'Boom~' The walls of the Pittsburgh Fortress finally couldn't withstand the bombardment of the boulders, and were smashed down by heavy trebuchets. The soldiers besieging the city outside the city immediately poured in like a tidal wave, shouting and killing to the sky.

On a high ground five miles outside the city, several well-dressed noble lords watched this scene quietly.

"I don't need to look at it anymore, the big picture has been decided." A tall, thin old man at the front spoke.

The fortress city of Pittsburgh fell, and behind it was a flat river, all the way to the Red Dragon Fort, the capital of the Holy Helmet Kingdom.

The tall and thin old man's name was Hansen, the younger brother of King Citez, the Duke of Citus, and the Overseer Marshal of the Vengeful Army.

When he had finished speaking, he turned back to the big tent behind him, and the others stopped looking at him and followed him.

Arriving at the tent, Hansen sat down at the top, his hands clasped on the table, his eyes looked around at everyone, and said, "It's time to officially decide on the placement of the Holy Helm Queen." ”

"Didn't we talk about guillotining her before?" A young man spoke, he was the eldest son of Duke Ross, Duke Ross Jr.

Duke Hansen shook his head: "Our agreement is that unless Queen Tolia resists to the end and refuses to surrender, we can forcibly break through the Red Dragon Fort before we can execute the queen." So, what is going on depends on Queen Toria's attitude. ”

Another young man spoke: "What's there to see?" At this point, the woman still hasn't issued any surrender, which means that she is ready to resist to the end! ”

This guy is the successor Marquis of Orlanto.

Duke Hansen nodded: "So far, it is true that I have not received it." It seems that the queen is very proud, and she does not want her family glory to be tarnished by defeat. We went all the way and waited until we reached the city of Red Dragon Castle, and if we hadn't received the surrender letter, we could only do as agreed. Let you get revenge. ”

"I also want to ask, what should Russell do?" Duke Ross Jr. asked.

"Obviously, there is no way to deal with it." Duke Hansen spread his hands and said helplessly: "There is news that he has left the Red Dragon Castle ten days ago. Returned to the city in the sky. As a great magician, he flinched and lost face, and that was enough. ”

"What a painless punishment, you damn pariah!" Duke Ross Jr. gritted his teeth.

The Marquis of Delok on the side suddenly spoke: "He just left, it's too cheap for him, at least humiliate him, peel off his face and throw it to the ground, so that those peddlers and pawns can step on it." Let this matter be a shame for him for the rest of his life. That's the real price! ”

"What do you want to do?" And all the people looked at him.

"I think there's a good chance that Queen Tolia will surrender, because there's no point in resisting. She surrendered, and as a former king, we should have treated her with courtesy. But we can make a demand that Toria hand over the real murderer. Toria certainly won't be able to hand it over. She shielded the murderer, so naturally she had to be punished. ”

"How to punish?"

"She's Russell's wife, so strip her naked. Strapped to a horse, take a walk around the streets of Red Dragon Castle. Let the lowliest people see her body! The Marquis de Roke's tiny eyes shone with utter shamelessness.

Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued: "We all know that Russell is the real murderer. Since Toria wants to shield her civilian husband, she will have to pay the price. When parading the streets, if Russell, as a husband, can still not hide, then he will have no face. Become the laughing stock of the entire continent. ”

This can indeed greatly humiliate Russell and the Lucio family, but doing so always feels a bit overdone, and one can't get it right. I'm afraid something big will happen.

Duke Little Ross frowned and said: "I heard that Russell has a violent personality, if he does this, it will definitely anger him completely, he will definitely be desperate, and it will not end well at that time." ”

"What's this?" The successor Marquis of Orlanto was no longer silent, and said with a smile: "If Russell can hold back when something happens, it means that he is a coward and not to be afraid." If he rushes to the rescue of the Red Dragon Castle, it will just run into our ambush! Isn't it, Lord Hansen? ”

Hansen didn't answer immediately, his fingers tapped on the table one by one, and he was pondering for a long time before he spoke: "To be honest, this is indeed a good idea. If I had taken the opportunity to arrange for the battle mage group to set up an ambush, I would have eliminated Russell directly, even if he was a great mage. ”

But the losses will be very large, which makes him very hesitant.

