The Grey Castle, which began as a small castle of the Duke of Lancaster's ancestors, has been expanded and renovated for nearly 200 years, and has become a city of defense and prosperity, but its simple name has never changed......

At this time, there were almost no commoners and merchants on the bustling streets, and the families of the nobles and most of the population had already moved towards Stormwind a month earlier

The only sounds that could be heard in the desolate streets at this time were the crunch of metal as armor collided with each other, and the sound of knights' hooves galloping on their horses......

"Your Excellency the Duke, His Royal Highness Leo and his army of more than 50,000 are already less than 5 miles away from the city, and the deputy head of the Knights of Punishment Keith, who is the outpost, has entered the city, and he implores you and a few adults to get ready!"

The gray-bearded Duke of Lancaster nodded, and after his personal guard knight hurriedly retreated, he stretched out his hand and invited a few old friends beside him

"My friends, it seems that Your Highness is so worried about the safety of our people that it is a few days earlier than originally expected in this weather, and as my host, I hope that you will join me to meet our most loyal allies!"

"Of course, this is our honor, speaking of which, I haven't seen His Highness for a long time, hehe, but Your Excellency, the most anxious person here is probably not us, Elena, this child has been a lot haggard recently......"

Shaking his head, the duke was also a little helpless to the friendly ridicule of several old people, and when transferring all the family members, only Elena insisted on refusing to leave, and even did not hesitate to provoke him to use a hunger strike to express his attitude

"Let's go...... Leo is here to be at ease with this child, and I am sure that His Highness will not let my dear granddaughter be in any danger, let alone ...... Hmph, Rolf and Nathaniel, do you really think you're going to eat us, the outcome of the war is still unknown! ”

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After the meeting, he and the Duke of Lancaster exchanged a few simple greetings and greetings, ignoring the wind and dust from afar and his somewhat haggard face, Leo's first words with a serious expression made several allies a little confused

"I've got the exact news that our enemy is here much faster than expected, a week, or 10 days at the latest, and I think we'll be able to see those two 'old friends' again......

"What did you say about Leo?"

Surprised, several people even called Leo's name directly, and Auston took a few steps forward and eagerly reconfirmed

"Why is this happening, Leo? Didn't we expect that there would be at least half a month to go, damn, it's not easy now, and we haven't completely arranged a lot of things......"

None of them doubted the accuracy of the information in Leo's mouth, knowing that no one would make such a pointless joke at such a sensitive time

Looking at the impatient Auston and the Duke of Lancaster and the Marquis of Hohenzollern, Leo took off his cloak and handed it to Finn behind him, revealing a wry smile

"The wind is too strong at the gates, my dear duke, will you invite me to visit your mansion, and I will tell you all about it when I get there?"

"Oh! Of course, of course, Your Highness, the news you brought is so shocking that it makes me a little rude, sorry, please come with me, the carriage is ready, and your knights and soldiers will be properly arranged and entertained......"

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An hour later, in the warm Duke's palace, Leo finally relieved some of the fatigue after a few days of traveling, and subconsciously played with the bottomed water glass in his hand, and spoke to the crowd of people who were either pensive or surprised

"That's the basic situation, to be honest, I didn't expect that with Joe Victor's cooperation, this group of minority fighters could do such a good job, maybe we inadvertently made a good move!"

Half-ringing...... The Duke of Lancaster shook his head and sighed as he spoke to Leo and the others

"I have to say, Your Highness, you are really ...... It's too bold, you must know that even His Majesty, the founding emperor of the empire, did not dare to try to tame these minority warriors, to put it mildly, they are like some intellectual beasts, cruel and extreme, you are too risky! ”

"No, Your Excellency the Duke forgive me for interjecting, on the contrary, I think His Highness is doing the right thing!"

