The time was set for tomorrow. The Bauhinia army still needed to stay outside the city and wait for the army to set off tomorrow before setting off with the army of Dawn Castle. The barracks in Dawn City were limited, and in order to avoid unnecessary friction between the soldiers of the two armies, the Bauhinia was left outside the city. Oru himself had no objections to this. At this moment, the camp gradually quietened down. After all, it was already late at night. The soldiers entered the tent early to rest so that they would have enough stamina to march tomorrow.
According to the plan of Sir Oru and Lafus, they planned to arrive at Sunset City in two days and then besiege the enemy with absolute strength, slowly wearing down their resources and morale. This was the shadow that the two of them had left behind under Storm City, unwilling to clash head-on with Allen. Therefore, the next two days would be quite a test for the soldiers of the army. If his stamina was insufficient, or his perseverance was insufficient, he might fall behind.
On this calm and peaceful night, someone suddenly shouted, "Fire! Someone, the stable is on fire! "
There were two hundred warhorses in the stable, fifty of which were superior warhorses. This time, in order to transport the elites to Sunset City, Oru had specially taken out the dozens of superior warhorses that he had carefully raised to serve as mounts for the heavy infantry. If he was burned to death or lost in shock, it would definitely be a great loss. Hearing the shout, the soldiers near the stable didn't even have time to put on their clothes. Everyone hurriedly ran out of the tent and towards the burning stable.
A few fires had appeared in the stable for no reason, and many warhorses had already been frightened and neighed uneasily. The soldiers hurriedly fetched water to extinguish the fire. For a moment, the camp near the stable was in a mess.
"What the hell?"
On the other side of the camp, a soldier stood on a tin bucket and tiptoed in the direction of the stable. Black smoke had already risen from there, and it seemed that the fire was not small.
"Come down, Pierce," a slightly older warrior called out to him.
There were a total of ten soldiers on duty in the nearby camp. They were guarding the water source of the army. The hundred or so barrels of clean water here would be the dew for the soldiers to quench their thirst on the road. Tomorrow, they would be transported to the battlefield by the logistics troops of the army.
The veteran was a captain. The young soldier did not dare to disobey the captain's orders and slid down the bucket. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed and he screamed, "Be careful behind you, captain!"
"What?" The captain was stunned. Suddenly, a blade appeared in front of his chest. The blade was still dripping with the warm blood from his heart.
Pierce opened his mouth to shout, but a hand quietly covered his mouth. Then a blackened dagger slid across his neck, ending the young soldier's life. As for this position where the drinking water was stored, all the guards had been silently killed. The ones who killed them were the warriors of the Dark Blade. A few of the Dark Blades gave each other a look and quickly dragged the corpses to the nearby forest to bury them. Another two people changed into soldiers' uniforms and returned to the camp.
They took out a tool that looked like a syringe and stuck its sharp tip into the bucket. With a press of their thumbs, the contents were pushed into the bucket. It was a poison obtained from Roger, extracted from some kind of highly poisonous creature. The toxicity was strong, and it could quickly paralyze the nerves, eventually leading to paralysis. Ordinary people would stop breathing in less than a minute after drinking the poisoned water.
After Dark Blade threw the poison into these buckets, not long after, a group of soldiers came to take over. Seeing the disguised Dark Blade Warrior, a captain asked, "Where are Lao Lin and the others?"
The Dark Blade Warrior lowered his head and did not answer. He only looked towards the forest behind the camp. The captain scolded, "Is this guy lazy to smoke again?"
"I'll tell the general tomorrow. Alright, leave this place to us."
From beginning to end, the captain didn't see the faces of the two soldiers clearly. He waved his hand carelessly and let the Dark Blade Warrior leave. However, he didn't know that the squad guarding them had already been buried in the forest behind them.
The fire in the stable was finally extinguished, but at least half of the dozens of superior warhorses were dead. They weren't burned to death by fire, but their throats were cut open by a sharp weapon. Apparently, someone had killed them before they set the fire. Oru was furious and thoroughly investigated the entire army, vowing to find the culprit. Naturally, there was no result from this. It was just that the soldiers didn't sleep for a night.
After tossing and turning all night, Oru had no choice but to give up. The next day, he went out with Raffles's army. This army of nearly two thousand men marched out of the territory and headed straight for Sunset City. Everything went smoothly, and the speed of the march was not delayed much by last night's accident. Apart from Oru's heavy infantry, who had lost their warhorses, falling behind the main team, they were not shaken off.
At noon, when the army stopped to rest and the soldiers lined up to receive dry food and water, something finally happened.
