The panic and anxiety made Joshua a little dizzy, and his body began to shake slightly, and the guards next to him noticed the lord's abnormality and hurriedly helped him down the city.

The sun is about to set, and today this hurdle has finally been passed, but what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?

Hathaway shouted that he would conquer Yolan City in three days, but he didn't just say it, it was absolutely to be fulfilled, today was only the first day, and Joshua had no confidence that his side would be able to hold on

Before he knew it, Joshua leaned back in his chair and fell asleep, only when he was extremely tired could he barely sleep, but the nightmares in his sleep always woke him up in a cold sweat, when will this kind of day end?

"Your Excellency, your Excellency."

The voice of the guard woke Joshua up, and Joshua, who had opened his eyes, stood up suddenly, "The Cordillera army is attacking?" ”

"No, no, my lord, it's the people who went to Atlanta have returned." The guard replied softly.

Joshua's spirits were lifted at once, and he shook his swollen head violently, and then he calmed down, only to find that the messengers he had sent had returned with him.

What the hell are they doing? He looked at the pale-faced messengers with some dismay.

"What's going on? What did Archduke Fernando say? When will his reinforcements arrive? Joshua asked impatiently.

"My lord, there is a large-scale riot in the province of Atlanta, and it is said that the southeastern Confederation of will is also active in the border areas of the province of Atlanta, His Highness Fernando said that it may take some time for his army to arrive, and in the meantime, he asks your Excellency to hold on."

Joshua sat in his chair in a daze and fell into a petrified state, what was going on?

South Will ...... Do those rebels also have a secret agreement with the marquis? How could it suddenly become active at this time? Isn't it said that the border areas have always been quite calm?

Riot?

Where did the riots come from?

Could it be that the capture of the port of Madanton reached the province of Atlanta, causing the nobles and merchants to make trouble?

No way

In such a short period of time, it is impossible for those merchants and nobles to stir up such a big storm, don't they know that Cordillera and North Carolina and Atlanta are all at war?

Joshua's face went from disbelief to despair to anger, and his whole body trembled, who was going to tell him what was going on? Why are these things happening in such a short period of time? It's a conspiracy, a grand conspiracy

Joshua found himself seemingly caught in someone's trap, but his confused mind for a moment prevented him from sorting out the confusion.

There was a deathly silence in the hall. Except for Joshua's heavy gasps. No one dared to make a different noise, and the lord at this time was like an angry porcupine, who wanted to provoke him. It will only be cut into a honeycomb.

Hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall again, and a guard appeared in the doorway, and Joshua's hideous and terrifying face made him pause.

"What else do you want to tell me?"

"Your Lord, a messenger has been sent from the Dilera Army of the City Surgeon. He asked to see you. The guards reported with a bit of trepidation.

Joshua, who had a hideous face, was stunned for a moment before he reacted and came to persuade him to surrender?

When the envoy calmly informed Joshua of the fact that the province of Atlanta had unilaterally concluded a treaty with the Cordillera. Joshua, whose whole body was almost paralyzed, couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly jumped to his feet, screaming like a madman: "You lie, you want to use a divisive trick to split our alliance, right? I don't believe it. I don't believe that the army of Atlanta will come soon, and the army of Bukharin will also break your resistance, and that woman who does not know the height of the sky will be beaten back to her original form in no time haha. It's ridiculous to use such childish means to lobby me. Do you think I'm going to be fooled? ”

The messenger had a smile of pity on his face, and he just listened quietly to the other party's venting, neither explaining nor arguing.

Like a violent earthly dragon in a cage, Joshua paced back and forth in front of the table in a hurry, but his cheeks, flushed from overexcitement, began to turn pale, no, could it be that they really teamed up against themselves?

"Lord Joshua, please look at this," the messenger waited until Joshua had finally calmed down a bit, then took a scroll from his bosom and handed it to the other man.

Joshua's hands trembled as he grabbed the scroll and unfolded it abruptly, skimming through it at a glance...... A strong burst of dizziness nearly knocked Joshua to the ground, and the seal of the Atlantan Lord's Mansion and the signature of the Bruce Dragonfly dance on the scroll almost knocked him to the ground at once.

What is it?

About the North Carolina Land Allocation Agreement Letter of Intent?

Joshua tried to see it clearly, but there was no doubt that it was the seal of the Atlantan lord's palace and Nisa's signature, which he knew too well to forge

Sitting there blank, Joshua felt his mind go blank for a moment.

Good one Bruce Fernando

This hand is played beautifully.

What a cold lip and tooth

What rabbits die and dogs cook

Doesn't it all make sense to the Fernando family? Or maybe Fernando and Ellabeni have long had a tacit understanding with the Cordillera, and North Carol is just a piece of fat on their board?

Joshua's confusion was stirred up by his chaotic thoughts, but he knew one thing very well: he had been betrayed by the Atlantians and Bukharins.

Intense anger surged through Joshua's chest like a tidal wave, overpowering everything for a while, and Joshua wanted nothing more than revenge on those who had hurt him, he wanted to make them hurt more than himself, and he wanted to make them regret what they had done to him

Joshua's eyes were bloodshot by the agitated mood swings, and the Cordillera messenger quietly took a few steps back, lest the Grand Duke's irrational behavior be provoked by the strong stimulus, but in turn he was a little happy in his heart, which was exactly what he was trying to achieve.

The lord of North Carolina was now like a barbarian in a state of madness, almost completely losing his mind, and his extreme anger made him not know what to do for a while, and it was clear that Lord Hathaway's hand had caused the other party to fall into anger and could not extricate himself.

