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"Idiots, fools! That damn little bastard, little prostitute, fat pig! How dare she collude with the Tumenes!"

The duke's suppressed roar was like the low roar of a wolf: he slapped heavily against a stack of parchments on the table, and the fine parchments, two fingers wide, for falcons to deliver messages, flew in all directions with the wind of his palms.

"Four cities, sixteen villages and towns, fell in two days......! A bunch of pigs were appointed! Even if you don't count the damn little brute, the remaining three cities have a total strength of more than 10,000! Are they all peasant soldiers? Even peasant soldiers can't lose the city so easily! They are all ...... Fucking toads?Stinky Shra Toad?What the hell did she do?What rhetoric did she use?How much money was paid as a bribe?Damn bastard, I'm going to bury them all alive!"

"Lord Duke, please be calm. ”

Duke Lin Lulan frowned tightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze moved slightly, and he caught some subtle traces from the face of the angry man in front of him - this guy's anger may have real ingredients, but at least half, or even more than half, is just a disguise.

He had never been deceived by the duke's supposedly coarse appearance—the so-called 'barbarians' were nothing more than a clumsy joke that the Illyrian lords of the Illyrian capital had just come up with, and that it took more than an unreasonable way of action for a family to grow from a local nobility to a tycoon in five generations...... The ability of each lord is obviously beyond doubt.

The Falcon message is not magic, it is impossible to arrive at the same time in a period of time, and such an important news cannot be suppressed by a single spy...... If he really cared about the gains and losses of those small towns, then what was he doing when the first town fell? Lin Lulan already knew very well - that small city less than a hundred miles away from here was a wedge that the Urdu family had hit on the edge of his territory, although it was a vaguely defined marginal area, but the troops that Urdu had deployed there were definitely a lot.

But the loss of a few thousand troops and a border city was not enough for him to be so angry...... Not to mention exposing this posture in front of yourself.

This attitude is nothing more than to paralyze himself and serve as a foreshadowing for some of his purposes.

The question is, what does he want to do?

Take this opportunity to withdraw his reinforcements?

In fact, this is a result that Duke Lin Lulan could not ask for.

The loss of the first battalion was indeed a huge problem. Now that the Tumenians had won the best position for the decisive battle, the difference in height on the battlefield gave them an advantage, and the role of the thousands of heavily armored knights in Urdu was greatly reduced, not to mention that when the real battle came. These guys are definitely not going to be able to win this battle and risk their lives. Leave them here. It will only adversely affect the outcome of the campaign.

"Your Excellency, Duke. The salutation made Duke Lin Lulan look up, noticing that his men were walking in from outside the tent—Nexon saluted the two dukes earnestly, but his gaze lingered on the angry barbarian family leader.

"Oh, you have come just in time, Lord Count. The Duke of Urdu finally stopped his angry roar and sighed. He grabbed a few pieces of parchment from the table and tossed them to Nickerson, "Well, it seems, because of my incompetent men. It may be going to cause some trouble for our Excellency the Earl...... See for yourself, and laugh at me, an incompetent old fellow!"

"Your Excellency...... You're serious. ”

Nickerson was stunned, he carefully took the parchment and looked down at it.

The soft sheepskin was short, with only a few words on each one, but the count's brow tightened in it.

...... On the seventh day of the third tenth day of the month of decay, the Marquis of Siphus rebelled and led his people to attack the town of Samuels......

Yesterday, after a surprise attack by the Marquis of Syphus Urdu, Lord Wayne Ogburn was killed in a hard battle......

On the eighth day of the third ten, Syphus Urdu rebelled and colluded with the Tumenians to attack the city of Holden...... After half a day of fierce fighting, the city of Holden fell......

On the fifth day of the third ten days of the month of decay, the city of Trifandi was attacked by 3,000 Tumenes, 5,000 cavalry were killed, and the Marquis of Syphus Urdu defected to the enemy, and the city guards rebelled......

On the seventh day of the 30th month of decay, the city of Ramsboton was attacked by an unknown army, the enemy had special magic weapons, the city walls failed, and the Earl of Cousins was martyred, and the city was about to fall......

Yesterday, the city of Copleston was attacked by 3,000 Tumenes...... Karen Lakis Throws ......

The third and eighth days of the month of decay...... Fall of Hardcock...... Bianca Ashkem surrendered......

