Chapter 318: Target Lion Lake City
The eastern part of the Raven Kingdom, Dawn Furnace City.
There is a negotiation going on here.
The two sides of the negotiation were Ursula and her old acquaintance, Baron Kedren.
They are indeed old acquaintances, so familiar that they know how many moles there are on each other's bodies.
But Kedren is no longer the baron of the Lion Kingdom now, as in the official records of the Lion Kingdom, he has been 'killed in battle'.
According to the battle records made by Duke Brennus at Talon Castle, Baron Kedren was lost and launched a decisive charge against the Raven army, and died heroically outside Eagle Talon Castle.
Currently, this skinny middle-aged man is the personal advisor to King Gregory IV of the Raven Kingdom.
Or rather, a reliable, courageous, and homeless intelligence officer—at least that's what Gregory IV thought.
But now, this once 'homeless' 'brave' is trying to join forces with Ursula again and return to his original home.
"Honey, please trust me...... My loyalty to you is unquestionable. I've laid an ambush near both Lion Lake City and Eagle Claw Fort, and as long as you show up there with your army, the entire Lion Lake Bay will become your domain - you will control the entire Lion Lake Inland Sea and become an unstoppable queen......"
Kedren's rhetoric may be an exaggeration, but it does have some possibility, if the manpower he says can be relied upon.
"Kedron, I thought you were planning to join forces with me to capture Changge Harbor...... How? Are you planning to return to Talon Castle? I don't believe you have any reliable manpower in the Lion Realm......"
Ursula glanced at Sir Wren, who had not spoken, and frowned and questioned.
"Honey, you've seen ......"
Looks like Kedren is trying to explain.
"Shut up! Stop calling it anything honey! To a queen, Kedren, you'd better be courteous! ”
Ursula slapped the table and stood up.
Sir Wren, who was next to him, remained expressionless and turned his head to the side.
Kedren lowered his head and was silent for a while: "I understand, Your Majesty...... I've brought some knights who have lost their fiefdoms to Lion Lake - you've seen them in Talon Castle, and they're still able to raise hundreds of warriors in Lion Lake......"
"You mean those Red Brotherhood scoundrels? Can they also be called warriors? ”
Sir Wren finally couldn't help but speak.
"They may be vulnerable on the frontal battlefield, but in the city, there is no one more suitable than them when it comes to playing the role of internal response......"
Kedren politely bowed to Wren.
"Then you should probably prove to me that those scum can indeed be controlled by you—I don't want to plunge headlong into ambushes and encirclements!"
Ursula thought for a moment, then waved Kedren away.
"You'll see."
Kedren nodded, bowing his head and exiting the lord's hall in Dawn Furnace City.
"Your Majesty, are you really planning to go to Lion Lake City? We should now try to attack the port of Changge! ”
Sir Wren asked, confused.
"We can't capture Changge Port anymore, An Dongjia has already evacuated with the Misty Mountain people."
Ursula shook her head: "And...... She hadn't even made it back to the Falcon Castle, nor had she stopped at the Bazek trading market, she had gone south with all the Misty Mountain people willing to follow her, as if she was hiding from something! ”
"An Dongjia has completed her mission, she should be going to report back to His Excellency Li Ang......"
Wren was still puzzled: "It was impossible for her to help us fight all the time, and if she was able to defeat Xiaolu City, His Excellency Li Ang's people are very reputable." ”
"No, Wren, she's a Misty Mountainer...... I gave up a large amount of loot to Andonga, but she didn't take much of it, only valuable possessions and equipment, and she went in a hurry—which meant that she sensed some kind of big trouble, the kind she couldn't resist...... She's running away from here! ”
Ursula propped her hands on the table, looked at the map on the table, and muttered, "The Raven Realm is extremely empty at this time, this should have been the best time for the Misty Mountain people led by An Dongjia to gain more, but she left the Raven Realm at this time!" Why do you think that? ”
"Is there any movement on the part of the Cato?"
Wren also made it to the front of the map.
"No way. The Gatu people will only raid the villages and towns of the Raven Realm, and generally will not attack the team of the Misty Mountain, and An Dongjia doesn't care what the Gatu people will do at all......"
Ursula shook her head again: "I don't know what's going on, but if Andongjia will flee south, then I think we'd better get out of here too!" ”
……
At this time, Leon's troops had come to the south of the High Cliff Fort, staying between the Changxiao Fort and the High Cliff Fort.
He personally led not many troops, only the two hundred Noldor Guards, and one hundred and fifty knights recruited from the Lion City.
