king of the castle

Chapter 356

Cut, what are you talking about fighting the enemy bravely, most of the enemies were killed by me, okay?

Roger had the same smile on his face as everyone else, but he was dismissive of these guys in his heart. 【】Speaking of which, Roger's combat exploits are definitely the greatest among all the nobles. If he takes out the dozen or so military flags now, he will definitely scare most people to death.But in order not to startle the snake, he certainly wouldn't show his cards so quickly.

After being self-indulgent for a while, Raikkonen raised his hand to stop everyone from continuing to brag about each other, but said with a hint of worry: "Although we have successfully contained the enemy's offensive, according to the scout's report, the enemy is There are about twenty legions remaining on the frontier. The war is not really over until we wipe out these enemies."

Raikkonen's words were immediately recognized by everyone.Although the nobles are very happy, but those who can get into this position will definitely not be fools, so they naturally know the reason.In order to completely end the war, the enemy must be severely injured, at least the legions gathered on the border must be wiped out.

But at this juncture, no one dared to say that. Everyone was afraid that Raikkonen would send him as a vanguard if he spoke.The nobles have been in Saiye County for some time. Although they have not experienced any major battles, they still have some understanding of the strength of the soldiers in the desert country.

These warriors who usually live in the harsh desert are brave, cruel and resolute. Perhaps in the defensive battle, the noble army can still rely on the geographical advantage to fight the opponent evenly.But if they really go to the desert to start a field battle with the opponent, the enemy mainly composed of sand beast cavalry will definitely have the upper hand.With the same number of people on both sides, the noble army mainly composed of infantry will definitely return in a disastrous defeat. At that time, let alone defending Seiya County, it is hard to say whether they can even save their lives.

The nobles are all human beings, and they are very aware of how dangerous this is, so naturally they will not be this early bird.Raikkonen had already guessed that this would happen, but he just smiled disapprovingly and said, "The enemy is very capable in field combat, and if we attack them head-on, there will be heavy casualties. So I have drawn up another plan. The battle plan, let Mr. Patton explain it to everyone now."

Patton smiled reservedly at the crowd, walked to the map hanging on the wall and said, "Everyone, I believe everyone knows how much supplies [-] soldiers consume every day. The border areas are all deserts, and the enemy dare not go deep into the border. Supplies on the spot, so their supplies must have been transported from the oasis deep in the desert. As long as we cut off their supply lines, the enemies who are short of food and water will inevitably chaos without fighting. At that time, we will launch an attack from the front. Definitely win easily!"

As soon as Barton said these words, other nobles immediately praised this strategy.Naturally, he praised Raikkonen to the sky inside and outside the words, and of course he did not forget to praise Patton, who was one of his staff.

Only Roger stared at the others calmly, with an imperceptible sneer on his face.This strategy sounds good, but who goes deep into the desert to cut off the enemy's supply line is a big problem.Not to mention fighting the enemy, even going deep into the desert itself is a very dangerous thing. No one would take the initiative to do such a thankless task.

Roger had long noticed that Barton's eyes had been on him, and he had already guessed who would complete this arduous task.

Sure enough, after the nobles praised Raikkonen and Patton, Patton suddenly changed his tone: "Of course, to successfully implement this plan, we must first cut off the enemy's supply line. This task..."

As soon as Barton said this, the nobles immediately shut their mouths, and all of them stared at the ceiling wanderingly. No one dared to meet Barton's eyes.Everyone knows that it is an extremely dangerous task to destroy the supply line, and it is almost impossible to come back alive.How dare these nobles make a sound, for fear that if they accidentally attract Barton's attention, it will be a disaster if they send themselves there.

After all, the king's team is basically all infantry. It is simply impossible to have so many infantry marching in the desert and attacking the enemy's supply lines.It is already very dangerous to travel in an unfamiliar desert, and at the same time, you must pay attention to avoiding the enemy's large forces, and it is even more difficult to find their supply lines.

What's more, there will definitely be patrols near the enemy's supply line. If they are discovered, they will definitely face the pursuit of a large number of sand beast cavalry.It is impossible for infantry to get rid of the harassment of cavalry in the desert, so as long as they are found, they will die.Anyone with a little common sense knows how dangerous this task is, so naturally no one wants to draw Barton's attention at this time.

Seeing the sudden silence in the conference room, Roger couldn't help sneering inwardly.Of course he knew what these nobles were worried about, but he also knew that this dangerous task would never fall on others.If Roger was Barton, he would never waste such a good opportunity. He would definitely let Roger, his love rival and political enemy, carry out this task.

