Archduke Erabeni's face seemed to be able to wring out water, and the dense wrinkles on his forehead revealed the anxiety in his heart at this time.

Although he had been paying close attention to the movements of the rebels of the Southern Will, he did not expect the situation to be unexpectedly bad.

The rebels suddenly came alive as if they had been stimulated by some kind of stimulus. The main force of the rebels does not seem to move, but it is the private armed forces of those nobles that have already overstretched the Grand Duke Erabeni, although the composition of Bukharin's armed forces is quite thick, but it is only compared to other lords of the empire, it is really too far from the armed clusters of rebel families that have been prepared for thousands of years, the rebels are swarming, and the fortresses in the border area have been lost in two places, although those two fortresses are not very strong, and she is not very important in terms of geographical location, But think about it, once the rebel forces get in, the unlucky one will always be himself.

The situation on the Atlanta side is just as bad, and Bruce even wants to ask for help from his side, which is simply incredible, could it be that Atlanta has also been attacked by those rebels? What now? If it drags on any longer, I am afraid that it will collapse, and no one can turn to it.

As the head of the Bukharin's armed forces, Dresden also felt the problem. Most of the troops deployed in the border area of Kasef had already withdrawn, and Dresden had to do so in the face of the dire situation on the southern border.

However, on the western border, the Cordillera army still did not move, which made him uneasy—although the Cordillera army did not take the opportunity to attack, their army did not decrease in number. This meant that the Cordillera could attack at any time, and for Bukharin now, the defenses left to the west were too weak.

"Grand Duke, maybe we should have a good talk with that side, now this situation continues and will only get worse, riots have broken out in several cities, if we don't stop the rebels' atrocities as soon as possible, I fear that the situation will get out of control." Dresden said worriedly.

"Talk to Hathaway? What do you think will happen if we go to talk to her now? ”

Archduke Erabeni sneered, "Hathaway is not one of the elegant aristocratic ladies of Heidelberg. You don't know her. Her appetite is extraordinary, and I am afraid that she is intent on waiting for this moment, and I doubt that the rebels will have anything to do with the sudden change of heart of the rebels in attacking us in Bukharin and Atlanta. According to the information provided by Bruce, the FAR Federation should be content with the current situation and live in peace with us. I don't know what motivates them to change their ways? ”

"Grand Duke. Now is not the time to think about it. If these rebels are allowed to run rampant everywhere, I fear that our southern part of Bukhalin will become a land of rebellion, and even the whole of Bukharin. ”

Dresden's face was worried. "You know that the rebels have a lot of appetite now, and they are no longer taking a plunder and leaving on their own initiative, grabbing the land and taking root, which is very dangerous."

Why didn't the Grand Duke of Erabeni understand this?

But in his mind, Hathaway is even more dangerous, he thinks he knows Hathaway very well, and the ** in that girl's heart is insatiable, or the goal is ambitious. In short, Hathaway posed a greater threat to Bukharin than the rebels.

Seeing that the Grand Duke was silent and just shook his head, Dresden's heart suddenly sank, "Grand Duke, if you think this is inappropriate, maybe we will have to borrow troops from the Kingdom of Sri Lanka." ”

The Grand Duke of Erabeni remained silent, which was not what he wanted.

Even if there is a relationship with Zoe, but borrowing troops is not as simple as borrowing a few magicians and magic swordsmen, Zoe can't be that master, not to mention that the last operation has put Zoe under great pressure now, unless Carlenon II himself is willing, but this is very slim.

"Dresden, do you think we are not sure of a war with the rebels?"

Dresden was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Grand Duke, it's not me who destroys my prestige, even if we gather all our forces to fight the rebels, no matter the result, our losses will be quite heavy, and at that time, if the Cordillera side really has any intentions, we will have no power to struggle." ”

"Lord Dresden, you are too pessimistic, our Warhammer Knights are fully confident that they can defeat those rebels, and if we can get some help from the forces, I firmly believe that our Warhammer Knights can teach those rebels a good lesson." Link's eyes were sharp, and his handsome face showed great confidence.

