"Damn, shit, shit!!"

In the room, Duke Christine slammed the table in frustration.

Although he had already guessed that the current situation of his side would easily attract a sneak attack from behind, he never expected that the first place to suffer on his side was actually the granary.

If it was an arsenal or something, he wouldn't be so anxious and angry, after all, everyone was fully armed now, and the weapons wouldn't be damaged too quickly, so even if the arsenal was destroyed for a while, it wouldn't be a problem.

But the granary, not the same.

It represents the logistics of the entire force, the hope of the army and the civilian population.

This fire will definitely make everyone in the territory worry about their future.

I don't even have food to eat, so what kind of war are we fighting!

Now I have rescued some leftover food, plus the storage in other places, there is a lot of it, but it is still a little difficult to supply the entire territory.

And, almost predictably, the people in the territory will do everything they can to snatch the rest of the grain - if you don't take care of it, then we'll do it ourselves.

The Duke gritted his teeth and panted on the table, trying to use his brain's work to come up with some solution.

But at a time like this, how difficult it is to buy a lot of food, and do they have so much money to fill the hole?

But if you don't go to fill the holes, how can you appease the panic of the people? How can the troops gather cohesion to fight?

Taking a deep breath, Duke Christine felt like he had to make a decision.

Their priority now is never to find the murderer to give everyone an explanation, because even if they do, they will not be able to conjure up the burned food.

The first thing to do is to let people divert their attention from this aspect, not to make people's hearts continue to become more panicked because of the prolongation of time, but to make them pay attention to the most important crisis in front of them.

Only in this way can they raise their last strength and fight for themselves.

Finally breathing a sigh of relief, Duke Christine's gaze gradually became cold.

Outside the Blossom Ridge, Lynn looked at the team of people who had no way to hide their tracks in the distance, and frowned slightly.

"What are you going to do?"

Judging from the movements of the other party, it seems that they are preparing to go out and attack somewhere, but Karan's troops are not moving too fast, and it will take a little time to get here, and it seems a little unnecessary for them to meet the enemy now.

But if it is not to start a fight, what is the purpose of the actions of so many people?

Looking at that menacing appearance, it doesn't look like you want to change your position and run away?

After a little thought, Lynn decided to have someone quietly follow her to find out the information.

Soon, though, the spies returned.

"They scattered, and I couldn't track down everyone's news, the only thing I was sure of was that they didn't rush to the center of the battlefield, but to the depths of the kingdom."

"Deep in the kingdom. Could it be that they felt that they had no choice but to attack Catalena? ”

When the idea came to mind, Lynn himself felt a little funny.

As long as the front line is not defeated, the defense of the royal capital will always be the most tightly garrisoned, and it is really unrealistic for Christine to break through the royal capital.

So since it's not a sneak attack, what are these people for?

Faintly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Lynn's mind.

"Those guys, are they going to be robbers," he muttered, frowning slightly.

This is not unwarranted speculation, but something very likely to happen.

Because of the lack of food, their war potential must be reduced to a very slim level, and if they want to continue to participate in this competition, they will have to expand their supplies.

However, it is clear that the current way of buying supplies is not feasible, as Christine cannot buy food from the other two parties, and there is no other fourth force in the kingdom that can trade with them across the other two, so they have to be self-sufficient.

Now that self-sufficiency is no longer possible, the only way to get food is to grab it.

As the so-called neighbor Tun Grain I Tun Dao, although Fanhualing is not a good place, but the overall topography of the Rhine is still mostly plains, and there are many areas dominated by farmland on its edge, plus the front-line troops of the kingdom are now tight, and the defense of the town is inevitably a little weak.

Christine scattered her troops, most likely hoping to use these weak points to penetrate the defense line and capture the supply points.

And the reason why Lynn said that this is a very possible thing is because its probability of success is really not small.

Because Christine seized a very good moment.

