At the beginning of September 7144 in the Guangming calendar, Lanyue City, a city in the southeast of the Gilgidian Kingdom, had been besieged by the Bretan army for nearly twenty days. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A carriage drove in from the west gate of Lanyue City, and sitting in the carriage was Tiberius, the tax collector sent by Meng Fan, the lord of Black Rock City.

In the Lord's Mansion of Lanyue City, Duke Dulaika, the uncle of King Landry Pars, Marquis of Elfman, Lord of Lanyue City, and the generals of the royal army, Carmenor, Ness, and others gathered in the Council Hall of the Lord's Palace.

"Lord Duke, as the letter you hold in your hand says, Lord Claude needs you ......to send fifty thousand horses there," said Tiberius, who was standing in the council chamber.

"Your Excellency Tiberius, I remember that His Majesty the King gave an order to Lord Claude to quickly bring troops to Lanyue City for reinforcements, and now Lord Claude not only did not bring reinforcements over, but also transferred military horses from Lanyue City, what is Lord Claude planning?" After reading the letter brought by Tiberius, Duke Dulaika raised his head with a displeased face.

In the letter, Claude, the lord of Blackstone City, who had just been promoted by the king to be the commander of the royal army, asked the Duke of Dulaika to transfer 50,000 troops and horses from Lanyue City to his subordinate Tiberius to take away.

"Lord Duke, I don't know what Lord Claude thinks, I am just acting on Lord Claude's orders. Tiberius replied.

"Your Excellency Tiberius, I think you should also see that now Lanyue City is facing the attack of the Bretans, there are more than 400,000 Bretan troops outside the city, and there are only 200,000 defenders in the city, if 50,000 troops are transferred from Lanyue City at this time, it will greatly weaken the defense of Lanyue City, Lord Claude's request is very strange, I can't agree. Duke Duleka, who was sitting in his chair, shook his head.

Looking at the red-haired man sitting in the chair, Tiberius had long expected this situation, "Lord Duke, this letter is not a request from Lord Claude, it is an order given to you by Lord Claude, the commander of the royal army. Tiberius exclaimed.

Hearing Tiberius's words, Dulaika's face showed anger, "Your Excellency Tiberius, please pay attention to your words, it is Duke Dulaika sitting in front of you. General Carmenor, a general of the royal army and a close associate of the Duke of Dulaika, rebuked.

"General Carmeno, as an envoy to Lord Claude, the commander of the Gilgian royal army, it is my duty to complete my mission. Tiberius glanced at General Carmeno standing in front of him, "Lord Duke, His Majesty has promoted Lord Claude to the commander of the royal army, and even you have to obey the orders of the commander of the army, don't you?" said Tiberius with a calm face as he looked at Duke Duraika, who was sitting in his chair.

Duke Dulaika, who was sitting in the chair, had a blue face, and the lord of Black Rock City, Claude, a hairy boy who had just become the commander of the army, sent someone to play in front of him.

"Lord Duke, Marshal Claude is very scheming, and I think Marshal Claude must have his plans, and we might as well follow Marshal Claude's instructions, so that it will not go against the will of His Majesty the King, and ...... If something happens, you don't have to be held responsible, Lord Duke, if you do what you are told. Ness, the general of the royal army, spoke.

Nice is a young general, who five years ago fought at the Thundering Fortress with Duke Duraika and General Carmeno against the attacks of Bretan's army.

Looking at Nice, Duke Dulaika lowered his head and thought, Claude, the lord of Black Rock City, was appointed by the king as the commander of the army, if he did not obey Claude's dispatch, it would be difficult to explain in front of the king in the future, Dulaika had already lost a battle in the Red Flame Fortress, and in the face of the powerful Bretan army, Dulaika had no good countermeasures, although Dulaika looked down on Claude, the lord of Blackstone City, who was born as a civilian, but he also had to admire Claude's ability.

Not long ago, Claude even led an army to conquer the Kingdom of France, and His Majesty the King took a fancy to Claude's talent so that he would be the commander of the army, so he sent him 50,000 horses to see how the youngest marquis of the Kingdom of Gilgia could turn things around on the battlefield.

"Your Excellency Tiberius, I have asked General Ness to follow you with 50,000 troops to Lord Claude. "Duke Dulaika has made a decision. "Lord Xie. Tiberius saluted.

"Your Excellency Tiberius, please tell Lord Claude that Lanyue City has been besieged by the Bretan army for nearly twenty days, and now Lord Claude has transferred 50,000 horses from Lanyue City, in case the Bretan army attacks fiercely, then I will have to abandon Lanyue City. Duke Duraika stood up and said.

"Lord Duke, Lord Claude has instructed that if Lanyue City is really unable to hold it, Lord Duke, you can withdraw your troops, but Lord Claude has a request, before you withdraw your army, you must ensure that all the people in the city are transferred, and all the materials available in the city are taken away, and the Bretan army cannot get any supplies in Lanyue City. Tiberius replied.

Nodding, Duke Dulaika agreed.

A day later, Ness, the general of the royal army, was ordered to follow Tiberius with 50,000 troops to the location where Claude, Lord of Blackstone, was now located.

"Your Excellency Tiberius, you said that Claude is now staying in the Cloud Forest with his army?" Ness, who was on the horse, looked in surprise at the brown-haired man who was also riding a horse.

"Yes, General Nice, we're on our way to the Cloud Forest now. Tiberius nodded, the Cloud Forest is located between Lanyue City and the Red Flame Fortress, near Ziyang City to the northeast, and belongs to the territory of Lewin Nolan, the lord of Ziyang City.

"Your Excellency, since Lord Claude has already arrived in the Cloud Forest, why don't you come to Lanyue City?" asked Ness puzzled, the Cloud Forest was less than two days away from Lanyue City.

"Lord Claude needs to figure out the supply routes for Bretan's army. Tiberius whispered as he looked at the young royal army general beside him.

"Lord Claude...... It's to cut off the supply lines of Bretan's army!" Tiberius had just nodded, and Ness reacted immediately.

After taking the Red Flame Fortress, Christian, the commander of the Brettan Army, immediately waved his army north to besiege Lanyue City, and at present, more than 400,000 Brettan troops are attacking Lanyue City, for the army, the supply of grain and grass is crucial, and the Brettan Kingdom transports grain and grass to the front line through the Red Flame Fortress on the east side of Fanxin Lake.

The Thundering Fortress on the west side of Fanxin Lake is now also occupied by the Bretan army, but the Bretan Kingdom chose to transport grain and grass from the Red Flame Fortress to the front line, because the Thundering Fortress was built on the steep Thundering Mountain, and it was difficult for the carriages and horses transporting grain and grass to walk on the Thundering Mountain, while the Red Flame Fortress was located on the Red Flame Plain, and the road was wide and flat, which was more conducive to the advance of the grain transportation team.

Meng Fan thought that with the current strength of the Gilgian Kingdom, it was unlikely to win the battle against the Bretan army, so Meng Fan had to use other methods to win this war, the Bretan Kingdom had more than 400,000 troops stationed outside Lanyue City, and such a huge army needed a large amount of grain and grass to supply.