It was the early morning of February 15, and the sun was rising, and it was a new day. A melee ended in front of Quio Castle www.biquge.info both armies suffered losses. Remut, who was previously transferred by Ramgar to the rear army to supervise the grain and grass armaments, has now become the last commander of the imperial capital army.

When Remut learns that Ramgar has died on the battlefield and that Brown's whereabouts are unknown, he first gathers the scattered army and forms a defensive formation. After the battle of Quio, 350,000 horses were counted, and there were nearly 260,000. Although Remut's troops were still far superior to Meliwicz's troops, he had no intention of continuing to capture Quio, and of course he did not want to withdraw his troops and return to the imperial capital to meet Arena.

Remut controlled the army and did not send any military reports back to the imperial capital. He has his own plans......

260,000 soldiers and horses, plus abundant grain and grass and abundant armaments. These are enough to make Remut another great lord of the Yurasno Empire.

However, Remut also knew very well in his heart that although he was currently the commander of these 260,000 soldiers and horses, these soldiers would not necessarily be willing to follow him for another great cause. So, on the one hand, he sent people to Quiao to negotiate with Melliwitz, and on the other hand, he tried to win over the lieutenant generals.

In the council chamber in Quio, Melwitz received the emissary sent by Remut. The messenger made it clear what Remut meant, but Melwiitz was noncommittal, and after a moment of vagueness, he gave a pun on the reply, and asked the messenger to leave Quiao to convey his meaning to Remut.

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Melwitz was discussing military affairs with Heramont and the others in the hall when a soldier pushed the door to report.

The Earl of Brown asked to see the marshal, saying that he had something important to tell. ”

Melwiec waved his hand and let the messenger go down, and then said to Heramon: "What do you think of the withdrawal plan proposed by Remut? ”

"Marshal, after last night's scuffle between the two sides, judging from the battle that Remut has put up today, it can only prove that the enemy's remaining forces are still sufficient. If the marshal were to release Remut, he would be able to divide one side with the power he had in his hands. This man first attached himself to Arena to gather troops to attack us, and now he is sitting on his side and trying to retreat. Such a philistine is shameless and capricious, and it is a scourge. ”

Seeing that Heramont was deeply concerned, Melwitz asked, "Do you have an idea?"

"Marshal, the other side has lost its siege weapon, and the army's morale must be unstable after Ramga's death. We should take the initiative and take advantage of the situation to destroy Remut!"

"That's right, but we'll wait and see for the time being, and if Remut sends another emissary, our condition is that we hand over all the power of the army, and let him return to the capital with our army. Melwitz got up from his seat, straightened his armor and said, "I'll go meet an old friend, and you will be in charge of the deployment." ”

"The subordinates receive the order. ”

Heramon and the others left their seats and stood up and saluted Melwitz.

Melwitz nodded, and left the military chamber, led by his own soldiers to the place where Brown was being held.

Instead of putting Brown in jail, Melwitz had Kuz arrange a room in the governor's palace to put him under house arrest and put him under heavy guard.

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The Military and Political Council was already located in the Governor's Palace, and it didn't take long for Melwitz to arrive at the room where Brown was being held.

The soldier in charge of the detention saluted Melwiitz and opened the door.

Melwitz stepped into the room and smiled helplessly at the sight of Brown, who was feasting on his heart's content.

"Your appetite is really good. ”

Brown saw Melwitz, put down his knife and fork, and looked up, his mouth oily.

"Of course you're hungry, and you're not going to really kill me. ”

Melwitz looked at Brown, who looked shameless, and he didn't have a seizure.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me. ”

Brown grabbed a napkin, wiped his oily mouth, and leisurely poured himself a glass of wine. Said slowly: "Ramga is the real thief, Brother Wang and I were forced to obey this thief." ”

Melwitz snorted coldly.

"You've been cunning since you were a child, and I'll believe you?"

Brown took a sip of wine.

"Good wine, I didn't expect Quiao to have such a good quality. ”

Melwitz was too lazy to listen to Brown's nonsense anymore, and turned to leave, but was stopped by Brown.

"Don't you want to know why the Empress is missing?"

Melwiitz turned to glare at Brown, suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Say!"

"Do you suspect that Brother Wang usurped the government, but why didn't Brother Wang become the emperor himself, but instead made the disappearance of the empress public?"

"How could I know what he was thinking in his heart. ”

"The Empress's disappearance has a great connection to Ramgah, and he is the most powerful of all the lords. He took advantage of you to go to the border city to fight the enemy, staged a coup d'état, and took control of Brother Wang. Otherwise, I am free and happy in my own territory, why should I march and suffer and come here to be at his mercy? You should know my temper, and if I had not had a handle in his hands, I would have listened to him?"

