The nobles of Erengrad finally couldn't take it anymore. They could not bear the siege of the city, and the lack of follow-up food and supplies made them feel terrified. As a result, the Bloody Mercenaries had to travel from the east to support Erlengrad and attempt to lift the siege of the city by the Kislev army. However, this meant that they had to face off against the queen's main army.

To this end, Caterina transferred two-thirds of her army out of the outer defense line of Erlengrad in advance, and took the initiative to meet the returning Imperial mercenary group. The lessons of history have taught her countless times that if you want to defeat one opponent head-on, you must never leave your back to another. Two hundred years ago, the city of Kislev was surrounded by the chaos army, the imperial general Magnus led a huge army of the old world to relieve the siege, the chaos army faced the imperial coalition army head-on, and at this time, all the soldiers in the city of Kislev rushed out of the city under the leadership of the Tsar, giving the chaos army a blow in the back. In the end, the Order faction relied on the Empire, Kislev, and Dwarves to defeat the Chaos Army.

Although hundreds of years have passed since the vigorous Third Chaos Invasion, history is a mirror that gives people admonitions and warnings.

"Why are we? The people of the North have already paid so much for this war, the farmers have missed the spring planting season, and now they are to take the lead, and if a man dies in a family, the women and children will never survive. And we can't feed so many widows!"

The camp of the Kislev coalition was full of commotion, with voices of condemnation, invective, and ridicule. The reason is that the commander-in-chief of the corps has a battle plan that puts the Northern Coalition forces in the front row to resist the frontal attack of the enemy. The biggest difference between Kislev's army and the Empire's army is the configuration of troops, the Wasteland is better at cavalry tactics, while the Empire's mercenaries still continue the tradition of the regular army and attach importance to infantry combat. Therefore, if the attack of the enemy's main infantry could be dragged at the beginning of the battle and valuable time could be provided for the cavalry flank, then the battle would have almost been won. However, who went to the front line became the focus of the dispute.

"Brother, there will always be sacrifices in war. Being on the battlefield on the main front is not unconditional, and after the war, you can get more loot rewards, as well as additional subsidies. Yes, there is always some special compensation for those who shed their blood and died. Farmers miss out on farming and need such compensation, don't they?"

Grand Duke Landau said. From a purely war point of view, he was a valiant warrior, and as everyone knows, Duke Randolph is one of the few dukes in Kislev who will personally go into battle. But everyone also knows that this tough Grand Duke is actually the Ice Queen's right and left hand, and every action he takes basically has Katarina's will behind it.

In other words, it is Katerina's intention to go to the front line of the Northern Alliance. This is the reason why the northern lords are talking about it. However, this discussion was not one-sided, the lords from all over the country gathered in the big tent, and those lords from the south made a posture that they had nothing to do with themselves, and even privately ridiculed the foolish people in the north for not knowing glory and being greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Of course, it is good that people do not die, and they can get a sum of compensation, but how can they not die on the day of the decisive battle? I'm not mistaken, at the Battle of Erlengrad, we won, but we lost thousands of sailors and soldiers. This battle against the Bloody Hand Mercenary Group will only be more brutal. ”

Edmund Eugene, Lord of Ice Castle, said angrily. Although Rhodes kept giving him a look, signaling that he didn't need to stand up for the entire northern border, he still couldn't control himself and refuted Duke Lan Dao on the spot.

"Be careful with your words and actions, Lord Edmund. ”

At the venue, someone reminded Edmund from his seat. However, Edmund was unmoved. In fact, he has endured a lot, and the strength of Ice Lan Castle is not strong in the first place, and he has to resist the invasion of the beastmen in the north. Like Rod, Edmund worked hard and went to the battlefield himself to defend the Ice Castle. During this period, none of the reinforcements of the Ice Queen were seen, and now, not only did he not have any reinforcements to go north, but he also had to sacrifice manpower for this rebellion war, of course Edmund couldn't stand it, which had violated his bottom line. And other northern lords can still endure it, such as the largest castle in the north - Watchcastle, located in the center of the north, surrounded by a flat river, and there are other fortresses in the east and west, not to mention beastmen, bandits and thieves.

"It is important to note that you are not on the frontier and do not know the current enemy, and I know that Ice Castle can no longer die soldiers. We need to guard the borders, and this war was not originally a war in the north, but a war in Kislev as a whole. ”

Edmund said angrily. The voice was almost roaring, and the lords present did not speak. Just stared at him, and then at the commander-in-chief in the middle.

Lan Dao stood up from his seat.

"We will outflank the Bloody Mercenary Group as quickly as possible. It is your duty to hold the line. You're wasting your tongue here, so you might as well go back and think about how to hold the line in battle. "I love to read

The Grand Duke said. A gesture was made to adjourn the meeting, and the mighty military meeting ended again in an uproar.

......

"Why are we taking the lead again? The first position is so important to the whole battle, if the middle line of defense is breached, how can there be outflanking and detouring? Doesn't Caterina know? Isn't there anyone to fight on the front except us?"

After the meeting, Edmund and Rhodes walked together, chattering and complaining. And Rod just smiled, and at the moment, there was no choice. Under the tyranny of the Frost Queen Caterina, all the lords have no right to say "no". The Lord of Crackstone, Barryne, said "no" to Caterina, and his house was raided, and the castle was taken by the queen and replaced with another obedient lackey. Marcha, the lord of Vallo, said "no", and when the city fell, he was taken to an underground prison in the capital city of Kislev, where he lived a never-ending life.

"Don't say it, maybe apart from us, there are really no troops that can fight on the front line. ”

"How?"

Edmund asked curiously.

"This country has spent more than a hundred years in peace, and if there is still war in the meantime, then only in the north, as a frontier, we have contact with the beastmen, and we have contact with the Norscans. Therefore, in terms of combat effectiveness, the army in the north is actually the most capable of fighting...... On the other hand, look at the south, especially the area around the city of Kislev, they are much richer than we are, however, the rich and comfortable life brings with it a decline in combat effectiveness, these soldiers from the south are dressed in fine armor and armed with sharp swords, however, how many of them have actually faced the hordes of beasts and Norscans? Only the troops in the north have combat experience in this area. ”

Rod said with a smile.

"But Caterina let us take the lead, not just because of the fighting power of the warriors of the North. In fact, she also wants to take advantage of the opportunity to weaken us. ”

"Weakening ......"

"Yes, weakened. As we all know, Kislev is vast and sparsely populated, and the south is very far away, and our queen can firmly control the castle and territory near Kislev City, but she can't reach to the north, so the north has long been a hidden danger in her mind. ”

"That's what she thinks......"

Edmund returned dissatisfied.

"Yes, but she thinks that's enough, and she thinks so, and she does. The Erlengrad rebellion is the time for our queen to reshuffle the cards, and those close to her will be promoted, and at the same time, some of the potential threats she sees will be removed. ”

Rod sneered.