Meanwhile, inside Fort Creighton.

The Marquis of Sidney, who was in high spirits two months ago, seemed to be dozens of years old, with wrinkles on his face and gray hair.

He looked at the battle report in his hand, trembling with anger, and then slapped it on the table.

The luxurious coffee table was suddenly torn apart, and several battle reports were even more shattered.

The war went smoothly, not only to the expectations of Renard and Ferdinand, but also to the Marquis de Sidney.

He originally thought that with the 30,000 local garrisons of Kale County, plus the 30,000 private troops of the Creighton family, and the support of local lords, it would not be a problem to fight on an equal footing with the king.

However, reality gave him several loud slaps one after another, making his head buzz.

First, the 30,000 local garrisons changed their banners, and then the lords of all sides turned to King Ferdinand.

Now, the Creighton family has no allies in the county of Cabbage, and they have to rely on a city and more than 10,000 defenders to face the king's army of 100,000 on their own.

Before the war, the Marquis of Sidney could never have imagined that he would be alone one day.

He tried to suppress the anger in his heart, but he still roared hoarsely: "Damn bastards, all bastards, said that they would advance and retreat with the Creighton family, and now ...... Nowadays......"

He didn't know what words to use to describe his current mood.

Sadness, helplessness, anger?

Sidney is only now realizing that the seemingly powerful Creighton family is in fact very weak and far from qualified to compete with the king.

The king led a large army to the south to crusade, and the followers flowed.

Look at yourself again, the allies who have been hard to win over are actually all hiding to watch a good show, and even more stomped on the head of the Creighton family a few times.

What he couldn't accept the most was the cold bystanders of the Cronin family, did he want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?

The Marquis of Sidney's mind is very confused, and the reason why he can take charge of the Creighton family is only because of his outstanding personal strength, his relatively long life, and his seniority.

Now that he was using his brain, he suddenly found that he was really powerless to deal with these things.

Seeing his appearance, the middle-aged man sitting opposite him suddenly spoke: "Now you know why I don't approve of you going against the king, right?"

"The strength of the Hope family is far stronger than you think, and the most important thing is that they have a reason, in the eyes of the subjects of the kingdom, they are orthodox, we are rebellious, and we are doomed to fail. ”

Whether in the East or the West, the orthodoxy will never be shaken, and even Westerners attach more importance to this aspect than Easterners.

At least the mud legs of the East still dare to shout out that the prince and general Xiangning have a kind of sentence, or change their fate through ten years of hard study, or spend money to buy an official.

However, in the West, people are born with a class imprint.

A nobleman is a nobleman, and a commoner is a commoner.

Unless there is a change of dynasty, there is no hope of turning over.

Why was Renard able to gather tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time? In fact, the main reason was that the people at the bottom saw the hope of turning over, and even fought with their lives.

If the Creighton family wants to stand on their own, it is first of all untenable.

In troubled times, there may be people who will rebel and barely have the conditions for victory.

However, this is a time of peace, and although the demonic plague has had a considerable impact on people's lives, it has not reached the time when the mountains and rivers are shattered and starvation is everywhere.

The most important thing is that King Ferdinand promulgated many policies to benefit the people in a timely manner, and at the same time sent troops to quell the demon disaster and provide relief to the victims, showing his responsible side.

In this kind of situation, you want people to rebel with you, it's a fool's dream.

Marquis Sidney knew that what the other party said was reasonable, so he didn't refute it, so he had to shake the pot and say: "If it weren't for the coercion and temptation of the Cronin family, how would I have come to this road of no return." ”

What he said is half-true and half-false, there is temptation, and coercion is unrealistic.

Also belonging to the top wealthy families in the Arthurian Kingdom, the Cronin family does not have the ability to coerce the Clayton family to rebel.

The middle-aged man sneered when he heard this: "What is the Cronin family, don't you know, treacherous and cunning merchant families, they have a reputation at all, you would actually believe their nonsense?"

The Marquis of Sidney heard the other party's ridicule, but he did not refute it, but said: "

The treacherous Cronin family, I will always make them pay, and the Rowling Kingdom, and ......"

Looking at the other party's gradually hideous expression, the middle-aged man couldn't help but say comfortingly: "Relax, Sidney, you should have expected this situation to happen before you made the decision to betray the Hope family. ”

Marquis Sidney took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Is there a way to turn defeat into victory?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man showed a cynical expression, then shook his head very firmly, and spit out two words: "No!"

Hearing this, the Marquis of Sidney slumped on the sofa like a deflated ball.

With a sad look on his face, he muttered, "Is the Creighton family, which is more than two hundred years old, about to be destroyed in my hands?"

The middle-aged man nodded without hesitation and said, "That's right!"

These two words and the other party's nonchalant tone completely angered the Marquis Sidney, and he roared angrily: "Don't act as if these things have nothing to do with you, you are also from the Creighton family. ”

The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "I don't deny this, in fact, I have always been helping you find a solution to the problem." ”

Marquis Sidney clenched his fists hard, but finally let go weakly, he looked at the blue sky outside the window, and after a long while, asked, "Then have you come up with a way?"

The middle-aged man lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied, "For the time being, there are only two ways to solve the current predicament of the Creighton family, depending on which one you want to choose. ”

When the Marquis of Sidney heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, as if he had come back to life, and he asked eagerly, "Tell me what to do?"

Seeing his anxious tone, the middle-aged man did not sell the lawsuit, and said directly: "Give up the foundation of the Creighton family, and take everyone to go overseas with me." ”

Without waiting for the Marquis of Sidney to refute, he added: "The Albians discovered a new continent on their voyage, covering an area of tens of millions of square kilometers, which may be the opportunity for the rise of the Creighton family. ”

When he heard the news for the first time, the Marquis of Sidney was stunned: "New ...... New World?"

The middle-aged man nodded very affirmatively: "That's right, the New World, the New World that has never been discovered and explored, I have confirmed it many times, and the news is true." ”