A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 216. Chapter 216

“Is your Highness here?”

“Are you inside?”

“Prince Prince! I’ll see you soon!”

Before the huge camp, several generals shouted loudly.

These three were all generals who came to the crown prince in response to the crown prince’s summoning order. Today, they came here early in the morning and wanted to see Garlan.

However, dozens of guards stayed firmly around the camp, prohibited them from approaching, and refused to enter the camp to inform them. They just stubbornly repeated the words’the crown prince is resting and see no one’ over and over again.

The more these guards are like this, the more they have no bottom in their hearts.

Thinking of the scene in the camp at this moment, there was a terrible possibility, their hearts became more anxious, and they simply screamed at the entrance of the camp.

“His Royal Highness! Please also–”

“You rude fellows, how dare you make a noise in front of the crown prince!”

A dark-skinned general came over and glared at these people.

Seth happened to report something to Kejos, who was near the camp, and heard the noise here before he got there.

Turning his head to see, these people turned out to be making a noise in front of Garlan’s camp. He who was loyal to Garlan immediately came over to criticize these rude people.

The generals glanced at each other, exchanged a glance, and the leader answered.

“I also know that it is rather rude to wait for this behavior, but I am eagerly looking forward to seeing the crown prince, but the guards are unwilling to wait for me to inform.”

“Didn’t they have already said that the crown prince is resting, what urgent matters do you have to disturb your highness?”

Seth’s gaze swept across these people severely.

“But we have been asking for an audience with Prince Wang since noon yesterday.”

The person who answered kept looking at the camp door, as if he wanted to see inside the camp through the thick curtain.

“In this situation, I’m very flustered.”

He said in an imploring tone, “We only want to see the crown prince, as long as one side is enough. Only the crown prince’s prestige can make me feel at ease.”

He said, “Even if I wait for my impoliteness to plead with His Royal Highness.”

This person’s tone softened, but still pleading, Seth, who was originally angry, couldn’t say anything.

“If you want to invite, just do it here.”

Suddenly a voice came from behind, and everyone subconsciously followed the sound and saw the one-eyed knight coming from the side.

Kaihus was in armor, and the golden lion badge dedicated to the riding commander on his chest gleamed in the sun.

As one of the few remaining cavalry commanders in Aaron Landis, he was the commander of the First Army, that is, the king’s guards, and was the highest-ranking general here.

As soon as he appeared, everyone looked horrified and bowed their heads in salute.

“Interfering with your Highness’s rest will only add to the crime.”

Kaihus looked at the generals blankly and said, “Please finish your crimes, you guys should withdraw immediately.”

“But……”

The leading general seemed unwilling.

“It’s nothing but, Your Highness is very busy, and I don’t have the time to appease you, so please leave me as soon as possible!”

Kaihus’s voice became severe.

Knowing that he had annoyed the riding commander, the generals quickly retreated.

Just before leaving, they looked suspiciously at the Prince’s Camp, which was surrounded by the guards and was airtight, as if they were suspicious of something.

Kaihus stared at the departed generals, not knowing what he was thinking, his brows wrinkled slightly.

Then, he turned his head and cast his gaze to the camp gate.

There was a heavy look on his face, like worry, like something else, that expression flashed by, Seth didn’t notice, but the general who had been looking back frequently saw it.

Suddenly, the general shook his heart.

Sure enough, the crown prince is also…………has it?

It is said that the crown prince was because he met a woman who had been infected that night and…

He did not leave here, but waited nearby.

Not long after waiting, he saw Seth come out.

He greeted him immediately.

“Your Excellency Seth, have you seen the crown prince?”

He knew that Seth, who came from Tozes City, was very popular with the crown prince, so he tried to derive some information from this population.

Seth, who was stopped just after leaving Kayjos, was taken aback. He looked at the unfamiliar general in confusion and shook his head.

“I said that Your Highness is resting, how can I bother.”

“Your Excellency Seth, it seems that the crown prince has never left the camp in the past two days.” The general lowered his voice, approached Seth, and asked in a low voice like a temptation: “Could it be… the crown prince is in a health condition and was accidentally infected… …”

“presumptuous!”

Seth was furious.

With a bang, the long sword around his waist was unsheathed and placed on the person’s neck.

“How dare you say such a thing?!”

How dare this guy use such words to curse His Royal Highness!

