Section 161 Policy

"You now have two options. Clio said very subtly. "First, you continue your insistence, and we'll pat ourselves on the ass and leave. Here you await the wrath of the Queen. In this case, I hope that your loyalty to Byron will touch the Queen, otherwise...... You can refer to the fate of the rebels before the Kingdom of Ryan. There was a terrifying spree in his voice. "The best outcome is to be hanged and the generations to be reduced to slavery. ”

Tren was silent.

"The second option is to admit your mistake to the queen before the final result comes out. She's a great queen, and as I've said before, Mistress Locks has begged her forgiveness. Ah, and Lord Lauder, and a few others...... However, you must understand that there is a limit to how generous you are. When the dust settles, I'm afraid there won't be this opportunity. ”

"Why are you here?" said Tren.

"Ah...... It's ......," Clio said. "To tell the truth, we boasted about Haikou in front of the queen. We think you're a judge of the situation, so ...... The queen appointed Essien as a general and asked him to take over...... Garrison here. ”

"General?"

"Of course, there is a letter of appointment. If you really want to verify, I don't mind showing it to you. Clio said. "Our mission is to take over the garrisons of the two castles and then ...... There is another task. ”

"Ah......h His eyes looked again at Bairheim, who was in the box with the limes. How so? There are two options, but there is really only one choice. Although Byron was his monarch, he ...... Between the monarch and the minister, there is no such thing as the absolute trust and dependence of King Macremiz and Garunas, and life and death are together. He was not obligated to die for Byron. Besides, his family is also in Fornoros, and there is a great possibility that it has now fallen into the hands of the little queen.

No one would hang themselves from a tree in such a situation.

The lowering of the flag and the change of flag meant that all the garrison had defected to him. There was no resistance to the whole process - if there were, then it would have been solved by showing them Bairheim's head. An hour later, it was all done in one qiē. The white eagle banner representing the Makremiz family was raised on the castle,

Tren will lead a small retinue to Fornoros and report to the Minor Queen, while the garrison will be under Essien's command.

It's even easier to solve the problem of a second castle. Because there is something going on in this castle, rumors are already circulating inside that "Byron was defeated and died". That's understandable. Due to the neutrality of the Church, magical communications were cut off, and the garrison was unaware of the external situation. But the fool can also see that since the king's troops have set up camp nearby and are not going for a long time, then it must be the little queen who has won. So the only question is whether the city of Fornoros has been captured.

The entire garrison, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, is all unmotivated and will have a heart to surrender. No one wanted to be buried for Byron. This is not a war against foreign enemies, after all, the little girl is the legitimate monarch of this country.

In the end, it was Byron's fault as well. He is not the kind of general who has won the hearts of the military and can make his subordinates swear allegiance to the death. To put it bluntly, he is just a politician who is good at politics and power, conspiracy and plotting, and his military ability is quite clumsy.

By the end of the day, Essien's men's mere 500 men had increased tenfold at once.

It was getting dark, and in a cozy room in the castle, the two friends finally let out a long sigh. Essien's men now numbered 7,000. Although it was not too many in terms of numbers, it was no longer the complete despair of the task he had to carry out. They finally took the first difficult step.

"We're going tomorrow," Esin said. "The little queen doesn't have much time left for us. ”

"The first one has to pick a suitable target. Clio thought a little more. "We can't do any castle battles. ”

Included in the crusade were more than eighty of the nobles in Gruni's country. All of them had private armies and fortified family castles or residences. At worst, they were completely different from Byron's vassals.

After Byron's defeat, his former subordinates turned against each other and ran to the little queen to kowtow and admit their mistakes. But they did so only because the Little Queen had forgiven them and allowed them to maintain their current status and territory. And the situation of the more than eighty noble lords that Esin was going to attack was completely different. These great nobles have been declared traitors by the Minor Queen, and are openly seeking to confiscate their domains, wealth, and titles. In this case, it is almost impossible for them to compromise. In order to preserve their wealth and status, these people will undoubtedly use all means to resist to the end.

To put it mildly, these will be very hard bones to gnaw. This is also why Eisin was able to get this task lightly, why he was able to be promoted to general, and why he was able to get the promise of a territory and a knighthood.

