In the early winter of the 327th year of the continental calendar, on the tenth day after the first snow fell, a regimental sneak attack and counter-sneak attack battle took place in the mountains northwest of the ancient city state of Aoku, ten miles away from Capra Pass.

As the side of the anti-sneak attack, the rebel army led by Allen mastered the enemy's secret march route and prepared an ambush due to Steven's advance layout, plus the cooperation of the undercover Quake, completely annihilated the most powerful wolf warrior mercenary group under the mercenary union in one fell swoop.

The occurrence and outcome of this battle greatly exceeded the initial expectations of the Allen group, so as soon as the battle ended, Allen immediately convened an emergency meeting on the front line. According to the current situation and the changes in the military strength of both the enemy and the enemy, the participants agreed that they should switch from strategic defense to strategic offensive, and the time is ripe to launch a general attack on the ancient city, otherwise once the snow falls and the road is closed, not only will they face the dilemma of food shortage, but also will give Horanster a chance to breathe, according to reliable sources, Quentin Ogu, the sheriff of the ancient city, has gone down to various towns to recruit and form new legions to deal with the immediate crisis, once the legion is formed, and then attacking the side of the ancient city of Ogu Allen will inevitably pay a higher price, and will also bring more serious damage to the ancient city of Oku。 Therefore, at the meeting, Alan adjusted the military plan, and he ordered to march into the ancient city immediately, and to capture the ancient castle before the New Year, and completely end the rule of the ancient family over the mercenary kingdom.

After discussion, Alan decided to divide the troops into two routes, he appointed Bloom as the commander of the Northern Route Army, led the Dragon Yin Mercenary Regiment to outflank the northern part of the Aogu City from the north along the route used by the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Group's sneak attack, and appointed Stanny as the commander of the Western Route Army, leading most of the Youth League to rush out of the canyon mouth from the west and directly march into the ancient city of Aogu along the main road. At the same time, Harvey was appointed commander of the garrison in Iron Pine.

Of the three commanders, Harvey had the heaviest task, and in addition to securing the rear of the country, he was also responsible for recruiting and training recruits, and was responsible for monitoring the Yuss defenders at Capra Pass to prevent the Yuss Empire from stabbing in the rear. In addition, he also supervised the reorganization of the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Group's troops.

In addition to the three commanders, Allen also made several other important personnel appointments:

Havich was appointed Supreme Military Judge.

Appointed Elvis as the chief magician of the Northern Route Army.

Appointed Miranda as the chief magician of the Western Route Army.

Appointed Sean as the chief magician of the Iron Pine garrison.

Appointed Quake as the temporary head of the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Regiment. Others objected to the appointment, but considering Quaker's credit for defeating the Wolf Warrior Mercenaries, Alan gave the order despite the consensus.

Appointed Isa as Mayor of Iron Pine, the first female mayor in the history of the ancient city of Augu.

Personnel appointments were made at the same time as military operations were launched. In order to grab the credit, as soon as Stanny returned to the mouth of the canyon, he gave the order to march overnight, and the next morning, when the officers and soldiers of the Youth League arrived at the camp of the Spirit Snake Mercenary Regiment, he realized that he had underestimated his opponent.

All that remained in front of the Cadets was an empty camp full of abandoned baggage supplies, and the discerning Commander Carter had fled with his team overnight the first night, and the speed of the retreat was no less than that of the Cadets marching on the army. So much so that Stanny led the forward team to chase all the way outside the ancient city of Aogu, and did not see the shadow of the Spirit Snake Mercenary Group.

On the third day after the Youth League arrived in the western suburbs of Aogucheng, the Longyin mercenary group led by Bloom arrived in the northern suburbs of Aogucheng, and the whole process of marching smoothly was like an outing, without encountering any resistance, not even resistance that would be crushed at the first blow. The only two mercenary groups left in Holland's hands, the Spirit Snake Mercenary Group, have fled to the Ogu Manor, hiding behind the high city walls to seek safety, while the Tiger Mercenary Group has remained in the station. The ancient city of Aurantor is a completely open city, and there are no high walls and thick gates to defend, so Horanster once ordered the regiment leader Nelson to retreat into the Augu Villa with the team, and defend the Augu Villa with Holance's own soldiers and the Spirit Snake Mercenary Regiment, but the head of Nelson hesitated again and again, and finally remained in a state of immobility.

