I Will Be The Crowned King

"Your Excellency Anson Bach, I finally see you again."

The young knight sat under the dim candlelight, and Qing Jun showed a faint smile on An Sen who walked into the cell.

After more than ten days of being a prisoner without the sun, Louis Bernard was a little haggard, but his clear eyes were still shining, and his upright body still looked energetic and not too sullen.

"You knew I would come?"

Looking at the confident Louis, Anson who sat down in front of him was full of surprises.

"I don't know, but your presence here can explain a lot of problems." Louis's tone was very determined, and there was even a little smugness in his twinkling eyes:

"Now that you have already received all the information about the power of blood from me, and you are unable to ask me about the defense of Thundercastle because of the conditions, what is the reason for your reappearance?"

"There is only one answer—you who besieged the fortress were mercilessly attacked by my brother Kroger, making the battle no progress or even risking failure, which will remind you of me, the captured guy, right?!"

"..." Anson.

Even Louis, who was naive to the extreme, deduced so much important information from his appearance. Those who say that there are fools in this world are indeed liars.

"Yes, you're right." Without hesitation, Loren admitted it decisively: "We were beaten badly by your brother, and it could even be said that we were almost defeated."

"If you continue to fight according to the current form, let alone recapture the Thunder Castle, it is impossible to bring back thousands of people outside safely!"

Louis was a little surprised by the overly frank "opening remarks", but then there was a hint of vigilance in his tender brows.

He knew very well that the person in front of him would not and would not admit defeat so easily.

"Then may I ask, what do you want from me at this moment?" Louis leaned forward slightly, looking at Anson nervously:

"If it is for a safe retreat, I can go and ask your brother on your behalf; but I don't think this is what Your Excellency Anson wants, and you can't let me, a prisoner, leave easily, right?"

"No, this is what I want." Anson shook his head and said with a sincere expression.

Um? !

Louis, who was completely stunned, his serious expression instantly collapsed.

"It can also be said... It's not exactly this." An Sen suddenly changed the subject again, and stopped to think for a while:

"But you can understand that, because the requirements are basically the same."

"What the **** are you doing?!" The confused Louis couldn't bear it anymore.

An Sen looked at each other cautiously: "Can I explain it in detail?"

"…Speaking!"

A simple word, almost squeezed out of the young knight's teeth.

Anson, who nodded his head, breathed a sigh of relief... Alas, this is true of Louis, and so is Ludwig; why is it so easy for people who listen to their explanations to be impatient?

"...I won't go into the specific details, the situation is roughly like this." With a light cough, An Sen's expression became serious again:

"Your brother, in the past few days, relying on the firepower advantage of Fort Thunder has greatly weakened our morale, and at the same time, it has also made it difficult to advance the siege position, making us very passive."

"So now my plan is to have you in exchange for the bombardment of Fort Thunder to stop in the next few days-do you think this condition is acceptable?"

"Of course there are other additional terms besides these, but that has nothing to do with you." Anson said sincerely.

Louis, who bit his lower lip, was silent for a while, and after a while he spoke in disbelief:

"...Are you really going to let me go?"

"right."

"Then what about your superior, will he agree?"

"Don't worry about it, I will find a way to convince him."

"…"

No one chooses to die when they can survive, even a naive and simple knight is no exception - at least in Louis Bernard's fantasy, he should die on the battlefield of the charge, and be strayed in the moment of victory. hit.

At least being secretly executed by the enemy in a cell or humiliating suicide is definitely not in his choice, but...

"I still have one last question." Taking a deep breath, Louis, who faintly sensed that there might be a conspiracy, said solemnly: "If you let me go back, you have to change how to ensure that the army of the empire will abide by the promise, not immediately What about turning your face?"

Anson's face showed a smile of "I guessed you would ask": "Like the question just now, this has nothing to do with you, but it's okay to explain it."

"The basis of the negotiation is of course trust. We will send the news to the defenders in the fort that you are still alive. Then we will only be willing to negotiate if they are willing to cease fire for a day."

"The next step is to rely on your efforts - although we are enemies right now, can a knight with high moral character easily break his promise because of hostility?"

The voice fell, and the expression of the young knight who was in a tangle was extremely complicated.

…………

"I disagree!"

Before Anson could finish speaking, Roman, who had a slightly shocked expression, looked at Ludwig: "General, Louis Bernard's status is very noble. We can't take such an important prisoner without the permission of the Privy Council..."

"He is the Emperor of the Empire, and now he is not worth as much as a shell to a general!" An Sen, who forcibly interrupted, bowed slightly towards Roman who was glaring at him:

"Louis Bernard, who doesn't know the situation of the defenders of Fort Thunder, is infinitely close to zero for us right now, and he is always worried that he may escape from prison. It would be better to exchange him for a promise from the defenders of the Empire."

"Even if they don't keep their promises, it doesn't matter. Even if they can only use it to test the situation in the city, it can help in the future battles."

"As for the Army and the Privy Council... Anyway, they planned to see your jokes from the beginning, why should you care what they think?"

"But if it is discovered later, the general will also be held accountable!" Roman said coldly:

"With a mistake that is bound to be accused, exchange information that cannot be judged at all. Is this what you call 'everything is planned'?!"

An Sen spread his hands and looked at him innocently: "I only promised to capture Thundercastle, but I never promised anything other than that - and even if you are accused, the price you will bear will definitely be smaller than the consequences of defeat. many!"

"There is no comparison between the two before..."

Unbearable Roman was about to rush up, but Ludwig raised his hand to stop him.

Under the firm gaze of the brigadier general, Roman pursed the corners of his mouth tightly and took a half step back silently.

"Even if I promise you..." Ludwig immediately grasped the most important question: "But this imperial knight is very stubborn, and he is not afraid of death. He can definitely guess that there is a conspiracy here."

"That's right, even if he can't guess it, it's not hard for the garrison commander in Thunder Fort to realize that our purpose is not to cease fire, but to let them relax their vigilance, which is inevitable."

"But whether they find it or not, whether they are willing to keep their promise or not, we can all get a precious little time to completely complete the fortifications of the forward positions - as long as the commander of the garrison still cares about the life and death of his brother, this can be guaranteed. "

Swap a worthless captive for a day of ceasefire time, absolutely worth the money.

Ludwig, who figured this out, no longer has any doubts:

"How quickly can you convince Louis Bernard?"

…………

"no problem!"

The young knight, who had thoroughly figured it out, sat up straight and nodded solemnly: "If it's just a short-term ceasefire and doesn't involve city defense, I believe I can convince my brother with certainty."

"I will immediately relay this news to the brigadier general, and start exchange negotiations as soon as possible - it won't be long before you can regain your freedom!"

An Sen, who was smiling, was filled with a thousand waves in his heart.

At this moment, he can be absolutely sure that the Imperial Army and the Old God faction in the city are forcing the levies to attack the city as soon as possible, so that they can find a way to put the blame on the Clovis Kingdom and himself.

Now that the enemy is almost ready and at the stage of "urging" them to attack, then start attacking the city immediately before they are fully prepared!

Tonight... I will hold a ceremony myself and become a spell caster!