"Can't we do any offensive and defensive battles......" Essien said softly. "Start with the soft persimmons. ”

"No, no, no, don't pinch from soft persimmons. Cleo pondered, picking up a map. "How about the first one to go here? This is the territory of the Casati family. It is relatively close to us, and their forces have been transferred by Byron in large numbers, and there is not much left. They won't come out to fight us. ”

"The Casati family has only one castle, but it's sturdy...... Esin said. "The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although they had devoted the main part of their forces to supporting Byron, there must still be enough troops left...... It's not easy to conquer here. ”

"Essien, I have a friend here. Specifically, I should say that it was my classmate back then. Clio said. "An illegitimate child. I heard that he was bullied and insulted in this house by the main family and his sister-in-law, but he had nowhere to go. Such people are our chance. ”

"But...... It was his father's castle after all...... How is this going to convince him?" asked Essien. "Creo, you know, this has never been my specialty. I'd like to hear your thoughts. ”

The idea is very simple, although he is bullied, he will not betray just by virtue of hatred. For him, the key is despair about the future. He doesn't have any future ahead of him. Let him help, you have to make a bid. Essien, a knight's title...... Only knights with actual fiefdoms will do. ”

"This shouldn't be difficult. Essien thought for a moment and replied. "Just leave a fief directly from the Casati family's domain. The little queen would have agreed. ”

"After the Casati family, we can go here...... The domain of the Marquis of Marduk. Clio said. "This guy is a coward...... If we can scare a little bit...... Make a little concession, and he should be able to open the city bloodlessly. ”

"Oh?" Essien asked incredulously.

"Yes, Essien, we must find the right way for us to act by order from the Little Queen. The little queen confiscated the land, the wealth, and the title, but did not take their lives! The land and the title are dead, but the wealth is ...... No one knows the exact number of this thing, it's up to us to ...... The receiver has the final say. If we could allow Marduk to take his possessions, he wouldn't stay with us to the end. ”

"That's for the best. Essien suddenly discovered that Clio was actually really suited to be an official.

"With Marduk gone, we can go to the territory of Count Amantao. This guy ...... I'm afraid it's hard to deal with. He will definitely stay and fight to the end to protect his ancestors' inheritance. But he's a frivolous man, if we can put on a negotiating stance...... He may be tricked into negotiating by us. When the time comes, just arrest or kill him! If he hadn't been fooled...... We're going to dig up the embankment over there, and let the whole castle feed the fish!"

Clio looked at the map again. "This is Rebas's territory. His city is strong, but this guy has four sons who are fighting each other. Divisions disintegrate, they are easy to ......"

"Clio. Essien had to express his amazement. "Did you already know about today, and how did you prepare so well?"

"Essien, everyone has to leave a way back for themselves. Clio said meaningfully. "The reason why I know about these great lords is because I thought I would one day become their retainer. It's just that I was recommended by a relative to become a subordinate of the Regent. ”

To tell the truth, the settlement of the garrisons of the two castles so smoothly today has boosted the confidence of both Clio and Esin. They all realized that with their backs to the queen, the situation was completely different - maybe the lords would die to the end, but their subordinates did not have this awareness.

When the ship was about to sink, few of the passengers on board wanted to live and die with the ship, but instead everyone wanted to remove a plank from the ship so that they could swim in the water. The rats have long since fled without a trace.

......

"Byron is finished. Beller threw the text in his hand on the table and gave this definition.

Because of the church, there is a big lag in the transmission of information that relies on magical communication, but because of this, most of the information obtained is very complete. For example, this time the little queen sent troops to attack Byron, and the whole battle process was clearly written.

"Your Excellency," Robin said on the matter. "The city of Fornoros is well defended and well supplied. In addition, Byron was very popular with the people of the city. If you want to talk about defending for a year or two, it should still be very easy. This year, two years...... If nothing else, there is a high possibility of a barbarian invasion. ”

"Impossible. Bayrell said. "The fact that the little queen has executed Bairheim shows that she is absolutely sure of winning. ”

"Why? I think it's just an impulse. ”

"Didn't you notice that every step of her way was interlocking, and she was a last resort?"