Chapter 1426: The Mysterious Visitor

Europe, in the army of Ling Chen.

Every time the Longyan Soldiers captured a city, they would vigorously propagate that they supported Protestantism.

This attracted many Protestants to aid the Longyan Soldiers, but these people were not worth mentioning in front of the numerous Austrian populace.

Most of them were impoverished people, and the supplies they could provide to the Longyan Soldiers were pitifully scarce.

However, they possessed an incomparable advantage: these people came from all walks of life.

Some were even poor wandering poets who would sing their poems wherever they went to obtain alms.

Such people were naturally the transmission links for information.

Very quickly, the news that the Longyan Soldiers had come to support Protestantism spread throughout Europe.

Later on, it even evolved into the belief that God had dispatched the Longyan Soldiers to save their Protestantism; although Liu Zheng did not believe in any gods, Buddhas, or sects.

Yet, in the mouths of this group of Europeans who believed in Protestantism, he became an Envoy dispatched by God.

The matter of Longyan aiding Protestantism swept across the entire European continent once again.

Ling Chen's army was now about to reach the border of Austria, and he had a clear feeling that the strength of the Austrian garrison had significantly weakened.

"Is there any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?" Ling Chen asked his Strategist.

The matter he was referring to was the weakening of the Austrian garrison's strength.

This matter was a good thing for Ling Chen, but his many years of experience told him that any strange occurrence was not simple.

Because where there is an abnormal event, there must be a demon!

If one were to advance rashly without investigating clearly, it might cause irreparable losses.

The Strategist spoke up: "Recently, I haven't discovered anything too abnormal; if there is one thing, it is that a piece of news has arrived from the front."

"But we currently have no way to determine if this piece of intelligence is accurate."

Hearing this, Ling Chen glanced at the Strategist and asked: "What news?"

The Strategist said: "News regarding Prussia; it is said that Prussia has launched a counterattack."

Hearing this news, Ling Chen frowned, then stared blankly at the Strategist.

"Launched a counterattack?"

"Is that Frederick II crazy!"

Although Ling Chen did not know the specific situation in Prussia at the moment, he knew that Prussia was already in a precarious state.

The country had been torn apart by the Franco-Austrian Allied Army, and Frederick II was leading his people to hold out in their territory.

Their situation was extremely difficult; they had traveled all the way from Longyan specifically to aid Prussia.

Originally, Prussia only needed to hold its ground and wait for Longyan's support.

But now, not only did Prussia not do that, but it had instead launched a frantic counterattack, which was almost an act of self-destruction.

Ling Chen did not know why Prussia would launch such an attack, but in his view, Prussia was seeking death this time.

However, if Prussia had launched such an attack.

Then the abnormal behavior of the Austrian garrison could be explained.

Austria was fighting with Prussia because of the struggle for the orthodox position of the Holy Roman Empire.

Now that Prussia had launched a counterattack, Austria would absolutely not sit idly by.

They would inevitably launch a more violent attack, and might even start a decisive battle with Prussia.

Now is the best time to destroy Prussia!

Thinking of this, Ling Chen's brow furrowed into a 'chuan' shape, and he immediately ordered his Strategist: "Bring the map."

The Strategist immediately brought the map of Europe and spread it out before Ling Chen's table.

Ling Chen carefully looked at how far their current position was from Prussia's original border line.

"Three hundred miles left, not far now..." Ling Chen murmured; if they set off now.

It would take less than two days to march, and even if they had to fight along the way, it would take no more than seven days!

Now

is the time to set off!

They could not delay any longer; if they delayed further, everything would be too late.

If Prussia were destroyed as a nation, then at that time, their Longyan army would only be able to retreat in defeat, and this war would have no meaning for Longyan to continue.

Ling Chen immediately said to his Strategist: "The main force is to set out."

"Leaving already?"

The Strategist looked at Ling Chen with a frown, exhaled, and said: "We have been stationed for less than an hour; if we leave now, isn't it a bit too rushed?"

Ling Chen was even more anxious than him and said: "We cannot wait; set out immediately. What we need to do most right now is to aid Prussia."

The Strategist helplessly said 'alright', and followed the order to issue the news for the main force to set out.

The Longyan Soldiers, who had just prepared to set up camp, heard this news and, without the slightest complaint, immediately packed up and prepared to depart.

Just at this moment, a stranger visited the Longyan army.

"Please go and report; I wish to see your general."

That person was dressed in white, with a robe covering their head, obscuring their face completely.

They were accompanied by two people wearing gray robes, who were also wearing hoods and keeping their heads down, so it was unknown what they looked like.

The Longyan Soldiers standing in front of them could not understand the two people's language and simply stood before them to drive them away.

"Please leave immediately!"

But the other party could not understand them either, so they just stood there and would not leave.

The Longyan Soldiers did not use weapons to drive them away because they looked like believers.

But they did not let them in either, for fear that they were spies or agents sent by the enemy.

The two sides fell into a rather awkward situation, with neither able to convince the other.

At this moment, the Strategist happened to pass by.

Watching the two people in a standoff and conversation with the Longyan Soldiers, he raised an eyebrow.

He was someone who could understand both the Longyan Language and some European languages, and he watched as the two sides talked at cross-purposes there.

He shook his head; he had long since told Ling Chen to strengthen the soldiers' studies, suggesting that if they quickly learned the local language, it might be of great use.

But Ling Chen had never done so, and even always found various excuses to decline.

The Strategist shook his head, fortunate that he understood it himself.

The Strategist walked over, looked at the three people opposite him with their heads covered, and asked, "What is the matter that you have come for?"

The person in the lead, wearing a white robe, had their eyes light up and looked up at the Strategist.

They had been speaking here for a long time, but that person dressed as a soldier simply would not give them directions.

But this person spoke in a European language as soon as they opened their mouth; finally, someone who could communicate had arrived.

"I can provide you with help."

A very pleasant voice came from under the white robe, though the Strategist could not see the face beneath the white robe clearly.

However, judging by the voice, she was a woman.

"What kind of help can you provide to our Longyan Army?"

"If it is to donate grain to us, then spare us; our Longyan Army will not take a single cent from the masses. If you can tell us where the Austrians' granaries are, then speak."

"Our Longyan Army will absolutely not let any enemy granary go."

The Strategist said with extreme seriousness.

In his eyes, this girl who was unwilling to show her face and was dressed like a believer must surely be like those Protestants, here to make a donation.