As Malbert had guessed, Leon was indeed no longer in Echkoman.

Leon didn't care about the fleet of the Bacchus Empire at all, he left most of the merchants in Madan and Echkoman, and went southwest with a large army himself.

The merchants did not panic, in their opinion, since Lord Leon would continue to send troops to the outside world, he was naturally sure that Eichkoman would be safe—I have to say that the merchants' simple judgment was the most correct.

Of course, Leon didn't care about the Bacchus fleet, Emperor Marius was his ally, and that fleet was under the banner of General Agathon - even if the two sides were not allies, Agathon could not do anything like plundering merchants, and he couldn't even scrape the ground.

Right now, Leon is in the southwest of Eichkoman, in a place called 'Fondal'.

This place is not in the desert, but a town in a grassland, surrounded by the best pastures in the whole of Dexia.

The steppe where the town of Fondal is located is the horse breeding ground of the Duchy of Dexia, and it is also the birthplace of the 'Ghazi raiders' and 'Ghazi archers'.

To the south of Eichkoman there is a huge high mountain, which is also known as the 'Ghazi Mountain' and is full of temples.

The Dexia people regard this mountain as the place where the god Vata was born, that is, as a sacred mountain, and the huge peninsula around this mountain is also the earliest birthplace of the Dexia people.

The word 'Gazi' is an ancient Dexia word, which is almost equivalent to 'saint' or 'sanctuary', so being able to be called 'Gazi warrior' is the lifelong pursuit of most Dexia warriors.

But...... This Desha language is really no different from the language of the Gatu people......

The Dexia people are not the natives of the Pander continent, they were originally of the same blood as the Gatu people—also from the continent of Amara.

It's just that they came earlier, as early as the time of King Kavala of Pandesian, they came to the vicinity of Mount Ghazi.

Moreover, the reasons why the Dexia and the Gatu came to the Pander continent are similar - the Catu came one hundred and fifty years as a mercenary of General Osa, and the Dexia were the mercenaries of Kavala, the king of Pandesian, hundreds of years ago......

But the Dexia themselves did not admit this, and they probably considered themselves to be 'civilized' people, and did not look down on the warlord tribes of the Catu. And if you don't believe in vata, then everything is different, and if the people of Carthu don't believe in vata, then they are by no means their kind.

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It's just that their usual habits of life and raiding methods are really no different from those of the Catu, and civilized society is not something that can be cultivated by just building a few cities......

And the Dexia people around Mount Gazi are still purely nomadic, unlike the settlers who call themselves 'civilized'.

They still live around the holy mountain of Ghazi and have preserved their ancient nomadic traditions.

But since most of the Dexia people have now been converted to settlers, the nomadic herders under the Gazi Mountains have become an outlier.

Moreover, many of the Dexia 'city dwellers' who live in Toba or Eichkoman today even regard the traditional herders under the sacred mountain as brainless barbarians – a kind of mockery with a hint of regional discrimination, and discrimination against the people at the foot of the holy mountain.

This is because it is not easy to become a 'Gazi Warrior', and it requires not only extraordinary martial arts, but also devout faith - to climb the sacred mountain on your knees and sacrifice everything to the temple in order to earn the title of 'Templar'.

However, most of the Dexia people who settled in the city were not able to be 'pious' - the temple monks of the Holy Mountain had a very deep understanding of 'piety', and those who could not dedicate their property and wives to the god Watta were not pious enough......

This is the case where there is a theocracy, everything has to be carried with the will of the gods, and it is not known why their vata, as a horse, needs the devotees to give dinars and women......

But the people around Mount Gazi are really religious, and they will even send their wives to the temple alone on their wedding night to seek the blessings of the gods.

Because the god Vata represents not only prosperity and wealth, but also reproduction.

In fact, Shalafan Sheikh was a warrior who came out of the foot of Mount Ghazi - which is why Shalafan was exiled by Cardin to the southernmost fort of Jihad.

The city of Toba of Cardin blockaded the southern part of Dexia, and Shalafan could not break through the blockade and return to the area around Mount Ghazi, otherwise he would likely gain the full approval of the Gazi.

Because the area around Mount Gazi has always preserved a nomadic culture, it has given rise to countless skilled riders and archers, and the people are fierce and brave in battle, so most of the Dexia lords would go to the Gazi region to recruit warriors.

The area around Mount Gazi today can probably be regarded as Dexia's 'military source base', but in the past twenty years, no 'Gazi warrior' has become the lord of Dexia......

This is not because of regional discrimination, but because the people of the Holy Mountain, who have always maintained their ancient traditions, do not learn the culture of Pande, they can't even speak Pande, let alone read and write, etc. - of course, they can't be lords, and even the warlords of Cato know how to learn the official language.

Besides, if you give everything to God, how can you be a lord?

Therefore, the lords of Dexia are especially willing to go down to Mount Ghazi to recruit warriors - here these pious people do not threaten their position, as long as they are given the honor of 'Ghazi warriors'......

