Led by Grace, Hammidon went to the open space in the center of the camp and placed thousands of troops and tens of thousands of horses there.

Grace said with a smile: "Fortunately, the 20,000 people of the Western Army were transferred to other places by His Majesty yesterday, otherwise it would be really difficult to arrange so many people." ”

As he spoke, a few people came in the distance, looking at the soldiers who pretended to be the king's army.

The leader of Hamilton knew that it was Louis Hart, the head of the Sky Knights of Arthur's Kingdom, the commander of the Royal Praetorian Guard, and the Earl of Sabre.

Because of the meritorious crusade against the Creighton family, the Earl was promoted to Marquis a year ago.

The Marquis de Louis, who was King Ferdinand's personal bodyguard, was easily at his side, and now that he was here, didn't he mean that His Majesty was here?

Hammidon immediately stood up solemnly and stepped forward to greet him: "Count of the Kingdom, Commander of the Gannan Provincial Garrison, and Commander of the Third Infantry Regiment Hammidon has seen His Excellency Louis. ”

Because of his anti-demon merits, he was also promoted to earl long ago.

Although everyone knew that this count was rewarded by His Majesty the King for the sake of Renard's face, no one dared to take it lightly.

Marquis Louis smiled and replied: "It's great that you can come, Earl Hanmidon, are these all the people you brought, it seems that there is great hope for attacking Palm County this time!"

The two exchanged pleasantries for a moment, and he directly explained his intentions: "Your Excellency, Your Majesty the King has been waiting for you in the royal tent for a long time. ”

Han Milton naturally understood what the other party meant, he was afraid that everyone had already been targeted as soon as he entered Palm County, and he was afraid that he would not be able to rest for a moment, and he would soon shine for the great cause of recovering Hailan Province.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then signaled to the other party: "Please lead the way, Lord Marquis, I am intending to meet His Majesty the King." ”

Marquis Louis nodded, turned around and led the way in front, as for the settlement of the men and horses, someone was naturally responsible.

Hamilton made his way to the center of the camp, passing by an unknown number of open and secret posts and the King's army garrison along the way.

If it weren't for the Marquis de Louis leading the way, it would have been hard to get here.

The men soon came to the king's tent, which was no different from the other tents in the vicinity, but with many more guards.

They were all dressed in guard clothes, helmets and armor, so they were not imposing.

Hamilton was placed outside the tent to wait for the summons, while the Marquis de Louis went in to report it.

Within half a minute, a loud voice came from inside: "His Majesty has summoned the Earl of Hammitown." ”

The guards on both sides heard the words to get out of the way, and at the same time thoughtfully opened the curtain for him.

Hammidon knew that he could have this treatment, and the other party was completely looking at his son Renard's face.

He didn't dare to take advantage of this to be arrogant, nodded in thanks and walked in quickly.

The king's tent was very wide, with a sand table in the middle, and the whole view of Palm County jumped over it, and all kinds of banners were planted almost all the cities and lands.

He glanced at it casually, and found that the king's army and the Cronin family had faintly formed a north-south confrontation, but the king's side was obviously in a weak position.

After two glances, he shifted his gaze to His Majesty the King, who was sitting on the throne next to the sand table.

When he saw that the young king was also looking at him, Hammidon hurriedly bowed and said, "Hammidon, the Earl of the Kingdom, the commander of the garrison of Gannan Province and the 3rd Infantry Regiment, has come to see His Majesty the King. ”

"I sincerely wish Your Majesty good health and prosperity to the Kingdom of Arthur. ”

King Ferdinand was in a red face at this time, and was obviously in a very good mood.

He stood up, personally stepped forward to help Hamilton, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Earl is willing to accept the call and personally lead a large army to fight against the rebellion, and I am deeply comforted in my heart, so I don't need to be so polite." ”

With that, he pulled Hamilton into his position and sat down, and at the same time he sat back down.

At this moment, Hammidon took the time to look at the rest of the king's tent.

He was surprised to find that almost all the people with heads and faces in the two terms of the kingdom's military and political affairs had gathered in this small tent, and its specifications were no less than that of the small court.

Among them were Earl Kevin, the commander of the Kale County garrison, whom he knew, and Earl Edward, the leader of the Kale County nobility.

Of course, there are many army generals and lords and nobles who can't be named, but they are very familiar.

The rest of the people were all very face-to-face, at least among the thirty or so people, he could recognize less than five by name.

With so many bigwigs gathered here, shouldn't you welcome yourself?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile to himself.

Unless Renard was there in person, there would be no need for such a grand welcome.

That means they're in a meeting.

But it's only six o'clock in the morning, and who would choose to have a meeting so early?

Or did they not sleep at all last night?

Hammidon secretly raised his eyes to look at the eyes of the people around him, and found that the eyeballs of the people around him were faintly bloodshot, including King Ferdinand.

This immediately confirmed his suspicion that these people were probably in meetings all night.

What is so important? Is it about the conquest of Palm County?

The answer was soon revealed.

