"I wonder where your Lord Duke got this news?" The Duke of Lombardy tried to pry some useful information out of the envoy's mouth.

The envoy did not intend to talk to the Duke of Lombardy any longer, and replied: "In recent days, the news of the attack of the Lombard army on the Marquisate of Burgundy has spread all over the streets, and even the beggars on the street know about your masterpiece, how can my Duke not know about it."

The Duke of Lombardy, who was sitting in a large leather chair, was shocked, but his expression remained indifferent. He did not expect that his elaborate arrangement would reach the ears of the Duke of Swabia so quickly.

"What went wrong?" The Duke of Lombardy stroked his chin and glanced at the envoy from time to time.

In order to hide people's eyes, the Duke of Lombard deliberately asked the Lombard army attacking the valley to arrive at the designated place in multiple batches, so that the target was smaller, and the whereabouts were relatively secretive and not easy to be detected. Moreover, the northbound passage was all blocked, and outsiders had no way of knowing about it. Even if the Duke of Swabia had the ability to reach the sky, he would not have been able to find out the news so quickly.

Now that the matter has been revealed, the Duke of Swabia has sent someone to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, so he has to find a reason to prevaricate first.

"That uninhabited valley had been uninhabited for hundreds of years and was not part of the Princedom of Burgundy. Some time ago, bandits in the northern part of Lombardy were frequent, killing many Lombards living on the edge of the valley. In order to maintain law and order at the border, I specially sent people to suppress bandits. It was said by some uneasy and well-meaning guys that it was an attack on the Marquis of Burgundy, which is a joke! A hint of anger crossed the Duke of Lombardy's face.

"Lord Duke, you don't think I'm a child. I heard that the valley was the domain of the southern counts of the Marquis of Burgundy, but there was a legal basis. Rumor has it that the valley was divided by Flanders to the Earl of Wales, who even had a canonization paperwork. A checkpoint was also built in the south of the valley, but it was not long before it was attacked by the Lombard army~"

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Falsehood! It's all a lie! The Duke of Lombardy roared, unwilling to admit this fact.

"The merits of this are not something you can decide with a single sentence. Now, it is estimated that the dukes of several major principalities already know this news. At that time, I am afraid that Lombardy will be boycotted by several major principalities~" The envoy put the powerful relationship in this out.

The Duke of Lombardy was silent, but he understood that the guy in front of him was right. A few years ago, when the news of the Lombard invasion of Provence was learned of by the dukes, they began to unite against Lombardy, and even threatened to break off relations at one point. There are also many countries that directly and secretly send troops to support Provence in the war against Lombard. It was not until after the armistice between the two countries that commercial trade and political exchanges with Lombardy were once again carried out.

But the Duke of Lombard still intends to give it a go, after all, the valley is in the interests of the Lombards, and he will never give up until the last moment.

"Your Excellency, even if it is as you say, this is my Lombard family matter, and you don't need to worry about it. Your Duke is no better than me, and wasn't you driven out of the Marquis of Burgundy when you invaded it? "The Duke of Lombardy has pulled out these old things.

"As I have already said, the main purpose of the Lombard army is to exterminate bandits in the mountains, stabilize law and order in the border areas, and create a good environment for the people under my rule." The Duke of Lombardy's tone became slightly softer, but his face was still dissatisfied.

"It seems that the Duke is not planning to join Swabian in attacking the Duchy of Burgundy, can I understand that?"

The Duke of Lombardy pursed his lips, unconcerned.

"It seems that you have acquiesced~ Since this is the case, then I will go back to my life." The Swabian envoy stood up, bowed courtetally to the Duke of Lombardy, and then turned to leave.

The Duke of Lombardy stared at the departing Swabian envoy and was very dissatisfied with this guy's attitude. But because of the affection of the Duke of Swabia, he did not intend to embarrass this guy.

On the second day, when the Duke of Lombardy was in the inner court to discuss with several ministers how to deal with the reproaches from all sides, Viscount Paul, who was supposed to be in command of the battle at the front, appeared outside the palace gates.

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“…… Tell me, my child, have you driven away all the mongrels in Taniguchi? The Duke of Lombard beckoned Paul to sit down, anxious to know what was going on at the front.

Paul looked embarrassed, sighed lightly, and said, "Lord Duke, things are not as ...... as you think"

The Duke of Lombardy frowned. "Could it be that the fortress is still in their hands?"

Immediately afterwards, Paul told the Duke of Lombardy about the situation of the battle in recent days......

“…… What, it's been so long, your five hundred troops can't even break through a single enemy outpost, I~" The Duke of Lombardy was furious and instantly smashed the glass in his hand to the ground.

"Lord Duke's anger~" Paul hurriedly half-knelt on the ground.

"Did you know that the Duke of Swabia's envoy has come to the door again? It is not known how the attack of the Lombard army on the valley reached the ears of the Duke of Swabia. I had expected you to take the valley in one fell swoop, and then march north to attack the Marquis of Burgundy. It's good now, not only did I not take the valley, but I also offended Swabia in the end~" The Duke of Lombardy was furious.

He had planned to take the valley on his own, and then invade the princedom of Burgundy through the valley. In this way, there was no need for the help of the Swabians, and the princedom of Burgundy was sooner or later in the pockets of Lombardy. But with this news, the Duke of Lombardy's calculations were disappointed, and he lost a powerful ally as a result.

"Lord Duke, in my opinion, we can only retreat at present~"

The Duke of Lombardy thought about it and couldn't find a good solution. If the attack continues, the result will be the same, except for the waste of a lot of money and materials, it will only increase the casualties. And also face pressure from the outside world. But he was unwilling to withdraw like this......

At the end of June, hundreds of Lombard soldiers who had confronted the garrison of Taniguchi were hastily withdrawn after receiving orders, leaving only a few useless siege equipment in the camp.

In this way, this skirmish spearheaded by the Lombards ended in the defeat of the Lombards.

But the withdrawal did not mean that the Duke of Lombardy had abandoned the valley and the entire princedom of Burgundy. Afterwards, the Duke of Lombardy soon sent an envoy to the Duchy of Swabia to once again unite with the Swabians to send troops to the Duchy of Burgundy.

As a punishment for the dishonesty of the Duke of Lombardy, the Duke of Swabia rejected the request of the envoy Jinjian, and sent someone to drive the envoy and his party out of the country.

Since then, relations between the two countries have been lukewarm, and no one has mentioned the matter of joining forces to attack the Princes of Burgundy.

In this way, Yate used rumors to sow discord between the two countries and buy himself precious time to build a territory.