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"Letter from Duke Yanis. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "Selena handed the letter from the new capital to Fidel, Fenrir had passed the test she had arranged, and was the best of the new recruits to her cavalry squadron.

After a brief glance, Fidel looked at his subordinates, "Duke Yannis wants us to carry out an all-out counterattack with the Southern Army, the regular army of the Duchy of Count Canchen, the Winter Army of Ludwig, and our mercenary regiment, the Guardian Regiment, targeting the hundreds of thousands of Imperial troops east of the city. ”

Vittorio touched his chin and said, "It's a joint battle... But the Winter Army was already carrying out its own operations, and Ludwig had sent them their general battle plan this morning. ”

The Winter people did not plan to attack the Imperial Army together with the Duchy of Mageni, Ludwig sent an army into the mountainous northeast of the Principality with rugged mountain roads, and he planned to launch a "three-line attack" with the eastern front of the Cosai Kingdom, and the most critical point was the attack in the middle, and the other two sides were only responsible for containment.

"Why is the Duke of Yannis so anxious... Our plan was for the Kingdom of Cosai and the Imperial Army of East Oguna to wear each other down, but the Duke's intention was clearly to have Count Kanhang and the Southern Army launch a general attack immediately. Lukka pointed out the problem, and Fidel and some of his men were already speculating that it was Count Endrida's selfish motives. The Count who had supported and protected the Minor Duke was afraid of the power of the Count of Camhen, and if the regular army had set their sights on the Singles, perhaps Endrida himself would be in danger.

Jasmine sighed: "I didn't expect that I have given up the capital, and most of the land in my country has been lost, and these nobles still have their own ghosts and intrigues, is it possible to let our mercenaries protect them?"

"There are 30,000 mercenary guards... The Count of Camhen had fifty thousand men... Southern Army... It may be less than 40,000 people, which is the strength of the Duchy of Magini on the books now, and I feel that it is better to leave the Imperial Army on the frontal battlefield to Ludwig. Luca, like the other captains, looked at the military map engraved with the distribution of troops in various places, and no one knew how many troops the invading army of the Eastern Oguna Empire had, but it must have been more than 100,000.

Fidel had fought against the East Oguna Empire in the Papal States, and also fought against the East Oguna Empire in the West Oguna Empire, but he didn't expect to continue to fight against the most militarily powerful empire on the continent. It may be that the rulers of Glyncoe already hated the mercenaries and the potato mercenary group, but it also reflected the ambitions of the Eastern Oguna Empire, which had a large number of soldiers and weapons, and at the same time greedily watched every inch of the continent, doing all kinds of things to expand their territory.

According to previous intelligence, the supreme commander who led the invasion of the Duchy of Mageni this time was Godara, the general of the previous northern front of the empire, and in addition to him, there were two sons of Grand Duke Petervich behind him. Since the death of Duke Pobo, Lady Purple has become one of the three totalitarian figures in the Empire. Grand Duke Petvich and Lady Purple quickly joined forces and set their sights on the lands of other countries. Petvic coveted the Duchy of Mageni and the Kingdom of Kose, while the Purple Lady coveted the Theoguna Empire, which was still in the midst of a peace treaty.

Golia and Shumo's homeland defense was better than expected, and the Eastern Oguna Empire had nothing to take advantage of, but the Duchy of Mageni, which had been disturbed by the rebel organization, became fat on the chopping block. Vittorio had already found out that the old duke's murderer was Zebuba, a former teacher at the Military Academy, who had been instructed by the Rebels. The remnants of the rebellious army, which had been greatly weakened, could no longer organize a large army in the Duchy of Magini, but they were still plotting assassination plots in the shadows, and they even had close ties with those who wanted to murder Ludwig.

The constant silence of the internal meeting made the captains feel difficult, neither Fidel nor Ludwig left the Black Swamp City, although the two sides were allies, but there were many troops stationed in this place, and the forces that really joined forces were pitiful, and the two sides were still wary of each other.

"Captain Fed, there's an urgent message from Fontale City!" a messenger mercenary ran in, "Report to Captain Fed and the captains, Lady Eli has successfully invited the Papal States to support the Southern Army, Archbishop Arthur Auerbach has agreed to send the Knights of the Church to help, and Captain Satnam will personally lead the army... However, it is not known how many people there will be, and it is uncertain whether they will appear on the battlefield. "It is better to have news than no news, even in the Papal States, which are most likely to be waving their flags behind their backs.

"Captain Fidel, don't hesitate!" Noor finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Let's take 30,000 mercenaries to support Miss Maev! The pressure on the Southern Army must be the greatest, and they need our help very much! And now that the Papal States have joined, maybe they can really play a role..."

Jasmine also said: "Do you want to stay in Black Swamp City and watch the other soldiers die? I can't do it, Deputy Superintendent Vittorio, even if we are using the Kosse Kingdom, then we should do something... If the Winter Nation also loses to the Imperials, it will be too late!"

