Riding and Slashing

Chapter 168 Favor and Accident

The camp where the mercenaries are located has now calmed down.

Islendil reappeared in the camp.

Seeing the Noldor warriors cleaning up the human corpses, he also seemed to be in a bad mood.

"How much is our loss?"

The Twilight Knight beside him replied: "Your Highness, a total of 92 people have been lost. The loss of humans is more than [-] times that of ours."

Islanduil sighed: "Alas... but the number of human beings is more than a thousand times that of ours... 92 tribesmen, how many years will it take to make up for it..."

The Twilight Knight was also silent.

With the loss of less than one hundred Noldor elves, nearly three thousand mercenary casualties were caused, and the goal of annihilating the enemy was basically achieved. This is undoubtedly a brilliant victory.

There is no undead in a battle, not to mention that this battle was quite successful. If the human army was allowed to enter the depths of the forest, the final loss would probably not be less than this.

But Islandil was still distressed.

Every death of his people will lead to one less, and the population of the Noldor is too small...

The loss of hundreds of people is not worth mentioning to humans, but to Noldor, this is already a great loss.

Therefore, Islandil's brows have never been stretched.

It was not long before a nobleman of the Noldor found him.

"Your Highness, I brought Lisa Dilan, and he brought you the reply letter from Baron Leon. It is said that Baron Leon asked him to deliver the letter to you in person."

Islanduil's eyebrows immediately eased a lot: "Let him come to see me."

Lisa Dilan walked over with some anxiety, reached out and handed Li Ang's reply letter, but didn't know what to say.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry..."

Risadilan looked a little embarrassed. He imagined how to face Islandil many times along the way, but after seeing him, his first words were actually an apology.

"I remember that you never apologized to anyone... Lisa Dilan, you have always been an extremely proud nobleman, and you would find someone to fight for a fight if you disagreed..."

While opening the letter, Islandil glanced at Risadiran with complicated eyes.

"Your Highness, I can now understand your teachings back then, and I'm sorry that I didn't obey your decrees back then."

Lisa Dilan bowed his head and apologized again.

"It seems that the human lord you served probably taught you a lot... I asked you to hand over the letter to me... This should be to ensure that you can see me? It seems that Baron Leon treats you good……"

Islanduil nodded, opened the letter, glanced at it, and smiled.

It seems that Li Ang used the same writing method as the Noldor lord to have an effect.

"He did teach me some things, such as humility and patience, and respect for the law... Your Highness."

Lisa Dilan's face became more complicated. To be honest, Li Ang used the 'poison' to control him, but the Noldor elves knew that the so-called hundred-day heartbroken poison was probably not true.

But he just didn't dare to gamble—so he noticed that he was not as brave as he thought, and he did learn to be patient because of it.

But other than that, Li Ang did treat him as his own, and he didn't hide anything from him. The way he treated him was no different from that of Anson or Sarah, and his salary was also paid according to Klose's standard.

So Lisa Dilan was in a weird mood. He had been controlled by Li Ang, but he didn't think Li Ang was hateful. After all, Li Ang was indeed a reasonable and trustworthy person.

On the contrary, he is gradually getting used to working for this lord—it is indeed easier than being a killer.

Lisa Dilan didn't know that his thinking was called 'inertial obedience'...

"It seems that he really treats the Noldor as equal to human beings... I have to meet Baron Leon, Lisa Dilan. But I can't let a sinner be a messenger of communication. From now on, I forgive your sins, you Go and arrange for me to meet him—I think this is probably why he deliberately asked you to hand over the letter to me."

Islanduil re-rolled the letter, and it seemed that he was obsessive-compulsive. The letter was rolled neatly, and the sealing paint was pressed to the original seam again.

"No, Your Highness, your current pardon is not legal, I will use the clan's decree to atone for myself... Lord Li Ang also allows me to fight for the clan, even against humans - as long as the clan doesn't attack his territory Just do it."

Risadiran rejected Islandil's order to acquit him.

"Very well, it seems that your pride is still there, and I expect you to fight for the family. But you have to understand that according to the family's decree, the mere credit for killing the enemy cannot atone for sin, only saving the clan or bringing back new knowledge Only then can..."

There was a little relief on Islandil's face. To him, Risadiran was a young junior.

This junior ignored the law and killed his nephew in a duel, so of course he should be punished.

But now that he has become obedient to the law, Islandil feels that this is the meaning of punishment.

A sinner turns back and is willing to contribute to the family. In the eyes of a lord, such a result is much better than killing the sinner.

"Your Highness, I will do it. I will arrange your meeting with Lord Li Ang first..."

Lisa Dilan said while bowing her head and saluting.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another voice.

"Your Highness, there is news from the north... Aldalian has been defeated!"

Another twilight knight arrives hastily, with hugely bad news.

"Aldalian? Defeated? He has never failed on the battlefield!"

Islandil felt unbelievable: "What's going on?"

