When Fed's men learned of Maev's death, they couldn't believe that Maeve, who had recovered from her previous illness, would relapse. Fidel's most trusted companions knew exactly what Mave's death meant - Fed, having lost his most important supporter in the Duchy of Magini, was now pinning everything on Duke Yannis. However, even with the Duke's trust and support, others would see Fide as a careerist who staged a coup d'état, as the other pillars of the Duchy had already fallen.

Before Lady Eli leaves, Madame Eli promised to send an obituary to the entire Duchy of Magini within a short period of time, letting everyone know that Maeve had died of an incurable illness. She would also write in Mave's obituary about the formation of the New Southern Army, which would be transferred from Lady Eli to Duke Arnis. If those new southern armies can be summoned, then the command of Duke Yannis can fall into the hands of Fidel, so the current Duke of Yannis can be said to be the most important bargaining chip in Fidel's hands.

Vittorio tells Fidel that he did not put Herman back in prison, and that Herman is to symbolically command Count Endrida's army, and that Herman lies that Count Endrida is recuperating due to illness. Patrick will be by Herman's side inseparably to prevent the Lord from doing anything detrimental to the Potato Mercenaries.

"Miss Mave's death will certainly have a great impact on our current situation," Vittorio didn't seem to know that Livier and Rutz had come to see Fidel, "Duke Yannis' safety is very important. Commander, I suggest that you have more contact with the Duke, after all, he will soon be fifteen years old, and even if he does not have any special talents, he is still very important and indispensable to the entire army. ”

The other captains also echoed Vittorio, and Madame Eli and Maev, who thought they could rely on, "fell", but the other party's Lord Herman was still able to take advantage of it. If the troops summoned by Count Endrida are unable to obey Fidel's command, the last power of the Duchy of Magini will begin to disintegrate from within before the Imperial Army appears.

Early the next morning, Fei De personally came to the barracks of the 30,000 troops and took some of his subordinates to inspect the soldiers who had come from Dumu City. After half a day's observation, Fidel discovered that the army was a mix of militiamen, mercenaries, and prisoners, and among them there were probably fellows who had been bandits and robbers. In short, most of them were not well-trained regular troops, and their equipment and physique were not up to the average of the soldiers of the Earl of Camhen. They looked more like the township volunteers urgently summoned by Endrida, just stragglers, and their combat effectiveness and discipline were not strong.

In horizontal comparison, Fidel's own more than 2,000 subordinates were the best, followed by the 10,000 remnants of the Earl of Camhen, and the mercenaries of the Mercenary Guardian Regiment were on par with the army of Dumu City. However, Fide can also understand that after all, the Duchy of Magini, which is not very rich and has a small population, does not have the conditions to hoard a large number of troops. Compared to the prosperity of the Oguna Empire, it is rare for the Dumu City to be able to gather so many troops in a short period of time, and the final number of troops will not be too different from the Imperial Army.

All of Endrida's subordinates were arrested under the lure of Herman, who cooperated with Fidel's plan very well, he did not complain at all, and there was no resentment against Fidel on his face, but Fidel knew that the resentment of the other party had seeped into his heart.

"Captain Field," said Lord Herman, whispering as he followed Fielder around the barracks, "look... What should we do next?"

"Strategic deployment is underway for a counterattack on the Imperial Army of East Oguna, and there is still a confluence waiting for the new Southern Army. ”

He wanted to speak and stopped, looking left and right, he had long lost his original arrogance, and after losing Endrida as a big backer, he was just a poor worm who had to rely on others.

"Sir has something to say, please. ”

"I... I have on my hands about Endrida and the Duchy of Noo... Duchy of Dlaman... The Eastern Oguna Empire, and the private letters of the Papal States, the contents of which were enough to condemn him to death..."As soon as Herman finished speaking, he took out a letter, which should contain the evidence of the crime he had said.

Fei De didn't expect this round-headed nobleman to lose his dignity and loyalty so quickly, and he actually handed over the evidence of his uncle's fornication with foreign enemies to himself, which made Ayana standing behind Fei De very disdainful.

"You say these are letters from Count Endrida in contact with other nations?"

"That's right... It's all in my custody. ”

"What's the content?"

"The contents... In short, this is evidence of Endrida's treason!"

"You..."

He Man immediately nodded, "Ha, head leader, please don't get me wrong... I just hope that the Duchy of Mageni will be on the right path in the future! Whether it is the Count of Camhen or the traitor Endrida, they both represent the past and the old! Excellent young heroes like Captain Fide and Captain Levier are what the Duke needs most... I'm willing to do the same thing—" Herman said as he peeked at Fidel's expression, but Feld had no expression but disgust in his heart.

