Chapter 840: Troubled Appointment

Catherine has been in a very bad mood lately.

Because of the various situations she is facing at the moment, there is really nothing that can make her feel better.

From the Enlos Continent to the Elastia Continent by those Catherine faction guys, she was reluctantly re-enthroned as the empress of the Eracia Empire, which in itself was enough to annoy her who originally wanted to be a good queen of the Enroth Empire.

What's more, the empire she is ruling now, after the misdeeds of Kendall and others, is completely different from the empire when she left.

This empire has really reached the point of surviving now, and she has every reason that as long as someone pushes it so lightly, this empire that seems to be still strong, but in fact is already extremely weak, will fall down with a bang and never be able to stand up again.

And now, the people who want to overthrow this empire have appeared, and the Ntagrean Empire is in Hammondale, gearing up and ready to attack, as long as the time is right, this beast that is still slightly green, but extremely strong, and has long coveted its prey, will definitely pounce and give the crumbling empire a fatal final blow.

And what she has to do now is to command this empire that is strong and powerful to turn the tide in this seemingly irreparable disaster.

Catherine has this ability, the empire is not hopeless, but she can't get enough of the objective conditions needed to achieve the goal, to win this war, she needs more soldiers, especially those flying troops who can fight in the air, she also needs more weapons and equipment, food supplies, magic materials, no matter how good the strategy and tactics, someone must execute them, no matter how good the soldiers, they also need equipment, and they also need to eat before they can go to the battlefield.

But she is lacking, and the state of the empire is too bad.

The continuous large-scale use of troops has exhausted the achievements of the Erathia Empire over the years, and the continuous defeats have aggravated this bad situation.

And these are obviously not problems that can be solved by manpower in the short term, she needs to deal with all this, and the war has squeezed her out of this.

No matter how powerful Catherine is, she is just a person, she is not a god, she has too many things to do.

So if her mood can get better, it will be really weird.

When she arrived at Arissanret, her mood changed even worse.

The morale of the Erathia army is undoubtedly very high, especially the arrival of the empress, who once led everyone to victory in the last war, which greatly boosted the morale of the whole army, and there was a frenzy everywhere, once upon a time, she liked this atmosphere very much, but now, she was just disgusted with all this.

She longed to see more rationality, some calmness, and some reflection in the army, but these were very few, and the Erathians still did not begin to face reality as she had hoped.

And the recent Roland's bizarre performance also upset Catherine.

She knew her very well, since the letter was sent but it didn't have a corresponding effect, she understood that Roland's mind was not on this battlefield, not on the Entagre Empire, she understood that she had other plans, although Roland kept silent, but who was she Catherine? Her understanding of the Enroth Empire made her probably think about where Roland's army would be next.

In Catherine's opinion, this is not a very good strategy, her understanding of this continent is far deeper than that of Roland and his guys, the Bracada Mage Kingdom is not so easy to fight, not to mention that there is Magnus, an old immortal monster, sitting in it, for more than a thousand years, who has secretly made many arrangements for this immortal king, this time suddenly exerting force, the determination of the old immortal monster has been quite clear, and the confidence is also hard, although there have been repeated setbacks, but there are still some backstrokes and trump cards useless, She didn't know where Roland's confidence in this strategy came from, she only hoped that the Enloth Army could really win smoothly and not fall into another battlefield quagmire and not be able to extricate itself.

Outside, there was another warning of an enemy attack in the sky, and the special loud whistles of the griffin knights resounded through the sky in a very harsh manner, but Catherine, who was concentrating on the huge sand table in front of her in the command room, was not distracted by this, and she did not even lift her eyelids in military uniform.

From early in the morning, such a situation continued to occur, and a considerable number of flying units of the Entagre Army appeared from time to time in the skies above Arissanret, which was a precursor to a formal enemy attack.

"Ignore them, just let our flying troops hold the airspace, don't take the initiative to fight, the enemy is just here to test and do the final pre-battle terrain reconnaissance, let them go, if they want to capture Arissanret from the air, I would love to see what they will do"

Previously, Catherine had given such a confident order to her generals to stick to it, and her tone was very calm, as always.

"We will meet the enemy on the ground and underground, we will fight this war in our own way, not be led by the nose by the enemy, we will let those guys in Ntagre, without air superiority, on the ground, who is the real king on the battlefield"

"Arissanret will be the beginning of a series of defeats for the Ntagrean army"

Such bold words made the generals of the Erathia Army as excited as if they had been beaten with dragon blood.

"Long live the Empress"

They responded to Catherine with such cheers, elated, but there was no one, the imperceptible wry smile and self-deprecation on Catherine's lips.

