Oise City.

As the freezing snow of winter had just melted, the crow crossed the wind belt and delivered letters from afar to the tallest tower in Oise City.

The servant rode the candlelight, and in the dim light, Viscount Sisolrod read Sinla's letter, pinching the thumb and forefinger of the letter unconsciously tightened, and pinched the corners of the letter into folds.

"Father, what is Viscount Hipper's reply?"

Standing behind him was the eldest son, Berelod.

In addition to the eldest son, Hisoka has two sons and a daughter, but the second son has no hesitation to go to the Magic Society to seek the mystery, and the younger son and daughter ...... After all, they are all illegitimate children, and although they are given official surnames, in Siso's heart, only the eldest son, Berlu, can really inherit the family.

"Hipoll is forcing us to take a stand. ”

Hisoka crumpled the letter into a ball and held it in the palm of his hand, "He wants to see how sincere we are about this marriage." ”

"What the hell is he asking us to do?" Beruw, still confused, "it's too much, we don't have to deal with him, do we? ”

Hisoka turned sideways to look at Berru, his eyes full of disappointment, and he kept shaking his head in the bottom of his heart.

He has personally taught Beru for so many years, but he has not let his eldest son have a smart head and keen vision, he has not been able to see the situation in the north clearly, if it is just an ordinary marriage, with the location of Oise City, it is easy to find a more suitable partner than Sinra.

However, this marriage also involves the forces behind it, in today's war-torn situation, the independent lord wants to survive in the encirclement and suppression of the big forces, the only choice is to form an alliance, too weak to implicate themselves, too strong is easy to be swallowed by it, not to mention the surrounding of Oise, even if the scope is expanded to the entire north, there are not a few more suitable marriage partners than the Viscount Hipper of Sinla City.

Why can't his eldest son understand this?

Oaz has no choice at all, and if he misses Sinla, the end waiting for their Rhodes family is only to become a victim of the game of big powers, and there is no second way to go.

Hipper wanted him to speak, and although he was a little helpless, it had to be done.

Thinking of this, Viscount Sisoka's mind conjured up the figure of his daughter, Carol.

Her own daughter was a more suitable heir than Berlu, and she inherited her mother, the woman who could not become Hisoka's wife, who he could never forget, who was as cunning as a fox but possessed the wisdom of a woman as cute as a rabbit.

He loved the woman, otherwise he would not have been able to give his illegitimate children and her official surnames to be included in the genealogy of the Rhodes family.

His daughter has never let him down, and even the questions he doubts, Carol can solve his problems.

She was an overly good heir, and Hisoka never doubted that she would be the best choice to inherit Oise City.

There was no shortage of female lords in the North, such as Lady Calendour of Guixi, Count Turing of the Eastern Rudder, and so on.

But she was an illegitimate child.

Even after inheriting Rod's surname, Carol is still an illegitimate daughter in the eyes of others.

And the illegitimate blood cannot be counted as a pure nobleman...... Nor can he inherit a noble title.

Hisoka sighed, leaving behind the tempting but impossible thought in his mind.

"Let General Nasir come to the council chamber, and you will come with you, and ......"

Sisoka thought for a moment and said, "Call Carol too." ”

After all, she is also one of the protagonists in this marriage. ”

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"On the premise of maintaining sufficient troops to garrison Oise, we can draw out 900 cavalry, and the total number of horses in the city is only 1,000, which is the limit of what we can take, and if we add infantry, our trip will definitely not reach Sinla at the beginning of next month. ”

General Nasir, who knew the disposition of Oaz's forces best, set aside two markers on the map at this moment, drew a path with his hands, and clearly told Sisok that even a full cavalry team would be reluctant to follow the nearest road to Sinla, let alone send infantry to drag the journey.

"Nine hundred cavalry, that's enough, even Viscount Hipper can't question our sincerity because of this. Hisoka nodded.

Nine hundred troops is already a considerable number in this era, you must know that in ordinary urban warfare, the total number of troops invested usually does not exceed three thousand, and most of them are composed of ordinary infantry and militia teams, not to mention a full nine hundred cavalry, which is enough to determine the number of victories on any battlefield, and the total garrison of Oise is only more than two thousand.

Carol carefully examined the map of the north, especially the cities near Sinra, and frowned thoughtfully.

Sisoka noticed her daughter's expression and asked, "My daughter, what did you find?"

Nasir and Berru's eyes followed Hisoka to Carol.

"Father, did my future husband mention a more specific situation other than telling him that you need to send reinforcements?"

The shadow reflected in the corner of Carol's skirt swayed with the light of the torches hanging from the wall, and even though the light in the council chamber was a little too yellow, it did not damage her beauty in the slightest, and what was more exciting than her beauty was the calmness on her face at the moment.

