White Deer Fort must be defended, but the news that came back in the past two days has not been very good.

Most of the Noldor Elves were not in the vicinity of Fort White Hart, and Islandil went to the area of Fort Amera, South of the country, where it was said that there was a forest fire - this was clearly a deliberate attempt by the Bacchus to divert the main force of the Noldor Elves.

And Ardarian went to the steppe to find trouble with the Gatu - since he was defeated by the Gatu last time, as long as the Gatu moved, Ardarian would definitely cut people.

As for the other elven king, Keller von Il...... The artist was a pacifist who never went to war, and Leon and Wendy never counted on him.

There's not much of a problem on the Long River side, Lord Godric, Forsett, Eric...... They are all in the town of Long River.

Amy took Jocelyn and Boudis to recruit new recruits, and she should be returning to Long River now.

Leon didn't think that Kairos would be able to take Long River with 2,000 cavalry, but the Shadow Legion would certainly be able to force the construction of Long River to temporarily halt construction, and make it impossible for Long River to send reinforcements to White Hart Castle.

In other words, for a short period of time, White Deer Fort will not receive support.

The number of combatants left in White Deer Fort is 500 in total, and this is because Leon and Wendy brought back the Noldor Guard, otherwise White Deer Fort is quite empty.

Of course, 500 Noldor Elves are very powerful and can face ten times as many enemies in a city defense battle.

However, the trouble now is not whether or not to defend White Deer Fort......

"Leon, they're forcing you to be the enemy of the Empire...... No matter who wins or loses this battle, the Bacchus Empire can only be your enemy, and there is no room for relaxation...... That's why they forced my father to lead the army. ”

Alina kept frowning.

Indeed it is.

It is impossible for Li Ang to let anyone occupy White Deer Fort, and he will definitely defend resolutely, and there is no way back in this battle.

If the Bacchus Empire does too much damage in White Hart Castle, then the good relationship between Leon and Bacchus will be completely ruined, and the Bacchus Empire and Leon will lose their last allies at the same time.

With all the enemy and heavy losses, the Bacchus Empire can only rely on the Shadow Legion once again to survive. Marius's reforms were no longer to be pursued, and the only way to do this was to develop armaments and try to forcibly conquer the continent – exactly what the old school wanted.

And if White Hart Fort is captured, the effect will be the same - the Noldor Elves will fight back, Leon must also regain his basic territory, and the Bacchus Empire will still have to make the same choice in the end.

At the same time, the old guard did not know how to coerce Justus, the leader of the reformists, and sent troops in the name of Justes, and the main army was also the Second Legion of the Empire under Justs - if the Bacchus Empire was defeated, it would also be the responsibility of Justus, and it had nothing to do with the Shadow Legion......

If they can make Marius sicker, they can naturally deceive most of the unwitting Bacchus......

If the Bacchus Empire were defeated, they would be able to make Justus lose their position, and there was a high probability that they would even kill Justus on the battlefield.

And if the Bacchus Empire wins and really captures Fort White Hart, they will probably kill Justus on the battlefield, and then put the black cauldron on Leon and the Noldor elves.

Emperor Marius is seriously ill, Justes is 'defeated and died', the two bigwigs who initiated the reform have accidents, the reform will inevitably lead to the death of the government, and the Shadow Legion will once again become the 'pillar of the country'......

That is, no matter what the outcome is, no matter who wins or loses this battle, the old school can get the result they want.

War is never an end in itself, but a political necessity......

And in political struggles, sometimes there only needs to be a big war, no matter what the outcome, no matter how many soldiers will die meaninglessly on the battlefield......

This is the last bad battle that Leon wants to face.

This kind of bad battle, whether you win or lose, will suffer huge losses.

This is also the last thing Alina wants to see.

Regardless of the outcome of the war, her father, Justes, is likely to die......

The biggest problem in this battle is the safety of Justus - in the past two years, Marius has been in poor health, and Justus is basically equal to the prime minister, and he has a very high reputation in Bacchus.

If he dies in White Deer Castle, the people of the Bacchus Empire may spontaneously organize a large army to attack Leon continuously, and then the war will turn into revenge, and it will continue forever.

"Emperor Marius is still too soft-hearted...... He should have planted some charges and killed those old-fashioned bastards......"

Leon gritted his teeth and said.

