"We should fight guerrillas with the greenskins, we should organize rangers to harass, and we should avoid direct combat with the greenskins... Yo, yo, that's what our white bear lord said, this is a little girl begging a strong man not to insult her.
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Ha ha ha ha……
"I think he has been frightened out of his soul after fighting wild beasts for many years. However, I won't. Brothers, watch out. In one month, we will go south to join the Snow Queen's troops, Ironhide?"
"It's Grimgor Ironhide."
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes. Grimgor Ironhide, let's see how I cut off his head as a gift to the Queen. The North needs a Marquis, and it has been needed for a long time."
Following the Queen's order, the Northern Alliance troops, who were moving south again, were stationed halfway. Count Cyril of Watchfort sat among several lords and knights and delivered his impassioned declaration of war.
Rhodes did not attend this gathering. He was training. He has not fought in actual combat for three years. Does an ax without blood need to be sharp? Does a dagger without soul-stirring still have a sharp edge? Rhodes needs to experiment and train well to recover.
.A long-term peaceful life can easily make people forget the taste of blood. Rhodes caressed Ursock. The white bear may not be there yet. It always cannot stay in the castle for long before going out to hunt. It lasts for several months, and in the extreme cold
In the Troll Mountains, he hunts the most powerful prey. Even if he is injured, he will not hesitate. Sometimes, Rhodes will see his past self and future self from Ursok's blood-red eyes.
I still can't see myself now. He seems to be a shadow of himself, but he always seems to be running away from something.
Edmund left the meeting angrily at a gathering of lords who were like friends. For him, Rhodes was the real leader. When he led the pitiful Kislev soldiers on the front line against the Norscans and beasts,
At that time, other lords in the north were still warming the stove in the castle and sleeping girls. They were not worthy of insulting a real warrior like this. However, Edmund knew that he was not the king of the north after all, and he could not silence everyone. They
The description of green skins is still in the history books. No matter how powerful the green skin army in history was, they were finally defeated. Therefore, they believed that it would be the same this time and there was no need to be afraid.
"You should listen to what they say about you."
At night, Edmund came to Rhodes with a jug of good wine. Rhodes was practicing fighting on the temporary school ground. Bogul, who was sparring with him, took off his armor and was covered in sweat. Lord White Bear was also panting.
"I don't have to listen to know that they are laughing at me."
Seeing Edmund coming to see him, Rhodes put away his weapon and called Bogul to stop and rest for a while. They took the wine from Edmund and poured it down their throats like drinking water. Red.
The wine was spilled all over his beard.
"Aren't you going to object?"
Edmund asked angrily.
"It's not necessary. If you say something you haven't seen before ten thousand times, they will think you are joking. Only when they see it themselves will they believe it."
Rhodes smiled helplessly and handed the bottle to Edmund.
"But by then it was too late."
…
It was indeed too late. Two days later, the army received news that when the regular army organized by the Ice Queen was blocking the greenskins in the south, they were completely wiped out by the greenskin army led by the Black Orcs... The information was unofficial, and the North was not a fool. The Snow Queen
They have their own secret police, and the lords in various parts of the North also have their own intelligence networks. Especially in large towns like Fort Watch, there are many people who work for the lords privately.
On the day they received the news, there was a dispute among the coalition forces about whether they should continue to go south to support the city of Kislev or return to the north to protect their territory...
"There is no news from Kislev City, and there is no news from the Snow Queen. Why should we stop marching? This is the Ice Queen's request. Even if the greenskins break through the southern army's defense line, we should continue to go south to support the Queen.
.This is an order. At least, this order has not been changed yet!"
The Lord of Split Stone Castle, Volkuf, shouted loudly in the military camp tent. His voice was all on Katarina's side. Of course, everyone knew that this young noble could assume the position of lord in a short period of time.
It was because of the Queen. When Erengrad rebelled, Splinterstone Castle sided with the Noble Alliance. As a result, the Queen won the final victory. Therefore, the old lord was executed, and the new lord Volkov was like Katrine.
One of Na's chess pieces was placed in the northern border.
Even if all his territory is lost, Volkuf must stand by the queen.
However, others don't think so.
The Lord of Winterfort, Giger, who was talking loudly to Cyril about killing the greenskins the day before, is now looking at everyone present with a gloomy look on his face...
"We should withdraw. Don't you understand? Catalina doesn't care about our life or death. Damn it, continuing south will only encounter the same results as the Southern Army. Do you think we are stronger than the Queen's regular army? Look.
Look, these soldiers, they can’t even dress uniformly..."
Jiger cursed loudly, his sunken eyes forming a shadow under the firelight, and vicious words kept coming out of his dry mouth. If the Queen's puppet hadn't been here, Rhodes guaranteed that this guy would kill Carter on the spot.
Linna's ancestors all took it out and scolded her.
"The inability to unify the costumes does not prove anything, have you forgotten? When the Erengrad rebellion began and the Kislev coalition forces fought the bloody mercenary group, we were the ones who blocked the attack of the imperial mercenaries. It was us,
It established the victory of the battle. Among the coalition forces, the troops in the north are the most capable."
Burnat, Lord of Hearthfell, roared.
"Do you still want to bring up that battle? Brother, tell me, how many casualties did the Northern soldiers have in that battle? When our soldiers were bleeding and weeping on the front lines, where were the Queen's troops? Where was the Queen herself? Damn it.
Yes, she waited until the end to come out. An ice storm swallowed up the mercenaries, and the results of our battles piled up with blood and tears were all harvested by her alone in the end. Tell me, after the end of Erlengrad, the North got
What benefits have been gained? Except for you, Rhodes, you have been successfully promoted to Earl of Blackhammer Castle, but tell me, are there any substantial benefits? Those fiefdoms are just a wasteland."
Jigel continued to complain. Rhodes knew that after a long period of oppression, the northern lords had actually developed substantial differences. Some were afraid of the queen's power and continued to compromise and do things under the queen's orders. And some continued to compromise and do things under the queen's orders.
The lords have already endured it. The seemingly peaceful Ice and Snow Kingdom is actually turbulent. At this time, only a fire can completely ignite some lords. However, without reaching a consensus and without a united front, this fire still cannot
be ignited, otherwise, the result will only be another Erengrad. Because the composition of the northern border at this moment is still very complex.
Cyril seemed not to want to offend the Queen or incur the Queen's wrath. Volkov was undoubtedly the Queen's puppet. Bertner seemed to be standing in the middle and not taking sides. As for Giger and Digel
They were obviously on the opposite side of the Queen, showing extreme dissatisfaction with the Snow Queen's measures. Rhodes and Caroline remained silent, because Rhodes's daughter Dennis was still in the hands of the Queen... Of course
, compared to the focus of the dispute between this group of people, Rhodes was more concerned about Ironhide's movements. Although he hated the Czarina in his heart, Rhodes knew that once the capital city of Kislev was breached, the country would fall apart.
At that time, it was absolutely impossible to defend the greenskin attack by just relying on the northern border.