Next, Wei Suyao informed Edward and others about what happened in the paradise, including Xiao Sai accidentally killing the imperial noble Caesar and severely injuring the imperial noble Wei Nuo in order to save Mary.
Andy and others did not know that Xiao Xiaosai was a candidate for the imperial concubine. They only knew that Xiao Xiaosai was the daughter of the Lord of Maiba Castle. Therefore, when they learned that Xiao Xiaosai had killed the nobles of the empire for Mary, they were extremely sad.
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Caesar and Wino are nobles of the empire, and Xiaosai is a noble of the Principality of Cheryl. Andy, Edward and others all know the relationship between countries here.
The Principality of Cheryl is equivalent to a vassal state of the Great Empire. For Mary, Little Sai offended the nobles of the Great Empire, which shows how righteous and courageous she is.
Therefore, the problem that Zhou Xingyun was worried about did not happen. Instead of holding grudges against Xiao Xiaosai, Andy and others were very grateful to her and praised her as a true noble.
After Wei Suyao and Seluvinia reported Mary's situation, Andy and others were very worried about Mary and asked to enter the paradise to visit her.
Ever since, Amanda asked Houllier for instructions...
After some thought, Houllier accepted Andy and others and allowed all survivors from the border villages to enter the paradise.
It has to be said that Ginger is still old and hot. Houllier approved Edward and others to settle in the park. On the surface, it seemed to be extra merciful, but in fact it was to win over Zhou Xingyun.
Zhou Xingyun wants to protect the survivors in the border village. Well, Houllier will show you a favor and specially approve Andy and others to enter the park. Now Zhou Xingyun can do his best to defend the park.
Houllier has changed her plan and no longer uses the paradise as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the enemy, so she will naturally drag Zhou Xingyun and others into the battle, otherwise the paradise will definitely fall.
Moreover, Houllier also expected that the survivors of the border village would definitely repay her with gratitude if Little Sai was kind to Mary.
In this way, Hollier can let Xiaosai try to unite the survivors in the border village, which is a trial given to her!
Anyway, the survivors of the border village of the Principality of Cheryl are all insignificant people. They died in battle under the command of Xiaosai, and they are of no importance to the empire.
Edward brought Andy and a group of young men from the border village to the park. Together with Mary and others, they lived in the undeveloped area of the park.
As agreed, Zhou Xingyun brought Xiao Xiaosai to meet the survivors in the border village.
When Xiao Xiaosai met Andy and others, he acted very reserved, probably because he was afraid that the other party would blame him.
However, as Wei Suyao said, the survivors in the border village not only did not blame Xiao Xiaosai, but everyone was even very grateful to her for seeking justice for Mary.
The nobles of the great empire are running wild in the Principality of Cheryl, and Little Sai is willing to uphold justice for them and break with the nobles of the great empire, which shows how brave she is.
You know, in the eyes of Andy and others, Xiao Xiaosai is just a teenage girl.
When Zhou Xingyun brought Xiao Xiaosai to see Andy and others, Mary had already woken up. Although her condition was very bad, when she saw Xiao Xiaosai, she still showed a strong smile and claimed that she was fine. Let Xiao Xiaosai
Don't worry about her.
To be honest, Zhou Xingyun sympathized with Mary and others very much. First they suffered disaster, and then they were bullied by the nobles of the great empire. It was true that misfortunes never come singly.
Zhou Xingyun even felt powerless and didn't know how to stabilize the situation at hand.
To put it bluntly, the Western Continent is not Zhou Xingyun's territory. He has all the weapons but doesn't know how to use them.
I want to destroy the Alat bandit, but I don't have enough troops.
He knew clearly that Caesar and several imperial aristocrats were not good people, but in order to return to the Central Plains, he had to compromise and build a good relationship with them.
Now that Mary has met with misfortune, Zhou Xingyun can only silently feel sorry for her.
Many things were beyond Zhou Xingyun's expectation and control, making him feel powerless.
The same was true for Xiao Xiaosai. Zhou Xingyun did not dare to interfere too much for fear of changing history.
Zhou Xingyun, Andy and others met, and Houllier suddenly sent someone to page them. It seemed that an emergency had occurred.
As a result, Zhou Xingyun and Xiao Xiaosai went to the mansion to meet Houllier.
Hollier got straight to the point and told Zhou Xingyun the bad news. The Lhasa Kingdom's invasion of the Principality of Cheryl was not a reckless military action.
This morning, spies from the Great Empire sent a secret report that countless warships appeared in the harbor of the Kingdom of Lhasa.
Only then did Hollier realize that no wonder the Kingdom of Lhasa dared to invade the Principality of Cheryl without fear of the threat of the great empire. It turned out that the Kingdom of Lhasa had formed an alliance with more than a dozen lords across the sea.
The Kingdom of Lhasa is nothing more than a bridgehead, an outpost of the Alliance Army.
If Hollier guessed correctly, the invasion of the Principality of Cheryl was only part of the opponent's plan. Their real goal was to declare war on the entire Aisilans Federation!
Assuming Houllier's guess comes true, the situation is beyond their control.
Zhou Xingyun knew nothing about the geopolitics of the Western Continent, and Houllier could only explain it to him patiently.
