Agathon had been squatting in the Seven Forks Fortress for almost a month, and to be honest, he was actually panicking during this time.

After negotiations with King Ulrik broke down, Agathon knew that most of the Lion Kingdom would send a large army to attack, and he also knew that he would have to repel at least one attack by the Lion Kingdom army before it was possible to reopen negotiations.

So he put some scouts around the area, and kept an eye on the recent situation.

However, he didn't understand the situation at all during this time......

First of all, a large army of the Lion Kingdom soon came to the position of dozens of miles east of the Qicha Fortress, and the size of the army was quite terrifying, with more than a thousand 'baggage carriages' alone.

Agathon felt that this was probably the Lion Kingdom preparing for a long-term siege, so he was ready to be besieged.

Not only did he let his troops save rations and prepare for a protracted war, but he also divided his troops into two shifts and kept a nervous defensive posture.

But who knew that the army was near the Qicha Fortress from north to south, and then from south to north, slowly swaying back and forth, but it never came.

Agathon is not afraid of fighting, but this situation of always rubbing back and forth without attacking is too weird......

This made Agathon panic in his heart, if he wants to come, he will come and leave...... Isn't it an appetite to linger at the door all the time and not come in?

Moreover, Agathon knew that the banner of the leader of the army was the banner of Leon - Leon was a very powerful master of strategy in the eyes of Agathon, and Agathon did not dare to relax at all.

As a result, this army rubbed back and forth near the Seven Forks Fortress, grinding Agathon to the point of insomnia every day—I kept thinking that Li Ang didn't know what strange means he would use, and he really couldn't sleep.

Then Leon's army went east—and Eric took the caravan a little further east, out of Agathon's scouting range.

This made Agathon even more worried, for fear that Leon would launch an attack from Karen Deer Fort to the territory of the empire - the eastern part of the empire was completely unavailable, and I am afraid that he would not be able to stop Leon!

But just when Agathon was panicking and was about to withdraw from the Qicha Fortress in an attempt to intercept or delay the 'Leon's army', the large army of the Dexia people rushed over from the west of the Qicha Fortress......

Agathon was even more panicked at this time, since the Dexia people dared to cross the Sava River, it meant that the Sava River Fort had fallen, but General Titus and the Phoenix Knights were not so easy to be killed, right?

Could it be that General Titus has defected to the enemy?

Agathon was in despair.

He knew that whether Titus surrendered or not, at least the Savoie fort would be gone. Without the Sava Castle, he would be trapped alone in the Lion Realm......

There was Leon's army to the east, and the Savoie fort to the south was captured by the Desha, and the Dexia army went to the west - even if he wanted to, there was no way out!

Soon after, he discovered that the Dexia army had returned the same way, apparently having suffered defeat under the Lion City.

Originally, at this time, Agathon was ready to give up the Qicha Fortress, after all, the thousands of Dexia troops were defeated under the Lion City, indicating that the current strength of the Lion Kingdom was far beyond his imagination.

Agathon felt that it was no wonder that Ulrik refused to negotiate in the first place, after the Lion Kingdom formed such a large army group in the east, the remaining forces of the Lion City could still cripple the Dexia army?

Of course, there is no need to negotiate with yourself for such strength - perhaps the Lion Kingdom will attack the Bacchus Empire from the direction of Sava Fort and Karen Deer Castle at the same time, after all, King Ulrik has always liked to use two-headed snake tactics......

So Agathon prepared his men to carry out a dangerous plan once again - to abandon the Seven Forks Fortress and set fire to the fortress, so as to attract the attention of all the Lion Kingdom troops with the fire, and then try to make a detour from the north to attack the heart of the Lion Kingdom.

For example - Lion Lake City!

This judgment is indeed very accurate, the current Lion Lake City is indeed very empty, if Agathon really goes to attack Lion Lake City, most likely he will be able to succeed in one blow.

Agathon felt that if a place like Lion Lake City was captured, then the Lion Kingdom would definitely not be able to send troops outside for a while, and the Bacchus Empire would definitely be able to get a little time to recover, even if he died in the Lion Realm because of this, at least Emperor Marius could seize this time to organize a large army to block the enemy.

But before he could carry out this plan, Leon's team appeared in the eyes of Agathon again—in fact, the caravan, which had once again come slowly from the east and stationed directly near the Seven Forks Fortress, which could be seen with the naked eye on the city walls.

This is Eric heard that the Dexia army has run away, so he is ready to take the caravan back to the meeting point designated by Li Ang before, in fact, at this time, Li Ang has not received the news in Changhe Town, and naturally there is no new order.

