"I heard that Wind's Rest City has also fallen."
As the night grew darker, Count Schulz sat in front of the bonfire and said to Count Uman beside him.
"Sooner or later." Earl Uman was not surprised by this.
The troops from the rest of the borders had already withdrawn, so how could the people from the western border stop the orc army.
The fall of not only Wind's Rest City, but the entire Western Territory is already doomed.
Earl Schulz straightened his hair, and his beautiful face flickered under the reflection of the bonfire.
She hesitated for a moment, then asked softly:
"Has Wells Dawson contacted you?"
Count Uman glanced at Count Schultz and nodded.
Ever since Marquis Garcia led the northern army to withdraw from the Tianduan Mountains, although the soldiers in the army were frightened by Marquis Garcia's prestige and did not dare to reveal it publicly, there was already an undercurrent surging behind their backs.
With the influx of refugees from the Western Territory into the Crimson Flame Territory, the tragic situation of the Western Territory under the ravages of the orc army began to spread.
And all of this has turned into a huge pressure of public opinion, hanging over the heads of the people in the northern border.
But why are the soldiers in the northern border willing to bear such infamy
They also just follow orders.
The order to withdraw troops was issued by Marquis Garcia.
If it weren't for the high prestige of Marquis Garcia in the northern army, I am afraid that the northern soldiers would have mutinied long ago.
But even so, the prestige accumulated by the Marquis Garcia over the years has been completely exhausted, and the eyes of the soldiers looking at him no longer have the respect they used to have.
Moreover, some northern lords also began to connect secretly...
After withdrawing from the western region, the remaining armies regrouped at the Fortress of Storms, but the army of the northern border crossed the Fortress of Storms under the leadership of Marquis Garcia, and continued eastward all the way until the Loire Valley stopped to set up camp.
Emperor Reinhardt was extremely angry about this, thinking that Marquis Garcia was avoiding the battle because of fear of war, and he had already issued several decrees, asking the northern army to go to the Storm Fortress to stop the orcs who were about to enter the Crimson Flame Territory.
But the Marquis of Garcia has been ignoring it and standing still.
With the passage of time, the undercurrent surging in the northern border army became more and more intense, and even had the tendency to become a huge wave.
"It is said that Wells Dawson received the secret support of Emperor Reinhardt." Earl Schulz said again.
Earl Uman sneered, and said with disdain: "So what? Emperor Reinhardt can't order the northern lord to serve Wells Dawson."
"It really can't. However, the support of Emperor Reinhardt can give him a very important bargaining chip. Besides, there are more and more people opposing Marquis Garcia in the northern army. If this continues, I'm afraid Wells Dawson is sure to openly seize power."
Earl Uman looked deeply, and reached out to fiddle with the bonfire in front of him.
Seeing that the other party had fallen silent again, Count Schulz had no choice but to probe again:
"I don't know if Earl Angelet will come..."
Earl Uman's hand obviously paused, but he still didn't speak.
Although both of them are descendants of Colin, they don't know each other's identities, because Colin didn't introduce them to each other.
However, being both blood clans, Earl Schultz and Earl Uman can indeed feel some vague connections between each other, so both of them suspect the relationship between the other party and Colin, but they haven't pierced that layer of window paper yet. .
After all, according to Ke Lin, the identity of the "Blood Angel" cannot be made public yet.
Both Count Schulz and Count Uman still had some scruples.
"Earl Angelet should come." Earl Uman finally said.
"That would be the best!" Earl Schultz smiled, "I don't want to fight with that idiot Wells Dawson."
Count Uman took a deep look at Count Schultz, and suddenly asked, "Count Schultz, you seem to be looking forward to Count Angelet's arrival very much."
"Of course. Is there anyone still questioning Count Angelet's military ability?" Earl Schultz turned his eyes and asked, "Aren't you also looking forward to Count Angelet's arrival?"
Count Uman smiled slightly, and said as a matter of course: "Count Angelet is my brother-in-law, of course I am looking forward to it."
"That's it." Count Schultz smiled charmingly, approached Count Uman, and said softly, "Then I'm still his lover!"
Earl Uman's face was slightly suffocated, and then he smiled and shook his head, knowing that he might not be able to find out anything, so he stopped talking.
Just when the atmosphere was getting awkward, there was a sudden commotion in the camp.
Count Schultz squinted his eyes and said, "That's the direction of Marquis Garcia's camp."
Count Uman immediately got up and walked over, and Count Schulz followed.
When the two came to the tent, they found that Marquis Garcia had already walked out.
And in front of him, stood four knights of the San Lorenzo family.
The leading knight was none other than the captain of the Imperial Guard—Erich San Lorenzo.
He was holding a fiery red long sword. The blade was narrow, but it was still densely engraved with complicated and mysterious patterns. Driven by the power of the holy light, these patterns exuded a scorching breath, as if there were flames flowing.
Count Schulz recognized this sword at a glance, it was the sword of Emperor Reinhardt—
[Flame Messenger].
Knight Erich held the [Flame Bringer] and said in a majestic and indifferent tone:
"Garcia St. Hilde, by His Majesty's order, please follow us to the Storm Fortress immediately, if you don't—"
Speaking of this, the holy light on Knight Erich erupted, and the [Flame Bringer] in his hand leaned forward slightly, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Marquis Garcia:
"I will cut off your head with this sword and bring it back to Storm Fortress!"
The scene suddenly fell silent.
Everyone in the northern border understood that Emperor Reinhard lost patience after all and gave an ultimatum.
The most extreme method was adopted.
However, none of the northern nobles and soldiers present stood up to defend Marquis Garcia.
If Emperor Reinhard dared to send someone to the northern army to read such an order before the orcs invaded, without the order of Marquis Garcia, the royal envoy would be hacked to death by the angry northerners.
But now, everyone in the northern border just bowed their heads in silence.
Marquis Garcia's face was indifferent, as if he didn't take the emperor's death threat into his eyes at all.
However, this time he did not turn a deaf ear to the emperor's decree, but nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Knight Erich didn't seem to have expected to complete the task so "easily", so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but he also secretly despised the Marquis of the North, and even more believed that this person was a cowardly and fearful person.
"Master Marquis, please!" Knight Erich put away the [Flame Bringer] and made an inviting gesture, actually wanting Marquis Garcia to follow them immediately.
Marquis Garcia did not resist either, and immediately strode out.
Count Schultz's face changed when she saw this, but immediately, she seemed to realize something, so she didn't make a sound.
And Earl Dawson couldn't hide his secret joy in his heart. It just so happened that Knight Erich gave him a look full of meaning before leaving, which made Earl Dawson even more ecstatic.
(end of this chapter)