A river nearly 100 zhang wide rushed through, undulating and unhindered, rushing through the riverbed that had been polished for thousands of years, rolling up the mud and sand, and heading towards the unreachable ocean.

This large and choppy river, known as the Guna River, has a history of 1,000 years, flows through the territory of the two countries, spans six counties, and is famous on the continent of Genfa. In the middle of the Guna River, which runs vertically from north to south, a famous poet Sennar committed suicide by throwing himself into the river here, and this Sennar not only left many magnificent poems, but also served as a cabinet minister of the Duchy of Jeno. In honor of this man, this section of the river is also known as the Seine Bank.

After this section of the river, the Guna River is considered to be transferred from the Duchy of Jeno to the territory of the Rosen Empire, so the banks of the Serna River are also an important frontier town on the border between the two countries, Jeno is on the west bank of the river, and Rosen is in the east.

It's just that the big river divides the territory of the two countries, which is a natural barrier for both sides, and the Lawson Empire and the Duchy of Jeno have always been friendly, so there are not many soldiers stationed on both sides of the riverbank.

Once the military division of the Duchy of Jeno suggested to the emperor to strengthen the defenders on the banks of the Serna River, who knew that the emperor waved his hand and said that even if Jeno and Rosen had a dispute between the two countries, Rosen would not fight from the banks of the Serna River. And the Lawson Empire is famous for its heavy cavalry and iron hooves, and water warfare has always been weak, and how they cross the river is a problem. Second, after crossing the Seine River is two mountains, stretching for hundreds of miles, even if Rosen is strong, once around such a rugged mountain road, the cavalry march is difficult, not to mention the logistics supply line is a problem, after the two mountains although there is a plain, but after another five thousand miles is the capital of the principality of Jeno, 20,000 garrisons in the capital, including 10,000 lancers, even if Rosen really crosses the river and climbs the mountain, and comes to the plain, it must be tired, then it will be the five thousand elite cavalry to wait for work, and do not leave a piece of armor.

In the end, under the repeated suggestions of the military advisor, the defenders on the banks of the Sennar River were set at 5,000 people, and then a pass was built between the two mountains named Flying Fox Pass, and another 500 people were left to garrison.

In the past few years, the two countries have been at peace, and the ninth princess of Jeno and the fourth prince of Rosen, Zeno, have been on good terms, and the emperor has laughed at the military and the two divisions are too worried, and two years ago he even sent 2,000 Sennar defenders to the northwest to participate in the counterinsurgency.

Until the end of July this year, the old emperor of the Rosen Empire, who had been guarding the country for 50 years and had never lost a single acre of territory, suddenly died, and the eldest prince of Rosen, Jersey, succeeded to the throne in name only.

Hawitt, the prince of the Principality of Jeno, led a team to visit the Rosen Empire to mourn, and at the same time, he naturally had the meaning of congratulating the new monarch on his succession, and he also wanted to see his sister Ninth Princess.

However, seven days later, Havit did not return as scheduled, and only a martial arts master who secretly escorted the eldest prince turned back to the Duchy of Jeno alone.

This master of the Heavenly Transformation Upper Realm is a guard cultivated by the royal family, proficient in hiding and raiding, in addition to him, there are a total of four Heavenly Transformation Realm masters accompanying Halt, who are all dead soldiers loyal to the principality.

After all, Emperor Jeno is not a fool, how can he take the life of the prince of the country and his own son seriously.

The four masters of the Heavenly Transformation Realm, and the lowest of them are all in the middle realm, jointly escorting the prince, even if there are countless masters of the Rosen Empire, it is impossible to underestimate this power.

However, it turned out that only the strongest man rushed back.

The man staggered to the gate of the Sparrow City on the edge of Jeno, and the guards at the gate of the Sparrow City approached to verify his identity, but the man threw himself directly into the guard's arms.

"What for!?" The guards were startled and tried to push the man away.

This person spurted out a mouthful of blood and splashed the guard's chest, only to see that his body was shaking and difficult to stand firmly, but he was holding the guard's wrist and saying with all his might: "Rosen betrays the alliance, the prince is in trouble..."

"What?" The guard frowned, he didn't relax for a while, he didn't recognize this person, and out of caution, the guard wondered, "Who are you?" ”

"Lawson... betrayed the alliance, the prince was detained, and he was quickly notified... Your Majesty—" The man spat out a mouthful of blood again, his hands still clutching the guards, and his eyes widened.

The guard heard that something was unusual, and he didn't care about the blood on his chest, so he bared his teeth and said, "You let go of me first, I'll take you to see a doctor first, and then notify the city guard... Feed? Feed! ”

The guard was shocked to find that the man was out of breath.

His bloodshot eyes were still wide, and his hand had never let go, but the last breath he had desperately left behind had been exhausted.

"Quick, inform the general!" The guard was stunned for a moment, and then instantly figured out the meaning of the man's two words before he died, and couldn't help but feel cold all over his body, and turned his head to his companion and roared: "Something is wrong!" ”

......

"Your Majesty! The Lawson Empire has broken the alliance, the eldest prince has not returned, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead! ”

"What!?" The emperor stood up suddenly, then hesitated for a moment, frowned and asked, "Didn't there be some misunderstanding?" Send the Foreign Secretary to find out..."