Seeing Barton's triumphant expression, Roger couldn't help cursing inwardly: "I'm trying to plot against my buddies. Could it be that I'm really so easy to bully when I go up there?"

But in spite of the curse in his heart, Roger is not very afraid of this task.Perhaps for others, raiding enemy supply lines would have been suicide, but Roger was able to pull off the task with ease.After all, his hidden strength is too strong, especially in this kind of sneak attack-like action, which has great advantages.

Of course Barton didn't know this, he looked at Roger triumphantly, with the expression "You're dead" written all over his face.Barton enjoyed the current feeling very much. He felt that he had mastered Roger's life and death. He even had the illusion that the other party would kneel down immediately under his gaze, begging himself to let him go.

Roger had already discussed with Raikkonen, this task must be handed over to Roger.It would be best if he could complete the task, both Raikkonen and Patton would benefit from it; if he could not complete the task, the two would have nothing to lose, at least get rid of Roger.The most important thing is whether the mission is successful or not. Roger has no chance to come back alive. This is what Barton cares most about.

Roger was very annoyed by Patton's hateful face. He knew that he would not be able to escape this mission. Of course, he was not reconciled to Patton's complacency, so he simply stood up and said, "I am willing to attack the enemy's supply line!"

Roger surprised everyone by offering to accept the assignment himself.But the other nobles breathed a sigh of relief after being surprised, knowing that this dangerous task would not fall on themselves.Button and Raikkonen immediately exchanged glances, and both of them saw the surprise and surprise on each other's faces.

In all fairness, it turned out that Barton had full confidence in using this method to put Roger to death.But now that Roger offered to accept this task, it made Barton less sure.But after much deliberation, Patton couldn't think of any way for Roger to complete the task of attacking the enemy's supply line.I just thought that Roger knew that this task would definitely fall on his head, so he simply agreed to do it well, and then went to the desert to hang out at the construction site for a period of time, saying that he couldn't find the enemy's supply line, so he passed the task .

The more Barton thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was extremely high, and of course such a thing would not be allowed to happen.He quickly put on a smiling face, and hypocritically said to everyone: "Viscount Roger Lee volunteered to accept this mission, please allow me to pay tribute to you on behalf of everyone!"

Roger knew that this was just Barton's opening remarks, so he just kept silent and waited for him to continue.As expected, Barton quickly continued: "Viscount Li's mission is very important. Whether or not he can win this war depends entirely on whether his mission can be completed, so..."

Raikkonen also immediately understood what Barton meant, and immediately took over the conversation: "So Viscount Li must complete this mission, otherwise... other people will lose their lives because of your mistakes. It is absolutely unacceptable.”

Barton and Raikkonen sang together, and Roger had been pushed to the edge of the cliff.The meaning of the two people's words is very clear. Roger must either complete the task, or he can only die in the desert. It is absolutely impossible to come back after being passive and idle. The kingdom will never allow him to do so.

The other nobles nodded after hearing what Barton and Raikkonen said, expressing their agreement with them.After all, Raikkonen is the commander-in-chief of the noble army, and his words must not be violated.And Barton is the master who cannot be offended. His family has a lot of power in the Senate, and the promotion of the title is all in the hands of others. Which nobleman dares to mess around in front of him?

Relatively speaking, Roger is much easier to bully. Anyone who stands by his side is really out of his mind.Moreover, the success of his mission is indeed related to the interests of other nobles, so of course everyone has to put pressure on him.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid that I won't be able to complete the mission?" Of course Roger knew what the others were thinking, before Barton could speak, he said coldly: "I can swear an oath on the nobleman's honor to guarantee the completion of the mission, but... "

Although Roger didn't continue speaking, Barton's eyes lit up already.The so-called "swear on the honor of the nobility" means that Roger is willing to put his title of nobility to ensure that he can complete the task.In this way, he has no way out at all. If he fails to complete the task, even if he comes back alive, he will be stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner.

Roger didn't swear immediately, and Raikkonen also understood what he meant, and this was taking the opportunity to ask himself for credit.Anyway, Raikkonen didn't believe that Roger could complete the task at all, and immediately patted his chest and said: "If Baron Li can complete the task, he will undoubtedly make the first contribution in this war. Report the truth to His Majesty and the military department!"

Roger was waiting for this sentence, so he immediately smiled and said: "I swear to the Supreme God with my noble honor, that I will definitely complete the task of destroying the enemy's supply line!"