Riding and Slashing

Chapter 190
"My lord, there is an urgent military situation!"

At night, the Lord Lord's hesitation was interrupted.

A soldier on duty at night rushed into the lobby on the ground floor of the main building and handed Li Ang a letter.

The letter contained bad news—the army of the Ravencrow Realm was heading south across the Jiatu Grassland!
The letter is from Lord Leofric of Yonshield.

The Ravencrow Kingdom had gathered heavy troops in Dawn Furnace City and Oldenburg before, but it was to deal with the Gatu people at that time.

Now that the Catu people have retreated, the army of the Ravencrow Kingdom has not disbanded, but has gone directly south.

Although the Ravencrow Kingdom did not declare war on the Sarleion Kingdom, their army has been marching south since they entered the Gatu Grassland. Obviously, this was not to fight back against the Gatu people, but to enter the territory of the Sarleion Kingdom.

This is clearly an undeclared attack on the Sarleon Kingdom!
It is actually very rare for the Ravencrow Kingdom to attack the Sarleon Kingdom across the Jatu Grasslands—because it is difficult to predict how the Jatu people will react, the Ravencrow Kingdom and the Sarleon Kingdom seldom go to war in the northeast.

Moreover, the practice of undeclared war will be regarded as malicious aggression. A country's unscrupulous and sudden attack on a country that has been living in peace before can easily lead to the entire continent joining forces to fight.

In this day and age, wars between countries usually have a reason.For example, last year King Ulric launched a war against the Bacchus Empire on the grounds of 'recovering lost ground', and the Bacchus Empire's attack on White Hart Castle was regarded as a counterattack to this war.For more than half a year, the Sarleon Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire have not signed an armistice agreement, so no matter how much they attack each other in this situation, they are justified.

However, there were no unresolved disputes between Ravencrow Kingdom and Sarleon Kingdom before, and they had signed a peace agreement, and undeclared war against a peaceful country would be purely an act of aggression.

Of course, looking at it from another angle, the Ravencrow Kingdom can indeed send a large army into Sarleon Realm, and there is also a morally justifiable reason - Fawcett took Lion Lake City to declare his allegiance to Lady Ursula , and Lady Ursula is a rebel in Ravencrow.

It is reasonable for Ravencrow Kingdom to march towards Lion Lake City on the grounds of exterminating the rebels, but it is a bit far away...

But the problem is that the castles directly facing the border of the Sarleon Kingdom are not Lion Lake City, but Eagle Claw Fort and Yongshield Fort-the intention of taking advantage of the fire is obvious...

So Baron Leofric immediately sent people to spread the news to various towns, and White Hart Castle was probably the first to receive the news.

Leofric was not sure how the Ravencrow Kingdom's army would operate, nor how the Gatu people would react. He felt that the Gatu people might also take advantage of the fire and loot them. He was worried that his Fort Brave Shield would not be able to withstand it, so he asked Li Ang asked for reinforcements.

After receiving the news of the request for help, the lord is no longer entangled - the current situation is obviously not suitable for sending troops to counter the rebellion, otherwise he is just making wedding dresses for other countries.

The chaotic struggle within the Lion Kingdom has obviously been known to other countries. If nothing else, apart from the Ravencrow Kingdom, Filtzway and the Bacchus Empire may all want to seize the opportunity...

Although the Sarleon Kingdom and Fieldsway just signed the covenant more than half a year ago, King Vidis may not be bound by a piece of paper, and this man who only became a "king" from a "leader" half a year ago The boss of the alliance may just need a victory to consolidate his position!

But the Bacchus Empire has not taken any action so far, probably because Levius is still in Li Ang's hands, and Siyuan City is farther away from Lion Lake City and other places, so they learned the news later and have not had time to react.

"Lisa Dilan! Go and call Vendatil..."

The lord yelled towards the side of the seemingly empty hall.

It was early in the morning, and the space on the side of the hall seemed dark and empty, but Li Ang knew that someone must be protecting him.

"My lord, Lisa Dilan went to guard against the outside, I am here."

