The Duke of Byrne has arrived in West Sacland, the direct domain of the imperial capital?!

The words that echoed in the hall were like directly igniting a whole barrel of ignition agent, and the uproar was noisy.

"What's going on, who gave him the authority to lead the troops to appear within the imperial capital without authorization?!"

"Why is it the Duke of Byrne who has returned, and not His Majesty Conrad?!"

"The battle of the Broken Boundary Mountain Fortress is over, so why hasn't His Majesty the Emperor returned for a long time?!"

"This matter needs to be investigated, and he must not be allowed to enter the capital gate until His Majesty's imperial decree is confirmed!"

The noise echoed in the hall, and every imperial nobleman couldn't wait to spit and splash, as if only in this way could the value and meaning of their existence be reflected.

Faced with the noisy noise in his ears, Earl Guy Angit of Fort Mountain Rock only sneered, and his face was undisguised contempt - Earl of Fort Mountain Rock, who did not even like the Byrne Round Table very much, was even more disdainful of the Imperial Diet.

The Grand Duke of Ellemont, Julie Wirtz, was solemn and respectful, but the sword at his waist and the armor under his cloak proved that his respect was more for the royal family than for the Imperial Diet.

"Archduke Yuli Wirtz, you just said you received news about the Duke of Loren Turin......"

As the Minister of the Seal, Metternich didn't care much about the attitudes of these two people, he was more concerned about the outcome of the current war situation in the north of the empire: "So there is already a messenger who has passed through the battlefield and arrived in the imperial capital, right?"

"A witcher under Duke Byrne. ”

The Duke of Ellemont, who bowed slightly, also glanced at the Earl of Mountain Rock Fort beside him, and only after receiving a nod of acquiescence from the other party did he continue to say in a deep voice:

"He took advantage of the night to cross the Azorean elves' blockade by land and water, and went straight to the imperial capital - in fact, he sneaked directly into my barracks and told me this information. ”

"The Duke of Loren Turin and his 1,500 elite knights have landed from the lower reaches of the Gem River far from the Emperor, but they have been blocked by the encirclement of the Azorean elves. ”

"The witcher who came to deliver the information told me that the Duke of Byrne does not need us to send troops to aid him, but the goal of fifteen hundred knights is too big, and forcing a break through the enemy's blockade line will inevitably cause a chain reaction - so I hope to get help from our side, and most importantly, to respond in time. ”

At this point, the Duke of Elemman's expression became a little more serious: "As you know, the enemy who besieged the imperial capital was the little prince of the Azorean elves, Rodria Azores, and in all the battles with him, only the Duke of Byrne had outscored him by a few points and knew what the enemy's weaknesses were. ”

"On the other hand, our enemy must also know very well, once he knows that the Duke of Byrne is alone outside the city at this time, he will definitely encircle and suppress him desperately, and once he succeeds, it will be an irreparable loss!"

"I see. ”

Metternich nodded solemnly: "I will contact Her Royal Highness the eldest princess Fetronay about this matter as soon as possible, and ask her to ask her to ask for it in person - now, is that witcher messenger still in the imperial capital?"

"Yes, he hasn't left yet. ”

"Then please take me to see him immediately. Metternich did not hesitate to say, "I have a lot to ask this Mr. Courier for information about the battle of Broken Boundary Mountain!"

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

While the nobles of the imperial capital of Golovin were still arguing over their own interests, Loren Turin, who had finally landed on the land of West Sacland, immediately discovered a somewhat bad problem.

He originally thought that the little prince of the Azores, who had forcibly broken through the Ebolden line, almost lost its army, and lost all its logistical supplies, would immediately start a siege battle in order to gain time, in order to capture the imperial capital Golovin in the shortest possible time.

At least... It should also put on some postures, which pose a very significant threat to the security of the imperial capital.

In the past few years, Loren has encountered a similar situation more than once, and even done it himself a few times, the Battle of Thousand Tent City, the Battle of Silver Helmet Mountain, the Battle of Cloud Peak... The more insufficient the logistics and the unfavorable the situation of the battle, the more it is necessary to create a sense of crisis for the defenders, so as to create fighters.

