At the same time, Raven City is outside.
"Your Excellency Hakon, I am here to discuss peace with you... You can no longer capture Raven City."
In the military camp of Fieltzwe people, Sir Rayman said this.
"Sir Rayman, Raven City is the territory of Gregory IV. As far as I know, he is also your enemy. Why do you need to stop us from attacking the enemy's territory?"
Seeing Sir Rayman taking the initiative to seek negotiation, Hakon was a little confused.
Under the delay of Falcon Knight Order, the people brought by Hakon spent most of the food outside Raven City, but they never achieved effective results.
Hakon never expected that Ursula's people would actually become an obstacle to conquering Raven City - before, 'Ursula' sent a battleship saying that he was going to attack Raven City...
That damn female liar!
Raven City may indeed be undefeatable.
After Raine's visit, Hakon realized that those warships were not really sent by Ursula... but those warships at that time were real!
Who would doubt a man who really gave himself twenty battleships...
But no matter what, the battleship is indeed obtained, and Raven City has already started fighting. Hakon can only fight the wrong ones, otherwise there will be no way to explain when he goes back - this is a private action to undermine diplomatic relations. If he goes back like this, he will definitely be held accountable by King Vidis, the acquired battleship will be confiscated, and he may even become a slave.
Besides, since the fake Ursula who sent the battleship stayed in Cliff Bay, then Cliff Bay is probably occupied by her now, and she will probably have to attack the strong city if she returns to Cliff Bay now.
And if we fight across the sea again, we may not have enough food...
So Hakon is a little entangled at the moment. He really wants to capture Raven City - but not for any transaction, but to occupy Raven City for himself.
The entrance to the inner sea of Shihu Lake is right next to Raven City, and is connected to the endless sea outside the mainland through the glacier canyon in the north.
In the past, Raven Kingdom controlled the entrance to the sea. The pirates' warships could not enter the inner sea of Shihu Lake and could only operate on the periphery of the mainland.
But now that they have obtained so many warships, and they have obtained them directly in the inland sea of Shihu Lake, the Vanskery pirates will not be afraid of any enemies in the inland sea.
If Hakon can occupy Raven City and control the entrance to the Lion Lake Inland Sea, he can move freely in the Lion Lake Inland Sea, and all the towns around the Inland Sea will be his prey.
No matter it is Vidis or Raven Kingdom, or other forces, as long as the warship cannot enter the inland sea, no one can do anything to him.
He can even establish his own power in Raven City, and may even gradually create a new Fieltzwe around the inner sea of Shihu Lake, just like what the Vanskery people once did on the west coast.
But now, these plans have come to nothing.
Now that Raine has come to negotiate, Hakon can only try to negotiate peace and see if there are any other opportunities.
"In the past, Raven City was indeed the territory of Gregory IV, but now, Queen Ursula is the king of Raven Territory... This is already the territory of Queen Ursula. Sir Hakon, we are protecting our territory!"
Raine explained with a smile.
For Ursula and Sir Rayman, what happened recently is the best opportunity they have ever encountered...
Miss Amy is a good person!
Previously, Amy used a fleet to deceive Longsong Port. Ursula seized the opportunity and gained a lot of popularity as a defender. He stationed Longsong Port and was crowned Queen.
Now Hakon attacks Raven City, but Ursula seizes the opportunity and moves into Raven City as reinforcements.
If Hakon's troops can be driven back, Ursula will definitely be able to take the throne of Raven City.
Raine said that this is Ursula's territory, and there is indeed no problem. It's just a matter of time.
"Withdraw your troops, Lord Hakon. There is no point in staying here. You can only waste food... We don't want to be your enemy. In fact, we can sign an alliance agreement with you - Gregory IV is indeed our common enemy."
Raine persuaded.
"Withdraw the troops? Hum...Sir Rayman, let me tell you the truth, you can ask us to withdraw the troops, but you have to pay something - I may not be able to capture Raven City, but if I want to stay here, there is nothing you can do!"
Hakon stared into Raine's eyes and said, "I know you want to compete for the Raven Kingdom's throne. You need time more than us, and you also need Raven City..."
Indeed, Ursula must hurry up and get most of the lords to agree that she becomes Queen before Gregory IV returns to Raven Territory. Raven City's throne is extremely important to her. She can neither waste time nor ensure that she can control Raven City.
"You are right, we need Raven City... So, have you ever thought about what you need? Your attack on Raven City must have not been approved by King Vidis, right? How will Vidis deal with you?"
