Chapter 268: Trading with Wolves
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A month ago, the woods of Eumore were ambushed by invading monsters, but thanks to the temporary borrowing of the holy light of the goddess Arcana, they were able to break through the siege, but also lost many of the warriors of White Town. Apparently Niermont has fallen, and the entire Mor Grove is overrun by monsters, and it is only a matter of time before they reach Whitetown.
When fleeing back to White Town, the troops of the vassals in the White Prairie Territory gathered arrived in White Town one after another, only the vassal army of Ravensai has not arrived for a long time, and there is no return of the messenger Hornlow who went to mobilize, which makes Earl Anderson feel cloudy, he speculated about the situation of Ravensai, and also listed several reasons why the Vassals of Ravensai did not arrive in his mind, but due to the lack of key information, it can only be regarded as speculation.
It wasn't until the defeated guards of the northern villages of White Town passed the news of the King's invasion that the suspicious Anderson woke up like a dream. He was now facing two enemies, the army of monsters entrenched near Cliff Hill and the army of King Rinston approaching White Town without warning.
The former did not attack immediately, but stationed far away in the Cliff Hill and the Mohr woods below. The timing of the latter is also quite special. It seems that two large forces that are completely unrelated have an inexplicable and mysterious relationship.
"Lord of the Prairies, according to reliable sources, the King's Army sent the White Blade Company of the Kolo Mercenary Regiment, the Mountain Boar Company, and the Marauder Cavalry Company under the leadership of the Military Governor of the Royal City, Trirech, to almost destroy Rivensay, Baron Edward Ravensay, and Trirech also died in the chaos." Custer's personal guard, Durant, knelt on one knee in front of Earl Anderson's desk, holding a long-handled hook spear with one hand.
"Send 500 mercenaries to attack the fortress of Rivensay, which is Segal II's efforts to cut off my vassals and courtiers who threaten his position. This time Segal Saxon came prepared. Earl Angelson touched his bare light, his brow furrowed without the slightest hint of relaxation, "How many people came, I guess there must be a Kakander mixed in." ”
"Yes, the people of Kakhanda must have sent all the troops they could muster! A large area of black pressure is like a vast ocean. At least a few thousand of Kakhand's army marched with the King's army. Durant was visibly nervous as he spoke, and he was already puzzled as to why the people of Sorthand had sent such a large army to assist the King's army in their invasion of White Town.
"This is a conspiracy, Segal Saxon must have premeditated the murder of Queen Agnes in a hidden place after letting the knights of honor pass through my lead, and deliberately passed on the blame to Duke Ella." Earl Anderson let out a long sigh and shook his head again as if he was repenting of something, "Once White Town is broken, not only will I not be spared, but the entire Custer family will not be spared, not to mention the innocent people of White Town. Well, I should have refused to allow the queen sent by Segal Saxon to cross the border, but the thought of turning a blind eye made me a real mistake. ”
"The Lord of the Prairie is caught between the Crown of Parma and His Royal Highness the Duke of the Ella Mountains, and I can understand your thoughts. This is an unguardable trick by Segal II. Durant nodded, "Now that this has happened, what instructions can the Lord of the Prairie have for the nobles and soldiers of White Town?" Is there a messenger sent to take your reasoning to Heller, Earl of Carchand? Break up the King's Army offensive? Let them civil strife on their own? ”
"Your idea would be great if Earl Heller hadn't killed the king because of the loss of his daughter, but hatred can make people lose their minds, and the messengers sent may not only not see Earl Heller, but they may also lose their lives in vain." Earl Hengerson's grasp of the situation is quite accurate, and it is no wonder that his nimble mind does not grow hair on his top.
"So, what is our plan for now." Durant's eyes were downcast, his face was pale, and he stood up from one knee with his hook spear in his club, and his body was straight.
"Now that you know what we're going to do next. Then go for it. At the behest of Earl Anderson, Durant turned and walked out of the Caster Lord Longhouse.
