Fed rode on the horse Selena had chosen for herself, looking out at the western gate of Black Marsh. There was a steady stream of people walking out of Black Marsh City towards the forest to the west, all of them covered in white stone dust, and from a distance they thought they were a large group of people dressed in white.

Jasmine, who had never been to Black Swamp City, covered her mouth and nose stiffly, "It's so stinky, this capital should be called 'Stinky City', and there are even nobles who are willing to set their capital in such a stinky place, the citizens here must have wanted to escape from here for a long time!"

But the fact that the city, surrounded on three sides by marshland, has a natural barrier that makes it the capital of a nation because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. "Selena had been here with her father, who was the chief knight of the Papal States when she was a child, and she didn't mind the stench of the swamp.

"Wouldn't it be very difficult for us to retake this city from the Winter Nation by then?"

"I suggest they starve to death here," Jasmine pointed to the food convoy loaded with countless reserves of grain that had been asked to be taken by the regular army, "The Winter Nation will definitely not bring a lot of food here, as long as we recover the cities in the northern region by then, no matter how strong Black Marsh City is, it will not be able to stop the hunger from the stomachs of the soldiers." ”

Fide and Vittorio had discussed the matter two days earlier, and Vittorio said at the time that it was too early to think about how to retake Black Swamp, but that the "only condition" for Duke Yannis was that Vittorio would never forget. So the capital of the principality, surrounded by stinking swamps, will eventually return to the hands of the Duke of Yanis, to the people of the Duchy of Mageni.

Seventy percent of the citizens of Black Marsh chose to leave with the regular army of the principality, and Camphen transferred the hundreds of thousands of civilians to various cities of the southern aristocracy. At the same time, each household was given comfort money and food, so that they could leave their homes with peace of mind. The remaining people who were reluctant to leave Black Swamp City were also temporarily protected, and the task of protection was handed over to the mercenary Guardians, which was the responsibility that Fide was now fulfilling.

In addition to the living, the food, armaments, goods, and livestock in the city were all transferred by Count Campham, and most of the supplies were transferred to the base of the regular army distributed in the southwest of Black Marsh City. At this time, the large forest to the west of Black Swamp City was passing through the vast forest, and the forest, which was originally a transportation hub, became more lively, like a large trading market built in the forest.

Ludwig gave the Duchy of Magini a week to hand over Black Marsh, and the Winter Nation would remain quiet for that week, but Ludwig also took his position - if there was any attack by the Duchy of Magne, the agreement would be nullified immediately, and if the Kingdom of Cosey found any signs of default before taking full control of the Black Marsh, they would not rule out the possibility of a preemptive strike.

"The palace will definitely not be transferred, and the same will be true of the Military Academy of the Peace Tomb, which occupies a large area," Luca saw that the ranks of the people began to shrink, and he walked towards the Black Swamp City, "We need to count it again before we can hand over this capital to Ludwig." ”

Fidel and the rest of his men walked in the direction of Black Marsh City, "Count Camhen has made it clear that the Military Academy of the Peace Grave cannot afford to lose anything, so I have sent a letter to Ludwig at Vittorio's suggestion. ”

"What do you say to that new Black Swamp City Lord?"

Vittorio, riding a pony, replied in a low voice: "Let Ludwig vacate the Military Academy of the Peace Tomb in Black Swamp City, leave it to our Mercenary Guardian Regiment, allow us to station mercenaries at the Military Academy, and use that place as a place of communication between the two alliances." ”

Patrick nodded and said, "That's a good idea, it's a win-win-win ”

Winoteki: "Didn't you say that this military academy was the intelligence center of the Principality?

"It must have been taken away, but no amount of intelligence can withstand an enemy with more troops," Jasmine said sarcastically, "Maybe the Peace Grave Military Academy is focused on the rebel organization, and it doesn't even think about the neighbors around them suddenly launching a joint invasion of the country." ”

"I wasn't allowed to step inside when I entered Black Swamp City before, this is a rare opportunity, we have to see what is so special about this military academy. It is a military academy on par with the Kestrel Academy of the Kingdom of Sarins, and outstanding military talents are bred by them. Luca was excited, but everyone was making fun of him, because there was a Vittorio who had graduated from the Peace Grave Military Academy, but Luca never asked Vittorio about it. Fidel knew that this was because many of his subordinates had a grudge against Vittorio, and they might still care about Vittorio's identity, background, and past, and they still cared about Vittorio's own murder of his father. However, Fidel trusts Vittorio as much as he trusts the plan proposed by the other party, which is ultimately due to what he and the other party have experienced, and it has something to do with the relationship between his father.

