Riding and Slashing

At the same time, outside Ravencrow City.

"Your Excellency Haakon, I'm here this time to discuss peace with you...you can no longer capture Ravencrow City."

In the barracks of the Filtsway people, Sir Wren said so.

"Sir Wren, Ravencrow City is the territory of Gregory IV. As far as I know, he is also your enemy. Why do you want to stop us from attacking the enemy's territory?"

Seeing Sir Wren actively seeking negotiations, Haakon was a little puzzled.

Under the delay of the Falcon Knights, the people brought by Haakon consumed most of the food outside Ravencrow City, but they have not achieved effective results.

Haakon had no idea that Ursula's people would actually become an obstacle to conquering Ravenstown——before, Ursula sent a warship to attack Ravenstown...

That damned liar!
Ravencrow City may indeed be impossible to attack.

It was only after Rennes' visit that Haakon realized that those warships were not sent by the real Ursula...but those warships at that time were real ones!

Who would doubt a person who really gave him twenty warships...

But in any case, the battleship is indeed obtained, and the battle of Ravencrow City has already started, and Haakon can only continue to fight wrongly, otherwise he will not be able to explain it when he goes back-this is a private action to destroy diplomatic relations. If he is held accountable by King Vidis, the battleship he gets will be confiscated, and he may even become a slave.

Besides, since the fake Ursula who sent the battleship stayed in Cliff Bay, it is estimated that Cliff Bay has been occupied by her now, and now she will probably have to attack Jiancheng when she returns to Cliff Bay.

And if we fight across the sea again, the food may not be enough...

So Haakon is a little tangled at the moment, he really wants to take Ravencrow City - but not for any deal, but to occupy Ravencrow City himself.

The entrance to the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake is next to Ravencrow City, and it is connected to the endless sea outside the mainland through the glacier canyon in the north.

In the past, the Ravencrow Kingdom controlled the mouth of the sea, and the warships of the pirates could not enter the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, and could only operate outside the mainland.

But now that they have obtained so many warships, and they have obtained them directly in the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, the Vanskerry pirates will not be afraid of any enemies in the inner sea.

If Haakon can occupy Ravencrow City and control the entrance to the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, he will be able to move freely in the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, and all the towns around the inner sea will be his prey.

Whether it is Vidis, Ravencrow Kingdom, or other forces, as long as the battleship cannot enter the inland sea, then no one can do anything to him.

He can even establish his own power in Ravencrow City, and it is even possible to gradually build a new Fieldsway around the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, just like the Vanskerry once did on the west coast.

But now, those plans have come to naught.

Now that Rennes has come to negotiate, Haakon can only try to negotiate a peace, and then see if there is any other opportunity.

"In the past, Ravencrow City was indeed the territory of Gregory IV, but now, Queen Ursula is the king of Ravencrow Realm... This is already the territory of Queen Ursula. Your Excellency Haakon, we are protecting Own territory!"

Ren explained with a smile.

For Ursula and Sir Wren, what happened recently is the best opportunity for them to meet in succession...

Miss Amy is a good person!
Before Amy used the fleet to deceive Longsong Port, Ursula seized the opportunity, gained a lot of popularity as a defender, and entered Longsong Port to be crowned queen.

Now Haakon attacked Ravencrow City, and Ursula seized the opportunity to enter Ravencrow City as a reinforcement.

If Haakon's forces can be driven back, Ursula will surely be able to sit on the throne of Ravensrow City.

Ren said that this is Ursula's territory, and there is really no problem, it's just a matter of time.

"Withdraw your troops, Your Excellency Haakon. It is meaningless for you to stay here, you can only waste food...We don't want to be your enemy, in fact, we can sign an alliance agreement with you-Gregory IV is indeed our common enemy."

Ryan persuaded.

"Withdraw troops? Heh... Sir Wren, let me be blunt. We can withdraw troops, but you have to pay something—I may not be able to capture Ravencrow City, but if I want to stay here, neither will you." Any way!"

Haakon stared into Ren's eyes and said, "I know you are going to compete for the throne of Ravencrow Kingdom. You need more time than us, and you need Ravencrow City more..."

Indeed, Ursula must get most of the lords to recognize her as Queen before Gregory IV returns to Ravencrow Realm. The throne of Ravencrow City is extremely important to her. She can neither delay time nor ensure that He can control Ravencrow City by himself.

"You are right, we need Ravencrow City... So, have you ever thought about what you need? You must not have the consent of King Vidis to attack Ravencrow City, right? How will Vidis deal with you?"

