Chapter 444 Feedback

However, before the butler left the territory of the Silt family, Roland had already received a message from the second army of the fortress.

Half an hour later, Pero's letter for help arrived at the small town castle.

Since the information carried by the flying courier was limited, he connected the contents of the two notes together and confirmed a surprising piece of news.

The four major families in the Western Region have actually rebelled!

Who gave them the confidence to rebel under their noses?

Roland immediately summoned Carter and Iron Ax and slapped the note in front of them.

"Your Highness, this is..."

"News from the fortress," he said rather annoyed. Winter is coming to an end, and the New Year will be here in three days. Not only are there many things to build the city, but he also needs to guide the completion of the three-way equipment in the town. If they are causing trouble for themselves at this time, these nobles really don't know how to write the word "death". What!

According to the secret message report, the nobles in the city first led a group of retinues to raid the soldiers guarding the city. By the time the team members patrolling the city wall noticed something was wrong, the lifting mechanism of the North City Gate Suspension Bridge had fallen into the control of the nobles. They had no choice but to light the beacon fire and rely on the city wall to stand firm in place.

The other members of the Second Army who observed the beacon signal followed the emergency response regulations and divided the ten groups of about fifty people who stayed in the camp into two teams. One team marched to the north gate and the other rushed to the fortress castle. Peiro's secret message was sent out after the second team exchanged fire with the enemy in the castle area. It was only then that they figured out that the enemy they encountered was the local noble.

"Perro Hermon mentioned that the attackers who besieged the castle were holding the flags of the four major families. They must have planned this rebellion in advance," Carter frowned after reading the note, "and they can make this group of scattered people Sha hugged into a ball, the nobles should have a new backbone."

Indeed, the four major families...or the five families under Duke Lane are all great nobles on equal footing, which allows them to put aside their prejudices and cooperate with each other. In all likelihood, there is a larger force involved in this muddy water. , otherwise, relying on the energy of several earls who refuse to accept the other, fighting for more than ten years may not necessarily lead to results.

At this time, there are only one or two possibilities left for those who are still willing to intervene in the Western Territory.

"You mean...Ti Feike of the royal capital?" Iron Ax looked at the chief knight. As a sand citizen of the Mojin tribe, he was far less sensitive to the political situation in Graycastle than Carter.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Church," Roland curled his lips. "From what they did in Falling Dragon Ridge, we can see that it is only a matter of time before they attack the Western Region."

"The problem is... the second letter mentioned that firearms seemed to appear in the enemy's ranks," Carter frowned, "Do they already know the formula of gunpowder?"

"Snow powder is no secret to the church and Tifeko, but there is still a long way to go to use it flexibly." The prince lightly knocked on the table, "I'm just surprised that even if they have the power behind it, support, but water from a distance cannot save fire from a distance, and the closest place to the fortress is Border Town. Where did they get the confidence to fight against the soldiers of the First Army?"

"Probably because of the Demonic Moon," Iron Ax replied after thinking for a moment. "Although you used thunder to defeat the Duke's knights last time, you did not show outstanding siege capabilities. Now the road is blocked by heavy snow. , coupled with the invasion of evil beasts on the border, for them, the best guarantee for the success of the rebellion is that you will have to wait at least two months before you have enough energy to attack Changge Fortress."

"And then blocked by towering city walls?"

"That's right," Iron Ax couldn't help but grinned, "They also have the weapons you have, plus the unreachable city wall, and even the reinforcements from the forces behind you, they may not be able to defeat you at the foot of the city wall. I think they are like this thought."

"However, they know nothing about the power possessed by Border Town," Roland stood up, "Iron Ax!"

"Please give the order, Your Highness!" He immediately stood at attention and said.

"The First Army is now in preparation for the expedition and will set off early tomorrow morning," the prince said loudly. "It has a strength of five hundred and carries six field guns. The specific expedition team will be arranged by you."

"Yes!" Iron Ax performed a standard military salute.

Nowadays, the size of the town's First Army has more than quadrupled compared to the original 500 militiamen. The entire army has more than 2,200 people. The runner has basically been replaced, and the output firepower is no longer the same. Moreover, thanks to the improvement of the soldiers' cultural level, the First Army's execution efficiency of instructions has also been greatly improved. As long as the preparation order is issued, there will be dedicated personnel in the army to allocate ammunition and rations according to the number of combatants and the number of days, and the logistics of 500 people The work can be completed in almost one day compared to half a month for the knights and mercenary groups to prepare for the expedition. This is an incredible speed.

And they will set off on the town's eleven paddle steamers until they arrive in the fortress city. After entering mass production, one ship with a reinforced concrete base will be launched every five days. This is to limit the number of ships while deliberately slowing down the construction speed. The only thing that matters is the crew and the steam engine.

"Carter!"

"Please give me your orders, Your Highness," the chief knight said with his head raised.

"You stay in Border Town."

The corners of the knight's mouth dropped instantly, "Wha...what? No, Your Highness, how could you keep me here again!"

"This is the Demon Moon, and the threat from evil beasts is greater than those nobles," Roland said unmoved, "Watch my town well."

After the two of them retreated, he sighed, "This time, the witch also needs to accompany me."

"I will follow you wherever you go," Nightingale smiled.

Considering that the opponent may be the church, until all members of the First Army are equipped with the God's Stone of Retaliation, only witches can effectively deal with the sneak attack of the Pure Ones. Roland finally settled on a list of six people: Wendy, Lightning, Maisie, Sylvie, Nana and Nightingale. If the three fighting witches from Sleeping Island were added to the list, it would be difficult for the Pure Ones to threaten themselves.

Roland walked to the window and looked out at the white-capped mountains and snowfields.

If the Impasse Mountain Range is regarded as a fortress wall, then the wilderness to the north of the mountain range is equivalent to the territory of the four major families, and it is also a place where one's own power cannot be radiated. Elk, Wild Rose, Maple Leaf, Running Wolf... They have been operating in their respective territories for hundreds of years and have formed unique laws and customs. Even the overlord of the Western Territory, the Lane clan, rarely interferes with them. He originally planned to slowly divide and absorb these noble territories after building the city, but this rebellion gave him an opportunity to annex the vast land and population outside the fortress in one fell swoop.

He did not intend to let these nobles go again. (To be continued.)

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