Meanwhile, outside Raven City.

"Your Excellency Haakon, I have come this time to discuss peace with you...... You can't take Raven City anymore. ”

In the Fields barracks, Sir Wren said.

"Sir Wren, Raven City is the domain of Gregory IV, and as far as I know, he is also your enemy, so why should you stop us from attacking the enemy's territory?"

Looking at Sir Wren, who took the initiative to seek negotiations, Haakon was a little puzzled.

Due to the delay of the Knights of the Falcons, the men brought by Haakon consumed most of the food outside Raven City, but they never achieved effective results.

Haakon had no idea that Ursula's men would be an obstacle to the capture of Raven City, which had been sent by Ursula to attack Raven City......

That damn female liar!

Raven City may indeed be unreachable.

After Wren's visit, Haakon learned that the ships were not sent by the real Ursula...... But those ships were real people!

Who would doubt that a man who really gave himself twenty battleships......

But in any case, the battleship is indeed in hand, and the Raven City has already started, and Haakon can only fight the wrong one, otherwise he will not be able to explain if he goes back - this is a private action to destroy diplomatic relations, if he goes back like this, he will inevitably be held accountable by King Vidis, the battleship in his hands will be confiscated, and he may even become a slave.

Besides, since the fake Ursula who sent the battleship stayed in Rock Bay, it is estimated that Rock Bay has been occupied by her now, and most of the people who return to Rock Bay now will have to attack the fortified city.

And if you fight across the sea again, there may not be enough food......

So Haakon is a little entangled at the moment, he really wants to take down Raven City - but not for any trade, but for his own occupation of Raven City.

The mouth of the Lion Lake Inland Sea is located next to Raven City, and it is connected to the endless sea beyond the continent by a glacial canyon to the north.

Previously, the Raven Kingdom controlled the entrance to the sea, and the pirates' warships could not enter the Lion Lake Inland Sea, and could only operate on the outskirts of the continent.

But now that they have so many ships, and they have obtained them directly in the Lion Lake Inland Sea, the Van Skerry Pirates will not fear any enemy in the Inland Sea.

If Haakon can occupy Raven City and control the mouth of the Lion Lake Inland Sea, then he will be able to crisscross the Lion Lake Inland Sea freely, and all the towns around the Inland Sea will be his prey.

Whether it's Vidis, the Raven Kingdom, or other forces, as long as the warship can't enter the inland sea, then no one should think about it.

He could even establish his own presence in Raven City, and maybe even gradually create a new Fields around the Lion Lake Inland Sea, just as the Vanderskerians once did on the West Coast.

Now, however, those plans have come to naught.

Now that Wren has come to negotiate, Haakon can only try to negotiate peace, and then see if there are any other opportunities.

"In the past, Raven City was indeed the domain of Gregory IV, but now, Queen Ursula is the king of Raven Realm...... This is already the domain of Queen Ursula. Lord Haakon, we are protecting our territory! ”

Wren explained with a hint of a smile.

For Ursula and Sir Wren, what happened recently is the best chance for them in a row......

Miss Amy is a good person!

Previously, Amy used the fleet to deceive Changge Harbor, but Ursula seized the opportunity and gained a lot of popularity as a defender, and was stationed in Changge Harbor to be crowned queen.

Now Haakon is attacking Raven City, and Ursula has seized the opportunity to enter Raven City as reinforcements.

If Haakon's forces can be pushed back, Ursula will surely be able to sit on the throne of Raven City.

Wren said that this was Ursula's territory, and there was really no problem, it was just a matter of time.

"Withdraw your troops, Lord Haakon. There is no point in you staying here, you can only waste food...... We don't want to be your enemies either, in fact, we can make an alliance with you – Gregory IV is indeed our common enemy. ”

Wren persuaded.

"Withdrawal? Hum...... Ser Wren, I'll be blunt, it's okay for us to withdraw, but you'll have to pay something - I may not be able to take Raven, but if I'm going to stay here, there's nothing you can do! ”

Haakon stared into Wren's eyes and said, "I know you are fighting for the throne of the Raven Kingdom, and you need time and Raven City more than we do......"

Indeed, Ursula must get most of the lords to agree with her as queen before Gregory IV returns to Raven Realm, and the throne of Raven City is extremely important to her, and she must not waste time while ensuring that she can control Raven City.

"You're right, we need Raven City...... So, have you ever wondered what you need for yourself? You must have attacked Raven City without the consent of Lord Vidis, right? What will Vidis do to you? ”

Wren looked at Haakon with a smile on his face.

