Scene 208 Roses, Thorns and Desire for Power

Scene 208 Roses, Thorns and Desire for Power

Madara comes.

Not only that, Count Jean Denel also gathered an army of 20,000 people in Pallas in just one or two months, including three knight lords including the Knight of Pallas, plus the army of mountain people and barbarians. , such a large-scale gesture no longer seems to be just to suppress the rebellion, but to demonstrate to those who dared to ridicule him before.

This kind of mobilization ability shows that the earl is far from needing to 'retire'. He was like a tiger with squinting eyes before. Once his eyes are full of anger, he can still shake the entire forest as he did decades ago. stand up. Now the entire Tony Geer is completely under the control of this tiger, and most of the remaining people have begun to gloat and wait to see the fate of those unlucky ones who dare to touch the tiger's beard.

Griffith's knight-in-arms, Viscount Axel, immediately left his office after receiving the information and walked towards the study of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Later, Sir Copp saw this scene and followed him: "Hey, Lord Knight, I heard the news from the south."

Kopp's status in the royal party is not high, but he is on the side of Master Liwusi. Liwuxi is the princess's teacher and the chief court mage of Eruin. He has a respected position in the royal party, even if he has real power. The big shots who led the faction had to bow their heads when they saw the old man. Axel didn't want to offend the other party, so he could only nodded: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is very optimistic about those rebels, but unfortunately she will be disappointed this time. In fact, the adults above do not support contact with these rebels, it is too risky. Some, Lord Jean Denel is a prince after all.”

"The princess is not willing to negotiate peace with Grand Duke Anlek. Hey, she is still a child after all. No matter how wise she is from the outside world, a woman is a woman, and it is inevitable to have some innocent wishes." Kopp nodded. , pretending to sigh.

Axel glanced at him and replied: "Politics is politics. The future of the kingdom is more important than anything else. I believe that Her Royal Highness the Princess will eventually see this clearly. Reaching an agreement with Count Jean Denel is the best solution for us." It's the best choice. Only in this way can Her Royal Highness have enough weight to negotiate terms with that old guy Alek."

"Yes, but I'm worried that Her Royal Highness the Princess is obsessed with it. You know, Lord Axel, I heard that she secretly contacted those rebels. If this evidence is obtained by Denel, we will be passive. .”

"Don't worry, Master Lee Woods. Neither the Grand Duke of Lantonilan nor the Duke of Lantonilan agree to continue to secretly support those country bumpkins. The Knights have also expressed the same wish. Coupled with the current situation, Her Royal Highness the Princess will not insist on having her own way." Knight Long replied.

Kopp smiled secretly when he heard this, thinking that Her Royal Highness the Princess was much more stubborn than the rumors said.

Besides, it's not like no one supports her. However, he is a tactful person, and he will not say it directly if he has something in his mind. Instead, he asks subtly: "What about Lord Overwell?"

"He..." Axel fell silent. Indeed, the guy called 'Wolf' has always had an ambiguous attitude, making it unclear what he was thinking. What's even more troublesome is that Overwell is also the leader of the real power faction, and his brains are no less than that of Macaro, who is called the "cunning fox". It was precisely because of this man's silence that the voices around the princess were not in agreement.

As long as there is no consensus among voices, there are variables. But Axel is not optimistic about the rebels. In his opinion, it is almost childish to pin the fate of the country on gambling-like behavior. Popular science has the same idea. In fact, most people in the royal party have similar ideas. In their view, Count Jeandenel, who holds real power, is much more reliable than a bunch of rootless rebels.

Even more cordial——

As for Princess Griffin's plan, it is somewhat feasible. But it was a bit too risky. The so-called "confidence" in the eyes of the nobles is nothing more than a girl's naive idea of ​​pursuing the so-called "controlling her own destiny". They had seen this kind of behavior so many times that they no longer cared about it. Instead, they had an expression of understanding that was almost pity.

The destiny of the princess is for political marriage. Since the little girl wants to struggle, let her do it, as long as it does not affect the overall situation.

Axel gave a signal to Copp, asking him to leave and then pushed open the wooden door of the princess's study. There were many people in the study room. He looked up and saw Overwell, Leigh Woods, Macaro and Violet Earl Baal, almost all the core members of the royal party gathered together. This is not surprising to the Lord Knight. In fact, ever since the situation in the south became tense, meetings have been held here almost every day.

It's just that the atmosphere in the room is a bit depressing, so dull that it feels abnormal. Under such circumstances, Viscount Axel could only present the newly acquired information in front of everyone.

"Thank you, Master Axel." The princess's crisp voice seemed very calm, but for some reason, Axel felt a little guilty at this moment. In fact, Lee Woods was the teacher of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but he was only half of it. Her current excellent swordsmanship was taught by him.

"This is the duty of a minister, Your Highness Princess." Axel lowered his head and replied. When he saw that Princess Griffin and others had no intention of reading the information, he knew in his heart that it seemed that everyone present already knew the news.

He couldn't help but quietly raised his head and looked at the extremely calm half-elf princess. Today, Princess Griffith was as calm and composed as ever. Her beauty seemed to ooze from this temperament, which made people feel heart-stopped. But the girl was unusually silent. Her long silver hair seemed to form a hazy halo against the candlelight. She placed her hands on her slender knees, pursed her lips, and faced everyone present without flinching. look.

