Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

"So you mean that the elite troops of the demon tribe were all wiped out."

In a compartment connected to a secret passage in White Frost Castle, Pierre was repeatedly confirming with the scouts.

"Two demon soldiers were lucky enough to escape, but it seems that they were stimulated by something and have some mental problems."

The scout recalled the scene when he saw the demons on the road. The two demon cavalrymen were covered in blood, but it was not theirs, nor was it the enemy's. The scout made a simple judgment and concluded that it must be their companions who were killed and the blood splashed on them.

It was obvious that the demon army had suffered a blow. When the scouts wanted to catch up and ask, the two demon cavalrymen had become mentally unstable and fled, waving their whips wildly.

The scouts took a lot of effort to catch up with the two demons, but the two mentally ill demons could only mutter "All dead, all dead."

In the rare moment when he regained consciousness, he simply asked the scout for two horses and continued to flee.

After listening to the detailed report, Pierre paced back and forth in the compartment. He had previously thought that the main attack force was only the vanguard, which had already made Pierre a little sensitive. Now he was told that there was a force on the way that could wipe out the elite demons.

Thinking about Pierre, I feel my hair is getting thinner and thinner.

Pierre sighed and walked out of the secret door of the compartment, but he bumped into his little daughter Emily. The absent-minded Pierre immediately changed his expression to a warm one, "My Emily, what are you doing here? There are no weapons and armors that you like here."

"But here's the latest intelligence."

Emily, wearing armor, looked at her old father worriedly. Although it was only for a moment, Emily still caught Pierre's somewhat panicked eyes.

"Indeed, the current situation is not optimistic, but as long as Governor Doug launches a counterattack, everything will be fine."

Seeing her father's usual smile again, Emily did not choose to believe him as she did the last few times. Instead, she asked the scout behind Pierre, "Come here and tell me what happened outside."

The scout glanced at his master, as if asking for his opinion with his eyes, while Pierre kept raising his eyebrows.

"Miss, the support of the elite demon troops is on the way. I believe our crisis will be resolved soon."

Pierre breathed a sigh of relief, but Emily asked back: "Something happened to the elite troops that the demons came to support, right?"

Then Emily looked at Pierre with disappointment: "Father, I am not a three-year-old child anymore."

Emily tapped her breastplate and said, "I inherited the noble blood of the Laurent family, and I can also share your worries."

Pierre wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. When he opened his mouth again, Pierre said, "Well, my dear Emily, come with me."

Pierre took Emily and the scout back to the compartment, and the scout reported the true situation again.

At the same time, Pierre added: "My dear Emily, in fact, the third wall is almost broken. The enemy commander is more stable than we thought. They directly destroyed all the walls with artillery, leaving us no chance at all. Many of the secret passages we left behind were destroyed by ourselves."

"And according to the current situation, the enemy may not take the initiative to attack the city, but continue to bombard our castle with artillery. This castle will certainly not fall so quickly, but after the castle is bombarded."

Pierre didn't continue talking, and Emily immediately added: "Those brothers and uncles will panic immediately, and the family will eventually fight among themselves. At that time, if the other party cooperates a little, someone on our side will have evil intentions."

"Yes, that's how the Petain Line fell, except that the supply to the Petain Line was cut off. At least we are not at the enemy's doorstep, and the supply is still sufficient."

The bombardment had been going on for two weeks, and the enemy's shells were destroying the city walls, which could be considered historical sites, as if they were free. This made Pierre's heart bleed. Although the Laurent family was a family with a relatively complete heritage in the North, most of the technology for building these walls and castles had been lost.

Even if we succeed in saving it this time, it will be extremely difficult to repair it in the future.

Although support from friendly forces was expected to arrive soon, Pierre, who had fought with troops outside the city, knew that those friendly forces might not even be able to get past the enemy's vanguard, let alone the enemy's main attack force that had already set up camp.

Especially now that the elite demons that Pierre had placed high hopes on have been completely wiped out, leaving only two lunatics who escaped back to the demon territory.

"Father, is there any secret passage in the castle that can transport troops?"

"Of course there is. I have kept one. It can not only transport soldiers and horses, but also weapons and equipment."

As soon as Pierre finished speaking, he realized what his daughter was trying to do and quickly said, "No, that's too risky!"

"Father, you should also know that if this continues, it is only a matter of time before White Frost Castle is breached. We don't have the corresponding artillery to fight back, and the spellcasters can't take turns bombing like the enemy's artillery. The only way to break the deadlock now is to take the initiative to attack."

Pierre knew very well that no matter how hard the turtle shell was, it would eventually be pried open, but he could never let his family's wishes go unfulfilled.

Emily is already Pierre's best daughter, and she must not die because of something like this.

Even if he had to send Emily's two good-for-nothing brothers away, Pierre would never let Emily die.

"Father, we are running out of time. I have asked the scholars in the castle, and there will be a very suitable opportunity for a night attack tomorrow night. If I can lead the remaining elite troops to successfully launch a surprise attack, the rest will be nothing to worry about."

Indeed, if Emily could inflict heavy damage on the enemy, considering the friendly forces that would come to support them later, the enemy might really choose to retreat temporarily.

The premise is that Emily can succeed. Pierre, who has exchanged two moves with the opponent's commander, knows how difficult the opponent is and will definitely not fall into such a night attack.

After hearing what his little daughter said, Pierre also began to think seriously about the future of the Laurent family. Generally speaking, the great nobles would make preparations for both situations, but the gray-collar attack was so fast that many nobles, including the Laurent family, had not yet reacted before the other side had already pushed to their doorsteps, leaving them with no chance to sit on the fence.

Pierre now had only one thought in his mind, which was to get Emily out safely first, and it would be best if no matter what happened afterwards, it would not affect Emily.

"Father, please leave it to me. I will definitely bring back victory. I have studied in the capital for so long, isn't it just for this moment?"

Emily kept urging him, but Pierre shook his head. Actual combat was completely different from what those pedantic nobles in the capital taught. Emily would definitely lose if she went out.

Wait? Will he definitely lose? A bold idea suddenly occurred to Pierre.

"I see. I'll think about it."

"Really? Thank you so much, father. I will never let you down. I will restore the glory of the Laurent family!"

Looking at his radiant little daughter, Pierre gave a wry smile.