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The rest of the journey was silent, and because the war was urgent, they were not as comfortable this time as they had been during the Autumn March.
In addition to rushing along the way, there was a rush to rest and eat, and there was no chance to even sit together and share delicious food.
It would have taken them at least four or five days to arrive at Tulip City, but it only took them three days to arrive.
When we rushed outside Tulip City, the gate of Tulip City was closed tightly and it was on full alert.
Fortunately, Nalant and the others did not need to enter the city. They took the road outside the city and headed directly to the northwest.
After a long and dusty journey, we continued to drive for several days, passing through two counties in succession, and finally we were about to reach the border with the Earl of Feidi.
"Huh! The thirteen-day journey is finally here, and I don't know what the battle situation is like now!" Boris got back on the horse with a tired look on his face.
Seeing that we are getting closer and closer to the battlefield, for the sake of safety, we naturally cannot sit in the carriage.
Although Nalant's carriage was extremely safe, in order not to stand alone, he also rode horses with other nobles.
"Looking at the current situation, the problem shouldn't be too bad. After all, a few miles ahead is the border of Earl Ferdinand, and it's only fifty miles away from Ferdinand Castle. The war hasn't spread yet, which means Ferdinand Castle should be safe. "
Nalant had actually detected the situation more than twenty miles ahead.
There is a huge camp more than 20 miles away, which should be the camp of the king and the earls.
Since the king and all the earls are safe and sound, the situation must be relatively stable.
Just to avoid exposing his team's investigative capabilities, Nalant didn't tell anyone openly.
After all, their team is now surrounded by not only the original five or six Tulip vassals, but also other noble vassals from all over the principality.
In such a mixed place, Narant doubted whether there would be any Freemasons.
After all, the sudden appearance of space cracks on the Fiery Grassland shows that although the church is in the north, it is confirmed that it has quietly passed through the territory of the principality and is tampering with the rear of the northern principality.
And in this way, there must be an insider to provide cover for the church, so that it can remain unnoticed.
We complained a few times on the road, and soon after completing the twenty-mile journey, everyone finally saw the camp ahead.
Everyone reported their identities, and soon there were knights sent by their respective counts to pick them up.
Nalant and several other vassals belonging to the Tulip family were immediately led over and received an audience with Bernard.
"I have met the Earl!"
"Well, everyone, sit down!" Bernard nodded and motioned for everyone to take their seats.
"My Lord Earl, how is the battle situation ahead? Aren't you here to help Earl Feddy's castle? Why are you stationed at this border?" After sitting down, Boris couldn't help but start asking immediately.
In fact, not only was he curious, but other vassals within Nalant were also curious.
Bernard didn't even have time to wait for them to meet up and rushed over, but now he did not go directly to Feidi Castle for rescue, but was stationed more than thirty miles away.
"Feddy Castle is still there!" Bernard shook his head, paused, and said solemnly: "Besides, we also tried to rescue!"
"My Lord Earl, could it be that something happened during the rescue?" Nalant's father-in-law looked wrong.
"That's right, Nalant, the church quickly arrived at the castle of Earl Fedi this time. The attack on Earl Fedi's castle was just a pretense. They actually dispatched a large number of soldiers to ambush on the other side of a river ten miles ahead!"
"Five days ago, when we were following His Majesty the King across the river, the church and the northern army suddenly came out. This sneak attack cost us thousands of soldiers!"
It turned out that a few days ago, when the king and several faster counts met, they immediately rushed to Count Ferdy's Castle.
However, more than ten miles ahead, there is a large river more than a hundred meters wide.
There is only one bridge in the river, and the army can only rely on the stone bridge if it wants to pass.
Although more than 5,000 troops from the Northern Principality were stationed on the other side of the stone bridge, the Agate Principality still launched an attack due to their numerical advantage.
The attack originally went smoothly, but a group of earls personally went on stage and fought directly to the other side, killing the 5,000 guards of the Northern Principality until they lost their armor.
But never imagined that these five thousand soldiers were just a bait for the church.
When the Agate Principality army was preparing to cross the river to pursue the victory, the church's three thousand paladins, plus more than 10,000 Northern Principality soldiers, suddenly came out from the side and directly attacked the Agate Principality army.
You must know that in the message sent by Ferdinand asking for help, the leading force of the church coalition army was only 30,000 people.
They actually ambushed at least 15,000 people by the river, which showed that they had no intention of attacking Ferdinand Castle immediately, but wanted to ambush the reinforcements from the Agate Principality.
Although the king and the earls immediately returned to defense after noticing the problem, they still lost five to six thousand guards due to the chaos.
And, what's even more cruel is that the church doesn't care about the life and death of the soldiers of the Northern Principality, and has a vague idea of fighting to endanger both sides.
Therefore, the king's final thought was that since Count Ferdy's castle was temporarily safe, he would wait for his follow-up team to arrive.
When the time comes, we launch an attack together to avoid being consumed by the opponent.
"Surround the area and call for reinforcements!" After listening to Bernard's words, Nalant immediately remembered this familiar strategy.
They surrounded Ferdinand Castle, but they did not immediately start a fierce attack. Instead, they specially ambush the supporting troops.
In this way, you can wait for work to harvest reinforcements.
What was besieged was the Earl's castle. Once captured, Earl Feddy's entire family would be finished.
Neither the earls nor the king could really sit back and watch.
"Your Majesty, what are our plans now?" Boris continued to ask.
"Now there are three thousand paladins stationed on the other side of the river, and the army of the Northern Principality is also arriving one after another, so His Majesty ordered to wait for all the vassals to arrive, and then launch an attack!"
"In the meantime, our army has been making rafts. Now that you vassals are almost here, the attack should start again soon."
"Yes, Lord Earl!"
After the vassals understood the situation, they naturally had no other opinions. The command on the battlefield was all up to the king and the earls.
Immediately, Bernard cleared everyone away and asked everyone to go back and have a good rest.
Nalant was left alone, and Bernard said a few cordial greetings before leaving.
Of course, after leaving, Nalant went to see Stella again and chatted for a while before returning to the camp to recharge his batteries.
Time turned to two days later, and the king's order was finally issued, and the army came out of camp to prepare to attack and cross the river.
Because news has come from the other side that the army of the Northern Principality has arrived at Ferdinand Castle, it is better to start attacking the city.
If we don't speed up the process, Ferdy Castle may not be able to survive for long.
Regardless of whether the other party wants to wait for work, they still have to crack this difficult bone.
Woohoo!
On the edge of a large river of more than 100 meters, the 50,000 troops of the Agate Principality were lined up in order, and under the leadership of various lords, they were waiting.
On the opposite side, there are also tens of thousands of allied troops of the Church and the Northern Principality who are waiting in full formation.
"These bastards even built a fence by the river!"
In front of the formation, Boris couldn't help but cursed when he saw the arrow towers rising from the ground and the criss-crossing trenches on the opposite side.
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