"Huh?"

Both Nia and Lancelot expressed surprise at Cross's calm answer.

"Gawain will definitely abandon the city and flee, but not now.

I predict that Gawain will hold out for three more days, and after three days he will give up on the castle.

Don't be stunned, you two, go and conquer the king of the Kingdom of Seatta for me!"

"Yes!"

......

Cross's main force was quite powerful, and in the face of such an army, the defenders of the royal capital of Seatta collapsed one after another.

In less than an hour, the red dragon Britney was the first to attack the royal capital.

......

Within the royal capital of Seatta.

The king and his ministers were terrified, they never imagined that Cross's army would suddenly appear in the royal capital.

It's like this army has fallen from the sky.

The king and his ministers instantly had the idea of surrendering.

At this time, Charlie also began to persuade the king to surrender, "Your Majesty, Cross Klein's ambitions are not small. But he wasn't a brutal lord.

We can surrender to him, and maybe we can spare a single death. ”

The king felt that this made sense, so he put Charles at the forefront, and led himself and his ministers out of the city to surrender.

And Cross was already waiting outside the gates of the royal capital.

The king and the ministers of the kingdom of Seyada began to bow down to Cross before they had even left the gates.

King Seatta had already expected such an act as Cross had anticipated.

He smiled and asked the people around him, "Should we accept their surrender?"

"No!" Chrissia replied first, "their forces are still there, and if we accept their surrender, it will be detrimental to our future rule." ”

"I think they should be accepted to surrender. The second to express his opinion was Lancelot, "As long as we accept their surrender, the entire Kingdom of Seatta will basically become our vassal."

And if we refuse their surrender, take them prisoner or put them to death.

The rest of the Kingdom of Seatta is likely to see unrest.

When the time comes, it will be us who will lose. ”

Cross nodded slightly, "You all have a point, but none of them are the most perfect and comprehensive strategies. ”

Cross turned his head to Nia, "Nia, do you have any ideas?"

"Back to my lord, Nia's thoughts are similar to those of Lord Lancelot.

I hope that these people will be accepted to surrender.

However, the disposal after that is somewhat different.

These people surrendered, but not all of them could govern the country.

We should place more than half of these people in Klein Territory, and some of the remaining junior officials can continue to stay in the Kingdom of Seajarta.

At the same time, we have arranged for some people to control the kingdom.

We can even change this kingdom into our vassals.

The lord of this realm can be a count. ”

After listening to Nia's analysis, Cross nodded in satisfaction.

"Do you have any other comments or suggestions?"

"No, I support Miss Nia. Watson was the first to speak.

Immediately afterward, others expressed their support for Nia's strategy.

As a result, Cross accepted the surrender of King Seyadha and his ministers.

The news soon spread throughout the kingdom of Seatta.

In this way, the Kingdom of Seatta became the Seatta Territory.

At this point, Cross owned both Klein and Seatta counties.

......

A day later.

Outside the fort, inside Sephiroth's camp.

Sephiroth received news of the surrender of the Kingdom of Seatta.

When he first received the news, he was shocked.

Then, it immediately occurred to me that this was Cross's plan to attack the west.

So, he deduced the combat power of the Castle of Immortality.

He decided to attack the fort with all his might, and then march north after taking the fort.

This is his only chance.

......

On the walls of the castle.

Gawain watched as large siege weapons appeared within Sephiroth's army.

Gawain knew that Sephiroth was about to launch an all-out onslaught.

He clenched his fists helplessly, and the worry in his heart rose.

"Prepare your arrows!

In particular, the giant siege vehicles are the priority of our firepower. ”

"Yes!"

Gawain glanced at the recruits around him, and his heart was full of emotion.

These recruits are also considered to be courageous, they did not retreat because of the strength of the enemy, but became more and more courageous.

However, this also led to a small shift in Gawain's mentality.

He was ready to give up the castle.

Because, he knows very well, he is not an opponent of Sephiroth at all.

It's just that now Gao Wen has some missions inexplicably rising in his heart.

He has now secretly made a tragic decision.

The people are there, and the city is there.

People die, and cities are broken.

......

After adding Seatta to the territory, Cross's army began to move in the direction of the Castle of Immortals.

Nia and Lancelot volunteered to be the vanguard, and their troops set out for Fort No Fall, ahead of Cross's army.

......

Two days later.

Cross receives information from Nia and Lancelot.

When he saw the contents of the information, he was shocked.

The content of the intelligence is simple.

Gawain's troops were all wiped out in order to hold the fort, and Gawain was killed in battle. Sephiroth's forces were routed, and Sephiroth fled.

Gawain...... Die...... ......"

Cross couldn't help but utter these words, he couldn't accept the fact.

He thinks that a timid person like Gawain will never defend the castle, and Gawain will definitely flee in order to save his life.

But this is not the case.

Gawain is dead!

Gawain died in battle to defend the fort!

This is unacceptable to Cross.

Cross's hands began to tremble.

Although Gawain is very ordinary, he has followed him all the way after all.

Gawain was never a qualified general, but he became a hero at the last moment.

Cross lost his childhood friend, and Cross lost a hero.

Cross was stuck in his throat, and his gaze swept to the red dragon princess beside him.

"Cresia, I command you to find Sephiroth within 10 days. ”

"Yes!" Cressia agreed, but she felt unsure, "Lord Cross......

"Don't worry, I won't let you go alone. ”

"Yes!"

Cross breathed a sigh of relief, now he would definitely not let Sephiroth go.

It was then that Cross received intelligence from the Empire.

The envoy first commended Cross for his prowess and recognized Cross's ownership of the Seatta Territory on behalf of the Emperor.

In the end, the messenger hoped that Cross could lead his army to quell the rebellion.

Cross happily agreed.

He knew that this opportunity would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

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