Riding and Slashing

Chapter 375
White Hart Castle must be defended, but the news sent back in the past two days is not very good.

Most of the troops of the Noldor elves were not near White Hart Castle. Islandil went to the south of Almera Castle. It is said that there was a forest fire there-this was obviously deliberately done by the Bacchus, just to Send away the main force of the Noldor.

And Aldalian went to the grassland to find trouble with the Jatus—since he was defeated by the Jatus last time, as long as there was any movement from the Jatus, Aldalian would definitely kill them.

As for the other elf king, Kellerfon Ill... that artist is a pacifist and never fights, and Leon and Wendy never counted on him.

Long River Town is not a big problem. Lord Godric, Fawcett, Eric... They are all in Long River Town.

Amy took Jocelyn and Baodaisi to recruit recruits, and she should be returning to Changhe Town soon.

Li Ang didn't think Kairos could do anything to Changhe Town with [-] cavalry, but the Shadow Legion would definitely be able to force the construction of Changhe City to temporarily stop, and could prevent Changhe Town from sending reinforcements to White Hart Fort.

In other words, in a short time, White Hart Castle will not receive support.

There are a total of 500 fighters staying in White Hart Castle. This is because Li Ang and Wendy brought back the Noldor Guard, otherwise White Hart Castle is quite empty.

Of course, five hundred Noldor elves are a very powerful combat force, and they can completely face ten times as many enemies in a city defense battle.

However, the trouble now is not whether or not White Hart Castle can be defended...

"Leon, they are forcing you to be an enemy of the empire... No matter who wins or loses this battle, the Bacchus Empire can only be your enemy, and there is no room for relaxation... That's why they forced you to fight against the empire." My father led the army."

Alina kept frowning.

This is true.

It is impossible for Li Ang to let anyone occupy White Hart Castle, and he will definitely defend it resolutely. There is no way out in this battle.

If the Bacchus Empire suffers too much damage in White Hart Castle, then the good relationship between Li Ang and Bacchus will be completely ruined, and the Bacchus Empire and Li Ang will lose their last ally at the same time.

Enemy everywhere, and suffered a lot of losses, the Bacchus Empire can only rely on the Shadow Legion again when it lives and dies.Marius’ reforms are no longer possible. They can only develop their armaments and try to forcibly conquer the mainland—this is exactly what the conservatives want.

And if White Hart Castle is captured, the effect will be the same - the Noldor will fight back with all their strength, and Leon must also regain his basic board, and the Bacchus Empire can only make the same choice in the end.

At the same time, the conservative faction somehow hijacked Justus, the leader of the reformist faction, and sent troops in the name of Justus. The main force was also the Second Empire Army under Justus—if the Bacchus Empire was defeated, That's also Justus' responsibility, and has nothing to do with the Shadow Legion...

Since they can make Mario's condition worse, they can also deceive most of the unaware Bacchus...

If the Bacchus Empire is defeated, they will be able to make Justus lose his status, and there is even a great possibility that Justus will be killed on the battlefield.

And if the Bacchus Empire wins and really captures White Hart Castle, they will probably kill Justus on the battlefield, and then blame Leon and the Noldor elves.

Emperor Marius was seriously ill, Justus was "defeated and died", and the two big bosses who initiated the reform had accidents. The reform will inevitably lead to the death of the government, and the Shadow Legion will become the "pillar of the country" again...

That is to say, no matter what the result is, no matter who wins or loses the battle, the conservatives can get the result they want.

War is never an end, but out of political needs...

In political struggles, sometimes there is only one big battle to happen, no matter what the result is, no matter how many soldiers will die meaninglessly on the battlefield, it doesn't matter...

This is the worst battle Li Ang is most unwilling to face.

This kind of bad battle will suffer huge losses no matter whether you win or lose.

This is also the last situation Alina wants to see.

Whatever the outcome of the war, her father Justus would most likely die...

The biggest problem in this battle was Justus' safety - Marius had been in poor health for the past two years, and Justus was basically the prime minister, with a very high reputation in Bacchus.

If he died in White Hart Castle, the people of the Bacchus Empire might spontaneously organize an army to attack Li Ang continuously. At that time, the war would turn into revenge, and it would continue endlessly.

"Emperor Marius is still too soft-hearted... He should be charged with some crimes and kill those old-school bastards directly..."

Li Ang gritted his teeth and said.

"I think so too...but His Majesty Marius...ah..."

