"Yes."

Colin wanted to deny it, but for some reason, he chose to be honest when the words came to his lips.

"What?" Vera's eyes widened, as if she was meeting the young knight in front of her for the first time, "Then... what about that plan? The suspected soldier made a pretense of crossing the river, but he was actually hiding in the most dangerous bend of the river... You It’s not that the most dangerous place is the safest…”

"That's all a lie to you." Colin looked into the female mage's eyes, "Those wolf cavalry have been fooled by us once before, how could they be fooled again so easily?"

"You..." Vera took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.

She was not lacking in courage, but she just lost her composure because her hope of escape was suddenly shattered.

"What are you doing this for?"

Vera's expression was complicated, and the glorious image that Colin had built in her heart was crumbling.

"We can't run away." Colin sighed, his tone gradually becoming colder, "You should have had this awareness from the moment you made the decision not to abandon the defeated troops.

This is a life-and-death battlefield. There is no room for kindness, let alone innocence!

Even if my trick of deceiving the pursuers made them think that we had really crossed the river and headed north, how long could I deceive them?

They are wolf cavalry, but we are dragged down by a large group of infantry. After they cross the river and find something wrong, it will only take a day or two to catch up again.

We cannot avoid this battle!

Therefore, since a battle cannot be avoided, the only thing we can do is to choose the most favorable battle location. "

Colin pointed at his feet and said solemnly: "This is the most dangerous place, but it is also the place where we have the best chance of winning!"

"Why?" Vera felt that she no longer dared to trust Colin.

Before Colin could answer, Bliss had already said: "Because here, we have no way to escape."

"That's right!" Colin took a deep look at Bliss, "Only rabbits that are cornered will turn around and bite, and the same goes for those who retreated.

If we are caught up by the wolf cavalry in the open field, there is no doubt that as long as the opponent charges, the broken troops we gathered will inevitably collapse and then flee in all directions.

Therefore, they must have no way to escape.

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Since we are unwilling to abandon them, we must not let them abandon us!

Either win in one battle, or bury them together here! "

Colin's powerful remarks made Vera confused.

She no longer knew how to evaluate the young knight in front of her.

I don't know whether what he did was right or wrong.

Whether it was her childhood spent in Winter City or her schooling career at Yeville Tower, everything Vera encountered was simple and beautiful.

Of course, this is also because she is well protected due to her noble status.

However, Vera is not ignorant of evil.

However, she had never met anyone like Colin.

A brave knight? A resourceful genius? An elegant and polite gentleman? The devil who plays with people's hearts?

…

She didn't know which one was his true face.

Or, all of these?

Compared to Vera, whose mind has not yet fully matured, Bliss's reaction was much simpler.

This battle-hardened knight pays more attention to practical results: "The strategy you are sure will be effective? You know, Marquis Charles also had a similar plan."

"Are you talking about the Battle of Mirror Lake?" Colin seemed to have known that Bliss would ask this.

"That's right."

"Yes, I must admit that this strategy of mine was inspired by Marquis Charles." Colin said seriously, but in fact he had already rolled his eyes in his heart.

Examples of fighting with a last stand, burning the boat, and risking one's life to survive are no longer new strategies in another time and space.

But it has not appeared in this time and space.

Marquis Charles's arrangement at Mirror Lake did have the rudiments of a last-ditch battle in it.

But in Colin's opinion, Marquis Charles' handling of details was terrible.

The details determine success or failure.

Also risking his life to survive, Han Xin was able to fight a classic example of a last-ditch battle in Jingxing, but Ma Di could only be defeated and walked away from the street pavilion and became an eternal joke.

Colin is confident that he will not become another Ma Di.

Bliss obviously did not have such confidence, and continued to ask with a cold face: "Marquis Charles's strategy did not succeed in Mirror Lake. Why do you think you can use a similar strategy to succeed in Running River?"

“Because Marquis Charles made two big mistakes!

First of all, his heart is not cruel enough! Although the Jinghu Camp is backed by water, it is not really in a desperate situation. Just think about the defeated soldiers. Many of them escaped by jumping into the lake.

That’s why I chose this bend of the rushing river.

Surrounded by water on three sides, the water flow is rapid, and the downstream is a waterfall cliff. There is no way to escape. It is a truly desperate situation.

Here, they can only fight to the death! "

Bliss looked slightly moved and continued to ask: "What about the second mistake?"

"The Marquis's second mistake was not leaving anyone in the Mirror Lake Camp who could lead the soldiers to fight to the death." Colin waved his hand to Bliss, "I'm not saying you are not qualified..."

"I really don't have the qualifications, and I even escaped." Bliss didn't mind at all.

Colin admired this cold-faced knight even more, nodded and continued:

"Under the circumstances at that time, the Jinghu Camp needed a noble with sufficient prestige, a lord with a title, in order to stabilize the soldiers who were temporarily recruited, let them resist vigorously, and cause enough damage to the trolls. Trouble.

In this way, Marquis Charles led his army to attack from behind the troll, attacking from both sides, and then he had a chance of winning.

It's a pity that the Marquis didn't leave anyone of sufficient importance in Jinghu Camp...

But we won't make that mistake! "

Having said this, Colin took a step forward, approached Vera, and stared into her eyes: "So this time, I will stay in the desperate situation of the Riverbend as the first heir of Baron Graycastle, and live and die with those soldiers. die.

Miss Vera, I didn’t know you…”

"Of course I will stay too." Vera said without hesitation.

At this time, she had decided to trust Colin again.

Of course, she had no other choice.

Everyone here was actually plotted by Colin.

Colin nodded and turned to Bliss: "Knight Bliss, please lead the cavalry to stay away from the river bend for the time being. When the trolls attack us, you can lead your army to come out from behind!"

Bliss' eyes flashed: "Why don't I stay in the river bend and you lead the cavalry..."

"No!" Colin immediately rejected Bliss's proposal because he knew that this was Bliss's temptation.

Those who stay on the frontal battlefield are the most dangerous, but those who lead the cavalry still have the possibility of escaping.

Therefore, in order to make the other party believe in him, Colin could only choose to stay: "Those who stay in the river bend need to have enough weight. I am more suitable to stay than you. Moreover, those cavalry are all your subordinates, and it is up to you to do it." Only through leadership can we better demonstrate our combat effectiveness.”

Bliss's eyes changed slightly, as if he recognized that Colin had passed his test, and nodded in agreement.

Then, Colin glanced at Vera again: "I know that you have a noble status, so if you can reveal your true identity before the war, it will greatly inspire those soldiers.

Of course, if you have concerns, I won’t force you..."

Vera was stunned and said nothing.

Just when Colin thought the other party was unwilling, he heard a clear and firm voice:

"good!"