"The slave infantrymen defected before the battle, and the great nobles were exterminated one by one. Although His Excellency the Duke fought hard, he was still unable to do anything!”
"W-what? Damn slaves…"
The noble backed away from the messenger with a bitter expression and knelt on the ground on the spot, sobbing. Some of the surrounding nobles even fainted. Some people muttered that the country was finished, while others began to plan to escape. Everyone was imagining in their minds that the day of the Great Liao Duchy's destruction was drawing near. At this moment, someone stepped forward to stop the atmosphere of despair from continuing to spread in the hall.
"Quiet down. There was no time to be sad now. They had to discuss what they should do in the future. We can't let the rebel army do whatever they want.”
All the nobles present focused their attention on the person who was walking into the hall. The man endured the rude gazes of the nobles. It was unknown whether he felt scared or not. He stopped for a moment, but then he stepped on the red fur carpet again.
The man was very thin, and his physique could not be considered strong. His pale face looked as if he could faint at any time.
He was the second son of the Duke of Liao. Because he was weak and sickly, no one thought that he could inherit the Duke's family. The young man's name was Kaluork Daliao. His title was Earl.
Carl walked to the middle of the nobles and pointed at the entrance of the hall.
"And he's finally here!"
The one who walked into the hall arrogantly was Marquis Rollie, who was guarding the northwest border. He looked at the cowardly nobles with contempt, his attitude was rather arrogant and rude.
This man, who was only 34 years old, had defeated the 30,000-strong army of the neighboring country two years ago. He was the hero of the Liao Duchy. However, despite his outstanding talent, his personality was very uncontrollable. That was why he was driven away from the central government and sent to guard the northwest border.
"Regarding the death of the Duke of Liao, I am deeply regretful, but there is no time to grieve now. Please let Count Karu inherit the title of Duke immediately.”
Marquis Rolle first showed up uninvited and then started spouting nonsense, causing the surrounding nobles to curse in anger.
"What right do you have to decide on your own! Master Karu is too weak to lead the country."
"What are you talking about? Although I have no intention of criticizing the deceased, the Duke is a mercenary and disregards national politics. Rewards and punishments are hardly fair. Everything will only be done according to the wishes of the nobles. In addition, the First Born was a foolish person who was arrogant and easily fell for the enemy's tricks. And his third son was just a useless good-for-nothing.”
"Hey! No matter what, these words were too rude!”
The noble, whose face was red with anger, walked to Lie Lie's side.
"Haha, I'm just stating the facts. Besides, you guys are actually secretly happy, right?”
"W-what did you say…"
"I don't think I need to say it clearly, right? Everyone knows that."
Among the troops of the Duchy that went to suppress the enemy, many nobles were also with them. They and the Duke were the reason for the decline of the country. Now that these obstacles were gone, the remaining nobles could take the opportunity to replace them.
"However…I won't let you have your way.”
It wasn't easy for him to have the opportunity to let this country start functioning normally. Even if the Duke did not die, the Liao Kingdom would not be able to escape the fate of destruction due to internal strife. In fact, they had already shown signs, but they were forcefully suppressed in the end. The appearance of the rebel army this time could be said to be an inevitable result.
"However…in such a short period of time, the situation has changed…"
First, his eldest son and third son, who had listened to the slanderous words, died in battle. Then, the Duke died at the hands of the rebel army. Luo Lie was actually in a good mood to reward the rebel army and thank them for saving the country.
" However, the great fortune in misfortune is that there are still outstanding talents in the duke's family who survived. It was the great Liao of Karuolk, who was kind to the people and loved things, treated his soldiers with courtesy, and at the same time, knew how to sympathize with his subordinates.”
"However, as everyone knows, I have always been weak and sickly. With my physical condition, I don't even know when I will die. Can I lead the Liao Kingdom like this?”
Karl's words revealed his determination. Marquis Rolle smiled and nodded.
"I'm not a doctor, so I don't know your physical condition. But in this day and age, it's hard to say when you'll die. In my opinion, the stronger a person is, the sooner they die.”
The promising eldest son died in battle, and the healthy duke died earlier than the sickly second son.
"Haha, that's true…"
He was obviously mocking his father and siblings, but Earl Karu laughed out loud.
"In that case, it might not be a bad idea to try to sit on the throne of Duke in my lifetime. However, will the people agree with me?"
"You don't have to worry about that. As long as they defeated the Duke, they would naturally gain the approval of the people.”
"Since that's the case, I'll become the Duke after we've dealt with the rebels.”
He was really a person who did things according to the rules. After Marquise Rolle whispered, he nodded vigorously and swept his gaze across the nobles around him.
"Alright, it seems that Master Karu has made up his mind. What do you think?"
"Since Master Karu has already decided, there's nothing we can do. However, the other party is just a rebel army that defeated our country's elite soldiers. How do you plan to deal with them?”
Marquis Rolle mocked the nobles who had forgotten to think for themselves. At the same time, he was disappointed by the current state of corruption.
"Although I really want to kill this group of people immediately, they still have some value. The first thing was to force them to spit out the wealth they had accumulated.”
Marquis Rolle shrugged and said,"
"There's no need to confront the rebel army head-on.”
"Marquis Rollie…can you explain in detail?”
Upon hearing Karl's words, Marquis Rolle only replied," Please wait a moment."
Not long after, a man quickly ran into the hall.
"Report! The Fourth Kingdom's army is gathering at the Yake Fortress. It is speculated that they are preparing to attack our country!”
Marquis Rollie was waiting for this news. At this moment, he was sure that victory was in his hands.