The arrival of the Youth League and the Dragon Yin Mercenary Regiment brought panic to the citizens of Aogucheng, some of them had already heard the news of the defeat of several mercenary groups, but they did not expect the war to spread to Aogucheng so quickly. The common people were not the same, but the powerful were not the same, and they nervously searched around for information in order to decide what to do next, and some even moved directly into the Ogu Villa with their belongings. Others felt that the Ogu Villa was not safe enough, so they simply chose to transfer their possessions outside the Ogu City State.

"Master, I heard from the mercenary union that the vanguard of the rebels has arrived in the western suburbs and may enter the city at any time, so let's leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late. ”

In a luxurious courtyard in the wealthy area at the foot of the Ogu Mountain, a servant was reporting to a middle-aged man of medium stature and shrewd-looking.

"Have all the skins been shipped out of town?"

The middle-aged man's face was gloomy, Aogucheng was the place where his career began, although he had not been here for a long time, he had already managed a strong network, and even established an extraordinary friendship with the lord Holancest. He was a little unwilling to leave him for so many years of hard work, but he had no better choice now.

Although with the forces behind the middle-aged man, even if there is a war in the ancient city of Aogu, the warring parties may not dare to harm them, but this time Hollanster's opponent is a little different, not only can the forces behind him not help, but may become a burden to him as an agent of the force. This is also the reason why he is in a hurry to leave, but he still has a lot of goods in his hands that have not been processed, and he wants to give up but is worried that the forces behind him will blame, so he can only arrange for people to send the goods out of the city as soon as possible. Today is already the last batch of goods, as long as this batch of goods is sent away safely, he can leave in a down-to-earth manner.

"Sir, the leather goods are already loaded and may be on the road at any time. ”

The servant replied.

"Let them hurry on their way, with as little rest as possible until they have crossed the city of Nice. By the way, how did I ask you to go to the mercenary union and hire some mercenaries to keep us safe?"

"Master, all the mercenaries of the Mercenary Guild have been summoned to Ogu Mountain Villa by Holancest, and now there are no mercenaries to hire. ”

"Where is the Sheriff's Department? Their chief is my friend, so it's okay to get a few people from them, right?"

Hearing that no mercenaries had been hired, the middle-aged man began to become agitated.

"Master Quentin has gone to the town below to recruit soldiers. Now there are only a few captains in charge of the security department, and I brought the old man's intentions in the hope that they would send some vigilantes to escort us out, but they said that everything would have to wait for Mistress Quentin to come back before making a decision. ”

"Quentin, bastard, I've given him so many benefits, and he's actually throwing me here and ignoring me now. ”

The middle-aged man scolded angrily.

"No matter, prepare the carriage, we'll leave now. ”

But anger is anger, and the top priority now is to flee for your life. So after the middle-aged man finished speaking, he immediately got into the carriage that had been prepared and drove out of the city.

"Why parked?"

The carriage had just left Aogugu when it stopped. The middle-aged man sat in the carriage and asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Sir, there is someone blocking the road ahead. ”

The servant's voice trembled.

"Who is in front of you? so bold that you dare to stop my carriage? Do you know who I am? Believe it or not, I asked the Sheriff's Department to arrest you and put you in prison?"

The middle-aged man lifted the curtain of the carriage, poked his head out, and saw several young men in civilian clothes riding horses in front of him in the middle of the road, so he was bold and shouted loudly.

"Of course I do! Gerald, the Hepburn family's business agent in the ancient city of Austria, we are here for you today. ”

The young knight said with a smile, his voice falling to Gerald's ears like a bolt from the blue.