Riding and Slashing

Chapter 196
An Dongjia's guess was probably right, the lord curled his lips: "Let the man-eating wolf live in the house to help him block the lynx that steals food? Could it be that Gregory IV thinks that the Jatu people are better than the Misty Mountain people?" Could it be more friendly?"

"Gregory IV doesn't care about these at all. In his eyes, the throne is obviously more important than the country."

Sir Wren sighed: "If he really loved the Ravencrow Kingdom, he wouldn't destroy the Falcon Knights with his own hands..."

"Are you from the Falcon Knights? What is your purpose in coming here?"

Li Ang looked at the coat of arms on Ren's body.

"My name is Ryan, my lord. I am now serving Lady Ursula, and she and I are probably the only remaining Falcon Knights... I am here because Lady Ursula asked me to come to Earl Stephen and tell him that Gray Gorey IV sold his Oldenburgs and Kinfalcon..."

Ren didn't hide his mission. In any case, Amy led the female soldiers to save his life. He is not the kind of fool who doesn't know what to do, and now that Earl Stephen has left, his mission could not have been completed. .

The lord nodded: "So, Lady Ursula intends to let Count Stephen join her, and withdraw troops to stop the Jatus... It seems that at least half of her goal can be achieved - Count Stephen has already withdrawn two days ago As for the other half, she probably can only talk to Earl Stephen in person... Sir Wren, I don’t intend to make an enemy of Lady Ursula. In fact, you can leave now, but I think it may be difficult for you to return now. We've arrived in Ravencrow Land."

It's really difficult. Now the north is full of Jatu camps, and Ren doesn't plan to be hunted down again.

So Ren shook his head directly: "Both the Jatus and Gregory IV are our common enemy. In fact, Her Majesty the Queen has now become an ally of the Sarleon Kingdom. I can join you here To deal with the enemy, if you will, my lord."

"Queen? You mean Lady Ursula... She has become an ally with the Sarleon Kingdom? What's going on?"

Leon didn't know Ursula's plan.

"...Ravencrow's army is actually tantamount to being lured out by Her Majesty the Queen... According to the original plan, I should have returned to Darkfalcon Castle to gather troops to wait for Her Majesty, but now it is difficult for me to pass through the Jatu Grassland, Your Majesty I probably won’t be able to make it through. So, what I should do now is to try to gain your friendship and win an ally for Her Majesty the Queen.”

Ren took the initiative to tell the lord about all Ursula's plans, and also frankly stated his intentions.

"So Lady Ursula is in Sarleon? Don't you have to report to her?"

Li Ang looked at Ren carefully, he was a little surprised by Ren's reaction.

He knew that this was supposed to be a companion in the game, a knight who had been trying to restore the status of the Falcon Knights.

It was not surprising that Wren became Lady Ursula's servant, just as Frederick had served Forscher.

However, there is a formal relationship of loyalty between Ryan and Ursula, after all, they are both members of the Falcon Knights.

Therefore, it is impossible for Ren to join Li Ang's team now, and he has a mission. Logically speaking, after confirming that he cannot complete the mission, he should immediately go to Sarleon City to report to Ursula...

But he planned to stay with Li Ang.

"My lord, Her Majesty may have already set off. It would be safer and more appropriate for me to wait for her here. In fact, I would like you to meet her, and I think you might be happy to have another ally..."

What Ren said to Li Ang had a lot of meaning.

The word he used was 'ally' not 'friend'.

This was probably because Ren saw the Noldor elves and the female soldiers of the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group.

As a knight who grew up in Longsong Port, Ren had little contact with the Noldor elves. It is not popular for the nobles of Ravens to show off the Noldor slaves at home, so Ren did not have any prejudice against the Noldor tribe. .

But he knew that no human had ever been able to command the Noldor to fight—but this Baron Leon in front of him did it...

Not only that, but Li Ang's team actually included female soldiers who were not much different from Falcon Claws, and people who called the rangers with the horn.

