At night, on the brightly lit walls of the Koren Fortress, groups of heavily armed Fatt warriors walked on it with serious expressions, and from time to time the sound of sentries asking for passwords was heard. After the fall of the Predator Legion, the Blood Moon Legion also suffered a defeat, although the main force was not lost, but the legion commander Errigun was seriously wounded, and soon after entering the Koren Fortress, the news of the loss of Aachen came, and in the face of the army of the Dereis Empire that could arrive at any time, Prince Scott even personally rode a dragon to patrol the front.

In the castle guard's mansion, Prince Scott, who had just celebrated his thirty-fourth birthday, was sitting straight behind his desk, working on various documents, although he was not yet middle-aged, but Scott's temples were already a little gray, and he felt a little pale.

As the front-line commander of the Fateh Empire, he had to worry about the army's defense, supply, and security in the occupied areas...... He has to deal with all kinds of complicated affairs. However, it was not the military affairs that exhausted him the most, but the constraints from within the country.

At the beginning of the war, several dragon knights in the country accompanied the expedition, and under the surprise attack, the troops quickly occupied the major cities along the route, and even captured the fortress of Koren without much effort.

However, the subsequent orders were somewhat inexplicable, first several dragon knights were transferred back to the empire under various names, and then several decrees were issued to transfer his subordinates to pieces, saying that they wanted to consolidate the occupied area and temporarily implement military control, while he, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, was asked to stay in the fortress of Coron to grasp the center, and give the task of attacking to the reckless Theodore.

The strength of the Dresses Empire cannot be underestimated, and the current weakness is just a sudden two-front battle, a little rushed, once it reacts, the battle will not be so smooth.

What a pity!

Scott now feels very powerless, if he occupies the Duis Fortress, even if the army of the Dereis Empire comes to attack. He also has a way to delay, but now ...... All he had to think about was how to prepare for the battle that was coming.

The door quietly opened, and a young officer in his thirties walked in, compared to Scott. His appearance can even be called handsome, but the scar on his left cheek, which is more than an inch long, looks a little hideous...... This person, Scott didn't need to look to know who it was---- the commander of the Remnant Moon Legion, Chariba, and he was the only one in the entire fortress who could go straight to his office without reporting.

Shariba sat down in a chair as soon as he entered the room, and Scott was still buried in the pile of papers, and the two of them had a tacit understanding that they did not speak.

Eventually, Shariba couldn't take it anymore and went to his desk, his hands on the table. His eyes stared at Scott without blinking.

"Huh?"

Scott let out a questioning nasal voice.

"Oh, the Prince of Wood has finally spoken up."

Shariba sat back in his chair in an exaggerated gesture: "I thought you had fallen for the magician's petrification magic. Scott, I know you're cool with this look, but you don't have to put it in front of me, do you? Woo back then, I was also a handsome guy of the generation of thousands of flowers, and since I poked my face, I was removed from the ranks of handsome guys, how can you stimulate my fragile heart in this way! ”

Scott shook his head helplessly. Put down the paper: "Alright, Shariba, didn't anyone tell you that it's disgusting for a man to fake crying." Say, what's the matter? ”

Shariba shrugged, spread her hands, and said, "What can I do?" Something is also a matter of the Empire. ”

Scott glanced at his friend helplessly, picked up the document and said, "Since it's okay, you sit down first." I'll start with a few documents. ”

"Hey---- Scott, as a good friend, you should chase me back again and again, what is the matter with you, and then I can reluctantly ...... it"

Seeing Scott turn his gaze to the document again, Shariba hurriedly surrendered with both hands: "Okay, put down your precious document first, I do have something to do." ”

"What's the matter?" Scott asked.

Chariba stood up again, walked to the table and leaned down. Pressing his hands on the table, he said, "I'm going to Aachen." ”

"Aachen? Why? ”

Scott asked, puzzled.

"Huh. I wanted to see what that countess and her Wyvern troops were really capable of, and they actually beat the two main forces of the empire into the wind! Shariba said. The scar on his face was so red that it seemed to drip blood, "Are you serious?" ”

Scott put down the file and looked at Shariba seriously: "Do you know that Count Alice is not only a dragon knight herself, but she also has two dragon knights, a dragon knight brigade and two dragon knight brigades, these are not the most important, she is also the proud disciple of Arisandra Grand Magister, can summon the undead troops, unless we can have enough holy priests, otherwise, I don't want to use the flesh and blood of the imperial soldiers and the undead to resist." ”

Seeing that Shariba still couldn't let go, Scott continued: "I believe in the combat effectiveness of the Waning Moon Legion and your command ability, but in some cases, ability does not determine everything, and we must be responsible for the lives of Imperial soldiers!" ”

Shariba said dejectedly: "Scott, the geographical location of Duisburg is very important, if we can't take it as soon as possible, we are very likely to be beaten back to our original form, and the sacrifice of Imperial soldiers will become meaningless!" ”

Scott nodded in agreement, although Shariba is the commander of the Wanyue Legion, but in the past few years, the Wanyue Legion has been following him, which can be called a descendant, and the cooperation between the two has been very tacit, although he sometimes has unbelievable ideas, but he can often point to the crux of the problem, this time launched a surprise attack on the Dereis Empire, although the battle was commanded by himself, but the battle plan was proposed and perfected by Shariba.

"Of course I believe in the combat effectiveness of the Waning Moon Legion, but what can you do to deal with those dragon knights, Marquis Fosen and Marquis Hosenberg have fallen one after another, which shows that the other side of the earth dragon knights should not be underestimated!" Scott asked rhetorically.

Shariba was a little speechless, and only after a while did he say, "If the empire can send the griffin knight and the other three dragon knights over, we will definitely defeat the land." ”

Scott smiled wryly, "Shariba, you know, that's impossible. ”

As a commander with strategic vision, Scott certainly knows the importance of air supremacy, without the cover of dragon knights or flying troops, the sky is an undefended position, in this case, defense is already a reluctant thing, let alone take the initiative to attack!

However, under the current circumstances, it was impossible for the Empire to give him any support, and when Fersen and Hosenberg came, they went directly to the front, and even he, the commander-in-chief of the front, was later known.

Sincere......

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Come in."

Scott responded.

It was his adjutant Pilkin who entered: "Your Highness, the envoy of His Majesty the Emperor is outside. ”

"Oh?"

Scott looked at Shariba suspiciously, turned to Pilguin and said, "Please come in!" ”

Pirkin answered the call and went out, and after a few moments, a middle-aged nobleman followed Pirkin in.

A warm smile immediately appeared on Scott's face: "It turned out to be His Excellency the Earl of Dells, I don't know what happened to my father sending you this time?" ”

Dells bowed slightly: "Your Royal Highness, can I talk to you for a while?" ”

"Of course."

Scott stretched out his hand and gestured, "Your Excellency, please be seated!" ”

After Dells sat down, Scott asked, "I wonder what happened when my father sent your Excellency?" ”

Dells hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty is very shocked by the deaths of the Marquis of Fosen and the Marquis of Hosenberg, as well as the loss of Aachen...... Surprised, send me to ask His Royal Highness the Prince for details. ”

"Hmph, is it an outrage, Lord Count?"

Without waiting for Scott to answer, Chariba got up and said, "The Marquis of Fosen and the Marquis of Hosenberg did not stop at the Fortress of Coren when they arrived at the front, and His Royal Highness the Prince did not know about it. As for the fall of Aachen...... Your Excellency, I believe it is clearly written in the battle report that under the attack of the dragon knights and the wyvern troops, our army has been greatly disturbed by air attacks, and the enemy has also used new magic weapons and earth-walking dragon heavy cavalry...... This is a gap in combat power, and His Royal Highness the Prince was ordered to garrison the Koren Fortress, and he simply could not make a timely response. ”

"Commander of the Chariba Army, I think Your Excellency has misunderstood, Your Majesty does not mean to blame His Royal Highness."

Dells smiled and said to the Sherpas, and then turned to Scott: "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty has held a royal meeting with the ministers in the palace, and the ministers have raised some questions in response to what Your Highness said in the war report, and Your Majesty has asked me to inform you and return to the imperial capital immediately to report on my work." ”

"Your Excellency, do you know what will happen when the front line command is mobilized at this time when the big war is imminent?" Chariba asked coldly.

"Haha, isn't there still His Excellency the Legion Commander on the front line?"

Dells snorted and continued: "Please rest assured, Your Royal Highness the Prince and Your Excellency the Legion Commander, Your Majesty has ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lead a brigade of griffin knights and two dragon knights, Naka and Daur, to come at the same time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will temporarily act as the commander-in-chief of the front. ”

Scott intercepted Chariba who still wanted to speak this time, and said to Dells with a smile: "Father is still thoughtful, and when the eldest brother comes, I will hand it over immediately." ”

"Humph!"

Shariba sat back in his chair with a look of rage......