Still wantonly spread this kind of remarks to shake the military’s mind?

“No, no, I didn’t mean that.”

Unexpectedly, Seth suddenly violently pulled out his sword, and the general who was held by the sword around his neck suddenly became a little bit frustrated, and quickly waved his hand to explain.

“I’m really just worried about Your Highness… After all, in the camp now, er, I haven’t seen His Highness for a few days, I’m worried… Don’t be unintentional, really!”

“Next time I dare to say this kind of nonsense, even if I will be executed by military law, I will have to chop off your head first!”

With the desperate defense of the general, Seth reluctantly retracted the sword.

He surrendered to this person and put down a cruel word, stopped paying attention to this person, and turned away.

Seth didn’t notice. When he left angrily, the general looked at his back, with a gloomy look on his face.

Another day later, people went to see Garlan one after another, but they all got the answer of “The crown prince is resting and no one is seen”.

And this matter was also inquired by some interested people.

The atmosphere in the camp became more tense.

The soldiers on the night watch changed from the rotation of the various armies to all guards watching the night.

All soldiers were strictly ordered to stay in their own area and were not allowed to move around at will.

The few military doctors constantly check the physical condition of the soldiers in different areas every day.

The bonfire is burning day and night, constantly burning boiling water, so that the entire camp is filled with a strange smell.

Although the higher-level commander wanted to keep this matter secret, he could only hide it from ordinary soldiers. Generals with a little status were aware of it.

It is said that the Tasdar and Elson warriors had accepted the secret order, so they left the army of Aaron Landis.

However, it is hard to say whether the reason why the soldiers of these two countries left the army was because of secret orders or because of… other things had to avoid the camp.

The crown prince has not appeared in front of everyone for two consecutive days.

Uneasy emotions began to spread among the generals.

The first few generals who couldn’t hold back finally made up their minds after several unsuccessful requests to see the crown prince.

Late that night, they went to see the army commander-in-chief Kaleni together.

“You want to leave?”

The veteran with white hair on the temples is sitting on a wooden chair with his back straight, and he looks more and more burly.

A square face is well-defined and has firm lines.

He was not angry about these people’s requests.

He sat there, his whole body looked unangered and prestigious.

“Excuse me for being impolite, Your Excellency Karenni, but you and I know what’s going on in the camp now.”

Being watched by those piercing eyes like tigers, everyone felt a little nervous.

But when I think of my own purpose, there is also that terrible…

The leader of the general-also the general who was reprimanded by Seth that day, spoke with Kalieni’s blizzard-like gaze at this moment.

“Largana has come here, even if I wait to stay here, there will be no change in the result.”

He said, “Isn’t it better to let me wait to leave and save Aaron Landis some strength?”

Largana.

This is a god that makes all Aaron Landis heard.

The god of decay and plague.

Wherever he went, plague and death followed him.

Therefore, when a certain place suffers from the plague, everyone will say, [Largana has come here].

“If you have to stay where Largana is, then I have the responsibility to tell our subordinates the truth.”

The general said in a low voice.

He was threatening Kaleni that if they did not let them go, they would spread the plague in the entire army.

“Even… the crown prince has been approached by Larjana… this matter.”

He saw Karenni’s face suddenly change, and he was more determined, the more determined he was to leave this dangerous place.

He was ready for the always-tempered veteran to furiously and spit them fiercely. However, to his surprise, even though his face was tense, Kaleni was not as they expected. So furious.

After thinking about it, he understood again.

Kareni was afraid that they would leak the secret, so he resisted not venting his anger.

Thinking of this, he suddenly became more proud of his decisiveness.

“I see, now that you have made up your mind, leave quickly.”

The old general was expressionless, his eyes scanned the crowd.

That look is inexplicable and frightening.

“Go away, the sooner the better.”

He looked down at these people in front of him with contempt and disdain in his eyes.

“The crown prince doesn’t need you guys who have no loyalty.”

Although Kaleni’s eyes made his heart angry, the general didn’t say anything. After bowing and saluting in a perfunctory manner, he immediately left with the others.

What to care about with an old man who is about to die.

As he walked away quickly, he gave a cold snort thinking about it.

Even if he is scolded by the world and flees, after all, fate is more important than fame.

Anyway, at the beginning, people like them were not very willing to respond to the convening order, but when everyone came, they had to be coerced into Rudas City.

