Section 255: Kindness

"Even if the Bloodfang Lord asks, Luo Jin won't necessarily agree. "Marven knows his opponent very well. "He's a perfectionist...... This is true of all of Nurgle's Christians. Especially this kind of thing, as long as he feels that it is not perfect enough, he will not accept the orders of the Blood Fang Lord...... Even if the Bloodfang Lord is the supreme commander. ”

Another reason is because Luo Jin is holding a terrifying Chaos Egg in his hand. Rogin is a smart man, he would never appear in front of the Bloodfang Lord with this thing. Of course, on the other hand, he would not give up such a useful guard lightly.

But this reason does not need to be stated.

"Master, but maybe we can take this opportunity to know where Login is. "The servant built yì. "We just need some clever ...... Facilitation skills. ”

"Good. A smile appeared on Marven's lips. "I'll leave this matter to you. In my name, ask for the Bloodfang Lord. If it does, it's a credit to you. ”

......

Countess Marianne sat in front of her easel, paint in one hand and brush in the other.

She was confronted with an almost completely finished painting, a portrait of a man. The man stood in the street, dressed in armor, with a helmet in one hand and a shield in the other, and a sword hanging from his waist. Beside the man were cannons, horses and other battlefield facilities, and farther away, the city gates could be seen.

The painting is now almost complete. Almost all the details that need to be depicted are depicted, including some dents on the armor and shield, bloodstains, all of which are extremely detailed. If anything, the man's face was never painted.

Aunt Mary's brush was pointing at the blank face of the man in the painting, apparently intending to paint the face of the figure. But for some reason, her brush always hangs in the air, but it can't fall. In fact, if one were to look closely at her face, they would see that her gaze was not focused on the canvas.

When did things start...... What about getting out of control?

By the way, it seems that there were some signs a long time ago, and maybe this day will come sooner or later. After all, the other party is the queen. The will of the royal power is not something that can be countered by a little trick or a small means. And this qiē doesn't even need the queen herself to come forward. In fact, the queen only needs a hint, and someone will take care of it for her—knowing that those who are desperate to please the little queen may easily form an army.

And, long before Skadera came to the door, there were already enough signs to hint at the situation. If nothing else, the one in the palace gave her a clear hint. Not only that, but Aunt Mary had gotten enough information from some of her "old friends". A lot of people's attitudes have changed significantly. Her original plan was probably meaningless. Sure enough, I still couldn't handle this matter well. What went wrong? Did you choose the wrong way? Avoid the little queen herself, who is difficult to deal with, and attack the wider aristocratic social circle...... Is it wrong? When did it become like this?

No, you can't say that it's wrong, it's all ...... Let him go to Eagle Falcon City to earn a knighthood to begin. Sure enough, am I stupid? At that time, there were other options...... No, it should be said that a lie is a lie. Facts will always rise in front of the world, and even if the dirt of the whole world is used to suppress it, it will be in vain.

Aunt Mary's heart was surging with emotion, and the paintbrush in her hand trembled slightly. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

The old woman got up and opened the door. It was one of her servants who had arrived—and today was the day of the official negotiations between the Queen and Belle, and she had sent her to inquire about the news. The outcome of this discussion is not deliberately kept secret, so it only takes a little patience and skill (and perhaps a little money) to find out.

"How's it going?" said Aunt Mary, looking at her servants to her normal countenance.

The servant told the truth. Things went even more smoothly than expected, and in fact, before he returned, Beller had already signed a deal in black and white on behalf of Tiberius. Eshurufat was elected commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and Bayral was appointed lieutenant general. In addition to this, the two sides have also agreed on other aspects. Although some details (such as military salaries, subsidies, and pensions) are a little surprising, there are no surprises on the whole.

Bottom line: The chaos of the Chaos Cultists did not affect the friendship between the two countries, and now, the two countries will form an alliance to fight together against the invading Chaos Legions. According to the understanding of ordinary people, the two countries together have an army of 100,000, while the number of the Chaos Legion is only 60,000 or 70,000 at most, and it has already consumed a huge amount of strength in siege warfare. In addition, the coalition also has Bayrell, one of the most acclaimed generals of our time. According to normal logic, this war is in sight.

"Hmm...... Ashrufat became a general. The old woman didn't know whether she should be happy or disappointed. With this identity, the previous public opinion turmoil can no longer hurt him in the slightest, but on the other hand, he has become more distant.

......

"Well, Ashruphat has become the general of the coalition forces?" Essien let out a slight sigh. He picked up the bottle from the table, "One more glass?" They weren't drinking like the tavern stuff right now. The date on the bottle records an ancient vintage, something that can only come from a private cellar - Esin got it from the castle cellar of a nobleman.

