Lizanka declined Leo's offer.

"We've only met for the first time, and it's not appropriate. I'll go back and pack my clothes and stay with you for a few more days before I decide if I want to join your team, which doesn't seem to be reliable. ”

However, as soon as she left the inn, Lizanka ran to the dukes' permanent residence.

In the Duke of Cowinshire's quarters, Lizanka strode towards the middle camp, but all the guards around her ignored her.

Or rather, he didn't dare to look at her at all.

In the central Duke's palace, a boy had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he saw Lizanka appear, he immediately screamed in surprise.

"Sister!" the boy ran over and took Ezana's coat.

"Why did you come back so late? It's already afternoon, and the dukes have agreed to have a meeting at twelve o'clock at noon. ”

"Let them wait. Lizanka's face was expressionless, and she looked very different from what she had seen in front of Leo.

"But. The boy looked hesitant.

"It's nothing, it's a game of mutual attrition, and since they want to weaken our family's power together, they need to be patient. ”

Lizanka sat down in her chair unhurriedly and poured herself a glass of water.

"Are the dukes done with their meeting?"

"Not yet, they're all waiting for you. ”

"That's right. Lizanka touched the water stain on her lips and couldn't help but think of the fat steak, and she couldn't help but feel a little bad, so she decided to punish the dukes again.

"Tell them, I'll be there at four o'clock. ”

"Okay, I'll go ahead and talk about it. ”

After the boy left, Lizanka lay on the table, in a state of emptiness.

This sudden spring war, ostensibly in response to the spring offensive of the three churches of the Kingdom of Faith, was actually a test for the three nobles to the Covinshire family, and they were testing whether Lizanka, that is, Catherine, who had ended the civil strife, had the means to manage such a large ducal family.

If she had made a slight mistake in her response to this war, resulting in the family's strength being greatly weakened, what awaited her would be the siege of the three lions after the battle, and the countless small clans gnawing on their bones.

This is also the norm for the nobles of the Free Realm, who have to deal with the attack of the church on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to open up to the outside world, and at the same time, they have to guard against the malice of the surrounding lords.

So the lords of the free kingdoms were not so interested in dealing with the attacks of the Church.

Because of the stubborn parishioners, they won and got nothing, and because of their neighbors, the cost of losing was extremely heavy.

Even if it is a union of the four dukes that seems to be harmonious, in the shadows under it, the intrigue does not have to be less between the rest of the families, but because of mutual understanding, there are more times of secret attacks.

Fortunately, this time she worked hard and got some additional information, so that she was sure to get back some advantages at the negotiation table.

Lizanka lay there until the time of negotiation came.

As soon as four o'clock arrived, Lizanka turned into a breeze and drifted to the negotiating table several kilometers away.

"You're late, Catherine. Duke Clover raised his chin and reproached.

"It's you who are too honest, Clover Kid. Rizanka lazily rested her feet on the table.

For such a contemptuous title, Duke Clover sneered and said, "You can't escape the result of the distribution of troops. ”

"Troop allocation?" Rizanka sneered, "That's why I said you're honest." ”

After speaking, Lizanka lazily pointed to the two next to her.

"Stinky fox, old bastard, are you two ready?"

Duke Sand Fox turned a desert-style hat and said thoughtfully, "You can start at any time." ”

Archduke Frederick looked at the expressions of these allies silently and said, "Then let's begin." ”

As Archduke Frederick pulled out the map, the other three threw their heads together.

"This is the location of the Viscount Baron's Combined Army, and here's the location of the Marquis Count's Free Army. Duke Catherine, is it okay for you to take over the battle after these two parts of the army? ”

"No problem. Lizanka nodded casually.

This surprised the other three.

Originally, in the case of Lizanka's army, it was most suitable for them to keep it as a reserve to deal with emergencies, but under the careful thinking of Duke Clover, this position that should have been taken over by him was cleverly pushed to Lizanka.

Dukes are generous and stingy, and here, the Duke of Clover would rather be stingy than generously sacrifice his wealth.

"So. Grand Duke Frederick frowned and nodded to the ground behind Lizanka. "This is where the Duke of Sand Fox takes over, acting as an assault to tear apart the defenses of the Church army. ”

"I can accept that. Duke Sand Fox nodded.

This was originally the place where his army should have come into play, and he naturally would not shirk it. No matter how powerful the intrigue in this small league is, it shouldn't be out of his strength at all, not to mention that this is a suitable force point for him.

"Then, it will be left for the main forces to encroach on the troops and reinforcements. Frederick looked at the remaining two places with some unease.

Lizanka took over the place with the highest theoretical casualty rate without any disputation, without even the slightest hint of negotiation, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

An anomaly is an anomaly, but Frederick could not blame Lizanka for negligence on this basis.

Do you blame others for giving too much?

Frederick calmed down and said, "I'll be the main force, and the most troops are needed here, so everyone has no opinion, right?"

Everyone shook their heads slowly.

Such a large main force could only be afforded by Archduke Frederick.

And the main force is often the part with the best record and the lowest casualties.

That is, in this war, Archduke Frederick was one hundred percent the winner of the four.

But is that really the case now?

Lizanka watched expressionlessly as Duke Clover took over the duties of the reserve army, and secretly laughed in her heart.

The reserve army is a very face-oriented unit, if the pre-war planning is detailed and the command is appropriate, the reserve army will have almost no casualties, and if the front line and deviation are large, the reserve army needs to keep fighting fires, and in such a situation, the casualties of the reserve army are the largest.

Seeing that everyone had finished their duties, Rizanka added: "Now that everyone has decided, let's start deploying the army now." My army is going to the front, so advance first, you all have no opinion. ”

The three dukes nodded their heads.

This was the basic rule between troop movements, but Lizanka made a point of emphasizing it, which made Archduke Frederick even more uneasy.

The Duke of Sand Fox also sensed something wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Only the Duke of Clover looked at Lizanka with a slight smugness, as if he had eaten her.

The military order was immediately conveyed.

The soldiers didn't bother to eat dinner, and began to march towards their predetermined positions.

Even with such an efficient operation, it would be two days before all the troops were mobilized.

This period was just enough for Archduke Frederick's pre-war proclamation to fully function in the cannon fodder army.

As the sun set, Lizanka stared at the soldiers under her command carrying the tents, but her thoughts drifted to the church camp in the distance.

The same mobilization was carried out quietly, except that the Church army left the barracks and went to the designated place for the purpose of attacking.

After making sure that her army had time to build up its defenses and get a good night's sleep before a possible attack, Rizanka did not remind her army of anything else, and under the watchful eyes of the three equally shrewd dukes, any additional actions could lead to the revelation of her own plans.

She walked straight to the hotel where Leo and the others were.