The rest of the journey was silent, and because the war was urgent, they were not as comfortable this time as they had been during the Autumn March.
In addition to rushing along the way, there are only hurried breaks and meals, and there is no chance to even sit together and share delicious food.
Originally it would take at least four or five days to arrive at Tulip City, but it only took them three days to arrive.
When we rushed outside the Tulip City, the gate of the Tulip City was closed tightly and it was on full alert.
Fortunately, Nalant and the others did not need to enter the city. They took the road outside the city and headed directly to the northwest.
After a long and dusty journey, we continued to drive for several days, passing through two counties in succession, and finally we were about to reach the border with the county of Feidi.
"Huh! The thirteen-day journey is finally here, and I don't know what the battle situation ahead is like now!" Boris got back on the horse with a tired look on his face.
Seeing that we are getting closer and closer to the battlefield, for the sake of safety, we naturally cannot sit in the carriage.
Although Nalant's carriage was extremely safe, in order not to act alone, he also rode horses with other nobles.
"Looking at the current situation, the problem shouldn't be too bad. After all, a few miles ahead is the border of Earl Ferdinand, and it's only fifty miles away from Ferdinand Castle. The war hasn't spread yet, which means Ferdinand Castle should be safe.
"
Narant had actually detected the situation more than twenty miles ahead.
There was a huge camp more than twenty miles away, which should be the camp of the king and the earls.
Since the king and all the earls are safe and sound, the situation must be relatively stable.
Just to avoid exposing his team's investigative capabilities, Nalant did not tell anyone openly.
After all, their team is now surrounded by not only the original five or six Tulip vassals, but also other noble vassals from all over the principality.
In such a mixed place, Narant doubted whether there would be any Freemasons.
The sudden appearance of space cracks on the Fiery Grassland showed that although the Church was in the north, it could quietly enter the territory of the Principality and tamper with the rear of the Agate Principality.
There must be someone inside who is covering up the church, so that no one is aware of it.
We complained a few times on the road, and soon after completing the twenty-mile journey, everyone finally saw the camp ahead.
Everyone reported their identities, and soon there were knights sent by their respective counts to pick them up.
Nalant and several other vassals belonging to the Tulip family were immediately led over and received an audience from Bernard.
"I have met the Earl!"
"Well, everyone, please sit down!" Bernard nodded and motioned for everyone to take their seats.
"My Lord Earl, how is the battle ahead? Aren't you here to help Earl Feddy's castle? Why are you stationed at this border?" After sitting down, Boris couldn't help but start asking immediately.
In fact, not only was he curious, but other vassals in Nalant were also curious.
Bernard didn't even have time to wait for them to rendezvous and rushed over, but now he did not go directly to Feidi Castle for rescue, but was stationed more than thirty miles away.
"Feddy Castle is still there!" Bernard shook his head, paused, and said solemnly: "And we also tried to rescue it!"
"Your Excellency, did something unexpected happen during the rescue?" Nalant's father-in-law looked wrong.
"That's right, Narant, the church quickly arrived at the castle of Earl Ferdy this time. The attack on Earl Ferdy's Fort was just a pretense. They actually dispatched a large number of soldiers to ambush on the other side of a river ten miles ahead!"
"Three days ago, when we were following His Majesty the King across the river, the church and the northern army suddenly came out. This sneak attack cost us thousands of soldiers!"
It turned out that a few days ago, when the king and several faster counts met, they immediately rushed to Count Ferdy's Castle.
However, more than ten miles ahead, there is a large river more than a hundred meters wide.
The river has only one bridge, and the army can only rely on the stone bridge if it wants to pass.
Although more than 5,000 troops from the Northern Principality were stationed on the other side of the stone bridge, the Agate Principality still launched an attack due to their numerical superiority.
The attack originally went smoothly, but a group of counts personally went on the scene and directly fought to the other side, killing the 5,000 guards of the Northern Principality until they lost their armor.
But who would have thought that these five thousand soldiers were just a bait for the church.
When the Agate Principality army was preparing to cross the river to pursue the victory, the church's three thousand paladins, plus more than 10,000 Northern Principality soldiers, suddenly rushed out from the side and directly attacked the Agate Principality army.
According to the request for help message sent back by Count Ferdy, the leading force of the church coalition army was only 30,000 people.
They actually settled at least 20,000 people by the river, which showed that they had no intention of attacking Ferdinand Castle immediately, but wanted to ambush the reinforcements from the Agate Principality.
Although the king and the earls immediately returned to defense after noticing the problem, they still lost five to six thousand guards due to the chaos.
Moreover, what is even more cruel is that the church does not care about the life and death of the soldiers of the Northern Principality, and vaguely has the idea of fighting to end both sides.
Therefore, the king's final thought was that since Count Ferdy's castle was temporarily safe, he would wait for his follow-up team to arrive.
When the time comes, launch an attack together to avoid being consumed by the opponent.
"Surround the area and call for reinforcements!" After listening to Bernard's words, Narant immediately remembered this familiar strategy.
They surrounded Ferdinand Castle, but they did not immediately start a fierce attack. Instead, they specially ambushed the supporting troops.
In this way, you can wait for work to harvest reinforcements.
What was besieged was the Earl's castle. Once captured, Earl Feddy's entire family would be doomed.
Neither the earls nor the king could really sit back and watch.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Boris continued to ask.
"Three thousand paladins are now stationed on the other side of the river, and the army of the Northern Principality is also arriving one after another, so His Majesty ordered to wait for all vassals to arrive before launching an attack!"
"During this period, our army has been making rafts. Now that you vassals are almost here, the attack should start again soon."
"Yes, Lord Earl!"
After the vassals understood the situation, they naturally had no other opinions. The command on the battlefield was all up to the king and the earls.
Immediately, Bernard cleared everyone away and asked everyone to go back and have a good rest.
Nalant was left alone, and Bernard greeted him cordially before leaving. As his future son-in-law, he still had a lot of preferential treatment.
Of course, after leaving, Nalant went to see Stella again and chatted for a while before returning to the camp to recharge his batteries.
Time turned to two days later, and the king's order was finally issued, and the army came out of camp to prepare to storm across the river.
Because news has come from the other side that the army of the Northern Principality has arrived at Ferdinand Castle, it is better to start attacking the city.
If we don't speed up the process, Ferdy Castle may not be able to survive for long.
Regardless of whether the other party wants to wait for work, they still have to crack this hard nut.
Woohoo!
On the edge of a large river of more than 100 meters, the 50,000 troops of the Agate Principality were lined up in order, and under the leadership of various lords, they were ready.
On the opposite side, there are also tens of thousands of allied troops of the Church and the Northern Principality, who are waiting in full formation.
"These bastards even built a fence by the river!"
In front of the formation, Boris couldn't help but cursed when he saw the arrow towers rising from the ground and the criss-crossing trenches on the opposite side.