The Lion Knights had a lot of people who came with Malbert this time, about eight hundred, of which there were more than a hundred Lion Knights, and the others were all Lion Knights.

This is more than the total strength of White Deer Fort plus Mai Xiangling.

Moreover, the lion knights are still fully armed with one man and two horses, and they seem to be completely on a combat mission that requires a long journey.

Obviously, this is to prevent Li Ang from jumping over the wall and leading troops to rebel.

King Ulrik clearly took this matter seriously.

However, Malbert was not a lion knight himself, and he did not communicate much with these lion knights, presumably only because of his father's connections.

This senior official didn't even wear knight armor, and was wearing a gorgeous set of noble half-sleeved leather armor - this thing is a summer dress, not for going to the battlefield, but for hunting, it belongs to short sleeves, and it is cooler.

Even the horses are all black unarmored hunting horses, which are very valuable racing horses, and they are generally not used for long journeys, let alone for long journeys.

Whether it is looking at the dress or the state he shows, it doesn't look like he is specially leading people to arrest traitors, but more like he is playing in the mountains or hunting.

This made the lord feel very strange - Malbert's dress did not support him to go to the Lion City at all, and he didn't even bring his belongings.

A duke's son-in-law, it's unlikely that he's going to share a tent with the lion knights at night anyway, right?

Unless he has some special hobbies......

But even then, there is always a retinue, right?

Malbert didn't bring a single retinue......

So what are his intentions?

Is he going to settle himself before it gets dark?

Lord Malbert took the Lion Knights and escorted, or rather escorted Leon, to the vicinity of Tlubrun.

This is the temporary residence of the Owl Knights.

After the last battle, Leon gave this place to the night owls, and anyway, no lord in this empty village will come to claim it for a while - this is the property of Lady Bella, and Lady Bella is now locked up in the prison of Lion City, and probably will not be released for the rest of her life.

At this moment, Malbert suddenly came to Leon's side and whispered, "You should know that owl, right?" They probably have the ability to take you away from ......"

The lord's heart suddenly cooled down.

Malbert knows the Owl Knights are here!

He also knew that he knew the regimental commander, Ols......

Also hinting that he can run away with the help of the Owl Knights' abilities?

But was Malbert well-intentioned?

No...... With good intentions, I wouldn't have read the letter from the beginning, but would have returned it to its original owner.

This must be a deception to yourself......

The Owl Knights may indeed be able to take themselves away, but if they do, they will abscond, and they will basically be convicted of treason!

With the way that guy Olth thinks, he definitely won't protect himself.

Moreover, in order to ensure the survival of the Owl Knights, if Ors is sure that he will be considered a rebel, he will most likely report himself......

Malbert ...... Do you want to kill yourself here?

But why?

Duke Brennus has no grudge against him, no!

Just as he was thinking about it, a few owl calls of "hooohoooo" rang out.

No, Leon reacted, Malbert didn't want to kill himself.

This is the whistle of the Owl Knights, and with the ability of the night owls, they should have discovered the ranks of the Lion Knights a long time ago, and Malbert must have known this.

He didn't want to kill, but he had other intentions.

But what is he going to do?

Leon glanced at Malbert and felt that Malbert was obviously an actor - he actually had a worried look on his face, as if he was really worried about Leon.

"Lord Malbert, what are you talking about? What has the power to escape? ”

The lord decided to play dumb.

"Oh, it's nothing, I seem to see a night owl flying by, it's good to have wings, and it can escape most enemies......"

Malbert also began to act aggressively, pretending to be even more stupid than the lord.

"But it's daylight...... Well, Lord Malbert is probably too tired to get dazzled, why don't we go to that village and rest for a while?" ”

Leon was a little unsure of Malbert's intentions, so he simply went into the village and tried it.

"Uh-huh, okay, I'm a little tired."

Malbert smiled shyly and rode out into the village.

Leon frowned behind his back.

What the hell does this guy want to do?

But in any case, there is an owl knight in the village, and he will definitely not kill anyone.

Moreover, since the Owl Knights know Rayman, they will naturally know some people in the Lion Knights, and the two Knights should not have conflicts.

"Lord Leon, Lord Malbert! I saw you coming from afar, where are you going...... Got official business? ”

As soon as he entered the village, Ors greeted him, and he did know that the team was coming.

"Lord Orth, you know me......"

Malbert also looked a little surprised.

"There's no way, I need to know more people to save my life...... Are you and Leon going to take a break? Why don't you go and sit in the house......"

Ors was obviously a smart guy too, and he could tell at a glance that something wasn't right - Leon never went out alone.

So he politely led Marbert and Leon into a stone house, and then turned to beckon to the lion knight, and ran as fast as he could.

Probably because I'm afraid that I will stay for a second longer and know something that I shouldn't know......

Leon looked back, but the lion knights didn't follow.

Lord Malbert smiled at Leon, "Baron Leon, I didn't expect you to leave White Hart Fort alone. ”

"I don't want to leave either, isn't that what you asked?"

Leon smiled at Malbert as well.

