Blood Dragon

Chapter 250

"I really don't know anything about marching formations or strategizing," Cleo replied, "although I'm good at persuading people."

"This matter can be understood in this way. When you are powerful, you should try to be as kind as possible. When you are not so powerful, you must try to be as cruel as possible. For example, now," Essien pointed to the distance The castle, "There are 500 people in the garrison area, and our army is nearly 3000. It can be said that the victory or defeat is clear at a glance. Although the castle is very strong, I only need to spend fifteen days to one month to prepare the siege equipment, and then pay [-] people." The price of casualties, I will definitely be able to break through it within three days. It is precisely because we have a great advantage, so we must be kind and restrained, which can effectively reduce the difficulty of future raids. In this case, and Adi It was different at Duke of Yass."

"I don't care about the war, and I don't want to." Cleo thought for a while and replied. "What strategy to adopt is your right. I'm afraid there is no suspense about your duke position."

When Essien and Cleo set off, there were only [-] soldiers under their command.Few had much hope for his future.Perhaps it was because of this that the little queen promised a generous reward and no one raised any opinions.But now, Essien has assembled a sizable army by recruiting rebels and surrendering.Leaving aside the quality, at least the quantity is enough to support him to complete this mission of crusade against rebellion.

If there is no accident, the Duke of Essien may not be able to escape.According to some news from various sources, some people in Falcon City are very jealous of Essien's achievements, and various slanders really emerge in endlessly.Fortunately, the little queen is completely different from Byron in this regard.At least, when someone questioned the little queen in this regard, the little queen's answer was "If there is really something wrong, you should have told me earlier! Now I have made a promise."

However, Essien has the queen's promise as a guarantee, but Cleo's position as foreign minister—well, this matter is not the little queen's promise, but Essien's promise to Cleo.

For a type like Cleo, if he wants to hold this position, he must either have qualifications—after his hair is gray (maybe all white), and he is politically correct, he may be qualified for this position .The best example of this is the current Prime Minister Ellynn.In fact, this prime minister does not have any extraordinary talents in all aspects, but with old qualifications, high prestige, and a righteous stand, he naturally became the prime minister.

The other way is to find a way to make extraordinary achievements.If you can make an extraordinary performance in a certain event, then maybe you will enter the king's vision and thus have the qualifications.From this point of view, Essien does not count as deceiving his friends, but after all, this is only a "possibility", not a certainty.

"Cleo, maybe we should have a negotiation with Earl Lamas on this matter." Essien said hesitantly. "He definitely won't come out of the city. We must send people into the city. Of course, those who enter the city to negotiate... are in great danger."

"Essien, what on earth do you want to do? Do you think you still have a chance to persuade Earl Lamas to compromise?" Cleo asked a little dissatisfied.He understood Essien's hint-Essien wanted him to go to the city to persuade Earl Ramas. "You have to understand that whether it is persuasion or bribery, there is a limit. Some people you can't persuade, and some people you can't afford. Didn't you say that you can capture the castle in three days? Then Just attack the city directly!"

"No, no, Cleo, I have to tell you my thoughts. You know, I don't want to convince Earl Lamas himself, but his subordinates. There is a huge difference in numbers, and the outcome is clear at a glance. Our army It is also the master of the counter-insurgency. I am sure that most of Earl Lamas's subordinates will not want to die with him. So, if we can make them understand this... our army will not fight Victory!" He lowered his voice. "Cleo, I think this battle should be as bloodless as possible."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"I said, show kindness. If there is a fierce battle, then Earl Lamas must be executed. On the contrary, if the city is opened without blood, then the situation will be better, and things will become more blurred and easy. Deal with it. Think about it, if Earl Lamas, who tried to raise his troops to rebel, is forgiven, then I can further disintegrate the will to resist of the remaining rebellious lords, let them understand the bottom line of our army, and prompt them to do Make the right choice. Then, our next battle will become very easy... I hope that this crusade will be completely over within three months. Even if it is not completely over, it is basically over."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Her Majesty didn't limit our time. Even if there was, I don't think she would be so strict."

"Cleo, there are many aspects... Well, the first point, you should know that many people speak ill of me in Falcon City. There are such people in the world: they themselves are incapable, but they don't see that others are capable. Once they find a capable person, they will become jealous and spare no effort to slander him. Her Majesty's promise to me is the status of a duke, a territory that I can choose independently... This has already aroused the jealousy of many people, Isn't it?"

