Douglas wanted to cry now, but he couldn't. Frodo's performance once again strengthened his belief in finding a way to get rid of the curse.
Frodo was still there in a daze, and he didn't even ask about the important things that happened. It seemed that he was indeed seriously ill. Of course, he was suffering from lovesickness.
There have been no bonfires in the camp of the Jihad Pioneer Army for several days, and the previous lively scene is gone forever. Because what happened in the St. Lawrence River was deliberately concealed by the government, these soldiers had no worries at all. In addition,
A big victory a few days ago made them proud and complacent. Until the defeat a few days ago severely bruised them, everyone began to calm down. Now they already know: the enemy they have been facing seems a bit scary.
In fact, this is not necessarily a bad thing for the Jihadi Army. At least they have now begun to think about the so-called arrogant soldiers who will be defeated. Such a blow is not only within the loss range that the Jihadi Army can bear, but at the same time it is a knock on the proud human soldiers.
The alarm bell sounded, and I finally learned a lesson with money.
Although I don’t know if the price is worth it, at least Bruni thinks it should be worth it, and because of the documents Douglas brought back, he has another perfect opportunity to appease people and win over them.
When soldiers go to the battlefield, there are only two endings. They die in battle or survive. However, those who survive have many different experiences, including becoming deserters and returning victorious with their limbs intact. We win but I am disabled, and we lose and
I am disabled, and there is a high possibility that after being captured, the soldiers will soon get the news that not only will they not be killed after being captured, but they will also be ransomed, which will completely cut them off.
If you overcome your worries, you will receive credit; if you die in battle, your family will receive a pension; if you are captured, the country will use money to redeem you. If the country can do this, then the soldiers have nothing to worry about.
And those officers who took money to redeem them naturally won the hearts of these soldiers.
In order to win over people's hearts as much as possible, Bruni decided to pay part of the ransom himself. As the eldest son of the Stern family, he enjoyed this privilege, and believed that his father, Marshal Stern, would definitely support his son's decision, so Bruni began to report it to him.
His boss, his father, also started preparing for the ransom. After all, the time given by the other party was very short, and he was a little afraid of losing this excellent opportunity.
The ransom was quickly prepared and packed into several large boxes. When thinking that there was a lot of his own money in it, Bruni felt a little distressed. After all, this was giving money to the enemy. Compared with this, he would rather give the money
Give it to the poor people of Castro
Bruni personally escorted the wealth to the location agreed with Jeff. It was not far from the Jihadist Army's camp. Even from the high platform, he could clearly see the scene below. Although the other party was his enemy, Bruni still
I admire him very much, at least subconsciously he has regarded Jeff as an opponent worthy of attention. Soldiers all like war. After all, the meaning of their existence is to fight, and a good general hopes to have an evenly matched opponent. In fact,
For good generals, being invincible is not the ultimate pursuit. For them, a good opponent is far better than one or two victories.
Soon, the team of prisoners of war came into view, and several orcs arrived at the same time.
Yeah, just a few orcs
The team is getting closer and closer. Compared with the large group of human prisoners, these orcs can simply ignore so many people and don't even have to resist. The strength of these people is indeed intriguing. It is said that the orc warriors are very strong.
It seems that the reputation is indeed well-deserved
As soon as the prisoners saw the soldiers they were welcoming, their original gloom was immediately swept away. After all, prisoners were not easy to take, and the psychological pressure alone was enough to overwhelm those weak-minded soldiers. After a brief commotion, these soldiers
It fell silent again. After all, being a prisoner is not something to be proud of. Now they all have a look of guilt on their faces. Although they were captured because of the policies above and the other party's strategy, being a prisoner still requires the consciousness of being a prisoner.
There are only a few people coming, the fifth brother Jeff, Brother Mark Marne and Lieutenant General Piero. These people are all people with real abilities. Naturally, they are not afraid of anything. Jeff believes in his own vision, so he hopes to borrow some help from them.
This opportunity to meet the leader of the other party coincided with the thoughts of several other people. Together, they drove so many prisoners to a place not far from the other party's military camp without any guards.
Bruni comes from a family of generals. Even people who don't know him can notice his extraordinaryness, so Jeff's eyes were immediately attracted to him. Jeff's own temperament and strong sense of presence are also something that no one can ignore.