"Okay. "Clio has no objection to tasting a few more sips of such a delicious wine. "Just learned. ”

"It's nice to have a magician," Essien sighed softly. At least, thanks to magical communication, he could easily understand the movements in Eagle Falcon City. Although Essien's location at this time was really a little far away from Eagle Falcon City, what happened in the afternoon was known to him at dusk.

There is no longer any suspense about the outcome of the civil war. Not only did Essin's army grow larger, but more importantly, there was a group of magicians provided by the Church. Originally, the Church chose to be neutral, and the armies on both sides of the Civil War lacked magical support, but now the situation is completely different. Essien has five or six serving magicians under him, and he can even communicate with Eagle Falcon City when he has no time. And his enemies have nothing. The besieged castle is cut off from the outside world.

"By the way, Essien, won't you go on the offensive?"

"Offensive? I? don't need it for now. Essien replied a little lazily. He turned his head to look outside the tent door, and then the glow of the setting sun could see the castle in the distance. It is a fortress-type castle, strong and dangerous, and it is very well equipped to defend the city. In addition, according to intelligence and battlefield observations, about 500 soldiers gathered in the castle are in a posture of stubborn resistance to the end.

I could faintly hear shouts in the distance, loud soldiers specially selected by Essien from all the army, announcing the Queen's policy to the rebels in the city.

"Only punish the evil...... Never be held accountable...... Resist to the end...... A dead end......"

"Capture the traitor...... Meritorious and not guilty...... Bounty Knighted ......"

"Essien, although I don't know anything about military affairs, but ...... What the hell do you want to do?"

"Nothing, just trying to avoid a pointless fight. Essien replied. "Clio, you know, sometimes it's important to fight, and sometimes it's pointless. Let's say this is the case right now. He gestured to the castle in the distance. "To tell you the truth, you, me, the people in the city, or whoever you want, know the outcome of the battle. They had no hope of victory. The suspense is not about winning or losing the battle, but about how many casualties they will inflict on our army, isn't it?"

"I have no objection to this. But the Count of Ramas intends to fight you to the end, and he has decided that surrender will not end well. Perhaps our tactics against the Duke of Adiyas were a little too vicious, so he decided to rely on his family castle to fight his last day. Cleo paused. "This is the first revolt we have encountered since we defeated Duke Adiyas more than a month ago. ”

As Esin had guessed, the battle went smoothly because of the easy capture of Duke Adiyas' fortified city by the traitors a month ago. In fact, those are no longer battles. Essien divided his forces, and the lords, whom the queen had declared a traitor, almost all accepted Essien's terms—that is, a clever adaptation to the little queen's decree—surrendered their castles, their armies, and their treasures that could not be taken with them, and departed with gold and silver. It was not so much a war against rebellion as it was an armed parade.

Since the defeat of the Duke of Adiyas, Count Ramas was the first person to decide to resist by force. Of course, Esin immediately led all his troops and surrounded the count's castle. The latter, on the other hand, clearly intended to rely on the fortified castle and resist to the end.

After this series of battles or compromises, Essien's forces were further expanded. This is also the benefit of a civil war, once the winner is decided, then the defeated will rarely fight back. Captured or surrendered soldiers could easily be incorporated into the victor's troops, and the generals did not need to worry too much about their loyalty. If it's a foreign war, it's not such a good thing.

The loud soldiers were still shouting, but the city didn't seem to respond.

"Clio, are you familiar with this Count of Lamas?"

"Essien, I'm not a jack of all trades. I don't know Count Ramas, and I don't know much about him. The only thing known is that he seems to be a bit neurotic. ”

"Neurotic? He's a little nervous indeed. With that said, Esin slowly pulled out a copy of the text from his pocket. It was the decree decreed by the little queen, and it contained a list of eighty or so great nobles who had been listed as rebellious. A large part of them were ticked off by Essien - which meant that the little queen's orders had been carried out. Some of them were ticked off and then crossed out, which meant that the unfortunate lord had taken the wrong policy in the face of Esin's crusade, and had taken his own life. "He has only five hundred men, and our army is nearly twenty thousand, no matter how strong the castle is...... As long as he is ready to attack the city and attack at any cost, he will definitely not be able to hold out for three days. ”

"What do you want to do?"

"I feel compelled to show kindness if I can," Essien thought. "After we defeated the Duke of Adiyas, we slaughtered all his family, relatives and friends, and skinned him for public display...... Maybe that's a little too cruel. Now it is necessary to show our kindness. ”

"Didn't you say that only the most murderous means could deter these ill-intentioned nobles? I remember you saying that. ”

"Dear Cleo, you don't know anything about fighting. Some things are too much. ”