Chapter 604 Taking advantage of the situation (2 in 1)
The "Berkeley" family in Voltron City, which is willing to serve as an internal collaborator, is one of the oldest aristocratic families in the Lionheart Empire. Its history can be traced back to the founding period of Emperor Tiberon Dingding three hundred years ago.
The final reason why the Berkeley family lost patience with the Imperial Army boiled down to interests.
Richard Tiberon, the fourth prince of the Lionheart Empire, followed the imperial army to help the north.
Prince Richard seemed to want to flex his muscles in the north. As soon as he entered Walterland, he convened a meeting of nobles and required all nobles to "show loyalty to the empire."
People.
Prince Richard even directly made a list and asked the nobles and nobles of Walter Run City to cooperate.
The nobles who always like to watch the fire from afar are naturally unwilling to plucking their hair. There was a nobleman who was quite well-established in the local area. He was probably used to living far away from the emperor and had no necessary respect for Prince Richard. He made a mockery in the assembly.
A few sentences.
The fate of this unlucky nobleman was to be killed on the spot by Prince Richard's bodyguards.
This is absolutely shocking bloodshed.
In the Lion Heart Empire, where the enfeoffment system prevailed, the emperor and the lords ruled the world together. The emperor enfeoffed the great lords of each province, and the great lords enfeoffed the city-state lords, followed by the small and medium-sized nobles. In name, the emperor only had jurisdiction over the great lords of each province.
The city-state lords and small and medium-sized nobles below were not vassals of the emperor.
There is a famous saying: "The vassals of my vassals are not my vassals."
In the meeting of nobles, even if the middle-level nobleman collided with Prince Richard, he should not be executed on the spot by the prince. The more normal process is that the prince puts pressure on the lord of the north, and the lord of the north will urge the lord of Walterlen City
, punish the daring middle-class noble.
But what has to be admitted is that Prince Richard's violent behavior was very effective, and the nobles present made a commitment under pressure, whether they were willing or not.
The Berkeley family was the first to agree and received praise from the prince.
However, under the mask of respect and meekness, the Berkeley family had decided on the spot to completely fall over to the rebels.
The unlucky nobleman who died was an in-law of the Berkeley family. Of course, this was not the main reason, but that Prince Richard touched the Berkeley family’s cake. According to Prince Richard’s list, the two mines managed by the Berkeley family
, will be requisitioned by the imperial army, which is simply digging up the foundation of the Berkeley family.
"The Berkeley family has always been a mere outsider, but now they are willing to fully devote themselves to the liberation of the northern border. This is a rare opportunity." said a resistance general.
"That's right, as long as we capture the city of Voltron and defend the port, we can stifle the Imperial Army's reinforcements to the north! Recovering the entire northern border and restoring the glory of the Vikings is just around the corner."
"Lord Ursock, give the order! I am willing to serve as a vanguard and be the first to attack Voltron!" Tagote, a strong man with a height of 2.5 meters, said in a loud voice.
Ursoc is a good leader, of course he must brainstorm ideas:
"Glima, what do you think?"
General Manager Grima said: "My lord, according to the information provided by Obol, the Imperial Army is about to attack Elu City from the north and south... If we can capture Voltron, the Imperial Army's southern attack will naturally be defeated, which can greatly relieve Elu City.
pressure.”
Ursok nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Bai Xiaowen raise a hand.
Ursok still wanted to win over this newly rising powerful necromancer. Bai Xiaowen must have something to say when he took the initiative to participate in the military meeting. Now that he raised his hand, he certainly would not turn a blind eye.
"Dior, what do you think?"
All eyes in the arena were turned to Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen: "It is not a good choice to attack Walterlen."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of discussion, and many senior leaders of the resistance army looked at Bai Xiaowen with suspicious eyes.
"Why? This is a good opportunity." Kevin said.
Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice: "If the city of Voltron is unprepared, this is indeed a good opportunity. However, on the way back, Obol was besieged many times by Imperial Army squads, and even assassinated by the Black Hand Brotherhood!
"
"You mean...Walteren City already knew that the Berkeley family was going to betray them, so they intercepted the messenger at all costs?" Grima asked.
Bai Xiaowen nodded: "We may not know it's Berkeley. But Obol's exposure is an indisputable fact. If we go south at this time and attack Waltron, the other party will definitely be on guard and even set a trap for us.
