The old man kept saying that what he said was all nonsense and he tried to comfort Gebu who was obviously panicking.
He already had a good plan, but it would take a little time and luck.
"Young Wolf Lord, please be at ease for now. You must not panic now. Please quickly gather the troops in Storm's End. Then separate the officers who lead them."
"Yes, I can't panic, I can't panic, hey, but what do you mean by splitting up?"
The old fox twitched his lips and explained speechlessly:
"It's to disrupt the organization of the army, but it's probably too late, so I hope you can disrupt the organization of the officers and let unfamiliar officers lead unfamiliar soldiers!"
"This will effectively prevent possible rebellion!"
"Ah, what a good idea, what a good idea!"
This made Gebu's eyes light up. Then, under the old fox's instigation, Gebu walked up to Gawain and asked condescendingly:
"Gao Wenqing, who are you loyal to?"
Gao Wen immediately bowed his head:
"I am loyal to the one who can truly take on the responsibility!"
This was not a straightforward statement, which made Gebu very dissatisfied, but he couldn't do anything about Gawain.
He just suppressed the anger in his heart under the persuasion of the old fox, but when he said he suppressed it, he just didn't say it out loud. His expression clearly showed his dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
He never thought that if Gawain really wanted to turn against him, he would have been pinned to the ground long ago.
But immediately, under the old fox's prompt, he smiled and said:
"I may not be good enough, but I believe I will be better than a tyrant's dog!"
This sentence caused the princes present to be silent for a while. Gawain's eyes darkened and he lowered his head slightly. After a moment of silence, he asked:
"What are your plans?"
"Let the soldiers prepare for battle. We have a strong city behind us, sufficient war supplies, and a large number of soldiers. The enemy lacks siege weapons. If we defend Storm's End, we can rely on our base in the north to steadily take the enemy down."
This is a very reasonable and insightful statement, and under normal circumstances, it is also the only solution to this situation.
But unfortunately, many things cannot be thought of according to normal logic.
"I understand. I will go and prepare the soldiers for battle."
"more than."
Gebu called Gao Wen, who was about to leave, and whispered in his ear:
"I need you to disrupt the officers' organization."
Gawain was slightly stunned, but finally nodded and saluted, and then left the hall with a large number of princes. Only a small number of people and Governor Morris remained here.
Governor Morris glanced at Gawain who was leaving, then looked past Gebu and fixed his gaze on the old fox, frowning continuously.
Although there was no evidence, he had a hunch that everything Gebu said and did was probably directed by him behind the scenes.
From this point of view, this person is very capable.
But when did such an old man appear in the Heather Empire
Under Gao Wen's arrangement, officers at all levels were temporarily sent to serve as commanders of the remaining troops.
However, even the temporary change of generals did not cause much reduction in the efficiency of the Northern soldiers.
They continued to climb the city walls and prepare for battle in an orderly manner under Gawain's command.
Soon everything was ready, just waiting for Mozo and others to arrive.
Logically, Gebu should have come to the top of the city to boost morale, but he didn't. He just hid in the castle timidly and appointed a confidant to replace him.
This time, even if the old fox tried to persuade him personally, it was ineffective.
Because he was really scared. First, he was afraid of dying in the chaos of the battle, and second, he was afraid of meeting the so-called orthodox.
Such performance made the old fox shake his head in disgust.
It was obvious that he was the first one to become the Lord of the North. It was obvious that as long as he could perform a little bit in line with the expectations of the Northern princes, even if Mozo came, he might not be able to shake his position so easily.
Because the first come first served thing is really very realistic. After all, the princes chose and pledged allegiance to him first. In this way, even Mozo has more legitimacy.
It should also be difficult to shake the other party's position easily. After all, if Mozo comes to power, the status of those princes who chose Gebu first will be very embarrassing.
The people and soldiers in the North may be truly loyal to the Wolf Family, because the old Wolf Lord is really good to them. But among the princes here, except for those old men, the rest of the people may not be very loyal to the Wolf Family.
Making peasants human beings and making their lives equal to those of nobles is not something that every noble wants to see.
The oaths of their fathers or even their grandfathers have no binding force on them.
They would gather under the banner of the Wolf family only because it would maximize their interests. This was reflected in the nobles leading the two interception forces.
In their own opinion, they can no longer change their position.
But even with such a basic situation, Gebu's poor performance gave Mozo great hope of making a comeback.
Thinking of this, the old fox couldn't help but sigh even more.
But the opponent's bloodline and ease of control also meant that he was destined not to give up such an excellent chess piece.
Because the other party is still an indispensable part of his plan.
But it was also the first time that the old fox sincerely hoped that his chess pieces would exceed his expectations as a chess player and even be under his control.
Because that would give us a chance to easily deal with that damn Mozo.
Now all he could do was to see if his old friend could get there as soon as possible.
If he could, then the North should be in the hands of the chess piece. If not, he would have to find a way to make the Storm's End defenders fight with Mozo's troops to prevent the North from falling completely into the hands of Mozo, the Queen's loyal dog.
