At this time, Toba City had already hung a flag with intricate patterns, and the pattern of the flag was a pale yellow smoke pattern extending outward from the void, which was generally expressing a chaotic state of light and darkness.

It was the banner of the Knights of Dusk, from Alistay.

Leon's large army had left Toba and marched toward Mount Ghazi, but he left Alisthai behind, along with Eric and a few hundred of his most loyal non-commissioned officers.

Competent and loyal people always have to take on more troublesome tasks......

Of course, it is dangerous to stay in Toba City, and if something happens, it is very likely that you will not be able to escape in the face of the 800-mile desert.

However, Eric took the initiative to ask for the queen of the palace, although his martial arts are not very good, but he has enough brains and is bold enough.

This guy who went all the way from mercenary to consul is a natural big-show player who doesn't panic under any circumstances - the most important quality of a person who does great things.

"Sir Eric, I have been ordered to report to you! Are you sure you want to evacuate here? ”

A knight with thirty horsemen rode from the north, and as soon as he arrived at the barracks, he came to Eric to report back.

Eric can indeed be called a knight now, he is an official knight under Leon, and he has always held important positions, in fact, Leon can even get him a baron, but Eric is not willing.

Because the barons of the Lion Kingdom must swear allegiance to the king, which is granted directly by the king.

But Eric believes that everything he has now comes from the lord, and he doesn't intend to serve anyone other than Leon.

For most of the warriors of the Lion Realm, it was a manifestation of chivalry, the 'only loyalty' – loyalty only to the lord whom he had sworn to follow, as for the king...... May he live a long life.

"We're going to evacuate Deschal...... Ellian, withdraw all your people to the Lion Realm, your mission has been completed, and this is the reward that Lord Leon has left for you. ”

Eric handed the knight a money bag.

The knight named Eren had a scar on his nose, and he was one of Forsette's men, the same scout captain who had been sent by Leon to patrol thirty miles north of Toba.

"Sir Eric, I haven't made an indifference this time, does Lord Leon want the whole army to withdraw to the Lion Realm?"

Ai connected the bag of money, but he just hung it on his waist, and he didn't even count it: "I've been spying on the military in the north of Toba City before, but I haven't found anything out of the ordinary—for scouts, no anomalies means no merit......"

It seems that although Li Ang has always been fair in evaluating military merits, and he has not forgotten him in the distribution of rewards, Ai Lian still wants to make more military achievements.

"Ellian, you probably don't know much about Lord Leon...... My lord's order was to put me in charge of logistics, and all other troops except me had to withdraw to the Lion Realm. From what I know about adults, there should be no battle here......"

Eric shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm not good at skills, so Lord Leon usually won't let me participate in hard battles...... The city of Toba is now occupied by the Knights of Dusk and Brigitte, and that Alisthai is not easy to deal with, and Lord Leon decides to take it when he sees it. ”

Eric was clearly fooling, but Erian had never known the exact outcome of the battle, and the city was indeed the banner of the Knights of Dusk......

"Don't you take the city of Toba? Alas...... Before I sent out the army, Lord Forsette told me to work hard in front of Lord Leon...... But on this expedition, I haven't participated in the battle until now, and my sword has never been stained with blood......"

Eren sighed, "I don't even know how to explain to Lord Forsett when I go back. ”

"Ha, Lord Leon never cares whether you kill the flag or not, he only cares if you obey the command 100% - as long as you do things according to your orders, whether you fight or not, you are meritorious. Rest assured to withdraw, the battle exploits must have your share! ”

Eric patted Eren on the shoulder: "Moreover, there is no point in attacking Toba City again, the belongings in the city have already been taken out." ”

"That'...... Shall I go after the large army, has Lord Leon led the large army in the direction of Mount Ghazi? I don't know if there will be any battles to fight along the way of the withdrawal, I will have to take some credit! ”

Elian is loyal and just wants to make a difference.

Eric smiled: "The big army is definitely not as fast as you, I know you want to follow Lord Leon, go quickly." ”

"Thank you for your advice, I take my leave!"

Elian nodded and saluted, and left with his cavalry.

Eric looked at Elian's back and frowned.

