"In just three days... this is the fourth city we have captured, right?"
In the evening, in the city of Kyle on the border of Carites, the queen stood at the top of the city. She suddenly turned around and asked a mage in a robe behind her.
The mage seemed a little nervous when he heard the queen's question. But he still took a deep breath and nodded.
"Yes."
"Either the four cities were surrounded for a while, and the people in the city ran out and surrendered, or the defenders in the city had completely withdrawn before we surrounded them." At this point, the queen suddenly made a sound. Scoffing, he asked, "What do you think is going on?"
"This... of course is because our troops in Ikol are strong and the enemy is unable to resist, so they can only retreat."
But the queen smiled and shook her head, suddenly approached the mage, and said softly: "I don't ask you this question just to hear some old-fashioned flattery."
The mage quickly took a few steps back, hesitated for a moment, and said: "This... they didn't resist, maybe Carites had other plans."
Upon hearing this, the queen turned back and looked at the vast horizon beyond the city head again.
"Is this what you think?" There seemed to be some disappointment in her tone.
"No... I, I think they may still be busy with civil strife and have no time to respond to our attack." The mage took a deep breath, and his mood seemed to have finally stabilized. He said slowly, "There are rumors among the people that the current king is a fake. Yes, the so-called true king seems to be recruiting troops everywhere to take back the throne. Under such circumstances, how can they have time to deal with us? "
"So, will they let us continue to attack?" the queen asked again, with no emotion or anger in her cold voice.
"This... maybe."
"Forget it, I shouldn't have asked you in the first place." The Queen shook her head, turned around, and walked down the stairs at the top of the city. "Send the envoy out. A three-party melee is the most difficult situation to control. If There are already three forces existing in Carites, so one of them must be eliminated first."
The mage was stunned.
He understood the meaning of the queen's words and quickly asked in a very solemn voice: "Where are we sending the envoy?"
"Sent to Glory, of course."
As the queen spoke, she left without looking back.
The mage also came back to his senses, watched the queen leave, then turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, haven't you heard yet? His Majesty has given an order to send an envoy to Glory's palace to tell them, Now the Queen of Ikol has a deal to negotiate with them.”
"As you command!"
The soldier nodded hastily and left in a hurry.
The sun was setting over the west mountain, the sky was dim, and only the Master was left on top of the city. He glanced at the town in the distance, shook his head to himself, turned and left the city.
at the same time.
On the other side of Carites, the general and the king had chosen the granary stronghold they would attack.
They didn't know what decision the queen had made, but they knew what the next battle meant to them - it wasn't just about grabbing food and grass, the act of starting the war was to announce to the whole world that the king of Carites came back!
Therefore, they prepare very seriously.
"The granary in the north of Changhe Town has always been one of the large granaries in the eastern border of Carites. After the surrounding grain is turned over, at least one-fifth of it will be stored in it for emergencies. If we can put it Take it down and you won’t have to worry about food or anything else.”
In the camp, the general pointed at the huge map spread out on the table and said so.
Hearing this, the king and Benjamin nodded together.
In the past few days, the king has been busy keeping this army in his hands, inspecting each barracks, greeting the soldiers, and eating with them... After a series of actions to win over people's hearts, he has gained a firm foothold. , confirming that this army can fight for him and will not surrender to Glory's false king at a critical moment.
Occupying the granary is their first battle. As the spiritual leader of this "restoration army", the king will naturally not miss it and will set off with the army when the time comes.
As for Benjamin... Actually, he has something else he wants to do. But this operation was very important, and the king wanted to borrow the power of magic. After repeated requests, he had no choice but to nod and agree to go out with them.
It was already evening, and the soldiers were ready. As soon as night falls, they begin to move.
It doesn’t take too many people to occupy a granary. Therefore, they only planned to bring two thousand people with them, and after occupying the granary, they would move the larger force over.
"Is everything okay? Once everything is confirmed, we'll set off."
Half an hour later, the soldiers involved in the operation were already ready to complete. The general looked at the sky, turned his head and reminded.
"Well... let's go." After hearing the words, the king took a deep breath and spoke slowly. His solemn voice had never been so low as now.
Under darkness, they left the camp with two thousand people.
The location of the granary is not far from the camp. Speaking of which, the camp usually has a good relationship with them, and their food needs are also supplied there. I don’t know how the defenders at the granary will feel if I lead the team to fight now.
"Master Benjamin... is this your first time on the battlefield?" On the way, the king seemed a little nervous and suddenly asked in a low voice.
"It doesn't count." Benjamin shook his head and said, "When I was in Freeden, I once led hundreds of mages to ambush the church's team, killed the bishop, and wiped out the entire enemy team."
"… sharp."
Benjamin smiled and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, what are you worried about? It's just occupying a granary, it's not a real war."
"Of course it counts." The king suddenly became unconvinced, "I finally took charge of a military expedition in person. Don't talk about this operation so casually. I will soon be a person who has been on the battlefield."
"... As long as Your Majesty is happy."
During the march, most of the time was silent, which meant that the king was nervous or a little too excited, so he couldn't help but say something to relieve some of the emotions in his chest.
In fact, the entire march was not slow. Thousands of people marched quickly for more than two hours in the dark, which was indeed a heavy burden on the king's physical fitness. Benjamin also asked if he could use magic to take him for a ride, but the king refused outright.
"These people are my soldiers, and I want to go with them." The king said while shaking the sweat from his face.
Benjamin nodded and said nothing more.
Finally, after two hours of marching, they arrived near the granary.
"Your Majesty, please give the order."
The whole army was crawling in the dark forest. The general turned his head and said respectfully to the king. At this moment, all the soldiers' eyes were focused on the king.
The king looked ahead.
The granary was not just a simple granary. Not far in front of them was a camp similar to a small military camp. There are many warehouse-like buildings in the camp, with uniformed people coming and going inside, and some soldiers holding torches patrolling nearby.
This is a heavily guarded place.
When seeing this scene, there was obvious fear in the king's eyes.
at this time.
"Your Majesty, it's time to take back the things that originally belonged to you one by one." At some point, Benjamin suddenly came behind the king and said softly.
The king came to his senses and took a deep breath.
It's like a silence that has been accumulated for half a lifetime.
"Come on!"
With his fists clenched to a certain degree, the king stood up, and two thousand soldiers rose with him. At that moment, he let out a hoarse and unpleasant roar, like a wild beast that had lost its cubs and pounced on the hunter with hatred.