Chapter 508 The Split of the Trade Federation (2)

A middle-aged man in leather armor was pacing forward on the city wall leaning on a sharp sword. It was still cold, but his forehead was already slightly sweating.

Joseph Luen looked around with a gloomy expression. He was assassinated after the Battle of Kohor, but he was fine. In the hands of a person with a special status, there will naturally be many special resources for his originally planned plan secretly. , Joseph has been preparing for a long time, including force of course... In the past many years, he not only brought Vaegir's guard army back under control, but also prepared several secret troops.

Therefore, the actual military strength of Vigia is quite strong, otherwise it would not be possible to capture Kohor overnight. In addition to the 50,000 regular guards that meet the federal regulations, Joseph Lun also has his own guards, intelligence system, killer organization and a quick reaction force including a legendary monk, dozens of archmages and elite fighters.

It was very late at night. Looking down from the towering city wall, the city of Cohor was like a giant lying on its back, sleeping in the darkness. There were faint lights in the streets and alleys in the distance, and people in armor looked down from the city. , the wind pulled his dark gray cloak slowly fluttering.

"I heard that when Jon Arthur was alive, he liked to look out here and see his own city." Joseph said casually.

"But it's yours now." The bachelor who followed complimented.

"What's the new news?" Joseph Luen had no expression on his face. He didn't seem to be happy with getting this city.

"The ravens brought it from Minn. Tarshanm has left the Razor River, and lords have joined in along the way. They regrouped at the causeway and are heading towards Qohor."

The Marquis turned his head, his eyes were cold, his pupils were deep black, like slowly turning black holes: "Tarshanmu's reaction was within my expectations, I sent a message to Orsay, requesting them The only way to go-the ambush in Canster Canyon, how do they respond?"

"Well...they haven't responded yet."

"If there is no response, then it means rejection." Joseph smiled coldly, "Presumably there is no news from the north right now?"

"You mean, the Black Wing Empire plans to abandon us?"

"Not at all."

The armored Marquis shook his head, raised his neck and looked at the deep darkness outside the city: "Pip, do I know what I saw? I saw the Trade Federation turned into a gladiatorial arena, where the Northern Empire and its opponents will fight each other. The raised fighting beasts are released from the cages, and let them bite and fight, I don't think Emperor Targaryen will let himself lose a round out of thin air."

Compare us to beasts being fed? Bachelor Piper stretched out his hand and tightened his neckline: "My lord,

I don't know. "

The Marquis stared down at his hands without speaking, as if observing his own palm prints.

After a long time, he said in a low voice: "The so-called gladiatorial fight is nothing more than two wild beasts fighting desperately. This is not unusual in the no-man's land of Elradia. Why are there countless people shouting hoarsely in the arena? Because the two fighting beasts have been carefully cultivated, the owners spent a lot of money to buy the cubs. During the growth of the cubs, there are servants who are responsible for the daily diet, spell casters to induce blood for them, and animal trainers to provide training for fighting. The owner has the capital to boast, and even the fur and teeth are groomed and groomed every day."

"The wrestling between two fighting beasts is actually a competition between the financial resources and capabilities of their masters." Joseph concluded, and turned his head to look at the bachelor: "Pip, do you understand now?"

"Understood." Piper nodded heavily, sighed, and said, "We are just beasts in cages, and they are the masters above us. What a shame."

"It's not just us, the Duke of Enfa of Mien, the Grand Duke of Cain of Orsay, the governor of Elantra, the lord of Nisdu, and even Tashanmu, the so-called ruler of the whole territory, who is not the same?" Joseph Lu En's voice was far away but his words were clear: "If you want to blame it, you can only blame yourself for not having enough strength in your hands."

"Oh, Piper, what you said is wrong." The Marquis said softly: "We are not fighting beasts yet, I think the reason why the Northern Empire has been reluctant to release the signal is to test whether we have become fighting beasts Qualifications. It seems that this war needs to be fought by ourselves first."

The bachelor's throat was dry, and his voice was bitter: "With Vaegir's own strength, can I face the entire Central Alliance?"

"Central coalition forces."

Joseph Luen hissed mockingly: "Tarshanmu was overwhelmed by anger, and rushed to Kehor to regain the lost ground. Time is running out, and other city lords may not join him so quickly. Now, we have to It is only the troops of Pudasius that are confronted."

He was right. Although the Trade Federation is nominally governed by the rulers of the entire territory, each city owner owns a main city, several castles, and more than a dozen villages. They have complete autonomy in their own territory. , the ruling power is no different from that of a king. Even if Tashanmu is the head of the Federation, he cannot directly mobilize the troops of other city-states.

Although the current "Alliance Army" has a large number of people, it only seems to be very powerful, because no other city lords have joined. Except for the army of the city-state of Tashan Mupudasius, the rest of this army are not professional soldiers. In addition to the most humble peasants and slaves, there are also mercenaries eager to plunder, wandering warriors, adventurers and bounty hunters. When Pudasius issued a summoning order, they followed the little lords under Tashanmu Serve.

"My lord, what are you going to do?" asked the maester.

"Tashanmu is an idiot, bringing those useless guys will only mess up his own position. Assign a small force to defend Kehor, and we will go south along the causeway and cross the swamp."

Piper hesitated: "Are you taking the initiative?"

Joseph didn't answer, and continued, "After crossing the swamp, the cavalry took a step ahead and secretly detoured to the rear of the coalition forces along the Talda trade road, while the infantry continued to advance along the Freedom Avenue from the front."

"Do you want to divide the troops into two groups and let the cavalry raid Tashanmu's troops?" The bachelor said with a frown, as if he didn't agree with this tactic.

"Pip, you are close to me, so you should know that we still have a third army." Joseph Luen said: "Once Tashanmu knows that I have left Kehor, he will definitely lead the army To fight with our main force, there are Pudasius spies in Vaegir's army, so he will bet heavy troops to ambush our cavalry, and then it will be the chance of the poisonous snake."

"In order to convince Tashanmu, we must send all the cavalry to Talda for business. This bait is too expensive." The city lord's army is coming, and we have no strength to resist them."

"This is exactly what they want. I guess, when the other city lords arrive, our allies should also arrive." The Marquis with the sword said firmly.

I'm lying. Joseph said softly in his heart that he was not sure whether the allies would arrive at that time, or even whether there were any allies in Vaegiria. Everything he said before was based on his own conjectures and inferences, without any basis in reality. But these words cannot be said out loud. As a lord, as a commander, he must always show a confident look, otherwise, under the huge pressure of the Trade Federation, the Vaegir army may suddenly fall apart.

Joseph Luen suddenly turned around and walked down the steps of the city wall: "Pip, now convey my order and tell everyone to prepare! See me when everything is ready!"

Emperor Targaryen, the fighting beasts in the arena, there are also high and low.

Choose well.

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