I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 241 Idle Chess and Cold Moves

Should we pursue it?

Ziyi opened his mouth.

"Master, should we give chase or what should we do?"

He was somewhat interested in pursuing her.

But it seems we can't catch up.

They had just passed by Lakeside Manor.

If they were to turn back and gather their people, it would be too late to mobilize them now.

The speed at which a large group travels is nowhere near that of a small group.

However, without deploying a large force, victory cannot be guaranteed.

"No, we can't catch up."

Li Mosi waved her hand.

He closed the [Leshanshui] map and looked up at Ziyi and Zian.

"There aren't many donkeys and horses left in town, and the supplies Baron Talis took away are nothing to the territory."

"The real problem now is that the soldiers are all converging on the fortress. They're carrying food into the fortress. It looks like they're going to hold out."

The saint raised her voice.

"You're going to attack the fortress?"

The three of them, master and disciples, looked at her.

Seeing Hagi Saint's wide eyes, Li Mosi knew what she was wondering about.

None of the three spoke.

They continued on to the next estate.

Seeing that they didn't speak, the saintess frowned and stared at Li Mosi.

After a brief silence, Zi Yi looked at Li Mosi.

"Master, should we attack before they're ready?"

Last time, we were able to quickly take over Baron Stern's fortress because the soldiers weren't guarding it. Zi'an could just jump over the wall to open the gate, and then everyone could rush in and take it over.

The stone wall was even taller and sturdier than the solid wooden wall they had built, and Zi Yi was awestruck by it.

The baron and his knights and soldiers could not take down the solid wooden wall, and he had no idea how his tribe could take down the fortress that was guarded!

Zi'an looked at Zi Yi and waited for him to finish speaking.

She shared the same concerns.

After Zi Yi finished speaking, she looked at Li Mosi.

"Master, what should we do?"

She was truly lost.

Li Mosi's gaze swept over Haji Saint, who was watching from the sidelines, and then looked at his two disciples.

"Zwan was also among the soldiers; all the soldiers and leaders of the manor were taken there."

Upon hearing this, Ziyi and Zian immediately understood.

No wonder he's so confident!

The saintess moved closer to Li Mosi.

How did you know Zwan would go?

Li Mosi and she exchanged a glance.

He didn't answer, but instead looked at his two disciples.

Zi Yi and Zi An also showed doubt in their eyes.

Why do you think I would know?

Li Mosi looked completely indifferent.

what?

Zi Yi and Zi An stood there stunned. The Holy Maiden glanced at them and then jogged a few steps to catch up with Li Mosi.

"Don't you know why you said those things to Zwan?"

This craftsman is probably lying to himself!

Li Mosi waved to Zi Yi and Zi An, signaling them to follow.

Seeing them run towards him, he continued forward and began to answer.

"This is called 'idle pieces'. It roughly means plans that seem scattered or arrangements that appear to be useless for the time being."

Li Mosi couldn't explain for a moment what chess was or what chess pieces were.

"Think about it, when we let Zwan take his things back, was he still a slave?"

Before the others could answer, he gave the result himself.

No, it's not.

"He is free, just like us."

"At that point, he entrusted his remaining family members to us. This was a sign of trust. Our primary purpose in giving him the task was actually to put his mind at ease."

Ziyi and Zian nodded gently.

Haki frowned.

"But no matter what we think, after entrusting his sister to us, he had no choice but to stand on our side."

"Even if we don't demand that he actually work, won't he seize the opportunity to repay us?"

The three of them nodded.

"Even if it's just to make life better for his remaining family members, he will come in handy at times."

"Make plans that may not be useful in the short term, and make scattered arrangements outside the overall strategy. You should all try to do this in the future."

After Li Mosi finished speaking, she looked at the three people again.

Whether it was Ziyi, Zian, or Hajisheng, their faces showed seriousness and contemplation.

He looked ahead.

The edge of the woods is not far away.

Seeing that the three were still lost in thought, Li Mosi got straight to the point.

"After we return this afternoon, we will gather our people and take over Baron Talis's territory tonight."

……

In the evening, Zwan sat in the fortress with hundreds of soldiers.

They were sitting in an open space next to the barracks, eating around a campfire.

After taking a bite of freshly baked barley bread, Ziwan felt a sense of nourishment in his body, which had been starving for two days.

He chewed, then turned to look around.

In the north, a soldier stands at the lookout point of each corner tower.

Although there were no corner towers at the southern corners of the fortress, soldiers were still stationed at the corners of the walls.

They were all eating at the moment.

While munching on freshly baked bread, Ziwang smelled the aroma of meat.

He looked in the direction of the meaty aroma and saw it coming from the main building inside the third wall behind him.

By this time, the red that symbolized the sunset had faded from the sky, and even the white had become dim, with deep blue beginning to cover the sky.

Only a fiery red light shone through the windows of the main building of the fortress.

That afternoon, after they had moved all the necessary items into the fortress, the steward first appointed Gaimour as "sheriff" in the name of the baron.

That afternoon, after they had moved all the necessary items into the fortress, the steward first appointed Gaimour as "sheriff" in the name of the baron.

He said that from now on all soldiers would be under his command.

Then the butler, along with his family, Gamour, and the tax collector's family, moved into the main building.

Judging from the light coming out of the window, Zwan knew they were having a banquet inside.

This banquet had nothing to do with Zivan and the other soldiers.

Although they are all gathered here, it doesn't mean that the third wall is unguarded.

The men responsible for guarding the third wall were the same dozens of soldiers who had returned with Baron Talis a few days earlier.

All those soldiers were under Gaimur's direct command.

They had no home here, and the soldiers in the town called them "vagrants."

"We only have bread?"

"Gaimul actually ordered those vagrants to guard the inner wall, clearly not even giving us the leftovers."

"It's better to stay at home."

"I even told my family I'd be back soon!"

The soldiers huddled together in small groups, complaining.

Zwan and several of the soldier captains closest to the campfire remained silent.

They all knew that Gaimour alone couldn't have accomplished this.

The only soldiers that guy could actually command were the wandering soldiers guarding the inner wall.

He only got ahead because of his butler's support.

However, they couldn't possibly remain completely silent.

Bogi looked up at Ziwan.

"I'm sorry, Zwan. I didn't expect that you, who had just become the head of the manor, would be summoned here to guard the place before you even had a chance to go to the church."

Upon hearing him speak, several soldier captains also turned their attention to the two men.

An older captain was the first to complain.

"Exactly, even though Zwan is injured, he's being brought here to be stationed. That's really strange."

Why can't even the injured get rest?

"Ugh."

The other captain sighed and muttered to himself.

"He didn't even have a chance to go to church..."

You don't need to apologize.

Ziwan swallowed the bread.

"This is not your fault, nor is it any of our fault."

Everyone knows.

No one said anything.

Gamour was appointed sheriff and even became a guest at banquets alongside the steward and tax collector.

Even the wandering soldiers guarded the inner wall, while the local soldiers had to guard two more dangerous outer walls.

This is to guard against them.