"General Carmenor, how many horses are there in our army in Lanyue City now?" Meng Fan did not directly answer Duke Dulaika's question, but looked at General Carmeno and asked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Lanyue City has been besieged by the Brettan army for nearly a month, and there are still 120,000 troops in the city, if you add the 20,000 Blackstone City territory troops brought by Marshal Claude, it will be 140,000 troops. Carmeno replied.

"Hmm. After listening to Carmenor's words, Meng Fan nodded, "There are 400,000 Bretan troops outside Lanyue City, fighting against the Bretan army head-on, it is difficult for our army to win, Marquis Alverman, you will arrange for the people in the city to start evacuating Lanyue City in an orderly manner, and our army will retreat to Liyang City in the rear in ten days." Meng Fan looked at the Lord of Lanyue City, Marquis Eifman, and said.

"Marshal Claude, you ...... I'm going to abandon Lanyue City!" Marquis Alfman looked at the black-haired man sitting above the conference table in surprise, "That's right, Marquis Alfman, Lanyue City has been besieged by the Bretan army for a month, and if we hold on, sooner or later it will be broken by the Bretan army, so we might as well retreat before the Bretan people break through Lanyue City......" Meng Fan nodded.

"Marshal Claude, not long ago, you led an army to conquer the Kingdom of France, and the people of Gilgia were touting how powerful you were, how come you can only run away in front of the Bretans?" snorted Duke Duleka, who was sitting opposite.

"Lord Duke, as the commander of the Gilgidian army, I have the right to make decisions, I think we should retreat from Lanyue City, Lord Duke, if you have any good ideas to say, I and all the generals here are happy to listen to your opinions, Lord Duke. Meng Fan was not angry because of Dulaika's words, but looked at Dulaika with a smile on his face.

Seeing the smile on Meng Fan's face, Dulaika felt very annoyed, "Marshal Claude, you are the commander of the Gilgian Army, you don't need to listen to my opinion. Dulaika replied coldly.

"In that case, then it is decided, Marquis Alfman, you arrange for the people in the city to quickly evacuate Lanyue City, and our army will retreat to Liyang City in the rear in ten days. Meng Fan looked at the generals sitting at the conference table and said.

Half a month later, Liyang City.

Meng Fan, the commander of the Gilgi Runner-up Army, retreated from Lanyue City with 140,000 troops and stationed in Liyang City in the rear. Cicela Miro, the current lord of Liyang City, greeted Meng Fan and the others outside the lord's mansion.

"Lord Claude...... No, now I have to call you Field Marshal Claude. The lord of Liyang City, Sisera, smiled and saluted Meng Fan, the commander of the Gilji Runner-up Army, who had just gotten off the carriage.

"Sisera, it's a pleasure to see you again. Meng Fan replied to the yellow-haired man in front of him, Meng Fan and the lord of Liyang City, Sisera, had known each other for a long time, and the first time the two met was five years ago, and Meng Fan at that time was just a nobody in the army of Ziyang City.

"Marshal Claude, please come in. "Cicela welcomed Meng Fan and others into the lord's mansion, and Cicela, the lord of Liyang City, hosted a banquet to entertain the generals of the royal army stationed in Liyang City, Meng Fan, Duke Dulaika, General Carmeno and others were invited.

"Marshal Claude, you are really remarkable, not long ago, you conquered the Kingdom of France with only 50,000 troops......" In the banquet hall of the Lord's Palace, Cicela and Meng Fan stood together and talked, Tiberius accompanied Meng Fan, and next to Cicela, the lord of Dawn City, there was also a gray-robed old man, this gray-robed old man was Cicela's teacher, the university scholar Caragha.

"The main army of the Kingdom of Fran has been destroyed in the Kingdom of Gilgias, otherwise I wouldn't have occupied Bibo City so easily. Meng Fan said with a smile with a glass of red wine.

"Marshal Claude, you completely annihilated the French army that invaded the Kingdom of Gilgias, killed the commander of the French army, Gerald, and finally occupied the capital of the King of France without blood, Bibo City, in the Kingdom of Gilgias, except for Marshal Claude, I am afraid that no one can do it. Calagha, the university scholar standing beside Cicela, spoke.

Meng Fan had seen this gray-robed old man at the birthday party of Lewin Nolan, the lord of Purple Sun City, and Meng Fan knew that Calaga was not only the teacher of Cicela Miró, the lord of Dawn City, but also the most important advisor under Cicela.

"There is a lot of luck in successfully defeating the Kingdom of Fran, Lord Calagjah, don't hold me up too much. Meng Fan smiled and said.

"Marshal Claude, I heard that in the end it was an envoy from the Holy See of Light who arrived in Bibo City, and the envoy of the Holy See ordered you to lead your army out of the Kingdom of France?" asked Cicela.

"That's right, the Holy See sent Cardinal Marcus and the Inquisitor of the Inquisition, Lord Holman over, and they accused me of hiring an army of the Dwarves during the war and violating the commandments of the God of Light, so they asked me to lead the army out of the Kingdom of France. Meng Fan nodded.

Cicela noticed that Meng Fan had a gloomy aura in his eyes when he mentioned the Holy See of Light, "Marshal Claude, your hands are ......" Cicela saw Meng Fan wearing a black leather case on his right hand.

"My right palm was cut off by Lord Holman, the Presiding Inquisitor of the Inquisition, as punishment for disrespect to the God of Light. Meng Fan raised his right hand and glanced at the black leather case on his right hand and said.

"Marshal Claude, the people of the Holy See of Light are too tyrannical and domineering, they rely on the protection of the Maude Kingdom and the Guardian Corps as the backing, they simply do whatever they want on the Qinglan Continent, the people in the church are all hypocritical and greedy, instead of helping the poor people, they do some dirty things in the name of God. Cicela said angrily.

For the corrupt and depraved Holy See of Light, the Lord of Dawn City, Cicela, is also very disgusted.

"Haha, Lord Cicela, don't let your words be heard by the Holy See, or maybe you will be treated like me. Meng Fan took a sip of red wine and said with a smile.

"Marshal Claude, now that Lanyue City has been occupied by Bretan's army, Marshal Claude, you led the army to withdraw into Liyang City, I don't know what Marshal Claude's next strategic arrangement is?" Cicela's teacher, the university scholar Calagjah, turned the conversation to the war between the two countries.

"Our army currently has only 140,000 troops, and we cannot fight head-on with the Bretan army, so of course we can only hold on to Liyang City. Meng Fan replied.

"Marshal Claude, your real intention should not be to defend the city, I heard that you gave the order to retreat as soon as you arrived in Lanyue City, you abandoned Lanyue City and came to our Liyang City, if Lord Claude you plan to hold your position, then there is no need to withdraw troops from Lanyue City, as far as I know, Lanyue City's city defense is stronger than Liyang City." Calagjah, the scholar, said as he stared at him.