Just when Catalin Khan's letter arrived at Fiona, a letter with roughly the same content also arrived at Catalin Khan who was staying in the Kansas Mountains.
Fiona made it clear in her letter that the Principality of the Shire was no longer able to provide food, wages and logistics for Catalin Khan and his grassland army. If he still wanted to maintain the organization of this army, Catalin Khan would have to consider raising funds himself.
Food and wages.
Speaking of wealth, Katalin Khan does still have some wealth in his hands, but most of it is precious metals such as gold and silver, which is the wealth accumulated by the Katalin Khan family over thousands of years.
If he really wants to provide food and wages for tens of thousands of people, without the support of the Principality of Shire, Catalin can only survive for a month or two with the meager funds in his hands, and it is also very difficult to realize these precious metals.
However, Ciel took into account that the Catalin family had defended the north for thousands of years, and the Catalin family also tried their best to defend in the early days of the rise of the orcs, so the conditions given were not that strict.
Fiona's decision is to allow Catalin to retain about 5,000 "guards", and the Shire will continue to guarantee a supply of food and wages for Catalin for eighteen to twenty-four months.
As for the remaining tens of thousands of troops, the Shire will first reduce the supply by 30%, then 50% after one month, and completely cut off the supply after three months.
Katalin Khan was very reluctant to disband this army. Although this army lacked combat experience and the equipment could not keep up, it was the capital of his restoration.
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After receiving the news, Katalin Khan immediately wrote to Fiona, asking for more time.
Originally, Fiona was somewhat hesitant after receiving the almost "tears" letter from Katalin Khan, but at this moment, the Chief Archmage of the Shire, Nielas Ellan, arrived from Storm Fortress.
The great magician said "righteously" that no matter how much money you give him, it is a waste. Our finances are tight now and we must use the money on more urgent matters, such as rebuilding the military castle and consolidating the defense line in the north of Storm Fortress, as well as forming
New army!
For others, Fiona might still have to consider it, but Galtenelas Ellan can be said to be the person whom the Grand Duchess trusts the most, and the Archmage quickly caused the Grand Duchess to change her mind.
He was anxious, he was anxious, Katalin Khan was anxious, and at this moment, he heard the news of the restoration of the Erengrad Wasteland.
Our knight brothers are still reliable!
Katalin Khan almost shed tears, he is indeed a chivalrous Shire!
The great Archduchess traveled thousands of miles to provide support, and even braved the heavy snow to go deep into the grasslands to recover Erengrad, without any selfish motives. What kind of spirit is this?
The minister immediately took dozens of horses on the road under the order of Katalin Khan, plus several large boxes of goods.
It includes the golden-topped and red-tasseled helmet of Ursun, the bear god of Catalin Khan's father, and the Erskine Blade, the cavalry saber he used.
The dilapidated steel wings, stained red by all kinds of blood, were engraved with the glory and victory of the Katalin family's life.
However, shortly after entering the city, a group of Charles cavalry stopped them.
The leading knight, Nicholas, was fully armed, wearing a two-legged hat that was more than half tilted on his head, wearing a commander's uniform, and a scimitar hanging from his waist. He stopped in front of Arakchiev and others:
"Are you the special envoy of Khan Catalin? I am Nikolai, the deputy commander of the Shire Rangers. Your Excellency the Grand Duke wants to see you and ask you if you have brought anything?"
"We brought the things." Arakcheyev said somewhat unnaturally:
"Katalin Khan has a decree. Please let us go to the Duma to read out Katalin Khan's decree before meeting with His Excellency the Grand Duke."
"Your Majesty does not have that much time to wait for you to deal with things first. Your Khan is a man, and our Grand Duke is even more noble!"
Nikolai's attitude seemed tough and a little contemptuous. The knight's bad attitude made Katalin Khan's special envoy very afraid. Before Arakcheyev came, Katalin Khan told him many times not to interact with Xia.
There was a conflict between them.
And looking at this group of rangers, Arakcheyev really couldn't laugh or cry.
Even if a conflict breaks out, how can I defeat this group of cavalry?
Although Nicholas only has 200 cavalry here, and they are light cavalry, there are more than a dozen high-level strong men.
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Moreover, the heavy sense of majesty and glorious military spirit carried by each ranger cannot be compared to the improvised cavalry under his command.
Finally, the special envoy of Katalin Khan was "invited" to Fiona.
The Grand Duchess met the special envoy and talked a lot with him. She asked very "enthusiastically" about the current situation of the Catalin family, how the Catalin Khan was doing recently, how many troops there were in the Steppe Army now, and whether the orcs had been expelled.
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Finally, after checking each other's goods, they forced him to stay for lunch before letting him go.
Watching the special envoy of Katalin Khan go out, Fiona was in Iros's arms, leaning against him, and said lazily and nonchalantly:
"Is it ready over there?"
"It should be ready."
Iros hugged Fiona from behind. He put his hand on Fiona's belly through her dress and said lovingly: "Let's take a look together?"
"But I want to take a nap." Fiona pretended to be cold, and she said delicately: "I don't really want to see it either."
"Can I please help you?" Iros hugged Fiona tightly and said softly.
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"You guy, you don't look sincere at all." Fiona was still pretending to be arrogant.
: "Once again, be sincere. Doesn't the most powerful knight know that to invite a lady, you need to bow and extend your hands?"
"Then I'll go find Themis and Catherine."
"How dare you!" Fiona suddenly became furious. The Grand Duchess instantly turned into a little lioness and jumped up:
"Today belongs to me, tomorrow belongs to me, and it will be their turn the day after tomorrow!"
"Hahaha, let's go, let's go."
Iros reached out and gently held Fiona's small ankle under her uniform. This was Fiona's fatal weakness. As long as it was held by Iros's hand, she would completely lose all ability to resist.
And Fiona really likes letting Iros hold this place. Although she doesn't say it, she really likes it when Iros bullies her and holds her ankle in this way.
"Okay, I'll go with you. Nothing will happen."
Fiona had no strength left in her body, so she could only express her worry: "Will I be unable to control it?"
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"No, no one has the guts to kill someone." Iros's face showed absolute confidence: "Especially in front of me."
On the other side, when Arakcheev came to the large square in front of the military camp that had been transformed into the Erengrad Guards, the scene in front of him made the special envoy of Katalin Khan swallow his saliva involuntarily.
In the square, thousands of troops are gathering.
The original steppe army, which had been renamed the Erengrad Guards, was now fully armed. Under the leadership of the current commander, they formed six large infantry squares.
On both wings, a large group of horse archers, two groups of wing cavalry, and two groups of bear cavalry have already formed up.
"???"
Special Envoy Katalin Khan's whole head was filled with question marks.
"go ahead!"
Georgi was also a typical steppe man with a strong build. He had a big bald head, deep eyes and a big nose. After he saw the special envoy of Katalin Khan appeared, he sneered a few times and suddenly disappeared from the scene.
The sword was drawn from his waist:
"go ahead!"
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"go ahead!"
The roar that shook the earth resounded in the square, and the surrounding prairie people, as well as Charles and other empire soldiers came out to watch the fun.