It is easy to judge that if Vidis is going to attack Raven City, then Fieldsway's army will definitely attack Fort Dagon and Fort Finbre first, otherwise Vidis's own old nest, Fog Cage City, will most likely encounter a counterattack from Duke Adarian, who has fallen into the bay.

Besides, Fieldsway has an alliance with the Raven Kingdom, and Vidis will not tear up the alliance and start a war with the Raven Kingdom when he attacks the Lion Realm.

Haakon looked at Wren expressionlessly: "What do you want to say?" ”

"I want to say...... You also know that you won't be able to breach Raven City, and that you should run out of food in ten days at most—and you'll still have to retreat by then. And once you run out of food and withdraw your troops, what will you face? Duke Adarian, who has fallen into the Bay, has an enmity with you, do you think he will attack your Iron Oak Fort? If you send troops to provoke trouble without permission, I am afraid that King Vidis will not protect you...... You're going to lose everything! ”

Wren spread his hands: "You need an ally, otherwise you will be dealt with by all the forces." ”

Indeed, Gregory IV, Vidis, Adarian, and Ursula all have reasons to deal with Haakon, and if Haakon does not conquer Raven City for too long, the loss of troops will run out of food and grass, and the consequences will indeed be very dangerous.

"In the Lion Lake Inland Sea...... No one can beat my fleet! ”

Haakon retorted with a frown.

"Yes, the Van Skerry are really good at sea...... But you have to have food! Without food, those 'armies' of yours...... Or those friends of yours, will they still follow you? 'Iron Courage' Haravin, 'Fat Man' Holosga, why did they help you fight Raven City? Isn't it just for food? You Fieldsway has been short of food for a day or two, and King Vidis bought grain and borrowed food from everywhere some time ago, and everyone knows about it......"

Wren spread his hands: "I said it, you need an ally, an ally who can provide you with food. But if you don't like it, I'll sell the grain to King Vidis, and open the channel to the mouth of the Lion Lake Inland Sea for Vidis or other fleets to enter...... You're right, we're vying for the throne of the Raven Kingdom, so we don't care about making it a little more chaotic! ”

Haakon stopped talking, frowning in consideration.

Ser Wren was correct in his information, and Harravin and Harowgaard had indeed helped Haakon for food and warships - Haakon had used all of the food in Craging Bay for the operation, and had provided Harravin and Harowgaard with four warships each.

It's not Haakon being stupid.

First, he didn't have that many troops himself, so he naturally had to invite friends to participate in the operation.

At the same time, Haakon himself knew what the consequences would be if he sent troops without permission - but it was a great sin for one person to make a mistake, and it was likely that many would not go unpunished.

If Raven City can be conquered, then there will naturally be enough food in Raven City to make up for the consumption, which is the capital of Raven Kingdom after all.

If they can't capture Raven City, they will get at least twenty warships, and if they run out of food in Crag Bay, King Vidis will not be able to dispose of them due to lack of food.

But if they ran out of food and didn't get any results, Harravin and Hollust would definitely evacuate, and once Vidis had food and drove Fieldsway's warship into the Lion Lake Inland Sea, it would be really over.

"How much food can you provide?"

After thinking about it, Haakon began to ask for a price.

"We'll always be there...... Haakon, it's not a deal, it's a long-term collaboration. You'll have to publicly declare your support for Queen Ursula to become King of the Raven Realm - just declare it to the outside world, you don't need to be loyal to anyone, and we'll see you as an alliance between attack and defense. ”

Wren smiled and stretched out his hand: "You need our support, we also need your fleet help, you can personally control the mouth of the Lion Lake Inland Sea, this can ensure your safety...... Is it a deal? ”

“…… I had to convince those friends of mine ......"

Haakon thought for a moment and nodded, "As long as they agree, I agree." ”

……

End of June 358 in the Pande calendar.

The northern part of the continent is changing.

The leader of the 'Shield' Haakon retook Rock Cove and formed an 'Van Skerry' Alliance with Haravin 'Iron 'Gall' of Anson Stronghold and 'Fat 'Hollust' of Misty Castle to declare their support for Queen Ursula's rule over the Raven Realm.

Ursula defended the port of Changge and rescued Raven City in time, won the support of many people, successfully ascended the throne of Raven City, and officially announced her coronation as the Queen of Raven.

