The royal family of the Kingdom of Lucia, which was mentioned earlier, was alternated by the war more than 200 years ago. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 InfoAnd a huge change like this can't just be a contest between those two families. The great storm of the rise and fall of the dynasty can be said to have stirred up the political arena of the Lucia Kingdom, which was already weakened by the defeat. Many of the previously high-ranking families have been completely lost, and the new successors have thrived by eating their corpses.

And the ivy-wrapped Bighorn Deer Banner is the lucky one among those crows - the Brackpoole family took advantage of that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to successfully transform from a local powerhouse to one of the giants who can influence Lucia's political situation. Since then, these new vested interests have been working harder than ever to suppress their former counterparts. What I am afraid of is that I will follow in the footsteps of my predecessors under the operation of these people in the future.

This was not only the decision of the Brackpoole family, but also the common will of the Lucian political magnates - in the storm that lasted for years, both the latecomers of the Brackpoole family and the old nobles who stood still in the past were imprinted with indelible memories. In order to ensure that similar events would not be repeated in the future, they began to suppress their former allies. After all, no one dares to say that they will be able to survive such a political storm.

Among them, the Brackpoole family, as the upstart of Lucia's political scene, has made great progress. However, the rapid expansion and various open and hidden arrows in politics have also laid hidden dangers for the family. Especially in the military aspect, the only thing that the other side can really use is the light cavalry that Barrett just mentioned, and the remaining private soldiers are not elite at all.

Of course, even if it is not an elite, the maintenance of their own 'sword' by that kind of great nobleman is still very good. Even the most short-sighted person will not abandon the force on which his safety depends. Therefore, the other soldiers of the Brackepur family, even if they are poor, are more effective than ordinary local forces. So don't look at Barrett as if he was very disdainful, but in his heart, he had already raised his vigilance at the first time. Of course, on the other hand, he is also hoping that he is thinking too much.

Barrett, who had arranged a vigil after dark, glanced at the halfling wanderer: "Noodles, you are also a spellcaster now!" If you don't sleep, it will also have a great impact on the next day's spells. ”

"Me? Spellcaster? Barrett, you know, I only use a few spells a day now! The halfling wanderer smiled self-deprecatingly, "So sleep problems don't affect me much. ”

"Don't underestimate those two-ring spells. At critical times, they may be able to determine the success or failure of the battle. Barrett crouched down and patted Noodles on the shoulder, "Anyway, it's easy enough for the three of us here to work in shifts." Lay out the trap and go get some rest! Transferring Anvil back from Team 2 was indeed the right choice. ”

"Captain, you say this as if my greatest use is for vigil." The dwarves, who don't like to speak much after the reunion, are rare to speak at this time.

Hearing this, Barrett turned his head to look at the dwarf in embarrassment: "I didn't say that, you're completely too sensitive." ”

Although he said so, in order to calm the dwarf's emotions, Barrett still arranged him to be on the first shift - at this time, normal people tend to be less sleepy, and the mental state on duty is better. In addition, after the shift change, you can have a rest time in the middle of the night, which can be said to be the most relaxing arrangement in the vigil.

The long night was a thing of the past in the dawn of dawn. Barrett, who had stood on his last shift, moved his muscles and lit the fireplace in the room to make a hot breakfast for his companions. But the calm of this night only proves that the past is peaceful, and does not mean that the future is as safe.

At the same time, players can't stop their reconnaissance work on Tallinn Fort, and no matter how careful they are in continuous aerial reconnaissance, there will always be clues when they are discovered by the other party. At that time, if he is chased by the other party, Bacheng has a tough battle to fight. Barrett didn't believe that with the lesson of the last time, those guys would stupidly fall into the trap they had set for themselves.

In this way, while monitoring the enemy's movements and guarding against enemy attacks, players carefully carry out their mission. Until one day the anvil slammed open the door of the secret hall: "The situation is not right, when I was just about to leave the forest, I found that there seemed to be Lucia on the other side of the riverbank. ”

"There are Lucia people on the other side of the river? Did they see you? Immediately, Klaimatis raised his voice as he grabbed his weapon. Know that once the anvil's whereabouts are revealed, the Lucians will likely follow. And judging by the dwarves' naturally short legs, there is no chance to shake them off at all. Then the battle is about to break out.

The anvil, who understood what the priest was worried about, did not look very good at this time: "I don't know very well. After all, whether it's hiding or anti-tracking, I'm not very good at it. ”

"Prepare for battle or not! Even if we don't start fighting immediately, our camp needs to be moved in case of a surprise attack. Speaking of this, Barrett touched the ring in his hand, and then he began to give orders, "Noodles, Klymatis, you two hurry up and follow me around there to have a look." We're going to have to determine what the Lucians are up to. ”

The few people who quickly completed the preparation immediately rushed to the location told by the anvil. At this time, the remaining companions began to take charge of the 'moving' work.

Using the Snow Boots, the three players run through the woods before reaching the edge of the woodland. Barrett, who was headed, stopped with a wave of his arm: "Almost, let's start to lean in carefully now." Don't let the other person find out about us. ”

After cautiously moving forward, the players see the figure on the other side of the river through the sparse pine trees. At first glance, there are about 30 Lucians in the player's sight. Most of them had already turned over and dismounted, all the while watching the empty river go against each other—it was clear that Barrett's sabotage of the bridge had now seriously affected their plans.

