Hearing this, the two of them suddenly couldn't sit still anymore. Although they have tried many times since then, it has always been fruitless. But as soldiers, they can't really just wait here for pie to fall from the sky, whether it is a dead horse to be a live horse doctor, or a headless fly to collide, daily patrol work and reconnaissance work are still indispensable. Of course, this time they didn't let their men use their bodies to "sweep mines", after all, it was too costly, and there had been a few desertions before - it was a great wonder that a war in which the attacking side seemed to have absolute superiority would produce deserters before it had even begun.

It's just that I didn't expect to plant flowers without blooming, and I didn't intend to plant willows and willows. Just when they all thought that there was no hope, such a good news came. This made them so happy that they immediately took their guards and hurried to the place he had spoken, led by the scout cavalry.

The shortcut to Passus that the scout cavalry spoke of was an underground cavern in the mountains on the northern side of the Lanta Valley. When Barkley and Charlotte arrived with their guards, they saw four or five scout horsemen standing there, talking in whispers. Seeing the arrival of Barkley and Charlotte, these cavalrymen also hurriedly restrained the smiles on their faces, then stood up straight and saluted the two.

"Legion Commander, the 3rd Cavalry Detachment reports to you!!"

"Did you find a shortcut to Passus?"

Looking at the scout cavalry in front of him, Barkley coughed, and then asked. And in the face of his inquiry. The cavalrymen looked at each other, and quickly. The first cavalryman wearing the captain's helmet stepped out of the crowd and bowed respectfully to Barkley.

"Yes. Technically, my lord, that's not what we found. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Barkley glanced at the cavalry captain, only to see that the other party got out of the way, and soon, he saw not far behind him, several men who looked like hunters were being thrown behind by the flowers, their faces were pale. He looked at the soldiers in front of him tremblingly, and he couldn't contain the look of horror and uneasiness in his eyes. And beside them, you can also see several women and children, which seem to be a combination of several families.

"Who are they?"

"They are the Orions of Passus, Your Excellency."

As he spoke, the Scout Cavalry Captain told Barkley and Charlotte what had happened.

In fact, the soldiers were not all puppets who only obeyed the orders of their commanders, and when Charlotte ordered the scouts to patrol the surroundings, the cavalry captain had an extra eye. His idea was simple, since they couldn't get in. Then it must be difficult for the people of Passus to come out. Although it is said that Passus did not close the territory, in the current situation, the trade route has basically been cut off by the army of the Shining Gold Empire. Even if supplies can be delivered, they will be limited in quantity. In this case. Passus is no different from being besieged. And judging from his experience, in the face of war, there will definitely be people who choose to flee. So he deliberately ordered his men to inspect the mountains. See if there are any signs of someone haunting.

What he didn't expect was that his scouts had discovered some traces of human action. The cavalry captain who got the news was also overjoyed, and pursued all the way with his scouts. Although those guys also have a knack for keeping their whereabouts secret. But after all, it can't compare to a professional soldier. It didn't take long for them to be caught by the scouts of the Shining Gold Empire, and after some torture, it was learned that these people had escaped from Passus to escape the war, and the scouts quickly found the secret passage they had claimed.

In fact, the so-called secret passage is nothing more than an underground cavern deep under the barren mountain, and its other side is connected to the exit of the Lanta Valley, which can be regarded as a natural underground tunnel. After probing and discovering that the underground tunnel was in normal condition, the cavalry captain immediately sent the two commanders to convey the good news. Of course, at the same time, he was not idle, and sent a few people to the depths to investigate, after all, although those hunters said that this underground cave was quite safe and there was no danger, but what the real situation inside was, only God knows.

"Underground caverns?"

Hearing this, Charlotte glanced at the hunters who were tied up with flowers.

"Have you confirmed their identities?"

"It's been confirmed, my lord, and we've done a lot to make sure they're local hunters. And they took advantage of the night to sneak away, without arousing the suspicion of others and not being discovered. ”

"Have you asked them if anyone else knows the secret of this passage?"

"No, sir. This passage was discovered by the eldest of those men, and it was also a secret of their hunter family, and no one else knew about it except for those who had fled. ”

"Good."

