Chapter 335 Small banquet, go a step further, negotiate conditions
It was already dark, and in accordance with wartime regulations, a curfew was imposed, and all lights and fires were banned except for military units and castles. But when Moriarty stood in front of Windsor Castle, what he saw was a bright light.
, and countless civilians lit torches and lanterns, gathered excitedly in the distance, and cheered in their direction. Many people even shouted and burst into tears, and finally broke down in tears.
Sure enough, years of treacherous siege have already made the people in Windsor Castle overwhelmed, and their spirits are extremely depressed. They are afraid that one day the demons will attack and massacre the city. Now, once the demon army is defeated, Windsor Castle finally returns to peace, and all the soldiers and civilians are ready.
They all seemed to have been reborn, and they were naturally grateful to their master, Viscount Salk, and their allies, the Legion of Olympus.
Without staying any longer in front of the city gate, soon, under the escort of the guards, Viscount Salk, Moriarty and the others passed through the crowds swarming outside and entered the inner castle. There, the banquet venue had been newly decorated.
There is no longer the desolate atmosphere during the war, and the attendants are also in high spirits and are waiting for him.
There is no doubt that among all the people, Viscount Salk and Moriarty have the most noble status, so their positions are arranged next to each other, and they are set at the head of the throne, and the ones next to them are the noble lady Mattie.
Er and Hamilton representing Fort Attle.
Of course, Hamilton's knighthood was not enough to occupy such a prestigious position, even if he was the envoy of Baron Ensberg. But now that "Lion Heart" has become the "Round Table", it will at least be long-term in the future.
His master granted him a knighthood and corresponding land, otherwise his fame could not be accommodated. Therefore, a "Round Table" knight sitting in a high position is also convincing to others.
As for Lord Moriarty, as Moriarty's only "vassal" now, he has also been favored by the tide, and has been favored by others, taking a second seat very close to the two big bosses.
On the contrary, the much-anticipated Saint Charles did not come to tonight's banquet, but this was in line with his usual intolerance for worldly things.
"Everyone, first of all, let us welcome Lord Moriarty to Windsor Castle again. At the same time, we also want to celebrate today's victory of the Kent County Allied Forces against the Demon Heavy Armored Corps and the annihilation of nearly two dozen demons, including a big demon and eight high-level demons.
Thousands of enemy troops! I propose that we drink the wine together!"
The viscount, who was full of military demeanor, did not chatter endlessly like ordinary nobles. He directly raised his wine glass. Immediately, everyone present stood up and raised the silver cup in front of him.
"cheers!"
Amidst the warm toasts, the nobles drank the wine one after another, and burst into heartfelt laughter.
Next, the Viscount directly announced the banquet.
Immediately, the attendants delivered the delicacies cooked one by one to everyone in an orderly manner. At the same time, they refilled the empty wine glasses with wine. However, due to time constraints,
It was rushed, so time-consuming and labor-intensive dishes like barbecue gold foil peacock were no longer available.
Since the beginning of the banquet, an endless stream of low-level nobles came to the main seat and toasted to the two big men.
In response to this, Moriarty responded politely and toasted happily. On the contrary, as time went by, Mathil across from him couldn't see it, and felt sorry for his lover's body, so he opened his mouth to block him a lot.
Because it was indeed just a small banquet, the entire dinner ended in about three hours, and no more dance or other repertoire was arranged afterwards, which was considered very "efficient".
After rinsing his mouth and face, Moriarty said goodbye to the nobles, and then followed the viscount to a small hall elsewhere to discuss business.
"Sir Charlie, I brought you a bottle of wine."
I don't know how Moriarty hid it, so he came to the small hall and saw the waiting church. He took out an unopened bottle of hardcover Leites from his arms and handed it to the other party. He had obviously taken it from the banquet just now.
"Thank you, I'm thirsty."
Charlie took it with a smile, then lightly scratched the bottle cap with his fingernails, and the bottle was opened silently, and then he took a long drink.
"Dear Lord Templar, Hamilton salutes you!"
After Charlie got over his alcohol addiction, Hamilton stood up and respectfully performed a war salute to him. During the day, he witnessed the Holy Temple single-handedly breaking through the realm of darkness and blasphemy, and its glorious and majestic appearance made "Lion Heart" admire him.
, and became a role model.
"Long time no see, Hamilton. Congratulations, you sat on the 'round table' today and achieved a high level. Haha." Charlie also had a good impression of Hamilton, so he smiled and nodded and said hello: "We'll finish talking later, and we'll be together
How about a drink?"
"Yes! What an honor!"
When he heard the other party's invitation to drink, "Lion Heart" was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly nodded in agreement. You know, being invited by a new member of the temple is not only a great honor, but also gives Hamilton a chance to get close to a strong person in the extreme.
The opportunity will be of great help to his future career path.
