Relations between the North and the South became tense for the first time after the Fifth Emperor gradually distrusted the southern cities and sent an envoy to inspect them, and then the death of the envoy made the relationship irreversible, and it came to this point in the ensuing confrontation and compromise.

The city also completely tore away the disguise of the pro-king faction, using its hoarded funds and large numbers of people to form a relatively large and elite Maharaja. In order to defend against a possible rebellion in the south, the royal family established semi-permanent fortifications as outposts sixty miles from the city from the end of Esher V to monitor and defend against the city of Achille.

In the past two decades, under the mutual compromise of the royal and local factions, the city of Achilli has been in a period of steady development, and the two sides have not been at peace, and the exchanges between the north and the south have not only not stagnated, but have become more and more frequent because of the prosperous commercial activities. Castle Lord Tritel. Morality. Bozaki. Treeu had thought that this situation would always be maintained, at least in his generation. However, since that bloody night, the situation has changed, and many of the powerful and wealthy people in the city who have received the news have moved out of the city of Achille, either returning to the north to show their loyalty, or migrating south, and many people have even left the country. The once thriving commercial trade also gradually languished with their departure.

Tritel was very frightened, the education he received since he was a child was that the royal family was vulnerable, and Achille belonged to Treeux, and his decades of power and fortune made him and his family burst with self-confidence, and even prepared armor and equipment in private, ready to start a northern expedition as soon as they had the opportunity! A few months ago, the opportunity finally came, and the northern city lost two cities in a row, and even the axe pass was lost, and the Iron Guard Monarch, who had always made the southern cities dare not act rashly, was also destroyed.

The city of Achilly immediately set in motion the war machine, buying grain, weapons, horses, and men on a large scale. Just waiting for the royal city to be broken, he will go all the way north to crusade under the banner of King Qin! But the heavens have played a big joke on the Treeus! Seeing that the city of King Grande is about to be destroyed, it has been saved! The kingdom has been saved! Even, the king, who had always been weak, suddenly attacked, and killed all the southern local forces in the royal city in one night, and six members of the Treeu family were killed. This knife cut down can be regarded as completely waking up the entire southern part of the kingdom.

Later, Trittle received a request from Chancellor Walter, who had fled north, to convene a meeting, and he set off as soon as possible. But the result of the meeting made him very dissatisfied, the seemingly shrewd minister, the way he thought of was to defend rather than take the lead in counterattacking when the other party was short of soldiers and major generals! Although he also knew that the south was a mess of scattered sand, hostile and wary of each other, and hoped that they would unite and unite in the Northern Expedition, it would be better to pour a few catties of ale wine and try to have a sweet dream!

As soon as the meeting ended, Tritter rushed back non-stop, stepped up the training and replenishment of the Jun team, and increased the purchase of Jun Bei materials, but this time, he was no longer preparing for the attack, just for self-protection. Soon, Chancellor Walter set up a provisional government on his own, proclaimed himself the first president, and began to issue orders with the help of the lord of Kleckin. Like most southern city lords, Tritter also pretended to accept and agree to Walter's appointment with a joke mentality, but as far as the other party's orders were concerned, they basically followed their own wishes.

Only two days later, the first order came, and the president demanded that the border be closed and the flow of supplies to the north stopped. Trittle glanced at this order, and then crumpled the letter and threw it away. He won't agree, and the southern cities won't agree, after all, no one will have trouble with money, especially a city like Achilli that relies on trade, once the trade is broken, the big and small merchants who rely on this food can surround the city lord's mansion with three layers inside and three layers outside!

The issuance of this order had no effect other than a slight increase in taxes for Trittle. The second exclusive order was to occupy two commanding heights in Achille and Loklian to establish defensive lines and artillery positions to resist the royal family's southward advance. After thinking about it, he couldn't make up his mind for a long time, after all, the plan was very good, if the position was built, it could be stuck in the opponent's offensive route like two nails, so that the other party would not dare to launch an attack on the main city before taking the camp, and even rely on the higher terrain, so that the range of the steam cannon would be greatly increased. However, any defensive base is garrisoned, and the artillery position also needs to be filled with a large number of cannons, and even because it has to create a semi-permanent relationship, once it is put into use, it is difficult to dismantle it in a short time.

This practice of dividing troops to attract enemy brigades, although it could gain a tactical and strategic advantage, would inevitably lead to the loss of strength in the city of Achilli. This made Tritter quite dissatisfied, so the construction of this defensive camp has always lagged far behind the city of Lochlian.