After being taken back and forth a few times, the merchants probably realized that the battle situation might be a bit complicated, and now they are much more obedient than they were at the beginning, and the order seems much better—this looks more like a regular army from a distance.

As a result, Agathon thought that Leon had seen his plan - in Agathon's heart, Leon was a strategist on the same level as Emperor Marius, after all, Emperor Marius also regarded Leon as an equal in his words.

So Agathon didn't dare to move, he felt that Leon's army was so close but stationed, probably waiting for him to leave the Qicha Fortress and then volley outside the city.

Agathon felt that Leon had deliberately trapped him in the Qicha Fortress, so he had to abandon his plan, lamenting that Leon was really a terrible enemy with insight into people's hearts...... So he once again asked the troops to defend in two shifts, and was completely prepared for a death battle.

So in the past month, Agathon has basically not slept well, he can't eat, he has lost weight several times, and he is a little trance all day long.

When he saw the lord appear at the gate of the Seven Forks Fortress, Agathon felt that he must have hallucinated, and he immediately sighed, 'The time has come', thinking that his life would be short......

It was under this circumstance that Leon met General Agathon.

To be honest, Leon didn't recognize at first glance that the thin and crumbling name in front of him was actually Agasson.

Pale face, messy beard, and blank eyes...... So thin that he couldn't even hold up his armor, his dark circles looked sunken, and he kept talking to himself.

Leon once thought that this guy was an addict, and he was obviously in a state of not being sober after taking drugs......

For the first thing Agathon said when he saw Leon was, "Count Leon...... You're finally here...... I've been dreaming of you lately as soon as I close my eyes......"

The lord almost kicked him over at that time - this special expression of a resentful woman, coupled with the tone of a resentful woman, looked as if she had been abandoned by Li Ang in a mess......

By the time Leon finally recognized that this was indeed Agathon himself, Agathon had already begun to express his stance in a way of saying his last words.

"Your Excellency Leon, I know that with the current situation, I am no longer qualified to ask for anything. But I can't watch the Bacchus Empire invade - especially not as you invade the Empire with a large army......"

Agathon was a little weak when he spoke, and his eyes became more and more like a resentful woman as he watched Leon.

"Me? Invasion of the Empire? Wait...... Agathon, are you misunderstanding......"

Leon was now even more confused than Agathon: "When did I say that I was going to attack the Bacchus Empire?" ”

"Don't lie it to me...... You're here to persuade you to surrender, right? Don't think about it, I'll definitely defend the Seven Forks Fortress...... Even if you die here, I'll drag you down......"

Agathon is probably a little nervous now, gritting his teeth and resolute.

The lord was even more confused: "Hey, hey! Agathon...... Can you listen to me? ”

"I will not surrender! Dispel your unrealistic thoughts! ”

Agathon's red eyes were fixed on the lord, as if he was afraid that Leon would say something to persuade him to surrender, probably because he was worried about what Leon would do.

"Throw a fart! Why do I want you to surrender...... I came to you to ask you if you would like to form an alliance with me and attack the Duchy of Dexia together! ”

Li Ang finally couldn't help but raise his voice, and regardless of whether Agathon continued to speak, he directly said what he was going to say first.

"Hmph, there is only Agathon who died in battle, and there is no ......"

Agathon had been making a heroic gesture, but suddenly heard the word 'alliance', his voice stopped abruptly, and after a long while, he hesitated to speak again: "That...... You just said you want to make an alliance with me? ”

"That's right! You can sign a truce with me on behalf of the Bacchus Empire, and then you go to Emperor Marius, and I will form an alliance with His Majesty Marius at Fort Savoie, and then invade Dexia territory with the Bacchus Empire. ”

Seeing that Agathon was finally able to speak well, the lord breathed a sigh of relief.

"This ...... Do you have some kind of conspiracy? Are you really going to ally with the Empire like this? ”

Agathon obviously didn't expect Leon's conditions to be so easy, and it felt a little unreal, which was exactly the direction he didn't dare to think about.

"Agathon, are you addicted to drugs? With the situation you are facing now, is it necessary for me to lie to you? Seriously, judging from the current situation, it doesn't make any difference for you to be blocked in the fortress, and I could even set fire to the Seven Forks Fortress and suffocate you inside - it won't cost me any money to rebuild the fortress anyway! ”

Li Ang really didn't intend to fool people this time, and seeing Agathon's suspicions, the lord naturally didn't speak politely.

But to be honest, it was actually difficult for Li Ang to set fire to the Qicha Fortress, he just casually said it to express his emotions - unless it was the insiders who set it on fire, otherwise this kind of fortress was easy to defend and it would be difficult to get close.