Gregory IV also returned to the Raven Realm at this time, settled in Dawn Furnace City, and began to call on the lords of the Raven Realm to destroy Ursula's rebels......

Ursula also called on the lords to kill Gregory IV, the puppet king, in Raven City......

The great lords of the Raven Realm have been divided into three factions at this time.

Duke Under Armour of Dawn Furnace still supports Gregory IV, but the current situation in Dawn Furnace is not too good - most of the surrounding towns are Ursula's supporters......

Duke Alexis of Port Changge openly supports Ursula, and he and Count Stephen of Oldenburg are attacking Dawn Furnace from both sides, and Count Stephen supports Ursula.

Fortunately, Gregory IV's army is also in Dawn Furnace City, and it will be impossible to tell the winner for a while.

The Duke of Adarian, who had fallen into the Bay, publicly declared that he would not be involved in the throne dispute between Ursula and Gregory IV, and he believed that the Raven Realm must be protected from outside interference until the internal dispute in the Raven Realm subsided.

Therefore, he summoned the lords of the western part of the Raven Realm, and led a large number of highland warriors to the south, conquered the Iron Oak Fort, and directly threatened the Fogcage City.

This may seem patriotic, but in reality, Adarian is waiting for someone to bid—first flex his muscles, rally the western lords for a small battle, show his influence, and then see who will make the highest price between Gregory IV and Ursula......

In the case of a stalemate between the two sides, Adarian is naturally the weight to break the balance, and of course he wants to sell himself for the best price.

After Adarian breached the Iron Oak Castle, in order to avoid an accident in the Fogcage City, King Vidis urgently withdrew his troops and returned home overnight.

The Fields Army, which had already marched to the town of Barranley, also retreated westward under the leadership of the 'Red Sword' Earl Edin, retreating to Azgod and no longer trying to get involved in the area of Lion City.

The Lion Realm was finally quiet.

Amy also returned to Leon at this time, along with the Silver Hand and the Horn Summoning Ranger Regiment.

At this time, Li Ang was surprised to find that after Amy stirred up half of the continent, his own forces had become the only party with the initiative in the Pander continent.

Amy hasn't just been kissed by Lady Luck, she's become a real Lady Luck herself......

Leon felt.

At the same time, Leon also met the envoy sent by Emperor Marius at this time, General Sulla.

Sulla is here to free the Shadow Legion.

For most of the past half a month, Keros and the 1,600 elites of the Shadow Legion have been surrounded on a hill south of Serenmis.

Leon didn't launch a strong attack on them, not because he couldn't beat them, but mainly because he didn't want to lose too much, because the Noldor elves were not suitable for a strong attack.

No matter how strong the personal ability of the Noldor elves is, they still need to undergo basic military training, otherwise they will not be able to serve as qualified soldiers.

Especially when faced with positional warfare.

Most of the Noldor around Leon were not warriors, and there were less than four hundred truly qualified Noldor warriors, that is, his guards and those patrols.

Most of the other Noldor elves have no sense of battle, and their understanding of military orders is also very problematic, so they can basically be said to be a group of rabble.

Although the individual combat effectiveness of this rabble is very strong, it is essentially no different from the rebel army brought out by the gladiators of Siyuan City at the beginning.

At the beginning, the group of gladiator rebels was also quite strong in personal combat effectiveness, but they were still rushed and defeated by Li Ang with hundreds of cavalry and carriages.

It wasn't until some of the elite were re-selected from the rebel army and then briefly trained by Jocelyn that it became a usable legion.

Therefore, Leon had to let the Noldor elves undergo a short-term unified training first.

Vendatier is the best teacher, and the Noldor are willing to be trained by her, and it shouldn't take long - they can get familiar with the military formation and develop the habit of working together in a group, and their technical skills are fine.

Therefore, Leon trained directly under the hill where Kairos was located, and blocked Kairos's way along the way, and from time to time he could also practice in actual combat - Kairos organized several breakouts, and each time he was shot back......

Kairos had led a cavalry army, had previously abandoned most of his horses, and was now completely out of logistics, with no food or ammunition to replenish - they had eaten up all the remaining horses.

It is estimated that the grass roots on the mountain are almost gnawed by them.

But instead of surrendering, they kept trying to break through.

It is true that the Shadow Legion has never surrendered to anyone, not for hundreds of years.

"Your Excellency Leon, I am here on behalf of His Majesty Marius...... Your Majesty wants to make a deal with you. ”

General Sulla came to Leon with a white flag.