Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Hammond was slurping hot noodles in the military camp. To be honest, it was hard for Hammond to imagine that he was marching and fighting.

After the initial contact, the enemy had already planned to hide in the castle and wait for friendly forces. Hammond was not in a hurry. Instead, he bombarded the city walls while letting scouts clear the area around White Frost Castle and eliminate those secret passages and troop transport channels one by one.

The main attack force has arrived, but the overall command is still in Hammond's hands. Although Hammond's military rank is not high, it is obvious that the military has recognized Hammond's ability.

"We captured a scout from the other side."

Darcy walked into Hammond's tent, sat opposite Hammond as usual and started chatting with him.

"Has it been interrogated yet?"

The two of them were both teachers and friends, and they were old acquaintances, so they were quite familiar with each other and omitted the honorifics.

"I came to you for a decision after the interrogation. What did this scout say? He claimed that he came to surrender and brought important news from White Frost Castle, but things are a little strange. I am worried that there is a trap."

Then Darcy handed Hammond a piece of letter paper.

"This was written to us by the leader of the garrison in the so-called White Frost Castle."

Hammond looked at it carefully, stroking his chin and thinking.

The letter said that a troop from White Frost Castle would come out through the troop transport channel for a night attack tomorrow night, but they were not elite troops. Their leader would be Emily, the youngest daughter of the Laurent family. This troop posed no threat from top to bottom. If the Gray Collar's army could really achieve the principle of Northerners not fighting Northerners, I hope that the Gray Collar's army would treat Emily well after capturing her.

"Is this some conspiracy of the nobles or the Doug Army?"

Hearing Darcy's curious question, Hammond began to understand why Darcy came to see him specially.

Darcy was not bad in military talent, but he was born a hunter after all, and he was not very good at the conspiracies and intrigues among the nobles.

After thinking about it from another perspective, Hammond flicked the letter and explained, "What's written in this letter should be true, and tomorrow night is indeed a good opportunity for a night attack."

Speaking of this, Hammond felt a little complicated. He had once tried to launch a night attack on the Gray-Collar Army. Although he did not cause any fatal damage to the Gray-Collar Army, after that, the army became very sensitive to night attacks.

We must be prepared for the weather tomorrow night, which is suitable for a night attack.

What's more, this is not the military camp where Hammond launched the night attack. You have to know that the main attacking army has been here for two weeks. The camp has been built long ago and the artillery is on standby at any time. This night attack will be a one-way trip.

It can be basically concluded that the other party is unlikely to really launch a night attack, but needs to use the name of a night attack to achieve some goals.

After pondering the letter for a while, Hammond came to a conclusion.

"The other party is trying to show goodwill by asking us to capture his little daughter Emily, hoping that since his little daughter has not accomplished anything, he will let her go in the future."

"Then why not just let this Emily escape through the secret passage?"

After hearing this, Darcy became even more confused.

"And he's not worried about what we might do to his little girl?"

Hammond shook his head and said, "Escape is impossible. If the Lord of White Frost Castle really sent his little daughter away through the secret passage, it would be impossible for her to escape being discovered. By then, I'm afraid that the other side would collapse on their own before we even have to bombard the castle."

After all, even the eldest son of the family sent his youngest daughter away, so it can be basically concluded that White Frost Castle cannot be defended.

Although the failure of the night attack will definitely have an impact on morale, as long as it is carried out properly, it may actually boost morale. After all, the lord's youngest daughter is willing to go out for a night attack and fight to the death.

"As to what we will do with his little daughter."

Hammond looked at Darcy and asked, "Do you want to do something to her little girl?"

Darcy quickly shook his head: "How is this possible? The Governor has always said that Northerners do not fight Northerners, and he has always emphasized the unity of the Northerners."

"That's right. Even the old nobles would treat the enemy's noble captives well, let alone us? We are not demons, and we are all from the North."

Hammond continued to analyze, "So not only can we not do anything to his little daughter, we even have to worship her. If something really happens, the slogan that the Governor has always emphasized that people from the North should not fight people from the North will become empty words."

"By then, not only will we be blamed, but the public opinion we have worked so hard to build up will also be backfired. Regardless of what will happen to the common people, the petty nobles will probably change their previous attitude and fight to the death."

"After all, the Laurent family is not a small family. Even among the nobles in the entire northern border, they have a certain reputation. How we treat the Laurent family will affect the attitudes of the nobles who attack the subsequent warlords."

Darcy sat for a long time before sorting out his thoughts. He said, "So the other party was actually retreating by advancing, letting the little daughter attack at night, and then actively contacting us and safely capturing his little daughter. In this way, he actually saved his little daughter, right?"

Seeing Hammond nodded, Darcy sighed and said with emotion: "You nobles are really cunning."

"I used to be dismissive of this kind of thing, but I still have to learn it."

Hammond patted Darcy on the shoulder, obviously not wanting Darcy to follow in his footsteps.

"It's better to fight the demons, so you don't have to think so much."

After saying that, Darcy turned his gaze to the north. The Governor said that after defeating Doug, what needs to be done is to take back the territory north of Duanxue Territory.

By then, I guess we can have a good fight.

Hammond nodded, and then chatted with Darcy about the arrangements for the night raid tomorrow night.

In the middle of the conversation, Darcy suddenly thought of something and said to Hammond, "Wait, Emily sent by the other party may not be completely useless."

Hammond looked at Darcy with a complicated expression and asked, "Do you really have feelings for her little daughter? Although she is young, this is in the military camp after all, and she is the little daughter of a noble..."

Before Hammond could continue with this joke, Darcy interrupted: "Aren't they going to attack at night? Why can't we really be attacked at night?"

On the second night, Emily stood in the troop transport channel fully armed. Although the soldiers around her did not look like elite soldiers, Emily believed that her old father would not harm her.

"Remember, your safety is the most important thing. If anything goes wrong, run away immediately, okay? Don't worry about the castle, Emily. Your survival is more important than anything else. As long as you are alive, there is still hope for the Laurent family."

Pierre grabbed Emily's hand and repeatedly reminded her.

Although Pierre's words didn't sound like what he would say to a man who was determined to make a night raid, Emily still held her old father's hand and said, "Don't worry, father. I will definitely help you out this time. Just wait to hear good news from me."

Pierre sighed, and under the dim light, his face seemed to have aged a little. Finally, he let go and watched Emily leave the castle through the troop transport passage.

Emily was naturally not surrounded by elite troops, but a group of ordinary soldiers in the castle, including Emily's brother and uncle. Their fighting strength was hard to describe.

After leaving the castle, Emily quickly confirmed the direction, and then took advantage of the moonlight to come to the woods not far away. When the moon was covered by dark clouds, Emily gave an order and led the soldiers to rush out.

Although she was a little confused as to why the other side did not set up a sentry post in such an obvious woods, Emily, who finally got what she wanted, did not worry too much. Until they were about to rush out of the woods, the horse under Emily, who was in the front, suddenly fell forward, and Emily was thrown out. At this time, Emily realized that although the night was her best cover, it was also the best protection for the traps in the woods.

Even though Emily was a professional and had armor to protect her, she was still a little fuzzy after falling several times in this situation.

In a daze, Emily heard a conversation between an old man and a young man: "Doesn't this young lady know that she is here to be captured? Why did she rush so fast? She tripped over the trap before we could even warn her."

"This is troublesome. We still have to treat his injuries."

"Hey, military doctor! Go and call the military doctor over!"