The Sun King's Evidence

Five kilometers outside Richard's Castle, there was a large tent in the middle of the Knights' Road Army. Lawn and others immediately returned to the camp and met Duke Fourcade of Montfort and Duke of Gisoleaux, who had mobilized troops to help. Hagen, these two dukes both led an army to assist Raun in attacking Mousilon, just because the spring plowing was approaching, and both Montfort and Gisoleaux were under the influence of the undead wizard Heinrich Kemmler. The impact of the attack on Britannia was that the two principalities only sent an army of a thousand troops each. Of course, they both said that these were the elite of our principalities.

The Duke of Montfort, Fourcade, seems to be in better spirits. The Axbite Pass was reopened last year. Although the tax revenue has dropped a lot compared to before Helmgart was destroyed, some income has finally been restored.

Hagen, Duke of Gisoleaux, also brought a lot of food. Hagen was very anxious after Kemmler severely damaged the duchy's production. Fortunately, Ryan and Belegar extended a helping hand in time, and with the help of the dwarves and the trading post During the construction, the principality's economy also began to slowly recover.

They brought a large amount of grain imported from the empire, which greatly alleviated Laun's food shortage.

Everyone immediately took their seats. Raun Leo Cornwall had the highest status as Holy Grail Knight + Duke + Kingdom Regent + Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Then came the Holy Grail Knight + Duke Hagen with the title of Duke, followed by Duke Fourcade and Alder. Duke Reard, Calard sat in the fifth position.

Everyone began to discuss matters.

"We have currently surrounded Richard's Castle." As Lawn's appointed lieutenant, De Leones, a strong and brave Holy Grail Knight, introduced the military situation to everyone: "Richard's Castle was built in Bu Two hundred years after the founding of Retania, it was an important stronghold in the north of Mousilon. This place was ruled by the vampire Baron Drak. The castle was very tightly guarded. We did not have enough trebuchets and could only cause limited casualties to the city wall."

"The best God's Blessing trebuchet is installed in Kurona. It is impossible for us to dismantle the God's Blessing trebuchet there and send it there. Even if we order it now, it will take several days to dismantle the trebuchet." Raun was sitting. On Mazar, he understood the problem: "We should wait until the Pyrotechnic Academy mercenary group arrives before launching an attack, otherwise we lack heavy siege weapons and elite troops. Sir Hagen, Sir Fourcade, I I thought you would lead more reinforcements..."

"Spring plowing is about to begin, Lyon Cole." Duke Hagen immediately shook his head: "My regent, Count Jean-Harun, told me that he can only send so many people."

"Me too." Forcade also echoed: "We didn't expect you to be in a hurry to send troops. Spring plowing requires manpower, and we can't recruit so many serf infantry."

"How many reinforcements are coming from the south of Lyonnaise?" Lawn then asked Aldreeld.

"No one came." Aldreird was a little uneasy. He was too young. Duke Lyonnais has not yet reached thirty years old this year. He didn't know how to deal with these bad situations. He kept repeating them again and again. Letters were written all over the place asking the former Mousilon nobles in the south of Lyonnaise to send troops, but very few nobles responded. The reason they gave was very simple. It was impossible for them to send troops to Mousilon until the rebellion in the north was resolved.

In today's Lyonnais, any sane person knows how to hide behind the city wall. The nobles in the south of Lyonnaise also suffered heavy losses in previous wars. All the major families refused to send troops, and their troops must be used to maintain public order. .

Raun listened to the complaints of several dukes. He set his sights on the military flag inside the Chinese army tent. The military flag was written with the great deeds of his ancestors up to the present. Behind him, the statue of the fairy in the lake was shining. glow.

On the surface they listen to my orders, but in fact they only think about themselves, my lady, what should I do?

Lawn let out a silent prayer deep in his heart.

No one answered, and he could feel that his sacred mistress was watching his performance, but she was unwilling to give him guidance.

Yes, this is a fair duel. My opponent is Ryan Macado. The lady is fair. She will not give me guidance. She will only watch our performance. Laun gradually gained a new understanding in his heart. .

"Speaking of the number of troops, everyone, we must face the problem of the combat effectiveness of our army." Lawn continued: "If we look at the current situation, there are 3,000 people from the three northern principalities, 1,000 people from Montfort, and 1,000 people from Jilin. The one thousand men from Soleoks, this is all our combat power, and the five thousand men from the empire are about to arrive. My suggestion is that we should not take the initiative to attack before the empire’s allies arrive.”

"It's right not to take the initiative to attack!" Fourcade asked strangely: "Leon Cole, what are you doing with so many refugees? They are not strong enough even to be coolies and transporters!"

"That's right, these refugees must eat a lot of food every day!" Duke Hagen also said.

