The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "The armies of Count Robert and Count Cilitus stopped when they reached the border, and there is no sign of continuing the march at the moment. Other than that, there was no news of other reinforcements. ”

The old earl's face changed greatly, and he said angrily: "These two old things who don't keep their promises?"

At this time, Baron Ferguson said hatefully: "They think that the garrison border can get rid of the relationship with us?

Fenrir's face changed suddenly, and he muttered "garrison boundary" a few times, his face became gloomy, and he said coldly: "These two old guys are sinister enough. They were originally reinforcements, but now that they have changed, they have become vultures, and when Richard is gone, they will bite a few pieces of meat off us?"

Fenrir thought for a moment and said, "Maybe at this time, the messengers of the two old fellows have already arrived in front of Richard. ”

Fu Nan and the other Silver Sword Lords all changed their faces drastically. Richard came from afar and had no roots. If this war continues, the worst result is nothing more than the silver sword admitting defeat and paying reparations, at most cutting an enclave to Richard, Richard cannot garrison troops here, at most in the name of paying tribute to this land, and sending some benefits every year, maybe he can establish a long-term relationship with the Akmund family. However, if he joins forces with the two counts who are also on the western border, he can directly dismember and divide the Silver Sword Territory.

Seeing that the atmosphere was depressing, Fenrir snorted heavily and said angrily: "What are you afraid of? As long as Sword Wind City is still there, and the family's Construct Knight is still there, we haven't lost our foundation? Even if we let those two old things occupy a few pieces of land, when the Silver Sword Family recovers its vitality in the future, they will always be able to repay it twice?"

The old earl's words clearly boosted some morale and lifted everyone's spirits. However, a question lingers in the hearts of some people. Is it really right to hide the Constructed Knight Snow in the city to avoid losses?

This is a question that Nereus had just asked Richard.

And Richard asked rhetorically, "If you were Fenrir, what would you do?"

Nereus frowned and pondered, and after a moment said, "I will distribute the reconnaissance troops throughout the territory, and then put heavy troops in several important castles, and I will not be able to defend them." Then concentrate the most elite troops, maneuver in the field, and choose the opportunity to fight you to the death. ”

Before Richard could express his opinion, Nereus kept shaking his head: "This is not good? With the little elite that the silver sword can gather, if you fight a thousand horsemen in the field, you will lose ninety percent? Damn, you have too many knights in construction, too many knights in the dark-edged? and spearmen...... Thankfully, they've run out of explosive spears. No, and Tiramisu? He shouldn't be on the battlefield. Hell, Crimson, I'm sure she'll probably stab me in the back when I fight you to the death?"

Seeing that Nereus became more and more excited, Richard laughed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Do you need Crimson's help in a fight to the death?"

Nereus's small face was swollen red, and he said angrily, "Half a minute, should we try it?"

He was so angry, Richard's heart beat faster, and he quickly turned his gaze away, and said: "I am an instant burst of fighting, if I really fight to the death, the first few knives can't cut you down, I will be in danger." ”

"Is this about the same?" said Nereus, a little smugly, and then grabbed Richard and said, "Tell me honestly, how should I deal with your more than a thousand people?"

Richard said helplessly: "One is to concentrate all the elites to fight me in a decisive battle as you said, but if the strength is equal, the other party will generally not have a chance to win against me." The other is to concentrate the overwhelming superiority of forces, attack the places I have to defend, and force me to fight a decisive battle in an unfavorable situation. For example, the Black Rose Castle, or some plane that cannot be missed. The last one is to gather enough strong people and kill me directly. Satisfied now?"

Nereus snorted, put his hand on Richard's shoulder again, and said, "Even if you answer with all your heart, I'll let you go this time." What are we going to do now? Are we just stuffy in this little town?"

Richard was a little nervous for some reason, and quietly slapped Nereus's hand away, saying, "Of course not. Let the troops rest for another day, and then it's time for us to visit Count Fenrir in Swordwind City. I've wasted a week at Silver Sword, and it's my limit. ”

At this moment, Richard's troops occupied a small city called Maple Fire. The small city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and half of the city is a maple forest. This place is only a hundred kilometers away from Sword Wind City, and with the mobility of Richard's army, it will take less than two hours to enter Sword Wind City. Maple Fire was originally a baron's domain, but now it was in the hands of Richard. The Baron was locked up with a bunch of Silver Sword Lords. As for the baron's private army of 3,000 men, about a few dozen were killed in the battle, more than 100 were wounded, and 2,800 surrendered.

