The Royal Capital of Graycastle, a mansion with a garden in the inner city.
Since His Royal Highness Roland Wimbledon launched a surprise attack on the palace and destroyed the Vault of Heaven, Thassa's status has risen. All the pigeons and top hat members have respected him, and the intelligence organization has truly stabilized.
Apart from these core personnel, more than half a year of operation has allowed Thassa to influence Skullfinger's decision-making, and he is basically clear about the movements of other rat organizations, whether in the patrol team or in the black street. Bought eyeliner, if you just ask for money, you will get money. These people don't care who they work for. The place that is still impenetrable is the upper-class nobles. It is a place that pays attention to family background and nobility. The golden dragon alone can't do much. Often it leaks into his ears.
Like this one he's hearing now.
"Tifeko will send a team of about 500 people to block the Chishui River?" Thassa tapped on the armrest of the chair, "Is he really going to do this?"
"Yes," Yanshan said in a stern voice, "at least half of them are blood sailing rats. This is what the boss said. Because he is a fat poor, there was an infighting in the gang yesterday, and five or six people were killed or injured."
"It's really a fat guy," the clown whistled. "Just think about it, what can they intercept? Merchant ships! What are the consequences of violating the king's ban? Of course, the goods will be confiscated, and then the extortion will be severe. Ah! Is there anything better than a mouse for this kind of thing? Of course... the patrols aren't bad either."
"Since half of it is made of mice, I think the other half is the guard of the false king," Hill Fox said calmly. "This morning, someone noticed that four eagle-headed ships appeared on the outskirts of the dock."
Thassa couldn't help frowning. The eagle-headed ship is a kind of inland war ship. The hull is slender, with sails and oars, and the speed is very fast. There are raised impingement angles below the waterline, and iron hooks are also arranged on both sides of the ship's side. Once they catch up with the target, they can be locked together tightly, so that the soldiers on the ship can jump over to fight, and it is difficult for ordinary merchant ships to escape its pursuit.
"So to put the information together, the fake king intends to send a fleet of five hundred people to block the Chishui River, including four warships and more than two hundred fully armed guards?" He sighed secretly, "This is not a problem. It's good news."
Tifeko's plan to block the trade route was rumored long before Xie Yue, but at that time, most people thought that he would set the checkpoint near the canal and completely ban trade with the western border was just talk. The lords of Yinguang City and Chishui City would not be happy to see that they lost a lot of money because of an inexplicable order. Forcibly setting the level on the border between the western and central regions will only allow the local lords to use black hands to eradicate these levels. .
But with four warships, the situation is different. First of all, the other lords have almost no ability to fight on the water. The warships can come and go freely along the Chishui River. There is no way to start. Secondly, this reaction shows that Tifeko is determined to deal with the Western Region, even if he is going to fight against other lords, he still insists on doing so.
Thassa looked at Hill, who nodded at him, and seemed to have thought of this, "Tifek probably won't set up a fixed level, but will use the Chishui River to attack any caravans he sees. They fight on the water. It is a pirate at the time, and a bandit when it comes to shore. The scale of five hundred people is a nightmare for any caravan. In this way, the western border may really be cut off from the supply of materials."
"I will report this news to His Highness as soon as possible," Thassa said solemnly.
Border Town purchased a large amount of food, clothing and ore resources in the last year, and now it has annexed Changge Fortress. In theory, the materials needed will be further expanded. If the trade line is cut off, it must be a great deal for His Royal Highness. I don't know if he can solve this troublesome problem smoothly.
At this moment, the sound of wings flapping came from the garden.
Thassa got up and pushed open the backyard door, and a gray falcon rushed into the house like lightning, circling and landing on his shoulder.
Seeing that it was a letter from the West, all the circus members rubbed their chests and bowed their heads to show respect.
Thassa took off the note and unfolded it, and quickly scanned the contents of the secret letter, his heart jumped!
"Ha...haha," he couldn't help laughing out, even though he knew that as an intelligence officer, he shouldn't reveal his expression, but this news was too surprising, and he couldn't contain the joy in his heart. , "Looks like we don't have to worry about this."
"His Royal Highness already knows?" Hill asked.
"No, he's about to fix the problem at the root," he said excitedly in a low voice.
"Fundamentally?" the Joker wondered. "You mean..."
"That's right, His Highness's First Army has set off, and the goal is the capital!" Thassa clenched his fists, "It's time to pull Tifeko off the throne!"
Although he knew that His Highness would launch an action this year, he did not expect it to be considered confidential so soon. His Highness did not tell him a specific action plan. Until today, he did not know that the offensive was actually planned in the spring, and it happened to be the time of spring ploughing. on the node.
"I finally... waited for this day," Hill took a deep breath, and suddenly knelt down on one knee and said, "If your Highness has any orders, please do so."
The other five knelt down, "For the new king!"
Thassa's mood followed. That's right, he thought, if Tifeko falls, Roland Wimbledon will become the only heir to Greycastle. He will take over the crown and be crowned king, and he may also jump. Step into the upper echelons of power and ascend to a new level never imagined before.
As for the chances of winning this war, he didn't even think about whether Tifeko could stop His Royal Highness Roland. Anyone who witnessed the fighting of the First Army would have no doubts about the outcome of the Spring Offensive.
"His Royal Highness's order is not to approach the West City Gate area on the day of the siege, and at the same time, try to restrain the rats from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, and restore order after the war as soon as possible." Thassa read slowly according to the second half of the secret letter, "For the suffering Civilians provide assistance within their ability, such as medical treatment, shelter and food supply, and will be handed over to the First Army after the order is stabilized."
"That's it?" Everyone looked at each other, "Don't we lie to open the city gate, or set fire to attract the attention of the garrison?"
"This is what Your Highness meant," Thassa put away the letter and smiled. These orders are indeed like His Royal Highness Roland's behavior, focusing more on the people and order, rather than forcing intelligence personnel to participate in the battle. In addition, the order also stated that he did not take Tifeko's resistance forces in his eyes at all. (.)