Blood Dragon

Chapter 170 Three Persuasion

Byron's clenched fist slowly relaxed.Because an inexplicable feeling appeared in his mind.Since he served as the Regent, he gradually conceived, perfected, and realized this plan... This plan, which was supposed to be flawless, why did it suddenly become completely different?What went wrong?Both sons are dead, and now he is left with a lonely city.The original allies, the previously arranged escape route, and the originally prepared backup just in case were all wiped out.

How did all this happen?He thought a little confused.It was once the consensus of all that the throne of the Mark Remiz family had come to an end.Why all of a sudden, everything is reversed.By the way, it wasn't that things were reversed, nor was the prediction wrong, but that miracles happened one after another.

The financial black hole that was originally irreparable was filled, the battles that were originally disparate in number were won, and the people who were originally impossible to betray betrayed... That little girl changed everything by relying on such miracles one by one.

An indescribable sense of frustration welled up in my heart, so strong that even my anger and unwillingness were shattered.

"Next, Essien may launch an attack on the territory of the Duke of Aditya." The subordinate also noticed the change in Byron's mind, or he pretended not to notice.

Aditya is a relatively large lord in Gruni—it is true that the rebellion announced by the little queen this time is almost all the great lords, but the superficial strength of this one is also ranked among the top five in the country.Although his territory is not particularly rich, it is very large, occupying more than half of the province.

In particular, Aditya is not the kind of peaceful person, and he also has the ambition to expand his power in this turmoil.

"Will Essien do this?" Byron asked. "I remember... there is another one near him, what is that? Is Aymo? He was also declared a traitor by the Queen?"

Speaking of this name, Byron felt a little gloating.Because this one actually refused to accept the hard and soft, rejected Byron's coercion and temptation, and took a neutral position in a daze.It's a pity that neutrality is useless. The queen has declared you a rebel, so you have no other way to go.

"The Marquis of Aymo can't resist it," said the subordinate. "He has no army, and his castle is not strong. He is good at usurer, not at war. Everywhere he is said to be an old financier, the sort of man who would rather keep his treasury and pray to God, I will not take money out to buy soldiers and equipment.”

"Oh..." Byron showed a malicious smile on his face.

"Based on Essien's marching route, after Aymo is dealt with, the nearest one is here...Of course, Essien may pick up the persimmon and attack the other lords on the side first..."

"Essien..." Byron repeated the name again.But this time, there was no hatred and hatred in his voice before, but a neutral, impersonal tone.Although Byron knew that Essien's offensive this time was mostly opportunistic, and won most of the victories by threatening and inducing surrender.But on the other hand, he was able to accomplish so many results in such a short period of time, which in itself is the best proof of his ability.

Why did Essien betray me?Was it a conspiracy in the first place?No, this idea is baseless.Essien was indeed a very capable subordinate at that time, especially after taking the initiative to ask for help during the retreat...

Is it really just a villain who works hard to speculate?Sure enough, all these mercenaries are unreliable!And Barranca too... How could he sneak into the Guards without me?Holding a high military salary, enjoying the treatment that he never dreamed of in the past, and then immediately turned around and bit the master at a critical moment.

However, self-repentance is not a human nature.At this moment, Byron's heart was full of hatred for these lowly traitors, but he selectively ignored why these people betrayed him.

However, Byron quickly put aside the hatred and remorse that came from nowhere in his heart, and began to seriously think about Essien's strategic issues.As I said before, although Fonoros City can't transmit magic communication, it can at least receive magic communication from outside, so Byron still has some understanding of the outside situation.

Of course, Falcon City was an exception. The spies sent there disappeared inexplicably, and there was no further news.However, Byron didn't pay much attention to this aspect. Anyway, he was only a junior employee, so the loss was not a big deal.In addition, the current situation in Falcon City is not the most important information for Byron.

"That boy Essien... just relied on opportunism before. But Adiyas is not easy to deal with." Byron said as if he wanted to convince himself.Essien... Many of Byron's subordinates had a bad opinion of Essien (especially Byerheim), thinking that he was clumsy in words, not good at communication, and lacked the actual achievements of leading the army in combat.The strategy he used at the end was not a profound strategy, it was just a gimmick.If we have to talk about the advantages, it is that Essien is more loyal to Byron-of course, this only advantage has been proven to not exist now.