Raine looked at Hakon with a smile.
This is easy to judge. If Vidis wants to attack Raven City, then Fieltzwe's army will definitely attack Dagon Castle and Fimbulburg Fortress first. Otherwise, Vidis's own home base Mistveil City will most likely encounter a counterattack from Falling Bay's Duke Adarian.
Besides, Fieltzwe and Raven Kingdom have an alliance. Vidis will not break the alliance and start a war with the Raven Kingdom when attacking Lion Territory.
Hakon looked at Raine expressionlessly. "What do you want to say?"
"I want to say... you also know that you can't break through Raven City, and your food will be exhausted in ten days at most - by then you will still have no choice but to withdraw. And once you run out of food and withdraw, what will you face? Falling Bay Duke Adarian has a grudge against you, do you think he will attack your Iron Oak Fortress? If you send troops privately to stir up trouble, King Vidis probably won't protect you... You will lose everything!"
Raine spread his hands. "You need an ally, otherwise you will be dealt with by all forces together."
This is indeed the case. Gregory IV, Vidis, Adarian, including Ursula all have reasons to deal with Hakon. If Hakon fails to conquer Raven City for too long, the loss of troops will lead to depletion of food and fodder, and the consequences will indeed be dangerous.
"In the inner sea of Lion Lake... no one can defeat my fleet!"
Hakon frowned and retorted.
"Yes, Vanskery people are indeed powerful at sea... But you must have food! Without food, will your 'army'... or your friends, will they still follow you? 'Iron Gall' Haraven, 'Fat man' Horosga, why are they helping you fight Raven City? Isn't it just for food? You Fieltzwe have been short of food for more than a day or two. King Vidis bought and borrowed food everywhere some time ago. Everyone knows about this..."
Raine spread his hands. "I said, you need an ally, an ally that can provide you with food. But if you are not willing, I will sell the food to King Vidis, and open the entrance channel of the Lion Lake Inland Sea to let Vidis or other fleets in... You are right, we want to compete for the Raven Kingdom's throne, so we don't care about making this place more chaotic!"
Hakon stopped talking and frowned in consideration.
The information Sir Rayman has is correct. Haraven and Horosga are indeed helping Hakon for food and warships--Z Hakon used all the food of Cliff Bay for this operation, and provided four battleships each to Haraven and Horosga.
This is not Hakon being stupid.
First of all, he didn't have that many troops himself, so he naturally had to invite his friends to participate in the operation.
At the same time, Hakon himself also knows the consequences of sending troops privately - but if one person makes a mistake, it is a serious crime, but if multiple people make mistakes, it is likely that nothing will be done.
If Raven City can be conquered, then there will naturally be enough food in Raven City to make up for the consumption. This is the capital of the Raven Kingdom after all.
If Raven City cannot be captured and at least twenty battleships are obtained, and Cliff Bay's food is used up, King Vidis will be unable to deal with them due to lack of food.
But if they run out of food but have no results, Haraven and Horosga will definitely evacuate. And once Vidis has food and sails Fieltzwe's warship into the inland sea of Shihu, then it's really over.
"How much food can you provide?"
After figuring it out, Hakon started asking for prices.
"We will always provide... Hakon. This is not a transaction, but a long-term cooperation. You have to publicly declare your support for Queen Ursula to become the king of Raven Territory - you only need to declare it to the outside world. You do not need to be loyal to anyone. We will regard you as an offensive and defensive alliance."
Raine smiled and stretched out his hand, "You need our support, and we also need your fleet's help. You can personally control the entrance to the inner sea of Lion Lake. This can ensure your safety... Is it a deal?"
"... I have to convince my friends first..."
Hakon thought for a while and nodded, "As long as they agree, I agree."
Pendor Calendar 358 end of June.
The situation in the north of the mainland is changing.
The leader of 'Strong Shield' Hakon reoccupied Cliff Bay, and joined forces with Ansen Fortress's 'Iron Gall' Haraven and Misty Marsh Fortress's 'fat man' Horosga formed a group 'Vanskery Alliance' together and announced their support for Queen Ursula's rule over Raven Territory.
Ursula defended Longsong Port by "resisting the enemy alone" and "rescued" Raven City in time. He won the support of many people and successfully ascended the throne of Raven City, officially announcing his coronation as Raven Queen.
