The generals all agreed with Léger's change of plan, and the whole camp quickly began to move. Han Jin pointed out a few more Taurens and Evil Eyes and carefully interrogated them, hoping to get the information he wanted from the captives.
In terms of language, there was no problem. The Abyssal Race was composed of more than a dozen different races, and their languages were naturally different. In order to organize them all, the first thing to solve was the language problem, because it was too difficult to be proficient in more than a dozen languages. The most convenient way was to set one language as the official language. After careful consideration, the leaders of the Abyssal Race finally chose the human language.
Humans were by no means the most powerful race, but they had a big advantage in terms of numbers. Whether it was the desert, the sea, the mountains, or the underground, human figures could be seen everywhere. Moreover, the leaders of the Abyssal Race were not willing to stay dormant underground. They wanted to extend their tentacles to the surface. If they could learn the human language, they would not have to worry about communication problems wherever they went.
Han Jin would not make common sense mistakes. First, he interrogated the captives separately, then put their confessions together to analyze which ones were credible and which ones were fabricated. He would reward those who deserved it, punish those who deserved it, and kill those who deserved it. Then, he would interrogate the captives again. Lying was not easy, because the things described in the lie did not exist. Therefore, it was often difficult for people to remember which lies they had told. After a period of time, if the same question was asked again, the answers would definitely be different!
In the end, Han Jin came to the conclusion that there were only two ways to reach Black Raven City. The shortest way was through Rhine City, and it was a difficult journey. The other way was farther, and they had to go through a canyon that was more than ten miles long. However, after the canyon, there was a flat plain.
Han Jin preferred the second way. After discussing it with Léger and the generals, they all agreed with Han Jin's suggestion. At the same time, they sent out several cavalry squads. One of them rushed back to inform Lang Ning not to pass through the Titan Konjac Flower area, and try to take a detour. The rest of the cavalry squads rushed to the canyon to investigate carefully.
At dawn, the army had already set off. The whole army was divided into two parts. The auxiliary division, mainly made up of infantry, continued to advance towards Rhine City to confuse the enemy and create an illusion. The cavalry, mainly made up of cavalry, approached Black Raven City at the fastest speed. When the strategic encirclement was about to be completed, the auxiliary division would quickly close in on Black Raven City, and the two armies would attack the city together.
Léger led the auxiliary division towards Rhine City, while Guevara was in charge of the cavalry. Although Guevara had lost his dragon and was too old, the significance of the title 'Dragon Knight' was greater than anything else. The usually arrogant generals all expressed their absolute obedience to Guevara's orders.
Perhaps it was because Riptide was moving too fast, or perhaps it was because Zagunéd was not there, and there was no one in Black Raven City who could take charge. They never thought that Riptide would bypass Rhine City and launch a sneak attack on their main city. The canyon, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack, was left unguarded. Even when Riptide's cavalry approached Black Raven City, there were still a large number of Cavemen busying themselves in the wheat fields outside of the city.
Although the ability of the commander of Black Raven City was not outstanding, he was very ruthless. When he saw Riptide's cavalry, he immediately closed the city gate and ignored the Cavemen's cries and screams. Even when he saw that there were only a few cavalry outside the city, he did not show any intention of going out to fight or help the Cavemen.
With the bloodthirsty nature of the Abyssal Race, they would not hide like this. In fact, it was not the commander's fault. Zagunéd had clearly stated in his order that the commander's task was to firmly defend Black Raven City and try his best to stall for time. He was not allowed to go out to fight under any circumstances! Therefore, the commander withdrew all his troops into Black Raven City early. There were only two strategic priorities: to defend Black Raven City and stall for time. There was no need to consider anything else.
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After noon, a large number of cavalry arrived outside Black Raven City. At dusk, dense infantry phalanxes appeared on the horizon. Soon after, Black Raven City was completely surrounded.
Although Han Jin had been following the army with the four magic crystal cannons carried by the giant turtle, he was not in a hurry to attack the city. Most of his troops were cavalry, so he could only wait for Léger to arrive with the auxiliary division.
After waiting for two days, before Léger arrived, Lang Ning had already arrived. Han Jin, Morrisons, and the others also went out to greet him. They were surprised to find that Lang Ning's temperament had changed greatly after only seven or eight days. He was full of melancholy. It should be noted that when Lang Ning was about to be hanged, he was still full of energy!
After greeting the generals, Lang Ning was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, he followed Han Jin and the others out. Han Jin understood that Lang Ning had something to say, so he led Lang Ning to a more remote place. Seeing that there was no one around, he asked with concern, "What happened?"
"I had a quarrel with the Young Marshal." Lang Ning smiled bitterly. "To be exact, it was not a quarrel. The Young Marshal scolded me, so I had to defend myself."
"Why?"
