Now that he has made up his mind, the first question he faces is: will he go to the royal capital in person?

This was the first time that the First Army of the border town fought far away from the western border, and unlike the two defensive battles, it would inevitably encounter the troubles of an unfamiliar geographical environment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWithout the preset battlefield, it is still unknown how much combat power they can exert to come, and it is really difficult to rest assured that they will not go - although Roland's military level is extremely limited, his understanding of hot weapons can be regarded as the top level of the times.

However, once you leave the border town, the western border will become a place that no one controls, and if the news reaches the Changge Fortress, it is not sure that those big families will have any bad ideas. As long as someone leaked this news to Tifeko, both the front and the rear would suffer - a few witches Tifeko might not care so much, but it would be strange if he learned that he was near the royal capital, and he would not mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress him. If he takes 10,000 steps back, even if he lets himself go and orders his other subordinates to rush from the north to the west, he will also be cornered.

In general, a backyard fire at any time is much more serious than a loss at the front.

Eventually, Roland decided to stay in Frontiertown.

After all, the primary task of the First Army was to protect the witches, and the second was to guide the fugitives to the ships in batches, rather than engaging Tifeco's Intraroyal Patrols or the Church Inquisition. As long as the rescue measures are carried out properly, they will most likely not fire a single shot, if nothing else.

Of course, he had to make a rescue plan for this as well as possible.

At noon that day, Roland summoned Carter, Iron Axe, Brian, and the members of the Witch League.

The landscape near the royal city only had a vague impression of the fourth prince's childhood memory, but it was not a big problem, and he asked Zoroa to draw a simple map on the dining table in the living room, and began to give orders to Iron Axe and Brian.

"This central square represents the royal capital, and this blue line represents the canal. Roland said as he pondered, "You have two missions, the first is to protect the witches, heal the fugitives and bring them back to the border town, and the second is to stop the evil from spreading in the royal city. First of all, I would like to tell you that this plague is most likely caused by the church. ”

"What...... What?" Brian's eyes widened in disbelief, and Carter frowned, only the Iron Axe's expression remained unchanged at all—as a Morgin sand who worshipped the three gods of nature, he had no reverence for the Church and its proclaimed One True God, which made Roland very pleased.

"After the Church annexed the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, they then launched an attack on the Wolfheart, and if the Wolfheart is destroyed, I think Dawn and Grey Keep will be their next target sooner or later. In fact, the order itself is questionable. The prince briefly recounted the fact that the church had provided pills to Tyfeco, Garcia, and himself at the same time, "and from this alone, it can be seen that he is not supporting one heir, but encouraging us to kill each other." Citizens who swallow pills will not become battle-hardened soldiers, but will die paralyzed after the pills are cut off. The same was true of this plague, as the church claimed to have the antidote as soon as it spread in the royal capital, but ironically, they were slow to distribute it to the city. ”

"Only the light that shines into hell shines brightest," Iron Axe began.

"It is precisely in this way that if you want to play the role of a savior, you must act at the moment when the people are in the most suffering, and the stronger the contrast, the deeper the impression the church will make. As for the innocents who died in the middle of the journey, they were merely victims of a lack of faith," Roland stated, "so in addition to rescuing the fugitives from the East, we must try to sabotage the conspiracy of the Church." ”

"What are we supposed to do?" said Brian, taking a deep breath.

"Hide yourself as much as possible and complete the task without the other person noticing. Roland pointed to a large clearing south of the wharf on the outskirts of the canal, "This should be all cropland, and it is very suitable for lurking." You should look for a high point here and set up a scout post overlooking the docks. The soldiers in charge of the response disguised themselves as caravan mercenaries and brought the treated fugitives onto the ship. I would contact Margaery, the merchant, and ask her to gather as many sailboats as possible, rather than just two fleets. ”

Whether it is the Changge Fortress or the Grey Keep King, the patrol forces of the big cities rarely cover the surrounding areas, and the reconnaissance range they can guarantee basically depends on the height of the city wall - how far you can see from the city wall, how far away the warning area is. The area south of the wharf has been out of the reconnaissance range of the other party, and it is difficult to attract the attention of the royal capital guards by setting up troops here.

"How are those patients treated?" Iron Axe asked.

"It depends mainly on clones made by Lily," Roland recounted the little girl's strange abilities, "she doesn't need to go into the fugitive camp to heal these people, any microorganism can become a clone - in other words, you just have to collect water from the river and purify it and feed it to the sick." ”

"That's it...... So?" he froze.

"There are two things to be desired," said the prince, with two fingers extended, "one is to make sure that everyone who comes on board drinks the purified water, and the other is that you must not make purified water from boiled drinking water—in fact, the dirtier the better." The more microorganisms there are, the more replicas are transformed. You may not understand, just do what I say. ”

"What about the sick people in the royal city, do they do the same?"

"It's pretty much the same, but we can't let our people deliver the medicine, that would be too conspicuous. Let Tassa take care of that," Roland said, "and as long as the money is paid, the street rats are quite efficient." ”

"Your Highness, rats are not reliable, and as long as they are profitable, they may stab their employer in the back at any time. Carter objected.

"So the second task is to try to prevent it, not to have to do it," the prince stood up, "as soon as it senses that something is wrong, the first army should immediately protect the witch and evacuate, and it will be a victory to be able to bring the fugitives back, and the people of the royal capital can save as much as they can." Moreover, the plan to thwart the Church was not achieved by the evolutionary waters alone, as long as the truth was not as they claimed, that only the Holy Medicine could fight the plague, their trick had failed. ”

"Finally, I announce the person who will go to the royal capital this time," he said in a loud voice, "Iron Axe!"

"Yes!"

"You lead two hundred and forty musketeers to protect witches, control the canal docks, and eliminate potential threats. Be sure to bring both the witch and the people of the East back safely. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Iron Axe saluted.

"Brian!"

"Yes!" the young knight held his head high.

"You lead sixty soldiers disguised as caravan mercenaries, who are responsible for delivering medicine, picking up refugees, and keeping order on board. ”

"Obey your orders, Your Highness!"

"Next up is the witches, and this time the people who went to the royal capital with the ship are Lily, Nightingale, Echo, Lightning, and Wendy. Roland's voice slowed down, "I will elaborate on your tasks later, and what you need to pay attention to is to protect yourself and return safely." ”

"Don't worry, Your Highness," Nightingale patted her chest, "I'm here." ”

Roland nodded, "Then the last and most important point - after the troops arrive in the royal capital, they can only stay there for three days at most, and when the three days are up, no matter what the actual situation is, they must return to the border town. "If the Church plans to destroy the Grey Keep's resistance, it will certainly not only create a plague in the royal capital, and the Westside is likely to be one of their targets." So you can't stay in the royal capital for more than three days, understand?"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Iron Axe and Brian said in unison.

"Very well, let's follow this plan. ”

"Wait...... Your Highness, what about me?" said Carter, raising his hand.

"You just lead the rest of the First Army soldiers and guard my border town. Roland patted him on the shoulder.

. (To be continued.) )