"Are you sure Lion City won't send troops? Raven Territory's army is entering. Are Ulrich just sitting back and ignoring it?"
Ursula looks a little uneasy. No matter how bad Lionheart Kingdom is, there must be some reaction to the invasion of foreign enemies...
"Because your brother helped you...Crimson Brotherhood's spy sent back the news that Raven Kingdom's mission went to Fieltzwe's Mistveil City, and then King Vidis gathered a large number of troops to the border High Cliff Fortress--you must know what this means..."
Kaidelen drank all the wine in the cup and turned around to sit by the bed.
"Fieltzwe? Didn't Fieltzwe form an alliance with the Lionheart Kingdom not long ago?"
Ursula turned around and looked at Kaidelen: "Will King Vidis tear up the covenant?"
"He doesn't need to tear up the covenant...Alma is dead, Vidis can completely declare the covenant invalid - it was Alma who signed the agreement with Fieltzwe last year, and the name on that covenant was Alma Horton. Who cares about the name of a dead person?"
Kaidelen spread his hands. "Lionheart Kingdom is now surrounded by enemies on three sides. Bacchus Empire might also intervene. Ulrich must ensure the safety of Lion City. He probably won't dare to send troops easily..."
"In other words, we can easily capture Long River Town and Lion Lake City?... Kaidelen, are you planning to let my brother capture Eagle Claw Fortress, and then defend two big cities and towns to support the enemy and make the best of both worlds, so that neither Lion City nor Raven Territory dare to touch you?"
Ursula seemed relieved and turned around to face Kaidelen.
"It's not that you don't dare to touch me, it's that you don't dare to touch us, my dear."
Kaidelen stretched. "We will be the final winner..."
On the afternoon of the next day, when Forster led his army to Eagle Claw Fortress, Raven Kingdom's army was also in front of them. Both sides were caught off guard and started fighting directly.
But Kaidelen and Madam Ursula both disappeared.
Kaidelen, with his army of rogue knights, took down Lion Lake City who had few defenders without much effort.
Madam Ursula was near Payne Village at this time. There were less than two hundred people around her, and they all seemed to be miscellaneous troops.
But from the look and temperament of this miscellaneous group of soldiers, it can be seen that they have all experienced hundreds of battles, and their combat effectiveness should be quite strong.
Ursula looked back at the direction of the inland sea of Lion Lake, with an inexplicable smile on his face.
"Madam, you won't really follow Kaidelen's idea, will you?"
A knight suddenly asked.
"Kaidelen? Hehe, Sir Rayman, I am the true king of Raven Territory. How could I listen to the arrangements of a rogue... He wants to be an opportunistic warlord by playing both sides, but he can't do it. He doesn't understand what a king would do when faced with a desperate situation, and Ulrich is by no means the kind of person who can compromise."
Ursula turned his head and smiled at the young knight, "I just need him and Forster to help us block Raven Kingdom's army."
"That's good... ma'am, but do you really plan to go to Long River Town? I think Long River Town is not suitable for rebuilding Falcon Knight Order, and you can't really control Long River Town now, and you can't defend it even if you defeat it..."
The knight named Raine wears a falcon heraldry robe and is obviously a falcon knight.
He is also the only knight in the team who wears the falcon coat of arms.
"Of course I won't go to Long River Town, Raine, I want to go to Lion City! I can see Kaidelen's thoughts, and I don't want to be his shield! I have no interest in the Lionheart Kingdom's territory at all... Raine, you Go to Fletcher Village, Count Stephen should be there. Go and tell him that Gregory IV has a deal with Gatu warlord Zakar, and he may die if he continues to stay near Fletcher Village - ask him how he plans to return this favor to me..."
Ursula now does not look as worried as last night. Her tone has become relaxed and she looks quite calm. "Then you go directly back to Dark Falcon Fortress to summon the army... I am going to take advantage of Raven Territory's emptiness to join forces with the Lionheart Kingdom to capture Xiaolu City! That's where we should go!"
