Chapter VIII Four Information
Burley, the deputy commander of the Isstone Legion, was commanding the three divisions under his command to advance slowly, but the more he walked, the more he felt fearful, and he always felt something bad was about to happen.
Burley asked the adjutant at this time: "Have our scouts been informed yet?"
"Yes, sir, I have asked the scout captain many times. He said that since three days ago, the scouts sent out have not returned. Now the people sent to reconnaissance have been replaced by the direct guards, but they dare not go too far to move, and only move within twenty miles of the army." said the adjutant.
"It seems that the enemy must have sent someone to intercept our scouts, and wanted to hide what situations were not discovered by us! Did Del know that he was defeated and wanted to retreat secretly?" Burley's first reaction was that the enemy was about to escape. He never thought that the Lightning Army would launch an active attack. The Lightning Army attacked Hetante City with 60,000 troops, and suffered losses in front of the five thousand city guards and garrisons, which made him look down on the combat effectiveness of the Lightning Army.
"Report to the deputy commander of the army, and the hawk trainer said there was a major military situation report!" At this time, a personal soldier ran over to report.
"Oh, tell him to come over quickly. I guess the Central Army or the Right Army have discovered something." Burley said excitedly.
A moment later, the Eagle Trainer arrived in front of Burley. He said to Burley with a worried look on his face: "Deputy Legion Commander, I just received a message from the Flying Eagle, but the information on this is completely contradictory and makes me unable to make a judgment, so I want to ask the Deputy Legion Commander to decide."
"Oh? What information? How could it be contradictory?" Burley asked in surprise.
"That's right. About an hour ago, I received a letter from the Flying Eagle, which was sent by the Central Army, saying that the enemy's main force was retreating to Baishos. At present, fifty miles southwest of the original camp of the Lightning Army, we were asking us to speed up our pace and attack from behind them. After receiving this letter from the Flying Eagle, I was about to report to you, and I received a second letter from the Flying Eagle, which was sent by the Right Army, saying that the enemy's main force had launched a raid on them, located on the Shudon River more than 30 miles south of Haifa Town, asking for support. Since the two letters from the Central Army and the Right Army were completely contradictory, I did not report them immediately.
You, instead, checked the two flying eagles and notes, and found that they were indeed true. At this moment, you received two more letters of flying eagles, both sent by the Central Army. One said that the enemy had launched a surprise attack on them, asking us to move closer to them and attack from the enemy's flanks to relieve their pressure. The location was in Nanhu Town, south of Zhishui Lake. The other letter said that he had caught an enemy's scout. The scout confessed that the main force of the Lightning Army had moved south and was preparing to sneak attack our left army. We should prepare early. The Central Army had advanced to us and asked us to drag the enemy and attack them on both sides, and strive to eliminate the Lightning Army in a battle."
After the Eagle Trainer finished talking about the situation in one breath, Fang continued: "Since the matter is of great importance, the contents of the four flying eagles' letters are completely contradictory, so we cannot make a judgment. We can only report the situation to the Deputy Legion Commander and please make a decision."
"Now I am sending the order: the entire army stops moving forward and rest on the spot. Ask officers at the deputy division commander or above to come to me and hold a meeting to discuss the situation we are currently facing." When Burley heard that there was such a thing, he immediately became cautious.
Under a big tree on the side of the road, more than ten senior officers from the Left Army gathered here, listening to Burley's words of the strange things he encountered with nervous expressions.
"I have already introduced the matter. I wonder what you think of these four flying eagle letters?" Burley asked.
"I think this matter is obviously because the enemy deliberately wants to disrupt our sight. One of the four flying eagles letters should be true, and the other three are false." Lothar, the commander of the Fifth Division under Burley, immediately said loudly.
All the officers nodded and said yes, after all, this situation happened, and the enemy's intentions were too obvious.
"Now everyone can see that there is a fake Feiying message, but how do we know which one is fake and which one is true? The scouts sent out have not come back now. It is impossible for us to infer based on the enemy situation we have mastered." Gesang, the commander of the 6th Division, asked with an ugly look on his face.
Everyone was silent at this time. After a while, the commander of the 7th Division asked, "I wonder if our eagle trainer can tell the authenticity of the flying eagle?"
After hearing this, the eagle trainer from the left line army shook his head and said, "These eagles and three of us have checked these eagles. It is indeed the eagles equipped for each legion by our Is Flying Eagle Training Base, and all the signs are the same as those of our Rock Legion."
"That's strange. Where did the enemy get the flying eagle exactly like us?" Burley was a little surprised.
"Oh, Lord Legion Commander, you forgot that our enemies are the Lightning Army. They also have flying eagles, and they are all trained from our flying eagle training base. They just need to change the ring on the flying eagle's feet to a different color." The eagle trainer sighed and reminded.
"Hey, I almost forgot: the enemy is our former comrade-in-arms..." Burley suddenly realized and was so angry that he slapped his head.
"By the way, can you tell me something from your handwriting?" Gesang thought of another way.
"This... the division commander, we several of us fox trainers have known their handwriting because we used to study together... But, you know, the notes of the flying eagle's message were often not written by the fox trainer himself, but by the division commander, adjutant, or even the messenger. We cannot recognize the handwriting of these people!" The fox trainer sighed and rejected the possibility.
"Damn it, that's hard." Gesang was also stunned.
The officers spoke at this time, discussing what actions should be taken in the current situation where the enemy situation is unclear and the truth is difficult to tell.
Everyone discussed for a long time but did not find a result. In the end, Burley decided to continue to march towards the camp of the Lightning Corps according to the original plan. In fact, this was also his way of shirking responsibility. After all, if he changed the action plan in the middle, he would bear all the responsibility. If he marched according to the original plan, even if he was defeated, he would still be in charge of the legion commander Winter.
The Left Army was like this. After wasting half a day, they returned to their original marching route, which would be their last itinerary.
Chapter completed!