Beaumari Castle, where all the important figures of the Rebel Alliance in Beaumari have arrived.
This time the Northland rebellion was led by the State of Newcana, assisted by the States of Balbo and Chavos, and became an ally of the State of Newcana. Balbo State sent their "vultures", and Chavos State sent one of their old marquis. At this time, the three parties were seated with clear boundaries, and the meeting was not as joyous as it used to be.
General Condor has high cheekbones and sunken eye sockets, looking at people like an eagle looking at its prey in cold blood, giving a feeling of yin and oozing. Today, this gloomy feeling is even more serious.
At this time, the vulture was confronting the poisonous snake.
The red-bearded King Rantoft of Newcastle clutched the arm of the chair tightly with his right hand and leaned forward slightly, the habitual friendly smile on his face long since disappeared. His voice lost its cheerfulness, and it was as cold as a poisonous snake spitting out a letter: "I'm not doubting you, General Arlu, but the famous Balbo State Eagle just lost the crucial Blackstone Fortress so easily, I really have to worry about Balbo's sincerity in this rebellion."
"Balbo's sincerity?" The vulture general laughed angrily, pointing to the blood-stained armor that he didn't take off, "I almost died myself, this is not sincerity? Balbo Bangguo and Newcana participated in this time together. Rebellion, the covenant we signed at the beginning was to advance and retreat together, to live and die together. Since Newcastle wants to accuse us of losing the war, then I have to ask one thing—since it is an ally, why Newcastle can keep its eyes open Deeming allies to destroy the country?!"
As soon as General Vulture's words came out, all his personal soldiers stood up and drew their swords on the left side of the long table. As soon as General Vulture's personal soldiers drew their swords, the guards behind Lantoft also drew their swords.
The cold light of the sword shook people's eyes, the brief peace was torn apart in an instant, and the meeting room was suddenly rattled.
The red-bearded Rantoft stared at General Vulture, and a trace of ferocity passed through his eyes.
"Balbo King City is being surrounded by Legrand's heavy troops, why didn't you tell us?" General Vulture did not mean to back down, but was aggressive, "When my Balbo kingdom was defending the fortress, where were your elite soldiers in Newcana? Let us and Chavos act as the outer meat shield, and you Newcastle can sit back and relax in the castle, good calculation!"
Hearing "Chavos", the old Marquis of Chavos jumped in the corners of his eyes, his eyes wandered between Lantoft and General Vulture, and he did not express his position immediately.
The loss of a Blackstone Fortress in the main trunk of the Lacey River is equivalent to the loss of an important arm of Beaumarie Castle. So no wonder Rantoft hastily called everyone together. It was normal for Rantoft to be angry, but Balbo State's Condor General was also not good, and he was also full of anger.
Hearing General Vulture mentioning the siege of Balbo King City, Lantoft's face twitched slightly, his eyes quickly swept across the face of the old Marquis of Chavos, and found that he was not moving. As if nothing was heard.
old fox.
Lantoft cursed inwardly.
The soldiers on both sides were stalemate, waiting for the master's order, and a rivalry could happen at any time.
When the atmosphere was at its most tense, the sound of metal falling to the ground was very harsh.
Everyone's eyes looked in the direction of the voice, and it was a general under Marquis Chavos who accidentally knocked over the wine glass.
The old Marquis of Chavos bowed slightly: "Young guy has never seen anything in the world, I'm rude."
The strings that were about to snap were buffered because of this little episode.
Lantoft took his eyes away from the unmoved old marquis, waved his hand, and signaled his guard to put away the knife first: "If the Balbo kingdom is lost, the alliance will cease to exist, is it General Arlu? Think I'd do something stupid like this?"
Saying that, Rantoft stood up, grabbed a guard's sword, and pointed to the sky:
"I swear in the name of the Lord, I have never received any news about the siege of Balbo King City!"
After that, he looked at General Vulture: "Isn't even the Holy Master trustworthy?"
General Vulture looked at him coldly, and with a wave of his hand, the personal soldiers also put away their swords.
"That's right." The red-bearded Rantoft showed his friendly smile again. He clapped his hands and motioned for the maid to come up and pour wine for everyone, "We are allies sworn in front of the Holy Lord, as close as you are. Brother, there is no misunderstanding between brothers, the heroic reputation of General Arlu is known to the world, I misunderstood the general, come, I will punish myself for a cup."
The spirit was poured into a gold goblet, and Rantoft raised his glass aloft, saluted General Condor from a distance, and drank it down.
"Then I think I misunderstood you." General Vulture raised his glass with a smile and bowed to Rantoft, and the two sides returned to their happy manners, "This time the fortress was defeated. , I am also responsible for my improper defense. But, you know, the population of Balbo is far less than that of Newcana, and it is too difficult for the soldiers I brought to keep the outer defense. I heard that the royal family of Newcana The Snow Riders are very heroic, I think it is better to have Newcana to defend the fortress, and we Balbo to defend the internal defense?"