"Okay, let's stop here for now. Come on, take a seat. Now let's talk about the next military strategy."
Moriarty was asked to sit down on the sofa, and the old man sat opposite him. As for Charlie and Hamilton, they stood on both sides as usual, just as observers.
"Lord Viscount, do you already have a plan?" Looking at the Viscount with a full expression, Moriarty's heart moved and he asked first.
"Haha, smart guy." The old man seemed to have no idea of going around in circles and went straight to the point: "I do have some ideas and I hope to discuss it with you."
"Yes, I'm all ears." Moriarty's attitude was still very low.
"Today, your two coalition forces defeated the enemy's army under Windsor Castle and almost wiped out the main force and essence of the Devil in Kent. The Devil's strength will inevitably be greatly damaged. At the same time, once the siege of Windsor is lifted, the troops of my Salk family will be reduced to
The liberation has greatly enhanced our mobile strength. In this way, one plus one minus, at least in this county, humans have taken the advantage and initiative in terms of military strength."
"Yes, that's it." Moriarty nodded.
"Then, in order to prevent the devil from having a chance to breathe, and to seize the time to resolve the internal troubles as soon as possible, I want to directly attack the direction of McLean and Yateburgh from two lines at the same time, and completely regain the entire Kent County in one fell swoop.
Realm." Looking at Moriarty, the old man said loudly.
"A two-front battle?"
Hearing these words, Moriarty couldn't help but frown slightly.
Because according to the general policy of the earliest Four-Party Alliance Agreement, the relief battles in Windsor, Meryllon, and Att should be carried out step by step, one by one, trying to maintain the maximum strength of the human side and not giving the devil an opportunity to take advantage of it. However,
Now the old man proposes to attack in separate groups and attack the demons in both places at the same time, which seems a bit radical.
"Yes, it's a two-front battle!" Seeing the other side's strangeness, the Viscount didn't care, and said: "Although we have some general strategies before, it cannot be a shackles for actual combat; and the military situation and enemy situation are all there.
Changes naturally have to take advantage of the situation and move randomly. Now that we have a strategic advantage, we must quickly turn it into a victory. Otherwise, if we move slowly and let the devil's reinforcements re-enter Kent County, we will have to annihilate the enemy.
It’s difficult.”
"Sir, what should we do specifically?"
Salk was a retired brigadier general from the Kingdom and had a first-class military strategy, so Moriarty had no intention of arguing with him and continued to ask.
"To be specific, we will rest for seven days after today. After a week, you and I will divide our things and go to relieve the siege of Fort Yate and Fort Merilund at the same time." The old man waved his hand, as if he already had a chance to win: "You
See, how do you like it?" After saying that, Viscount Salk leaned his back comfortably on the deerskin sofa and looked at Moriarty with a half-smile.
"So that's it."
Moriarty also looked back at the old man, a flash of surprise in his eyes.
Haha, what about seizing the opportunity, operating on two fronts, settling the battle before the devil reacts, etc., all of these are just excuses. What the Lord Viscount in front of him really wants is actually the phrase "divide his own things."
"So, what's the arrangement for this thing?" Moriarty asked almost knowingly.
"Haha, now that the war has started, it's time for you to go home and have a look. Naturally, you will hand over the direction to Olympus to Fort Atter." The old man didn't care and laughed.
Sure enough, Olympus went to Fort Atter, so the task of rescuing McLellan fell on the Viscount's shoulders.
What a foresight! I think he had already been thinking about this from the very beginning when he asked Moriarty to take the lead in siegeing Windsor Castle. Just imagine, if Salk had rescued MacLellan, then from now on, Viscount MacLellan would
How could he have the dignity to compete with his old enemy for the title of "county uncle" again?
He is indeed a veteran political figure. After losing one son, he has determined that he will have ten sons!
"Well, I understand what you mean." There were some things that could not be said in the scene, so Moriarty nodded directly.
"So what do you mean?" I understood, but I didn't agree. Moriarty didn't reply, so the old man couldn't help but ask.
"Sir, in my opinion, after today's great victory, the Salk family is undoubtedly the number one in Kent County in terms of reputation and strength. Moreover, Your Excellency Charlie is also the Lord of the Temple, and he will definitely be able to assist you.
Go further." After thinking for a while, Moriarty suddenly smiled and said: "So if you have an order, I will naturally obey it. It's just..."
"Oh? Just what?"
The old man sat up straight and began to wait for the other party to make conditions.
After all, we are all smart people. From the beginning, Viscount Salk did not think that Moriarty would let him easily take advantage of him without saying a word. And listening to what he just said, his focus has been skipped directly to the battle situation in front of him.
, and put it in the "further step" after the war. Haha, the old man is already a viscount, how can he make progress? If he wants to make further progress, he must naturally have to be a count.
It can be seen that Moriarty is directly planning to negotiate terms with the old man on some core issues. (To be continued...)
