In the south of the Northland, the territory of the Shaheen family, Gildusk City, the former Grand Duke's Mansion.
The Second Highness feels like the days are like years. The winter has passed and the rainy season has ushered in. Fortunately, it only rained for more than 20 days in the Northland before the sun came out. After waiting patiently for three or four days, the road is probably dry, but the Second Highness left Waiting for the right is to wait for the news that the four nobles of the North Land invited him to the Principality of Madras to watch the battle. When I sent my subordinates out to inquire, the Second Highness almost twisted his nose in anger, what did you say? The four major lords are currently busy with harvesting winter wheat in their territories, so they don't have time to go to the front to supervise the battle
The Second Highness felt that he really couldn't understand what was going on in the minds of the four nobles in the Northland. There were more than one hundred thousand horses on the front line of the Principality of Madras confronting the enemy. It was hard for the enemy to survive the winter and rainy season, and their morale was positive. Don't take advantage of the opportunity to march when you are down, and force the enemy to fight a decisive battle to determine the winner, but stay in the family territory and busy with harvesting winter wheat. Isn't this a disease of the brain? There is no time to regret missing the opportunity, the enemy can take this opportunity to rest and restore morale!
The Second Highness doesn't think that the harvest of winter wheat is not important, and the delay in the harvesting time is also a major event, but can such an important event be as important as the frontline battle? So His Royal Highness wrote several letters one after another to remind the four nobles in the Northland not to be careless, not to take the battle of the Principality of Madras at heart, and described some of his own views on this war with the experience of a battle-tested commander. Insights and proposals…
Soon His Royal Highness received a reply.
Lorist's reply was the most concise, just three words: Got it.
Baron Shaheen Henned was a little impatient in his reply, and he also wrote a sentence in the letter: I am already on the front line, and I know more about things here than you.
Baron Felim's reply was to discuss tactics with the Second Highness. He pointed out that the two suggestions made by the Second Highness were inappropriate, and then listed the reasons why he thought it was inappropriate.
Earl Kenmax’s reply letter was the longest, and he wrote five pages full of letter paper, but the first three were concerned about whether His Majesty slept peacefully and whether the food was suitable for his taste. If there is no suitable chef, then Kenmax The Earl of Si is willing to give up his dedicated cook to His Majesty, etc. The fourth letter is written by the Earl of Kenmas reviewing his feelings and nostalgia for visiting the imperial capital in the past, and expressing his sympathy for the homesickness of His Highness the Second Highness. The last piece of letter paper said that he was very busy, and there were many things in the family territory that he couldn't get away from. As for the front line, he had ordered the family knights to follow the instructions of the Norton family, and believed that the Principality of Madras would be pacified soon. Victory is just around the corner, please rest assured, Your Majesty.
His Highness was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, wishing to tear up all these replies. These four replies clearly ignored him, and no one invited him to the front line to watch the battle. The Second Highness did not give up, and sent his golden knight Lippired to the Principality of Madras to investigate the military situation and see how the war is going there.
However, Lippired returned after three or four days. He reported to the Second Highness that he was blocked at the pontoon ferry and was not allowed to go to the Principality of Madras on the other side. He stayed at the ferry for a day, and found nothing other than that the Norton family was planning to build a castle fortress at the ferry on both sides of the river, so he had to come back.
The Second Highness was very frustrated. It was obvious that the four major northern families had reached an agreement in private and did not want him to intervene in the battle of the Principality of Madras. At the same time, it also shows that although the four major families in the Northland recognize him as the upper lord, they are still very wary of him, and they are very clear that he wants to use the war in the Principality of Madras to form the White Lion Army, so they simply don't let him He set foot in the Principality of Madras and gave up his thoughts of recruiting soldiers.
Depressed! His Highness the Second Highness hopes that the war between the four major northern families and the Principality of Madras will last longer and become more brutal, and it is best for both sides to suffer. Perhaps only then will he remember his Majesty, known as the new generation of military god, and ask him to come forward to restore the failed situation...
