A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The long golden hair blown by the wind floated up and passed Garlan's eyes. He raised his hand to tuck the long hair behind his ear.

It seems too long. The wind has become stronger recently, which always messes up his hair.

Garlan thought.

Should I talk to Tapti and cut my hair shorter?

The inexplicable throbbing in his heart just now was quickly forgotten by him. Garlan was holding his hair and thinking in his mind when he suddenly heard a whimper beside him.

The sleeve was gently bitten by sharp teeth and tugged. When he raised his head, he met Nega's bright eyes.

The big lion bit his sleeve and dragged him to the foot of a big tree. Then he stood up straight, resting his hind legs on the ground. He put his two front paws on the tree trunk and scratched him vigorously. While scratching, he turned his head and growled at Garlan. Call twice.

Garlan looked up and saw several birds sitting on the branches on the top of the tree, chirping.

Because in winter, many migratory birds begin to fly south, so there are many more birds in the Royal City in winter than in other seasons.

The young man smiled and patted the big lion on the head.

He waved to his servant and asked his servant to bring him a short bow. Then he set up the bow and shot an arrow, shooting down three birds on the tree in one go. The remaining birds flapped their wings and flew away in panic.

As soon as the shot bird fell to the ground, Nerga showed an excited look, but when Garlan pressed it, it didn't pounce on it immediately. It just swung its tail vigorously and stared at the bird motionlessly. several birds.

After his servants came forward and pulled out the arrows, Garlan let go of his hand. The big lion couldn't wait to pounce on it and feasted on it.

"Your Highness, why are you shooting again? Don't forget that your shoulder is still injured."

The female official Tapti walked out quickly, took away the short bow from Gallan's hand, and showed a reproachful look.

At the Winter Festival not long ago, the prince's wound was torn again due to shooting an arrow at the festival. The bandage, which was almost completely stained with blood, made her feel frightened and distressed at the same time.

So now, as soon as she saw the prince shooting arrows again, she nervously came over and took the bow from the prince's hand.

"It doesn't matter, this is a short bow, it doesn't take much effort."

Garlan raised his hand and turned his left arm.

"It's been more than ten days. My injury healed quickly. Don't worry, Tapti."

Seeing that Garlan's eyebrows did not show any discomfort when he moved his arms, the female officer felt relieved.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, Your Highness, King Camos summons you."

"I see."

The young man nodded and patted the head of the big lion who had just eaten the bird and was lying on the ground contentedly, telling him to sleep here honestly and not to cause trouble.

Then, he left quickly.

…………

When he arrived at the palace of King Camos, Garlan discovered that his guardian knight who had disappeared for several days was actually here.

Kehos walked towards him with a smile. The knight who usually just bowed to him in daily life actually knelt down and saluted him.

Garlan was stunned for a moment, looking down, and immediately saw the conspicuous golden lion badge on Caihos's chest.

"Kayhos, have you been promoted to cavalry commander?"

the boy asked in surprise.

"Yes, Your Highness, thanks to you and the kindness of King Camos."

Caijos raised his head and answered with a smile.

Garlan also laughed.

"Oh, so you have been busy with promotion these days? Which legion did Brother Wang arrange for you to join?"

Caihos opened his mouth, but before he could answer, a rich voice came from the front and answered first.

"Third Army, let Keyhos go in and assist the veteran for a while, and then let him take over the position of commander."

Raising his hand to lift the hanging curtain, the brown-haired Lion King strode in.

"When spring comes next year, you have to go to the battlefield, just in time for Caihos to follow you."

King Camos came over, raised his hand and brushed Garlan's hair.

"It's time for you to go to the battlefield and make achievements."

Well, it feels good, soft and smooth. Knead it again.

Shemuer had revealed this to Garlan not long ago, so Garlan was not surprised when King Camos said it.

"I understand, Brother Wang."

"I called you here today because I have one more thing to tell you."

King Camos moved his hand from Garlan's head to his left shoulder and rubbed it gently.

"How are you recovering from your injuries?"