Ramsborn, Samuels, Holden City, Copleston, Hardcock, but most importantly, it was Cui Fandi, who fell first...... The familiar names of the places slowly intertwined in the Count's mind in a sinuous line, and he silently read the last sentence of the letterhead, and then gently placed it on the table in front of him.

Three...... No, the so-called great attack should have only taken two days, and three thousand, Tumenes, and the fifth day of the third ten days of the month of decay...... That is, the day they defeated themselves a few days ago?

The Count shook his head slightly.

It's unbelievable...... It is true that Cui Fandi is the closest imperial city to the big camp he set up, but it is also at least more than eighty miles away, how did they attack there in such a short time?

Was it with the help of teleportation?But according to the mages' observations, didn't that magical symbol in the sky already interfere with all teleportation spells?If, according to those spellcasters, even the teleportation circle strengthened by the Tuminians could not be used in this situation, then how did they move?

If it was a teleportation spell, it wouldn't be unbelievable, but now it's ...... If the Tumenes were able to use teleportation spells at will. Why do they need to use such a troublesome method? With their current strength, if they want to go deeper into the interior of the empire, they can break through each of them, right?

"Harassment tactics. But now, it's hard to judge how many troops they have sent......" After thinking about it, the Earl's Excellency couldn't help but sigh again, and he raised his head: "If it's just those three thousand people, their advance seems to be too fast, Your Excellency the Duke, is there no follow-up news in these cities?"

The so-called hard battle for a day in time is obviously an unreliable rhetoric of face - there is no need to think carefully. Nickerson could also tell which Tumenes' force it was. Relying on that strange and powerful magic weapon to open the way, then these small cities with a population of no more than 30,000 people will definitely not be able to defend for long, and those small nobles can claim to be loyal to one or two hourglasses after being bombarded by fireballs from a long distance. Not to mention those towns with only two or three thousand people.

And that Siphus......

Syphus, Linde, Chantico, Marquisess of Urdu?

I can search for impressions of the name in my memory. It seems to be just a lump of fat...... The fourth or fifth daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Urdu seems to have deliberately ruined her appearance in order to evade responsibility. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any rumor about her extraordinary talents.

How dare she choose to surrender at this time? Or was it some kind of magical effect?

"Ah, damned Tumenes, vile barbarians! their so-called decisive battle is nothing but a trick. It's a despicable ploy! Their real purpose is to sneak attack!"

Count Nickson's silence seemed to make Duke Urdu curse again, but after cursing a few words, he turned to close his eyes slightly. I don't know what to think about Duke Lin Lulan: "If we can, I think we should do our best to teach these Tuny guys a lesson! We now have the advantage in strength, and if our intelligence is not wrong, this one who is mixed with those traitors is the guy named Vincent, since they have sent their weapons to our rear, then the battle should be decided quickly, and then we will free up our hands to teach this damn little toad a lesson!"

"Your Excellency, I don't think this is the right time. ”

Nickerson finally spoke at this time: "The Tumenians occupy a favorable position in the defense, they can build a tight defense line with the advantage of mages in these days, and in fact, they have built a rock wall, if we want to attack, we must attack from the back, which is extremely detrimental to the range of bows and arrows and the surprise attack of cavalry, not to mention, we do not know how many mages they have used now." ”

"Is it going to go on like this?"

"If this Marquis is really in collusion with the Tumines, then it is not difficult to capture some small towns by using teleportation spells or charm spells, and if they send high-level mages, the enchantment spells they use can directly control the minds of the people. ”

Nickerson said: "But the control of magic cannot last long, and it will not last more than twenty days. And I think that the troops sent by the Tumenians this time are not very numerous, and they must not be able to divide their forces to occupy them, so as long as they ......"

In fact, in Nixon's view, attacking the frontal Tuminis army was simply the most foolish way to do it—it was obviously unrealistic to try to fight an army that was almost as good as his own in a matter of days.

And now, the unknown cause of the disaster has completely blocked the teleportation spell, so the supply of food can only rely on the efficiency of the underground 6 transportation, if the count himself is the commander of the Tumenes, then as long as the supply line is cut off, the more than 30,000 soldiers who have gathered on the Empire's side will face the danger of running out of food......

That's a serious crisis that will wipe out the whole army!

"Does it take that long? As far as I know, if you use a charm spell or something, just one or two hourglasses are enough for them to take a city, right?"

Duke Urdu snorted and interrupted the Count: "Your Excellency, you mean, I'm making a big fuss, as long as I wait until the effects of those magic disappear, my city can naturally be recovered?"

