On the last Monday of December in the year 984 of the Allad calendar, after besieging Asreksburg for three days, the Red Flame Legion finally chose to withdraw its camp in anger, fear and helplessness, and the Red Fox General skillfully turned the rear army into the front army and began a rapid march towards the territory of the Joseph family.

After arriving in Yorkshire, the Red Flame Legion re-assigned 3,000 troops to garrison the county town to prevent the Asrex family from launching a pursuit after the siege was lifted - even if it was an army of 10,000 people, it was very dangerous if it was flanked from front and back, and as a mature general, General Red Fox naturally would not make such a mistake.

The remaining 7,000 men, other than the defenders, took a short rest and began to march towards Fort Joseph.

At the same time, the 2,000 elven reinforcements led by Midi immediately abandoned Fort Joseph after the Council of Nobles and the Queen issued a statement to remove the quinine nobility.

Of course, Midi didn't want to be attacked on his back, and the difference between this heir of the Asrex family and the Red Fox General was that he captured Fort Joseph, so he could do it much more thoroughly.

1,000 regular troops and 500 reservists of the Joseph family were disbanded on the spot and repatriated to their respective hometowns, and all the officers above the centurion were executed, leaving no one behind.

In addition, all the weapons and supplies in the castle can be taken away, and those that cannot be taken are destroyed on the spot. As for the most important Count Joseph himself, he naturally acted with the army in the name of "fighting side by side with his allies and slashing the unfilial son with his own hands."

At this point, the aristocratic war between the Seth family and the Asrex family has finally changed the offensive and defensive roles.

"I have a question. Rarely, Alice spoke.

"Please. "It's rare that the Witch of the Mist will take the initiative to ask, and Midi is worried that there are too few opportunities to get closer to the relationship between the two sides, so naturally he immediately put down everything in his hand and listened attentively.

"Why don't the enemy continue to attack your father's castle? The vine of the Demon Realm is extremely expensive, and it won't last long, so they can wait. Wouldn't it be better to carry out the original strategy, take the castle, annihilate the three thousand five hundred soldiers of Asrex, and then turn back to us?" Alice asked one question after another.

The Witch of the Mist isn't really interested in aristocratic wars, however, war is like a game of chess, a huge chessboard, thousands of pieces small and large, and countless strategies.

In this chess game, Alice, who is accustomed to using various summoned beasts to cooperate in battle, naturally can't help but want to deduce how this game of chess will be played and how it should be played.

And now, she has encountered an incomprehensible problem, so naturally she will want to ask the person who caused the situation herself.

"It's simple. Midi smiled and pointed to the perimeter of the map, "Because the Duchy of Belmar is not only the two nobles of Seth and Asrex, but the other nobles, especially the iron-blooded duke of the Hamilton family, have been watching coldly from the beginning to the end. ”

"But before, they didn't help. Alice retorted.

"The nobles only have profit in their eyes, and we had no chance of winning before......, so who would bet on it? Oh no, it was an alliance with Count Joseph and de jure became the de facto ruler of Joseph's territory. In this case, the longer it drags on, the more likely it is that other nobles will intervene. Midi replied seriously, "Besides, as long as the 'management of Joseph's domain' is used as a bargaining chip, how many reinforcements will be needed, even the Iron Duke can't help but want to get a piece of the pie, right?"

"Isn't the Seth family the leader of the Council's faction, he can also find reinforcements. Alice continued to retort.

"To that extent, it means a civil war in the Duchy of Belmar, and at present, with the strength of the Eth family and the Hamilton family, they don't dare to go that far, so they can only endure it. Since I don't dare to break the rules of the game, then in this game, I have the advantage, even if I have the chips, and only I can seek reinforcements. Therefore, the Red Flame Legion has no choice but to come back, and will definitely destroy me at all costs. ”

While explaining the various rules of the aristocracy, and explaining the various constraints that may exist, in the end, Midi concluded in a tone of great certainty.

Alice finally couldn't ask the question, and looking at the bright eyes of the black-haired boy, she suddenly understood something.

I see......

Is this the choice of this guy who is only seventeen or eighteen years old?

Liberating the people from the slaughter of the enemy, saving the castle from the fate of the inevitable fall, and staying up late into the night every time to make plans, doing his best to reduce the casualties of the elven warriors, and always leading the team to face the most powerful enemy in battle, after the worst, his strategy is to let all the spearheads point at him alone?

Now, whether it is the Seth family, or the Joseph family, and the nobles who are eyeing and eager for a piece of the pie, all the hatred, hostility, malice, jealousy, suspicion, scrutiny, etc., are all concentrated on him.

But this guy can chat with himself here like a no-brainer, and he is even quite satisfied with the current situation.

It's as if I've been determined to protect everyone from the beginning.

Is this the belief of the man in front of me named Midi Asrex?

For a moment, Alice, who had barely been interested in anyone else, had almost never been interested in others, and really had the idea of getting to know the black-haired boy with a determined look in front of her.

Why is it that he is obviously bearing such a burden, but he can still maintain such a calm state of mind?

Why would this person want to protect so many things?

Is that including Fina Hamilton?

Thinking of this, the Misty Witch's gaze involuntarily turned to the other side of the table, the place that belonged to Fina.

However, the red-haired teenage girl wasn't there.

Upon leaving Fort Joseph, Fina quietly parted ways with the main force. In order to ensure the strength of Midi's side as much as possible, the Queen of Magic Bullet even left Sigmund and Lilian behind, and only took a small group of a total of six Nightblade Leopard Cavalry with her, and set out on the road to complete her mission.

Therefore, Alice had no way to confirm to the extremely determined peer who had fought with her that she was really what kind of person Midi was.

No, even if the Queen of Magic Bullets is here, I'm probably embarrassed to ask such an annoying question.

But at least one thing, the Witch of the Mists understands.

The next battle must be won. Moreover, it is necessary to win the beauty, otherwise, those nobles who are still watching at the moment may have some confusing and troublesome thoughts.

Alice hated trouble, and even if it was Midi's trouble, she still didn't want to see it.

"What's next?" Alice asked directly.

"I need your help, no, I need you to do your best. Midi replied.

Although the two sides are still in a "transactional" relationship at present, Alice helps Midi fight, and Midi provides ghosts and gods for Alice to study, but even so, Midi hopes to be able to convey his feelings to the other party honestly, so, without any concealment, he directly stated the current predicament.

What a hassle......

The Witch of the Fog immediately popped up this idea in her mind for the first time, compared to the interest and emotion for a while, the usual habits are deep-rooted, so sure enough, she still feels troublesome.

"I can't win without you. Midi looked at the dark-haired girl earnestly and added.

This sentence made Alice already complain to her lips, and she swallowed it back.

An imperceptible smile involuntarily appeared on the girl's face, and then, she nodded slightly: "While the red hair is away, leave it to me for the time being." ”

On the sixth day of departure from Fort Joseph, the last day of the year 984 in the Arad calendar, on the eve of the arrival of the Great Fire of the Glen Forest, the elven warriors of Midi finally encountered the Red Flame Legion, which had come all the way.

In the woodland called the Birch Forest in Joseph's territory, the scouts on both sides discovered the existence of the opposite legion almost at the same time, the sword was immediately unsheathed, the crossbow was full, and at the sound of an order, this encounter that might decide the fate of the Asrex family, and even affect the future of the principality, began.

However, before Lyya tasted the smell of blood, a vast fog crept in.