Vesemir yawned and stretched, slowly walking out of Dick's room.
When he reached the corner, his eyes glanced at the frosted glass on the mahogany door thirty steps away - the blue armor of the two Falcon Knights glowed coldly under the wall lamp, and the cold light on the tip of the spear trembled slightly with his breathing.
His cat eyes peered through the frosted glass on the door, and he could vaguely see the shadows inside.
With the witcher's keen senses, he captured the solemn discussions coming from inside the house.
Vesemir smacked his tongue and muttered softly:
"It's so late and you still haven't rested. Queen Meve is really a wise gentleman. It's a pity that the relationship between her and Dick will never be the same again."
However, he just sighed casually and yawned again exaggeratedly, tears even overflowing from the corners of his eyes.
He shuffled towards his room again.
At this moment, in the military conference room, several people were sitting around a square solid wood table.
The brass candlestick swayed at the corner of the table, casting its shadow on the well-made Northern Kingdoms sand table. Even Windwail Town's mill and waterwheel were clearly visible - the intersection of every city and every intersection in Northern Kingdoms was accurately presented on it.
Even though it was almost midnight, Kebi still stayed by the Queen's side.
Queen Meve pressed his hands tightly on the end of the long table, saying nothing, staring at the sand table, listening intently to the battle plan of Duke Amara beside him.
The other five nobles who were about to join the battle were also focused on it.
Tonight, this meeting is a review meeting against the [Manslayer] army.
Duke Amara is a middle-aged man with a delicate mustache and a deep vertical wrinkle between his eyebrows. At first glance, it seems that he is accustomed to frowning and thinking.
He looked serious and concluded in a calm tone:
"In view of the fact that the barbarian army has been entrenched deep in the Misty Mountains for a long time, they walk on the mountain road as if they were on flat ground.
Therefore, if Northern Kingdoms erlang chooses to fight on the steep mountain, he will not be able to display his strength.
Three days ago, I ordered the engineering regiment to set up camp on the east side of [Windwail Town] and form a three-layer defense line in front of the gate of the village. At that time, the enemy can be led into a trap area with a depth of 300 yards. When their formation is broken, the cavalry regiment can attack."
The nobles around nodded.
Everyone was deliberating over the battle plan, mainly Duke Amara and Queen Meve, who had a heated discussion, while the other nobles were listening carefully.
This is already the sixth time they have reviewed their combat plan.
After Duke Amara finished speaking, his mustache trembled slightly, and the deep vertical lines formed a ravine between his eyebrows. He glanced at Queen Meve with a slightly worried look, secretly worried that the evil things that happened at today's banquet would affect the queen's decision-making.
Fortunately, the queen simply said "continue", which made the duke's heart calm down a little.
"Northern Kingdoms's strategy for dealing with the barbarians is also very clear, setting up an ambush in the plains near [Windwail Town]."
Duke Amara's finger crossed a coordinate on the sand table,
"Based on the time, the barbarian army will arrive at noon tomorrow. This is also the best place to fight. If everything goes well, these barbarians can be defeated in one battle."
"That's right." The Queen confirmed.
The Duke pulled out six volumes of blood-stained information from his leather girdle and threw them on the table, "The information obtained by the Sixth Scout Team after lurking at the bottom of the ice lake for two days and two nights."
There were still ice crystals stuck to the edge of the parchment he unfolded. "It took 7 scouts to obtain this information about the Manslayer army. There are 2,000 barbarians in total."
"First, the leader of the barbarian army is [Manslayer]Burd III. Although this person did not show off his skills after invading Northern Kingdoms, he is extremely large. Folk rumors say that his father was lost in the ice giant's cave... In short, [Messenger of the Mountain God] is extremely dangerous."
"No matter who he is, he will not be able to escape the punishment of Order of the Falcon spear in the end." The killing intent contained in the queen's words almost overflowed.
"Secondly, a man suspected of suffering from madness has recently joined the barbarian army. His abilities are unknown, but in just a few days he has become the leader of the Misty Mountains shaman. He must be unique."
