Caster has risen to prominence in the northern part of the Merchant Alliance, with countless civilians emerging from their hiding places, whether in caves, forests, swamps, or the Sunset Mountains.

Hedley, the commander of the Desik Division who had surrendered, looked at the merchants who had returned home in surprise. In the past year, it has been rare for the Desik soldiers to see so many Merchant Alliance people appear together, and God knows where they were before.

Koster's inquiries to the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance on how to deal with the surrendered Desik army had not yet been answered, so in desperation, he had to take Hudley and other senior officers with him for a long time, and Feida led the pro-guard battalion to watch over them carefully.

After a long period of contact, Kester found that Hedley was no different from the San Jose and Desik people he had been in contact with before. Perhaps, regardless of the distinction between countries, they could have become good friends.

Hedley was a very talkative man, not quite like the traditional taciturn and rude Desik. Hearing Koster ask like this, he didn't get angry, but said with a smile, "Dear Lord Koster, there are many kinds of Desik. ”

What he said is indeed right, after these days, Kester did find that this group of Desik officers, they don't want to fight in the Shang Alliance anymore, and they really want to return to Desik and compete with the rumored Dark Rising organization.

"Don't underestimate the Dark Rising, in my mind, I feel that there is still a fierce battle between us and the Dark Rising. Kerst concluded.

But that's all for later, and Kester and his army now have a new problem: the Desik army in Deathstroke City finally can't sit still.

Florian and Jim, the two supreme commanders of the Desik army in the Merchant League, may have been absolutely loyal to Edward VI before: one was Edward VI's favorite general for many years, and the other was the leader of the Warriors of the Wasteland with Edward in one hand.

However, as time passed, the ideas of the two people in the Shang Alliance also changed dramatically as the war progressed.

Especially when the main army of De Sick suffered a major defeat in San Jose, it was reasonable to say that the De Sick Army, which should have done its best to help the battle, unexpectedly chose to stand still.

In fact, it is not without warning. During the war, the Desik Dispatch Army chose not to send troops many times because of the invasion of the Merchant Alliance resistance group in the territory. Every time the Emperor's conscription order came, General Florian excused himself on the grounds that the war in the Shang League was tense.

Edward VI didn't dare to push them too hard, after all, the food and wealth looted by the Desik army in the territory of the merchant alliance was already the largest income of the Desik Empire at that time. Years of war, even if it is as strong as Desik, can no longer hold on.

Edward VI died in the royal palace of White Rock City, and the Rise of Darkness gained control of the Desic Empire, killing countless nobles. Among them, there are many young sons of families who serve in the Desik Dispatch Army.

At this time, General Florian raised the slogan of avenging the emperor, and the Steppenwolf Cavalry and Ranger also withdrew from the southern defense line and chose to garrison on the side of the Grand Canyon.

However, that's not all. General Florian of Death Knell City, whose slogans were shouted louder than anyone else, never made the next move, how could this not make the junior officers feel cold.

Of course, he can't be blamed, the situation of De Sick, including San Jose, is not clear now, and no one knows how much power the Dark Rise has. As a powerful force commanding an army of 150,000 and a territory of more than one-tenth of the continent's area, he certainly had to plan for himself. Many high-ranking officers, including Jim, supported his decision, but there were also officers like Hudley who disagreed with his ideas.

However, Florian, who was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, never imagined that the Shang Alliance, who had always been cowardly and incompetent in his consciousness, would choose to go to war against him when the situation on the mainland was so turbulent. They contacted the army that had been entrenched in South Madur in the north-western corner, and attacked Desik's garrisons in Kosok and Carthage. Moreover, the results are remarkable.

Furious, Florian could no longer care about sitting on the Diaoyu Tai. For him, losing such regions as Carthage and Kosok would have him encircled in several directions in the northwest, west, and south. Under these circumstances, the Merchant Alliance would never allow itself to occupy the richest areas of the Moro River.

So this time, Florian mobilized almost all the troops near Deathstroke City that could spare his hands. After all, now, they don't need to collect wealth and food for the Desik Empire.

More than 70,000 troops, including 20,000 cavalry, swooped down on Newton Bay, the capital of Kosok.

For Koster, he was also a bit of a tiger. The original plan was to find a way to contact the resistance groups in the north and unite with them to break through the encirclement of the New Third Army in Southern Madur and bring Southern Madur, the largest enclave in the north, back under the rule of the Shang League. By the way, you can integrate the resistance armies in the north.

This plan was originally intended to take advantage of the rise of darkness to cause trouble in the east, and the direction of Deathbell City was not behind it, and a small army led by Küster to complete the sneak attack. Therefore, if you don't count Kaka, Kist only brought a total of six thousand troops.

