Chapter 45: The Soldiers Approach Elk Valley
When the first snowflakes of winter fall on the land of Brattis, Conley, Allister, and Claudio finally meet again.
And this time it wasn't just the three of them who came, but also the army behind them, of which Conley had 60,000 men, Allister had brought 40,000, and Claudio had 30,000, all of them elite.
In addition, Allister and Claudio also lent Conley 40,000 golden lions respectively, at least so that Conley could pay for the war expenses.
When the three of them met again, they also had mixed feelings, and they had never imagined that they would one day become allies fighting side by side.
And if Ilea can be successfully defeated, the next three will have to divide their lives and deaths, so when discussing the choice of the commander of this army in Bobtail Town before, the three of them argued for a long time and there was no result.
The three of them were not worried about handing over their army to others to lead, fearing that the other party would take advantage of this opportunity to deliberately consume their men and weaken their strength, but in the end they decided to bring their own people and wait until the final battle to discuss how to fight together.
Of course, this is not as convenient as unified command, and it is not easy to give full play to the combat effectiveness of the army, after all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and where is there time for the three of them to bargain.
But there is no way, there is not enough trust between the three of them, even if they are bound by an oath, it is already their limit to be able to go out together, and this time with the strength of the three parties, and the help of two dragons, Allister and the others think that they still have a great chance of winning.
However, Lanita and the Wing-Folk were not so optimistic, as survivors of the battle in the Westlands a year ago had seen the White Queen defeat the Red Death and the Storm Monarch with one enemy and two enemies.
The white dragon has obviously been a little different since it was abducted by Merlin, and its strength has skyrocketed.
This is also why the forces of the Golden Valley did not send dragons to help when they were fighting.
On the one hand, she is restrained by Allister and Claudio, and on the other hand, she is also worried that another dragon will be abducted by Li Yu or killed by the white dragon.
This time, however, Lanita came prepared, and she asked Hannah to make an ointment that imbued the irresistible scent of dragons.
In addition, Lanita has prepared a large vat of poison, which comes from the Blood Moon Society.
Lanita still doesn't understand why the madmen blamed Herodotus for their deaths.
These haunted creatures traveled all the way from the West to Fort Lionheart, poisoned, kidnapped, and assassinated to avenge the late Herodotus.
In the past year, more than two dozen Wing Clansmen have died at the hands of those remnants of the Blood Moon Society.
This number does not sound like much, but you must know that there are less than nine hundred Wing Clansmen still alive on the Brattis continent today, and some have lost the ability to fight.
Even more than twenty people are a loss that Lanita cannot afford. However, she also caught some remnants of the Blood Moon Society, and the recipe for the Blood Feast was tortured from their mouths.
This poison is famous on the continent of Brattis, first killing the High Priests of the Silvermoon Church and supporting their noble generals in the Scaly City, and then the Emperor Edward II of the Empire.
Lanita planned to pour the poison into the abdomen of a roast sheep and apply Hannah's ointment to the sheepskin.
Speaking of which, this trick was taught to her by Li Yu, Lanita lost the White Queen in this way before, and now she plans to do the same and get rid of this dragon that betrayed her.
As long as the White Queen is dead, they can retake the sky again, and even if they don't face off against Ilea's army, just flying to the west and harassing them is enough to make Ilea retreat.
And this time Lanita is not the only one who is prepared, after it is determined that the three families will join forces to deal with Ilea, the second son alliance behind Claudio has also begun to move.
Tristan was a traitor twice, and suffered a defeat, and there were many nobles in Elk Valley who were dissatisfied with him.
The Second Order sent several emissaries to secretly contact the lords who had complaints against Tristan and obtained their support.
As soon as the army arrives in Elk Valley, these lords will immediately turn against them and assist them in besieging Antler Gate.
Claudio and Conley both had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders this time, but Allister was a little silent.
Both noticed that Allister was not accompanied by Priest Cornelia, and even the other priests from the Church of Life were driven away by Allister.
Conelia wasn't there at the last three-person meeting, and an old fox like Conley immediately realized that there might be a problem between Allister and the Church of Life.
This was good news for Conley, because after fighting the Church of Life, he knew very well how difficult Cornelia and the gods behind her were.
Aside from Merlin and his Double-Leave, Cornelia is the only clergyman who is truly capable of performing miracles.
Conley lost Crescent Land because of her miracles, and if Allister and Cornelia parted ways, he would be much less stressed in the future.
Conley was even thinking about recruiting Cornelia, but he was now a believer in Gaiua and could no longer convert to the goddess of life.
But as long as Lanita and Cornelia don't object, he doesn't mind the two gods believing together.
The army made its way west, through the Red Plains, and soon came to the outside of Elk Valley.
Tristan had already gotten the news, and he wisely did not choose to go out to fight, but instead recalled all his troops to Antlergate.
It was clear that he was planning to defend the fortified city built on the rock face, and Tristan sent a messenger to ask for help from Ilea.
Miss Rabbit went home after conquering the Golden Valley and was busy with the autumn harvest, and then made up for the rest of the army, and had just left the western frontier at this time.
After receiving Tristan's request for help, she also sped up some of her march, but it would be a month and a half before she reached Antlers Gate at the earliest.
There's no way, she has a lot of things to bring this time, especially the Shuangxiu Sect, there are a lot of big guys, all of them are iron bumps, and they are full of weight.
Miss Rabbit went to find hundreds of cows and horses to pull these things, but don't count on speed.
Therefore, Tristan had to find a way to survive this month and a half on his own, although losing the Antler Gate or even the entire Elk Valley would not be a big deal for Ilea, and then he would have to fight back.
But for Tristan and the Ponros family, this is still quite a big difference, Tristan knows very well that once the Antlers Gate is breached by Conley, he and his family will definitely not have good fruit to eat.
Conley has always been ruthless when it comes to traitors.
(End of chapter)