"It's something obvious. Duke Nick's tone was heavy.

"Who is it?" the emperor asked subconsciously.

Duke Nick said coldly: "If I knew who dared to betray the empire and collude with the orcs, his current head would have been hung by me on the gate of the outer city of Suke City. But then he looked helpless: "But obviously, I don't know who is controlling everything now, and I don't have time to investigate." ”

Emperor Laubert knew he had asked a stupid question, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Isn't the Duke of Chester still rescuing? ”

"Even if the Duke of Chester survives, the two legions of hoplites led by Cullen will no longer support the fortress of Anku. Duke Nick shook his head, "Even if everyone in the Cullen Territory knew that this might be a conspiracy of the orcs, no one would dare risk transferring all the most elite troops in their territory away... After all, you've never been very friendly to the Karen Collar. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Laubert grinned and said, "Goddess, my brother, will you always smile at your enemy?"

"If necessary, I will. ”

"But I'm not you, and you're not me!" said Emperor Laubert, spreading his hands.

"So, we need to fix the mess you caused by your 'not wanting to smile' now!"

"It's not funny at all, my brother. Laubert obviously did not want to dwell on this topic, and he immediately changed his tone and said: "I think all news about the Duke of Chester should be blocked, and regardless of the final outcome of the treatment, we must immediately detain the Duke of Chester and his entourage." ”

"This won't work!" Duke Nick immediately shook his head, "the other dukes won't agree unless you intend to be on the opposite side of all dukes." ”

"Oh?" the Emperor's eyes flashed, staring at Duke Nick, "then, what about your attitude?"

"My attitude depends on you, Your Majesty. Duke Nick stared at the Emperor, "We are interdependent. ”

"Interdependent," Laubert repeated in a low voice, "when I was younger, my father always liked to say these four words, but until now I have not understood all the meanings of these four words. ”

Duke Nick tapped the fortress of Anku on the map with his military whip, "Let's get back to business, Your Majesty, you should issue an edict in the name of the Emperor as soon as possible to reorganize the Paladin Legion, and of course, the Wizard Legion, inform the Drake Mage Tower as soon as possible, and let them fulfill their oath...

Of course, all of this will take time, and the question we have to consider at the moment is how to defend Anku Fortress in the early stage without the support of Cullar. ”

"It seems that the Empire does not have any existing military forces to mobilize, except for the army of Feld and the navy of the Hoko Islands. Emperor Laubert said involuntarily, but he was startled by his own words.

"Yes. Duke Nick seemed much calmer, and he said, "Crewe's legions can also be mobilized!"

Emperor Laubert was stunned when he heard this, "What if there is really an orc expeditionary force landing from Balan Town, if there is no defense of Crewe Territory, the orc troops can drive all the way to Kumar Fortress and directly threaten the Suke Plain!"

"I didn't think about giving up Crewe. Duke Nick said, "In Crewe, we don't have to fight the orcs on a frontal battlefield. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Laubert looked at Duke Nick in surprise for a few seconds, "what do you think?"

Duke Nick stared at Balan Town on the map for a few seconds and said: "Even if the merchant ships and fleets of the entire Ailan Continent are combined, the total number of soldiers that can be transported will not be 100,000, I think, with the strength of the goblins and the ships purchased in the past month, it will help the orcs transport 50,000 soldiers at most,

Moreover, the orcs belong to the expeditionary force, and even with the help of the goblins, their supply lines must be very vulnerable, so what we need to do now is to order the transfer of all supplies and personnel in the area of Barantown, the area of Fort Byan, and the area of Fort Cowind. ”

Emperor Laubert nodded at Duke Nick's words, "Not a bad idea—" and then he frowned again, "But, this will be a huge and time-consuming project, my brother, I must warn you that you simply do not have enough time." ”

"I know!" Duke Nick's holy power flashed, "Therefore, the materials or people that cannot be withdrawn, even if they are destroyed, cannot fall into the hands of the orcs." ”