Each knight brought about five or six servants, and there were about a thousand people in one piece.
These knights were the guards of the original noble house - that is, some of the nobles who were more proficient in human beings in the royal city guards.
And most of their subordinates also came from the royal city guards.
The Castle Guards were originally King Ulrik's personal troops, but now Amy had her own guards, so these men were reorganized by Leon into the Lion City Guards.
It is not a hassle to reorganize this force, it is just a matter of giving them a future.
Amy sealed one hundred and fifty knights in one go, and directly incorporated some of the most influential people into 'loyal ministers'.
It was also promised that if they made a war exploit, all their servants would also be eligible to become knights, and the knights would be knighted directly - of course, the fief would have to be obtained from the battlefield.
The royal guards were originally the king's servants, but no matter whose servants they were, they were not worthy of becoming real knights.
Besides, there was a lot of land waiting for them to be divided between High Cliff Fort and Crag Rock Bay, and with the goal and future clear, the royal city guards completed the reorganization without any waves, forming more than a hundred knight squads.
The combat effectiveness of this unit is still very good, and there is no shortage of experience in battle formations, and it is a ready-made military force that can be put into use immediately.
Of course, the most important thing is that they are all cavalry, and all of them are cavalry of the Lion Realm.
Leon did not join Leofrick with this force, and the large army of the Lion Kingdom was at this time in the north of the High Cliff Castle, relying on the Lost Castle to engage in a skirmish with Fieldsway.
However, Li Ang led them to camp dozens of miles south of High Cliff Fort, that is, between Changxiao Fort and High Cliff Fort.
"Orth, can you be sure that your son is in Fort Howling?"
In the camp, Leon consulted with Ors, the head of the Owl Knights.
"Of course, I'm sure I've been following him ever since you let him go...... He led a group of female warriors into Howling Castle, who looked like they were from Van Skerry. ”
Orth nodded, drawing an abstract map on the ground with a twig: "They came from Qilu Village, and they were followed by two other troops about twenty miles behind, one was the army of Count Aydin of the 'Red Sword', and the other was the pirate of Gondor the 'Doom Seeker'. ”
"The lords of Fengyu Fort, Gaokou Fortress, Nuda Fort and other places should have been dragged into the war of Dexia; And the lords of Shining Bay and Longbeard Fortress have come to Howling Castle......"
Leon also took a branch and gestured on the ground: "In this way, most of Fieldsway's troops will not go to Fort High Cliff......"
"Then we ......"
Ors, who was next to him, had an inquiring expression.
"Since they don't go to Fort High Cliffs, then neither will we...... The high cliff fort is built on a mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it will not be able to be defeated for a while and a half. ”
Leon made a decision: "Let your men send a message to Leofric, let him turn his head and attack Fort Kenne, fight harder, and kill Leofo. ”
Fort Kaigie is currently occupied by Baron Leofervan.
Leofwan was the baron who framed Amy.
He was once a subordinate of Brenus and was once a knight of the Lion Order.
After Amy declared Brennus treason, Leofouan did not defect to Brennus and made a surprise attack on Fort Kenne.
But he did not swear allegiance to Amy, nor did he send any more troops anywhere, but he remained in the castle of Kenne.
"But in this case, it is tantamount to letting Vidis's troops into the heart of the kingdom, and he will definitely take the opportunity to seize Fort Kennie and defeat Leofric. Maybe they'll take the opportunity to storm Lion Lake City. ”
Ors sighed: "The lord who sent troops with Count Leofrick only has fifteen hundred troops in his hands...... Although there were more cavalry, it was impossible to deal with Fort Kennie and the Fields at the same time. ”
"I'm just going to let Vidis into the heart of the kingdom. I'm even going to give him hope of conquering Lion Lake...... If he cowered in the high cliff fort and didn't come out, it would be trouble! ”
Leon drew two lines on the ground with a tree branch, pointing from Fort Howling and Fort Kenie to Lion Lake.
"You're trying to lure Fields into attacking Lion Lake?"
Orth shook his head, "They won't do that...... They had always been on the defensive against the Lion Realm, and the Filzwi knew that they could not stand up to the cavalry of the Lion Realm in the field. ”
"That was before, but it's different now—there are no Lion Knights in the Lion Kingdom now, and there are no royal city guards...... The two largest cavalry units are not there, and Lion Lake City is still so empty, there are almost no troops at all......"
