On February 12, in a border town in Tyre, south of Vecchia, the sky was covered with cold rain, and Tyre, which had experienced famine and bloody wars, although stimulated by a series of economic and demographic policies, the population of the area was still 270,000 before the famine broke out.

The streets of the town were desolate, the roads were overgrown with weeds, the swarthy town was empty, the rain was ticking against the planks, and the two doors of the dilapidated tavern were rattling in the wind.

Desolate and lonely, if it weren't for the lighted lanterns swaying in the wind and rain at the entrance of the town's tavern, people would have thought they were in a dead town. The sound of horses' hooves came from the night of the "stampede", and in the dark night, a team of horses came to the town from the darkness.

The riders led the horses under the eaves, pushed open the door of the roadside tavern, and a burst of warmth came to the face, in sharp contrast to the desolation outside, but there were many people sitting in the small tavern, there was a burning fireplace against the wall, the fire jumped, illuminating the lobby warmly, the smell of inferior wine, tobacco, the smell of fried meat, the smell of sweat, the smell of the crowd gathered in the face, so that the people who were hurrying in the wind and rain suddenly felt a burst of warmth. It's all shrouded in a cloud of buzzing conversations,

When a dozen strangers in felt fur and waterproof capes pushed the door in, like a knife slashing down, the conversation suddenly disappeared, and the people at the various tables looked warily at the newcomers.

The leader was a young man who was not tall, but had a strong sense of oppression, and his eyes swept over the people in the tavern, and his eyes were piercing. Touching his aggressive eyes, most people unconsciously avoided it, and the voice of the voice sounded again, but the voice was much lower.

The skinny tavern waiter hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Everyone, please come inside, our wheat beer here is the best in the neighborhood."

"Sixteen cups!" the young man sat down at a table in the lobby and rested by the fireplace. He took two sips of wine and suddenly felt warm all over. Although he held the glass, his piercing eyes kept looking around, carefully examining the people in the tavern.

Like most small-town taverns, this tavern also doubles as lodging, and most of the people who sit at it are local villagers, and one table is already drunk and asleep on the table, and the young people look away after only one glance, they are not enough to threaten. And two skinny little businessmen, well, not the right size!

What caught his attention was that on the two merged tables near the door, a group of rough mercenaries gathered around to drink, and the conversation was very loud, and the sound of fist guessing shook the roof,

In the midst of them, a chubby young man was drinking alone,

The mercenaries around him seemed to have no scruples about drinking, and if you looked closely, you would feel that beside this young man, two mercenaries with the same stern faces never seemed to speak, but looked at anyone within three meters of the wine table with a wary gaze

The mercenaries' clothes bulged out, most likely with weapons, and combined with their rude demeanor as if no one was around, the young man couldn't help but secretly guess their identity

Seeing the chubby young man, the young man's face was a little excited and a little nervous, and he just wanted to walk over, when the conversation at the table next to him attracted the young man's attention.

Of course, a villager asked a small businessman next to him, "Brother, what news did you bring with you from the Rode side this time?" I heard that the Nords have been active on the border a lot lately, is it true? Will they call?"

Suddenly, the voices of the people all around were lowered, and the people listened with their ears sideways, and their concerned eyes were cast from all directions, and the news of the assembly of the army of the Radians on the border had already spread in the nearby towns and villages...,

Seeing that he was so valued, the thin merchant suddenly became reserved. He stroked his short beard, dragged his voice and said, "Brother, I know the news." But you also know that the dynasty has expanded its territory in the north, and it is said that even the Dongting grassland has been conquered, and these Nords are also afraid, in case the army of the Vecchia Falcon goes south, it is not like crushing an ant to crush them, so it is even more necessary to pretend to be a menacing posture, in fact, it is simply a decoration"

"Oh! yes, it's impossible for the Nord army to fight against the dynastic army."