Ren looked at Haakon with a smile on his face.

It's easy to judge. If Vidis wants to attack Ravencrow City, then Fieldsway's army will definitely attack Dagon Fort and Finbray Castle first, or Vidis's own nest, Mistcage City, will most likely encounter the enemy. Duke Adarian, who fell into the bay, fought back.

Besides, Fieldsway has a covenant with the Ravencrow Kingdom, and Vidis will not tear up the covenant and start a war with the Ravencrow Kingdom when he attacked the Sarleon Realm.

Haakon looked at Ren expressionlessly: "What do you want to say?"

"I want to say... You also know that you can't break through Ravencrow City, and your food should be exhausted in at most ten days - at that time, you still have to retreat. And once you run out of food and withdraw your army, what will you face ?Duke Adarian, who fell into the bay, had a grudge against you. Do you think he will attack your Iron Oak Castle? If you send troops privately to stir up trouble, King Vidis will probably not protect you...you will lose Everything!"

Ren spread his hands: "You need an ally, otherwise you will be dealt with by all forces."

This is indeed the case. Gregory IV, Vidis, Adarian, and Ursula all have reasons to deal with Haakon. If Haakon does not capture Ravencrow City for too long, the loss of troops will exhaust the food and grass, and the consequences will indeed be very dangerous. .

"In the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake... no one can defeat my fleet!"

Haakon retorted, frowning.

"Yeah, the Vanskerry people are really good at sea... But, you must have food! Without food, your 'army'... or your friends, will they follow you?" Iron Brave Haraven, Fatty Horothgar, why did they help you fight Ravencrow City? Isn’t it just for food? It’s not a day or two that you in Fieldsway are short of food. King Vidis bought food everywhere a while ago Borrowing food, everyone knows about it..."

Ren spread his hands: "As I said, you need an ally, an ally who can provide you with food. But if you are not willing, I will sell the food to King Vidis and open the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake Let Vidis or other fleets come in through the estuary channel of the estuary... You are right, we want to compete for the throne of the Ravencrow Kingdom, so we don't care about making this place even more chaotic!"

Haakon stopped talking, and frowned in thought.

The information that Sir Wren has is correct. Harraven and Horusgar did help Haakon for food and warships——Haakon used all the food in Cliff Bay for this operation, and sent Haraven and Haorothgar each provided four warships.

It's not that Haakon is being stupid.

For one thing, he didn't have that many troops himself, so he naturally had to invite friends to participate in the operation.

At the same time, Haakon himself knew the consequences of sending troops without permission-but it is a serious crime for one person to make a mistake, but it is very likely that nothing will be done if many people make mistakes.

If Ravencrow City can be conquered, there will naturally be enough food in Ravencrow City to make up for the consumption. After all, it is the capital of Ravencrow Kingdom.

If Ravencrow City cannot be captured, at least twenty warships will be obtained, and if the food in Cliff Bay is used up, King Vidis will not be able to deal with them due to lack of food.

But if he runs out of food but has no results, Haraven and Horothgar will definitely evacuate, and once Vidis has food, he will also drive Fieldsway's battleship into the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, that will be a real joke It's over.

"How much food can you provide?"

After thinking about it, Haakon began to ask the price.

"We will always provide... Haakon, this is not a deal, but a long-term cooperation. You have to publicly declare that you support Queen Ursula as the king of the Ravencrows - you only need to declare to the outside world, and you don't need to be loyal to anyone , we will regard you as an offensive and defensive ally."

Ren smiled and stretched out his hand: "You need our support, and we also need the help of your fleet. You can personally control the entrance to the inner sea of ​​Lion Lake, which can guarantee your safety...can you make a deal?"

"...I have to convince my friends first..."

Haakon thought for a while, then nodded: "As long as they agree, I will agree."

……

At the end of June 358 in Pan Deli.

The situation in the north of the mainland is changing.

Haakon the 'Steel Shield' reoccupied the Cliff Bay, and formed a 'Vanskerry Alliance' together with Haraven the 'Iron Brave' of Anson's Fortress and 'Fatty' Horothgar of Mimbol Castle, announcing Support Queen Ursula to rule Ravenstern.

Ursula defended Longsong Port "alone against the enemy" and "rescued" Ravencrow City "in time". She won the support of many people, successfully ascended the throne of Ravencrow City, and officially announced her coronation as the Queen of Ravencrow.

