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There has always been contact between the blue water city and the attacking forces in the dungeon. After Gordon successfully opened the portal, Archduke Antelo quickly learned about the previous mission of Gordon and his party. However, since there is no condition for real-time communication, the two parties can only agree to communicate every hour.

I hope that next time, the good news will come from the front that the Three Holy Baptist Church strongholds will be completely destroyed and the other side will be prevented from activating the magic circle......

All the nobles in the study were so hopeful.

However, in addition to the special forces attacking the dungeon, there are other things that need to be considered by Archduke Antello.

The loss of contact with the outposts on the tundra one after another is definitely a wake-up call. If the Tundra Orc Leader was a smart man, he would definitely choose to launch a long-planned attack three days before and after the Dragon God's Blessing Day. Because Ferreton military law stipulates that the three days before and after the Dragon God's Blessing Day, plus the day of the festival, a total of seven days, is the day when the garrison troops in various places rotate and have a holiday.

On these days of the year, half of the soldiers and officers in the garrisons go home to reunite with their loved ones. Due to the importance of the Great Wall and the fact that the Tundra Orcs would invade on a large scale if they received accurate information, Grand Duke Antaro made a special order to keep the rotation of the Great Wall garrison at a quarter.

This is already the limit. Because even the Lord of Scepters can't ask the soldiers who have been stationed after a year of boring and intense stationing, even for the most important holidays. If you do this, it will greatly affect the morale of the army.

"Earl Exxon, how are your troops?" The Lord of Wands looked at a middle-aged man in a golden breastplate.

This soldier, with an angular face like a knife and an axe, and a sharp eye, was the commander of the Winterclaw Legion, the Imperial Standing Army, stationed in the Far Frost Province.

In Ferreton's system of power, the local military power was assigned to the local nobility. and a standing army sent by the central royal family. In terms of military strength alone, the local lords were able to assemble more than three times as many troops as the standing army, but the leaders of the local nobility, such as Robb. Grand Duke Antello, it will take a long time to mobilize those nobles, large and small, to send troops from their respective territories, and then to assemble them together. The power of a plate of loose sand is always inferior to a fist that is clenched all the time.

This was a measure for the Ferreton royal family to consolidate imperial power and check and balance local forces. In terms of deterring the local consolidation of imperial power. It's working. But there is no such thing as a perfect policy. When emergency response is required to deal with a crisis, such a military system is extremely slow and lagging behind.

In the rout that lost the entire land outside the Great Wall a few years ago, its flaws were already exposed. At that time, the orcs were invading, although the Grand Duke of Antello issued a mobilization order in time. But before the nobles could complete the assembly, they were defeated one by one by the whirlwind orc army.

After learning the lesson. Emperor Ferreton also made some remedial measures. He promulgated the Ferreton Special Army Ordinance. The Far Frost Province in the north and the Thunder Rock Province in the east, two regions that directly face the threat of the Tundra Orcs and the Black Dragon Emperor, can retain one-tenth of the tax paid to the central royal family to form their own standing army.

Now, after several years of exhibition, the Redstone Legion is stationed in Gaoyan City, Far Frost Province. This one is only by Rob. The local legions built by Antelo and other nobles have begun to take shape.

However, the Winter Claw Legion is still the number one combat power in the entire Northland. Therefore, Archduke Antello must pay attention to the opinion of the commander of the legion, Count Exxon.

Earl Exxon, dressed in armor and out of step with the atmosphere of the study, heard the Grand Duke's question. He replied: "The main force of the legion is stationed in the main fortress of the Marin Principality, and it is in the highest state of combat readiness. Moreover, Drington had already led the cavalry to form a mobile force, and he could reach the Anduin Wall in half a day. ”

As he said Moral Lington's name, Earl Exxon gave Archduke Antelo a cautious look. His most powerful subordinate seems to be involved in the political struggle that affected the entire northern land some time ago. I heard that he had something to do with the Earl Thompson, and the Earl of Exxon had sent someone to inquire about the news.

Although all the news about Drington seems to be just rumors now, and the nobles of the Archduke Antello line did not challenge the Eisenstein family, the Earl of Exxon was still worried that he would upset the other party if he mentioned Drington's name in front of the strongest man in the Far Frost Province.

This seemingly unwarranted worry is due to the fact that Earl Exxon is very optimistic about Drington and loves his talent, and even sees him as the best candidate for the next commander of the Winterpaw Legion.

