The wind blows the flag and hunts.

In the valley, riders scattered in all directions, and groups of cavalry came from all directions.

In the hunting camp, the hunters changed their hunting clothes, put on armor, and carried long swords at their waists, and in the blink of an eye, the elegant nobles turned into powerful knights. The attendants put on fine iron chain mail, picked up spears and crossbows, and looked like elite soldiers.

Boots stomped across the grass, and the rings of chain mail collided with a clang. This sound is intertwined with the thunderous hooves and the neighing of war horses.

Spears are like forests, flags are unfurled, and hunting camps have been turned into military camps.

At Sylvia's order, the knights of the House of York gathered their servants and came in a steady stream from all over the country. In half a day's work, the York family gathered hundreds of elite cavalry, dozens of knights and all the high-ranking knights, and they only took one hour to pass and formulate a battle plan against the Duke of Erikson. Perhaps it could not be called a battle plan, and in order to fight for the right to go to war, the Grand Knights had been bargaining in the camp tent until Sylvia personally selected the candidates for battle, and the pre-war meeting came to an end.

The Yorkist family's ability to mobilize for war did not shock Victor, and the hunting extravaganza was originally in the nature of a military exercise. Victor was surprised that Sylvia had so hastily decided to start a family war against a feudal duke of the Kingdom of Dord, and the top of the House of York had no objections, not only did they respond positively, but also did not make any plans.

It's child's play!

As early as ten days ago, Victor had received the first letter from Old Hamm, and he had learned that the alchemy militia had completely annihilated a squad of knights of Duke Erickson. As for why Duke Erickson invaded Raven Village, Victor didn't think much about it, it was nothing more than a territorial dispute.

When the lords quarrel over their respective spheres of influence, they all fight and talk about it. In this regard, Victor was neither angry nor intended to ask the York family to help mediate. Now, no lord can resist Victor's revenge.

In order to avoid Duke Erickson's follow-up, Old Hamm has led the villagers into the mountains. Victor will mobilize 10 alchemy mastiffs, bite Duke Eriksen's cattle and sheep, threaten his people with no way to farm, and continue to attack their supply convoys until Duke Erikson abandons the nearest town or village.

The inexplicable disappearance of the knight squad would make any lord wary, and it was not surprising that Raven Village was bulldozed. After receiving the report, Victor's anger was more to distract Sylvia so that she could get out of the "forced marriage" first. But Victor didn't expect Sylvia's reaction to be so great that she wanted to start a family war.

Victor didn't think that Sylvia was trying to get angry with himself, and he was still pondering the purpose of the Yorks' war.

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and the high-ranking knights of the House of York rushed out, greeting Victor in a friendly manner, and hurried away.

"It has been decided, I will personally lead 3 big knights, 7 knights and 21 trainee knights, plus 300 cavalry, one man and three horses, and set off today. ”

Sylvia walked over to Victor, who had changed into the Rose Armor. The armor is made of Mithril and Adamantite Gold, which has both defense and elemental affinity, and is designed to fit the body to highlight the graceful shape and flexibility, and the surface of the armor is covered with roses and flames, which looks delicate and gorgeous. At this time, the powerful, mysterious, feminine, heroic, noble, and graceful were perfectly interpreted in Sylvia, and the charm and momentum she displayed made Victor slightly distracted.

Is this the Pinnacle Knight?

Sylvia didn't care about Victor's emotions, she said, "Erickson destroyed your village, and I'll let him pay you a castle, how about it?"

Victor couldn't help but say, "To start a war for such a thing?"

"War?" Sylvia smirked, "We're still having a hunting extravaganza, but Duke Erickson has become our prey." ”

Victor gasped: "Take a Duke of the Kingdom of Duo as a prey? Aren't you afraid of causing a backlash from the Kingdom of Duoduo? Besides, the Duke's army and castle are not toys, so you should make some preparations, right?"