Gregory IV also returned to Ravencrow Realm at this time, settled in Dawn Furnace City, and began to call on the lords of Ravencrow Realm to wipe out Ursula's rebels...

And Ursula also called on the lords in Ravencrow City to kill Gregory IV, the false king...

The great lords of Ravencrow Realm have divided into three factions at this time.

The Duke of Andema in Dawn Furnace City still supports Gregory IV, but the current situation in Dawn Furnace City is not very good - most of the surrounding towns are Ursula's supporters...

Duke Alexis of Longsong Harbor openly supports Ursula, and he and Count Stephen of Oldenburg are attacking Dawnforge from two sides - Count Stephen also supports Ursula.

Fortunately, Gregory IV's army is also in Xiaolu City, and it will be hard to tell the winner for a while.

And the Duke of Adarian, who fell into the bay, publicly announced that he would not participate in the throne dispute between Ursula and Gregory IV, and he believed that until the internal disputes in the Ravensland were subsided, the Ravensland must be protected from outside interference. .

Therefore, he summoned the lords in the west of Ravencrow Realm, led a large number of highland warriors to the south, conquered Iron Oak Castle, and directly threatened Mistcage City.

This seems quite patriotic, but in fact, Adarian's behavior is waiting for someone to bid - first show off his muscles, call the western lords to fight a small battle, show his influence, and then watch Gregory four Shi or Ursula who offered the highest price...

When the two sides are at a stalemate, Adarian is naturally the weight to break the balance, and of course he wants to sell himself for the best price.

After Adarian broke through Iron Oak Fort, in order to avoid accidents in Mistcage City, King Vidis hurriedly withdrew his army overnight and returned home.

The Fieldsway army that had already marched into the town of Barranley also retreated westward under the leadership of Earl 'Red Sword' Edin, and retreated to Azgold, no longer trying to get involved in the area of ​​Sarleon City.

Sarleonland is finally quiet.

Amy also returned to Li Ang at this time, and at the same time brought back the Silver Hand and the Horn Summoning Ranger Group.

At this time, Li Ang was surprised to find that after Amy stirred up half of the continent, his own power became the only party with the initiative in the Pendor Continent.

Amy has not only been kissed by Lady Luck, she has become a real Lady Luck herself...

Li Ang thinks.

At the same time, Li Ang also met the envoy sent by Emperor Marius - General Sulla.

Sura is here to rescue the Legion of Shadows.

For more than half a month, Kairos has been besieged on a mountain in the south of Seren Meath with [-] elites of the Shadow Legion.

Li Ang didn't launch a strong attack on them, not because he couldn't beat them, but mainly because he didn't want to lose too much, because the Noldor elves were not suitable for a strong attack.

No matter how strong the personal abilities of the Noldor elves were, they still needed basic military training, otherwise they would not be able to serve as qualified soldiers.

Especially when facing battlefield battles.

Most of the Nuo Duo around Li Ang were not fighters, and there were less than 400 truly qualified Nuo Duo fighters, that is, his guards and the few patrols.

Most of the other Noldor elves have no sense of battle, and they have problems understanding military orders. Basically, they can be said to be a group of mobs.

Although the personal combat effectiveness of this group of rabble is very strong, they are essentially no different from the rebel army brought out by the gladiators in Siyuan City.

Back then, the gladiator rebel army had strong personal combat effectiveness, but they were still defeated by Li Ang leading hundreds of cavalry and carriages.

It was not until some elites were selected from the rebel army, and then they received Jocelyn's brief training, that they became available legions.

Therefore, Li Ang must first let the Noldor elves receive short-term unified training.

Vendatil is the best teacher, and the Noldor are all willing to accept her training, and it shouldn't take too long—you just need to be familiar with the military formation and develop the habit of fighting in groups. Their technical abilities are all no problem.

Therefore, Li Ang directly trained under the hill where Kairos was, and blocked Kairos's way along the way, and he could practice it in actual combat from time to time—Kelos organized several breakouts, and was shot back every time...

Kailos led the cavalry, and he gave up most of the horses before, and now he is in a state of complete loss of logistics, with no food, no ordnance replenishment-they ate up the remaining horses.

It is estimated that the grass roots on the mountain are almost eaten up by them.

But instead of surrendering, they have been trying to break out.

The Legion of Shadows has never really surrendered to anyone, not in centuries.

"Your Majesty Li Ang, I am here on behalf of His Majesty Mario... Your Majesty wants to make a deal with you."

General Su La came to Li Ang with a white flag.