To the old fox, Mozo was 100% a loyal dog of the Queen, otherwise that woman would not have thrown away dozens of important border towns so easily.
This could only be Mozo's plan.
This is also the biggest reason why Gawain and other old men in the North still stay with the chess piece. They can never make up their minds to trust Mozo, who has an ambiguous relationship with the Queen.
But why did Queen Isabel trust Mozo so much? You know, she killed his ancestor!
Subconsciously, the old fox remembered the joke he and the strong man had made that day—Mozo was the illegitimate son of the Queen and Cromwell.
No, no, this is even more impossible, but this idea was immediately denied by the old fox.
If this is true, then why did Isabel kill Cromwell? If this is the case, she could have reasonably used and relied on Cromwell's faction as her own power.
There was no need to kill the other party to bring down the powerful Cromwell faction. That would only weaken or even divide Roland.
You have to know that Roland is very strong now, but not as strong as when Cromwell was alive.
At the same time, why would a wife kill her husband with whom she has children
This idea doesn't make sense either logically or realistically.
But in this case, why does Queen Isabel trust Mozo, a pure-blooded wolf, so much
Wasn't she afraid of being killed by the wolf cubs she raised? Or was she so confident that she could control the Wolf Family
Is there some hidden secret that I don't know
The old fox is worthy of being the best supporting actor appointed by Mozo. He has begun to think about what Mozo wants him to think about at the right time and place.
I believe that with his intelligence, he should be able to quickly guess the "thread" that Mozo deliberately left for him.
This brought this grand opera to a satisfactory end for all parties.
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On the top of Fengxi Castle, the lion Gao Wen was standing alone on the top of the city, gazing at the distant horizon.
Soon, one of his subordinates told Gawain:
"My lord, they are approaching Storm's End."
However, they did not enter the sight of Gawain and others. After waiting for a long time, Mozo and others appeared in the sight of the defenders of Storm's End.
When the entire garrison of Wind's End saw Mozo riding on the back of the red wolf, the whole city was in an uproar.
The old wolf lord's red wolf only accepts the old wolf lord to ride it, but now it lets a young man ride on its back.
Does this mean that the other party is really a pureblood of the Wolf family
If so, what would happen to those who were enemies of the other side? Could their actions really be called correct
Gao Wen also gave a bitter smile and lowered his head silently.
He felt very conflicted, because he had a premonition that once he bowed his head to Mozo, he would completely lose hope of revenge for his old master.
This is something Gao Wen could never accept.
But he simply couldn't take action against his old master's last offspring.
Tyrant, is this your explanation to us
You made the lone wolf of the North your loyal dog
How vicious and despicable!
After thinking about this, Gawain could no longer hold on and slowly knelt down on the top of the city wall. This powerful demigod leaned helplessly on the parapet like a dying fish, gasping for breath in despair.
The nobleman behind Gawain, the one sent by Geb, saw that Mozo continued to approach while the defenders did not fire a single shot.
He hurriedly said to Gao Wen in panic:
"My lord, give the order to resist immediately! He is coming, and the soldiers are also confused. You must stand up and lead them!"
In this regard, Gawain could not help but lie on the top of the city wall and look down at Mozo riding on the wolf's back.
Then there was another bitter laugh that was hard to tell whether it was sad or happy.
They look alike, really alike. If it weren't for the huge difference in their appearance, Gao Wen would have thought it was the old master who came back.
The expression and posture, the calmness and unhurriedness, were exactly the same as the old master.
After thinking about this, Gawain shook his head bitterly and said:
"I can't deceive myself anymore. I can't do it, and the soldiers here can't do it either. He, he is the young master!"
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After hearing Gawain's words, the nobleman's face changed drastically. After gritting his teeth, he turned around suddenly and wanted to bypass Gawain and order an attack.
But he found that the soldiers on the city wall had already laid down their weapons. Seeing this, his face changed again, and he quickly stepped forward, grabbed an officer by the collar and said viciously:
"Prepare your soldiers for battle!"
The officer who was grabbed by the collar was stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief:
"Are you crazy? That is undoubtedly the true descendant of the Wolf family!"
"But it's not him we pledge our allegiance to!"
The noble almost roared out these words.
After hearing these words, the amusement and helplessness on the officer's face immediately disappeared, and he turned cold, which made the nobles shiver. He pushed away the noble's hand that was grabbing his collar and said:
"There's no way I'll listen to you, and neither will the soldiers here."
The nobleman was furious when he saw that a common officer dared to treat him like this, and instinctively wanted to draw his sword. But before that, the soldiers beside him finally raised their guns, but not pointing them down, but at him.
"Do you know what you are doing?"
The noble seemed to know the outcome, but he still roared unwillingly. Gawain finally stood up and spoke:
"That's enough."
Compared to the nobles, Gawain was still quite prestigious. Upon hearing this, the soldiers put down their weapons and quietly stepped aside.
The noble rushed over and grabbed Gawain as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and said:
"My lord, have you figured it out?"
But Gawain shook his head and said:
"It's time for you to face reality. Stop it. Your actions are really ugly."
While Gawain was speaking, a voice came from somewhere:
"Open the gates!"