Chapter 19: Blackstone Fortress

Captain Gray pressed one hand to the hilt of his sword, a cold light in his eyes, "My lord, it's your back garden now. ”

The knight captain's words made Mayfi ponder. Now those places have also nominally become the fiefdoms given to him by His Majesty the Emperor. Even if Baron Babu has not directly announced the occupation now, these territories have actually fallen under the control of the Blackstone Fortress. As the lord of Blue Water City, this issue has formed a serious violation of the sovereignty of his territory...

"Your Excellency, as long as you give the order now. I will immediately lead people to take out those minions planted by the Blackstone Fortress in the Blue Water City, and then cooperate with the knights to run a long distance to take them by surprise and recover the territory they have invaded in one fell swoop. ”

Gray was unusually indignant at the proposal.

These scum in the city have done too many sins, and the glory of the orthodox knights makes him look down on these treacherous and vicious people who are running rampant, while justice and justice are not heard. There is no room for the territory and dignity of those to whom he is loyal to be encroached upon and occupied by other cunning people. Fearless of power, protecting the weak, and fighting against evil and injustice, these are the things he insisted on as a knight.

"Don't rush yet. Mei Fei didn't say anything, he tapped the table with the back of his hand: "Those officers are being detained by me, they may have been prepared for this. ”

He turned to the professional thieves on the side and said, "Mr. Annelin, please send a few eyeliners to watch their every move. ”

"That's fine, my lord. An Nairin nodded cooperatively, if it was for the punishment of the evil and the elimination of harm for Bishui City, he would not mind getting involved in this turmoil. This is one of the reasons why Annelin was willing to take on this commission in the first place.

"Gray, you have the knights guarding the gates on guard. Then send someone to inform Matthew, that he should come to me at once with the Welsh Governor. Mayfield turned back to the knight captain beside him and ordered, "Don't stop interrogating those officers. Arrange the people on the casino side in the city and ask them all about what else they have to hide. ”

When the two left, it wasn't long before Matthew walked in with Wales. At this time, Wales was a little suspicious in his heart, and immediately after seeing the lord, he asked: "My lord, my lord and I are discussing with Lord Matthew how to deal with those thieves, I wonder what you have ordered to summon us now?"

Mei Fei pushed the case file on the table directly to the chief, "My lord, now take a closer look at what your subordinates are doing behind your back. ”

Under Wales's suspicious gaze, he briefly recounted the previous interrogation to the two men.

After listening, the chief looked at the interrogation file and the whole person was stunned, and it took a long time to wake up, he opened his mouth but couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, and finally spit out a sentence angrily: "This... This... I'm going to kill them!!"

Mei Fei glanced at him lightly and knocked on the table: "Even if you want to execute them now, it won't be your turn." ”

At the young man's choking voice, Wales's annoyed face suddenly burst into tears, and he pale in defense: "Lord, please believe me! I really don't know anything about these things!"

"If I didn't believe you, would you still be able to stand here and talk to me now?" Mei Fei smiled coldly: "These things are now, and it is no longer something that you can avoid without knowing it." ”

"I—" The Welsh Governor opened his mouth, but remained speechless.

Mayfield, on the other hand, put the chief aside completely, and said to Matthew, "If you and the Welsh chief are to take a group of men to sweep away the stronghold army left behind in Blackstone Fortress to the north of Blue Water City, how many men do you think it will take to be foolproof?" ”

Matthew was silent for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Just by repelling these armies, only two hundred garrisons can easily win. But will this spark an all-out war with Blackstone Fortress, Lord Lord?"

"They should have been aware of the turmoil in Blue Water City, and they must have stepped up their precautions. You and Wales have taken four hundred garrisons. As for whether there will be a full-scale war with the Blackstone Fortress..."

The young man shook his head slowly, "Although the Blackstone Fortress is a dangerous place, as a border point, the situation around them is not much better than ours. Baron Barb would not have abandoned his fortified fortress so easily and fought an uncertain battle in the wilderness with us. And as long as you move fast enough, Baron Babu will not have time to fully mobilize. And after they were defeated, Baron Babu would never risk subverting his sovereignty and launching a full-scale war in a short period of time. ”

"So, the outcome of this encounter is crucial. ”

"Wait... Wait!Lord Lord, you want me to attack the troops of the Blackstone Fortress?!" When Wales, who was left to the side, heard this, he immediately exclaimed excitedly: "You are crazy!?Although the Blackstone Fortress only has a standing army of less than a thousand, they are almost all soldiers because of their perennial dealings with the bloodthirsty monsters of the northern Blackstone Wilderness. Those standing armies also have combat experience far beyond ordinary people, and they can be regarded as an elite division even in the entire territory of the empire. ”

"My troops have just experienced a turmoil. All the officers are scattered, and morale is still in the doldrums... My lord, we are no match for the Blackstone Fortress!" Welsh tried to convince the young nobleman.

"And what about my Knights of the Guards and more than three hundred mercenaries?" said Mayfi mockingly, "Could it be that His Excellency, who is the commander of the regular army of the Imperial Empire, does not even dare to challenge the private soldiers of a country baron?" ”

"This—" Wales was speechless for a moment, and he turned to Matthew for help: "Your Excellency Matthew, you also advise the lord. ”

"When our Knights galloped through the Northern Regions in the past, we didn't hear anyone mention any 'Blackstone Fortress' to me, or Your Excellency Wales felt that the allied forces of the Northern Kingdoms were not as good as this Blackstone Fortress. Matthew had a cold face: "What's more, Lord Lord didn't want us to destroy the entire Blackstone Fortress, let alone a full-scale war. Just repelling the invaders made Lord Wales so daunting?Has the glory of being a knight been completely abandoned?"

Wales blushed and defended himself in a voice so light that he couldn't hear it: "I'm just worried..."