After the meeting, Bernard did not return directly to his room, but came outside the guest room where Stella lived.
Compared to other earls, Bernard was most fortunate that his daughter was still with him.
Speaking of which, I would have to thank that bastard Lakoff for this. If Lakoff hadn't done anything to change the Tulip family's garrison location to the edge of the desert.
It is possible that Stella was among the descendants captured by the enemy.
There is no comparison between tens of thousands of infantry and thousands of elite cavalry.
Now, among the descendants of the great nobles in the entire Agate Principality, only Bernard's heir is still intact.
As for other families, all heirs including the eldest prince were captured.
Of course, several of the earl's heirs were captured at the garrison, but the eldest prince was captured in the camp. The king did not send the eldest prince to garrison at the beginning.
As for why such an important figure as the eldest prince was captured in the camp.
This means that the eldest prince is extremely unlucky.
After Narant's message arrived that day, the king and the counts issued a retreat order, and then hurriedly led the elite knights to attack the cavalry directly under the Northern Principality, preparing to buy time for the army to evacuate.
As for the eldest prince, he happened to go to the caravan tavern behind the camp to have a drink at that time.
And what happened was such a coincidence that the caravan that opened the tavern was faked by people from the Northern Principality.
When the fake caravan noticed the movement of the Agate Principality's army, it immediately began to attack.
They first captured valuable personnel such as many minor nobles and the eldest prince who were drinking in the tavern.
Then they started setting fire to tents everywhere to create chaos, and at the same time, they also sent a signal to the army in Oak City.
The eldest prince and others were unprepared, so naturally they would not be spared.
In addition, the Agate Principality's army was in a hurry to evacuate at that time and had too much time to take care of themselves. Naturally, there was no one to stop these spies and destroy them.
Therefore, the eldest prince and some minor nobles fell into the hands of the Northern Principality.
Among them, the most valuable hostages are the eldest prince and Natasha of the Frank family.
Yes, the Northern Principality has actually been eyeing Natasha for a long time. After all, the Frank family is also very important to the Agate Principality.
Even in terms of ransom, Natasha's value is even higher than that of the children of great nobles.
In this way, Natasha, who was also staying in the rear caravan, was kidnapped.
"Father!" Stella opened the guest room door after hearing the knock on the door.
"My tulip flower, why does it stay in the room all the time? You need to go out more and get some fresh air!" Bernard looked at his daughter lovingly.
He now knew very well what was going on at the edge of the desert.
Although he didn't agree with his daughter taking such a risk, he was still satisfied.
Because this daughter of hers is not inferior to any other young men, and can even be said to be the best among the heirs of several earls.
"Father, the castle is full of people now, and I can't help the current battle, so I just stay in the room!" Stella invited Bernard to enter the room.
Chirping!
At this moment, Xiao Huihui suddenly flew over from the room and landed on Stella's shoulder.
After Stella came back, Xiao Huihui was placed with her. After all, Shirley had followed Nalant to the hinterland of Marquis Lisen, and Xiao Huihui could not find her either.
Seeing Xiao Huihui and seeing the slight haggardness on his daughter's face, how could Bernard still not understand her thoughts.
Then he said softly: "Stella, you don't have to worry too much. That boy Nalant is very smart and wise. Even if others are in danger, he will not be in danger!"
"Maybe he can really wreak havoc in the rear and help our Agate Principality army!"
Stella has also said that Nalant went deep into the hinterland.
Although Bernard felt that the hope was very slim, after all, it was very difficult to capture a castle with hundreds of people.
Even if one or two castles were captured by Nalant in the end, it would still have no effect.
Moreover, the rear of the Marquis of Lisson is not really empty.
When the rear responds, the Marquis City can also send thousands of elite soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress Nalant.
"Yes! Father, I know!" Stella did not refute, knowing that Bernard was concerned about her, "Father, how long will it take to seek reinforcements from the principality this time?"
"It's not easy to say. Although messengers asking for help have been sent, there are not many troops in the Fire Dragon Fort Fortress. There are only more than 10,000 people, and there are only 1,000 Iron Guards cavalry."
"So, if you really want to gather sufficient support, you will definitely need to summon it from the royal capital and various counties. I'm afraid it will take a long time..."
When it came to reinforcements, Bernard's brows finally knitted together, and he stopped talking midway through his words.
Although several earls spoke with confidence when appeasing the vassals and soldiers.
But the real situation is that the food they have now may not be enough to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
"Stella, you don't need to worry about these things anymore. You can have a good rest these days. Father will take care of other things!"
"Yes!" Stella nodded after hearing this and did not force herself any further.
Although her father had not finished speaking, she only made a brief calculation of the distance traveled by the reinforcements and knew that it would probably take a month at the earliest for the reinforcements to arrive.
For at least a month, their besieged army had only more than ten days of food, and the situation was obvious.
Immediately, Bernard comforted his daughter a few more words, then said goodbye and left for the camp of Tulip's little vassals.
As for Stella, after Bernard left, she stood at the window and looked towards the north.
"God of Glory, please take care of Nalant and ensure his safe return..."
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Is Narant safe?
It's very safe for now, and he's full of surprises now.
After counting the loot collected from Baron Carlo's castle, he rarely enjoyed a hot bath and a long dinner.
After dinner, he got another good news.
That is, another one of his Storm Knights has broken through and become a titled knight, and there are five of them at once.
If this momentum continues, I'm afraid that within a few days, all members of his Stormtroopers will be titled knights.
Moreover, with the Bloodline Qi Fruit, the number of extraordinary knights in the Knights of the Storm will increase by dozens every year.
To put it on the low side and calculate the probability of getting eight bloodline qi fruits per year, he would be able to obtain at least fifty extraordinary knights in the coming year.
In this way, within three years, the extraordinary knights in his hands will be able to catch up with the earls, and within ten years, they will reach half of the king's level.