Chapter 207: Inflated Strength (17/102)

The white-clothed general glared at Corleone hatefully, and left the cliff angrily, returning to a camp below the cliff.

"Hmph, what's the spirit, it's just a defected knight, and he actually betrayed the lord he swore allegiance to, even a god won't forgive such a person." The white-clothed general whispered angrily, and then thought dissatisfiedly in his heart: "Viscount Tariq doesn't know what's going on, and he actually let such an outsider be my superior." ”

With some resentment, the white-clothed general walked into the camp, and the soldiers passing by saluted him.

In the camp, Viscount Tariq's eagle flag fluttered high in the sky, a large camp with groups of soldiers in white armor running around the camp.

There were more than 1,000 people in the entire camp, and Corleone was one of the captains, and he managed more than 300 people.

This is a barracks arranged by Viscount Tariq in the western part of the Lebor region, and there are also barracks like this in the northeast, southeast, north, southeast, and north, with a total number of nearly 5,000 people, to block the entire Lebor region, and all caravans to the city of Lebor will be surrounded by them.

After Eugen came to the Lepol region, Viscount Tariq was not idle, and after a long period of recruitment, his strength had reached more than 8,000 people, which was a terrifying number.

You must know that Count Sutter, who is a powerful earl, only has 5,000 people under his name, and the original Earl of Mead is even more unbearable, with only two or 3,000 people.

As a viscount, Tariq was able to have so many troops, naturally because the family gave him a lot of support.

As time went on, the situation in the country became more and more complicated, and the princes of all walks of life were ready to move and want to further expand their territory.

For this reason, Duke Billon secretly instructed Tariq to prepare for war, and at the same time gave strong support in terms of financial and material resources, his purpose was to use Tariq as a pawn to control the entire Lebor region.

The action against Eugen is only the first step, and there will be a series of follow-up plans after that.

Tariq was worried about what excuse he should find to do something to Eugen, and it was at this juncture that Corleone left Venice and joined his name, giving him an excellent reason to send troops.

Tariq's troops can be said to be invincible in the entire Lebor area, and the old man Viscount Bard immediately defected to Tariq and announced his support for any military action by Tariq against Eugen in the Lebor area.

The Welf family behind the old man was not very eager to compete for the interests of this place, and after accepting some benefits from Viscount Tariq, it became a matter of course to surrender.

Viscount Pigard did not give an inch, and immediately announced his opposition to Tariq's military action, expressing his support for the divine power granted by Eugen and waging war against Tariq.

When he said these words, Pigard angrily called Tariq a savage robber, a wolf cub, etc., which was enough to show his anger.

It's just that Viscount Pigard is so angry because of himself, and all the benefits he has fought for in the Lybor region belong to his own merits, which can bring him great benefits.

But for the Wittelsbach family behind him, the Lebor region was insignificant, they were the center of commerce, and no matter whose territory the Lebor region eventually became, it was still necessary to maintain commercial cooperation with them.

Therefore, the attitude of the family, whether it is to cooperate with Eugen or Tariq, is a good choice, and it is best to cooperate with both parties at the same time, so as not to put their interests at risk.

Pigarde competed for his own interests, and the support that the family could give him was very limited, far from being comparable to the investment of the Vitina family.

Even in the Wittelsbach family, there was a member of the clan who was not low-ranking who secretly courted Tariq and expressed his intention to cooperate, so that it would be more difficult for Viscount Pigard to be caught in the middle.

After several battles in succession, Viscount Pigard had some difficulty even protecting himself, let alone splitting his forces to help Eugen.

The entire Lebor region had essentially become Tariq's domain, and his army spread throughout the Lebor region, but in the end he did not completely drive out Viscount Pigard after taking a little care of the Wittelsbach family.

Eugen is the lord of the empire, and it stands to reason that if such a thing is said, the Habsburgs of Viana should also send troops to deter it, at least to ensure that part of Eugen's sovereignty is guaranteed.

But to this day, there has been no movement in Vienna, and all the soldiers are stationed in place, as if they are guarding against some unpredictable threat.

There was an unusual atmosphere in the country, as if a war was about to break out.

All the nobles involuntarily tensed their bodies, staring at the situation in front of them, trying to find the slightest glimmer of opportunity to climb to a higher place.

Everyone was walking through the thorns, and it was in this time of danger and undercurrents that Eugen returned to Lyber.

When Eugen returned, Eugen was greeted with a grand welcome ceremony, and Maria and Margaret carefully arranged and thought out everything very well, giving Eugen a comfortable feeling of returning home.

The faces of those who came to greet him were full of smiles, as if they were happy for a holiday, but Eugen felt a trace of hidden bitterness behind those smiles.

The city of Lebor seems to have become much more depressed, and the goods sold on the streets have lost that variety of goods, and they are scattered and fragmented.

The citizens of the street walked briskly along their roads with their heads down, and from time to time they raised their eyes to look around, as if they were alert to some unknowable danger.

Coupled with the previous siege of Eugen, all this has a faint sense of ominousness, vaguely indicating that some kind of disaster is slowly rushing towards the city.

Because he hadn't seen the pretty faces of Maria and Margaret for a long time, Eugen missed them very much, so he took the two of them in the room and talked from afternoon to evening, telling all the experiences during this time.

In the middle of the night, Eugen said with a hippie smile that he didn't have enough fun and wanted to stay in the room and continue to talk with them, but the two girls laughed and beat them out.

As night fell, the pain and misery of the city of Lebor were overshadowed, and the people of the city gradually fell into a deep sleep, forgetting the troubles of the troubles.