Public trial?You deserve it too!

Dmitry shook his head. He understood what he meant as an adjutant. No matter what he said, the arbitrator must not die in vain. This thing can make up for the past.But what he didn't know was that what he said was not simply to comfort him——

——Even if this task fails, I will not receive any accountability.

But you can't tell Daniel directly about this kind of thing. Although this adjutant has worked with him for 100 years, he is still a young man with a lot of blood. There are some things that he can't accept and understand now.

"That red flare, what do you think is going on?"

So Dmitry did not directly answer the other party's doubts, but asked another question.

"Should have met the broken troops, right? The two yellow flares were raised first, and then the red ones. Considering that we have not encountered decent resistance before, it may be that the frontline troops want to take a breath and gather strength to smash them. The enemy's last line of defense, and then pursue it?"

Danielle guessed.

Dmitry shook his head, and his adjutant started to make old mistakes again—he would always subconsciously think about things.But he also knew that this optimism could not be blamed on his adjutant, but filled the entire elf empire from top to bottom.

The propaganda mouthpieces of the elf empire can always do this kind of thing. After all, the elves and the human race have completely broken off diplomatic relations. The civilians and a large number of low-level soldiers do not have any information channels to receive news, so of course it is the king who wants them to hear. They can hear anything, and naturally they can only believe in these things.

——So much so that these young people can't see clearly the predicament that the elves are facing now, and their innate arrogance towards short-lived species.

"You forgot, Danielle, they can quickly kill an arbitrator of the honorable knight level and penetrate our ambushes. Why do you think that they can't deal with the dozen or so grayback squads on the front line?"

The adjutant's expression froze, and it occurred to him that if the opponent had the ability to kill the arbitrator, then it would be no problem to deal with the gray backs.

"So, let's put down that blind optimism, those flares, it's not that the soldiers found the enemy and want to gather troops, but that they really encountered an invincible opponent. What we want to hunt is the elites of the empire, No matter what kind of protection they have, it is normal, and the breakout is probably just to avoid unnecessary casualties..."

Dmitry sighed deeply. This is the saddest thing. In any case, as an army that maintains an active fighting state behind enemy lines, his adjutant should be a veteran of the same age as himself, or at least not He has to be an empire expert, not such a vigorous patriotic elf, who even has a more or less rigid "elegance" in his mind.

Because the elves have no more soldiers to use.

Daniel probably still doesn't understand why he brought him to participate in this battle - after all, out of risk aversion considerations, he and his adjutant should not appear on the same battlefield at the same time, to prevent being wiped out by the empire .

This is also the reason why after the last defeat, I was able to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the empire to reorganize the strategic layout behind the enemy at a faster speed-I didn't bring Danielle with me in that attack at all, and the other party just He assisted himself in commanding the retreat of the troops, and then continued to stay in the occupied area of ​​​​the empire, keeping the information silent and hiding.

However, Dmitry soon realized the huge problems caused by this behavior of not putting eggs in one basket-he had encountered that trap, and there had been deep misunderstandings between him and his adjutant. deep understanding gap.

For Daniel, those silent months were a flash in the eye, at best Dmitry found him, a little surprised at why the empire's front had advanced so much—or perhaps surprised at why He Dmitry can still sit in this position after committing such a big crime.

But for Dmitry, the experience during that time was a nightmare from which he could not wake up. Even after commanding the retreat battle, watching the unstoppable advance of the human empire, the elf empire After retreating steadily, he really had the idea of ​​giving up all hope and only wanted to serve the country with death.

He had lost all hope of continuing to fight.

The service time of the young elves has been advanced time and time again, but the retirement period is gradually being pushed back, and there is even no such thing as a retirement time now.From the moment they entered the barracks, there were only two ways for the elves to leave the army. One was to lie down after being seriously injured and disabled, and the other was to float out of the thick smoke of the incineration pit.

Yes, even if the elves collect the corpses themselves, it is impossible to bring them back completely. The wave of the empire's offensive is enough to overwhelm all the elves, not to mention bringing back the corpses of soldiers who died in battle.

And the entire elven society has been blindly dragged into a terrible war disaster, and even militarism is not enough to describe the current situation.

From the earliest aristocratic military service system, voluntary military service system, to the later compulsory military service system and national military service system...

The elderly are no longer able to provide for their old age, but are conscripted into the army because of their strong and not yet greatly regressed strength. Fathers go to the battlefield as soldiers as a matter of course, and mothers can no longer educate their children, but must accept their husbands. All the work maintains the operation of the elf empire, and the children...

Day after day in the military academy training killing skills, year after year listening to the lies that elves are the best race, in the heaven of weaving, looking forward to becoming a "glorious" soldier one day.

Then they were sent to hell one by one like ripe crops, and then fell together with the children of the empire who grew up soaked in blood and hatred, in this seemingly never-before-seen In the bloody battle at the end.

