My Pokémon Player

The reason why Soto didn't want to kill the militia was very simple. On the one hand, they had just lost the war today, and the morale of the troops had already dropped to the freezing point.

If the soldiers were to be executed at this time, even if they didn't have the courage to resist, they would completely lose their will to fight.

On the other hand, because his troops suffered too many casualties, there would really not be many people left if they were killed again.

Soto could only suppress his anger and said in a low voice:

"Although they neglected their duties and deserved death, I will still spare their lives because they fought for me today."

"Go and tell them that if they don't want their families to become slaves, it's best to let me see their atonement in tomorrow's battle."

Naturally, Soto would not easily forgive the guilt of these militiamen, but let the war decide their fate.

"Yes!" Silver Leaf Knight leaned over to accept the order.

Seeing that the Silver Leaf Knight was about to turn around and leave, Bauer quickly asked:

"By the way, most of the militiamen died in infighting, so how did the knights and squires die?"

"This..."

The Silver Leaf Knight glanced at Bauer, who was full of curiosity, and hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say it, so he had to look at Soto for instructions.

Seeing this, Soto nodded slightly: "Since Baron Bauer wants to know the situation, you can tell us, just in time for us to remember this bloody lesson."

"I obey your order."

After getting Soto's consent, Silver Leaf Knight began to report the cause of death:

"Most of the dead knights and squires were killed by the enemy in their sleep. We found hypnotic powder on the bodies."

"It can be seen that the enemy is very cautious. Even if the knights have fallen asleep, they are still worried and will let the monsters use hypnotic powder to ensure that the knights will not wake up."

"This also proves that the enemy's strength is not strong, so they dare not confront the knights head-on."

"The cause of death of another part of the knights and squires can also confirm this. They were all killed by the enemy who pretended to be our soldiers and got close to them."

"In general, almost all knights and squires died from the enemy's sneak attack. They didn't even fight the enemy."

After listening to the report of Silver Leaf Knight, Soto's face was as gloomy as the sky before a thunderstorm, depressing and deep, which made people shudder.

Although Soto didn't say a word, everyone present understood that Soto was like an active volcano, ready to erupt with angry flames at any time.

The two barons and the Silver Leaf Knight were all silent, no one wanted to get burned.

Even Bauer, who had been gloating, shut his mouth from the bottom of his heart.

After a while, Soto opened his mouth expressionlessly and said:

"I know, you go down first."

"Yes!"

The Silver Leaf Knight breathed a sigh of relief, then hurriedly left the tent, leaving only the three lords.

Soto then said to the other two lords: "I'm sorry to make you laugh again. I didn't expect my Silver Leaf Knight to die so miserably at the hands of the enemy."

Bauer immediately replied: "The enemy is too despicable and shameless. They actually used such despicable means. These guys who violate the honor of the knights are destined to be despised by people!"

Soto shook his head: "The enemy of this night attack should not be the knights. It is most likely the magic beast masters of Firefly Town. Only this group of lunatics have the courage to attack our camp at night."

"What? It's those untouchables again? They have killed many knights on the battlefield, why are they still..."

Bauer was halfway through his words when he suddenly noticed Soto's cold eyes and immediately changed his words:

"Uh, I want to say, Baron Soto, you don't have to be angry about these untouchables."

Soto snorted coldly: "Untouchables? If they are untouchables who killed the knights, then what are my Silver Leaf Knights? Are they even worse than untouchables?"

Bauer panicked when he heard this and quickly untied Shi Dao:

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I think..."

Soto waved his hand and interrupted Bauer: "Okay, I know what you want to say, but I advise you not to underestimate these beast masters."

"Although they are not strong and cannot compare with our knights, they are not afraid of death and their performance on the battlefield is also very crazy. They can do anything. They are undoubtedly extremely difficult enemies."

"Fortunately, the enemy's beast masters suffered heavy losses in today's battle. From the number of people who attacked tonight, it can be seen that there are not many enemy beast masters left. This is also good news. Our chances of winning the decisive battle tomorrow have increased by a few points."

Bauer was surprised when he heard this: "We were just attacked tonight and our morale was hit again. Are you sure you want to fight tomorrow? Can't you take a day off?"

