He signaled Ye Cang, who was closest to the door, to open the door, and Bert, dressed in silver plate armor, appeared at the door.
"See you, Lord! This time the Lord's impressive record has really opened the eyes of my subordinates!"
After the door was closed again, Bert, whose beard and hair were all white, immediately knelt down on one knee, bowed deeply to Lei Xiao, and said excitedly.
"Old General Bert, there is no need to be polite. I just used a little trick to catch the opponent off guard."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao signaled the knotweed to use his breath to isolate the room from the outside world, while he stepped forward to help him up and said: "Old General Bert, you came here alone because of Ariel's matter, right?"
Lei Xiao had already understood this before.
Although during the battle just now, the two kingdom generals, Bert and Jubai, were each responsible for a number of extremely important command positions, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers.
However, after the battle was over, the two of them had handed over the command authority to the original commander in the fortress and returned to Ariel's side.
After all, the soldiers here are not directly under the two of them. Naturally, post-war matters should be left to other commanders who are most familiar with this place, which is more efficient.
"Back to Lord, that's exactly what it is."
Bert, who stood up again, bowed slightly and said: "After the subordinate handed over the command authority, Her Royal Highness the Princess immediately called the subordinate and Ju Bai to her side, and first relayed the words of the lord just now
, and solicited the opinions of the two subordinates."
“Expected.”
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiao motioned for Bert to sit down and asked, "What did Ariel say?"
"Back to the lord, Your Highness the Princess first asked two of her subordinates about the feasibility of competing against the three princes, and after receiving affirmative answers from them.
He asked again in a veiled way whether she could carry the banner of the Lengyan royal family, and the two subordinates naturally gave a positive answer."
Just after he sat down on the chair, Bert said: "During this process, although Her Royal Highness the Princess was still a little hesitant, she did not mention a word about the Lord's concerns. From this, it is not difficult to see that Her Royal Highness the Princess is very concerned about the Lord.
Sir, it can be said that you are very trustworthy."
"This is to be expected. After all, Ariel is just a down-and-out princess whose life is in danger. If she hadn't received the protection of the lord, her life or death would have been uncertain."
I saw Ye Cang standing aside, pushing up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and speaking.
"I deeply agree. Not only has Her Royal Highness the Princess received the protection of the lord, but after joining the territory, I and Ju Bai also felt completely at ease. I haven't felt this sense of stability for a long time."
Nodding towards Ye Cang, Bert's old eyes were blurred and he couldn't help but sigh.
Immediately afterwards, Bert looked at Lei Xiao with reverence and continued: "Speaking of which, Lord, after Her Royal Highness the Princess asked those two questions, she said that she needed some quiet time, so I had to come here.
Report, while Ju Bai continues to observe the movements of Her Highness the Princess."
"I see."
Taking another sip of the steaming tea, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and asked again: "Old General Bert, what do you think is the possibility of conquering Ariel now?"
"Back to the lord, I remember that my subordinate once said that an opportunity is needed to conquer Princess Ariel, and this fortress attack and defense battle that just ended is the perfect opportunity!"
Without hesitation, Bert immediately responded: "Through this battle, not only did Princess Ariel clearly realize the unfathomable power of the Lord, but it also deepened her trust in the Lord.
Moreover, my subordinates can also feel that Her Royal Highness the Princess, who has truly seen the cruelty of the battlefield, seems to have matured a lot overnight. Although her pride is still there, her arrogance has almost disappeared."
"It's exactly as I thought. This arrogant princess who has been pampered since childhood finally began to truly grow up after experiencing the blood and cruelty on the battlefield."
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said, "It seems that we are now very close to conquering Leng Yan's fifth princess."
"Lord, what should my subordinates do next?"
I saw Bert gently stroking the short gray beard on his old face and asked again.
"Just stay with that guy."
Looking at Bert's respectful old face, Lei Xiao responded: "She must be having an extremely fierce ideological struggle in her heart right now. When she figures it out, she will naturally come to me."
"As ordered, Lord, please rest assured!"
Hearing the sound, Bert stood up from his seat and said, "Then my subordinate will go back now."
After finishing speaking, he saluted Lei Xiao again, and Bert left the room directly.
