aircannonsinc Chapter 169
Chapter 169
On the outer wall of Kingsley Manor, under the sunlight, Hood was wearing thick armor. He held the extremely sharp hilt of the sword at his waist with both hands, and his sharp eyes like hawks stared into the distance, as if waiting for something.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the long wait made the air around him seem a little heavy.
However, Hood remained motionless. Finally, on the distant horizon, two tiny black dots slowly emerged like two grains of dust.
As they kept approaching, their figures gradually became clear.
Looking closely, it turned out that two sturdy robbers were riding grassland horses and galloping.
They were waving whips in their hands, shouting loudly, urging the horses under their crotch to move forward at full speed, and at the same time, they did not forget to shout in the direction of the manor.
After just a few minutes, the two robbers had quickly arrived below the outer wall.
Their riding skills were superb. When they were only a few dozen meters away from the city wall, the two of them skillfully pulled the reins at the same time, and the horses under their crotch raised their front hooves high, neighing, and then stopped steadily.
Then, they raised their heads and shouted to Hod on the city wall: "Captain, the army has withdrawn!!"
This sudden news was like a flash of lightning that broke through the gloomy sky, and Hod's originally tense face relaxed instantly.
The serious look disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, and was replaced by a relaxed smile that was difficult to conceal.
Because he knew that his previous guess was completely correct.
The army that was approaching aggressively was indeed just a deterrent to prevent him from refusing to be recruited.
Thinking of this, Hood turned around without hesitation and shouted to Paul, Nott and other companions not far behind him: "Let's go down!"
After that, he took a big step and quickly walked down the steps of the city wall. The heavy footsteps echoed endlessly on the empty city wall.
"Just as I thought..."
While walking down, Hood explained his guess to Paul and others.
"Boss, do we really want to send troops?" Paul asked with a frown.
Hood nodded: "Well, we have to go, otherwise I'm afraid that army will turn around and come back immediately."
Seeing that Hood had made a decision, Paul could only remain silent.
The group came to the reception room, Hood took off the long sword hanging from his waist and put it on the table, and then walked to the main seat and sat down.
Seeing this, Paul, Nott, Monklon and others also found seats and sat down.
"The situation is urgent and complicated this time. I am afraid that only if I lead the team myself can the old guy Angana feel at ease."
"Otherwise, the old fox Angana will not miss this opportunity and will definitely lead the army to attack again." Hood said directly with a solemn face and a firm tone.
Paul, who was standing aside, frowned slightly when he heard this, stared at Hood closely, and after thinking for a moment, he finally asked: "Boss, how many troops do you plan to bring this time?"
Hood closed his eyes slightly and quickly calculated the existing military deployment in the manor in his mind.
After a while, he opened his eyes and said slowly: "Well... In this operation, all the new recruits of Valandia will follow me. After all, these new recruits of Valandia lack experience. This rare opportunity is just right for them to accumulate combat experience so that they can advance and grow as soon as possible."
Then, Hood paused slightly, as if considering the subsequent arrangements, and then continued: "In addition, Batu and the other five robbers who are good at horsemanship must also go with us. They have excellent abilities in reconnaissance and transmission of intelligence, and can help us detect the enemy's movements in advance and gain more advantages for us."
Speaking of this, Hood paused for a moment, as if he remembered something important, and then added: "As for the robbers, I will leave you 30 senior robbers as a reserve force to guard the manor, and the rest of the personnel will go with me."
In this way, the number of soldiers led by Hood this time is as high as 150.
Among them, the 100 new recruits from Valandia were full of vigor and high morale. As long as they had enough experience and gold dragons, they could be upgraded to higher-level troops immediately.
The rest of the robbers and bandits should not be underestimated. Even the weakest among them belonged to the third-level troops and had excellent combat capabilities.
When this force came together, its strength was simply astonishing. It was definitely an elite division.
"I understand, boss." After hearing Hood's arrangement, Paul nodded seriously., indicating that he had fully understood what he meant.
Seeing Paul so serious, Hood nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "After I leave this time, the reclamation work will continue, but I took away most of the manpower, so the follow-up work may face some difficulties."
"So, Paul, you can recruit some refugees to join our reclamation team according to the actual situation to ensure that the project can be carried out smoothly."
After hearing this, Paul did not hesitate at all and nodded vigorously again in response.
After giving the order, Hood's eyes swept over everyone present, as if he wanted to deeply imprint everyone's figure in his mind, and then waved to signal everyone to disperse.
This outing is completely different from the past. It is not as easy as the previous eradication of those criminals. It only takes a few days to return smoothly.
This mission is full of unknowns and variables. No one can know exactly what kind of complex and changeable, dangerous situation will be encountered in this cruel war.
Therefore, all preparations must be done meticulously and without fail.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the third day. After intensive preparations, everything is finally ready.