The other captains have stated that they were not very upset in the first week of the handover to Ludwig in Black Swamp, but from the second week onwards, the stalemate and no positive changes have made them sit still. Even the 30,000 mercenaries of the Mercenary Guardian Regiment are the same, although the mercenaries like to side with the victors, they are all irascible and warlike guys, and it is torture to leave them in the houses of Black Swamp City.

Fidel crossed his fingers, propped his chin with the back of his hand together, and glanced at Vittorio, who told Fide privately that he thought it was not the time to strike, and that they had to help Ludwig out of danger, so that the army of the Kingdom of Cosey could break free from its shackles and the capable governor could "spread his wings". If Ludwig had been in danger, the other party would not have taken half a step out of Black Swamp City, and the plan of making full use of the other party would not have been achieved.

"If Ludwig is dead, the Winterlanders will leave here, and no one will help us stop the Iron Hoof of the Imperial Army. These were Vittorio's exact words in the middle of the night.

"It will take time, so let's be a little more patient. Fidel noticed that Vittorio didn't speak, and he knew that Vittorio was still working on his plan. It was as if they had become the ones who removed the flies from the cow's back, otherwise the ox that helped the plough would not have been able to concentrate on plowing the land.

In the end, Fidel could only send someone to convey the Duke of Yannis's order to the Earl of Camphen, and if the Count of Campham was willing to rush to the eastern front with the 50,000 regular troops who were still watching Black Marsh City, then the pressure on the southern army might be reduced. But Fidel chose to stay in Black Swamp City and wait for the opportunity.

At the same time, the three mercenary groups of the Mercenary Guild had already arrived on the eastern front of the Duchy of Mageni, stationed in a small city that was still entrenched. They brought with them more than 15,000 mercenaries, and the Duchy garrison in this small city was less than a fifth of them.

The three leaders standing on the city wall are Birel, the leader of the Guinea Pig Mercenary Group, Reese, the leader of the Widow Mercenary Group, and Orlando, the leader of the American Young Mercenary Group.

"Do you believe you when you hear that the Pillar Priest is dead?" Reese wore a silk scarf over her face, revealing only her eyes and looming scars.

"Hehe, the balance of the Three Duchyes has not been broken yet, and the balance of our own guild has been broken first... It seems that the president needs to find a few more mercenary groups to take over the vacant positions. Orlando wore a lace top hat with his back against the battlements and his two elbows supporting his back, as if oblivious to the Imperial troops looming in the distance outside the city.

Reese snorted coldly, "The Oak mercenary you recommended last time was completely wiped out by the Potato Mercenary Regiment, I think it's better to let Fide join us, that mercenary... It does have a lot of strength. ”

"I heard that Toya's arrogant guy once fought with Fidel! Fidel is no match for him, so why should a beggar like Toya join us?" Birrell held the flask in his left hand and rested his right hand on the battlements, looking into the distance, "The Pillar Priest is dead, and his mercenary group hasn't been wiped out yet... Anyway, it's a bunch of walking dead, and maybe the Pillar Priest himself has become one of the walking dead, right? hahahahaha..."

Reese ignored the drunk, she glanced at Orlando, "Master Nathaniel gave you those enchanted weapons, do we still need to do anything?"

"Probably not," Orlando's face was filled with smugness in addition to his previous confidence, "It's only a thousand, but it's enough." I'll equip a thousand of my men with those enchanted weapons, and they'll be able to disguise themselves as assassins of any identity and become undetectable Assassins!" Orlando had barely said what he was going to do when Reese and the drunken Birrell understood what he meant.

The enchanted weapons, known as the "Aphotic Kisses", are invisible to the naked eye until they touch liquid and bright light, and Orlando's 1,000 men can place them anywhere on their body and then stand by the enemy's side and take them out to attack. Everyone can be a civilian, a businessman, or a farmer without any "threat", and they only need to control their mouths and expressions to hide from everyone.

"So what? What role are you going to play?"

Orlando smiled and said, "How about turning a thousand of my men into peasants with grain in their hands?" and swaggering into the Imperial Army barracks?"

"You might as well be a merchant with a box of gold coins?You can have a dozen or so people walk straight into Godara's camp!Cut off the other man's head!" Birrell's proposal was crazy, but the enchanted weapon would definitely pierce the heart of any enemy and kill them in one blow.

Reese thought about it carefully before saying, "I still think there's something unsafe, if it's found out..."

"The Imperial Army is facing off against the Southern Army of the Duchy of Magini... Both sides are tense, if we stab the Imperial army in the heart, and then inform the principality army to act at the opportunity, I am afraid that the Imperial army will be crushed. Just as Orlando was complacent, a black letter crow flew into Reese's hand.

"It's the guild leader... He told us to stay put, as if because our goals might change..."

"Change, if you don't help the Duchy of Mageni defeat the Imperial Army, won't the Duchy be destroyed?"

Reese reconfirmed the contents of the letter before saying, "If the target isn't the Imperial Army... Could it be..."