The Hongge Mountain side seems to have temporarily entered a stable state, but the Leo barrier side is not so idle.

Bolenus was pacing back and forth in the halls, and he had just received a messenger from Wells asking the Duke to send troops to flank Barre on both sides. But what Wells didn't know was that Duke Agnus was no longer alive. Bolenas, who was his son, did not make the news public, and only a few close relatives knew about it.

Now the situation of the Rio barrier is more embarrassing, and there are many soldiers stationed on the border of Ninghai State in the southeast, and as long as the opportunity comes, it is almost possible to attack the Rio barrier. And the Duke of Maddock in the southwest of France is not like a friendly lord, and it is not easy to think of him as supporting. In order not to offend Wells, he also turned his face with Barre, but the last attempt to search for Barre failed, and he can't explain it now.

A staff officer in the hall said: "I think it is better to spread the news of the death of the duke, His Royal Highness is the legitimate heir, and he should inherit the position of the duke, and then refuse Wells's request to send troops on the grounds that the situation in Ninghai is unstable." At most, we promised to send a small number of troops to intercept Barre's escape route when Wells sent troops. ”

Polenas said: "Someone witnessed the manned flight of the Giant Eagle, if I don't find this person who can control the Giant Eagle, I can think that he is Barre's man, do you say Barre will walk if he escapes?"

The staff officer said: "That's not something we can intervene in, anyway, we did our best, if we mobilize the troops of the Leo Barrier, in case the people of Ninghai Kingdom attack, the consequences can only be borne by His Highness, because this is your territory, Wells doesn't care." ”

"Well," said Bolenas, "let's just issue a proclamation of Duke Agnus's death, and then tell Sù Wells that if he sends an army against Barre, we will secretly go and help." ”

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On the other side, in the Shadow Song Fortress, Duke Maddock and his men are also discussing this matter.

Because Barry's haunt was a bit far from the Shadow Song Fortress, Wells did not ask Maddock to send troops, but the spies from Shadow Song City also brought the news back to Duke Maddock.

A young knight said, "Wells is so shameless, even the prince dares to crusade, I really can't understand how he commanded the French army." ”

A staff officer said: "Your Excellency, don't underestimate Wells, he can say to the outside world that Prince Barre was coerced by thieves, and he sent troops to catch the thieves and save the prince." ”

The Duke of Maddock said: "We can't get involved in this matter, King Patton has not yet asked me to send troops to resist Geerin when he is alive, and we have the task of border defense. As for Barre's problem, we can't help if we want to. ”

The staff officer said, "I wonder if Lord Duke wants to help Barre secretly, or if he secretly helps Wells?"

Maddock frowned, and he asked, "Tell me what you think." ”

The staff officer said: "If you want to help Wells, it's simple, and not participating directly is equivalent to helping him." But if you want to help Barre secretly, but not offend Wells on the surface, there is only one way. We sent a national announcement saying that we understood Wells' actions, but we hope that the misunderstanding between Wells and Barre will be cleared up and that everyone will not face each other. At the same time, we began to move our forces to the lake for actual combat exercises, so that Wells was a little wary and did not dare to rashly send troops to fight Barre. Even if he knew what we were thinking, he wouldn't turn his face to us openly, so the strength of the naval army in Shadow Song City was comparable to that of Fran City. ”

Maddock bowed his head and was silent for a moment, then said, "Can our scouts find Barre's location?"

The staff officer said: "I haven't found it yet, but after a period of searching and information about Leo City, I can guess a rough idea." Barre recruited more than 1,200 soldiers from Leo City, so he originally had a lot of people, and if he wanted to settle so many people, there would be only one suitable place near Leo City, and that was Hongge Mountain. Moreover, the three coastal towns of Barre, which recently announced his surrender, are all within the coverage of Hongke Mountain, so it is likely that he built his camp there. ”

"You mean, our scouts can't detect Mt. Hungor?"

The staff officer said: "None of the scouts who approached Hongge Mountain have returned. ”

Maddock slapped his chair and said, "We will confront Wells, and immediately call for men to be ready, and the soldiers and ships will be ready to be ordered at any time, so that they can board the ships at the first order." Then, we make an announcement to show our attitude. Taaffe will find a few companions and go with them to Hung Ge Mountain, to meet Barre, we are going in the name of peace, they should not do anything to you. If they want to, they will come to Shadow Song City together, and then we will find a way to deal with Wells. ”

Taaffe said, "Yes, Father, I will do it at once." ”

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On this day, Barre receives a report from the scouts that the eldest son of Duke Madock of Shadow Song City has come to visit and does not appear to be hostile.

After discussing with everyone, Barre still felt that he could not be allowed to go up the mountain, so Barre took Yuna, Yang Zheng, and Lilith down the mountain to meet this Taffe.

Taaffe was accompanied by four other people, and although they came directly to Hongge Mountain, the guards here could only make them wait here.

Barre and his party also arrived at the bottom of the mountain, Taaffe did not see Barre, but after Barre identified himself, he immediately knelt on the ground to salute as a sign of respect, and of course Barre did not ask him to kneel all the time.

Barre said, "Mr. Taaffe, due to the special circumstances, it is not convenient for us to let you go up the mountain, please understand. I wonder what news you've brought to the Duke?"

Then, after listening to Taaffe's opinion on Duke Maddock, Barre also asked Yuna's opinion.

Yuna said, "Of course, it is good that the Duke can support His Royal Highness, but I don't think the current situation is suitable for them. On the contrary, it is the Shadow Song City side and us who restrain Wells separately and let him ignore it, which is the best policy. If we go together, we may be broken by him in one fell swoop, and now the Duke's method of being ready to serve a naval army is very good, which can create a lot of time for us to develop. ”

At this time, Xiao Fei rode the giant eagle down from the sky, and he sat directly on the giant eagle and said: "Tell His Royal Highness the Prince, I found that there is a group of infantry in the direction of Fran City that is moving towards here, about five or six thousand people. ”

Barre was startled, and he said, "Where are we now?

"If they rest at night, they will be about three days away," Fei said. I was afraid that Wells was also nearby, so I didn't dare to observe them too clearly, and when I saw them, I immediately returned. ”

Barre said: "Wells is moving really fast, and if his team is just a forward team and a big army comes in behind it, it will be troublesome. ”

Yuna said, "Mr. Taaffe, please go back at once and tell the Duke of Sù Maddock, and ask him to drive the soldiers to the lake and begin the training of the navy. ”

Xiao Fei said: "If it was just Mr. Taffe, I could have sent him over directly, and he would have been back in about two days, and he should be in time." ”

Yuna said, "That's the best, so that we can be safer when the duke's soldiers leave the port." ”

Taaffe agreed, and he told his followers to go back on his own, and then he and Fei got on the eagle and headed southwest.

Barre said, "Let's go back and prepare for the battle." ”

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire Hongge Mountain became tense.