The shortage of front-line fighters forced the royal family to withdraw some of the troops stationed on the relatively weak Kristen border and send them to the front, and these vacancies would be filled by Kalan's men.

But this exchange will not be too perfect in terms of time.

The royal family's troops were withdrawn, and it would take at least three days for Kahlan's men to arrive, and this time was the time when the defense against Christine was the weakest.

Under normal circumstances, this is nothing, because neither of the various forces thinks that Christine will attack a place that at least "seems" to be stronger than them when intelligence is scarce.

Unexpectedly, Lynn's fire burned their hopes and ignited their last gunpowder.

Over the next three days, Christine did manage to spot a gap in the front line, easily breaking through the encirclement and burrowing into the interior of the kingdom.

By the time Kahan's forces arrived, they had already left where they had come and started to hoho deeper into the kingdom.

At this time, they were no longer nobles, because where they passed was the burning, killing and looting after the shackles of sin were completely relaxed, and all the places that could not be taken away were burned and destroyed, leaving absolutely no trace for the pursuers.

Even if Fanhualing was easily captured, they did not look back.

No one thought that the surname that once represented glory would now become a heinous mountain bandit, and the knights who once believed in glory would trample the bones of ordinary people without any scruples.

After receiving the news, Corina sat in the gazebo in the garden and said with a blank face.

"I'm starting to spit on this last name."

Charlotte shrunk into a ball and shivered: "These people are so scary. ”

"Humanity with no way back, that's it." Lynn sighed slightly, "But I didn't expect it to cause such a result." ”

"Originally, it seemed to me that after the fire had passed, they would have been plunged into civil strife over the surplus food, but the leading duke had solved the problem in such a way."

"No wonder you." Corina's eyes drooped slightly, "This is something that any nobleman who is a little proud of his surname can't do, it can only be said that they are desperate for their own survival." ”

"Well, let's see how it develops next." Lynn said helplessly, "Those guys have gradually penetrated deep into the hinterland of the kingdom, and if they are not solved quickly, the consequences may be a little unimaginable." ”

Allowing a force with no sense of morality to engage in its own hinterland knows that this will not be a good phenomenon for war on the front.

Think about it, I was desperate in front, but I suddenly received news that my home was gone, how could I still have the will to fight?

I am fighting for my life for the country, but the country has failed to protect my family?

For most people, their loyalty to the kingdom is definitely not as high as their loyalty to themselves, and when their families are damaged, because the kingdom is exhausted and unable to protect themselves and let others make trouble, it is somewhat difficult to want them to fight.

Therefore, the royal family will definitely do its best to block the news and send people to clear up the chaos.

In the following time, the royal family's clearance of Christine was not very slow, after all, the Rhine as a whole was mostly plains rather than mountains, and there was no way to fight guerrilla warfare, and the efficiency was not bad.

However, the problem is that it is difficult to hide such a big action from other people's eyes.

The rebels, soon learned the news.

As a result, on the front lines of some temporary truces, the rebels always shouted at each other with a loudspeaker.

"Why don't you hurry home and take a look, your mother is gone! Your wife ran away with someone! Your child has been taken away!! ”

At the beginning, almost everyone scoffed at such shouting, and even took a loudspeaker to scold each other.

But when the timeline is stretched, some small surprises inevitably appear.

In order to improve their will to fight, in the past, the army would send letters from family members at regular intervals, but recently, this situation has suddenly disappeared.

So recently, the fact that no one could receive the letter from home has gradually aroused doubts among the soldiers.

Under the premise that the other party is shouting like this, the lack of information makes it easy for them to fantasize about something, so as to become uneasy.

Fortunately, the army later began to make a fortune again.

The worries of most of them gradually dissipated.

However, the good times were short-lived.

Somehow, the rebels have collected a list of destroyed towns and have investigated the dead.

Then, based on some clues, they guessed which side of the army they had joined, and then, during the temporary truce, called out the names of the soldiers, and told them that their families had died from the inaction of the royal family, and even the time was clear.

