After Arthur finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
This is not taking a risk but risking death. The level of danger is no different from leading troops directly into the orc royal court.
"Captain, since you brought it up, you must have a plan in mind. As long as you tell us why you want to do this, I, old Jose, will accompany you even if you die!"
As a veteran who has been in the army for twenty years, Jose has seen all kinds of officers, including those who are greedy for life and fear of death, those who are willful and reckless, and those who go through the motions. Of course, there are also those who are strict in running the army, led by example, and love their soldiers. I'm a kid, but I've never seen an officer like Arthur.
He charges forward but does not abide by military rules. He speculates and makes money but values love and justice. He often takes the soldiers on adventures, but behind all risks there are huge benefits. Arthur uses his own actions to infect people. Every soldier around me.
Everyone around him has truly benefited from the benefits brought by Arthur. Not to mention Jose and Monkey, they are the most ordinary soldiers below. The equipment and money they received from following Arthur during this period are all from them. You can't make any money in your life. Not only money, Arthur also brought them the honor of a warrior, victory after victory, so many orcs died under his sword, this is the highest honor of a warrior.
So Jose believed in Arthur and was willing to risk his life to follow Arthur!
After Jose, Monkey, Land and other warriors who had followed Arthur from the beginning also stood up.
Yes, it is because of trust that I am willing to accompany you to death even if you know you are going to die!
Arthur's expression was a little excited. He seemed to have seen the battle of Solon Gorge. The mercenaries would rather die than leave Captain Keynes to escape.
"According to our previous plan, we would take advantage of the orcs' retreat to find an opportunity to return to the border. However, judging from the information revealed by Leon, it seems that this war has no sign of ending in a short time. If there is a chance, I can take you in advance. I'm willing to risk it if I go home!"
"The strength of our cavalry regiment is now strong enough. Can we use the speed of the cavalry to break through the orcs' defense line again and return to the human area? Will the risk be smaller?" Silas suggested tentatively.
Arthur glanced at Jose, and Jose took the initiative to explain, "We have studied Captain Silas's plan before. The reason why we are able to run freely in the border area is because the Orc Wasteland is too big, and we have enough strategies. In depth, the orcs' pursuit forces are too scattered, and the only routes back are the cedar forest and the Sighing Canyon. The orcs in the Sighing Canyon are always heavily guarded, and they are not at all within our consideration. As for the cedar forest, it is now the orcs' rear area. We have suffered from sneak attacks from behind by our human legions, so we have scattered many rangers behind us. It is impossible for such a large cavalry to escape the orcs' scouts and slip through the defense line silently. If a human cavalry appears behind them, we will face the encirclement and suppression of several orc cavalry regiments at the same time. Without depth and no support, the probability of us breaking out is almost zero. "
After Jose finished explaining, Silas fell silent.
Arthur went on to say: "The reason why I accepted Leon's deal was that besides taking you home early, I had a second thought. I know that I am actually taking the blame for Leon this time, but as a human soldier, When an opportunity to kill the son of the Beast King is presented to you, what will you choose? Think about it, if this mission is completed, this battle will be enough for you and your sons and grandsons will be proud for a lifetime. This is the highest honor for a human warrior. Honor!"
Arthur was not a speaker, but these words made every warrior present get excited.
"And let me tell you, this is not a fatal mission. If we decide to take action, we will definitely confirm that there are no orc heroes among Hicks's guards. As long as we can find a way to kill the orc warriors in his guard, other orcs will naturally protect us. There is a solution."
"Captain, how do you think we should deal with the orc warriors?" Monkey asked impatiently.
At this time, Arthur slowly moved his eyes towards the dwarf Truck who was holding a wine gourd and drinking under a tree nearby.
It took a long time for the dwarf to realize that Arthur was looking at him. Not only Arthur, but everyone's eyes were on the dwarf.
"What are you looking at me for?" The dwarf didn't even know it at this time. He had just listened to Arthur's discussion before.
Among the people, only Arthur knew how powerful the old dwarf in front of him was. He could kill a level 6 lion warrior half to death with just one hammer blow. This dwarf was definitely more powerful than a war school warrior.
Dwarves are the only race among the intelligent races in the Ireland continent that do not have a legal profession. They only have warriors. But dwarf warriors are different from humans and orcs. There is no clear hierarchy for the combat power of warriors. No one knows how to measure the combat power of a dwarf warrior, but one undoubted fact is that dwarves have never lacked high-level combat power. High-level dwarves have never suffered a loss in battles with orc heroes and human warriors.
If the old dwarf's fighting strength is taken into account, Arthur will have the confidence to take this risk.
Arthur was smiling all over his face, "I would like to ask you, old man, to do a favor and help us fight the orcs."
Unexpectedly, the old dwarf rejected Arthur flatly, "I can only blacksmith, but I can't fight. I can't use knives or guns."
"Look, you've been with us for a long time, and you've had plenty of wine and meat. You can choose the ore you like first. Of course, I'm not talking about the price, but that we are friends."
The old dwarf nodded, he had no objection to this.
"Since we are friends, when we are in trouble, shouldn't we, as friends, also do our best to help?" Arthur said in a good manner.
The old dwarf can be regarded as the most comfortable member of the cavalry regiment. He neither participates in the battle nor participates in decision-making. He is always half-drunk every day while holding a wine gourd. Furthermore, he is only sober when dividing the spoils. Occasionally, when he was happy, he would swing his hammer twice to help the soldiers repair their weapons.
Arthur treated the old dwarf so diligently and respectfully, naturally, just to have multiple powerful thugs at critical moments.
But what Arthur didn't expect was that the old dwarf didn't have the slightest awareness of owing others any favors. Even though Arthur said nice things, the old dwarf shook his head like a rattle and refused to let go.
At last, Arthur blurted out, "As long as you agree to help, you can raise any conditions. As long as you raise them, I can agree to anything I can."
A sly look flashed through the old dwarf's eyes, "Wealth such as gold and jewelry has no meaning to us dwarves. We are only interested in cherishing ores and forging peerless weapons. I got the material for the sword behind you from I haven't seen it before, so…"
"No, I will never give you the Star fall Sword." Arthur refused before the old dwarf could finish speaking. He would never trade with what Captain Keynes left behind.
The old dwarf still did not give up, "You misunderstood. I have no intention of asking for your sword. Just let me knock off a small piece from your sword for study."
"That won't work either!" Arthur refused extremely resolutely. The Star fall Sword has been with Arthur for so many years and has gone through so many battles without any damage. There is no way he would let the old dwarf destroy the sword.
"Then there's nothing we can do." The old dwarf spread his hands and set aside to drink in anger.
The plan reached a deadlock before it even took shape.
Arthur stood there for a long time without moving. The officers below looked at Arthur and did not move. The scene was unusually quiet, so quiet that even the heartbeat could be heard.
Arthur bit his lip and seemed to have finally made a decision.
Arthur took out a small silver token from his bracelet, squeezed it hard, and the token turned into a ball of white light and disappeared...