"Are you sure there won't be troops from the Lion City? The army of the Raven Realm has entered, and Ulrik has just sat idly by? ”

Ursula looked a little uneasy, no matter what the Lion Kingdom had become, it would have to react to the invasion of foreign enemies......

"Because your brother helped you...... The Red Brotherhood's eyeliner sent back the news that the Raven Kingdom mission had gone to Fieldsway's Mist Cage City, and then King Vidis had gathered a large number of troops to the Frontier High Cliff Fortress - you know what that means......"

Kedren drank the wine from his glass and turned to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Fieldsway? Didn't Fields just ally with the Lion Kingdom? ”

Ursula turned his head to look at Kedron, "Will King Vidis tear up the covenant?" ”

"He doesn't have to tear up the covenant...... Alma is dead, and Vidis can have declared the Covenant null and void - last year it was Alma who went and signed an agreement with Fieldway, and the name on that Covenant was Alma Horton. Who cares about the name of a dead man? ”

Kedren spread his hands: "The Lion Kingdom is now engaged on three sides, and the Bacchus Empire may also intervene, Ulrik must ensure the safety of the Lion City, and he probably doesn't dare to send troops easily......"

"In other words, we can easily take the town of Long River and the city of Lion Lake? …… Kedron, are you planning to let my brother occupy Eagle Claw Fort, and then defend the two big cities and towns to raise the enemy's own dignity, so that neither the Lion City nor the Raven Realm will dare to touch you? ”

Ursula looked relieved and turned to meet Kedren.

"It's not that you don't dare to touch me, but you don't dare to touch us, dear."

Kedren stretched: "We will be the last victors......"

In the afternoon of the next day, when Forsette came to Eagle Claw Fort with a large army, the army of the Raven Kingdom was already close at hand, and both sides were a little caught off guard, and the battle started directly.

But Kedren and Lady Ursula both vanished.

With his rogue knight legion, Kedren took Lion Lake City, which had few defenders, without much effort.

Lady Ursula was near Payne at this time, and there were less than two hundred people around her, all of whom seemed to be a ragtag army.

But from the look and temperament of this group of miscellaneous troops, it can be seen that they are all experienced in a hundred battles, and their combat effectiveness should still be quite strong.

Ursula glanced back in the direction of the Lion Lake Inland Sea, and an inexplicable smile appeared on her face.

"Ma'am, you're not really going to do what Kedren intended, are you?"

A knight asked suddenly.

"Kedren? Oh, Sir Wren, I am the true king of the Raven Realm, how could I listen to the arrangement of a scoundrel...... He wanted to be a speculative warlord left and right, but he couldn't. He didn't understand what a king would do when faced with a desperate situation, and Ulrique was by no means the kind of person who would compromise. ”

Ursula turned her head and smiled at the young knight, "I just need him and Forsette to help us stop the Raven Kingdom's army. ”

"That's good...... Madame, but are you really planning to go to Long River? I don't think the town of Long River is suitable for rebuilding the Knights of the Falcons, and you can't really control the town right now, and you can't hold it down......"

The knight, named Wren, wears a falcon heraldic burqa and is clearly a falcon knight.

He is also the only knight in the team to wear a Falcon heraldic burqa.

"Of course I'm not going to Long River, Wren, I'm going to Lion City! I can see Kedren's thoughts, and I don't want to be his shield! I'm not interested in the territory of the Lion Kingdom at all...... Wren, you go to the village of Fletcher, Count Stephen should be there. Go and tell him that Gregory IV had a deal with the Cato warlord Zakar, and that if he remained near the village of Fletcher, he might die—and ask him how he intends to repay my favor......"

Ursula didn't have the worried look she had last night, her tone became relaxed and seemed rather calm: "Then you go straight back to the Falcon Castle to gather the army...... I'm ready to take advantage of the emptiness of the Raven Realm and unite with the Lion Kingdom to capture Dawn Furnace City! That's where we should go! ”

"Ma'am, you will be able to rebuild the Knights of the Falcon."

