It was already early summer, but the weather in Novgorod was a little strange, the arrival of the snowstorm in the past few days has caused the temperature to plummet, and even the Rus' people, who are accustomed to the cold weather here, have worn thick fur coats to protect themselves from the cold, and at this time Novgorod has gathered an army of nearly 20,000 people. Days of snowfall have made it difficult to replenish supplies, and there have been complaints in the army for a long time.

"Why hasn't the army food arrived yet? Our people didn't come to your Novgorod to starve, and if they couldn't even fill their stomachs, would you want to send all our people to death? The annoyed officer pulled a Novgorod man who was in charge of transporting grain and shouted angrily that the rations of the Tver army had not been fully distributed today, which made it difficult for General Vasily, who was in charge of this army, to endure and questioned. This military campaign by the Teutonic Knights was the largest in a decade, and all the Rus' princes were on alert, and almost every principality came to Novgorod's aid. And the Duchy of Tver sent 3,000 elite infantrymen led by Vasily. Since the Battle of Langdenburg, the Teutonic Knights have torn their faces with the Duchy of Tver, and this military operation was also initiated by Vasily, who was the general of the defeated army. But Novgorod is now unable to even supply military rations, which naturally makes him dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry, General, we are also a last resort, this heavy snow began three years ago, the weather has been abnormal in the past few years, so that the Novgorod grain harvest has failed, we have concentrated all our efforts on collecting food, please be sure that we will deal with these problems in the next few days." I saw that the Novgorod civilian officer in charge of logistics hurriedly explained. Novgorod was originally a commercial country, and its own agricultural output value was very average, which is why it relied on land and sea trade, and it can be said that the sea was the second mother of Novgorod. But in recent years, the weather has been abnormal, the blizzard has closed the port, and the farmland has not been harvested, and this period has become the most difficult time for Novgorod. The large presence of the Rus' coalition forces made it impossible to maintain the republic's food reserves, and in fact Novgorod was trying to solve these logistical problems.

"Scared~ Vasily, stop complaining! Our people can't even find a place to live, and you're just missing a few bites of food, so what's there to ink? A young man on the side said with a sneer.

Following the sound, Vasily saw at a glance that it was the camp of the Grand Duke Vladimir's army, and due to the limited space, the coalition garrisons outside the city could only be placed next to each other. And Grand Duke Vladimir sent the strongest army this time, and he actually transferred all the mecha legions under his command.

And the one who spoke just now was Sergei, the son of the Commander of the Kesman Army.

"Major Sergei, let's say less at this time! It's already messy enough, so you don't have to add to it. Captain Kesman, who saw Sergei's side, couldn't help but say. Although the relationship between the two countries has not been friendly, Kesman, who has always been cautious in his words and deeds, still asked his son to say less.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Legion Commander." Even in normal times, the father and son are addressed by the official titles of both parties.

"Hmph—" The displeased Vasily brushed his sleeves away without any further consideration.

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At this time, outside the camp, a man wearing a coat made of white bear skin walking in the snow looked at the gradually depressed atmosphere in the coalition army, but a smile hung on the corner of his mouth. It was Archduke Alexander, and behind him was Constance Dante!?

"Can you laugh at this time?" Obviously, the resentment in the coalition army at this time was becoming more and more unbearable because of the bad weather, but at this time, the man could still laugh, and Constance Dante also walked in the snow with his coat and asked.

"At the very least, the Teutonic Knights' attack had to be delayed, and more importantly they even had to change their original plans, which is certainly thankful for me. As for the coalition forces, I will naturally solve these problems. Alexander smiled at Constance, Dante said.

"I'm already here, Uncle Chuikov, when are you going to transfer them?" Consitant Dante couldn't help but ask, and after receiving the envelope, he finally chose to join Alexander's army, and the envelope contained the title deeds of the village of Chuikov. It turns out that this person has been funding them!

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let them get fine. It will be safe there. Alexander said with confidence.

"What are you kidding, it's on the Neva River, and if the Teutonic Knights attack it, it will be the preferred battlefield." Constance Dante couldn't help but reprimand angrily, even if he knew that the other party had placed Chuikov and them, but such a dangerous place was difficult for him to accept.

"That's true, we're going to be very passive if it's a place for a decisive battle, but do you think I'm the kind of person who waits to be killed?" Alexander asked rhetorically. "If you are led by the nose when you fight, then the final outcome will be miserable. I can't fly a mech, but I'm more familiar with warfare than you are. What do you say, Oginets? ”

The man with the bronze mask behind him said lightly: "That's natural, otherwise you wouldn't be so jealous of those nobles in Novgorod." Just as the Senate was jealous of Caesar. Constance Dante, in this regard, you still believe that the Grand Duke is better. ”

"To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have imagined that the person under this mask would be you, Oginets." There have been too many unexpected things for Constance Dante in the past few days, in addition to Archduke Alexander, there is also the [Cold Wind] who met in the underground casino, and the head of the North Wind Mercenary Regiment turned out to be the cynical Oginets who often played haha!? But when he appeared as [Cold Wind] with a mask, the style and temperament of the two were completely different!

"People have to have a few faces, Constance Dante, otherwise it's often boring to just have one face, isn't it?" Oginets took off his mask and revealed his always sinister face, but when he put on the bronze mask, the cold aura quickly replaced the original feeling.

"Constance-kun, you must be wondering why I brought you here this time, right?" Grand Duke Alexander asked softly.

"Of course." Constance Dante nodded, although his injuries had healed a lot, but the cold weather still made him a little unbearable.

"Our war with the Teutonic Knights is not only their holy war but also our holy war, and the key to the victory of this war is not the strength of our two sides, but whether anyone can become the one who can break the game, and Cons Dante, you are the person I am looking for. That's why I'm calling you here today to tell you all about my plans. Alexander whispered, as if what he was saying was not something amazing, but a small thing. And Constance Dante also restrained his expression at this time, he knew. Finally, the man was going to tell him about his intentions.

This is what Cons Dante has been wanting to know for the past few days. (To be continued.) )