25th, four o'clock in the morning,

Bane-Lockton, who had been working all night on business, had just fallen asleep when his chief guard woke him up.

Ten minutes later, in the side hall of the castle, the young lord listened to the report of the Warner Wiverley knight about the intersection of the official roads in the north a few hours earlier.

"How so?" Bane-Lockton's face was gloomy and terrifying, and those who knew him knew that the quieter he was, the angrier he became, "plus the private soldiers of the nobles everywhere, we have twenty thousand garrisons there... No matter how powerful the Guards were, they couldn't be defeated in just two hours... Even if 20,000 sheep are sent to the Guards Legion for slaughter, they can't be killed in two hours!"

"Sira Marne has been showing weakness since half a month ago, and that group of nobles is so arrogant that they won't even pay attention to your orders, and the second daughter of the Marne family is like a little lamb to the slaughter in their eyes. Warner Knight organized the language, "Sometimes, when we think that the enemy is weak, but in fact the enemy is extremely strong, it is very deadly... Because no one would think that a lamb would bite too. ”

"Are you sarcastic about those nobles, or are you sarcastic about me!" Bane-Lockton said coldly, "I don't need to play the general of the 'prophet' afterwards..."

"Bang" Bane's expression suddenly became hideous and terrifying, and his fist slammed on the table, "The rout of the 20,000 troops on the front line will directly lead to the failure of all our plans for the future!" he stared at his guard captain, "We have to enter the 'defense' in advance... Oh, damn it, what the hell am I doing?"

The young lord's mind became confused at the thought of the next problem. After all, after the rout of the front, it is equivalent to him completely losing the opportunity to attack!

So, what is the point of this war?

"I'm going to send all those damned deserters to prison and to the gallows!" Banne-Lockton snarled in a low voice, "Do they know the consequences of their retreat, these cowards?"

"We are not without odds. Warner Knight whispered, "According to our intelligence, the decisive battle of the Eluk Territory will break out soon, and most of the forces of Fort Kawal will definitely be stationed in Kumar Fortress first..."

"Don't tell me about the future!" Bane leaned back in his office chair and rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, "What's next for the Knights' Guard?" his voice trembled slightly, "Where are the Guards now?"

"The Guards are rushing straight to the Sistters at great speed!" Warner Knight said with his eyelids down, "If we don't stop them, their vanguard will be able to cross the Sistt Territory and enter the Fort Herainburg area within three days!"

Bane Lockton's sluggish eyes suddenly opened, and his body involuntarily bounced out of his seat,

He opened his mouth to say something, but the confusion and the sudden fear that struck him prevented him from saying anything.

After all, this lord who was dominated by ambition was only twenty-two years old now.

"Your Excellency, we have gathered twenty thousand soldiers, and hundreds of knights are willing to fight for you!" Warner Knight reminded his master, "You should order your troops to move forward in advance, and try to stop the advance of the Guards in the Sister Territory." ”

"Yes!" Bane rubbed his hands together, "I'm just..."

"Beep!" a shrill magic whistle interrupted Bene Locke.

"There are assassins!"

"Quick, catch him. ”

"He went to the back garden!"

"With a crossbow, you don't need a live mouth..."

Chaotic and noisy sounds rang out inside the castle!

With these shouts, rows of dense torches inside and outside the castle were lit, illuminating all the gloomy corners.

"Wow" Ben Lockton slumped back in his office chair and whispered, "How many assassinations are these?"

Warner Knight didn't answer the question, because he didn't know if it was the first assassination!

The fear in Bane's heart was infinitely magnified at this moment, and his mind was even more confused, so confused that he even forgot what he should do.

Warner Knight frowned as he looked at his lord's current appearance... Such an unprovoked assassination, he thought it was ridiculous before... But at this moment, he understood the purpose of Sira Marne.

"Your Lord, your soldiers are waiting for your orders, and your enemies are hurrying towards Fort Herien!"

The holy power in the knight's body suddenly gathered, and his huge voice echoed in the room with some mysterious power.

In fear, Bane only felt a popping in his ears, and his eardrums shook like a swarm of bees "buzzing" around him. Soon, Bane's chaotic thoughts eased, and his sloppy gaze began to coalesce.

"We didn't fail. Warner Knight repeated, "The entire people of the Herion Territory are willing to fight for you, and we have enough strength to crush the Guards' offensive." ”

"But Pedy Reagan's huge army will follow..."

"So what? The people of the Herion Territory will not support Pedy Reagan, and his army will not be able to move an inch in the territory west of the Celestial Territory... I heard that I, my lord, we don't need to hold out for too long, as long as the war in the Eluk Territory starts again, we will have a chance...!"

