Leah?

When he saw the stubborn female elf walking towards him, Loren's gaze even lost focus for a moment.

Dark brown piping, close-fitting leather armor and chain mail covering the outside, heavy knight's iron boots and hand armor, Lothair's eagle bow and iris shield on his back, spear at his side, the tip of the spear hanging from the scabbard side.

The long fiery red hair, which was already tied in a ponytail, was shorter and a little more capable, and the cold emerald eyes were hidden under the stand-up collar and the big coat, which was a little more solemn.

Rather than a war dancer, Lea in front of her is more like a real imperial female knight.

Most importantly, Loren saw the double sword blood cross of the Frid family, Lord of Lothair, on her big hat.

Yuri Wirtz, who was next to the black-haired wizard, noticed more problems and frowned slightly—there was no Ruwen Fried in the procession that came to greet him.

There was no cheering from friends, no hugs and greeting rituals, and the war-dancer Lea, surrounded by the knights of Lothair, stared at the black-haired wizard's expression.

"Long time no see, Loren Turin. ”

After being silent for a long time, the female elf who spoke slowly said in a somewhat meaningful tone: "Long time no see... We almost thought we would never see each other again. ”

The cold expression made the atmosphere very depressing-the Byrne and Ellemont warriors who came to take advantage of the excitement were not welcomed as expected, and they were certainly a little disappointed, and the Lothair knights present could also feel a trace of unknown loneliness and anger.

After a period of running-in and the "unexpected situation" of the defense of the imperial capital, Loren's insight into the void reaction is more sensitive than in the past, and even the faint reaction of ordinary people can be captured.

"It wasn't that long, was it?" Loren chuckled and said half-jokingly, "It's a little late, but I'm lucky to finally catch up with this battle of Lothair." ”

"That's right, if you don't come again, we'll probably be driving the invaders back north of Deepwood. Leah, who had a cold face, couldn't help but chuckle:

"In another month, Lothair will end this war alone and become the first principality in the empire to defeat the Azorean elves, and both the Heavenly Dome Palace and the emperor will be disgraced, right?"

"Probably... It should be a group of friends who couldn't help. Loren shrugged: "So don't we hurry over and make up for our mistakes?"

Can't help but hook the corners of her mouth, and the female elf war dancer who was about to take a step forward was stopped by Yuli Wirtz raising her hand.

"Let's stop the small talk, time is running out. The Archduke of Ellemont, with a serious expression, looked at Salica Jonah and said in a deep voice:

"Tell us where Rubén Fried is now, and how far the war has been?"

The moment the words fell, Knight Lothair's expression changed almost simultaneously, and the face of the female elf who curled the corners of her mouth became solemn and cold again.

Yuli Wirtz, who accurately captured this moment, immediately stepped forward and asked Leah: "What happened, please let us know as soon as possible, Ruben ......"

"Please also pay attention to your identity, Your Excellency the Grand Duke of Ellemont!"

With a bang, Aaron, the chief knight of Leuven, walked out from behind the female elf and blocked the center of the two groups of people:

"Standing before you and talking to you is the heir of the Morning Star Forest, the Lord of Lothair, Lady Leah Fried—please at least pay your respects before you speak!"

What the?!

The moment the words fell, not only Byrne and the knights of Ellemont were shocked, but the black-haired wizard and Yuri Wirtz were also shocked.

This sentence is inevitably too informative!

Except for the silent female elf and the stern Aaronic knight, the rest of the Lothair knights all looked as if they were humiliated, glaring angrily at the Loren people.

"Aaron, stand down. ”

An expressionless Lia spoke lightly, and the bowed knight chief stood back on her side.

"This... You are right, Grand Duke of Ellemont, that our time is too precious to be wasted. The emerald-like eyes met the only remaining silver-gray pupils, and the female elf whispered:

"Lothair and the Grove of Ancients have thrown everything into this war, and they can't afford to hold a grand banquet to entertain your friends from afar, so please forgive me. ”

"But at least the cooked food, the mead and the house with the fireplace can be prepared for everyone. ”

"Another question about Ruben ... He died in battle. ”

Turning slowly, his back to the black-haired wizard and the female elf of the Duke of Ellemont, his voice became a little muffled: "He fought bloodily, like a war dancer. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she left behind the black-haired wizard with complicated expressions and the Archduke of Elem, who had not yet recovered from the shock, and headed for the gates of Eagle Hunt Castle, surrounded by the knights of Lothair.

