Violent Dragon was two meters tall and as strong as a black bear. He was able to become a legion commander. This meant that his brain was not just made up of muscles. He also had a brain that was filled with water.
He said in a low voice, "The Iron Nation conducted a total of 13 assassinations, and all of them were successful.
"They went around two military fortresses and killed 33 of our officers and 246 soldiers.
"They even discovered one of our supply lines." If not for the large number of soldiers following us and my personal guards nearby, our losses would have been even greater.
"The Iron Nation's assassination targets are all middle-level officers. Their motive is self-evident. They want to deplete the basic management personnel of the legion, thereby affecting the morale of the legion.
"Based on the movements of their legions and the number of times they have been supplied, it is clear that they are about to attack."
After he and William entered a room, he did not request to shake hands again. He pretended to forget about the previous display of strength and directly introduced the recent assassinations.
William glanced at his trembling right hand and looked at the markings on the map. He nodded and said, "The scouts, the patrol team, and the supply team are all assassination targets. Have you ever thought of setting up an ambush?"
Violent Dragon gritted his teeth and said, "We have, but it was ineffective. If we want to ambush Augustine's execution team, we have to have a small number of people. We have to be strong and unfamiliar with the members. If not, based on their cautiousness, they will definitely guess that it is a trap."
He pointed at the map. "With such an agile and powerful execution team, the connection between this city and the two military fortresses has been cut off. Does the commander of the Dawn Army have any plans?"
William stroked his chin and pondered. He had heard about the powerful execution team in his previous life, but he did not want to fight them head-on. He was afraid that they would be too much of a bully, so he had not interacted with them.
But according to the information on the forum, the average level of the execution team was 50 +. Their lowest bloodline power was at least at the Grandmaster level. It would not be easy for them to be surrounded.
Most countries had similar execution teams, elite teams, and trump teams. They were usually in charge of the most important missions. Ordinary people were not worthy of them. If they wanted to kill someone, they would kill the most important people. They were violent, perverted, and crazy killers that could not be stopped.
And this … was the BOSS team!
It was similar to how William had selected the elites of various legions to assist him in slaying the Dragon.
It was the same for the 300 Dragon's blood warriors.
However, the execution team led by the legendary Augustine was too strong.
According to the internal strife in the Black Lava Dukedom, there was no way to send so many experts to fight against them.
After all, experts did not come from nowhere. The execution teams of these duchies were usually formed from the various armies.
"But I know where you are hiding …" William pushed away the astonished Violent Dragon and placed three small flags on the sand table.
Violent Dragon took a closer look and immediately understood William's intention. He muttered, "The ruined Devil's Den, east of the Rhine River crossing, the last location. Are you serious?"
"It's up to you whether you believe me or not. I advise you not to act rashly. I know these three locations, but I don't know where they are hiding." William raised his eyebrows. The last location was under the city.
No one knew that there was an underground tunnel under the city that connected to a place ten miles away.
"I won't act rashly and alert the enemy. But it's obvious that this tunnel was not dug recently. It was dug a long time ago in preparation for an emergency. It seems like the Iron Dukedom has been playing this game for a long time."
Violent Dragon was shocked. Ever since the Black Lava Dukedom and the Iron Dukedom were established, they had been at odds with each other. They had started plundering wars and even wars of conquest.
In the history of the Black Lava Dukedom, there were a total of three times when the country was in danger of being destroyed. Under those circumstances, they had no choice but to abandon their border cities and rely on the Black Lava Royal City to resist the attacks.
If the tunnel had been dug at that time, it would be understandable.
"After all, the three empires had once said that the conquest wars of small human nations were not allowed to last more than a year. However, the Iron Dukedom already had a plan. They made a big move and seemed to want to conquer the Black Lava Dukedom within a year."
William admired the rules set by the three human empires. The reason for setting this rule was very simple. They were afraid that there would be too many civilians and human professionals.
This was because the wise men of the empire were very smart. They knew that the desires of humans were almost limitless, and that power and power were what every king wanted.
If there were continuous wars between small nations, the foundation of the humans would be greatly damaged. Then, they would definitely not be able to stabilize the legendary continent. Perhaps they would be like the elves in the past and retreat from the prosperous areas of the legendary continent.
So, ever since this rule was set, human nations could not easily start wars.
Because they could not destroy a nation within a year, other than what they had seized, they could only retreat a thousand miles and return the land and cities.
But the weak nations were all clever. Usually, before the war started, they would move away the civilians, property, cattle, and sheep at the border cities. They would not even leave a single hair behind.
In other words, if they could not destroy a nation, they would not be able to obtain the greatest benefits. Instead, they would have to spend a lot of money, resources, and manpower.
Violent Dragon had a headache. It was inevitable that there would be some spies in the city. There were no spies in the military fortress, but there would definitely be people guarding it. If the Black Lava Dukedom sent out a large number of soldiers, the execution team would definitely know. So, it was undoubtedly impossible to encircle three hiding places at the same time.
"If you want to destroy the execution team, there is only one possibility." At this moment, Violent Dragon looked deeply at William.
The corners of William's mouth twitched. He hurriedly waved his hand. "If you want me to be the bait, sure. Tell me the benefits first."
"You have clearly talked to the King and agreed to get rid of Augustine." Violent Dragon was a little angry. He raised his fist again, but under William's gaze, he slowly lowered his fist.
William had a nonchalant expression as he said, "That's a different matter. I talked to him about the final success or failure and the spoils of war. Now, if you want me to be the bait to get rid of Augustine, there will definitely be benefits."
The corners of Violent Dragon's mouth twitched. The Duke had really told him that William was a half-elf and was very greedy and cunning. So, he did not intend to continue delaying and directly said, "Then, Lord of Dawn, please change into our armor and lead the patrol team to be the bait."
"As for the benefits, I will reopen the slave trade. What do you think?" At this moment, Violent Dragon smiled. He felt that he had definitely grasped the weakness of the Lord of Dawn.
"No!"
William decisively shook his head. He laughed. "I'm just a small city. Why do I need so many people?"
"Then what do you want?" Violent Dragon raised his eyebrows. Wasn't William the largest slave buyer in the southeast corner?
William rubbed his fingers. "I'm the leader of the mercenary team. In a few days, the war will start. Shouldn't I obtain some benefits for my subordinates in advance? You can contact your King."
"…" Violent Dragon looked at William's despicable expression and could not help but want to beat him up. According to logic, this kind of matter was not up to him.
But William wanted to use this request to disgust Violent Dragon. He did not negotiate with the King face to face. He wanted to make things difficult for them.
Especially since he knew that Violent Dragon could not escape for too long …
After bargaining, they decided on the price of the Dawn Mercenary Team during the war!
Each person would get 10 silver coins a day, excluding experience.
"Not much, not much. I'll take another 2 silver coins. With 50,000 people, I can earn … ahem, how much tax do I have?" William rubbed his fingers and happily went to be the bait.
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