Riding and Slashing

Chapter 193 Don't Guess The King's Thoughts
"Are you sure that there will be no troops from Sarleon City? The army from Ravencrow Realm has entered, and Ulrik just sits idly by?"

Ursula looked a little uneasy. No matter how rotten the Sarleon Kingdom is, it must react to the invasion of foreign enemies...

"Because your younger brother helped you... The eyeliner of the Red Brotherhood sent back the news that the mission of the Ravencrow Kingdom went to the Fog Cage City in Fierdsway, and then King Vidis assembled a large number of troops Arriving at High Cliff Fort on the border—you must know what that means..."

Kedron drank the wine in the glass, turned and sat by the bed.

"Fieldsway? Didn't Fieldsway just form an alliance with the Sarleon Kingdom?"

Ursula turned her head and looked at Kedron: "Will King Vidis tear up the covenant?"

"He doesn't need to tear up the covenant... Alma is dead, Vidis can definitely declare the covenant invalid--Alma went to sign the agreement with Fieldsway last year, and the name on that covenant is Alma Horton. Who cares about a dead man's name?"

Kedron spread his hands: "The Sarleon Kingdom is now facing enemies on three sides, and the Bacchus Empire may also intervene. Ulrik must ensure the safety of Sarleon City. He probably dare not send troops easily..."

"That is to say, we can easily capture Changhe Town and Lion Lake City?...Kedron, are you planning to let my brother occupy Eagle Claw Fort, and then defend the two major cities and towns to support the enemy and make both sides of the city so that Sarleon City and Raven Crow Realm dare not touch you?"

Ursula looked relieved, and turned to face Kedron.

"It's not that you dare not touch me, but that you dare not touch us, dear."

Kedron stretched his waist: "We will be the final victors..."

In the afternoon of the next day, when Fawcett brought the army to Fort Eagle Claw, the army of the Ravencrow Kingdom was already in sight, and both sides were a little caught off guard, so they immediately started fighting.

But Cadron and Lady Ursula both disappeared.

With his rogue knights, Kedron took down Lion Lake City, which had few defenders, without much effort.

At this time, Mrs. Ursula was near Penn Village, and there were only less than 200 people around her, and they all seemed to be motley crews.

But from the look and temperament of this group of miscellaneous soldiers, it can be seen that they have all experienced many battles, and their combat effectiveness should be quite strong.

Ursula looked back at the direction of the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, with an inexplicable smile on her face.

"Ma'am, you won't really follow Kedron's idea, will you?"

A knight suddenly asked.

"Kedron? Heh, Sir Wren, I am the true king of Ravencrows, how could I listen to a rascal's arrangement... He wants to be a speculative warlord, but he can't do it. He doesn't understand how a king faces Ulrik is by no means the kind of person who would compromise on what to do in a desperate situation.”

Ursula turned her head and smiled at the young knight: "I just need him and Fawcett to help us block the army of Ravencrow Kingdom."

"That's good... madam, but are you really planning to go to Changhe Town? I don't think Changhe Town is suitable for rebuilding the Falcon Knights, and you can't really control Changhe Town now, and you can't hold it if you defeat it..."

The knight named Wren is wearing a falcon coat of arms and is obviously a falcon knight.

He is also the only knight in the ranks to wear the falcon's coat of arms.

"Of course I won't go to Changhe Town, Ren, I'm going to Sarleon City! I can see Kedron's thoughts, and I don't want to be his shield! I have no interest in the territory of Sarleon Kingdom at all... …Ren, you go to Fletcher Village, Earl Stephen should be there. You go and tell him that Gregory IV has a deal with Jatu warlord Zakar, and he may die if he continues to stay near Fletcher Village —Ask him how he plans to return my favor..."

Ursula didn't have the worried look of last night, her tone became relaxed, and she seemed quite calm: "Then you go directly back to Castle Darkfalcon to gather the army... I'm going to take advantage of the emptiness of Ravensland, and unite The Lion Kingdom captured Dawn Furnace City! That's where we should go!"