....................................

Rewind time to before the Battle of Broken Mountain Fortress.

In order to contain the attack of the Azorean elves, Ruben Fried pressed almost all the forces of the Duchy on the front line of the deep forest to confront him, and the fierce elven warriors also made Lothair have no time to look back, and gambled on the strength of the whole Duchy to barely fight against it.

In just one winter, Levin realized very clearly that Lothair alone would never be able to defeat the 100,000 elven army in front of him;

And the reason why it has been able to hold on until now is not only because the enemy's supply line is too long, and it has to cross most of the ancient wood forest, coming from the northernmost Fog Moon Court, which has delayed the pace of the elves' attack.

Throughout the winter, the Azorean elves confronting Lothair in the Deepwoodburg quickly captured and drove a large number of ogres, while elite warriors infiltrated the forests and hills to harass the heart of Lothair.

In a sense, it was basically the same as what a certain little elven prince did outside the imperial capital, except that it was more cruel and tyrannical, and Lothair, who had done everything he could to maintain the army of the Deep Forest, immediately faltered.

In order to salvage the decline, the Morning Star Forest War Dancers, led by Riya, officially join the battle and assist Lothair in exterminating the infiltrated ogres and elven warriors, who have lost the Ancient Wood Forest and do not want to lose Lothair again.

Relying on the skillful hunting skills of the war dancers and the bloody battles of their lives, Lothair finally did not show the momentum of collapse in the winter, but continued to counterattack, and even after many defeats, continued to try to raid the supply lines of the Azorean elves.

But such "good days" are accompanied by a harsh winter, and they are completely over.

Along with the melting of the snow and ice, there is hope.

Even with the precedent of the Battle of Ebolden, Lothair was still shocked by the ferocious attack of the Azorean elves - the devastating "pillar of light" launchers, the skilled sword skills and tacit understanding of the elven warriors, were used as cannon fodder and death squads, and dozens or hundreds of ogres were driven to flock to the defense line and the castle......

On the battlefield of the burning Deep Forest, the bones of the Lothair are piled up.

But what really defeated Lothair was not the battle on the frontal battlefield, but from the rear.

More and more ogres poured into Lothair from between the forests and hills, and the already scarce Morning Star Forest dancers were immediately overstretched, and at the same time, news of the collapse of the Ebolden line came from the rear, and a large number of elven warriors who broke through the defense line but did not enter Sakrand stumbled into Lothair.

At the same time, the Azorean elves, who had made several tentative attacks and broken through the defensive line, officially launched a siege of Shenlin Fort;

On the seventh day of the siege, the outer defenses collapsed, and the Lothair army retreated to the fortress of the deep forest;

On the eighth day of the siege, the elf Lea arrived at the Deepforest Fort with the last of the Eagle Hunt Castle reserves;

On the tenth day of the siege, Ruben Fried, who had placed Leah under house arrest, announced an official "alliance" with Morning Star Forest, and held a marriage ceremony with the female elf Leah.

On the twelfth day of the siege, the elves, under the orders of Ruben Fried, were tied up by the Knight of Aaron and the war dancers of the Morning Star Forest and led them away from the Deepwoods, along with the last intact Lothair's elite main army, leaving Deepwoodburg alone with the remaining soldiers and civilians who had not had time to escape.

On the fourteenth day, the siege ended, Fort Deepwood fell, and Ruben Fried was killed... It's like a war dancer.

On the second day of the end, Lea, who was in Eagle Hunt Castle, was elected by a group of Lothair knights and the Frid family to become the Grand Duchess of Lothair, inheriting the name of the Frid family.

Leah, the War Dancer, became the Lord of Morningstar Grove and Lothair, and Archduchess Leah Fried.

..............................

"Why didn't you tell me?"

In the dead silence of the hall of Eagle Hunt Castle, the deep voice of the black-haired wizard echoed.

"Tell you what?"

Leaning in front of the fireplace, the female elf with her back to Loren spoke in a calm and desolate voice.