"Knight Link, I recognize the bravery of your knights. But forgive me for pouring cold water on it, with the strength of the rebels now, it is not something that our Bukharins can withstand, and I have never thought that our army can surpass the main army of the original empire. Dresden didn't have the slightest affection for the paper-loving guy, and he knew that the knight was just as disdainful of him, and that made him angry.

"Hehe, Lord Dresden, I think you are frightened by the rebels, who may be able to show off their might in front of the civilians, but in front of us knights of war criminals, they are just a bunch of rough farmers."

Link glanced contemptuously at the timid commander of the army, he had never understood why the Grand Guild had appointed such a hillbilly-born guy as the noble commander of the army.

"Shut up!"

"Enough!"

Archduke Erabeni and another knight lashed out at the overly presumptuous Knight Link at the same time, which was a blatant insult to his superiors, and Dresden would lose his authority if he did not reprimand him harshly.

However, Link, who was reprimanded by the Grand Duke of Erabeni and Knight Jarry, the head of the Warhammer Knights, did not give in, but just gave a knightly salute coldly and left proudly, making the atmosphere of the whole scene even more embarrassing.

"Grand Duke, it seems that Knight Link has misunderstood me very much, and it is not that I am cowardly, but this war is related to the fate of the whole of Bukharin, and I have never despised our enemies. I dare not fulfill my responsibilities, and I hope that the Grand Duke will understand. ”

Dresden didn't mind Link's contempt, most of these guys from aristocratic backgrounds were like that, and Jarry was probably an outlier.

"You don't have to worry too much, Link is also unintentional." Grand Duke Erabeni was also a little insincere, and now he didn't have much heart to relieve the army commander, he first needed to think about how to face the dilemma in front of him, "Dresden, I think we still need to fight the rebels first, only in this way can the rebels realize that we in Bukharin will never succumb to their tyranny. Only then will we have the capital to negotiate. ”

Dresden smiled wryly.

It seems that the Grand Duke still has no heart on dying. It is always believed that the rebels are not as tough as the legend says...... Although the main forces of the rebels did not move this time, those small corps were composed of the elite of the private army of some families, and their combat effectiveness was not weak at all.

It's just that now he can't say more, Knight Link represents the voice of a considerable part of Bukharin's top brass. None of them looked down on the armed forces of the Empire. Especially when the four major lords openly opposed the central government. With the main force intact, the main country still does not dare to take the initiative against the four major leaders easily, which largely makes these people think that the imperial force is just a paper tiger in the middle of the foreign power.

But Dresden doesn't think so. He didn't dare to say anything about those newly built legions, but he was quite clear about the combat effectiveness of those old legions, if it weren't for the long-term defense against the invasion of the Orc Empire and the subsequent invasion of the underground races, I am afraid that the empire would have already sent a large army to display on the borders of the four major lords.

But the Grand Duke of Erabeni has already made up his mind, and he cannot say anything more, but can only do everything to make full preparations for this upcoming battle, and I hope that this battle will not bring fatal damage to Bukharin.

……

Hathaway stood on the walls of Perseus Castle and looked in the direction of Bukharin...... Everything is ready, just wait for the gong to start the show, I really look forward to it, see how the Bukharins fight back against the provocations of the rebels, once this step is taken, there will be no room for maneuver, and it is time for them to make a move.

The rebels' most elite hoplites were somewhat overwhelmed by the ferocious onslaught of the Warhammer Knights...... In the end, it is not the main corps, and there is a considerable difference in combat effectiveness.

It's clearly a trap, a well-designed trap,

The rebel cavalry was firmly held back by the fortified defensive line built by the Bukharin's infantry, and no matter how the cavalry charged and killed, the Bukharin's infantry still kept the cavalry out of the encirclement at a considerable cost...... Wherever the cavalry charged, the cascading carts were chained together to form a mobile blockade, while the rebel infantry trapped in the middle was subjected to a stormy baptism.