"King Ulrik sent this team of lion knights to capture you to Lion City, I just helped them lead the way, and I will be back to Long River Town in a moment - I didn't ask you to go with them alone, I actually want you to bring more people to Lion City......"

Malbert pouted.

"Why? Is there anything wrong with having fewer people? ”

The lord sensed that there was something in this.

"If you're alone, if something really happens, I'm afraid you won't even be able to spread the news......"

Malbert smiled a little weirdly.

"Alas, it's hard to talk like this, I don't think anyone is eavesdropping, why don't we all go straight to it?"

The lord looked back, sighed, and decided to ask more clearly.

"Well, then I'll be blunt, I did pick up a wagon, the letter and the box of money. I also know that it was mostly a discord plot of the Bacchus Empire. But the duty is, I have to report back to the Lion City, Lord Leon, you should understand, right? ”

Malbert was quite happy, too.

Li Ang nodded, this is indeed the duty of being the administrative officer of Changhe Town, and there is no problem with Malbert's approach.

"Just three days after I returned to the Lion City, this group of lion knights came and brought with them an order from the king—the order I received was to arrest you with the lion knights. I could not disobey the king's orders, so I led the way, and did not let your men in McXiangling know about it, lest I get into trouble with you or Lord Godric. Then I gave you plenty of time to set up at White Hart Castle, and I thought you'd run, or at least bring some more men......"

Malbert pouted.

"I'm not treasonous, why should I run ......away?"

Leon also pursed his lips.

"Yes, you didn't run, you came out alone...... But since you didn't run, I had to run, and I didn't want to follow this group of lion knights to the Lion City—I don't know what King Ulrik really wanted to capture you! As you should know, it's usually Lehman who leads them on missions...... But Lehman wasn't here! Do you see what I mean? ”

Malbert shook his head and sighed.

Lehman ...... He wants to garrison Qicha Fortress, and it's normal that he can't come, right? ”

Leon actually understood a little bit, Lehman probably didn't want to do this job, and Malbert probably didn't want to do it either.

"Alas, Lord Leon, let me say so...... All along, the only job that the king had given to Lehman and the lion knights was to kill the rebels. I haven't seen anyone come home alive with these lion knights—Lehman has been to this village, and you should know what the result will be......"

I see......

Leon remembered how many times Lehman had stopped talking to him.

With the nature of Lehman's work, it is true that many things cannot be said to anyone, and only the king and the Grand Master of the Lion Knights will know his actual mission......

However, Leon knew that there should still be someone who would make it home alive - the Three Prophets. Of course, they may not be human.

Malbert pointed to the outside of the stone house: "I don't care if you are treasonous or not, I just want to go back to Changhe Town and enjoy life." But you don't have anyone with you, and if something happens, no one will be able to prove that I'm innocent...... I'm the one who told you, and I'm the one who led the team to capture you - if you die in Lion City, your friends will think I've hurt you! I know your relationship with Lord Godric, and I don't want to carry this black cauldron......"

"But if I run away...... Then I'm really a traitor who has absconded in fear of crime......"

Leon let out a long sigh.

Malbert nodded: "You're right, but if you don't run, it's probably a dead end...... Anyway, while the Owl Knights are here, they can prove that I didn't hurt you. After a while I would get "sick" and go back to Changhe Town. After all, the order I gave me was only to lead a team to capture you, and I didn't want to escort you to Lion City...... It's up to you, I don't want to get involved in it anymore. ”

"Thank you for your honesty, Lord Malbert, how are you going to get sick?"

Leon nodded in gratitude.

"Hey! Hiss...... Ah...... Lord Orth! Help! My stomach hurts! ”

Lord Malbert re-entered actor mode in a second, clutching his stomach and looking sad, even Leon felt as if he was really about to pull up his pants.

Lord Malbert was able to say this to himself, and it was indeed good-natured—though only because he didn't want to be retaliated against by Godric and Amy, who still had to serve in Long River.

But what do you do now?

Is it really like Lord Malbert said, running away?

……

Fletcher Village.

As a place directly facing the Gato steppes and the Noldor Forest, Fletcher is a place of complete dire straits......

But for half a year, the place has been surprisingly calm.

Since the last time they dealt with the Three Prophets together, Godric, Ralph, and Charles have been in close contact.

Godric was actually a very responsible man, and he was initially reluctant to settle in Long River because of his temperament, and since he was no longer the captain of the Royal Guard, he was not very keen on power.

But now that he has become the military chief of the eastern region, he will still be quite conscientious.

It's just that his strategy is not the same as that of Count Auden.

Count Auden was good at using cavalry and mounted infantry, and his strategy against the Cato was mainly a head-on confrontation, and the use of cavalry or mounted infantry was more important.

Therefore, the defensive tactics that Auden once arranged, many times, were to attack instead of defend, or chain defense, and even defend and fight to finally form an outflanking siege, which is actually the usual way to summon the rangers by horns.

Therefore, at that time, most of the money and energy of the entire eastern army would be on horses and cavalry, and there were very few defensive pillboxes on the border.

Godric, on the other hand, was good at organizing defenses with a large number of archers, and he preferred to build fortifications and use infantry to cooperate with archers for area defense.