Some of the soldiers who had received their food had just eaten and drunk a few mouthfuls of water. Not long after, their lower abdomens cramped, as if thousands of knives were cutting their internal organs together. They spat out white foam and fell to the ground. Then he began to lose consciousness and finally stopped breathing. Among them, the stronger ones only lasted for less than two minutes before suffocating to death.
Oru and Raffles were looking at a map in the shade of a forest when they suddenly heard the soldier report. The two of them hurriedly rushed over. He saw that more than a hundred soldiers in the camp had died from poisoning. The others discovered that something was wrong and didn't dare to eat anything else. The two Sir looked at the soldiers who had died for no reason, and their expressions changed from heartache. Raffles roared, "Hurry up and check the food and water. What the hell is going on?"
Very quickly, the results of the examination came out. One of Oru's commanders fed dry food and water to two old horses. The horse that ate dry food was fine, while the horse that drank water quickly died of poisoning. From this, it could be seen that the water had been poisoned. This conclusion, coupled with the fire in the stable last night, was enough to connect the two events without too much imagination.
Although Oru and Raffles were unwilling to admit it, the truth was right in front of them. Obviously, Allen's hand had already reached into their barracks, but they hadn't noticed it in advance!
"Send some men to the army to find new water sources nearby. Be careful this time. If anything goes wrong again, you'll have to deal with it yourself! "
Amidst Oru's roar, the commander of the Bauhinia ran back with a gray head and a gray face and assigned an infantry squad to find a new water source. As for the soldiers of the army, they could only eat dry food for the time being, but they couldn't touch a single drop of water. In this way, the soldiers would naturally complain incessantly. One had to know that people could not eat, but they could not not drink water.
The movements of the alliance army were seen by several pairs of eyes. Without attracting the attention of the army, a figure quickly left.
In the evening, he arrived at a nameless forest fifty kilometers away. Just as he entered the forest, two shield-wielding warriors of the King Of Mountains suddenly emerged from the bushes. The man lowered his voice and said, "It's me." Only then did the warrior let him go. He found Belmord and led him to an open space deep in the forest. There were some tents in this open space. Allen heard the report and came out of one of the tents.
The Dark Blade Warrior immediately reported the enemy's movements. After Allen finished listening, he let him go down to rest. Belmord and the others surrounded him, waiting for Allen's orders. Allen took out a map and pointed at a few places. Then he smiled and said, "Inform the entire army to break camp. We're going to travel overnight."
"What's your plan?" Regis couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, there won't be any good results if we fight head-on. However, harassing guerrillas is still feasible. If their morale is not high before they leave, then they will be dragged until their morale is low. At that time, it will be easier to deal with them. "Allen put away the map and said indifferently," It's time for hide-and-seek. "
Oru sneezed.
It was already late at night. After the poisoning incident at noon, the resting army continued to advance and stopped to camp at night. The morale of the soldiers had suffered a blow, especially since there was no suitable water source nearby. The soldiers had no water to drink, and their mouths were dry. Oru could only order his men to collect dew during the night watch, but it was only a drop in the bucket.
Before he arrived at Sunset City, he had suffered a loss. Oru was angry and annoyed, and he had no mood to sleep at all. He wished he could arrive at Sunset City early tomorrow morning so that he could kill Allen without leaving a single piece of armor behind. Only then would he be able to vent his anger.
He turned over in the tent, and the rough ground under the blanket made Oru miss the big bed in his bedroom. He cursed softly and closed his eyes to go back to sleep. Suddenly, there was an explosion outside the tent. The explosion came without warning. The loud explosion caused Oru's ears to hurt. He didn't even have time to put on his armor. He only grabbed a huge sword beside him and rushed out.
"What's going on?" He grabbed a soldier outside the tent and shouted.
The soldier replied in panic, "Sir, our grain cart has been blown up."
"What!" Oru said angrily, "It's that damned Allen again. Didn't we tell you to take care of the supplies? Why did you destroy them again?"
The soldier said with a sullen face, "This subordinate doesn't know the specifics!"
"Trash!"
Oru called for the commander again, and the commander's report was more detailed. The attack was carried out from afar. At that time, the soldier in charge of guarding the grain cart only saw a fireball piercing through the night from afar, hitting the grain cart and causing an explosion. After the explosion, the fire quickly spread and quickly burned all the grain carts. Fortunately, the soldiers saw the opportunity quickly and managed to save some of the food.
At this moment, another soldier ran over and reported, "My lords, we found the enemy!"
"Where?" Oru roared.
"It's outside the camp, a hundred meters ahead!"
"What?" Oru was stunned. The enemy was actually in front of the camp. Such a swaggering move was undoubtedly the greatest provocation to them. Oro's face darkened. "Go inform Sir Lafus. Also, bring my heavy infantry here. Since they've delivered themselves to me, I'll make sure they won't be able to return! "
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