Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 63 The Pre-War Meeting II

But this answer is enough.

"Yes, the gods are watching us from the sky." The duke nodded in satisfaction, "The Principality of Savoy blatantly ignored the emperor's decree and brazenly sent troops to capture the territory of the Red River, which has violated the "Imperial Code". So many laws! So this time, we send troops to bring justice to His Majesty Fulani, and the gods will be on our side!"

"Gods above!" The lords said at the same time.

This made the thin old man beside him, Marquis Rhett Forani, even more embarrassed.

The Duke stretched out his hand in satisfaction to signal for everyone in front of him to be quiet, and then he snapped his fingers, and several attendants quickly spread out a map behind him and stood it up.

"Then let my son Junian explain the specific army arrangement."

At this time, the eldest son of the duke, who was not friendly, stepped forward. He took off his gloves and began to point to the map and talk.

"We have made an appointment with Savoy for a decisive battle tomorrow morning, and the battlefield will be in the col and canyon ahead."

Almost everyone nodded. Although the area was between two mountains, the terrain was wide enough for heavy cavalry to charge. It was an ideal battlefield.

"Your Excellency Aisan, tomorrow you will lead your people to the left wing of the battlefield, is there any problem?"

【Earl Owen Ethan】——a middle-aged knight with a beard and seven or eight lords behind him nodded at the same time, indicating that there is no problem.

"Are those all his people?" Stannis looked at Robert curiously. He didn't know that the earl also had vassals, because he didn't have any.

"Of course there are. An earl has at least five vassals under his command. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and a beggar?" Halfway through speaking, he consciously slipped his words, "I'm not talking about you, boss, don't misunderstand!"

Of course, Stannis didn't take it to heart, he just deducted all the pocket money from Carrot next month in his heart, "Then why am I so miserable, I only have one knight, Korodov, under my command?"

Robert shrugged, "Have you forgotten? In fact, you still have two knights, but they don't even exist."

What does it mean?What is equivalent to non-existence!As his vassals, they didn't come to see him for a month. Are they trying to rebel! ! ?
Before he could ask further, a familiar surname sounded, "Frode, you and my brother Louis will deploy the troops you brought to the left wing."

Junian said to the front right.

Floyd?Isn't that my father-in-law!Stannis immediately felt his hairs stand on end, but he didn't expect him to come too!

He secretly looked forward, but he didn't find the iconic reflective bald head in the front row.The guy called 'Sir Floyd' looks like a young man, what's going on?According to the information provided in his memory, his father-in-law didn't have a son?
"Who is this guy? A distant relative of my father-in-law?"

"You don't even know this, he is the husband of the eldest daughter of Marquis Frode, Sir Columb Frode!"

Oh, it turned out to be my brother-in-law, "but why did he change his surname?"

"This kind of small nobleman, you will definitely be deprived of your surname if you join such a big family, and your father-in-law is so powerful, boss, I am very worried that you will not be able to recognize your ancestors if you marry into his family!" Robert looked a little displeased kindness.

What time is it, and I'm still kidding myself.Stannis decided to deduct the schadenfreude's next month's pocket money as well.

"The rest of the people and I live in the middle army, do you have any objections?" Hu Nian asked again after finishing the deployment.

"No!" replied all but Stannis again.

"That's good, today, my lords, please lead your men to have a good rest!" Junian retreated behind his father after finishing speaking.

The Duke stood up, and Sean Bean next to him also stood up at the same time, and it seemed that they were going to exit.

But at this time, a person stood up to stop them.

"I'm really sorry, I still have some questions to ask you two." A middle-aged man with silver hair said with a smile.

Stannis was surprised to find that it was the Marquis of Worf, and it turned out that people from the White Wolf family also came.

"What's the matter? Your Excellency Wolf." Duke Garcia asked politely.

'The Wolf' still showed his fangs with a smile, "I want to know who are you fighting for this time?"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy big tent fell silent instantly.

"What...what's wrong..." Only Stannis didn't know why.

Robert tugged at his sleeve, motioning him not to make a sound on this occasion.

Duke Garcia didn't seem to have expected that this person would ask such a straightforward question. This kind of thing is usually done under the table, and everyone knows it well.

"Ahem, of course we are here to uphold justice for the Marquis of Forlani, and we cannot watch Savoy bully others." The Duke remained expressionless.

Sir Worf seemed to have known what he said a long time ago, "Then, matters like this kind of forced occupation of land should be resolved by His Majesty the Emperor himself. His army stationed here is only a hundred miles away from here. What's more, the representative Your Excellency Sean Bean, the Special Envoy of His Majesty the Emperor, is by your side, so I am curious, why do we need to send troops?"

Yes!Stannis had also thought about this problem a long time ago. Of course, this kind of bullshit is just for fun, but why did he spend money and food to bring these guys out and trek here to work hard for others?Needless to say, there are no benefits.

It seems that there are no longer a few people who hold this idea, and some people nodded in agreement.

"Boss, your enemy is really disrespectful to the Duke. Although everyone knows that he has a little conflict with the Duke, it is really unwise to be tough on this occasion." Robert said in his ear.

Do not.Stannis knew that emerging forces like the Marquis of Worf were waiting for this occasion. All the lords gathered here, and there was no better time to show their muscles. It also made those vacillating small and medium lords think about where to stand. that side.

Duke Garcia did not speak. He knew that the best strategy was to respond to all changes without change, and he could also see how many people were dissatisfied with him.

"In short, if you win this battle, His Excellency Fulani will of course be grateful to you for his loyalty to you, and if you lose, you as the elector will not suffer any losses, and no one will dare to touch you. It’s just that our group of hard-working little people can only waste food and salary. There is no benefit in winning, and even the territory will be deprived if we lose, so I really can’t find a reason to fight. Of course, if the gods say to fight, then I will definitely Don't dare to neglect, but... have the gods issued a will?"

Stannis held his hands and tried not to laugh out loud, and it seemed that people in the fantasy world also treated God as a show.

"Then what do you want? Your Excellency Wolf."

Sure enough, he looked like a veteran wrangler in the political arena. Duke Garcia went around the issue and asked Worf to clarify it himself.

"I have fulfilled my duty as your vassal and led a thousand soldiers from my family to this place in response to your call. However, I will not let my people shed blood in vain for other families." After finishing speaking, Lao Wo The husband also took a provocative look at the trembling Red River lord.

"And then?" the Duke still asked quietly.

Wolf made an apology and said solemnly: "I'm sorry, I will lead my people back to the territory and will no longer participate in this battle."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar. All the lords did not expect him to say such a remark, because it meant that he would give up his oath to Duke Tanis, and everyone knew what would happen next.

The Duke pondered, but did not speak immediately.

"Is there anyone else who thinks the same as Your Excellency Wolf and wants to take someone back?" He said to everyone.

Silent.

Stannis originally wanted to stand up and express that he wanted to take his little people back, but Robert hugged him desperately to prevent him from dying.

The Duke sighed, "Well, Your Excellency Wolf, since you want to leave, I won't stop you. I just hope that in the future, we won't become enemies on the battlefield."

Marquis Worf didn't speak any more, he strode away from the big tent holding his sword.

At this time, everyone present felt that a huge cloud was hanging over the battlefield, and the result of tomorrow's battle would not look optimistic.

(End of this chapter)