Section 94 Plan

"Chess pieces and chess players?"

"It's that simple. Rafa and Byron are currently playing," because Belarel has already gotten into the bed, so his voice came from the bed. "Although the earlier it takes, the better it is... but we don't have much capital, so we can only enter the market the last time. After all three of them are exhausted, they will try to make a profit..."

"Then Groney's little queen..."

"Unless another Garunas fell from the sky, with great power and loyalty, she would always be just a chess piece, and was held in her hand by one side." Berel's voice was already very impatient. "I'm going to bed, go out and close the door!"

...

"What should we do now?" The little girl pulled the cloak on her body hard. As mentioned earlier, because she was wet before, she was completely naked under the cloak. But just now, she had done some actions of a larger scale, such as standing up and sitting down, so that the cloak was not as tight as before, and some of her body began to be unable to cover her. Of course, it didn't matter at all. Just pull the cloak straight and pull it a little, but Ashu Rufate sat opposite her, and any such action could cause herself to be exposed.

"There is no safe way. If you want to be a queen... you want to retake the Hawk City, there is only one risky way." Ashu Rufate said.

"Retake the Eagle Falcon City?" The little girl was stunned for a moment. "I thought... we should run to..."

"You are the queen, why do you want to escape?" Ashu Rufat smiled. "If you run away, it's really over. Even when you feel that you can only escape, then those who expect you will be completely disappointed, and those who are hostile to you will no longer be afraid of you, and will launch more rampant and more unscrupulous attacks."

The little girl actually wanted to ask, if their actions so far were not called escape, what was called. But in the end she decided not to ask this question.

"Do you think what I said is wrong?" Ashu Rufate smiled again. "For example, in battle, temporary retreat and defeat are two different concepts. The former is to give yourself a more favorable position and fight better, while the latter is a complete failure... Well, let's not talk about these empty concepts, mainly because running away cannot get any benefits." Ashu Rufate signaled with his hand. "The current situation is like this: if you want to defeat Byron, you must seek help from

Force, in other words, an army that needs to be under your command. Although force can be established with money and time, the problem is that we have no money, even if we have money, there is no time... Byron cannot wait for us in the same place. On the contrary, the most important thing he is to seize you. As long as he catches you, all his actions will be legal, and even if they are not legal, they can be disguised as legal. Therefore, unless you really run to Rafa, escape is simply running away and cannot exchange for any more favorable environment."

"What should I do if I don't run away?" the little girl asked.

"Your Majesty, don't despair, you have a force that is loyal to you... and it's right next to the city of Eagle Falcon." said Ashu Rufate.

"On the edge of the Eagle Falcon City? But there are no other troops besides the Guards." The little girl remembered the previous incident. After General Paul, the commander of the Guards, died of illness, the commander of the Guards was replaced by Byron's confidant. In other words, the control of the army had completely fallen into Byron's hands.

"Yes, it's the Guards." Ashurufat said. "There is something you don't know whether you understand or not. This Guards have very important significance. In fact, no matter how Rafa or Byron, no matter how they quarrel or fight openly or secretly, they would not describe the force as naked as last night... In the final analysis, it is because of the existence of this Guards. Its commander is General Paul, who is neither a supporter of Byron nor an ally of Rafa."

"Well," the little girl listened seriously. "So in terms of power... it forms a stable triangle."

"Yes, just as the book says, if only two forces compete, they will definitely fight to the death. But if there are three parties... they will be unable to act because of their restraint. General Paul and his guards are the third corner of this balanced triangle."

"But..." the little girl asked in confusion. "Now the commander-in-chief of the Guards is already..."

"Yes, but you may not know that General Paul, who died of illness, and Scadra, the chief of the palace, are political allies... They are the few who are truly loyal to the royal family. I heard that they were all promoted by your grandfather and father when they were alive, and they got their current status and wealth from the royal family, so they are grateful to you and hope to help you and repay you." Ashrufate said. "There are really few people like this. Most people in the world pat their butts and leave after getting the benefits... or swallow the meat and find the next master immediately... Thanksgiving or something is too luxurious."

"This..." The little girl actually wanted to say that Paul was dead after all, but when she was about to say it, she found that she couldn't speak.

"You have to thank the dead General Paul... It was him who left you the hope of turning the tables in this situation." Ash Rufate said. Under the bonfire, a dull red color appeared on his face, which made him look very different from usual. "General Paul has done the same thing as Byron for so many years since he mastered the Guards: clearing away dissidents and placing close friends. Like Byron, his work is also fruitful."

