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"Say, let's all hear how bad that bad enough bad news is. Kenny removed his chin and leaned back into his stiff chair, his face expressionless.

"Oh," Horn's tone was still brisk, "you've been walking cautiously since the army set out from the North City, and although there was a little trouble on the way, you still crossed the North City Bridge smoothly. He paused, then turned to look at his father, "It's called Red Oak Grove, isn't it?"

"That's right, south of Red Oak. Kenny nodded.

"Your plan is to use the forest to hide the army, and then give Shotok City an unexpected surprise attack, and after taking it, use Shotok City as a base, and then encroach on every territory on the continent step by step. Horn exchanged glances with Duke Jaime, who had come up with the plan, "That's good advice, Duke, but it's a step too late." He turned to his father, "I'm sorry, old man, but I have to say, I'm afraid we're going to have to storm now." A week earlier, Ryan had received the news of your expedition to the south, and knew all about the time of our departure, the time of arrival, the deployment of troops, the siege plan, and everything, in other words....."

"We have ghosts inside us?" Kenny's brow furrowed.

Horn nodded.

"This can't be!" Old Jaime was the first to object, "The Sumerians have no contact with this place, let alone that wizard, if it weren't for Lord Kenny's proposal to go south, we wouldn't have come to this strange continent at all!"

"But that doesn't mean it's true for everyone, Lord Duke. With that, Horn's gaze swept over the crowd.

"This kind of council is only attended by people here, do you think, there are people here who look like ghosts?" Kenny touched the short beard on his chin, "To put it bluntly, Sumer's territory except for Uruk is an iron-blooded alliance, even if all this is aside, we all have the same purpose, common interests." ”

"I took two-thirds of your troops with me and marched south with Lord Kenny. Kane's tone was a little displeased, "Of course, I have selfish intentions, but I believe that all of you here, everyone wants to divide the fruits of victory and get a new territory after the southern expedition is over." ”

"Before I set out, I swore to the god of water," said Duke Dark, "and in addition to this, I have gambled on the honor of my family, and the Oak Leaf people have never betrayed their allies, let alone shoot themselves in the foot. Lord Kenny is right, we share the same purpose and common interests. ”

"The tree of fire endures its glory. Old Jaime said calmly.

Mira didn't speak, just glanced at Kenny, and that one look seemed to say it all.

"Well, I admit, I'm a traitor. Camille shrugged helplessly, "But that was in the past, and I did betray Lord Kenny, it's an undeniable fact. He stood up and faced the crowd, "Just now, you talked about the division of the fruits of victory. To tell you the truth, of course I have such selfish intentions, and even more so than you desire new territories. Anyone who has been to the Ramo Icefield knows how harsh the environment is, the Icefield people need new territory, a good place for a young leaf to sprout in the spring, and a good place to jump into the lake and swim in the summer. We're fed up with snow-capped mountains, we're fed up with ever-dead white leaves, we're fed up fishing in ice caves, we're fed up with everything snow-related, and we're hungry for new territories, more than any of you!"

"As for the city of sunshine, they have only sent troops, and now they are under the command of Assyria and your, respectively. Kenny added.

I'm the representative of Nikko City, father. Horn thought. "It sounds like everyone here has a point. He smiled uneasily, "But that's the way it is, and I can tell you with all the responsibility that Ryan has assembled one-third of his forces in Black, the other third in Saint-Tak, and the rest is all in Karta, under his own command." So, you can imagine how difficult it is. ”

"How many troops do they have?" asked old Jaime then.

"There were 150,000 of them, but about 100,000 of them could be gathered," said Horn, "and the rest of the men were in the hands of the dukes of the various territories, and they were afraid that they would not obey Ryan's command, so they chose to hold their own castle and act when the opportunity came." ”

"If 30,000 people were to defend Shotok City, and the commander didn't have a paste in his head, we might lose a third of our troops in this battle alone. Old Jaime shook his head, his gaze swept over the gloomy crowd, "Even more." Fifty thousand, eighty thousand, it depends on who their commander is. If I were the commander, I would have wiped out the Confederates or starved to death outside the city and had to fight home. ”

"Any other news?" Kenny asked.

Horn looked at his father, and after a brief thought, shook his head. "That's all for now, I think it's time for everyone to think about how to take Shotok Castle. ”

"Alright, that's the end of the meeting for now. Kenny announced, "Early tomorrow morning, we will come up with our own plans to replan the deployment of the troops of Shotoku Castle and the siege plan. ”

Kane was the first to leave, seemingly annoyed by Horn's suspicions, followed by Mira and Jaime Sr., followed by Duke Duck of Elidu. Each time the curtain was opened, the sound of rain and wind poured in, and it was not until they walked away that the tent gradually returned to its original tranquility. Except, of course, the "ticking" sound of a drizzle beating on the tent.

"There's more than one piece of bad news. When only Mike and Camille were left in the tent, Kenny looked at Horn and said.

Horn nodded. "You knew about it long before the Southern Expedition began, didn't you?"

"Why aren't I allowed to have them if they have selfish intentions?" Kenny said as he picked up the flask and poured it down, "Tell me everything you know, word for word, I wonder what our chances are of winning this time." ”

"Ryan's teacher, resurrected the dragon. Horn's voice mixed with the sound of the rain, and it seemed a little creepy. "Now, the dragon is locked up in Black's dungeon, and no one knows the specifics, not even Ryan. He leaned to the left, leaning closer to his father, "The source is from Ryan's cronies, and it is absolutely credible." This time, we are afraid that we will not face the 100,000 peace army, but the ancient evil dragon. ”

Kenny's hand fumbling with his beard trembled slightly. "You want to persuade me to go back?"

"Slaying a dragon is no easy task," Horn asserted, "but since we're here, why don't we try?"