...No, maybe the end can already be seen.

So when he was sent to the elf king by the royal guards, Dmitry didn't want to say a word of defense, but just wrote his suicide note as a remonstrance, and then closed his eyes and waited for death.

To Dmitry's surprise, after reading the advice, Wang personally untied him from the shackles and helped him up.

"Dmitry, you can't die, at least you can't die until you help me save the entire elf empire—because in this race, there are very few people who can think like you!"

Dmitry remembered very clearly that when the Elven King spoke these words to him, there was no one around him. The king who forged his reputation with blood and fire had tears in his eyes, and his face was full of grief and relief.

"You have to help me, Dmitri! The current situation of the Elven Empire is already in dire straits, the strings of the entire country are getting tighter and tighter, and there is a possibility of breaking at any time, and once something goes wrong, the extinction of the race will be on the verge of death." Right now! You are not loyal to me, you are loyal to the entire race of elves!"

The following things are very simple. Since then, Dmitry has become the most loyal supporter of Estelle, and the Elf King has suppressed all accountability for him, so Dmitri can continue to stay in his seat On the road, he came to the empire-controlled area to command the battle, but since then he has accepted the direct command of the Elf King.

Because of this, he hopes to train his adjutant to be the same as himself, so no matter what he does, Dmitri will always bring him by his side, and this time is no exception.

But now it seems that there is still a long way to go.

"Before the reinforcements from the opposite side arrived, our soldiers were still scattered in the city wall without being entangled. Let's retreat. We have lost this encirclement and annihilation battle."

Danielle nodded lightly, then hesitated: "My lord, the team that sent out the signal flare..."

"For the sake of the Elf King, I believe they will fight firmly until the last soldier, delaying the enemy's footsteps and buying time for the large army to retreat."

Dmitry closed his eyes, and issued the death notice in a cold tone.

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[The elves are exiting the city. 】

"So decisive? Go after those students even if you give up these three teams?"

Claude was a little surprised, but this surprise was quickly interrupted.

[The elves did not gather troops to the south, but retreated along the attack route, and avoided all conflicts and entanglements. The speed was very fast, and they were about to exit the outer wall. 】

"This is a full retreat... It seems that the dead knight of glory is not the commander of this battle."

The boy's face lightened up.

【...How did you infer this? 】

"The reason is very simple. If he is the commander of this attack, then the deputy commander has only one thing to do now, and that is to lead people to catch up with Georgi and his ass like a mad dog, otherwise The guy will die if he goes back—that's why I asked Randolph to gather the defenders in order to hold back more elves."

Claude threw away the bow and arrow, and pulled out two elf long knives.Since the gecko on the opposite side had its tail broken, he didn't bother to pretend, he had better hurry up and chop off all the severed tails.

"But the opposite side retreated directly, which shows that the authority and official position of this commander are much higher than that of the one who blocked the door in the south. At least he is sure that he will be honored in the face of mission failure and death. In the case of a knight-level master, he will still not be held accountable after returning."

[But I'm still a little confused, why the other party retreated so decisively, did they have other plans? 】

"No, the reason is very simple, because the battlefield shielding effect I played has already caused the opposing commander to misjudge the battlefield situation." Claude said with confidence, "Sometimes the most confusing thing is not the false News, but only got half of the news, and then got no news at all.”

[Half of the news?You mean that the other party got the news that the arbiter died in battle, but didn't understand the real battle scene, so he would choose to retreat? 】

"Correct answer, as for the reason, you still have some time to think about it yourself."

Claude touched lightly to the room separated from the elf team who was "avoiding the rain of arrows".

"I'll kill two teams of chickens first, and then I'll come back and explain to you."

(chicken crowing one after another)

"Okay, I'm done killing, do you want to understand?"

Claude stabbed the long knife stained with green blood on the forehead of the dead body, and helped him complete the last Kennedy achievement. Then he wiped his hands on the elf's cloak and asked about his students.

【...I just figured it out. Is it because the effect of Karl's fight is too shocking, causing the elf commander to misjudge our true strength?】

"Bingo! That's right. To be honest, I didn't expect Mr. Karl's choice, but the effect is really shocking enough. After all, from the perspective of the opposite side, the whole process is basically so short that it is almost incomprehensible. The only There is only one explanation - the human beings broke through, and then succeeded. That glorious knight was equivalent to facing the first wave of breakthrough attacks against the defenders. Washed out."

Claude piled up the corpses of the elves.

"So in the eyes of the commander of the elves, our combat effectiveness is a bit outrageous. In addition, there are repeated calls for help from the city that was going smoothly, so he must guess that this is a trap. Faced with this As for the situation, any commander with a little brain knows that he can't drag on in the city, otherwise there will only be a dead end."