"No, you can't take a rest. No one knows the exact time when Baron Ryan will come back. One more day of delay will increase the risk." Soto said solemnly.

"Although I don't want to admit it, Ryan's strength should not be underestimated. In addition, with him present, the enemy's morale will be even higher and difficult to deal with, so we must win this war before Ryan comes back!"

"I want to let that old bastard Williams see the scene of Feiyu Town being occupied by us with his own eyes, and return all the humiliation I have suffered to him!"

At the end, Soto's expression became particularly ferocious, and his tone was as cold as the wind.

Obviously, Soto's calmness just now was just pretending, and he had already hated Williams to the core.

"Okay, I agree with your decision."

Ball wanted to get his share of the benefits as soon as possible, so he nodded and agreed.

Karloff did not object. He felt that what Soto said was reasonable. Lane was indeed an unstable factor and it would be better to end the war as soon as possible.

After seeing Ball and Karloff both nodding in agreement, Soto felt relieved.

In fact, part of what he just said was true, and part was staged.

Only by making the two of Ball share the same hatred and realize the threat of Ryan can they prevent them from withdrawing from the alliance.

His own troops suffered heavy losses. If another lord withdraws without the support of their knights, then there is no need to continue this war. They can just surrender the city.

Fortunately, the two allies he found are easy to fool, and Bauer is just an embroidered pillow, focusing only on immediate interests.

As long as he gives up some benefits, the other party will not withdraw.

Karloff's brain is all about muscles and he is keen on war. As long as he is allowed to fight, he will not withdraw from the alliance.

If he had been replaced by other shrewd lords, his situation would have become even worse, and he might have been swallowed up by them.

Thinking of this, Soto's mood improved slightly.

He picked up his quill pen and wrote quickly on the animal skin scroll, inviting Williams to fight.

Although he knew that there was a high possibility that Williams would accept the challenge, in order to ensure nothing went wrong, he still wrote words in the letter of challenge that were enough to anger the opponent, and at the same time repeatedly mentioned the death process of Williams' son.

After Soto finished writing the letter of challenge, he did not forget to hand it to Ball and Karloff for viewing.

After reading this, Bauer clicked his tongue and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder you are so sure that Williams will go out of the city to fight to the death. If I were Williams, I would like to fight you to the death after reading this letter of challenge."

Karloff felt that the challenge letter was a bit excessive, but in order to win, he didn't say much. He just pretended to be impatient and threw the challenge letter back to Soto.

Soto accepted the challenge and didn't care about Karloff's rude behavior. Who made Karloff's character a reckless man? It was normal that he didn't want to read the challenge.

"You don't know Williams. No matter how angry he is, he will not be affected by his emotions when making decisions."

Soto said with a smile as he rolled up his letter of challenge.

Bauer frowned when he heard this: "Oh? Then why do you let Williams go out of the city to fight with us?"

Soto tied up the gauntlet and then explained:

"I don't have the ability to make Williams choose to go out of the city for a decisive battle, but the residents of Feiyu Town do."

"Don't forget, we have lost a lot of siege equipment, but they don't have many defensive equipment left."

"Without the obstruction of catapults and ballistas, our knights can quickly approach the city gate. The fragile city gate cannot withstand the attack of the monsters. Then our knights can rush into Feiyu Town and fight with them in street battles."

"Although street fighting is not conducive to the performance of our knights, their one-horned rhinoceros knights cannot charge forward. The sky knights of Feiyu Town will also be affected by the buildings and will not be able to exert their full strength."

"The most important thing is that street fighting will cause great damage to Feiyu Town. Williams, who has always cherished Feiyu Town, will never allow this to happen."

"So as long as Williams is not ignored by the knight commander of Firefly Town, he is likely to choose to go out of the city for a decisive battle."

"Even if Williams is really ignored, the knight commander will analyze the pros and cons and agree to our invitation to fight. After all, in today's battle, he led the knights out of the city to attack us."

"He must also know that only in the open space outside the city can the One-Horned Rhino Knights charge freely."

"Of course, if they all act stupidly at the same time and refuse to fight, it doesn't matter. In the worst case, we will attack the city and engage in street fighting. However, even if we take Feiyu Town, we will only gain ruins."