"Madam, you can definitely rebuild Falcon Knight Order."
Sir Rayman bowed his head respectfully and then headed east with dozens of people.
Madam Ursula, on the other hand, only took more than a hundred people south and rushed towards Lion City.
Two days later, Lion City throne room.
Ulrich finally reappeared on Silver Throne.
But at this time, Ulrich seemed to have no trace of illness. Apart from a hint of fatigue, he looked quite healthy.
There were three people standing beside him.
Cliff Bay Duke Brennus, Long River Town Military Chief Godric, and Seven Forks Fortress Lord Ryman.
"... Your Majesty, do you really plan to let Prince Your Highness lead the army? But he has never led an army in a war... and none of our troops can leave the territory..."
Brennus frowned, seeming to be a little worried about Ulrich's decision.
"Brennus, my closest comrade-in-arms, since my arrogant son thinks he can do it, then of course I will let him go... When he gets to the battlefield, he will naturally understand that war is not as simple as he thought."
Ulrich said calmly, with almost no expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, Raven Kingdom's army will probably crush Alanric! He is your only son..."
Godric said a little uneasily.
Brennus frowned without squinting, while Ryman's eyes were dull, as if he didn't hear anything.
"Yes, my only son... My only son imprisoned Ryman privately, stole my seal, and caused many disputes... My only son also sealed Long River Town to Alma! He simply doesn't understand what Long River Town means to Alma... If Alma hadn't died suddenly, Lionheart Kingdom would have been torn apart now!"
It's hard to tell whether the expression on Ulrich's face is ridicule or sadness, "I would rather not have such a son... I didn't expect that, after just being ill for more than half a month, the only people I can trust are you!"
"Your Majesty, then... what are the arrangements now? Raven Kingdom's army has entered Northern Bay. Enemy warnings have also been sent back from the eastern region. Fieltzwe in the west has also gathered many troops in High Cliff Fortress. Bacchus Empire in the south also seems to have the intention of attacking Seven Forks Fortress..."
Duke Brennus became more and more irritable as he spoke, "They are all bastards who are taking advantage of the situation! My troops have to guard the northwest direction, and Ryman also has to stop Baxian at Seven Forks Fortress, The entire Lion Knight Order cannot be dispatched...Northern Bay just lets Alanric Prince lead the troops to attack, I'm afraid there is no chance of winning..."
"Humph, the odds of winning? Brennus, I never counted on Alanric. Don't worry about Fieltzwe's High Cliff Fortress, take Lion Knight Order and go directly to Lion Lake City, my son actually doesn't dare to go to the battlefield at all... I will appoint you as marshal, you can collect the men he recruited on the way, and then go to Northern Bay to kill the troops of Kaidelen and Raven Kingdom..."
Ulrich shook his head, with a clear expression of sarcasm on his face. "I asked Alanric to lead the troops to Northern Bay, just to know who has defected to him, and to see what troops he can control - but no matter what What kind of army will not follow a cowardly child who dare not go to the battlefield when it comes to war...Brennus, handle this well, and after this war is over, bring your son Malbert, and I will make him my adopted son."
"I understand, Your Majesty."
Brennus took the order and left.
Ulrich turned to look at Godric.
"Godric, you have to take back the Long River Town you threw away. I know you are worried about the king's seal in the hands of the traitor. I really can't directly declare my seal invalid... Li Ang is Your close ally, right? He is a rebel now, and rebels don't need to care about the king's seal. Go tell him that it is his duty to kill the rebels... By the way, he still owes me a sum of money. Ask him to send me the dinar and get my seal back at the same time!"
Ulrich's tone was still indifferent, but he seemed confident and more powerful than before.
Godric shuddered for some reason. He felt that Ulrich's expression now looked a lot like Three Prophets's, which always made people feel... inhuman.