"Madam, you will definitely be able to rebuild the Falcon Knights."

Sir Wren bowed his head respectfully, and then headed east with dozens of people.

As for Lady Ursula, she only brought more than a hundred people to the south, heading towards Sarleon City.

……

Two days later, the Throne Hall of Sarleon City.

Ulrik finally reappeared on the Silver Throne.

But at this time, Ulrik didn't seem to have any signs of illness. Apart from a trace of fatigue, he looked quite healthy.

There are three people standing beside him.

Brennus, Duke of Cliff Bay, Godric, Chief Military Officer of Long River Town, and Lehman, Lord of Seven Forks Fortress.

"...Your Majesty, do you really intend to let His Royal Highness lead the army? But he has never led troops in battle...and none of our troops can leave the territory..."

Brennus frowned, seemingly uneasy about Ulrik's decision.

"Brennus, my closest comrade-in-arms, since my proud and arrogant son thinks he can do it, of course I will let him go... When he is on the battlefield, he will naturally understand that war is not like him. So it's that simple."

Ulrik said lightly, with almost no expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, the army of the Ravencrow Kingdom may crush Alan Rick! He is your only son..."

Godric said with some anxiety.

Brennus frowned and didn't look sideways, while Lehman's eyes were blank, as if he didn't hear anything.

"Yes, my only son... my only son imprisoned Lehman privately, stole my seal, and caused many disputes... my only son even sealed Changhe Town to Alma! He I don't understand what Changhe Town means to Alma at all... If Alma hadn't died suddenly, the Sarleon Kingdom would have been torn apart!"

It's hard to tell whether the expression on Ulrik's face is ridicule or sadness: "I'd rather not have such a son... I never expected that you are the only ones I can trust after being ill for more than half a month. How many!"

"Your Majesty, so...how are we going to arrange it now? The army of the Ravencrow Kingdom has entered the Beibu Gulf, and the enemy's warning has also been sent back from the eastern region. In the west, Fierzwei has also gathered a lot of troops in High Cliff Fort. In the south, the Bacchus Empire It seems that there are also intentions to attack Qicha Fortress..."

The Duke of Brennus became more and more irritable: "They are all bastards who take advantage of the fire! My troops have to defend the northwest direction, and Lehman has to stop the Bacchus at the Qicha Fortress. The entire Lion Knights cannot be dispatched... Beibu Gulf Just let Prince Alanric lead the army to attack, I am afraid there will be no chance of winning..."

"Hmph, odds? Brennus, I never counted on Alan Rick. Forget about the High Cliff Fort in Fieldsway, take the Lion Knights directly to Lion Lake City, my son is actually not Dare to go to the battlefield... I will appoint you as the marshal, and you can capture the men he recruited halfway, and then go to the Beibu Gulf to kill the troops of Kedron and Ravencrow Kingdom..."

Ulrik shook his head, with a clear sarcasm on his face: "I asked Alanrik to lead troops to the Beibu Gulf, just to know who had joined him, and to see what troops he could control— —But no matter what kind of army it is, it will not follow a cowardly child who dares not go to the battlefield. Bring, and I will make him my adopted son."

"I see, Your Majesty."

Brennus was ordered to leave.

Ulrik turned to look at Godric.

"Godric, you have to take back the long river town you lost. I know you are worried about the king's seal in that traitor's hand, and I really can't directly declare my seal invalid... Leon is your close ally, right? , he is now a rebel, and the rebel doesn't need to care about the king's seal. You go and tell him that it is his duty to kill the rebel... By the way, he still owes me a sum of money, let him pay the dinar Send it to me, and bring me back my seal at the same time!"

Ulrik's tone was still indifferent, but he seemed confident, and his power was even stronger than before.

Godric shuddered for some reason. He felt that Ulrik's expression now looked like the Three Prophets, which always made people feel...inhuman.

