The procession of exiles was not far from the town of Lille, but the pace was slower than that of the average traveler due to the drag of women and small children. Viscount Chico left at noon, and by the evening, the messenger sent out to deliver the letter hastened back, bringing back a letter from the young master De Laere.

After removing the meaningless and cumbersome words, the main content of this letter is that Master Delaret will personally come to welcome Miss Lanstadt to Lille early tomorrow morning, and that he can sit down and talk about the problems related to the refugees of Istalen.

"It's not like the attitude towards a fiancée. El pouted with the letterhead, his face full of disdain: "If I were that young master De Laere, I knew that there was such a delicate little beauty nearby, and there was some unclear relationship with me, no matter what I said, I would have to come over and take a look." ”

"Who's the delicate little beauty?" Tiana glared at him.

"Isn't the point 'unclear about the relationship'?" said El with a wink of eyes and a look of innocence.

"I've never heard of an alliance between Randstadt and Kemal, and for the nobility, such an agreement that doesn't come out of the table is no different from scrap paper. Tiana looked at El and said, she was also speaking to Androv.

"Even if there was such a covenant, it would be nonsense about the marriage contract. It is well known that Master Doria announced her separation from the Ranstadt family in order to teach in Istalen. Moreover, Master Doria has never been married in her life and has never had children, so how can you talk about a marriage contract?"

"Are you sure?" El asked, staring playfully into the girl's eyes, playfully. Only he knew that the girl's so-called identity as a descendant of Lanstadt definitely existed. The northern counties have always been the traditional sphere of influence of the Lanstadt family. How could the real heir of the timberwolf be wanted by the northern counties?

"I didn't say for sure, I just don't know. Tiana knocked on the table in annoyance and said, "When the men of the Lanstadt family are not dead, it is not the turn of the eldest lady to worry about this kind of thing!"

The last sentence, though a little unreasonable, made Androv nod approvingly. In fact, if Isttalon hadn't fallen, how could it be his turn to be an old man who was about to go to the ground with his two children to discuss important matters here?

"Lady Lanstadt, I think General El was right at the beginning, and that Young Master Delare's attitude was a little strange. (Read the latest chapters)" Andelov coughed, took the letter from El's hand, and began to express his opinion.

"The fall of Istalon was only a matter of time, and it was impossible for anyone but us exiles to get the news so quickly, and I think the Locke family may have just happened at the right time. The town of Lille is the southern bridgehead of Isttalen, and its main purpose is to monitor the military movements of Count Kemal, and the troops who remain here will never be easily betrayed, and it is impossible for Count Kemal to eat this piece of meat easily......"

"Do you think they haven't fully controlled the situation yet?" El 's eyes lit up.

"It's hard to say, but judging from this letter alone, it may be that Young Master Delarere is not unwilling to come, but he can't leave Lille Town...... He has more important problems to solve than his beautiful fiancée. Andelov read the text of the letter several times, and said with some uncertainty.

Although he is now nominally Tiana's assistant, Androv is not a professional bureaucrat like Viscount Chico after all, and until then he was an old man who had waited for death with his title, and his only strength was his many years of aristocratic communication, and he was experienced in the dirty things between noble lords.

"We have to know what's going on with the Locke family in order to find a targeted solution. Tiana said worriedly, she thought for a moment, stood up and said, "We can sneak over tonight to get some information." ”

"It's a good idea, but it doesn't include you. El shook his head.

"General El, do you suspect that I am secretly colluding with Master Delare?" Tiana raised her eyebrows, her face turning cold.

"It's not impossible...... But that's not what I'm worried about. El stretched out his finger and tapped his eyes, and smiled at the girl: "Dear Lady Lanstadt, the dark sockets on your face and the congestion in your eyes are very obvious, as far as I know, you have not had a good rest from the day before yesterday until now. ”

"That's not enough fatigue to affect my ability to cast spells. Tiana said calmly. Although the girl's body looks delicate, it has also been tempered by extreme situations. She had been alone with the Cursed Sect for three months, and both of them knew that she was still fighting hard despite a severe overdraft of her magical power.

"Of course I know that you are the Grand Magician of the Silver Rank, but I think you need your sober mind more than the power of magic now, Mr. Androve, what do you say?" El asked, turning to the old man.

