Soldton, deputy head of the military affairs department and chief of the campaign in the Perlagher area, sat in front of the huge glass window with a silver trim full of aristocratic atmosphere, looking out of the window and falling into deep thought.

The right hand resting on the armrest shook gently subconsciously. In the crystal clear wine glass in his hand, the golden Dilansi wine and the crystal clear ice cubes swirled and collided.

It is a castle located on the northern border of Jode.

The sturdy exterior wall is covered with cyan vines, and the extended guard tower is in an irregular pentagonal shape, wrapped in a huge gray and white strip of stone 5 meters behind, standing quietly at the top of this majestic mountain range.

If you look up in the early morning, you can see the golden sun rising from the mountains, illuminating every inch of the land here.

This fortress was named Tikhbog Fort. It is one of the most important strongholds built by the Kingdom of Zode in order to resist the invasion of the central Ruierdians, a huge mountain wall that winds like a long snake, and the defenders on it alone can reach more than 40,000, if you want to attack, it is simply delusional to have an army of more than 200,000

It was like a huge gate, cutting off the mountains in front of it, and beyond it, it was the fertile region of Perlagher, south of Ryrdian, and the kingdom of Ryder had invested a staggering amount of money and manpower in building this fortress, and it took twenty years to build it.

After 20 years of uninterrupted operation, this fortress, which was originally only used for garrisons, has developed into a city with a wall of 17 miles and a range of more than 10 miles.

Although this civilian-military city is a little smaller than many of the big cities in the rear, it is by no means as easy to destroy this fortress as it is to destroy an ordinary fortress. The watchtowers scattered throughout the fortress have an extremely complete defense system, and the huge five-star corner towers extending from the center in all directions turn the entire fortress into a sabre-rattling hedgehog. The city's population of nearly 100,000 provides strong manpower support for this dual-use fortress.

The fortress takes its name from Duke Tichborg, who committed suicide 15 years ago. He is the overseer of this fortress, and the staunchest supporter of the initiative to attack Ryerdian.

His expectations for this fortress were as clear as his ambition to use this stronghold as a support point to conquer the southern region of Ruierdian in one fell swoop

Stand under the stars. Salton's face was a little gloomy, and the howling mountain wind rustled through the huge glass windows. It is said that the 74-year-old man who already knew that he had no hope of realizing his ambition in this life jumped from this window after learning that his 14th mention was rejected by the royal ministry again.

Falling from the top of the mountain all the way to the valley surrounded by the clouds, in a way unique to the soldiers of the great Germans, let their blood be splashed on the enemy's land,

Salton, who was only in his early 20s at the time, was still the Duke of Tichburg's aide-de-camp, and after leading people to search for 7 days, he found the old duke's body on a hanging tree that had grown out of a cliff. Salton didn't like this sad ending, and after settling the old duke, Salton left the military and returned to his own territory to become an ordinary lord, if it weren't for the big attack of Raldian last year. He, Soldton, was still a guy who was eating and waiting to die in his own territory

In a sense, the Duke of Tichborg, who jumped off the castle, was the same kind of person as himself,

A soldier, a pure soldier, playing with politics and power has never been what Salton is good at, he just wants to live a good life, but fate pushed him to the top of the waves,

The Ministry of Affairs of the King has decided to wage war against Rui Erdian. In addition to the 3 elite regiments drawn from the Dorok Mountains, which will arrive within 10 days, there will also be 5 standing regiments stationed in Kyoto. An infantry corps and an axe warrior corps were sent to join the invasion of the Peragher area, with a total strength of 110,000. It is almost one-third of the current strength of the kingdom of Rod, and it is seen that this time the Rodd military department is bound to win the Perlagher area

"What a headache!"

Salton quietly stared at the starry sky, and outside the window, the sky was full of stars. Like a silver lid, the fortress was fastened to the top of the mountains. Only by the naked eye. It's never possible to know what's outside of this cover.

The people who can be selected for the mission this time are all the absolute descendants of the royal family, and every general who is about to gather here is the most loyal followers of the royal family. ...,

Among them, there are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, there are also new talents who are not afraid of a qiē, there are generals who have risen from the front-line commander step by step, and there are also generations that can even be traced back to the original merits in the founding war of the kingdom of Goude, which is a hodgepodge, and the kingdom put this half-cooked meal in front of Salton, which made the general with the name of "Remnant Lion" also feel a headache

This is a mixed army of old and new, and I really don't know how to describe it in terms of combat power. It is conceivable that once the Roude army crosses this mountain range, a great battle that has been gathering momentum for a long time will be sent out like a volcano.