"You're going to—" Emperor Laubert's face changed, "the lords of the Crewe Lordship will not agree to your decision, which will bring the Reagan family to the ground." ”

"No one in Crewe can disagree with the Reagan family's decision. Duke Nick smiled faintly, "Honor, as long as we can defeat the orcs, there will be more people who praise us than curse us, on the contrary, if the Cru Territory falls in the attack of the orcs, then there is really no honor at all, at that time, the nobles will not just accuse us, they will openly oppose our rule, this kind of truth should not be elaborated by me, Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Laugh at this, then smiled self-deprecatingly, stared at Duke Nick for a few seconds, and said, "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely sure," Duke Nick pointed to Harlansburg on the map, "The decisive location is here, with the geographical location of Harlansburg, relying on a small number of troops, it should be able to hold out for two months, and in these two months, what we need to do is to deal with the Orcs of Anku Fortress...

Even if Harlansburg falls, I believe that in two months' time, the Empire will once again show the entire continent our strength, and my paladin legion and mage legion will once again sweep through all the forces of the continent. ”

Duke Nick's words made Emperor Laubert's eyes light up, and his gaze moved back and forth between the cities and castles of the northern territory of the continent, and finally, he looked at the fortress of Anku.

"Boom... Knock..."There was a sudden knock on the bedroom door, the candle flame in the room flickered irregularly, and the voice of Bailly Steward came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, there is news from the guards..."

"Come in and talk!" There was a hint of nervousness in the emperor's voice, not only him, but Duke Nick next to him couldn't help but ooze a trace of cold sweat on his back when Bailly's voice came...

The door opened, and in the dim light, Bailly's familiar face drew closer and closer to the door.

"Bad news, Your Majesty, the Duke of Chester died half an hour ago, and besides, his servant left the Imperial Capital through a magical teleportation, and if nothing else, Cullen will receive the news before dawn. ”

Bailly's voice was small and tinged with imperceptible nervousness, and he involuntarily took a step back as he finished speaking.

Duke Nick and Emperor Laubert looked at each other and fell silent.

...

"Let the First Legion urgently assemble, and recruit all the mage organizations and paladin organizations in the imperial capital, so that they must arrive at the military camp outside the city before twelve o'clock tomorrow noon, and uniformly obey the dispatch of the First Legion Commander Count Devin. ”

Duke Nick spoke suddenly after almost two minutes of silence, while Chief Bailly walked briskly to the bedroom desk and picked up parchment and pen to act as his temporary clerk.

"In addition..."Duke Nick looked at the emperor and said: "Let Count Stu go to the major chambers of commerce in the imperial capital to negotiate, recruit their carriages to transport logistics materials for the First Legion, and clearly tell him that at least 20,000 troops will be gathered to prepare for the war for three months, and let him understand that this is an order and not a negotiation!"

Emperor Laubert immediately nodded and pointed at Chief Bailly, "Record!"

"Tonight, let the scholars draw up an agreement for the joint delivery of troops from all over the country, and let the dukes sign it early tomorrow morning, and let them go back to their territories in the afternoon. Duke Nick looked very tired, and he sat down in the nearest chair and rubbed his forehead vigorously.

"Arrange it now. Laubert glanced at Duke Nick and then commanded Bailly.

"Are you alright?" asked Laubert, looking at the pale Duke Nick.

"It's just an old wound, you know. Duke Nick shrugged indifferently, "Prepare, the day after tomorrow, that is, on the afternoon of the 14th, you need to give a speech in front of the citizens of the entire imperial capital in Victory Square, at that time, we will declare war on the orcs, and also, don't sleep tonight, you personally write a letter to the head of the Elven Supreme Council, and I will rush to the Elven King in the Naryn Forest early tomorrow morning." ”

"You're going to the Narun Forest?" the emperor was stunned.

"Yes, if the elves join the war, the empire will be in real danger!" said Duke Nick.

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