It turns out that the layout of the Western Continent is a bit like the Three Kingdoms period, where the three major countries are in a state of coexistence.
To be precise, it is a situation where the three major alliances are standing side by side.
The Western Alliance, headed by the Great Empire of Esilans, is the Federation of Esilans.
The Eastern Alliance, led by the Great Empire of Saint Madea, is the Holy Union Army.
The Northern Alliance, led by the Suino tribe, and the Oseland Alliance.
The Essilans Federal State is equivalent to the Wei State. Among the three major alliances in the western continent, it has the strongest military power and the most vast territory.
A secret report came from a spy from the Esilans Empire. He discovered the warships of the United Holy Religion Army and the Osailan Alliance in the harbor of the Kingdom of Lhasa.
The warships of the two major alliances appeared in the same port peacefully, which means that there is a high probability that the Holy Union Army will reach an agreement with the Osselan Alliance and prepare to jointly invade the Esilans Federation.
As a result, the northeast and southeast of the Essilans Federation will be invaded by enemy countries at the same time.
The Principality of Cheryl is located in the southwest of the Icelands Federation. It can be regarded as the rear area of the Icelands Federation. It is a safe and peaceful geographical location.
However, if the Holy Union Army and the Osailan Alliance secretly collude with the Kingdom of Lhasa, they will go around the rear of the Esilans Federation by sea and land, and hoard troops at the port of the Kingdom of Lhasa.
In this way, the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance will attack the Essilans Federation from the northeast and southeast at the same time. Once the Principality of Cheryl falls, the Essilans Empire will be attacked from three sides.
The more Hollier thought about it, the more panicked he became. The reason why the emperor built the paradise in the territory of the Principality of Cheryl was not because the construction of the paradise was proposed by the king of the Principality of Cheryl, but because the Principality of Cheryl was located in Aisilans.
The rear of the Federation is close to the imperial capital of the Esilans Empire.
If the invading enemies were only the Kingdom of Lhasa and the Alat Bandit, the empire would definitely be able to repel them easily. However, if the armies of the United Holy Religion Army and the Oseland Alliance gathered troops at the port of the Kingdom of Lhasa, they would be occupying Cheryl
After the principality, if you send an army to the Imperial Capital of Aisilans, it will be impossible to guard against it.
At this moment, Hollier also figured out that if the Lhasa Kingdom ignored the great empire and dared to launch a war of aggression against the Cheryl Principality, there must be someone behind it to support him.
At first Hollier thought that the Arat Band came to plunder the Principality of Cheryl, and it was just a one-time transaction, and they stole everything and ran away. After all, bandit gangs are like this, they are only interested in property and beauties, and do not care about territory.
Now it seems that the Alat Bandits and the soldiers of the Lhasa Kingdom are just the vanguard of the outpost battle, and the real army is behind.
"You told us that there is a more powerful enemy coming, aren't you worried about us escaping?" Zhou Xingyun said half-jokingly, they are just a group of outsiders and there is no need to participate in the struggles of the countries in the Western Continent.
If there were only the Alat Bandits and the Lhasa Kingdom Guards, it would be okay. The enemy would not be very strong. But if you include the United Holy Religion Army and the Osailan Alliance, two forces that could rival the Great Empire, the situation would be a different matter.
For the sake of his own interests, Zhou Xingyun should stay away from others emotionally and rationally to avoid getting burned.
"That's because I believe in His Excellency Zhou Xingyun's character." Hollier smiled quite confidently, as if to say that she is very accurate in judging people and never makes mistakes. Zhou Xingyun will not meet the survivors of Cheryl's principality.
Dead without help.
The way Zhou Xingyun gets along with Andy and others is obvious to Houllier, and he obviously will not abandon Andy and others.
Furthermore, Hollier guessed that the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance would join forces to harm the Esilans Empire, so he made a prompt decision.
Cheryl's Principality, Paradise, and even Little Sai are no longer important.
The top priority is to convey to the emperor the news that the Holy Union Army and the Oselan Alliance are hoarding troops at the port of the Kingdom of Lhasa, so that the empire can take precautions in advance.
What Houllier needs now is time! Buy more time for the empire!
Does the Esilans Empire have the strength to withstand the three-sided attack by the Holy Union Army and the Osailan Alliance?
The answer is: yes!
The prerequisite is that the Essilans Empire deploys its troops in advance so that it is not unprepared by the enemy's attack from the southwest.
Therefore, Hollier's top priority is to use the troops at hand to delay the enemy forces as much as possible in the Principality of Cheryl, thereby buying time for the Icelands Empire.
It is very simple for the Icelands Empire to expel the Alat Bandits. All they need to do is send a team of elite knights, and the bandits will flee.
However, to resist the legions of the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance, just a team of elite knights is obviously not enough.
The Icelands Empire must call on its allies and form an army of tens of thousands of people in order to defend the southwest of the Icelands Federation.
It takes time for the Esilans Empire to dispatch its troops, at least a few months.
In other words, Hollier must find a way to drag the armies of the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance into the territory of the Principality of Cheryl for several months.
So the question is, can Houllier slow down the enemy army?