Fei frowned as he evaluated the situation. Brook was observing Fei’s expression. He was about to say something, but he held himself back.
“Say what you want to say. As the future general commander of Chambord, hesitating doesn’t look good.” Fei noticed Brook’s behaviour and joked.
Brook got really close to Fei and whispered into his ears, “Your majesty……maybe……We can’t defend this one. I’m willing to stay behind with the soldiers to try to defend against the enemies and buy more time. Please let Mr. Lampard and Pierce take a team of elite soldiers to protect you and Ms. Angela to leave Chambord from the back mountain…..”
“No!”
Fei shook his head and rejected Brook’s suggestion before he even finished. He didn’t say a single word more, but just from his rejection and him shaking his head, Brook and Pierce felt the young king’s determination. No matter what was going to happen, the king wouldn’t back down nor flinch. Fei’s expression excited and pleased the two, but it also made them really anxious.
“We can’t wait any longer; we need to initiate an attack.” Fei said as he tapped the battlement with his finger.
This sentence was as shocking as thunder, and ‘exploded’ in their ears.
“Initiate an attack?”
Brook and Pierce were stunned. What did initiating an attack under such circumstances, with so few soldiers, most with no formal training mean? It meant that Fei was giving up on the terrain advantage and planning to attack the enemies, like smashing a hard rock with an apple pie……The fate of the apple pie could easily be determined.
“Your majesty, is……won’t that be too risky?” Brook was trying to get Fei to change his mind.
“There is no time.” Fei shook his head as he said decisively. “If I’m not wrong, the enemies will attack right after lunch……The only way for us to survive in this war is to think of the unimaginable and do the unexpected. If we wait any longer, the enemies will begin the siege, and the only thing we will face is death.”
Fei slowly looked at the two as he said that.
Looking at the confused expressions of the two warriors, Fei said, “What do you think, my warriors? Do you guys have the courage to go with me and send all those bastards into the Zuli River so they can take the last bath of their lives?”
The question was as simple as asking for his friends’ opinions.
At that very moment, Brook and Pierce felt like the blood in their bodies was on fire.
“Your majesty, it’s our honour!” Their voices trembled as they responded.
“Alright, I need you guys to do something……Brook, go and tell all the soldiers to rest. Remember, only keep a couple smart ones to watch the enemies’ actions…… Also, go find twenty reliable and loyal strong men and bring them to me. Pierce, you go and get these for me……”