"Sir, there is an urgent military situation!"
At night, the lord's hesitation was forced to end.
A soldier on duty at night ran into the lobby on the ground floor of the main building and handed Li Ang a letter.
The letter contains not very good news - Raven Territory's army is crossing the Gatu Grassland and heading south!
This letter is from Baron Leofric of Brave Shield Fortress.
Raven Kingdom had previously assembled heavy troops in the area of Xiaolu City and Odenburg, but it was to deal with Gatu people.
Now Gatu people has retreated, but Raven Kingdom's army did not disband, but went directly south.
Although Raven Kingdom did not declare war on the Lionheart Kingdom, their army has been marching south after entering the Gatu Grassland. This is obviously not to counterattack Gatu people, but to enter the territory of the Lionheart Kingdom.
This is obviously an undeclared attack Lionheart Kingdom!
It is actually very rare for the Raven Kingdom to cross the Jatu Grassland to attack Lionheart Kingdom - since it is difficult to predict how Gatu people will react, Raven Kingdom and Lionheart Kingdom rarely fight in the northeast.
Moreover, undeclared war will be regarded as malicious aggression. A country's unjust and sudden attack on a country that has been living in peace before can easily lead to the entire continent joining forces to fight against it.
In this era, wars between countries usually have a reason. For example, last year King Ulrich launched a war against the Bacchus Empire on the grounds of "recovering lost territory", and Bacchus Empire attacked White Deer Fortress can be regarded as a counterattack against this war. Lionheart Kingdom and Bacchus Empire have not signed an armistice agreement for more than half a year, so under this situation, no matter how they attack each other, they are tenable.
However, Raven Kingdom and Lionheart Kingdom had no unresolved disputes before, and they had signed a peace agreement, so undeclared war against a peaceful country would be purely an act of aggression.
Of course, looking at it from another perspective, now Raven Kingdom can indeed send an army into Lion Territory, and there is a barely tenable moral reason - Forster takes Lion Lake City to declare allegiance to Madam Ursula, and Madam Ursula is the rebel of Raven Territory.
Raven Kingdom marched towards Lion Lake City on the pretext of exterminating the rebels. This was reasonable, but the extermination was really a bit far...
But the problem is that the castle facing Lionheart Kingdom directly facing the border is not Lion Lake City, but Eagle Claw Fortress and Brave Shield Fortress - the intention of taking advantage of the situation is obvious...
So Baron Leofric immediately sent people to spread the news to various towns, and White Deer Fortress was probably the first to receive the news.
Leofric was not sure how Raven Kingdom's army would operate, nor how Gatu people would react. He felt that Gatu people might also take advantage of the situation, and was worried that his Brave Shield Fortress would not be able to withstand it, so he requested reinforcements from Li Ang.
After receiving the news of asking for help, the lord no longer hesitated - the current situation was obviously not suitable for sending troops to quell the rebellion, otherwise it would just be a wedding dress for other countries.
The chaotic struggle within the Lionheart Kingdom has obviously been known to other countries. If nothing else, except Raven Kingdom, Fieltzwe and Bacchus Empire may want to seize the opportunity...
Although Lionheart Kingdom and Fieltzwe just signed an alliance more than half a year ago, King Vidis may not be bound by a piece of paper, and this alliance boss who only became a "king" from "leader" more than half a year ago may need a victory to consolidate his position!
Bacchus Empire has not made any moves so far, probably just because Livius is still in the hands of Li Ang, and Siyuan City is further away from Lion Lake City and other places, so he learned the news later and did not have time to react.
"Risadiran! Go and call Vendathir..."
The Lord Lord shouted towards the side of the seemingly empty hall.
It was early in the morning, and the space on the side of the hall seemed dark and empty, but Li Ang knew that someone must be protecting him.
"Sir, Risadiran went to guard the outside, but I am here."
Wendilf jumped down from the top of the pitch-black hall. "Looking for teacher Vendathir at this time? Sir... are you... lonely?"