Bane-Lockton's heart was empty, "What's the point of our war in that case?"

"Opportunities will always come, but next time we have to take them into our own hands and not pretend to be someone else. Warner Knight advised, "I have a hunch that such an opportunity will come soon. ”

"You've said that before, knight. Bane-Lockton waved his hand impatiently, "Gather our soldiers and march on Sist." "He didn't want to continue talking nonsense.

Warner Knight looked at Bane, who was dressed in civilian clothes, "My lord, aren't you going to lead them yourself?"

"You can see that there are assassins everywhere now. Bane-Lockton waved his hand again, "You go in my place." ”

Warner Knight frowned, "You shouldn't doubt the loyalty of the soldiers, my lord. ”

"I need to think about some questions on my own!"

...

Pedi in Fort Kawar was not woken up by his chief guard because of the war.

It wasn't until a quarter past eight in the morning, after Pedi had completed his daily knightly training and entered the inner hall, that Danmen Green gave a detailed account of the battle that had taken place at the crossroads the previous night.

Pedi was of course surprised, and although he was well aware of Sira Marne's command talent, he didn't expect the Guards alone to crush the 20,000-strong army led by Herion.

"According to the news coming back from the front, the Guards themselves have lost less than two thousand men!" Danmen-Green's face was full of incredulity, "Now, the Guards are continuing to advance towards the Sistt Territory..."

A knock on the door interrupted Danmen's speech.

"Come in. ”

The Otwood knight bare his small body in the doorway and said, "Sir Luca Duck of the Knights' Guard asks to see you." ”

"Let him in. Pedi smiled.

Sir Luca Duck is a staff officer of the Knights' Guard, temporarily in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the Guard.

"Your Excellency!" the thirty-year-old knight Lucca, like many knights who seek power, had a war-painted face, he had no beard, his brown hair was only an inch short, and he was very dignified in the knightly manners of Pedi.

"I guess you have good news for me. "Pedi is happy now.

"Good news indeed... It's Sir Sira's report that the Guards have broken through the garrison camp of the Herian Command in the northern official road, and are now hurrying to the Sister Territory..."The Lukka Knight reported solemnly, "In addition, Sir Sir Cyra has requested that the heavy cavalry regiment of the Wren Knights be sent to march with the Guards to the Sister Territory. ”

"I've been told that the Heavy Cavalry Corps seems to be already on its way to Sist. Danmen-Green was not satisfied that the other party had stolen his limelight, and his tone was full of gunpowder, "Moreover, last night's battle also involved the heavy cavalry corps. ”

"Lord Pedi has authorized Sir Sir Sir to temporarily Prime Minister all matters relating to Herion. Lukka immediately replied stiffly, and it was obvious that he was not interested in Baron Danmen.

"Tell Knight Sila that from now on, he can dispatch all the large armies assembled in the camp of the Ukalo Mountain Forest, including the hoplite cavalry corps, all nobles, knights, and private soldiers of the manor. Pedy stopped Danmen Green from continuing what he was going to say, "Later, Sir Edwin will be there to assist her." ”

Lukka was stunned for a moment, and then his face was serious, "I will convey your order as soon as possible and inform Sir Cyrah as soon as possible." He saluted solemnly again, "If nothing happens, please allow me to leave, my lord." ”

"You can leave at any time, Sir. Pedi shrugged indifferently, and then he looked at Danmen Green with some amusement, "Is there anything else you can do?"

Danmen Green listened to Pedy's tone as if he was about to rush people, and immediately said, "There is one more thing...", he subconsciously turned his head to glance at the door that had been reclosed, and whispered, "The secret messenger of Duke Andy Barrett of the Twak leader wants to talk to you. ”

"Cousin Andy?" Pei Di's eyebrows furrowed unconsciously.

In the past nearly a year, this cousin of Pedi has been even more ruthless than him...

As early as half a year ago, Andy used the huge army in his hands to carry out compulsory reforms at Fort Ruku, Bolenburg, and Fort Tulbuk.

First of all, the two ruling families of Bolenburg and Rukuburg were ousted one after another, and countless parasitic nobles were ruthlessly swept out of Twak's political situation by Andy. Four months earlier, Andy had raised a butcher's knife and hundreds of nobles who had opposed his rule had been pushed to the gallows.

Although Andy's reforms were extreme, they were unexpectedly successful, and were supported by a large number of low- and middle-class nobles, knights, and commoners in Twak.

Pedi assesses that it was the special political circumstances that led Twak since last year's war that made the reform possible.

"What do they want to talk about?" asked Pedi.

"The matter of Bane-Lockton at Fort Herain!"