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"Okay, after I leave here, you will take command, Ritsuka, and Martha will assist you. As for His Majesty Nero, leave the matters here to us for the time being."

"Hmm! No problem, go ahead, Knight of Yu!"

After explaining everything, Chen Ling moved the circle and disappeared in front of everyone, and then went to investigate.

Chapter 28 Exploring and Sneaking into the Enemy Camp

Facts have proved that Chen Ling's worries were correct.

After personally going to investigate as a scout, Chen Ling saw a series of military camps when he arrived at Mount Etna!

Yes, just five kilometers away from Mount Etna, there are almost countless military camps at a glance!

"A conservative estimate is that the number of enemy troops is at least tens of thousands, which is several times more than the [-] Nero brought out!"

Chen Ling squinted his eyes, and after a simple calculation, he found that the number of enemy troops here exceeded his imagination.

Nero only had [-] elite men stationed in Rome, and the remaining [-] were newly recruited soldiers, whose combat effectiveness was not particularly strong.

The enemy troops in front of him numbered in the tens of thousands. Even if the opponent's soldiers were not strong in combat effectiveness, they could kill Nero's army with sheer numbers.

Of course, Nero's soldiers were actually not that few. How could Rome be so powerful with only 1 soldiers?

However, before Chen Ling waited for him to arrive, Nero had already lost contact with the troops in various regions. He was probably either defeated or surrounded by enemy troops in the city. Therefore, Nero would be able to use it, leaving only Rome. There are soldiers in the city.

Therefore, the purpose of this expedition is to defeat the enemy armies in various places, relieve the armies in various places, and continue fighting with the replenishment of the army. With this strategy, which is like fighting to support war, until all enemies are defeated.

However, now they have only defeated the enemy troops surrounding the city of Rome, and the army naturally only has more than [-] troops.

"Ten thousand versus tens of thousands, it's not that there is no chance of winning, it's just that the chance of winning is very low, and even if we defeat the enemy, our own soldiers will probably suffer thousands of casualties. For Nero, who is the only one left in the army, this is simply not possible. It’s a loss-making business.”

"Even after this battle is over, it is still a question whether we can continue the expedition. If we think about the worst case, it is to be defeated and retreat to the city of Rome. Then Nero, who has no army in hand, will be unable to continue the expedition. In the end It’s this singularity that leads to immediate death.”

Chen Ling's face was extremely solemn. At this moment, he even wanted to turn around and leave, abandoning this spiritual vein.

"Roman, inform Ritsuka of the situation here and ask them not to act rashly."

While Chen Ling was investigating the enemy's situation, he conveyed the message to Roman.

however--

"Huh? Roman, Roman?"

Chen Ling, who had not received a response for a long time, looked at the information transmission device in his hand and found that there was no response at all.

"What's going on? Is the information blocked?"

Chen Ling frowned, looking very confused.

"Forget it, I'll investigate the situation again, and then go back to discuss with Nero and the others how to solve it."

The reason why he didn't leave immediately was because Chen Ling wanted to explore the enemy's intelligence. If he was lucky enough to find the enemy's weakness, or find a way to easily defeat the enemy, that would be great.

With this thought in mind, Chen Ling put a wind wing on himself and looked down from a high place to explore.

Although the army is huge, the interior of the camp is reasonably arranged and orderly.

There are sentries outside, guarding each other, and patrols and guards interspersed inside. The distance between each camp is very reasonable, so it will not appear crowded, nor will there be an embarrassing situation of insufficient support due to too large distance.

Looking down from the air and observing carefully, you can vaguely see some traces of the Eight Diagrams. There is no doubt that this is the handiwork of Zhuge Kongming.

"Sure enough, it's this guy II who actually found the location of the spiritual veins before us. He's waiting for us here specially, right?"

Chen Ling finally found the location of II. Although he had already guessed that it was II and Alexander's army when he first saw the enemy army, there was no evidence. He would see traces similar to gossip, and he would naturally be able to stone hammer. It's that guy from Nisei.

As for the armies of II and Alexander, not to mention the combat effectiveness of the soldiers themselves, the layout of the military camp was already particularly perfect.

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Yes, no chance.

Although it was not really watertight, Chen Ling could vaguely tell with his keen sense that the so-called loopholes were actually traps deliberately left by the guy from the second generation.

On the surface, the camp's defense mechanism consists of soldiers. In fact, special spells are deployed throughout the camp, allowing you to attack when you advance, and defend when you retreat.

Historically, Sima Yi, Kong Ming's old enemy and another famous military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, felt ashamed after looking at the traces of the camp left by Kong Ming.

Obviously, the second camp, that is, Zhuge Kongming's camp, has no way to break it except a strong attack. It can be said to be stable to the limit.