"I haven't been in that academy in years," Vittorio whispered as everyone teased Luca, "and it's more of a large general academy with all kinds of talents than a purely military academy." Fei De agreed with the other man's words, because he had seen those strange buildings before, and if those cadets were concentrating on military affairs, how could they have time to build such buildings that had little practical meaning?

When Fide led two thousand mercenaries into Black Swamp City, he suddenly remembered Mary and Lazrov. The diehards of the two rebel leaders had already told them to rescue Leon, if Leon was still in the prison of Black Marsh...

"Ayana, Noor, you two go and inquire if there are still prisoners in the prison here. ”

"No," Vittorio called out to Noor, who was about to leave, "I asked the Count of Camhen privately, he had transferred Lyon after the disappearance of the Duke of Yanis, and he didn't tell me where Lyon had gone now. If Mary and Lazrov do what I say, they should go to the territory of Count Khamhen, and maybe they will gain something there. ”

"Are you still in touch with your sister?"

"Yes, she's my only relative, after all," Fidel noticed some sadness in Vittorio's eyes, "she never did anything wrong, and she saved me from Clermont's grasps... She's just not very intelligent. ”

"You once said that Levier is the real wise man, what will he plan to do now?"

"Since he is with Lutz, who was not burned, he must still be in control of part of the rebels. I'm sure he'll be doing something soon, maybe today. ”

Vittorio's words made Fide suddenly feel a little stressed. Today is the day when the regular army of the Principality and its own mercenary group will hand over the capital of the Principality, and although an unscrupulous person like Lutz has suffered all kinds of blows, he is still alive, and at least he still has the ability to eradicate dissidents at the meeting of the new faction of the Rebel Army, they must be plotting something in secret. In Feide's eyes, the rebels were like inexhaustible weeds, their strength had been greatly reduced, and various factions had been devastated, but they had not been completely wiped out, and it was impossible to say that the army could not be completely wiped out.

With this in mind, Fielder decided to write to the Earl of Camhen about the possible resurgence of the rebel army, and told them to be on guard, otherwise their plans and those of the regular army might be variable.

"Ahead is the Peace Grave Military Academy. Vittorio pointed to the large group of buildings built in the innermost part of Black Swamp City, and sure enough, most of the buildings that were not hidden by the walls were strangely shaped. However, there are also normal buildings, as if those students who are good at architecture put their "work" at the forefront, wanting to show their unique talents to the people who come here.

Fei De and his party could see that there were still many people and students in this area, and several of them who were holding books walked up to Fei De.

"Are you mercenaries?" asked a young man with rare square glasses, two women and a man behind him, both seemingly helpless scholars.

"Yes, I'm Fidd, the head of the Potato Mercenary Regiment. ”

The young man held his glasses in the palm of his hand, and was not afraid of the heavily armed mercenaries, "Hello, my name is Benjamin, I am nineteen years old this year, I am a cadet of the Peace Grave Military Academy, and I am also the chief representative of the cadet representatives. Behind me were my classmates, who were also student representatives, and I had the privilege of meeting with Head Fidel. With that, Benjamin stretched out a hand to Fidel, who was sitting on his horse, and then pressed the books that were about to fall to the ground with his other hand and his muscleless chest.

Fei De immediately dismounted, as did the rest of his men, "Hello, Benjamin, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Benjamin immediately withdrew his hand after shaking his hand and picked up the book in his arms with both hands again, "We don't plan to leave the Military Academy, and there are many other cadets too, so will you also keep us safe?"

Most of the people behind Feder were uneducated, and in the face of Benjamin's polite inquiry, Selena took the initiative to step forward, "I am Selena, the cavalry squadron leader of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, and we plan to use the Peace Grave Military Academy as a temporary residence for the Mercenary Patriotic Regiment, and at the same time protect the area of the academy and protect all the people living in it." Of course, Ludwig, the governor of the Kingdom of Cose, is not a cruel man, and he will treat us and you with reason. ”

"That's good," Benjamin reached out and shook Selena's hand again, "Most of the people who remain in the academy are cadets, and there are also some civilians who have been in contact with the academy, adding up to about five thousand people, I hope we won't be a burden to you." ”

Fett suddenly remembered Toto and the new ballista carts that Toto had developed, and he whispered to Vittorio, "Can these people be used for themselves?"