Chapter 119: Deception
The sun was still warm, and the heavy fur and the cotton armor inside the armor made people feel warm, but at this time, William felt a chill in his back.
If it weren't for the fact that he figured out the reason for the incident at the last moment, William couldn't have imagined what would have happened when the time came for the official start of the war.
"No, I must go and tell the Count about it!" Thinking to himself, William kicked the horse's belly and rushed out at once, going to the front of the line to find the Count.
"Lord Earl!" William shouted to the Earl from behind, causing the Earl to turn back.
"Is there something wrong? Baron William? The Earl was talking to Viscount Raul about something, and looked at William, who walked up to him, and asked curiously.
William glanced around and saw that no one else was following him except Viscount Raul, and even Secretary Ruggie had gone on to do something else.
He didn't intend to avoid Viscount Raul, and Viscount Raul himself had a bad relationship with Viscount Cowen, so there was nothing wrong with telling him.
"That's right, my lord, when we were engaged in the battle, the Earl of Connsville's eyes were obviously wrong, and his expression was also very suspicious as we left, besides, it is clear that the Earl of Connsville did not have enough strength to guarantee victory, but he dared to wantonly provoke a war, is it not worth considering?"
After speaking, William looked at the two of them, and both the Count and Viscount Raul fell into deep thought, and less than a minute later, the Count asked, "Then where do you think the abnormality is?" ”
William took a deep look at the two of them, took a deep breath, and said, "I think that the Earl of Consville has colluded with Viscount Curvin!" ”
He didn't speak loudly, but the meaning contained in it was a big thing.
"What?" The two exclaimed in unison, they really couldn't imagine what it would be like for Viscount Curvin to collude with the Earl of Consville, as William said, it would be a sure defeat!
"Do you have any basis for this?" The Earl suppressed the shock in his heart and asked William with a frown.
Then, before William could speak, the earl's face suddenly changed and he looked at William in surprise.
Seeing that the earl had understood, William couldn't help but nod and said, "That's right, my lord, as your distant relative, and a powerful viscount, he must do this if he wants to inherit the title as soon as possible!" ”
"Besides, you also know that the Earl of Cunnsville is Duke Bunkerson's man, if they collude with Viscount Curvin and let him inherit your title, then the king's camp will have one less powerful earl's support, and Duke Bunkerson will have one more strong helper!"
"Taken together, isn't it enough to prove Viscount Curwen's suspicions? Moreover, he has always been powerful, and his henchmen have formed an alliance, which is the greatest proof of his ambition! William whispered.
After the call, the Earl and Viscount Raul fell silent, their mood was extremely gloomy, if it was really as William said, then their chances of winning were much smaller, and even difficult to win.
He ...... Do you dare to do this? Viscount Raul said with a hint of luck in his words.
"Forget it, even if we know that he is colluding with the enemy after this, there is no way, our only way is not to let him be in charge of important places, so let's go and talk to him, let him be in charge of the front battle!"
"Since he didn't directly expose his purpose, it means that he still has some scruples, and he should listen to what I say, so that even if he defects on the battlefield, it won't deal a fatal blow to us." The Earl said with a calm face.
Viscount Raul was worried on the side, according to what William said, Viscount Cowen rebelled, then the strength of the two sides immediately had a gap of more than two thousand people, and in this case, hundreds or thousands of people were enough to decide the outcome of a war.
Viscount Raul and William walked side by side, and they talked about what they needed to pay attention to when going into battle, and how to guard against Viscount Curvin.
"Viscount Curvin!" One of the count's knights walked up to Viscount Curwen's ranks and called him.
"Is there something wrong?"
"That's the case, Viscount Cowen, Lord Earl wants me to call you, he has something to tell you, let you go see him as soon as possible!" The knight said.
"Tell me something? Do you know what's going on? Viscount Kewen subconsciously frowned and asked the knight.
"I'm sorry, my lord, but I'm just a knight, so I don't know much, and you'll find out when you see the earl!" The knight said apologetically.
I have to say that Viscount Kewen was a little flustered at that moment, and at this juncture, the Earl called himself over without warning, how could he not be flustered.
So he was a little gibberish, but he soon recovered, and he understood that it was impossible to ask a young knight about such a thing, so he straightened up his fur and followed the knight to the front of the line.
"You're here with Viscount Cowen!" The Earl looked at Viscount Cowen and smiled slightly.
"Yes, my lord, do you have anything?" Viscount Cowen saw that the Earl did not mean to ask the guilt, and he understood that his secret had not been discovered.
Letting go of the big stone in his heart, he began to become calm.
"It's nothing, I just want to talk to you, you're still my nephew, your father is my uncle's cousin, and I hugged you when you were a child." The Earl said with a smile on his face.
Viscount Kewen is a little confused, he has always known this, but he has not enjoyed the benefits of the earl's relatives, but he has been suppressed, and recently there has been a Baron William.
However, he did not refute, but nodded lightly and did not speak.
"You know, since my son died, I have no heirs, and I have not inherited my territory after I died." The Count said that it looked a little sad.
Although Viscount Kewen remained silent, he was already beginning to gloat in his heart.
"But after all, you are the closest relative to me, so I intend to inherit the title to you after my death, and I can't let the position of Count of Denlenburg be taken back or inherited by outsiders!"
"Will you inherit my position as Earl of Denlenburg?" The count's face was sincere, and he did not show any flaws, and in Viscount Cowen's opinion, this was the move of an old man in his old age to find a successor among his relatives.
At this time, he regretted it a little, since the earl had already planned to give the title to himself, why did he still collude with the earl of Consville? If the earl loses, it will directly damage his future interests!
But there is no way to regret it, he has clearly colluded with the Earl of Consville, if he doesn't help him, the matter will be revealed, and the earl's title will definitely not be related to him, after all, the earl's distant relatives are not only himself, but his own strength is the strongest.