"Earl Fishbone... all his troops were annihilated?"
"Not only that, even Stuttgart has become a ghost town, with no one left alive."
In Falcon Castle, all the nobles attending the clan meeting were silent.
Some people were trying hard to digest this sudden news, but more people were completely at a loss, with their minds going blank.
At first, everyone was relieved when they heard the news that Lütlingen and Metzingen had been occupied.
After all, the town of Hesingen is too close to Falcon Castle. The front line of the war is set here, just like a sword on the neck, which is definitely not a pleasant feeling.
The occupation of the two towns gave the Falcon Family enough strategic depth for the first time, and they no longer had to worry about Earl Fishbone's army coming over and "bombarding the headquarters".
Although I have never heard of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group before, this mercenary deal seems to be quite cost-effective. If it were the Iron Cross Mercenary Group, I am afraid they may not be able to achieve such high efficiency of conquering two cities in one day.
Not long after, news came from the front line that the town of Prosingen had been liberated.
Prosingen's geographical location is very important, located in the middle of the road between Stuttgart and Ulm. Occupying this place is equivalent to cutting off the connection between the two cities, leaving the Fishbone Count of Stuttgart in an isolated and helpless situation.
Everyone immediately told each other the news with joy. By then, the balance of the war had been completely overturned, and the dawn of the goddess of victory had shone over the falcon's head.
The next step is to surround Stuttgart tightly and wait for the defenders inside to collapse in morale and surrender.
Oh, hiring the Blue Sword Mercenaries was truly the wisest decision Lord Frederick had ever made! 7,800 gold coins for a duchy, where else in the world could you find such a good deal!
Frederick smiled and said nothing in response to the polite words from his family members. He certainly did not show his inner joy, but showed an unexpectedly calm expression of "Haha, I knew it a long time ago", which immediately made the visiting nobles admire him, and his prestige in the family also rose several levels.
The day had not yet ended, and towards evening, news came that Stuttgart had been captured and Count Fishbone's entire army had been wiped out.
Logically speaking, this news is the most important news today.
However, all the nobles who learned the news showed unusually no expression.
Wait, Stuttgart is a big city! The resident army of Count Fishbone alone must be tens of thousands, right? How many people are there in that mercenary group
Fake news, it must be fake news. Are scouts nowadays so unprofessional
This atmosphere of doubt and skepticism enveloped the entire family. On the surface, everyone pretended that they had not received any news at all, but privately asked their subordinates to quickly investigate and report back.
The news was not confirmed until after dinner.
"Um, Lord Frederick?"
"Hmm?" Frederick was also obviously absent-minded.
"Stuttgart has fallen."
"That's a good thing, a good thing." Frederick said perfunctorily.
What a good thing! The noble who spoke to him was almost in tears.