Crash in."
The atmosphere in the venue became tense.
What Bai Xiaowen said was actually very easy to understand, just like piercing a layer of window paper. Even Kevin and others who were willing to oppose him couldn't help but agree with it.
"What Dio said does make sense. We cannot rush into the Voltron Territory. We are not clear about the terrain and military layout there," Ursok nodded and said, "Without internal response, we are deaf and blind."
Bai Xiaowen said: "There is a more terrifying possibility. After the Berkeley family is exposed, it is used by the Imperial Army to pass false information to us... This is the trap I am talking about."
"Then what should we do? The Imperial Army is attacking Ellu City from the north and the south, and we must provide reinforcements." said a senior general.
"Dior, what do you think we should do?" Ursok directly asked Bai Xiaowen's opinion this time.
"Reinforcement of Elu City is necessary, but I have another suggestion," Bai Xiaowen paused for a second, and then said word by word, "surprise attack on Beijun!"
"North County?!"
Many people exclaimed, and two gleams of light flashed in Ursock's eyes. He strode to the round table and carefully examined the spread out military map of the northern border.
"Beijun... that's the capital of the North. The pseudo-lord of the Empire Dog is there."
"It will be of great significance if we can really capture the North County. Those lords who are still waiting and watching will definitely express their support for Lord Ursock. We can connect the entire North County into one... By then the only remaining city of Voltron
, it must have come down in one fell swoop.”
"Kill that old Bitch from Gladis as soon as possible, and the Imperial Army will no longer have any legal reason to interfere in the Northern Territory."
There was a lot of discussion, and many people were moved by Bai Xiaowen.
Of course, some people are singing the opposite tune.
"It's easier said than done. Beijun City has thick walls and is heavily guarded. Damn Arenas is guarding it with heavy troops."
"To launch a surprise attack on Beijun from Pointed Helm City, we have to pass through the Satsuma Territory. Not to mention that the Satsuma Territory is densely covered with water nets and is not suitable for cavalry to march. Even obtaining the consent of the Satsuma Lord is a problem."
"Indeed, no lord would agree to allow a strong army to pass through their own territory."
Bai Xiaowen has been paying attention to Ursok's expression.
Although Ursock was a powerful man with a deep palace, the subtle expression changes on his face could hardly escape Bai Xiaowen's careful observation.
"There is a way... It seems I can save some energy." Bai Xiaowen thought silently in his heart, he must give the leader a chance to perform, and not be too high-profile. If the plan to surprise Beijun was proposed by Ursock, I believe there will be resistance.
It will be much smaller.
Sure enough, Ursok spoke after deep thought:
"I think Dior's suggestion is feasible."
A thick finger traced across the military map: "According to the imperial army's plan, an army will be dispatched from North County and Voltron to attack Elu City from the north and south."
"Obol escaped from Voltelrun, which means that Voltelrun is likely to be prepared and should leave more soldiers to defend. Correspondingly, North County should send stronger troops to continue to attack Elu.
Plan. They never imagined that we would choose Beijun as the target of our attack... Attacking the enemy unprepared is our winning point."
"As for the marching route, we can choose to go here instead of Satsuma."
Ursok's fingers crossed a clear blue strait.
"Between the Satsuma Territory and Silver Star Island is the Boguas Strait. Compared with the cavalry crossing the complex terrain of the Satsuma Territory, the waterway saves more time. It is estimated that it will take two or three days to reach Beijun Castle!"
"But... Lord Ursoc, we don't have enough warships." Grima said in embarrassment.
Ursok laughed.
"Brother Grima, the surprise attack on Beijun is not like a regular army siege. Why do you need so many warships?"
"The Satsuma Territory and the North County Territory have always had trade exchanges, and they use the Boguas Strait. All it takes is an elite group disguised as a caravan and sneaking into the Beihai Port near Beijun County," Ursok tapped the map and said, "Look
There are only a few farms between Beijun and Beihai Port. Arriving at Beihai Port is like inserting a dagger into the enemy's throat."
"So, we need a trade certificate from Satsuma to obtain a port entry permit..." Ursok looked at everyone, "Which warrior is willing to go to Satsuma Port and get this certificate for me? Our time is very tight."
