A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

A week has passed in a flash, and the atmosphere in the royal city has become increasingly tense and uneasy.

The northern border was suppressed by the Gesu army, the eastern border was harassed by Yis, and not long ago, there was news that the western border was invaded by the Gastad people.

Aaron Landis was invaded by three countries at the same time, and Kanal, an important ally in the past, has perished.

He was like a giant at this time. Even though he was extremely powerful, he was being bitten crazily by three beasts at the same time. After all, he was still unable to defeat the four hands with his fists. He could only hold on without being torn to pieces by those beasts.

As these bad news came one after another, people in the royal city were panicked, and an aura of uneasiness filled the city, making the entire city's atmosphere seem extremely depressing.

King Camos led his troops to the eastern border to fight against Yis. It stands to reason that the crown prince sitting in the royal city should stabilize people's hearts.

However, a week ago, the Crown Prince was assassinated again and again. Finally, the assassin succeeded for the third time and was seriously injured. He has been bedridden to this day.

Deep in the palace, the crown prince's place was tightly protected by the personal guards specially left by King Camos. Not even a fly could fly in.

These loyal guards only recognize the orders of King Camos and will only let people in with the king's permission.

In the few days after the crown prince's accident, because Garlan had been unconscious in bed, even if those high-ranking ministers went in, they could only take a few glances at the pale crown prince lying on the bed with a weak breath. , and then was driven away by the stern-faced female official.

After King Camos went on an expedition, because he could not get permission from King Camos, no matter who came, no matter how powerful he was, or how earnestly he spoke, the Guards were like emotionless stones. Unceremoniously driving people away one by one.

"Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still awake?"

Standing outside the gate of the palace, Prime Minister You asked, pulling hard on his gray beard with his fingers.

After all, he is the head of the civil service. He is one of the few people who will not be driven away by the Guards. However, they will not let him in. They can only stand outside the gate and let the female official come out to talk to him.

"Yes, His Highness is still in a coma. The doctor said that when he wakes up, it only depends on His Highness's own willpower."

Tapti replied expressionlessly.

After the prince was seriously injured, the female official always had an expressionless face no matter who she treated.

"Please go back and don't disturb the prince's recovery."

Right Secretary sighed, turned and left.

In just ten days, he seemed to have aged several years. At this moment, he looked senile, with fatigue showing on his face.

After all, he and the priest Shemuer who stayed behind had been supporting the royal city during this period of time, and they had to try their best to appease the anxious officials, dignitaries and nervous people every day.

If the Crown Prince could wake up, just by showing up, everyone in the royal city would feel much more at ease.

However……

As soon as Prime Minister You returned to the big meeting room, all the officials came over and started asking questions with impatient expressions on their faces.

The old man sighed deeply and shook his head.

Everyone's faces showed disappointment.

They looked at each other, said nothing, and dispersed to continue their work.

They all completed their tasks seriously and meticulously. Although there was some anxiety on their faces, there was no look of panic in their eyes.

This is the only thing that makes Prime Minister You happy these days. Although the atmosphere is tense, no one is relaxed or pessimistic. The efficiency of political affairs in the palace is running faster than usual, especially matters involving military affairs. , almost no one dared to delay, everyone worked hard, performed their duties, and contributed as much as possible.

They are not afraid.

Because their king is still there.

As long as King Camos is still there, Aaron Landis will never fall.

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The war in the north continued to burn, burning more and more fiercely, like snow falling from the sky, gradually turning from tiny bits of fine snow to heavy snow.

The weather is getting colder, and the cold wind howls on the muddy snowfield.

Originally, Geshu had only sent a part of his army to attack Aaron Landis on a tentative basis every time.

However, since the news came that the Gasdad people were attacking the western border of Aaron Landis, the offensive of the Geshur army became fierce.

Probably feeling that the opportunity had arrived, the originally cautious Commander Gesu couldn't wait to command the army to swoop in as soon as he received the news. He began to attack Aaron Landis' Northland Army regardless of casualties.

All the troops previously stationed in the rear also marched forward to besiege the Aaron Landis.

The Aaronandis, who did not expect the sudden attack of the Geshurs, fell into an ambush and suffered a big loss. The army suffered heavy casualties.

At the critical moment, Heimos led the cavalry to rush out and tore a large hole in the Gesu army, and then managed to regain the disadvantage.