"It doesn't have much impact anymore."

"That's good." Seeing that Garlan's tone didn't sound like he was being hypocritical, King Camos nodded and said, "In five days, the Aaron Landis delegation will go to Kanal, and you will lead it."

Garlan was startled for a moment, then nodded.

"Canal, like Tastar, is our friendly country. It would be best if you can make friends with the royal family members of Canal when you get there. However, if you don't like it, there is no need to force yourself."

King Camos said meaningfully, even the smile on his face showed a subtle color.

There was something in his words, but Garlan could not hear the hidden meaning in his words at all. Instead, he was thinking about going back and asking Tal to collect some information about the members of the Karnal royal family, intending to learn about it in advance.

Well, you have to understand the customs, habits and taboos of Kanal Country well.

He couldn't be frightened by their special customs and almost got into trouble like he did when the Tasda delegation visited last time.

Just as Garlan was pondering this matter in his mind, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Shermuer walking in quickly.

Priest Shamash frowned more tightly than usual, his face was serious, and there was a little worry in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, we just received an urgent military report from Hea."

He said in a deep voice and handed over the note in his hand, which was no more than two fingers wide.

That was the note sent by the carrier pigeon first.

"The Gesu Kingdom raided the northern border and destroyed several strongholds in the northern border."

King Camos, who had been looking at Garlan with a subtle smile just now, had a stern look on his face. He took the note and glanced at it, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Brother Wang?"

"Geshu? They usually invade the northern border in spring. Why is it so sudden this time?"

Kehos said doubtfully.

Garlan couldn't help but ask: "Will there be danger in the north?"

A sudden war broke out in the north, and he was actually a little worried.

After all, during this period of time, he also understood how deeply Heimos cared about him. However, Heimos had been away from the royal city for so long, and even he was assassinated and injured, and no news has come back yet... …

Upon hearing the news, Garlan couldn't help but wonder, was it because Heimos was injured on the battlefield that he didn't contact him?

"Don't worry, Your Highness, there are Cavalry Commander Hea and His Highness Heymos stationed in the north, and there are also 60,000 people from the two northern armies guarding there. The Geshurs will not be allowed to act arrogantly."

Kehos said,

"The Geshurs have invaded the north for many years and have never taken advantage."

That's right. Heimos has stayed in the north for several years and has never been injured. Nothing will happen this time.

If you don't contact yourself, you should just be dealing with the Gesu army with all your strength.

Garlan thought this and felt slightly relieved.

He thought for a while and said: "In previous years, the Geshurs would only attack the northern border in the beginning of spring, mainly to plunder food. I heard that they had a bad year this year and suffered a drought. Could it be because of the food they obtained this year? There isn’t enough to survive the winter, so why are you attacking the north at this time?”

Xie Muer frowned and looked solemn.

"Indeed, Geshu's grain harvest this year has been poor, and it may be difficult to survive the winter."

He nodded, then shook his head.

"However, their purpose should be more than just plundering enough food... According to Hea's military report, Geshu sent a hundred thousand troops to invade the northern border this time."

An army of one hundred thousand.

That is all the troops that the entire Geshu Kingdom can mobilize except for the remaining troops.

It is impossible to do this just to plunder food.

"What? One hundred thousand troops!"

Caijos's chest suddenly tightened, and he even paused for breath.

Like Hea, the cavalry commander of the Northland Legion, he almost instantly thought of the tragic battle he had participated in more than ten years ago.

At that time, the Geshurites destroyed Aaron Landis in one fell swoop, and they also attacked with all their strength.

Shermur looked at King Camos.

"Your Majesty, although there are two northern armies stationed in the north, and there are also cavalry commanders Hea and His Highness Heymos. It is impossible for the Gesu army to break through the north in a short time, but our army is still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. In order to avoid too many casualties, we must send troops to the northern border for rescue as soon as possible."

King Camos, who had been sitting there since just now, with a sinking face, suddenly let out a low laugh.

He raised his head, a pair of tiger eyes shining brightly.