This kind of flattery didn't have any effect on Fidel, but Fed also knew that now was the best time to take advantage of the other party, so he didn't say anything, just let Lord Herman finish his current job. Perhaps for fear of being killed and relocked in prison, Herman obeyed both Fentry and Fed's men, and even deliberately appeared in front of Patrick to gain the trust of the Potato Mercenaries.

Feder glanced at the letters that Herman had handed over, which contained words spoken by Count Endrida with the other nations, which were apparently copies that Herman had recopied and kept for himself. There are also some replies from other countries, and the content of the replies can correspond to the direction of the letter, and the meaning is mostly ambiguous. Especially after the Duke of Yannis appeared in the Duge City, the attitude of Count Endrida to the letter became more and more ambiguous.

If these letters were to be seen by the dead Earl of Camhen, perhaps he would have risen from the ground in anger and stabbed Endrida to death with a sword. Feder threw the letter into the furnace - Duke Yannis didn't need to see it, he already knew the true face of the lord of Dumu City. Sure enough, as Madame Eli had said, the Count of Endrida had to be put to death, and he was endangering the country. Now that Maeve is dead, Feder has nothing to worry about.

Fett told Vittorio and the other captains about the idea of executing Endrida, and also told Madame Eli what he meant.

"I don't think this matter should be high-profile, wait until our army goes out to fight, and then leave them behind, and then put them to death. Selena suggested.

"What about the other nobles?"

Vittorio: "Their lives are kept, and killing too many people at once will only make people afraid." The current Duchy of Mageni is tied to a taut string that can be pulled off at the slightest carelessness. Both mercenaries and those nobles will become losers because of this. ”

Nur teased: "Haven't we already succeeded! Endrida has brought all the military money into our hands, we are mercenaries, if..."

"Noor, don't say such things!" Selena rebuked, "We have accepted the commission of the Duke of Yannis, and now our goal is to win this battle and repel the Imperial Army of East Oguna, and we must not have the idea of running away with military funds!"

Everyone knows that Selena was born in a knightly family and is still a member of the Papal States, so her once strong faith has also made her a mercenary who is completely different from ordinary mercenaries. The likes of Luca, Ligu, and Winotki all joined forces against Noor's selfish ideas, and Feld was relieved by the reaction of his men, which put his avoidance at ease.

A few days later, news of Maeve's death spread throughout the Duchy of Magini. When Fed entered the city to meet a southern nobleman, he saw the grief-stricken populace, and countless commoners were red from crying and their voices were hoarse because of Mave's death. After Fidel let people know, it turned out that Mei Fu had gained a higher prestige after becoming the commander of the Southern Army. She was unforgiving to the people, cared for the refugees who fled, and would stand at the forefront of the battlefield to personally boost the morale of the soldiers. Such a beautiful and brave noblewoman has become the hope of countless commoners of the principality, she is different from those pedantic and conservative nobles, all the commoners of the principality are warmed by her gentle smile, and everyone hopes that this noblewoman with an excellent background will become a hero to save the country.

After a series of setbacks, the Duchy of Magini has lost all its pillars, and now even the last glimmer of hope has fallen, and the people in front of Fidel are not despairing.

"As soon as Miss Mauff died, the three southern cities immediately announced that they would join the Principality of Independence before the end of September," Vittorio frowned, with the same expression as the passers-by, "Captain Satnam, who is running around with the Knights of the Church, is even more desperate to persuade those cities that originally belonged to the Principality to join the Independence Alliance, I am afraid that more and more principality nobles will announce their separation from the Principality of Mageni in the near future, which is inevitable." ”

Fide remembered the map of the Duchy of Magini, which was originally small, and less than a quarter of the land of the Duchy of Magini was under the control of the Duke of Yanis, and it was divided into a little bit.

"And how many people are still on the side of Duke Yannis?"

"The four southern nobles who have just arrived in the city will all consider siding with Duke Yanis, but only for the sake of meeting with the head of the regiment before making a final decision. ”

As Fed walked into the castle's hall, four male nobles sat on either side, one of whom was familiar.

"It's Captain Field," a fat nobleman stepped forward quickly and shook Field's hand warmly, "After we finish discussing business, Captain Fielder will come to my barracks for a light meal?"

Vittorio whispered in Fidel's ear, "This nobleman has brought three thousand troops. ”

The nobleman with a pointed nose was the only one wearing armor, and he had already recognized the other party as the lord of Blue Indigo Castle, Viscount Jados.

Jados also shook hands with Fidel, "I didn't expect you to become the commander of our country's army when you were embarrassed, it's really ironic," Viscount Jados was completely different from the other three's politeness and respect, and he had bones in every word, "You once rebelled after making a promise to me, it is indeed the style of a mercenary... But I still want to see what you are capable of, why even Count Endrida would hand over his army to you. ”