Without the Correa army attacking the city day and night, the whole city was greatly relieved, this time was different from the last time, after the last time the Correa army withdrew, everyone was ready to celebrate and relax. And this time, although the enemy troops have withdrawn, no one dares to relax too much, everyone just hurries up to sleep and eat, but no one says to relax.

After this war, the soldiers of the garrison no longer said that Governor Xeros was a fool or a bastard, but on the contrary, everyone was full of respect for the Governor, and if he had not made the right judgment, Sado would now be in the possession of the Correa, and they would have become prisoners or slaves of others.

The tense nerves did not finally relax until a few days later, when the army of Lothrian arrived, and Xelos led the defenders to open the gates and welcome Lothrian and his troops into the city, at which point the whole city finally turned into a sea of jubilation. Lothrian temporarily took over the defenders of Sado, reorganizing the army, and because of the fierce siege of the city, Sado's soldiers had been reduced by more than forty percent.

At the same time that Lothrian was reorganizing Sado and rearranging the defenses, the Correa army had penetrated deep into the heart of Pesanese. The territory of Pesanis is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, resembling the shape of an egg. Correa penetrated deep into the most extensive mid-hinterland of Pessanis, the main agricultural production area of Pessanis and the easiest place to obtain supplies.

The Correa army robbed villages along the way, and did a lot of murder, arson, and plunder, which made some people who originally hoped to use the hands of the Correa army to fight the Holy Cult Army also changed their attitudes, so everyone in the Correa army hid one after another, hiding all the food and daily necessities tightly.

Some of the local lords had the idea of destroying their fortunes and hoping to send them away with food, but the evil deeds left behind by the Correa army along the way made these lords also dispel their original thoughts and turn into staunch resisters. Even if you can't fight the enemy, you can burn things to the ground with a fire, so that everyone can't get it.

The Correa army could still grab something at first, but then it became more and more difficult to find supplies, and the tens of thousands of troops were like a group of robbers roaming around, and the proud Correa army was now as annoying as a rat crossing the street. As the situation became more and more difficult, serious divisions began to emerge within the Correa.

The leaders of several major families became more and more suspicious of Marek's command ability, and now they had tens of thousands of troops, but they could not find a reliable base base, and they wanted to return to Correa and were blocked from going north, so they attributed it all to Marek's command error.

That night, the heads of several major families gathered together for a meeting with Marek behind their backs, and everyone was already disgusted with the current situation, so everyone complained. Enough of complaining that everyone pointed the finger at Marek, so several people decided to get rid of Marek's control and find a way to return to Correa.

As for the way to get rid of Marek, some people proposed to hold a meeting to remove him, while others proposed to kill Marek directly, and by the way, take over his army. While some people thought that this would offend the king, many more said that the king himself was now in danger of being protected, and that it was up to him what he did.

In the end, everyone finally reached an agreement, that is, to force Marek to hand over the military power first, otherwise they would kill him and rob his army.

At noon the next day, the heads of several major families invited Marek to a farmstead, saying that they had found a good cellar of wine here, and that they wanted Marek to have a good drink. It was a farmstead that had been forcibly occupied by Correa's army, and the nearby villagers had long since run out, so it was difficult to see people within a radius of several miles.

Malek was immediately suspicious of the matter as soon as he received the invitation, and he had been distressed in recent times, on the one hand, he felt physically and mentally exhausted by the constant escape, and on the other hand, he had heard many rumors of dissatisfaction with him, which made him more vigilant and nervous than before.

Marek first felt that this matter was unusual, and the leaders of several major families were dissatisfied with him, and now they suddenly came to invite him to drink unusually, and I am afraid that it is not as simple as drinking...... The more Marek thought about it, the more he felt that this was a conspiracy, but if he didn't go, he might cause an unexpected riot.

Marek thought about it and finally made up his mind, he had been fighting horses for decades, and he didn't know how many storms he had seen, this time he decided to strike first, rather than sit back and wait, it was better to strike first. Malek immediately called his adjutant and gave instructions, and the adjutant immediately went to mobilize the army after receiving the order.

Soon an army of the most loyal to Marek quietly surrounded the farm, and when everything was arranged, Marek led a small group of men to the farm. After arriving at the farm, the leaders of several major families had been waiting for a long time, and they had arranged ambushes in various parts of the farm in advance, and as long as Marek did not agree to hand over the military power, they would immediately have Marek chopped into meat sauce.

Marek was unaware of these arrangements, but the strange atmosphere in the farm immediately alerted him, and the surroundings seemed too quiet. It's definitely a bit unusual, you don't see the noisy soldiers, you don't see anyone preparing a drinking feast, it doesn't feel like a place to entertain guests at all.

Marek carefully watched the surroundings as he greeted everyone, and when everyone entered the room and took their seats, the heads of the major families immediately changed their faces, drew their swords, and held the door and window respectively.

"Lord Marek, we want you to agree to a request, as long as you surrender the command of the army, we will guarantee your safety, otherwise we will have to use force. One of them said straight to the point, his tone full of contempt.

Although Marek guessed their purpose, he didn't expect these people to be so direct, they didn't even bother to do the least cover-up, it seemed that they had already eaten themselves.

Marek sneered and said, "What command? Isn't the command of the armies of the major families always in your hands?"

"Don't play stupid, Malek, you know what we're talking about!" the crowd said as they slowly approached Malek.

Marek observed the position of everyone from the corner of his eye, and slowly stood up, pretending to be deflated and said, "Alas...... Why are you doing this, it's the most difficult time for Correa, is it really good to do this?"

"Don't talk nonsense, we only ask you one sentence, do you pay it or not?"

Marek was waiting for this opportunity, the opponent had already entered his attack range, he drew his sword like lightning, and the silver light slashed directly at the opponent's throat. From drawing the sword to drawing the sword, a series of movements were like flowing water, and the other party didn't expect Malek to make a sudden move, and he didn't even have time to dodge before he felt a cold neck, and then blood gushed out like a fountain.

"Hell!" everyone reacted at this time, and stabbed at Marek with their swords raised.

Malek dodged and stabbed one of them with a sword, and the man hurriedly blocked with his sword, and the two swords made a crisp "dang!" sound. The Correa were all martial, and although they were all nobles, they were all strong in combat, and for a moment the room was full of sparks, and the sound of metal colliding was loud.

The people of several major families trapped Malek and kept attacking him with their swords, Malek's combat experience was extremely rich, although it was difficult to get out of the trap, but a few people couldn't help him in a short time.

When several of Marek's cronies heard of the battle taking place in the house, they hurriedly drew their swords and rushed into the house, and at this time, the ambush soldiers who had been prepared in advance also came out of the farm, and immediately fought with Marek's entourage. Although the skills of a few relatives were not weak, they could not stand the large number of people on the other side, and soon four or five people were killed, and the remaining few did not bother to help Marek, so they turned around and fled outside the farm.

Congratulations to everyone: New Year, New Weather, all the best!

There's also a new update tonight!

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