"For Salander's sake, rush." Thanks to the efforts of the Salander infantry and the Liberty Warriors, the Kugit forces that frantically attacked in an attempt to recapture the breach were ultimately unsuccessful. The Salander siege force, which had been supported, threw away its scarred shields and rushed towards the remaining defenders with an indomitable momentum.

With the capture of the city, Salander's archers also climbed the walls and began to suppress the archers of Kugit. The Kugit garrison gradually began to crumble, and was pursued by the fierce and fierce Hu Bin and his subordinate freelancers, and finally the arrival of a large army completely wiped out the remnants of the city, and the lords of Halma City were taken prisoner.

Salander only lost more than 600 people in this battle, and then took Halma, which had 400 defenders, which was a miracle in the eyes of outsiders, but only Hu Bin knew that if he hadn't taken the gap in the city at that time and formed a war of attrition with the defending army, then his own casualties would have been at least one level higher.

The Sultan of Hakim kept the city of Halma for himself, which was also decided before, but he also booked a Kugit castle to Hu Bin as a reward, and sooner or later Salander had to purge the nearby Kugit forces.

This really surprised Hu Bin, although Hu Bin's troops played a great role in this siege battle, but compared to him who already owned two cities, other nobles without territory should need these territories more.

Sure enough, the Sultan would not let Hu Bin eat lunch in vain. The Cult of Deities was of great help to Saland, and the Sultan of Hakim was ready to use the influence of the Cult to quickly stabilize the population of the newly occupied area, and the population of Salande was not large enough to immigrate here, so the Sultan wanted to recover the Kugit tribe here.

Hu Bin was more than happy to accept this result, and he chose Fort Uzrudak, southwest of Halma, as his territory, after all, its location was close to the country, which was convenient for his own support. However, Hu Bin was responsible for building a church here to appease the Kugit civilians here.

Over the next two days, Salander's army took the fort of Uzrudak, and the lords who defended it had fled the fort a day earlier, so the defenders were not many. Hu Bin used this time to send a message to the city of Muradin, bringing in a group of defenders to guard the fort of Uzrudak, accompanied by some excellent sacrificial apprentices, who were to take charge of the mission until the church was built.

Salander's army did not stop there, and in the city of Halma, the Sultan of Hakim summoned the lords who participated in the operation.

"The latest news, the Viggians have established a foothold in Fort Sakiche, and the main force of the Kugit is confronting them, and has no intention of retreating in the direction of Halma. This is good news, as long as the Vigiya army in the north keeps the main force of the Kugits at bay, we can proceed to the next step of expansion. Hakim Sultan told the crowd to digest what he had said, and then proceeded to state his intentions.

"The marshal's mission has been accomplished, and he is coming to us with a cavalry regiment, but the cavalry is too wasteful in the siege war, and we don't have to wait for him to arrive before we start the operation." Hakim Sultan said as he unfolded the map.

"Here, and here, can be the next target, and I'd love to hear from you." The two sites that the Sultan refers to are near Halma, one is the Fort of Reyndi to the west of Halma (the uninformed reader can ignore the name of the place and think of it as a fortress of some military value), which did not belong to the Khugit Khanate, but was the domain of the Swadia Kingdom. The other is Fort Ahuen, in the northern highlands of Halma, an outpost fortress of the large city of Lana in the Kugit Khanate.

"I suggest attacking Fort Rendi, the Swadian garrison here is not sufficient, and the Swadians will not care about this divided territory now." A lord suggested. Indeed, Fort Reindy is located north of the central mainland city of Drehem, which is closer to Salander than the Nord Kingdom, and its capture can greatly reduce the threat of Salander itself from the northwest, making the strip-like territory plump and adding a lot of territorial defense.

"But this is bound to declare war with the Svadia Kingdom, according to the agreement, the affairs of the Swadia Kingdom are the responsibility of the Rhodok allies, will we overstep our authority by doing so?"

