After taking off the badge, Andrew checked for a moment and found nothing unusual, then he looked at the bamboo tube.
He immediately discovered the opening and took out a small piece of paper.
After seeing this note, all the little nobles looked surprised and stretched their necks to wait.
"Andrew, how are you? What did you write?"
However, Andrew only checked for a moment, and some of the young nobles couldn't help but start asking curiously.
However, his inquiry did not receive an answer from Andrew.
Because as he read the note, Andrew's face became more and more ugly, and then his mouth opened wide, and he stood stunned on the spot.
"What's going on?" All the little nobles suddenly looked at each other.
At this moment, they could no longer sit still. Several nobles who were familiar with Andrew came directly to Andrew, and then looked at the note.
But when they looked at it like this, they immediately seemed to be under a immobilizing spell, and there was no more sound.
"Did you see a ghost?" The other nobles were horrified.
"No...it's not good, we...we were ambushed..." In the end, Andrew finally came to his senses.
"What's the ambush? Andrew, are you awake?"
"The passage where my little Narant and Miss Stella are stationed encountered an infantry regiment of tens of thousands of people from the Agate Principality a few days ago, and I learned from the captured enemy deputy commander that everything in Oak City is
A trap, there are 150,000 Northern Principality troops in the city, and just tonight, they will have tens of thousands of cavalry arriving at our side and rear, and then they will attack our camp from the front and back!" Andrew trembled as he told the story.
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This earth-shattering news, even a big boss like him had to swallow his saliva before he could finish speaking.
"There are... 150,000... troops in Oak City? Gudong, Andrew, are you telling the truth or not? Don't scare us. This joke is not funny at all!" A group of young nobles immediately started shouting after hearing this.
Shivering, swallowing saliva, shivering, and confirming again.
"Have you ever seen me, Andrew, make such a joke?" Andrew turned pale and spoke to the crowd.
"Then...then let's..."
"We must report to the Earl immediately!" Andrew realized this, and the next moment he had no time to pay attention to the other minor nobles, and rushed towards the Earl's tent.
Seeing Andrew's running figure, there was a moment of silence in the field.
"Gudong, should we...should we pack up our belongings quickly and prepare to evacuate?"
A moment later, no one knew which nobleman it was, and he asked the crowd with difficulty as if asking for their opinions.
"Yes, yes, pack your things and prepare to escape. An army of 150,000 people and tens of thousands of cavalry are definitely not something we can resist. Everyone needs to go back quickly to gather men and pack their things!"
"Quick, everyone go back quickly...
The next moment, the small nobles finally rushed towards their respective camps crazily, as if a pot had exploded.
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At the same time, Andrew arrived at Bernard's tent as quickly as possible.
When Bernard saw the information on the note, he was also stunned for a moment, and then he said in disbelief, "Andrew, can this news be confirmed?"
"Sir, the news was delivered by this bird. I did see one of Narant's maids with a bird. At that time, this letter and Narant's gold badge were tied to the bird's leg!
"Andrew responded immediately.
Bernard's eyes fell on Xiao Huihui, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
Although little Huihui has gained a lot of weight now, the patterns on his feathers are quite similar to those when he was searching for the maid who killed Quint at Tulip Castle. Therefore, this matter is probably true.
"Sir, what should we do now, should we retreat immediately?" Andrew knew that Bernard had believed this.
"We must retreat!" Bernard said without any hesitation, "Andrew, if Nalant's message is true, then we may not have much time left! I will immediately send the rangers to the northeast to investigate the situation!
"
"In addition, no matter what the investigation situation is, we must be prepared first. Andrew, please help me immediately notify all the teams to gather, let them pack edible food on their bodies, discard all heavy and useless supplies, and then
The camp is waiting for news from me!" Bernard stood up quickly.
He had absolute trust in Nalant. Since it was basically certain that the news was sent back by Nalant, they were definitely not able to fight against this 160,000-strong army, so they had only one way to retreat.
Moreover, according to what the envelope said, today is exactly four days from now, so I am afraid that we will not be able to retreat calmly.
