The Duke's position, the neutral comment is called "riding the wall", and the ugly one is "the first rat at both ends", while the Duke's attitude change is the standard "front and back".

An hour ago, when the Queen Mother was driving, he was tired of even going out to greet him, and after the secret talk, he only promised to be "friendly and neutral", and never explicitly expressed his support.

And after Chang Le met him briefly, the duke was eager to run out on all fours, stumbled all the way by his robe, and rushed to the queen mother's car to show his loyalty.

His so-called "mobilize all forces and personally escort the Queen Mother to the north" was no joke, a series of orders had been issued, a group of heralds mounted their horses and galloped away, and the 3,000 standing army could be assembled at once and march from all over the towns to this place.

A follow-up mobilization order has also been issued, and there is one man in each household in the duke's fiefdom, regardless of age and physique, and more than 100,000 households are enough to form an army of 100,000.

Of course, the level of equipment and training of these 100,000 people cannot be counted on, and the ragged peasants sharpen wooden poles to use as spears, or even carry pitchforks.

But what the Queen Mother wants is momentum, the propaganda effect of a large number of people and a lot of help, so she didn't stop the duke's general mobilization, anyway, this guy has a strong family background, and it is not a problem to maintain 100,000 people for two months, and the peasants are idle in winter.

After showing his loyalty, the Duke invited the Queen Mother into the castle, and suggested that the servants should clean up a best bedroom and serve her to rest, for it would take a few days for the army to be mobilized.

The Empress Dowager politely declined, saying that there were several other nobles who needed to visit.

Duke Sharp became excited when he heard this, patted his chest and said that his strength alone was enough to put the Queen Mother on the throne, and he didn't need those cats and dogs to intervene, and it was easy to make mistakes when there were too many people.

When the Queen Mother was groaning, Chang Le reminded in a low voice:

"They just need to stand and cheer, the number of nobles is very important, the Queen Mother you should understand. ”

The young and beautiful Queen Mother's eyes fluttered, she glanced at Chang Le with a smile, and then turned to the duke:

"Lord Duke, as Mr. Nyquist said, we need moral support, that is, more nobles to speak for us, so we must involve them in this matter. You don't have to worry about being robbed of your credit, who of them has an army of 100,000?"

Duke Sharp had nothing to say, so he invited the Queen Mother to sit in the castle, wait for him to put on his armor, and personally lead the guards to escort him.

Claire still politely declined:

"No need, you will be busy mobilizing the army, just send me a small team of cavalry and a few liaison officers. ”

In fact, the queen mother was full of vigilance, the duke's attitude changed so suddenly, and he invited her into the house again and again, could it be some kind of trap?

It wasn't until the duke's back was far away that she lifted her skirt and got out of the car, and without saying a word, she lifted Chang Le's hood and stared at him:

"What the hell did you say to him?"

Now Chang Le no longer hides it, and playing tricks on the mystery in a short period of time can increase the sense of mystery and highlight his old man's far-sighted wisdom, but it will make people disgusted after a long time.

"Queen Mother, in fact, I didn't say anything, the duke is mainly listening to his scout scout cavalry report on the military situation, I remind the duke by the way, riding the wall is also a technical job, if you don't do it well, you will fall. ”

Claire's eyes flickered, and she gradually caught the essence of the problem:

"So, what did his scout say?"

"It's just a war report. On the east bank of the Griffin River, Fisher's army was defeated, and all the 5,000 men in the vanguard were scattered. Queen Mother, your next trip will be much simpler, and the nobles who rode the wall now have a reason to come down and stand in line. ”

"There's such a thing!" Claire was surprised and delighted, "Really, who did Fisher lose to?, and which nobleman's masterpiece was it?"

Chang Le raised his finger and nodded to the tip of his nose.

This is the second time he has made this move, and the previous time the Queen Mother didn't take it seriously at all.

Because the "mercenaries" under the magician are at best a short-term hired team, just a hundred and ten people, and it is impossible to have an impact on the overall situation of the war.

Now it is different, no matter how many troops this "Mr. Nyquist" has in front of him, it is a fact that he defeated Fisher's 5,000 forwards.

