The dawn light shone on Lake Irene, and the calm and unwavering surface of the lake shimmered like a myriad of mirrors juxtaposed. The light also radiated onto the armor of the army by the lake, and the earth seemed to break free from the darkness and become bright.

On May 31, the birthday of the new lord of Winterset, Baron Colbenson and Griezmann Wolfgang Kolbenson, the lords traditionally organized a celebration for the inhabitants and, if the lord was generous and benevolent, had an all-night drinking party. However, the sudden arrival of the army outside the city disrupted everything, and the inhabitants were clearly in no mood for any celebration at this time, although the army had been outside the city for two days and had no intention of attacking, but their very presence was a source of unease.

Gehr didn't really remember that it was his birthday, and it was only revealed when Sophia had specially instructed Miller to make dinner richer, and Gehr didn't care about it, but his relatives were very interested, and they were all discussing how to make a good birthday party.

Of course, it all depended on whether the army outside the city cooperated or not, but this concern dissipated without a trace after Tavron said that the matter would be resolved today and Gehr agreed.

While the owner of the castle was thinking about when the army outside would be able to roll away, the commander of the army outside was also considering whether it should be evacuated.

Egbert was a tall man with copper-skinned skin, muscles bound under his skin like pebbles, his hair, beard, eyebrows were black and shiny, he looked strong from the side, and he was synonymous with strength in the entire Northern Legion.

As the leader of the 7th Squadron, he was a close associate of Baron Landsdown, the deputy commander of the regiment and the commander of the 2nd Division, and he was full of confidence in the military operation planned by Baron Landsdown.

The first half of the plan was carried out smoothly, but when he stepped into Colbornson and led his way towards Winterdusk Castle, he suddenly received a bad news - all the people who were originally in Winterdusk Castle were dead, and none of them could escape!

Not only was it almost impossible for them to take Winterset, which was famous in the north, but more importantly, he and the Seventh Squadron had no reason or reason to intervene in Winterfall. Originally, they intervened in the title succession event in the name of receiving a call for help from the nobles of the Colbenson family during the team's training training, but now those who were supposed to call for help have turned into bones, and in this case, the original rescue operation has become an invasion operation, although for the seventh squadron, what they do is still exactly the same, there is no difference, but the end of the day after this name change has become a big problem.

Invading the territory of the feudal nobles for no reason is the highest level of felony, not to mention the seventh squadron, even the Baron Lansdorne behind Egbert can't withstand it, and there will be countless nobles who will jump out and bite at that time, regardless of whether Baron Lansdorne has anything to do at that time, Egbert, as the actual commander of the army, is on the gallows.

So go back? Egbert thought about it, but forgot it. As far as he knew, there were many forces involved in this operation, including many powerful nobles, and many resources had been invested, which was not something that Baron Landsdorne could afford. If he had done nothing and had gone back, Baron Landsdorne would have been able to skin him directly.

In fact, Egbert also had another idea, that is, to take advantage of his unpreparedness to directly enter Winterdusk Castle, kill the people inside up and down, and then deduce that there was a civil strife in Colbenson's house, and all of them were dead.

Unfortunately, this idea was shattered when he saw Winterdusk Castle, and the other party was obviously well prepared, and he didn't even lower the gate on the moat.

Faced with a dilemma, Egbert had no choice but to set up camp on the shores of Lake Erin, waiting for the arrival of the Jackdaw's Hand, who was supposed to arrive at the same time as them. Egbert knew that it was Earl Carter's eldest son Sandifo who commanded the hand of the jackdaw this time, and when the time came, he would just hand over the command to the earl's eldest son, and his responsibility would be gone, and the responsibility would naturally be topped by the taller person, anyway, Count Carter was the first person to implement this plan, and it was the best way to deal with him by pushing him.

But the question is, why hasn't this damn Jackdaw's Hand come yet? It's already two days later than scheduled? Could it be that they got the news and just turned around and left, and then used themselves as scapegoats?

Thinking of this, Egbert also had the idea of pulling out his feet and leaving immediately, but in the end, he could only continue to stay here, send more scouts out of the city, and wait for the arrival of those friendly troops.

Fortunately, Egbert's anxious wait finally yielded a good result, as the Jackdaw's Hand appeared in front of Winterwilight Castle in the afternoon sun.

When the Hand of the Jackdaw arrived, Gehr, Tavren, and Prince Philip were all on the tower, watching as the two armies merged into one.

