Three days later, night.
The king stood quietly in the northwest of the Blackrock Fortress with the rose iron cavalry. When the war horses breathed, the gas sprayed from their noses turned into clouds of white mist, and the rushing Lacey River roared in front of them. Tonight is a night suitable for infighting and coup d'etat, the clouds are thick and there is no moonlight.
The king was at the front of the line, and he lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the long river that was flowing forever.
He remembered the early days when the Duke of Buckingham taught tactics in his brief sobriety, when he was Poolan, the Purlan being chased frantically. He remembered that when he was young, apart from the Duke of Buckingham and cousin John, very few people actually wanted to approach him, because no one knew when His Majesty the tyrannical king would suddenly get angry and kill someone.
Everyone knew that Legrand's monarch was a bloody tyrant, only the old man would gently stroke his hair, and when he was mad, he would walk over the mess and take away the sack in his hand. The sword prevents him from hurting himself.
An old man guarded his crazy nephew, and the Rose Palace was actually empty in those years.
Purlan, although broken, will eventually be a beautiful Nirvana.
His nirvana came too late, and he didn't have time to let his uncle know that he never forgot the tactics that his uncle taught him.
In the afternoon of the palace, in the lounge of the young king, the sun will come in through the beautiful rose window, spreading a magnificent light and shadow on the ground. When he was young, his toys were different from everyone else. It was a huge military sand table. The sand table was filled with large and small flags. The Duke of Buckingham assumed various war situations, and the two uncles and nephews fought on the sand table.
"The monarch is actually the most important banner on the battlefield. The significance of the banner of the monarch is not that one person's power can change the entire battle, but that when the monarch is the same as his own soldiers, all swords will follow his will. If he can be the first to fight bravely, his soldiers will not back down even in the face of the most powerful enemy. This is the meaning of the king's flag."
"In war, kindness, forgiveness, ruthlessness... are all just a means. It's better to be ruthless than to be merciless. Your Majesty, you should have the bravery of a lion, the cunning of a fox and the ruthlessness of a viper."
In the afternoon sun, the Duke of Buckingham planted the flag on his high ground and devoured his manager.
Did you see it
The king asked softly in his heart.
As his uncle said, he was brave enough to be the first to meet the enemy on all battlefields. He was already cunning enough, as his uncle said, to choose ingenious ways to get the most out of him. As expected by his uncle, he has the bravery of a lion, the cunning of a fox, and the ruthlessness of a viper.
The king was eager to look back at the carriage in the army.
clap clap.
The sound of the water suddenly became louder.
The king looked up to the opposite side, and saw a fleet of ships rowing from the direction of the Blackrock Fortress opposite them. General Sheehan turned his head and waved to the longbowmen behind him, ordering them just in case.
One of the fleets that came out of the fortress occupied by the rebels on the opposite side quickly rowed to the shore of Hexin Island.
A soldier without armor jumped out of the boat, approached, and knelt before the king: "Everything is ready, the general and the marquis are already in action, and everything is going well."
The king recognized this soldier, and he was the personal soldier of General Vulture among the captives they released, and it was through him that the second letter of the king was delivered to General Vulture.
The king nodded.
The fleet quickly lined up on the river, quickly paving a wide pontoon bridge. As soon as the king pulled the reins, he was the first to step onto the slightly undulating pontoon bridge. The iron cavalry followed, and Legrand's army set foot on the second Blackrock Fortress without a single battle.
At this time, the rebels on the Blackstone Fortress had taken off the white salamander flag and replaced it with the blood-colored king flag.
The king led the army and did not stop.
The second pontoon bridge was quickly erected. This time, it was directly connected from the second Blackstone Fortress to the opposite Bomari Castle.
All the horses' hooves were covered with cloth, and when they moved, they were as quiet as the night.
The king did not turn his head to look at the carriage in the army in the end.
He walked all the way, and wherever he passed, the original rebel army put down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
When stepping on the sand in front of Beaumari Castle, the king looked up and saw that the castle that originally belonged to the Rose family was faintly flickering with fire in the dark night.
The king looked at the flames coldly.
General Sheehan was by the king's side, and he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he saw the king's gaze at this time. Under the light of the torches, the king's face was stern, and he looked at the castle as if it was not a castle that needed to be recaptured, but just a sand table that belonged to him.
He is the master of the sand table, and all the mixed and ever-changing battles of the flags in the sand table are just a game of obeying his will.
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The Beaumari Castle is a totally different noise from the outside world.
The fire dragon rolled and burned in the middle of the Bomari Castle. At this time, the interior of the Bomari Castle had fallen into a melee.
Rantoft, clad in heavy armour and carrying his great axe, slashed to death an approaching Balbo soldier. The soldier's head flew high, and blood spurted out of his skull cavity, splashing Rantoft all over, making him no different from the evil ghost in the nursery rhyme.
"Okay! As expected of the Balbo Eagle!"
Rantoft didn't wipe the blood on his face, he looked coldly ahead and laughed in anger.
