The situation inside the Alpine Castle fell into a stalemate, and at the same time, more and more Alpine Guard soldiers began to rush towards the banquet hall.

Duke didn't dare to pretend to be calm at this time, he quickly stood up and hid behind Cassel, in case he didn't pay attention and was captured alive by the other party, it would really be a pretend.

"Duke, have you seen it, this is the strength of my Alpine City, don't forget that Alpine City also has the Third Legion of the Empire and the Bright Army, you are killing yourself!"

Count Filip still had a fearless threat, he didn't believe that Duke had the ability to take Alpine City, and at the same time, he didn't believe that Duke would dare to do anything to him. You must know that he is the earl of the French Empire, and Duke's title is still below him, even if Duke Otto is here in person, it is estimated that he will not dare to attack himself without going through Emperor Henry VII.

But soon the sound of fierce fighting from the city gate made Count Fili's face change, he never imagined that Duke really had the courage to lead the Storm Guards to attack Alpine City. Is this guy having a broken head, and he dares to take the initiative to attack the city with this little force?

In fact, it was not only Count Filip who thought so, but even Duke once thought that there was something wrong with his head, and the Storm Guard was even a little struggling to defend, so he dared to empty his lair and lead the main force to attack a fortified city that was stronger than himself, which would not be done by any military strategist on the mainland, so Count Fili was not prepared at all.

It's just that even Duke himself didn't expect that when he began to admit a little bit and wanted to seek a step and an excuse to retreat, whether it was Cassel or Allen, or even later Gandalf, the opinion of these guys was simply one word, that is, do!

Now Duke can't get off the stage at all, so he can only play a surprise attack with Alpine City, maybe the more this kind of attack looks like a problem with his head, the more defenseless it is, so far, it's really going on according to Duke's ideas.

The battle at the city gate also alarmed the Third Legion of the Empire and the Holy See Light Army stationed in the camp of Alpine City. This sudden situation made them feel very shocked, and they didn't know which side was attacking Takayama Castle, because Takayama Castle was deep inland, and if they wanted to attack Takayama Castle, other castles should have sent battle reports a long time ago.

And the closest threat to Alpine City is the army of monsters, but Storm Castle has not heard the news of the capture, what is going on?

Therefore, the Third Legion of the Empire and the Holy See Bright Army began to assemble urgently, and the legion commander Ryan and the paladin Uther rushed to the Alpine Castle to meet with the lord Count Fili to see what the situation was.

As a result, as soon as they rode to the castle, they already saw that the castle was full of soldiers of the main guard of the high mountain castle, as if something had happened in the castle. When they saw this scene, the two of them did not dare to stay at all, and immediately rushed to the banquet hall under the leadership of the soldiers, and saw the scene of Duke kidnapping Count Filley.

"Who are you, dare to kidnap the Earl of the French Empire!"

Legion Commander Ryan didn't notice Duke behind Cassel at first glance, he just treated Cassel like an assassin. It's just that this assassin was able to come to the banquet hall with heavy armor, which is really a bit strange.

However, when he finished asking, Duke stood up from behind Cassel, looked at Legion Commander Ryan and said, "I am Viscount Duke of Stormcastle, and this is my personal vendetta with Count Filley. ”

Ryan hadn't seen Duke, but when the lion's head badge on Duke's armor was revealed, he had already identified Duke's identity, which was Otto's family crest, and the man in front of him was the lord of Stormcastle.

It's just that the lord of Storm Castle, why would he kidnap the lord of Alpine City, this scene really makes Ryan feel incredible.

"Grand Knight of Lane, hurry up and arrest Duke, this guy has become a rebel in attacking Alpine City!"

Ott shouted loudly, Legion Leader Ryan was much more familiar with him than Duke. As long as the Third Legion of the Empire joins the fray, then Duke will not have the slightest chance.

"Rebels, I am the son of Duke Otto, the family descendant of the Imperial soldiers, who dares to characterize me as a rebel! Legion Commander Ryan, do you dare to say that the people of the Otto family betrayed the Empire?"

Duke directly brought out the cheap dad and pulled the banner as a tiger skin, as the imperial military god and the generalissimo of the duke, it can be said that he is the military commander of all the soldiers of the empire, and Ryan is naturally no exception, he may be disdainful of himself, but he definitely does not dare to question Duke Otto!

Sure enough, when Duke said this, Legion Leader Ryan chose to shut up, because the situation in front of him was obvious, it was not an invasion of enemy troops and monsters, but a dispute between lords, so it was not within the scope of the Third Legion of the Empire.

If you want the Third Legion of the Empire to intervene, you need to order it directly from Emperor Henry VII, and Count Filip does not have the right to command the Third Legion of the Empire.

Seeing Ryan silent, Ott knew that he had made a mistake, the definition of rebel could be used on almost any lord, but the French Empire could only use it on the Otto family. It can be said that the French Empire was able to stand even if it declined because of Henry IV's challenge to the authority of the pope, and it was because of the support of the Otto family that other great lords did not take advantage of the fire to overthrow the Henry royal family.

Now that Duke has put the name of Duke Otto out, it is naturally impossible for the Third Legion of the Empire to intervene in this battle, so Ott can only focus on the body of the Paladin Uther of the Light Army, he is a paladin of the Holy See, and he doesn't care about the identity of Duke Otto. What's more, the huge profits brought by the recent sale of porcelain in Gaoshan City have also made the Holy See's tithes very cool, and the Guangming Army of Gaoshan City is naturally no exception.

As a result, Uther completely ignored Ott's gaze for help, for the simple reason that although the Holy See didn't care about Duke Otto, there was no need to offend. Moreover, the Third Legion of the Empire is unwilling to intervene, so it is impossible for the Holy See Bright Army, as a transcendent existence on the continent, to intervene in the disputes between lords, which is also a strategy set by the Holy See.

Therefore, Uther looked at the situation in front of him completely as a spectator, no matter who won or lost, no territory of the Holy See would dare to refuse to pay the tithes anyway.

The situation once again fell into a stalemate, and at the same time, Duke was right, that is, after moving out of the name of Duke Otto, the Third Legion of the Empire and the Army of Light have a high probability of choosing to watch from the sidelines. After all, this world is not like ancient China after the Qin Dynasty, where the emperor is supreme and unified.

The Middle Ages is more like the pre-Qin feudal era, although the emperor is the largest, but the lords below are all powerful, and territorial wars are often fought, this kind of thing is not strange in the continent of Europa, but like Duke and Fili, it is still really rare.