"Has anyone seen the body of Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"Is it possible that Mr. Carol is lying to us..."
The knights suddenly became noisy, wondering whether the princess was dead or alive?
After all, it was Carol who had been saying that the princess was attacked and killed by orcs, but no one in the knights present had seen the princess's body with their own eyes.
"Don't listen to this little bastard's nonsense. Princess Leia has lost her breath. How can she survive?"
"Master Carroll, how did you know that Princess Leia was dead?" Gladstone asked, "Is it possible that you were also involved in the plan to murder Princess Leia?"
"Fart, how dare I have evil thoughts towards the noble Princess Leia?"
Carroll realized that he had just said the wrong thing and hurriedly found a topic to talk about.
"So, where is the princess's body? If we didn't see the body, how can we conclude that Her Highness is dead?"
Gladstone parked his horse beside Carroll, leaned closer and reminded in a low voice: "You know this, I know it, God knows it, so don't hide it from me. If you withdraw the troops, I won't take it seriously."
I knew it, but did not report it to the king or parliament.
If you insist on crossing the Mitchell Line, I guarantee you will pay a heavy price."
"A heavy price? What can you do to me? Can you still eat me?"
"Draw your sword to defend the majesty of the king and the pope. Anyone who crosses Mitchell's line of defense will be killed without mercy!" Gladstone drew his sword and stuck it horizontally on the ground. "Use this sword as a boundary and retreat!"
"Dare you threaten me? Do you really think that I, Carol, am intimidated? Can a few hundred guards stop the 20,000 elite knights behind me?"
A sword-wielding knight hurriedly came to report, "Commander, something happened. Star City is surrounded by a large number of knights in silver armor. A rough estimate shows that the number of people is at least 50,000."
"Haha, it's really interesting. For the sake of a girl's movie, are you going to use the whole city to fight against me?"
Fifty thousand knights, which is almost the entire strength of Petersburg.
"As for! In order to protect Princess Leia, all sacrifices are worth it." Gladstone's mouth trembled slightly, "If possible, these three hundred guard knights are willing to accompany me to fight to the end."
"Stop saying such high-sounding words, it makes me want to vomit."
Carroll looked at the northern end of Mitchell's defense line. Smoke and dust were billowing in the desert behind the woods. The orcs must have been prepared to resist.
At this time, morale was low and a hasty attack would not gain any advantage.
"You're cruel, I'll withdraw! But please remember, I'm not afraid of you. How could I, Carol, be afraid of you Gladstone? I just don't want to start a civil war and let the orcs take advantage."
The two castles mobilized heavy troops. This was not a trivial matter that could be covered up. There was no way the Royal City had not heard the news.
Gladstone called the historian and greeted him: "Remember, on April 26, the actual combat exercises in Petersburg and Star City came to a successful conclusion."
"Little brother, according to the previous agreement between the two tribes, the Knights of the Monty Kingdom are not allowed to cross the military demarcation line, so I would like you to negotiate with the Orcs on my behalf. No matter what harsh conditions the other side proposes, you can consider them.
"
"Understood!" Chen Feng carried the white flag, crossed the defense line, and walked towards the orc tribe's territory.
"Isn't this the spy who was locked up in the cave? Why did he escape?" Satan kicked the orc beside him, "A useless thing, even a human can't stand it."
"Chief, I'm here to negotiate on behalf of Lord Gladstone, hoping to get Princess Leia back."
"You want to take back the fat that's been brought to your lips? Come and leave as soon as you say, am I shameless?" Satan wants to use Princess Leia as a bargaining chip to exchange for the coastal fertility from the Monty Kingdom.
plain.
Therefore, it is impossible to easily return the princess with just a few words.
"I just said, this is negotiation, you can make whatever conditions you want."
"If you want Princess Leia, you have to trade the town of Laika."
Satan is not stupid. He wants to take back all the occupied plains at once. This is obviously unrealistic, so he only needs to return to the town of Laika.
"It is said that this Mitchell Defense Line is not only for the Knights, but also for the Orcs. If you want to go to Laika Town, you must cross the defense line. Wouldn't that be a violation of the agreement first? In the future, the Monty Kingdom will
Then we can find a reasonable excuse to encircle and suppress the orcs."
Chen Feng explained that when it comes to national territorial issues, even Gladstone has no right to trade.
If you exchange it for items, it will be relatively easy.
"This... what you said seems to make sense." Satan scratched his head, "What should we do? We can't send it back in vain."
"It can be converted into commodities, such as weapons and food." Chen Feng knew that the orcs lacked these two things the most.
For now, this is more important than territory.
"Just do what he said and return the princess quickly to avoid the outbreak of war." Several old men supported Princess Leia and walked towards this side.
In the system of the orcs, elders are generally held by previous leaders and famous orcs. They have the right to veto unreasonable decisions made by the current leader of the tribe.
"Elders, are you just sending it back like this? That would be such a loss."
Satan was obviously reluctant, but the elders still had to give him face.
"Change something symbolically, but don't go too far."
The orcs advanced and stopped on the north side of Mitchell's defense line, facing each other across the line from the Silver Armor Knights. The elders handed over Princess Leia to Chen Feng, who came to negotiate.
"It's all agreed, they need weapons and food." Chen Feng hugged Leah and crossed the defense line.
"Leave all the swords and dry food to the orcs."
After Gladstone took the princess back, he did not break the agreement and leave directly. Instead, he ordered the guard knights to throw their swords and grain to the north side of Mitchell's defense line.
"Send Her Highness the Princess back to Laika Town for a rest."
The Knights in Shining Armor turned around and forcibly captured the town of Laika, and all officials were hanged for treason.
As for Mayor Laika, he has a collateral bloodline from the Carroll family and is considered half a noble. According to the laws of the Monti Kingdom, no one can sentence a noble to death except the Pope.
"Lord Gladstone, you attacked the town of Laika without asking, killing officers and soldiers, and arresting nobles. If this news reaches the royal city, I'm afraid you will be left with nothing to eat."
In front of Gladstone, Mayor Laika didn't appear nervous.
He knew very well that the higher the rank, the better he knew how to maintain the authority of the law.
A big castle owner like Gladstone, with his noble status and prominent position, would not break the law just to vent his anger. At most, he would be taken back to the Holy Temple to face the Pope's trial.
The pope would carefully consider his noble status and replace the death penalty with exile.
"I think you have misunderstood something? What I am arresting is not a noble, but a traitor who colluded with the orcs to murder Her Royal Highness the Princess." Gladstone drew his sword, and the cold light flashed past, and he chopped off Mayor Laika's head.
The splendid palace in the town of Laika was subsequently demolished, leaving only an attic, and all belongings were distributed to the residents of the town.