The Bukhalin Wizards Regiment almost burst out with their most powerful combat power, the thunder magic and the earth magic array were perfectly combined, and the overwhelming thunderstorm impact exploded above the rebels' heads, although it was tested by a simple magic baptism, but in the face of such a wild thunderstorm strike, those soldiers were also in chaos.

The originally neat formation finally collapsed under the supernatural blow, and the sharp knightly spears of the Warhammer Knights who took advantage of the breakthrough became the scythe of death in the eyes of the rebels, cutting and tearing their already ragged front like a raging wind.

However, in the face of victory, Dresden's face still lingered, and no one could now say what such a victory in a war would bring, and the six thousand rebel infantry completely collapsed under the double blow of the mages and the knights, and less than four hundred broke out of the encirclement under the cover of cavalry.

It looked like a rather satisfying victory, but for the rebels it was nothing, and once the enemy was provoked, Bukharin's fierce counterattack would be faced.

Dresden's counterattack was a classic, using infantry to contain cavalry, then luring the opponent's less mobile infantry to the surface, and then concentrating the forces of the mages and the knights to deliver a fatal blow, which did achieve its intended purpose, but it is difficult to know how effective it was.

Seeing the swaggering attitude of those knights, Dresden's heart was even more worried, the rebels were not hurt by such a blow, and it had no other effect than to greatly anger them, would they swallow this bad breath?

Obviously not, Dresden knows the character of the enemy, this kind of face-losing thing they can only win back with the victory of the war, otherwise even the authority of the rebel leader will be challenged, even if he does not want to expand the war, he is afraid that he will not be able to stop now, not to mention that maybe he is waiting for this result as a pretext for expanding the war.

In the face of the threat of the rebels, Dresden was not the most worried, but the riots from within the territory and the Cordillera operation in the west were the most worried.

Although it may face a lot of pressure, as long as Bukharin's internal stability remains and there are no other external enemies from behind, Dresden believes that as long as the war drags on, the rebels who are not used to fighting a protracted war and tug-of-war will naturally lose patience and retreat, but if there is internal chaos and someone takes advantage of the fire to loot, then the problem is not so simple.

The southern defense line has already contained a considerable part of the force at its disposal, and if it does not survive this period, the problem will be very serious, and now is the most critical period, and Dresden needs to know the situation on the western front almost every day, and find out if the Cordillera is doing anything else.

As soon as Hathaway received a heavy blow from the rebels in northern Bukharin, she knew that the opportunity had come. According to the information sent back by Hughes, the rebels seemed to have very different opinions, and many aristocratic families joined in and began to loot the surrounding Atlanta and Bukharin, and the whole north and west of Heidelberg was in smoke.

Although the Bukharin army on the Kasev front still retained a considerable number of strongholds, everyone knew that the main force of the Bukharin army had turned to the south, and in the strong protests of the Bukharin's noble merchants, even the Grand Duke Erabeni could not suppress the call for the protection of the private property of the noble merchants, and if he lost the support of these people, the Grand Duke of Erabeni would be digging his own foundation.

And the confrontation between the Bukharin's army and the Kasev's army also aroused the strong resentment of the Bukharin's people, and it was unbelievable that the Bukharin's army went to battle with the Kasef army under the pressure of the rebel invasion!

The people did not have such far-reaching political considerations, in their opinion, the conquest of North Carolina by the Cordillera lords had nothing to do with Bukharin, but it would be unacceptable for Bukharin, if Bukhalin ignored the real threat of a rebel invasion and helped the Atlantans or North Carolins to fight, especially since both Cassef and Bukharin, which belonged to the Otiga Empire, these things should belong to the Fivinlie family from any point of view, and have nothing to do with the Bukharins. (To be continued......)