But Godric still obeyed the order and left. At least now Ulrich seems to have a very clear mind, and the orders he gave are all reasonable. He can even take into account Godric's difficulties - not only is he not crazy, but his brain is very useful.
"Ryman, I'm sorry, I knew you were detained by Alanric several days ago, but I didn't release you until now... I hope you can understand, I'm not sure what my son will do."
King Ulrich looked at Sir Rayman, who was the only one left beside the throne, and unexpectedly apologized.
"Your Majesty, you... don't need to say this, I won't complain about this..."
Ryman was a little stunned for a moment. He has followed the king for nearly twenty years from his youth to now, but he has never heard King Ulri apologize!
"I know, I know you won't complain... but I shouldn't let you suffer such injustice. I know that only you are the most loyal Lion Knight around me. I have the most important task for you..."
Ulrich seemed quite sincere when speaking to Ryman, which is obviously the biggest reason why Ryman is loyal to him.
When he said this, Ulrich waved to the attendant on the side.
The guard came to the side door and then left without saying a word.
A woman in her thirties walked in, wearing a blue noble robe from Raven Territory, with a conspicuous falcon emblem on the robe.
"Your Majesty, Sir Rayman, I am the true king of Ursula, Raven Territory."
Madam Ursula introduced herself without waiting for Ulrich to speak. She took the initiative to salute Ulrich, and then looked at Sir Rayman.
Obviously, before Ryman and others came here, Ursula had already met Ulrich and reached some kind of agreement.
"Ryman, Madam Ursula will be our loyal allies - take your troops and go to Raven Territory with Madam Ursula, cut off the supply line of the Crow Army, leaving them with no way to retreat, and take the opportunity to capture Xiaolu City!"
There was a faint smile on King Ulrich's face, "Since Raven Kingdom's troops dare to invade Lion Territory, then of course we can also invade Raven Territory..."
"Your Majesty, what should Seven Forks Fortress do? Bacchus Empire may take the opportunity to launch an attack!"
Of course Ryman is willing to go to Raven Territory to attack foreign enemies, but he doesn't understand a little. King Ulrich is equivalent to sending out all the strong troops at hand, and the combat power of Lion City and Seven Forks Fortress will become very weak!
"Don't worry Seven Forks Fortress...Bacchus Empire won't attack. I provided a lot of military expenses to Sheila Yuzas, and now Bax is full of rebels!... Ha, everyone thinks I made so much money to recruit mercenaries to capture Noldo Elves? Do I really look that stupid?"
Ulrich shook his head and smiled, but the look in his eyes was quite cold.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, I will make Raven Kingdom surrender to your crown, and you will become the greatest king in the entire continent."
Madam Ursula also bowed respectfully.
"Of course, I'm looking forward to it, madam... oh, no, maybe it should be... my queen?"
Ulrich Watched the two people leaving, veins gradually popped out on his forehead, but it wasn't until the two people completely left the door of the throne room that he frowned, his face full of pain.
"Get the medicine quickly! I can't help it anymore... my head... hurts so much..."
Kewen Village North.
Alanric Prince finally got his wish and led the army to the expedition.
Perhaps Ulrich is indeed unable to lead the army in the war, so Alanric is authorized to lead the army in the war - at least in the eyes of Alanric.
But it was not to send troops to quell the rebellion, but to regain the lost ground Lion Lake City and expel the Raven Territory enemies.
Kaidelen's judgment was indeed inaccurate. Although Ulrich did not go out personally, he sent an army to Lion Lake City--As Ursula said, it is unpredictable what a king will do when faced with a desperate situation.
In fact, it is difficult for a vassal to know what arrangements the king has made, and he can use what he sees and hears to guess the king's behavior... It may be possible in normal times, but when the country is facing enemies on all sides, the king will also gamble.
Especially for a king like Ulrich, it is difficult to guess the thoughts.
However, Alanric, who finally got the chance to lead the army, no longer looks as proud and fearless as he did in the Noble Council tower.