Yes, most of the 'Ghazi Marauders' or 'Ghazi Archers' in the ranks of Dexia lords like Bahaman were not true Templars, and that was just a name given to the elite troops by Bahaman in the name of the Caliphate......

The sacred mountain of Mount Ghazi is really just a recruiting base for soldiers in the eyes of high-level officials like Bahaman - the bitter haha at the bottom is so pious, and the attitude of the ruling class at the top has always been very flexible towards the gods......

The town of Frontal is the recruitment center of this 'military base', and it is also the place where nomads near the holy mountain sell their war horses.

Leon would have come here, of course, to march on Toba, who was between Eichkoman and Toba, and the three places were basically in a straight line.

The whole auction plan that he and Ramon put together is actually not complicated.

Leon was confident from the start that he would be able to capture Echkoman quickly - he could do it by any means, after all, Emperor Marius's fleet would also provide support, but Leon achieved his goal in the fastest way with the least effort.

Ramon would then publicly announce the auction of the lord of Eichkoman in Singar.

Ramon's propaganda skills were excellent in this era, and the Great Lords of Dexia, including Cardin, would definitely be the first to hear about it, so they would inevitably rush to Singar.

The great lords of Dexia, including Cardin, must have understood the reason why Leon entrusted Ramon to auction Eichkoman - Leon's territory was far away from Eichkoman, and an outsider could not effectively rule over the people of the god Vata, so selling the city would make Leon the most profitable.

And in order to recover Eichkoman intact, Cardin will definitely participate in the auction - if Eichkoman loses the auction, then the city will definitely be completely destroyed by Leon's army, which is easy to think.

It is better to spend money to buy it back than to completely destroy the city, and you can also organize a large army in Singar by the way, and maybe you can buy it for zero yuan when you hand over the city.

Anyway, the auction house only needs to pay the deposit in advance, and whether the final payment needs to be paid when the goods are delivered depends on the actual situation......

At the same time, since it was the Singar people who made the auction, then everyone, including Kadan, would suspect that the Lord of Singar, Tahir, might be conspiring with Leon, and they would have to go to Singar.

In fact, Cardin's reaction was quicker than Leon and Ramon had expected, and after Eichkoman was occupied by Leon, Cardin had already considered that Tahir might be unstable, so he went to Singal before news of the auction reached Toba.

Of course, this does not affect Leon and Ramon's plans.

Cardin left Toba City, and most of the High Lords of Dexia also went to Singar, which would make Toba City and the surrounding area relatively empty during this time.

Probably few people would have thought that Leon would send troops again immediately after taking possession of Eichkoman - this was still in the process of his 'castle lord's auction', who would have thought that the auctioneer would leave the auction at this time?

And also to leave while the fleet of the Bacchus Empire was 'attacking' Eichkoman......

No one in Dexia would know that Leon had a verbal pact with Mario, at least not yet, except Ramon.

Ramon would indeed actually complete his auction, and he would certainly sell Eichkoman to Emperor Marius - the result of an agreement Leon made with him.

Yes, no matter what era or place, the auction is operated in the dark......

Selling a large city to Emperor Marius would give Ramon the highest prestige and would allow Ramon to gain the friendship of the Bacchus Empire.

For Ramon, the king of the underground, a country that does not border Singar is the best ally.

It was also Leon's promise to Marius and Agason that he would leave Eichkoman to the Bacchus Empire.

Of course, this is a deal, and he must be given enough money, and Marius has said before, 'Wait until you occupy Eichkoman', then let Emperor Marius go to the auction house to bid.

On top of that, Echkoman must be sold to Emperor Marius in order for Cardin and the Descha lords who supported Cardin to go to Echkoman, who will inevitably rally to try to retake the city.

In fact, Cardin must do this now, and if he can't recapture Eichkoman, it will be tantamount to announcing to everyone that the current Bahad Khan is no longer good, and everyone should come and snatch the throne......

Eichkoman is bound to face a tough battle.

After all, Leon had already told Agathon that he only needed the Bacchus Empire to hold Echkoman.

And this will give Leon enough time and space to conquer Toba City.

Ramon would flee Singal after completing the auction of Eichkoman, lest an enraged Cardin and Tahir join him in hunting for his life......

He would rush to the city of Toba to preside over the auction of the title of Bahad Khan with Leon.

- During the auction of the city lord of Eichkoman, the empty city of Toba will definitely not be able to stop Leon's army, and Ramon and Leon are confident in this.

The auction of the throne mentioned by Leon and Ramon can actually be understood as an auction of military power and the ownership of Toba City.

To put it simply, whoever gives Leon and Ramon the most benefits will hand over Toba City to each other, and Leon's army will support each other to become a true Bahad Khan - of course, until then, of course, Leon must at least make the Dexia lords incapable of replenishing their armies quickly, lest they fall into a siege.

If necessary, after conquering Toba, he had to return to Eichkoman and join the defending Agathon to defeat Cardin's army.

And it is also a thousand-mile attack, Li Ang naturally wants to avoid encountering the same dilemma as Cardin, after all, the lesson from the past happened more than half a month ago.

