River valley, Zhenbei Pass

The atmosphere in the castle was unusually tense today, and the iron gates, which usually do not close during the day, were closed.

The caravans that are in constant stream on weekdays are not visible now, but there are troops wearing Hunter's uniforms under the Guancheng, which are 10,000 soldiers of the two banner regiments of the Dragon Army, 10,000 soldiers are nothing, but if the leader of the team is already famous in the Northland, Lady Morriel still has two dragons, it is a little crazy. As soon as Saul left, Richard ordered Moore to lead his army to take over the valley, and he was not active in grabbing territory, and his attitude was problematic.

Just when Ironwood City was still preparing for the relocation, Morriel had already brought people to the north of the town.

The legionnaires of the valley on the pass had prepared hot oil and wood to defend the city. A large number of bed crossbows were also loaded at the head of the city, although they were not very prepared for the sudden appearance of the Hunter army and the dragon, and even had some pressure to face the dragon, but they still showed the basic qualities of being an army.

It seems that the River Valley Legion led by Dane is not lazy, although it has not been in battle for a long time, but the training is not bad, although it is in a hurry to prepare for battle, but this reaction is quite qualified.

If Morriel really wants to attack Zhenbei Pass, in the face of this Xiongguan more than ten meters high and the well-prepared city defense weapons on it, even if it can be taken down, it will take a lot of effort, and it will have to bear a certain amount of losses, after all, that number of ballistas, the hard-attacking dragon will also suffer some damage.

But fortunately, the guard of this Guancheng, Dane, is already a two-and-five-boy, not to mention that Moriel came with the official order of the kingdom this time, and Dane has no pressure to sell Guancheng.

"I am Moriel, the leader of the Dragon Army of the Hunter family, and I received the River Valley by order of Duke Richard, the Guardian of the Northlands and the Guardian of the River Valley."

Morriel stood in front of the team and shouted his intention to the pass of Zhenbei Pass, and read out the order of King Wren to the pass, the soldiers at the head of the city were a little shaken, although the nobles of the valley have always disliked the barbarians of the Northland, but these soldiers are all civilians, and they have never regarded the army of the North as an imaginary enemy, they are more of the last line of defense, in case of the nobility of the Northland, the orcs or ogres in the wilderness swept the Northland, and they want to keep the orcs or ogres out of the Zhenbei Pass, Fighting the human armies of the Northland had not been their goal in the first place, and now that Morriel had thought of the kingdom's orders, they were even more shaken.

At this time, the commander was very important, if the commander resolutely resisted, then the army of the valley would hold on to it for a while, but Dain quickly stood on the pass after Moriel came forward, and ordered the team that controlled the city gate:

"Open the door and welcome Lady Morryll!"

"The Legion Commander has an order! Open and close the door! ”

"Squeak squeak~"

This heavy gate in the north of the town, more than a dozen soldiers at the same time are a little difficult to open, and the door is opened extremely slowly, but also makes a loud noise, this kind of gate, even a few big knights come to secretly open it in a short time.

It was only after a few minutes that the door finally opened, and the tension in the pass eased as Dane ordered it to open. Morriel rode a horse and led the elite of the dragon army through the city gates.

"Good day, Lady Morryl."

When Morriel led his army into the gate, Dane and several senior generals of the Riverdale Legion were already standing behind the gate north of the town to greet him. In the face of Moryl, Dane's attitude was still very respectful, this was a master with the strength of the Sky Rank in the battle report of the Hunter family and the Orc Legion, which was simply a height that Dane could not imagine, and his attitude was respectful and did not wronged him.

"Good day, Legion Commander Dane, Lord Richard often mentions you to me."

The dragon queen Moriel is actually not blindly cold, and a character like Dane, who has long been willing to take refuge and has an important position, still has to give some face.

Of course, although Morriel said so, in fact, Richard would often mention Dane, and he was not a beauty that could make Richard talk about it every day.

That is, when Moryl set off, Richard told her the basics, making it clear that Dane could win over and then take the entire River Valley without bloodshed.