Sylvia nodded, "Any lord attacking the Kingdom of Duoduo should be cautious, with the exception of Duke Erickson. In Victor's puzzled gaze, she explained, "Eriksen is nominally a duke, but his strength is not much stronger than that of an earl. The most important thing is that I hit him and it won't be too much trouble. ”

Seeing Victor's curious look, Sylvia pursed her lips and smiled: "There is a secret here, because it involves the decency of the Golden Knight and the royal family of Duoduo, most nobles don't know about it. ”

"More than forty years ago, the old king of Dordor accidentally fell under siege while resisting the invasion of Sassan. At that time, the Golden Knights of Dordor were confronting the Golden Knights of Sassan, and when they received the news that the king was in distress, they could not bear it anymore and tried to break the siege, but instead revealed the identity of the old king. The Golden Knights of the Sassan Empire stopped them and sent high-ranking knights to encircle the old king, and the situation became extremely critical. In order to save the king, the Knights of Dordor used the Broken Tail tactic to get rid of the entanglement of their opponents and successfully joined the old king, but the high knights of Sasan also surrounded them. The head of the Knights of the Iron Wall at the time was Duke Erikson's grandfather, and he asked the deputy commander Doonkru to lead the team to protect the king's breakthrough, while he and his two sons stayed behind. ”

"The old king managed to break through, but all the knights of the Erikson family were killed. Grateful for the loyalty and sacrifice of the Ericksons, King Dodor made their family heir a duke and set aside a domain as a hereditary fief. Since the fief was far less than the size of the dukedom, the king promised never to collect their annuities. ”

"The heir of the Erickson family, the current Duke of Erickson, was a child at the time, and all the knights in the family were killed in battle. As a result, the head of the Knights of the Iron Wall, Doonkre, declared himself to be his guardian until he reached adulthood, while the Order sheltered his family for 50 years. ”

"Erickson's family is alone, their officials and bodyguards are appointed by the king and Dunkrew, the affairs of the territory are inevitably controlled by the king, and the annuity is paid as usual. After the death of the old king, Doonkru was promoted to the rank of Golden Knight, and the officials moved closer to Doonkre. Duke Erickson grew up in this environment. ”

"When Erikson became an adult, he had some intelligence and means, he was not willing to be a puppet, secretly cultivated cronies, and soon drove out those disobedient subordinates and regained control of the territory. ”

If he stops, Doonkru won't mind, but it's a pity that the Erickson family is too shallow, and the king has raised them too high at once, and Doonkru is not a qualified guardian, he has not given him enough education, and he has not had time to cultivate affection for him. ”

"Eriksen is so immersed in his own cleverness that he breeds unnecessary ambition and is completely oblivious to what the royal power and the Golden Knight really mean. Sylvia sneered.

"Erikson sees Doonkru and the royal family as a threat, and uses their promises and names to expand his power wildly, but also to manage the territory to prosperity. But he did two stupid things that made the royal family of Dodor and Doonkru lose patience with him. ”

After the migration of the Centaurs, Erikson made the northern part of the Centaur Hills his sphere of influence without the king's consent, and he discovered a gold mine and minted coins privately. In order to keep the gold mines, Erickson began to refuse to pay annuities to the royal family and drove out the kingdom's tax collectors. ”

"It's okay to occupy the territory of the Centaur Hills, but minting coins is a serious provocation to royal power, and even our Yorks don't do that, and Erikson did just that. King Dordor had been patient because of the promises of his predecessors and the face of Doonkre, but he certainly hoped that someone would teach Erikson a hard lesson. ”

"I see. Victor nodded, and asked again in a puzzled manner, "Erickson occupies so many territories, don't the other lords of Duoduo have an opinion?"

Sylvia said lightly: "This kind of thing is to occupy a territory, it depends on interests, relying on strength, what's the use of drawing a sphere of influence on the map? Moreover, the lords of the Kingdom of Duoduo are not like us Gambis, they are not short of land. ”

"Why?"