"I can't do it without taking them!" When talking about this problem, Lawn also felt very helpless: "If I don't take them, they may riot at any time! And our supply point is located in Lyonnais, as long as we leave , I can be sure that these refugees will attack warehouses and castles to seize food as soon as possible! So we must take them with us, otherwise the army will most likely face logistical problems once it enters Mousilon. When we face Mousilon It’s tantamount to committing suicide when you fight Long’s poisonous snake!”

Lao En's analysis is obviously very reasonable. When a large army is on the battlefield, what they fear most is the fighting on the front line and logistical problems. After listening to Lao En's explanation, everyone in the big tent nodded in agreement.

"Then the question now is, do we need to train these serfs and let them master some basic combat skills, such as spear thrusting?" Duke Hagen then asked. The Holy Grail Knight didn't quite understand. In his opinion, since These serfs are useless, so how about taking advantage of this time to train them?

Everyone in the big tent was silent. Duke Hagen was a little strange. He then asked: "Why don't you speak? I also know that these refugees are not all strong, but we can choose those who are strong and smart. ?”

No matter Raun, Aldreeld, Fourcade or other nobles said a word, especially the quartermaster in charge of logistics. He opened his mouth, raised his head and looked at Duke Hagen, and replied And lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Duke Hagen is nearly eighty years old this year. He is not only a Duke but also a legendary Holy Grail Knight with rich qualifications. Not many people dare to answer his words, especially since this Duke is very ignorant of internal affairs. No one dared to ask this question, and no one wanted to say it.

Kalad looked left and right, and saw that no one came out to answer the question. The Holy Grail Knight was really disappointed.

When he fought side by side with Ryan and others, the knights and nobles in the south could speak freely. Both Ryan and Francois were very strategic and thoughtful people.

After thinking about it, Kalad spoke. He did not directly answer Duke Hagen's words, but asked the quartermaster: "Now, what is the rationing of these refugee infantry regiments in the camp?"

"They are all rare," the quartermaster replied respectfully.

"Yes, they are all rare." Kalad couldn't hold it any longer, and continued: "If we just want to stabilize them, we can barely deal with them if they are all rare, but if we want to train these refugees, Let them master some basic combat abilities, then at least mix a dry meal with a thin meal, right?"

Everyone in the big tent was silent again.

The dry and thin things Callard mentioned do not refer to some kind of human excrement, but to food rations. The dry ones refer to black bread, and the thin ones refer to porridge mixed with a small amount of grains and wild vegetables.

Now these 17,000 refugees are living off porridge every day. It is a joke to train them to this extent.

"But... I have seen Count Lane's serf infantry regiment fight." Duke Hagen also got into trouble with Callard. He retorted: "The serf infantry regiment trained by Count Lane is very effective. Why can't we train it? ?The refugees have received our mercy. We gave them two meals a day if they couldn't survive! These people are not satisfied yet. I think there are some riots in the camp. This is the serfs' reward for our mercy. In order to keep them fed, we imported grain from the empire and this is how these serfs repay our favor? They should fight for chivalry!"

"That's because you haven't understood how Ryan and Francois train soldiers!" Callard sneered, and he said sharply towards Duke Hagen: "The serf infantry regiment under Ryan, two meals a day It’s all dry! There’s a vegetable ration every day! There’s a meal of broth or barbecue every three days, and then there’s baked pie every Sunday!”

"If a war breaks out, these soldiers will receive a kilogram of bread, half a kilogram of vegetables and fruits, a hundred grams of meat and a hundred grams of miscellaneous meat (animal offal) every day, and the military pay of twelve copper coins a week will never be paid in full. , after going into battle and having enough food, the soldiers composed of serfs naturally fought to the death and did not dare to complain, because they could not find any reason not to work hard! And as long as they achieved military exploits, they could become free citizens!" Kalad stood up, He was so angry that his face turned red: "Lian will give some military pay. This is a special situation. We won't talk about it anymore. But if you want to train the serfs and let them go into battle, but they can't even eat enough, how can the serfs be willing to use all their strength?" ?”

After finishing speaking, Kalad added angrily: "Is it all relying on the lady's divine grace to encourage the serfs to fight to the death on an empty stomach?"

"Calard, you are really a lunatic! You actually used a lady as a metaphor!" Duke Hagen also stood up. He was also so angry that his brain was in chaos: "Do you know what you are talking about? I think you are …”

"Am I wrong? In Ryan's words, the war horse has to work hard, and the war horse must not eat beans and carrots. How is this possible?!" Kalad did not intend to give in at all, and the two Holy Grail knights withstood it.

Everyone quickly advised him.