The kingdom gave the valley land to Richard, but there are still so many nobles in the valley, large and small, they are not very welcoming to Richard, and some people will encourage Dane to resist the Hunter family's heavenly soldiers, if Richard himself can't solve the problem of receiving the valley, the kingdom will not help.

"It's an honor to be mentioned by the Duke."

As soon as Morriel talked about Richard, regardless of whether it was a kind word or not, Dane immediately looked honored.

Then Morriel patiently complimented each other with Dane, fortunately, Dane still has something commendable in his work, at least this soldier training is good, and the defense of Zhenbei Pass is also very good, as a corps commander, he is fully qualified, and it can be said that he is worthy of being a top student of the knight students of the royal capital.

"What is the current situation of the Legion in the River Valley, and is there really no situation in Bolai City?"

"The River Valley Legion is currently full of 25,000 people, a total of five flag regiments, four flag regiments are stationed around Zhenbei Pass, and the fifth flag regiment has been stationed in Bolai City, and when our army arrives, they will naturally open the city gate for us."

"As for the nobles in the city of Bolai, they are a little dissatisfied with Lord Richard, and they seem to be plotting something during this time."

"It doesn't matter, in the face of absolute strength, their plans are all in vain."

Morrill waved his hand, completely ignoring the nobles of the River Valley, now that the largest military force in the River Valley had taken refuge in the Hunter family, in the eyes of Moryl, a man who admired force, there was no difference between the Valley and taking it.

"My lord, the dragon army has completed the change of guard!"

After the dragon army entered the city, it moved quite quickly, and after entering the city, Morriel and Dane had completely controlled the city gate and some key positions on the pass during this time, of course, there was also a reason why Dane ordered his subordinates to cooperate, and the dragon army easily controlled these key facilities, and at this time, Zhenbei Pass was completely open to the Hunter family.

"Hmm."

Morriel nodded, satisfied with the speed of her subordinates' movements, and then ordered:

"Leave the First Flag Regiment to completely take over the defense of Zhenbei Pass, and the Second Flag Regiment will continue to march towards Bolai City after a short rest!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Lady Moryl, the Riverdale Legion is willing to be the blade in the hands of Lord Richard!"

At this moment, Dane hurriedly spoke, obviously wanting to participate in the next action, he needed to lead his Legion of the River Valley to quickly integrate into this new system, and what it took to integrate into a new system was to perform seriously, pay enough votes, and make enough credit, which is how the conversion fanaticism came about.

If it is said that directly offering Zhenbei Pass is a vote, then now there is a low-hanging fruit in front of him, and it is easy for him to take Bolai City.

"Then let the Legion of the River Valley prepare to set off immediately, and rush to the city of Bolai before noon the day after tomorrow, if it can't be done, then this vanguard..."

"Lady Morryl, rest assured, before noon the day after tomorrow, the city of Blay will be Lord Richard's faithful Blet."

Zhenbei Pass is not far from Bolai City, and with the foot strength of the River Valley Legion, two days is enough...

The city of Blau

Ever since Thor the Dragon Knight of the Town Kingdom came, the atmosphere in the city of Blay has not been right, and Thor has not only conveyed the appointment of the kingdom to Dane, but also the meaning of the kingdom in Belle.

The city guards practiced for a few days, and the castles of the eleven nobles of Blai were also on guard, but this preparation was just a little psychological comfort, they had to face an opponent of no magnitude at all.

In the conference hall, the eleven nobles who control the economic power of Bolai City have gathered together to discuss things for the first time in the past few days, and in the face of great changes, these merchants and nobles who had been in infighting for a long time have come together tightly.

"I don't know what His Majesty Wren thinks, he would let the Northland barbarians come as the guardian of the river valley."

"Your Majesty is confused, this Hunter family is so ambitious that even the blind man can see it."

"We have never had such a guardian in the river valley, and in the entire kingdom, only the Ross family has the position of guardian of the western realm, so how can we need any guardian in the river valley!"

"That is, we river valley people don't need a barbarian to protect ourselves!"

