POW camp

Hovis elegantly cut off a small piece of steak, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed carefully: "Well—Klan, your craftsmanship has not been affected by the conditions at all, and it is still as good."

"Thank you for your compliment, master." Crane knelt by the table, staring at Hovis with gentle and respectful eyes, as if no one else existed except him.

Morton sneered coldly.

Hovis said: "Morton, you should try it. After all, it is not easy to eat the steak made by Kelan." His voice was buzzing in the closed air-raid shelter.He and Morton entered the air-raid shelter along the tunnel in the prisoner-of-war camp that was originally prepared for Lanting. Hovis is a person who pays attention to enjoyment. In the tunnel.Including food, medicine, clothing, and even cooking utensils, if the tunnel was not dug too hastily at that time, only one person could pass through the entrance, and he would have moved all the sofas in.

Morton squinted at Kelan, then glanced at Hovis again: "I really don't understand your logic. What's the use of pretending when things have developed to this point? You still have to act here. Ole country spies are all spies. The elite among the nobles, this Mr. Kelan must have a high status. There is no shame in being so humble in front of others, and the sacrifice of your spies is really not small."

Hovis was taken aback by his sudden sarcasm, and then laughed: "Everyone is a spy, and no one is worse than anyone else when it comes to acting, so why do you have to dislike us? Morton, the task comes first, and the rest All on the sidelines, don't you?"

"Yes, the task comes first. For this, I can give anything, even..." Morton suddenly shut his mouth and didn't say any more.

Hovis thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Lindsay..."

Morton lowered his face: "I don't want to hear his name again."

Hovis wiped the corners of his lips with a snow-white tablecloth, and changed the subject: "It seems that this battle won't last long, Morton, it's all thanks to you."

"It's not as good as your planning and planning." Morton said lightly, unable to tell whether it was sarcasm or sincere praise, "I thought you would find a way to send Lan Ting out in advance."

Hovis shrugged and took a sip of the red wine: "It's too late, and I don't think that kid will obediently follow me. Maybe now is the best time, and he must be given a chance to vent his anger."

"Aren't you going to guard?"

"Me?" Hovis laughed loudly, "Forget it, I will be torn apart by those crazy prisoners as soon as I go up, I'm not that stupid. Besides, Lanting is not Lindsay, so I don't need to protect him ...Ah...sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up."

"So, Lindsay can just leave it alone?"

Hovis raised his eyebrows: "That's different. My current identity is still the head of the enemy's intelligence agency. If they catch them first, there is only one way to die - well, this is the fate of spies. Before the end of the mission, black and white are neither right nor wrong. , can only protect himself. But Lindsay is different, he is just a commoner in Puman, and of course he is hiding in the air-raid shelter, who can make things difficult for him.” He paused, “Morton, you are actually very worried about him safety."

"I'm worried that he was shot by a stray bullet and died too quickly." Morton said very calmly, but it was precisely because of this that the strong hatred hidden in it made people startled.

Hovis sighed in his heart, and stood up: "I'll go out to find out the news, maybe it's over. Crane, you can take a good rest with Director Morton, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will send someone to pick you up soon. "

Crane replied respectfully: "Yes, master."

In fact, there is no need for Hovis to come out of it. After all, he has a very special status now. If he is discovered by the soldiers of Ole who don't know the details, there must be no good fruit to eat.But after all, he was still worried about Lan Ting, that kid was impulsive and irritable, it would be better if he could take him away while taking advantage of the chaos.

Hovis put on civilian clothes and sneaked out of the air-raid shelter.At this time, the siege battle had come to an end, and the dead bodies of soldiers from the two countries were everywhere, and the unburned fires were smoking.The surrounding area was quiet, and some civilians crawled out of their basements, pried open the cracks in the door and poked their heads to see what was going on. Occasionally, there were a few crisp gunshots.

Hovis hid in the dark and waited for a while. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he quickly walked along the wall to the royal residence.

If he guessed correctly, Lan Ting would definitely not wait to be rescued in the prisoner-of-war camp, but would definitely take the group of prisoners to attack the royal mansion.They took weapons from the prisoner-of-war camp, not unarmed.And the number of guards guarding the royal mansion is not many, well-equipped but only guns and no shells, the two sides can probably draw a tie.However, the defense of the city will end soon, and the Lan's Army and the Hill Army are the most powerful backing support for the prisoners of war.

As for the enemy, the leader is precisely Lauter, the cunning Lauter who is afraid of death.He definitely couldn't make it to the end to commit suicide and die for his country, maybe he would have slipped away by himself before Lan Wei and the others rushed up.At that time, the enemy became a piece of loose sand, and surrender was a matter of time.

He has calculated thousands of times and tried thousands of tricks, but he underestimated Lan Ting's wanton publicity.When Hovis finally arrived at the royal mansion, he saw that familiar figure standing on the highest roof, tore off the tattered Puman flag, and flung it downstairs, causing The surrounding prisoners of war and soldiers cheered loudly.