However, the current problem is that Nero's army is not enough at all, and his military ability cannot be stronger than that of II and Alexander. Even if the unparalleled Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms is there, he is likely to be piled to death by these tens of thousands of soldiers.

Furthermore, II and Alexander are not weak themselves. If they really fight head-on, Chen Ling feels that their chances of defeat are almost [-]%.

"Well, since we can't win, we can only give up our spiritual veins and fight the armies in other places first. After replenishing our military resources, we can come back here to fight the Second Emperor with tens of thousands of troops."

"However, since I'm here, I still go to check out the information and understand the situation of other enemy troops, so that my trip will not be in vain."

With this thought in mind, Chen Ling took action again.

After carefully surveying the layout of the camp, he chose a node with the most soldiers and the tightest defense!

That's right, Chen Ling chose the opponent with the most people. For him, a small number of people would be troublesome, while a large number of people would make it easier to achieve the goal.

After all, if something goes wrong, he will naturally clear out most of the crowded place as soon as he fires the cannon.

What's more, with the methods of that guy Nisei, it is a place with few people on the surface, which may be the most dangerous place.

At this moment, Chen Ling, who was using the circle to be invisible in the eyes of others, flew down from a high altitude and landed in a crowded camp.

Then, after calculating the time gap between the soldier patrols, he found a team leader who was resting in the camp.

"Tell me, where are you coming from? Where are you going?"

"We... came from Massilia and were ordered to... Florence." The soldier in question said intermittently.

The reason for such cooperation was not because the soldiers were spineless, but because they had fallen under Chen Ling's suggestion magic.This is a basic technique that every modern magician must master. Not to mention Chen Ling, Xiao Ying and Nizi can also do it.

Although there are many limitations in its use, and it is difficult to work on people with high magic resistance and mental toughness, for ordinary people, the effect is still very good.

This was Chen Ling's true intention, and it was also the fastest way he could think of to obtain information.

Chapter 29: Zhuge Kongming’s magical plan

"Masilia... Florence... According to the map location, Florence is not far from Rome. The enemy wants to destroy Rome in one go... When did you leave Massilia? ?”

While comparing the map in his opponent's ring, Perseus continued to ask.

After knowing that II and Alexander were indeed here to destroy the city of Rome and not to do anything else, Chen Ling asked more questions.

"A week ago."

Chen Ling raised his eyebrows. This was the time they arrived at the singularity in Rome. It seemed like a coincidence.

"What's going on with the rest of the military? Where are they doing?"

"Other armies? Most of them are scattered, listening to the instructions of their respective legion commanders, and attacking the city."

"How many cities will be attacked? Also, which city is about to be captured?"

"I don't remember this clearly, there are too many cities. But it seems that the province of Gaul has just been captured recently, but the main elite of the enemy army seems to have escaped."

"Gaul? The elites escaped first? This can be considered good news, but in that case, those elites should also be attacked by the enemy. It seems that it is good to deal with the surrounding cities. We must go to Gaul as soon as possible to support them. ”

Chen Ling raised his eyebrows and analyzed. This is good news for the time being. After all, the city can be taken back if it is taken away. If the army is gone, then there is no chance of taking back the city.

However, the province of Gaul is actually France in later generations. They have just solved the French singularity, and now they have to go there again, which is really interesting.

"If it's over there, it's best to summon Joan of Arc. I believe she will be happy to rescue Gaul."

Joan of Arc is the saint who saved France. As for France, there is no one in Chaldea who knows France better than her. It is perfect for her to lead the army to rescue Gaul.

"Unfortunately, I can't summon it now. It depends on the timing."

Mount Etna, where the spiritual vein is located, has been occupied by the troops of II and Alexander. Chen Ling was unable to call the servants from Chaldea over in a short time.

"Last question, you are obviously going to Florence to join Caligula to surround and destroy the city of Rome. Why are you camping here at this moment?"

After asking almost everything, Chen Ling asked the question he wanted to know most.

Although Chen Ling could probably guess that the second generation wanted to kill them, and if he didn't join up with Caligula, he naturally didn't want to cooperate with a brainless guy.But guesses are just guesses after all, and it would be great to get more detailed information.

"I don't know...a week ago, we were indeed advancing towards Florence, but after encountering a battle, the corps commander and military division changed their orders. After the army searched for several days, it was finally this Ete We’ve set up camp and rested at Nahuan Volcano.”

It was obvious that even the soldiers at the rank of squad leader did not know the intentions of II and Alexander, or that the two guys had no intention of telling the soldiers their plans at all.

"When we encountered a battle, it was a battle with Lu Bu and me, and we came here specifically to find him. Sure enough, this guy II is really planning to target us Chaldea."