"Our main goal is the Kugit Khanate, and it should not be divided at this time, even if it is occupied there, what will the Nords think. Fort Rendey is in the sphere of influence of the city of Derechem, and it will threaten the security of the city, and the fact that the Nords are not interested in it does not mean that it can be allowed there, and our rash actions may be considered provocations. ”

"Fort Ahuen in the north is worth our capture, it is the outpost of Lana City, and we can monitor Lana's movements at any time, paving the way for our next attack on Lana City."

"But will this attract the attention of the Kugit to us, after all, we have already taken a big city, and the Kugit people ignored it because they were afraid that the Viggians would continue to take advantage, and at this time to stimulate them, we do not rule out the possibility of fighting to the death with us for losses."

"The desire for profit in the Kingdom of Vekia is not lower than ours, and now it can guarantee a tacit understanding between the two countries, if this provokes the jealousy of the Kingdom of Veguia, then will they directly give up containing the Kujits, we have to consider these."

The gains and losses of the two places were analyzed, but no unified conclusion was reached until the end.

"Lord Reed, what do you think?" Hakim Sultan saw Hu Bin's pensive look, and looked forward to what good advice this young man who always brought luck.

"I suggest that both castles be taken together." Hu Bin raised his head and said confidently to everyone.

"Quiet, Lord Reed, can you explain why?" The Sultan of Hakim put a stop to the fierce opposition of the other lords.

"Of course, Sultan." Hu Bin sorted out his thoughts and said what he thought.

"First of all, I am more inclined to attack Ahuenburg. There will be a battle between us and Kujit, it is inevitable, and there is no difference between an early and late arrival of this battle, it is nothing more than a battle to defend the city. Conversely, this is also a problem for Kujit, if they let us go, then Lana City will be threatened at all times. If the troops from the north are withdrawn to take care of us, then the Vigias will march in and start a war in the heart of Kugit, which will be quite beneficial to the tacit understanding between the two countries. When Hu Bin said this, some of the lords nodded.

"Speaking of Fort Reindi, our biggest scruple about occupying it is the attitude of the Nord Kingdom." The opposing lords looked approving.

"Then why don't you get in touch with the Nord Kingdom? There is no historical grudge between the two countries, on the contrary, there was a history of cooperation between the two countries during the last time there was a scuffle. If Rendiburg is used as a window of exchange between the two countries, will it be more in the interests of the two countries? You may be on the battlefield and haven't thought about business and politics, but don't you think that the Nord Kingdom has a considerable possibility of cooperation with us? The transportation lines of Derichem City are too long, and it is difficult to supply supplies, but we can send supplies from Fort Rendedi to Derechem City, and I believe that the Nord Kingdom will not abandon this tempting proposal. Hu Bin finished his explanation with a smile.

Seeing more and more lords showing joyful expressions, Sultan Hakim knew that everyone had accepted the plan, and he looked over to Lord Reed, and found that Lord Reed was also looking at him, his eyes full of confidence.

"That's it." The Sultan nodded slightly at Hu Bin, and decided that the next move would be carried out according to the plan Hu Bin said.

After the meeting, most of the lords returned to the tavern inn to rest and recharge for the upcoming battle. Hu Bin is not sleepy at all, with Fort Uzrudak becoming his territory, he already has two territories above the fortress level (Muradine City is not counted in the main quest), it seems that this expansion of Salander will not end here, and there is a glimmer of hope for the completion of the unattainable main quest.

"Hey, Lord Reed, if you don't go to rest so late, we can point to you to negotiate with the Nords tomorrow, don't sell us in a daze, hehehe." A lord who was out of favor couldn't help but make a joke when he saw Reed alone in the bar.

"Why, I just can't sleep." Hu Bin saw that it was a familiar aboriginal lord, and smiled casually, but his heart was disturbed a lot by this little episode, and sleepiness followed. Hu Bin stretched his waist and staggered back to his room to rest.