"you mean……"

"Although Byron successfully helped his close friend to the position of commander of the Guards... but the time was too short. He had no time to clean up and replace personnel. I believe that at this time, except for the supreme commander, all the other senior and middle-level members of the Guards were carefully selected by General Paul. They are still loyal to your troops."

"But..." the little girl asked. "Why did they not take any action last night? The fire last night...the Guards are stationed in the suburbs, and they will definitely see it."

"This is Byron's calculation." Ashu Rufate said. "In fact, most people in this country, such as most people in the Hawk City... agree that you are a queen. If all the conditions are right, they will be happy to serve you. However, Byron won over a small group of people through interest relations... and put this small group of people in the position of "controller", directly cutting off your connection with these masses. The same is true for the Guards. Although their officers and soldiers are willing to be loyal to you, Byron replaced them with his own best friend and directly cut off their connection with you. This is similar to the principle of bribery for profiteers - the country needs to support a large number of officials, and profiteers only need to bribe a few of them. So on the surface, it seems that the country spends more money than merchants, but when it comes to specific operations, the merchants often win."

"I guess," said Ashu Rufate. "Last night, the Guards had already noticed the flames in the Hawks City. But the commander made an excuse, such as 'just a large-scale fire' or 'the situation is unknown, we should be on standby', which can make the entire Legion unable to do anything. So Byron can do whatever he wants."

"And, have you discovered something that the soldiers who intercepted us at the gate of the city today were not soldiers of the Guards - those soldiers were nominally guards in the Hawks City, but in fact they didn't know where Byron was transferred from... If the Guards were already under Byron's absolute control, then he would definitely transfer this force, at least some of the troops to assist in defending the city or searching."

After saying these words, Ashu Rufate threw a piece of firewood that he had been playing with in his hand into the bonfire.

"Now you understand. The only chance at the moment is to go to the barracks of the Guards and seize the command of the army from the Byron's best friend."

This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating the little girl's mind.

"As long as we can lead the Guards to counterattack..." she said softly.

"Byron can't resist at all." Ashrufate said. "The Guards' Army's strength is more than six times that of his guards, and he has not prepared for any combat... Even if he does it, it is useless. Because as long as you are in the army, as long as the royal white eagle flag is flying, Byron's subordinates, especially those soldiers at the bottom, will find it difficult to resist and fight to the death with the White Eagle flag to the end. This is the strength of the queen. Of course, even if they insist on resisting, it doesn't make any sense. The residents of this city are your subjects, so sooner or later they will get up to help you... No army can resist the enemy's offensive under such circumstances. If Byron is a smart man, he will escape as soon as he sees the Guards' Army. His crime of rebellion has been confirmed, and his only option is to escape back to his own territory in the south."

"Then we..." The little girl wanted to stand up excitedly, but she immediately remembered that she was wearing only a cloak, so she could only stay still. But at least her eyes were full of hope.

"But don't think it's simple." Asus Ruffatt's voice changed and poured her a basin of cold water. "That commander... I remember his name is...Falusa?... He certainly was not single. He has a personal soldier who only serves his personal loyalty to him... and those officers... they are definitely aware of Byron's power. I have said that there are very few people like Paul, and most of them seek benefits and avoid harm, and will try their best to stand on the side of the winner."

"You just said... Paul's subordinates are all..."

"Don't treat others as fools. Do you think there is really something called "King Qi" in this world? You can really talk and make others willing to accept it? There is no love and allegiance in the world for no reason. Which of the words that can really touch people's hearts is not woven on the basis of interests? You should remember Essin and Falyss. Are they your guards too? If you were in danger in the past, they would sacrifice their lives for protection... But this does not affect their attempt to arrest you last night... Farusa would never be possible (although I hope it is possible) and he would surrender when he saw you. He would try his best to stop you... This is a struggle that determines fate. In fact, if Byron guessed that you might go to the military camp, then we would be asking for death this time. If he was not prepared, then we had only half the chance of defeating Farusa...and if we failed..."

"If it fails..." Perhaps it was felt by Ash Rufate's tone, or perhaps it was because he truly understood what he said, the little girl couldn't help but shivered.

"That dagger... let's kill yourself with it." Ashu Rufate signaled the dagger next to it, which was carried by the little girl, and later snatched by him. "At least this will make you die as a queen without any humiliation... Even if you know that you are willing to try it in the face of these threats?" Ashu Rufate turned his eyes to ask. "Maybe when you die, you will think this is the biggest and final mistake in your life."

"If there is only one choice, then there is no right or wrong!" the little girl replied.
Chapter completed!