The military power gathered by the 'Common Trade Circle' led by the Kingdom of Kruria shocked the entire continent.

The next day, the Union of City-States of the Suker Plain signed a Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliances at great speed.

On the evening of the same day, the city-state alliance established a coalition high command outside Tyre in the name of the 'alliance army', and jointly elected Brianne, the leader of the elven rangers, as the alliance's supreme commander to direct the coalition's attack and defense of Tyre.

On July 25, the 60,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Kruria entered the city of Iruk.

At the same time, the undead army in the west of the city also gathered an army of about 100,000 elite ghouls at the same time, and there were countless war beasts and iron guards.

The next day, two legions of magic warriors from the Mage Tower, two thousand war golems, and three thousand high mages who studied fire magic, led by the council member Botelem, entered the city of Eluk.

War seems to be on the verge of breaking out!

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th,

In the office of the King of Castle Castle in Crewe, an impromptu emergency meeting has just ended.

The ministers of the court had all been departed, except for Cowlil, who stood respectfully at the door of the office like a doorman, and King Pedy Reagan and Queen Irene Phier sat face to face on either side of the reception sofa, comparing the Mage Tower and the Elven Kingdom to send information together.

"Our combined fleet, the magic fleet of the Mage Tower, the magic fleet of the elves, and the local naval forces of the port of Yekjar can form an inland attack force of nearly 20,000. Irene Phier said as she wrote quickly on a piece of yellow paper, "But are you sure you want to do this? Raising a navy is not something that can be done in just a few years, are you sure you want to use these sailors as an army?"

"I only use their landing force, and I don't use them to fight positional warfare. Pedi shrugged, "This is a raid war, all you need to do is open the blockade of the undead legions in the south of the El Luk Territory. ”

"You should listen to the opinion of the military department and transport at least two corps of regular land forces through the Navy to the Yekgar military port. Erin Phil advised, "As long as we move fast enough, we can fool everyone." ”

"Time is too tight, it will exhaust our soldiers. Pedi shook his head, "Besides, do you think the elves will agree? They can tolerate us taking the Iruk Territory, but it doesn't mean that they will give up the port of Yekjar. Isn't there still a mage tower? If something happens, the troops stationed at the mage tower a hundred miles east of the port can arrive in three hours. ”

"Moreover, the fleet of the Misha Kingdom is ready to meet at any time in the southern seas, and there will be no problems. ”

"It's just a trivial suggestion from me, and since you've decided, let's do it. Erin Phil shrugged indifferently, "I still have a tea party, I have to leave first." ”

"Take me to say hello to your friends. Pedi stood up as soon as his wife stood up.

Erin Phier glanced at Collier, who had been waiting for a long time, waved her hand and said, "Busy your own business." ”

When Collier saw that the queen wanted to leave, he immediately turned around and put his hand on the armrest of the door, and when the door opened, he waited for the mistress to leave with a respectful expression.

"Come and sit. When Eileen Phil left, Pedi pointed to the couch across from him, "You're the Minister of the Kingdom, not the doorman who opens the door. ”

"I will always be your most faithful servant and to Her Majesty the Queen. Collier bowed humbly.

"Sit down, let's get down to business. Although Pedy knew that the other man's words were flattering, he was still happy, and he pointed to the couch across from him and ordered Otwood, "Bring us two glasses of ale, and remember to put ice cubes." ”

While Otwood nodded and left, Pedi picked up the cigar from the ashtray and walked to the window and asked, "Do you know why I summoned you alone this time?"

Collier was stunned by this question, he was rarely asked such a question, and in the past the king summoned him to direct orders.

"Dyrik had left Crewe yesterday and he didn't give in to me until the last moment. Pedi whispered softly.

"Your Majesty, about this—" Collier straightened his back and tried to keep his face as calm as he could, "Derrick has promised to help us take power over Iruk City. ”

"And then?" said Pedy's face was already a little cold.

"And then... Then he'll be gone!" the old mage stood up from his seat.

