Chapter 288

News that Arda's army had landed on the upper reaches of the Vis River quickly spread to Cent, causing a great shock in the largest city in the northwest gulf.

The Duke's Palace immediately blocked the news, saying that it was just a rumor, released by the rebel alliance headed by Earl Parker to disturb the morale of the military and the people, and ordered that no one should discuss the matter.

However, the people were still panic-stricken, and the news continued to spread quietly in private. As the city where the Northwest Duke lives, Center has not experienced war for a long time. In this era, war means robbery, massacre, and humiliation of women. Many wealthy families have already made plans to escape quietly.

The atmosphere in the hall of the Duke's Palace was heavy, and everyone waited in silence for the arrival of the Lord.

In the past few days, Jiaaisi's series of victories made this place full of laughter and laughter every day, but now not a word can be heard.

In a small room at the back of the hall, Maltz Kent was discussing matters with his intelligence chief and Emerson.

"It's this guy Grayman again!"

Malz Kent gritted his teeth with hatred. He glared at the intelligence chief with dissatisfaction, and the meaning was self-evident:

How? It took so much effort to hold him back for such a short period of time?

The intelligence chief was so glaring that he was sweating profusely and immediately defended himself:

"Your Majesty, there are many difficulties in carrying out intelligence work in Alda and Bailding. Military service stations, militia, farmers' associations... Graiman's influence on the local areas in both military and political aspects is getting stronger and stronger. What kind of public affairs have been made recently? The security system is responsible for the security of the territory and his. The Government Council has also canceled a large number of exorbitant taxes, and the people's loyalty to the lord Graiman is increasing day by day. The landowners in the countryside are all arrogant. When their fundamental interests are not damaged, they hear that they want to directly confront their lords. They all shrank their heads."

"After the Yan people's riots, Huxin Town was on strict guard against similar things that might happen. It would be extremely difficult to cause a second one."

Maltz was quite dissatisfied and said coldly: "I don't want to hear any reasons. I gave you money and resources, and you have to give me corresponding results. Otherwise... it's not just as simple as replacing someone. ”

The intelligence chief trembled and responded with fear: "Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

Maltz sighed: "Oh, they are all useless..."

Emerson on the side asked: "Uncle, don't be too anxious. When all the lords arrive in a while, they will definitely be able to come up with a way to properly deal with the current situation."

"Hmph!" Maltz said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know what they have in mind when they can come up with bullshit methods? When fighting against the wind, they rush to be the first, for fear of losing their own benefits. When fighting against the wind, they hesitate to move forward. , It’s your own people who are afraid of death. This group of people can take advantage but cannot collude. Emerson, I plan to postpone the offensive on Biduobao and let Jayais return troops to solve the problem in Fishtail Town first. What do you think? How about it?"

Emerson thought for a while and said: "I don't think it's appropriate. The siege of Biduo Fort is tight now. A lot of troops and materials have been invested. Once we give up the previous efforts, it will be in vain. Moreover, returning troops now will cause the morale of the military to fluctuate. Not to mention running around in two places, doesn’t this indicate that something is going on behind us?”

"You're right, is there any other solution?"

"It's better to let the mercenaries who stayed in Center to train longbowmen for us go to Yuwei Town and lead our newly trained longbowmen to test the results of the training. We don't want to be able to recapture Yuwei Town immediately and block them. Just wait until the Bido Castle is captured, and then concentrate our forces to annihilate the Arda army or drive it back. "

"Um……"

Malz Kent stroked his beard and thought about Emerson's plan.

"Okay, let's do it."

At this time, a servant came in and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the lords from all over the country are here and are waiting for you to come over."

Maltz stood up and waved: "Let's go, follow me. It's time to squeeze some more value out of them."

The lords gathered in the hall finally waited for their Duke. They were already anxious. Although the incident in Fishtail Town was treated as a rumor among the people, it was a real threat to these people in power.

The Duke finally arrived.

"The siege of Fort Bido cannot be withdrawn, so we need to organize another army to drive back the Arda people in the rear!"

The Duke's words made everyone groan inwardly, but there seemed to be no better way at the moment.

"The number of people in the earldom shall not be less than 800, the number in the viscounty shall not be less than 400, and the number in the barony shall not be less than 200!"

Maltz set the standards for each family to send troops, and his tone was firm, leaving no room for accommodation.

"In addition, you must prepare your own dry food and weapons!"

…

It took a week to gather a huge army in Center. The total number of soldiers sent by lords from various places was as high as 5,000. In addition to the 1,000 people raised by Malz Kent himself and the mercenary troops, the size of the army reached More than 6,000 people attended.

Fergus looked at the huge military formations practicing in the school grounds and sneered.

"Your Lord Duke is too cautious! I heard that the number of Arda people who landed in Fishtail Town was only about a thousand people. Are they going to stage such a big battle?"

He was the leader of another mercenary team invited by Emerson, but because he arrived late, he did not catch up with Jaais's expedition. Because Jaais won consecutive battles, his team was not transferred to the front line, but stayed in Cent City as an instructor to train longbowmen for the Duke's Palace. The Duke hoped to have a longbow force that he could completely control.

No mistakes, one sentence, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

This made Fergus very dissatisfied. Emerson promised them that their rewards would not be reduced in private, so they stayed.

An officer sent by the Duke's Palace to coordinate the mercenary team smiled helplessly. The irony in the mercenary captain's words was too obvious.

"Captain Fergus should be careful. The fire crossbows of the Arda people are not easy to deal with. Their range is not inferior to that of longbows, but their power is even greater. If there is a weakness, it is only the slow firing speed."

"And that terrible thunder hammer is simply a power bestowed by God. It is so powerful that it can break through anything!"

This officer has experienced the Battle of Bido Castle. The performance of the First Infantry Battalion and the Third Infantry Battalion left a deep impression on them.

"And..."

"And their fire crossbows can be used for close combat. The soldiers are skilled in fighting, right?"

Before the officer finished speaking, Fergus said the rest of his words for him, leaving the other party speechless.

"Humph! I will show the Arda people who is the real king of land warfare."

The mercenary leader looked disdainful.

"Let Doug know who is the number one team in the mercenary world!"