"Cuirasmets, scimitars, and compound bows, these guys are equipped with standard light cavalry! I don't know if it's the famous group under Duke Brackpool. Barrett muttered to himself, 'If it is, then this battle will have to be fought.'" But if you can make some gains, the family's rewards should be indispensable! ’

And the noodles on the side had already picked up their crossbows: "Whether it's that somewhat famous army shouldn't be so important to us now!" Barrett: Can you see what they're doing right now? ”

"It doesn't look like it's looking for a way to cross the river again." Speaking of this, Barrett paused, "Can you two lip-read?" If you can, give it a try now? ”

"Read your lips! I do have skills in this area, but I don't think I use them much. Noodle said uncertainly, "So if something goes wrong, don't blame me." ”

Immediately afterwards, it was as if Clematis had suddenly discovered a fun toy: "Speaking of lip reading, I seem to be able to do it after advancing to the 'Golden Eye Messenger'!" Or let's both give it a try. When the time comes, you can compare it. ”

"Are you going to have a game?" Barrett, who touched his chin, was also interested.

But then his bad taste was noticed by Clematis and Noodles, and the two said almost in unison, "It's just communication." ”

"So please start work as soon as possible, didn't you find that their conversation was about to end?" Barrett then reminded him that the two would not unite to attack him.

Hearing this, Noodles and Kleimatis immediately ignored Barrett, instead casting their eyes on the Lucians on the other side. Words such as 'wood' and 'repair' came out of the mouth of the noodle, and a series of words such as 'craftsman' and 'time' appeared in Klamatis's case.

'Those Lucia are preparing to build bridges?' That is, are they ready to wage war in the middle of winter?' Barrett was relieved after frowning.

Although the best time of war is autumn and winter, the period between the autumn harvest and the snow that is really suitable is often the time between the autumn harvest and the snowfall. This would not affect agricultural production and the road conditions would be acceptable. However, if the heavy snow covers the mountain, both the movement of the troops and the supply of logistics will be greatly affected. This is quite disadvantageous for the side that takes the initiative to attack.

This time, however, the Lucians couldn't take care of it. It was already autumn when the civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Cruze, and when the Kingdom of Lucia was ready for war, the cold air from the North caused the snow to fall incessantly. However, even if the door has been closed by heavy snow, it cannot stop the determination of the Lucian people. For now was the best time for them to wash away the shame of the Cruze kingdom - a country already mired in civil war, it would be difficult for them to resist the overwhelming onslaught of Lucia's side.

Of course, more importantly, compared to other kingdoms on the Western Continent, the Lucians are quite good at winter warfare. If they were to fight in the field in such an environment, they would still be able to take advantage of it somewhat. That would make up for some of the disadvantages of the winter march.

After about ten minutes, the soldiers on the other side of the river turned their horses one by one, and then turned their horses in the direction of Tallinnburg. At this time, the two of them, Noodle and Kleimatis, also stopped their respective work.

Immediately afterwards, the halfling wanderer made a gesture of please, as if to signal 'ladies first'. When Kleimatis saw this, he spoke unceremoniously: "Those Lucians seem to be discussing the construction of the bridge. They've searched up and down the river. It seems that this is the most suitable place to build the bridge. However, the other side also seems to have some internal conflicts, and it seems that there are disagreements about what type of bridge to build. ”

"Is it really going to be rebuilt on the same site? Do you have anything to add to the noodles? Barrett immediately understood that the other party's plan was not far from his previous guess.

The halfling wanderer then said, "I know about the same as the priest. However, similar disagreements about the construction of the bridge are mainly over the time required to build them. That's right! The other party just said that they want to get rid of the nearest town as soon as possible......"

Building bridges spanning tens of feet is not a small undertaking in the game. To accomplish it, it not only requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but also represents a lot of time consumption. In particular, the influence of the latter on military operations was so great that some of the Lucians wanted to build a simple bridge for survival.

However, there were opponents to this proposal, and some Lucians were concerned about whether the improvised bridge would be able to carry the load of heavy carriages. If not, the previous time-consuming and laborious work can only solve the problem of early action. In the future, if a large army fights, I am afraid that it will not even be able to supply supplies.

And once the bridge is built, the cost of strengthening it may be greater than building a new one. Those Lucians were not willing to have a bad impact on the whole battle for a short-term benefit. At that time, how to calculate the merits and demerits can be all up to the hands. These guys are not willing to take such a big risk.

"The other party wants to take the nearby town as soon as possible?" Barrett, who had muttered, frowned, "Are those brute bears really in such a hurry?" With the exception of the one we are monitoring, the Lucians in other areas have already begun to move, or have even succeeded. ”

"I don't think it will, otherwise the Bolim family would have sent a notice a long time ago." Klaimatis patted Barrett on the shoulder from behind, "But according to Noodles, they do look like they're in a hurry." In other words, even if the other areas haven't moved yet, I'm afraid it's going to be soon. ”

"But even building a simple bridge here isn't an easy task!" Noodle also seemed to come to help, "No matter how hard they try, the plan with us shouldn't go well." ”

"It's up to the Lucians to pay what price they're willing to pay. If the right caster is found, they will have time at all. At this point, Barrett turned away. And the second half of what he didn't say was, 'But for the finance officials, the offer of those spells would be a nightmare for them.'" (To be continued.) )