No matter how much Lady Angelica tried to prevent what was going to happen next, it was already impossible - from the moment Berion killed Hollard, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, even for the sake of the family's face and dignity, the Minest family must stand extremely firmly in the side of His Highness Anson.

Although the news had not yet spread, the Minest family's war machine had already begun to be launched in advance - there was no need to give any more orders, just an order, and all the preparations were like gears turning piece by piece. Huge ships flying the flaming goshawk banner gathered outside Seahorse Harbor, and the sailors who usually roamed the streets were nowhere to be found, all of them were recruited by the Minester family.

Since the victory of Marquis Holard Minest in the Dominica War, the ownership of the entire royal fleet has been in the name of the Mineste family - for many reasons, not only because of the family's wealth, but also because the Marcherus family did not attach as much importance to the sea as to the land.

Perhaps Levi Marcherus had such a realization three hundred years ago - but when knights became the starting point of the aristocracy, when the direction of territorial expansion was limited to what could be reached by the territory, when three hundred years of fierce warfare still had to sign a long-term peace agreement with the Dominic Kingdom in the south, the Kingdom of Turin did not have to worry about the enemy appearing from the sea, so how could it be important?

They knew that maritime trade could bring great wealth, but there was no territory outside the kingdom that needed the protection of warships, so it was impossible to focus on it. On the contrary, the pagans in the east have always threatened the east, and the rebellion in the north has not yet been completely quelled, and the barbarians of the land have led the whole south - the down-to-earth hoplites and heavily armed knights are the strongest walls of the kingdom.

There's no right or wrong - only kingdoms like Dominica's city-state alliance. will be forced to send out a strong navy. Naturally, the Minest family, which had encountered a bottleneck in their development in the kingdom, also focused on the sea, creating the thriving Seahorse Port today.

But it was also because they had never encountered it before, so when the enemy did appear from the sea, they could not be much defenseless - which is why Edward had to draw the Minest family into the camp of the Little Prince, who were the most powerful in the entire kingdom of Turin with the royal fleet. It is also the only maritime power.

Of course, this was a very risky plan - even if the Kingdom of Turin did not value sea power, the city of Turin was still a seaport city, a powerful coastal fortress, and any fleet that wanted to break into the port of Kings would pay a terrible price.

The city of Turin is not only the city walls on land - just in front of the Port of Kings there are nearly 100 defensive towers, the highest one is even close to 80 meters, and the lighthouse built on the top of the hill can even take in full view of half of the city, not to mention the sea.

But it's the other way around. If you can take King's Port by surprise, the whole battle will be half won.

Standing on the lookout of the harbor, looking at the battleships that had gathered one after another, the corners of Edward's mouth crossed a curvature - although a lot of time was wasted, it should be enough to be able to reach Turin before Anson arrived.

The entire Banner Legion was ready to go—although there were still a few unsatisfactory flaws, there was no time left to fix them, and any further delay would only waste the opportunity to get them.

"It's going to take another day. The fleet will be fully ready - and it will not be until noon tomorrow at the earliest. Changed into a knight's robe, Luson walked to Edward's side silently, with a tired look on his face: "But who told you to have to ask for the entire royal fleet." If only partially, you could have gone yesterday. ”

"Either the whole fleet, or not a single ship - just a few ships full of soldiers don't make any sense, and I want to do more than just surprise King's Harbor. Edward looked at the horizon in the distance in a comfortable mood: "What we have to do is to make Barrion completely desperate. ”

"That's not something just a royal fleet can do. Lusen shook his head: "Even if you can block the entire King's Port, the fleet can help you take the King's Port, but it can't take the Markerus Mountain for you!"

"Isn't it enough to take the whole King's Harbor?"

"As long as Anson Marcherus has not been crowned king. Berion's head hasn't been cut off yet, so it's never enough!" Lusen's expression was rather ugly: "Now that I think about it, I'm crazy enough to listen to your guy's nonsense and do such crazy things - that's Turin City, a Turin City that hasn't fallen in three hundred years!"

In other words, the city hadn't been at war for 300 years - it just looked powerful. In fact, it is fragile. Edward's tone was quite firm: "And Berion himself knows this, he knows that it is absolutely impossible to fight against most of the kingdom by relying on the Knights of the Sacred Tree and this capital alone. ”

"How do you know?"

"Because of this. The black-haired knight smiled and handed a letter to Lusen: "Master Otto Kwyn brought back from Fort Hague, the letter that the Millar family received from Berrion Marcherus is a copy, and it should still be in the hands of the Millar family. ”

"Berrion promised them that if he took the crown, he would make House Miral the second 'Marquis' of the Kingdom of Turin, and that he would destroy House Minest and turn the city into their fiefdom - and the price for this would be to rule the whole south and pay allegiance to Berion Marcherus if necessary. ”

"Then attack the Minest family from behind......" Lusen said through gritted teeth, snorting coldly and laughing: "Then what does he mean by giving you this letter, is he going to join His Highness Anson?"

"If he really intends to do so, I'm afraid he will go straight to the oath of allegiance to His Highness - if I am not mistaken, he intends to be neutral, like the Minests. Edward glanced at Lusen with some amusement: "If Berion really becomes the monarch of the Kingdom of Turin, he will fulfill this agreement, but if the Radiant Cross protects us and allows us to win, then this is a lifesaver that can save the whole south from disaster!"

"Fulfill the agreement, are the people of the Miral family crazy?" Lusen couldn't help but laugh, and roared with disdain and anger: "Do they still expect Berion to be able to live in harmony with these southern lords after killing Mineste?!"

"But the truth is that the lords of the south hate you Mineste as much as the nobles of Turin, though I prefer to call them 'envy and jealousy', you are too rich. Edward said jokingly, "And hatred of the rich is common to us poor people - who doesn't want to see a rich neighbor unlucky and make a windfall by the way?"

"So either we're being skinned and cramped by those Southern Lords and Berion, or we're going to have to break the bank for His Highness Anson's crown?" Luson couldn't help but spit out, "You guys are really a bunch of robbers!"

"It depends on which one you choose, cramps or ruined. Ed patted him on the shoulder, "We'll leave tomorrow and get the royal fleet ready—will you come with us?"

"Without the Minests in command, the royal fleet will not obey anyone's orders—even if you are coming on behalf of His Highness Anson. Lusen finally showed a little pride, but also a little helplessness: "I think this can also prove how loyal the Minest family is to His Royal Highness Anson, right?"

"I can vouch for that. The black-haired knight turned and walked towards the barracks: "Tomorrow, we march to the city of Turin!" (To be continued.) )