He was commented by other countries as a man with unparalleled wisdom and resourcefulness. He was simply a man who had no talent in the Liao Kingdom. Now that he had the chance to demonstrate the resourcefulness that the duke had kept a distance from in the past, the smile on Marquis Rolle's face deepened.
However, this was not good news for the dukes. This was because the lions that dominated the Central Mainland were about to attack.
The hall was suddenly filled with clamor, and fear was spreading rapidly.
In order to reassure the timid crowd, Marquis Rollie opened his mouth and said,"
"Everyone, calm down! I have a brilliant idea!"
Marquis Rollie was very good at controlling people.
If there was an ancient noble among them, he would definitely protest against Marquis Rollie. However, they had all died on the battlefield with the Duke. Therefore, the nobles who stayed here were all wise and self-preserving. No one wanted to lose their current status, and they were even more afraid of death. Because of this, he could only listen to Marquis Rollie.
"Master Karu. Let the rebel army deal with the fourth royal army.”
"Do you mean to let the rebel army fight against the fourth kingdom's army?”
"Exactly. This was not a difficult thing. According to the reports of the secret agents I had trained since I was young, the one leading the Fourth Royal Army is the notorious Shadow General. He was just an ordinary person who had become a general because of Great General Li. It was not difficult to play him in the palm of her hand.”
Marquis Lulie took out a map of the Liao Kingdom and spread it out on the red carpet.
"Alright, first of all, I would like to trouble all the dukes to gather the soldiers stationed in the capital and towns for me. If there were no soldiers, there was no need to mention anything.”
After hearing this, the nobles rushed out of the hall to gather the guards guarding their territory. At this time, the first person to take action would benefit the most. And those who were slow might receive a pitiful amount of rewards. This was what the nobles had learned from competing with the great nobles. Everyone rushed out of the hall to please Earl Karu.
In contrast, the nobles who had brought soldiers to the capital but did not follow the duke to war, or the nobles who did not have any personal guards, could only contribute money.
Before long, the hall was empty, leaving only two nobles and the guards.
"Then, those in the way have left. Please don't tell anyone what I'm about to say. This was just a battle plan to win an important battle. Do you understand?"
Marquis Rolle's eyes were sharp when he spoke. Earl Karu swallowed his saliva and nodded.
"First, we need to lure the Fourth Kingdom's army into a confrontation with the rebel army.”
"Is it that easy to lure the Fourth Royal Army?”
"For this, we have to specially open a path for them. First, relax the defense of the capital and tell them that it would be safer to pass through here. The shadow general who was eager to succeed would definitely fall for it. Next, he just needed to lure them into the interior of the territory.”
Marquis Royce said confidently, but Count Karu looked worried.
"Can things really go so smoothly? No matter what, the opponent was a general of the empire. Such a scheme would definitely be seen through, right?”
"Human desires are endless. As long as he threw some bait, the other party would definitely come and eat it. They would think that their army was unstoppable. Even though the enemy's imposing manner was terrifying, if it was our side deliberately giving up the advantage, then we could only do whatever we wanted to them.”
Seeing Carl nod in agreement, Marquis Rolle continued,
"Next, we just need to quietly watch the tigers fight from afar, and then give the final blow when the winner is exhausted.”
"Yes, I am. Are you planning to wait for the fisherman to reap the benefits…"
"At this point, victory should be in our grasp. However, whether our army can win or not will depend on the strength of our soldiers…However, there is something that I care about even more.”
"What is it?"
"The Republic of Light and Grand Duchy Delalu seem to have stopped fighting. One of the reasons was the fall of Amelia, but the most important reason was probably the death of the leader of the federation.”
"This is going to be tricky.”
"The Republic of Light has gradually lost its unity. It was hard to guarantee that no one would attack our country for their own benefits.”
The Great Liao Duchy had lost a large number of troops because of two consecutive defeats. Therefore, other than the important passes, the defenses were much weaker.
"The rebel army, the Atlantis Empire, and the Republic of Light. The other countries clearly look down on us and mock us as a slave country, but our Liao Duchy is actually very popular.”
The Great Liao Duchy was a barren land covered by the Giger Desert. However, since ancient times, it had been a place where people fought for it. The reason for this was the beautiful oases scattered across the Giger Desert. Although the oasis where people gathered could not attract the elves to come close, thinking about it in reverse, as long as there was no one else, the elves would naturally come. If he could get those oases, he might be able to gather the elves and obtain the elven stones. However, they could not rashly send troops to attack. This was because the Liao Duchy and the Atlantis Empire had always established an indestructible relationship through the slave trade.
But that was only until last month, and now the relationship between the two countries had dropped to a freezing point.
"Therefore, we must end this battle quickly.”
Bandits and monsters were attacking the village. Once the people's accumulated resentment erupted, it was very likely that a second or third rebel army would appear. In this way, the country's system might be difficult to protect. External invasion and internal disintegration, either side was enough to cause the Great Liao Duchy to completely disappear from the map.
In order to avoid such an outcome, they could not prolong the battle. They had to direct the battle into a short battle.
"If it's Marquis Rolle, he should be able to succeed, right?”
"Yes. So, please leave it to me."
"I understand."
In order to reassure Carl, Rollie said confidently.
"This will be an extremely difficult battle.”
The number of soldiers that the Liao Duchy could gather was at most five thousand. Not only was it less than half of the number of soldiers in the fourth royal army, but it was also not even comparable to the number of rebel soldiers that were continuously recruiting troops to attack.
"Even so, I will definitely do my best to seize victory. Just you wait and see!”
A country that had given birth to him. No matter what, he wanted to protect this country.
The Marquis was determined and started to plan his strategy.
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