"I also agree with General El. Androv nodded and said, "Lady Lanstadt, you are now not only the leader of the exiles, but also the spiritual pillar of everyone's hearts, and you should rest well now instead of taking risks yourself." ”

"I understand, but ......" With the two agreeing on the same opinion, Tiana had to sit down again, although she was not lacking in assertiveness, but not arbitrarily. In fact, she also knew that what El and Androv said was right, but the girl had developed a habit of being cautious in the past days, and if she didn't witness it with her own eyes, she would always feel a little unsure.

"Leave this kind of rough work to me, isn't the man still dead? El gave a thumbs up, pointed at himself and smiled: "I'll take a team of people to touch it tonight and go to Lille town to find out about the situation." Tomorrow morning you will press forward with the rest of your troops and mercenaries, and I will find an opportunity to contact you when the time comes. ”

"What's your plan?" asked Tiana, uneasy. The town of Lille may have been besieged by the other party's heavy troops, and if you don't use spells, how much information can you find in one night?

"It's time to adapt to the situation. El said with a grin.

That being said, El himself knew that it would be difficult. According to Viscount Chico, Delaere had brought at least one formed infantry legion, and he had not many men under his command.

There are less than 600 regular troops that El can command, and less than 500 soldiers can maintain a normal level of combat effectiveness excluding the disabled, and the more fatal problem is the extreme lack of war horses in the troops. Isttalon was not short of horses, but the warriors who retreated during that meteor storm had no time to transfer their mounts.

Now there are only more than one hundred and twenty war horses in the team, which were slowly gathered outside the city later. The six hundred men treated these war horses as if they were their own fathers, and they were eager to carry them on their shoulders and let them ride on their own.

Now, if you were to march overnight, you would only be able to take one hundred and twenty of the most elite knights, and they would face at least twenty times as many enemies. The figure sounded terrifying, but when the warriors heard that it was Count Kemal's troops, all the tension melted away at once.

Although it has been invaded twice in a row by the Earthwalker Legion for no apparent reason, in the eyes of the Isttalon warriors, it is an enemy worth fighting. If it weren't for Her Royal Highness Princess Earthwalker whipping up the Skyfire to burn the city, the flesh and blood of humans and Earthwalker warriors would be spread all over the city.

And the noble private soldiers of Count Kemal...... In the eyes of the Istaron warriors, they were armed peasants, and even real armed peasants could not be compared.

"That's a bunch of, yes, a bunch of. Even Timmy, who likes to be opportunistic, repeats this phrase twice. "Of course, Palanti, I'm not talking about you, they're the real. ”

As a result of being beaten again, Palanti kicked Timmy's ass and walked up to El and asked with a straight face, "General, why don't you let me go?"

"You know. El sighed and patted Lori Knight's head: "Stay here obediently and cooperate with Ahmed, obviously you ......"

"General, I'm going with you. Palanti kept a straight face and did not waver: "If you want to spy on intelligence, as a woman, I am the most suitable cover." ”

"That's right. El looked at the cute girl in casual clothes and had to admit it, but he was more worried that this guy would drop the chain at a critical moment.

"Subordinates promise to obey orders!, and never cause trouble!" said Palanti aloud with his legs straight.

"Okay, okay, come with us. Seeing Palanti so serious, El was too embarrassed to deal with her. Tonight's mission is not to fight, but to find out information, and it is indeed safer to have Palanti by his side, but I just hope that this kid will not make a mistake.

El took both Timmy and Palanti with him this time, and selected a hundred experienced veterans, who were not the most powerful warriors, but they were all old and had a calm and experienced personality. When they really want to start, El hopes that they can understand their meaning in time, and they will fight and run, and they will never drag their feet.

The political rules among the aristocracy are complex and complex, simple and simple. In El's understanding, there is actually only one of the simplest things - evidence.

The game of aristocracy is like playing cards, everyone is hiding cards, and everyone else is hiding cards, but as long as people don't get caught, it's not a real problem.

Count Kemal quietly swallowed the town of Lille, but Tiana and Androv were helpless and did not dare to start a fight, because the other side made things on the table very beautifully, and if there was a conflict, it would be Isttalen's side that would be at the loss.

El is going to do the same thing now. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)