Pedy took the ale from Ottwood, and after taking a few sips of "grunt" and asked, "What about his conditions?"

"Preserve the remaining bloodlines of the Danny family!"

"Reasonable request. Peddy shrugged and turned to look at the old mage, "You promised him?"

"I..."

Peddy asked again as the old mage was about to answer, "What did he give you?"

"The wealth of the Danny family. A slight cold sweat appeared on Cowlier's forehead.

"How many?"

"100,000 kroner cash!"

"So much?" Peddy raised an eyebrow, "What about anything other than wealth?

"Yes. Collier gritted his teeth, "This 100,000 kroner is just a temporary custody for Your Majesty, I will take this money as soon as possible..."

"You think I'll care about the money?" Pedi stopped the old mage from continuing.

"That's a hundred thousand crowns, Your Majesty!"

"I heard it very clearly. Pedi suddenly laughed, and walked back to the couch, pointing to another glass of ale on the coffee table, "This is your favorite highland ale in the past, why don't you drink it when you have money?"

"No! it's still my favorite. Cowrell grabbed his glass and drank the ale in one gulp.

"I hear you're courting Lady Delia?" Peddy gave him a casual look at the old mage.

Cowlier's heart jumped, although the pursuit of his lover was his private matter, but Lady Delia was different, because she was a side branch of the Reagan family and the king's aunt!

"Yes, I love her and I will take her and her children seriously. Cowlier replied stiffly.

"How's it going?" asked Pedi like an old friend.

The old mage shook his head in distress, "There hasn't been any progress yet, she doesn't seem to look down on me." ”

"Haha!" Pedi laughed, "Tomorrow afternoon, Mother will have a family banquet in the hall of Belute, and Lady Delia will be in attendance. As he spoke, he walked back to his desk and pulled out an invitation card from a drawer, filled it out with a pen, walked to the guest sofa and handed it to Collier, saying, "Put this invitation away, remember to arrive on time." ”

The Collier Alliance stretched out its hands to receive the invitation, "Thank you very much for arranging it, Your Majesty. ”

"Smack" Pei Di threw the invitation directly on the table, and said with an angry smile: "You should have learned almost all the court etiquette courses, right? ”

Cowlier's face showed just the right amount of surprise and surprise, and he expressed his gratitude without restraint, while at the same time not forgetting to reflect his humble status.

"Pick it up and put it away!"

The old mage immediately stretched out his hands with a smile on his face, and carefully picked up the invitation card and put it on his chest. Pedi pointed to the door of his office and said, "It's nothing, you go down and go about your own business." ”

Cowlier immediately bowed down and slowly retreated to show off his perfect court etiquette... Soon, he was out of the office. And after the old mage disappeared from his field of vision, the smile on his original face immediately retracted, and a slight uncomfortable haze appeared between his eyebrows.

"Go and tell my mother that tomorrow afternoon I'm going to have a banquet in the Beluz building, and ask her to help prepare it. Pedi commanded coldly to his servant.

...

The Duchy of Twak was deeply defended in the western part of Bolenburg, where nearly 150,000 troops were assembled, and nearly 300,000 laborers served this huge army on the periphery.

In the High Command of the Front, the Orc Prince Khalihan, the 'King of Light' Peruth, the barbarian general Kebot, the commander of the Duchy of Twak, Count Banda Hibbert, and the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Duke Andy Barrett, gathered around a military map to discuss offensive strategies.

"According to what I said, this war is not negotiable, with the current strength of the coalition forces, it is completely possible to storm the defense line of the undead legion. Khalikhan pointed to the northern hills on the map.

"No, the terrain in the northern hilly region is complicated, and if you attack rashly, you can easily fall into the encirclement of the undead army. The barbarian general Kebot immediately shook his head, "Although we have an army of 150,000, only our troops are really good at fighting in the mountains and jungles..."