But the little elven prince didn't seem to choose to do this, and even did the opposite.

He began to disperse his army, gradually taking control of the estates, watchtowers, towns, and forts in West Sacland...... Roughly, it's very similar to the area around Crucible.

All the "occupation zones" under their control are almost indiscriminately burned and plundered - sweeping the countryside, burning acres, cutting down orchards, destroying workshops, looting warehouses... Any Imperialist who dares to stay within their control has only one fate: death.

The 30,000 Azorean elven vanguards, as well as the unformed elven warriors who came later, are encroaching on the imperial capital that occupies the territory of West Sacland, turning it into their own territory.

From all these deeds, it can be seen that Prince Rodria Azores and his samurai officers were not in a hurry to attack the imperial capital of Golovin, let alone to confront the 80,000 Byrne legions and the rest of the defenders in the city.

This was good news for the defenders, because the enemy's forces were so scattered that they could even control the entire Imperial Capital's defenses with the troops they didn't have at hand, and even had the strength to drive away the enemies who were close to the Imperial Capital's defensive circle.

But for Loren, the situation is a bit worse.

Although the total strength of the enemy and us combined is nearly 150,000 or even close to 200,000, for a metropolis with a population of one million, this is not enough.

Because neither the attacker nor the defender are fools, it is impossible to spread their forces on all the walls, and there must be a main direction of attack, so that there must be a large blank area on the battlefield, which can allow Loren to calmly avoid the enemy's sight and enter the city.

And now the little elven prince's approach is tantamount to giving up the siege of the city and blockading the surrounding area, and any army that wants to enter the imperial capital area will inevitably be detected by him.

Fortresses, manors, watchtowers... These are his stronghold "points", and the elven warriors patrolling around here are his blockade "lines", and the area radiated by the "points" and "lines" is his control area.

To get through this area safely, you'd have to pull out at least one stronghold and wipe out the patrolling armies around you—if it were just him, Loren would have managed to sneak through.

But now he had fifteen hundred knights around him, including the tax collector Yod Jr. and Bishop Webb, Bishop of Byrne, so he had to change his original plan, or......

A new way to "stealth".

"No, no, absolutely not!"

Before he could finish listening to Loren's "new plan", Xiao Yode, who looked frightened, shook his head desperately: "I don't know if others can do it, I will never be able to do it anyway!"

"You haven't tried it yet, how do you know you can't?" Loren smiled, like a spring breeze: "Don't believe in yourself so much, you can." ”

"It's not the same as it was said at the beginning!"

"Well, the plan can't keep up with the change, how do I know that the Azorean elves on the other side are not attacking the city, but are blocking the surrounding area?" Loren was still "inducing" earnestly, "There are some risks, but I promise you that it is definitely not as dangerous as it seems." ”

"If that's the case, I'd rather turn around and go back now!" said little Yod, who was already crying.

"The ship has been sent by me to the lower reaches of the Gem River to pick up the Elems Legion that is being assembled and marched, are you planning to walk back to the Red Blood Castle alone?"

"Are you—Are you the devil?!"

Anyway, no matter how much Loren persuaded him, Xiao Yode, who was afraid of death and spared his life, was always very resistant to the matter of "sneaking", and said that there was absolutely no room for negotiation.

Above all, the young president of the United Chamber of Commerce and Lord Byrne's tax collector knew his own style of serving his master—he had witnessed how Loren had slaughtered all the soldiers on the ship in one night.

So this time, in his opinion, Loren's so-called "stealth" is probably also "as long as I kill all the enemies who see me, it will be considered stealth".

"If I could, I don't think it should be done. ”

Just as Loren and Little Yod were in a stalemate, Weber, the little priest on the side, suddenly interrupted.