Alina said in a low voice: "Actually, I've been thinking about which one is better, the dictatorship or the Senate system..."

"There is no best system. The essence of rule is that a small number of people use various means including force to make the majority of people obey. As for whether the small number of people are called 'members' or 'noble lords', Or some 'elected representatives', they are all the same. As long as the people can live and work in peace, any system is a good system..."

Li Ang replied casually.

Alina was stunned for a moment, then nodded her head heavily: "Li Ang, you will definitely become the emperor who rules the continent...you are indeed the son of prophecy, even if you are against the entire continent, I will support you of."

"I'm not too worried about how many enemies there are. There has never been an eternal enemy in this world... But the problem now is that this game is related to your father's life, no matter whether you win or lose..."

Li Ang looked at Alina, and found that Alina was looking at him very seriously, her eyes looked like Amy's.

"Before the battle is over, or before the victory of the White Hart Castle is determined, my father will definitely not die... So, just don't let this battle go too fast..."

Alina bit her lip, and her eyesight showed a trace of cruelty: "Leon, if Ramon's Scorpio Assassin is not here, can White Hart Keep be held with only the Noldor led by Wendy? Can you hold the first half?" months?"

"Half a month should be fine, you know the fighting power of the Noldor elves..."

Li Ang nodded, and then realized something: "Alina, do you want me to bring the Scorpio Assassin directly into the territory of Bacchus?"

"Yes...but it's not you, it's me. I don't know how those bastards used to coerce my father, but those shameless nobles, they also have wives and children, and they also have families... Scorpio assassins may not be able to make a big impact on the battlefield. Useful, but if they show up behind the enemy, let the assassin throwing knives show up in those bastards' houses..."

Alina gritted her teeth and talked about her plan: "I will take the Scorpio Assassin out of the forest, and in only half a month, I will be able to find the families of those bastards. They can threaten my father, and of course I can also threaten them . . . but it's disreputable in that way, and you can't go in person."

"Lisa Diran! Work!"

Li Ang nodded, and turned directly to summon his senior killer.

Then, he looked at Alina and shook his head seriously: "Fame can't be eaten, if I'm not here, Ramon won't listen to anyone. Besides, being an assassin... such an exciting job, I don't want to eat it. Of course you have to try it!"

……

That night.

In the forest on the side of Changhe Town, a group of masked men in black were watching the camp of the Bacchus army under the city.

"The ladders are all ready, it seems that they should launch an attack tomorrow morning..."

Wendy didn't intend to leave Li Ang's side, she was also dressed in black, and she had already handed over the defense of White Hart Castle to Wenda Dier.

"I hope Vendatil can control her temper, try to kill as few people as possible, and try to fight the war as slowly as possible..."

Li Ang was actually a little worried that Vendatil would do some heroic deeds like riding alone.

"Don't worry, Teacher Wendatil promised me that she will not be impulsive... She knows that before we come back, this battle can neither be won nor lost."

Wendy is very confident in Wenda Dier's character.

In fact, this kind of request is much more troublesome than killing the enemy quickly, and Wendatil is only so reasonable to Wendy.

"Alina, among the leading generals outside, which ones are you familiar with?"

Li Ang began to study the target.

"Limusk, Lord of Volvin, Gaulus, Lord of Almera..."

Arina quickly introduced the situation. She knew that Li Ang wanted to understand the character of the enemy general: "Rimusque was greedy and lustful, and His Majesty Marius punished him; Gaulus was fond of gambling, but his bad deeds were not many. In addition, A... General Titus, who often loots villages, sometimes even his own villages."

"Is Titus here too? Didn't see his banner..."

Li Ang glanced towards the camp, but he did not see Titus' flag.

"He is now a member of the Phoenix Knights, and has changed to use the Phoenix flag...but the Phoenix Knights did not come with him..."

Arina pointed to a phoenix flag under the city.

"Titus actually got mixed up with the conservative faction of the Shadow Legion... Then let's take him first, and let's go to Imel first."

Li Ang nodded, turned around and entered the forest.

……

Fort Eagle Claw.

Here Bao Daisi is arming her new troops.

Since Baodaisi rescued Li Ang, Amy was very grateful to her, so she personally helped Baodaisi recruit many recruits with her own face.

Baodaisi also formed a 500-man army in the shortest time.

The composition of this troop was almost half male and half female—Bodaisi did not form purely female soldiers according to Ficavia's practice, but treated men and women equally like the Vanskerry pirates.

