Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 392 Attack
"But, I felt something was wrong at the time." The Lord spat out the melon seed shells, with an indescribable expression on his face: "The Sea King was too stupid. I realized afterwards that everything was just an act."

In fact, the main reason was that Van Gogh's younger brother, the captain of the sea guard, later told the lord alone that it was arranged by His Majesty Tiaiken.

"In fact, no one who can sit on the throne is stupid." Leah pondered and slowly spoke her speculation: "The reason why the other party did this may be that he didn't want his beloved daughter to violate Seattle's laws and cause instability if he handled the matter unfairly, and he didn't want his daughter to be sent to the Shanghai Tribe Court."

"This is the heaviness of the crown..."

As the young duchess spoke, she took off the crown on her head and threw it casually on the table beside her, then slumped lazily on the plush chair without any dukely demeanor.

This crown seemed not even as good as the jewelry on her head.

"Maybe." Levi nodded without comment.

He casually picked up the crown from the table and fiddled with it in his hands.

The crown is beautifully outlined with exquisite gold and has a gorgeous shape.

The frame is intricately carved with delicate patterns, showing its exquisite craftsmanship. It is inlaid with many brilliant gemstones, especially the blue gemstones, which are in the shape of teardrops and set off against the shining diamonds. They are scattered all over the crown and shine brightly under the light. The top is tall, adding to the majesty and magnificence of the crown, and it has a noble and elegant temperament.

The lord gently raised it on his head, and Leah's eyes lit up immediately.

This crown, coupled with that handsome face and that arrogant aura, immediately exudes a domineering kingly aura, so domineering that the Duchess of the South could not help but feel her heart beat faster.

"Oh my God, Levi, you are absolutely the most suitable candidate for the crown." Leah did not hesitate to praise.

"Forget it. It hurts." The lord placed the crown on the table with disgust.

"Not only is it uncomfortable, but it's also tiring." Leah rubbed her brows. "Just being fake and hypocritical among these old nobles in the South Territory almost cost me half my life. It was even more uncomfortable than the journey we took to escape from Cologne."

The two men were chatting here and didn't take the crown seriously at all, because for them, politics comes from the barrel of a gun, and without hard power, the crown will always have only a symbolic meaning.

"I think you handled it pretty well. At least no one got angry just because our Duke is small." Levi said casually.

Among the nobles, there are those who are loyal to Leah like Count Wolf Island, but naturally there are also two-faced and neutral people.

"Humph, it's all because of you." Leah sneered, "Everyone knows the relationship between you and me. Some old guys are afraid that you will go south again. As long as it doesn't affect their interests, they will naturally follow my will in everything."

Thinking back to the time, the hundreds of elite soldiers of High Cliff Castle were able to help her win the title successfully, not to mention that now the other party has not only become a duke, married Princess Debe, but is also a dragon knight. High Cliff Castle has become unprecedentedly powerful.

It can be said that 70% of the nobles in the southern border participated in the battle to seize the title. They had already witnessed how cruel the Lord of Gaoya Castle was, so naturally they did not dare to go too far.

It can be said that what these southern nobles fear most now is that the Lord of Gaoya Castle will come to the southern border, and they are afraid of being dragged out to make an example of him.

"At least it proves that they are quite smart." Levi felt very happy.

I always feel like he is the regent of the South.

"Who are you going to send to lead the army in this war, Count Montwitt of Wolf Island or someone else?" The lord turned to the business.

The entire country of Derby declared war on the Persian Gulf Empire. No noble, big or small, could stay out of it. The dukes of the four provinces had to send troops to participate in the war.

"I decided to lead the soldiers to fight myself." Leah said, staring at the Lord with her beautiful eyes: "My qualifications are still too shallow. Even with you here, I will inevitably be looked down upon by some of the ancient nobles in the southern border. This war is a good opportunity to increase my prestige. I will not let it go."

"What about the southern border?" Levi frowned.

He didn't want to let Leah go from the bottom of his heart. After all, she was just an ordinary person, and the battlefield was changing rapidly, and no one could predict what would happen.

Don’t you see, the Ming Dynasty’s God of War had a good hand of cards but it was ruined and he was even captured alive and used as a plaything.