But Godric still took the order and left. At least now Ulrik seems to be quite clear-headed, and all the orders he gave are reasonable. The brain is pretty easy to use.

"Lehman, I'm sorry, I knew that you were detained by Alan Rick several days ago, but I didn't release you until now... I hope you can understand, I'm not sure what my son will do. "

King Ulrik looked at the only Sir Lehman left beside the throne, and apologized unexpectedly.

"Your Majesty, you...you don't need to say that, I don't complain about it..."

Lehman was stunned for a moment. He had followed the king for nearly 20 years from his boyhood to now, but he had never heard King Ulri apologize!
"I know, I know you won't complain...but I shouldn't let you be wronged like this, I know that only you are the most loyal lion knight by my side. I have a most important task for you..."

Ulrik seemed quite sincere when he spoke to Lehman, which was obviously the biggest reason why Lehman was so loyal to him.

Speaking of this, Ulrik beckoned to the attendants on the side.

The guard gave way to the side door, and then retreated without saying a word.

A woman in her thirties walked in, wearing the blue aristocratic robes of Ravencrow, with the prominent falcon emblem on the robes.

"Your Majesty, Sir Lehman, I am Ursula, the true King of Ravensdale."

Lady Ursula introduced herself without waiting for Ulrik to speak. She took the initiative to salute Ulrik, and then looked at Sir Lehman.

Obviously, before Lehman and others came here, Ursula had already met Ulrik and reached some kind of agreement.

"Lehman, Mrs. Ursula will be our loyal ally—take your troops and go to Ravencrow Land with Mrs. Ursula, cut off the supply line of the Ravencrow army, make them have no way to retreat, and take the opportunity to attack Let’s go to Dawn Furnace City!”

There was a faint smile on King Ulric's face: "Since the troops of Ravencrow Kingdom dare to enter Sarleon Realm, then of course we can also enter Ravencrow Realm..."

"Your Majesty, what about Qicha Fortress? The Bacchus Empire may take the opportunity to launch an attack!"

Of course Lehman is willing to go to the Ravencrow Realm to fight against foreign enemies, but he doesn't understand that King Ulric is sending out all the powerful troops in his hand, and the combat power of Sarleon City and Seven Fortress will become very large. weak!
"Don't worry about the Fortress of Seven Forks... The Bacchus Empire won't attack. I provided a lot of military expenses to Sheila Youzas, and now there are rebels everywhere in Bacchus!... Ha, everyone thinks I did that How much money for mercenaries to capture the Noldor? Do I really look that stupid?"

Ulrik shook his head and smiled, but the look in his eyes was quite indifferent.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I will submit the Ravencrow Kingdom to your crown, and you will become the greatest king in the entire continent."

Lady Ursula also saluted respectfully.

"Of course, I'm looking forward to it, ma'am... oh no, maybe it should be... my queen?"

Ulrik watched the two leave, with blue veins gradually popping out on his forehead, but he didn't frown until the two had completely left the gate of the throne room, his face full of pain.

"Get the medicine quickly! I can't help it...my head...it hurts..."

……

North of Kewen Village.

Prince Alanric finally got his wish and led the army to set off.

Perhaps Ulrik was really unable to lead the army, so he authorized Alanrik to lead the army - at least in Alanrik's eyes.

But it was not to send troops to suppress the rebellion, but to regain the lost land of Lion Lake City and expel the enemies of Ravencrow Realm.

Kedron's judgment was indeed inaccurate. Although Ulrik did not go out in person, he sent a large army to Lion Lake City. As Ursula said, it is unpredictable what a king will do when faced with a desperate situation .

In fact, it is very difficult for a vassal to know what arrangements the king has made, and to use what he has seen and heard to guess the behavior of the king... Maybe it is possible in normal times, but when the country is facing enemies on all sides, the king will also gamble.

Especially for a king like Ulrik, it is difficult to guess his mind.

However, Alan Rick, who finally got the chance to lead the army, now no longer looks proud and fearless in the tower of the Noble House.