Auston, who had already recovered his nerves, sat there elegantly, and retorted after bowing his head slightly

"In a few weeks, there were more than 10,000 casualties among the Rolf and Papal forces, and although most of them were recruits and civilians, I think that through this series of raids or attacks, the morale of the other side may have been reduced to freezing point, and more importantly, they have burned a lot of food and supplies that are precious to the enemy...... And we paid almost nothing, of course, I mean the regular soldiers of His Highness"

After a pause, Auston looked at the group

"If I'm not mistaken, our families have already relocated a large number of people from the surrounding areas to the Duchy of Pander in accordance with His Highness's suggestion, right?"

Seeing that everyone, including Leo, nodded, Auston continued

"So, what else do we have to worry about, there are always accidents in war, don't you, friends? How long do you think a large, demoralized, poorly supplied, or even watertight army can hold out during the snowstorm season characteristic of the north? By faith, huh? ”

"Bang Bang Bang"

Gently clapping his hands, Leo imperceptibly gave Auston a grateful look, thanking the other party for exculpating himself, but at the same time he could only sigh that the marquis's eloquence was still as admirable as ever

"The Marquis is right, friends don't have to worry about this, this time I brought two of the most powerful knights under my command, bringing 50,000 professionally trained soldiers armed to the teeth, plus the strength of three, here we will definitely give the enemy an impressive lesson!"

After the mood improved, the conversation between the two people became much more casual, during which the Duke and the others also asked the same question, that is, whether the enemy would directly bypass the Grey Keep and attack Stormwind City

Leo didn't use the original explanation, but just told the three that he left Anthony to lead the army of the principality nobles to defend, and if tens of thousands of troops defended the city, it would give the people here enough time to react

"Your Highness, several adults ......"

While the group was discussing the troop arrangement, Finn, who was guarding the door, gently pushed the door and walked in, interrupting Leo and bringing the latest news

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Finn had a slightly strange expression on his face, and he reported before Leo could ask

"The scouts of the Knights of the Dawn have discovered a strange thing, a knight group of about two hundred people is less than ten miles away from the Grey Keep, and after analysis, our people believe that this is an outpost of the enemy, but it is just ......"

Glancing at Finn in confusion, Leo asked with some confusion

"It's not surprising, it's normal for the enemy's vanguard to appear here, pure knights can ensure mobility without being easily annihilated, you should know better than me, but why is Finn's expression so weird? Do they dare to attack the city? ”

"Not really, it's just that my lord, in the news from the Noldor scouts, the other party's knight leader and all the members of the team are all women!"

"What??"

Now it was Leo's turn to be calm, and the news was probably even more shocking than when they heard that Rolf was actually an upright man......

"And ......"

The expression on Finn's face was even more strange, as if he was holding back a smile, and his eyes casually glanced at the Marquis of Auston

"And the team of scouts, Noldor, told me with great certainty that it was the Knights of the Roses...... Yes, you heard it right, my lord, the Knights of the Roses as you imagined it......"

"It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible, Finn, don't sell off, it's not like yours, tell me everything!"

Leo looked at his Grand Master with a serious expression, and at the same time asked the system in his mind for the first time, of course, the news he got was that there was absolutely no advent or embodiment of the Knights of the Rose in this world

"I'm sorry sir," Finn apologized and said with a serious expression, "It should be said that they are wearing equipment similar to the equipment of the Rose Knights, heavy crossbows, and standard stabbing swords, although their light armor style is very different from the real roses, but they are also as luxurious as possible, on the armor and vest, the Nuodo said that the other party's knights are all decorated with rose patterns, which is also the source of misunderstanding in the first place!" ”

After Finn finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to the somewhat stupid Marquis of Auston, who subconsciously pointed to his nose and stammered

"You...... You ...... This is...... What is the meaning? Could this ...... I made these ...... Done? ”

Everyone, including Finn, nodded heavily, and in the silence of everyone, Leo sighed and stepped forward to put his arm around his best friend's shoulder

"Auston, come with us to take a look, the story you wrote in the imperial capital is really popular, look! This is not the follow-up has already come to the door! (To be continued.) Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info)