Hovis thumped in his heart, and couldn't help speeding up his pace.

No one noticed him, and everyone was immersed in the ecstasy of the great victory, raising their spears and waving them.Someone handed Lan Ting a national flag of Ole, and Lan Ting tied it to the flagpole two or three times and raised it high, so the cheers below became even more enthusiastic.

Lan Ting was so excited that his heart almost jumped out of his throat. He hugged the surviving prisoners of war and the soldiers who came up. He was so emotional that tears filled his eyes.At this moment, he was condescending and saw Lan Wei in the crowd.

Lan Wei was wearing a straight major general uniform, riding a white horse, with a black cloak fluttering up and down.Lan Ting's blood rushed to the top of his head, he pulled his neck and yelled loudly: "Brother—Big Brother——" hurriedly turned around and ran down the stairs.

Lan Wei saw Lan Ting, that young man was too eye-catching and too ostentatious, making people want to pretend to be invisible.Lan Wei's bright eyes were shining, and he couldn't help but gallop forward, wanting to rush up and hug his younger brother.The white horse advanced a few steps and then stopped. Hill held his pistol and came from the west, and said with a smile, "Lan Wei, I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive at the mansion."

"Big Brother, Big Brother!" Lan Ting ran out of the building, shuttled through the crowd, and went straight to Lan Wei.

When Hill heard the cry, he turned his head and looked over, very surprised.He looked serious, and was about to call the guard next to him when he waved his hand, when he suddenly heard Lan Wei's order: "Catch him!"

Several guards from Lan's Legion rushed up and grabbed Lan Ting. Lan Ting was taken aback and shouted to Lan Wei: "Brother, what are you doing? I am Lan Ting! I am really Lan Ting!"

Hill laughed at the side: "Of course I know that you are Lan Ting, and you are the one who was arrested. You don't know it yet, you have been expelled from the Lan Clan Legion, and you have committed treason, which is unforgivable. The Queen ordered that you see Lan Ting Must be arrested."

"You spitting blood!" Lan Ting was furious, "How could I commit treason!"

"Tsk tsk, you still have to quibble now." Hill took the newspaper from the guard and threw it lightly at Lan Ting's feet, "Look at it for yourself."

"The heir of the Lan's Legion of Ole Country has surrendered to our army!" The blood-red characters suddenly jumped into Lan Ting's eyes, and stabbed into Lan Ting's heart like a dagger.He froze in astonishment, and it took him a long time to react. He shook his head and shouted, "No! I didn't! This is a false accusation!"

Hill waved his hand impatiently: "Take him down."

Lan Ting was grabbed by the soldiers rushing up, he struggled and yelled, "I didn't betray!" Hill turned his face away and ignored him.Lan Ting looked at Lan Wei for help: "Brother, don't you believe me? How could I betray the country, brother, I have difficulties, I have no other choice!"

Lan Wei took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his chest, and shouted to the soldiers: "Take me away!"

"Brother—" Lan Ting screamed, his chest was full of resentment, as if he was about to explode.His face was pale, he looked at Hill who was standing by with his arms folded, and then at Lan Wei with a stern face, his body trembling slightly.He knew that it was useless to say anything now, and he couldn't really fight the soldiers of the Lan's Legion, so he had no choice but to capture them without a fight.

Still a step behind!Hovis hid behind the tree, watched Lan Ting being taken away, and cursed fiercely in his heart.He closed his eyes, forced himself to resist the urge to jump up and pull Lan Ting, carefully observed the movement around him, backed away quietly, hid in the narrow alley, and left in a hurry.

The roar of the cannon not only shook Fancheng, but also the nearby suburbs. Many people lay on the windows, looking up at the sky above Fancheng, illuminated by the dazzling fire as bright as day.Black clouds of smoke rise up, covering the entire city.

Prince Haiya jumped up from the bed and ran to the window in a few steps. He was stunned by the scene in front of him, and it took him a long time to say in a low voice: "Fancheng..."

Di Heng stuck behind him, supported his slightly trembling body, and said in a deep voice: "It's not the last moment, the winner is still in the balance."

Haiya shook his head dejectedly, with regret on his face, he had a premonition that Fancheng really couldn't hold it this time.Di Heng said: "Haya, before the enemy comes, let's go overnight."

"No, wait a little longer, I want to know the final result."

This wait lasted until midnight, until the next morning, when Di Heng opened the door, he suddenly found that almost everyone in the village had run out.They all looked at the intersection with solemn expressions, anxious and expectant.No one talked much, and the village was eerily dull.Occasionally, the cries of a few children came over, but they couldn't be heard as soon as they came out, probably because they were covered by adults.

