"Alice, what do you want to do, this is not in line with what we discussed, even if you let Sigourney agree to your conditions, but it is still too easy to participate in this war so easily. ”

Semiramis paced back and forth, biting the nail of her right thumb with a tangled expression on her face.

The conditions that Alice and Sigoness had proposed, which she had also been involved in, were part of a larger plan they had made, but something went wrong with them.

There was nothing wrong with promising Sigourney and the Scandinavian Empire to participate in this war, and Alice and Semiramis did not intend to break this promise, but it is worth discussing when and where to intervene before then.

There was no problem in choosing Karelian City as a breakthrough to inflict heavy damage on the Attila Empire, and the attack planned by Alice accurately hit the Attila Empire.

However, there is a big problem with the time chosen, now the Attila Empire is only restarting the western expedition, and has not yet officially engaged in war with the Scandinavian Empire, even at this time, they will turn the route and go directly south to attack the Baltic Empire, the cold winter has made the sea frozen, allowing the Attella Empire to attack the enemy across the sea.

The Baltic Empire wants to be the enemy of the Attila Empire, because the existence of the other party has threatened their rule, but this does not mean that the Baltic Empire is willing to be the enemy of the Attila Empire head-on, which is completely not in the interests of the Baltic Empire.

"Don't worry too much, Semiramis, this time Ziliel did a good job, no, I should say that the results achieved this time are beyond my imagination, originally I thought it was good that they were able to plunge that city into chaos, but I didn't expect that they could completely destroy that city, plunge the entire Karelian region into turmoil, and temporarily cut off the logistics supply line of the Attila Empire. ”

"Alice, what is your purpose, what is your reason, why did you choose this time, you have not yet discussed it with me. ”

Semiramis, who had an unsightly face, said loudly, venting his inner dissatisfaction.

Semiramis wasn't really upset, of course, she just wanted to get a reason from Alice's mouth, a reason to do so without a ward for her, to give her peace of mind.

In a sense, Semiramis is actually very fragile inside, much more fragile than she appears to be strong on the surface.

"Don't worry, Semiramis, why did I change my plan temporarily, there must be my purpose and reason, now we have just signed a contract with the Scandinavian talent, we can't give them full trust, the same way, the Scandinavian side can not give us 100% trust, this has nothing to do with the past, just a normal phenomenon between the two empires. ”

"Why did I destroy Karelian City at this time, when the Attila Empire had not yet completely fought with the Scandinavian Empire, it was because I saw the hope of disintegrating the entire Attila Empire, and that hope was in Karelia. ”

"What hope. ”

Semiramis couldn't bear it anymore and asked.

"I want Karelia and other places conquered by Atila to complete their independence, to target the direct forces and related forces of the Atila Empire in those regions, to support the rulers of the previous regions, and to use their prestige that has not yet been completely exhausted to achieve the goal of dividing the Atila Empire. ”

"Alice, it's not that I poured cold water on you, do you think those crooked melons and cracked dates can resist the counterattack of the Attila Empire? No, let alone facing those Attila troops who came down from the battlefield, I estimate that even if those ordinary Attila troops appear in front of them, they will not be able to hold the weapons in their hands because of fear. ”

Alice sneered and corrected Semiramis for the mistake in her words.

"No, no, no, Semiramis, what you understand as independence is very different from what I mean by "independence", what I need is not a real, independent territory, do you understand? They just need to play the role of a good mascot, play their role, and leave the rest to us. ”

"The main force of the army against Attila will be ours, but nominally those guys will be the banner, attracting a steady stream of those in the Attila Empire who are dissatisfied with Attila and the policies she has made. ”

"Just building a city and defending it, and relying on the sea to obtain sufficient resources, I don't think I can find that our army will lose to those Attilas, defense, is the most famous skill of our Baltic Empire. ”

The hall was quiet for a while, and Semiramis's face showed a sudden look, she understood what Alice meant, and put on a separate skin to divide the Attila Empire, and even this attack could be placed on those guys.

The Atila Empire didn't believe it, even if they didn't believe it, what could they do, the Scandinavian Empire was extremely weak at this time, as if a piece of cooked barbecue meat had been delivered to his mouth, should he eat the barbecue in front of him, or turn around to deal with another lion who was weaker than him?

"The Attila Empire is a bad wolf, his formation, development, conquest, and victory are not much different from a bad wolf in the forest, for our purposes, for the development and tranquility of the Baltic Empire, there can be no such a bad wolf around us. ”

"You and I have made a lot of efforts before, in order to prevent this evil wolf from eating the Scandinavian Empire and gaining further growth, they have turned around and made a lot of efforts against us, including support for Upplan, the erosion of the Rus' steppes, and the harassment of the logistics line of the Attila Empire. ”

"However, it has been proven that this level of participation alone cannot stop the advance of the Attila army, their power has swelled beyond our imagination, the Scandinavian Empire will definitely not be their opponent, and if we face such an Attira army, I don't think we will be sure of victory. ”

What Alice said surprised Semiramis, these were all things they had discussed before, but being said by Alice in such a tone at this time still made her feel a little shocked.