King Ferdinand smiled: "I really didn't expect that at such a critical juncture, there would be a strong army to come to support, it seems that the gods blessed the kingdom of Arthur." ”

Hearing this, the surrounding lords and nobles echoed in unison: "Thank you for the blessing of the gods. ”

Then, he said to Hamilton: "Your Excellency the Earl has arrived at a good time, and we are discussing a decisive battle against the rebels of the Cronin family. ”

The decisive battle?

When Hammidon heard these two words, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

The purpose of his coming here is to solve the war in the north as soon as possible, and the king of the United Nations will jointly resist the great trouble of the demons, and now he has just fulfilled his wish.

He immediately cheered up and said, "I am here with troops this time in response to His Majesty's call, and I am bound to kill the rebels. ”

He wasn't stupid enough to say that he was sent by Renard, otherwise God knows how this cautious King would react.

When King Ferdinand heard him say this, he knew it was flattering, but he still felt very useful.

He nodded and said with a smile: "Earl Hammidon has worked hard, but I'm afraid there won't be much time for you to rest, because the army will march tomorrow and go to Ejeda City, where the rebels gather, to start a decisive battle with it." ”

Heading to Ejeda City?

Han Milton was stunned, and he wondered, "How did the rebels gather there? Could it be that something big has happened recently that I don't know about?"

No wonder he was puzzled, although Ejeda City was the most famous city in Palm County, it was built on the plains, famous for its commercial trade, and there was no terrain around it, which was typically easy to attack and difficult to defend.

The rebels chose the city of Ejeda to fight the crusaders, and they didn't die for themselves.

Moreover, before he arrived, he received news that the crusaders and the rebels were facing off and that there was no progress.

Why did the situation change so suddenly that a decisive battle was about to begin?

Moreover, he had just seen the sand table, and the crusading army did not have the slightest advantage, and in this case, the rebels should not gather their forces for a decisive battle anyway.

If he was the Marquis of Quentin, he would definitely choose to divide his troops to garrison the fortified cities in Palm County, in order to slow down the advance of the crusading army, and when the demon army broke through Pearl County and Cam Ranh County, the situation would be reversed in an instant.

Could it be that Cronin doesn't know the movements of the demon army and thinks that there is no hope of turning the tables, so he is ready to break the net with the crusading army?

This is almost impossible, and the Cronin family has been operating in Heilan Province for hundreds of years and has deep roots.

If they are well-informed, I am afraid that no one can compare to them, even the top intelligence organization in the mainland, Mosag, this is the difference between a strong dragon and a ground snake.

King Ferdinand seemed to see the doubts in his heart, and asked with a smile: "Your Excellency the Earl is wondering, now that the rebel army is in a good situation, it is completely possible to hold on to the city and drag us down, how can they gather troops to fight us at the end of the day?"

Hammidon nodded, expecting an answer.

King Ferdinand glanced at the Marquis of Trolope beside him and motioned for him to answer.

The Marquis of Trolope spoke: "According to the accurate information obtained by our intelligence bureau, the demon army has recently bypassed Pearl County and raided several border towns in the southwest of Palm County. ”

"Now millions of demons are marching towards the hinterland of Palm County, and the rebels along the way have fled the garrisoned city and converged on the city of Ejeda in the Black River Plain. ”

"This decisive battle was not intentional by the other side, but we took the initiative. ”

Hearing this, Hammidon was surprised: "The devil has come to Palm County......?

King Ferdinand motioned for him to calm down: "Although Pearl County has been deeply poisoned by demons, it has not completely fallen, at least the city of Tuotuo and several fortified cities garrisoned by Count Elliot are still under our control. ”

"This time, the demons have inadvertently done us a great favor, otherwise the recovery of Hailan Province will be delayed for another half a year. ”

Han Midon frowned slightly when he heard this, he always felt that something was wrong, but he really couldn't say what was wrong.

After a while, he asked, "Why didn't the rebels gather at Marseille, the old den of the Cronin family, and instead chose the easy to attack and difficult to defend city of Eheda, is there any conspiracy in this?"

Hearing this, Earl Kevin, who had not spoken for a long time, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Earl Hammiton, we have just discussed this issue and come to the conclusion that there is no conspiracy. ”

"The rebels are converging on the city of Ejeda because of the large amount of food that is hoarded there. ”

"You know, the number of rebels who fled was as high as fifty or sixty thousand, and the defenders of Fort Marseille were twenty thousand, which added up to seventy or eighty thousand. ”

"These 70,000 or 80,000 people need to eat, and the food hoarded in Marseille can feed so many mouths?"

Listening to the other party's explanation, Hammedon gradually understood.

Although Ejeda City is easy to attack and difficult to defend, it has a benefit that cannot be matched anywhere else.

The Black River Plain, where it is located, is the most fertile plain in Palm County, with extremely abundant grain production and abundant grain reserves.

At its peak, the amount of grain produced in Ejeda City could supply the entire Palm County, and such a granary was impossible for the current Cronin family to lose.

Gathering the fleeing rebels to the city of Ejeda solves the food problem and ensures the safety of the granary, killing two birds with one stone.