Lord Wren bowed his head respectfully, and then headed east with dozens of men.

And Lady Ursula only led a hundred people to the south, rushing towards the Lion City.

……

Two days later, the Lion City Throne Room.

Ulrik has finally reappeared on the Silver Throne.

But at this time, Ulrik seemed to have no signs of illness, and he looked quite healthy except for a hint of exhaustion.

There were three men standing beside him.

Brennus, Duke of Cragy Rock, Godric, Chief of Military Affairs of Long River, and Lord Rayman of the Seven Forks.

“…… Your Majesty, do you really intend to let His Royal Highness the Prince lead the army? But he never led an army into battle...... And none of our troops can leave the territory......"

Brenus frowned, seemingly a little uneasy about Ulrik's decision.

"Brenus, my closest comrade-in-arms, if my proud and arrogant son thinks he can do it, then of course I will let him go...... When he arrives on the battlefield, he will naturally understand that war is not as simple as he thinks. ”

Ulrike said in a surging voice, barely expressionless on his face.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the army of the Raven Kingdom will crush Aranrik! He's your only son......"

Godric said with some trepidation.

Brenus frowned and didn't squint, and Lehman stared blankly, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Yes, my only son...... My only son imprisoned Lehman privately, stole my seal, and created a lot of disputes...... My only son also gave Alma the town of Long River! He didn't understand what Long River meant to Alma...... If it weren't for Alma's sudden death, the Lion Kingdom would have been torn apart by now! ”

The expression on Ulrik's face was hard to tell whether it was mockery or sadness: "I'd rather not have such a son...... I really didn't expect that after just being sick for more than half a month, there are only a few of you left who I can trust! ”

"Your Majesty, then...... How do you arrange it now? The army of the Raven Kingdom has entered the Gulf of Tonkin and the eastern region has also sent back the alarm of the enemy, Fields Fields in the west has also gathered a lot of troops in the High Cliff Fort, and the Bacchus Empire in the south also seems to have the intention of attacking the Seven Forks Fortress......"

The more Duke Brenus spoke, the more irritable he became: "All bastards who take advantage of the fire!" My troops have to hold the northwest direction, and Lehman has to hold off the Bacchus at the Seven Forks Fortress, and the entire Lion Knights can't be dispatched...... The Gulf of Tonkin only allows Prince Aranrike to lead the army to fight, I'm afraid there will be no chance of victory......"

"Huh, the odds? Brenus, I never counted on Aranrique. Leave Fields Will's High Cliff Fort alone, take the Lion Knights directly to Lion Lake City, my son actually doesn't dare to go to the battlefield at all...... I'll appoint you as a marshal, and you can collect the men he has recruited halfway, and then go to the Gulf of Tonkin to take out the forces of Kedren and the Raven Kingdom......"

Ulrike shook his head, his face clearly showing sarcasm: "I asked Aranrike to lead his troops to the Gulf of Tonkin just to find out who had taken refuge in him, and to see what troops he had at his disposal - but no matter what kind of troops he had, he would not follow a cowardly child who would not dare to go to war when he was in battle...... Brenus, take care of this, and bring your son Malbert after this war is over, and I will make him my adopted son. ”

"I see, Your Majesty."

Brenus took the order and left.

Ulrike turned to look at Godric.

"Godric, you lost the town of Long River, you have to take it back. I know you're worried about the king's seal in that traitor's hand, and I really can't just declare my seal invalid...... Leon is your close ally, right, he's a rebel now, and the rebel doesn't care about the King's Seal. Go and tell him that it is his duty to kill the rebellion...... By the way, he still owes me a sum of money, so he can send me the dinar and get my seal back at the same time! ”

Ulrik's tone was still indifferent, but he seemed confident and more powerful than ever.

Godric shuddered for some reason, he felt that Ulrique's expression now looked like the Three Prophets, and it always made people feel ...... There's nothing human about it.