At this moment, the statue of the Fairy in the Lake behind Lao En suddenly glowed brightly. The goddess just hummed softly. Before everyone could react, the sacred light had faded away, leaving behind the sculptor's mark on the stone statue. His calm face and elusive smile.

Led by Lao En, all the knights in the tent immediately knelt down. No one knew what the goddess meant, but it was obvious that she did not want everyone to continue arguing.

"Well, all I can say is that the Yankees are really rich." Duke Hagen was naturally a very devout believer in the Lady of the Lake. He immediately gave up the argument: "I apologize to you for my irrationality, Kalad." Your Mightiness."

"I was impulsive, Mr. Hagen, please forgive me." Kalad had no intention of quarreling before the war, and Hagen was not his opponent. If there really was a duel of honor for Kalad to knock him down, it would be easy to solve the problem. becomes complicated.

But Hagen has an excellent quality. The Duke of Gisoleaux is somewhat similar to the aforementioned former Duke of Artois Zilfroy, that is, he has extremely outstanding personal bravery and army commanding ability. But he behaved very incompetent and naive in domestic affairs.

But Duke Hagen is more self-aware than Zilfroy. He knows that his internal affairs level is really not good, so he never manages it himself. Instead, he delegates power to appoint regents and acting officials, listens to their opinions and adopts their decisions. , Duke Hagen's point of view is that since he doesn't understand, let people who understand take charge. He only needs to control the appointment and dismissal of the army and personnel.

After a brief quarrel, everyone returned to the previous topic. Lawn frowned. He knew how much trouble this group of refugees could bring to the army, but he had to take them with him to avoid future troubles. When he heard After Kalad's remarks, Raun also understood that it was impossible to train a group of serfs capable of fighting in a short time. He didn't have much meat here, and even if he imported a lot of food from the empire, he would finish it quickly.

He was in trouble, and there were many factors that led to Raun's predicament. Now that the southern chivalry army had captured the Spire Palace, Raun was instinctively anxious. But now, he could only calm down and order the large group The soldiers first besieged Richard's Castle, waiting for the arrival of imperial reinforcements and building fortifications at the same time. Moreover, Raun's plan was that he would never engage in field battles or siege battles with the undead before the arrival of imperial reinforcements.

Not only Laun was in trouble, but Mathhubard was also in trouble.

Mousilon's vipers had just defeated the Spire Palace, and the black knight suffered another major blow in his life. According to Mahhubard, the city gate had been broken at that time, the defenders were exhausted to the extreme, and his The undead army is preparing to enter the castle in a steady stream.

How can the Heavenly Ghost and the Horror Beast lose when they face each other?

But he just lost. Faced with Ryan's counterattack, Mahhubard lost very cleanly. When he still wanted to fight back, Richard's Castle was besieged and Mahhubard was hit in the head. After weighing the balance, , he had no choice but to retreat.

Because the Spire Palace has been lost, and with the encouragement of the Lake God's battle flag, he is not sure that he can retake the Spire Palace with a counterattack, and Richard's Castle is still in his hands. If Richard's Castle is lost again, then Musilon will The doors from the south to the north will be opened, and the situation will be very unfavorable at that time.

Mathubad's mind was very clear. The lost Spire Palace was a sunk cost. He had to stop the loss as soon as possible, so the undead army immediately turned around and rushed to Richard's Castle.

Along the way, Mahhubard only felt an unknown fire in his heart. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He reflected on himself, why did he always lose in front of Ryan?

Without Ryan, he would definitely have met Marquis Sulia before. Without the encouragement of Ryan's serious injury, he would definitely win the championship in the Knights Conference and have a great chance of winning Sulia's favor.

Without Ryan, Lake God Witch Morgiana would have been sacrificed to Nagash by now! If it hadn't been for Lion, he would have taken the Staff of Nagash from the Monastery of Ra-Messnel!

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! ! ! Mahhubard only felt that his anger had reached the extreme. He stretched out his hands and wanted to tear everything apart. The nameless fire almost engulfed his mind.

Can I still defeat Ryan? !

able! It can definitely be done! But I need a change! Musilon's viper mind began to undergo some profound changes, and something began to erode his soul.

What he didn't know was that when his violent and violent emotions reverberated in the subspace, a certain existence in the void cast a glance at Mahhubard.

He is the God of trickery. His attainments in magic can be called the Lord of Magic. He is also familiar with fate, history, and all kinds of conspiracies. He is familiar with the changes and laws of all things in the universe. His plan spans thousands of years. He Even knowing the final fate of every distant star, the final fate of every person is simply insignificant to him.

Mahhubard's endless despair, broken mentality and hope of rebirth made him feel tremendous energy, and he knew that his plan could begin.

"Change is a good thing!"

"My plan is about to begin."

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