He was like a lion that was lying lazily on the ground and dozing. Suddenly he smelled the smell of blood coming from the distance, slowly raised his head and woke up, with a majestic face and piercing eyes looking into the distance. .

The ferocity like a beast began to awaken in the golden brown eyes.

There was no trace of solemnity or anxiety on that angular face at the moment. Instead, King Camos's eyes were full of excitement as he was about to pounce on his prey.

His sharp teeth could not wait to be exposed, and his whole body exuded great pressure. The evil energy that had been restrained for a long time burst out, allowing the Lion King to fully display his power at this moment.

"Not bad, it's interesting."

He chuckled and threw the note aside.

"The Geshu people want to be cruel, so I don't have to be polite."

He squeezed his hand and made a clicking sound.

"The time in the royal city is not short." He shook his arms full of hard muscles and said dissatisfiedly, "My muscles are all soft. I should go and exercise in advance. ”

King Camos laughed and turned to Garlan.

"Just in time, Garlan, you will come with me this time." He grinned, "Only such a large-scale battlefield can be worthy of the first battle of my Crown Prince Aaron Landis, isn't it?"

At this point, he suddenly remembered something again and changed the subject.

"By the way, cancel your mission to the Kingdom of Karnar first. Shermer, send a messenger to King Feinoa to explain it to you, and wait until the war is over."

As soon as King Camos finished speaking, before Shermur could agree, a bodyguard suddenly came in a hurry and knelt down to salute.

"King Camos, the envoy from the Kingdom of Kanal has arrived."

"Kanal's envoy? What are you doing here? Are you here to pick up Garlan?"

King Camos asked in confusion.

"Just in time, Xie Mu'er, you go to receive him, and by the way, tell him to postpone it for now..."

"No, Your Majesty."

The guard quickly said,

"Kanal's envoy is here to ask for help from our country!"

"Ask for help?"

King Camos didn't react for a moment. The country of Kanal has not experienced war for a long time. Usually, when Aaron Landis's army is short of food, grass and armaments, he asks for help from Kanal. Kanal almost Didn’t ask for help from Aaron Landis much.

"Yes, the Gastards have captured the Kingdom of Hida and are attacking the Kingdom of Karnar. Many cities in the northern part of Karnar have fallen. Now the Garstard army is marching towards the royal city of Karnar. , if we don’t rescue in time, I’m afraid…”

The guards smashed the ceramic wrapped outside, took out the stone letter fired at high temperature and presented it to King Camos with both hands.

"This is a letter from King Phenoa's messenger asking for help."

His eyes swept over Shi Xin, and King Camos stood up suddenly.

"Call all the generals to the palace immediately."

His face was solemn and he said in a deep voice.

"Discuss the rescue of Kanal Country!"

"yes!"

The guards hurried out.

"Your Majesty, as a result, we will not be able to go to the northern border to provide support in a short period of time."

Shermer said with some annoyance.

He knew that Kanal must be rescued, but now Gesu's 100,000-strong army is attacking the northern border, and the northern border has insufficient troops. If by chance, the Gesu army marches straight in from the north, the consequences...

"The country of Karnar must be rescued."

King Camos said decisively.

"In the north, we can only let Hea and Heimos carry it for a while."

Gastadians?

Garlan on the side thought for a long time, but could not find this name from the memory of previous lives.

If you think about it carefully, he was already dead at this time in his previous lives, so it is impossible to know what happened after his death...

…………

etc.

He seemed to remember something.

Gastadians.

When he was sent to this world for the first time, the divine messenger told him about the death of Aaron Landis.

In a wrong twist of fate, Heimos ascends to the throne.

During his reign, Aaron Landis's cavalry dominated the continent and was unstoppable. He made Aaron Landis reach its peak military power.

It's just that this kind of prosperity is a kind of abnormal prosperity. After Huymos passed away, Aaron Landis declined at an extremely fast speed.

Soon after, it was destroyed in the flames of war.

And the country that destroyed Aaron Landis was Gastad.