"but……"

"I know that our little queen hasn't been affected much yet. But you should have heard the old saying 'destroy bones'. We should try our best to control our destiny in our own hands instead of resigning ourselves to it! We There is no foundation in Her Majesty's court, and we are almost unfamiliar with all the characters around her. The only one is Chief Scaldera, but I don't think he will speak for us specifically. In a word, we are in the court There are no allies here, only enemies. Coupled with our previous choices, they have enough themes to use their imagination. Sooner or later, Her Majesty will be affected. All we can do is to get things done as soon as possible. One step ahead, cash in our reward!"

"You're right." Cleo agreed with Essien's concerns.

"I know, Cleo, you won't let me down, right? I have reported your achievements to the Prime Minister and the Queen many times. At least the letter from Prime Minister Erin En played a great role in you. There is something to admire."

"Well, I see. This time we went to the city to discuss...the point is not to persuade Earl Lamas, but to express our attitude to his subordinates. Let them...be able to take measures?!"

"Yes, so you don't have to provoke Count Lamas, especially not to provoke him. It will be dangerous."

"Well, well, I'm going to draw up a charter for the negotiation..."

Soon, only Essien was left in the general's tent.He was still holding a wine glass in his hand, with half a glass of wine remaining in the glass.

"Duke Essien..." He repeated the title softly.Of course, it's not just as simple as the duke, there is no doubt that with the outstanding performance of this crusade, he will definitely have a place in the queen's court. "Essien... Duke? Sounds really good? I finally... won this game!"

However, this may not be enough.The queen can be canonized or deprived.Perhaps a method should be used to impress the Queen?

Although there were bumps and bumps along the way, and although he made many wrong choices along the way, he won the most critical game.His future is no longer a flower in the mirror, but a very real step on his own feet.Essien himself understood that the risk of this gamble was actually no greater than when he was in Falcon City, but the results he got were quite different.He already knew the news of the suicide in Byron City, and now thinking of the original monarch, he only felt ridiculous.

A voice came from outside.Essien turned his head and saw one of his adjutants coming.

"General, someone outside the barracks is asking to see you."

"See you? Who?"

"He won't say who he is, but he asked me to pass this on to you. He said that if you look at this thing, you'll know who he is."

After speaking, the adjutant respectfully brought an item to Essien.

It was a relatively rare cigarette case.Many nobles will not use small wooden boxes to pack cigarettes, but prepare a special metal box to carry these pastimes with them.And this cigarette case is made of gold, with rubies inlaid into a pattern on it.Anyone can see that the owner of the cigarette case must be very rich.

This is... Essien looked familiar.After recalling it for a while, he remembered the origin of this thing: this box was the equipment of Duke Byron during his lifetime.He had seen Byron smoke from this pack at several conferences.

"Arrest that man!" Essien ordered immediately, and stuffed the valuable cigarette case into his pocket.If this thing is given to someone, it should be a very precious gift. "That man is Byron's remnant!"

"As ordered!"

A few minutes later, the adjutant came back again. "Master General, he is gone! I have sent cavalry to search for..."

what happened?Will Byron's remnants come after me?Want to assassinate me?Essien was deeply puzzled.He originally thought that after he burned the warehouse and killed Belheim, he and Byron's side were completely at odds.But from what it looks like...it seems...what does it mean?A temptation or what?A word of temptation, is it the remnants of Byron, or is it a trap laid by some detractors with ulterior motives?

"Call the magicians." Essien immediately came to a conclusion.It would be best if someone from the church endorsed him.In this way, no one can use this matter to attack him.Because of the raid on the altar of worshiping evil gods, the church has defined Byron as a chaotic believer who disrupted the country.

When Essien explained the matter to the magicians and asked them to "assist in the search for Chaos believers", in a hidden place not far from the barracks, someone embraced the wind of magic.It wasn't powerful magic, so it didn't attract attention.

"Tsk, is it still not possible?" Marvin stood on his magic disk in the northeast, which was farther away from here, and let out a slight curse.He turned his head to look at the distant sky.At this time, the setting sun has sunk into the distant mountains, only the clouds in the sky are still bright and red.

"I thought it would work. That guy is really smart and prudent."

He flies alone.The magic disk keeps the speed low, but it is actually much faster than walking.Because flying in the sky, you can choose to move forward in a straight line.At this speed, Luo Jin should be able to see Luo Jin in three days.