After General Vulture entered the inner city, he lived in a large and gorgeous mansion. At this time, the fountain in the wide courtyard had been filled with corpses, and blood was flowing on the icy rocks. Rantoft led the soldiers to break through the door, preparing to kill General Vulture. When he reached here, he found himself surrounded by Balbo and Chavos' soldiers.
Lantoft swept his eyes coldly at the old Marquis of Chavos and General Vulture, who were standing not far away.
"You forced us." General Vulture held up the torch, with a smug smile in his smile, "They are both rebels, but Newcana is like the king of Balbo and Chavos. So beautiful."
"The marquis came to see me and told me about your refuge in Legrand. Did you plan it together?"
"Actually, at the meeting, the reason why Lord Marquis proposed to let us retreat to Chavos is that we have already discussed it." General Vulture smiled, "Who doesn't know that the 'Redbeard' in Newcastle is very suspicious. , if you don't first feel that the Marquis is ambitious, how can you believe the words of the Marquis?"
"Good, good, good!" Rantoft said almost through gritted teeth, "Your Majesty, your duplicity is really good."
In order to take out the treasure in the Rose Castle, Lantoft's soldiers have been damaged a lot during this time. Therefore, he refused to cooperate with the allies to station the inner city of Beaumarine from the beginning, just for fear that his allies would find out the truth of his strengths and actions. After being forced to back down at the meeting, Lantoft had already begun to figure out how to get rid of his allies.
When the Marquis of Chavos came to the door and told him that General Vulture had taken refuge with Legrand, Lantoft, who had already been suspicious, launched the night purge without hesitation.
It's just that he didn't expect that the other party was waiting for his arrival.
"What you do is not much worse than ours." General Vulture also sneered, "Balbo and Chavos formed an alliance with you, but they did not want to be a pawn in your hand. You asked us to be cannon fodder, Do you really think that everyone doesn't know the idea of digging up the treasure and running away?"
Lantoft's eyes narrowed slightly: "How do you know about the treasure?"
"Because we're not stupid."
General Vulture snorted coldly.
Lantoft glanced at the corpses of Balbo soldiers on the ground: "Sacrificing the soldiers, let me lower my vigilance, and then ambushed me with Chavos' army... Are you not afraid that our Lord Marquis will also betray you?"
General Vulture's face was a little ugly, just as Rantoft said, in order to paralyze Rantoft, he did not inform his soldiers of the action tonight, so Rantoft easily killed the core of the station, Only then did the Marquis surround him.
This time, he was indeed a heavy loss.
Rantoft's words made him feel a little uneasy.
The soldiers in the courtyard now are all under the old marquis. If the marquis is persuaded by Rantoft and turns to deal with him, then he will not have the strength to resist.
The Marquis standing aside hurriedly reminded him: "General, the treasure has been loaded into your carriage."
General Condor calmed down.
When discussing with the Marquis how to act, General Vulture wondered which soldiers would be sacrificed as bait. Eventually the discussion came out to sacrifice Balbo's soldiers. After the Battle of Blackrock Fortress, Balbo's army had already suffered a blow. If Chavos was sacrificed, it would be difficult for them to compete with Lantoft.
But in exchange, the treasures that Rantoft finds will be loaded onto General Condor's convoy after they've made their move.
That is enough for them to move the Holy Court's treasure!
General Condor did not intend to really surrender to Legrand!
In their plan, after killing Rantoft to get the treasure, they would quickly withdraw to Chavos Castle, and then use the treasure found from Beaumari Castle to ask the angel of the Holy Court to take action - news from Rantoft Well concealed, but who doesn't have such a thing as eyeliner
They also know how the Duke of Buckingham died!
If there is such an existence, their rebellion will not fail. Rantoft still gritted his teeth and did not give up after Newcastle was taken away. Isn't that the idea
"kill him!"
General Condor didn't want to talk nonsense with Rantoft anymore.
"You actually think you're a winner..." Rantoft suddenly burst into laughter when pointed at by the sharp arrow, "You stupid..."
A sharp arrow pierced his throat, and the ambitious red beard fell back, slamming against the stone slab.
He was finally dead, and General Vulture breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look at the marquis beside him: "Okay, let's go quickly, the second fortress can't stop the king for a long time... What are you doing! Have you forgotten our agreement? ?"
General Vulture's voice was full of horror and anger.
I saw that after killing Lantoft, the archers of Chavos did not put away their bows and arrows, but turned to aim at him.
"You betrayed me?! You are the one who really took refuge in Legrand!"
General Condor realized something.
"The general betrayed Rantoft, and he betrayed His Majesty." The old marquis laughed grimly, "Aren't people like the general supposed to be very understanding of betrayal?"
"Aren't you afraid of Legrand's reckoning?!"
"Balbo State and Newcana State have done a lot of good things in the rebellion. Of course, they are worried that His Majesty will settle accounts in the fall, but Chavos State has done nothing." The old Marquis smiled smugly.
Saying that, he waved his hand:
"By His Majesty's order, kill the traitor."