The lights are soaring into the sky, the moonlight is like water,

Under the tall castle is a temporary fortress. Although it is simple, it is still made of bluestone with a cast base and fine logs as the skeleton, making it very solid.

It is located on the rolling hills, guarding the access road - such a fortress,

There are many on the road leading from Iron Water City to Fendo, stretching all the way to the bottom of the city wall of Besilico.

From this point, we may be able to see the thoughts of the Iron Water City Lord:

The war obviously only started for a month,

Why are there so many fortresses located in the wilderness?

Countless years ago, after Noxus and the Piltovers reached a peace treaty, the southeastern part of the empire had not seen war for many years. Even when the Noxian army crossed the ocean to conquer the land with flying yellow sand,

No army ever passed this road.

And what I saw along the way,

Although the crude wooden fortress is far inferior to the many city castles with high walls, deep trenches and rivers surrounded by rivers, it is more than enough for the transportation of supplies along the way and the temporary garrison of troops.

Indeed,

Coming from north to south, small groups of cavalry passed by from time to time.

Often at times like this, within half a quarter of an hour, a large group of grain transport convoys would follow.

Unsurprisingly, they all come from the far south, whether it is Tieshui City, Chuxido, or other towns and villages. Their purpose is to transport various materials to the front line, the port of Besilico, where the war is most intense.

——There, the fate of many people is decided.

As for the caravans that usually travel back and forth? They have long since escaped without a trace due to the force of the war.

"What...are you going to do?"

One day has passed since the letter from the Imperial Executioner arrived in Fahlgren,

The sworn look was still in his mind, but Hong Dao was looking at the man sitting calmly aside with some confusion, and his heart was full of confusion:

Are they going to attack the food transport team? If so, why have they released so many convoys but have not taken any action?

If not, then why have you been here for a day and still haven’t seen any movement from the man?

Isn't there a war right now?

He looked up at the road in the distance,

Thanks to the Noxian custom, in the newly incorporated land, after the Noxians built Noxtra, which symbolized conquest, they often built a bluestone connecting the two nearest cities.

the way,

And the one in the distance, although not comparable to the avenue of the Immortal Fortress, which is large enough to accommodate sixteen carriages traveling in parallel, is still large enough for the grain trucks coming from Iron Water City to pass smoothly and quickly.

This habit of cultivating wherever you go, in peacetime, is naturally a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but in a war, Red Knife is not sure whether he should laugh at Noxus for bringing it upon himself.

"Do we need to destroy the roads? Without these roads, the rebels' material transportation will inevitably be affected. Although the impact may not be long, it should be able to slightly relieve the pressure on Besilico."

In the long silence, two more motorcades passed by.

Samari Hongdao finally couldn't hold back and asked again, and this time, the man who was as silent as stone withered finally made some movement.

"No... no need." He pursed his lips and spoke slowly. Maybe he hadn't spoken for a day, and Julian's voice was slightly hoarse in Hong Dao's ears.

But this did not prevent him from having bright eyes and a calm face.

"Did the Samaritan raids on the rebels ever stop?"

"No." Hearing Julian's question, Red Knife replied in a low voice: "Ever since Fallgren was surrounded, the Great Elder has not stopped harassing the rebels. Those passing cavalry squads are just for defense.

It was specially set up for a surprise attack." Finally, she hesitated and asked, "Do we need to increase the intensity?"

"What are our losses?" Faced with Red Knife's question, Julian did not answer directly and asked other questions.

"Not small." Although he felt a little angry, Hong Dao still answered truthfully: "Assassins have not been suitable to launch attacks in such a wide place since the day they were born."

"After the initial losses, the enemy has become more vigilant, especially when passing through bushes and hills along the way. Although Samali's assassins have succeeded several times and caused heavy losses to the enemy, their own

The losses cannot be ignored. In fact, in recent days, there have been fewer attacks on convoys along the way. The Great Elder recalled some of his manpower and began to consider the defense of the twin islands."

"Yeah." Hearing Hong Dao's frank answer, Julian nodded: everything was no different from his observation.

A long time has passed since Fahlgren's last meeting,

During this period of time, although Julian was assisting the Samaritans in making the 'nails' wedged in the middle according to the original order, he did not do anything in his free time.

On the contrary, he has been thinking about a very important thing, and just now, after hearing Hong Dao's words, he finally had an idea: "You said, what is the most important thing in a war?

"

"A general who leads the army? Elite soldiers? Enough supplies?" Faced with Julian's question, Red Sword gave three answers without hesitation.

But when she glanced at the man in front of her, he smiled slightly, but he didn't seem to agree with her answer, which made her frown slightly.

"What is it?" After a long while, Hongdao finally couldn't help but asked,

And Julian, who had been smiling for a long time, finally gave the answer he had been thinking about for a long time: "Human."

"Human?" "Yes." Julian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled all the breath accumulated in his chest. Then he withdrew his gaze from the distance and focused his gaze on the faces of the people around him:

"I thought about it for a long time and just now I suddenly realized that the generals who command the troops are people; the elite soldiers are also people; people are also needed to transport supplies. Therefore, for war, the most important thing is undoubtedly - people."

"But what does this have to do with what you are going to do next?" After thinking silently for a while, Hongdao reluctantly accepted Julian's words, but she didn't know what Julian was thinking about in his mind.

What does it have to do with waiting before? Could it be that by thinking about this clearly, the unfavorable situation can be reversed instantly?

Hong Dao had a question in his mind and asked immediately,

Right now, she and Samari behind her had no other choice after the great elder rolled the dice.

Therefore, compared to Julian who was not in a hurry or slow in front of him, Red Knife extremely hoped that the war would end sooner so that the tribe would suffer less losses.

The people of Samali are all the flesh and blood of the tribe. Losing one more will make the tribe less powerful.

"Of course it does matter! I have been thinking about how to untie the knot in front of me as quickly as possible."

Slowly stood up, patted the non-existent dust on his body, and facing the red knife, Julian's eyes were like the rising sun in the morning, slowly lighting up the whole eye:

"Now I understand that since the most important thing in a war is people, then the simplest and most effective way to end the war is naturally - people."
Chapter completed!