Who says knights can't backstab

Chapter 665 New Marquis
The number of cities in Amasir is not small, and the entire Amasir can be divided into the north, the center, the south, and the coast of the Adelaide Sea.The total number of cities exceeds forty.

These cities vary in size, and not all of them are resplendent and majestic main cities. Larger counties are also included.

But even the county town should not be underestimated. Maybe the important turning point of the La Rochelle-Oste-Emma war that may break out at any time is the Earl of Siliki attacking a certain county town?
Of course, the above is just a joke - the location of the county seat is equally important. They serve as defensive fulcrums, and they can form an effective defense line with the main city to cover each other.

If it wasn't for the lack of money, who wouldn't want to turn the city into a big city?

The coastline of the Adelaide Sea is called the "Adele" area. There are five cities in total. The garrisons are all troops belonging to the Kingdom of La Rochelle. It is the first line of defense against the invasion of Ao San Emma.

The southern part of Amasir is called Insaro, and it connects with the south. There are seven cities in total, and the foundation of the O'Connor family, Moragul, is in Insaro.The third son of the Duke of O'Connor, Joyce O'Connor's troops were stationed at Insallo.

The central part of Amasir is called Utland, with a total of eleven cities. It is the most prosperous area of ​​Amasir, and the provincial capital, Mandexburg, is also in Utland.

The territories of Adler, Insaro, and Otland are not completely independent. The northward extension of Insaro almost reaches the middle of Otland, and part of Adler is eroded towards Otland and Adler. depth.

To the north of Amasir, the Siliki Territory includes Siliki, Somi, and Yevwind, and the Fier Territory includes the Fier Territory, Morino City, and Aomosh City.These two areas should have belonged to the same territory in planning, but they were separated because Duke Vader allocated it to his generals a hundred years ago.

Before Cyril left, today's Siliki and Philland were basically unified.

Cyril didn't know if Aomosh City was successfully captured by Azike. Originally, it was estimated that it would be two months sooner or half a year later. Aoenmaw City should be able to be transferred to Silikie with the changes in the O'Connor brothers' war situation. in the hands of...

But now the map in front of him clearly draws a long circle, except for the city of Qingmao, Utland is led by three cities in the western province of Volgo, plus A city close to the province of Volgo in Saro was surrounded, forming a vertical line that almost completely cut off the connection between Amasir and the province of Volgo——

Not only that, but to the south of Aonuma City, there are three cities in Utland that are surrounded by the red line, which almost encloses the provincial capital Fort Manderx!
And such a large area is enclosed with Siliki's original territory, telling Cyril bluntly:

These, now, are your territory!

A whole thirteen cities!

Calculated in this way, there are only seven cities left in Etland Territory, and only six cities left in Insaro, which can be compared with Siliki's current sphere of influence.

Astonishingly, a quarter of the entire Amassir has fallen into Siliki's control——

Danya, Atzke, what have you guys done?

Moreover, the locations of these cities annexed by Silikie were really just right. He skillfully surrounded the O'Connor brothers' battlefield from the periphery, gradually reducing the scope of the battlefield.

The four cities that divide the battlefield from the Volgo Province are not worthless. Although they are not large cities in terms of scale, they are located on the front line connecting Amasir and the Volgo Province. , if Amasir wants to start trade with Volgo Province and Solkonan, he must pass through these cities——

From the perspective of economic development, on the premise that Amasir is not the only one, this is such an important strategic position.

Cyril couldn't figure out why these four cities were all captured by Siliki. No matter how stupid the O'Connor brothers are, they should not be able to make such a mistake——

Anastasia Herman couldn't help but laugh out loud at Cyril's embarrassed expression now, leaning back and forth, looking really happy.

It wasn't until Anastasia stopped laughing that Cyril responded helplessly:
"Your Highness, is this a very funny thing?"