Wendy's current job is similar to Risadiran's. She will serve as the Lord's bodyguard, and by the way, she will also provide necessary protection for Amy, who also lives in the main building - Risadiran is a male after all, and it is not convenient to get close to Amy's boudoir.
"Go quickly, Wendy... this is for business..."
Li Ang doesn't even know what Wendilf is thinking about all day long. This fifty-year-old underage girl obviously knows everything, but she acts like an unscrupulous, rebellious and bad girl, making jokes all day long.
"But, Teacher Vendathir is in the guest room upstairs... she must have heard your call."
Wendy said while disappearing into the darkness again, "She has come down to find you, sir..."
That's true, Noldo Elves's hearing is so good, he can definitely hear the lord's shout in this silent night...
"Lord Li Ang, are you looking for me?"
Vendathir walked down the stairwell, looked at the empty hall, and seemed a little hesitant - Li Ang was the only one in the hall, and the soldier who reported the news had already gone out.
"Vendathir, I have an idea that I would like to ask for your approval... Due to the urgent military situation, we must discuss the result as soon as possible."
The lord's expression was extremely serious.
At noon, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, the lord received important guests in the White Deer Fortress lord hall.
This is Twilight Knight, one of Isildur's subordinates.
Obviously, Isildur was very concerned about the only human lord who was willing to cooperate with Noldor. He kept Twilight Knight waiting near White Deer Fortress, so it only took Vendathir half a morning to bring him.
At this meeting, Vendathir also attended as the 'tribune' of Noldo Ranger.
Those young Noldo Ranger listened to Vendathir's words, but most of them were not her people. These rangers came from four different Noldor groups, but they all learned how to fight here at Vendathir.
Vendathir herself didn't plan to be a lord, so Li Ang imitated Bacchus Empire's title and gave her the title of 'Noldor Tribune'.
On the one hand, this means that the lord regards Noldo Elves as the same citizen, just like human beings.
On the other hand, it is to express a stance to the Noldor - the Noldor are only bound by the tribunes here and let the Noldor manage the Noldor. This is Li Ang's promise.
Wendilf and Risadiran are actually also in the lord's hall. They are both present as the lord's personal bodyguards. However, although they are both Noldor nobles, these two 'young people' have no say...
Noldo Elves, who has the most say, is actually the representative of Isildur, the same Twilight Knight who was waiting for Li Ang on the way, but ended up beating Ebony Gauntlet Knights of Dumbledore temporarily.
This Twilight Knight's name is Noel.
This name reminds the lord again of the Mettenheim Brutess who returned to their hometown...
"Lord Li Ang, Isildur His Highness authorized me to contact you. His Highness originally wanted to come here in person, but it is really difficult for him to appear in human territory. I hope you can understand..."
Noel is a very polite Noldo Elves. In fact, most Noldo Elves will maintain good etiquette and education. Twilight Knight who can get the authority to lead troops seem to be more qualified, and the same is true for Cedren.
After all, they are hundreds of years old...
"Your Excellency Noel, let's not be polite and just tell the truth... I plan to open a trade zone in the forest east of White Deer Fortress, where the trade between Noldo Elves and White Deer Fortress will be carried out. Okay. Let's start reciprocal trade first, such as the grain and cloth you need, and the weapons and furs we need. I will set a reference price for these goods, and no one will want to be a profiteer... We first let the people of the two races get familiar with each other and establish friendship, and subsequent cooperation can depend on the situation."
The lord gave a trade plan very directly.
"This method is good, Your Excellency Leon, I think His Highness Isildur will also be satisfied with it."
Noel nodded repeatedly. This was smoother than he imagined. In fact, as long as he could buy food from White Deer Fortress, it would be a good result for him - enough food would be of great help to the reproduction of any ethnic group.
"The trade zone will be jointly protected and constrained by me and Ms. Vendathir. At the same time, I will count the outer part of Noldo Forest close to White Deer Fortress as the territory of White Deer Fortress - I will issue a decree to refuse any outsider to bring weapons into the territory of White Deer Fortress, This can form a good protection for your tribe. But it should be noted that the Noldor must also abide by the laws of my territory, and killing must be punished with life. Of course, if a human kills the Noldor, I will also arrest him and hand him over to you for disposal. I hope His Highness Isildur can make Lord Aldarian also willing to cooperate with this cooperation..."
