Chapter 64: Reactions from all sides
"Father, something is wrong." At the bedside, Lopper held the hand of the Great Chief of Fort Carmel tightly, the Grand Chief of Fort Carmel was getting older and older, and his face was frighteningly white, the old chief who had ruled the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel for decades and no one dared to touch his beard, and finally had to face the call of the gods.
Hearing the words of his eldest son, the old chief opened his slightly cloudy eyes, the sharpness and majesty of the past had long been replaced by a strong death intent, and some only shrewdness and wisdom remained.
"Let me guess my child, the Dillmans are ready to move on our territory? I wonder which duke it will be this time? Could it be the poisonous snakes that I've been fighting for most of my life? The old chief's voice was low, as if he were whispering in his ear, after all, he really didn't have much physical strength now.
Pople was speechless, his father, the ruler of the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel and the powerful Great Chief of the Flo people, had experienced countless ups and downs along the way, and his rich life experience made him know everything outside the castle even when he was paralyzed in a hospital bed.
"Father, it's true that he is a Dirkman, but not the dukes, but an earl...... " said Loppel in the old chief's ear.
"Count?" The old chief's cloudy eyes widened, and there was a faint anger brewing in it.
"Really...... Am I so old that a little cub would dare to do anything to me, Earl Lens......" The old chief's voice trembled a little, he knew who the other party would be without even guessing, and he was furious, he felt that this was a contempt for him, a desecration of his glory.
"Although the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel is not as big as it used to be, it is not something that a small earl of the Dierman can provoke, Lople, I order you, as the Grand Chief of Fort Carmel, to lead my army and wipe out the army of the Earl of Lens for me, so that those damned Diarmans know that we are powerful!" The old chief's voice was stern, and he had already used the word order, which was enough to explain his attitude.
"But my father...... If we do this, even if we defeat Count Lens, we may lose a lot......" Pople could not finish his sentence when he was directly interrupted by the old chief.
Lopur swore he had never seen such a terrifying look in his life, and that under his pupils it was like lava flowing.
"Yes." With a cold sweat on his forehead, Lopur bent down, and he only surrendered at this moment.
"Hmm." The Grand Chief of Fort Carmel slowly retracted his eyes, and for a moment it seemed to change back to the seriously ill old man, if it wasn't for the real sight, maybe no one would associate the sick old man in front of him with the imposing Great Chief just now.
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After "Hu ......" left the old chief's room, Lopur finally breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure he had just put on him was so great that he could barely breathe.
"If one day, I can become such a big chief......" The thought crossed Lopur's mind, only to be temporarily suppressed by him, he now has more important things to do.
"Gather me the warriors of Fort Carmel and let them come to me." Lopper's expression regained his coldness and calmness, and this period of time was neither long nor short, so that he also had a trace of the temperament of a superior, cold, so that his subordinates did not dare to object.
"As you wish, Lord Lopur." The courtier on the side was very pleased, he was a courtier who followed the old chief, and he faintly saw in Lopur what the old chief looked like when he was young, and now the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel seemed to have a great ruler again.
"The Dillmans want to invade our territory, take our money, and kill our people, you are the most elite warriors of my Fort Carmel Great Emirate, and now, I need you to serve me, for the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel, against the army from the Dirkmans!"
The courtiers were very capable of working, and it didn't take long to gather all the warriors of Fort Carmel and listen to Lopper's lectures in the lord's hall.
These warriors were the equivalent of knights under the nobles of Dierman, and they were brave and well-equipped, and they were the cornerstone of Fort Carmel.
But now the number of people is also scarce, after all, he, the future Grand Chief of Fort Carmel, cannot pass the order out of Fort Carmel County now, and the force he can mobilize is nothing more than Fort Carmel County.
"May I serve you, Lord Lopur, and we will surely speak of those abominable Dirmans to drive them away, kill them, bathe our bodies in their blood, and use their blood as a blood sacrifice to appease the wrath of the gods!" The warriors of Fort Carmel were eager to try, and there was a fierce glint in their eyes.
