MM Racing Chapter 138 The morale of the army is broken
Chapter 138 The morale of the army is broken
Zhang Wei forced himself not to throw a lot of nonsense, but the investigation results, which contained no useful information at all, in Viscount Jinhou's face.
Zhang Wei took the survey results and came to Viscount Jinhou. He pulled Viscount Jinhou to sit down. Zhang Wei sighed and continued, "Old leader, I'm not saying that there are no outsiders here now. Do you know how many people are waiting for this kind of report to be submitted to make a fuss?"
When Viscount Jinhou heard this, he was a little panicked. He subconsciously thought that Zhang Wei must have other sources of information. Viscount Jinhou wanted to stand up, but was pushed back by Zhang Wei.
"Old leader, I have never seen this result. We still don't know the current situation in Huai'en Town, but we have sent three teams of 100 people in. I plan to lead the army to take a look myself." Zhang Wei expressed his idea of leading the army north personally.
"You can't go," Viscount Jinhou became anxious when he heard it. Now Zhang Wei's life is tied to theirs. If Zhang Wei dies or disappears, he will die with him.
"I have to go. I'll be honest. If I don't figure out the situation over there, I'll have to go sooner or later. And even if I don't go, will you go next? If something happens to you, do I still have to go? The result will be the same. Not to mention that since the founding of the kingdom, except for the losses in the war with the empire, there has never been a case of centurion death or disappearance in the kingdom."
Viscount Jin Hou moved his lips, but ultimately he did not have the courage to step forward and take on the next task of leading the army.
Zhang Wei originally wanted to take away the remaining troops of Jinhou Town, including the knights, but the general of Tiprano City raised objections. He did not trust the army of Jinhou Town. It was not so much that he did not believe in the strength of Jinhou Town's army, but rather that he did not believe in the army itself.
According to the general's idea, three hundred-man teams were enough to massacre the city, but in the end, they were defeated without even knowing the whole situation? ? ?
"Sir, we are ordered to protect your safety. If we let you leave our protection, we will be derelict in our duty." The general still gave some face to the local officers attending the meeting.
"General, I know you are worried about my personal safety, and you are also doing this to fulfill your duty. However, according to the laws of the kingdom, unless Jinhou Town does not have sufficient military strength to resolve the military problems of the baronies under its jurisdiction, the earl's army cannot enter the baronies."
"But sir, you have the authority granted by His Majesty the King, and we should not be regarded as the Earl's army." The general wanted to persuade him again.
"General, I cannot put the Count, you, and your army in danger of violating the laws of the kingdom for the sake of my personal safety. This matter is settled." Zhang Wei no longer allowed the general of Tiprano City to speak.
Although the general of Tiprano City no longer dissuaded them, on the day of departure, the army of Jinhou Town refused to follow Zhang Wei. They believed that Zhang Wei was taking them to their deaths.
Therefore, the army of Jinhou Town asked Viscount Jinhou to come forward to explain the situation, and refused to obey Zhang Wei's military orders on the grounds that Zhang Wei did not have a clear position and power.
The general of Tiprano City believed that the actions of the Jinhou Town army were treason and wanted to lead the army to quell the rebellion, but was rejected by Zhang Wei.
"General, please allow me to speak to them for a few words. If I cannot persuade them to refuse to perform their military duties, then I will ask for your help again."
The general of Tiprano City agreed to Zhang Wei's request.
"Knights, officers, and soldiers of our kingdom, you must first understand that you are the people of the Holy Light Kingdom. You should first be loyal to the great Holy Light Kingdom and the great King, and then to the lord who supports you. Your current behavior will only cause trouble to your lord and will also push the entire Jinhou Town into a difficult and dangerous situation. I need you to obey my military orders and follow me north to the town of Huai'en to investigate the situation there and obey my orders there."
The knights and officers chose to obey Zhang Wei's orders, but the soldiers still shouted that if they were asked to die, they would rather quit the army now.
The general of the city of Tiprano again requested to send troops to quell the rebellion.
Zhang Wei did not agree.
"General, I am grateful that you have been fulfilling your duties. However, I cannot let you bear the blame for attacking friendly forces because of the soldiers' fear. I will go to the Corno Fortress to mobilize the troops directly under the king. During this time, I hope you can protect Jinhou Town from the enemy's invasion."
The general of Tiprano City did not insist but obeyed Zhang Wei's order.
Zhang Wei ordered one of the king's heralds who followed him to go to the royal capital to report the situation here to the king, indicating that the military defeat in the north to the town of Huai'en had destroyed the morale of the Jinhou Town army. In order to prevent the mysterious enemy army in Huai'en Town from invading Jinhou Town from the south, Zhang Wei could only stay in Tiprano City for assistance in defense. He would use the power granted by the king to go to Corno Fortress to dispatch troops to attack the mysterious enemy army in Huai'en Town.
Zhang Wei wanted to go directly from Jinhou Town to the plain south of Zhang Xiaodan's base, which would be the fastest way to get to Korno Fortress. Of course, such an action also had risks. If they encountered a team that was pressing down on the "two-legged sheep" from the southern mountains to the north or an army that was heading south to the mountains, Zhang Wei would have to kill all the king's heralds who followed him to hide the secret.
When Zhang Wei planned this route, he felt a little regretful about the decision to kill the king's heralds who followed him. After all, they were all well-trained, and it would be troublesome to raise a new batch after killing them.
To Zhang Wei's surprise, when he announced his route to the king's heralds, almost no one was willing to follow Zhang Wei. If there was anyone who was willing, it was because of his duty. One was the team leader, and as a leader, he would follow anyone.
The other was the secret agent responsible for monitoring Zhang Wei. In this situation, he had to reveal his identity.
The last one is a bit interesting. It is used to monitor the team leader and prevent him from being corrupted.
Zhang Wei allowed the rest of the heralds to go all the way south, enter the royal capital, and then go west through the city of Ravel and north to the Corno Fortress.
"Everyone, I believe you should understand that the situation is urgent and we have to do it. You are willing to reveal your identities, which shows that you understand the principle of taking emergency measures. Now the army of Jinhou Town is no longer useful, and the reinforcements from Diplano City have also had a rift with the army of Jinhou Town. If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack Jinhou Town from the south, I am afraid that Jinhou Town will be in danger."
"If we can transfer troops from the Korno Fortress this time, there may be hope of quelling the unrest in the north. If not, the four of us will probably have to pledge our loyalty to the king with our heads on the line!"