The plan given by the lord is obviously very beneficial to the Noldor, Noel has already begun to smile.
"This is great, Lord Li Ang, we will make the people abide by the rules! Lord Aldarian, we will also convince him. Until he is willing to cooperate, I can lead the troops to protect the trade zone, please don't worry."
Noel stood up with satisfaction, bowed and touched his chest and saluted.
"Okay, then finally, I want to resolve the hatred between you and humans, Your Excellency Noel..."
Li Ang also stood up. "I plan to take your troops to rescue Brave Shield Fortress!"
This is the plan that the lord came up with after discussing with Vendathir overnight.
This actually doesn't fit any of the plans he considered yesterday...
Since we received news in the early morning that the Raven Territory army was crossing the Gatu Grassland and heading south, Li Ang planned to send reinforcements first and take this opportunity to solve the most troublesome problem - to let Noldo Elves coexist peacefully with the people under his rule.
In other words, how to prevent others from having White Deer Fortress and these Noldo Ranger ideas.
Especially those girl rangers-their worth is so high that most people will regard them as walking dinars...
Li Ang's method is very simple. He wants to lead the Noldo Rangers to reinforce the border, let the Noldor fight side by side with humans, and let the Noldor protect the villagers in the war. With this real battlefield friendship, everyone in the border area can see the dedication of the Noldo Elvess to humanity.
Yes, the sacrifice comes from both sides. Li Ang led his subordinates to fight bloody battles for the safety of the Noldor people, and thus gained the trust of Noldo Elves.
So, if the Noldor also fight to protect human civilians, they will naturally be recognized by humans. At least they will be able to appear openly and openly in the territory of Li Ang and its allies, such as White Deer Fortress and Brave Shield Fortress.
And in this way, it can also solve the problem Li Ang himself faces - if the Noldor help Lion Territory's people fight, then the lord can publicly claim that the Noldor people are his allies, and will not incur any hostility or attack from anyone.
There may still be people who covet the beauty of the Maiden Rangers, but at least people will no longer regard the Noldor as monsters, nor will they feel that capturing the Noldor as slaves at will is something to be proud of.
After taking this crucial step, Noldo Elves will have a real future.
Originally, it was okay to just bring the young rangers as reinforcements, but Vendathir had already agreed in the early morning.
But the lord plans to take this opportunity to include more Noldor tribes and fight side by side with more human troops. This will greatly speed up the process of integrating the Noldo Elves people into the Li Ang territory.
Of course, the lord has another intention that he has not told Vendathir - he wants the Noldor to get used to fighting under his own leadership and under his Griffin banner.
"It is natural to provide help to allies. I can also restrain my subordinates, but I am a little worried about the reactions of others... Lord Li Ang, I mean the human soldiers of the Lionheart Kingdom, will they attack us?"
Noel is not opposed to coordinated operations, but it is normal for him to have such worries.
"If I lead the army, and you and the Noldor warriors hold my flag in this battle and follow my orders for the time being, there will basically be no problems... I have already written to my allies and told them that there will be Noldo Elves to coordinate the fight."
The lord stretched out his hand to signal Risadiran and handed Griffin banner to Noel.
Noel reached out and took it, and nodded after a moment of silence. "I will obey your command, Lord Li Ang, but I hope that my people will not suffer too many casualties."
"I will try to reduce casualties as much as possible... Don't worry, I never fight an uncertain battle."
The lord was extremely serious from beginning to end this time.
Noel can also understand that some sacrifices are necessary, and there will inevitably be sacrifices in battle.
But this is indeed necessary, in order for the Noldor and humans to live together under the same blue sky.
A few days later, Brave Shield Fortress received an unimaginably powerful reinforcement.
Nearly four hundred Noldo Elves, and six hundred human troops, totaling about one thousand people.
