When the time comes to mid-March, I can already vaguely feel the footsteps of spring.
For the northern region, where the winter is particularly long, this year's spring seems to have come a bit early.
Perhaps the merciful Lord couldn't bear to see the famine continue to rage, and wanted to make the spring plowing start earlier.
But even if the crops are planted now, the food will not be harvested until autumn.
Therefore, the famine is destined to take the lives of more northerners.
It is also destined to cause greater turmoil.
"Chaos is the ladder."
Colin read the letter in his hand with a playful expression.
"Just this sentence?" Vera asked curiously when she saw that Colin had stopped.
The two of them were having breakfast at this time, but the butler Aemon suddenly handed over a letter he had just received.
The letter came from Ironforge City, obviously, it was written by Lord Dawson.
"Yes, that's all." Colin sneered, crumpled up the letter, and threw it into the fireplace.
The flame jumped for a while, and then calmed down.
"Marquis Dawson is probably trying to win you over?" Vera sipped her milk, but her heart was stirred up by the letter.
"It should be." Colin looked at Vera, who was pale, and stretched out his hand to hold her slightly cold hand, comforting him, "Don't worry, I will kill this shameless dwarf who betrayed your father with my own hands." His head!"
"En." Vera nodded, holding Colin's big hand with her backhand, feeling a little relieved.
Colin continued to immerse himself in the food on the dinner plate, but what he thought of was the words in the letter from the Marquess of Dawson.
Perhaps, as the cold winter is about to recede, the turmoil in the northern border will gradually kick off.
After breakfast, Colin was about to take Vera to the garden, but saw the butler Aemon coming over again: "Master, the envoy from the northern front is here again."
"Northern front?" Colin was stunned for a moment before he realized who Aemon was talking about.
Isn't this the future uncle!
"Take him to my study."
"Yes, sir."
Afterwards, Ke Lin turned to Vera and said bluntly, "Your brother is here, do you want to see him?"
"Charles?" Vera was taken aback for a moment, but then her little face wrinkled, as if she was very conflicted.
"If you don't want to see him, then go away. I'm afraid he also sneaked back this time. It's not appropriate for you to see him."
"Okay, then you go to work, I will go to the garden by myself."
"Well, I'll come back to you later."
…
"Haha, Sir Charles, welcome to Ice Rock City again!"
"Dear Viscount Angelet, thank you for your hospitality!"
Seeing Charles again, his attitude towards Colin was still as respectful as last time.
As if he had really forgotten that he was once the first heir to the Duke of the North.
Colin smiled and invited Charles to take a seat, and asked the maid to bring coffee and pastries.
However, Charles seemed a little anxious. He asked directly after taking a sip of coffee, "Viscount Angelet, how did you think about my proposal last time?"
Colin's heart shuddered, knowing that Charles was obviously still obsessed with the previous proposal to sneak attack on the troll king's city.
"Charles, without the order of the Duke, I dare not send troops to attack the troll empire without authorization."
"Viscount Angelet, you are not sending troops without authorization, but you are being forced to fight back."
"What's the meaning?"
"When I came back from the front line this time, the troll empire had dispatched an army of 100,000 to the south, and it is estimated that I will reach Ice Rock City in more than a month!"
Ke Lin's heart moved: "Oh? The troll really sent troops?"
Charles said solemnly: "It's true! Viscount Angelet, this time the troll sent an army of 100,000 to the south, which can be said to have completely emptied the family property. Now the internal defense of the troll empire is basically useless. You just need to lead an army The elite cavalry can easily capture the troll king's city and make an incomparable feat!"
Seeing that Colin was still hesitating, Charles persuaded again: "Viscount Angelet, I know you have received assistance from the Half-Elf Kingdom, and the Silver Moon Guards will help you guard Ice Rock City. Even if the Black Cavalry is transferred, don't worry about it." The rear is unstable, so why don't you take a gamble with me!"
Colin rolled his eyes in his heart, and thought to himself, of course you are willing to take the gamble, but you don't need to bet anyway.
"Charles, although your strategy really moves me, I still want to ask the Duke for instructions."
"That would be too late!" Charles was a little anxious, "Viscount Angelet, before I set off, the troll army had already been dispatched. If you ask Winter City for instructions again, the trolls may have already approached Ice Rock City. At that time, how will you divide your troops to sneak attack on the troll king's city?"
"Don't the Golden Lion Legion still have three military forts on the front line? Can't we delay the troll army?"
The military castles that Colin mentioned were actually the three military castles that Prince Okamoto dedicated to the Duke of St. Hilde at Vera's coming-of-age ceremony.
The Troll King City is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and there are only three main passages for the army to pass through, and these three military castles are just set up at the key positions of these three passages.
"Viscount Angelet, do you know how many troops the Golden Lions have stationed in these three military forts?" Charles had a strong look of helplessness on his face.
"How many?"
"Three thousand."
"Three military castles total three thousand?"
"Yes. And most of them are recruits."
Ke Lin was speechless for a while. The Golden Lion Army has only stationed so few people in such an important military location. How could it be possible to stop the army of trolls
wrong!
Colin suddenly realized that these three military forts were probably abandoned deliberately by the Duke of St. Hilde.
Firstly, the Golden Lions need to concentrate their strength to deal with the internal rebellion. Secondly, I am afraid that Duke St. Hilde deliberately wants to lure the troll out...
In this way...
"Sorry, Charles, I won't send troops without the Duke's order." Colin's attitude suddenly became extremely tough.
Charles looked at Colin's firm eyes, and finally shook his head and sighed after a while, "Colin, did you guess something?"
Colin also smiled: "Charles, you should have met the Duke, right?"
This time Charles did not deny it, nodded and said: "Yes, now that I have reached this point, I will not hide it from you. The attack plan this time was actually made by my father."
really!
Colin sneered in his heart, the Duke of St. Hilde really wanted to use him.
But under the current situation, if you still want Charles to send troops based on a few inflammatory words and those illusory achievements, that would be too naive.
Of course Colin understood that he had to send troops, not only because of the order of the Duke of St. Hilde, but also because once the troll army approached the northern border, Ice Rock City would indeed be the first target to bear the brunt.
However, the Duke of St. Hilde don't want to let Colin work for him without paying anything.
"Charles, since it is the Duke's order, of course I will not disobey it. However, the envoy I sent to Winter City has been waiting for more than two months and has not been received by the Duke. Such behavior really chills me. ah."
"Viscount Angelet, of course my father knows that you want to marry Vera. He actually approves of this marriage. So, as long as you are willing to send troops to attack the troll king's city, he will definitely receive your envoy!"
"Oh? Your Excellency the Duke really said that?"
"Of course, I swear to you in the name of the holy ancestor of the St. Hilde family! As long as you can lead an army to break through the troll king's city, Vera will definitely marry into the Angelet family!"
Colin stared into Charles' eyes. After a while, he seemed to have finally made up his mind. He nodded and said:
"Okay! Three days later, I will send troops to attack the troll king's city!"
(end of this chapter)