The only good news is that after the Second Highness arrived in Gildusk City, great progress has been made in recruiting soldiers and horses under the banner of restoration. The Second Royal Highness of the Norton family only recruited about 600 people, but in Gildusk City, more than 3,000 people were recruited in less than a month, and there were three or four free knights in the wild and a dozen or so wandering knights. to his command. So His Royal Highness ordered Krisya to escort all the standard equipment of the White Lion Army over, and he stayed in the barracks every day to train soldiers.
Seeing that May was approaching, the Second Highness looked at the four or five thousand people under him and wondered whether to use the name of support to test the reaction of the four major families in the Northland. If their battle in the Principality of Madras goes well, they will reject their request. But if the loss is huge and the battle is entangled, then I will be very happy that I volunteered and can't wait to invite myself to the front line of the Principality of Madras. It's just that in this way, the men and horses that I finally recruited may suffer a lot of casualties...
While the Second Highness was considering the pros and cons, he heard the soldiers outside the tent reporting: "Your Majesty, the Earl of Kenmes is here, and he wants to see you. He is waiting for your summons outside the barracks."
Earl Kenmes is here? The Second Highness was overjoyed, and was about to summon him right away, but after thinking about it, he felt that he would appear impatient, so he should put down his airs and let Earl Kenmes out for a while, and then ordered: "Tell Earl Kenmes, tell me I'm very busy, I don't have time now, let him wait for a while."
His Royal Highness thinks that the Earl of Kenmes must have come for the battle on the front line of the Principality of Madras. Will the decisive battle between the two sides with a total of 200,000 or 300,000 horses be so easy to tell the winner? You must know that the army of the Principality of Madras has always been known for its perseverance. Thinking about why I had an army of 300,000 in my hand, why did I go to attack the Kingdom of Ridleys instead of destroying the Principality of Madras? Isn't it because I was afraid of being dragged down by the old turtle, the Duke of Madras
So His Highness asked his confidant Lipi Reid to practice sword skills. After all, His Highness is also a three-star gold knight. It took half an hour to finally defeat Li Pi Reid, who was a two-star gold star. After he ordered the guards to get water for a bath and change clothes, he felt that the time was almost up, so he ordered the guards to bring in Earl Kenmes who was waiting outside the barracks.
The guard went to the gate of the barracks and soon came back alone, reporting: "Your Majesty, the soldiers guarding the camp gate said that Earl Kenmes heard that His Majesty was busy and was not free. I will come to see His Majesty again tomorrow, and then I got into the carriage and left..."
The Second Highness was dumbfounded immediately, what do you mean? Is Earl Kenmes coming this time just to have an audience instead of asking himself for advice on the war in the Principality of Madras? Did I predict wrongly that the war between the four major northern families and the Principality of Madras went smoothly
Impossible, the old tortoise of the Grand Duke of Madras is incompetent in offense, but defense is his strength. Even if the decisive battle fails, the war can be dragged into a protracted war. This was the case in the battle between him and the second prince in Kebo City. He lost eleven times in a row, but in the end the second prince's army was exhausted. Take the remnants out of Dremke Province.
Could it be that the Earl of Kenmes was playing tricks, the Second Highness was thinking nervously, he was the one who messed up the oath last time, and he didn't realize until he signed, stamped and pressed his fingerprints that all the advantages were taken by the four major families in the Northland. Apart from being a lord in name, I have nothing to gain, and I have given the initiative to Lorist...
Be careful when dealing with Earl Kenmes, so as not to be betrayed again. His Royal Highness decided to learn a lesson, after much deliberation, called a few guards, and told them to keep an eye on Earl Kenmes for the next few days, maybe they could find some clues from Earl Kenmes' upcoming itinerary.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Earl of Kenmes held a ball at his mansion in the evening, and invited many ladies and ladies."
There is also dancing in the mood, it seems that there should be no disadvantages in the frontline battle... The Second Highness asked himself to be calm and not to be fooled by Earl Kenmax's tricks.