"I understand, just follow your Lordships' wishes," she replied.

Although it was a compromise, his voice was so decisive that there was no room for retreat. It seemed like even this was her own decision. Seeing such a scene, even Earl Baal couldn't help but shake his head. How great would it be if Her Royal Highness the Princess were a prince?

However, there is no if in history.

It was imperative to compromise with Count Jean Denel and marry Anlek as a working man. In the hearts of every member of the royal party, those Yankees were nothing more than local chickens and dogs. After the ice and snow melt, a battle between the north and the south will determine their future status.

The kingdom's revival seemed unstoppable.

It can be considered a perfect result.

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"Sneeze!" Hadesh sneezed and rubbed his face to prevent the cold air from freezing his face. Although the new year has turned, winter shows no signs of disappearing. On the contrary, it is getting colder. North of the Gris River, the wooden walls of these small outposts in the forest are covered with a layer of ice edges. The wood is frozen so hard that it is no different from the rocks.

Hadesh put his gloves on the parapet and stood on the high watchtower to look into the forest. There was originally reclaimed wasteland in the forest, but it had not been sown since winter. The farm laborers who cultivated here crossed the river before spending the winter, and now the only ones left here are soldiers like him. Soldiers, mercenaries, soldiers in the castle, guards and knights are all the most professional professional soldiers from various places.

A little further away from Tony Geer, many people have actually learned about this upcoming battle, but in their view, this battle with great disparity in strength has no suspense. Although Earl Denel has gradually entered his old age, , but the exuberant energy has not faded. His orders are still regarded as authoritative in the areas under his rule, and an army of ten to twenty thousand can be gathered in a short period of time. What's more, everyone knows very well that at this moment, the earl is also assisted by barbarians and undead. Even the Dukes in the north do not dare not to face such power.

But Hadesh's view was a little different. Just before today, soldiers from different places had entered this small outpost for three consecutive days. Four came three days ago, six came the next morning, and the last batch yesterday was seven. In just three days, the number of troops in this outpost reached twenty.

These people are all professional soldiers. This conclusion shocked Hadsh himself; before joining the new lord, Hadsh had been Grudin's knight attendant. Of course, it was not as good as the guards in the castle, but Grudin's men were like There are no more than fifty experienced warriors like him at most. Most of the others are private soldiers of the nobles or even militiamen, just used to make up the numbers.

Hadesh has experienced several battles between lords. In this era, battles between lords are usually very bloody, although nobles are often not really harmed - except for the unlucky ones who are hit by stray arrows. Except for the middle ones - but the consumption of the private soldiers and knights below is very powerful. Only those who survive a battle can be called skilled warriors, and people like him who have experienced several battles simply look down on those who can't even hold a sword. No matter how many times that kind of guy comes, it's all in vain.

However, a lord usually only has a hundred or so reliable knights under his command, not more. First of all, it cannot be afforded. A professional soldier needs a lot of resources, let alone a seasoned knight. Secondly, there are not so many outstanding talents. Small lords are often not as attractive as those heroes. Knights with a little strength will go to big lords like Count Jean Denel. A person who claims to have hundreds of soldiers can already be said to be a very powerful lord. Baron Grudin, for example, has only a hundred or ten men who can really rely on him.

But Brando is an exception.

Because all the talents under him can be said to have been gathered by chance. They are mercenaries from the mountain people and even further areas. Although these mercenaries have not experienced any real wars, they have been exposed to bloody battles all year round. Those who survive the battle are often more keen on combat than ordinary soldiers.

The mercenaries under the three captains Juta, Fern, and Kerenthia are even more outstanding. Especially Fern's men, most of whom were originally Eruin cavalry from the Kalunsu Plateau, were originally scouts. They are elites. After the baptism of blood and fire, their personal strength is suddenly higher than other mercenaries.

But this is not the strongest one, because there is also the existence of the copper dragon Leto and his group. Those people are not very strong, and the best ones are only hovering at the peak of Black Iron, but their combat experience is incredibly rich. Brando has long suspected the identity of these guys. Especially since Leto's identity was there, he doubted whether all these veterans were veterans of the November War.

This conclusion is a bit scary, but it seems to be the most reliable guess. These experienced mercenaries account for nearly two-thirds of Brando's human staff. In addition, there are some members of the original guard and patrol cavalry from Butch and Lidenburg. These people are also related to Madara had fought against him.

The last part is the knights of Sir Mintai who followed Caglis to join him, plus the new soldiers he recruited. Brando currently has about 2,000 to 3,000 human soldiers, but more than 80% of the more than 2,000 people are real veterans, formal knights who have the skills to practice fighting all year round. The most experienced and seasoned warriors who are not inferior to any other.

Outsiders thought that their group of Tonigel's 'rebels' was just a ragtag group of two to three thousand people, but Hadesh knew that the young lord could be said to have more than two thousand knights. There are more than two thousand knights, Martha is on top. More than two thousand knights can lead an army of more than one hundred thousand.

When the late king Ek founded his kingdom, he only had two hundred knights following him.

"There is movement in the forest." Suddenly, a voice said behind him. Hadesh was startled and turned around subconsciously.

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