, so Bruni was immediately attracted to Jeff
In this world of ice and snow, the two powerful generals met
"The ransom has been brought, please accept it," Bruni said in a neither humble nor condescending manner, without even a word of nonsense.
Jeff didn't say much, he just took his brothers and started counting the ransom, while the MacMarne brothers and Piero were doing the handover of the prisoners.
With the help of powerful spiritual thoughts, Jeff quickly counted the ransom, but he let his brothers count the ransom while he walked in front of Bruni.
The guard next to Bruni immediately stopped Jeff about two meters away from Bruni, with a wary look on his face, as if he was waiting for Bruni to kill Jeff at the first order. Jeff spread his hands to show that he was not hostile and
Without weapons, Bruni waved his hand to signal his guards to get out of the way. The first official meeting between the two took place in such a situation.
"You are not Frodo" was Geoff's first sentence. "My name is Geoff, what's yours?" This was his second sentence.
"So you are Jeff. You are a good opponent. My name is Bruni. I am the trusted commander of the Jihad Pioneer Army. I believe you will remember this name for the rest of your life." Bruni said unceremoniously.
Jeff smiled and said: "Haha, you are very confident, but I don't know if you really have this ability."
Bruni replied without hesitation: "You are very courageous, but this kind of courage is sometimes synonymous with stupidity."
"Leave me here if you can" Jeff started to challenge
"It's not easy to find an opponent that I can fight with. I'm not that stupid. You will be my stepping stone to become famous all over the world. Your army will be the grindstone for the Jihad Army." Bruni was not angry at all.
The two began to have a verbal exchange. Although it was only a short conversation, it made both sides understand a lot more about each other.
After the ransom was counted and the prisoners were accounted for, Jeff got on his mount and started to evacuate with his brothers after saying goodbye to Bruni.
As a general, if you don't use tricks, you will be ashamed of your reputation as a good general. If you have bad intentions when dealing with others, you will be called treacherous. However, bad intentions on the battlefield are always good tactics, such as the strategy on the St. Lawrence River.
Another example is that the conspiracy jihadi army in a valley in the Scola Mountains has suffered so many losses. It would be unreasonable not to retaliate, so the revenge from Bruni began.
The archers and magicians hidden under the snow jumped out together, and under Bruni's command, began to launch a despicable sneak attack on Jeff's retreating back.
Although it is not as exaggerated as the thunder and lightning of thousands of arrows, dozens of people attacking together are still very impressive, especially when there are several magicians with high levels, it is really interesting.
Jeff practiced authentic oriental martial arts, and later practiced the Lihuo Xuan Gong passed on to him by his master. Although he could not leave his body and view the surroundings like those practitioners, his spiritual thoughts were powerful.
He could detect the people hiding around him, so after he left with a few people, he immediately whispered to a few people that the other party was ambushing him, and also ordered them to move forward quietly as if nothing had happened. As expected, before they left,
Before the effective attack range of the archers and magicians, the opponent actually launched an attack.
"You don't have to dodge, just watch me," Jeff said with a smile to the people around him who were already prepared to evade.
After hearing what Jeff said, Noel and the others naturally relaxed. Instead, they talked and laughed and watched the extremely fast attacks as if nothing was wrong. Seeing the four of them so confident, the MacMarn brothers and Piero were naturally not at ease.
No matter what they said, they did not relax. Although several of them had reached level eight, they were not sure they could withstand such a strong attack without being injured.
Purple flames overflowed from Jeff's body, and then gradually expanded into the shape of an upside-down pot, covering several people inside. When the shield was formed, magic attacks had already arrived one step ahead, including flames, water balls and lightning.
At the same time, it hit the protective shield, shining with dazzling light, like an explosion, raising smoke and dust all over the ground. Then the bow and arrow passed through the smoke and hit the protective shield formed by purple flames. However, these arrows were immediately ignited and burned everything.
nothing left
"My lord, fortunately, I have hit the target!" The leader of the archer and the magician reported at the same time.
The dust gradually dispersed, but Jeff and the others were unhurt.
Bruni frowned, then shook his head and said, "Didn't you say you could definitely kill them? It seems you failed."
The expressions of the two leaders changed, and then they replied at the same time: "Sir, unless the ninth-level experts join forces, it is impossible to block our attack without any damage!"
Bruni said thoughtfully: "It seems that I still underestimated them. I can't blame you. It seems that we will pay more attention in the future."