Hearing this, Barkley nodded in satisfaction. Then he turned and looked at Charlotte beside him.

"What do you think? Charlotte? ”

"This may be the guidance of the gods, but in any case, a secret passage is good news for us. That way, at least we don't have to storm head-on. ”

Speaking of this, Charlotte obviously looked a lot more relaxed. After all, that line of defense is too frustrating, who has ever seen a line of defense with magic traps covering the entire battlefield, and this can still be a little face? You must know that since he came here, he has never slept peacefully, and the thought of those magic traps makes Charlotte have a headache, and he even regrets how he could be so stupid in the first place, and after listening to General Frank's words, he volunteered to take on this task. Originally, I thought that Passus was just a soft persimmon that was easy to pinch, but I didn't expect that the other party was completely a hedgehog with long thorns and nowhere to eat, and when she found that even the archmage sent by the empire had no choice, Charlotte was really desperate for a while.

Fortunately, however, even hedgehogs have their weaknesses, and now in Charlotte's opinion, he has found one of the most fatal weaknesses in the territory of Passus.

Provided, of course, that this weakness is real.

While waiting for the scouts to return, Charlotte and Barkley also participated in the interrogation of the mountain hunters, but when had these hunters ever seen such a noble person, just seeing the luxurious armor on Buckley and Charlotte made them unable to walk. And when they heard that the one standing in front of them was the commander of the Shining Gold Empire's army, these people collapsed directly to the ground, looking like they would be dragged to feed the dogs in the next moment.

And in this case, for Charlotte's inquiries, these hunters naturally answered all the questions, and told all the information they knew like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

According to these hunters, Barkley and Charlotte learned that there were only about eight hundred militiamen in the entire Passus at the moment, and this was still counting the number of people who had been temporarily conscripted when the army of the Shining Gold Empire arrived. Except for some of them, who patrol the front lines, most of them are responsible for maintaining security in villages and towns. After all, at such a moment, people are excited, and there are always people who will try to fish in troubled waters. In fact, a large part of those militias were there to stabilize the rear.

This information was unbelievable to the two of them, but it was reasonable, because according to the information from Passus before, there were really no legions here. Even for the Skal Federation, Passus is a remote place. The deployment of troops here is a senseless waste.

But it's not the superficial things they want to know.

Unfortunately, these hunters were only civilians in Passus, and they didn't know a lot about it, but they knew that their lord had an army of all pretty girls under his command -- it was no secret to Passus, and they were usually stationed in a monastery on the edge of the town. Nor had they seen any of the lord's other soldiers, nor of the private soldiers urging them to collect their taxes, nor of the servants who had bullied people with the authority of the lord, and the new lord was not very respectable in Passus, but he was very respectable. Because of his generosity and generosity, and the fact that he was exempted from most of the people's harsh taxes, he was a popular lord.

But no one knows anything else. To add a little more, these hunters only knew that the lord had built a very beautiful and huge manor in the "Starfall Fang", but no one had ever seen what it looked like.

After some integration, Barkley and Charlotte also had an intuitive impression of the situation inside Passus -- their own troops were not strong, and they could even be said to have no resistance at all. The entire territory is almost entirely dependent on the lord to maintain its existence and safety. And this means that as long as the mysterious lord is defeated, the entire Passus will naturally be defeated.

And the lord's manor is in the Fang of Starfall...............

So now, there are only two choices in front of Barkley and Charlotte, one is to gather a group of elite soldiers, and then quietly touch Passus and assassinate the lord. At that time, the whole of Passus will surrender without a fight. The other is to gather the main force and capture the interior of Passus in one fell swoop while the other side has not yet discovered that there is a problem, as long as they control a large area of Passus, then no matter how powerful the lord is, it is useless.

There wasn't much time left for them, and no one knew when the villagers would find out when the hunters had fled, and when they would discover the secret passage to Passus, and now for Barkley and Charlotte, they needed to make a decision in the shortest possible time, and then devise a plan to attack.

In this case, there is clearly only one choice before them............ (To be continued......)