Chapter 60: Lanita's Decision
Under the powerful deterrent power of the white dragon, in less than ten days, Rock Snow City actually gathered more than 20,000 troops, and at this time, there were still five days left before the deadline given by Lanita.
Counting those who are still on the way, there should be no problem getting 30,000 people.
Clovis originally thought that Lanita would personally lead the army to the Green Field and face off against Ilea, just like Vespasian and João did in the battle.
However, the girl did not seem to have any plans in this regard, and she directly lost the position of coach to Clovis.
Clovis was a little helpless, "I'm too old, and I don't have any experience leading troops to fight, I'm afraid I can't lead this army to bring you the victory you want." ”
Lanita glanced at the old man, who was indeed a little too old, even among the orcs to live a considerable life.
It's okay to guard Rock Snow City at this age, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect him to go out to fight again.
"Do you have any recommendations?" The girl asked again.
"The head of the Pobo family, Fabreth, is a well-known commander in the West, Sir Camzi from Red Tower City, and was once the most trusted subordinate of the late Marquis Cullen.
"And Glenn of Grey Castle, although he is not yet thirty years old, but like his father, he is already a well-known warrior......"
"Very well, gather all the people you mentioned, give them fifty men each, let them fight, and the final winner will be the commander of this army."
Lanita said dryly, and after saying that, she looked at Clovis again, "Any more questions?" ”
Clovis paused, then continued, "The lords outside want to know how they will cooperate with you and your dragon when they arrive in the Greenfield. ”
"My dragon and I won't go into battle."
Clovis frowned, "You provoked this war, but you didn't plan to make a move?" ”
"I'm going to put the entire West's head on Ilea and Merlin, and I'm going to end up with it myself?"
Lanita was surprised, "Then what am I looking for you to do, to give me a round of applause?" ”
Although the girl's words were ugly, Clovis couldn't refute them.
However, the old man said truthfully, "Some lords are worried that they will not have enough manpower to take Teacup Castle. ”
"How many warriors are there now in the Alias family and the Shuangxiu Sect, eight thousand, ten thousand? They were three times as many. ”
"But Ser Ilea has previously defeated enemies many times her own in the Dragonspine Mountains, and this time the war is taking place in her territory, and she knows it better than any of us.
"In addition, the morale of the army is not as good as that of the other side, many lords are just afraid of your dragon and the army behind them so they have to send troops, and it is unknown how much strength they can exert in battle."
Clovis simply made his words clear, "Of course, if you can get that white dragon to join the battle, then all these problems can be solved, and the morale of the warriors will be greatly improved." ”
"Unfortunately, this is not possible." Lanita refused, "We Wing people have always admired the brave, and killing Ilea and Merlin is a necessary test to become the new masters of this land.
"If you can't pass even this simple test, Lord Solomon won't agree to seal the western frontier out, but ......" The girl changed her words.
"I won't do it directly, but I can do you a favor, and it won't be a disobedience to Lord Solomon's orders."
"If I can get you another 30,000 people, are you sure you can defeat the Arias family?"
"Find another 30,000 people?" Clovis was stunned when he heard this, "Where to find it?" ”
"As far as I know, there are still noble families in the West who ignore our calls, or just send a few people symbolically, I gave them a chance, but since they are still stubborn, then don't blame me for being unkind."
Lanenita's idea is simple, that Ilea and the Shuangxiu Sect behind her are strange, and there are already many Winged people who have planted a dragon in their hands before.
Without knowing their specific strengths, Lanita did not plan to rush into the next war.
But that doesn't mean she's just going to stay in Rock Snow City, and she can continue to use the dragon's deterrent power to drive the other families as far as possible into the opposite side of the Arias family.
As she said to Clovis before, if 30,000 is not enough, then 60,000, and if it is not enough, then 90,000...... Even grinding can grind the Arias family and the people of the Shuangxiu Sect to death.
This solution may not be the quickest, but it must be the most win-winning and safest.
In fact, Lanita didn't see any chance of defeat, and even if the first army was defeated, she could send the second army over.
And Lanita said she would do it, and that afternoon, she rode the White Queen to Iron Horn, a city that belonged to the Moncente family.
Prior to the rise of House Arias, House Moncente was second only to House Figuerola and House Emmanuel in power in the West.
Iron Horn is home to the largest number of blacksmiths in the West, and is known for its abundance of weapons and armor.
Lanita flew over Iron Horn, found the tallest building there, and rode the White Queen to it.
The latter had already begun to brew dragon flames halfway through, and when it flew over Iron Horn, the white dragon opened its huge mouth and poured out all the flames on the stone fortress at its feet.
Lanita faintly heard the screams of humans coming from inside the fortress, but instead of staying to admire her masterpiece, she turned around and left before the archers arrived.
The white dragon then circled over Iron Horn for a while, setting fire to two bazaars and dozens of shops, until the people of the city were fleeing in terror for their lives, and Lanita patted the white dragon on the neck.
A man and a dragon soon disappeared from the sky.
Almost three days later, they reappeared in Beze, the territory of the Bathory family.
The latter is said to have been a staunch ally of the Arias family, and the head of the family, Ferdinand, later followed Ilea to convert to Saturday.
Lanita was extremely cautious when attacking there, but she didn't encounter much resistance and was able to do so easily.
However, Bezer's own riverside and abundant water system made it difficult for the fire to spread, and the people there seemed to have been informed in advance and left their homes and hid by the river.
The surprise attack by Lanita and the White Dragon only burned down some houses, but it didn't cause many casualties.
This made the girl a little dissatisfied, so she continued to fly south on the dragon, where some nobles refused to send troops.
(End of chapter)