Chapter 81 How to Save
Leiman was a little flustered, as if he didn't know whether he should catch the head.
After hesitating, Rainier's head hit his shield and fell to the ground again, rolling a few times.
"There's a traitor in your Lion Knights, and you didn't even notice he was lying to your face! And you almost let him get away! Don't you think you should reflect on yourself, Vice Captain Rayman?"
Leon's tone was not good. Not only did this Wild Lion Knight almost let Rainier escape, but he also ordered the Knights to kill those fleeing bandits. He didn't kill those who should be killed, and killed those who shouldn't be killed. He didn't like this double standard of only looking at whether they were nobles!
"Leiman... I haven't even asked you yet! What are you doing here with the Lion Knights entering my territory without permission?"
The lord looked unfriendly.
Leiman gritted his teeth, looked at the head on the ground, then turned to look at Li Ang, frowned and sighed.
He is actually a reasonable person.
Leon used the hilt of his sword to drive away his horse, pointed out the problem that he should have seen earlier, and mentioned his father-in-law, Count Oden. Although his tone was very impolite, it was obvious that there was no hostility.
Therefore, Leiman honestly accepted Leon's blame. He was indeed negligent in not noticing that a member of the Knights Templar had committed treason.
"I was originally leading a team to Trubrun to eliminate heresy, and I came to rescue after seeing the beacon fire. Baron Leon, what's going on? Why are there so many bandits? Who is attacking White Hart Castle? "
According to the laws of the kingdom, no knightly order can enter other noble territories without permission, unless it is the knightly order's residence.
Although the Lion Knights are a national knightly order, also known as the Royal Knights by the people, they are no exception.
However, if it is due to military reasons, that is another matter.
Seeing that Leiman didn't seem to be faking it, Li Ang let out a long sigh.
"If that's the case, then it seems to be a misunderstanding. I thought you were in the same group as Rainier... Sorry, Sir Rayman. This is what happened..."
Leon whistled to call Alice, rode his horse to Leiman's side, and began to tell him what had happened.
"... Lord Li Ang, you defeated thousands of people with just a few dozen men... This... is incredible!"
As they were talking, the traffic jam at the entrance of the village had been cleared, and Leon and Leiman entered Maixiangling side by side.
Rayman was indeed suppressing heretics before, and what triggered the Lion Knights' action this time was the human skin that Leon had seen in the Fierce Lion City before.
The Lion Knights have been tracking it down and have received intelligence that this kind of human skin has also been found near Serenmis and Troublen.
But later the Lion Knights followed King Ulrich to fight and had no time to deal with it.
After the king withdrew his troops, Leiman took some Lion Knights to continue the pursuit, searching village by village.
In order to increase the efficiency of the search, he brought a total of sixty Lion Knights. Together with the knights' entourage, the team had nearly two hundred people.
When he arrived in Trubrun, he found that almost all the villagers had been killed and the village had been completely ravaged by bandits.
In this situation, it is natural to search everywhere. Lehman soon found the traces of the bandits to the west of Trublun, and then searched all the way west - those were the bandits who were injured or left behind in the process .
Afterwards, Leiman encountered the mob that had been tricked by Leon into "retreating".
The Lion Knights were naturally not polite and killed them all with a single charge - those bandits were already "retreating" and had no desire to fight.
After defeating them, Leiman saw the beacon fire over Maixiangling.
As the deputy leader of the Lion Knights, Leiman naturally had a sense of responsibility. He immediately rushed over with nearly two hundred Lion Knights under his command.
Later, on the way to Maixiangling, Leiman saw beacon fires in the sky above Bailubao.
Now Leiman naturally understood that both Maixiangling and Bailubao had encountered enemies.
So he sent people to notify the garrisons in Changhe Town and Qicha Fortress, and then rushed to Maixiangling as quickly as possible to rescue them. On the way, he happened to encounter the fleeing bandits.
Leiman actually didn't intend to kill all these bandits - when he first saw these fleeing soldiers, he thought they were charging towards the Lion Knights, so he launched a counterattack.
But I didn't expect that Li Ang could achieve such a result with a small number of troops...
After listening to Li Ang's story, Leiman was no longer angry, but instead was shocked and worried.
Shocked by Leon's strange tactics and worried about the crisis in White Deer Fort.
There are thousands of people attacking Maixiang Territory, so the army attacking Bailu Fort is obviously the army of the Bacchus Empire.
Although the bandits who attacked Mai Xiangling were defeated, it would be difficult to save Bailu Fort with Mai Xiangling's limited military strength.
If Bailu Fort is captured, Maixiangling will definitely not be able to stop the army of the Bacchus Empire, and it is even possible that the entire Changhe Town will fall.
"So, Rainier attacked your Maixiang Territory in order to block the reinforcements and ensure that the Bacchus Empire could capture Bailu Fort."
Looking at the map, Leiman also understood the current situation - if the enemy controlled Maixiang Territory, then other parts of the kingdom would not be able to discover the attack on White Hart Castle, and would be able to intercept White Hart Castle's messengers for help.
Only near Maixiangling can you see the beacon fire of Bailu Fort.
"So I have to kill him. Sir Lehman, if your Knights hadn't killed those fleeing bandits, we could have used them to trick the Bacchus Empire..."
"Of course, I'm not blaming you. I'm very grateful that you came to rescue Mai Xiangling. But now, we have to find another way."
Li Ang also looked at the map and said with a frown.
"Before I came here, I had already sent people to various places to ask for help. But the round trip, even if the garrison of Changhe Town, which is the nearest town, marches at full speed, it will take at least three days to arrive... I don't know if Bailu Fort can hold out."
Perhaps out of a sense of responsibility, Rayman seemed quite active in rescuing Godric's White Hart Castle, even more active than Leon.
"Anson, are there any refugees coming to White Hart Castle?"
Li Ang walked towards the west side of the village with the map, asking as he walked.
Anson shook his head: "No, no one has come over there."
The Lord began to instruct Anson: "You have heard that the reinforcements will take at least three days to arrive. So, in these two days, extinguish the beacon fire in Maixiang Territory, and light it again on the morning of the third day."
"Understood, sir."
Most of the time, Anson is an honest man.
Precisely because he is honest, he will firmly carry out matters that require time control and will not act on his own.
Li Ang turned to look at Leiman: "White Hart Castle is probably surrounded by Bacchus's army. But the enemy hasn't had time to spy here yet, and they probably don't know the situation here yet... Then, maybe we can buy time for White Hart Castle."
Leiman scratched his head. "As long as White Deer Fort can hold out for more than three days, reinforcements will continue to arrive. But with our limited forces...how can we buy time?"
"You have two hundred elite cavalrymen, which is enough to at least clear out the scouts... Sir Lehman, you don't mind leading the knights to intercept the enemy squad coming from White Hart Castle, right?"
Li Ang stood at the village entrance west of Maixiangling, pointing at the road leading to Bailubao.
"Of course that's no problem. Judging from your arrangement, you don't want the enemy to know the situation here? But this won't solve the crisis of White Hart Castle..."
Leiman looked at the road leading to White Hart Castle in confusion.
The road near Maixiangling has been repaired by Eric and John and has become flat and wide, making it very suitable for cavalry operations.
Li Ang shook his head: "No, on the contrary, I want to let the enemy know clearly that Maixiangling has been captured by 'Rainier'!"
"ah?"
Li Ang stared at Leiman with sharp eyes: "Lend me a few of the best followers, I have a way to delay time."
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