Gregory IV also returned to Raven Territory at this time, settled in Xiaolu City, and began to call on the lords of Raven Territory to destroy the rebels of Ursula...
And Ursula also called on the lords in Raven City to kill the false king Gregory IV...
Raven Territory's great lords have now been divided into three factions.
Duke Andermar of Xiaolu City still supports Gregory IV, but the current situation of Xiaolu City is not very good-most surrounding towns are supporters of Ursula...
Duke Alexis of Longsong Port openly supports Ursula. He and Count Stephen of Odenburg are attacking Xiaolu City from both sides - Count Stephen also supports Ursula.
Fortunately, Gregory IV's army is also at Xiaolu City, so it won't be possible to tell the winner for a while.
Duke Adarian of Falling Bay publicly announced that he would not participate in the throne dispute between Ursula and Gregory IV, and he believed that Raven Territory must be protected from outside interference before Raven Territory's internal disputes subsided.
Therefore, he summoned the lords in the west of Raven Territory, took a large number of Highland Warriors southward, conquered Iron Oak Fortress, and directly threatened Mistveil City.
This seems quite patriotic, but in fact, Adarian's behavior is just waiting for someone to bid - first flex his muscles, summon the western lords to have a small battle, show his influence, and then see who offers the higher price, Gregory IV or Ursula...
When the two sides are in a stalemate, Adarian is naturally the weight that breaks the balance. Of course, he wants to sell himself at the best price.
After Adarian defeated Iron Oak Fortress, in order to avoid any accidents in Mistveil City, King Vidis urgently withdrew its troops and returned home overnight.
The Fieltzwe army that had originally marched to Baranli Town also took the initiative to retreat westward under the leadership of 'Red Sword' Aiding Earl, retreated to Azgoth, and no longer tried to get involved in the Lion City area.
Lion Territory is finally quiet.
Amy also returned to Li Ang at this time, bringing back Silver Hand and Horn Summon Ranger Corps at the same time.
At this time, Li Ang was surprised to find that after Amy stirred up half of the continent, his own force became the only party with the Pande Continent's initiative.
Amy was not only kissed by Goddess of Fortune, she herself has become the real Goddess of Fortune...
Li Ang thinks.
At the same time, Li Ang also met the envoy sent by Emperor Marius - General Sura.
Sura is here to rescue Shadow Legion.
For more than half a month, Kairos and Shadow Legion's 1,600 elite troops have been surrounded on a hilltop south of Serenmis.
Li Ang didn't launch a strong attack on them, not because they couldn't beat them, but mainly because they didn't want to lose too much, because Noldo Elves were not suitable for a strong attack.
No matter how strong our personal abilities are, Noldo Elvess still need to undergo basic military formation training, otherwise they will not be able to serve as qualified soldiers.
Especially when facing a battlefield battle.
Li Ang Most of the Noldor around him are not warriors. There are less than 400 truly qualified Noldor warriors, that is, his guards and a few patrols.
Most of the other Noldo Elves have no sense of battle, and their understanding of military orders is also very problematic. Basically, they can be said to be a bunch of rabble.
Although the individual combat capabilities of this ragtag group are very strong, they are essentially no different from the rebel army led by the gladiators of Siyuan City.
The group of gladiator rebels at the time had strong personal combat capabilities, but they were still defeated by Li Ang with hundreds of cavalry and carriages.
It wasn't until some elites were re-selected from the rebel army and received brief training from Jocelyn that they became a usable legion.
Therefore, Li Ang must first let Noldo Elves receive short-term unified training.
Vendathir is the best teacher, and all the Noldos are willing to accept her training, and it shouldn't take long - they just need to be familiar with military formations and develop the habit of collective cooperation. Their technical abilities are no problem.
Therefore, Li Ang directly trained troops under the hilltop where Kairos was located, blocking Kairos's way. From time to time, he could also conduct actual combat exercises - Kairos organized several breakouts, but was shot back every time...
Kairos led a cavalry army. They had given up most of their horses before, and now they were in a state of complete loss of logistics. They had neither food, grass nor ordnance supplies - they ate up all the remaining horses.
It is estimated that they have almost eaten up all the grass roots on the mountain.
But instead of surrendering, they kept trying to break out.
Shadow Legion has indeed never surrendered to anyone, not in hundreds of years.
"Lord Li Ang, I am here on behalf of His Majesty Marus... His Majesty wants to make a deal with you."
General Sura came to Li Ang with a white flag.