While this puts you in a passive position due to the disadvantage of mobility, infantry is cheaper to build and faster to train, making the overall defense less porous.

It's just that this relatively passive defense method is difficult to achieve particularly large results.

There is nothing superior to these two strategies, except that the leaders have different personalities – the former is pioneering and aggressive, the latter is cautious and defensive.

A pioneering approach makes it easier to destroy the enemy's living forces, while a cautious defense makes it easier to preserve the civilian population, each with its own advantages.

Of course, this also has something to do with the current actual situation.

Count Auden spent thirty years on the Gatus...... While he was alive, the Gatu were reluctant to invade the town of Changhe from the direction of Fort Brave.

But now that he has died, the people of Cato have no scruples and will probably become more arrogant.

Therefore, it is true that we should switch from offense to defense and build more fortifications.

More recently, Godric has been building defenses in the village of Fletcher and Fort Shield.

Examples include arrow towers, horse rejections, and ditches and low walls.

As a new member of the Sentinels of River, Charles is of course happy to cooperate with Master Godric's strategy - this is the most suitable defense method for the Sentinels of LongRiver.

As a result, the village of Fletcher now has many watchtowers and arrowheads, and there are moats everywhere.

Ralph, who has also been involved in real estate lately, has built the camp by the river into a wooden fort and is currently building another small fort a few miles across the river.

This allows for three garrisons with the village of Fletcher, and this horn form makes the area easier to defend.

However, the village of Fletcher is different from Fort Shield - it does not have high walls, and it is likely to be a breakthrough for the Gatus.

In order to strengthen the defenses of Fletcher and prevent the village from becoming a gateway for the Gatus in the future, Godric decided to provide some support for the village.

Of course, this is partly due to the responsibility of the military chief of the eastern region, in order to ensure the defense of the border.

On the other hand...... After all, Fletcher's place is Leon's territory, and Godric will still take extra care of it.

He allocated a batch of equipment to the village of Fletcher, mainly some inlaid armor and sword shields, which were actually equipment for the infantry.

- Actually, this is a fake public fortune, originally this is the inventory of the inner fort of Long River Town, which belonged to the late Duke Elfwan, and now it should be considered the property of King Ulrique.

Of course, as the chief of military affairs, he does have the right to transfer these military supplies.

Ralph and Charles, on the other hand, retrieved a batch of elongated infantry bows from the inventory of the Horn Summoning Rangers.

This longbow is a monolithic bow, which is inexpensive, has a short production cycle, and is not afraid of moisture - the back of the bow is a complete purple shirt wood, the whole bow is more than 1.8 meters long, and it was once the weapon of the sentinels of Changhe Town.

The reason why I say "ever" is because the sentries of Long River now switch to compound bows.

In the town of Changhe, where there is no shortage of bowstrings and yew wood, this single longbow is very cheap.

But it's no longer the main weapon of the Sentinels of Long River.

The longer the body of a monolithic bow, the more force it can bring, but the lengthening of the bow can lead to too much tension and is difficult to handle.

Moreover, the longer the bow body, the greater the vibration when shooting, and it is not as stable as a small compound bow in actual combat, which is very demanding for the shooter.

Moreover, since these longbows were longer than a person's height, they were not very convenient in actual combat and on the march, and could not be used for mounted archery, so they became stock......

However, as a weapon for training new recruits, this extra-long monolithic bow is very suitable, as it can be used to train both strength and control.

Such a longbow fits just in with Godric's idea of training infantry.

Godric personally led the training of Charles' conscripted peasants into a composite of infantry and archers - mainly to make up for their courage in confronting the enemy directly, and how to organize defenses without walls.

Charles recruited almost a hundred soldiers in Fletcher, a very large conscription, and the entire village was actually only 700 men.

However, these conscripts were not professional soldiers, they were only soldiers in their spare time for agricultural warfare, and they were regarded as militiamen defending the countryside.

To inspire the recruits, their inlays were all painted red - red gave them more courage and allowed them to adapt to the color of blood.

In late May, during the off-season, they also organized an archery competition to motivate the recruits to train better.

Godric and Charles originally planned to let Leon come and participate, but by then Leon and Amy had gone to Bacchus territory and could not find anyone.

But what I didn't expect was that the final champion of that archery competition was taken away by a traveler who ran from the Raven Realm......

This really irritated the group of recruits, so they trained like a regular army for two months, and now this special unit of archers looks like a good one.

Due to their red armor and longbow, this force was called the "Red Arrow Longbowmen" by Godric.

In order to gain some combat experience for this unit, Godric and Charles took the unit to the prairie hills northwest of the village of Fletcher.

It was where Ralph and his Rangers kept their horses, and small groups of Cato were often seen in the area.

They were accompanied by Ralph's son, Raphael, who had exchanged his overhead with Leon for a helmet.

Raphael brought a small group of Rangers with him, which was kind of to give these new longbowmen a boost.

Godric and Charles did run into enemies near the hills, but the problem was that they didn't meet the Catu......

Rather, it's a whole bunch of bandits.

The number of people is more than 1,000.

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