"Are they all dead?" whispered the steppe warrior.

"Those who can fight and those who are willing to fight are dead. ”

"What about those who can't fight?"

"All alive. ”

The Kugit put away their swords, and the cavalrymen around them also put away their weapons, and watched as their leader dismounted, and slowly paced in front of the girl.

"Is the tribal chief still there?"

"Tie it to the pillars of the main tent. ”

"You're not worried that I'll kill you and then destroy you all?"

"You and your front row are dead before that. The girl consciously moved the guy in her hand, and a dagger with a light was already on Bestul's waist at some point.

An inexplicable threat struck the Kujit man, and the brigade behind him was unaware of the anomaly. Only the two of them, who were almost close to their shoulders, tensed the muscles of their whole bodies, calculating their opponent's next move. Bestur moved his right leg slightly, allowing his body to be in an excellent position for hand-to-hand combat.

However, in the next second, the murderous aura on the two people disappeared almost at the same time.

"The Virgyas brought peace, and the Kugit accepted such a tiyì. ”

"Right and truce with you. The sharp dagger was inserted back into its sheath by an invisible hand

"In other words, the Virgians are already planning to join forces with Saiga"

"There can be nothing wrong with this kind of intelligence. ”

In the royal palace in Palaubun, a balding old man in the king's private room lies in the master's chair with a glass of red wine in his hand:

"Uh-huh. Yes, the high-quality grapes trafficked from Viruga and the winemaking techniques of Uxhall are really good for you. ”

"And what's next for the godfather?"

Harlaus was clad in heavy armor. It seems that he has just returned from the battlefield, in fact, due to the contraction of the battle line in the past few days, he has no things to do, and he actually personally led the personal guard cavalry to the area of Emilin to clear the green forest bandits, but it left a good impression on the rural residents along the way, and many poor people spontaneously sent food to the knights and helped feed the horses. This is indeed rare in Svadia, where class contradictions are very acute.

"It's not interesting to sue you for this, don't you just want to get that little girl back, it's a very simple thing. ”

"Will she be in Fort Loma in a month?"

"I don't know. It could be in Dremag, it could be Loma, it could be Turbuk, I never speculated. ”

"Well, maybe it's because of Ramon that you have the ability to openly do the slave business under the nose of that old fool of Ragnar. The king did not care about the old man's rudeness. You must know that "Ramon the Slave Trader" is a one-handed cover on the underworld of Calradia. Whether it was Svadia or Salander, many dignitaries could not help but give him face, and it was said that his business could always go to other continents. Few people in Calradia have ever been to the homeland of the Nords, and Ramon is certainly one of them.

"My people are not as good as Segret's professional spies, and the court and aristocratic circles can't enter, so before I can't do anything, you should do your best to cultivate a group of new people." ”

"That's the way it is. ”

Ellen spread his hands and told everyone at the table what had happened. But both the Kugit and his compatriots looked at him with a cold face.

"Uh, do you have any questions?" As if sensing something was wrong with the atmosphere, the Virgian cautiously tested the attitude of the people around him.

Fatis chewed vigorously on the roasted lamb. The meat roasted in the nomadic way was so tough that it hurt the roots of the uncle's teeth, Lorna took small sips of the mare's milk wine, which was not a good thing, but it lifted the spirits of those who had drunk the snow water for two or three days, and Harris was contemplative, and everyone ignored Ellene's words.

"Hey, this thing doesn't taste like the one from Rhodok."

Jami tugged at the sleeve of the young man from Vicchia, pointed to the cheese cube in front of him and complained, she still didn't understand a word of the Kugit language that was tossed and turned on the table just now.

The air around me was getting stranger.

"Ahem, about the residents of Kugit who died at the hands of the Vikia army," Bestur was the first to break the deadlock and talk about what had just happened.

"Oh, if that's going to happen, let's talk about the whereabouts of the natives of Fesdena. ”

Lorna didn't give any face, and in fact she guessed that the theme of the dinner table was to extort a large sum of money or more rights here when the tribal chiefs were lukewarmly asking for their hospitality, a trick she had seen a lot in Svadia.

"In fact, I can only express great sympathy for the two tragedies that happened here, after all, we were all at war before this, even if the whole village was slaughtered, it would not be surprising, you have this power, I also have it, but I am still merciful compared to you to leave women and children, so we do not owe you anything on this matter. ”

The girl glanced at Jamila and Fatis sitting next to her, two people who didn't understand the language of the place were looking at her expectantly, and only Aren was sweating for her.

Besture whispered a few words in the chief's ear, and Lorna noticed that the balding middle-aged man with four pigtails on his head seemed to listen to him, and she could guess who was in the hands of Bestur from his unilateral promise of a truce

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.

Rudy Boyer is a cousin of Harrispoyer. 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 has to be said that he was appreciated by King Yarogerk for his outstanding talents. And after the big offensive of Svadia. Radogil, who was not very good in military and defensive strength despite the defeat of Javier and Gastiapoye, also confirmed that the king was not wrong.

Following the route of Zhiwacheze-Kudan-Zhivadin, Lorna recruited soldiers and horses all the way, and finally bypassed the Swadian army on the outskirts of the fortress on a dark and windy night, and led an army of about 300 men (after all, it is a novel, if it is a game with a maximum of 100 people, it would seem very shameless) into the Fort of Radogir, Rudi Boye quickly approached him and discussed the future military deployment, and the accompanying Artiman also began to put the fortifications of the fortress in order. Fatis, Alleyne, and Bestur were in charge of training the 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 begun to send emissaries to meet the monarchs of Kugit and Salander in order to consolidate a possible alliance, and Vecchia's army did not go out of the city to counter Swadia's offensive after increasing in numbers, and Haraus finally received only a report that "a small number of Vycians had been mixed in with the Vycians in Radogirburg" that did not deserve any attention. No corresponding reinforcements were sent.

According to the predetermined plan. Fort Radogir only had 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 Migajed to attack Svadia's garrison in Halma, and the Saga Khan then sent troops to storm Fort Lundia, and Vecchia took the opportunity to gather the armies of Kurao and Kudan to recover Loma, and Zhivadin and Radogir Fort took the Dremar area in two flanks, and after the siege was cleared on three roads, 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 trace of unease. This uneasiness grows stronger with victories every two to three days

Paravon, King Haraus's study.

"There's a guest coming, Your Majesty. ”

Seeing that the butler was glaring at him, the king hurriedly waved his hand to let someone 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." ”

"Say whatever you want," said the king of Svadia who was quite patient with such words, "I do lack valuable information right now, which is why I am looking for you. ”

"Alright then, first you look at this" Ramon took 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, and the three patterns were 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." ”

Hearing this, a treacherous sneer appeared on Ramon's face.

Well, that's the way it goes. ”

"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

(To be continued......)