Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

After listening to Chief Healer Serena's account, Su Li felt a heavy weight in his heart. The death of Chief Healer Galahad was undoubtedly heroic and valiant.

And even more tragic was that countless soldiers, like him, had bravely fallen in this battle.

This battle would essentially leave every household in Hessen Town mourning and draped in sackcloth.

Su Li braced himself and said to Chief Healer Serena, "The death of Knight Galahad is a loss for all of us. But his brave and fearless actions have allowed the radiance of the Goddess of Healing and Mercy to shine upon the mortal world. He perfectly exemplified the Goddess's teachings."

After comforting them, Su Li inquired about what concerned him most: "Have your Medical Knights and the Church of the Dawn compiled the casualties from this battle?"

Serena nodded gently and said, "The Goddess of Healing compassionately watches over the suffering soldiers in this battle. We have done our utmost to treat the wounded. However, the casualties of this battle are simply too great, reaching nearly a thousand, far exceeding the limits of our capabilities."

Su Li felt a darkness cloud his vision. Nearly a thousand casualties?!

This loss was too devastating!

Even with the most optimistic estimates, Hessen Territory had no more than 1,000 households. Based on the standard of five people per household, the registered population was only over 800, just a slightly larger village.

But in this slightly larger village, over 1,000 casualties suddenly appeared in a single day?

Even the Terraheim Cathedral in the capital wouldn't be able to handle that, let alone the Medical Knights of Hessen Territory?

That was the largest temple of Sharraya, the Goddess of Healing and Mercy, not only ornately decorated but also outwardly sacred, serving as the Emperor's personal hospital and the Empire's largest obstetrics hospital.

Su Li immediately asked with concern, "What's the specific situation? How many dead and seriously wounded are there?"

Serena's expression was solemn and grave as she slowly said, "Approximately 300 soldiers have died, about 200 are seriously wounded, and five to six hundred have minor injuries. However, if there aren't enough potions and herbs, the conditions of several dozen seriously wounded soldiers will likely worsen, bringing the total number of dead close to 400."

400 direct deaths was also an extremely terrifying number.

Fortunately, the monsters opened relatively few breaches in this battle. A large portion of the wounded were injured by arrows, especially the freemen, whose armor was inferior to that of the knights, making them vulnerable to arrow wounds.

But don't think that the knights were in much better condition. On the contrary, they suffered even more grievously. The knights and armed attendants, due to their superior equipment, were deployed directly to the front lines of the war. It was they who withstood the monsters' most ferocious attacks, minimizing the casualties of this battle, but the cost was their exceptionally heavy losses.

Such was the nature of cold weapon warfare: the number of soldiers who died from close-range hacking and slashing far exceeded those who died from ranged bows and arrows, unless the enemy used magic.

Su Li felt dizzy. He supported himself on the chair and sat down, painfully rubbing his brow, and after carefully considering for a moment, he resolutely said, "Spare no expense to save people! No matter how many potions are consumed or how much wealth is lost, we cannot let the soldiers die in despair and helplessness."

Ornstein immediately took an anxious step forward, clenching his fists and arguing earnestly, "Lord, there's no problem using herbs to treat the wounded soldiers. But we can't easily consume healing potions. These are our most important strategic reserves, meant to be used on soldiers who still have combat capability, ensuring that they can win the next battle."

"If we divert these strategic reserves to treat the wounded soldiers, the knights won't have enough supplies to use in the next battle. How can we guarantee that we can win the next battle?"

Su Li also clenched his fists. This was truly a dilemma!

Saving these wounded soldiers meant that the knights would suffer more casualties in the next battle, and it would also severely affect the army's combat power, leading to defeat in the next battle.

But not saving these wounded soldiers would lead to a large number of direct deaths, and might even shake morale.

This world was full of despair, and there were no perfect solutions like in fairy tales.

Everyone looked nervously at Su Li, waiting for his decision.

Dogrin's eyes were wide, and he nervously swallowed his saliva. Of course, he hoped that Su Li would take out potions to save people. A quarter of those killed and wounded in this battle were dwarves, and many dwarves were lying painfully in the wounded soldiers' camp. A single healing potion could save a dwarf who was about to die.

Ron and Ornstein hoped that Su Li would be rational. The victory or defeat was still undecided, and the war was not over. These potions were related to the combat power of the remaining knights. These potions were basically all of Hessen Territory's current strategic reserves, medical supplies accumulated over several months. Once they were exhausted, the territory would no longer have time to accumulate so many potions.

Su Li rubbed his brow, feeling a massive headache.

He gradually realized why his head hurt so much. It was most likely because he hadn't slept in too long, nor had he reviewed today's intelligence.

But time was probably running out, and he needed to make a decision now.

Su Li thought for a moment, and finally stood up and issued a decision to everyone: "Do everything possible to save the wounded soldiers! We may encounter other opportunities in future decisive battles. But if these wounded soldiers miss tonight, they may have no hope of survival."