The shooting angle of the bow and crossbow on the fortress is very large, and there are basically no dead ends, if you really dare to set fire, it is estimated that you must be prepared to kill and wound thousands of people.

But Leon's mention of 'a fire burned down the Qicha Fortress' made Agasong's heart sink.

Agathon thought that the lord had indeed guessed his plan to burn the fortress for thousands of miles before, and when he guessed his plan, he personally came to the door and offered such easy conditions - this is probably indeed some kind of conspiracy, probably to deceive him.

This kind of terrible enemy, Agathon felt that if he also commanded the army, he might indeed not be able to fight against Leon, and he did not want to try Leon's 'conspiracy'.

But now, with this terrible enemy in front of him, he was standing at the door of the Seven Forks Fortress, only three steps away from him.

And the guards on both sides are far away......

Agamaton closed his eyes, which were red and dry from lack of sleep, and slowly touched his hand to the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Count Leon, you are the most formidable enemy I have ever encountered in my life...... I...... I can't believe you! ”

Agathon was probably making up his mind, and there was a hint of determination in his words.

At the same time as the words 'I dare not believe you' came out, Agathon gathered the strength of his whole body and stepped forward, wielding a sword that condensed what he had learned all his life.

There is always a lot of mistrust between people and people.

Of course, in the world, everything will not be smooth, and it is common for others to distrust themselves......

But the lord felt that he was very sad, why did no one believe him when he always told the truth?

In the past, when I really tried to fool people, others believed me......

Why is it so hard to be an honest gentleman?

Originally, Leon sincerely wanted to form an alliance with the Bacchus Empire to enter Dexia together, which was very beneficial to both the Lion Kingdom and Bacchus, and it was also very beneficial to Leon himself and the caravan, which was originally a win-win situation.

According to the lord's own prediction, General Agathon should gladly accept this situation, and then he can not only recover the Seven Forks Fortress peacefully, but also attack Dexia with the troops of the Bacchus Empire to reduce the pressure of the war situation - anyway, Leon is to fight the market and have the benefits of the caravan, and his troops will not compete with the Bacchus Empire for the spoils.

However, Agathon had been suffering from the Qicha Fortress in the past month, and his mind was full of thoughts of fighting to the death, and his state was indeed a little trance-like, and he had been thinking about what conspiracy Leon, a terrible enemy, was going to carry out......

So the result of this meeting was that Leon was wounded by the sword, and Agason was kicked and broken in the rib by Leon, who fought back improvised.

Agathon wanted to take down the enemy, who he thought could lead to the end of the Empire......

In Agathon's mind, everything that Leon, the 'master of strategy', said must be carefully considered—Leon wanted to ally with Emperor Marius at Fort Savoie? Is it really for the sake of alliances?

What if he was trying to lure His Majesty the Emperor to Fort Sava and then launch a large army to completely destroy the Bacchus Empire?

With Leon's reputation for eliminating the Serpent Cult and controlling the Red Death in Bacchus, if Emperor Marius was gone, the Bacchus would probably not be too opposed to Leon becoming the new ruler of the South, right?

Li Ang was so desperate to eliminate the Snake Worship Sect before, could it be just for this moment?

His Majesty the Emperor said that Li Ang thought about the entire continent as much as he did, so could Li Ang also have the same mind as His Majesty the Emperor to rule the entire continent?

It must have been, otherwise, why would he send troops against the Serpent Cult for the sake of the people of Bacchus?

Since I can't deal with this great enemy, and His Majesty the Emperor finds it difficult to deal with, it is best to let this great enemy disappear...... He is standing in front of me now, he is the marshal of the Lion Kingdom, if he dies, the Bacchus Empire can also solve the crisis!

That's what Agathon thought when he swung his sword—it was a reasonable idea.

Agathon's swordsmanship was actually very good, and when he swung that sword, he also gathered all his spirits - he knew that Li Ang was extraordinary, and he knew that he only had a chance with a sword.

Li Ang didn't expect Agathon to suddenly make a move at this time, and Agathon's use was actually a genuine sword drawing technique, this sword was extremely sudden, and he couldn't even see the sword light.

The lord was indeed stabbed, and this sword was so powerful that the enchanted armor made by Noldor on Leon's body could not be stopped.

However, this sword did not stab Li Ang to death after all, and a small object that the lord had been carrying in his arms blocked the tip of the sword, and then the blade of the sword slid and pulled a half-foot-long wound diagonally in front of Li Ang's chest.

Blocking the tip of the sword was the dragon's tear, the one he had received from the 'noisy' Alaric, the drunkard.

The dragon's tear was shattered by Agathon's sword, but it saved Leon's life.