But Godric still took the order to leave, at least Ulrique now seemed to have a fairly clear mind, and all the orders he gave were reasonable, and he could even take into account Godric's dilemma - not only was he not crazy, but his brain was quite useful.

"Lehman, I'm sorry, I knew a few days ago that you were being held by Aranrique, but I didn't release you until now...... I hope you understand, I'm not sure what my son is going to do. ”

King Ulrik looked at Sir Lehman, who was the only one left on the throne, and unexpectedly apologized.

"Your Majesty, you ...... Needless to say, I don't complain about it......"

Lehman was a little stunned for a moment, he had followed the king for nearly twenty years from his youth to the present, but he had never heard King Urri apologize!

"I know, I know you're not going to complain...... But I don't deserve to let you suffer such a grievance, I know that you are the only lion knight by my side. I have one of the most important tasks for you......"

Ulrike seemed to be quite sincere when he spoke to Lehman, which was obviously the biggest reason why Lehman was loyal to him.

As he said this, Ulrique beckoned to the attendant on his side.

The guards gave way to the side doors, and then withdrew without saying a word.

A woman in her thirties walked in, dressed in the blue aristocratic robes of the Raven Realm, with a conspicuous falcon crest on the robe.

"Your Majesty, Sir Lehman, I am Ursula, the true king of the Raven Realm."

Lady Ursula did not wait for Ulrike to speak, but introduced herself, and she took the initiative to salute Ulrique, and then looked at Sir Lehman.

Obviously, Ursula had met with Ulrike before Lehman and the others arrived, and had come to some sort of agreement.

"Lehman, Lady Ursula will be our loyal ally - take your troops and go to the Raven Realm with Lady Ursula, cut off the supply lines of the Raven army, leave them with no way back, and take the opportunity to capture Dawn Furnace City!"

King Ulrik had a smile on his face: "Since the troops of the Raven Kingdom dare to enter the Lion Realm, then of course we can also attack the Raven Realm......"

"Your Majesty, what about the Seven Forks Fortress? The Bacchus Empire may take the opportunity to attack! ”

Of course, Lehman was willing to go to the Raven Realm to fight foreign enemies, but he didn't understand that King Ulrik was sending all the strong troops in his hands out, and the combat power of Lion City and Seven Forks Fortress would become very weak!

"Don't worry about the Seven Forks Fortress...... The Bacchus Empire will not attack, I have provided a lot of military funds to Sheila Yuzas, and now the territory of Bacchus is full of rebels! …… Hah, everyone thinks I got so much money to recruit mercenaries to capture the Noldor elves? Do I really look that stupid? ”

Ulrik shook his head and smiled, but the look in his eyes was rather cold.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I will submit the Raven Kingdom to your crown, and you will become the greatest king of the entire continent."

Lady Ursula also bowed respectfully.

"Of course, I'm looking forward to it, ma'am...... Oh no, maybe it should be...... My Queen? ”

Ulrik watched the two leave, and a bruise began to pop out of his forehead, but it wasn't until they had completely left the door of the throne room that he frowned, his face full of pain.

"Get the medicine! I couldn't help it...... My head...... It hurts......"

……

North of the village of Kwyn.

Prince Aranrik finally got his wish and led the army out.

Perhaps Ulrik was unable to lead his troops, so he authorized Aranrik to lead his troops - at least in Aranrik's eyes.

But not to send troops to quell the rebellion, but to recover the lost Lion Lake City and expel the enemies of the Raven Realm.

Kedren's judgment was indeed inaccurate, and although Ulrique did not go on his own expedition, he sent a large army to Lion Lake City—as Ursula said, it is difficult to predict what a king will do when faced with a desperate situation.

In fact, it is difficult for a vassal to know what the king has done, and to guess the king's behavior based on what he has seen and heard...... In peacetime, it may be possible, but when the survival of the country is on all sides, the king will also gamble.

Especially for a king like Ulrique, it's hard to guess what is going on in mind.

However, Aranrique, who finally got the opportunity to lead the army, is no longer proud and fearless in the tower of the House of Lords.