"It was because of those cavemen." Lang Ning sighed. "I had ordered that no one should tell anyone about it. I was going to explain it to the Young Marshal later, but some guys … Damn it!"
"This is the first time I've heard you scold someone." Han Jin looked a little helpless. He could not say anything bad about Léger, but he also could not comfort Lang Ning who had been wronged. "Have you solved the problem in Nuremberg?"
"Yes."
"How did you solve it?"
"It was easy. Zagunéd had not built Nuremberg for long enough for them to dig large underground tunnels. Besides, the water level in Nuremberg was more than 80 meters, and the tunnels dug by the cavemen were not that deep. So I sealed all the wells in the city first, and then set a fire to force the cavemen to hide in the tunnels. At the same time, I sent people to block the Rhine River and divert the water from the Rhine River to Nuremberg. Maybe some cavemen had a way to deal with the water flowing into the tunnels, but they certainly could not find food." Lang Ning paused for a moment. "But …"
"But what?"
"The Young Marshal said that I was a butcher, and that I would …" Lang Ning could not continue. "Raphael, tell me, did I really do something wrong?"
"You didn't do anything wrong. Have you forgotten? I had the same opinion as you at that time! "
"So the Young Marshal was wrong?"
"Well … this kind of problem can't be judged simply by right and wrong." Han Jin said vaguely. "Everyone's views on things can't be the same. For example, Léger couldn't accept the cavemen. In fact, Sunier and Morrisons couldn't accept it either. But Mr. Gustav will support us."
Lang Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head. In his mind, Léger's support was far from enough to offset Léger's rejection. If he could reach a compromise with Léger and restore their relationship to how it was before, he would rather not have anyone's support. Léger's trust alone was enough.
"Has anyone in your cavalry suffered from the curse?" Han Jin changed the topic.
"No. When I got your news, I deliberately bypassed the Titan Konjac area." Lang Ning looked a little ashamed. "It's all my fault. I really didn't expect the soldiers to dare to do such a thing!"
"What's so strange about it? Soldiers are also people. Besides, it was the sirens who took the initiative to seduce them. Who could control themselves?" Han Jin said with a smile. "To be honest, if I didn't have some scruples, I might have been cursed as well."
"Are you sure?" Lang Ning also laughed. "If you say that you would also fool around with the sirens, I definitely won't believe it! If it was Morrisons … Haha. "
Han Jin's expression changed. What Lang Ning said was very possible! For the soldiers, Morrisons was Léger's close comrade. They treated Morrisons with great respect. If Morrisons really wanted to do something, no one would stop him.
"What?" Lang Ning noticed the change in Han Jin and was shocked. "He really …"
"I don't know. I didn't ask him."
"I'm just joking with you. He won't do that." Lang Ning explained with a smile.
"Let's talk about it later." Han Jin thought for a while. "When will Léger's army arrive?"
"They should arrive tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Then you … separated from Léger yesterday? "
"Yes."
Han Jin looked at Lang Ning. He realized that Lang Ning was hiding a lot of things. In fact, Lang Ning's arrival in Black Raven City had no effect on the situation. The key was, what made him unable to overcome the short period of two days and had to come here first?
Had Léger's attitude towards Lang Ning become so bad?!
"What's wrong?" Lang Ning asked curiously.
"You can't stay with Léger anymore?"
Lang Ning's face suddenly turned pale. He forced a smile and said, "No, I wanted to come here first to observe the situation in Black Raven City."
Han Jin fell into deep thought. He felt that Léger's behavior was always full of contradictions. He had seen Léger fight with others. It was no exaggeration to say that he was a ruthless thief! But why did Léger become so weak when it came to this? He was even willing to fall out with his most trusted general?
His work experience told him that there was no change in the world without a reason. Every change was traceable!
Lang Ning saw that Han Jin was deep in thought, so he didn't disturb Han Jin. Instead, he quietly took a step back. The purpose of his visit to Han Jin was to ask Han Jin for help.
Gradually, a person appeared in Han Jin's mind. The Knight of Conrad! When Léger acted in the name of a thief, he only represented himself. Therefore, he did whatever he wanted without any scruples. When he commanded the army, he became Conrad's shadow. From the beginning to the end, he tried his best to act in accordance with the style of the Knight of Conrad. He didn't allow anything to affect the reputation of Riptide, which was also his father's reputation! He would never allow anyone to tarnish it!
Han Jin understood many things. For example, why did Léger become so crazy when he saw his father's coffin being insulted? It was because Conrad was a Knight who cherished his reputation more than his own life. His style had been branded in Léger's mind. Later, he refused to command the army with all kinds of excuses. Even if he did reluctantly accept it, he left most of the military affairs to Lang Ning and did almost nothing himself, because deep down in his heart, he did not want to live in his father's shadow. He wanted to be the real him!
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