Therefore, everything now focuses on protecting the guards under his command. As for any supplies, except for the necessary food, anything else that should be discarded must be discarded.
"Yes, sir!"
When Andrew heard this, he also knew that time was running out and immediately took the order to leave.
After Andrew left, Bernard did not continue to stay in the tent, but quickly left the tent and summoned a group of rangers.
"Lazi, now you take your people to the northeast to investigate. Remember, there is likely to be a large group of cavalry ambushing in the northeast this time. The number may be tens of thousands. You must investigate carefully. If you find anything, the first
Come back and report as soon as possible without any delay!"
"Yes, sir!" Lacy's face turned solemn upon hearing this, sensing the seriousness of the situation.
"I have a telescope here, which may be helpful for your investigation. Remember, if you can avoid alerting the enemy, it is best not to alert the enemy!" Bernard reminded again.
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, Captain Lacy solemnly took the telescope and ran out of the camp with the rangers.
Captain Lacy was the one who accompanied Nalant and Stella on their Ranger mission, so he was no stranger to telescopes. Nalant even gave him a try once.
After explaining the affairs of the camp, Bernard directly mounted his horse and headed towards the king's camp without stopping.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just over ten minutes later, all the earls were called to the meeting tent in the king's camp.
"Bernard, what's going on? What happened that affects the survival of the army?"
The reason why the earls arrived so quickly was naturally because Bernard sent cavalry to report his arrival.
There was no time for the cavalry to explain the matter clearly to the counts. They just said that there was a major matter related to the life and death of the army.
After receiving the news, all the earls rushed over immediately, whether they believed it or not.
Several earls and kings had just entered the meeting tent and immediately asked Bernard.
This was absolutely earth-shattering news regarding the life and death of the army, and they wanted to hear it.
"Your Majesty, and everyone, I just received a message from the vassal Nalant, saying that the edge of the desert where they are located was attacked by tens of thousands of troops from the Northern Principality four days ago."
"Fortunately, these tens of thousands of troops were defeated by them. However, when they interrogated the captured deputy commander of the legion, they learned that during this year's autumn expedition, the Northern Principality had laid a trap for us..." Bernard was not long-winded.
He spoke directly and stated the things on the letter as briefly as possible.
"So, we may have to evacuate immediately now. If there is really an ambush of 150,000 troops in Oak City, and there are more than 15,000 elite cavalry in the northeast, then when they launch an attack, we may not have time to evacuate.
"
After speaking, Bernard waited for everyone's response.
But all the earls, including the king, were all stunned after hearing Bernard's words.
"Bernard, are you kidding? Oak City was almost attacked by us at noon today? And the first one to climb the city wall was your own vassal, and His Majesty also gave a reward. How could it happen?
Where is the ambush?" Immediately, a count asked, and it was obvious that this sudden news was too fantastic.
"Everyone, I am not joking, and my news should be reliable. It was sent by Nalant specially, and it came with his noble badge!" Bernard knew that it would be impossible for everyone to believe and retreat immediately.
At the moment, he suppressed his anxiety and explained.
"Bernard, where is the messenger? Can you call him over to ask about the specific situation?" After receiving confirmation again and seeing Bernard so solemn, the king and several earls finally took it seriously.
Then the king himself asked.
Although he believed a bit of what Bernard said, he didn't believe everything. After all, the news was too shocking.
And subconsciously, he was unwilling to evacuate now.
He has placed too much expectations on Oak City. He sees that he can capture this city in a day or two. By then relying on Oak City and Maple Leaf City, he will have strategic depth. In the future, he can rely on the two counts.
Completely stand your ground.
But if it is really as urgent as the letter said, not only must we give up attacking Oak City for several days, but we must even abandon all heavy supplies and flee, then this year's autumn expedition may come to an end.
"Your Majesty, there is no messenger, because Nalant and the others only encountered the Northern Principality's army four days ago. If they send a fast horse back to send a message, I am afraid that they may not be able to deliver the message tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Therefore, he relies on flying birds to deliver the message.
To be continued...