The smile on Lantoft's face subsided slightly, and he slowly shook his head: "Bomari is the royal city of Newcana, and no one is more familiar with the structure of this place than the soldiers of Newcana. Internal defense requires more manpower than external defense. There are many, you are short-staffed, I am afraid it is not appropriate to leave it to you to guard.”
The air began to feel cold again faintly.
Marquis Chavos coughed softly.
General Vulture was slightly taken aback.
At similar meetings of the three states, the old Marquis of Chavos is generally taciturn, playing the role of a peacemaker, and rarely expresses his opinions on his own initiative.
However, General Condor quickly woke up, and his face was a little ugly.
In the past, the old Marquis of Chavos didn't speak because of the three rebel Northland states, Newcana had the strongest military strength, followed by Balbo, and Chavos was the weakest. But in this way, Legrand has already regained most of Newcastle's territory, and only the last bit of strength is left to retreat to Beaumarie Castle. It is precisely because of this that he dares to confront Rantoft head-on. But he overlooked one thing:
It's not just Newcana that has been weakened.
He lost a Blackstone fortress, and the royal city of the Balbo kingdom was besieged.
In the current rebel alliance, Chavos State has not been hit too hard for the time being because it is located behind the two countries, but its strength is almost the same as them.
Rantoft was also aware of the gap, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.
"Alas... the Blackstone Fortress has been lost, and Legrand's army is far greater than ours. Sooner or later, the Beaumarie Castle will not be able to hold." The old marquis said slowly, "If you want me to say, we can retreat to Cauchy. Go to the castle, as long as we hold the canyon outside Cauchy Castle, no matter how many soldiers they have, it will be useless."
old fox...
Almost at the same time, Rantoft and General Vulture cursed in their hearts.
Cauchy Castle is within Chavos State, and the reason for going to Beaumari Castle in Newcana State, the headquarters of the rebel army, is because Newcana State is the strongest. Now that the old marquis proposed that they retreat to the north and relocate their headquarters, it was clear that he wanted to take this opportunity to give Chavos the upper hand in the rebel alliance.
At these times, this old guy's obedience and promises are all false. Once he has the opportunity, this is also a greedy careerist on the same level as Rantoft.
The meeting was stalemate for a while, and the three parties held their own opinions, and it seemed that no one would give in.
Finally, Rantoft slowly put the glass on the table and gave a step back to General Vulture: he did not accept the proposal of Newcana and Balboa to switch defensive positions, but allowed Balboa to exchange defensive positions. Enter the inner city of Beaumarine with the soldiers of Chavos State, and the three allies jointly hold the inner city.
Marquis Chavos saw that the Balbo state and Newcana state, who had just been arguing, reached an agreement. He was afraid of the mysterious power behind Lantoft, so he also gave in.
The meeting was over, and the three parties got up and left with their own thoughts.
Walking in the icy wind, the head guard beside General Condor couldn't help but ask him in a low voice, "General, we really want to..."
General Condor waved at him.
The chief guard was silent.
As the group walked around the corner, General Condor suddenly stopped.
They saw that the old marquis, who was supposed to return to the outer defense of the castle, was waiting in front of them. Seeing General Vulture, the old marquis had a smile on his face and quickly stepped forward: "Good day, Mr. General. Please don't take offense, I didn't mean to target you just now."
General Vulture also had a smile on his face, and he greeted him: "Good day, Lord Marquis, you are here just in time, and I also have something important to tell you."
"Oh?" The old marquis looked surprised.
General Vulture lowered his voice: "Actually, I agree with the Marquis. Obviously, this castle of Beaumarie cannot be defended. The reason why I forced Rantoft to change the defense is because I suspect that he will not let him from the beginning. Our people are in the inner city for another reason."
"what reason?"
"I also learned not long ago that in the Beaumari Castle, there is..." A mysterious color appeared on General Vulture's face, "Treasure!"
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Lacey River Center, Blackrock Fortress.
The night was dark, and this fortress was far away from the other Blackstone fortress on the opposite side. Under the dim sky, the soldiers patrolling at the bottom of the tower heard a soft sound. He looked for the reputation, and an arrow fell not far from him. The soldier walked over with a torch and picked up the arrow.
I saw a ribbon tied to the arrow.
The soldier looked up and looked opposite.
I saw an archery hole in the opposite fortress, and the light of the torch swayed three times.
After ten minutes.
The king unfolded the well-rolled satin, which was densely and neatly written. The king glanced through it quickly and handed it to General Sheehan on the side.
After General Sheehan read the letter, he raised his head and looked at the king with a smile: "It seems that we can easily retake Bomari, your plan has succeeded."
"There is no plan or success." The king said lightly, without a happy expression on his face, "A rabble of dogs bites dogs."
General Sheehan shrugged and put the letter away: "Three days later... It seems that they can't wait."
"Get ready to go."
The king closed the book he was reading, and stood up.
"In three days, I will bring my uncle into the city."