"Loren, you said that we are here to save the Imperial Capital—the most important thing for a besieged city should be faith, a confidence that will make them believe that they can win and repel their enemies. ”

Ignoring the surprised eyes of little Yode, Weber's burning eyes exclaimed: "For this reason, we should not sneak into the city as if we were afraid of being discovered by the enemy; ”

"In this way, it will greatly boost the morale of the defenders of the imperial capital, and boost their determination to win—and for you, Loren, you can also show your attitude and position through such a frontal battle. ”

"You are the Lord of Byrne, the commander of the Land of Knights, the victor of the Battle of the Valley of Blood, the savior of the Imperial Capital—you are a banner, a banner on par with the Black Duke of the past. ”

"Therefore you must face all the enemies that come your way, meet all the challenges, and defeat all the enemies that are before you, and the more narrow the road, the more you must meet them with guns. ”

"It's not about profit, it's about who you are!"

The little priest made a generous speech, and Loren and the people around him were dumbfounded.

Webb, who realized that he had suddenly become the center of attention, took a slight half-step back - even after becoming Bishop Byrne, he was still not very good at dealing with so many eyes that took him so seriously.

After a moment of contemplation, the black-haired wizard realized that what Webber said made a lot of sense.

If he quietly entered the imperial capital without fighting, it would be difficult to immediately get the attention of the people in the Heavenly Dome Palace, because the purpose of his trip was not only to win the offensive and defensive battle of the imperial capital, but also to help Brandon establish his authority.

From this point of view, I really have to make a big show, and even fight the Azorean elves, and the bigger the momentum, the better!

"Duke, you're not really thinking about forcibly breaking through from the front, are you?" said Regrel, the Earl of White Horse Peak, frowning slightly, a little worried.

"Can't you?"

"This ......" Rigrel was very embarrassed: "I don't mean that it will never be possible, but this will inevitably expose our target, and once the enemy knows that it is you, he will definitely do everything to encircle and suppress it." ”

"If we can get assistance from the direction of the imperial capital, then maybe we can really fight a beautiful breakthrough battle, and even change the situation of the entire battlefield, but if the assistance from the direction of the imperial capital is not timely, or the enemy sees through our purpose......"

"Are you worried about the unfavorable cooperation of the Earl of Mountain Rock Castle?"

"I'm worried that the nobles in the imperial capital won't let them go at all, or seal the city gate when we get to the city!"

"The death of the Black Duke is enough to prove that the people of East Sacland may still have a bit of ancient style, but the nobles of West Sacland are all a bunch of wine bags and rice bags - it is pure luxury to ask them to take some risks for your safety and the survival of the empire!"

Loren has no intention of persuading each other to look down on each other in this kind of region: "So... We must make a big enough fuss to make them think that sending troops is absolutely beneficial to their safety and interests!"

"You mean to say ......"

"What if we hadn't been intercepted by the enemy, or if we had been intercepted, we would have won one victory after another, and even spread the news of the great victory to the imperial capital?" the black-haired wizard curled the corners of his mouth little by little:

"Let the Byron people fight one victory after another outside the imperial capital, and spread it everywhere, will it make these imperial capital nobles lose face?"

Rigrel, who hesitated for a while, immediately understood Loren's thoughts: "Bluff?"

"I'd rather call it a 'reasonable' use of victory. ”

Loren shrugged: "According to the information we have received, the Azorean elves are massacring and encircling all the Imperial people in West Sacland, if we can save them, arm them, and let them send the news of our victory to the imperial capital Golovin, then ......"

"Well, the faces of those imperial nobles will definitely be very exciting. ”

Rigrel's face showed a look of clarity, with a cold evil smile: "Holy Cross, I can't resist the urge to look at their ugly faces - what are you going to do?"

"Take three steps, and then see how the imperial capital reacts. Loren, who already had a rough plan in mind, just looked indifferently at the stronghold occupied by the Azorean elves not far away:

"First of all, of course we have to find a way to capture a stronghold and make some noise;"

"And then... The entire West Sacland theater will be in chaos and become uncontrollable;" Rigrell continued, "In the end, either the elves will have to retreat temporarily, or they will besiege us with all their might, and the imperial capital will ...... on the other side."

"The imperial capital's side will take the opportunity to send troops, and if you are lucky enough, you can cut off the back of Rodria Azores in Golovin and make a reverse encirclement within the encirclement. Loren nodded:

"And I've always had good luck. ”