You know, where Largana descended, there are bones everywhere, and ten living people are not alive.

If he continues to stay here, his life will be lost. He wants the name of loyalty to be a shit!

The general who was slandering in his heart didn’t know that when they all left, a person walked out from the depths of the camp.

That was a veteran who was no less than Kaleni. Although he was short in height, he had very strong bones. With a mess of brown hair like a bird’s nest, he glanced contemptuously in the direction of the camp gate.

“Those puppies finally rolled away?”

If Karenni is only a strong temper, but a calm person, then this veteran is a man of violent temper.

He unceremoniously expressed his contempt for the few people just now with the vulgar sentence above.

“Um.”

Kaleni was still expressionless.

“Why, you are here to say goodbye just like them?”

Because of those guys’ words, people who are in a bad mood always blow up at this moment.

“Karenni, what the hell did you old fellow say! I will run? I will carry everyone here too!”

He scolded furiously.

“How the hell dare you compare that group of eggs with Lao Tzu! The group of greedy puppies who are afraid of death will lick me|I have dirty toes!”

After swearing for a long time, he lost his temper. Seeing the cold face of the old rival Karenni from the young to the present, the veteran sat down on the chair.

“Kaglieni, I know that you are dissatisfied with me because I didn’t respond to the crown prince’s summoning order from the beginning.”

“But you should know that what we people are most afraid of is meeting a guy who doesn’t know how to fight but likes to command blindly.” He sighed, “You know how much I suffered because of this incident. … Well, I was really worried that the prince was young and vigorous and would pay all our troops in. Then, Aaron Landis would be really hopeless.”

He shook his head.

“So, you don’t have to use words to test me, you know, I’ve never been afraid of death.”

“I don’t believe in rumors, I only believe in my own eyes, and I have already seen that the crown prince is a good one, that’s enough.”

The old man’s voice was very low, but there was a loud noise.

“For Aaron Landis, even if my old bone dies here, I won’t take a step back!”

Kaleni didn’t speak, he looked sideways at the night sky outside.

The firelight reflected on his gray temples and cast a shadow on his side cheeks.

After a long while, he said: “Tonight is destined to not be peaceful…After this night, how many people will come to me tomorrow and say the same things to those people?”

Kaleni’s low voice seemed to reach the endless darkness outside the window.

As if in doubt, as if sighing.

The veteran standing in front of him was also silent at this moment, casting his eyes on the night.

Everybody knows.

If this army is defeated by the Gasdad, Aaron Landis will no longer be able to resist foreign enemies.

Soon after, it will be destroyed by the Gasdad.

But, what if you know?

Human nature is always selfish.

After tonight, how many people will stay here?

In this moment when Aaron Landis’ fate was finally decided.

…………

That night, after getting permission from Karenni, those generals couldn’t wait to lead their troops out of the army, looking like they were fleeing.

The movement of these troops leaving naturally alarmed others.

After a brief astonishment, the generals were all thoughtful.

Sleepless all night.

The next day, three more troops left one after another.

Everyone knew it well, and everyone was silent.

Everyone thought that the fourth and fifth army would leave soon.

However, something staggering happened.

No.

No one left.

Everyone sighed about their stupidity, thinking that someone would leave.

However, until night fell, no one left.

For a while, the generals-whether they are familiar or unfamiliar-looked at each other.

In addition to being surprised, there was something more that seemed to melt together in their eyes when they looked at each other.

Approaching the evening, one of the troops that had left in the morning went and returned.

The general who led the army back came to Karenni and said nothing, but bowed in silence and saluted, then turned and left.

Watching the back of the general who had gone back and forth, Karenni fell into a long silence.

Human nature is selfish.

he thinks.

However, as the Prince said.

In this world, there may always be something that transcends human nature.

…………

The shadow of Largana was over this land.

Someone chose to escape.

However, more people chose to stick to it.

No matter what purpose they came to, at this moment, they made the same choice unanimously.

All open and secret struggles end at this moment.

Aaron Landis.

Apart from this, there is nothing else.

…………

Aaron Landis

My country

I was born on your land

Your river water is like breast milk that nurtures me to grow up.

Aaron Landis

My country

I saw that night had fallen on the earth.

But don’t be afraid.

I will guard you

As you blessed me in the first place.

I will guard you

From night to day.