"Tell you that Lothair is almost finished, come and save us?tell you that all the Oldwood Forest Elves have been killed by ogres and Azores except for the Morning Star Forest?or tell you that I and Leuven have ......?"

Liya, who turned back suddenly, choked up for a while, and her jewel-like eyes flashed with watery luster: "You know your friend better than I do, tell me, can you imagine what Lewen's extremely stubborn bastard looked like when he wrote a letter to someone asking for help?!"

I can't imagine what you're like when you ask someone for help......

The black-haired wizard with mixed feelings hid this sentence in his heart.

"Don't think of yourself as a savior, Loren Turin. Leah, who looked at Loren's face, stared at Loren's expression and said word by word:

"You can't know everything, and you can't save everyone – all you can do is save yourself. ”

"We're grateful that you're willing to come, but even if you don't, we'll fight the Azorean mintels to the last Lothair, the last Elder Forest Elf!"

In the sonorous and powerful words, there was only sadness and the self-blame of Loren and Yuli Wirtz.

Because of Lothair's special geographical location, they have always left Ruben Fried alone to face a fully organized army of Azorean elves and ogres.

From the beginning of the war to the present, the empire has never sent a single soldier to support Leuven, and Lothair, who is not wealthy, has relied on looting and desperate battles to the death, paying the price of a duke, and has persevered until now.

Even when Loren was alone on Ebolden, Lothair sent thousands of elite reinforcements, and he was the first to arrive on the battlefield!

In terms of easy to defend and difficult to attack, Broken Boundary Mountain is even easier to defend and difficult to attack than Lothair;

Whether important or not, if Lothair falls and the Empire can't retake Ebberden, then it will really face a situation where the Azorean elves are divided;

Fighting alone, Lothair relied on himself to defend the western gate of the empire, blocking the Azorean warriors' advance on the front line of Eagle Hunt Castle.

Even if there was a reason for all this, the brunette wizard and Yuri Wirtz couldn't contain the feelings of self-blame that crept in their hearts, especially since they also lost a friend.

"Ruben Fried, he used his death to buy his last bit of time. ”

At this moment, the fire flickered, and the cold and dead hall resounded with Yuli Wirtz's voice, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his serious words:

"It's time to fight back. ”

The light of the fire in the fireplace left different shades on the faces of the three people.

"How many troops did you bring with you?"

The female elf said coldly: "There are less than 30,000 soldiers and a hundred war dancers left in Lothair, and these forces can at most block another round of Azorean offensives. ”

"Enough. The black-haired wizard looked up:

"Three thousand knights, sixty thousand phalanx legions, three hundred witchers, three thousand archers, plus twenty thousand Elems two-handed swordsmen, thirty thousand Elem hunters, five thousand Elems knights;"

"Oh, plus the wizards of Al Yin and the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, thirty torsion ballistas, five lightsabers, each of us spat and drowned the scum—where are they?"

Met with the black-haired wizard's gaze, the female elf did not speak, but looked at him with a very meaningful expression.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, after retreating to Eagle Hunt Castle, our forces are not enough to extend around, let alone garrison other castles;" Lia whispered, "And there is only one castle around Eagle Hunt Castle that can deter this place and allow the Azores to set up camp in pieces, there is only one ......"

"Wimpal. ”

Looking at the map on the side of the hall, the Grand Duke of Ellemont suddenly spoke:

"In the territory of Eagle Hunt Castle, only here can build a camp of sufficient size and easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

"On top of that, there was already a connecting road from the deep forest to Vimpal for the Azorean elven army to pass through, and the hills and forests on either side formed a natural perfect cover, and the castle itself was an excellent stronghold. ”

"The only place where the army can be deployed around the castle is a relatively flat slope directly in front of the castle, can you only start the battlefield here......" Holding his chin, the Grand Duke of Ellemont fell into deep thought:

"Indeed, if it were me, I would have set up camp here, attacking and retreating, and firmly controlling the key points of Eagle Hunt Castle, if we want to retake Deep Forest Fort and the northern part of Lothair, this is a must... Huh?"

Yuri Wirtz, who was inadvertently aware of some gaze, turned his head and was slightly stunned:

"You... Am I wrong, why are they all this expression?"

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