In the longhouse of Lord Custer, only Earl Henjason was left, this slightly chubby old man in a burlap shirt stood up from behind the desk, he strode straight to the weapon rack placed next to the bookcase, took the curved blade sword that carried his memory from the weapon rack and held it in the palm of his hand, the bright blade of the curved blade sword reflected a pair of fierce eyes, "My beloved grandfather, I can't imagine that this scorpion-like creature could be your young son. I don't complain that you deprived my father of his inheritance rights, as my father's eldest son, I, like my father, have long identified with this tainted life. But I can't tolerate this scorpion-like creature messing around in this beautiful grassland. When the two armies face each other, it will be a battle of blood relatives! My older nephew should have a good understanding of this young 'uncle' like a poisonous scorpion. If this is contrary to the purpose of giving my Father life, then let Arcana let that scorpion-like creature take my life!" ”
Rumbling spring thunder resounded in the sky. The sky was tumbling with cirrus clouds like a raging wave.
"It's going to rain!" The warriors of the King's coalition shouted to each other, and the speed of their advance slowed down significantly, and the muddy steppe suddenly fell into a thick fog.
"Give the order to go down and camp on the spot!" Dressed in golden armor, Segal II jumped off his horse on the back of his knightly squire, raised his hands above his head, looked up at the dim sky, and shouted: "Rebel ministers of the north and south of the Ella Mountains, listen to the roar of your king, it will turn into thunder in the sky, it will turn into torrential rain, it will turn into a mist of terror around your body!" Ahahahaha. ”
The roar of thunder came from the sky for a while, and the sky flashed brightly, and a scarlet thunderbolt slashed from the sky, cutting a low shrub more than ten paces away from Segal II, and the sudden fire ignited the split shrub.
Segal II stood in place, a knight had already given the king's luxurious seat to Segal II behind him, and the soldiers who had set up a tent were busy around Segal II, and in less than a moment, Segal II was already surrounded by a golden yellow, and the torrential rain fell suddenly, hitting the top of the tent and making a crackling sound of rain falling. After a while, the two king's court guards raised the curtain and saluted Segal II, and then called for his attendants to enter the tent with firewood, and in a short time the bonfire rising from the golden-roofed tent illuminated Segal's flat face and ambitious eyes.
In a few days, the city of White Town had appeared directly south of the King's coalition army, and the Custer patrol light cavalry had already rushed into White Town, informing Earl Angjason of White Town of everything he had seen and heard outside White Town.
Earl Henjason already knew that he was on the verge of life and death.
"How far is the King's coalition from here? Cavalry. "Earl Henjason no longer casually wears shoddy civilian clothes without aristocratic manners, but has long been dressed in military uniform.
"It's only 10 miles from our town of White." The Custer patrol hussars spoke with a strong sense of unease.
"Revisit! I need to know the detailed configuration of Segal Saxon's invasion force! Earl Anderson slapped the desk, stood up from behind the desk, and called out to the captain of the Custer guard who was on guard outside his longhouse, "Durant! Take your Custer guards with me to the north wall of the town! ”
Several Custer light cavalry rushed out of the north gate of White Town with the orders of Earl Henjason, and they whipped their horses and galloped lightly towards the advancing King's coalition near the horizon, and after a hurried investigation, quickly turned back to White Town.
Earl Henjason stood atop the town wall of Northtown, taking in everything that could be seen from the wall.
Durant's previous description of the number of Kings' coalition forces was indeed correct, the black crushing army was connected in a thick line near the horizon, and several folded Caster light horses were just small pinpoints before the thick line.
The surrounding warriors of White Town and the vassal armies from the diocese of Cipland and Sibi were amazed at the number of the Raider King's coalition army, they had never seen such a large army, and this was by no means the ridiculous scale of the hundred-man war that used to be fought between small lords over each other's grievances.
"Estimated in the thousands!" Even the Karst guards around the captain of the Custer guard were talking to each other, "No, this scale is at least more than 10,000 people!" ”
Even though there was a lot of talk around, Earl Henson seemed very calm, he observed every move of the advancing king's coalition army, paying attention to all the details of the king's coalition army, the number of flags, the arrangement of the array, the path of action, and other elements of war.