"It's funny, it's so funny." Anastasia wiped the corners of her eyes, this time the tears came out of laughter, "It seems that your subordinates are much more decisive than you."

"What do you mean?" Cyril frowned slightly, tasting something unique.

And Anastasia raised her chin slightly, with a confident expression on her face: "It was done under my instruction, with the assistance of the Thunder Lions. As for how they acted, I don't know." .”

"Do you like this gift?"

"Gift?"

"Count it as a reward for your outstanding performance in the trip to the south." Anastasia began to tap the table with her fingers lightly again, "I hope the heirs of Duke O'Connor will fight for a priority, and I don't know when it will be delayed. My father has created such an environment for me to let go of my actions, and it would be a waste of his kindness if I don't take advantage of the situation and control it."

She said, showing a little distressed look: "But from this point of view, I can't think of what to give as a reward for the trip to Xinaowei Port..."

If this was facilitated by His Highness's will, it would make sense.With the deterrence of the Thunder Lions, Siliki could even take these cities without a single soldier.

But this is nothing more than finding a suitable explanation, and Cyril still has a headache.

He sighed helplessly: "Now is not the time to discuss these things, Your Highness, have you forgotten what the situation is like now?"

The smile faded from Anastasia's eyes.

"If O'Santa Emma invades now, I will face an empty army. Even if I can make a quick attack and finish off the two brothers of the O'Connor family, I don't have time to train a group of elite soldiers..."

"The original industries of these cities still need to be slowly absorbed. If they are in a state of war..."

Cyril stopped talking.

Anastasia also had a thoughtful look on her face. She tapped on the table, hesitated for a while, and said slowly:
"If there is a real war, the Kingdom Legion will definitely support it as soon as possible. The Fifth Army is on the coast of Adelaide, and the Second Army is located in Volgo Province. The support will be very fast."

"But if I sit in that position, my people are destined to become the main force. With the huge gap in strength, Siliki can't afford it."

Cyril's opening at this time did not have the slightest hint of connotation, and Anastasia would not like to listen to those twisted and twisted words, and straightforwardly pointed out the core of the contradiction. This is the way Her Royal Highness solves problems.

She was silent, thinking seriously about the question raised by the young earl.

The room fell into silence, and the two of them placed their fingers on the map at the same time, pointing back and forth on the map vaguely, sorting out their thoughts.

"If..." Anastasia finally spoke, but Cyril interrupted: "His Royal Highness, please let them stop fighting in the name of the kingdom, and unite against Saint Emma—the idea is Absolutely not, the Duke of O'Connor did not pass on their bloody loyalty to the country."

"I know, I mean, what if you could take over what's left of the O'Connor brothers?"

"Take over their troops?"

"That's right. Take over their troops." Anastasia straightened up and said, "I will first grant you the title of Marquis of Mandex, if you can successfully take over Brother O'Connor's troops..."

"Then you will be directly promoted to the Marquis of Amasir, and I will give you the rank of Major General Amasir."

Cyril couldn't help thinking in silence.

In the title system of La Rochelle, the Marquis is above the Earl, and his actual power is similar to that of the Duke, but the difference is that the Duke is the ruler of a region and can almost regard the region as his own territory; the Marquis is the ruler of the region. The manager is working for the kingdom.

And the rank of major general, the rank of general, is also enough to mobilize the local army, so that he will have legitimate governance rights no matter from the perspective of the city or the army.

This is undoubtedly the option that best meets the needs of the kingdom today.

As for why the duke was not directly awarded the duke's title - the existence of the duke, which is similar to a local king, requires a lot of military exploits to be eligible.Although Cyril has participated in many major incidents, he has only a few military exploits that he can talk about.

If he is granted the title of duke at this time, it will undoubtedly deny the hereditary rights of the former Duke of O'Connor, and it will also cause opposition from other local nobles.

"How about it?"

"I have no objection." Cyril let out a long breath, "It's not too late, I think I have to hurry up and set off."

