"Master, have you found anything?"

Looking at Charlotte, who was lost in thought, Sebas asked curiously.

Charlotte frowned and nodded slightly, but quickly shook her head again:

"No...... I'm just a little strange about the significance of the rebels stationed on the banks of the Donne, my Castel territorial waters are well traded, there are many water systems, and almost every noble, large and small, has ships as long as they are near the sea or the river......"

"The Lyglis family is one of the three viscount families, it is impossible to live without a fleet, and the Dorne River is the largest river in West Yunette, and it is also the waterway trade artery between the Northland and the East Yunette, and now, the upper reaches of the Dorne River are in the hands of the Lyglis family."

"The upper reaches of the Donne River have direct access to the East Unette Blackland, which is a mercenary paradise for mercenaries, and as far as I know, there are not many mercenary merchant ships that use the Dorne River to travel between East Yunette and Castel......"

"The Leglis family...... Is there really no means to cross the river? ”

Viscount Leon Castell explains:

"Lord Earl, the Dorne River is too wide, the number of rebels is too large, the only bridge is close to the North Port, the shore is heavily defended, even if the rebels organize a fleet, it is very difficult to cross the river, not to mention that my Castel is not without a fleet, the fleet composed of various nobles is already patrolling the coastline and the estuary."

Charlotte thought for a moment and asked again:

"What about the transcendent means? As far as I know, some powerful magicians should be able to freeze rivers for a certain amount of time, right? It's winter again, and the weather may be even colder in a few days, and it's more suitable for frost magic. ”

"You say...... Could it be that the Glis family planned to hire a high-level mage to cross the river in this way? ”

Sebas pondered for a moment and said:

"Master, although this possibility exists, I'm afraid it's not big, extraordinary power is indeed common in war, but if you want to use the magic that can allow ten thousand people to cross the Doon River, you need at least an archmage who has reached the rank of the Blazing Sun......"

"Moreover, maintaining magic on such a large scale is much more difficult than destroying a town directly, even a Blazing Sun Mage will have a considerable amount of consumption, and if another Blazing Sun powerhouse interrupts the magic in the process, the loss will ...... But it's not a star. ”

Viscount Lean-Castel also nodded in agreement:

"Your Excellency Sebas is right, unless it's time to fight hard, I'm afraid that no Blazing Sun Mage is willing to perform such a large-scale magic, which will make the Blazing Sun Mage consume too much and fall into weakness."

"Not to mention that the Mage Association has always opposed the participation of high-level mages in secular wars, especially the wars between noble lords under the kingdom, even if they participate, it is often high-level mages against high-level mages."

"The Lyglis family does not have a Blazing Sun Professional, and hires a high-level mage to freeze the river...... It's hard, I'm afraid. ”

"Unless it is a national war of a higher level and scale, or the lord himself is a blazing sun, otherwise, there is almost no high-level mage willing to fight in the war between lords and lords in the kingdom."

Charlotte frowned:

"Then I'm even more strange, if I say that, unless I go directly to the North Harbor where I have the mouth of the sea, wouldn't the Gregoris family not be able to hit the banks of the Dorne at all? And what are they doing when they are stationed on the shore upstream? Or rather...... What are they waiting for? ”

"No matter how you look at it, it should be the best choice for them to go straight to North Port, right? Even if it is stationed, it should be stationed downstream, right, aren't they afraid that we will make dumplings from the downstream? ”

Baron Angus sighed:

"Lord Earl, I'm afraid we can't get around."

"Oh? Why? ”

Charlotte was a little surprised.

Baron Angus explains:

"Because we are separated by the enclave of the Tulip Countdom...... The Tulip County is right separating the Viscounty of North Harbor from the Viscount of Lyglis, and if we go around the back, we will inevitably need to pass through the Tulip County. ”

"The Duchess of Boulder has declared her neutrality in this rebellion and will refuse to allow our troops from both sides to enter the ......"

Charlotte: ......

his uncle, she's almost forgotten that there is a dog-skinned polder-like enclave next to Castell's Lord!

The bastard of the third prince didn't have a good heart at all!

"The Boulders really choose enclaves...... Looking at it now, the enclave almost cut off the Castel territory on both sides of the Dorne. ”

Looking at the tulip county on the map that pressed like a big stone against Castell's waist, Sebas couldn't help but mutter.

