Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another few months passed. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this time, the city of Cecil, which had experienced the twists and turns of the war and seemed to be a little rioted, finally returned to calm.

Even, in the streets and alleys, pedestrians began to appear one by one, and the anxiety that was always on their faces slowly disappeared, and began to have another rhythm.

And there are also some small changes in luck.

Above Cecil City, a little bit of scattered qi luck slowly rose, and it continued to merge into a heavenly pillar, making it more and more condensed.

In the center of the heavenly pillar, a small tree gradually stood quietly in it, silently swallowing luck, and the branches and leaves emitted bursts of fluctuations between light movements.

All around, a light of faith enveloped the city of Cecil, and the vast divine realm opened to dispel all darkness, making it seem as if it had become an earthly kingdom of gods.

"In terms of luck, it has gradually stabilized. In one of the halls, Artis felt the sight and muttered to himself.

As his words fell, outside, a guard stepped forward: "Your Highness, Bill and Lord Nadir ask to see you." ”

"Let them in!"

After a while, the figures of the two men came from outside, and when they saw Artis, they fell to their knees on one knee.

"Your Majesty, a message has been delivered from the Duchy of Brooke. Bill looked at Artis in front of him and said.

"After King Brooke woke up, in the Duchy of Brooke, the battle between the two princes became more and more intense. ”

Among them, the eldest prince has the support of the military forces directly under the royal family such as the chief knight, and behind the second prince stands some aristocratic lords with real power. ”

Speaking of this, Bill paused, took out a volume of heralds in his hand, and said: "In accordance with His Majesty's order, we sent some people disguised as the eldest prince's subordinates to assassinate the second prince, and assassinated the eldest prince in the same way, which really triggered a fierce confrontation between the two. ”

"According to our sacrificial senses, after that, the number of assassinations that took place in the city alone was no less than ten. ”

"However, after all this time, they seem to be aware of something. ”

Hearing this, Artis nodded lightly: "Leave them alone, even if they really detect the anomaly, to the current extent, they can't stop." ”

The struggle at this level is extremely fierce, and it is not something that can be stopped if the parties want to.

Even if they were aware of the anomaly, and even knew that there was someone else who assassinated them, they could only try to move forward under the impetus of the supporters behind them, and they could stop if they wanted to.

"At present, because of the frequent assassinations, it has not only affected the two princes. The families of the two princes, as well as their respective supporters, have been assassinated, and important people have already died. ”

"What about the king?" asked Artis.

"Under the deliberate control of our sacrifice, although the king of the other party is still alive, he is still hanging on his breath, and there is nothing he can do about what the two princes do. ”

However, because the king was still alive, the two princes restrained their behavior and only assassinated each other in private. ”

Hearing this, Artis smiled: "Since this is the case, then let's add another fire to the two of them." ”

"Bill, let's get our people moving. He said with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Yes!" Bill bowed.

"Nadir, how is your legion trained?"

Nadir stepped forward: "After months of intense training, coupled with the continuous elimination of bandits, compared to before, there has been a great improvement and we can send troops." ”

"Moreover, after several months of sending sacrifices to preach among the soldiers, it has already had a good effect, and a considerable number of soldiers have already comprehended the divine arts. At the same time, after the vindictive spirit was issued, the effect was also very good, and many people had obvious improvements. ”

"But..." The soldiers were all recruited by the state, and because they were supplied with a large amount of food and other materials in peacetime, Lord Patton was already dissatisfied. ”

Because all the soldiers were out of production, not only did they lose a large amount of labor, but they also needed to pay some money and food every month as the soldiers' settlement expenses, plus a large amount of food and meat supplied during training, the consumption of 5,000 people was extremely huge.

After all, this level was already the training level of some noble knights with weaker families, and if it weren't for the large amount of savings accumulated in the previous years and the large number of nobles who had copied it, they would not be able to hold on to it at all.

"Don't worry about the finances, this situation will be alleviated to a certain extent when the grain harvest and agricultural taxes come up during this period. ”

Artis looked at Nadildo.

After all, although the consumption of the off-duty warriors is very staggering, at present, with the gradual annexation of some wild tribes, plus the absorption of displaced people, etc., the population of the Principality of Adisi is almost one million. And the number of professional warriors raised is only 10,000 at full capacity. It can be worth one percent, as long as it is relieved of this green and yellow season, it can still be supported.

Moreover, as Artis summoned a large number of priests who were proficient in farming to form the Ministry of Agriculture, with the assistance of the sacrificial magic and the support of sophisticated seeds, the yield of the fields was greatly increased compared to before, and one acre of land could produce five or six hundred buckets, which was equivalent to a thousand catties, which was five or six times the output of other lords, and the degree of support that could be supported naturally increased accordingly.

"Three days later, you will go with me with five thousand of your men. ”

"Yes!" Nadir replied, and then said with some doubts: "Your Majesty, who will stay in Cecil City?"

"It is enough to leave two thousand people and let Carter stay behind, with the support of the priests and believers in the city. ”

So, three days later, Artis set out with an army of 3,000 barbarians and 5,000 infantry, a total of 8,000.

"The Duchy of Brooke is close to the far north, with many mountains and forests. If you want to get as close as possible without the other party noticing, it is best to take a detour from the west side of the opponent. ”

"West of Brook is a barren mountainous region with few villages and frequent monsters, so few lords choose to settle there. ”

"As long as you send troops from the mountains and recover the villages along the road at a very fast speed, you can get close to Brook City before the other party can reflect on you. ”

On the march, Bill rode his horse and looked at Artis beside him, and said.

Hearing him say this, Nadir who was standing on the side couldn't help frowning: "It's just that it's a bit risky to take this way." ”

"Walking such a long distance and walking on a rugged mountain road, even if we arrive at the end, we must be very tired, and if the other party knows the news, then we are very dangerous. ”

"Moreover, the transportation of grain is not convenient. ”

Indeed, after such a long journey, and it is still in the rugged mountain road, the transportation line that needs to be pulled is too long, and it is very easy to be discovered by the other party by accident.

Thinking of this, Artis frowned, and then said, "From that route, how long does it take to reach the other party's territory?"

"At the current rate, if it's fast enough, it's about a month, but if you're unlucky, it's possible to take more than two months. Looking at Artis, Bill said slowly.

"Then go this way. Artis rejected.

"We will walk for another ten days from now, and when we reach the border, we will leave behind some unnecessary supplies, and we will carry two months' worth of food from the west!"

Seeing Artis say this, the two nodded.

It is of course very difficult to lead thousands of people through the mountains and forests on a long journey, but it can avoid the sight of the other party as much as possible.

The Duchy of Brooke to the north is no stronger than the previous Duchy of Cecil. At this time, if the other party knew that Artis was leading an army to attack, then whether the two sides wanted to or not, the two rival princes would inevitably join forces to fight Artis for a short time. Although Artis may not be afraid, if this is the case, it will be very difficult to capture Brooke City in the future. And whatever the outcome, the losses are bound to be heavy.

Compared with this result, there are only some difficulties and risks, and Artis is willing to bear them.