Wendy Erfu jumped down from the top of the pitch-black hall: "Look for Teacher Wenda Dier at this time? My lord... are you... lonely?"

Wendy's current job is similar to Lisa Dilan's. She will serve as the lord's guard, and by the way, provide the necessary protection for Amy who also lives in the main building. M's boudoir.

"Hurry up, Wendy...this is for business..."

Li Ang didn't even know what Wentierfu was thinking all day long. This 50-year-old underage girl obviously knew everything, but she acted like an unscrupulous and rebellious bad girl, making jokes all day long.

"But, Teacher Vendatil is in the guest room upstairs...she must have heard your call."

As Wendy spoke, she disappeared into the darkness again: "She has come down to look for you, my lord..."

This is true, the Noldor elves have such good hearing, they must be able to hear the voice of the lord in this silent night...

"Master Li Ang, are you looking for me?"

Wenda Tier came down from the stairwell, looked at the empty hall, and seemed a little hesitant - Li Ang was the only one in the hall, and the soldier who reported the message had already gone out.

"Wendattil, I have an idea to ask for your approval... Due to the urgent military situation, we must discuss the results as soon as possible."

The lord's expression was extremely serious.

……

At noon, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, the lord received important guests in the lord's hall of White Hart Castle.

This is one of the Twilight Knights under Islandil.

Apparently, Islendil was very concerned about the only human lord who was willing to cooperate with the Noldor. He made the Twilight Knight wait near White Hart Castle, so it only took half a morning for Vendatil to get him Brought it.

At this meeting Vendatil was present as 'Tribune' of the Rangers of the Noldor.

Those young rangers of the Noldor listened to Vendatyr, but most of them were not of her people. These rangers came from the four different Noldor peoples, but all learned how to fight in Vendatyr.

Vendatil himself didn't intend to be a lord, so Leon imitated the name of the Bacchus Empire and gave her the title of 'Noldor Tribune'.

On the one hand, it means that the lord regards the Noldor as citizens as well as men.

On the other hand, it is to express their position to the Noldo - Noldo is only bound by the tribunes here, and it is Li Ang's promise to let Noldo manage Noldo.

Wentierf and Lisa Dilan were actually also in the lord's hall, and they were both present as the lord's personal guards.But though they were both nobles of the Noldor, the two 'young men' had little say...

The Noldor Elf who had the most say was actually the representative of Islanduil, the Twilight Knight who had waited for Leon on the way and beat up Dumbledore's Knights of the Ebony Gauntlet temporarily.

This Twilight Knight is named Neuer.

This name reminds the lord of the Mettenheim hunks who went back to their hometown...

"Your Excellency Li Ang, His Highness Islandil authorized me to contact you. His Highness originally wanted to come here in person, but it is really difficult for him to appear in the human territory. I hope you can understand..."

Neuer is a very polite Noldor elf. In fact, most Noldor elves will maintain good manners and upbringing. The Twilight Knights who can get the authority to lead the army seem to be more qualified, and so is Sedren.

After all, they are hundreds of years old...

"Your Excellency Neuer, let's not be polite, let's just say it... I plan to open up a trade area in the forest east of White Hart Castle, where the trade between the Noldor Elves and White Hart Castle will take place. First start Reciprocal trade, such as the food and cloth you need, and the weapons and furs we need. I will set a reference price for these commodities, and no one can be a profiteer... Let's first let people of the two races get acquainted with each other and establish friendship , The follow-up cooperation can be discussed according to the situation.”

The lord directly gave a business plan.

"This method is good, Your Excellency Leon, I think His Highness Islanduil will be satisfied."

Neuer nodded again and again. This was smoother than he imagined. In fact, as long as he can buy food from White Hart Castle, it is already a good result for him-enough food is of great importance to the reproduction of any ethnic group. s help.

