Hornan was unusual, respectful on the surface, and even a little low-voiced. There is no way to do this, at the moment everything has to beg Lovednov, and people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Luo Weidenov sighed secretly in his heart, why Hornan came, he could roughly guess some, and he was somewhat disappointed when he saw the panic in Hornan's eyes. These Lorraine nobles sound imposing, but after all, they haven't experienced much battle. In Lovednov's view, the so-called coup d'état in Lorraine was nothing more than a trifle. After experiencing the Eastern Crusade and the fighting in the Istrian Heights, and commanding more than 100,000 people, the Merlin Mutiny was like playing at home. Standing up, Luo Weidenov still maintained a smile like a spring breeze, this kind of smile can not only give confidence to others, but also cheer himself up, "Lord Duke is serious, Miss Marina has a straightforward temperament, what is the blame?" What's more, what the eldest lady said is right, the mutiny in Merlin City is not unrelated to the strategy of the empire. ”

"It's... Lord Luo Weide, the battle ahead is urgent, and the troops that can be sent are very limited, can you ask the Northern Lorraine cavalry to help hold the central defense area" Huo Nan finally spoke, his face was tangled, and even a little hot, it was rare in his life to beg for someone in such a low voice. Marina also felt sorry for Hornan, although she often provoked Hornan's anger on weekdays, she still respected her father very much in her heart, so she stared at Luo Weidenov with apricot eyes. Looking at the father and daughter who were well matched, Luo Weidenov smiled bitterly, and after inviting Hornan to sit down, he said slowly, "Lord Duke, even if the Northern Lorraine cavalry is in Varro Manor, how much role can it play?" The central defense area is so narrow that it can't be used at all, so let these cavalrymen dismount and become infantry? ”

What Luo Weidenov said was the truth, if a large number of cavalry could be used, the royal family would have sent the main cavalry over a long time ago, his brows furrowed, and Hornan still said with some unwillingness, "Then there is no need to send it to the riverbend, right?" ”

"Why can't you send it to the Bendlands? Hasn't the Duke thought about it? Why has it been that since the Merlin Mutiny, we have been passive everywhere, and now we have been suppressed to the death? It's because all the wars were started by the rebels, from beginning to end we were led by others, the rebels fought wherever they wanted, if it continued like this, we would lose" Lovednov said indifferently, but no one knew how long he had been thinking about it before, "Now, if you want to turn the situation around, there is only one way, which is to take the initiative to open up another battlefield, attract the rebels to the past, and reduce the pressure on the front of Varro Manor." Riverbend is a good choice, the royal family has slowly withdrawn troops in order to take care of the interests of the Luke family, and the Luke family rebels have not sent reinforcements in time, with the combat effectiveness of the North Lorraine cavalry, they will definitely be able to recapture the riverbend in one fell swoop. With the riverbend in hand, you can threaten the Luke family's lair to the south, and you can also strengthen the southern city gate, and the rebels can't rescue them if they want to. Of course, even if the rebels make a desperate gamble and completely abandon the Riverbend, we need not be afraid, for now, whoever can control the South Gate will be able to achieve the final victory. Merlin City belongs, and the real winner is not in Varro Manor, but at the South Gate. ”

Hornan thought quietly, and Marina, who had a fiery temperament, lost her voice, and both father and daughter were thinking about the meaning of Lovednov's words. After a while, Marina's eyes lit up, and she glanced at Hornan, who finally smiled a little and looked at Luo Weidenov with some excitement, "Lord Luo Weide, you mean that the new reinforcements from North Lorraine are about to arrive?" ”

Lovednov just nodded slightly, the reinforcements from North Lorraine are coming soon, but he doesn't know exactly when they will arrive. The cavalry of Northern Lorraine attacked Riverlands only to prepare for reinforcements, and as for whether the nobles of Southern Lorraine could hold out until reinforcements arrived, that was their problem. Lovidnov was not obliged to work for the nobles of South Lorraine, everything he did was in the interests of the Empire. But for Holnan, that's enough. After a while, Hornan led Marina away, but Royce did not move, but sat down and asked a little anxiously, "Lord Luo Weide, can our people arrive in time?" ”

"Who can say for sure? Anyway, as long as we can control the South City Gate, we will be invincible, and if the Luke family and the Weiting family are both defeated, we will take the opportunity to cripple both forces and support our forces. If the royal family and the Luke family can't take the Varro Manor, let's cooperate with the nobles of South Lorraine, work together to exterminate the royal family, and take 10,000 steps back, even if there is no chance of winning, we can withdraw to North Lorraine unharmed" Facing Royce, Lovednov seemed to be a different person, no longer as harmonious as before, and his eyes became sharp, "Royce, you must make it clear that the interests that the empire can really control are in North Lorraine, as for South Lorraine, we can take it, there is no need to lose too much for South Lorraine." Anyway, we just need to keep Marina, and with Marina here, we can influence South Lorraine's decision-making at any time. ”

This is the first time that Lovedanov has said his true purpose, and Royce was dumbfounded, maybe this is the real Lovedonov. In the eyes of the regent and Lovednov, South Lorraine is a piece of fat, if you can cut a piece, you can eat a piece, any alliance, what agreement, those are fools. It is no wonder that Lovednov's attitude towards marriage is similar to that of the two of them, in the final analysis, it is the situation that has changed.

When the royal family and the Luke family concentrated their forces on the northern defense area, 3,000 North Lorraine cavalry appeared in the riverbend, and now there are not many defenders in the riverbend, and in the face of so many North Lorraine cavalry, the rebels were beaten and retreated in panic. Rafford did not come to the battlefield in person, his age, it is indeed not suitable to go to the battlefield to command, suddenly frowned, and then a personal guard rushed in in a panic, "My lord, it's not good, the Northern Lorraine cavalry suddenly killed the riverwan, our people have been repulsed, and now the northern part of the riverbend has been taken by the other party, and Menfeijius asked the lord to send reinforcements there." ”//////

A hint of panic flashed in Rafford's eyes, because the North Lorraine cavalry appeared in the Bend Lands, which made the whole battle a little messy, at least, Lafford didn't understand the intention. Why did the Northern Lorraine cavalry attack the river bay, in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and relieve the defensive pressure on the front of Varro Manor? No, Rafford doesn't think it's that simple, who is Lovednov, it's an old fox who doesn't lose to Lothair in the slightest, will he do such a low-level thing?

"Order all the soldiers and horses near Merlin Avenue to rush to the riverbend, no matter what, you must block the cavalry of North Lorraine, and tell Memphyus, if you lose the riverbend, I want his head" Laford is scheming, he can't see Luo Weidenov's intentions, but he understands one thing, as long as he holds the river bend to the death, and at the same time does not involve the energy of the frontal battlefield, Luo Weidenov has no matter how clever the conspiracy is, and he will not succeed. Soon after, the Merlin Avenue defenders entered the Riverlands, and at the same time, Rafford sent a letter to Moore, telling him that no matter what happened in the Riverlands, he could not separate the men and horses from the frontal battlefield.

Rafford's response was not inadequate, but he underestimated the determination of the Northern Lorraine cavalry and Lovednov to take the bend.