The voices around are full of smug emotions, no matter what the standard of living is, it is always a very happy thing to be able to hear that the Falcon Dynasty with the Wikiians as the main body can now overwhelm the mainland power Nord, since the rise of the Wiki military with the military forces of Southern Samol as the main body, listening to the glow of the kingdom every day has become a habit for most Wikibians

Even the tavern owner at the counter couldn't sit still, and he brought a bottle of wine to the table, "This is a little bit of our restaurant's heart, to moisten your throat." You said that the Falcon Majesty even conquered the Dongting grassland, is this true, it is said that the King of the Dongting is also a generation of immortal heroes, and some time ago I heard about the 100,000 cavalry of the Dongting going south, how did it be occupied by the Falcon Majesty in a blink of an eye?"

There was a noise from the tables on all sides, "Yes, yes, the boss is right, this boss, you can tell everyone!"

A rough man next to him also stood up, "Let's talk about it, we are in a poor country here, and the news we often get is always delayed for several months, please explain it to everyone!"

You have seen a lot of things, you have traveled a lot of places, we are all some dirt buns that have not even come out of the town, and now all kinds of sayings are flying all over the sky, some say that the Falcon Majesty has laid down more than half of the continent, and even the Rui Erdian who bullied us at the beginning has been destroyed, and some say that the Falcon Majesty has suffered a big loss in the Paravon Plain, and is still cultivating in the three northern counties, we don't know which one is right."

The merchant still stroked his beard with a reserved smile and listened to everyone, but after listening, the smile disappeared from his face, his expression was solemn, and he put the cup on the table: "Ladies and gentlemen, although I, Anke, am just a merchant who sells groceries from village to village, and I don't know anything about military affairs, but I have seen one thing with my own eyes! In the Staros area that broke out some time ago, His Majesty the Falcon defeated the 200,000 army of the Ruierdian people with 100,000 warriors, and now on the head of the city of Ruidian's Kyoto, the battle flag of our dynasty is planted."

"Oh, it's true!" In contrast to the previous moment, the sigh was filled with excitement and joy, and the people at the various tables gathered around at once. No one cares about the people who are immersed in the pride of the country, the simple townspeople, they only need to know that the army of the kingdom is victorious,

The tavern owner personally poured wine for the merchant who called himself Anker, "You said that the center of the continent, Palaubon, is planted with the battle flag of our dynasty, I don't know if it's true?"

The merchant Anke took a sip of wine, and said in a ruddy tone with a ruddy face, "I can never be wrong with what I have seen! I have seen with my own eyes that our war eagle banner is floating above the city of Paraven! Now, we are the masters of most of the continent."

More and more people asked questions, and the questions became faster and faster, and the grocer named Anker answered one after another, and in the eyes of the villagers, this well-informed trader knew everything and was as authoritative as the spokesman of Wang **.

In the admiring eyes of everyone, after two sips of wine, Anke also fluttered, and became more and more convinced: "...... Speaking of the battle between the Falcon Majesty and the Dongting Khan, then I saw it with my own eyes! Oh, that battle was really earth-shattering, the sun and the moon were dark, and the mountains and rivers changed color! The two fought for three days and three nights, and the Dongting Khan was arrogant, but our Falcon Majesty was also the strongest of the stronger, and used His Majesty's secret technique to push down the twin peaks! One move beat the Dongting Khan King to vomit blood and died......"...,

Everyone listened happily, and naturally no one noticed that the young fat man, who was drinking wine in the cluster of mercenaries, almost squirted out the wine in his mouth when he heard the word "Twin peaks push down,

"Twin peaks topple down...... What do these guys in charge of propaganda think, they can think of such obscene moves!" The fat man pursed his lips a little bitterly,

For this grocery merchant who is foaming at the mouth among many villagers, the fat man also knows another identity, there is a special department under the Ministry of Supervision, which is responsible for training this kind of propaganda businessman who walks the countryside, these people are not only intelligence collectors, but also public opinion controllers, in this era of information is not developed, the spread of news is completely from person to population, who controls these people, undoubtedly grasps local public opinion.