Claire lifted her hood and shook her long blonde hair, as if trying to clear her mind from the bitter cold.

Her holy face seemed to be shrouded in light, so beautiful that it was impossible to see it, and even the flawless snow in the distance was dimmed.

Chang Le was in a trance for a while, and always felt that the scene in front of him was a little familiar, but the memory fragments flashed away, and it was really difficult to capture.

After the Queen Mother found Chang Le's gaze, she stopped all movements, slowly walked in front of him, and smiled:

"Mr. Nyquist, I am an unfortunate woman, who lost her husband at the age of twenty-five, and who has no children, who have been hunted down and banished, and who are alone, but I am also fortunate to have met you!"

There seemed to be ambiguity in this remark, but Chang Le didn't want to think crookedly at all, so he only bowed lightly:

"Dear Queen Mother, it is my honor to serve you. ”

"It's an honor, an honor to talk to me about so many conditions?" said with a resentment, "Now I'm not worried about whether your shoulder is strong, because it's strong enough, but I'm very, very worried, how long are you willing to let me lean on?"

"You can rely on it for as long as you want. Chang Le smiled and opened his arms and gestured for a hug.

Of course, the Queen Mother would not make physical contact with him in full view, but showed a hint of girlish shyness, took two steps back, and then asked him what to do next like an assertive little girl.

Of course, Claire didn't really run out of ideas, but just showed a gesture that she valued "Mr. Nyquist's" opinion and put more responsibility on Changle's shoulders.

Chang Le also wanted to change his plan and took the opportunity to talk to the Queen Mother.

Duke Sharp is different from those nobles who expressed their support from the beginning, the former "rides the wall", and the latter is not much better, it can be regarded as "speculation".

Speculators have a small capital and little to do with victory or defeat, and a powerful person like Duke Sharp, once he sees the general trend and ends his attitude of riding the wall, he will not hesitate to place heavy bets in exchange for the greatest benefits.

So Sharp can rely on this person, he has smashed all his life into the gambling game, and he can only win and not lose.

But he can't be allowed to take all the credit, after the war, he is arrogant, and it is difficult to satisfy the sweetness he gives, so it is necessary to attract more nobles to join the gang, and each of them will more or less share some soldiers, horses, money and food.

In the next few days, after the Queen Mother had secret talks with the opposition nobles, she had to rush to Tarania, on the one hand, to contact the nobles and political elders of the royal capital, and on the other hand, to prevent Elliot from being crowned early due to the urgency of the situation.

Duke Sharp can bring an elite guard with him, and a large army of the noble coalition army is stationed near the outside of the city to form a deterrent and oppression of the city defense army, so as not to aggravate the situation as much as possible and avoid bloodshed among Zaran's compatriots.

"As for the Fisher, it's mainly up to me to deal with them, and in fact, the Fisher-Snow army has already assembled to the south. Chang Le's expression was serious, and he was actually not worried about the battle situation, "Several of my entourages, except for the big sword, will follow the Queen Mother to protect your safety, and also keep in touch with me at any time, I will appear when necessary to provide legitimacy for your accession." ”

"Well said, that's it. The Queen Mother smiled mysteriously, "It seems that you really don't look like a young man, but like a decades-old politician." ”

"You don't look like you're twenty-five. Chang Le smiled and paused deliberately for a few seconds, "I think you look like eighteen." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she covered her mouth with her hands and smiled happily:

"If I am eighteen, I will call you brother in the future. ”

After laughing, the Queen Mother gradually returned to seriousness:

"Mr. Nyquist, do you mean to leave me for a while? Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to the troops, ready to be ready for a crazy counterattack by Elliot himself. ”

"Elliot himself went south to meet him, only a truly powerful enemy would make him do this, could he know who was coming?"

"She didn't know it at first, but now she definitely does. ”

"I want to ...... I got it, too. Claire bared her white teeth and smiled brightly, "Dear Mr. Changle, why did you use a pseudonym? I was about to ask for your help, and if you identified yourself at the beginning, you could have saved yourself a lot of trouble." ”

This matter is very difficult to explain, how can such a despicable calculation confess to the Queen Mother Zaran after signing "Nyquist" in the alliance contract, and then swearing allegiance under this pseudonym, so that he can break the contract with the identity of "Changle" if necessary in the future?