"I think so too...... But His Majesty Marius ...... Alas......"

Alina whispered: "Actually, I've been wondering which is better, dictatorship or senate system......

"There is no best system, the essence of rule is that a small number of people use various means, including force, to make the majority obedient. As to whether the minority is called 'councillors' or 'noble lords', or 'elected representatives', it is actually the same. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, any system is a good system......"

Leon replied casually.

Alina was stunned for a moment, and then nodded heavily: "Li Ang, you will definitely become the emperor who rules the continent...... You are indeed the Child of Prophecy, and even if you are the enemy of the entire continent, I will support you. ”

"I'm not too worried about how many enemies there are, there are no eternal enemies in this world...... But now the problem is that this game is at stake for your father's life, whether you win or lose......"

Leon looked at Alina and saw that Alina was looking at him very seriously, and that look looked very much like Amy.

"Until the battle is over, or until the outcome of the battle at Fort White Deer is clear, my father will definitely not die...... So, don't let this fight go too fast......"

Alina bit her lip, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes: "Leon, if Ramon's Scorpio assassins are not here, and only rely on the Noldor elves led by Wendy, can White Deer Castle be able to defend it?" Can you keep it for half a month? ”

"Half a month should be fine, you know the combat effectiveness of the Noldor elves......"

Leon nodded, and then realized something: "Alina, you want me to take the Scorpio Assassin directly into the territory of Bacchus?" ”

"Right...... But it's not you, it's me. I don't know how those bastards coerced my father, but those shameless aristocrats, they also have wives and children, and they also have families...... Scorpio Assassins may not be of much use on the battlefield, but if they appear in the rear of the enemy, let the Assassin knives appear in the homes of those bastards......"

Alina gritted her teeth and said her plan: "I will take the Scorpio assassins out of the forest, and it will only take half a month for me to find the families of those bastards." They could coerce my father, and of course I could coerce them...... But it's dishonorable, you can't go in person. ”

"Risa Dilan! It's work! ”

Leon nodded, and directly turned back to summon the senior killers under his command.

Then, he looked at Alina and shook her head very seriously: "Reputation can't be eaten, if I wasn't there, Ramon wouldn't listen to anyone." Besides, being an Assassin...... Of course I have to try this kind of exciting work! ”

……

Night.

In the forest on the side of Long River Town, a group of black-clad masked men were watching the camp of the Bacchus army under the city.

"The ladders are ready, and it looks like they're going to attack tomorrow morning......"

Wendy didn't plan to leave Leon's side, she was also dressed in black, and she had already handed over the defense of White Hart Fort to Vendatil.

"I hope Vendatier can control her temper, kill as few people as possible, and fight as slowly as possible......"

Leon was actually a little worried that Vendatier would do some more heroic deeds such as charging into battle alone.

"Don't worry, Teacher Vendatil promised me that she would not be impulsive...... She knew that this battle could neither be won nor lost until we returned. ”

Wendy is very confident in Vendatier's character.

In fact, this kind of request is much more troublesome than taking out the enemy quickly, and Vendatier is only so reasonable to Wendy.

"Alina, which of the leading generals outside are you more familiar with?"

Leon began to research the target.

"Limusk, Lord of Wolfin, Gauls, Lord of Amera......"

Alina quickly introduced the situation, she knew that Leon wanted to understand the character of the enemy general: "Rimusk is greedy for money and lustful, and His Majesty Marius has punished him; Gauls gambled, but not much. There is also one more ...... General Titus, who often plundered villages, sometimes even under his own rule. ”

"Is Titus here too? I didn't see his flag......"

Leon glanced at the camp a few times, but did not see the banner of Titus.

"He is now a member of the Phoenix Knights and has switched to the Phoenix Banner...... But the Phoenix Knights didn't come with him......"

Alina pointed to an immortal bird flag beneath the city.

"Titus is actually mixed up with the old school of the Shadow Legion...... Then let's take him first, and we'll go to Imer first. ”

Leon nodded, turned and went into the forest.

……

Fort Talon.

It is here that Boudis is arming her new troops.

Because Bao Daisi rescued Li Ang, Amy was quite grateful to her, so she personally went out to help Bao Dai recruit many new recruits with her own face.

Boudis also assembled a force of 500 men in the shortest possible time.

