Dawn appeared over Ice Rock City a little earlier than usual, covering the city that had just experienced great joy and great sorrow.
Perhaps Sun also knew that today was a special day, and wanted the two of them who hadn't slept all night to end their vigil earlier.
The golden sunlight sprinkled on the dome of the church, dyeing it with a gorgeous halo.
The side door of the church opened, and Colin walked out hand in hand with Vera.
Colin was okay after not sleeping all night, but Vera was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open.
Amidst the crisp sound of horseshoes, Knight Rego had already arrived in front of Colin in his own carriage.
However, Colin did not get into the car immediately.
Because, he had already seen another figure standing outside the church—Bachelor Dawn.
Obviously, Maester Dawn wasn't in a hurry to pray to the Duke of St. Hilde when he got up so early, but was waiting for Colin.
"Go back and rest first." Colin sent Vera into the carriage, and then walked towards Bachelor Dawn by himself.
"Good morning, Lord Viscount!"
"Good morning, Maester Dawn."
Colin stood all night, and was a little tired now, so he turned around and walked into the church again, and sat down on the wooden chair in the back row.
Maester Dawn also followed, standing behind Colin with his arms tied.
Ke Lin didn't invite the other party to sit down either. He leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and asked in a casual tone while resting:
"Bachelor Dawn, you came to me in such a hurry, what's the matter?"
"Master Viscount, I want to remind you that the Angelet family is in danger!"
When Colin heard this, he didn't even open his eyes, and he still maintained that lazy posture.
Regarding Bachelor Dawn's tricks, Colin had seen it countless times in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life.
Those counselors in the Three Kingdoms want to persuade, they must scare the target with alarmist words first, and then wait for the target person to panic, they can use their three-inch tongue to make people dizzy, and finally let them lead by the nose .
Just like the sentence that the fortune-telling Taoist came up with-"Benefactor, I see that your seal is black, and there must be disasters in the near future!" It is the same way.
"Why is the Angelet family in danger?"
When Bachelor Dawn saw Colin's appearance, he knew that this was not a lord who was easy to fool, so he quickly cheered up and said:
"Once the Duke of St. Hilde died, the most important pillar in the northern border collapsed. Under the current situation, the Golden Lion Legion may not be able to support it alone. If you don't take immediate action, I am afraid that the San Xien family will become the new leader of the northern border." I'm the master!"
Colin still closed his eyes, and said calmly: "Why do I think that what you want to say is that the St. Hilde family is in danger."
"Master Viscount, since you have married Miss Vera, the Angelet family and the St. Hilde family are one. If the St. Sean family is in charge of the Northern Territory, how can they tolerate you?"
"Well, that makes sense." Colin finally nodded, "Then what action do you think I should take?"
Maester Dawn said without hesitation: "Under the current situation, your best strategy is only one word - defend!"
"Shou?" Colin frowned.
"Yes. Once the Duke of St. Hilde died, the hearts of the people in the northern border were in chaos. The Golden Lion Legion alone cannot stabilize the situation in the whole territory. Therefore, our only choice now is to defend Winter City first, and then do it again. Other plans.
Therefore, the Golden Lions must retreat! "
"I am not qualified to order the Golden Lions to withdraw from Winter City."
"But Miss Vera has!"
"Are you sure? Vera is not the Marquis of the Eastern Realm, the heir ahead of her, isn't there Joyce?"
Bachelor Dawn smiled and said, "Master Viscount, you may not know that the Duke of St. Hilde did not confer Joyce as Marquess of the Eastern Territory during his lifetime."
Colin finally opened his eyes, stared at Bachelor Dawn and said, "But Joyce's line of succession is indeed ahead of Vera."
The smile on Maester Dawn's face remained unchanged: "But Joyce is only a ten-year-old boy after all. Isn't it inappropriate for him to inherit the Duke of the North?"
