Chapter 0408: Anticlimactic Snake Tail
Not long after the cavalry left, letters asking for help converged like snowflakes on all directions to the camp of the anti-demon coalition.
After receiving the news that their territory was broken by the enemy cavalry, the lords behaved differently, some jumped like thunder, some were dead-hearted, some were eager to wave their troops to rescue, and some fainted directly after being stimulated.
The coalition is composed of hundreds of lords and nobles, and when they were in a city-breaking race with the county of Meredith, many lords who lost their territories had already had different intentions, but they were suppressed by the combined efforts of the three leaders.
Now that the number of lords who have lost their territories has exceeded one-fifth, and even Count Needham, one of the three leaders, has fallen into the Tao, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate.
There are only two ways to solve the problem, one is to launch a general offensive to decide the winner, and the other is to disband the coalition forces and return to their respective homes.
The lords who were not affected by the war naturally wanted to end the farce quickly and go home to live their lives in peace, while the nobles who lost their territory wanted to fight against the water.
The three leaders also disagreed, Earl Needham and Earl Shelley wanted a decisive battle, while Earl Marvin wanted to adopt a war of attrition that besieged but not attacked, and slowly erased the spirit of the defenders.
The lords are fighting for each other, and the soldiers below are not at ease, and the gossip spreads wildly.
"I heard that no, the territory of the Earl of Needham was broken by the enemy army, and there were many casualties. "Not only the domain of Count Needham, but also the territory of many nobles has been plundered, and I heard that the whole city has been burned to the ground. ”
"I seem to have heard that the city of Stanbeck was slaughtered, and that thousands of its inhabitants were killed, and none of them were spared. "The above means that if we pile down this city with human lives, we will die at least tens of thousands of people. ”
Rumors spread everywhere, and when the soldiers heard that their nest had been taken, they couldn't help but worry about their wives and children.
The peasants were already undisciplined, and they were already resentful when they were brought in to be strong men, and now they heard that they were going to fill the city with their lives, and their hearts were even more terrified.
In the middle of the night, people began to flee from the coalition camp, initially only a few dozen, and it didn't take long to increase to several hundred.
When Earl Shelley heard about it, he held a meeting overnight: "We can't wait any longer, tomorrow we will launch a general attack, and no one can be left behind." ”
He looked around at the crowd and found that the room was not even half full, and he asked in astonishment, "Where are all the people?"
A nobleman with a low sense of presence replied, "I seem to have seen Count Marvin lead people out of the camp. ”
Earl Shelley was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and then slapped the table and angrily reprimanded: "Bastard!"
Count Marvin is one of the leaders of the three major factions, if he leaves, will the nobles of his faction still be here?
Earl Shelley hurriedly spoke: "Send someone to chase him back." ”
"No need. The one who spoke was a middle-aged nobleman, who was a loyal member of Count Marvin's faction: "Count Marvin wants me to bring you a message, the task of crusading against the rebellion has been completed, and he has no intention of being an enemy of the Count of Meredith." ”
After speaking, the nobleman glanced at everyone present, and his face showed a sneering expression: "It's really a group of stupid hats, and I don't know if I've been used by others." ”
Dropping this meaningful sentence, the middle-aged nobleman turned around and left.
Seeing this, Earl Shelley was about to stand up to stop him, but he saw more people standing up from their seats, including many people from his own faction and Earl Needham's faction: "What are you doing?"
No one answered him, so it was better not to attract attention at this time.
After a few minutes, the room was nearly two-thirds empty.
Earl Shelley stared blankly at the scene in front of him, and all the words he wanted to say were in his throat.
He only now understood why the County of Meredith and Duke Duncan were dismissive of the Pit Demon Alliance he had formed.
It turned out that the people he had gathered were nothing more than a rabble.
They don't mind getting a piece of the pie in the face of a weak opponent, and they don't mind selling out their friends for glory in the face of a strong enemy.
From beginning to end, Count Needham looked at him so coldly, he was no longer angry.
Because of the good news from the territory, the combined forces of the Earls of Meredith and the Duke of Duncan looted the lord's palace and the town hall and left, without causing much damage to the city and with few casualties.
If the money is gone, you can still fish from the mud legs, and you don't need to fight with the coalition forces of the Earldom of Meredith.
After thinking about it, the Earl of Needham also stood up, stretched hard, yawned, and said, "If nothing else, I'll go back to sleep." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Earl Shelley to nod in agreement, he strode out of the conference room.
Seeing that their leaders had left, the nobles below Count Needham had no point in staying any longer, and they all got up and said goodbye.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people in the conference room, Earl Shelley's expression slowly turned pale, and then he sat down in his chair dejectedly, and he muttered to himself, "Is the county of Meredith really that terrible......?"
His voice was inaudible, and at last he opened his mouth but did not make a sound.
The nobles sent by the Creighton family to help in the war looked at each other with different expressions, some frowning and thoughtful, some looking indifferent, and more gloating.
No matter what happens to the Southern Wilderness, it has no effect on the Creighton family, they are only here to make a show on the orders of the Marquis of Sidney.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the rise of the county of Meredith is a foregone conclusion.
Not only is it strong in its own right, but it also envelops Duke Duncan, and the two forces join forces, how can this loose alliance be able to confront it.
The most important thing is that the county of Meredith has a strategic weapon like an epic warrior, as well as the Sky Knights, and the high combat power between the two is not equal at all, what do you play with others?
It's like a nuclear country fighting a non-nuclear country, it seems that there is not much difference in strength, but when it comes to the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, who cares about the treaty, two nuclear bombs go down, and you will be destroyed directly.
Lao Tzu has nuclear weapons! Who dares to speak for you? Who will speak for you?
If there is no more decapitation operation, this room full of nobles can still resist the epic warrior slaughter?
Earl Shelley also gradually figured out the reason, he was carried away by the successive victories, thinking that he had the strength to contend with the county of Meredith, but in fact, in the eyes of others, he was not even a fart.
Suing for peace with the county of Meredith?
As soon as this idea appeared, it grew irrepressibly crazy.
Now that we are at the critical juncture of the demonic disaster, the other party should not fight with me to the end, right?
Just when he was thinking about how to wag his tail and beg for mercy to Lei Ye, he suddenly remembered the sound of shouting and killing outside.
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