Seeing this Black Eagle Banner, the Storm Army in the Alakou Fortress immediately launched a state of combat readiness, and the guard officer Dole also stood in front of Duke, ready to pull him down the city wall.

However, Duke looked at the cavalry squad in front of him, but it was only a dozen people, and theoretically if he wanted to conquer this kind of fortress, it was impossible to just send these dozen people over, so he didn't care about Dole's persuasion, and still stood on the city wall and watched the Black Hawk cavalry squad galloping over.

Coming to the gate of the Ala Kou Fortress, the Black Eagle cavalry squad stopped, and the leader of them shouted in the direction of the fortress: "I am Kabu, the head of the Black Eagle Knight Legion of the Hans Empire, and I am ordered by Duke Blair, the commander of the Offenburg defense line of the Hans Empire, to meet with Viscount Duke, the lord of Storm Castle. ”

When he heard this, Duke thought of the information given by the Marquis of Barton a few days ago, the crown black eagle is the flag and symbol of the Hans Empire, and the Black Eagle Knight is also the name of the knights of the Hans Empire. And Duke Blair, who is the commander of the Hans Empire's attack on the French Empire this time, how could he send a sub-head to meet him, theoretically Duke and him should not have any intersection.

However, it can also be seen from this point that the intelligence work of the Hans Empire is far better than that of the French Empire, and they have only been on the northern defense line for a few days, so they should have investigated their identities and details, and also discussed the plan for talking. This may not be much of a problem in modern times, but in the Middle Ages, where even basic communication was difficult, this level of access to information was definitely commendable.

"My lord, do you want to let them in or expel them?"

Karl, the third commander of the Storm Army, who was standing beside Duke, asked, Alan is now going to the depths of the grassland, and the military commander of the Alakou fortress is Carl.

"Let them in, and I'm curious about what they want to talk to me about. ”

Duke did not hesitate on this point, although the two sides were enemies at the national level, but there was no contradiction with the private level of a lord like Duke. Since the other party wants to come over and talk to him, let's see what kind of medicine is sold in the Hans Imperial gourd, anyway, Duke has nothing to do here, and he should pass his time if he doesn't lose money if he talks about it.

Hearing Duke's answer, Karl directly ordered the city gate to be opened and let the Black Eagle Knights of the Hans Empire enter the Alakou Fortress. A dozen Black Hawk Knights entered, and were taken directly to the officer's quarters at the Alakou Fortress, where Duke met them.

The leader was the head of the Kabu sub-group, and after he saw Duke, he said to Duke with a smile on his face: "Viscount Duke, it's the first time we met, but I've heard of your name for a long time. ”

When Duke heard this, he was a little surprised in his heart, but he was still very calm on the surface, and just replied with the same smile: "Captain Kabu, are you still quite well-informed?"

"Of course, how could we, as the new defender of the Alakou Fortress and the son of Duke Otto, not understand. Even Viscount Duke, some of your actions at Stormcastle, we all know a few. ”

When Kabu said Stormcastle, Duke was shocked in his heart, to be honest, his actions in Stormcastle were not low-key, and it was not difficult for someone with a heart to really want to inquire. But the problem is that the Emperor of Storm Castle Mountain is far away, and it has nothing to do with the Hans Empire, how did they know what they did in Storm Castle?

Could it be that the intelligence work of the Hans Empire is already so much ahead of the French Empire, and they have inquired about the news of the French nobles, even their own small viscount lords? This situation is still possible in modern times, this is the Middle Ages, and Duke does not believe that they will have such a powerful intelligence work.

"Then let me ask curiously, what do you know about Captain Kabu?"

In the face of Duke's rhetorical question, the head of the Kabu branch did not answer directly, but pointed to a chair next to him with a smile on his face and said, "Can I sit down and talk slowly?"

"Of course, please!"

Duke also made a gesture of invitation very politely, not to mention the details and strength of this Kabu leader, just his demeanor and actions after he came in showed that this guy is not a mediocre person to spend time, and naturally there is value in talking about it.

"A month ago, we learned that Viscount Duke would take over from the Second Imperial Legion to defend the fortress of Alakou. I'm sure you won't ask me how I know, it's no secret at the top. ”

"I admit that you didn't know much about Viscount Duke at the beginning, but through our inquiries later, we began to find out that Viscount Duke's experience can be described as a legend. The proton of the family, the son of the imperial capital, and then the abandoned pawn, and finally the establishment of the Storm Army to the northern defense line, all this amazed me, so I admired Viscount Duke very much, so I came to pay a visit. ”

Duke listened to the words of Captain Kabu, and probably speculated that a month ago was about the time when he received the edict, that is to say, the edict of Emperor Fran's decision, from the moment he walked out of the palace, someone was also quickly passed to the Hans Empire, so that they had time to investigate their own details.

It can also be seen from this that there are definitely people from the Hans Empire in the upper echelons of the French royal family, but Duke can't guess who this person is, because he doesn't know who is around Emperor Henry VII.

"Thank you very much for coming to visit, Captain Kabu, but we all understand that your visit is definitely not a simple visit. I'm a direct person, just say whatever you want. ”

Duke said very directly, one is because of his personality, and the other is that the enemy is dark and I am clear, and Duke has a feeling of being led by Kabu. This feeling made Duke feel very unhappy, so everyone just spread it out, and Duke didn't have to guess the riddle.

"It's refreshing, and it's really in line with Viscount Duke's character. ”

The head of the Kabu sub-regiment first praised it, and then the smile on his face, which could be called hypocritical, also went down, and said in a formal tone: "I came here this time to represent the Hans Empire, and to talk to you about cooperation with Viscount Duke. ”

"Cooperation? Do we have any basis for cooperation?"

Duke replied with an indifferent face, although he was not interested in the French Empire, it did not mean that he wanted to be an anti-bone boy now, and directly made the northern defense line of the French Empire even more pitted. Although the Middle Ages did not have as serious the monarch's father's thinking as ancient China, the northern defense line really had a monarch and a father, and at this stage, Duke could not withstand such a serious pressure of public opinion.