"After returning to the territory, I will build a large temple for your Medical Knights in Hessen Town. It will be tall, sacred, and magnificent, making it the largest and most sacred hospital in the territory. It will allow you to treat more wounded."

Hearing Su Li's decision and promise, Dogrin and Serena were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude.

Ron and Ornstein sighed. They couldn't question Su Li's decision. Perhaps the situation was indeed as the Lord said, the territory was not afraid of leaving things to the future. As long as the territory was given time, it would eventually encounter many opportunities to change everything.

After they all said goodbye and left, Su Li asked Hilde, who was standing behind him gently massaging his head, "Hilde, do you think I made the right choice? If it were you, what would you choose?"

Hilde's fingers gently controlled the strength, so that Su Li didn't feel at all that a powerful God-Chosen Knight was massaging his acupoints.

It had to be said that this God-Chosen Knight's control ability was indeed unparalleled, and she had become very adapted to her powerful physique.

Unlike Ornstein, when he entered the room just now, he held onto the door frame, and without even realizing it, a large piece of wood was instantly torn off the door frame.

If it were him, Su Li wouldn't dare let him massage his temples, for fear that his entire head would be shattered like a watermelon.

Hilde controlled this aspect very well. Even when she was most excited, hugging Su Li like an octopus, she didn't hurt him at all.

Hearing Su Li's question, she said softly, "How can there be a perfect solution in this world? You have chosen a direction and are working hard to achieve it. It is enough to have a clear conscience. Of all the people in the room today, who can guarantee that their decision would be more correct than yours if they were in your position?"

This gentle comfort indeed made Su Li feel much better.

In the past, Su Li would have been carefree and started cultivating with Hilde.

He always had a backup plan: he could simply give up everything and wander the world with Hilde. Relying on the abilities of the Daily Intelligence System, he would definitely be able to make a comeback. As long as the Empire didn't fall, given him time, the scale of his development might not be weaker than that of Hessen Territory today.

But when everything in Hessen Territory was on his shoulders, and every decision he made was related to the life and death of countless people, and the joys and sorrows of countless families,

He realized that his previous thoughts were too naive.

Now, Hessen Territory and everything in the territory were no longer something he could easily give up.

He bore the expectations of countless people on his shoulders. When he fought, everyone would follow. His body was entrusted with the responsibility of changing the suffering of this land for countless people. The feeling of bearing a heavy burden was that everyone was eagerly awaiting every word he said.

This land was not only his home, but also the homeland that countless people who followed him swore to defend to the death.

Under his feet were the bones of fallen heroes, and the blood of loyal soldiers.

How could he easily give up?

Hilde comforted him and said, "Lord, let me help you relax, and you can rest for a while. Perhaps the intelligence will tell you whether your decision is correct, and the information will give you future guidance."

"That makes sense." Su Li nodded and looked at the time. His Daily Intelligence System hadn't been activated today yet, and he couldn't waste it.

As Su Li finished washing up and lay down on the bed, Hilde quickly returned from outside the camp. She had specifically changed into a high-slit nun's dress, obviously noticing where Su Li's gaze was focused just now.

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Then she knelt directly on the bed and began to assist Su Li in the knight's cultivation.

This made Su Li feel happy. How many nobles could enjoy the service of a God-Chosen female knight!

And Hilde's level of mischief had obviously greatly improved.

Over time, she had become the person who understood Su Li the most, bar none.

Under the service of her, a God-Chosen Knight's powerful cultivation ability, Su Li quickly relaxed and deeply exhaled a breath of turbid air.

And as Hilde carefully washed and cleaned him, the Daily System's prompt rang on time.

[Because you are in a lying down state, today's Seer information has been updated.]

[1: The wave of White Terror in the Province of Suland has spread outwards. Although your territory is thousands of miles away from Suland, while you were fighting the Green Dragon's minions without noticing, the nobles of the Suland Provincial Council have issued an assassination bounty to the Executors' Association of the Aisin Clan to assassinate Phyllis. Please be careful, the Aisin Clan, shrouded in shadow and mystery, is the most evil of the Skaven. From past contacts with the Far East, they have mastered the art of mysterious killing, which has earned them a terrible reputation as assassins. They are silent stalkers who can easily penetrate fortifications, bypass any number of guards or traps to reach their target. As long as the price is right, the Aisin Clan can kill any opponent, steal any information, or carry out any acts of sabotage. No warlord wants to be the target of their despicable contracts, and just mentioning their black-clad assassins is enough to make people look around nervously.]

[2: Although you have issued a generous bounty, some armed attendants could not resist the temptation of violence. Relying on their long-term stationing at the border outposts and their understanding of the complex terrain here, the armed attendants of the Third Platoon of the garrison hid a huge piece of vibranium from a giant club in the tunnel below the arrow tower they were responsible for defending. Be sure to retrieve this piece of pure vibranium in time to prevent the loss of 80 Imperial pounds of vibranium wealth.]