In order to avoid a headlong collision with the main army that Cardin did when he arrived in Lion City, Leon first destroyed Fondal, Dexia's recruiting center—or rather, moved it to another location.

Like what...... Madan and Eichkoman.

It was Ikram, the son of Bahaman, who brought Leon to Fondal.

The Bahaman father and son often went to Fondal to recruit Ghazi raiders, and Ikram was well acquainted with the place.

In fact, Ikram is actually emotional right now - his father gave Eichkoman to Leon as a dowry for his sister Luha, which means that he will lose his inheritance rights to Eichkoman, and he has a strong opinion of his father's decision Bahaman.

Although his father thus had the support of Leon and seemed to have a chance to become Bahad Khan, who knows if it will come to fruition?

Compared to Eichkoman, who was bound to inherit him, a 'chance' to become the heir of Bahad Khan was not so fragrant to Ikram.

In Ikram's view, even if Leon fulfilled his promise, even if his father Bahaman really sat in the position of Bahad Khan with the help of Leon, it was just Leon's puppet, without the dignity of the ruler of Dexia.

Such thoughts made him uncomfortable.

Young people always value dignity and honor more seriously.

His father, Bahaman, didn't think so at all—if he didn't take the initiative to hug Leon's thigh, he was afraid that even living would be a luxury, so what dignity could he talk about......

Besides, Leon always has to go, he can't stay in Dexia all the time, and a short attachment to Leon doesn't mean that he will be a puppet for the rest of his life, and he will get the opportunity to recover his strength and accumulate more strength, and only after he is strong will he have a real future at all.

But Ikram hadn't thought that far ahead, he only felt very shameless - he seemed to be a translator who led the way for Leon now, and it felt like he was leading the invaders to kill his own people.

This guilt makes Ikram quite emotionally unstable.

So, after taking Leon to Fondal, Ikram decided to take a risk.

Leon had intended Ikram to tell the nomads that from now on things like recruiting soldiers and selling horses could be done by Eichkoman, where the bid would be higher.

At the same time, if you are willing to serve as a mercenary for the Lord of the Lion Realm, or sell your horse to the Bacchus, you can even earn three times more money than before.

Originally, this was just to prevent the place of Fangdal from becoming a recruiting base for the Dexia people, and to prevent the Dexia lords from quickly recovering their strength.

Since the people near Mount Gazi only spoke their traditional dialects, which was very different from the mainstream official language of the Pander continent, Leon couldn't understand the people here, so he asked Ikram to act as an interpreter.

Oh, Leon could understand two sentences—'Bispa' and 'Usa,' from the Gatutes.

If Leon went to Fondal to communicate with the mountain people here in a relatively friendly manner, he would naturally leave the protection of the army for the time being, after all, if there were too many people, the herdsmen would stay away.

So the army did not enter Fondal, and Leon only brought the guards with him.

But after Ikram took Leon to the place where the herdsmen of Mount Ghazi were gathered, he demanded that the herdsmen capture him in the name of Bahaman, promising them that the captives of Leon would become the Khan of Mount Ghazi, and declaring that the caliph Bahaman would establish a permanent reserve around Mount Ghazi and that the 'Ghazi people' could exercise self-government in ancient traditions!

Speaking of which, Ikram is also a smart way to get the herdsmen to listen to him with such a promise, and many of the mountain people are not happy to deal with the 'city people', and the implementation of autonomy has always been the demand of the mountain people.

And this second generation of officials who have a bit of brains has probably carefully considered the consequences - he can't kill Li Ang, and if Li Ang dies here, he will most likely die.

The army of the Lion Kingdom will definitely kill him, and even destroy everything, including Eichkoman, and Leon's men will definitely kill his father Bahaman, and maybe his uncle Gawan Khan and sister Luha will not survive, and the entire family will be uprooted......

Of course, if Leon hadn't died, I'm afraid the ending would have been similar...... In order to save the family, Bahaman may have killed this unbelievable son with his own hands......

So Ikram intends to capture Leon alive.

He wanted to capture Leon and then force him to act according to his own ideas.

Leon's army was a mile away, and it was certainly dangerous to attack Leon here, but Ikram was only a young man in his twenties, and his mind was full of so-called honor and bravery, perhaps he thought it was a heroic feat.

He wants to be the hero of Dexia, and he wants to get a dignified position by standing......

So Leon was attacked.

The attack was actually very hasty, and nearly 100 herdsmen from the Gazi Mountains rushed up and pounced on Li Ang from all directions, looking very brave.

In fact, Leon really didn't expect Ikram to dare to do such a stupid thing, but fortunately, this attack was not too dangerous for the lord.

This time, Li Ang walked into the place where the herdsmen gathered with his personal guards, not alone.

Although he only brought about twenty men, these twenty men were quite normal to deal with a hundred nomads without armor, and they were nothing to brag about.

The twenty men who accompanied Leon were Klose's old Metenheim men, and Sarah and the female explorers she had brought; In addition, there are Risa Dilan and Wendy......