In Ren's eyes, this means that this lord is very unusual. A lord who can command the Noldor elves may not be controlled by the Sarleon King.

Therefore, Ryan also told Leon all about Mrs. Ursula's plan—under the current circumstances, Mrs. Ursula's plan had failed, and being honest about everything would gain Leon's trust.

Ryan directly regarded Li Ang as an independent force, and actively expected to establish a cooperative relationship with Li Ang.

The lord is also a little impressed by Ren, of course he can see what Ren means, such a keen person is really rare...

In fact, Ren's combat power in the game is very average, and all the statistics are very average. It seems that he is not even worthy of the special status of "The Last Falcon Knight".

But now, Leon knew why Ren, who was mediocre in combat, became the last remaining Falcon Knight besides Ursula-most of the people who could live for a long time did not rely on force.

It's just that the IQ and adaptability of these characters cannot be reflected in the game...

At this moment, Sir Roland came in: "My lord, Dumbledore of the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlet came over, and he captured a Jatu prisoner."

Li Ang turned around to greet him.

Dumbledore was right outside the door, his whole body was dirty, either blood or mud, it looked like he had already fought the Jatus in Fort Valonshield, and he worked really hard...

He was leading a Jatu man in Zhajia and a face-covered helmet. The Jatu man seemed to have a high status, but now he was tied tightly and his body was covered with bruises.

"Dumbledore, your Knights are really good at capturing prisoners. It's not easy to capture Jatu prisoners like this...Have the Jatu attacked Fort Valorshield?"

The lord is really praising, and only the Knights of the Ebony Gauntlets have this ability. It is really difficult to catch a living Jatu officer with other troops.

"Lord Li Ang... the Jatu people didn't attack Fort Yongshield. I just saw a single Jatu team who took the initiative to attack to get some spoils. By the way, I want to find out what the Jatu people on such a large scale are going to do." .”

Dumbledore frowned and pointed at the prisoner: "But the problem is, no matter how we torture him, he won't speak, and we can't understand Jatu's words. Baron Leofric said that you may have a way to make him This guy spoke, so I brought this guy here..."

"Raphael! Come here! Oh, wait... Anson, bring Drash here..."

The lord originally wanted to find Raphael, but then realized that he had a more suitable translator than Raphael...

The Jatu prisoner looked very similar to Leon's groom Drash, and he looked at death without saying a word.

When he saw Drash, the Jatu prisoner asked a few questions with straight eyes, and then he started chatting with Drash.

By the looks of it, they seem to be acquaintances.

"My lord...he...is my clan."

Drash speaks a lot more quickly now. For so long, this middle-aged man who turned from a warlord to a groom has actually been conscientious. Of course, this is probably because he really likes raising horses.

Perhaps for Drash, raising horses and not fighting wars is a good job, and the lord has always been kind to him.

However, there is a more important reason that Drash has mentioned before, and Leon already knows that - Drash is a subordinate of the 'Destroyer' Juda, he was captured before, if he returns to the tribe, he will only suffer even worse Cruel torture, and all the wives and children will be reduced to slaves.

But if he no longer appears in the group, his children will be able to live like human beings.

So he doesn't run away and mess around - he has nowhere to go.

Zhu Da's tribe is like this. Before there is no retreat order, those who flee on the battlefield will be shot to death, and the whole family of those who surrender to the enemy will be slaves. Only the brave warriors can get more property and women.

This kind of high-pressure inertia formed a sense of honor, which led to Zhu Da's tribal fighting will to be quite strong.

But it is also because of this sense of honor that Zhu Da's troops only have two tactical instructions-forward or retreat...

But Zakar, another great warlord, is different. Zakar's tactics and strategies are even feared by the Noldor.

The Jatu man who was captured by Dumbledore at the moment was obviously also Juda's subordinate, and belonged to the same tribe as Draxu.

Drash chatted with his people for a long time, and then told the lord that the Jatu people who camped nearby were not purely an army, they were actually the expelled Jatu tribe—the tribe of Judah.