After a moment of silence, Chang Le replied with a smile:

"When I showed up in Zaran, I was called Nyquist, and Changle's name wasn't popular here, you know. ”

The "Sesnek Butcher" also killed 100,000 Zalan troops, which is Changle's best excuse.

Claire nodded:

"Well, take care all the way, Mr. Nyquist. ”

Now that she knows Chang Le's true identity, she no longer worries about winning or losing the war, and she only asks about military strategy, and she is full of confidence in Chang Le.

When she boarded the car, she deliberately smiled back, raised her wrist and patted her shoulder, the meaning was obvious, Chang Le's shoulder she had long wanted to rely on, and she was looking forward to leaning on it for as long as possible.

As for what else it means, if it is replaced by an innocent girl, Chang Le will have guesses, but he doesn't want to think much about this scheming and excellent acting queen.

Claire was full of optimism, but Changle himself was worried, and after a few words of advice to his entourage, he left silently with a big knife.

A victory was certainly gratifying, but it was only Fisher's strikers who were defeated, and the enemy's main force was still more than 50,000 people.

The commander of these 50,000 people is not a straw bag like Crown Prince Frank, but Elliott, the king of Fisher, who is also known as a "famous general".

In the war to defend Havilland, Changle has seen the cautiousness of the other side.

That battle was often won, on the one hand, with the help of the strength of the elven alliance, and on the other hand, because Elliot had no intention of winning, the purpose of the war was only to kill people with a knife and eradicate dissident nobles, although the losses were far beyond expectations, King Fisher was not unacceptable.

And the battle of Zaran is completely different, the annexation of the kingdom of Zalan is an important step in Elio's ambition to subdue the world, and the Great Demon King will not tolerate failure.

After the initial battle of the Griffin River, Fisher's army was fully retracted and had gathered into a large hedgehog, not giving Changle any chance to ambush and sneak attack.

While the main force retreated, Fisher's scouts continued to expand their range of operations, and there were constant skirmishes with Changle's scouts.

According to the news sent by the Mind Transmission from the front, the results of the battle were astonishing, and the opponent almost won the victory!

Victor, the commander of Tsunele's reconnaissance unit, was also seriously wounded.

It stands to reason that the battle-hardened light cavalry under his command is by no means comparable to that of ordinary armies, and even if they are not completely defeated in this kind of encounter, they should not be completely defeated, and even if they are invincible, they should be able to escape.

The fact is that there are many casualties!

This shows that Elliot still has a lot of hole cards in his hand, and the Great Demon King will never rely only on the human troops with weak combat effectiveness, her strength is far more than the more than 50,000 Fisher infantry!

If the war is ultimately lost, his expansion plans will be severely frustrated, and the bargaining and pretense of cleverness in front of the Queen Mother Claire will become a joke.

At that time, he could save Claire from escaping at most, and as for any wealth and power, it was all a thing of the past.

As for how reliable his shoulder is, Chang Le is far less confident than Claire.

He has sent Wild Thunder to lead the Dark Knights to attack, and directly threw out the trump card in his hand, as for the result, he still has to wait for news.

What can be done now is to rush back to the troops as soon as possible.

Walking away from the castle, it was already out of everyone's sight, and the big knife still turned back from time to time, reluctant to give up on Martha.

Chang Le patted him on the shoulder and smiled:

"A short separation is to give her a chance to miss you. ”

The big knife smiled innocently:

"Well, the king is right, she will miss me, and I will miss her. ”

Chang Lexin said, "You definitely miss her, she may not miss you", and ordered indifferently:

"Ready?"

"Ready!"

"Transfiguration, go!"

Before the words fell, Chang Le had already risen from the ground and rushed to the dark gray winter sky.

The human clothes on the big knife were torn apart in an instant, and the body turned into a huge white bone mantis, and its bone wings vibrated sharply, following the "beloved king", roaring away into the distance.