Chapter 658

The evening wind is chilly, and the night is already deep.

The long forest belt under the Baibu Mountains is quiet and serene.

Beside the small lake close to the forest, accompanied by the soldiers patrols passing by from time to time, the neat footsteps of combat boots passing by.

The outline of a huge camp was reflected in the movement of the magic light sphere suspended in mid-air.

This is where the Vanguard Corps of the Second Prince's force is stationed.

This temporary military camp, tightly surrounded by sharpened and solid wooden fences, is located in the angled area between the forest and the lake.

This position can undoubtedly rely on the terrain to the maximum extent to ensure the safety of the camp.

On the outskirts of the camp, there are also a large number of deer villages and Jumas deployed.

However, unlike the solid wooden fence that occasionally shone with magic streamers, these obstacles were not coated with anti-magic coating.

At a glance, a large number of animal skin tents are neatly arranged in this temporary military camp built by the lake, and a large number of wooden archery towers are erected around it.

Because of the hasty garrison, most of these archery towers are built relatively low, but they can accommodate more archers to be deployed in them, which just corresponds to the infantry regiment mainly composed of longbowmen and light and heavy infantry.

However, compared with the closely guarded opponent cavalry corps, the guard force in this second prince's corps is undoubtedly much more lazy.

Under the quiet moonlit night, whether they were in the watchtower, at the entrance of the camp, or patrolling inside and outside the camp, the soldiers all looked listless, and many of them were yawning non-stop.

Since the station is far away from Kongqing Town, the soldiers of the Second Prince's Vanguard Legion marched here in a starry night.

Compared with the vanguard army of the older prince, although the marching speed was slower, in order to prevent the opponent's cavalry from attacking halfway, there was almost no rest in the middle, and the nerves had to be kept tense all the time.

In addition, when I first arrived at the place, it was non-stop, and I began to cut trees nearby to build a camp.

As a result, even though almost all of these soldiers condensed energy vortexes, most of them were still exhausted, resulting in the current state of depression.

Not far from the main tent of the Chinese army, in a very ordinary-looking tent, a muscular middle-aged man dressed in high-class aristocratic clothes was walking slowly with a stern face and frowned eyebrows.

Around him, there are also a group of strong men exuding impressive aura.

Half of these strong men are dressed in fine leather armor, while the other half are dressed in plate armor or heavy armor, and there are sporadic magicians in robes.

Needless to say, this is the core of the second prince's vanguard army, the real tent of the Chinese army.

And that muscular middle-aged man dressed in high-class aristocratic attire was none other than the commander of this vanguard army, the Marquis Eryton.

This person has another identity, that is, the current city lord of Gray Rock City and another city belonging to him.

"Lord Eriton, everything has settled down now, I just need to wait for the main army to arrive."

A middle-aged staff officer in a cyan robe stepped forward and bowed to report.

"You did a good job. Even if you lent Navins the courage, forgive him for not daring to provoke us. These pampered traditional nobles are just a group of useless guys who are strong outsiders and do nothing but do nothing in the middle."

Eriton nodded first, and then snorted coldly: "In the past two or three hundred years, if there hadn't been the rise of the new nobles like me, I'm afraid the Kingdom of Lengyan would have been destroyed long ago."

"What Lord Eriton said is very true. Those weak and old-fashioned traditional nobles are just a group of moths of the kingdom. Sooner or later, I will wait for the new nobles to wipe them out completely."

The middle-aged staff officer smiled heavily, and echoed: "At that time, their fiefs and their wealth will be all for me to wait for."

Hearing the sound, the other commanders all showed grim smiles.

"Lord Eriton, why are you still frowning?"

Looking at Eriton's brows that were about to knit together, the middle-aged staff officer asked again with concern: "Are you worried about the Broken Blade Knights who are stationed in Gray Rock City?"

"That Ryan guy has nothing to worry about, it's just a dog at my feet."

Eriton waved his hand disdainfully, and said lightly: "Even if I lent that guy a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to take advantage of the emptiness in Huiyan City to do something outrageous."

"Lord Eriton is right. The Broken Blade Knights have no more than 3,000 people. Even if they are given a city of the same size as Gray Rock City, they will not be able to defend it!"

Another skinny commander with a longbow on his back jokingly said, "That guy is also a descendant of a traditional nobleman. I didn't expect to degenerate to such a degree now, and become a dog by your side!"

After finishing speaking, the other people in the room all burst into laughter.

"Lord Eriton, since it's not the Broken Blade Knights, are you worried about those young masters who stayed behind?"

The middle-aged staff officer lowered his head for a while, then raised his head and asked again.

"Those disturbing boys are indeed a problem."

Ariton's mouth twitched and he stopped walking.

Ever since he was about to hand over another city that belonged to Gray Rock City to one of his sons, those ignorant boys began to fight openly and secretly.

Especially the youngest son Cliff, who spent a lot of money to hire an old barbarian animal trainer to train some disgusting Tier 3 monsters in the woods every day, and even played a game of hunting mercenaries.

"It doesn't matter if you kill some insignificant mercenaries, but raising such vicious monsters outside the city, if it gets out, it may damage the family's reputation and it will also be detrimental to the development of Gray Rock City."

Eriton frowned, thinking to himself: "And that kid Cleaver hasn't shown up for a while, isn't he doing some tricks somewhere? Forget it, let's wait until the dust of this battle settles. "

After making up his mind, Eriton's frown furrowed, and then relaxed.

Then he said to the witty staff officer: "These are minor problems. What I'm really worried about is actually the next battle."

"The next battle?"

The middle-aged staff officer pondered for a moment again, puzzled and said: "Lord Eriton, our situation is very good at present, we just need to watch the fire from the other side, and see that the traditional nobles who serve the eldest prince are fighting against the fifth princess and the city lord Kongqing." Just open the deal, so why worry about it?"

"The staff officer is right. When the eldest prince's vanguard army suddenly attacked the city today, the subordinates thought that Kongqing Town was about to be destroyed. Unexpectedly, it actually annihilated that vanguard army!"

The skinny commander with a longbow on his back talked with great interest: "Those traditional nobles are definitely not willing to let it go after losing a battle. Now it's a good show!"

"When the two fight to the death, it will naturally be time for me to appear."

The middle-aged staff officer straightened the folds of his robe and said with a grim smile.

"You idiots, you are too naive to think."

Eriton cast a glance at everyone, and said lightly: "Although I don't know who the commanders of those traditional nobles are, they will definitely not let me sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. There must be other plans, and That's the risk we're about to face."

After Eridon finished speaking, the leather tent that was originally filled with cheerful atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

A pensive expression appeared on the face of every commander, thinking carefully about the words of this senior nobleman.

"As expected of Lord Eriton, he really thought deeply and awakened the dreamer with a single word."

The middle-aged staff officer stroked the staff at his waist, and said in a deep voice: "If you think about it carefully, being able to annihilate the vanguard army of the traditional nobles in such a short period of time shows that the new City Lord and the fifth princess are definitely not the same. Ordinary pool thing."

"The analysis is correct. When the news of the attack and defense of the fort came, I thought there must be a lot of water in it. The purpose is to deter us and ensure the safety of Kongqing Town."

Eridon first sat down on the animal skin throne behind him, and then a look of sternness appeared in his sharp cloudy eyes: "But now it seems that the new Lord Kongqing and the fifth princess are indeed the second prince." Your Highness is an obstacle to the throne."

"What the adults said is very true."

While rubbing his chin, the middle-aged staff officer was puzzled and said: "The villain still has one thing that I don't understand. Why did the city lord Kongqing and the fifth princess take the risk of intervening in the border war? Even if the mountain fortress is captured, there are still people behind The cities of the eldest prince's forces are blocking it."

"It's really puzzling."

The thin commander with a longbow on his back frowned and echoed: "In this way, the unknown City Lord Kongqing and the fifth princess will undoubtedly become the most eye-catching objects of the entire Leng Yan after the three princes. , what are they thinking?"

"That's something I've been thinking about too."

Eridon, who was leaning on the animal skin throne, stared at the light spar lamp beside him, and pondered: "As the saying goes, there must be extremely complicated reasons for this, and there may be more than one of them. "

After a pause, Eriton frowned again, and slowly said to the skinny commander carrying a longbow: "If it's not what I expected, one of the reasons is exactly what you were wondering about. Like that."

"oh?"