Richard and Nereus unceremoniously expropriated the baron's castle, which is very exquisite, apparently by a famous artist, and is remarkable for its architecture, sculpture, and gardens, with the only drawback being that it has almost zero defense?

After talking to Nereus at this moment, Richard was about to take a look at the troops, when he saw a knight in costume hurriedly walk in and say, "Lord Richard, there are two people who want to see you, and they claim to be messengers from Robert and Count Cilitus?"

Richard sneered and said, "The two old foxes can't wait at last? It seems that the patience is even worse than I expected? Neris, you can come along, and see what the two old foxes are going to say?"

In the beautiful parlor of the Maple Fire Castle, the two envoys saw Richard as they wished? They had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery, because they had long been shocked by Richard's military might? From the beginning of the war to the present, Richard's troops had suffered less than 100 casualties, but they had defeated the tens of thousands of troops of Silver Sword, and except for Sword Wind City, all other cities were what they wanted?

The two envoys knew that people like Richard were the most impatient to waste time, so they went straight to the point, expressed the goodwill of the two counts, and said vaguely that they were willing to share the interests of the Silver Sword family with Richard and become Richard's loyal allies in the western frontier?

After listening to the envoy's words, Richard scolded with a smile: "These two old foxes, you go back and tell them, I will attack Sword Wind City the day after tomorrow? If their army can't appear under the city and fight with me, then I don't need to talk about it? Every benefit of the Silver Sword family is mine? If they want to touch my cheese, it's better to think about it carefully? I'm a person who has always held grudges?"

One of the envoys had an ugly face and couldn't help but say, "Lord Richard, cooperation is good for us?

Richard said lightly: "Since you want to come and pick up the corpse, then you still need to think about eating it? I can swallow the silver sword alone, if your master wants to share some benefits, then you have to pay the corresponding price? If you don't do anything and want to sit on the ground and share the spoils, they can't help but think too highly of themselves? You just take my original words back, the day after tomorrow at noon, if I can't see their army under Sword Wind City, then don't want to step into the silver sword leader?"

After the two envoys had departed in a mixed mood, Nereus asked, "Are you really going to attack Sword Wind City?"

"Why not?"

Nereus thought for a moment and said, "You may not be able to fight, and even if you do, the losses must be heavy?"

Richard smiled and said, "We can make a bet that I will definitely be able to defeat that broken city, and the loss will not exceed two hundred, all arms?"

Nereus snorted and said, "What are you betting on?

Richard only felt that his chest was suddenly hit hard, and he couldn't even pronounce half a syllable for a while, and his breathing couldn't stop involuntarily?

Nereus had the feeling that he was being targeted by the ancient beasts, and he felt a chill all over his body, and exclaimed, "You...... What are you going to do?"

Richard took the insight, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "I want to see if you are His Highness Nereus himself?" The breath that had been blocked in his chest before had not all dissipated, and he didn't even notice that he used honorifics?

The fourth prince raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Can this still be fake?"

Richard touched his chin, thoughtfully, and said, "Maybe?"

I have to say that if Neris's usual charm is amazing, then now this angry appearance, the lethality has soared to the level of Su Helen and Luoqi? Nereis belongs to the type that the richer the expression, the more irresistible the charm, so at this time, he was provoked by Richard to anger again and again, and Richard became more and more eye-catching?

Nereus also seemed to sense that Richard's eyes were beginning to drift a little, and he suddenly stood up, stood in front of Richard, and leaned over to stare at him, almost spewing fire in his eyes?

The tips of the noses of the two men got closer and closer, and Richard desperately shrank back, but behind him was the back of the sofa, and there was no way to hide?

"Hey?" Richard shouted.

"What for?"

"You won't ...... Would you really like to kiss it? I'm going to resist. Richard said it very solemnly, lest Nereus misunderstood his determination.

But the four princes were domineering: "Where there is resistance, there is repression?"

Richard couldn't laugh or cry, this scene suddenly reminded him of a dreamlike night in Deep Blue, and the scene was somewhat similar. But at that time, Richard's young feelings were beginning to bloom, and when he first saw Su Helen, in addition to being respectful and afraid, there was actually a deep sense of amazement in his heart.