His uncle Igor died in a conflict that should not have happened. He was shot in the vital point more than a hundred meters away from a small team of Li Ang. It is said that there were hundreds of Lion Knight Order members in between...
Alanric, who has never been on the battlefield, can understand the risks and uncertainties of the battlefield just from this description.
But after his right-hand man Igor was killed, he now had to personally contact the nobles who supported him, and he also had to personally arrange the affairs that the army would face when going on an expedition.
But he soon discovered that he didn't know how to do most things...
He can neither arrange logistics nor inspire morale. He doesn't even know how to arrange camp locations and route plans, let alone what tactics to arrange...
Fortunately, he found Baron Eldfried to help him solve most of the basic business problems.
However, after the troops left Lion City successfully, Alanric found that he was very scared and nervous.
He is not as brave as he thinks, nor as capable as he thinks...
King Ulrich may not be a good father, but he obviously understands his only son - Alanric is indeed afraid of going to the battlefield, and is trembling all over with fear...
After all, he has never been in a battle, or even fought with anyone. His only fighting experience is the occasional gesture with a swordsman with a wooden sword - pure gestures.
In fact, anyone who has never been on the battlefield will be filled with fear when they go out for the first time. This is not a shameful thing.
But Alanric is the leader. Anyone can be afraid, but the leader cannot.
No matter how scared you are, you still have to show that you are not afraid.
But Alanric can't do it. He can't even ride a horse alone now - his hands and feet are so stiff that he can't move because of fear.
From Lion City to Kewen Village, this is probably the farthest road that Alanric has traveled in his short life, and it gets hairier as he goes...
This section of the road was full of dark fog, and many corpses could be seen from time to time, and the unknown whining sounds never stopped. This environment made Alanric's already uneasy heart even more frightened, and even made him want to vomit with fear.
In addition, after continuing to Lion Lake City, that is, about two days later, he will go to the battlefield in person to face a bloody battle.
Alanric felt very stressed. He never thought that going to the battlefield would be such a terrifying thing...
Talk and actual operation are really two different things...
Those things that you thought were easy at first will only turn out to be so daunting and even a mess in your mind when you have to actually do them yourself.
This is especially true in a life-and-death matter like war.
So Alanric stopped the troops at the bridgehead of Kewen Village.
Prince Your Highness plans to take a breather in this windy place.
He now has nearly three thousand people with him.
This Prince keeps playing tricks on the tower, and he has indeed attracted a considerable number of followers for himself.
Among them, more than a thousand people are actually small and medium-sized mercenary groups. Of course, Alanric promised them to become nobles and used the temptation of high salaries to win over these mercenary group leaders.
This also brought him a direct army, but the quality of these soldiers varied. Of course, Alanric probably did not really intend to pay too much salary. Anyway, mercenaries who died in battle did not need to be paid.
The other troops came from two more powerful noble lords.
One is Lord Kailledanburg, Baron Eldfried, the one who just came back from Xingar, Lion Knight Order Knight Commander.
The other one is Lord Yalagar, Baron Leovann, and the current leader Royal City Guard.
They took the initiative to say that they would follow Prince Your Highness to 'drive out the enemy and regain the lost territory', so Ulrich agreed to them and allowed them to bring the king's direct troops who were 'willing to fight with Prince'.
So Elderfried brought about a hundred Lion Knight and four hundred Lion Retainers, and Leofwan brought half of Royal City Guard - five hundred knight retinues.
In addition, they also brought levies from their own territory, about eight hundred people in total.
This large force with a total of nearly 3,000 people is actually very strong. At least they are all veterans with combat experience.
However, no matter how strong the army is, it must have a reliable leader.
If the commander-in-chief is not only a new recruit, but his face is always pale with fear, his hands and feet are always shaking, he can't even speak, and his voice is quieter than a mosquito...
No soldier has any intention of fighting with such a commander - in the eyes of the soldiers, this coward Prince is likely to abandon the enemy and run away as soon as he sees them...
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