Melwitz listened, but his heart was not shaken by what Brown said.

"That's just your words, and there's no basis for it!"

Seeing that Melwiitz didn't believe it, Brown drank the wine from his glass, and the glass was slammed down on the table.

"I really admire you sometimes, so let's do it, you give me pen and paper, and I will write back to the imperial capital to Brother Wang, so that he can be with you inside and out. ”

"Don't give me nonsense, Ramga is dead, why hasn't the army outside Quiao retreated?"

Brown was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Brother Ewing, you don't want to think about it, under what circumstances did you capture me?"

Melwitz ignored Brown and gave him a cold look.

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Brown was bored and said to himself, "I was about to fall asleep, and you suddenly sent men to my tent and tied me up." Ramgar's original plan for me was to attack early this morning. However, you've experienced it yourself, and he's going to attack Queo at night. ”

Melwiitz said lightly, "And then?"

"Therefore, if it was really Brother Wang who instructed Ramgah, would I, as Brother Wang's own brother, not know the real battle plan? Moreover, the 80,000 soldiers and horses in my hands and the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Remut were all stolen by Ramgah. If you don't believe me, you can ask Remut. ”

Melwitz thought for a moment.

"Someone, get a pen and paper for Brown. ”

Brown smiled harmlessly when he heard Melwiez's words.

The pen and paper were quickly placed in front of Brown, and Melwiitz did not leave the room, but stood beside Brown and watched him write his letters.

Without the slightest panic, Brown picked up his quill and began to write......

When Brown finished writing, Melwitz picked up Brown's letter and began to read it word for word.

"I have met with the Duke, the head Ramgar has been killed by the Duke, and the army is no longer under my control, so the royal brother should make a quick plan so that the Duke can return to the capital smoothly. ”

"You rest, I'm leaving. Melwitz took the letter and left the room where Brown was being held.

"Brother Ewing, go slowly~" Brown waited for Melwiez to leave, and continued to eat with a leisurely look.

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Melwidz had Brown's handwritten letter in his hand and went to find Kuzhi first. Brown's words were probably relayed to Kuzhi.

In Kuzhi's room, Melwitz handed the letter to Kuzhi.

"Look, is there a problem?"

Kuzhi took the letter from Melwiec's hand and read it carefully.

"Well, what's the relationship between this Brown and Arena?"

"It's so close, and Arena trusts Brown very much. ”

Ku Zhi thought for a while, and then said: "There is nothing wrong with this letter, since we have Brown in our hands, we have an extra bargaining chip." According to what Brown said, there should be no troops left in the imperial capital. ”

"What I'm worried about now is Remut, if he swings his army back to the imperial capital, things will become very troublesome. ”

Ku Zhi was silent, unable to think of a proper solution to the current problem, and fell into a burst of anxiety.

Melwiitz also saw Kuzhi's strange appearance, and said, "I plan to send someone to deliver the letter and see how Arianor reacts." During this period, Remut was temporarily restrained. ”

"Duke, you can also convey the news of Remut's negotiations with us to Arena. Anyway, isolate Remut here first. After all, our goal is to return to the imperial capital. ”

Just as Melwitz was about to speak, Kuzhi's door was pushed open, and in came Sophie the Sage.

"Little Melly, give me a cannon!"

Melwiitz hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can't give it to you." ”

Sophie was not happy to hear that Meliwitz had reneged on her promise.

"Little Melly, are you a liar!"

Melwitz explained: "The sage has misunderstood, the current situation in the imperial capital is still unclear, and when I return to the capital safely, I will naturally fulfill the promise I made to the sage." ”

Sophie stood at the door and shook her head: "No, no, no! I promised my sister that I would do it, give me a cannon quickly." ”

Seeing Sophie's insistence, Melwidz said, "Why don't you go back to the imperial capital with me, if you have nothing to do, you should cash it out." ”

"Who wants to go back with you, who do you think you are? Liar! big ~ liar ~ son!"

Kuzhi was thinking about making a round between Melwitz and Sophie, but found that Sophie was glaring at him, so he dismissed the idea so as not to be bored.

Melwitz softened and said, "How about I give half to the sage?"

Sophie jumped to her feet angrily, but Melwiez had already promised her half of the magic cannon, and she made a decision after several struggles.

"Hmph, it's okay. Little Melly, you can't lie to me anymore! Give it to me now, my sister doesn't want to see someone you hate in Quiao City. ”

Melwitz was puzzled: "No problem, I don't know who the sage's disgust is?"

"Little Melly, Sister Ben doesn't want to tell you. Hurry up and give me the cannon, I'll leave after I get the cannon. Also, take care of my little cutie!"

In desperation, Meliwitz sent someone to find Heramon with Sophie. Let Heramon give half of the magic cannon to Sophie......