"Aldalian led his troops to pursue a centurion of the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets, and chased them all the way to the border of the northern grassland. As a result, they were ambushed by the Jatu army that suddenly appeared. It is said to be the army of Juda the 'Destroyer'! Aldalian The tribe suffered heavy losses, at least 200 people were killed. Now Zhu Da's army is still chasing him, and has chased into the depths of the forest!"

The twilight knight quickly told the military situation.

"Juda the Destroyer? His army has chased him into the forest?"

Islendil frowned tightly, he did not expect that the most powerful warrior in the Noldor would be defeated!Not to mention that the most terrifying Jatu warlord on the grassland would actually enter the Noldor Forest!
"According to reports from the tribe, Zhu Da's army is about 1000 people. They gave up their horses and entered the forest. They have been marching south..."

Twilight Knight said and pointed to the northeast direction: "According to the time, they may be about to enter the territory of the Fenway family. After Lord Aldalian's defeat, no one in the north can stop them!"

"Call the whole army here! We must go to the rescue immediately! Juda's army must be coming for the elf horses of the Finway family!"

Islandil did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the army to be reorganized.

"Your Highness, Lord Li Ang's side..."

Lisa Dilan asked.

Islandil sighed, and told Risadilan: "It seems that I can't meet him for the time being. You go and tell Baron Leon, for his sake, I will let go of the one who escaped on Mount Dengier Ebony Gauntlet Knights, and leave all the spoils here to him, this is the greatest kindness I can show him. In addition, I hope Baron Leon can provide some help in rescuing the Fenway family, I know that the Jatu people are also His enemies, and Baron Lyon's blood of the Noldor, may well be of the house of Finwë."

Lisa Dilan nodded and left.

Li Ang showed his intention to coexist peacefully, and of course Islandil must reciprocate to prove the sincerity of the Aino family.

Although the proud Noldor Elf was not very happy to engage in such favors, nor would he easily ask for help from others, but as a lord, coupled with the constraints of the current situation, Islanduil still did so.

Yes, this is a favor.

Islander was about to take all the troops to rescue the Fenway family, and he had no time to pack up the spoils. He also had to take away the three hundred cavalry who were chasing the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets. No time to clean up.

It could simply be said to be "the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets were spared, and all the spoils of war were left behind", in Islandil's view, this allowed Leon to see his sincerity—the Noldor elves could spare the most The hated enemy, the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlet, has given enough face.

A family leader who has lived for hundreds of years is of course proficient in these tricks.

However, the lord was not very happy after receiving the news - he had already offended the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets, and he didn't care if Noldo would let them go...

However, Islanduil has already forced this favor, if I don't accept it, wouldn't I be looking down on Islanduil?
But fortunately, Islandil still gave some practical benefits - the "trophy" he called was actually the equipment of those mercenaries and the money on those mercenaries.

King Ulrik must have given a large deposit for hiring these mercenaries. Most of these mercenaries were too late to spend, so they must still be on him...

Therefore, the lord is still very happy to accept this kind of favor, and the job of cleaning the battlefield can still be done.

But just before departure, the lord had a flash of inspiration and told Anson: "Go, bring out all my flags together."

……

The members of the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlet are all in a complicated mood right now.

There is both the comfort of remaining alive after a catastrophe, and the shame of fleeing before fighting.

In the eyes of Dumbledore, the knight commander of the first team, they were indeed lucky enough to take their lives. Of course, Dumbledore knew what would happen to Noldor with the same number of people.

But just when the Noldor cavalry were resting and ready to attack, they suddenly withdrew their troops strangely.

Dumbledore didn't know why at first, but he didn't see any reinforcements nearby...

So he cautiously continued to guard the top of the mountain for a long time, until he saw Li Ang's flag appearing at the bottom of the mountain, and then slowly went down the mountain.

The lord was waiting at the foot of the mountain. There were only thirty or so cavalry around him, but each of them held a golden griffin banner—this was all his banners, not the cavalry battle flag, but the lord's banner.

"Master Li Ang...how is this..."

Dumbledore was still a little confused about the situation.

"You mean to ask the Noldor's troops? They're gone. Why do you think I've raised so many banners..."

The lord started fooling around without blinking an eye.

"Looking at the number of flags, one might think that this is an army of 3000 people... I understand, thank you for your selfless help, Lord Li Ang!"

Dumbledore was still very smart, and he guessed the intention of the lord right away - he thought that Leon used a large number of flags to disguise himself as an army, scaring Noldo away...

In Dumbledore's view, although Li Ang did not support their actions at all, he still sent troops to rescue them at the most critical moment-this is really admirable, and the little friction before is not worth it carry.

"Dumbledore, I know that your mission is the kingdom's arrangement, but I think you can now understand why I was unwilling to let you enter... The hatred between you and the Noldor is too deep. If you are stationed in White Hart The villages under the Fort, what do you think will happen to those villages?"

The lord put on a helpless expression to start the conversation.