Although he and others agreed that it was time to open the champagne, caution was the minimum quality a military lord should possess. To despise the enemy strategically and to take the enemy seriously tactically was the lord's unchanging policy.

"My mother will manage the South while I'm away," Leah said.

"Mrs. Onaya?"

Levi was deeply impressed by the beautiful woman who tried to seduce him, and now he doubted whether she could manage the southern border well.

However, adhering to the attitude that one should not harbor prejudice and discrimination against a lady with a broad mind, he did not say much.

"By the way, have any traces of demons or portals been found in the southern border during this period?" The lord was concerned about this incident that was enough to cause an earthquake in the entire medieval continent.

"No, because after what happened in the Bone Fortress, I increased the number of knights patrolling throughout the southern border, and also sent out a guard composed of fighting knights to regularly patrol every village in the southern border." Leah shook her head.

Although the lord looks nonchalant, he is actually quite scared when he thinks about it now. If he had really allowed the demons to stabilize the portal, Derby might have become a living hell by now.

After saying this, the two looked at each other in silence for a while. After a long while, Leah tucked up the golden hair on her temples and said softly, "I didn't expect that you, Levi, have four wives after just not seeing each other for a while."

"You are slandering me. There are only Tina, Heather and Tiffany." The lord refused to admit that he had lived a dissolute life with three concubines and four wives.

"Isn't that the same thing for Princess Aishilu?"

"She is still young, and is just my fiancée!" Levi was shocked and hurried to explain, fearing that he would be too late.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, there were three crisp knocks on the door.

"Lady Leah, and respected Lord Duke Levi, I'm sorry to interrupt your reunion." A long-legged female knight came in from outside with permission and pointed to a letter in her hand: "This is a letter from the Kingdom Noble Yuan."

After the other party respectfully left, Levi and Leah lowered their heads together and read in a low voice at the same time. After reading the letter, they both raised their heads at the same time and looked at each other.

Simply put, it's war.

The letter stated that the fleet of the Persian Gulf Empire attacked the port in the east, intending to land there. Unfortunately, Debe's staff had long calculated that the Persian Gulf Empire would never give up their advantage on the sea, allowing the three-nation coalition to unite in a grand manner, and might take the initiative to attack rather than defend.

Therefore, the nobles had already deployed troops in various important ports.

Although surprised by the speed of the Persian Gulf Empire's attack, they were not too panicked.

The letter did not mention the pros and cons of the situation, but only asked the nobles from all over the country to speed up the recruitment of soldiers and go to the main city in the east to join them.

In order to avoid the complete collapse of Debe before the support from Taylor and Sith arrived.

Considering that the news was notified by the East Territory to the Noble Court, and then by the Noble Court to the whole country, it must be time-sensitive. Now the East Territory is either in a stalemate with the opponent, or the winner has already been decided.

But no matter what the result is, it means the peaceful days are over!

The lord also quickly made a video call to Gaoya Castle via the communication alchemy disk, instructing Leighton to supervise the development of military equipment and to update all the weapons and equipment of Van Gogh and his party before the decisive battle, replacing them with metal weapons instead of bone or shell armor.

Also, you should buy more military and civilian supplies. Don't worry about the money. The lord who just looted a giant dragon is very wealthy.

The training of soldiers cannot be neglected either, and we must quickly prepare for the next war.

The sudden outbreak of war made the lord give up the idea of ​​going to Gunda to see Fadil. He said hello to Leah and hurriedly rode the black dragon to High Cliff Castle.

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When Levi returned to Gaoyabao, it was an evening with a few dark clouds. The civilians of Gaoyabao had already finished work, smoke was rising from the chimneys, and the canteen of the Gaoyabao military garrison had just started serving meals, and a group of big-bellied men were eating heartily inside.

The lord landed silently from the sky in the lord's district of High Cliff Castle, only startling a few patrolling griffin knights. A moment later, a dull horn sounded in the military garrison.

The newly arrived bear people of the Pier tribe had not yet reacted before they were grabbed by the arms and dragged out by the old soldiers of Gaoyabao beside them, knocking over the tables, chairs and benches.

