Chapter 412: The Great Nobles' Plan!

"Supervisor of Battle! Wait!" Just then, a call came from behind Weilade.

"Wait? Today, no plea for mercy will work! I will make this coward pay the price he deserves!" Weilade sneered.

"Supervisor of Battle, it is me, Vice-Commander Keller!"

"Vice-Commander Keller?"

Weilade was stunned, then turned around, and indeed saw Vice-Commander Keller rushing over.

And accompanying Vice-Commander Keller was none other than Knight Mi Gen.

"Vice-Commander Keller, I am sorry, but Gervas violated the Kingdom's military discipline and laws; even if you plead for him, I cannot make an exception!"

Although the one who came was Vice-Commander Keller, Weilade still did not want to miss this chance to deal with Gervas.

His tone had become softer, but he still had no intention of stopping.

Vice-Commander Keller's face showed helplessness. "Supervisor of Battle Weilade, I am not here to plead for Gervas; rather, he simply did not violate military discipline and laws!"

"Because this matter of his was approved by me in advance!"

"Approved by you?" Weilade was stunned.

"That is correct, Supervisor of Battle. Before the battle began, Gervas sent someone to find me for instructions, saying that there were not enough archers during the siege process, which increased the combat risk for the serf soldiers!"

"Therefore, he wanted to equip all his soldiers with his bows... um, crossbows, to serve as ranged shooters and cover the main army's advance!"

"Of course, Viscount Gervas also guaranteed that the kills made by his subordinates would absolutely not be lower than the average number of heads taken by other nobles!"

"If he fails to achieve this, he is willing to accept military punishment."

"Therefore, Supervisor of Battle Weilade, I approved Viscount Gervas's request. This is the military pledge promised by Viscount Gervas, along with my signature!" While speaking, the Supervisor of Battle pulled out a piece of parchment.

At the top were Gervas's signature and also Baron Keller's signature.

It turned out that just now, while Gervas was instructing Lei Meng on the combat method, he also instructed Knight Mi Gen to go find Vice-Commander Keller.

After all, he had already deduced that Weilade would definitely seize this opportunity to make trouble.

And upon hearing Gervas's request, Vice-Commander Keller did not mind doing him a favor.

Although he did not know Gervas's actual kill count, Gervas's and Mi Er's previous merits had greatly brought honor to the Southern Region.

Besides, Gervas himself had made a promise; if the kill count reaches above the average, that alone is enough for him to make an exception.

Weilade's face instantly turned iron-green, his body trembled slightly, and he stood in place, unable to speak.

"Your Excellency, Supervisor of Battle, why not return to your position first? If Gervas's battle results are insufficient afterward, I will also hold him accountable!"

Vice-Commander Keller's words were a way of giving Weilade a way out.

"Hmph!" Although unwilling, Weilade had no choice but to let out a cold snort at Gervas before leaving directly.

"Thank you, Commander Keller, for making an exception!" After Weilade left, Gervas expressed his gratitude to Vice-Commander Keller.

"Viscount Gervas, no need to thank me. I have seen the combat situation of your subordinates; they are indeed comparable to longbowmen!"

"Therefore, you are already fighting for the Kingdom, and I certainly cannot let you suffer injustice!"

Having finished speaking, Commander Keller also took his leave, as he had to wait for orders from the Grand Commander at any time.

And with Weilade's little interlude over, the subsequent battle proceeded without any further incidents.

All of Gervas's subordinates used crossbows to kill enemies from a distance; except for two unlucky subordinates who were hit by arrows shot from above and suffered minor injuries.

The rest were all completely unharmed.

And this battle continued until nightfall.

Under normal circumstances, night battles would either end or the offensive would weaken.

After all, one must also consider the battles for the coming days.

But this time, who knows what the Grand Commander of the Legion and the two Dukes were thinking; not only did they not weaken the offensive, but they actually intensified the combat, starting to launch attacks again with groups of thirty thousand men.

"Tell me, what exactly is the Grand Commander thinking?"

"If we fight like this, how can we fight tomorrow?"

"Yes! It is almost dawn; even if our soldiers are made of iron, they cannot hold out!"

"Gervas, what do you think?" Regarding the Grand Commander of the Legion's arrangement, the minor nobles naturally harbored deep resentment and were also full of doubts.

Gervas had received a small note from Adams and guessed that this was definitely one of the Legion's plans.

"I think everyone does not need to worry so much; the Grand Commander of the Legion certainly cares more about the outcome of the war than we do, so he must also be clear about the consequences of doing this!" Gervas offered a generic platitude.

【Ding! Daily intelligence has been refreshed...】

【Intelligence One: Yesterday, you already learned from Adams's letter that the Grand Commander would take action at night, and indeed so it is.】

【Just now, an alliance of two hundred thousand great nobles from the main camp has moved towards the left flank of the main army.】

【And one li to the left of the main army, there is a pine forest; hidden within that pine forest is a secret passage that can lead into Bokacheng.】

【This secret passage was originally dug out in the past by Bokacheng as an escape route to guard against Orc sieges.】

【Now it can become a secret passage for the Kingdom's main army to break into Bokacheng by surprise.】

【Intelligence Two: The Great Orc Leader Molar believes they can hold out in Bokacheng for at least a week, which will buy enough time for the raiding parties of other teams in the north.】

【Intelligence Three: A two-hundred-strong Orc team attacked Not Village...】

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed "Good heavens!"

So this was the plan; no wonder the system did not give a hint yesterday; it turns out the offensive was launched at dawn today.

"Gervas, although you say so, I am just afraid the soldiers are too exhausted, and the casualties will be greater then!"

"Mi Er, if you trust me, then stay alert tonight; I think the Grand Commander must have a grand plan!"

"If it is true, then perhaps it will be our time to harvest heads!"

"Harvest heads? R-really?" Nothing made Mi Er and the others more excited than harvesting Orc heads.

Everyone looked at Gervas in surprise.

"Of course it is true; even we know that increasing the intensity and fighting through the night will make the soldiers exhausted the day after tomorrow, even unable to fight; do you think the Grand Commander would not know this?"

"So, I deduce he must be confident in breaching Bokacheng tonight, which is why he is willing to pay any price."

"And when the city falls, the orcs inside will surely panic and flee; at that moment, is the best time for us to claim heads."

"Breaching the city tonight..." If Gervas had not said it, Mil and the others would have likely called the other person insane.

Although Bokacheng is merely a small city of fifty thousand people, its walls still stand ten meters high.

Even if they attack fiercely, they cannot possibly take it without three or five days.

So, how did the President take Bokacheng tonight?

Could it be that he sent out the entire Great Noble contingent to launch a general assault?

As long as the Great Nobles have not lost their minds, they certainly would not choose to do such a thing.

After all, the losses would be too great; moreover, besieging a city is not something where more people guarantee an immediate capture; it requires a process of attrition.

Unless the President can fly inside.