Chapter 023
A little more than a month later, in Fort Radogir.
Disping and Earl William of the Kingdom of Swadia would come to the city almost every two days to call for battle, and occasionally lead a strong attack, but they were all driven back by the city lord Rudi Boye.
On the third day after settling the Fesnard problem, Lorna went south to support the Vuldea Tepoye, and due to the fall of Loma and Dremago, it became the most urgent task for the kingdom to protect the last barrier south of Zhivadin.
Rudi Boye was a cousin of Harespoye, and his father, Lord Larcha, had no important fiefdom in the kingdom, but at the age of thirty-five, he was able to defend Gyeonggi, an important town around the royal city, and it must be said that he was appreciated by King Yarogerk for his outstanding talents. And after Svadia's massive attack, Havel and Gastiapoye were defeated, and Radogil, who was not very good in military and defensive capabilities, also confirmed that the king was not wrong.
Along the route of Zhiwacheze-Kudan-Zhivadin, Lorna recruited soldiers and horses all the way, and finally bypassed the Swadian army on the periphery of the fortress on a dark and windy night, and led an army of about 300 people (after all, it is a novel, if it is a maximum of 100 people in the game, it would look very shameless) into the Fort of Radogir. Alleyne and Besture are in charge of training recruits.
As a result, when Disping and Dale William's troops returned to the city a few days later, they thought they were dreaming when they found the city full of Nord warriors with axes and shields in their hands, and Vecchian archers with overnumbered Vicchians.
But. Lorna's purpose was only to hold back the movement of the northern Svadian army, and King Yaroglk had already set out to send emissaries to meet the monarchs of Kugit and Salander in order to consolidate a possible alliance, and Vekia's army did not go out of the city to counter Svadia's offensive after increasing in numbers. In the end, Haraus only received a report that "a small number of Vycians had been mixed in with the Vicians in Fort Radogir", which did not deserve any attention, and did not send corresponding reinforcements.
According to the predetermined plan, Fort Radogir was to hold out for seven to eight weeks, and when the three kingdoms reached an agreement, the Sultan of Hakim mobilized a large army from Fort Migayed to attack Swadia's garrison at Halma, and the Saga Khan then sent troops to storm Fort Lundia, and the Vicchian side took the opportunity to gather the troops of Kulau and Kudan to regain Loma. Zhivading and Radogirburg took the Dremarg area in two flanking attacks, and after the siege was cleared on three sides, they could join forces to enter the hinterland of the kingdom and switch from defense to attack.
"That's what happened. It's not hard for us to hold on for three months here. "Almost all of them expressed optimism about the current shape.
But in the face of this almost foolproof strategy, Lorna always had a hint of unease, which became more and more intense with every two or three days of victory
Paravon, King Haraus's study.
"There are guests coming. ้xiร . โ
I saw the butler glaring at him. The king hurriedly waved for someone to come in.
"Is there anything new, Ramon?" Haraus did not say anything to blame as he sat down in his office chair beside the well-dressed old man.
"Ever since that little girl is gone, you seem to have behaved like a headless fly," Ramon pulled out a bottle of wine from his bosom and did not answer the king's question directly, "It seems that there is an important left and right hand missing, and the rumored virtuous Haraus is only a second-rate monarch." โ
"Say whatever you want," said the king of Svadia who was quite patient with such remarks, "I do lack valuable information right now. That's why I'm looking for you. โ
"Alright then, first you look at this," Ramon pulled out a piece of parchment from his pocket and threw it on the table. The king took the crumpled paper and unfolded it, and saw that it was painted with a horse, a crescent moon and an Orthodox cross, three motifs connected by a line.
"Okay, got it, is there anything else besides this?" Harauth shrugged.
"The nobles of Vekia are not moving," the slave trader said, spreading his hands.
"It's a waste of time," Harauston felt like he had been tricked, "this kind of information can be guessed by a fool in the current situation, I want more useful details that will let me know what to do next!"
Looking at the king who was almost thunderous, the old man in front of him didn't feel much fear, and still looked at the wine in the quilt.
"Then again, why haven't those hairy people moved yet?"
"Of course they don't dare to make a move," Harlaus gave him a blank look, "I've blocked the way south for Yarogerk, and I can take their capital in one fell swoop if they make a move, and if they send troops to the city, I'd like to see them." โ
Hearing this, a treacherous sneer appeared on Ramon's face.