"No need." A thin middle-aged man in green clothes hurried into the main hall, ignoring even the courtier's etiquette, and said with a solemn gaze: "Your Majesty, my spy in the Rosen Empire has also sent a secret message, Rosen has really betrayed the alliance!" If they dare to detain the eldest prince, then it will not be far from their invasion! There's no time to probe around, so assemble your troops and prepare for battle as soon as possible! ”

"How dare a son do this!" The emperor slapped a vase away and scolded angrily: "Jersey, a dog with wolf ambitions, dares to tear up the covenant just after he ascended the throne, is it possible that I am a bully!" ”

The courtier in Tsing Yi spoke: "Jersey is a ruthless and wolf-eyed person, but at this time, his military heart is unstable when he first ascends the throne, we should take the initiative and seize the opportunity." ”

"But my son Havit is still in their hands..."The Emperor clenched his fists and thought for a moment, and said, "First inform the generals of the frontier to prepare for defense, and then send spies to infiltrate Rosen to find out the news of my son." ”

The man in Tsing Yi said loudly: "The status of the eldest prince is noble, but in the end it cannot be compared with the safety of a country, we can't defend passively, only by seizing the opportunity can we have the conditions for negotiation." ”

The emperor pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "The strength of the Rosen Empire is twice that of ours, how can we get cheap by taking the initiative to attack, it is not too late to negotiate first." Besides, as you said, when he first ascended to the position, he raised a lot of troops, how could his generals be able to convince him wholeheartedly, and he would not be able to fight for a while. ”

"This..."What else the man in Tsing Yi wanted to say.

"Okay, let the foreign minister choose an envoy and go and have a good talk with the new emperor, maybe the new emperor's head is swollen when he ascends the throne." The Emperor waved his hand, and then added, "Of course, if he dares to hurt my son's life, I will not spare him." ”

The Minister of Tsing Yi hesitated for a moment and withdrew from the main hall.

A young man in light armor seemed to have been waiting in front of the main hall for a long time, and then approached the man in Tsing Yi quietly, and said in a low voice: "Military advisor, what instructions does Your Majesty have?" ”

The man in Tsing Yi, who was called a military advisor, glanced at him, and then said with a gloomy face: "Inform the border generals to prepare to defend the city, and then send an envoy to Lawson to negotiate." ”

"It's... The eldest prince was detained, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, which is enough to show Rosen's tough attitude and is he ready to negotiate? The young general wondered.

"I can't persuade Your Majesty now." The man in Tsing Yi shook his head, and then said: "However, the new emperor of Jersey ascended the throne, even if he is ambitious, but his courtiers and generals are not really at the mercy of him, it stands to reason that Jersey does not have the ability to mobilize troops to attack our country." ”

"That being said, I don't think it's ordinary." The young general frowned and said: "Although Jersey is arrogant and obedient, he is not a brainless person, how can he not know the difficulties and dangers of attacking allies when he first ascends the throne." ”

"But I really can't think of anything he can rely on." It can be said that the Tsing Shirt military division and this young general with a low official rank have nothing to talk about, and they are not shy about saying bluntly: "What's more, before the old emperor died of a sudden illness, there was still the idea of revoking the prince of Jersey, and there are many ministers in power who have fallen to the virtuous and intelligent four princes, how can they accompany Jersey to do such a crazy thing?" ”

The young general narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "To be honest, now that I think about it, it is suspicious that this Jersey prince successfully ascended the throne, and even the old emperor died suddenly. If Jersey had premeditated, what should we do? ”

"What?" Hearing this speculation, the military advisor's eyes also changed suddenly, and he said to himself: "If he really has a premeditated plan in the position of the prince, then..."

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and after a moment they stopped, and a soldier rolled his saddle and dismounted, and rushed into the palace gate with a quick pace, heading straight for the main hall.

"What's wrong!?" The Minister of Tsing Yi stopped the man.

The man looked up and saw that it was the military master, and hurriedly said: "The border army is urgent, and the 30,000 light cavalry of the Rosen Empire have already crossed the border line!" Go straight to the bird city. ”

"How is that possible!? I clearly laid an eyeliner in the Rosen army, how did these 30,000 soldiers and horses cover the border that people have crossed!? The Tsing Yi military division was shocked.

Who knew that it was not over, and almost immediately after, another soldier flew on, and then knelt directly in front of the military division.

This person is a secret agent under the military advisor, and he quickly reported: "The seven clans in the northwest, including the Wenlan family and the Mohero family, have rebelled, and the city guards of Kite City have been killed, and most of Kite City has fallen into the hands of the rebels!" ”

The military advisor clenched his fists with a worried expression, and turned around to see His Majesty again, when a bloody flying pigeon fell from the sky and almost fell at the military advisor's feet.

The military advisor picked up the exhausted carrier pigeon, and almost trembled and opened the attached secret letter, which had a line of blood on it.

"Rosen's soldiers and horses are preparing for war all over the country, the fourth prince Zeno is missing, and there is no one in the Mandarin Department."

The information revealed by these simple words made the always calm military advisors turn blue.

The preparation of soldiers and horses for war in the whole country shows that Jersey is really capable of mobilizing enough troops and horses to be appointed by them.

Zeno's disappearance shows that the Jersey prince has been resolute to the point of no cost.

Citrus aurantium... These twenty-seven top spies that he spent ten years planting in the Rosen Empire did not survive one in ten!?

"Oops." The military advisor casually strangled the carrier pigeon, which was already doomed to survive, and gritted his teeth and said: "How much has this Jersey prepared!" ”

The young general also said solemnly: "What now? ”

The Tsing Yi military division pondered for a moment, and then said: "I will unite the three generals to go to Bird City to defend the country, and then ask the old General Case, who is married to the Vinland family, to come forward to stabilize the northwest rebels, and most importantly, contact the Principality of Rey and let them send troops to help!" ”

After a while, the Tsing Yi military division looked at the man in armor and said solemnly: "You set off with General Keith, and then go to the bank of the Sennar River to garrison." ”

The young general didn't ask much when he heard this, but just nodded.

The military advisor stared at him and said with great solemnity: "If Jersey has really been planning for a long time, the banks of the Senar River.... It could be the key to the survival of our country. ”