Bai Xiaowen immediately raised his hand.
"Yes, there is no more suitable candidate than Brother Dio. You are relatively eye-catching, so you won't attract anyone's attention when you appear in the Satsuma territory." Ursok said.
Tagote laughed loudly and said with a wide grin: "Yes, if I go, I will definitely be recognized."
Looking at Tagote's height of 2.5 meters, Bai Xiaowen was unable to complain. However, he had already received the task prompt.
"[Side Mission: Trade License] is opened."
"[Task goal: Obtain a valid trade license.]"
"[Task difficulty: a]"
"[Task period: 24 hours.]"
"[Task reward: Unknown.]"
Ursok said seriously: "Brother Dio, go back quickly. I immediately ordered the formation of a temporary fleet, just waiting for your voucher to be obtained."
Li Shuyi on the side had already silently taken out a small notebook to write down Bai Xiaowen's wonderful performance.
There is no doubt that attacking Beijun is in the best interest of Bai Xiaowen and her team. Don't forget that their elite challenge mission requires them to go to Beijun and explore the large mausoleum of Beijun Monastery.
With the North County monastery on guard, without help from the rebels, the difficulty of this task would inevitably increase significantly.
The original plan of the resistance army did not consider attacking Beijun. It was all because of Bai Xiaowen's words that the battle plan was changed!
When an awakened person successfully convinces a powerful spiritual camp to make strategic arrangements according to his will, it means that he has achieved the "general trend" of the world.
Facing the entire spiritual plane, the power of an awakened person is undoubtedly small. Only by learning to take advantage of the situation can we stir up the storm and gain the greatest benefits.
Recalling Bai Xiaowen's previous explorations of the spiritual world, Li Shuyi finally understood what it meant for Bai Xiaowen to get a perfect score in the general knowledge course additional paper in the college entrance examination...
The military meeting came to an end.
By this time, Bai Xiaowen's reputation among the rebels had risen to the level of respect, and Li Shuyi had officially reached the friendly level.
The increase in reputation is of course not based on talking, but the reward for escorting Obol back to Spikehelm City, and the accumulation of killing imperial troops along the way.
"The resistance has become a big force, and its reputation grows slowly. Otherwise, if you kill a senior leader and escort the messenger back, your reputation should rise to the level of respect." Bai Xiaowen left the small conference room and said softly.
At first, Bai Xiaowen only completed an A-level mission to assassinate a special envoy, but his reputation skyrocketed to the level of respect.
Li Shuyi said: "There are advantages to being powerful. The quartermaster has more good things..."
Mr. Grima, the manager, was stopped by the unscrupulous brother and sister duo as soon as he came out of the small conference room.
"Dior, are you looking for me...?"
"Display merit redemption list."
Before Grima could finish his sentence, he froze up. A munitions exchange list appeared in front of him, and he automatically entered the "Humanoid ATM" mode.
In the exchange list, items such as food, alchemy potions, etc. are quickly skipped.
"There are also exchanges for gold equipment...but it's a pity that they are all standard equipment." Li Shuyi muttered.
"It's pretty good. It's quite comprehensive and basically has all the parts," Bai Xiaowen said. "Both you and I are still missing some parts. If you have extra merit points, you can exchange them for a few pieces."
Li Shuyi turned to the back and suddenly said: "Hey, Xiaowen, look here."
[Book of Frost: A special prop, after use, you will gain advanced level 1 ice spell mastery expertise. 】
[Book of Flames: A special prop, after use, you will gain advanced level 1 fire spell mastery expertise.]
[Book of Arcana: Special props...]
In the specialty column of the exchange list, there are special props that can increase the user's spell expertise!
Unfortunately, there are only three elements: ice, fire, and arcane. Bai Xiaowen does not have the thunder spell specialty that he needs.
"Could this series of specialties be Kevin's products?" Bai Xiaowen recalled Kevin's skills, "It's very possible... From the skill point of view, that guy has three arcane series of ice, fire, and inscription skills...
…”
"Xiaowen, it should be useful for you to exchange for a book of flames, right?" Li Shuyi said, "Don't you have the Kusanagi style ancient martial arts? With your flame fighting skills, you should enjoy the bonus of fire spells."