Chapter 339: The First Step to Success
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"Commander, Dutim City has sent a reply from Duke Yannis," Selena took the letter that had just been delivered to the mercenary camp, "Duke Yannis agreed to Ludwig's request, he can give Black Marsh City both hands, but the regimental commander you must promise Duke Yannis one thing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Fidel originally had little hope that Duke Yannis would agree to hand over the Black Marsh, after all, it was the capital of the Duchy of Magini, and the regular army and mercenary guards could also hold the city temporarily, but he didn't expect Duke Yannis to agree to give up the Black Marsh City.
"Promise what?"
"You must promise Duke Yannis that after joining forces with the Winter Army to repel the Imperial forces of East Oguna, you must find a way to reclaim Black Swamp City from Ludwig, and this is the only condition. ”
"I see, since it's a plan that our mercenary group has proposed, then we have to finish it. "Fett is only the leader of a mercenary group, but this extremely important task has fallen on his head - if he doesn't do all this, maybe the leader of the rainy day will find a way to do it, right?
"This letter also contains the words of Count Endrida, who said that he would send Lord Herman to the front to assist you in coordinating the parties. Count Endrida decided that it was unlikely that the regular army would follow Duke Yanis' orders to cede Black Marsh. ”
Luca, who was standing on the sidelines, said: "How do I think that even if the Duke of Yannis were standing in front of the generals of the regular army, they would not give up the capital of their country?
"If you don't give up, there will be no support from the Kingdom of Cose, and the Duchy of Mageni, which has no way to turn enemies into friends, will only be swallowed up step by step, and I believe that those regular army generals will understand the meaning of this plan," Vittorio said, touching his chin, "When Lord Herman arrives here, I will go with him to meet those regular army generals." ”
"Then it's up to you to explain the meaning of the plan to those people. ”
Ludwig did as promised, and the attack on the Duchy of Magini was stopped, and Duke Yannis also sent a personal letter to the regular army guarding the city of Black Marsh, but the regular army of the Duchy of Magini, which numbered nearly 50,000 people, did not respond much. It wasn't until Herman came to the front line and approached the regular army camp with the potato mercenary group that they sent someone to greet them.
The man who greeted Fed and Herman was dressed in dark red plate armor, and Feder had seen this gloomy face in the city of Decree, and the other party was Baron Robin, who had let Fed go.
"Head Fidel, we're meeting again. Robin pulled down the visor of his helmet, his eyes were small and the whites of his eyes were particularly numerous, giving him a sense of unforgiving.
"Baron Robin. ”
"By the way, I'm not a baron now," Robin dismounted from his tall steed and walked up to Lord Herman and Fed, "I'm a viscount now." ”
Puzzled, Herman asked, "Shouldn't the title of canonization be confirmed by the Duke of Yanis, and where did you get the title of viscount?"
"You're Lord Herman, right, people who live in the shade won't know that military exploits can also raise the rank of knighthood, and those who have this kind of power are not necessarily dukes. ”
Robin's words made Herman very unhappy, and the round-headed and round-headed Herman immediately retorted: "Only the Duke has always had this power, who did you say gave you the title of viscount? I want to see who is so bold." ”
"It's Count Camphen, and he is now the supreme commander of the regular army of the Duchy of Magini, and if it weren't for Lord Count guarding here, Black Swamp would have fallen into the hands of the enemy army long ago. The nobles who hid in the rear and coveted pleasures... Hum. ”
Feder felt a little embarrassed at the thought that he was here to persuade the regular army to abandon Black Swamp City, even if the country was not cohesive and many nobles were seeking to protect themselves, there would definitely be heroes who were willing to stand on the side of the country and defend every inch of land. I am afraid that the Count of Camhen that Robin spoke of was such a person, because Feder had never heard of this man's name before, and he must have stepped forward when the country was in trouble.
Before entering the camp, Vittorio whispered to Fid about the Count of Camhen. The old count, who was probably eighty years old, was a native of the Duchy of Magini, and he was also the honorary vice-president of the Military Academy of the Peaceful Graves, second only to the old Duke of Yanis. However, he should have returned to his territory in the west for health reasons, and he did not expect that he would return to the barracks when the Duchy of Mageni was in danger, even at the age of eighty, he chose to shoulder the heavy responsibility of commanding the regular army.
As soon as Fide entered the camp, he saw a group of generals sitting on either side, and an old man with silver hair and ruddy complexion was sitting in the position of the commander, and it should be the Count of Camhen that Vittorio had mentioned. Camhen's silver-white hair was all combed back to his head, his eyes were like eagles, the corners of his mouth were crooked, and he wore a thin piece of chain mail, which looked very imposing.