The young man who walked into the tavern just now, when everyone was not paying attention, quietly leaned over, and two guards dressed as noisy guessing mercenaries quickly stood side by side, blocking the young man, the fat man nodded slightly, and the two guards cautiously got out of the way

Dylan Schisse sat down opposite the fat man, "Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to arrive in Tyre so soon, my subordinates are late to greet you, and I ask for forgiveness!"

"Have you heard about the invasion of the Nords?" the fat man casually picked up his wine glass and took a sip gently

"Nord?" Dylanschise's face was stunned for a moment, because of the outstanding performance of the Battle of Kyoto, coupled with the background of the Dyrens family, and the cheap brother-in-law of the fat man, he was promoted very quickly, and now he is the head of the defense of the Tyre region, and he belongs to the Southern Army of Statunko.

"The Nord army does have some abnormal movements on the border" Dylan Schisse thought for a while, and said with a ashamed face, "Since the victory of our navy in the Pheland island chain last month, the Nord army has been increasing its strength in the south, but the overall number is only 50,000, so his subordinates think that this is completely a normal and loving reinforcement of the Nord army in order to deal with the landing operation of our navy, so they have not noticed any ......"

"Yes, if even you from the South think so, it seems that the Southern Army has indeed been peaceful for too long, and it has worn out the spirit of the warriors! No wonder the Nords will put the breakthrough on you!" the fat man snorted, and said a fact that made Dylan Schisser's face burn,

The Southern Army is the second largest military group in the Falcon Dynasty, in addition to the Central Army directly under the fat man, with 50,000 southern soldiers under its command, during the Battle of Salander, it expanded to 70,000 people, and the total strength is a quarter of the Falcon Dynasty army, stationed in the economic lifeline of the Falcon Dynasty, which shows the importance and trust of the fat man to this army

"Your Majesty mean that the Nords will attack the southern line in a big way?" Dylan Schisser's face changed, and he stood up a little nervously,

"If there is no accident, within half a month, 150,000 Vedan troops will launch a fierce attack with Tyre as a breakthrough!" The fat man dipped a little beer in the cup with the middle finger of his right hand, drew an arc on the table, lightly tapped two points, and said in a condensed voice, "As the defense officer of the Tyre region, how long can you sue me, how long can you resist?"

"150,000 Nord troops attack Tyre!" Dylan Schisse took a deep breath, although he was the head of the Tyre region, he only had the strength of a banner regiment under his command, even if he had Mecca City, which was known for its fortification and danger, there was no chance of victory for the 150,000 German army,

"I will choose to abandon the first line of defense and retreat to Tyrk to organize the second line of defense!" Dylan Schisse hesitated for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless thing, the first line of Mecca City only has 5,000 troops, in the face of 150,000 Nords such an advantageous force, as long as the opposing commander is not a fool, he only needs to divide the troops into 150,000 troops to continue to attack the city, and in less than a day, my subordinates will be exhausted because of exhaustion." Even if I fill all the troops in, it will not be enough to resist the enemy's attack!"Retreat to Tyrkburg, at least buy a few days for the main force to come back to reinforcements!"...,

"What if there is no main force support?" said with the fat man's face unchanged, "To be honest, I will not increase my troops in Tyre, this is the key breakthrough point of the Nords, the Nords will definitely concentrate all their forces on a surprise point, if we gather enough troops, once the attack is frustrated, these 150,000 Rods will immediately withdraw, so only by making the illusion of a hasty response and putting these 150,000 people in, we will have a chance to completely annihilate them,

The fat man's voice paused, and he continued, "I have come to see you on purpose, not only because you are the commander of the Tyre region, but also because you are a member of the Dyrens family, and you are in the obligation of an ally, and it is necessary for me to tell you the battle strategy."