Of course, these recruits recruited from Sarleon Land are not very skilled, and their training is seriously insufficient. They are definitely not as good as those Vaskerry pirates who have experienced fighting and killing since childhood.

So Baodaisi has been training for the past few months.

Of course, the main reason is that she also undertakes the task that Li Ang arranged for her - to be a bandit.

Anyone who leaves from Li Ang's territory, as long as they don't plant Li Ang's flag, will inevitably encounter bandits and bandits the moment they cross the border...

And if a business traveler enters the country, then Li Ang's territory will become extremely safe, ensuring that no gangster will be seen.

Of course, as long as you don't leave the border, nothing happens and taxes are much lower than elsewhere.

This is Li Ang's account. Before the construction of the 'Great River City' is fully completed, Li Ang's site will implement such a policy.

And Bao Daisi's training method is to suppress bandits while playing the role of bandits herself...

After all, those real bandits had to be killed too.

But the income from suppressing bandits does not need to be handed over. This is acting on behalf of the heavens, and all the gains belong to oneself; only [-]% of the income from playing the role of bandits has to be handed over...

This method of training troops is very effective. It not only allows the troops to gain actual combat experience, but also trains many high-level scouts.

If the level of scouting is not enough, it is easy for fish to slip through the net. It would be a pity if this kind of simple and low-cost legal business was missed...

But on this day, when Bao Daisi was training soldiers—that is, when she was doing a small business, she ran into trouble.

On the coast north of Fort Eagle Claw, just after Bodais ransacked a group of guys who were trying to leave the country with a large amount of dinars, her scouts reported that a large fleet had been spotted at sea. , and they should all be warships.

According to the size of the fleet, this probably means about 4000 troops.

The inner sea of ​​Lion Lake was formed by the influx of seawater into the Pendor Continent. Although the area of ​​the inner sea is very large, there are only two territories around it—Ravendrow and Sarleon.

This is the natural dividing line between the Lion Realm and the Ravencrow Realm.

That is to say, the warship that can come from the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake must be the ship of Ravencrow Realm.

Moreover, with a scale of around 4000 people, this should be the entire fleet of Ravencrow Kingdom...

This is an all-out cross-sea attack!
But under normal circumstances, this kind of cross-sea attack is usually directed at the cliff bay - the cliff rock bay is a peninsula protruding into the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, which is closer to Ravencrow Land and more suitable for landing.

Besides, after the three prophets left, Cliff Bay should be relatively empty now.

But the fleet of the Ravencrow Kingdom came towards Beibu Gulf, and it didn't directly aim at Lion Lake City, but docked at the north of Eagle Claw Fort.

Bao Daisi is from Filvia, and Filvia is an island country, and Bao Daisi is very familiar with naval battles and fleet landing battles.

It was precisely because of the familiarity that she was very puzzled - if the destination of the Ravencrow Fleet was Lion Lake City, but it was still more than 100 miles away from Lion Lake City, there was no need to land so early, right?
Lion Lake City has a military seaport, and warships can directly attack Lion Lake City. As long as they break through the water camp, they can directly land at the military port.

Moreover, Fawcett was in Changhe Town at this time, not in Lion Lake City. With an army of 4000 people, Lion Lake City would definitely be unstoppable.

Could it be that the Ravenclaws are here for Eagle Claw Fort?
But why?

Lion Lake City is obviously much more valuable than Eagle Claw Fort!

What is there to remember about Eagle Claw Fort... Could it be to wash away the shame of being dismissed by Li Ang at Eagle Claw Fort last time?

Don't be so careful...

Bodaisi didn't understand.

But she must fend off her enemies, whether out of a pledge of allegiance or a desire for restoration.

In fact, Bao Daisi didn't know that there were enemies in Qiaoyan Bay.

Many Fieldsweans have appeared in Cliff Bay.

Moreover, the Fort Misty Marsh has also been occupied by the Fieldsway people at this time.

After the Three Prophets left, many nobles in Cliff Bay united and sent the titular lord Brennus to Mistcage City—not to enjoy the blessings, but to be taken captive.

Then, they gave Cliff Cove to Lord Vidis...

Speaking of which, this may be considered a 'feat of justice', because the people of Cliff Bay can finally get rid of the fear of being turned into fallen people...

But what would the people of Fildsway do to them?
Will it be better than before?

(End of this chapter)