"Report, Your Majesty, the Earl of Kenmes went to the south of the city for a spring outing with a few noble ladies in the afternoon, and brought a few sepak takraw balls to play. In the evening, he held a banquet for the noble ladies at his Earl's mansion..."
The Second Highness drank the fruit wine in the glass irritably. Could it be that he really guessed wrong, the Earl of Kenmes came to see him just out of etiquette, nothing else
"Report, Your Majesty, Earl Kenmes received a few merchants this afternoon, and in the evening, went to the biggest brothel in the city with those merchants to have a carnival..."
The Second Highness was so angry that he overturned the table. asshole! How unreasonable! Didn't you say that you will come to see me again after two days? Today is the third day. If you have time to visit brothels with the merchants, why don't you have time to meet again? As a nobleman, how can you not count your words
"Report, Your Majesty, Earl Kenmes has come to see you."
"Oh, come on, please..."
On the afternoon of the fourth day, Earl Kenmes finally appeared in front of the Second Highness with two dark circles.
"Ah! Your Majesty, what's the matter with you? It seems that you are not in good spirits. What happened?" Earl Kenmes asked with concern after finishing the audience ceremony.
It's not because of you bastard, Second Highness tossed and turned all night, it's not surprising to have dark circles under the eyes.
"Alas..." His Royal Highness sighed, "I've been a little anxious these days. Whenever I think about the situation of the kingdom, I can't rest easy. The throne was usurped, and I was exiled in the Northland. I sat and watched the formerly powerful empire separate and collapse, and the power of the business alliance grew stronger and stronger. Pressing on, the four principalities in the central part forgot the glory of the empire and celebrated with their enemies. Thinking about these things makes me feel like a knife is piercing my heart, how can I fall asleep if you think about it!"
Earl Kenmes comforted him very earnestly: "Your Majesty, your whole body is related to the safety and future of the kingdom, so you must take care of your health. Don't be too busy, and don't be too sad. The past is over. As long as His Majesty pulls himself together, he will surely be able to regain the throne and revitalize the kingdom. With His Majesty here, everyone will have the confidence to reproduce the strength and prosperity of the Krissen Empire. Since His Majesty is not feeling well, I will come to see you next time."
what does it mean? You have to run away if you meet each other, salute and talk nonsense, and you haven't said the news I want to know. The Second Highness hurriedly persuaded him to stay.
"No, no, His Majesty has a lot of work to do every day, and I can't easily disturb His Majesty's recuperation if he is unwell. Also, see you next time." Earl Kenmes declined.
Labour-management day-to-day management is a fart! His Highness the Second Highness really wanted to yell at him, since he was not the king now, how could there be so many things for him to deal with. Staying in the military camp every day is either blowing the wind or training soldiers with those big-headed rough embryos. If you are bored, you will almost count ants to live.
"Wait..." His Royal Highness grabbed Earl Kenmes's hand and pressed him on the chair: "The Earl is rarely here, let's have a good chat. I am in good health and there is nothing wrong with me. It's only these two days A little insomnia, it's okay."
"Then His Majesty should take a good rest, I'd better not disturb."
"No, no, by the way, Lord Earl, how is the battle between the four of you in the Principality of Madras going? Are there many casualties? Do you need my 5,000 troops to help?"
Earl Kenmes was stunned: "The war? The battle went smoothly, there were no casualties, and there is no need for His Majesty's troops to help. Your Majesty should take a good rest and recover."
"Not much damage? Then how is the decisive battle between you and the Principality of Madras going?" The Second Highness was anxious.
Earl Kenmes laughed: "It turns out that the damage His Majesty mentioned refers to this. The decisive battle did not take place!"
"It didn't go on... why? Didn't you say that the army of the Principality of Madras was defeated in the first battle? Why didn't you have a decisive battle again?"
"Oh, this, it's like this, Your Majesty, it's not that we don't engage in a decisive battle, but that the army of the Principality of Madras surrendered to us."
"What did you say? Surrender? Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Principality of Madras surrendered to your four northern families..." The Second Highness looked disbelieving.