Although the boss vigorously denied it and angrily criticized the other party's inferior tactics, some people still had doubts about it.

Because what they said was so detailed that even a few members of their own family could explain it clearly.

Under normal circumstances, who would have nothing to do to investigate the family of a small soldier?

But looking at their own letter to their family, they felt as if the other party was really lying and wanted to break their will.

At this time, there was another accident.

In the Rhine Kingdom, in some small towns and towns, the literacy rate of ordinary people is not high, and their family letters are written by people, and then someone is found to read the literal meaning on their behalf.

When the soldiers received the letters from home, they would seek out those who were literate in the army, help them tell them how much they missed him at home, and then they would treasure the letters.

Generally speaking, this family letter is rarely seen by outsiders, after all, how can the thoughts of one's family members be shared with others, and they are all enjoyed by themselves.

But when these things happened, some of the soldiers began to doubt the authenticity of the family letter, and everyone took out a pair.

Good guys, why are there so many similarities in these family letters?

Although you don't know how to read words, you can still find differences in the same word.

The soldiers, especially those whose names were called out from the other side, rushed into the commander's tent to ask for an explanation.

Although these commanders tried their best to shirk it, the collapse of the military's morale has become a fait accompli.

This turmoil caused the Rhine royal family to lose about three-sevenths of its territory, and it was not until Christine was completely eliminated that it was able to stabilize the front a little and not continue to advance.

But after this man-made disaster, the royal family has gradually highlighted some tired attitudes towards the war, and no longer prevents the manpower from continuing to advance, only caring about maintaining the current territory.

Standing in the courtyard, Charlotte reached out to catch the snowflakes and gently crushed them with her fingertips.

Turning her head, she looked at Lynn's face, which was warmly yellowed by the glow of the fire, and asked in a low voice, "How long will the war end?" ”

"Probably soon?" Lynn said uncertainly, "Judging from the current situation, the kingdom probably doesn't have much strength to deal with them, and the winter in the Rhine is very cold, and no one wants to go to war at this time." ”

"After the beginning of spring, there should be a decisive battle between the two sides of the recuperation, and then it will be the time to really witness the difference."

"Hey." Charlotte let out a rare sigh and asked with a sad face, "Why don't those particularly powerful people, such as knight commanders and the like, take action?" ”

"If they can go to the battlefield, they will definitely be able to ride a thousand horses and turn the tide of the war."

Lynn smiled and said, "Because, no." ”

"Those are the beings with the title, and the prerequisite for obtaining the title is to swear an oath to His Majesty, who represents the gods. In the oath, there is this rule: 'Do not swing the blade at the weak, otherwise you will lose the great blessing'. ”

"Therefore, they can't go to the battlefield, and those who can go to the battlefield have all been on it now."

"Well," Charlotte curled up her legs and rested her head on her knees, "Anyway, in the battle report, the people on the other side seem to have always had a higher number of casualties than us, but why do they never seem to be deflated?"

Lynn recalled some information and said, "Because they are people who are driven by faith. ”

"Faith?"

"Yes, faith." Lynn explained, "According to the news, they are all soldiers who believe in the same god, just like the Knights, but their beliefs are more in line with their own heart's mind than the 'great justice' of the goddess, so it is easier to spread and be recognized." ”

"And in history, a warrior with a strong faith has always been more difficult to deal with than an ordinary soldier."

"Is that so?" Charlotte suddenly became a little worried, "So, can we win?" ”

Lynn was silent for a moment, trying to ask what kind of "we" she was referring to.

In the end, though, he chose to change the subject: "Do you want to go back to Catalena?" ”

Charlotte bit her lip slightly and nodded silently.

"Hmm"

Lynn looked at the sky, and the sky and earth were full of goose feathers and snow at the moment.

"It's coming."

He whispered.

"When this battle is almost over, you'll be able to go back."

"And yes, glorious triumph."

(End of chapter)