side of the battlefield, the other half of the Empire army commanded by Deputy Marshal Luoluosi still didn't know what happened at the main camp. At this time, they had already ended the encirclement of the surprise attack team. Of course, it was a great victory. The enemy was beaten to a pulp. Almost all the rebels, including the enemy's commander, were killed. The losses on the Empire's side were very limited. Although many people died because of the enemy's desperate resistance, overall, it was a great victory.
At this time, Luoluosi was waiting for the marshal's next order. Didn't he send someone to ask before? Of course, it would be best if the marshal let them return to the main camp and directly defeat the enemy's main force. However, he also knew what Li Huailin wanted to do. This time, they were probably lucky to encounter the enemy's surprise attack team. The enemy just happened to appear here, so the enemy probably wouldn't let them go back. He was still thinking about how to make them lose so that Her Majesty Empress would appear. As expected, after a while, he received an order from the main camp to continue heading east. Don't tell them that there were still ambushes in the east.
Who was he trying to fool? How could there be ambushes in the east? No matter what, the enemy didn't have that many troops, okay? It was obviously just an excuse from Li Huailin to not let them go back. Although Luoluosi knew this, there was nothing he could do. The higher-ups had already said that they would satisfy his request. Even the marshal couldn't say anything. This … he couldn't do anything.
Therefore, he could only give the order to continue forward and not go back. Of course, the soldiers were also very confused. Everyone thought that after defeating the enemy's surprise attack team, wouldn't it be best to go back and join up with the main camp? Why not go back? Luoluosi couldn't tell them the truth. He couldn't possibly say that the higher-ups were sending them to their deaths. After thinking about it, he could only say, "The marshal is very clever. He calculated that the enemy still has an ambush team. Therefore, our mission is to defeat this team."
To be honest, the soldiers couldn't believe it. There was still an ambush? Where did this team come from? However, after all, they had seen the marshal's "clever calculations." They didn't know what kind of dirty tricks he was up to. They felt that they were too short-sighted to see through the enemy's scheme. It was better for them to listen to the great marshal. Therefore, they still obeyed the order.
The troops started moving and continued forward along the mountain road. Yes, this mountain road was the one that the rebel army's surprise attack team had come from. Although they received orders to go east, there was no road in the east. They couldn't possibly go over the mountain. The only road they could take was the one that the surprise attack team had taken. They could only follow the road and move forward.
Of course, along the way, they didn't encounter any ambushes at all. Just when everyone was wondering if the marshal had made a mistake in his judgment, the scout in front suddenly rushed back. "Deputy Marshal, there are enemy troops ahead!"
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