After hearing Soto's explanation, Bauer nodded clearly:

"I see. According to what you said, the probability of them joining the fight is indeed very high. It seems that the war tomorrow afternoon will be the final decisive battle."

Soto put away the gauntlet and prepared to order someone to issue the gauntlet tomorrow morning. Then he asked Bauer worriedly:

"Can your Cavaliers arrive on time tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, our Cavaliers are not burdened by militia and baggage trains. They will definitely arrive in time." Ball said confidently.

Soto continued to ask: "Are you sure? I remember that the main monster of the Knights of Shiyuan Town is the Swamp King. Compared to their flexibility in water, their movements on land are quite slow."

"There is also Wudou Town. Except for a few knights who conquered the domineering pandas, the other knights' main magical beasts are all about strength and power. They seem to be unable to ride."

Bauer and Karloff were not surprised that Soto could learn the information about their main monsters. There was nothing to hide in this information, just like they also knew that the main monsters in Silverleaf Town were the Thunder Zebra clan.

"Don't worry, have you forgotten that there are many rivers in the southeastern region we are in? Of course my knight will take the water route. Even if a short distance is on land, time is enough."

"As for Baron Karloff's fighting knights, you don't have to worry. Their monsters are not as good as others, but they are still very strong. They can easily pull a chariot with many people on it, and their speed is no slower than your Silver Leaf Knight. "

After listening to Ball's words, before Soto could respond, Karloff said first:

"It seems like you have gathered a lot of information about our Martial Arts Town. Could it be that you want to fight with us?"

"Huh, you still need to find out the information. In Silverleaf Town two days ago, those big-mouthed knights you brought had already told me all the information about Wudou Town. I don't even want to hear it." Bauer said with a smile on his face. Said disdainfully.

When Karloff heard this, he felt very angry.

He originally thought that Baoer had been coveting Wudou Town for a long time, so he inquired about the information about Wudou Town. Who would have thought that one of his own people had revealed the information.

This left him with nowhere to vent his anger, and his face turned red.

Upon seeing this, Bauer mocked triumphantly: "The rumors are indeed true. The knights in Martial Town are just a group of muscled sluggish beasts."

"What did you say?" Karloff stood up suddenly and glared at Bauer fiercely.

Ball first shrank his neck in fright, and then felt that his performance was a bit embarrassing, so he said sternly:

"What? You, the Slowpoke, still want to beat me?"

"That's right, today I, the Slowpoke, will teach you, this coward, a lesson!" Karloff moved his shoulders and approached Bauer step by step.

"Don't be so arrogant, we are allies."

Seeing that Karloff was really going to hit him, Bauer quickly turned to Soto for help:

"Baron Soto, say something, Soto, say something quickly!"

Soto shook his head helplessly. He had no choice. What could he do? He had to suffer the consequences of the allies he chose.

So Soto had no choice but to smooth things over: "Baron Karloff, you are punching too fast!"

"Hey, don't hit him in the face!"

"Don't call me a monster, it's my camp!"

"Stop! You guys stop! Stop fighting. You can't kill anyone with this kind of beating. Huh? Why did I say this?"

——

Soto spent a lot of effort to appease the two lords, but the price he paid was his tent, so he had to make do with his subordinates' tents all night.

The next morning, as soon as Soto got up, he ordered someone to send a letter of challenge to Feiyu Town.

Just as the messenger, holding the flag, cautiously approached the city wall of Feiyu Town, Guanhai City in the distance also woke up from the dark night.

Common people are running for life, businessmen open their doors to welcome guests, and nobles continue to enjoy themselves. Everyone has their own life to live.

The responsibility of the guard is to protect them from living a good life. This is the purpose of the Guanhai City Guard.

However, this purpose can also be used to fool young guards who are not experienced in the world. Anyway, the old guards are dismissive of this, and so are the players.

"The guards will only protect wealthy businessmen and nobles. As for ordinary residents and poor people, you'd better ask for your own blessings."

Yuye Kuangdao stood at the door of the escort headquarters, with a sneer on his lips.

"Brother Dao, Brother Dao!"

Some players ran out of the headquarters happily and greeted Yuye Kuangdao.

Yuye Kuangdao said displeasedly: "How many times have I told you, when you work, you should address your duties!"

"Okay, Knife Plant~" (End of Chapter)