Baron Angus nodded:

"Yes, so the successive counts of Castel want to take back the tulip county from the duke, and are even willing to exchange the rich lands in the south. But the Dukes of Boulder have always refused, even if the area of the Tulip County is not as large as the Viscounty of North Port......"

Viscount Leon-Castel sighed:

"This is also normal, after all, the Duke of Boulder relied on the Tulip County to balance our Castel, and the Tulip County was originally the military fortress of the Boulder Duchy in the north."

"For so many years, the neighboring lords in the kingdom have not dared to make a move against Castel, and it is also because the Boulder family has a standing army stationed in the Tulip Earl, and as long as the Count is still a vassal of Boulder, the Boulder family will never let go."

Hearing this, Charlotte's heart moved:

"Wait...... What did you say? The Boulder family has a standing army stationed in the Tulip Countdom? ”

The old viscount nodded:

"Yes, Lord Count."

"How many people are in this standing army? Are they all transcendental? What about equipment? ”

The old viscount thought for a moment and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be three thousand, maybe a little more, I don't know the extraordinary proportion, but it shouldn't be low, as for the equipment...... The former Duke of Boulder once served as the military governor of the kingdom, and it is said that he has obtained many of the kingdom's standard armor......"

Listening to the old viscount's words, Charlotte's brows furrowed even deeper.

She looked at Castel's map carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the tulip county embedded in the middle of Castel's domain stood out.

The Castel territory, which was supposed to be a perfect isosceles obtuse triangle, was incomplete because of the Boulder enclave in between, which could really force OCD to death.

"Sebas, is there any other news from the south lately?"

After thinking about it, Charlotte asked.

"Do you mean the Duchy of Boulder? Apart from the declaration of neutrality in the Castel rebellion and the denial of entry to the troops of both sides, there was no other news from Boulder's side for the time being. ”

Sebas said.

"What about the other principality nobles? Already sworn allegiance to the new duke? ”

"This ...... I don't know, but it is said that most of the nobility of the duchy participated in the inauguration ceremony of the new duke. ”

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Listening to Sebas's words, Charlotte bowed slightly.

The third prince is also one of the popular heirs to the throne of the Crescent Moon, and it is normal for the nobles of the principality who want to go further in the kingdom to compete with him first.

After continuing to look at the county map for a while, Charlotte said:

"The main force of the coalition army doesn't need to rush to pull, let's train on the spot first, Beigang is full of supplies, and the logistical pressure is not great."

"Since three thousand men can hold the front line, let's send three thousand men to defend the Dorne River first, oh no, just to be on the safe side, five thousand, Lord Viscount, please recommend other capable commanders to lead the troops to defend, as for Baron Angus, stay here in the North Harbor."

"The main force stays in Northport?"

Viscount Lean-Castel was stunned and hesitated:

"Are you sure, Lord Count? We should not drag on this rebellion for too long......"

"Although the tulip county blocks our route to the north, it also blocks the rebels' route south along the coastline, and although the North Harbor seems to be closer to the front line, it is actually the safest, and there is no need to leave so many troops to defend."

"Safety? Oh, not necessarily. ”

Charlotte chuckled and shook her head slightly.

Looking at Charlotte's meaningful expression, the corners of the old viscount's eyes jumped.

As if thinking of something, his expression changed slightly:

"Your Excellency, Lord Count, are you suspicious...... Will the Duke do something to us? ”

Listening to the old viscount's words, the nobles in the council hall changed their faces one after another:

"Duke? Duke of Boulder? ”

"The lord intervenes in the civil war of the vassals?"

"This ...... Impossible, right? ”

Even Sebas was surprised:

"Master, this ...... Probably not, right? Even if the third prince wants to obtain the Castel Territory, the matter needs to be told that a division is famous...... Otherwise, who would dare to support him in fighting for the throne in the future? ”

Charlotte sighed:

"If you want to make excuses, you can always find them, and no matter what, we always have to guard against that ambitious guy."

Listening to Charlotte's words, Sebas fell into deep thought, and Viscount Lean-Castel, after a moment of silence, nodded and said:

"I see, Lord Count, in that case...... I recommend Baron Chalons to defend the banks of the Dorne. ”

Charlotte looked at Baron Angus again, and Baron Angus nodded:

"Lord Earl, Baron Chalons is also an excellent commander, and I think he is up to the job."

"That's settled, while it's true that this rebellion shouldn't be delayed for too long, but we must leave enough time to train the coalition forces, and we must guard a little against our neighbors."

Charlotte said.