That great warlord, Zakar, took advantage of Judah's loss of thousands of his elite in the Noldor Forest, and expelled these tribes that did not obey him.

The prisoner didn't know too much about the situation, but he said that he didn't intend to attack Fort Yongshield or Fletcher. They only planned to find a place in the grassland east of Fort Eagle Claw after the battle at Fort Eagle Claw was over. Settle down.

Therefore, Zhu Da's tribe, that is, these expelled Jatu people are also very disturbed now, they just plan to see the situation.

If they encounter a Ravenclaw team, they will attack easily, but they will not aggressively attack Fort Yongshield or Fletcher, and they will retreat directly when they see a larger team.

They have no intention of fighting now...

"I see...understand..."

Li Ang suddenly realized now.

The warlord Zakar negotiated a deal with Ravencrow Kingdom not only for the purpose of plundering Ravencrow Realm, but also for a greater purpose...

Ravencrow Kingdom promised to give all the hundreds of miles of grassland hills to the east of Eagle Claw Fort to Zakar, so Zakar planned to expel Juda's tribe to this grassland hills--Zakar did quite kindly At any rate, it did give the expelled tribe a place to live.

But the problem is that Zakar expelled Judah's tribe to the east of Eagle Claw Castle, in fact, to block the army of the Sarleon Kingdom and the Ravencrow Kingdom who are at war-no matter what the battle is, these troops can't even think about going to the Ravencrow Realm up.

Since he has such an idea, it means that Zakar himself will lead troops to Dark Falcon Castle, Oldenburg, and may even capture Dawn Furnace City. These places are quite empty now.

Perhaps Zakar wanted to transform the Jatu people from a nomadic and plundering tribe into a semi-settled... country like the D'Shar Principality!
He wasn't trading with Gregory IV at all, he planned to take advantage of the opportunity of the eastern part of the Ravencrow Kingdom to swallow the entire eastern part of the Ravencrow Realm!

"It seems that everyone is planning to take advantage of it? But in the current situation, it seems that no one can take advantage of it..."

The lord rubbed his chin for a moment, then turned his head to look at the female soldiers of the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group outside.

"Amy, do you know Countess Valera and her falcon claw?"

"Ah? Li Ang, do you want to..."

"I want Falcon Claws to return to Eagle Claw Castle, and Falcon Knights to return to Dark Falcon Castle... No matter what other forces have plans, they must fight against Jatu with me!"

……

Fort Eagle Claw.

Gregory IV was engaging Fawcett's forces.

The war has been going on for several days.

Since Kaedren, the lord of Eagle Claw Fort, sold his teammates to Lion Lake City, the army of Ravencrow Realm had already gained the upper hand at this time.

Fawcett is guarding the city, and Grand Long's Lion Lake City Banner Guard is supporting Biglen Village on the flanks of Fort Eagle Claw.

The two people who originally had a grudge cooperated closely for a few days...

After all, they all grew up in Lion Lake City, and when they encountered defending their homes, they would still do their best.

But the current battle situation is very unfavorable to them. When Kedron left, he took most of the food, grass and military supplies, and the defense reserves of Eagle Claw Fort were seriously insufficient.

It seems that the army in Ravencrow Realm is less than 5000 people, and it seems that Fawcett's more than 2000 people can completely defend the city, but wars are not based on numbers...

The troops dispatched by Ravencrow Kingdom this time are all elite.

They came across the [-]-mile prairie, and of course they would not bring too many miscellaneous soldiers, and basically all of them were experienced veterans.

Moreover, there are many high-level shooters in the Ravencrow army. Even if they defended the city, Fawcett's troops still suffered heavy losses-they were almost unable to lift their heads in Fort Eagle Claw.

Fawcett's troops suffered heavy casualties, and their morale was getting low - in fact, they were not at first, because when they entered Eagle Talon, they didn't see Kedron and Ursula, and there was nothing in the warehouse. thing.

But at that time the enemy had already engaged, and they could not easily retreat.