His uncle, Ingor, was killed in a clash that should not have taken place, and was shot more than a hundred meters away from a small group of Leon, reportedly separated by hundreds of members of the Lion Knights......

Aranrik, who had never been on the battlefield, experienced the risks and uncertainties of the battlefield just from this description.

But after the murder of his right-hand man, Ingall, he now had to personally contact the nobles who supported him, and he also had to arrange the affairs that the army would face when it went out on the expedition.

But he soon discovered that he would not ...... most matters

He didn't know how to arrange logistics, he didn't know how to motivate him, and he didn't even know how to set up camp, how to plan the route, let alone what tactics to arrange......

Luckily, he brought in Baron Alderfred to help him with most of the basics.

However, after the troops left Lion City without incident, Aranrik found that he was scared and nervous.

He wasn't as brave as he thought he was, and he wasn't as capable as he thought he was......

King Ulrik may not have been a good father, but he clearly knew his only son—and Aranrik was afraid of going into battle, trembling with fear......

After all, he had never experienced a battle formation, not even a human fight, and his only combat experience was the occasional wooden sword gesture with a sword instructor - pure comparison.

In fact, it is not a shame that anyone who has never been exposed to the battlefield will be filled with fear when they go out on their first expedition.

But Aranrik is a leader, and anyone can be afraid, but not a leader.

Even if you are cowardly in your heart, you have to show that you are not afraid.

But Aranrik couldn't, he couldn't even ride a horse alone now—his hands and feet were stiff and he couldn't move because of fear.

From Lion City to Kwyn Village, this was probably the farthest Aranrik had traveled in his short life, and it grew more and more hairy......

This road was full of dark fog, and many bones could be seen from time to time, and the unknown sound of whining never stopped, which made Aranrique's already uneasy heart even more frightened, and even terrified to the point of vomiting.

In addition, after continuing to Lion Lake City, that is, about two days later, he will personally go to the battlefield to face a bloody battle.

Aranrik was under a lot of pressure, he had never thought that going to war would be such a frightening thing......

Mouth cannon and actual operation are really two different things......

Those things that were thought to be easy will only realize that they are so daunting and even a mess in their minds when they have to actually act on their own.

This is especially true of such a life-and-death affair as war.

So Aranrik stopped the troops at the bridge in the village of Kwyn.

His Royal Highness the Prince intends to slow down the wind in this windy place.

He now carries with him almost three thousand people.

The prince's manoeuvres in the tower did indeed attract a considerable number of followers for himself.

Among them, more than a thousand are actually composed of small and medium-sized mercenary groups, of course, Aranrik used the promise of making them nobles and lured these mercenary leaders with high salaries.

This also brought him a direct force of his own, but the quality of these soldiers was uneven - of course, Aranrik probably didn't really plan to pay too much, and mercenaries who died in battle didn't have to pay anyway.

The other troops came from two more powerful noble lords.

One was the Lord of Kelledan Castle, Baron Alderfried, the Knight Captain of the Lion Knights who had just returned from Singar.

The other, the lord of Jargar, Baron Leofwan, is currently the commander of the royal city guards.

They offered to follow His Royal Highness the Prince to 'drive out the enemy and regain lost territory', so Ulrik agreed to them and allowed them to bring with them the King's direct troops who were 'willing to fight with the Prince'.

So Aldfried brought with him about a hundred lion knights and four hundred lion guards, while Leofevan brought half of the royal city guards, five hundred knights.

In addition to this, they also brought with them the levies in their own territory, about 800 in all.

This large army with a total of nearly 3,000 people is actually very good, at least all of them are veterans with combat experience.

However, no matter how strong the army is, it must have a reliable leader.

If the commander in chief of the army is not only a rookie, but also has a pale face with fear all the time, his hands and feet are always shaking, he even trembles when he speaks, and his voice is smaller than that of a mosquito......

No warrior would have the heart to fight with such a commander-in-chief—it seemed to the soldiers that the cowardly prince would probably abandon the enemy and flee at the first sight......