Well, that's the way it goes. โ
"What's that?" the king instinctively turned to look at him.
"Let's talk about the situation on Zhivadin's side first. The old man casually pulled a blank scroll from his desk, and the quills were stained with ink
"Today doesn't seem to be anything special. โ
Fatis walked up to the wall with a plate of roasted meat and dried fruits, and saw Lorna leaning against the wall and looking into the distance.
"Yes," the girl replied without much motivation.
"According to the plan, King Yarogark has already sent an envoy, and may have made contact with the Saiga Khan," the middle-aged man tore off a piece of rabbit meat and chewed it, a roast rabbit meat that he casually fished out of the barracks was not yet fully cooked, but Fatis was too hungry to bother to care so much, "Haraus doesn't seem to have too many people here. โ
"The climate on this side of Vicchia is harsh, just like the Rhodoc Mountains in the south," Lorna took a walnut kernel from her plate and put it in her mouth, "It takes a lot of manpower, material resources and time to conquer such a place, compared to Kugit in the east is the first choice for using troops, and at the moment he only intends to use a small number of troops to block the movement here, which is similar to the reason why he occupies Viruga." โ
"But Svadia's partial division alone can block the main force of Vecchia's army, and the Northern Kingdom can be considered weak. Bestur came up at some point, and without saying a word, he tore off a rabbit leg.
Fatis shook his head: "It can only be said that it was a mistake for Yarogark to put his royal city in such a place. โ
"By the way, are our scouts back?"
The girl gently brushed her hair, and looked like she was about to go back to the house.
"The deployment of Disping and Dale William's army has not changed much from the previous days, most of them are stationed outside the forest, and the scouts have killed three Svadians who have come to spy on them. Bestur gave a general picture of the situation.
"Then it's going to be nothing to do today," Lorna sighed and left the wall
However, at the other end of Fort Radogir, the great army of the Kingdom of Svadia was rapidly massing.
The Swedish lord of Tyrburg, the Count of Reis of Dรฉchiosburg, and Prais of Lendia Castle each led their troops on the outskirts of Aiko, which had been reduced to ruins, and the leading cavalry brigade held up a large banner of black lions on a red background, and the commander was fully armoured, and his eyes under the gaps in his giant helmets were fixed on a green coniferous forest covered with snow in the distance.
"Do you really want to use force against Virgia at this time, my king. โ
Earl Reys was blind in one eye during the war when he was young (as you will know after the sword and halberd skin), and now the only remaining eye is looking at his king with concern, and of course, the lords who have been mobilized in a hurry do not know that their monarch has found an important person.
"I don't care" Plaiss of Fort Lentia was a conservative aristocrat who usually lived on taxes in his small fiefdom, and it was rumored that he wouldn't even be a second-rate nobleman if it weren't for the fact that he had a beautiful sister Joanna helping him with the outside world.
The Swedish family, on the other hand, has been loyal to the Swadia kingdom for generations, and has faithfully carried out the royal orders, and so far he has stood on the king's side without saying a word, waiting for the king's next instructions.
"Taking Radogil, the unification process of Calradia will come to an end"
Harlaus's words are more like his own words than his explanation of Reis
"No matter how you look at it, everyone feels weird"
Jamila has learned a little swordsmanship from Alleyne and Fatis in the past few days, although it is a little difficult to learn without martial arts skills, but the two have to admit that she has done a good enough job to at least put on a decent posture with a long sword.
"Miss Lorna has always thought more than anyone else. "Although Rudy Boye is a lord, he also likes to sneak into the kitchen at night to steal some supper, and he meets Jamila and Ellen who have just finished practicing their swords and are eating.
"We shouldn't have any flaws, right?" said Alleyne, looking back.
"It shouldn't be anything, after all, we haven't made any big moves, and Swadia's army is also attacking as usual, retreating as usual, and I don't see any clues at the moment. The lord of the city casually scooped a bowl of borscht from the pot and drank half a bowl in one go.
"Eat first, I'll go and bring some food to Sister Lorna and Uncle Fatis," Jamila watched as the two men talked more and more speculatively, and made an excuse to leave the kitchen with a basket of bread, jam and bacon
(To be continued......)