It wasn't until Eren disappeared from sight that he turned his head to the shadows and asked, "Are you sure he is really the one of the Three Prophets?" This is one of Forsette's men, don't make ...... mistake."

"You can't go wrong...... This Eren is the Baron of Troubrun who was killed by Forsette, he is the 'Captain' - he should have died in Troubrunn a long time ago, I have seen his corpse, and he also has such a scar on his nose! ”

A tall, thin middle-aged man came out of the shadows.

This is Grandlon.

Grandlon, now the lord of Payne, has kept a low profile since he was cleared of treason by Leon, and has disappeared.

But how is it possible for someone like Leon to leave an employee idle?

Forsette has been used as a thug by the lord, and Grandlon is no exception......

It's just that Forsette is the butcher in the open, while Grandon is the hound.

It's all for black work.

Forsette did need to stay in the town house under the jurisdiction of Long River, but Grandlon actually came to Dexia with the army, but he didn't bring any troops with him.

The former flag officer of the First Flag Guard in Lion Lake City is now Leon's secret agent, and Eric is his liaison.

Forsette's fiefdom was in the eastern region and was considered a subordinate of Leon. But the Penn of Grandlon is in the Gulf of Tonkin, of course, it can only be a dark line.

Just like the 'Viper' spy force under Governor Justus, except that Leon did not deliberately organize a force, but let Grandon carry out his mission 'inadvertently'.

The most important thing for secret spies is not to let people see their identities, and it is actually easy to show the identity of a group of specially trained dead faces as secret spies, and it is better to directly let a lord be a secret spy, which is not easy to be thought of.

Moreover, Grandlon, the Lord of Payne, still seems to have nothing to do with Leon......

In fact, Leon has not forgotten what Forsette said, during the purge of the jurisdiction of Long River Town, he killed a baron nicknamed 'Captain' in Troubrun, and he was a lion knight under Brenus.

Although Leon said to Forsette at the time, 'I'm not interested in knowing the name of a dead man', how could he really not care about such a thing as a royal knight?

Since then, Leon has arranged for Grandlon's secret investigation, but at that time it was only found out that the name of the 'Captain' was Elian, the lord of Troubrun appointed by Malbert when he was the consul of Long River.

Originally, the 'Captain Elian' was nothing special in itself, but he was very good at dealing with bandits and bandits, and the people were all dead, so Leon just asked Grandon to keep an eye on it to see if Brenus would do anything about it.

But Brennus never responded, and the matter was over.

This time the army was dispatched, and Leon also had to guard against covert infiltration, so let Grandon come specifically to find nails - nails were bound to happen, especially when the army was recruited, and it was impossible not to be planted with eyes and ears.

And this time, Grandlon found a rather special nail - it was this Ellen, who was most likely the man of the Three Prophets.

From the very beginning, Leon was suspicious of this Eileen, and even deliberately sent him to patrol the desert thirty miles outside of Toba, just because Granlon suspected that Eren was a nail......

But at that time, it was just a suspicion, and I didn't know what this Eren was all about.

Later, after Leon added Malbert to his list of big clients, he began to have people collect all the information related to Malbert, and it was only then that he really noticed what was special about Ellen.

This Eren was originally the lord of Trubrun appointed by Malbert, but it stands to reason that he is dead!

But now he's back from the dead, and he's a subordinate of Forsette—both of which are special.

Coming back from the dead means that he is most likely the man of the Three Prophets;

He had been killed by Forsette, who must have recognized him, but he had become one of Forsette's subordinates, which meant that Forsette was probably also controlled by the Three Prophets!

"This Ellen is bent on wanting to know the whereabouts of Lord Leon...... But he certainly couldn't have imagined that Lord Leon was not in the army at all. ”

Eric sighed, "But if he is the man of the Three Prophets, then Forsette...... Is it too? ”

"I'm afraid...... Yes. ”

Grandlon also sighed: "Forsette said that he had killed Elien, but he took Elian as his subordinate, this can't be justified......"

"That's not right......"