Leon twisted his neck: "If Leofric's troops are about to collapse at the first touch, and my troops are blocked by your son in Howling Castle, and the Ravens and Brennus are also inseparable from each other in Cragy Bay, then you say, will Vidis go to Lion Lake City to gamble?" ”
"I see. I will send a message to Count Leofrick and let him defeat and lure the enemy. ”
Orth nodded, ready to leave.
"Wait...... Orth, let the others go to Mistymarsh Castle to deliver the message, and you must meet your son Inna......"
Leon hesitated and didn't know what to say.
"You have given him a chance, and I swear to repay your mercy with my life. If he becomes an enemy of you again and dies at Howling Castle, that will be his due fate......"
Orth turned and said, without hesitation.
"No, I mean, you'll have to go and bring a letter to Inna, I'm going to get him to help me at Howling Castle, I'm going to ambush that 'Red Sword' Earl Edin."
Li Ang smiled: "It's not easy to find an undercover agent like him, how can he die casually?" He will not be my enemy......"
In the list of lords' ranks, after Orth's name, is marked 'Scout Captain';
And after Inna's name, it is marked 'spy officer'.
This was agreed upon in the Tower of the House of Lords, and Leon would let him leave the Lion City, or Inna would surely die.
At the same time, Leon promised to help Inna find Anna – or the Three Prophets; And Inna will return to Fields and become Leon's undercover agent.
When Inna's name appeared in the team list, Leon was naturally relieved - even the Gato warlord of Drash had no problem after entering the team list, and Inna naturally would no longer be his enemy.
There are many positions in the hands of a marshal of a country.
Since becoming a marshal, the team list has remained the same, with those who have pledged allegiance to Leon going into the list, and most of them becoming a number in a certain class.
But the difference is that Leon can add specific roles to anyone in the team, even if it is a job of his own invention.
Members with specific positions will be listed separately in the list.
For example, Forsett, who is now a 'Darkwalker'.
Of course, this is a position made up by Li Ang himself, and this so-called dark walker is actually a dark room.
Of course, Forsette was not controlled by the Three Prophets, and even that Elon was summoned by Forsette after asking Leon's opinion - at that time, Forsette found out that Elion had come back from the dead, so he informed Leon as soon as possible.
But Leon gave him the task of 'cooperating' with Elian and taking the opportunity to figure out everything related to the Dark Goddess.
Neither Grandlon nor Eric knew about this kind of secret, but Leon knew very well that there would be nothing unusual about Forsette, because his name had always been on the team list.
Something happened to Grandlon, on the other hand—his name had disappeared a few days earlier, on the same day that Amy was crowned.
This means that Grandon is dead.
He died in Lion Lake City.
And Forsette, at this time, was in the village of Payne outside Lion Lake, the territory of Grandlon.
"Wendy, Grandlon was not killed by the Three Prophets, he died fighting to stop a massacre. Also, please tell Lord Leon that I know how the Three Prophets escaped from the Lion City......"
Fawsett said to Wentileph, who was dressed as a village girl, "They can dwell their souls on dead corpses—any corpse will." ”
"Lord Leon already knows this, but it is because he knows this that he can't find the Three Prophets."
Wendy nodded as she wiped the sword in her hand.
There were two corpses at her feet.
One of them was Ellen, and the other didn't know him, but he looked like a god.
Fawsett's sword was now stuck in Elen's corpse.
"Lord Leon may not know that Lion City can't cast spells! The Tower of the House of Lords, built by His Majesty Kavala, was a forbidden tower. If the Three Prophets forcibly cast a spell to escape, they would definitely suffer a very serious backlash - there must have been a corpse in Lion City at that time, right? ”
Fawsett pointed to the corpses on the ground: "Where are the corpses, they must still be there now......"
Wentilph nodded, "I see." Is this Elian also a man of the Three Prophets? ”
"Eren has nothing to do with the Three Prophets, and in fact all the heresies in Lion Lake City have nothing to do with the Three Prophets - on the contrary, they are enemies of the Three Prophets."
At this time, Forsette looked like a god, and he seemed to know a lot about the secrets of the Three Prophets and the Goddess of Darkness.
"This is a terrible organization, and their methods are far more evil than the Three Prophets! They resurrect the dead, not by changing their faces, but by sacrificing the flesh and blood of the living, so that the dead can regain the vitality of the living! ”
"I am now a member of this organization, and they call themselves 'supplicants...... Wendy, by the way, let Lord Leon forgive me - I killed quite a few people to join this organization, including ...... Including several innocent villagers. ”
Fawcett sighed, "They're summoning some kind of demon, right here in Lion Lake City...... It would have been a massacre, but I couldn't stop them. ”