After confirming that the second and fifth boys were indeed causing trouble for Chaldea, Chen Ling stopped asking any more questions and directly knocked out the soldier and let him sleep peacefully (physics) before planning to leave.

As for why he didn't ask for the most critical information about where the United Empire's home base is, it's because Chen Ling knew that even the soldiers didn't know about this information. A special spell was set up there. Basically, You can only seek the help of a certain goddess to truly confirm and go to that place.

Therefore, Chen Ling didn't waste much time asking this question. After getting the information, he immediately thought about this dangerous place.

However, when Chen Ling walked out of the squad leader's military camp——

"As I expected, you are here, Chen Ling."

Under the protection of a group of soldiers, the second generation who surrounded Chen Ling bowed his hands to Chen Ling with a Chinese dignity.

Of course, since II is already here, Alexander must be by his side.

"As expected of a teacher, he actually predicted that this guy would sneak into our military camp alone."

Alexander smiled brightly, looking at Chen Ling like a prey caught in a trap.

"...Second son, you are not dealing with Chaldea, but you are dealing with me?"

Seeing the postures of II and Alexander, and listening to what they said, Chen Ling didn't even know that he had fallen into a trap!

"As my king's military advisor, it is inevitable to deal with Chaldea. Although Chaldea is a bit tricky, you are the biggest threat to us. Therefore, I naturally want to deal with you first and then deal with it. Get rid of Chaldea and Emperor Nero.”

The second admitted very calmly.

"There is a spiritual vein on Mount Etna, so you will come here no matter what, and you will even come to investigate alone. It would be too easy to lay a trap for you in advance."

"I have already analyzed your character during the Fourth Holy Grail War. With your caution, you will definitely be suspicious when you find that my army and my king's army have not appeared. To ensure the safety of the army, you will be by your side. If there are no suitable servants to serve as scouts, you will definitely come to investigate alone."

"Of course, I can't 100% confirm that you will come, but even if you don't come, I can attack the city of Rome after you leave. No matter what we do, it will be beneficial to our side."

It seems that Chen Ling can't escape, and the second generation will not hesitate to reveal his plan.

Chen Ling fell silent when he heard this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After all, this was the first time he had seen a situation where his thoughts and actions were expected by the enemy.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that something was wrong when he came here and disconnected from Chaldea, but at that time he wanted to explore the information and subconsciously ignored this wrongness.

"By the way, you didn't say anything because you wanted to delay time, find a chance to escape, and even informed Chaldea, right? Unfortunately, I have already set up a spell here. It's not Chaldea's device that has a problem, but the signal. Isolated by my technique, even the 'intuition' you may have is also blocked by my technique."

"Finally, do you think you're the only one stalling for time? You know, some powerful formations take some time to activate!"

After finishing his words, the Second Emperor snapped his fingers. The originally continuous military camps around Chen Ling disappeared in an instant, and then several formations appeared, surrounding him on the left and right!

Each team has more than thousands of people, and they are all a combination of shield guards, spearmen, and crossbowmen. The fluctuations of magic power can be vaguely felt around the array. It is obvious that a magic trap has been laid.

At this moment, behind Chen Ling was Mount Etna, and in front of him were the most elite troops of Alexander and II.

Chen Ling seems to have no way to escape!

Chapter 30 Chaldea wins Chen Ling and defeats thousands of troops, so... two in one

"The military camp just disappeared!?"

Chen Ling was not surprised by the sudden appearance of the army. After all, he knew that the second generation was definitely ready.

But Chen Ling, who originally planned to set fire to the company camp, was rarely surprised when he saw the military camp disappear in an instant.

What's happening here?The military camp should not be fake, he had already confirmed it, but how could it all disappear at once.

"This is the Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers, which is used for the army. Having said that, Zhuge Kongming is a strategist and is not suitable for individual combat. The Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers you saw before is only for individual combat, it is for military use. The formation has the least effect.”

Seeing Chen Ling's doubts, the second generation smiled and explained.

There are many types of heroic spirits. Although most are warrior types, there are still soldiers, strategists, magicians, and even novelists and musicians.

Alexander and Zhuge Kongming are obviously soldiers and strategists. They are best at military affairs, not fighting alone, which is a matter for strong generals.

Although the second generation is not low in wisdom and has inherited Zhuge Kongming's abilities, Chaldea's followers are not large enough to be used as an army. Naturally, the strongest effect of the Eight Stone Soldiers Formation cannot be used.

However, now that the second generation has an army, Chen Ling has to face the ultimate military formation of this great military advisor in person!

Chen Ling's face looked a little ugly, not just because he had to face the Eighth Formation of Stone Soldiers.What's more, he discovered that he secretly used space control magic and failed when the second man explained it!