When the time comes to mid-March, I can already vaguely feel the footsteps of spring.
For the northern border, where winters are particularly long, this spring seems to have come a bit early this year.
Perhaps the benevolent Lord can no longer bear to see the famine continue to raging, and deliberately wants to let spring plowing proceed earlier.
But even if the crops are planted now, they have to wait until autumn to harvest the food.
Therefore, the famine is destined to take the lives of more northerners.
It is also destined to cause greater turmoil.
"Chaos is a ladder."
Colin read the letter in his hand with a playful look.
"Just this sentence?" Vera asked curiously when she saw Colin stopped.
The two of them were having breakfast at this time, but Yimon, the butler, suddenly handed a letter he had just received.
The letter came from Ironforge City, apparently from the hands of the Marquis of Dawson.
"Yes, that's it." Colin sneered, crumpled the letter into a ball, and threw it into the fireplace.
The flame jumped, then calmed down.
"Should the Marquis Dawson want to win you over?" Vera sipped her milk, but was stirred in her heart by the letter.
"It should be." Colin looked at Vera who was slightly pale, stretched out his hand to hold the opponent's slightly cold hand, and comforted, "Don't worry, I will cut this shameless dwarf who betrayed your father. His head!"
"Yeah." Vera nodded, holding Colin's big hand with her backhand, feeling peaceful.
Colin continued to deal with the food on the plate, but he thought of the words in the letter from the Marquis Dawson.
Perhaps, as the cold winter is about to recede, the turmoil in the north will gradually begin.
After breakfast, Colin was about to take Vera around in the garden, but saw the butler Yimen coming again: "Master, the messenger from the northern front is here again."
"Northern Front?" Colin was stunned for a moment before he understood who Yimeng was talking about.
Isn't this the eldest brother of the future!
"Take him to my study."
"Yes, sir."
Afterwards, Colin turned to Vera and said bluntly: "Your brother is here, do you want to see you?"
"Charles?" Vera was taken aback at once, but then, her face wrinkled and seemed very tangled.
"If you don't want to see, then let's not see. I'm afraid he also sneaked back this time. It is not appropriate for you to meet."
"Okay, then go ahead and I will go to the garden by myself."
"Well, I'll come to you later."
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"Haha, Lord Charles, welcome to Ice Rock City again!"
"Dear Viscount Angele, thank you for your hospitality!"
Seeing Charles again, his attitude towards Colin was as respectful as last time.
It seemed that he had really forgotten that he was the first heir to the Duke of the North.
Colin smiled and invited Charles to take a seat, and then asked the maid to bring coffee and pastries.
However, Charles seemed a little anxious. Just after taking a sip of coffee, he asked directly: "Viscount Angele, how did you think about my proposal last time?"
Colin's heart shuddered, knowing that Charles was obviously still obsessed with the previous proposal to attack the Troll King City.
"Charles, I wouldn't dare to send troops to attack the troll empire without the order of Lord Duke."
"Viscount Angley, you are not sending troops without authorization, but you are forced to fight back."
"What's the meaning?"
"When I came back from the front line this time, the Troll Empire had already dispatched one hundred thousand troops to the south. It is estimated that I will arrive in Ice Rock City in more than a month!"
Colin's heart moved: "Oh? The troll really sent troops?"
Charles vowed to say: "It is true! Viscount Anglia, this time the troll sent a hundred thousand troops to the south, which can be said to have completely emptied the family. Now the internal defense of the troll empire is basically useless. You only need to lead one. Elite cavalry can easily take down the Troll King City and make an immortal contribution!"
Seeing that Colin was still hesitating, Charles once again persuaded: "Viscount Anglia, I know that you have received assistance from the half-elf kingdom. The Silvermoon Guard will help you guard Ice Rock City. Even if the Black Cavalry is transferred away, don’t worry. The rear is unstable, if so, why not take a gamble with me!"
Colin rolled his eyes in his heart and secretly said that of course you are willing to take a gamble, anyway, you don't need to bet.
"Charles, although your strategy really touches my heart, I still want to ask the Lord Duke."
"That's too late!" Charles was a little anxious, "Viscount Angley, before I set off, the troll army had already been dispatched. If you ask Winter City for instructions again, I am afraid that the troll has already approached Ice Rock City. Now, at that time, how can you split your troops to attack the Troll King City?"
"Don't the Golden Lion Corps still have three military forts on the front line? Can't you delay the troll army?"
The military fort that Colin said was actually the three military forts that Prince Okamoto dedicated to the Duke of St. Hild in Vera's coming-of-age ceremony.
The Troll King City is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and there are only three main passages that can be used by the army, and these three military forts are just set up at the key positions of these three passages.
"Viscount Anglia, do you know how many garrisons the Golden Lion Corps has in these three military forts?" A thick look of helplessness appeared on Charles's face.
"How many?"
"Three thousand."
"Three military fortresses total three thousand?"
"Yes. And most of them are recruits."
Colin was speechless for a while. In such an important military location, the Golden Lion Army had only stationed so many people. How could this be able to stop the troll army?
wrong!
Colin suddenly realized that these three military fortresses were probably deliberately abandoned by the Duke of St. Hild.
For one thing, the Golden Lion Army needs to concentrate its efforts to deal with the internal rebellion. Secondly, I am afraid that the Duke of St. Hilde deliberately wants to lure the troll out...
In this way...
"Sorry, Charles, I won't send troops without the order of Lord Duke." Colin's attitude suddenly became extremely tough.
Charles looked at Colin's firm eyes, and finally shook his head and sighed after a long while: "Colin, did you guess something?"
Colin also smiled: "Charles, you should have met the Lord Duke?"
This time Charles didn't deny it, nodded and said: "Yes, since I have reached this point, I will not hide it from you. The plan for this attack was actually made by his father."
really!
Colin sneered in his heart, and the Duke of St. Hild really wanted to take advantage of him.
But in the current situation, if you want to rely on Charles's inflammatory words and those illusory achievements, you want him to send troops, that would be too naive.
Of course Colin understood that UU Reading www.uukānshu.com must send troops, not only because of the orders of the Duke of St. Hild, but because once the troll army approaches the northern border, Ice Rock City is indeed very likely to be the first target.
However, the Duke of St. Hild didn't want to pay anything and let Colin work for him.
"Charles, since it is the Duke's order, of course I will not disobey it. However, the messenger I sent to Winter City has not been received by the Duke for more than two months. Such behavior really makes me feel cold. what."
"Viscount Angele, of course my father knows that you want to marry Vera. He actually approves of this marriage. Therefore, as long as you are willing to send troops to attack the Troll King City, he will definitely meet your messenger!"
"Oh? Lord Duke really said that?"
"Of course, I swear to you in the name of the holy ancestor of the St. Hild family! As long as you can lead your army to break through the Troll King City, Vera will marry into the Anglia family!"
Colin stared into Charles's eyes, and finally nodded after a long while:
"Good! Three days later, I will send troops to attack the Troll King City!"