Zongman: Unlock the Heroic Spirit Heritage from Demon Slayer

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"Gawain! You're finally back!"

Altria's guards surrounded Gawain, who had just escaped danger, and spoke excitedly.

"I'm fine. Those Anglo-Saxons are really cunning. They actually set an ambush."

Gawain wiped the blood off his face and put on a sunny smile, which made these powerful guards feel a chill on their backs.

"I'm glad you're okay! I didn't expect that in the end, we would need you to cover our backs."

When the guards said this, they suddenly looked embarrassed.

You know, when Gawain said that his strength was comparable to Lancelot's, they were among those who mocked him.

And this battle alone proved that they were the ignorant ones.

Gawain is really strong to be able to break out of the encirclement of thousands of people!

"We are all serving the king, so this is what we should do."

"Two thousand and three" Gao Wen still had a smile on his face as he comforted his colleagues in front of him.

"Their investigation plan has been obstructed for so long, I'm sure they won't give up."

The guards hurriedly said:

"Don't worry, we have already sent a group of people to stop them."

As they were discussing, Altria came out of the tent.

"Gao Wenqing, you've worked hard."

She walked up to Gao Wen, her eyes full of relief.

Then, she said to the rest of the guards, "Go down and take some time to rest. Don't gather here."

The guards left immediately, leaving only Gawain and Altria.

"King, this time the enemy suddenly set up an ambush, they must be anxious!"

"If we delay a little longer, we should be able to wait for reinforcements!"

Gawain was faintly excited, he really admired Altria's strategy.

"It's not that simple. I always feel that it's a bit strange that the enemy invaded early this time." Altria shook her head and was not as optimistic as Gawain.

"Gao Wen, tell the people below to use fewer stoves when cooking..."

Gawain responded and retreated.

Altria looked behind her and said softly:

"In two days at most, Lancelot will be here. I hope I can wait until then."

……

It was the third day, and one day had passed since the last ambush of Gawain and his men.

As expected, the Anglo-Saxon reconnaissance team failed to complete the mission assigned by Phoenix.

On that day, they were all dragged out and beheaded, and even their family property and land were rewarded by Phoenix to the remaining warriors.

"Are the results out?" Phoenix said in a deep voice.

Next to him was a middle-aged veteran.

At this time, the old soldier was looking at the smoke rising from the kingdom's army from afar.

"This... is really weird!!"

The old soldier also frowned at this moment and made a sound of surprise.

"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Phoenix urged impatiently.

"Lord, I have been observing for three consecutive days according to your orders! On the first day, judging by the amount of smoke from the cooking fires on the opposite side, there were about 20,000 people!"

"Can...."

"Say!"

Seeing the lord so angry, the old soldier said directly: "But the next day, judging by the smoke from the cooking fires, there were only 15,000. And today, there are only 7,000!"

If the error was a few thousand, he would still think it was normal, but now it is almost tens of thousands!

You know, the most important thing when marching and fighting is eating.

How can we fight the war if we don’t have enough food to eat?

"You mean, the number of people on the opposite side may not be as many as we imagined?" Phoenix also frowned.

He had already ordered people to explore the area where the Kingdom Army was stationed from a distance.

According to the habits of previous battles, this garrison area should have a population of 20,000 people.

This is why he was so hesitant.

If a fight really breaks out, his losses will definitely not be small.

When the time comes, the two parties will fight each other and the other Anglo-Saxon lords will benefit, which will be troublesome.

"Based on the amount of smoke from these cooking fires, there are indeed only 7,000 of them."

The veteran looked at it carefully again and gave his final conclusion.

"Okay, go down and claim your reward."

"Thank you Lord!"

After seeing the old soldier retreat, the adjutant beside him began to ask.

"Sir, if there are only 7,000, shouldn't we take action?!"

Forty thousand versus seven thousand, and it was a plain area, he really couldn't think of any reason to lose.

"idiot!"

Phoenix slapped the adjutant in the face.

Knocked him several meters away 0 .........