After a while, as Catherine had expected, the sky fell silent again, and the Entagrean army retreated, and the men came and went quickly.

Is Jian Chen still waiting? The Erathia army has been assembled as he thought, this decisive battle related to the fortunes of the two empires can already begin, Catherine while gesturing on the sand table, while secretly thinking in her heart, judging from all aspects of intelligence, the Entagrei army in Hammondale has completed all the preparations before the battle, the road is smooth, the material reserves, the army is assembled, Chen Jian himself has also arrived in Hammondal, as long as Chen Jian is willing, the Entagrei army can come to Arissanret at any time, but the Entagrei army just does not move.

Catherine couldn't think of a reason for Jian Chen not to go to war, the Entagri Empire had no reason to delay the war, and a quick decision was in line with the current interests of the Entagre Empire, if the Entagre Empire was freed up, it would definitely be much more difficult for the Entagri Empire to deal with the Erathia Empire.

On the contrary, such a delay in the war is quite beneficial to the side of the Erathia Empire, it is true that with the current situation of the Erathia Empire, fighting a protracted war will only exacerbate various negative situations in the country, but with the assistance of the Enros Empire in terms of materials, the Erathia Empire is not unable to hold on, once the Enros army shifts its focus to this direction, then the Erathia Empire will definitely have a great chance of winning.

Catherine knew this too well, and it was impossible for her to fail to see this with Jian Chen's eyes.

Does this mean that Jian Chen has other plans?

Catherine really couldn't think of a better way for Jian Chen to attack the hinterland of the Erathian Empire in the shortest possible time and smoothly than to capture Arissanret, and accomplish the strategic goal he envisioned.

Attacking from the eastern border of the empire is not a good option, Baildus's long supply line is a heavy burden for the attacking side, it is quite unwise to rely on magic portals to maintain supplies for the army under the opponent's deliberate scorched earth strategy, and in the same way, it is quite risky to use magic portals to launch jumping battles, Catherine does not dare to use his strategy in the elven kingdom to use it on the wider territory of the Erathia Empire, and for possible situations, she has also made various arrangements, Chen Jian really dared to do this, she also had a way to deal with it, not to mention that Roland had promised that if that really happened, a strong Enroth flying force would immediately reinforce the Erathian army, after putting herself in her shoes, Catherine firmly believed that attacking from the direction of Arissanret was the best and only suitable choice for the Entagri army at the moment, and it was precisely because of this that she took great pains to make all kinds of arrangements in Arissanret.

However, although she did not understand what Jian Chen's intentions were, Catherine was quite welcome to the current situation, because every day of postponement of the battle, Arissanreth became stronger and stronger, and although Roland did not send a large number of troops as his wife had hoped, he was not stingy in other aspects, and he provided Catherine with enough supplies because of his deep pockets, as well as a small but absolutely elite army, and a large number of Enros dwarven craftsmen, these Enroth dwarves were the same as the dwarves on the continent of ErathiaIt is thanks to them that Catherine was able to turn the Arissanrete area from a castle on the mountain into a huge and well-built military fortress with the whole mountain and the underground under the mountain as the main body, which can effectively resist the air raids of the Entagre army, and if it is more sufficient, she can also make some modifications and make some additions to the parts that are not very satisfactory.

By now, the former Arissanret Fortress has become a small part of Catherine's huge defensive line, it is a symbolic symbol, the real Arissanret, hidden in the belly of the mountain, hidden underground, full of traps, and full of countless elite Elassian warriors gathered from all over the country, among these people, there are many elite soldiers who have experienced the last war, and some veterans of the battlefield who left after Kendall came to power, and now they have returned to Catherine's command, plus Enlos reinforcements, And those who are staggering in number, pick up tools are excellent craftsmen, pick up battle axes are qualified warriors, especially good at fighting in narrow spaces, Arissanret is definitely a terrible war machine, Entagre army wants to take this place, it is not impossible, but the price required will definitely be very high, and the cost will definitely be very long.

Catherine's goal is to stay at Arissanret for half a year.

Half a year should be enough, half a year, enough self-confidence Roland to take Bracada, if you can't get it by then, then Roland should also give up and put more energy into the war against the Entagre Empire, one or two fiascos are not enough to make the Enlos Empire break their bones, when the time comes, the Enlos Empire will still have the strength to fight against the Entagree Empire with the Erathia Empire, half a year, it is enough to exhaust the Entagre Empire, maybe not wait for the Entagre Empire to make a move, The Entagri Empire retreated, and when the time came, it was not impossible for her to achieve her original goal of promoting peace.

Or maybe things won't go this way?

Thinking about it, Catherine's brow furrowed again, and she thought of another possibility about the defeat of the Erathian Empire.