The lord trusted his eyesight too much and neglected some details like this behind the sun. With the cunning and sophistication of Archduke Fernando, how could there be a written document formed? But by this time, the Lord of Rochester seemed to have completely ignored these things that should not have been ignored...... Of course, Lord Hathaway didn't make it all out of nothing, at least the agreement between the two sides existed.

"My Highness, Joshua, I'm sorry that even though we are still in hostilities, I and Lord Hathaway despise this betrayal of our allies, but the cruel reality forces us to accept these conditions. You can see that Atlanta gets the majority of the territory benefits in the agreement. Even Ma Danton. Their desire for Madanton was too desperate. In exchange, Archduke Erabeni will receive the Murde region of Atlanta as compensation, and we will only receive the Yulan region. ”

The messenger was subtly conveying a part of the message. The seal of the lord of the Atlanta Lord's House and the signature of Bruce are absolutely authentic, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to hide from Joshua's eyes. However, the North Carolina lord apparently did not notice that there were some problems with the process of making this agreement, and there was a slight bump in the joint between the final signature and the content of the agreement.

However, these subtle differences may not be noticeable even if you look at them in a normal state of mind, let alone Joshua, who is already in a high level of mental tension. However, the Grand Duke of Erabeni was shot while lying down, and he was dragged in alive. It was the performance of the Atlantans that confirmed the authenticity of this agreement at once. There is a false in the true, and there is a truth in the false. That's the trick you need to know about counterfeiting.

He took a few deep breaths and tried to calm his emotions, but Joshua knew he couldn't do it, so he carefully examined the agreement, especially the signature and seal...... There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, no one can fake this thing.

Familiarity with the blues signature. Joshua was no less familiar with his own font. And then look at the behavior of the Atlantans, what rebel activity, what territorial riots. Apparently it's all just a cover for their collusion, this despicable guy to the extreme. Joshua cursed.

"Your Highness Joshua, I think you know the situation now, you can't stand up to our army without reinforcements. You have already seen the situation in the outer city of Yolan, and if the war continues, tomorrow it will be in ruins...... Everything will be destroyed. I guess you don't want to see such a beautiful city in ruins? Besides, I think Atlanta may be ready for action at this time, and as soon as we conquer here, their army may go straight to North Carolina to collect their fruits. ”

"What do you want to say?"

Exhausted and desperate, Joshua found it difficult to calm down and think about the problem, and the other party's intentions were so obvious, but he still had a glimmer of unrealistic hope.

"Your Highness, let us open our hearts and say that North Carolina can no longer exist as it once was, as the Atlantans and Bukharin never envisioned. If the Cordillera and North Carolina were so motivated by hostilities, then as allies, Atlán and Bukharin, I can only say that they acted contrary to the manners of an aristocracy. The messenger continued to add fuel to the fire.

Joshua's temples throbbed, and his blood rushed to his head. He remembered that the Bukharins had eagerly thrown an olive branch to him, asking the gentlemen to deal with the expansion of the Cordillera, and that Bruce had eagerly negotiated with him a partition plan after defeating Hathaway...... Especially when he thought of the courteous faces of Erabeni and Bruce, Joshua was as disgusted as a fly, and he felt like a fool being toyed with by these two guys, and he trusted them so sincerely, believing that they were really going to join him against the woman who threatened the common good.

And now, the truth is so ugly and cruel, those two guys are now already smiling and groaning on the sidelines, waiting to share the fruits of victory? Ally, what a noble noun, is this what exactly is meant by the so-called loyal ally?

It doesn't matter if it's noble, it's noble because the temptation is not enough; It doesn't matter if you are loyal, loyalty is because the chips of betrayal are not enough...... It is simply ironic that the prophecy of a philosopher should be played out on himself, and he should be naïve to believe in the so-called loyalty

"What did Hathaway tell you to do? Is it just showing off to me, a loser? ”

"No, Lord Hathaway is not the kind of person who has no grace, and she regrets that she is in a state of hostility to act like this, and since North Carol is certainly not what it used to be, Lord Hathaway means that war and senseless sacrifices are no longer necessary. She would like to convey that if you are able to cooperate as necessary, she will meet all your reasonable requests. The messenger used as tactful words as possible, so as not to provoke the other person.

Sitting in his chair in pain, Joshua knew that things had come to this point irretrievably, as the other party said, there was little point in continuing the war, without the assistance of the Atlantans, and the tacit cooperation of the Bukharins, it was difficult to stand alone, and it was impossible to fight against these Cordillera troops armed to the teeth, the battle in the outer city had destroyed the confidence of his own army, and now that the other side was in the inner city, did it make sense for such a war to continue?

Should I say all this because of my own stupidity, or blame Bruce and Erabeni for their despicable filth...... No, he couldn't let these two guys share what they had left behind after they fell

"I can agree to your Hathaway lord's request, but I also have my own conditions, and I have one additional condition in addition to my own personal necessities," Joshua squeezed a few words from between his teeth, almost gritting his teeth.

"No problem, Master Hathaway has authorized me, and she will do everything possible to meet reasonable conditions." The messenger hastened to reply.

"Hmph, it's absolutely reasonable, maybe you Lord Hathaway will be ecstatic about this." Joshua's eyes flashed with a mad light.

……

Outside the city walls, Hathaway stared solemnly at the fortress complex in front of her, destroyed by artillery fire and magic, as if in deep thought.

"My lord, it's been a long time since the people sent in, will it be ......" Bartwilly next to him looked a little uneasily in the direction of the inner city.

"When survival and destruction, loyalty and betrayal are intertwined, what do you choose?" Hathaway seemed to answer, and as if she was talking to herself.

Bartwilli was about to speak, when the Cordillera army on the wall burst into cheers...... A white flag was raised from the inner wall. To be continued