Behind this beautiful mountain. That powerful country that has dominated the northwest of the continent with a thunderous force in just a few years, how can it sit back and watch the southern part of Ruierdian be encroached upon, that is the opponent he really has to face, the elite soldiers, the 100,000 lions who are undefeated in a hundred battles, and the army god who looks down on the world, I am afraid that at this moment, he is already sharpening his fangs and claws, and is thinking about how to tear himself to pieces, but the Ministry of Military Affairs sent such a configuration, which is really laughable

This may be a victorious Great Leap Forward, expanding the territory and achieving fame, or it may be a catastrophe from which the army will be defeated, and the country will be left behind for 10,000 years, and the future is unknown, but you have no choice.

This is a battle to bet on the Norde Fortune, if we can take the southern region of Ruierdian, the power of the Nord Kingdom will enter the middle of the continent for the first time, and truly form a situation to compete with the Northwest Falcon Dynasty, this is a grand strategy, if we don't want to wait until Vekia Falcon integrates resources, in carrying out a killing blow on us, we must build a barrier between the two, which is enough to wear down the sharp edge of Vekia,

This battle must be won and not defeated!, otherwise you and I are both sinners of great virtue, standing here, Salton can feel the eyes of the old duke watching him,

"Salton, bring my pen, I'm going to write another plan! This year's drought in the south of Ruierdian is just right to attack all the way!"

"Salton, I'm so disappointed, look at those cowards in the Ministry of War, who vetoed my plan just because of a lack of food......"

"It's a pity, I'm willing to use this remnant of my life to expand the territory of the kingdom!" But the kingdom has no such heart" The sonorous sound of the old duke's submission of the construction was like the cry of the cold wind outside urging in his ears from time to time

A very magnetic and very respectful voice sounded outside the room of the "Lord", "Lisandro of the Fourth Banner Regiment of the Third Army has been ordered to come and report. ”

Salton ignored it. He sat quietly for a while, tilted his head and drank the wine in the glass, stood up and stepped on the soft and thick pure wool carpet to the desk to put down the glass, and then said slowly, "Come in." ”

The door opened softly from the outside, and a young nobleman of about thirty years old, clean and handsome, straight and straight, appeared in the doorway. The long wait did not seem to cause much trouble to the young nobleman. He appeared in Soldton's gaze calmly and calmly.

"Lisandro, sit. Soldton gestured to the young nobleman as he walked around to the large desk and sat down

"Yes, sir!" said Lisandro, unhurriedly. After pausing at a distance of three meters from Salton, he pulled out his chair and sat down. His movements are very standard, but he does not appear stiff and rigid, and in the rigor of a soldier, he has the elegance and rigor that is unique to the noble people.

Salton smiled slightly, he was very satisfied with his junior. In Lisandro, he could not see the decaying and declining temperament of the Kyoto aristocracy,

The Lissan family is a wealthy family in Kyoto, and the relationship with the Salton family is very good, Salton's wife is the sister of the Lissan family, this Lisandro is the youngest son of the Lissan family, and his eldest son died in the war against Rui Erdian 4 years ago

When Lisandro sat down and looked at him, Salton smiled with a relieved smile, "The last time I saw you in Herrosburg, you were just a little intern wearing a wooden sword, I don't want to see you for 4 years, you are now a general who can take charge on your own, your aunt will be very happy if she knows, but as a liaison officer from Kyoto, I want to ask you what you think about this battle"...,

"I think this battle will be very smooth!" Lisandro's face was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Salton to ask him this question, this attack on Rui Erdian, whether it is from the right time, place and people, the kingdom of Zode is the winner of the victory,

He bowed his body and organized his language and said, "Although I studied in Kyoto, I also know that the kingdom of Ryordian has been defeated by the Northwest Vicchians in recent years.

There is not one elite in the country, and hundreds of thousands of troops have been suppressed by tens of thousands of cavalry in the Eastern Court, and this year, the great drought in the south and the civil strife in Paravon have made them so exhausted that they no longer have time to take care of our invasion! I believe that wherever our army goes, those Ruierdian people who are so hungry that they can't even hold their weapons will definitely flee in despair! If nothing else, within a month, we can take Perlagher!"

"Oh, what do you think?" A little coldness in Thorton's eyes was as sharp as a needle, his face was calm, and he continued to ask noncommittally, "Is this kind of thinking your own, or are the generals in Kyoto this time, they are all thinking like this!"

"Well, that's what everyone thinks!" Lisandro nodded in response after a moment's hesitation

"Within a month...... But what about a month from now? Where are we going to go......

Salton put his hands behind his back, slowly stood up from behind his desk, turned to a huge map of the continent behind him, and stared at the map behind him,

The room was silent. Lisandro did not speak. He watched Salton's back in silence. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes