Chapter 507: The War of Conquest Against the Mountain Barbarians

"Captain, you can already see the fortress." Samuel, who was riding a horse and guarding the side of the carriage, shouted into the carriage.

As soon as Samuel finished speaking, Raymond, who was driving for Su Cheng, also answered: "Not only did I see the fortress, I also saw someone waiting outside the fortress to greet us. Probably the deputy commander and Gai. Let them be lucky."

"Are you at the fortress?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows, then opened the curtains of the carriage window and looked out.

Just as Raymond and Samuel said, the Avalon Fortress could already be seen emerging from the skyline.

At the same time, you can also see the black spots outside the Avalon Fortress, which are the people who came to welcome them back.

After several days of trekking, Su Cheng and others finally returned to Avalon Fortress.

Different from when I left Avalon Fortress, there were two more people, Raymond and Samuel, when I returned to Avalon Fortress this time.

Because neither Kyler nor Alyssa knew how to drive, Su Cheng was the one driving when they left Avalon Fortress.

When returning to Avalon Fortress, because there were two more people, Samuel and Raymond, there were two more people who could help Su Cheng drive.

The addition of these two people who could help Su Cheng drive made Su Cheng's return journey a lot easier.

At this time, Raymond was helping Su Cheng drive. Alyssa rode Raymond's three horses to guard the left side of the carriage, while Samuel guarded the right side of the carriage.

"To be honest, I don't want to go back to the fortress." Su Cheng said in a half-joking tone to Raymond who was driving. "As soon as I return to the fortress, I have to deal with the endless military affairs again. I really hope Willy can This keeps helping me work."

"Please let the deputy captain go." Raymond, who usually had a straight face, had a very rare moment when he slightly raised the corners of his mouth and showed a faint smile, "If you do this, then the deputy captain will be too much." How pitiful."

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Su Cheng and others quickly approached the person who was waiting outside the fortress to greet them.

As expected, it was Willy, Gary and all the knights in the fortress who stood outside the fortress to greet Su Cheng and others.

Yesterday, Su Cheng and others used carrier pigeons to send a message to Avalon Fortress, informing Willy and the others that they should return to the fortress around 15:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Therefore, Su Cheng was not surprised or surprised that Willy and others calculated their time and waited here to greet them.

"Although I've only been away for a few days, it still feels like I've been away for a long time." Su Cheng stepped out of the carriage and walked towards Willy, smiling and continuing to greet Willy:

"It's really hard on you these days. It's also hard on you all for coming here to greet me."

The first half of Su Cheng's sentence was addressed to Willy, and the second half was addressed to everyone who came to greet them, including Willy.

"Captain, what are you talking about?" Willy smiled modestly, "It is my job as the deputy commander to share your worries with the commander."

"But to be honest, I actually plan to return to the fortress a few days later and ask you to help me work for a few more days." Su Cheng said in a half-joking tone, "It's really hard to deal with these endless military affairs. It’s troublesome.”

However, at this moment, just after Su Cheng finished speaking and before Willy could reply, a familiar old voice full of joking came from the crowd behind Willy:

"You can't do this,

Your Excellency, Head of Mission. If you do this, you will probably be impeached. "

"Mr. Humphrey?!" Su Cheng couldn't help but exclaimed.

The Northern Governor Humphrey, who was no lower than Su Cheng in terms of status, but many times higher in popularity and qualifications than Su Cheng, was currently hiding behind Willy, following Willy to greet Su Cheng's knights. in the middle.

Because Humphrey was mixed in the middle of the crowd, and Su Cheng's attention was basically focused on Willy, who was standing in the front, he was not aware of Humphrey's presence.

"Mr. Humphrey." Su Cheng said while saluting Humphrey, "Why are you here?"

"I'm standing here. Of course I came to pick you up with your subordinates." Humphrey replied in a joking tone.

"Uh..." Su Cheng smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't ask clearly just now. What I want to ask is why you are here at Avalon Fortress."

Humphrey's base camp is in Baidi City, while Su Cheng's base camp is in Avalon Fortress. Unless something special happens, Humphrey, who is also a busy man like Su Cheng, will not be so leisurely here. Come to Avalon Keep.

Of course, unless there are any special circumstances.

Humphrey, who heard Su Cheng's question, slightly suppressed the smile on his face and became a little serious.

"I actually came to the fortress two days ago. I thought you would return to the fortress two days ago, but I didn't expect that you would encounter horse thieves and had to postpone your return for a while."

"After I learned that you were going to postpone your return, I was too lazy to go back to Baidi City. I simply stayed here for two days, waiting for you to come back."

"I came to the fortress this time to discuss some important matters with you."

"A big deal?" Su Cheng looked puzzled.

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Britannia Empire, Northern Territory, Avalon Fortress.

"Okay, Mr. Humphrey, it's just you and me here. No one can hear the conversation between you and me."

Su Cheng and Humphrey were currently in a secret small room in Avalon Fortress.

There was no one else in the room except the two of them.

At the same time, before entering this room, Su Cheng specifically ordered his subordinates not to let anyone approach this room.

The room the two of them were in now was considered a completely secret room where no third person could hear their conversation.

"...Your Excellency, Captain, please take a look at this first."

After saying that, Humphrey pulled out two large piles of paper from an ordinary-looking cloth bag in his hand.

It's 2 large documents.

Among these two large documents, one said "Three Major Knights Parade Plan" and the other said "Operation Salomanda".

The titles of these two documents attracted Su Cheng's attention.

But in comparison, it was the [Combat Salomanda] that attracted Su Cheng's eyes and attention.

Su Cheng was the first to pick up the document that said "Operation Salomanda" and then started to read through it quickly.

After quickly reading the document, Su Cheng let out a small groan of pain.

"After a while of peace, is it going to start another war? Is it a battle with the barbarians this time?" Su Cheng said solemnly.

"The central government is still considering whether to launch a full-scale war with the mountain barbarians." Humphrey continued, "But I think this battle is basically going to pass. After all, even the battle code name has been decided. This time against the mountain barbarians, A barbarian total war, the battle codename is Salomanda."

"This document names me as the commander-in-chief of this battle, and the troops participating in the battle are designated as the Knights of Michael." Su Cheng shook the document in his hand, "What are you still thinking about...the battle? The code name has been decided and the commander-in-chief has been chosen, so it’s already been decided to start this battle!”

Mountain barbarians are the collective name for the barbarian people who live in the Lygasus Mountains in the western part of the north.

The civilization level of the mountain barbarians is extremely low. They are still in the ignorant tribal civilization and live a backward life of hunting and fire farming.

"...I don't understand." Su Cheng said in a deep voice, "Why should we provoke the mountain barbarians for nothing? What benefit will it bring to us if we capture the mountain barbarians' territory? Is there anything very valuable on the Lygasus Mountains? resources? This is simply a meaningless war!"

This document did not state the purpose and significance of launching this operation.

It only stated that a war of conquest against the mountain barbarians would be launched, and that Su Cheng would serve as the commander-in-chief of this battle and that the Michael Knights would participate in this battle.

"...I don't understand either." Humphrey sighed helplessly at this time.

After hearing Humphrey's sigh, Su Cheng's expression became even more ugly. He turned his gaze and returned it to the document in his hand.

Looking at the big "Operation Salomanda" on this document, his face was full of complex expressions.