"Nearly a hundred military flags, each held high by a centurion. 3 flags of the mercenary group, about 300 people; It was followed by fourteen banners of the king's small vassals, close to a thousand; Thirty Ringston kings dwelled in the backbone, about three thousand; On the left and right wings were twenty-three two-headed eagle flags of Kakhand, about 4,600 men. Hehe, it's really a soldier for us. There can be close to 10,000 people. Earl Henson muttered to himself, sneering from time to time, "The warrior is in front, and the baggage is behind." It seems that he will not be ready to attack immediately, and Segal Saxon wants to talk to me about something. Maybe you want to make a deal without a pen? Is it important to honor your grandfather's heart? ”
Earl Angelson was muttering to himself, and in the wilderness beyond Northtown, the sound of war cries had already drifted in the wind. He beckoned to Durant, the captain of the Caster Guard, who was standing behind him, and finally asked, "What's going on with Cliff Mountain and Moore Grove now?" ”
"I guess these guys want to sit and get comfortable, but they don't move, and they don't show the slightest sign of attacking White Town. Or maybe they have already found out the news that the king's coalition army in Linston is attacking us, and they have been directly intimidated by the strength of the army of more than 10,000 soldiers. Durant expressed his opinion, but ultimately lost his judgment to Earl Anderson, the lord of the prairie.
"If you're the leader, before you have to make a choice between attacking and retreating, your general comes up with a suggestion and throws the puzzle at you. You're going to have to sit back and wait. Earl Anderson was a little disappointed in Durant, he shook his head, and shouted: "A general will never hesitate before making the right decision, and the order can only be the only one." Unless you divide your body in half, you can both advance and retreat, but then you are dead. To advance is to advance, and to retreat is to retreat. Your first analysis is quite correct, but hesitation leads you to throw out the second false insight. We've fought monsters, cave trolls, goblins, and lizardheads, and they've driven us out of the Mor Grove in almost pursuit, so don't think it's a breakout victory! Actually, they are waiting! There were signs that there was a secret collusion between Segal II and his trusted noble courtiers and these evil creatures, but he didn't expect that this was a deal with wolves, playing with fire, and setting himself on fire! The only people who meet the above are Segal II, the military governor Trirech, and the spy governor Spike. There will be no third person! In addition, use your brains, Segal II divided 500 mercenaries to Trirech and sent Rivensai, which was stationed with more than 400 warriors, which was undoubtedly not to let him borrow the hands of Ravencye to get rid of this henchman without any excuses, and let me lose a vassal reinforcement; And Trerech and Spitcot have always been united front in a mess, Segal II got rid of Trirech, and the viper Spiket was unharmed, which can only show that Segal II did not find any threat to Sbicot's position, but found that Trerech threatened his position, and the only explanation is betrayal. As soon as Trirech died, the vested interest was Trireich's co-conspirator, Spitcot. In Spiket's eyes, Segal II was nothing more than an ambitious and self-righteous puppet. ”
"You say, the root of all this is the poisonous snake? But why did he do it? Introduce these monsters to the realm of the Divine Goddess. Durant didn't understand it and listened like a cloud.
"I don't know how Terry Reich communicates with these monsters, but I do know that the monsters must have promised a throne that no one covets, and for the sake of power, this guy may have betrayed the people of the entire kingdom of Rinston and betrayed his faith in the goddess. However, he had no idea that the monsters were only using him to gather our Trian armies in a predetermined location that he didn't even know. The monsters are ready to destroy our kingdom in one fell swoop! Earl Henson's words left Durant dumbfounded.
"Then we—" Durant covered his mouth for a moment.
"For now, there is only one war. Who will believe these words of mine? The fate of the Trian kingdom has been handed over to us in the town of White, and I hope the Duke will send reinforcements to arrive soon. It's not clouds that roll over our town, it's fate. Earl Anderson lowered his voice, and he was listening, not to the battle cries of the warriors in and around White Town, but to the melody of the wind.