The night deepened, and the silver moon hung high in the sky.
The battle at the Gale Castle had already ended. The Tusk Mercenary Group, who valued money over their lives, had lost both their money and their lives.
After quietly turning a few surviving troll warriors into blood thralls, Colin climbed to the top of the watchtower.
In the howling cold wind, Charles was leaning on the fence, looking north.
"What are you looking at?" Colin stepped forward and stood side by side with Charles.
"Viscount Angley." Charles bowed slightly to Colin, then smiled and said, "I'm looking at the Troll King's City."
"Just call me Colin." Colin smiled and waved his hand. "But can you see the Troll King's City from here?"
"Haha, of course not. However, I've been looking north almost every day for the past year. Even if I can't see the Troll King's City, I can still feel its existence. "Charles clenched his fists, and his eyes seemed to flicker with raging flames.
"Have you been to the Troll King's City?"
"I have. I sneaked in with the caravan once before, but this time, we're going to kill our way in! "
Colin smiled. "I hope that the Troll King's City is as easy to capture as this Gale Castle."
"It shouldn't be too difficult. After all, the troll army has already gone south. Even the Troll King's City probably won't have elite regular troops stationed there. "
Colin turned to look at Charles' side profile and suddenly frowned. "But Charles, don't you think that our journey has been a bit too smooth?"
Charles was a little stunned. "Too smooth? Colin, what are you worried about? "
"Do you think this is a trap for the trolls?"
"Trap?" Charles could not help but laugh. "Colin, aren't you worrying a little too much? The trolls' last 100,000 troops have already gone south. It's inevitable that there will be emptiness inside. How can it be a trap? "
Colin grabbed a handful of snow from the fence and kneaded it into two snowballs, one big and one small.
"Charles, what do you think will happen if the Trolls' army is a motley crew, and the last batch of elite troops are placed in the Troll King City?"
"No … It can't be …" Charles said in a daze as he looked at the snowball that kept changing its position in Colin's hand.
"Do you know?" Colin smiled playfully. "Not long ago, I played a similar trick in Silvermoon City. Those stupid Eastern Region people were fooled by me."
"Really?" Charles smiled. "I heard that you defeated the Sky Horse Army in Silvermoon City. How did you do it?"
"It's very simple. First, I made the Eastern Region people mistakenly believe that the Black Cavalry was hiding outside the city. But when the Eastern Region people sent their elites to search for the Black Cavalry outside the city, they only found a group of half-elven recruits. The real Black Cavalry came out of Silvermoon City! "Colin changed the positions of the snowballs in his hand." It's that simple. "
Charles suddenly had a look of realization. He said in admiration, "It's indeed a brilliant plan!"
Colin stared into Charles' eyes as if trying to find something in them.
"Charles, do you think the trolls are playing a similar trick on us now?"
"This … is impossible?" Charles was surprised. "How did the trolls know that we would take the opportunity to attack the Troll King City?"
"What if …" Colin's eyes had a trace of scrutiny. "Someone snitches?"
"Snitch?" The fear on Charles' face did not seem to be fake at all. "Colin, did you discover something? Did our whereabouts really get exposed? "
"No, it's just a guess."
"Phew … You scared me." Charles patted his chest and let out a long sigh.
Then, he said in a sincere tone, "Colin, actually, your worries are not impossible. Let's do it this way. When we reach the Troll King City, we will launch a tentative attack. If the resistance in the city is too strong, it won't be too late for us to withdraw. "
"That makes sense." Colin threw out two snowballs. A moment later, they hit the ground and made two thuds.
He patted the remaining snow on his hands and said with a smile, "I just patted around the Howling Wind Castle. I have to say, this castle is built very sturdy. If Knight Brad hadn't tampered with the walls and the guards in the city were that group of stupid mercenaries, I'm afraid we would have to pay a heavy price to take down this place. "
Charles puffed out his chest, and said in a proud tone, "Colin, to tell you the truth, I actually asked Knight Brad to tamper with the walls so that we could take down this castle more smoothly."
Colin ignored Charles' attempt to claim credit, and continued, "So, if such a sturdy fortress were to be retaken by the troll army heading south after we leave, hehe. Tell me, don't you think we'll have nowhere to retreat to?"
Charles was stunned, as if he was really frightened by Colin's idea. After a while, he shook his head, and said, "Colin, aren't you overthinking things? The troll army has long gone to the Northern Frontier. Why would they suddenly turn back?"
Colin did not answer this question. Instead, he said with a smile, "Charles, you know, I hate two kinds of people the most."
"Which two?" Charles asked in confusion.
"People who deceive me, and people who I can't deceive."
Charles was speechless. This was the first time he had seen someone who said "double standards" so matter-of-factly.
Colin looked at Charles with a smile, and said, "If I were a troll, I would purposely make it look like a large scale invasion to the south and trick Icestone City into sending out their most elite cavalry to ambush the troll capital.
But in reality, the army heading south was nothing more than a motley crew of newly recruited soldiers, militia, and mercenary groups. The last elite army of the Giant Demon Empire was stationed in the Giant Demon King's city.
When the Northern Frontier cavalry is badly battered at the troll capital and wants to retreat, they will find that the Howling Wind Castle has been reoccupied by the returning southern army.
This way, hehe, isn't it like closing the door and beating the dog? "
Charles blinked, first nodded, then shook his head, and said, "Colin, your analysis is reasonable, but the trolls can't have predicted that we would ambush the troll capital before we even sent out the troops, right?"
"Yes." Colin leaned against the railing and stared into Charles' eyes. "Unless, from the beginning, this was a trap, a trap to kill the Black Cavalry! And you were the one responsible for luring the Black Cavalry into the trap! "
"What? Colin? How can you think that? "Charles' face was full of shock and grievance. Then, he put on a look of righteous indignation.
"Colin, don't forget what kind of blood feud there is between me and the Giant Demons. Every day, I think about attacking the Giant Demon Royal City and burning it to the ground! How can I help them? "
Colin watched Charles' performance with a smile. It was as if he had returned to that banquet in Icestone City a year ago. At that time, this movie king had almost fooled all the nobles of the Northern Frontier.
"Do you know when you were exposed?"
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