"That's what it means." Marquis Drok smiled: "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about losses. You should know that if Russell is not removed, Certis will never be at peace. ”

Hansen nodded, and then said, "In this case, you go back first, and let me think about it again." ”

The lords nodded and walked out of the tent, which was quiet.

Hansen suddenly said to himself, "Sir Simon, do you think this is a good solution?" ”

After a while, a figure appeared in the shadow of the tent, and the figure took a few steps forward, revealing in the light, it turned out to be the great magician Pierre. Simon.

"Sir Simon, you have seen Russell up close, do you think this idea is feasible?" Hansen continued to ask.

Simon shook his head with a sneer on his face and said, "It won't work." From Russell's past analysis, this man has a decisive character, but he is not a reckless man. It would have been better if you had killed Toria directly. If you deliberately humiliate ...... He may not come to save Toria on the spot, but will directly go to the fiefdom of these three fools, kill all their family members, and then go to the capital of Citis and kill again. You must know that the sneak attack of a great magician is very, very terrifying. ”

Hansen imagined the scene of a seventh-level destruction magic being stolen from the Sidis Palace, and unconsciously shuddered, and said happily: "Your Excellency Simon, thank you for the reminder, I almost fainted. ”

"No thanks."

"But...... I do want to remove this great threat for Citis. ”

"Hehe, Lord Duke, you already have a plan, and you are already implementing it. Otherwise, we would have received the surrender a long time ago, wouldn't we? Simon smiled.

"Uh~~ Hehe, Your Excellency the Great Magician's eyes are really sharp." Hansen smiled, "I really don't want the Red Dragon Fort to surrender, I want them to fight to the end." In this way, I will take the opportunity to cut the grass and eradicate the roots! ”

Therefore, he sent someone to intercept all the descending letters from the Red Dragon Castle and secretly destroy them, creating the illusion that the queen was ready to resist until the last moment.

"A perfect poison plan." Simon's evaluation.

He continued: "Of course, I also know that there is no right or wrong in politics, only victory and defeat. It is not a good thing to completely erase the Holy Helmet Kingdom, and the long pain is better than the short pain, so that it will save the future of war. ”

"So, what about Russell the Grand Magician?" Hansen tentatively probed.

"He's a proud man, and he probably has some affection for Queen Toria. According to your plan, when you attack the Red Dragon Castle, Russell will definitely not stand idly by, and will definitely rush to the Red Dragon Castle to support. I'll stop him on the way. Simon spoke.

"Thank you very much. But as long as Russell is alive and we kill his wife, it will be a terrible aftermath. Hansen's face was worried.

"Heh~" Simon smiled lightly: "I understand what you mean, you want to erase all unrest, a Queen Toria is not enough, you still want me to help you kill Russell?" ”

"Hehe, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, any lord will think the same way as me." Duke Hansen smiled a little awkwardly.

"Then select the ten most powerful mages from your group of battle mages and follow me to intercept Russell." Simon said quietly, his eyes dark.

"Do you agree?" Hansen was pleasantly surprised.

One Great Magician unites ten powerful magicians with an average level of more than five stars, and this power is enough to form a lore against another Great Magician!

Simon nodded slowly: "This war, the sooner it ends, the smaller the losses." I just hope that the mainland will stabilize as soon as possible. ”

"Your Excellency, what the mainland needs is a sage like you who can take care of the overall situation!" Duke Hansen was not sparing in praise.

Simon waved his hand and said lightly: "It is not a glorious thing to threaten someone's wife by holding him hostage. I can't afford to be a sage. You don't need to praise it, just make sure that there are no mistakes. ”

"Don't worry, I will arrange the details of the plan well, and make sure to lure the great magician Russell out of the city in the sky." Hansen laughed. (To be continued......)