Pirate Sequence: Start with Outlaws.

"If we want to deal with the old lord, we have to clip his wings first. But the newcomer Carlos is no pushover either. I heard that he is resourceful and good at lobbying. Not long after his appointment, he has unified the opinions of many originally neutral generals. It may take some thought to deal with him."

Others also responded to Carlos' name. They had also heard of him. Carlos was very popular recently.

At this moment, there was a noise at the door.

Everyone frowned.

How dare someone interrupt the Lions meeting?

Nils tapped lightly, the barrier at the door opened, and a brown owl flew in.

The moment Nils saw the owl, he was stunned.

"This is a special means of communication I gave to Colonel Rune."

An owl flew over and turned into feathers on the ground, and a secret letter fell into Nils' hands.

After reading the secret letter, he immediately smiled.

The curiosity of the people around was aroused.

What good news did Rune say that could make someone like Nils happy?

Niels said: "Colonel Rune wrote to say that he has captured Carlos alive and is in the process of incorporating his army."

"What did you say? Rune actually captured Carlos alive! He is even in the process of incorporating his army!"

Although Nils' words were clear, the people around him were still reluctant to believe that such a thing had happened.

Just now they were discussing that Carlos, as one of the controllers of the regular army under the old lord, was very difficult to deal with. As a result, now Rune sent news that Carlos had been captured alive!

The gap between them was so huge that even though it was extremely good news, it still shocked everyone so much that they couldn't recover for a long time and were silent for a moment.

After a while, the Black Mountain Knight slapped his thigh first and laughed: "I knew that Rune had a bright future! He can always do something surprising!"

He said proudly: "Perhaps this is just the beginning of his performance. It doesn't matter. There will be more and more things that shock everyone in the future. Just get used to it, just get used to it!"

As one of Rune's mentors, the Black Mountain Knight just felt proud at the moment and was happy for Rune's achievements.

Who would have thought that Rune solved a major problem for the Vasek family with just one move.

The other original group members immediately agreed, and Petri even praised: "Luen is worthy of being chosen by Patriarch Niels! Who would have thought that while we were still discussing things, this guy had already accomplished such a great feat. He is a man of action!"

"We old guys were a little slow to act, but so were you, Heishan. You taught such a good kid but didn't even bother to tell us!"

Heishan snorted coldly, "What do you mean I didn't tell you. At that time, the head of the family said that he wanted you to take over Lu En's training, but you all refused. Now you regret it!"

"He also performed brilliantly in the previous Hydra expedition. You said he was close to Lugard and had ulterior motives, but you are all wrong! I can only say that Rune is the most talented person I have ever taught. No one can compare to him, and he has a good character. Just keep an eye on him from now on!"

Petri also smiled and did not feel embarrassed. For old guys like them, face was no longer useful. Interests were the only factor that determined their inclinations.

He said: "After Rune passed your test, the family's attitude has changed! Everyone feels that he is someone they can rely on and be close to. Not to mention now, his behavior has established his position in the family. I believe that the growth of Casruituo and Liad will still need to rely on him. We can slowly retreat behind the scenes."

The other family members were also delighted to hear this, and the atmosphere in the entire Lion Meeting suddenly became cheerful.

Such good news came before the battle even started.

Reducing the number of one of the enemy's generals will be extremely beneficial to the entire battle situation.

The old lord converted nearly half of his regular army's reserves into troops under the Vasek family, so the next battle would be much easier.

Moreover, Rune captured Carlos alive, which meant that the entire southeastern part of Beloberg was completely under control. Then, it would be much easier for Matim to go to the south to deal with the coastline.

"Since Colonel Rune has brought such good news, we must hurry up." Matim said immediately.

Nils nodded and said, "Indeed, let's proceed without further delay. Matim will go find Rune and bring some troops with him. His army to recapture Carlos needs our help. The troops he has are far from enough and the efficiency will be slow."

"At the same time, after you have recovered Carlos' territory, you will immediately turn to the southern coast and hand over all the military power of the garrison to Rune, and let him take charge."

Nils' words undoubtedly meant that he would completely hand over a part of the military power to Rune. Handing over the family's military power to someone who was not of family blood was a taboo in the past.

But now no one has expressed any opposition, instead everyone is very supportive.

Matim had no intention of objecting, but was silently planning the next route and the mobilization of soldiers in his mind.

After Nils finished explaining this, he continued, "Now that we have controlled the southeast, we can focus entirely on Beloberg. The southeast and the location of our Vasek family will form a pincer attack on the old lord, and we can trap them well."

"I just don't know how the old lord will react after learning about Carlos's situation. Perhaps he will speed up his actions. We must step up our precautions and be wary of the executioner's next move."

"By the way, Martim, you should also have a good talk with Rune about the executioner and make him more vigilant. After all, he is definitely a thorn in the side of the great lord now."

"As long as the old lord takes any action, we must respond immediately. The difficulty of this operation is not how to deal with the old lord's counterattack, but how to deal with external forces and collect evidence of the entanglement between the old lord and the Blood God's followers."

"Everyone should pay attention to relevant matters when carrying out the mission. For example, the bodies of the Blood God's followers and some necessary survivors must be captured. Even if we can't pry anything out of their mouths, we can directly extract their memories through abilities such as Dream Speaker, which is also powerful evidence. This will be extremely crucial when we state our crimes in front of the empire in the future."

After Nils gave some instructions, everyone left. The Lion Conference was originally going to make many plans, but because of Rune's good news, the plans were quickly concluded.

