Chapter 152: The Perilous Central Army!

【Intelligence Report Four: Upon learning that the Left Army had been annihilated by the tribes, the entire Central Army was thrown into turmoil; Commander Narsi even wanted to retreat immediately.

Unfortunately, it was all too late. The eight thousand tribal troops led by Commander Tila Ka, along with the six thousand troops from the Right Army, had arrived as scheduled, blocking their retreat.】

【Intelligence Report Five: After your two days of hiding, the tribal warriors surrounding you have relaxed; they believe you may have truly escaped the encirclement.】

【Intelligence Report Six: Although on the surface, the only passage from the Left Army to the Central Army is through Viscount O'Neill's fief.

In fact, in the southern mountain ranges of Baron Walker's fief, there exists another mountain path leading to the Central Army.

It is a mountain path so narrow and steep that only a few hunters know of it.

And its entrance lies within the Black Pine Forest beside the border village south of Baron Walker's fief!】

【Ding, today's intelligence update is complete...】

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

What did he just hear?!

How shameless had Farrio become?

Not only did he shift all responsibility for his overconfidence entirely onto others, but he also concealed that he was the very culprit behind the collapse of the Left Army!

However, apparently even heaven could not bear to watch, leaving behind a shred of 'evidence' capable of proving Farrio's crimes.

Although the current situation of this 'evidence' seems equally dire, whether it can safely reach the Central Army remains unknown.

But if there is an opportunity, Gervas would not mind lending a hand!

Besides, Catherine was actually grieving deeply over his supposed death.

Could this cold Viscountess have feelings for him?

No, she was merely expressing normal regret over the death of her savior.

Gervas immediately discarded his self-indulgent thoughts and began to consider his next escape plan.

Based on today's intelligence, he felt his chance to scavenge had arrived.

Because he could not hide in this valley indefinitely; once the Central Army was also dealt with, Tila Ka would inevitably lead troops to come again.

If they increased their search efforts, the valley might be exposed directly.

And since Baron Walker's fief actually had a road leading to the Central Army, this would be the most likely path to survival for escaping the encirclement.

As long as they infiltrated that mountain path silently, and acted according to circumstances from then on, the probability of escape would rise sharply.

"Therefore, we must begin acting now!"

Gazing at the star-studded night sky, Gervas immediately summoned his subordinates, including Evlan and Lei Meng.

First, he ordered Evlan to lead the Magic Swift Eagle squad to scout the road ahead.

Then, he instructed Lei Meng, Lauren, and others to notify the knights and guards to begin organizing their equipment, ready to depart at any moment.

And at this very moment, it happened to be dawn, the best time to avoid detection.

Because over these past few days, cavalry patrols had been moving back and forth on the road between Aokin Fortress and Baron Walker's fief at all times.

Therefore, only the intensity of night patrols would weaken; if they wished to escape silently, it could only be now.

Not long after, the Magic Swift Eagle squad indeed brought good news; just as the system intelligence stated, the tribal savages had begun to slacken.

For the previous two days, three tribal cavalry units had passed the road every hour for patrol.

But now, within one hour, Evlan and the others had seen only a single squad.

"Lei Meng, convey my order: withdraw immediately!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Soon, the Storm Army left the valley and reached the main road.

Then, the Magic Swift Eagles were responsible for front and rear vigilance; if enemy cavalry were spotted, they would provide early warning and hide.

Thus, after traveling for more than three hours, the Storm Army arrived at Baron Walker's fief.

During this process, they encountered two groups of patrolling tribal cavalry in total.

But they did not engage to eliminate them.

Because once these cavalrymen were killed, the tribal savages would immediately lock onto their trail.

And arriving at Baron Walker's fief did not mean they could escape safely; on the contrary, the situation became even more complicated.

Because throughout the roads of Baron Walker's fief, there were tribal hidden sentries.

Two days prior, Gervas and Evlan had already scouted from high above.

Therefore, with these lurking hidden sentries, Gervas could not pass silently without engaging in combat.

Of course, Gervas had long been prepared for this.

"Lei Meng, come with me; Magic Swift Eagle squad, prepare the wolf carcasses for aerial vigilance!"

Immediately, Gervas led Lei Meng, sneaking into a village ahead under the cover of night.

Yesterday, Gervas had already scouted and found four tribal savage spies inside two houses at the village entrance.

Once they were eliminated, the squad could pass through silently.

Of course, eliminating a few savages was not difficult.

The difficulty lay in how to make the savages realize afterward that Gervas and the others had slipped out of the encirclement.

Therefore, the wolf carcasses prepared in advance were the key.

First, the night watch savage was eliminated silently; then, the other two resting tribal savage sentries were also dealt with by Gervas and Lei Meng while they slept.

It is worth mentioning that Gervas and Lei Meng did not use weapons, but instead crushed the carotid arteries or chest ribs of the three men with their bare hands.

Immediately, Gervas directly summoned the Magic Swift Eagle squad from the sky, and more than a dozen wolf carcasses were brought over.

The wolf carcasses were used to deliver finishing blows to the necks, chests, and other areas of the tribal sentries, staging a scene of death by a wild beast attack.

Of course, the footprints left by the wolves upon arrival and departure were also forged.

Once everything was complete, Gervas led the squad through the slaughter site and headed straight for the southern part of Baron Walker's fief.

Subsequently, the group indeed found a mountain path entrance in the Black Pine Forest at the border village of Baron Walker's fief.

However, the mountain path was narrow; upon reaching here, Gervas had no choice but to abandon several carriages, along with part of the supplies.

They could only lead the horses into the mountain path.

Time flew; in a flash, three days passed.

Before and behind the main army camp on the central route, cries of battle filled the air.

The main army on the central route had been sandwiched and besieged by the tribal army from front and rear for three days already.

Although the main army on the central route held on desperately, the savages' assault was too fierce, even not ceasing at night.

And the camp's wooden walls were not as solid as stone walls, making the entire camp precarious.

Just during today's daylight, both sides fought back and forth several times on the wooden walls.

Fortunately, under the main army on the central route's desperate struggle, they finally did not lose the wall; otherwise, a direct collapse might have occurred.

Of course, even so, the nobles had become negative about holding out in the days ahead.

Narsi's original plan was to hold out for more than five days.

Five days would be enough for the reinforcements of the Supreme Commander, my lord, from the rear to arrive; by then, they could break free.

But now, it seemed that five days had become somewhat unattainable.

After all, how could the tribal army not know this point? Therefore, their assault became even more fierce as time went on.

"Commander, my lord, the savages' assault has become even more fierce; we fear we cannot hold out much longer!" Inside the meeting tent, big and small nobles had anxiety hanging on their faces.

"Gentlemen, we have no choice; if we cannot hold out, our fate will be the same as the left and right main armies—total annihilation."

"Therefore, no matter what, gentlemen, you must hold firm for me; I believe Marshal Mi Xiusi, my lord, will definitely arrive at the fastest speed!"

"Also, I reiterate once more: if anyone dares to flee the battlefield, do not blame me, Narsi, for being ruthless; I will execute you before you escape, even if you are a noble!"

Narsi naturally understood that some nobles had already grown fearful.

So he acted much more harshly than Brick.

Of course, whether such harsh threats could truly make the fearful nobles continue to hold firm was also an unknown.

For instance, Count Farrio's eyes flickered, as if thinking about something.

"Very well, gentlemen, now go to your posts! The God of Glory will favor us!"