Byron's words were not a lie.Everyone knows that although the queen has declared more than 80 lords as rebellious in one go, not everyone is as ambitious as Byron.The reason why they play tricks on money is mainly because of herd mentality.In fact, most of them were really not fully prepared for future wars—as mentioned earlier, at the earliest time, almost no one believed that the little queen would really declare them rebellious and use force.

So although these people finally concluded an offensive and defensive alliance with Byron under the coercion and lure of Byron, and even pledged their allegiance to Byron, they were still not ready for war.They just sent some of their soldiers to Byron. Now that Byron was defeated, these lords did not form a group and failed to launch a common leader.This makes it look helpless in the face of the Queen's offensive.In the final analysis, the little queen's movements were too fast, and they didn't have time to react too much.

However, Aditya is an exception.This one is truly expanding arms and preparing for war.In addition, he had two well-fortified cities.He also sent a force to Byron's command, but this was not his main force, but only a small part of his force.According to the information Byron had received before, Duke Aditya's subordinates should still have about [-] to [-] troops.Not enough field battles, but more than enough to defend the city.

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"I...I absolutely didn't mean to disobey the queen, I was just confused..." It was an older old man who spoke.He was small and thin, with thinning hair and a frightened face.Rather than saying that he looks like an aristocrat planning to rebel, he is more like a businessman whose business has suffered setbacks.

The same is true.The Marquess of Elmo was a nobleman known for his money-lovers and business sense.The reason why he was declared a traitor by the queen was not so much because he was not clear-headed, but because he was stingy with the taxes paid.His greatest hobby is to hide in his own vault and live with countless gold, silver and jewels.If it is said that he intends to rebel, then probably no one in Grune believes it.Although this does not affect the little queen to declare him a traitor.

"You should say this to the queen." Cleo replied uninterested.

"Please give me a chance, I will seriously state this matter to the queen, I will..."

"My dear Marquis," said Cleo. "I know that you have neither participated in Byron's conspiracy, nor are you interested in mobilizing troops to make trouble. However, these words are useless to me. What can I do? I am a servant and servant of Her Majesty, and now I obey her. I admit that I do sympathize with your present situation, but who calls her a queen? Who calls her the power to distribute wealth, land, and honor? If she is capricious for a while, then I will only I can accompany her to be self-willed, instead of standing up, openly disobeying her will, and confronting her."

"How about 100 million... 200 million... 300 million Cayoli? I am willing to redeem my territory at the price of 300 million Caioli!"

"Why do you only offer 500 million for something worth 300 million? You may have been dealing with businessmen for a long time, but I don't know anything about this kind of profiteering conspiracy."

The old man's seriousness suddenly flashed a flame of despair and anger. "Okay, since you want to deprive me of everything, my title, territory and wealth... then kill me! I will resist to the end, and I will let you know..."

"Like these people?" Cleo pointed to the box in the hand of the entourage.These boxes were opened to reveal the human heads inside. "Come on, Lord Marquis. Right now, the Queen can only deprive you of your territory, title, and wealth. But if you resolutely rise up to resist, then your life...and of course the life and freedom of your family will not be spared. .”

While talking, two soldiers dragged a woman in a tattered gown.The woman covered her face with long hair, sobbing one after another.Although Aymo couldn't see the woman's face clearly, she could tell that her tattered gown was once a high-end dress with exquisite texture, which was only worn by noble women.

But at this moment, the woman was dragged in the hands of two rough and strong soldiers.Because she didn't move fast enough, she received a solid slap on her body.The long hair was thrown away, revealing her torn corset and her breasts that could no longer be covered by the corset - all of which were filthy and red marks.What kind of fate this woman suffered is self-evident.

The soldier grabbed her by the shoulders so that she stood beside Cleo.They have no feelings of pity and sympathy.

"I heard that you have several daughters...and two beautiful concubines. You don't want them to fall to this point." Cleo asked with a smile. "And your son... Let me remind you kindly, according to Gruney's law, those who resist the White Eagle flag with a sword... are all in trouble!"

His last sentence became cold, without any trace of warmth.

Aymo's shred of courage was also dispelled.Of course, this is mainly because his courage is not much.He fell back on the chair like a deflated rubber ball, showing that expression of extreme pain and despair—the typical expression of money lovers when their property is robbed.

Even Cleo had to offer false sympathy. "But having said that, Lord Marquis, although the queen's orders cannot be violated, in fact we still have some specific means of manipulation...Through these manipulations, many things can be changed..."

"You mean, keep my wealth and land?" Aymo's expression was like a drowning man grasping at a straw.