"Misty Mountains Shaman only knows some tricks like [Stoneskin]. It's enough for Barbara to deal with it. Even if a new lunatic is added, what will happen?" The Queen concluded without hesitation.
"Third, there are about 300 people in Misty Mountains Berserker. The number of this group of extraordinary beings is twice as much as the data collected a few days ago."
"Leave the extraordinary ones to deal with them. Although Northern Kingdoms has very few warlocks participating in the battle this time, Barbara's illusions are unrivaled." The queen made a quick decision.
"Fourth, 'Misty Mountains Warrior' - This group of so-called warriors are just hunters riding packhorses with simple equipment, but good at riding and shooting.
"'Misty Mountains Barbarians'... are probably the civilians deep in the Misty Mountains. They are the largest in number and should serve as death squads."
"This is a bunch of rabble, nothing to worry about." The Queen's finger gently tapped on the model representing these shrimp soldiers.
As Duke Amara spoke, he placed red models one after another on the sand dune chessboard. Each model was engraved with a corresponding title and number, clearly marking the distribution of enemy troops.
After doing this, he methodically placed the blue models on the chessboard one by one, representing his own troop deployment.
"As for our army, I am still in charge of the entire army. Apart from civilian husbands and other support personnel, there are a total of 1,000 Northern Kingdoms sons;
In Falcon and Order of the Dragon Knights, there are a total of 300 knights and retinues. After I pass the order, I will unexpectedly insert into the battlefield from the side, and the queen will personally lead it;
Northern Kingdoms The forest seeker long archers acted according to orders in the formation, commanded by Earl LeBlanc;
The armored guards have embossed dragon heads embossed on their square shields to protect against arrows, and their spear shafts are wrapped with anti-freezing reindeer hide strips. They are responsible for protecting the formation and are led by Earl Rivers;
The highland warriors are responsible for harvesting the enemies who attack the formation, and are led by Baron Hayes.
Compared to the Northern Kingdoms regular army, Misty Mountains Barbarians are all bandits who bully the weak and fear the strong... As long as we act according to the plan, this battle will be won!"
Queen Meve nodded with satisfaction. When he stood up straight, he said to the nobles next to him, "It's getting very late, you should go back and rest."
"As you command, my queen."
All the nobles saluted one after another and then left the meeting room in an orderly manner.
At this time, there were only three people left in the military conference room.
"Your Majesty, are you... okay?" Duke Amara expressed the worries in his heart.
"I don't mind. Dick Although he acted a little too much, in the final analysis, it was because I was unable to discipline my blood relatives.
I admired his bravery at first, but I didn't expect that he would use it in such a place...
But this is okay. With his strength and the help of two Swordsmanship masters, he should be able to share a lot of pressure when dealing with those berserker warriors."
There was a hint of helplessness and emotion in the Queen's tone.
"Okay, Duke Amara, you should go to bed early."
"Your Majesty the Queen, I would like to review the battle plan alone." Duke Amara said respectfully.
"Remember to go to bed early, I am really tired today..." Queen Meve nodded, turned and left the conference room.
When Kebi passed by Duke Amara, the Duke suddenly stuffed the bloody battle report into his breastplate:
"Want to marry my daughter? Bring ten Misty Mountains Warrior heads as betrothal gifts tomorrow--the ones with intact ears."
Kebi looked at the Duke gratefully... and his father-in-law also left in a hurry.
After a while, 12 bells sounded on time from the bell tower in Ravenstern City.
"Is midnight already here?"
The Duke looked up and looked out the window. When the north wind carried snow particles and beat against the window lattice, he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed it into the sand table. The tip of the sword accurately penetrated the red model representing Manslayer.
"A [Berserker] who can transform into a giant bear? A [Mountain God Messenger] with giant blood?"
Amidst the buzzing sound of the sword's blade, he whispered to the sand table:
"Let me see tomorrow, who is more powerful, the well-trained [Iron Army], or the [Super One]?"
The candle flame flickered in the sword wind, elongating the Duke's shadow and casting it on the military sand table, overlapping and entangled with the red model of [Manslayer]Burd III.