Chapter 43: Seizing Power
"General Scapechi, when are you going to leave? Haven't we collected enough military rations and military supplies now?" Cage questioned Scapechi. Cage didn't understand what effect such a cheap method could have on him?
"Yes, Your Highness, we're about to leave." Scapechi looked humble, and Cage really wanted to slap him twice.
"I have received a letter from Marshal Cato. He is very dissatisfied with our progress. I have no choice but to report it truthfully." Cage looked at Scapechi with a relaxed look.
Scapechi had already started to curse in his heart. It turned out that Cage had already told him about it in advance. When did he contact the marshal? How come he didn't know?
In fact, Cage had not contacted Cato at all. He was just joking to see how this little guy would solve it.
"It's about to leave. I will write a letter to the fourth prince right away." Scapechi said with a smile.
"That's great. It's better to send a letter to the Marshal to let him know that we have been working hard and moving forward!" Cage smiled mischievously.
In this situation, Scapechi had no choice but to order the troops to move forward. They found that Cage had been playing with his pets since the start, and they secretly cheered in their hearts. Now they can frame Cage. Cage released seven golden eagles every day and flew back at night. After setting up camp, Cage stayed in the big tent, or roasted something to feed Xiao Hei at night. He looked like he was just messing around, which made many people dissatisfied with him, and also made most people secretly happy. Now something happened, someone came to take the blame.
Scapechi also deliberately slowed down the march. The troops in front could not get food in time, and they kept cursing in their hearts. But looking at Cage's expression of not caring and playing around, it seemed that he had no idea what Scapechi was doing.
In fact, Cage has been very anxious. After the Golden Eagle's reconnaissance, he roughly knows the movements of the Byting Empire army and can roughly guess Reina's tactics. A large number of cavalry have been assembled in the same place, and there is a powerful magician team behind. Although Cato also brought a magician team this time, it seems that he is a little worse than the opponent. Moreover, he brought more infantry this time. In terms of manpower coordination, the number of scouts sent is also insufficient. It seems that Reina has been looking for an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the logistics troops, and then easily disintegrate the hundreds of thousands of troops in front. In each occupied city, Reina did not leave many soldiers, and the main force was concentrated to give Cato a heavy blow. It seems that Reina still knows the art of war very well. If the food and grass are cut off, the more troops, the greater the burden, and the greater the possibility of failure. The logistics army has always been a very weak force and is vulnerable.
I am anxious inside, but I can't send a letter for them. Not only does Speich secretly obstruct, but most of the generals here are not in the same mind with him.
The first battle had already started in the front. Reina was fighting and retreating slowly towards the trap she had set. Cage didn't understand why a steady marshal like Cato became a little eager for quick success. Could it be that the two princes were ambitious? Cage couldn't help but worry about Cato. If that was really the case, it would be really dangerous. Even if he could pass the message out, it might not reach Cato.
Seeing the troops enter the opponent's encirclement, the Golden Eagle was an animal after all, and could not describe the situation on the scene for Cage. Probably most of the troops were ambushed by the magician legion, and then attacked from behind by the opponent's cavalry, killing them badly. The news from the Golden Eagle was that all the troops were retreating and fleeing madly. Cage roughly understood that the war had failed, and now there was still a troop looking for a small path, probably wanting to kill directly to the imperial capital to gain more benefits.
"House, go and pass on my order, and ask all the generals to come to the big tent for a meeting." Cage understood that if he could not give the other party a little bit of obstruction now, the result would be the destruction of the country, which was what Cage did not want to see. What he needed was a kind of obstructive power. He had the biggest cheat, that is, he was the only person on this continent who could use the golden eagle to scout the terrain and the status of the troops.
"Yes." House responded and immediately turned around and left the tent.
After Cage was ready, he came to the big tent. Except for a few people who usually looked down on Cage and came early, the others basically came to the big tent with a smile.
"Your Highness, what is the matter with you calling us so urgently?" Scapeqi smiled and looked at Cage with a serious face.
"The troops in front have been defeated, and now the large troops are disintegrating. I hope everyone can gather together to do what a soldier should do for the empire." Cage looked at everyone below seriously.
Everyone was very surprised and looked unbelieving.
"Your Highness, where did you get the news from?" Scapechi didn't believe it at all. Cage had never left the camp, so how could he know these things? Even they didn't get the news.
"I have secretly received the news. Now you have only two choices. One is to believe my words and stand on my right side. The other is to completely disbelieve and stand on my left side. I need people who can fight for the empire. Now there are only two choices, execute immediately, obey or resist." Cage didn't intend to explain more to them. The more he explained, the more time he wasted.
Several people who had always disdained Cage immediately chose to stand on the right when they saw Cage's serious expression, while Scapechi didn't believe it at all and was still laughing. "Your Highness, you only have the right to supervise, and you are not qualified to mobilize troops." Scapechi shouted with a hint of disdain.
"There is only one chance. Make a choice within ten sounds. Of course, you can also choose to go out immediately, relieve your military duties, and return to the imperial capital immediately." Cage ignored his words at all. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten."
After Cage finished speaking, the group of people in Scape stood arrogantly in the middle, and no one stood to Cage's left.
"House, kill them." As soon as Cage finished speaking. House exerted all his strength and chopped at the group of people standing in the middle. His two-handed sword danced with a silver light, and two people were already split into two. The group standing on the right were all dumbfounded. They didn't expect Cage to turn his face without any mercy. The group in the middle reacted and realized that their lives were threatened. They immediately drew their swords and rushed towards House, but their strength would not cause any harm to House. The sword that chopped on House was directly bounced off by the King Kong fighting spirit. House would not even look at the sword that chopped at him. He knew that since he practiced King Kong fighting spirit, the swords of people of the same level would not cause him any harm. His muscles were like steel. Soon all twenty people were split into two, and the whole tent was blood red. The group standing on the right was so scared that their legs became weak.
Cage had never thought that it would be so bloody to see a living person being dismembered. His stomach was churning. This was the first time he had seen a murder. His legs were shaking, but no one could see it. Cage kept reminding himself that he was playing a game, that he was in another world, and that this was fake.
"Your Highness, they have all been executed." House stood in front of Cage with blood on his face and reported to him.
"Yes."
"George, Harry, Cole, Barber, Gore, go out and gather all the troops immediately." Cage resisted the urge to vomit and immediately ordered the remaining five people to gather the troops. He wanted to arrange this war. Although he was not a military strategist, he was a geek who had read countless military books and had a cheating device to understand the other party's movements. If he still couldn't win, it would be too shameful and he would lose his qualifications as a descendant of Yanhuang.
"Yes, Your Highness." The five people stood up straight and responded to Cage's orders loudly.
"Scapech has committed treason and has been executed by me. Do you remember that? Tell the guards to clean up the tent." Cage ordered coldly.
"Yes, Your Highness." The five people responded loudly, then walked out of the tent and went to assemble the troops. They knew that Cage was going to give a speech.
"Your Highness, are you going to fight soon?" House's eyes were full of excitement.
"Right away." Cage answered simply and walked out of the tent.