This kind of expression can't be disguised, it's too natural, and there is no intention of camouflage.

Hisoka's eyes flickered for a moment, and his vaguely uneasy heart calmed down at the same time as he saw Carol's expression.

Carol is excellent, she never seems to panic, her goal never wavers when others lose their way, she is the only one who can stand in front of everyone when others fall into fear, she is the treasure of the Rhodes family, the most beloved woman in the city of Oise, the daughter she admires the most, and the illegitimate blood of regret.

As it was now, while everyone else was just following Hipper's train of thought, she could see something lower, an essential trait of a good lord, and even Hisoka himself couldn't guarantee that he would always be able to do so.

It's reliable.

The thought came to Hisoka's mind again.

If......

Shaking his head and putting away his unrealistic thoughts, he took a deep breath and asked, "Hipper only wrote in the letter that he needed us to send troops to help him stabilize the situation and clear out some hostile forces, what do you want to say?"

"I'm just confused, father. ”

Carol stretched out her slender finger and pointed out Sinla's location on the map, and ticked off several cities around it.

"The city of Sinla has a natural geographical advantage, with nearly 2,000 garrisons in the city, and is in the leading position in this area in terms of the quality of soldiers, which is why this situation has arisen, and the city is surrounded by several forces, but Sinla is still able to maintain its independence. ”

"But now he wants us to send troops to help, father, I don't think this act is just a show of sincerity, but he does need such a reinforcement, but crucially, why does he need it?"

Carol pointed to Sinla's surroundings: "There are only a few cities that can pose a threat to Sinla, the garrison of Antler Bay is about 400 people, the garrison of Van Biya is 1,200 people, the number of garrisons in Wuhe is similar to that of Vambia, and the total garrison of Soaphorn City and Cross City is not more than 1,000 in the farther away, and among these five cities, except for Soaphorn City and Wuhe, which are both under the jurisdiction of Count Aldan, the other three cities belong to different forces. ”

"With the distribution of power in these cities, it is difficult to imagine that they will cooperate with each other, and it is impossible for a single city to pose a threat to Sinla, but now that Hipor is seeking reinforcements, it is only possible that he is not sure that he will defend his Sinla city when he clears the enemy. ”

"If it's just two cities fighting each other, there's no reason to worry about it, the only explanation—"

Carol paused, took a charcoal pen, and checked the five cities near Sinla together, connecting the cities to encircle Sinla.

"It's the enemy he's facing, not a single city, and it's very likely that during this time, the situation in the vicinity of Sinla has changed, and some of the five cities may have changed hands to the same person, forming a siege of Sinla, which will make my future husband anxious. ”

Hisoka's brow furrowed: "What do you mean ......?"

"Reinforcements are still there, but we should bypass these cities when entering the area, or risk engaging the local army before we even enter Sinra. ”

Carol looked up at Hisoka, her beautiful pupils flowing like ripples: "Father, are you going to go for reinforcements in person?"

Hisoka replied in a low voice, "Yes." ”

"Then please take me with you. ”

Carol lifted the corner of her skirt and saluted: "For marriage, nine hundred cavalry is a sincerity, and my role as a wife will also become a sincerity." ”

"Besides, I also want to meet my husband in person, whom I have never met. ”

and...... Someone who can cause him trouble. ”

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"That bitch!"

Buru swept the cups in the room straight to the floor, and the ping-pong bells rang non-stop.

"She will show herself in front of her father, and think that I don't see the difference between when my father looks at her and when I look at her? If she hadn't been an illegitimate daughter, I'm afraid I'd love to let her inherit the Viscount of Oise!"

"What the hell are you mad at. Boru's wife, Winnie, complained, picking up the cups on the ground one by one, "Isn't she going to get married, not to mention that the identity of an illegitimate daughter is doomed, and you are the only one who can become the Viscount of Oise City." ”

"What do you know, when she really becomes Hipper's wife, I'm afraid I won't be able to control her at all after my father leaves!" Bruch grimaced, "What's more, I always feel that with her character, I won't accept marriage so obediently." ”

"How so!" Winnie covered her mouth, "she's your sister after all, a child of the Rhodes family. ”

"You don't understand, she's still obedient now, it's because William is still at home, the only thing she values about this family is her brother, if we lose control of William, even if we destroy this family directly, that woman won't shed a single tear!"

Beru slammed the table: "Where did she go and what did she do during the time she disappeared last year, hasn't you found out yet?"

Winnie shook her head: "I can only find out about that priest, but he is now in Priest City, and even the Magic Association can't let Priest City stand in line, let alone just one of our families." ”

"Tell someone to keep an eye on her. "I don't feel at ease with her." You are lonely, the young lady warms you with a movie