The morning sun slowly penetrated the clouds, reflecting the golden glow on the land.
Unknown weeds stretched their bodies under the sunshine, greedily absorbing the uncoagulated blood on the battlefield.
A group of vultures hovered in mid-air, they were never absent revelers of death, they flew down from time to time to snatch a piece of carrion, but they were immediately driven away by the soldiers from the east who cleaned the battlefield.
Earl Nicole sat on the horse in a trance, the strong smell of blood that wafted from time to time made him feel sick to his stomach, and the piles of corpses on the battlefield made the old earl almost faint.
Count Nicole was not injured in this battle, except that he ran around in shock and dropped his helmet somewhere.
But even though he was unharmed, the old earl seemed to have had his spine taken away. With his rickety waist and gray hair, he seemed to be ten years older all of a sudden.
This encounter came suddenly and ended extremely quickly.
The blood cavalry army came up and dealt a fatal blow to the coalition forces of the lords of the eastern border, and then flew away.
In fact, at that time, the coalition of lords was completely stunned. If the blood cavalry turned their horses and charged back and forth a few times, this huge and bloated coalition of lords would immediately fall apart.
If the Blood Cavalry Army took advantage of the victory to hide and kill them, few people here would probably be able to escape with their lives.
Even though Bailu City is right in front of you, if the lord's coalition army collapses, even if the defeated soldiers flee to Bailu City, the people in the city will not dare to open the city gate to receive it.
Fortunately, the Blood Cavalry Army didn't mean to drive them all out.
Earl Nicole didn't feel that the other party was out of kindness or powerlessness, but more like... unnecessary.
It is as if a giant slapped a few flies to death casually, and the rest of the flies flew around in fright, but the giant would not chase the flies and swatt them to death one by one.
Of course, if the flies come to seek death next time, the giant will definitely not spare them.
After thinking about this, a strong sense of shame and humiliation welled up in his heart, and Earl Nicole's old face flushed red.
We all know that the army in the eastern border is extremely weak, but no one thought that the gap between them and the northern border is so big!
Earl Nicole was very grateful for the natural moat of the Nushui River in the east, but now, he suddenly felt that the Nushui River was not a barrier to the east, but more like a cage.
It locks the people of the East in this greenhouse, but when a real storm comes, the flowers in the greenhouse will only be ruthlessly destroyed.
On the other hand, although the threat of trolls made the North Territory unbearable, it also helped the North Territory temper a terrifying and invincible iron cavalry!
Only a blood cavalry army of more than 20,000 people can turn Nuo Da's eastern border upside down.
Earl Nicole suddenly felt confused—where is the future of the East Territory
"Lord Earl."
While pondering, the adjutant came over, holding Count Nicole's lost helmet in his hand.
Earl Nicole sighed, took his helmet but didn't put it on, and asked in a deep voice, "How about the casualties?"
"The statistics have not been completed yet, but according to preliminary estimates, nearly 30,000 people may have died in the impact of the Blood Cavalry Army this time..."
The corner of Earl Nicole's mouth twitched, blood was dripping from his heart.
He also knew that the casualties caused by the blood cavalry army's only charge could not be so large. More people may have trampled each other to death while fleeing for their lives, and many people must have deserted in panic, so It was recorded in the "death toll".
The adjutant saw that Count Nicole had been silent for a long time, so he reminded in a low voice:
"Master Earl, let's enter the city as soon as possible, in case the blood cavalry army comes back..."
Earl Nicole just woke up like a dream, and said repeatedly: "Yes yes yes, immediately send an order to gather the troops and march towards Bailu City!"
"yes!"
Under this order, the coalition forces of the lords responded extremely quickly. Even though the battlefield had not been cleaned, they could no longer care about it.
Everyone's idea is to go to the city immediately, and never meet the Blood Cavalry Army on the field battlefield in this life.
…
"My lord, this way please."
Earl Nicole followed the butler and walked towards the inner courtyard of Bailu Castle, lowering his head, thinking about how to explain to the Duke of St. Pross when he saw him later.
While meditating, Count Nicole did not notice the extremely oppressive atmosphere in the castle.
Before arriving at the Duke's study, Count Nicole straightened his collar and gently knocked on the wooden door.
"come in."
Hearing it was the voice of the Duchess, Earl Nicole didn't care, and immediately opened the door and entered.
There were two people in the study, but apart from the duchess, the other person was not the Duke of St. Pros, as Count Nicole thought, but Ivan St. Pross.
Earl Nicole was slightly puzzled, but he still stepped forward to salute.
Even though this Ivan does not have a title, but is just a knight from the collateral line of the St. Pross family, Earl Nicole's attitude is equally respectful.
Because, Knight Ivan's elder brother, Imerson St. Pross, is the consul of the Eastern Territory in the Senate.
Therefore, although Knight Ivan is mediocre in strength and prestige, he is a very important figure in the St. Pross family.
The Duchess signaled Count Nicole to take a seat, and then asked, "Count Nicole, how is the situation outside the city?"
Count Nicole was embarrassed, but he had no choice but to briefly report the situation of the battle outside the city.
Of course, in this process, he will inevitably avoid the important and take the light, and find some excuses for himself, but no matter how he whitewashes, he can't change the established fact that the blood cavalry army broke through the lord's coalition army and successfully broke through.
The Duchess quietly listened to Earl Nicole's narration, but she didn't blame her, instead she helped explain:
"Earl Nicole, I really can't blame you for this matter. No one thought that the blood cavalry army would choose to withdraw so decisively. Under the circumstances at that time, no one could stop the blood cavalry army who wanted to break through."
"Thank you for your understanding!" Earl Nicole breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked again, "I don't know where the Duke is now. No matter what reason I have this time, I have lost a battle, so I want to pray to the Duke in person. forgiveness."
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent.
The Duchess's face was full of grief, and Knight Ivan also lowered his head, as if silently mourning.
Earl Nicole blinked his eyes in confusion, thinking that he had said something wrong.
But immediately, he heard a shocking news from the Duchess:
"Earl Nicole, the Duke of St. Pros was assassinated in Hall Manor, I'm afraid it's too bad..."
"What... what?" Earl Nicole opened his mouth wide and didn't recover for a while.
But immediately, he immediately asked: "According to what you mean, it is still not sure whether the Duke has been killed?"
"According to the Muffat knight who was present at the time, the Duke was pierced through the right chest with a spear, and then stabbed in the heart with a dagger... But because the Duke was taken away by the northerners, it is not certain whether he is alive or dead.
but… "
The Duchess covered her mouth, seemingly unable to control her pain.
Earl Nicole's mind was in a mess, and it felt like the sky had fallen.
At this time, it was Knight Ivan who persuaded: "Duchess, Your Excellency, now is not the time to grieve, although the blood cavalry army has temporarily retreated, but who knows if it will come back.
The most urgent task at the moment is to determine an heir to the duke and let him preside over the overall situation and stabilize people's hearts. "
"You're right." The Duchess took a deep breath, trying to calm down, then turned to look at Count Nicole, and asked:
"Master Earl, who do you think is more appropriate to inherit the position of Duke of the Eastern Realm?"
(end of this chapter)