At the same time, in the Warcraft Mountains in the west of the kingdom, human figures occasionally flashed among the dense trees. Under the cover of trees and rocks, the newly set-up military camps were connected together. They looked a bit crude, but from time to time there were flashes of magical light and shadow, which was mysterious and unusual.
Benjamin and many others were standing in the largest tent in the camp.
"The priests of the church... should never have imagined that we would be hiding in the Warcraft Mountains, right?" Duke Colin stood by the door and sighed while looking outside.
After several nobles formed an alliance with Benjamin, their private armies were carefully mobilized. At that time, Benjamin came up with an idea - it was not easy to fight against the church with force. The church was definitely stronger than them based on military power alone. They must take advantage of the situation as much as possible.
And the princess's succession to the throne is their current situation.
Taking advantage of the dissatisfaction among the people and the chaos caused by "Pravda", their 50,000 troops can disguise themselves as bandits, mix with the large number of rebels, take advantage of the situation to revolt, and occupy the mountain as king. In this way, the six nobles will not be exposed, and it will be difficult for the church to distinguish them from the chaotic gang.
In fact, they started taking action the night the princess's succession was announced.
They captured several towns in the western part of the Hori Kingdom overnight, killed many priests, and destroyed six churches in a row. Of course, they did not harm innocent civilians, and when the enemy reinforcements arrived early the next morning, their people had already withdrawn from the town and hid back in the Warcraft Mountains.
When the Royal Army arrived in those towns, they were faced with the ruins of churches and empty government warehouses. The priest who led the army was so angry that he almost pulled his hair out.
Not only that, the church continues to support those towns that have been looted, and scheduling errors are inevitable in the process. They seized the opportunity and sent troops to sneak attack one of the Royal Army's groups. Five thousand more Royal Army corpses were found in the nameless canyon.
In this way, after a few days, their army not only did not reduce its strength, but also grew stronger. Several warehouses were filled with stolen food and armaments. After the town was occupied by them, many young people heard the name of the "Black Nightmare Society" and chose to follow them, which also made the entire team stronger.
At this moment, they were hiding in the Warcraft Mountains. Because the church's reinforcements were increasing, they were prepared to keep a low profile for two days.
Duke Colin came to take a look on behalf of six nobles. In fact, the command of this army was almost entirely handed over to Benjamin. The current relationship is a bit like the board of directors and the general manager, one party owns and the other executes.
The "board of directors" represented by Duke Colin is obviously quite satisfied with the current situation.
"It's not that simple." Benjamin shrugged and said, "Although there are many bandits popping up outside, which affects the church's energy, if they observe carefully, they can still find out which ones are just bandits and which ones are ours. People. It won’t take long for them to guess that we are in the Warcraft Mountains.”
Hearing this, Duke Colin also put away the smile on his face and frowned.
"Then...what do you plan to do?"
Benjamin suddenly showed a sly smile and replied: "I plan to ask for help."
"Asking for help? A lot of mages have come to the Magic Academy. How many of you are there?"
"No, no, no... what I'm talking about is asking for help, not the mages, but the army." Benjamin said slowly, "Just imagine, your Excellency, the Kingdom of Hori is in such chaos now. If Iker takes advantage of the situation and sends troops, even if the church has three heads and six arms, I'm afraid Can’t handle it?”
When Duke Colin heard this, his expression changed slightly.
"Ikol...will Ikol attack the Kingdom of Hori?"
"how?"
"Your Excellency, if possible, please don't let other countries get involved, right?" Duke Colin forced a smile on his face and said, "Other countries come in... How do you want us to deal with it?"
When Benjamin heard this, he raised his eyebrows meaningfully.
These nobles seem to be very afraid of this...
However, he didn't feel that he really had that much dignity to directly persuade Ikol to start a war between the two countries.
"Icol will not attack in." Therefore, Benjamin explained, "They have just experienced the war, and their troops have been damaged, so they cannot just attack like this. I just want them to station troops on the border and put on a show of force." He looks like he's attacking, just trying to gain space for us."
"That's good."
Duke Colin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Benjamin continued: "And, using this opportunity, we can give the church a heavy blow."
"you mean… "
"After investigation, we found the main base where the church makes magic props." Benjamin pointed to the strategic map spread out on the table and said slowly, "In addition to Havenright, there is also a very important production base, which is far away from where we are now. The location is very close.”
His finger fell on a landmark with a name written on it - Rhine City.
"Rhine City? Where do you plan to attack next?" Duke Colin was a little surprised.
If we talk about the religious atmosphere alone, even Havenreit may not be as good as Rhine City. There is another settlement of believers. Half of the city is a parish. There are an extremely large number of priests, and a large number of paladins are stationed there. The defense is extremely tight.
Duke Colin would not be surprised if there was an important production line for the church there, but if Benjamin told him that he would attack there next, he would be a little unsure.
It's a big city, not far from Havenright. Can it really be defeated
"My Lord Duke, I understand your concerns, but this step is too important for us." Benjamin took a deep breath and said, "Although we are now pretending to be a group of bandits and blending in with the general trend, it seems very inconspicuous, but You have to understand that we are actually at war with the church, and we will have a head-on collision one day. And the church's biggest advantage in armaments is the endless supply of magical crosses. If we don't solve this first, our chances of winning are slim. "
Upon hearing this, Duke Colin lowered his head and thought for a moment, and finally nodded.
"...I understand, you can do what you want." He sighed and said, "I just hope that you can remember that our lives and the future of the Horli Kingdom are all in your hands now, please Proceed with caution.”
Benjamin nodded.
In this way, Duke Colin's inspection ended. In order to prevent his mistakes from being exposed, he did not stay in the camp for too long, and soon left the Warcraft Mountains under the escort of his men, returned to his own territory, and greeted the envoys sent by the church with a smile.
As for Benjamin…
"How is the spread of the "Declaration of Free Magic" now?" After seeing off Duke Colin, he turned his head, glanced at Morris who came in with a wheelchair, and asked.