"Okay, everyone, let's continue to rest. When the Holy Night Army is completely defeated, besides subduing Ariel, there is one last thing we need to do here."
Nodding slightly to his subordinates, Lei Xiao put down his tea cup and spoke.
Next, Lei Xiao and his subordinates ate some food sent by Bai Lao and the food in the storage space.
At noon, there was a knock on the door again.
This time, it was Mr. Bai and several Lengyan Army commanders who appeared in front of the door.
"Your Excellency, guest, after successfully repelling the Holy Night Army, the repairs of the three fortresses and the treatment of the wounded soldiers are also in progress in an orderly manner!"
Nodding to Lei Xiao, Mr. Bai, who was dressed in white armor, said excitedly: "Your Excellency Ke Qing, if you are not busy, please follow me to the meeting hall. There are still some matters that I need to discuss with Your Excellency Ke Qing and Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"I understand, Mr. Bai, please."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao then left the room with Bai Lao and others, surrounded by Huzhang and Hongye.
In this way, he walked along the spacious corridor where the guest room was located, and after going down another flight of stairs, under Bai Lao's guidance, Lei Xiao arrived at a brightly lit meeting hall.
Compared with the large meeting hall of the mountain fortress, although the meeting hall of this forest edge fortress is obviously much smaller, the sand table map and other facilities are also very complete, giving it a very military camp atmosphere.
"I have always wanted to get a set of these things in the hall of the lord's mansion. Let Lin prepare it later."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and fell on the three figures already waiting in the room. They were Ariel, Bert and Ju Bai.
"You're here!"
Seeing Lei Xiao's figure, Ariel, who was still dressed in smart clothes and with a ponytail, immediately came up to him and blurted out: "That thing you said before..."
"It is important to exchange military information with General Bai now. We will talk about it later."
Smiling at Ariel, Lei Xiao looked at the elderly general beside him and said, "Old General Bai, please start."
"Okay, Your Highness the Princess, Your Excellency the guest, please come here with me."
After Bai Lao finished speaking, he came to the sand table in the middle of the meeting hall and took the baton handed over by a middle-aged commander on the side.
"Your Highness the Princess, Your Excellency, please take a look."
I saw Mr. Bai first pointing his baton at the location of three castle models, one large, two small, and among the mountains.
Observing carefully, Lei Xiao noticed.
On the sand table, these three castle models are all in red.
In front of the three castle models, there are seven convex blue arrows pointing directly in the direction of the three castles.
Among them, two blue convex arrows are directly in front of two small red castle models.
The other five blue convex arrows are divided into two parts, the front and back.
The three in front are arranged in a triangle, forming a large arrow pointing directly to the largest red castle in the middle.
The latter two were also lined up one behind the other, looking like they were taking charge of the overall situation.
As for the last blue convex arrow, it is behind a small castle model with woods on its side.
Needless to say, this layout is already very obvious.
The three red castle models, one large, two small, refer to Lengyan's mountain fortress and the other two small fortresses.
The seven blue convex arrows arranged in front are the seven legions of the Holy Night Army.
As for the last blue convex arrow, it is naturally the eighth disappearing legion that tried to attack the forest edge fortress from the inside through the mysterious underground tunnel.
"It seems that this is the situation between the enemy and ourselves before the war begins."
Seeing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Your Excellency, guest, please allow me to briefly review the entire process of this fortress attack and defense."
Nodding to Lei Xiao, Bai Lao's baton first landed directly in front of the largest red castle, on the blue convex arrow at the front of the triangle.
I saw Mr. Bai pushing the blue convex arrow towards the largest red castle and saying: "After the initial strategy, this most elite Holy Night Breakthrough Legion has been basically wiped out by us, and the remaining soldiers have been completely wiped out by us.
They were all captured."
Immediately afterwards, General Bai gently pushed the baton and knocked the blue convex arrow onto the table outside the sand table.
Then, Bai Lao pointed his baton at the other two blue convex arrows that formed the second half of the triangle.
Then he said to Lei Xiao: "Then, through your absolute defense barrier to lure the enemy, and the sudden salvo of 300 magic cannons, these two elite long-range legions have been completely disabled by us."
To be continued...