Colin rolled his eyes and continued to ask, "So, you support Vera to become the Duke of the North?"
Maester Dawn put away his smile, nodded solemnly and said, "Yes."
Colin finally showed a sincere smile this time, patted the chair beside him, and said, "Sit down."
Bachelor Dawn was not polite either, and sat down.
At this time, the two finally had the basis for cooperation.
Colin's tone was also much softer: "Are you sure the Golden Lions will obey Vera's orders? You know, she is not the Duke of the North."
"Master Viscount, as long as Miss Vera can appear in the camp of the Golden Lion Army, I will definitely persuade Knight Nelson to withdraw to Winter City!"
The Knight Nelson mentioned by Bachelor Dawn is the commander of the Golden Lion Army. He is also a knight of the St. Hilde family and only obeys the orders of the Duke.
Colin stared into Maester Dwayne's eyes, and saw that he was confident, so he believed his words for the time being.
"What about after returning to Winter City? Winter City is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but you can't stay in the city all the time, right? The other large territories in the northern border have been given to the Santheon family?"
"Of course not." Bachelor Dawn continued to analyze, "Master Viscount, this time the Santheon family's plan to plot the northern border mainly relies on three forces.
Trolls, dwarves, and the Uman family.
The forces of the trolls have already been eliminated by you in advance, so there is no need to worry about them.
As for the Uman family, there is actually no need to worry too much. Because Earl Uman has the cautious style of the Uman family, but to put it bluntly, he lacks courage.
Last year's chaos in the northern border, I have already seen through this person, he is just a fool who only cares about himself, he will fall to whichever side is stronger, and you don't have to worry that he will really become a member of the San Xien family. Work hard.
The last dwarf forces are actually mainly divided into two branches - the Dawson family and the Menam family.
They are actually the most difficult party to deal with, especially now that the Menam family's army has entered the northern border, and will soon join the Dawson family to form a pincer attack on the Golden Lion Army. The main reason why the Golden Lions withdrew to Cold Winter City.
However, the ultimate goal of the Dawson family and the Menam family is actually to establish a dwarf kingdom, not to help the Santheon family control the northern border.
Therefore, if it is really a last resort, we can also cede part of the Northern Territory and agree to the establishment of the dwarves. In this way, they will not continue to fight us for the benefit of the San Theon family.
Lord Viscount, now you understand. The reason why I advise you to choose a defensive position for the time being is because the Saint Theon family has a fatal flaw—
There is no direct army!
Therefore, once the war has reached a stalemate, the rebel forces they have drawn in may be divided and drawn in. As long as these forces fall apart one after another, the rebellion in the northern border will naturally end. "
really!
The Santheon family has been in exile for so many years and has no territory, so naturally they cannot support their own army.
Therefore, Mr. Xi can only rely on the vertical and horizontal alliances to win over various forces to help him deal with the St. Hilde family.
But this weakness always exists. If the death of the Duke of St. Hilde can be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, then everything will be fine.
But if the northern border has not completely lost the ability to resist, then, when the situation is deadlocked, the biggest weakness of the San Xien family will become a fatal loophole!
Therefore, the most important thing in the northern border is to stabilize the situation.
Listening to Bachelor Dawn's analysis, Colin was calm on the surface, but secretly sighed in his heart—the talents of the White Tower Academy are really capable.
It is no wonder that he can become the most important think tank of the Duke of St. Hilde.
Now Colin sees Maester Dawn more and more pleasing to the eye, especially when the other party also supports Vera to become the Duke of the North, so he and Colin have a common language.
Colin also realized that if he could subdue Bachelor Dawn, it would definitely be of great help to him to take over the legacy left by the Duke of St. Hilde.
So, Colin stood up and invited: "Bachelor Dawn, are you hungry, come back to the castle with me for breakfast?"
Bachelor Dawn also showed a bright smile, stood up and bowed, saying:
"my pleasure!"
(end of this chapter)