Thinking of this, Tritel couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he drank the fruit wine in the bottle in his hand in one gulp. In the past, the sweet taste of the liquid is now only bitter in the mouth. After putting down the wine bottle, the great nobleman, who had always shown himself as a fierce person, completely collapsed on the seat, looking at the ceiling, and the fear in his heart made his mind return to the defeat again.

On that day, a large number of high-purity wind elemental magic stones ordered by Tritter from the north were looted by the soldiers of the city guard. When the other party had been preparing for a long time, he was even more desperate, and his soldiers could only leave heavy supplies and flee for their lives alone. The loss was indeed heavy, but it was nothing to the deep-pocketed city of Achilli. Normally, Trittle should have thrown a few vases in the study to deflat, and then let it go. However, the soldiers of the royal guard did not seem to have prepared enough horses to transport the goods, and slowly returned to the city guard with their shoulders and hands. This made the Cober non-commissioned officer under Trittle think that it was an excellent opportunity, after all, after reconnaissance, there were no ambushes around the opponent, let alone an artillery team, so it can be said that there was no cover and no support. If the Maharaja goes out and eats this royal team, and then occupies or destroys the city defenses, he will have the initiative to fight against the royal monarch in the future.

Tritter was so moved that he agreed to Cobb's request to fight, and even set off with the Jun team himself. As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, he saw a strange object floating in the air. From a distance, it looks like the balloons in the hands of those children are enlarged, hanging a small flower basket.

"Hmm, Your Excellency the City Lord, that thing, it should be the enemy's reconnaissance item, hmph, bells and whistles, maybe this is the thing that found our convoy." Cobb explained.

"Cobb, if we can see it, it must have spotted us too! Can this battle continue to be fought? Trittle was a little worried, but at that moment, he was just worried that the other party had discovered the Maharaja's whereabouts and fled in advance.

"Haha, Your Excellency the City Lord, this thing is not easy to make, you see, we are only three or four thousand meters away from the other party, they are still loading and unloading in place, even if they run away now, it is not easy!" The non-commissioned officer laughed.

Tritter looked at the three thousand cavalry he had brought with him, and he also nodded, if the other party escaped now, it would be too late, the surrounding area was more or less plain, and it was really not easy for them to run through the pursuit of the cavalry. If it was a battle, it would be even more in line with his own intentions, but he brought forty-eight cannons, all drawn from the large camp that was still being built. It was perfect for bombarding infantry without steam cannon support and fortifications.

Cober used the crystal binoculars to look at the movements of the guards, and the other party had indeed discovered his side. But it seems that some people who are dizzy have set up a rudimentary defensive line in place, not to mention artillery, even if the cavalry rushes directly, and after paying a certain loss, it can be completely chiseled.

The non-commissioned officer shook his head, a little unworthy for the opponent. It's just that the battle still has to be fought, and the bearded non-commissioned officer, who is missing one, turned his head and gave the order to the herald, asking the artillery to assemble, preparing to let the steam run away, and then let the cavalry go out to clear the rout.

Soon after the order was given, the well-trained artillerymen set up the steam cannons and began to fill them with steam. Then, about three hundred meters from the artillery position, a small mound exploded with a cannon shot, and yellow smoke rose from the site of the explosion.

"It's a calibration cannon!" Cober shouted nervously, pulled the herald over and shouted into his ear: "Let the artillerymen go to the other side's running position at once, be quick!" The scouts are also up to action, hurry up! ”

Loosening the herald's collar, the loyal non-commissioned officer walked to Trittle's side with a not-so-easy step, and pleaded: "Your Excellency, the scouts have made a big mistake, they have not found the opponent's artillery position, and the opponent's attack is only afraid that it will come soon, for the sake of safety, you better hide first." ”

"Well, then it's all up to you here." Trittle frowned, and agreed to his subordinates' proposal, after all, the artillery fire has no eyes, if he is really unlucky, he will not die and be seriously injured.

"Second shot!" Desperate shouts were heard from the artillery positions.

Cobb looked back and was surprised to find that this time the landing point was closer, only fifty or sixty meters.

"Your Excellency, City Lord, hurry up!" Cober urged as he pulled over a horse and handed it directly to the city lord.

Tritel didn't ink either, and immediately turned over on the war horse. As he drove back, he miraculously looked at the balloons in the sky with his binoculars. He was amazed to find that the people in the basket were waving blue and red flags with their hands, constantly changing regularly, and finally waving their hands downward.

A sense of unease enveloped Trittle, and a cold wind pierced his cuffs through his collar, and he couldn't help but look back at the artillery position. Several, maybe tens, or even more artillery shots were heard, and the artillery positions suffered a devastating blow. Soldiers were blown away, and steam cannons were thrown into the air. It made Trittle's heart drip blood, and his face was covered with cold sweat.