The town of Lille, located south of Isttalen, was once a transit point for goods during the Emperor's development of the north, but was gradually abandoned due to the establishment of Istalon and its geographical location. Now there are only a few hundred households in the town, and they mainly make a living from farming.

In order to monitor the movements of the southern aristocracy, especially the Count of Kemal, the Isttalen army established a pass in the valley south of the town of Lille and sent a force to garrison it. However, after several subsequent wars and conflicts, the White Lion family found that there was no need for so many people, so they gradually transferred their troops back, and until now there was only one squadron of soldiers left on the pass.

In the dead of night, the inhabitants of the town of Lille had fallen asleep, and the soldiers of the invaders ...... Leaving his troops outside in the jungle on standby, El and Timmy and Palanti plan to infiltrate the town of Lille to find out, but he soon discovers that his plan is useless.

Count Kemal's army had taken over the defense of Lille Town, but to El's astonishment, the invaders were unwary. A small group of soldiers blocked the entrance to the road north of the town of Lille, and simply dug a trench casually, propped up their tents and went to sleep. Only two people remained at the door, each leaning against the wall with their spears in their arms, dozing off. El walked past them in a dignified manner, unnoticed.

In the eyes of the warriors of Istalaen, the soldiers of the southern lords are no different from the wives. After the emperor opened up the northern territory, the original northern territory of the kingdom became inland, also known as the south. Unlike the bitter cold of the north, there have been few real wars in the south for hundreds of years. The nobles of the south, enjoying the gifts of their ancestors with peace of mind, have long forgotten how to use their weapons.

In the case of Count Kemal, every time he waged war against the White Lion family over the years, he received backstage support from other southern nobles, but even so, he was still beaten by the Isttalon warriors. As for the reason for the defeat, in addition to the fact that the combat effectiveness of the southern army was really not good, it was more because Count Kemal himself did not want to win.

For the Istaron warriors, war was war, but in the eyes of the southern aristocracy, war was nothing more than a tool in the service of politics. The royal family of Oakland hoped that the White Lion would consume the power of the southern nobles, and the southern nobles did not want the northern barbarians to go south, so they introduced Count Kemal as their own representative to fully support him against Istalen.

From Count Kemal's own point of view, as soon as the war began, he could receive material assistance from the southern nobility in all aspects, and the greater the threat of Isttalen, the more benefits he reaped. 【Starter】As for the victory or defeat of the war...... As long as the white lion has not yet reached the strength of the state, it can only lie in the north honestly, so it doesn't matter if you win or lose.

From a political point of view, everyone gets what they want, and it's the perfect political compromise. The only ones who do not get the benefit are ordinary civilians, who, according to the law, must respond to the call of the lord to participate in this meaningless war for themselves and pay with their lives. And the aristocratic lords never take their ideas into account, but only treat them as renewable consumables.

Under this attitude, the combat effectiveness and morale of the soldiers of the Southern Army can be imagined.

As he passed by the Night Watch soldier, El paid special attention to what the soldier was wearing. To his great disappointment, he couldn't find a single piece of equipment on the night watchman's body, other than the weapon with the family mark in his hand. That's right, this is a bunch of farmers with weapons in hand, and with little to no military training.

Andelov's speculation is slightly closer to the truth - Count Kemal was not ready for war, and the Locke family was also a surprise to him. These soldiers stationed at the border have not experienced war for ten years, and they have not even received formal military training. If it weren't for the sudden fall of Istalen, he would not have dared to send such a group of peasants to grab food.

In the dead of night, the city of Lille was pitch black, and in this time of chaos, ordinary civilians did not dare to turn on the lights at night to cause trouble. El knocked on the doors of several houses along the street, but received no response, and some of them even sealed the doors and windows and put heavy objects on top of them.

"In the middle of the night, we are unknown again, who dares to open the door. Timmy couldn't help but whisper.

"That's not necessarily, there are always fools who are not afraid of death these days. El pointed to the brightly lit mansion at the end of the street, which, judging by its location and size, was most likely the mayor's residence. At that time, there was a plague in the village, and the mansion occupied by El and Tika after the village chief fled was not much like the one in front of him.

The eldest son of Count Kemal led a legion to occupy the town of Lille, but according to the observations of several Els, there were not many soldiers who actually remained in the town, and there was no organization and discipline at all. Judging from the noise of the people shouting and shouting in the house in front of them, perhaps the officers were all gathering at the mayor's place.

