Chapter 522 The Turbulent Northern Border

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"What did you say!?"

Lord of Evernight City and Duke of Northland Calvin Kant stood up in disbelief and looked at the messenger in front of him. The water glass on the table fell to the ground with a crisp crunching sound.

"Your Excellency, I have witnessed this with my own eyes!" The latter lowered his head, "It only took one day for the rebel king to break through the walls of the royal capital, and His Majesty the King was unable to escape. I'm afraid he has already It’s a disaster!”

"How... is this possible?" Calvin murmured, "That's the royal capital!"

The five-foot-high bluestone city wall, thousands of guard troops, as well as trebuchets and snow powder. Without a team of twenty or thirty thousand people, there is no way to cross this line of defense. And even if the fourth prince could gather so many people, he shouldn't be able to capture the royal capital in one day!

"They...their firearms are too powerful," the messenger's voice trembled slightly. He didn't know whether it was the physical weakness caused by traveling all night or the shock of everything he witnessed. "Not only can it be fired continuously, but the power is also astonishing. Not to mention the knights, not even the king's mad guards can stop their progress. As long as they are touched, half of their lives will be lost even if they are not dead... In comparison, His Majesty's firearms are no different from fire sticks. .”

Calvin's mind went blank, and there was only one thought in his mind: It's over, everything is over.

More than a week ago, he received an order from the new king, asking him to send a force to support the royal capital. As the newly crowned Duke of Northland, he naturally had to respond. After some discussion, Calvin finally mobilized a team of 2,500 people from Horsehead Horse, Snow Fox Lista and his own family, and waited until the snow melted to set off for King Qin - although the estimated arrival time and the letter asking for help were not enough. It was almost half a month apart, but considering that siege battles often lasted for several months, it was not too late.

Since spring plowing is about to begin, there are not many serfs in the team, and there are only a few knights. Most of them are mercenaries and free people. But no matter what, as long as the team is sent, it must be a crime of rebellion in the eyes of the rebel king, and his good life is very short. It's almost the end.

Oh, and Edith! Calvin suddenly thought of his precious daughter. If it were her, she might be able to come up with some way to save her.

"Quickly, go call the eldest daughter to my room!" He shouted to the guard beside him.

Soon, Edith, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the study. She had a training sword hanging by her side. Her hair was tied on top of her head, and beads of sweat broke out on the tip of her nose. Apparently she was practicing her sword skills as usual, with a trace of hesitation on her face, "Didn't I tell you before? Don't disturb me when I'm practicing my sword."

"It's different this time. The family is about to encounter a catastrophe!" Calvin eagerly repeated the news brought back by the messenger, "What should we do now?"

He looked at his daughter eagerly, hoping that she could give a solution - if the North was rich in pearls, then Edith Kant was the brightest one. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also extremely talented, eclipsing other men in both political and military matters. It can be said that Edith played a major role in the Kant family's rise from the position of earl to the current Duke of Northland.

The daughter showed a little surprise when she heard that the fourth prince conquered the royal capital in one day, but then quickly regained her composure, "Now do you know why I didn't agree to marry Tifeko?"

Calvin couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Did you expect all this at that time?" After Tifeko led an army to defeat Duke Ace who was planning to rebel, he stayed in the Northland for a while. Like most men, he also set his sights on the pearl of the North, but Edith did not agree immediately. Instead, she cleverly used excuses to get rid of the envoy sent by the other party. At that time, I was still quite puzzled, and even blamed my daughter. You must know that after marrying, you will be the queen. This is what many women dream of, and the Kant family's position in the Northland will naturally be more secure.

"You said we could defeat the city in one day? That's not true." Edith untied her belt and let the long green hair on her head fall down. "I just don't think he is a suitable candidate."

It's not...appropriate, Calvin couldn't help but groan in his heart, he is the ruler of Graycastle! No matter how short it is, he is still a true king of a country! Even such a person is not suitable. What kind of person do you want to marry? However, the Duke did not say these words. He had already made up his mind that if his daughter never married, he would pass the title of Duke to Edith - he believed that compared to his two sons, the eldest daughter He is the best successor who can carry forward the family.

"Back to this matter," Edith bent down to pick up the broken porcelain cup on the ground, "The first thing you have to do is to chase back the troops you sent."

"But they have already set out for four days, and they don't know which way they are taking. I'm afraid it's too late..."

"It doesn't matter." She arranged the fragments into the shape of three cities. "You send people to the Valley Town first. If you leave now, you can arrive in the evening. Then take a boat to the royal capital tomorrow morning. In this way, you should be able to arrive one day earlier than the army. Regardless. No matter which route the army takes, they will eventually converge on the official road at the north gate. As long as they search along it in the opposite direction, they can be stopped on the outskirts of the royal capital."

"That's it." Damn it, he should have been able to think of this method. The Duke slapped his head hard. It was because the news came so suddenly that he couldn't recover for a while, "I'll write a letter now! No, directly Let the personal guards bring the tokens! Someone is here!"

After the personal guards took the order and left, Edith continued to say slowly, "Father, do you think we can stop the Fourth Prince's attack?"

Calvin couldn't help but shudder. The outer wall of Eternal Night City is not half as solid as that of the Royal Capital. I'm afraid it won't be able to survive for a long time in the face of that kind of sky-fire weapon. "I don't think... it can't."

"So just recalling the army is not enough," she shrugged. "Don't forget that you became the Duke only because of Ti Feike. In Roland's eyes, I'm afraid you are no different from the enemy. Even if he doesn't come now, he will always come in the future. Come. Therefore, if we want to continue the family, we must do more and be more proactive."

"You mean... to make me turn my head and pledge allegiance to His Highness the Fourth Prince?" Calvin hesitated, "Why should he trust me?"

"With sincerity," Edith said softly, "After the results of this siege spread, I am afraid that most nobles will feel timid. Since they cannot join forces to resist, it is better to admit defeat early. Of course, I think so. I guess I’m not the only one, so I have to be sincere when I surrender, otherwise how can I stand out among the many nobles?”

"What kind of... sincerity?"

Edith smiled, pulled out the training wooden sword with one hand, and before Calvin could react, she smashed two of the three fragments on the table into powder like lightning.

"I think the Hoth family and the Lista family are good gifts. What do you think, father?" (To be continued.)

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