The sky above Maribo City has long been covered with a layer of gloomy clouds.

Strolling along the bustling streets of the past, what you can see is no longer enthusiastic vendors or leisurely civilians. Instead, you can see soldiers with sad faces.

Just yesterday, King Foltest of Temeria led his 15,000 troops to engage in a fierce battle with the Nilfgaardian army of more than 20,000 in the open space several miles outside the city.

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Foltest originally thought that with more than half of his cavalry troops, he should be able to give the Nilfgaardians, who were mainly infantry legions, a heavy blow in the field.

However, the infantry regiments of the Southern Empire had already figured out a way to deal with the cavalry troops coming and going freely in the north.

The array of sharp spears made the Nilfgaardian army look like a hedgehog, unable to take a bite.

The archers behind the spear formation continued to shoot arrows, knocking the cavalry off their horses one by one.

After losing more than one-third of the cavalry troops, the two sides entered into a brutal hand-to-hand encounter.

The reason why the Southern Empire was able to push forward and destroy one country after another is not unreasonable.

The more numerous, well-equipped, and disciplined Imperial forces quickly gained the upper hand.

In the end, seeing the low morale of his own soldiers and heavy casualties, Foltest had no choice but to order a retreat, retreating back to the walls of Maribo, conserving his strength while waiting for Field Marshal John Natalis to lead the vassals

reinforcements arrived.

In this tragic battle in which more than one-third of the troops were lost, Lu Qi and his mercenary troops also participated.

Although his side was defeated, he killed a large number of enemies with his strong personal combat power, which greatly boosted his side's morale.

This prevented Foltest from being taken advantage of by the Nilfgaardians and pursuing them when he ordered the retreat.

Therefore, Lu Qi, whose combat prowess was extraordinary, was appreciated by Foltest, who was quickly promoted to captain of a thousand and commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, and was conferred a knighthood.

Obviously, Foltest also knew very well how important a strategic advantage it was to have an extremely brave general in this medieval era of cold weapons.

However, no one could have imagined that this was just the beginning of Lu Qi's rapid promotion...

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In the spacious city hall, headed by Foltest, Prince Jurcastle of Maribo, Baron La Valedi and other Temerian monarchs were all sitting around a long table, discussing the next step.

Countermeasures to come down.

Among them, Lu Qi, who had just been promoted to captain and infantry regiment commander, also sat at the end of the long table to participate in this important meeting concerning the survival of Temeria.

As a newly minted nobleman, he originally didn't plan to make any noise, he just wanted to be a quiet and beautiful man.

However, when Foltest asked many times and the vassals could not come up with any constructive opinions, he still sighed inwardly and then said aloud:

"Your Majesty, I have an immature plan and I don't know whether to tell it or not."

Hearing this, Foltest, who frowned, relaxed, "Finally, someone can use his brain... Alex Knight, what is your plan?"

Upon hearing the king's words, the other vassals all looked at the black-haired man at the end.

In his eyes, some were jealous, some were curious, and some were afraid.

There was no way, even though his teammates were all incompetent warriors, since he had joined the Temerian camp, he must find a way to preserve the independent status of the Temerian Kingdom.

Only when Temeria is strong can his status rise.

As for whether he would be jealous or suppressed by other vassals if he stood out like this, he didn't care at all...

"From the perspective of military strength, we are obviously at a disadvantage, and defending the city is the best option. Maribo's walls are strong and supplies are sufficient. We can hold on here until Marshal Natalis's reinforcements arrive, or until winter comes, and Nigeria

The Fugad people will roll back south in despair because of the cold climate."

"Are you suggesting that I just stay in town, wait for the damned Southerners, and go home?"

Meeting Foltest's slightly serious eyes, Lu Qi shook his head, stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice:

"On the contrary, I think this is a good opportunity for us to go out of the city and fight back! We can use a night attack to teach the Nilfgaardians outside the city a good lesson!"

"Night attack?" Foltest's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and then he asked: "Tell me what you think."

"We had just been defeated and retreated within the city walls. The Nilfgaardians must have thought that our morale was low and they only dared to hide in the city. Because of this, they never expected that we would choose to attack at night and catch them off guard!"

With a well-founded analysis and a confident tone, it is difficult for people to disagree with Lu Qi's point of view.

Especially when thinking of this dark-haired man's war-god-like performance on the battlefield, even if the vassals were unwilling or had other ideas, they didn't know how to refute him for a while.

And Lu Qi's bold plan just scratched Foltest's itch.

After all, under his personal leadership, the Temerian troops were defeated and retreated to the city in despair.

Such a bitter result is obviously not something Foltest can accept!

Whether it was to boost morale or to maintain his position, he had to do something as soon as possible.

And night attack is a feasible option.

Thinking of this, Foltest stared at the black and white chess pieces on the map for a while, then made up his mind and suddenly raised his head:

"Knight Alex, how many people do you need for the night attack force?"

"You don't need too many people, I am enough!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed surprise in unison.

It seemed that they finally found an opportunity, and several vassals suddenly criticized Lu Qi:

"Are you joking?!"

"Presumptuous! Are you fooling His Majesty?!"

However, in the face of everyone's doubts, Lu Qi's expression remained calm:

"No! I thought twice before saying this."

"There are too many people, and you will be discovered before you sneak into the enemy's camp. By myself, I am more confident that I can sneak into the camp and create chaos without being discovered."

"After the enemy camp creates chaos, I will send a signal to the city. At that time, the cavalry troops will immediately leave the city and attack the enemy camp." After a pause, Lu Qi said loudly:
Chapter completed!