Unexpectedly, the war went very smoothly, and the three divisions of the Desik army in the three northwestern countries did not even achieve symbolic resistance, and they were swept away like a devastating and decaying force.

There are now more than 6,000 people in two regiments of the New Sixth Army and more than 10,000 people in the New Third Army, and all the resistance organizations have officially come to the stage, and they will be organized into the New 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Armies of the Shang League, and the commander of the corps is the leader of the four resistance organizations. However, these four legions, the largest of which is the sixteenth legion led by Giroud, is only more than 6,000 people, and the combat strength is definitely not comparable to the army of Koster.

When Desik's army swooped down on Newton Bay, Kest hastily reorganized the army and sent all the Resistance troops to their respective countries to regain control. Simpson's New Third Army was naturally escorting Gualman back to Southern Madol to restore the country.

So at this moment, there are only more than 6,000 people from the New Sixth Army and 5,000 New Sixteenth Army under Giroud who have just changed into the uniforms of the Shang Alliance, as well as a dragon.

Fortunately, there is a dragon. After recovering Kosok, Kester did not forget the direction of Deathknell City, so he sent two battalions of soldiers to the border to guard. Newton Bay is actually quite close to the Kosok border, and it may only take a few days to reach it from Death Knell all the way west. The two battalions were from Duncan's regiment, and they were not stupid, and they hurried back when they saw Desik's army coming.

Florian was furious and sent out the Rangers to eliminate the vigilant guards. Approaching Newton Bay, the battalion at the back was unfortunately overtaken by the Desik cavalry. Seeing that a tragedy was about to happen, Kaka, who was flying nearby, noticed the situation.

The creature flew overhead, and the Desik Rangers in front of them were startled, and they grabbed the reins and stopped. Kaka demonstratively spat out a few puffs of dragon fire in the air, and the Rangers turned around and ran, not wanting to stay for a minute.

So by the time Florian approached Newton Bay with his army, Chest had already organized his army and prepared for defense. Newton Bay faces the water to the south and the city walls to the north, which Florian naturally chose to the south. There were still some wreckage left on the plank road that had been cut by the previous defenders, and Florian had a headache for a long time, but he still didn't think of how to approach Newton Bay. Moreover, the number of merchant allies in the city was not clear, so they had to arrange for soldiers to camp at the edge of the city first, and prepare to wait for the next day.

Surprisingly, seeing that an unusually brutal siege battle was about to begin, it miraculously did not start the next day. On the second day of the Red Sun's rise, flags were lowered at the head of Newton Bay and at Desik Camp below, which in war meant peace talks. Neither the Merchant Allies defending the city, nor the Resistance Novas, nor the Desik infantry, rangers, and a handful of Steppenwolf horsemen preparing to attack did not understand what their commander was trying to do.

The group opened the gates of Newton Bay and rode towards the plains in front of Newton Bay, and General Florian rode in the same direction with a small number of Steppenwolves. The two teams met in the swamp below the city, and on the side of the Shang Alliance, in addition to Caster, there were also Feida, Rika and Grimm, who personally escorted him, and a golden dragon soaring overhead.

Seeing the fully armored general opposite, Kist understood that it was the Desik's supreme commander in the territory of the Shang Alliance, General Florian. "I'd love to fight you right now, but I think since you're also applying for peace talks, I think you've received a message similar to mine. As soon as they met, Kerst spoke.

The general on the opposite side took off his helmet and was a general with a somewhat white beard. I heard that General Florian is in the prime of life, and it seems that he has not had a good time in the past few years in charge of the military in the Shang League. "I understand what you mean, you have wiped out my 3 divisions, and I have already come to retaliate with 70,000 men, but last night, my colleague, General Jim, sent an urgent message that forced me to suppress my anger. ”

"Let's talk about it, it's the same as the message I received. "Chester sat on his horse, affectionate and unrecognizable.

"Why didn't you tell me about it first?" General Florian frowned.

In the end, the two supreme commanders still stepped forward alone and got together. Whether it's Fidarica, who protects Cast, or Florian's chief of guard, they are all extremely nervous. The two generals didn't react, but judging from the backs of the two, they seemed to have seen some great news.

"Why the ceasefire, why did Koster come out?" the guards behind him were all talking to each other, but Feida was in an extremely excited mood at this time. As a close confidant of Chester, Walker naturally did not avoid her when he received the news last night.

The news came from the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance in Mister City, and the Adventurers' Guild got the news that Rise of Darkness has basically completed the integration of San Jose and Desik, and is currently gathering troops.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!" said Feida.