"Alice. Semiramis digested what Alice had said, and she reminded, "However, this is the same as what you have made Ziriel so anxious, and choosing the wrong time to attack Karelian City will only anger the wolf." ”

"If I don't do this, won't the Attila Empire be provoked, what we did before, do you really think that Atila doesn't know, the reason why it doesn't happen now is just that it didn't happen at the right time, they didn't cause it before, and now they will continue to remain silent and eat the fragrant barbecue meat in their mouths. ”

Alice said lightly, with a noncommittal look on her face, she has always been such a person, she will make careful plans in advance, and make all kinds of emergency measures to deal with possible risks and problems, but when you decide to implement the plan, you will become very resolute.

"The wolf pack led by the evil wolf is indeed very scary, but Semiramis, you must not forget that the hungry wolf needs to face the opponent, but the lion pack led by a lion, in terms of fighting alone, the wolf will not be the lion's opponent, I think in the war between the clans, they will also usher in defeat. ”

"Now is the best chance to kill this wolf, and when the wolf is full and grows, even if he really defeats them, he will only defeat them, not kill them completely. ”

"Don't underestimate the Scandinavian Empire too much, after all, they have a strong god system behind them, and the temporary decline does not mean anything, even if the empire collapses again and the interests of the god system are damaged, Scandinavia is still a Scandinavian peninsula, and Attila wants to change all this, but it is not something that can be done in just a few years. ”

At this point, Semiramis was finally persuaded by Alice, and since he had already touched the wolf's tail, he simply slaughtered the wolf, saving the wolf from rushing into the house and damaging the corners of the house.

While Alice and Semiramis were disagreeing over the attack on Karelian City, and discussing and exchanging ideas, a war was raging in the Norwegian forests to the west of Rice City, to the west of Scandinavia.

As Alice said, Attila, who was already ready to send arrows, did not retreat or change his target when he received the attack on the city of Karelia and the destruction of logistics and supplies, and launched a revenge like the Baltic Empire.

She slaughtered all the people who had delivered the message, and ordered the others to keep it a secret, and then, after completing the preparations for the siege, she launched a brazen attack on the Scandinavian castle built in the forested mountains.

In the course of a year, the Scandinavians had built more than just one castle, they had built castles for habitation on various platforms suitable for human habitation on the high mountains, on the one hand, to cope with the tide of beasts, and on the other hand, to prepare for the future Atila army.

As the attacking side, the Attila army is not wrong to have the initiative in time, but because of the particularity of the Norwegian forests and the Norwegian mountains, he must follow the steps set by the Scandinavian Empire, just like now, he needs to uproot the previous fortresses before he can attack the Scandinavian capital with peace of mind.

Of course, it's okay not to do this, but in that case, you need to be careful all the time about whether your rear army will be attacked, whether you will be flanked on both sides when the war is being flanked, whether there may be encirclement, and whether there is a possibility that the whole army will be annihilated.

Attila was not an idiot, neither were the two remaining knights, plague and famine, and even if it took a little more effort and time, they would have to reduce the possible defeat to the lowest possible minimum.

The first city in the Norwegian mountains did not even have a name, but the city that was named after the name No. 1 was built halfway up the mountain and had magnificent walls.

The Attila army, the whole army came out of the forest and appeared outside the city, with the presence of jackals, the traps placed in the forest by the elves could not cause too much trouble to the Attila army, those treants and tree spirits were also cut down, and none of them were left behind.

After nearly a year's absence, the Attila Army launched a second large-scale expedition to the west, targeting the Scandinavian Empire, which had retreated deep into the Norwegian mountains.

However, this time, compared to the previous ones, not all the armies were thrown into this war, the White Bears and Mammoths were left as reserves, staying behind, and the centaurs were split in two, one part went to war, and the other part wandered in the rear of the army, moving.

It is certain that there are no decent Scandinavian forces behind the Atila army, and it is not the remnants of the defeated generals that they have to guard against, and the centaurs' reconnaissance target is the Baltic Empire, which has already destroyed the enemies of Karelia without declaring war.

Scandinavia has a long coastline, and it is very unrealistic for Attila to defend such a long coastline with the army he has now.

Only by confirming the stability of the rear can Attila attack the enemy in front of him so seriously, and destroy these guys who dare to be the enemy all the time on a physical level.

When everything was ready, and the confirmation had been confirmed, the mournful and long sound of the horn began to echo in the air, and wooden catapults were pushed out of the forest.

Not all dwarves have the courage to defend the city, and the spoils of the victorious side in the battle of Upland were put to use after repairs.

Huge stone balls flew towards the place where the city was, rubbing against the air and making a sharp sound, while tens of thousands of jackals and centaurs began to advance with cloud ladders, because of the terrain, the siege towers used in Upland City could not be deployed here, so to climb the city wall, only a siege machine such as a ladder remained.

The stone projectiles fired from ballistas and catapults crashed against the walls with a deafening, incessant roar, but the Scandinavians had been prepared for it, and the treated stone mined from the mountains was stronger than the Attilians had imagined.

Even the strongest walls they had ever seen, the walls of Upplan, built by the Yaats and reinforced by the Scandinavians, were not as strong as the little fortress in front of them.