Outside the City's Mine (II)

Ever since becoming the Personal Soldier Captain, Shilke had become one of the trusted aides closest to their king.

In the process, his familiarity with their king had naturally grown day by day.

Now, taking the circumstances into account, Shilke could basically grasp what their king intended from a single glance.

Naturally, Zhou Xu had heard every word exchanged between the two sides, but he had no intention of interfering.

As his Personal Soldier Captain, Shilke also needed the ability to handle matters independently. Especially since Shilke himself possessed a certain talent for command, Zhou Xu still had to give him every opportunity possible to hone it.

Of course, there was another extremely important reason: he truly did not take the enemy's small force seriously.

Although the cavalryman had verbally claimed not to believe what Shilke had just said, when he rode back to report, the whip in his hand lashed far more frequently than before. He practically charged all the way back to the mine.

There were only a few dozen soldiers stationed at the mine, and the one in charge was merely a minor military officer.

The moment he heard the news brought back by his subordinate, his expression changed dramatically.

Although the subordinate had said that the enemy's words might not be true, the officer still could not determine whether they were telling the truth.

If they abandoned resistance and surrendered, but the enemy had been lying, then once their own main force arrived, they would be doomed.

On the other hand, if the enemy had been telling the truth and they chose to resist stubbornly, then once the enemy's main force arrived, they would also be doomed.

He was merely a minor officer with little ability to begin with. Faced with this deadly dilemma where "either