After the snow, the sky cleared, the sun was shining, and the two men in the stable stayed in the shadows and watched the daily sparring between the red pupils and the black pupils on the school grounds, Tius turned to lean against the guardrail, his obsidian eyes were incomparably deep.

"Two counties, we occupy one-tenth of Berkshire, and this time there are 20,000 more horsemen, plus a steady stream of new salt for gold, you know what that means."

"There is a large strategic space between Berkshire and the imperial capital, and it is perfect as a place of prosperity, if you can forge a majestic city, it is enough to attack and defend it." Jiang Yuan put down the water bag.

If 20,000 elites are used as a framework to fill in the soldiers, they can easily organize an army of 100,000 people, and after several decent battles without being defeated, they can reach the standard combat strength.

Tius nodded, "It's all your work, and for me, there's nothing more glorious to the family than that position." ”

"Don't say it's as if it's already successful, it seems to be early at the moment, I went to the emperor this time to make sure of one thing, if the result is satisfactory, the future will be much easier." Jiang Yuan didn't mind pouring a basin of cold water first.

Tius picked up a straw pole and put it in his mouth, which was not in line with the count's decency.

"I lost my parents when I was a child, and the only thing left is the name of Tius, as long as I can make it prominent, I can do whatever it takes, I heard that the clan king has been captured by you?"

"Willing to die, stubborn to the point of admirable."

"Then there must be something more important than death." Tius easily understood the king's thoughts, "There is a presence that he absolutely trusts and has high hopes for. ”

"Prince Numa Seka, he probably didn't want to see his father die in front of his eyes." Jiang Yuan recalled that if what Numa said at that time was replaced by a violator of the king's order, the effect would be much better, and he didn't think that the other party had not thought of it. However, because of this, most of the two thousand horsemen survived, otherwise in the projection, the casualty rate would be more than eighty or ninety, but even then, it would not be a loss to change the clan king.

"The clan king is estimated to be sacrificed to the flag during the next big winter hunt."

"Well, so Numa felt like he had time to start the rescue."

"Does he have a chance to make it south?"

"The deeper the impact of the Great Cold Wave, the stronger the attack Estes shows, and besides, she herself is equivalent to a super dangerous species, with the right time and people, and it is not only Numa's geographical advantage."

"Sounds like there is no chance of victory, the border army rebellion is your plan?"

"At most, it's a laissez-faire, and you can't give your back to others in the future."

"That's true." Tius touched his chin and said, in the future, they will go south to attack the imperial capital, and if there are 150,000 elite border troops waiting on their backs, it will indeed be unbearable.

"Viscount Abel will be free in the future, and the 10,000 border army captives will be yours." Jiang Yuan drank all the wine and left the guardrail.

"No need to take prisoners, I didn't plan to kill Abel in the first place, anyway, it's an in-law, and taking half of the territory is enough."

"It's not an exchange, I don't want to put all the forces in the hands of Wren and Will."

"Got it, what are you going to do?"

"Kill Hattings."

Outside the castle, Lesu's guards hurried to the horseback, and before they could find an informant, they saw the Baron come out.

"My lord, Hattings has entered the Blue Sea County, and according to the speed of the march, he should have entered the marquisate at this time, and Chief Lesu personally led people to track him."

"Go in and rest."

"Understand, subordinates won't leave."

……

Blue Sea County, Marquisate.

Riding on horseback, behind him were four thousand private soldiers and five thousand foreign young captives, although he lost a lot of troops in the Winter Hunting War, but he actually paid the smallest price among the nobles of Blue Sea County, which was the advantage of the leader, and could drive other noble troops to the most dangerous places.

Five thousand young men would be able to recoup the cost of the war even if they were sold outright, and as a labor force and war reserve, the Hattings family was more than capable of arming them.

In the middle of the night, when everything was quiet, the troops camped in place, away from the mountains and forests to prevent fires, and close to the river in winter to facilitate access to water without worrying about flooding.

In the night, the soldiers on duty were on duty, there were two cavalry teams patrolling back and forth at all times, and the sentry cavalry was tireless in going out and turning back, and the Hattings family was not without enemies in Blue Sea County.

The snow on the ground had not yet melted, and in the military tent, Hattings put away the letters, and the big man in the imperial capital attached great importance to the matter of the new salt.

The Treasurer oversaw the Empire's taxes and military expenditures, and after uniting with Ornest, he was a powerful man, and with it as the core, a large number of interest groups were built throughout the Empire, among which the old salt of Blue Sea County was one of the most important pillars.

Using the commercial channels of the imperial capital, the old salt can even be distributed to the south and northwest, and the resulting profits are enough to make anyone happy, although the new salt is better in comparison, but the finance officer cares about power in addition to profits, and the turmoil of the interest network at this time will make him lose a lot of voice during the change of the throne.

Previously, as long as the Tius family survived this period, the treasurer would choose to accept and control it to replace the old salt source.

But everything changed after the Winter Hunt War, Baron Knorr rose to the occasion and captured the king of a foreign nation, and after joining Estes, he was bound to become the upstart of the court, and Ernest was destined to be vigorously promoted as a sign of the complete white-hot party struggle.

In short, the Treasurer is no longer the only option for New Salt, and Baron Knoll can establish his own interests, and the two sides have become complete enemies.

The Marquis of Hattings stared at the bonfire in deep thought, and the big man wrote that the assassination association had been hired to target Baron Knorr, and that when he died, the nobles of the Blue Sea County would need to launch an attack on the county of Tius.

"The vibration of the place is always related to the center."

Suddenly, a herald came in to report.

"Lord Marquis, there is a spy who wants to see him, and the other party is from Sabin's family, and his identity is complete."

Hattings took the package, and there was no shortage of coats of arms, secret letters, passwords, etc.

"Wasn't Sabin destroyed, the last of the blood? The Imperial Assassination Agency did lose a number of men in the Northland a while ago. Hattings thought to himself.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

In the mountains outside the camp, Jiang Yuan stood at the front, surrounded by three puppets that had completed preparations, and Le Su was waiting quietly with people.

Use a spy puppet to complete the positioning, and then bomb from a distance, the two sides have been on the same page since the Winter Hunt War, and they don't care about whether they are exposed or not, after all, the Tius family who benefits the most afterwards is the Tius family, and the other party can suspect him as long as he is not stupid.

With the distance between Lanhai County and the county, if he is contained in the imperial capital, the situation will be more troublesome, and killing Hattings can be exchanged for a period of time.

The night seemed to be lit up in an instant, and Lesu watched the heavenly fire fall into the barracks, this attack was impeccable except for the long preparation time.

"Join the main force, let's set off to the imperial capital and pay attention to the news of the super-dangerous species."

"Understood."

(End of chapter)