Eric shook his head: "I think that if Fawsett has a problem, then he shouldn't be stupid enough to send Eren out to join the army, right?" Didn't he know that this would make Lord Leon suspicious of him? ”

"Maybe Fawsett thinks Lord Leon doesn't know Allen." Grandon frowned: "Forget it, let's just report the situation truthfully to Lord Leon, and leave the judgment to Lord Leon." Anyway, I can be sure that Elian is definitely the one of the Three Prophets, as long as he will report back to the Three Prophets. ”

Eric shook his head in thought and muttered, "How could someone like Forsett make such a mistake?" Unless...... That's not Forsette anymore! ”

Grandlon was shocked: "It's possible! ”

"But Lord Leon is probably still on his way from Singal to here...... Granlon, go back to the Lion Realm and find Miss Amy! ”

Eric quickly pulled some horses out of the stable: "Tell Miss Amy about this, she knows what to do!" I'm waiting here for Lord Leon. ”

…………

A few days later, Leon returned to the outside of Toba.

He came with Emir Xerxes to 'deliver'......

"Emir Xerxes Khan, I won't enter the city of Toba, anyway, you can see it, the city is intact."

Leon stopped when he took Emile Xerxes outside the city of Toba: "Let's settle it here." ”

Emile Xerxes looked up at the banner on the city of Toba and frowned, "That's the flag of the Knights of Dusk, right?" ”

"Yes, Brigitte must know that Sir Alistey of the Knights of Dusk is in Toba now...... He's a free gift from me, and he doesn't charge any money. ”

Leon glanced at Bridget with a smile on his face.

Bridget was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said to Emir Xerxes, "Alisthai was captured by Count Leon in Toba City...... I really saw it with my own eyes. ”

"Now that Alista has been captured by you, why is there still his banner in the city?"

Emile Xerxes felt a little baffled.

"If the city is under my banner, then how can I hand over Toba City to you? I'm the marshal of the Lion Kingdom, and if my banner is hung over the city, it means that the Lion Kingdom has officially taken this place - and then I will sell you the city that has been occupied behind the king's back? Can I still go back to the Lion Realm? ”

Li Ang's face was taken for granted: "Besides, if you really fly my banner, which of you would dare to enter the city?" ”

Emilexerxes and Bridget looked at each other and pouted, probably thinking it was weird, but Leon was right......

"In that case...... Bridget, you go to the city and have a look. ”

Emile Xerxes didn't bother and was ready to inspect the goods.

Of course, there will be no problem with the goods, and soon after, the crescent banner of Emile Xerxes was raised in the city, and a ragtag army of nearly a thousand men also entered the city of Toba, which was the rebel army brought by Emile Xerxes and Brigi.

The incumbent Bahad Khan Kadan has a sun glow, while Emir Xerxes has a crescent moon, and the two brothers are very opposed......

Eric withdrew from Toba City with his non-commissioned officer troops, handing over control of several gates to Bridge's forces.

"So...... Count Leon, how are you going to get me the title of Bahad Khan? ”

Emile Xerxes saw that Toba City was indeed delivered in its entirety, and his confidence in Leon was noticeably stronger.

"Ha, you must settle this payment first, the Great Khan of the Emir......"

Li Ang began to stretch out his hand to ask for money: "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, let's say okay." So far, you've only paid half of it, and you still have a million left on the balance to settle before you can proceed to your next business. ”

Emirxerxes had already paid a million dinars in Singar, worth 400,000 in gold, plus a mine worth 600,000.

The mine was originally used to bid for Eichkoman, an open-pit iron mine located east of the village of Yaxing.

Of course, it was not convenient for Leon to mine this iron ore himself, but Ramon was happy to take on the job, which Ramon was already looking for an industry other than the slave trade.

And Ramon subcontracted the iron ore mine to several slave owners in a single day—a property that required a large number of slaves to work in, and Ramon knew countless subcontractors.

So in the end, it was Ramon who got the mine, but he would directly provide Leon with a steady stream of iron ore.

And the other million balance of Emir Xerxes was supposed to be settled when it was delivered to the city of Toba.

"Count Leon, where are your troops?"

Emile Xerxes suddenly came up with such a question.

"Thirty miles to the northeast. Don't worry, I'm very honest in business, and I won't rob you - I only have these few hundred people around me now, you can't deal with me, and I can't deal with you......"

Leon looked at Emir Xerxes, shook his head and smiled: "But if you don't plan to pay, then I can also recall the army to recapture Toba City......

(End of chapter)