"What's up, Zha Shuai?" The bearman officer, Wolebel, only had time to stuff a handful of duck wings carefully roasted by the chefs of Gaoya Castle into his mouth before he was carried out on Zha Manzi's shoulders.

During this time, a duck wing would occasionally flick out of its mouth.

"The true master of our Highcliff Castle is back!"

The door of the cafeteria was kicked open, and the dense sound of cowhide boots' footsteps was as dense as raindrops. The dark mass of Gaoyabao soldiers assembled with astonishing order and speed, and the entire parade ground was filled with straight columns.

Centaur heavy cavalry, gnoll light cavalry, orc heavy armored warriors, griffin knights, Mamluk slave regiment, reserve legion...

They all held their heads high, with their hands behind their backs. They wore loose-fitting military uniforms and flat-billed sheepskin hats on their heads. Their sharp eyes followed the figure at the front of the parade ground.

Only the bears can do nothing but follow suit, lifting their chests and sticking out their buttocks. However, from time to time, they find it difficult to maintain one posture for a long time, so they resort to tapping their buttocks or something like that to relieve their anxiety.

Duke Derby, the lord of Highcliff Castle, the eagle of the kingdom, the only dragon knight in the world, the lion hunter of the north, the uncrowned king of the wilderness, the leader and protector of the border human races, the perfect husband in the hearts of countless girls - Levi was wearing a thin linen shirt and standing on the parade ground with one hand in his breeches pocket.

He looked down at the small pointer watch that he had specially explained to the Great Sage Rudy and asked him to help make, and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, it seems that you have not neglected your training while I was away."

"Now, dismiss."

The soldiers poured into the cafeteria in an orderly manner and began to eat to their heart's content.

As Gaoya Castle became more and more prosperous, some things that were once ignored were taken seriously again. For example, the territory and the military garrison had been separated, and only a certain number of guards were left in Gaoya Castle.

The military garrison was built around the majestic Dragon's Nest. The soldiers' eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping were all done in the military area. If they wanted to go out, they could only ask for leave from an officer higher than themselves and get approval.

Sitting at the main seat in the military district cafeteria, Levi picked up a leg of lamb and ate it to the stunned eyes of the bear people. The familiar taste made the lord extremely satisfied physically and mentally.

In Highcliff Castle, even slaves knew that the food in the army cafeteria was better than the food served to the leaders in the lord's district.

This result is entirely because the lord has always believed that eating well is an important criterion for maintaining combat effectiveness. The two are completely linked. The harder the battle, the richer the food must be.

Under this kind of ideology, the food in the cafeteria here is better than that in the Lord's District of Gaoya Castle, which leads Levi to come here frequently to eat. Moreover, a group of big-bellied men getting together will effectively increase their appetite.

"Vorebel, have you made arrangements for your people?" After taking a sip of soup to moisten his throat, Levi looked at the burly bear man with a greasy mouth.

The other party was used to a hard life in the Dark Forest and had never eaten carefully prepared food, so even though his stomach was full, he was still trying hard to stuff it full.

"Sir, everything has been arranged by Lord Leighton." After reacting, Volebear touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly.

I couldn't help but despise myself for this unmanly behavior of the Pier people. I was so ugly just because of the food... But it was so delicious!
It swore that as long as there were so many delicious foods, it would never leave Gaoya Castle in its life!
Levi nodded.

In fact, after this group of men from the Bier tribe decided to come to Gaoya Castle, the old and young, women and children had no way to refuse and could only follow them.

If they continue to stay in the Dark Forest, without strong warriors to protect them, they will gradually be devoured by bandits and villains.

As for the Bear people of the Bier tribe, apart from the five hundred Bear warriors, there are more than three thousand other members of the tribe.

As for Van Gogh and other sea warriors, they did not come to Highcliff Castle because they could not live on land for a long time. At that time, they cruised along the coast to White Harbor in the south under the escort of the lord, and then followed the merchant ship managed by Miriel back to the port of Highcliff Castle.

To reassure them, Tiffany didn't stay in Cologne for long and followed them there.

(End of this chapter)