“...... On the fifteenth day of the Desert Hill camp, after confirming the direction of Laszló Varna's advance, Loren Turin chose not to move;

During the garrison, it was confirmed that he had had an unclear altercation with Lord Byrne, suspected of allowing Boe to keep Byrne out of the battlefield;

On the twentieth, in addition to training the "Duke's Guard" and doubling the range of ranger reconnaissance, Loren Turin still did not make any move north, and dissatisfied voices began to appear in the barracks, hearing the news of the Great War in the North, and the Knights of Byrne were eager to join the war;

On the 23rd, intelligence arrived from the rear, suspected to be about the Dwarven Civil War, and at the same time, the Rangers sent information that the Centaurs' logistical supply lines had been discovered... Dwarven footprints were also found in the supply lines;

Late that night, Loren Turin convened a military council, the contents of which were unknown;

On the 24th, the plan was officially announced, and Byrne's army would be the first to annihilate the baggage teams that appeared, and then sneak up on the rear of the centaurs along the opposing side's supply lines;

The plan was called "Circumvention Tactics", which Earl Guy Anggot called "stabbing the centaur in the eye";

Day 25...... Huh?"

Looking at the file that was suddenly missing a page in his hand, the red-haired and red-eyed young man suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck, and turned his head cautiously, and saw the expressionless Qianying sitting behind him.

Looking at the non-smoking teacup beside her, it was obvious that she had been sitting there for a while... The boy twitched the corners of his mouth, his face drooping.

"Dear sister-in-law Fitronay, can you please not scare your timid nephew so much?"

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess was slightly stunned, and her sarcastic gaze glanced at the dimly lit, prison-like room, and then stopped at Brandon's face.

Timid enough to hide in the Night's Watch's classified archives and peek at the latest top-secret information?

"It's human nature to be curious, just like we always want to know what the story will go on. The corners of Brandon's mouth were raised, his eyes narrowed into crescents, and he skillfully showed an innocent and lovely smile: "It has nothing to do with cowardice." ”

Fitlonay's face was expressionless, and his eyes looked even more sarcastic.

"These are all top-secret information of the Empire, and no one has the right to read it except for the Imperial Brother and Conrad. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said indifferently, "Rut Infinit should have told you. ”

"That's right, he did. The smile on Brandon's face grew, but it quickly transformed from "innocent and cute" to a very scoundrel expression:

"But sister-in-law, aren't you here too, so... Are we complicit?"

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess didn't bother to deal with him at all.

"Then as a reward for the black cauldron after the fact...... Brandon rolled his eyes with a "I knew it was going to be like this" expression:

"Can you tell me what happened on 'Day 25'?"

"On the twenty-fifth day... Byrne's army marched out, and instead of marching along the supply lines, he swooped south, where he was about to meet the Centaurs' baggage caravan......"

A trace of astonishment flashed on Brandon's face, and then the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked: "Clever... This guy, did he consciously perceive something, or did he get the information somewhere?"

"What do you mean?" Fitronay's eyes showed a hint of puzzlement.

"Centaur wars, dwarven civil strife... Can you see any connection between the two things that are happening at the same time, dear sister-in-law?"

The eldest princess was silent.

Brandon smiled even brighter.

"Time ......" licked her lips, and Brandon decided to give her dear sister-in-law more hints: "Don't feel like between these rebel dwarves and centaurs... Is it too tacit?"

"No way, there is no existence in this world that can unite centaurs and dwarves, no one can be. ”

"yes......" Brandon shrugged and smiled playfully:

"But there are people in this world who are made for the 'impossible'. ”

"......" chose to ignore his boastfulness.

This is a bold guess.

But if it's true, the invading centaurs and dwarves are just pawns used by the other side to hide their true purpose... The enemies Loren Turin had to face were too dangerous.

This is a chess player who jumps out of the chessboard and even controls the "chess player", a chess game outside the chess game, the life and death of tens of thousands of people, the survival of a principality and a race, for him is only part of the plan, even a deliberate obscure.

Perhaps his "former" wizard advisor had already guessed something, so instead of going north to join Laszló Varna, he chose to go south.

That's right, he vaguely guessed something, but he didn't dare to say it, let alone say it.

If all this is true, then Laszló Varna and his 100,000 Boi hussars are the bait that Loren deliberately threw out to attract the attention of the enemy... to force the players behind the scenes to show up.

It's a big gamble... 100,000 hussars is Loren's bet, dragging the guy hiding behind him to the table!

"But the risk is the same for Loren. Brandon frowned slightly:

"If the centaur invasion was just a cover to lure him south to go south to war the dwarves... Byrne is about to start a new round of dwarven warfare, and it's not just talking. ”

"At present, Byrne has just begun to prepare for war, and most of the lords are on the march with the army, and without them and the duke himself sitting in the principality, the execution of orders will be greatly reduced - such a Byrne will definitely not be able to resist the dwarven invasion. ”

Loren Turin... He knew for sure that, but he made a bet anyway.

"We save him. Brandon suddenly spoke:

"Regardless of status or status, he now represents the most powerful pillars of the Empire, and the safety of the entire eastern and southern parts of the Empire.

This guy is very sane most of the time, but occasionally he gets crazy... He could find the legendary Nidhogg for an ethereal existence, a clue that was not a clue, and what else could he not do?

Also, I know that it's not a day or two since Brother Conod and his father want to weaken Byrne, but now is not the time - the current situation is somewhat similar to the tenth generation, and we need Byrne to step up and stabilize half of the empire.

Byrne's presence will always be a threat to the Empire's authority, but if Byrne falls, we'll have to fight the centaurs on the East Sackland border, and the dwarves in the Elemon hills.

Not to mention, the southern Duchy of Arles will be cut off from the Empire, and we will lose three principalities at the same time, the most elite southern frontier of the Empire and the eastern horse farms;

We... Need a 'Black Duke'!"

The echoing voices and the silence of the archives made the atmosphere a lot heavier.

Raising his head, Brandon and Fitlonay, whose faces were as heavy as water, looked at each other with a serious expression for the first time... As if this is the only way to make the other party clear about their determination.

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess raised her eyes, her eyes as bright as fire, as if they could instantly penetrate people's hearts.

"What you want, not to save him. Fitlonay shook his head, his red lips opened lightly, and the cold voice came clearly into Brandon's ears:

"You're jealous of him. ”

Grinning, Brandon smiled.

"Otherwise?" Brandon didn't care that his thoughts were seen through, and Brandon was very indifferent: "Then again, isn't this the royal brother, father, Rute Infinit... And dear sister-in-law, do you want to see it the most?"

"Otherwise, hehehe... Night's Watch Archives, how could I have gotten in so easily?"

Pursing the corners of her mouth, Fitronay did not speak.

In this world, there is only her royal brother, Eckhart II, who is the only one she can't see through.

If the stability of Crown Prince Connad's position is to be guaranteed, why should Brandon be given the opportunity to take power and establish power?

If the two brothers are to be pitted against each other, why are they still restricting Brandon everywhere?

"Smack——!

Looking at the file that was thrown into his arms, the pensive Fitlonai raised his head: "What are you going to do?"

"I'm tired of other people's games - make a bet with me, Aunt Fitronay?"

Brandon smiled happily, causing some ominous premonition in the heart of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess:

"Bet on what?"

"Zero win rate 100 fiasco... Let's see if I can beat this record. His Royal Highness said softly: "If I lose, then I don't think I have much chance, there is nothing to say." ”

"If I win... Are you going to think about it again and give up that 'never marry' record?"