His uncle Igor died under the "flowing arrow" in a conflict that shouldn't have happened, and was shot more than 100 meters away from a small team of Li Ang. A member of the Knights of the Lion...

Alanrick, who had never been on a battlefield, could appreciate the risks and uncertainties of the battlefield just from this description.

But after his right-hand man, Igor, was killed, he now had to personally contact the nobles who supported him, and he had to personally arrange the affairs that the army would face when it went out.

But he soon discovered that most things he couldn't...

He can neither arrange logistics nor boost morale, and he doesn't even know how to set up camp positions and route plans, let alone set up tactics...

Fortunately, he found Baron Alfred to help him solve most of the basic affairs.

However, after the troops left Sarleon successfully, Alanric found that he was very scared and nervous.

He is not as brave as he thought, nor is he as capable as he thought...

King Ulrik may not be a good father, but he obviously understands his only son - Alanrik is indeed afraid of going to the battlefield, he is trembling with fear...

After all, he had never been in a battle, or even fought with anyone. His only combat experience was occasionally making two gestures with the swordsmanship coach with a wooden sword—the kind of pure gestures.

In fact, anyone who has never been in contact with the battlefield will be full of fear when he goes out for the first time. This is not a shameful thing.

But Alan Rick is the leader, anyone can be afraid, only the leader can't.

No matter how timid you are in your heart, you have to show a fearless look.

But Alan Rick couldn't do it, he couldn't even ride a horse alone now - his hands and feet were so stiff because of fear that he couldn't move.

From Sarleon City to Kewen Village, this is probably the farthest road Alanric has traveled in his short life, and the more he walked, the more hairy he went...

This section of the road is full of dark mist, and from time to time you can see many bones, and the unknown whining sound has never stopped. This environment made Alan Rick's already uneasy heart even more frightened, and even felt like vomiting .

In addition, after continuing to Lion Lake City, that is, about two days later, he will go to the battlefield to face a bloody battle in person.

Alan Rick was under a lot of pressure. He never thought that going to the battlefield would be such a frightening thing...

Talking about it and actually doing it are really two different things...

Those things that were thought to be easy, only when you have to do it yourself, you will know that it is so daunting, and even your mind is a mess.

This is especially true in matters of life and death like fighting.

So Alan Rick stopped the troops at the bridgehead of Kewen Village.

His Royal Highness is going to take a breather in this windy place.

He now has nearly 3000 people with him.

The prince's constant trickery on the tower did attract a considerable number of followers for himself.

More than a thousand of them are actually composed of small and medium-sized mercenary regiments. Of course, Alanrick has won over these mercenary regiment leaders with a promise to make them nobles and lure them with high salaries.

This also brought him a direct army, but the quality of these soldiers varies-of course, Alan Rick may not really plan to pay too much salary, anyway, the mercenaries who died in battle do not need to pay .

The other troops came from two more powerful noble lords.

One is the lord of Fort Kelledan, Baron Alderfred, the Knight Commander of the Lion Knights who just returned from Singal.

The other is Lord Yaragal, Baron Leofwan, the current commander of the royal guards.

They took the initiative to follow His Royal Highness to 'drive out the enemy and recover the lost land', so Ulrik agreed to them and allowed them to bring the king's direct troops who were 'willing to fight with the prince'.

So Alderfried brought about 100 lion knights and [-] lion retinues, and Leo Fuwan brought half of the royal city guards—[-] knight retinues.

In addition, they also brought conscripts from their own territory, a total of about 800 people.

This large army with a total of nearly 3000 people is actually very strong, at least all of them are veterans with battle experience.

However, no matter how strong an army is, it must have a reliable leader.

If the commander-in-chief of the army is not only a rookie, but also pale with fear all the time, his hands and feet are always trembling, he even trembles when he speaks, and his voice is lower than that of a mosquito...

Then any soldier has no intention of fighting with such a commander-in the eyes of the soldiers, this cowardly prince will probably abandon them and run away as soon as he sees the enemy...

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