"Well, yes, it's Sandifo, I see him. ”

Tavron put away the monoculars in his hand and nodded to the two people next to him.

"Then everything is ready, Tavren, what are your preparations?" asked Gehr.

"You can rest assured that I can guarantee three days. Tavron replied solemnly.

"Enough. Gehr turned to the prince, "It's up to you next." ”

"No problem, my old bones can do this, and the rest needs to be supported by you young people. The prince replied with a smile, this time the Winter Twilight Castle and his party had obtained a better harvest than originally expected, which made his mood particularly happy. Of course, there is still a perfect finish, and the prince still has strong confidence in Gehr at this point.

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Sandifu Garro is a heroic young man with flaxen hair, as the eldest son of Earl Carter, but because of his mother's low status, it is unlikely that he wants to inherit the family property and title of Garro.

In the past, the children of aristocratic families who could not share their property still had to rely on their own talents to become knights or priests of the church, but today, when the church has been extinct for decades, especially as a member of an aristocratic family that is not much of a royal family, Sandifu wants to get ahead instead of those relatives who can only rely on the family annuity to live for a few generations and become servants, and can only rely on making outstanding contributions to the Garro family to improve his status in the family and get better treatment.

In the past, Sandifoe has always done a good job, and as the commander of the Jackdaw's Hand, he has always been Earl Carter's most powerful fist to the outside world, which is why this time Count Carter can rest assured that Earl Carter can give him full command, but this time he feels a little bad.

The occurrence of a series of unexpected circumstances caused the current form of Winterdusk Castle to completely turn into a fog, and under the obstruction of those rats of the Iron Brotherhood, he could not rush to Winterdusk Castle at the original time, and missed the best chance to turn the tables.

But now he has no room to retreat, and the price of defeat is too much for him to afford. However, unlike Egbert, as a noble son and a powerful family, Sandifoe knew that as long as he could get this done, no matter what the problem was, Earl Carter would be able to help him deal with it. It doesn't matter what the truth is, it's the result that matters, and putting one or more layers of ornate fig leaf over the truth has always been something the aristocratic class is good at.

So after meeting up with the 7th Squadron and analyzing the latest information, Sandifu immediately made a decision.

"Attack!"

Sandifo did not attack directly, but asked Egbert to prepare for the attack, and he himself left the camp with a few knights of the guard, and rode towards Winterdusk Castle, one thing he had to do in front of him, to create room for Earl Carter to intervene.

Stopped at a distance of more than fifty meters from the moat, it was a very safe place, even if there was a long-range weapon attack, with the skill of the knight rank, Sandifu and his guards were sure to avoid a possible attack.

"I am Sandifou, the eldest son of Earl Carter Garro, and I have decreed to Griezmann Wolfgang Colbenson on behalf of the Supreme Council of Nobles of the County of Joberna that all successions to titles that are not recognized by the Council of Nobles are illegal and will not be recognized by the County of Jobna. And any attempt to persecute the nobles will be considered a crime, and as the suzerainty of all the hereditary nobles of the county of Joberna, Earl Carter orders you to go immediately to the seat of the Supreme Council of Mora to make a defense, otherwise you will be considered guilty and deprived of your nostrilous status......"

Taking the brass horn from the knight beside him, Sandifu shouted the above words three times to Winterdusk Castle. There was no reaction to his shouting in Winterdusk, and Sandifo didn't expect to rely on this to make Gehr obediently captured. Even if he shouted this call to make a note for the subsequent battle, he started the war in order to protect the personal safety of the nobles who were persecuted by Geer, and the matter became a confused account.

Of course, this can only be done by Sandifu, who holds the title of earl's eldest son, and if Egbert does it, he should choose which way to die is less painful.

"Go back and get ready to start attacking. "Hand the brass horn to the knight on the side, and Sandifo prepared to return to the camp and begin the assault.

"Look, my lord, there's movement. ”

Sandifu looked in the direction pointed by the knight beside him, and there was a cloud of dust and smoke in the distance, and he knew at a glance that the road was what the army looked like when it was in action. Taking the monoculars, Sandifu carefully observed for a moment, and immediately recognized the identity of the army from the equipment flag, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"The first, third, fourth, and third squadrons of the Northern Corps!?"

At this time, the gate of Winterdusk Fort was unexpectedly lowered, and under the scorching afternoon sun, the gilded golden riders walked out slowly......