Although the situation is a little tense, with this period of buffer, Hathaway can also be more relaxed, after all, as long as Archduke Casserf does not act rashly, it is still quite difficult for other forces to threaten the Cordillera Territory.

Although both Dietrich and Caesar are fighting to kill each other, and the verbal arguments between supporters on both sides are becoming more and more intense, there is a great possibility of turning on the map cannon mode.

According to information from Pierceburg, Caesar was ready to forcibly ascend to the throne in order to better organize a counterattack against the rebels, and this was supported by several high lords and most of the great nobles, and even some merchants quietly changed the direction of the wind.

The merchants were the most practical, although they believed that Dietrich's accession to the throne would be beneficial to them. However, in the current situation, the great prince Caesar, who has a strong military force as the backing, is obviously more sure to take on the heavy responsibility of resisting and resisting the rebels. Especially in the case of heavy losses in the basic armed forces of the empire, the military support of the great nobles became important

What is most detrimental to Dietrich at the moment, however, is the change in the attitude of the natural church...... The position of the Natural Church, which had always been neutral, also changed somewhat, the chief magician of the Court Mage Order, Orelenko, and the Archbishop Alain, who was stationed in the Odiga Empire, participated in Caesar's engagement ceremony, and Princess Ogari from the Odin Empire became Caesar's fiancée, which also greatly strengthened Caesar's power, and the blessing words of the two giants of the Natural Church in Odigardi at the engagement ceremony deepened Dietrich's worries, and if he lost the support of religious power in the absence of military strength. Relying only on the support of the nobles and merchants in the northwest region was very slim to defeat Caesar

……

"Leonardo, what's wrong, have you lost interest in fox hunting too?" Hathaway gently pinched the horse's belly, and the horse under her crotch stepped lightly to meet it, and saw Leonardo. Beirut walked out from behind the bushes on the opposite hill with a few servants with her bare hands, and Hathaway asked with some surprise raising her eyebrows.

"Oh, Hathaway, I don't dare compare myself to you, those foxes are bullies, and I got into the woods before I could reach them. I don't dare go deeper. If you run into one of those bears that have just woken up, it's terrible. ”

Leonardo. Beirut was rocking in the saddle with some discomfort, and Hathaway was worried that he would fall off his horse...... The environment has changed people, and this guy doesn't have the sharpness he used to have. The body is also slightly blessed. Most of the time it is by horse-drawn carriage.

"Huh. Leonardo, life is in sports, if you can keep up with this enjoyable hunt once or twice a week. I think you're going to be in a much better physical condition than you are now. ”

Hathaway teased, "At least you won't have that much fat on your body now." ”

"Hathaway, I can't even tell if you're sarcastic or complimenting me."

Leonardo. Beirut rolled his eyes and half-jokingly rode to Hathaway's side, "However, I don't really have much interest in hunting right now, and while this weather should be a good time to rest, we don't seem to have that kind of good luck." Pillsburg was aggressive, and we were exhausted. ”

Hathaway had already heard Leonardo. The deep meaning of Beirut's words, she shrugged her shoulders and said indifferently: "Well, Leonardo, it's not us, it should be you." At least I'm comfortable now, I'm enjoying my free time, you should stay here longer, the early summer in the Cordillera is really nostalgic, the climate here is more pleasant than in Fontaine, if you are interested, I can set aside a plot of land for you to build a summer farm. ”

"Hathaway, thank you very much. But I don't believe you still have the heart to think about it. ”

Leonardo. Beirut waved his hand to signal the servants to move away from him and Hathaway, and his face became serious, "Do you think the crisis of the Cordillera Territory is really over?" Or are you just content with the situation you are? ”

"Leonardo, I know what you mean, but what can I do now?"

Hathaway took off the suede gloves on her hands, spread her hands, and said helplessly: "The current strength of the rebels is not something we can shake, their armed forces are too strong, I think we have to admit the current status quo for the time being, even the Church of Nature and those big lords are helpless." Now that the Imperial Armed Forces have suffered such huge losses, it is already good that all that remains is to maintain the status quo, do you think we still have the strength to return to heaven? Besides, although we all know that I am at odds with the Bell family, I am afraid that there are many voices questioning me now, so what can I do in this situation? ”

"Hathaway, you should know that I am not referring to the question of the rebels, and His Highness Dietrich is not concerned with Heidelberg now, and Caesar has publicly stated that he will not recognize the ruling of the Imperial Royal Court, believing that the judges have been bribed by His Highness Dietrich.

He is about to forcibly ascend the throne, and has ordered His Highness Dietrich to go to Pierceburg to be questioned, do you think that we can live in a leisurely way under these circumstances? ”

Leonardo. Beirut's face became gloomy, in his opinion, Hathaway was playing stupid in front of him, and she was indifferent to the situation so tense, she really couldn't understand what medicine was being sold in Hathaway's gourd.

"Leonardo, I don't think you need to be so nervous, if the ruling of the Imperial Court can be overturned casually, then what prestige does the Empire have? If he loses moral support, how can Caesar gain the unanimous approval of the empire, as long as His Royal Highness Dietrich ignores him and does not recognize the legitimacy of his accession to the throne, he can only live the addiction of a puppet emperor. ”

Hathaway said disapprovingly, she didn't care too much about the problem...... In fact, this matter also depends entirely on strength, as long as Dietrich can get the gang that follows him, the empire will still be in the current situation, I believe that he will not really want to use his card unless it is absolutely necessary.