"Lord Herman from the city of Duwoods, nephew of Count Endrida. And you," Camphen surprised Fett as soon as he spoke, no one would have thought that this man of great voice was eighty years old, "The head of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, Fed, was once invited to be the head of the Mercenary Guardian Regiment, but he refused Madame Doulty's kindness, and then ran back to Black Swamp City, and planned to murder the Duke with Rainy Day, hum!
Count Camhen's words made Herman sweat profusely, after all, the rainy day was covered by himself and Endrida. With only Vittorio and Patrick by his side, Fide had no idea that the commander-in-chief of the regular army would also believe that he and Yutian were the murderers of the Duke.
"Captain Rainy Day is willing to endure those false accusations in order to protect Duke Yanis, and when Captain Rainy Day and I went to the old duke's residence, the old duke was already dead. ”
"Who's the murderer?" the other generals straightened up, their eyes not squinting, and only the Earl of Campham was questioning alone.
"According to reasoning, it should be a military academy teacher named Zebuba. ”
"Nonsense! Someone, tie up this mercenary!"
Patrick pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword, and Herman immediately fell to his knees begging for mercy, both Fide and Vittorio stood still, and the Count of Camhen burst out laughing as he finished shouting the words.
"Hahahaha, you really have the guts, if you kill the old duke and don't escape from our country with your mercenary group, then either you are a madman, or you are a fool," Camhen waved his hand, and the guards who had just walked in went out, "Feide, I have heard your name for a long time. Although I am old and have been farming and growing vegetables at home, those young and promising guys are what I value the most, and at the same time, they can satisfy my fantasy that one day I can be young again!"
Fed watched the Count of Canchen talking, and he soon realized that the other party was actually a straightforward and heroic nobleman, unlike Count Endrida, whose eyes were clear.
"There are no marquis in the Duchy of Magini, and there are only a few counts, and I don't think anyone can take on this task at all except me!" Camhen stood up, he was one meter eight tall, and he looked quite burly, "Is it okay for Count Endrida? He can't, he will just hide in his own small town, and then command us in the name of protecting Duke Yanis." With that, Camham threw the letter that the Duke of Yannis had sent here on the ground, and no one dared to pick it up.
Lord Herman, who had been taken aback just now, had calmed down a little, and he said timidly, "Duke Yannis... Duke, his order is..."
"Hand over the Black Swamp and give up the capital of the Duchy of Maggeni to Ludwig!The savage!Hmph, I didn't expect such ignorance to happen to our Duke, didn't you use your brains when you made decisions for Duke Yanis?!" Camhen angrily rebuked Fidel and Herman as he stepped out of his place and stomped the letter written by Duke Yannis himself. The other principality generals still didn't react, as if they were all dummies who could be faked.
Camphen put his straight nose in front of Fidel, "I heard that it was you who proposed to Duke Yannis to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Kosai, and choose a guy who invaded our territory and planned to take our capital as an ally, and it was indeed a plan that only mercenaries would think of." ”
"This is the only ally that the Duchy of Mageni can find. ”
"Hmph, what's the difference between this and recognizing a thief as a father?! Let me tell you frankly, everyone here has long been prepared to sacrifice their lives for the country, and no one is greedy for life and afraid of death!"
"Everything is as the Count commands!" the "dummies" suddenly responded in unison, and Herman was startled again.
"Do you hear that, we can only die in Black Swamp City, not give up Black Swamp City, and I have rejected your plan!" said Camhen, turning and walking back to his place.
"Do you really just want to die in Black Swamp?" Vittorio, who had been standing behind Fidel, suddenly spoke, and the short man walked out between Fidel and Herman, and Camhen didn't even notice that it was Vittorio when he turned around.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Vittorio, and I am a merchant who killed Ufus, the conservative leader of the rebels. ”
Camhen looked at Vittorio carefully, "Rebels, merchants, and what do you mean by what you just said?"
"If you just want to die in Black Swamp, you won't go back to the barracks from your home to put on your armor and lift your tomahawk. You, like all the generals here, want to defend the country and drive out the invaders. ”
Camhen seemed to be remembering something, "Your name... He once appeared in the list of cadets of the Peace Grave Military Academy, and he was also a pretty good one... Tell me, how do you want to keep the invaders away? I like to hear what young people think. ”
"We need to take advantage of our enemies, to exploit their greed and competitiveness," Vittorio gently curled his curls with his fingers, "and if we put the treasure in front of them, they will surely rush at it in a frenzy, and before that, we must first take out all our treasures, which is the first step to success." ”