TOV21
Under the bright sunset glow, a group of people was walking eastward along the south bank of the Flowing River.
They walked very carefully, and as they walked, they cleared the traces behind them.
"Thrall, do you say that it can fool the trolls?" Bam panted heavily, knocked on his sore back, and asked in a low voice.
"I don't know." Thrall looked impatient and disdainful. "You have to ask knight Colin about this."
Of course, Bam didn't dare to go. He didn't have the courage of Thrall. When he met a nobleman, he was just like a normal commoner, his waist could never be straight.
"Hurry up, don't be lazy!" Thrall urged everyone.
The western end of the river is connected with Mirror Lake. The river is not wide and the current is very rapid, hence the name.
However, to Thrall, the water level is very good. He looked at the rushing river in front of him and felt that it shouldn't be a problem for him to cross it.
Therefore, a vicious look flashed in the eyes of this ambitious little mercenary.
...
In the middle of the night, Thrall led his team and finally reunited with the large force.
He quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Colin didn't lie to him, he was not an abandoned person.
However, Thrall didn't feel grateful to Colin for this but looked at the knight who was standing on the shore talking and laughing with Vera and felt even more resentful in his heart.
In his opinion, since Colin arranged such a task not to frame him, then it must be to remove him from Vera's side.
Despicable knight!
"Miss Vera, Knight Colin, I have completed the task as you said."
"Good job." Colin gave Thrall a playful look.
Then he pointed to the rushing river in front of him and asked: "Do you know why the flow of this rushing river is so fast?"
Under moonlight Thrall was looking at the rushing river, and suddenly realized that the current here was indeed faster than what he saw upstream!
"Why?" Thrall began to feel uneasy.
Following the shape of the rushing river, Colin drew a "J" in the air:
"The rushing river has made a big bend here, the sediment has accumulated, the river channel has narrowed, and of course the speed of the water has become faster."
Colin again pointed to the downstream direction, and continued: "Moreover, after this sharp bend, there is a waterfall downstream."
"Waterfall?" Thrall exclaimed, his tone already deformed.
"Yes, waterfall." Colin's smile was a little unpredictable. "The drop is about seven or eight meters. It's not too high, but it's enough to smash people to death."
Thrall's heart sank.
"So, we can't cross this section of the river at all, right?" Vera suddenly felt that she finally understood Colin's intentions, and continued enthusiastically:
"In addition, the river here is like a pocket, wrapping us all up, and there is only one road in and out from the south. It's a desperate situation!
The trolls will never think that we would hide in such a place, just like the last time they had never thought that we would break through the north! "
"Smart!" Colin praised with a smile, "The most dangerous place is the safest place."
Vera's big eyes were bent into crescent moons, and after Colin's exaggeration, she seemed to feel that her military abilities had been greatly improved.
"But...but just in case, the trolls are not fooled..." Thrall's voice a little trembled.
"This possibility is extremely low!" Colin gave Thrall a deep look. "When they find the traces of you crossing the river upstream, they must think that this is the direction we fled. All other traces will be suspected to be false formations."
"Right!" Vera began to patiently teach the little mercenary, "The trolls will definitely think how we could be so stupid, hiding in a dead place. So, after they cross the river and pursue us in the wrong direction, we can walk out from the river, and turn to the south!"
Vera is very happy.
She felt that she had finally grasped the essence of the war, and then expectantly looked at Colin, seeking the approval of the "teacher".
Colin suppressed his smile and solemnly nodded in approval.
But Thrall on the side was already pale.
Fortunately, it was late at night, and no one noticed this.
Except for Colin.
"Thrall, when you walked over from the upper reaches, you did what I said, have you cleaned up the traces?"
"Of course!" Thrall loudly said.
In his slightly ostentatious performance, there was a feeling of wanting to cover something up.
But Colin seemed to believe so: "That's good, as long as you don't leave too obvious clues, we should be able to fool the trolls."
...
This night, Thrall tossed and turned, unable to sleep at all.
Several times he wanted to take advantage of the night to run, but he was worried that he would run into the trolls.
Then he cursed Colin from time to time, complaining how the other party came up with such a stupid countermeasure.
After a while, he began to regret it again, regretting that he shouldn't be smart and do those little moves when he was down the river.
Of course, more often he thought about Vera’s graceful posture, fantasizing that he can persuade her, and then she can use magic to take him across the sky, escape from this place of death, and from then on they will live a good life. A good and happy life...
"Thrall, Thrall!"
"What's the matter?" Thrall opened his eyes in a daze.
Miss Vera in his dream disappeared, leaving only the big black and ugly face of Bam.
"It's over, it's over! The trolls had found us and they are making a U-turn toward this side!"
Thrall only felt cold all over, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared without a trace.
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At this time, in the tent in the center of the camp, Vera, Bliss, and Colin sat opposite each other.
"Now, what should we do?" Vera suppressed the trembling tone.
The female mage who just felt that she had mastered the essence of war was immediately beaten back to her original form by this stun in reality.
Colin didn't panic: "What is the specific situation detected by the sentry?"
Bliss is also calm: "Two wolf cavalry units, one is going upstream to the north of the river, the other is coming to our side along the river bank."
"It seems that the enemy is not sure if we are really hiding here." Colin smiled and again asked, "How many people are there in the wolf cavalry unit that came to us?"
"Probably seven or eight hundred people."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Colin stretched his hand. "Then just hit them!"
"But...but..." Vera's eyes were full of panic.
Although there are more people on their side, in terms of combat effectiveness, even Vera knows that they are definitely not as good as the wolf cavalry who has chased them over.
Although at that time she decided not to abandon the rout soldiers and had planned to generously die.
However, Colin's plan later gave her hope again.
If you have some understanding of psychology, you will know that once a person who is determined to commit suicide is temporarily prevented by some factor, it will be difficult for that person to pluck up the courage to try again.
Vera is now in such a state of mind.
She is hesitating and is scared.
And the mentality of a veteran like a knight Bliss is much better, still with that cold expression, as if there is nothing in this world that can move him.
I just heard him suddenly ask:
"Knight Colin, did you anticipate this situation from the beginning?"
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