Judging from the current situation, now is the time to race against time.Being able to unify Amasir one day earlier will give us more confidence in fighting against the possible attack of Ao San Emma.

"Wait." Anastasia followed Cyril and stood up, "Come with me before you go."

Cyril followed Anastasia out of the meeting room, and the latter's footsteps were extremely fast, turning into the king's bedroom without any delay.

Cyril hesitated for a moment, then walked in.

The curtains of the room were tightly drawn, and no sunlight leaked into the room.The moment he entered the room, Cyril felt a sacred aura filling the room, making one's body warm.

The big bed he saw last time was still in sight.

And beside the bed, stood the Bishop of the Primordial Church of La Rochelle.

Photios.

"Your Majesty." Anastasia saluted softly, and Cyril followed suit.

The moment he saw Photios, he couldn't help the question that had been simmering in his mind before.

Before that, Photios had always maintained a posture of bending over and bowing his head, and now he slowly straightened up, looked at the two people who entered the room with a tired face, and then showed a smile.

"Your Highness, and... Adrian, thank you for your hard work."

"Your Majesty." Cyril glanced hesitantly at the quilt covering the bed, and could see the human form inside. It seemed that Kelsen Herman was still lying in it, and the body was maintained by Photios himself. Rot changes.

"Just say what you want." Photios shook his head and smiled, "Kelsen won't mind."

"The prince of Aosheng Emma activated the divine protection of the primordial god in Xinaowei Port." Cyril saw that Anastasia beside him had no objection, so he opened his mouth to report what happened in Xinaowei Port tell.

"The protection of the seven gods..." Photios fell into deep thought after listening to Cyril's words, "What exactly has Nichol studied, the dark side of the gods? What is he planning?"

"You don't have a clue either?"

"I really haven't." Photios shook his head again, "It's hard for me to comment on Nichol, I can only say that what he's plotting is by no means simple."

"And the death of the prince of St. Emma." He looked at Cyril and Anastasia again, "Please dispatch troops as soon as possible. With the means of St. Emma, ​​they will definitely know what happened to their prince. dead."

"Can they read what happened in that time and space?" Cyril was startled.

"They will first learn the news of the prince's death, and then through the broken soul left behind by him, they will read the part of the scene before death left by his resonance."

"It sounds like necromancy."

"O St. Emma never said that they didn't keep necromancers." Photio's tone became colder, "But no matter whether they read Adrian's picture of the prince's death or not, they will send troops. "

Photios made a decisive judgment.

"I've already made arrangements for Sir Adrian." Anastasia said, walking to the bed and holding Kelsen's hand folded on her belly.

"Father... May La Rochelle be illuminated by the stars and protect our future."

She whispered a few more words with Photios, and then walked out of the room with Cyril.

She walked forward without saying a word, and Cyril could only follow behind. The two walked through the corridor and down the long steps all the way until they reached the gate of the palace.

The guards all bowed in salute, but Anastasia turned around at this moment and looked seriously at the young man in front of her.

"I'll take you here."

At this moment, Cyril realized that Anastasia meant to see her off, and he quickly thanked her.

"It's a pity, you don't seem to have even been able to do a glorious honor." Anastasia watched the boy straighten up, "Marquis Mandex."

"The award ceremony... I don't care." Cyril shook his head.

The player is a creature that can skip a long dialogue and receive the reward directly. This kind of honor ceremony is not as important as a marquis medal in Cyril's heart.

"When you succeed, I will personally come to Amasir and confer on you the title of Marquis of Amasir."

Anastasia stepped out of the way and watched Cyril roll over in front of the door and mount the Nightmare Horse.

"Danya, may the starry sky shine on you." She folded her hands on her chest and said earnestly.

And the newly promoted marquis on horseback let out a laugh:
"Danya is on top!"

"May the stars shine on La Rochelle!"

Then he patted his horse and turned into a black cloud of dust and smoke.

(End of this chapter)