El and the two men quietly touched over, climbed onto the roof of a nearby house, and looked inside the house, and sure enough, at least a dozen guys who looked like military officers were gathering here to eat the Hesse. The reason why they looked like officers was because they were at least wearing decent regular military uniforms, but they were too unscrupulous compared to the two beside El.

Perhaps because of some order, Kemal's army did not sack the town of Lille...... According to them, this is now their own territory, so naturally they can't just toss around. However, the officer class, who came from an aristocratic background, did not need to resort to vulgar means, and they always had a way to enjoy themselves.

The new mayor did not appear, and it is estimated that the fat man is still thinking about countermeasures with his master at this time. The officers' banquet also looked more indulgent. The yard was already filled with depleted barrels, and some women were in and out of the kitchen, constantly serving up all kinds of delicacies. Their shirts were not covered, and the expressions on their faces were numb and dull, and they knew at a glance that they had been bullied by men.

The officers were also disheveled, and some of them grabbed a woman and pressed her under them when they were full of food and drink, and the whole courtyard was filled with an erosive atmosphere. It seemed that the revelry would continue until they were exhausted.

"Shameless scoundrel!" said Palanti, too, who saw the sights of the unsightly, and a green tendon erupted in his grip on the hilt of his sword. She gritted her teeth, struggled to control her emotions, and asked El in a low voice, "My lord, are we going in?"

"Although these guys are damn scum, I'm afraid to kill them will be a surprise...... Let's go around from the back and see what's going on inside. El patted Palanti on the head, motioning for her to be at ease.

Although the officers are scum, they are not idiots after all, they have arranged all sides of this mansion, and the level of vigilance is even up to normal standards. However, this level of defense was still full of holes in front of the silver-rank masters, and it took almost no effort for El to bypass all the guards and easily enter the villa of the mansion.

As soon as I walked through the back door, I heard a woman's scream from upstairs. El waved his hand and motioned for Timmy, who was walking at the back, to bring the door to the door, and then took Palanti's hand tightly and walked inside.

In the courtyard outside, he didn't find a guy who looked like a leader, so El guessed that there should be a big fish hiding inside the villa. As he expected, as soon as he entered, someone pointed out the direction.

"Please don't do this, she's still a child! please let her go!" came the desperate cry of a woman upstairs, mixed with the man's laughter and the crying of a child, crackling into chaos.

El walked up the stairs against the wall, just in time to see a door slammed open, and out of it came a big black-bearded man about two meters tall. He was shirtless, revealing the solid muscles of his upper body, which looked shiny and red under the soaking of alcohol. He grabbed a little girl's braid in his hand and dragged her out violently, completely ignoring her cries and pleadings.

"No, please! Lena is only ten years old! You can do whatever I want, let the child go!" another woman with disheveled hair rushed out of the room, hugged one of the big man's feet, and cried hoarsely.

"Get out of the way, stinking bitch. That's it, don't spoil the fun here!" The black-bearded man kicked the woman away and yelled swearing. He grabbed the girl by the braid and lifted her up, stretched out his fat tongue and licked her little face hard, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Let go of that kid. An unfamiliar voice suddenly whispered in his ear.

"Who is it?!" The smile on the big man's face stiffened for a moment, and he didn't even notice that there were other people around him. However, when he was alert, he realized that it was a woman who had just spoken, which made him feel at ease again.

Judging from his years of experience, it must be a sweet-looking little girl who speaks, which makes the big man itch. He subconsciously looked back, but what appeared in front of him were two slender fingers.

There was no one behind him, and Palanti had jumped up to the ceiling. She flipped her body nimbly in the air, reaching out two hands to grab the big man's head. Only to hear a pop, her fingers directly pierced the two eyeballs of the big man, before he could scream, Palanti's other hand grabbed his chin, and jerked upward, the big man snorted, spit out half of the tip of his tongue, and the corners of his mouth were bloody.

Palanti fell lightly, his legs clamped the diameter of the big man's neck, and his body flipped back, crushing the burly man who was two meters tall into a bend. Dahan's spine could not withstand the tremendous pressure of the backbend, and he fell backwards with a pop.

Although the blackbearded man is burly, he only has a brute strength, barely reaching the standard of the bronze rank, and he is powerless in front of Palanti, who is proficient in military assassination.

"Stay alive, we still have to get information. El stepped out of the shadows, grabbed Palanti's knife to the big man's heart, and whispered in her ear. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)