"Very well, I am glad that you have the courage to pray to the gods for you, and I will celebrate you when you return in triumph!"
Lopper was very satisfied, with these warriors, the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel would not be out of his control, as for the Earl of Lens? There was a slight chill in his eyes, this alien who had invaded his territory had already been written on his death list.
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"You mean my vassal, Count Lens, who started the war against the Flo without his own permission?"
Far away in Rizland Castle, the glorious banner and family shelter this majestic city, and the lords live outside the castle, calm as water, but the Duke of Rizland Fort has already been furious.
He did not believe it when he learned that his vassals had declared war on the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel, believing that it was just a rumor, a false news, until the messenger actually arrived.
After the determination, his anger was directly ignited, and he thought it was disrespectful to him! It is an insult to the Rizlan family, and this kind of behavior is extremely bad.
And even if all these are aside, how can the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel be so easy to attack?
He has been fighting against the Great Chief of Fort Carmel for most of his life, and naturally knows how difficult this opponent is, and he also knows that the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel is powerful, even if it is in chaos now, it will not be something that Earl Lens can touch, and even if it really succeeds, it will be a miserable victory with all his might, and the army will not survive one out of ten.
Although he was very reluctant, he had to admit that the Florians were so powerful and brave that they were definitely fierce opponents and should not be underestimated.
"Father, why is Count Lens so unwise?" Frederick asked, puzzled.
Unwise, he directly used such a word, in fact, it is indeed unwise, Count Rens's move, disgusting his feudal lord Duke Rizland, may not be able to succeed, and may also cause a crazy backlash from the Flo people, these may not be something he can afford.
"My son, unwise, that's a description of a normal person, but my vassal, Earl Lens, he is no longer normal, ambition has made him forget his wisdom, age has made him no longer cautious, if he used to be a cunning fox, then now he is just a chicken that runs madly to peck at the sight of a few grains of rice!"
The Duke of Rizlan made no secret of his contempt, in his opinion, his vassal Count Lens was ambitious and always wanted to claim the title of duke, and all this required a large enough territory and strong power, and now he could not do this, so he had to turn his mind to the Flo people.
Ordinary people tend to be more and more cautious with age, and they are not willing to take any more risks, but the aging of Earl Lens does not make him a fox more cunning, he prefers to take a gamble, if he can succeed, he can naturally achieve his long-standing dream.
As for what happens if you fail? The Duke of Ritzland estimated that the Earl of Lens did not even think about his own failure, just like the gamblers in the gambling house, they did not think about what they would lose if they failed, they only cared about how much they had left to get to the table, and this is the best description of the Earl of Lens.
"In that case, father, do we need someone to stop Count Lens?" Frederick hesitated and asked.
Anyway, now Count Lens is also a vassal under the Duke of Rizland, and he is an important combat force, if there is any accident, it will not be a good thing for the Duke of Rizland.
"Block? No my child, I can't stop him, at least not now. Duke Rizland shook his head.
"Why? I'm sure if you give a strong order, the Earl of Lens won't disobey him. Frederick wondered, Duke Rizland was not one of those feudal lords who did not have much control over his vassals, and the authority of Duke Rizlan had always been unquestionable due to his strong army and enough dependencies.
"That's because we've only done bad things for him lately, otherwise he would have one more Count of Lorraine in his title now, and if we stop him now, what do you think it would be in his eyes?" Duke Rizland's face was not good-looking.
Not long ago, the Duke of Rizland intervened in the war between the Earl of Lens and the Earl of Lorraine, and let the Earl of Lens's biggest trophy, Lorraineburg, return to the hands of the Earl of Lorraine, which has already made the Earl of Lens hold a grudge, and now he can't stop it again, otherwise it will be a feud.
"And I'm not going to stop the ......" Duke Rizlan didn't say this, his eyes were uncertain, and faintly he thought that it would be good if the Flo people could inflict a heavy blow on Count Lens, the current Count of Lens is too powerful, and has shaken the position of Duke Rizland, if Count Lens loses in this war, or even pays a huge price, then ......
These words could not be said, but Frederick did see something in his father's eyes, and he was silent.