"Nope. Lord Duke, I don't mean that, but as far as I know, the effect of magic is not so simple and direct, and I need to ask the mages to make a conclusion. ”

The Count wisely pushed the topic out of the way, not to dwell on the Duke's Excellency.

"I don't think that's likely. ”

Sitting in the corner of the tent, a mage from the Lin Lulan family coughed dryly and said, "The usual charm spell can only work on one person. Even the Crowd Enchantment, which has been amplified by the Ring Ritual Ceremony, can only work on targets within a radius of about sixty feet...... It is impossible to affect many people on a large scale, and its effect is not stable, and it is not effective for people who are prepared and mentally strong. In addition, the person who is charmed. He will only follow the caster's orders fanatically, and do his best to target them. But they lack the ability to adapt. Therefore, in the presence of a magician, it is not difficult to deal with as long as the disarming spell is used. Even some apprentices who can't dismantle the magic can detect this anomaly, I think, in your three cities. There wouldn't be a caster, would there?"

These words made most of the people present nod slightly. Yes, even if there is no spellcaster, the officers at the top can give the order to surrender. But the soldiers at the bottom are not fools, and if they don't go to the extreme environment, I'm afraid they will refuse to carry out such orders.

"And ...... The group charm spell is the spell of the eight rings, and if there is such a powerful spell, I think that the effect of using it on a frontal battlefield is obviously higher than that of a sneak attack. The mage concluded, "Unless the Tumenes find some way to use this spell on a large scale, I can't imagine why a city can fall in such a quick time."

"But if they really have that kind of spell, even if we send reinforcements to fight it, we will only be able to backfire if the number of mages is insufficient. Therefore, the easiest way to do this is to wait and see and consolidate our food supply routes, as the attacking side, the Tuminians do not take the initiative, and their food supply may not be able to support the arrival of the Winter Claw (month). ”

Coughing lightly, Nickerson said.

But there was a sudden pause in his voice.

Duke Lin Lulan suddenly opened his half-squinted eyes and cast a strange look at him.

"yes, yes...... Earl Nickson's words make a lot of sense!"

Before Nixon could comprehend the meaning of that look, Duke Urdu had already spoken first.

"Indeed, our army is the one that really needs to be protected...... As long as we support it, there is nothing to be afraid of. His Excellency the Duke lowered his head and seemed to be careless: " In this case, it is indeed necessary to strengthen the cities along the way, so as not to be attacked by sneak attacks, and the safety of the entire army, and even the entire territory, presumably, my small loss is not a trouble, so that since the enemy has come into contact with us, it will be difficult for some light cavalry to wield, Your Excellency the Earl, I will send my ranger troops back, and together with the soldiers of the Lin Lulan family, strengthen the city garrison along the way, and ensure the smooth flow of food supply, what do you think?"

Damn, this guy has been waiting for this build of his own!

Nickerson instantly understood the meaning of Duke Lin Lulan's eyes.

Since the Tumenes army is divided, it must have been prepared to delay a long time ago, and it is difficult to achieve much success on the frontal battlefield, but as long as they have not retreated, the main force of their own army will always be contained here, and the strength of those Urdu families will penetrate into several cities along the route little by little!

As a supply line, the best choice is naturally a trade route, and the five cities built along this route are all prosperous strongholds in the territory of the Lin Lulan family without exception!

The barbarian really deserves to be a barbarian, and this appearance is inevitably ugly, right?

However, in the current situation, can I still have room not to agree?

For the sake of future wars, it is impossible not to strengthen the defensive supply lines...... After being reminded by the Marquis of Bain, Nickerson carefully searched for information about his opponent, Viscount Tuminis, named Vincent, and although there was very little information about this man, each one was enough to make the count tremble.

** apprentice, mage lord, the mover of the events in Illyria three months ago, once hostile to the ** division of Truss......

However, if it is really this person, then the duke's calculation may not succeed, but should he gamble on that odds?

"Duke of Urdu, your opinion is very good. Duke Lin Lulan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "However, I don't think I need to bother you, because I have the support of the two Imperial Electors, and they are willing to help me hunt down that Tumenis rogue ......"

However, if it is really this person, then the duke's calculation may not succeed, but should he gamble on that odds?

"Duke of Urdu, your opinion is very good. Duke Lin Lulan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "However, I don't think I need to bother you, because I have the support of the two Imperial Electors, and they are willing to help me hunt down the Tumenis rogue ......" (To be continued......