The skinny commander was taken aback for a moment, and the puzzlement on his face became more intense. He thought for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Master Eriton, you mean that the new city lord of Kongqing and the fifth princess What you are after is the reputation second only to the three princes?"

"That's right."

Ariton nodded slowly, and affirmed: "Helping the defenders of the mountain fortress at an absolute disadvantage, repelling the invading Holy Night Army, and avoiding a loss of life caused by the flames of war, this will definitely Gained a very good reputation."

"For the sake of such a good reputation, let yourself be the target of public criticism? Isn't this asking for death?"

The middle-aged staff officer still looked confused, and quickly asked: "Judging from the actions of those traditional nobles, it is obvious that they also regard the Lord Kong Qing and the fifth princess as thorns in their eyes, and even if the traditional nobles do not take action, we will naturally Choose the opportunity to destroy it, why would they let themselves face the disaster of extinction for the sake of that illusory reputation?"

"It's really puzzling."

In Eriton's eyes, there was a bone-chilling chill again, and he said coldly: "But there are not all possible explanations, for example... the fifth princess and the Kongqing City Lord who claims to be the princess Keqing are also planning to aspire to the cold Throne of Flame!"

"What?!"

Hearing this unexpected answer, the shock on the faces of the commanders present was beyond words.

But immediately, the shock on everyone's faces turned into disdain, as if they had heard a big joke.

"My lord, I'm sorry for the villain's bluntness, are you worrying too much?"

The middle-aged staff officer first bowed to Eridon, and then a touch of jokes surfaced on his face, snorted and said: "The fifth princess and the new Kongqing city lord are also going to compete with the resourceful second prince. The throne? It makes people laugh out loud!"

After the staff officer finished speaking, the other commanders all looked contemptuous and snorted coldly.

"That's right, this is the stupidest thing this subordinate has ever heard in this life!"

The skinny commander covered his stomach, laughed and said with tears: "Why are they? Just relying on a small Kongqing Town, if the fifth princess has this ability, she won't be able to escape from the capital! Besides! The new city lord of Kongqing is said to be a lord of another world like an ant!"

"You group of blind and conceited idiots are just like those arrogant and stupid traditional nobles. At the beginning, if they didn't look down on us and these new nobles and let down their vigilance, how could we be with those gangs today? Guys evenly split?"

Eriton looked at the subordinate in front of him coldly, and continued: "Furthermore, whether it is Kongqing Town or the fort's offensive and defensive battles, there are rumors of fifth-tier powerhouses coming and going, which must be guarded against. "

"My lord taught me the lesson, I'm the one who is superficial."

The commanders immediately bowed and saluted, saying in unison.

However, despite what they said on the surface, disdain and contempt were still rippling in the hearts of everyone at the moment.

"Forget it, I hope I'm worrying too much."

Keenly aware of what his subordinates were thinking, Eriton pondered for a while, and continued: "At present, the security of our camp is too loose. Immediately increase the number of people at each post by three times, and increase the number of secret sentries and patrols by three times." Team, in case something unexpected happens."

"My lord, is this necessary? Those traditional nobles have just been frustrated, so it is impossible to come to attack, and it is even more impossible for Kongqing City Lord to provoke us at will. He will never want to face me and those traditional nobles at the same time." Let's attack together?"

The face of the middle-aged staff officer was full of puzzlement and said: "Our army is extremely exhausted now, and this is a good opportunity to recharge our batteries."

Hearing this, the other commanders also nodded their heads~lightnovelpub.net~ It's better to be more cautious in everything, how do I usually teach you? "

Eriton looked cold, and said coldly: "Hurry up and get ready, if it's late, maybe it's too late."

"Obey, my lord!"

Although I felt that this matter was superfluous, after all, it was Lord Eriton's order. The commanders saluted their chests and went to work immediately.

At the same time as he walked out of the big tent, a look of disdain appeared on the face of the middle-aged staff officer.

Then he muttered to himself: "If those traditional nobles really attacked, it is very likely that the city lord Kongqing is obstructing them. Only by letting us fight can he get a chance of relief, but with his insignificant Does your alien lord have such great abilities?"

However, the middle-aged staff officer just thought of this.

A burst of high-pitched shouts of killing came from all directions of the camp.