"That's right! Resolutely not allow the army of the Northland to step into the valley for half a step! ”

"That's it! The army of the Hunter family, even the Lancet family can't resist, and the whole four dragons, depending on how the people of each family and the city guards can resist, let's talk about some reality. ”

The nobles present are actually not unaware of the gap between the two sides, but at first they were indignant, let them fight against the Hunter family, it is impossible, the last one was so brave, and the family that wanted to fight against Thor may now have more than three feet of grass on the grave.

"Is it possible for Dane to use the terrain of Zhenbei Pass to block the Hunter family's army?"

The 25,000 people of the River Valley Army are the largest military force in the River Valley, and the private soldiers of the nobles plus the city guards, although they can also make up three or five, but the army made up in this way is definitely not comparable with the River Valley Army that has been in camp all year round.

"Difficult, since Lord Thor's time, Dane has basically severed the connection of interests with us, and now it is unrealistic for him to disobey the orders of the kingdom and resist Richard entering the main river valley."

"What's unrealistic, doesn't Dane just love money, this time our family is bleeding, give him enough Jinnar and cultivation resources that the family has been lacking for generations, I'm not afraid that he won't be tempted."

"I think this is a good proposal, you can send someone to contact Dane!"

The idea was supported by many of the people in the room, who were accustomed to measuring everything in terms of money and were somewhat politically and militarily stupid.

There was also a reason why they took the risk against Richard, as the nobles of the valley were more money-seeking, harsh on the peasants, and even deliberately drove them to the artisanal service industry in the city.

Of course, their objective reason is not to promote any development, it is just greed, the land they actually control has long exceeded the land that the kingdom originally divided, not only dividing up the terra nullius, but also constantly encroaching on the land of the common people. Being able to maintain a basic fiefdom is a good thing in their eyes, and it is difficult for them to accept.

Of course, maintaining the basic fiefdom is just their own self-inflicted passion, according to Richard's style, it is all wanted, spending money to redeem or enjoy a certain amount of taxes is already magnanimous, if they do something, it is better, just destroy everything and confiscate everything.

"I advise everyone not to get their hopes up so much, Dane has also received orders from Lord Thor, and it will be difficult for him to disobey the order against the Hunter family."

"Then what do you say!"

"What should I do?"

"Is the money just buried in the cellar and moldy? Do the caravans of shops only buy and sell things? ”

"The money is in our hands, the goods are in our hands, and the food is also in our hands, and the Hunter family can be the guardian of this river valley, but they must cooperate with us, otherwise he will get a river valley where prices are skyrocketing and people are hungry."

This guy is much clearer than the previous ones, and he can find the advantages of the nobles in the river valley, and rush in the direction of making a big death.

"This, if we do this, our family..."

This is easier said than done, but it is still a lose-lose situation, and there are people at this conference table who hesitate, which is in a sense equivalent to threatening others with a knife on their neck.

"It doesn't have to be this way, but we're going to tell the Hunters that we can do this, you know?"

"Hmm..."

"Oh no, no!"

"The Hunters' army is already close to the city of Belle!"

"Ahh How could it be so fast! ”

"What is this guy doing Dane!"

Before they could think too much, the news suddenly brought by the soldiers outside blew up the scene, and the plan to win over Dane with money, which was still favored by many people just now, had been declared bankrupt before it could be implemented.

"Not good! Watch out for the Legion of the Valley! The banner regiment defending the city is under Dande! ”

Someone soon reacted, this is Dane, this guy is the leading party again, and directly welcomed the Hunter family's army in, otherwise no matter how fast the Hunter family's army is, it is impossible to pass through Zhenbei Pass so quickly.

Now the defenders of Bolai City, in addition to the city guards, also have a banner regiment of the River Valley Legion, which is simply throwing a mouse into a rice tank.

"Report! The Legion of the Valley disarmed the city guards and opened the gates, and the Hunters' army had already entered the city! ”

"Damn, so fast!"

"What are we going to do!"

"What else can I do, let's sort it out and go to meet our Guardian together..."

Only the nobleman who had just proposed to use economic warfare to balance Richard was still calm, he had long thought that things would come to this point, but he didn't expect it to be so soon...