"Prince Eric, as an heir to the empire, I don't think you should say such words!"
"Do you know how many soldiers' lives this will mean? At least more than 200,000. They all have wives and children waiting for their return."
"As a noble knight, our creed is to be brave, benevolent, and not afraid of powerful enemies. Now, in order to save our lives, we have no scruples in giving up the lives of more than 200,000 soldiers. This is completely contrary to the spirit of chivalry."
Duke Miller frowned after hearing Eric's words.
What Eric said seemed to make sense, and he was breaking out in order to preserve his elite combat power.
But in the final analysis, it was because of cowardice that I had the intention to retreat.
They, the older generation of nobles, also survived the bloody sea of ​​battles with dark creatures.
Therefore, it is really unacceptable for such a method which is tantamount to running away from the battlefield.
Prince Eric was so angry that he almost turned green when Miller accused him so unscrupulously.
At the moment, he was not ready to continue arguing with Duke Miller, so he looked at the other nobles and said: "Everyone, we are now besieged in the Duke's City and have fallen into a desperate situation."
"Not only is food in short supply, soldiers are also constantly attrition, and the number of enemies has not decreased, but has become more and more numerous."
"So, I would like to ask you all, are you going to continue waiting here and making useless resistance, or are you going to break out while there is still a chance?"
Following Eric's inquiry, the conference room suddenly became quiet.
The nobles all had different expressions and whispered to each other in small groups.
Obviously, many nobles have moved. After all, we are all nobles, and no one wants to really stay here and die.
But after Duke Miller's words just now, they were worried that it would be too embarrassing if they expressed their stance immediately.
After all, we all want to be decent people.
"Everyone, I, Carlisle, agree with what Prince Eric said!"
"This time there are thousands of magicians from our Holy Magic Academy. They are the most precious force of the entire alliance. If they are lost in this Duke City, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the entire human race."
"So, even after I go back, it doesn't matter whether you think I'm timid or cowardly, but I must ensure that I survive with all the magicians!"
Perhaps seeing the hesitation of the nobles, Carlisle immediately stood up and was the first to speak in favor of Eric.
However, Carlisle's words were said in a majestic manner, as if he really wanted to keep the magician's fire and preserve his strength for the human race.
When the other nobles heard this, determination immediately appeared on many of their faces.
Especially the nobles who were hesitant before and were a little moved by Eric's proposal.
Now that even the magicians are gone, how can we defend? Without the magicians, just relying on a few sky knights cannot defend against the large number of bloodthirsty bats and gargoyles.
The next moment, many nobles were ready to speak out in agreement.
Duke Miller's face darkened when he saw this, knowing that those more than 200,000 soldiers would really become abandoned.
"Master President! Master President!"
But at this moment, the guard's call came from outside the conference room.
"what happened?"
President Theodore immediately asked after hearing this.
He knew that the guard must have an emergency, otherwise he would not suddenly interrupt the meeting again.
But the guard immediately walked into the conference room, with a slight smile on his face, and then came to the front under the gaze of all the nobles.
"President, the dark creatures have stopped attacking, and they seem to have left a lot. At least one-third of the dark creatures have left the city!"
"You left the city, what happened?"
Theodore and the nobles were a little confused when they heard this.
"This... my subordinates don't know, but the attack of the dark creatures has been suspended, and the leaving team went neatly towards the back of the Duke City!"
The guard answered truthfully.
Theodore and the nobles looked at each other after hearing this.
"Everyone, let's go and see what's going on first?"
"Okay, let's go check out the situation first!"
The attacks of dark creatures have been strong and weak these days, but they have never stopped.
So this completely stopped the attack, which is really an unusual thing.
Everyone was very confused about what this dark creature wanted to do.
At that moment, everyone left the conference room one after another and went to the city wall.
When they arrived at the city wall, they saw that the dark creature had retreated to a position more than two hundred meters outside the city wall and never launched an attack again.
And the number of dark creatures is indeed much less than before.
Of course, even if the number of dark creatures decreases at this moment, there are still more than 200,000, which is still a formidable enemy for the coalition forces.
"Do these dark creatures have some conspiracy? Are they trying to lure us into breaking out?"
Faced with such a situation, the nobles did not relax their vigilance. Instead, they suspected that the dark creatures had some tricks waiting for them.
After all, they were besieged in the ducal city, and they were in a desperate situation because of the Pope's plot.
"It's hard to say. Even if there are such a number of dark creatures outside the city at the moment, we still have no chance of breaking out. If it is really a conspiracy, then they should evacuate more dark creatures!"
"Are these dark creatures full of food? Not only did they stop attacking, but they also withdrew one-third of their number to the back of the Duke City, which should be their hinterland!"
"Who knows! But no matter what, the dark creatures finally stopped attacking. At least our soldiers finally have a chance to breathe."
Regarding the strange situation of this dark creature, all the nobles were talking about it.
However, everyone couldn't figure out what this dark creature was doing.
Fortunately, the dark creatures stopped attacking, which gave them a chance to breathe.
"President Theodore, now that the dark creatures have stopped attacking, I think we should continue to wait for the opportunity. After all, the lives of 200,000 soldiers are at stake. We cannot just give up."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this moment, Duke Miller took the opportunity to make a suggestion.
He was actually opposed to giving up ordinary soldiers and forcing a breakout, and the current situation just gave him an excuse.
"Duke Miller, what you said is wrong. Since the dark creatures have now withdrawn one-third, shouldn't it be the best time for us to break out?"
"In addition, we don't have much supplies anymore. If we continue to stay in this city, I'm afraid we won't be able to last for a few days!"
Prince Eric immediately retorted.
"Prince Eric, if our supplies are supplied at a minimum, we should be able to last for a few more days."
"If there is really not enough food, then kill the horses. Kill all the horses that are hauling the goods. It will give you more food for a few days!"
"And now, we are not sure whether this is a trick of the dark creatures, or whether they are just trying to get us out of the city to break out."
"So, since the dark creatures have not attacked again, it is the most appropriate choice for us to stay in this city and continue to wait."
"And if you want to abandon the ordinary guards and force a breakout, even if you wait a few more days, you can't delay the breakout!"
Duke Miller spoke coldly to Eric.
Eric wanted to say something after hearing this, but President Theodore interrupted at this time: "Prince Eric, the dark creatures are indeed acting strangely now, and Duke Miller is right, we want to break out.
, anytime.”
"This is also the life and death of more than 200,000 soldiers. Why don't we wait a few more days to see!"
There is a one in 10,000 possibility that Theodore is unwilling to give up more than 200,000 soldiers.
Not only does he have the courage to fight to the end like Duke Miller, but also because if he gives up these more than 200,000 soldiers, then he, the president of the parliament, will be hated and ridiculed by the entire alliance from now on.
Others will not care that this proposal was made by Eric. At that time, they will only say that it was him, the president who was nominally in charge of command, who killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
"snort!"
Even Theodore said so. Even if Eric wanted to break out immediately, he could only hold on to his temper.
In this way, the coalition team that was besieged in the city decided to continue to guard the Duke to see if there would be other changes in the future.
Of course, everyone is still confused as to why the dark creatures suddenly appeared in such cross-dressing.
In fact, of course this happened because of Narant.
To be continued...