But now, they just got the news that Kedron occupied Lion Lake City, and their morale is even lower...

But now that they were surrounded in Fort Eagle Claw, it was not easy to retreat.

Sold by friendly forces, their home was stolen, morale was low, coupled with the lack of military supplies, the overall combat power was naturally not much left, and it would be good if these 2000 people could exert [-]% of their combat power...

The armored guards of the Ravencrow Realm had already attacked the city wall twice that day.

If Grand Long hadn't led the Lion Lake City Banner Guards to the rescue in time, Eagle Claw Fort might have been breached...

Grandlong rushed outside the city not only to rescue Fawcett, but also to pass the news to Fawcett that Kedron had stolen the house.

He did not enter Eagle Claw Fort, and has been cooperating outside the city, so he can get this information.

Of course, Grandlon intends to go back to the army to kill Kedron, the house thief, and stay in Lion Lake City to defend his homeland—Lion Lake City is his hometown.

He will bring troops to Eagle Claw Fort, just because once Eagle Claw Fort is lost, Lion Lake City will fall into the flames of war.

But Kedron occupied Lion Lake City at this time, which meant that Kedron, a thief, was using Fawcett and him as cannon fodder. Without the supply from Lion Lake City, Eagle Claw Fort could not be defended!
So Grand Long planned to go back to Lion Lake City, and then resist the Ravens in Lion Lake City.

The Lion Lake City Banner Guard he led was a powerful heavy cavalry, and it was outside the city. If he wanted to retreat, the Ravencrow Realm's army would not be able to stop him.

But the problem is that the heavy cavalry alone will definitely not be able to take back Lion Lake City. He must rescue Fawcett and join forces with Fawcett to fight back to Lion Lake City.

Fawsert is gathering men in Eagle Claw Fort. He is indeed preparing to break out. Grand Long just broke through the Ravencrow troops west of Eagle Claw Fort. Now is a good time to break out of the city.

But just as he was ready to charge out of Eagle Claw Fort, he saw billowing smoke and dust coming from the east...

"That's a Jatu man! Your lord! It's a Jatu man's cavalry!"

The soldiers on the wall shouted.

And the Ravencrow Realm troops that were attacking under the city also blew the horn to withdraw their troops at this time.

"...What's going on here...Why is there such a huge Jatu cavalry?!"

Fawcett obviously didn't dare to break out of the siege. From the city wall, he could see a large number of Jatu cavalry coming towards Eagle Claw Fort. There were at least several thousand. Going out of the city at this time was basically looking for death, and he would definitely not be able to return to Lion Claw alive. lake city.

Grand Long also quickly withdrew from the battlefield at this moment. He didn't know what the situation was, but it was obviously not a good thing for so many Dakatus to come...

But he didn't go west to Lion Lake City, but went directly south.

Facing the army of Ravencrow and Jatu, Fawcett will definitely not be able to get out of Eagle Claw Fort for a while, and the heavy cavalry alone cannot take back Lion Lake City from Kedron. Grandlong led a lone army Nothing can be done.

Glancing in the direction of Lion Lake City, Grandlon gritted his teeth and spat: "Kedron..."

He then withdrew south with the Banner Guard...

Kedron, who was missed by Grandlon, was trembling in the lord's hall of Lion Lake City.

He originally wanted to occupy Lion Lake City and Changhe Town, intending to gain benefits from both sides.

But who knows that Ursula did not go to Longhe Town, but formed an alliance with the Sarleon Kingdom in a way that fits the claimant of the throne-Kedron sold his teammates, but turned around and was sold by his teammates.

It took only one day for Brennus to lead a large army to capture Lion Lake City. The price he paid for this was that the two Barons Alfred and Leo Fwan almost exhausted their knights and conscripts. Bing...

That is to say, for Brennus himself, no price was paid.

In fact, Alderfried and Leoferwan both understood their situation. They followed Prince Alanric when King Ulrik was still alive, and of course the king had to deal with them.

It's just that they didn't expect the punishment to come so quickly...

(End of this chapter)