[3: The Blood Mist Hills in the northwest region of Bloodpine Forest, near the Brienne Valley, are the resource center of Bloodpine Forest, just as Lake Reveillon is the brightest pearl on the Central Plain. It also constitutes the ruling pillar of the evil forces in Bloodpine Forest. Take this place and you will gain access to the fire crystal stone mines, crystal mines, and mithril mines within it. Actively construct a Storm Shadow Fortress here, and you will be able to overlook important areas such as Silver Mountain Valley, Flower Whisper Spring, and Lake Esonide in Bloodpine Forest, forming a sharp dagger against the Green Dragon's rule. The best defense is offense, it's time to prepare a counterattack! Quo co, ego co. This attack will clearly tell the Green Dragon that from now on, the offensive and defensive positions have changed!]

[4: Recently, a place called "Valley of the Wind Speakers" has been widely circulated in the taverns of Hessen Town, where a group of mysterious storm spirits live. Establishing contact with them can more easily awaken the bloodline of the wind attribute. This is a lie spread by the gambling priests of Ranald, the God of Deception. They are gathering a rebel movement there to overthrow the tyranny of the nobles. Perhaps you can send an army to follow those fanatical adventurers and find this rebel stronghold.]

[7: 30 miles southeast of the Mirror Marsh, there is a Marsh Strider, a large beast similar to a giant mantis that accidentally entered the mortal world from the Beast Realm. It has six tall legs, two of which have spikes and are covered with thick carapace. The cilia on the legs can be spread out on the water surface to increase the contact area, which allows the Marsh Strider to easily skim over the difficult marshes and mud. In terms of personality, they are mainly known for being docile, and mainly communicate by making clicking and hissing sounds. You can send troops to capture this beast in time. Due to the docile nature of these creatures, they are often used as pack animals and transportation. It can greatly improve the transportation capacity of your territory.]

[8: In the ditch numbered 25-116 in your Bjorn Bay, a Sludge Beast was born. Send the druids of the Church of the Dawn to appease him and the frightened serfs in time, so as to prevent the frightened slaves from violently killing this magical beast. It can help you dredge ditches and rivers, and convert clay by digesting sludge, making it one of the most welcomed beasts by dwarf engineers.]

[9: Your compassion and merciful temperament towards the wounded soldiers tonight has won the praise of the Goddess of Healing and Mercy. Sharraya has decided to reward you and your territory for your long-term protection and help to the medical church. A powerful medical church knight will come to your territory with dozens of medical sisters. Please send soldiers along the Blackwater River in time to receive them. They will help you build a temple of the Goddess of Healing and Mercy, and assist the powerful knights of the Sun Goddess in guarding the order of the southern border of the Empire.]

【10: Young Green Dragon, Wing of Deceit, Aeryria Erebus, is extremely cunning. It believes that the human and dwarf allied forces will become careless and unguarded after defeating the wyvern king's army. Tonight, it will send a powerful centaur army to raid your camp! You can set up an ambush in time to wipe out this most mobile legion of the green dragon's claws. If you can kill more than 70% of them, it will arouse the green dragon's fear, and it will gather its forces more cautiously, delaying its attack by at least a week. If you can wipe out this army completely, without letting any monsters escape, the green dragon will be extremely afraid of you and may even postpone the attack until it understands your details.】

After reading the information, Su Li suddenly stood up, his whole body tensed, and his heart beat rapidly like a drum.

He was still terrified. If it weren't for the assistance of this intelligence system, he would have been caught off guard by the green dragon's surprise attack!

He didn't expect that this green dragon, after suffering a defeat, would continue to send out a treacherous and insidious mobile cavalry force to launch a night raid on him!

Is it the dragon version of Cao Cao? Even Cao Cao isn't as insidious and treacherous as it is.

It's simply impossible to guard against.

Xilu De's eyes narrowed, and she immediately looked up at Su Li and asked, "Lord, what did you see?"

Su Li quickly calmed down and said, "I foresee the green dragon's insidious plan. Overwhelming centaur cavalry will pour out of the forest and flood our camp."

Xilu De calmly continued to clean Su Li's body. After he was washed, she gently patted Su Li's somewhat weak legs and said calmly, "Lord, you don't need to be nervous. Please have confidence in Marshal Orstein. As a powerful chosen knight, he is impeccable in deploying troops and guarding defenses. Even after the war ends, he will arrange enough guards."

Of course, Su Li was confident in Orstein's stability. Under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible to raid his defended camp.

But the situation is special now!

After a day of fierce fighting, the camp was in ruins, and various defensive facilities were almost completely destroyed. There were even two huge gaps in the city wall. It was not a suitable place for defense.

This means that without a large number of troops defending in formation, relying only on a few or a dozen sentries to guard, it would be impossible to stop the overwhelming centaur cavalry. Hundreds or thousands of centaur iron cavalry, like a tide, would rush in and instantly break through the sentries' defenses and enter the camp.

Under normal circumstances, how could Friedrich arrange for hundreds of soldiers to stay awake at night and guard the gaps in the opened city wall?

So, if the centaur cavalry really launched a night raid, it would inevitably achieve results.