[But isn't the other side too calm, as if he doesn't care about the outcome of the siege at all? 】

"Yeah, that's what I'm wondering about. This doesn't look like a serious siege. The other party didn't receive an order to kill us. They just simply set up a layout. After they found out that it was broken, they didn't even know what to do. Those who don't like fighting will leave."

Claude frowned slightly.

"This kind of behavior is more like a show - but the price paid is too high. First, we have to give up the conventional raids in most areas in the rear, gather troops to catch us, and then send a Glory Knight. Now after death Isn't it too straightforward to just pat your ass and run away?"

[A show... Who is he doing it for? 】

"Anyway, it's not for the empire, that is to say... it's either for the country, or... for the Theocracy?"

Claude subconsciously wanted to diverge his thinking, and then subconsciously cut off his own thinking.

"Forget it, don't rely on speculation to think about things, this is not writing a novel."

The boy patted his head, let the system find Randolph's location, mounted his horse, and walked towards the assembled imperial army.

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"Claude! Be careful! Don't be so ostentatious!"

Randolph watched the other party rushing over carelessly, and waved his hand in shock, signaling the other party to stop such dangerous behavior immediately.

"No problem, I have wiped out almost three teams, and I have been looking for the elves since then, but they seem to have disappeared? Did you see anything here?"

The boy stopped beside Randolph abruptly and jumped off his horse.

"Nothing was found, because our actions were more careful, so now we are still far from connecting the entire defense line."

Randolph shook his head. Most of the soldiers on his side are ordinary young men and militiamen. They are very loyal if they are willing to obey orders and gather strength. But for him, he cannot let these people face the elves and die in vain. , so proceed very carefully.

But did this guy say something outrageous just now?

"Have you wiped out three squads of elves?"

Randolph looked at him like he was looking at some monster.

"Well, when I was led by the wolf eagle to hover in the sky, I memorized the terrain of the entire city by the way. Now that I am fighting at home, it is not easy to kill a few elves whose strength is far inferior to mine."

There was a disdainful sneer on the corner of Claude's mouth.

Hmph, chicken.jpg

"...Is your memory really something that humans can do?"

Randolph was so suffocated by him that he couldn't speak.

"Let's not talk about that. Now that the elves have retreated, let the soldiers quickly put out the fire and save people and maintain order. The elves have a very clear goal, they are coming after us, so I saw many civilians were still alive. "

Randolph nodded, and immediately let the militiamen go into disaster relief.

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When it was just dawn, Georgi arrived with reinforcements. It was only three or four hours after the attack. The support from the eastern front was really strong. Facing the early interception of the elves, they could to this extent.

"Captain, I..."

"You did it, Georgi, it's good, everyone survived."

Claude, with a face full of black ashes, interrupted him. He had been busy all night, and now he just wanted to take a hot bath.

"Now, go back and have a good rest. When everyone wakes up, we have to help the residents of the Walled City rebuild their homes. This is a disaster brought about by us, and we should help them deal with it."

The boy yawned and patted Georgi on the shoulder.

The man looked at Claude's back and clenched his fists.

He knew that Claude was implying that he should not say anything else, and told himself not to care about last night's choice. Whether it was Teacher Carl's self-sacrifice or Claude's death alone, they were all voluntary and there was no need to blame themselves.

"...I'm not blaming myself, Captain, I just... just really don't want to be a survivor anymore."

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After returning to the barracks where they were originally stationed, in the barracks, apart from Randolph who had come back and snored on his stomach, Erwin was also sitting in a daze.

"team leader?"

"It's me, Erwin, what happened to your hand? Did it hurt last night?"

Claude looked at the boy's bandaged hands.

"It's nothing, a little injury, it's a mark."

Erwin smiled reluctantly, and his eyes fell unconsciously on the heavy iron rod beside him - the explosion helped it wash away all the camouflage. This mithril spear is the magic wand in Carl's hand The real appearance of the old man himself is not a weak mage given for nothing, but he has also received all the training of a knight.

Who is not a genius?

"Is that... Teacher Carl's wand?"

"Yes, it's Grandpa Carl's relic. I brought it out yesterday."

Erwin nodded and said yes, and touched it with his uninjured hand, as if he could still feel the flame of revenge.

"Erwin, the sacrifices of Mr. Carl and those knights were not in vain. You, no, we all survived. This is what he wants to see the most."

Claude sat next to Erwin and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly.

"Well, I know, although Grandpa Carl has never said it in front of me, I have overheard him talking and know that the thing he hates the most is elves." Erwin said softly, "But I didn't expect that in the end it was me Witness him fulfilling his wish."

The boy clenched his wand, as if he had made a decision, and looked up at Claude.

"Captain, I'm sorry, maybe... I can no longer walk side by side with everyone on the battlefield."

Claude was taken aback. The other party's words were beyond his expectation. It didn't seem like he was frightened or had some psychological shadow. Why did he suddenly say such a thing?