Sylvia softly spat out two words: "War, population." ”

For reasons of church and productivity, the annexation wars of the human kingdom rarely involve large armies, and when there are knights on both sides, it is especially difficult to breach fortresses and castles. Thus, when the Sassans attacked the kingdom of Dordor, they did not storm the castle, but penetrated deep into the hinterland, conquering villages and towns, plundering supplies, destroying production facilities, destroying the vassal class, driving out the populace, creating displaced people, and increasing the burden on the kingdom of Dordor, until it collapsed.

Faced with this situation, the lords of Duoduo would not send knights and armies to intercept them head-on, otherwise they would be annihilated, and they could only seize the opportunity of the Sarsanians to retreat and kill and wound their army as much as possible. Both sides came and went, each with its own victories and defeats, but the people did not dare to stay in the territory, and their migration led to the desolation of the territory, and in the long run, the lords of Duoduo either gave up their territory or surrendered to Sassan. The Sassan Empire finally completed the annexation.

In order to prevent this from happening, Gambis has been supplying the lords of Dordor with supplies, and refugees fleeing the war have also poured into Gambis. As a result, the kingdom of Dordor did not have much population pressure, while Gambis was already overcrowded, overwhelmed, and in dire need of a new territory.

Traditional tactics worked, but they took too long for the Sassanians to withstand.

In fact, Victor's wolf plague tactics are completely copied from this set of tactics, and he has an unparalleled advantage in this regard, and the alchemy mastiff is enough to waste any territory. However, it is not in Victor's interest to do so.

Victor has no ambition to unify the human kingdom, nor does he have the political basis to rule the human kingdom, let alone the need to do so.

Without strategic forces in hand, it is naturally impossible to preserve the fruits of victory. In addition, it is easier to destroy than to build, and it takes more time and investment to rebuild the territory, while the Alchemy Tower operates by consuming luck and resources.

Victor's strategic thinking is very clear, absorbing the luck of other families through trade, so that the Alchemy Tower can continuously produce alchemy creatures, protect its monopoly position and interests, and expand its own power and influence. In this sense, Victor prefers to help the lords build their territories rather than turn them into paupers. Force is only used to tame disobedient lords.

War is never an end, but a means. So what is Sylvia's purpose?

With this question in mind, Victor said, "Even so, the Kingdom of Duoduo will not be willing to let you attack their lord. Isn't it too expensive to wage war for the sake of a castle?"

"Hmph, what if they don't want to? Our House of York had a plan to take over the northern part of the Centaur Hills a few years ago. Sylvia said coldly.

"Do you remember? When we first entered the Centaur Hills, we gave up the western and southern territories and occupied the eastern and northern territories, and we forced you to change territories for this reason. That's because there is a lack of stone in the Centaur Hill, and there is a stone mine to the north. Only by taking the quarries can we build castles and fortresses, and Erikson has made them his sphere of influence. ”

"It's about the foundation of the family, what does it matter if you fight with the kingdom of Dord? If the Dordor want to defeat our House of York, they will have to do everything in their power! In this case, do you think Dordor will stand up for Eriksen?"

"It's just that the rock bricks you invented have changed our strategy, but Erikson actually dares to provoke me, ten days ago he rebuked us for usurping his territory in the name of Doonkrew, and now he has bulldozed your village. If he doesn't respond, he really thinks that our York family is a bully!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Doonkru and his Knights must be in Eriksen. Erickson just wanted me to admit his sphere of influence. But the idiot knew that Doonkru wouldn't clash with another peak knight for him. Even if there is a real conflict, the Knights of the Iron Wall can only be annihilated except to escape!"

Speaking of this, the amorous Sylvia had a kind of air that looked at the world, and then she said with a smile: "Since Erickson has bulldozed your village, I will bring someone to visit his gold mines, and if he does not compensate hundreds of thousands of gold soles, we can only mortgage the gold ingots to the royal family of Gambis to make up for our losses." ”

Victor suddenly realized, no wonder the knights of the York family were so active, it turned out that they were poor to rob!

"Honey, do you want to hunt in the North?" Sylvia invited.

The corners of Victor's mouth twitched, he felt that it was a bit embarrassing to follow Sylvia's ass to seek justice, so he shook his head and said, "The reservoir should be repaired, I want to go back and see!"....