But she didn't know why, she suddenly felt that if that situation really happened, maybe it would be a good thing, and the emergence of an ideal powerful new empire might mean the beginning of some kind of new era, right?

It's a pity that the person who ushered in this new era was not her Catherine, although this used to be her dream, but now, she has become a huge stumbling block to the new era.

With a self-deprecating wry smile again, Catherine forcibly drove away these chaotic thoughts in her mind, and then refocused her attention on the sand table in front of her, where some troops still need to be added, otherwise it may become a breakthrough for the enemy......"

At the same time, in another place, in the hinterland of the kingdom of Bracada, some important city.

Akibald was alone, walking down a secluded street.

At this time, Archibald was wearing a plain magician's robe that was quite common in the local area, with a strong Bracada style, the hood of the robe was pulled very low, covering most of his face, if someone passed by him, all he could see was a small half of his face, but this was not suspicious, many Bracada magicians liked to do this, this is a trick they often use in order to maintain their sense of mystery and majesty in front of lowly civilians.

The embroidered pattern on the robe also indicates that Archibald is a noble magician of a certain rank above Bracada, and his status is not low, which makes the occasional passer-by on the street all feel awe of Archibald, and consciously flash to the side to avoid colliding with the esteemed lord.

It was easy for Archibald to get such an outfit, although he was a magician and a magic master, but he knew a lot about all kinds of espionage, all thanks to the life of wandering all these years, he had always been a genius, he learned quickly and very well, and it was because of this that he was able to lead people to save Roland from the Kerrigans.

Archibald doesn't hate Roland now, becoming a king and defeating a king, in his opinion, it is normal, if he loses, he loses, in governing the country, in the military, in employing people, Roland is indeed better than him, and Roland's strength is also greater than him, even so, plus he has encountered walls everywhere on the continent of Erathia, he no longer thinks about dominating the world, and it is right to play to his strengths and go to the extreme on the road of magic.

So he chose to help Roland, of course, the purpose is not simple, family affection is a reason, he wants to use Roland, with the help of the power of the Enlos Empire, the ultimate dream to achieve, is also an important reason, if everything goes well, soon after, master the core magic technology of the Bracada Kingdom, figure out the secret of the immortal body, he Archibald will surpass the greatest magician of the moment, the immortal king Magnus, become a new, worthy of the name, above all living mortals, The king of magicians who has transcended the world.

But in order to achieve this goal, there are still some things that he must complete first, and what he has to do now is the most important of them.

It is not easy to capture the kingdom of the mage of Bracada, and it is even more difficult to complete the battle in one battle, Roland does not want to be brutal, and he Akibald does not want to either, so he has this trip.

The purpose of his trip was to meet an important minister of the Kingdom of Bracada, a general under Magnus, a famous magician on the continent, and the commander-in-chief of the Bracada army that guarded the region, and an old acquaintance of his, the famous Eschel.

He wanted to convince Eschel to turn his allegiance to the Enroth Empire and welcome the Enroth army to invade the hinterland of Bracada from there, and then let the Enloth Empire fight a decisive battle.

In the past, to convince Ashel, Archibald has no confidence at all, Eschel has always been loyal to Magnus, and it is impossible to persuade him to surrender, but now it is different from the past, Magnus, who is overconfident, should not have provoked many opponents at the same time, and has been defeated repeatedly, not even a new Entagre Empire can not be handled, and a lot of national strength has been consumed in vain, and now it is entangled by the more powerful Enroth Empire, and after a long period of invincibility, Magnus's prestige is gradually disappearing, Some people inevitably have some strange thoughts.

Whether Eschel is the same, Archebad does not know, but with what he knows about Eschel, he can succeed in this trip, Eschel is a utilitarian guy, he is loyal to Magnus, that is because Magnus is strong enough to provide everything Eschel wants, if Magnus is no longer strong, if there is a more powerful master, Eschel may not be tempted.

What's more, he also has a condition that makes it difficult for Esther to refuse.

Share the secrets of immortality.

No magician could refuse such a temptation, not even Estchel, and Archibald was convinced of that, for so was he.

Magnus is the greatest and most powerful mage because he is immortal and has endless opportunities to walk on the path of magic - even a mediocre person with more than a thousand years of learning magic is enough to make him a formidable being.

Previously, he only revealed a little to Eschel in the letter, and then succeeded in getting Eschel's appointment, which in itself is very indicative of something.

Soon, Archibald reached the end of the street, and a small and inconspicuous building appeared in front of him, which was the agreed meeting place for the two parties.

He walked to the front of the small building and knocked lightly on the door three times, two heavy and one light.

The door opened.

Chapter 840: Troubled Appointment

Chapter 840: Troubled Appointment