Rob. When Archduke Antello heard the name Drington, he didn't show any reaction that worried Earl Exxon: "Very good. The cavalry of the Wintertalon Legion is very elite, and the young man from the Eisenstein family is also very good, and I can rest assured that they are there. ”

Marlene was the eldest daughter of the founding emperor of Ferretton. Anduin, a great warrior with the title of "Princess General", built a military facility when expelling the orc tribe in the Northland, and it is also the closest military fortress to the Great Wall of Anduin. Coupled with the nearby Redstone Legion stationed in High Rock, it adds another layer of insurance.

But in the face of such a huge shadow hanging over the head of the army of tundra orcs, these preparations are obviously not enough.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to issue a mobilization order, what do you think?" The Lord of Wands said suddenly.

This sentence suddenly ignited the originally quiet study. The city lords of the four largest cities in the Far Frost Province, as well as several great nobles with the title of earl, immediately began to discuss.

Almost all of them disagree with Rob. Antelo's decision.

"My lord, if you want to issue a mobilization order, you have to wait until after the Dragon God's Blessing Day. It is impossible for us to forcibly drag the soldiers who are looking forward to the Blessed Day Sacrament from the table! ”

"Many nobles spent a lot of food and money for the sake of the festival. If we don't wait for next month's tax revenue, we won't even be able to raise the grain and grass for the expedition. ”

"Now there is no clear news of the orc invasion, if you rashly issue a mobilization order, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"

The aristocrats gossiped and complained to each other. There is only one core idea, that is, "now is really not the time to issue a mobilization order and assemble the armies of the nobles of the various fiefdoms." If you do, you'll make a big mess! ”

Surrounded by a crowd of spittle-flying, dancing, red-faced nobles hoping to convince him, Antelo stood still. He coughed lightly, and the study immediately fell silent.

This is the power of the Lord of Wands.

The Earl of Exxon watched coldly, as if he had stayed out of the way.

He was not a local nobleman in the Far Frost Province, and his fief was in the western part of the empire, so the mobilization order issued by the Grand Duke had no effect on him. And as a professional soldier, he was not satisfied with a peaceful life. It's just a dragon god blessing day that happens every year, and it's not a big deal to miss one. He was eager to fight, and he didn't care about the minutiae.

In his heart, he hoped that the tundra orcs would successfully invade. In that case, it will be an opportunity to establish one's own honor and regain the territory of the former seized empire. He hoped to engrave his name on the stone wall of the Imperial Capital Square.

Earl Exxon pondered his words for a moment and said, "Considering the strange situation outside the Great Wall recently, I think the Grand Duke has issued a mobilization order, which is also reasonable. I support this decision. ”

"Humph!" Count Barudel looked hatefully at the commander of the Wintertalon Legion. He has the largest area of cultivated land in the Far Frost Province and the largest number of vassals. If the Grand Duke issued a mobilization order, his peasants would have to grab their weapons and go to the front, and they would probably miss the spring ploughing. At that time, the losses of Count Barudel were great. So he was very dissatisfied with Earl Exxon's words.

"The affairs of our Far Frost Province are naturally decided by the people of Far Frost. You're an outsider, you don't understand the situation, stay out of it, it's better not to talk nonsense. Barudel said.

Count Exxon sneered, did not speak, but put his hand on the hilt of the sword. In the whole person's body, a fierce murderous aura burst out.

Short and pampered Count Barudel was so shocked that he took three steps back.

The conflict between the foreign garrisons directly belonging to the imperial family and the local nobles is not a matter of a day or two, and as the commander of the Winter Claw Legion, he knows very well how to deal with this kind of thing. In the face of these aristocrats, a slightly tough stance will solve the problem.

Because of Count Exxon, the whole study fell into an eerie silence for a while. After a while, Count Julian, who was a friend of the Grand Duke, finally spoke.

"My lord, whether to issue a mobilization order or not, or wait for the results of the battle on the side of the dungeon to come out, and then make a decision. If Viscount Demont and Gordon had succeeded in stopping the Three Holy Baptists' plans, perhaps we wouldn't need to be so nervous. ”

"Okay, that's all." Rob. Antelo nodded.

But this wait, it's all night.

Originally, it was agreed that the news would be delivered once an hour between Bishui City and the attacking troops of the dungeon. But from the beginning of the attack in the early morning, until the morning, when the morning sun of the blessed day rose from the distant horizon and sprinkled light all over the earth, the Grand Duke and the others who were waiting in the study still did not receive any news.

This does not bode well.

Rob. Antello summoned a water element ** servant and asked him to prepare coffee for everyone to dispel the growing drowsiness. Who would have thought that the water element had just left, the leader of the Grand Duke Mage Regiment, Yoland. Dumick hurried in.

"Oh no, my lord! The Mage Tower detected the northwest direction of Blue Water City, generating a huge energy fluctuation! (To be continued......)