dognovel Chapter 454 My Agree Doesn't Mean I Want to Do This
Chapter 454 My Agree Doesn't Mean I Want to Do This
At night, in a small town in the southern part of the Governor-General's District of Bayirot, the town and its surroundings were illuminated by torches, showing vitality and busyness. There were tents everywhere, and those tents were densely distributed. Soldiers were queuing up to be served meals, and the long line was like a winding dragon.
After the army conquered the town, they bought food from farmers and grain merchants in the surrounding villages and towns with the money in the treasury. The transaction was fair and reasonable. The surrounding farmers were all happy, and the grain merchants were full of praise for the transaction. After all, who would have thought that the Midlanders, who were originally called enemies by the nobles and officials, would now treat them so fairly, which earned them a lot of praise from the local people.
"Sir, it's time to eat."
On the carriage, John took the broth from a centurion and drank it all in one breath. The rich aroma of meat spread in his mouth, and a satisfied look appeared on his face. He also grabbed a whole piece of bread and chewed it voraciously.
After dinner, John called the centurions to a meeting in the carriage.
"The team ahead sent a letter saying that Governor Bayirot agreed to our request and is willing to allow our team to enter Berg City and provide food for the army. What do you think?"
John sat in the carriage, looking at the centurions in front of him calmly.
Immediately, a captain raised an objection:
"Sir, the governor agreed without even a second thought. There might be something fishy going on."
John looked at the captain approvingly and said:
"Yes, you are also very vigilant. Recently, scouts have found signs of Yoda's army marching in several nearby governors, and they must be to support Bayirot."
He analyzed, "So I think we should send a team to pretend to camp outside Berg, and the main force will take a detour. This will not only test Bayiroth's true intentions, but also prevent a surprise attack."
After some discussion, the centurions nodded in agreement.
John raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and then gave the order:
"Then choose the Sur Governorate northwest of Bayirot. The army will be ready to march out tomorrow morning."
"Yes, my lord!"
At noon, a large number of Yuda's troops gathered in the north of Berg City. The scene was quite spectacular. The soldiers were lined up neatly, and under the sunlight, their armors reflected a dazzling light. At the same time, the governors of Sur, Gera, and Chemnitz also arrived. They gathered together with different expressions.
Bayirot immediately led his men out on horseback from the north gate to greet them. Although he was nervous, he felt relieved and tried to make his expression look natural when he thought that his own military strength was far greater than that of the enemy.
"Where are the Mitlanese? The sooner I get it done, the sooner I'll be done. I have to go back to collect grain. The amount of grain I need to collect this year has doubled."
Governor Sur complained as soon as he opened his mouth.
"The camp is two or three miles south of Berg."
Governor Bayirot replied.
Afterwards, a large number of Yoda troops marched southwards under the leadership of Bailoth. They set out in a mighty procession, with the sound of horse hooves and footsteps intertwined.
However, when they arrived they found the camp empty.
"What's happening here?"
Seeing the other three governors looking at him, Bayirot quickly replied:
"The Mitlans must be ambushing inside. I'll send some people in to search."
Then he ordered a team of centurions to go in and search. After a while, a centurion from Yuda came back on horseback and said to Bayirot:
"Lord Bayirot, there is no one in this camp."
When the other three governors saw that there were no Mitlan troops in the camp, they were furious and blamed Governor Bayirot.
Governor Sur's eyes widened with anger and he roared loudly:
"Governor Bayirot, where did you get this information? It's absolutely ridiculous! We traveled all the way here, but the camp is empty. All our efforts were in vain. How can you be a governor?"
Governor Gra also frowned and continued with an unhappy look:
"That's right, Governor Bayirot. As the local governor, you should be fully aware of the situation in this area, but you gave us such false information. How can we not be angry? Tell me, what is going on?"
Governor Chemnitz snorted coldly and said disdainfully:
"Humph, we came here this time under the order of His Majesty the Emperor to help you deal with the Midlanders, but you gave us such useless information. How do you want us to explain to His Majesty?"
Governor Bayirot was filled with anxiety and quickly waved his hands to explain:
"My Lords, I really don't know the details. But I can guarantee that the Midland army was indeed here a day ago. Now that the situation has changed, let's search carefully again. Even if there are no soldiers, there should be some details that can prove when they left."
Although the other three governors only wanted to lead their troops back to their own territories, they had no choice but to follow Governor Bayeroth into the camp due to Ludwig's order.
Governor Bayirot led everyone into the camp and said:
"Governors, you see, the layout and facilities of this camp are still there. I guess the Midlan army will not be gone for long."
At the same time, he saw gunpowder barrels scattered all over the camp. Just as he was wondering why the Midlanders didn't take these precious resources, a horn sounded from the surroundings. The sound of the horn was particularly harsh in the silent camp, making people feel nervous.
Governor Sur asked nervously:
"what sound?"
"No, I was ambushed!"
Governor Guerra reacted and reminded loudly.
At this moment, a large number of Midland soldiers appeared from the nearby hills. They densely covered the hills, like a group of sharks about to pounce on their prey, which was chilling.
Then, a shower of flaming arrows rained down from the opposite hill into the camp, landing near the tents and gunpowder barrels, instantly igniting the surrounding debris.
Yoda soldiers were constantly being hit by arrows or surrounded by flames. The scene was extremely chaotic with flames everywhere.
Governor Bayrot shouted:
"Get out!"
However, it was too late. The camp was engulfed in flames and the fire spread rapidly.
Governor Sur shouted as he ran:
"What the hell is going on? How did we get ambushed?"
Governor Guerra shouted:
"It's too late to say anything now, the most important thing is to save your life!"
Governor Bayirot was anxious as he watched the chaos. He tried to find a way to escape, but accidentally tripped over a fallen plank and fell to the ground. When he tried to get up, he saw a dozen gunpowder barrels piled up next to him.
"no no……"
With thunderous explosions, the entire camp was engulfed in flames. Governor Bayirot was blown to pieces in the explosions.
One soldier shouted:
"Oh no! The camp has been ambushed! Everyone, run!"
"Run away! This is too scary!"
Governor Sur ran and shouted:
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! It's too dangerous here!"
"Don't just stand there, take your men away from here!"
"Everything is in chaos, the most important thing is to save your life!"
Other soldiers bumped into each other, and curses and screams were intertwined.