"What does your majesty mean, this has something to do with the family?" Dylan Chisse's face changed, and he suddenly realized, yes, the Tyre Territory and the Dyrens Territory are connected, if the first attack point of the Nords is the Tyre Territory, then the second attack point must be Dyrens, if the port of Dylan falls, the Nord people's support supply line is not just a road, but a sea and land together, 150,000 wolf-like Nord troops, thinking about this number, Dylan Thiersey's cold hair is standing up

"If Tyre is attacked, you hold out for a day, and then retreat to the Dirrens Territory!" the fat man nodded solemnly, and instructed, "I will order the nearby Southern Army to move closer to Dyrrens, and the Falcon Navy will also assemble in Dyrrens, the key to this battle depends on whether you Dyrrens can withstand the landing of the Nord Navy!" I believe that the Nords will change the direction of their attack and attack the hinterland of Gerber when they find out that I have gathered a heavy force in Dirrens, so that they can open the way to the Zhivading Plains, and when the time comes, I will lead the Central Army to wait for them there!"

"That'...... Natyr ......" Dylan Schiser looked at the fat man with a slightly pale face, although the fat man's mouth was easy and clear, but Dylan Schisse had already heard a lot of special things from it, Tyre will be hit by a catastrophe again, the influx of 150,000 Nord troops will inevitably set off a bloody storm,

"That's why I came to Tyre personally, and I want to keep the current Tyre in my heart forever!" the fat man picked up the wine glass a little helplessly, looked at the names of the towns around him with deep eyes, and finally took a sip, and the wine glass was heavily placed on the table, "To achieve victory, there must be sacrifices,

This is the sorrow of a king, the necessary abandonment of impersonal feelings, but it is the best choice for the kingdom, unless we are willing to pay more to truly turn this place into a scorched earth under the fire of a tug-of-war, and now we can only hope that the Nords will destroy this place at least in order to march quickly!"

"I see, I see!" Dürlan Schisse took a deep breath, this is indeed a very helpless choice, whether the kingdom will stop the Nord army in Tyre, this place will inevitably be scorched

At this moment, the merchant was just about to talk about the wonderful place, and there was a cheer in the tavern, and Dylan Schiser felt a trance in his heart, these people who were applauding the kingdom's achievements, did they know that this would be the next bloody battlefield

At this time, the door of the tavern was pushed open again, and a figure appeared at the door of the tavern surrounded by several young people in gorgeous clothes.

The air in the tavern was the only one, and when had you ever seen such a handsome and splendid beauty in this country town? The villagers and the people in the tavern were so stunned that they could hear someone swallowing their saliva.

A little maid with a bit of a posture, ghostly turned out from behind the woman, went straight to the wine cabinet of the tavern, covered her nose with a handkerchief, and said with some displeasure, "The boss is not here, we have a bag here, please leave immediately, we have distinguished guests, if there is a place to live, my master is willing to compensate for the loss at double the price!"

In order to show her grandeur, the ghostly little maid also took a large handful of silver coins from her bosom and spread them out on the wine cabinet. The silver coins made a crisp jingle on the table, attracting many villagers to stretch their necks to watch, gold coins are high-end goods, and silver coins are the most circulating currency in the lower floors

"Do you know them?" The fat man looked up a little unhappily, his eyes were already a little drunk, and he saw the girl at the door paused slightly, but it was only a pause, every day I have been with a beautiful woman like Mao Mona Qing for a long time, and my immunity to beauties has also come up,

"It seems to be someone from the nearby Syrance family!" Dyrlan Schisse glanced at the carriage parked at the door with a strange look in his eyes, and replied in a low voice, "The Slang family is a big family in Mecca, in the era of the Tyre family, it used to be a vassal of the Tyre family, and after the Tyre family abolished the right to rule, this family called Slang quickly rose in Mecca, and is the largest arms and weapons merchant in the territory of Tyre!"

"Miss Enlens, what are you doing in this place?"

At this time, the sharp-eyed fat man heard a drunken drunkard a few meters away from him raise his head, and a gleam flashed in his drunken eyes

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