"I didn't expect Noldo to take the initiative to launch an attack. In fact, I thought I was going to die this time..."

Dumbledore nodded to express his understanding of Lord Leon's painstaking efforts...

Amy, who was accompanying her, was full of admiration, and Li Ang actually resolved the previous conflict?From this point of view, the Ebony Gauntlet Knights have to be grateful to Li Ang...

This kind of ability to turn accidents into sophistication and make people owe people is probably called cunning...

"Master Li Ang, in the camp over there..."

Dumbledore asked about the situation with a worried face.

"Those mercenaries are gone, none left..."

The lord shook his head.

"I want to ask you to do me a favor, Lord Li Ang!"

Dumbledore swallowed. It was expected that the mercenary group would be completely wiped out. He also knew that it was impossible for Li Ang's troops to save those mercenaries. It would be great if he could scare the Noldor cavalry away.

"Dumbledore, I can probably understand your intentions... You want me to hide this battle report from the inside of the kingdom, right? I can guess why you appeared here instead of the camp..."

Li Ang looked at Dumbledore with a complicated expression.

He knew that Dumbledore would tell him not to make public the circumstances of those mercenaries dying in the camp.

Because the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets are well-organized now, it is obvious that they probably fled without fighting... If people find out about this, the reputation of the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets will be ruined.

You know, this knight order has always advertised itself as 'daring to charge the Noldor under any circumstances'...

"Lord Li Ang, when I saw your golden coat of arms, I already guessed it. You probably know the mission of our knights...so you must understand that even if I can't complete the mission now, I can't Let people know that those mercenaries are gone so quickly—otherwise my end will definitely not be very good."

Dumbledore's expression was equally complicated.

Of course he didn't dare to let people know that he fled without a fight, and he couldn't even let people know that the mercenaries were all wiped out now, or else only half of the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets were left alive-this spread, anyone How they survived is anyone's guess...

And there is also the suspicion of intentionally killing those mercenaries.

Although he did leave those mercenaries behind and ran away, and he did intend to trick those mercenaries into blocking Noldor, but he couldn't admit that...

"Dumbledore, we are destined, and I can help you this time. But the question is, where are you going now? Can't you go back to Cliff Bay now? I dare not let your knights stay in White Hart Castle , otherwise the Noldor army will definitely be recruited..."

The lord shook his head, as if thinking of Dumbledore.

"Oh...you're right..."

Dumbledore let out a long sigh.

Indeed, he can't go back now, he has to wait at least ten days and a half months, or at least he has not done his duty.

But his troops really can't stay in White Hart Castle now, and his subordinates probably don't dare to enter the forest anymore, he has nowhere to go now.

"How about this, you go to the west of Yongshield, I heard that Judah the Destroyer has entered the Noldor Forest-so you know why the Noldor army took the initiative to attack? The Jatu defeated a Noldor in the north of the forest. Troops, and then they left a lot of horses at the edge of the forest and chased them into the forest..."

The lord pointed to the northeast direction: "The Noldor in the forest is not easy to deal with, but the dismounted Jatus are easy to deal with. I think they will definitely bring some Noldor prisoners of war when they leave the forest - you go get them their horses, and stop them outside the forest, and those Noldor prisoners of war will fall into your hands. This information is not easy for me. If you can get the Noldor prisoners of war, remember to bring those Gatum horses to my wheat Xiang led..."

"Thank you for your advice, Master Li Ang!"

There was light in Dumbledore's eyes. He knew that this information must be true and reliable, because the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlet had indeed sent a team to lead Aldalian's troops to the Jatu Grassland.

If the Jatus chase into the forest, then this is his best chance now - the Jatus will definitely take the Noldo prisoners with them when they retreat, if they take the Jatus' horses first, then he will indeed have It is possible to defeat the Jatu people and take the Noldor prisoners of war. Even if there are no noble girls among them, at least it can prove that he did his best!
"Master Li Ang, thank you for your help, the Ebony Gauntlet Knights will repay you!"

Dumbledore led the troops all the way north, marching rapidly and fast all the way.

And the lord got a lot of dinars and various equipment from the mercenaries who died in that camp.

Almost a hundred thousand dinars in cash alone.

It was a windfall, but it came at a price—he was going to rescue the Finwës of the Noldor.

Li Ang didn't fool the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets. In fact, he originally planned to go to the northern grassland to pick up the leak. He even sent a letter to Baron Leofric, asking him to try to pick it up at the junction between the grassland and the forest. To a large number of war horses.

But after thinking about the second half of what Islandil told him, the lord finally decided to lead the army directly into the forest to rescue the Fenway family.

The Jatu people are also his enemies, and Leon's Noldor blood is likely to come from the Fenwe family.

The lord felt that of course this required positive support.

It's not for any blood relationship, nor is it to make Noldo appreciate him.

It was for the technology mastered by the Fenwe family - the Noldor elf horse and enchanted equipment.

(End of this chapter)