"The trade area will be jointly protected and bound by Lady Wendatil and me. At the same time, I will count the outer part of the Noldor Forest close to White Hart Castle as the territory of White Hart Castle-I will issue a decree to refuse any Outsiders bring weapons into the territory of White Hart Castle, which can form a good protection for your group. But it should be noted that Noldo must also abide by the laws in my territory. Killing people will pay for their lives. Of course, if there is Humans kill Noldor, and I will also capture and hand them over to you. I hope His Royal Highness Islandil will make Aldalian willing to cooperate with this cooperation..."

The plan given by the lord is obviously very beneficial to the Noldor, and Neuer has already begun to smile.

"That's great, Your Excellency Li Ang, we will let the clansmen obey the rules! We will also persuade him on Aldalian's side. Before he is willing to cooperate, I can lead troops to protect the trade zone. Please rest assured."

Neuer stood up in satisfaction, bowed and saluted his chest.

"Okay, then finally, I want to resolve the hatred between you and humans, Your Excellency Neuer..."

Li Ang also stood up: "I plan to take your troops to rescue Fort Yongshield!"

This is the plan that the lord and Vendatil discussed overnight.

This actually doesn't fit any of the plans he considered yesterday...

In the early hours of the morning, he received the news that the army of the Ravencrow Realm was crossing the Jiatu Grassland and heading south, so Li Ang planned to send reinforcements first, and took this opportunity to solve the most troublesome problem - to let the Noldor elves coexist peacefully with the people under his rule.

In other words, how to keep other people from attacking the Noldor Rangers of White Hart Castle.

Especially those girl rangers - they are so expensive that most people think of them as walking dinars...

Li Ang's solution is very simple. He wants to lead the Noldor Rangers to reinforce the border, let the Noldor fight side by side with humans, and let the Noldor protect the villagers in the war.With this real friendship on the battlefield, let everyone in the border area see the devotion of the Noldor elves to human beings.

Yes, the contribution is two-sided. Li Ang led his subordinates to fight for the safety of the Noldor tribe, so he gained the trust of the Noldor elves.

Then, if the Noldor also fight to protect human civilians, they will naturally be recognized by human beings. At least they will be able to appear in the territory of Leon and his allies, such as White Hart Castle and Fort Brave Shield.

And in this way, it can also solve the problem that Li Ang himself is facing - if the Noldor help the people in the Sarleion to fight, then the lord can publicly claim that the Noldor tribe is his ally, and will not cause anyone's trouble. hostility and attack.

Maybe there will still be people who covet the beauty of the maiden rangers, but at least people will no longer regard Noldor as a monster, and they will no longer feel that it is something to be proud of to capture Noldor as a slave at will.

After taking this crucial step, the Noldor have a real future.

Originally, it was also possible to bring only those young rangers for reinforcements, and Wenda Tier had already agreed in the early hours of the morning.

But the lord intends to take this opportunity to include more Noldor groups and fight side by side with more human troops, which will greatly speed up the process of the Noldor elves integrating into Leon's territory.

Of course, the lord has another intention that he has not told Vendatil—he wants the Noldor to get used to fighting under his own leadership and under his griffin banner.

"It is natural to provide help to allies, and I can also restrain my subordinates, but I am a little worried about the reaction of others...Master Li Ang, I mean the human soldiers of the Sarleon Kingdom, will they attack us?"

Neuer has no objection to coordinated operations, but it is normal for him to have such worries.

"If I lead the army, you and the Noldor warriors will hold my banner in this battle and obey my orders for the time being, basically there will be no problems... I have written to my allies, and there will be promises Many elves fight together."

The lord stretched out his hand to signal Lisa Dilan to hand over the Griffin flag to Neuer.

Neuer reached out to take it, and nodded after a moment of silence: "I will obey your command, Lord Li Ang, but I hope that my people will not suffer too many casualties."

"I will try to minimize casualties...don't worry, I never fight an uncertain battle."

The lord is extremely serious from beginning to end this time.

Neuer can also understand that some sacrifices are necessary, and there will inevitably be sacrifices in battle.

But this is indeed necessary, in order for Noldor and humans to live together under the same blue sky.