"It's true, Your Majesty, not only did the hundreds of thousands of troops surrender, but we also captured the Duke of Madras. The Principality of Madras is gone." Earl Kenmes said with a smile.
His Highness the Second Highness sat on the chair in a daze, he had already taken off his trousers at this moment, show me this, what about stripping*dancing, oh, no, is it about the Armageddon? The situation that I imagined that the four families of the Northlands and the Grand Duke of Madras were fighting to the death and hurting both sides turned out to be completely false, it was all my fantasy...
"How did you do it?" The Second Highness laughed bitterly. All his plans came to nothing, but he was still very curious about how the four great masters of the North Land managed to do it. He didn't suspect that Earl Kenmes was lying to him, because Earl Kenmes said that they captured the Grand Duke of Madras, which is not a lie.
"At sea." Earl Kenmes said: "Lorist landed on Silver Beach with his family's armed forces, and attacked Edris City by surprise. Then he captured Sith Castle, Vanades City, and Kebo City. These three points As soon as it was occupied, the army of the Principality of Madras, which was confronting us, ran out of food and grass, and they had no choice but to surrender."
His Highness clapped his hands hard, understanding. Last year he took a boat from Hilovas Island to the Northland, passing through Silver Beach in West Degrad Province along the way, but he didn't expect to take advantage of this. When the Grand Duke of Madras transferred all the troops under his command to the front line, the lair was empty. This was a fatal weakness. Lorist caught him and pushed him lightly, and the Principality of Madras collapsed like this down...
"Did you come to see me just to tell me this good news? Congratulations, my lord, you have been promoted to Grand Duke." His Highness said slightly mockingly.
It's really ironic that after the Principality of Madras was destroyed, the titular king himself didn't get any benefits. Just like the stipulations in the oath, as long as the Principality of Madras falls, the Earl of Kenmes will automatically be promoted to Grand Duke, and West Degrad Province will become the hereditary territory of the Kenmes family. And all of this doesn't require the Second Highness's approval...
I'm really not reconciled, Second Highness felt his heart ache again. If other nobles are promoted, they need to offer a gift to the superior lord. The bastard sitting next to me even saved the gift money... You must know that I need funds for military expenses now.
"Your Majesty, all of this is due to your wise leadership to achieve such brilliant results." Earl Kenmes complimented habitually, regardless of whether the compliment sounded like sarcasm, His Royal Highness blushed immediately.
"After occupying the Principality of Madras, we had a little dispute, so I would like to ask His Majesty's opinion. Because the loss of the family legion is slight, some people think that we should go all out, strike while the iron is hot, and immediately conquer the usurper Queen Kerry, so that Her Majesty can be restored. However, many people object to this, and they think that they should first help Baron Felim attack the southern province and send troops to the Kingdom of Iberia. Of course, Your Majesty, I firmly advocate the conquest of Queen Kerry first." Earl Kenmes said.
You bastard must be advocating returning to attack the Kingdom of Iberia! His Royal Highness took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down: "Why didn't you conquer the usurper first? I remember that in the oath, the four northern families of yours have the obligation to help me regain the throne. Do you want to break the promise?"
"Your Majesty, we will definitely help you regain the throne. However, we have encountered a little difficulty at the moment. We lack the military funds to send troops. Therefore, most people decided to slowly raise the military funds. When will they be raised? If we have enough military expenses, we will immediately conquer the usurper queen."
His Royal Highness stood up: "Tell me, what do you want, don't play tricks."
Earl Kenmes also stood up, and said seriously: "We need His Majesty's guarantee, and sign and seal it, just like an oath. After we help His Majesty regain the throne this year, we will be exempted from the five-year payment from our four major families." Tithes, and promise that no other taxes will be collected. Use the tax money from these five years to serve as our military expenses for sending troops.”
His Highness frowned: "Up to three years."
Earl Kenmes turned around and left: "Your Majesty, let's slowly raise military expenses."
"Wait, you won. I agree to this proposal, but I must guarantee that I will return to the imperial capital within this year." His Highness said.
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