At this moment, this army of thousands of people are all flying the black Golden Griffin battle flag.
This powerful army is led by Li Ang and is divided into five teams.
The first team is the young Noldo Rangers led by Vendathir, all of them are equipped with the Gatu horses they just got - during the last robbery, Amy divided the dirt with them and let these Noldo Rangers choose one each, and the others went into White Deer Fortress's stable...
The second team is the Aino Family regular army led by Noel, including four Twilight Knight, a dozen Noldor nobles, about fifty Noldo Ranger, and more than a hundred Noldor warriors.
The third team is the lord's own army, a mixed force of nearly two hundred people led by Sir Roland. This is a non-commissioned officer unit tied to the lord's land group responsibility system.
The fourth team is led by Raphael and consists of about two hundred people named Horn Caller Rangers.
The fifth team is led by Amy and Sarah. This is a special force - two hundred female explorers.
To be honest, these five troops are rare elites in the entire continent. Most of them are not loyal to Li Ang, but at least they are willing to fight under the banner of Li Ang - the lord has actually quietly accumulated the strength equivalent to a duke.
Li Ang did not even use the garrison of White Deer Fortress, nor the guards left by Godric to Amy.
Those female explorers, from Griffin Sword Mercenary Group.
To be precise, it comes from Griffin Sword Mercenary Group without Milgan.
It was Sarah who brought them back.
Sarah may not be as persuasive as Li Ang, but no one can resist her ability to empathize when she reveals her true feelings - when women criticize the same scumbag together, they will definitely become best friends quickly...
Griffin Sword Mercenary Group was originally waiting for news from Milgan at Trublen. They had killed and injured a large number of their friends because of Milgan's actions, and they were already feeling depressed.
Later, they heard that Milgan left them and went to Lion Lake City to date Nerida, so they felt that Milgan seemed to have abandoned them.
Not long after, I actually heard that Milgan was being hunted and on the run 'in order to marry Nerida'...
Yes, in the eyes of these women, this is what it looks like. What they focus on is not power and conspiracy at all, but that Milgan actually married Nerida, and was hunted down because of Nerida...
As a result, the women in Griffin Sword Mercenary Group started to curse, and they all claimed that they would castrate Milgan the next time they saw him.
But before castrating Milgan, they always have to eat...
Therefore, these two hundred female warriors who originally belonged to Griffin Sword Mercenary Group have now become White Deer Fortress's mercenary troops. Their employer is Amy, and Sarah is the leader.
Perhaps these women's claims of castrating someone are unreliable. If they see Milgan again, there's no guarantee they will change their minds...
But at least now, most women are willing to follow Sarah to make a living here at Amy.
In fact, I'm afraid no one can find Milgan now. The guy has escaped to who knows where, maybe he has already left Lion Territory.
Amy is very interested in the experiences of female explorers and is willing to hire them. In fact, Amy has long wanted to establish a female army, and now he has got his wish.
As for those Horn Caller Rangers, fifty of them were rangers who followed Ralph to White Deer Fortress. The other more than a hundred were summoned by Raphael from various villages along the way.
The more than fifty Horn Caller Rangers who followed Ralph officially became the subjects of Wheat Fragrance Territory after Li Ang returned, because these people did not have their own industry.
But other people in Ranger Corps have their own homes and real estate, and they do not need to rely on others.
After being dispersed to various villages by Duke Alma, Horn Summon Ranger Corps did not gather again. This powerful armed force has now actually dispersed and returned home.
They don't have a leader now, and they don't plan to deal with Long River Town's Granlon...
After all, Granlon is also a noble of the kingdom, and he did not harm Long River Town.
Just like Alma once occupied Long River Town by illegal means, Granlon's occupation of Long River Town is also an internal struggle of the kingdom's nobles. As long as they do not harm Long River Town, Ranger Corps will not participate in it.
But it was different when facing foreign enemies. After learning that foreign enemies might invade, the members of Ranger Corps responded to Raphael's horn call one after another and joined the team. More than two hundred people gathered along the way north.