"General Nice, do you also think that it was a wrong decision for His Majesty Landry to order Claude's execution?" Freya, who was standing at the piano, looked at the white-haired man in front of her.

"No, Your Highness the Queen, I just recognize Claude's outstanding military prowess. Ness shook his head.

"His Majesty's decision may be a bit ruthless, but it is to preserve the rule of the Gilgidian royal family. Kuru's greed is too heavy, and within a few years of becoming the lord of Blackstone City, he used despicable means to annex the surrounding Giant Wood City and Coldwater City, Claude acted recklessly in his own territory, traded with the dwarves, concealed the taxes of the territory, and did not take the royal family and the Holy See in his eyes at all, Her Royal Highness, Claude is a talented person, but this person will eventually bring disaster to the Gilgidian royal family, and His Majesty Landry's practice of getting rid of Claude before his wings are full cannot be said to be a mistake. ”

After listening to Nice's words, the blonde woman at the piano lowered her head and was silent, "Your Royal Highness, you admire Claude's achievements on the piano." Ness said softly.

"Nice, there is no one else but Claude who can compose such a beautiful piece as the golden tulip. Freya looked up and sighed.

"General Nice. At this moment, Magal, the steward of the Lord's Palace, hurried into the garden. "General Nice, Lord Marquis, please hurry over. Magar gasped.

"Magal, what's going on?" asked Freya, looking at the old butler who had arrived. "Your Highness Freya, I just received the information that a Fran army of 50,000 horses crossed the border into the Kingdom of Gilgias, and this Fran army has now arrived in Blackstone City, and it will arrive in Ziyang City in two days. Magar replied.

There are three small cities in the east of Ziyang City, namely Black Rock City, Jumu City and Cold Water City, but because the royal army general Nice who was originally stationed in Black Rock City came to Ziyang City with his army, there was no garrison in the east of Ziyang City at all, and the French army entered the territory of the Gilgidian Kingdom unimpeded.

"Claude. Ness read a name with a twinkle in his eyes. "General Nice. Freya turned to look at the white-haired man beside her.

"The commander of this French army must be Claude Kuru, Your Highness Freya, please forgive your ministers to retire first. Ness bowed to the Queen and walked briskly out of the garden, followed by the old butler Magal.

Freya was the only one left in the garden, slowly sitting on the bench by the piano, her slender fingers running over the keys, "Claude, are you here to avenge the injustice done to you by the Gilgidian royal family?" Freya said softly.

After a while, the melodious sound of the piano sounded in the garden again, but there was a faint sadness in this gentle sound.

"General Nice, you're here. "In the council chamber of the Lord's Palace, Marquis Levin and Dorne, the city defense officer of Ziyang City, stood together.

"Lord Lewin. Ness, who entered the council chamber, saluted Lewin, the lord of Purple Sun City. "Lord Lewin, is Claude in command of this Fran army?" Ness asked, looking up, eagerly.

"That's right, General Nice, it was Claude who led an army of fifty thousand Français into the Kingdom of Gilgias. Dorne, who was standing beside Lewin, replied.

Hearing Dorne's words, Ness's heart became heavy, his premonition was verified, Dulaika's army was about to approach, and at this time, Claude led the Fran army to break in from the east, and it seemed that Ziyang City would not escape the fate of destruction after all.

"General Nice, this letter has been sent by the French army. Levin took a letter from his bosom and handed it to the white-haired man in front of him.

Take the letter and read it carefully, the letter was written by Claude, the commander of the French army and considered a traitor by the Gilgidian royal family.

Claude confessed in the letter that he already knew that Ziyang City was in trouble, so he specially brought the army to help.

Slowly raising his head, Ness and Lewin, the lord of Ziyang City, looked at each other.

"General Nice, what do you think of this letter from Claude?" asked Levin in a tired tone, no wonder the army of Dulaika in the west was coming, and the army of the Franks was coming to the east, although it was not clear whether this army was friend or foe, but it was enough to make Levin worried.

"Uncle, I don't think Claude's words can be trusted, the Gilgidian royal family ordered him to be executed, Claude fled into the Kingdom of France, and now he is coming with the French army, Claude must have evil intentions and want to profit from this civil strife in the Kingdom of Gilgias. Dorne, the city defense officer of Purple Sun City, spoke, and when there were not many people present, Dorne addressed the Marquis of Lewin as his uncle.

"Claude was considered a traitor by His Majesty Landry, and he must have a grudge against the Gilgidian royal family. Whatever Claude's intentions, Lord Lewin, I think you must make a decision now to either surrender to Duraika or accept Claude into the city. Ness said, putting down the letter in his hand.

Looking at Nice in front of him, Lewin's expression sank, but he didn't speak.

"General Nice, how could you have given these two terrible choices?" said Dorne, dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency Dorne, there are only 70,000 defenders in Ziyang City, if we only deal with Dulaika's army, we may be able to hold on, but if the Fran army led by Claude is also mixed, then we will not be able to resist it, rather than pay heavy sacrifices and finally be breached by the city, it is better to choose one of them as soon as possible. Ness said, looking at Dorn.

"Nice, different options...... What will be the consequences?" said Lewin slowly.

"Lord Lewin, if you choose to surrender to Dulaika, then the army and the people in Ziyang City will not be harmed, but ......," Ness hesitated, "but Her Royal Highness the Queen and Prince Warren will be executed." ”

Hearing Nice's words, Levin twitched his cheeks, Levin knew that the white-haired man in front of him was right, even if he surrendered to Dulaika, at most, he could only save the soldiers and civilians in Ziyang City, in order not to leave himself with trouble, Dulaika would definitely put Queen Freya and Prince Warren to death.

As the lord of Ziyang City, Lewin will not escape death in the end, maybe Dulaika will kill all the people of the Nolan family without doing anything, once Dulaika's army enters the city, then the fate of the Nolan family will be completely in the hands of Dulaika.

"Uncle, we must not surrender to the traitor Dulaika, who will kill all the people of the Nolan family in order to prevent future trouble. Dorn on the side immediately objected.

Without his nephew Dorne admonishing himself, it was impossible for Lewin to surrender to Dulaika. It's not that Lewin is worried about his life, Freya, Allen, and his grandson Warren, Lewin will never allow his relatives to be harmed.

"Lord Lewin, it would be a huge gamble if you chose to accept Claude's help. Knowing that Lewin Nolan, the Lord of Purple Sun City in front of him, would not agree to surrender to Dulaika, Ness continued to speak.

"The good result is that Claude sincerely led the Fran army to help Ziyang City fight against Dulaika's army, and the bad result will be...... After Claude entered Ziyang City, he immediately captured Lord Levine and Prince Warren, and used this to control the army in Ziyang City. ”

If Dulaika is compared to a ferocious tiger, then Claude to the east is a cunning wolf, and when the wolf is put into the city, no one knows what will happen.