Because the news he brought completely tipped the balance of the war in favor of the Vasek family. As long as they seized the current opportunity, it would be almost impossible for them to fail in this war.

After the Lion Conference ended, the Vasek family immediately entered a full state of combat readiness, and the Vasek family's affiliated troops throughout the city quickly moved out, and their actions also attracted the attention of the old lord.

In the old lord's mansion, Andrews had a gloomy face, and standing next to him was the Blood God Priest Redel.

"So, the plan to assassinate Rune has failed." Anderson's tone did not change much, but the murderous intent in his eyes was faintly revealed.

"Failed." Redel on the side did not explain much, but he looked at the old forest master with eyes full of impatience.

Just now when he came back to discuss this matter with Andrews, the other party had already shown his dissatisfaction with the failure of the assassination of Rune.

There was no way, Redel could actually understand Andrews' emotions.

The assassination plan, which was originally perfect, failed due to the incompetence of the Blood God's followers. This is something that no partner can tolerate.

Even if it happened to him and the plan he promised himself was not carried out well, he would make a new consideration for his partner.

However, as a Blood God priest, Redel has his own pride. He never allows others to question him, even though Andrews in front of him is his important chess piece and important partner.

He even had the urge to get rid of the other person and replace him.

But this guy still has a corresponding purpose, so I'll keep him for a while, and then abandon him when he's no longer useful.

Andrews was thinking about something. After a while, he stopped dwelling on the failure of the assassination attempt on Rune. Instead, he said to Redel, "Since the assassination attempt on Rune failed, our retribution should come soon. This kid is not a pushover. Our situation will become even more critical."

Before he could finish his words, a soldier outside had already delivered information.

Andrews opened the letter, looked at it for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed at the soldier, who died on the spot.

He showed no mercy, but just raised his head and waved the letter in his hand towards Redel and said, "Look, I haven't even finished what I said, and retribution has come."

Raeder also read the battle report and his face turned very bad.

He also didn't expect that within a few hours of Rune's return, most of the deployed troops had been split up by this guy.

This is not only bad news for Andrews, but also extremely difficult news for him to accept.

Because this guy Carlos was not only supported by Anderson, but the Blood God believers also made a lot of efforts in it.

After all, the price to pay for getting the imperial city to recognize an airborne major general is not that simple.

Not only did he need Anderson's credibility to guarantee this, but he also had to make arrangements with the Blood God Sect to get such a position.

Together with the military power previously given to Carlos, it has reached half the number of regular troops.

However, even such a chess piece who had put in so much effort and controlled a lot of military power was quietly eliminated by Rune, and even the military power they controlled fell into Rune's hands.

If time could go back, Redel would have wished he had personally dealt with Rune in the desert.

He did not take action at that time just to preserve his strength and hide his power. He thought Rune was not a serious threat at that time, but now it seems that he was completely wrong!

"Look, this is the trouble left by not solving Rune's problem." Andrews sneered, "What should we do now? Half of our regular army has been taken away by the enemy. But it's not just cutting the loss in half, but the half that defected to them will turn around and deal with us."

Redel was silent at this moment. He couldn't say anything in this situation. The loss was entirely caused by his negligence.

Andrews said, "Right now, with my regular army and the Imperial Guards fighting against the Vasek family, the ratio has gone from 70:30 to 40:60 at most. In addition, the Vasek family has a lot of strength in the Elders Group."

"So we are now at a great disadvantage in the direct war, which means you must spend more manpower from the Blood God Sect to support us and increase your investment."

Redel wanted to say something to refute, but in the end he didn't open his mouth, which was regarded as his tacit agreement with what Andrews said.

"The situation we are facing now is worse than we imagined, but it is not irreversible. The executioners I sent out are on the way. Your Blood God Cult should also send out some assassins. Don't use those useless level 3 and 4 assassins. Show your true trump cards!"

"If we don't fight now, when will we fight? We must take corresponding actions against Rune and his gang. Only then will we have a chance of winning."

"Only by taking over the interior of Beloberg City can we gather power over the entire territory more quickly."

"I will, don't worry." Redel had no intention of negotiating conditions with Andrews. He also understood that this was a critical moment.

Because of Rune's variable, his enemies have already gained a great advantage. If he hesitates any longer, the original plan will be difficult to succeed.

The Vasek family and the Andrews were both in an emergency situation. Rune's unexpected move made people on both sides speed up their plans.

"Colonel Rune, Martim wants to come see you."

Hill came to report in the military camp.

Since Rune captured Carlos, Hill became the first person to come to support him.

He is also a representative of the Vasak family and serves as Rune's deputy here.

"Martim, why haven't I heard of this name?" Rune asked.

Hill explained, "Martim is one of the elders of the Vasek family, but he usually doesn't come out. The fact that the family allowed him to come out this time shows that the situation is extremely urgent. In addition to Martim, he also brought many of the Vasek family's personal soldiers with him. They must be here to support you, Colonel Rune."

Lu En's eyes lit up, "Please invite him in immediately!"

What he lacked now was manpower. He had not thought too much about capturing Carlos alive, but after taking over, he was shocked by the scale of the enemy's troops.

With the current strength of his Shark Tooth Army, he is completely unable to control such a large number of soldiers. Once rebellion and mutiny occur within, he will find it difficult to deal with it.

Therefore, the personal soldiers brought by Matim at this moment are undoubtedly a timely help.