"But Hathaway. You probably don't know that Caesar has already assembled an army assembled by the private soldiers of the great nobles, which is said to be named the War Spirit Corps, plus the remnants of the Praetorian Guard and the Royal Knights who retreated to Piercesburg, they are already in an absolute position on our side, and if he really wants to crusade against His Highness Dietrich if he does not obey the orders of the Imperial Noble Privy Council, we will not have the strength to stop their attack. ”

Leonardo. That's when Beirut said what it feared most. In fact, there have always been two skepticisms in Dietrich, one is that Hathaway has ties to the Bell family; The second is that Hathaway has a connection with Caesar's side.

In fact, for the second guess, Leonardo. Beirut thinks it's absolutely impossible. After all, Hathaway was not on good terms with the Church of Nature and the High Lords. is well known. But for the first speculation, he didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, although Hathaway was not on good terms with the family, but after all, her father was currently among the rebels. If she had other ideas. That's understandable, too...... That's what worries him the most. But now it seems unlikely

"Do you think Caesar dared to ...... the rebels Oh, should I say that you dare to do this under the pressure of the Confederation of Will? Hathaway asked rhetorically

Suffocated, Leonardo. Beirut hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Maybe not for the time being." But the rebels have now established the YUFE and should be working to stabilize and build the occupied areas and restore order. And the empire simply does not have the strength to recover these regions in the short term, perhaps Caesar will think that if he can become the emperor of the Ortiga Empire, he can unite the entire imperial forces to fight back against the rebels.

Therefore, as long as Caesar has this intention, even if it is only a verbal battle between the two sides for a short time, when he believes that he must gather all his forces to complete the restoration of the empire, he will find all kinds of excuses to attack us, in order to integrate all the forces under his control to achieve his goals. ”

Hathaway also agreed with this view of the other party, she knew that Leonardo. Beirut had come to get her army to Lancais, into the Northwest, to help Dietrich defend against the increasingly likely Caesar's forces.

However, given the current situation, her every move was likely to cause a backlash from those High Lords, and Hathaway did not plan to openly tear up her face with the High Lords until she was fully prepared, let alone the Natural Church.

And for himself, his existing armed forces are still a little insufficient, especially in the early stage of the crisis of the invasion of the palace mage regiment, the Grand Duke of Cassef, and the Church of Nature.

If the war starts, the three-day tribe may be able to support a group of magicians, but not too much, and most of the strength of the Cordillera city defense army has secretly passed through the barracks, entered the demon plane, and swept away the natives of the demon plane with the abyss goblin clan.

Although the Cordillera Territory was saved by the rebels' massive attack, Hathaway was also aware of her and the High Lords...... And the Caesar they supported would eventually fight a war, and the expansion of the armed forces was once again on the agenda, and the abundant military resources allowed the Cordillera to replenish tens of thousands of soldiers at any time, but these untrained and war-fighting soldiers could hardly play much role in the war.

A soldier who has never seen blood, even if he is well-trained, may not be able to adapt to the demands of the battlefield. That's why Hathaway started the Demon Position Trial, which was a bit cruel to the warriors, but it could provide them with a chance of survival in future wars, and the weapons they used were all newly made by the Cordillera Arsenal, plus timely treatment and high pensions, the warriors were not resistant to this kind of trial.

At the moment, facing Leonardo. Beirut showed worry and worry, Hathaway also has suffering, although now the court mage group has withdrawn to Pierceburg, but the threat of Archduke Cassef's native power still exists, especially if the echo of several other great lords and the support of the natural church, it is difficult to determine the idea that Archdulate Carsif will not fight the northern invasion again, and at the moment Hathaway cannot ask Leonardo about these problems. Beirut and Dietrich have made it clear that the latter, in particular, has always had doubts about her origins, and God knows what he would associate it with.

But Hathaway's prevarication made Dietrich mistakenly think that Hathaway was taking advantage of the opportunity, so there was Leonardo. Beirut's trip to the Cordillera this time was also an unhappy conversation.

Hathaway also realized that I was afraid that her original idea was a little too simplistic, and sometimes the risks she had to take could only be taken, if her armed forces could not really boost the morale of these small and medium-sized nobles in the Northwest Region, I was afraid that Dietrich's dependence foundation would really collapse, but it was still necessary to think carefully about when to let this force appear and how to make these small and medium-sized nobles not worry.

Perhaps it is possible to arrange for a force to secretly enter Lanches City first, so that it can be emergency in case of emergency, or it can be made for Dietrich and Leonardo. Beirut peace of mind.

"What? Send a force into Lancastes? ”

After learning of Hathaway's intentions, Barthes. Willie pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, how about the barbarian hoplites who sent Fisher?" ”

"So be it." Hathaway pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

……

When Fisher marched into Lancastes with an army of four thousand barbarians, almost the entire northwest was plunged into an inexplicable panic, and the tall barbarians stepped into the heart of their empire in full armor, causing some panic among those who rarely saw barbarians.

Although some of the nobles had been informed in advance that the army from the Cordillera would enter the Northwest to help Dietrich in the military threat from outside, whether it was from Fort Pierce in the east or the rebels in the south, this army would do their part. Beirut also vaguely informed the nobles of the Northwest that due to the frontier of the Marquis de Cordilera's domain, there were soldiers of other races in her army, and there was already a precedent for this when Hathaway sent troops to help the empire in the previous wars, and hoped that the majority of nobles would remain calm and restrained.

In the eyes of these nobles, it is not uncommon for an army to have some barbarians, dwarves or half-elves, and this phenomenon is also common in the regular army of the Empire, so they didn't realize anything unusual at the time, but when the army of four thousand pure barbarians marched in the city of Lancais, the visual and psychological impact immediately caused those nobles to fall into a panic. (To be continued......)