In Piaoxue City, several elders of the Lanster family gathered together again to discuss some matters in secret.
"The Hunter family has already sent troops, and they are obviously coming to our Piaoxue City."
Richard didn't hide the dispatch of the army at all. They could basically arrive at the city within ten days. The Lanster family obviously had their own sources of information in Ironwood City. As soon as Richard sent out troops, they received the intelligence.
"How many people did they send out?"
"The number of people is not large, there are only 50,000 troops in total, but according to the spies' report, the Hunter family's army also brought four giant dragons!"
"Four dragons!"
The elders below who didn't know the specific situation were obviously shocked by this number. If there were an army of fifty thousand, Piaoxue City might be able to fight one or two with its fortified city, but the four giant dragons were unsolvable in their eyes.
, let alone the four giant dragons, they have no confidence at all in the last giant dragon.
Piaoxue City has been fighting against the giant dragon for so long, and it already has certain countermeasures. The Lanster family was loyal to the kingdom before, so they never thought about fighting against the giant dragon. If any giant dragon comes, they will be blinded.
"Senior Igor, he should have received the letter he sent to Master Lint before, right?"
"The letter sent by Fengniao should have been received by now."
"Are our conditions too high?"
"Hand over Piaoxue City and the territory directly under it. The army will accept the reorganization of the Hunter family. Only the property of each family in the three castles and the title of Marquis of the Lanster family will be retained. This is no different for us than surrender!"
"But, the other party has four giant dragons..."
As soon as he said this, this secret small conference room fell into a brief silence. After the gap in strength between the two sides was too large, they were so unconfident even in negotiations. It was really the Hunter family that was too outrageous. Even the kingdom only had five major powers.
Dragon Knight, now the Hunter family has created four heads, asking everyone to mess around.
"If the Hunter family wants to get a complete Piaoxue City, they have to cooperate with us. Our conditions are not excessive."
"Okay, the conditions have been negotiated with Master Linte. Don't be suspicious here. Today we are here to discuss how to complete those conditions. Within a week, the Hunter family will take over Piaoxue intact.
city."
"Our Lord James, the Marquis of the North, doesn't want to surrender at all. I heard from the servants in the Marquis' Mansion that after receiving the information that the Hunter family's army was dispatched today, James broke a few more teacups in the mansion.
At this moment, we are summoning several regiment commanders to prepare for a fight to the death with the Hunter family."
The words of this veteran were obviously ridiculed, mocking James for overestimating his capabilities. Of the legions, only the first legion still had some combat effectiveness. The three newly recruited legions behind him had average training and no strength at all.
The combat experience is better than that of the militia. How can it be the opponent of the Hunter family's army? It is a powerful army that can sweep the wilderness and compete with the orcs. What's more, the opponent has the help of a giant dragon. If you really want to fight, you are looking for death.
"This James really doesn't know what's important."
Several elders frowned when they heard James's reaction. Although James said that the Northern Marquis had a lot of constraints, he was not a real puppet after all. He still had a group of supporters of his own. If he really wanted to go against the elders, he would still
Could cause some trouble for you.
"Have people watch him closely and don't let him do anything stupid."
"Don't worry, there is someone around James who can report his movements to us at any time. We can get news in time if anything happens."
"We have also contacted Ou Ze of the First Legion. He should be willing to surrender, but his original words were that he was willing to serve Master Lin Te."
Ou Ze was the commander of the fifth legion of the Jingbei Army. He stayed in Piaoxue City when Marquis Wade went on the expedition. When the main force of the Lanster family was gone, his fifth legion suddenly became the most powerful one.
The first legion of strength.
When Lin Te and the Council of Elders were fighting for power, Ou Ze was a fence-sitter. He clung to military power and refused to take sides. But now it is impossible not to take sides. Compared with others, professional soldiers like Ou Ze understand the gap between the two sides better.
, if he really wanted to fight the Hunter family according to James' order, wouldn't he be going to die? So as soon as the elders contacted him, he made his attitude clear, but he wanted to raise his own worth, and didn't want to be among the elders.
Being old and decrepit, that's why I mentioned serving Lin Te.
"This Ou Ze, at this time, he still cares about this."
"Okay, Ou Ze's first legion must be won. The threat from other legions is not great. As long as Ou Ze is willing to cooperate with us, the other legions will not be much of a threat."
In addition to the first legion, these later legions not only had average combat effectiveness, but were also penetrated by the Elders like a sieve. Especially after Lint left, they replaced many of their cronies. Compared to Lint, James
It's really too simple.
James only knew how to arrange his own people in the position of army commander, but he didn't know that if the middle and lower levels couldn't control it, they couldn't control the army. Besides, the people he thought were his own people were not necessarily his people.
"James wants to reorganize the army to face the battle, but he doesn't know what to do next. Contact Ou Ze and ask the people in the Marquis Mansion to make preparations. We should control James in the past two days to avoid long nights and nightmares."
"Senior Igor, please contact Ou Ze again. Senior Andesa, your internal affairs in the Marquis' Mansion will be prepared to take action in the future."
"Um!"
"Okay, let's go back and prepare first. Be careful these two days to avoid any accidents."
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Marquis Palace
James got up early again, and after doing his daily training, he was lying on the table and starting to deal with official business. Speaking of which, James had not lived a smooth life for a few days since he became the Marquis.
Lack of money, food, and soldiers. Things that Lint could handle in an orderly manner turned into a complete mess when it came to him. There are also the group of old guys from the Council of Elders who were obedient when Lint was in power, waiting for him.
After taking the position, he was hampered in every way. He really wanted to kill two people to establish his power like Lint did at that time.
It's a pity that we can only think about this kind of thing. Lin Te's strength at that time was completely beyond his comparison. If he dared to attack the Elder Council, it was hard to say whether his position would be stable or not.
"Why wasn't the military report delivered today?"
After reading the official documents for a while, James suddenly found that a military report was missing and asked with some dissatisfaction.
"Well, we didn't receive any military reports today."
This military report is a report on the movements of Richard's army. The spies of the Lanster family will responsibly send the situation of Richard's army directly to Piaoxue City through Fengniao every day, and then a dedicated person will report directly to the Hou Mansion.
Ever since he discovered the changes in the Hunter family's army, James has demanded that the general's report be placed on his desk every morning.
"Forget it, get ready and let's go to the military camp together."
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Although James has average abilities, he is not stupid. He knows where the focus should be at this time. It is always right to focus on the army first. In the past two days, he has been visiting several legions every day, just to maintain his existence.
Sense, control the army.
"Lord Marquis! There are soldiers outside, surrounding the Marquis Mansion."
"What?"
James, who was wearing armor while being served by his servants, was startled, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Who surrounded the Hou Mansion?"
"The leaders led by several senators are currently confronting the pro-army camp."
"These old guys, I haven't given them any trouble yet!"
"Gather the soldiers of the Hou Mansion and come with me to have a look!"