"Although there are many ways to enter the wooded area, the only place that can really be provided for us to spread our army is the low-lying valley in the middle, but it is just as easy for the enemy to ambush us, and we have to guard against the enemy from attacking us from other passages in the hills. ”

"Are you just waiting? We've been waiting for almost ten days, and we're still standing still, waiting for the cold wind to come in the snow-capped mountains in the north. Khalikhan said angrily: "Since our coalition forces have completely surrounded the northern mountains and forests, what we need to do now is to gradually narrow the encirclement." ”

"Let's wait. Banda Hibbertwang said with a frown.

Halikhan shook his head, "What are you waiting for?"

"When our spies find out the information on the outskirts of the forest, we can't attack without intelligence support," Perus said. ”

"You don't fight like this!" Harry Khan looked at Andy Barrett angrily, "Now that the undead army is obviously defenseless against the army we have gathered, we should break through before their defense line is deployed, war is to think while fighting, even if you want to break through the sky here, what's the use of not fighting?"

"That's right. Kebot was stunned for a moment and frowned and said: "According to the previous intelligence, the undead legions in the Thurbuk region and the undead legions in the Ruku region are attacking each other, maybe we really shouldn't give them too much time to prepare, but..."

Although Kebot has always been known for his wisdom in the Balu Kingdom, it is actually the first time that he has commanded such a large army, so he is not sure how to deal with it.

"If you don't dare to take the risk, and I'm willing to be the vanguard, I'll see what the Undead Legion has to fear!" Prince Khalikhan looked at Andy Barrett, "You just need to follow me in the back." ”

"I can send twenty paladins to assist you. Perus immediately followed.

"That couldn't be better. Halil Khan grinned at Peruth and looked at Andy Barrett.

Andy Barrett's previous fiasco in the battle against the Undead Legion had given him the reverence he deserved for the war that was about to begin, but that didn't mean he was afraid of it, and he didn't give the order to attack when everything was ready.

After all, if he gave the order for the troops to attack as soon as they were assembled, then who would rush to the front?

And now... This problem has been solved by him quietly.

"Since this is an inevitable war..."Andy Barrett looked around at the people standing next to the map, and finally his gaze fell on Khalikhan and said, "I will send a squadron of mages to assist your troops in the attack, and at the same time command the troops to launch a surprise attack from the left and right flanks...", he pointed to the place where the mountains and plains meet on the map, and said:

"Fighting against the undead legions, you can't try to drag them down with a protracted war, so... If they want to fight, they must quickly sweep away the outer defenses of the undead legion's northern mountain forest region with the power of thunder, and quickly destroy the altar they have built here. ”

"Prince Khalikhan, your warriors have a natural advantage in physical fitness, and they only need light armor to fight for a long time, which is very suitable for mountain and forest warfare, so... Your mission is to capture the central region as quickly as possible, and move forward quickly, sever the connection between the Turkuk region and the Ruku region as quickly as possible, and then quickly establish a tight central defense. ”

"No problem!" Although Khalikhan was worried that the left and right flanks were not safe enough, he did not show it.

Andy Barrett was satisfied with Khalihan's reaction, and then he looked at Kebot again, "Your troops are the best at fighting in the mountains and forests, so after Prince Khalikhan's troops break through the central mountain forest region, you need to find a way to quickly advance from the mountain path on the left to the Thurbuk area, and contain the main force of the undead army in the Thurbuk area." ”

"Understood!" Fellow didn't hesitate too much.

"Count Peruth!" Andy Barrett looked at Pelus, "We need your paladins to help our mage troops set up evil energy isolation devices in each unit, and check whether the soldiers of each department are infected by evil energy at any time, this is very important!"

"I've seen the shared intelligence of the Kingdom of Kruria, and I'll organize a special patrol team!" Perus nodded emphatically.

"Very good!" Andy Barrett also nodded and looked at Prince Khalikhan and Kebot and said, "The main force of the Pelus division will follow our two legions to break through into the Ruku region from the right side of the northern hills, and attack the main force of the undead legions gathered in the south of Fort Ruku to counter Prince Khalikhan's central offensive. ”