The composition of the force was almost equal to that of men and women—and instead of forming a purely female army, as Ficavia had done, she treated men and women equally, as the Vanderskerry pirates did.

Of course, these recruits recruited from the Lion Realm are not very skilled, and their training is seriously lacking, and they are certainly not as good as those Van Skerry pirates who have experienced fighting and killing since childhood.

So Bao Daisi has been training for the past few months.

Of course, the main thing is that she also undertakes the task that Leon assigned to her - to be a bandit.

Anyone who leaves from Leon's territory, as long as he does not plant Leon's flag, will inevitably encounter bandits and bandits at the moment he has just crossed the border......

And if it is a business traveler entering the country, then Leon's territory will become extremely safe, ensuring that not a single bandit can be seen.

Of course, as long as you don't leave the border, nothing happens, and taxes are much lower than elsewhere.

This is what Li Ang explained, and before the construction of the 'Long River City' project is fully completed, Li Ang's territory will implement such a policy.

And Bao Daisi's training method is to suppress bandits while playing the bandit herself......

After all, the real bandits have to be killed.

But the income of the bandits does not need to be handed over, this is considered to be the way of heaven, and the harvest belongs to themselves; Only when you play a bandit you have to hand over seventy and a half percent of your income......

This method of training is very effective, not only allowing the troops to gain actual combat experience, but also cultivating many high-level scouts.

It's easy to slip through the cracks if you don't have enough scouts, and it's a shame that this kind of legal business with simple operation and low cost is missed......

But on this day, when Bao Daisi was training in the army, that is, when she was doing a small business, she ran into trouble.

Just north of the Talon Castle, after she had ransacked a group of men who had tried to leave the country with a large number of dinars, her scouts reported that a large fleet of ships had been found at sea, and that they were all warships.

Depending on the size of the fleet, this would probably mean a force of about 4,000 men.

Although the inland sea is very large, there are only two countries around it, namely the Raven and the Lion.

This is the natural dividing line between the Lion Realm and the Raven Realm.

In other words, the warship that can come from the inland sea of Lion Lake must be the ship of the Raven Realm.

Moreover, with a scale of about 4,000 people, this should be all the fleets of the Raven Kingdom......

It's an all-out cross-sea attack!

Normally, however, such cross-sea attacks are directed at Rock Bay, a peninsula jutting out into the Lion Lake Inland Sea, closer to the Raven Realm and more suitable for landing.

Besides, after the Three Prophets left, Crag Rock Bay should be relatively empty now.

However, the fleet of the Raven Kingdom came towards the Gulf of Tonkin and did not directly rush to Lion Lake City, but landed on the north side of Eagle Claw Fort.

A native of Philvia, Philvia is an island nation that she is familiar with naval warfare and fleet landings.

It was precisely because of the familiarity that she was puzzled - if the destination of the Raven Fleet was Lion Lake City, but it was still more than a hundred miles away from Lion Lake City, and it didn't need to land so much in advance, right?

Shihu City has a military harbor, and warships can directly attack Shihu City, as long as they break through the water camp, they can directly land in the military port.

Moreover, Forsette is in Changhe Town at this time, not in Lion Lake City, and with an army of 4,000 people, Lion Lake City will definitely not be able to stop it.

Could it be that the Ravens are coming for Talon Fort?

But why?

Lion Lake City is obviously much more valuable than Talon Keep!

What's there to remember about Talon Keep...... Could it be to wash away the shame of being persuaded to retire by Leon at Eagle Talon Fort last time?

You won't be so careful, will you......

Boudis didn't understand.

But she must stand up to her enemies, whether out of an oath of allegiance or a desire to restore her country.

In fact, Bao Daisi didn't know that Crag Rock Bay also had enemies.

Rocky Bay has seen a lot of Fieldsweigh people.

Moreover, Fort Misty was already occupied by the Fields at this time.

After the departure of the Three Prophets, many of the nobles of Crag Rock Bay banded together and sent the titular lord Brenus to Fogcage City—not for pleasure, but as a prisoner.

Then, they gave Rock Bay to King Vidis......

Speaking of which, this may be considered a 'feat of justice', as the people of Rock Bay can finally escape the fear of being turned into a degenerate......

But what will the Fieldsweins do to them?

Will it be better than before?

(End of chapter)