……

A few days later, Fort Valiant received an unimaginably powerful reinforcement.

Nearly 600 Noldor elves and 1000 human troops, totaling about [-] people.

At this moment, this thousand-man army is all flying the golden griffin battle flag with a black background.

This powerful army was led by Li Ang and was divided into five teams.

The first team is the young Noldor rangers led by Vendatil, all of them are equipped with the Gatuma they just got-the last robbery, Amy divided the dirt with them, let these Noldor rangers One was chosen, and the others went to the stables at White Hart Castle...

The second team is the regular army of the Aino family led by Neuer, including four Twilight Knights, a dozen Noldor nobles, fifty Noldor rangers, and more than 100 Noldor warriors.

The third team is the lord's own army, a mixed force of nearly 200 people led by Sir Roland, which is a non-commissioned officer unit tied to the lord's land group responsibility system.

The fourth team was led by Raphael, and the horns of two hundred people called the rangers.

The fifth team is led by Amy and Sarah. This is a special force-two hundred female explorers.

To be honest, these five troops are rare elites in the entire continent. Most of them are not loyal to Li Ang, but at least they are all willing to fight under Li Ang's banner-the lord has actually quietly accumulated an amount equivalent to The strength of a duke.

Li Ang didn't even use the garrison at White Hart Castle, nor did he use the guard Godric left for Amy.

Those female explorers are from the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group.

To be precise, it came from the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group without Milgan.

It was Sarah who brought them back.

Sarah's persuasive power may not be as good as Leon's, but no one can resist her ability to empathize when she shows her true feelings-when women scold the same scumbag together, they will definitely become girlfriends very quickly... …

The Griffin Sword mercenary group was originally waiting for news from Milgan in Trubrun. They were depressed because they killed and injured a large number of their partners because of Milgan's personal behavior.

Later, they heard that Milgan had left them and went to Nelda, the city of Lion Lake, so they felt that Milgan had abandoned them.

Not long after, I heard that Milgan was hunted down and fled "in order to marry Nelda"...

Yes, in the eyes of these women, this is what it looks like.The focus of their attention is not power and conspiracy at all, but that Milgan married Nelda and was hunted down because of Nelda...

As a result, the women in the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group scolded, all claiming that they would castrate Milgan if they saw him again.

But before they castrate Milgan, they always have to eat...

So the two hundred or so female warriors who originally belonged to the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group have now become the mercenary force of White Hart Castle. The employer is Amy, and Sarah is the team leader.

Perhaps these women's claims that they castrated someone are unreliable. If they see Milgan again, it is hard to guarantee whether they will change their minds...

But at least for now, most women are willing to follow Sarah to discuss life with Amy.

In fact, I'm afraid no one will be able to find Milgan now. That guy has fled to nowhere, and he may have left Sarleon Land.

Amy is very interested in the experience of female explorers, and is willing to hire them. In fact, Amy has long wanted to build a female army, and now she has achieved her wish.

And those horns called for rangers, fifty of them the rangers who had followed Ralph to White Hart Castle.The other 100 or so were summoned by Raphael from various villages on the way.

The more than 50 rangers who followed Ralph's horn call officially became the citizens of Maixiang after Li Ang returned, because these people did not have their own property.

But the rest of the rangers have their own home estate, and they don't need to rely on others.

After being dispersed to various villages by the Duke of Alma, the Horn Call Ranger Group did not regroup again. This powerful armed force is actually dispersed and returned home.

They don't have a leader now, and they don't plan to deal with Grand Long in Changhe Town...

After all, Grand Long is also a nobleman of the kingdom, and he did not harm Changhe Town.

Just like Alma once occupied Changhe Town by illegal means, Grand Long's occupation of Changhe Town is also an internal struggle of the kingdom's nobles. As long as they do not harm Changhe Town, the Ranger Group will not participate in it.

But it was different when facing foreign enemies. After learning that foreign enemies might invade, members of the ranger group responded to Raphael's horn call and joined the team. More than 200 people gathered all the way north.

(End of this chapter)