North and South

As the banners of olives and White Asparagus disappeared into the distance, Count Black and Yellen returned to their camp.

Yellen hesitated, looking at Count Black walking ahead with his hands behind his back.

But it was as if Count Black had eyes in the back of his head. "Is there anything you want to ask, Yellen?"

"Yes, sir. After all, you said you could provide intelligence to Viscount Golden Sunflower. Now that the Vanguard Army led by Isolde and Leo has set off, should we send a fast horse to deliver intelligence to Golden Sunflower Territory?"

Count Black stopped in his tracks upon hearing this, turned around and looked at Knight Yellen. "Yellen, you're probably hoping these two will be wiped out, aren't you? You're even ignoring honorifics now!"

Yellen blushed. "My lord, those two harbor ill intentions towards you and the Great Oak Territory. I misjudged them before, but now that I know, I can't be too polite to them."

"And sir, we should inform Viscount Golden Sunflower as soon as possible. The sooner we know, the better prepared we can be."

"Yellen, don't worry, I've already made arrangements. Besides, Cavalry messengers are easily intercepted. Isolde is no pushover. If he finds out, I won't be able to explain myself."

After speaking, Count Black led Yellen to a barracks within the military camp. Yellen immediately recognized it as the pigeon loft that had been brought with the army. Great Oak Territory, as a noble state, also kept carrier pigeons, but as far as he knew, these carrier pigeons could only return to Sunset City.

Several guards led Count Black and Yellen into the barracks. Count Black sat directly on the table, took a piece of paper, and began to write.

Yellen, standing to the side, found it rather strange, but seeing the Count writing a letter, she could only suppress her thoughts and remain silent.

After writing the letter, Count Black folded it up and handed it to the waiting pigeon house manager, saying, "Make three copies and send them out with pigeons in cage number three."

"Yes, sir." The pigeon house steward left the room immediately to carry out the Count's mission.

Yellen asked with some curiosity, "My lord, do we have carrier pigeons that can directly reach the Golden Sunflower Territory?"

Count Black nodded. "Yes, when I was receiving the southbound fleets from the Golden Sunflower Territory and the Iron Birch Territory, I got a batch from a steward in the Golden Sunflower Territory. I think his name was Orlando, and he seemed to be one of Victor's confidants."

With her doubts resolved, Yellen breathed a sigh of relief.

"The rest is up to Victor. Yellen, organize the troops, and we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

If any nobles bring troops tomorrow, just tell them to get lost, but I doubt there will be any.

"Yes, sir."

Sextus City of Sextus County Sykes, Alex led his Cavalry in a constant maneuver around the city walls, dodging the arrows being shot from them. However, the walls were too far away, and the arrows mostly fell to the ground halfway through their flight.

At this moment, Viscount Hawke arrived on horseback. Alex handed over the troops to the Regimental Commander, left the ranks, and ran to Viscount Hawke.

"Young Master, it seems the guys from the Fifth Legion are determined not to come out."

"Yes, we thought the bait tactic had worked and had lured them out of the city."

But I didn't expect the Fifth Legion to be so ruthless, cutting off two battalions to cover their retreat and hold them back.

Alex rubbed his temples in great distress. At first, the bait plan was going well, and the Fifth Legion troops in Sextus City had already left the city and were heading straight for him.

But unexpectedly, Viscount Hawke's troops were discovered by them.

The two remaining Regimental Commander of the Fifth Legion abandoned the two battalions that were already entangled with Alex's troops and retreated back into the city before Viscount Hawke could complete the encirclement.

After that, he tried every means to provoke them, but he failed. As for the option of attacking the city, it was never on Alex's list of choices.

After all, the Fifth Legion still had one and a half regiments in the city, and it was virtually impossible for him and Hawk to take the city with their own troops.

"Let's retreat, Viscount Hawke. Let's go back to White Earth City. There's no need to waste time here."

Alex hesitated for a moment but finally made up his mind that there was no point in continuing to wait outside the city.

"Yes, young master, we have already gained a great advantage this time. The Fifth Legion has lost 40% of its troops, and it will probably be difficult to recover even by next spring."

As for Viscount Victor, please don't worry too much. I believe Viscount Victor will be safe and sound.

"Thank you, Hawk. I appreciate your kind words. I will order the troops to retreat, and we will join forces. On the way back, we won't be in a hurry; we can sweep through the farms along the way again."

"Understood, young master."

Hawk left immediately to return to his troops, and Alex also ordered his troops to leave the Sextus City area. The siege of Sextus County, which lasted for more than ten days, came to an end, with the Northern Alliance Army severely damaging three regiments of the Duchy's Fifth Legion and capturing the border fortress of White Earth City.

In the Wood Fort Town, Two Rivers Territory, North York County, the Old Baron Wembley was reviewing documents in Victor's study when there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

An officer walked in, Wembley recognized him as someone from the Operations Staff Department. He asked directly, "Is there any new information from Boler County?"

"Lord Wembley, this is military intelligence from the Golden Sunflower Territory. After receiving reinforcements from the south, the Viscount immediately led his troops westward to attack and conquer the Red Ginseng Territory. Currently, he is transferring the population and resources of the Red Ginseng Territory. Afterward, the Viscount also attempted to attack the Perilla Territory to the west, but the Baron of the Perilla Territory voluntarily abandoned the outer territories. After plundering, the Viscount returned to his territory."

Wembley took the intelligence report and read it carefully. The content was no different from what the officer had read aloud. The content was very simple, and considering that the message was sent by carrier pigeon, there was no other way.

The Old Baron Wembley rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself, "You've just taken over the reinforcements and are already organizing a battle. It seems you're under a lot of pressure, Victor. If it were you, you would definitely overcome the difficulties and achieve victory."