The tension also infected Haiya, he tightly grasped the cloak on his body, and the hood hung down, covering his hair and most of his face.The potion on the hair has expired, and it has returned to golden color, and he cannot let others see it.Di Heng followed closely behind him, protecting him.

No one went home to cook, and they couldn't even remember to take a sip of water. Everyone didn't seem to know whether they were hungry or tired, and they just stared at the entrance of the village intently.

The sun rose to the middle of the sky little by little, and then turned westward a little bit. Many people sat down to rest when they were tired from standing, but they still refused to go back to the house.

I don't know how long it took, and suddenly someone shouted: "Here we come! We come!"

A skinny man ran over from the main road at the entrance of the village, his legs were like flying. The villagers gathered around the entrance of the village. Two villagers went up to meet them and asked repeatedly: "How is it? How is it?"

The man was exhausted and out of breath. He was held by those two people and held his breath until he lost all strength and his legs shook.

No one urged him, everyone just stared at him eagerly.It took a long time for the man to catch his breath and said, "We won, Ole Country won."

Haiya swayed and nearly passed out.Di Heng quickly supported him.

The crowd fell silent, and everyone seemed to be unable to believe their ears.Tears welled up in Haiya's eyes. He wanted to comfort these people, to tell them there was still hope, and to say that we hadn't lost.

But, suddenly, the crowd burst into an earth-shattering shout: "Win! Win!" Everyone seemed to come alive, hugging and cheering, everyone's face was full of inexplicable excitement.

"Hurry up, put food and drink at the intersection!"

"They're coming, ready to meet."

"Those flowers, go to the mountain and get some flowers."

People are flustered and flustered, but their eyes are shining.

Haiya was stunned, he felt that he was not on the land of Puman Kingdom at all, and these people in front of him were not subjects of Puman Kingdom at all.The joy in those people's hearts is so obvious and undisguised.Haiya was shocked at first, and then angry. He shouted: "What are you doing, what are you doing?! Those are soldiers from Ole, they are enemies!"

No one paid attention to him, everyone was busy with their own affairs, took out the little food that the family had saved with great difficulty, and placed it on the table by the roadside.

Haiya was dizzy with anger. He took a sudden step forward, stopped a person, knocked the object in the other person's hands to the ground, and shouted angrily: "You want to welcome them? Those enemies! You are treason!"

Everyone stopped, looking at Haiya with a very strange look, like looking at a monster.

The hostess came over in a hurry: "Don't be dazed, don't be dazed, let's go and see what to see." Turning to Haiya with a smile, "Don't worry, we can't help it."

"But you are treason!"

"Huh?" The hostess blinked and laughed again, looking in a good mood.In fact, ever since Haiya and Di Heng moved in, she had never seen her laughing so heartily and happily, "What kind of treason, you can't talk about such things."

"You want to meet the enemy, this is treason!"

"What if you don't welcome me? Are you resisting? The army has lost and what are we ordinary people resisting? Besides, all the officials have run away. Forget it, those nobles and officials in the city, those who are capable and rich have already Run away, and only the incompetent will stay and wait to die."

"Then you shouldn't... you shouldn't..." Haiya pointed at the scattered villagers with trembling fingers, "You are from the Puman Empire, how can you be so shameless!"

The woman turned cold and her tone was sharper than ever before: "Shame? We don't have any shame. Go and ask those noble gentlemen if they have any? There is disaster in the fields, no harvest, people will starve to death and have to harvest Taxes, tax collections, tax collections. Have they given us a way to survive? What do ordinary people know? We don’t understand anything, we just want to live, and we want to live in peace and stability. We don’t have to watch our children starve to death in our arms, You don’t have to take care of one seriously ill relative and then send them away!” The woman choked up and shed bitter tears, “Why can’t we welcome the Ole army? They give us food and medicine, and they won’t come to collect heavy taxes , They gave us a way to survive! Come and see, see—" She suddenly yanked Haiya, and Di Heng stepped forward to block it, and the hood on Haiya's head fell off with a push, revealing her blond hair .The woman opened her mouth in shock, and murmured: "Noble...you are a noble..." She pulled her neck and screamed, "There is a noble here!"

Everyone stopped their movements, and their eyes were all focused on Prince Haiya, as if he had just emerged from the ground.The woman's husband ran out of the house with an ax in hand, and said viciously, "Where is the nobleman? Where is it?"

"It's him! It's him!" The woman stared at Haiya and backed away.Her husband slammed it down with an axe: "I'll kill you!"

Di Heng grabbed his wrist and kicked him down.The man rolled to the ground and was still yelling: "Catch a nobleman, kill him! Kill him!"

The villagers rushed over like crazy, all of them stretched out their bony arms, like a group of demons from hell, baring their teeth and claws fiercely.Haiya never expected that the originally simple villagers would turn into this appearance, and stepped back again and again: "You...you..." Suddenly, he felt his waist tighten and was shocked, but he heard Di Heng's deep voice behind him. Said: "Come with me!"