"If you can think of it, how could King Arthur not think of it?!"

"Besides, are you teaching me how to do things?"

The roar of this Anglo-Saxon lord could be heard from a long distance away.

The guards in the distance did not look back, but they already knew in their hearts - which blind guy had offended the lord again!

They had long been accustomed to this kind of thing, so they stood even taller, fearing that they would be picked out and implicated.

After the adjutant was hit by the big gun, he felt stars in his head.

But he didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. He crawled back to Phoenix in a dizzy state and half-knelt on the ground.

"My Lord! How dare I? I am a bit stupid, I just expressed my humble opinion!"

"I think so too. You must have considered something that a fool like me can think of!"

These words made Phoenix's expression ease a little.

Besides, now that the battle was in progress, he didn't want to replace his adjutant at will.

So he snorted coldly and did not continue to attack, but just said coldly:

"Use your pig brain and think about it! If there were really only 7,000 people, why did they raise the smoke of 20,000 people's cooking the first time?"

"Also, why are they trying so hard to stop our investigation? If you were in charge of this army, you would have died here yesterday!"

Phoenix's words made the adjutant next to him break out in a cold sweat.

"Sir, 1.7, do you mean to say that there is a trick here?"

"Nonsense! There are not so many coincidences in this world. You need to use your brain to deploy troops and fight a war!" Phoenix stood with his hands behind his back, his words revealing great pride.

The adjutant beside him also quickly agreed, saying: "As expected of you, Lord! You think too much. If it were me, I would have sent people to charge forward a long time ago!"

"So, you will be a lieutenant at most in your life, and I am the lord!" Phoenix felt much better after being flattered.

"Pass on my order, have the army stay for another day! Do not act rashly."

Upon hearing this order, the adjutant beside him was suddenly in a dilemma. He wanted to say something but was afraid of angering the lord.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Sir, if we delay any longer, how are we going to explain this to the beast master?"

Chapter 429 Locke: You've been cheated!!

The beast master Locke.

It was this man who forced the Anglo-Saxons, who had originally planned to launch the invasion during the autumn harvest season, to launch the attack ahead of schedule.

Hearing this name, Phoenix's originally relaxed brows furrowed again.

"We have no choice. If we lose these 40,000 troops, it will be tantamount to death for us!"

"Don't worry about this kind of thing. I will explain it to him."

After many years, the cumulus cloud called death threat once again hung over the heads of the Anglo-Saxons.

Phoenix's breathing also became rapid.

His thoughts seemed to go back to decades ago, when that guy named King Uther was at the peak of his career.

The British Islanders were also unprecedentedly united.

"But what's the point? You are so arrogant as to challenge that terrifying existence. You are lucky to have survived all these years."

"Now, your descendants have once again taken on the responsibility, let me destroy it all!"

09 Before the adjutant could understand what his lord was saying, the other party had already walked away.

……

On the third day, Phoenix's army still did not launch an attack.

Altria breathed a sigh of relief at this.

"It seems that I won the bet again!"

She didn't like the feeling, but the situation in the kingdom forced her to do it.

Gao Wen on the side also showed an excited smile.

"King! If we delay for a few more days, our reinforcements will arrive! By then, with 10,000 people and Lancelot's help, we will have a better chance of winning!"

At the same time, there was a bit more fanaticism in his eyes when he looked at Altria.

He really admired such a bold and careful strategy.

Altria nodded slowly in agreement.

"There are still a few days left, we must hold on until reinforcements arrive!"

"Gao Wenqing, thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Right now, Gawain has won the recognition of his guards with his own strength, and he also has the support of Altria.

He has already become the leader of the personal guards.

"I will go through fire and water, and never give up!"

Gao Wen was full of confidence, then he withdrew.

Just as Altria expected, Phoenix's army did not make any moves in the next few days.

The two armies confronted each other like this until the fifth day.

There was no fighting for five days in a row, and this situation finally attracted the attention of Locke who was preparing an ambush.