However, after this battle, the Aaron Landis people who could still fight against the Gesu army on the snowy field found it difficult to fight against the Gesu army that was overwhelmed by the entire army, and had to be forced to retreat to the fortress. With the help of the castle, The strong and passive defense.

However, even so, the Northland Army suffered heavy casualties.

When the Geshurs attacked, considering the strength of the opponent's troops, Commander Hea ordered to abandon the surrounding small strongholds and fortresses, fully shrink back to the northern fortress, and concentrate all the troops in one place to resist the enemy.

There is no problem with Gea's decision. The scattered troops will only be defeated one by one by Gaia's army. The best choice is to devour them bit by bit and shrink into fists in a solid fortress waiting for reinforcements.

However, what people did not expect was that due to the sudden attack by the Islamic State and the civil strife in the Tasta State, they had no reinforcements.

As a result, they can only fight alone.

These days, the Northland Fortress stands alone on the ground, being attacked by waves of Gesu armies, and is shaken by the wind and rain.

After forcing Aaron Landis's army to retreat into the fortress, the Geshurs became more and more unscrupulous.

Tall trebuchets were built outside the North Fortress Castle. Every day, countless boulders roared from the sky and hit the city wall heavily. Some even fell into the city wall, smashing down houses and injuring people. people.

Wooden arrow towers rose from the ground. Countless Gesu archers stood on the arrow towers, raining arrows down on the Aaron Landis soldiers on the city wall.

Although the Geshur had gained the upper hand, Aaron Landis's resistance remained tenacious.

Relying on the strength of the fortress, the Aaron Landis people, who suffered many casualties, still held on to the Northland fortress.

Siege is a very difficult battle, especially if it is an impregnable war fortress-type castle.

Seeing that it would be difficult to capture it for a while, Commander Gesu simply surrounded the northern castle with a large army, and cut off the river flowing into the castle from the outside, cutting off the water source for the Aaron Landis people.

The Aaron Landis were forced to subsist on melted snow water.

At the same time, the supplies in the fortress were being consumed at a rapid rate that was visible to the naked eye.

Everyone knew that once the snow stopped falling and there was no water source, it would be a matter of time before the fortress was breached.

The Aaron Landis were heroic and fearless, but not all of them were.

With the help of some people lurking in the fortress, the restless atmosphere gradually spread in the fortress.

A few people who are afraid of death but have flexible minds gradually have other thoughts...

Not long after, in a dark night, someone sneaked out of the fortress and sneaked into the camp of Gesu's army.

"...As long as you can guarantee...my master can get enough..."

"Yes...my adults will do it..."

"As you wish..."

A faint whisper came out from the darkness.

"...Then it's agreed..."

"In the middle of the night, the city gate opens...the light of the fire is a signal..."

Before dawn, the figure who left the Gesu camp quietly returned to the fortress castle.

I don’t know how long it took, but it was dawn.

The sun rises little by little from the horizon, shining on the dark city wall that has been pockmarked by boulders over the past few days. At this moment, even the sunlight has a vague air of cold winter.

It shines on the dried bloodstains on the city wall, as if foreshadowing the coming danger...

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Regardless of whether it is the northern or eastern border, because they have been fighting against the enemy all year round, the cities are strong, so even if it is difficult, they can still fight against the enemy.

However, on this side of the western border, the situation is much more dangerous than in the other two places.

After all, in the past, Kanal and Aaron Landis had a close relationship and would not fight at all, so they allowed the relatively small Sixth Army of Aaron Landis's army to be stationed here.

Its main mission is to suppress bandits and provide support to the north when necessary. Due to the lack of baptism in war, it is inferior to other legions in terms of combat effectiveness.

The most worrying point is that due to the good relationship with Kanal, the cities on the western border are not as strong as those on other borders.

The sudden attack by the Gasdad people caught the Aaron Landis people by surprise. The strongholds on the border were cleared one after another, and several small fortress cities also fell.

The people of Aaronlandis faced the battle in panic, but the people of Gastad were already strong in force, but they were still calculating and losing. So they lost several battles in a row.

The legion suffered many casualties. In the end, the western border fell, and the Sixth Legion retreated to the Camea Valley.

That was the last stronghold. After passing here, there was the flat Kamea Plain ahead. Several large cities were scattered on the plain, with a population of hundreds of thousands.

It is conceivable that once they break through here, the horses of the Gastad people will step onto the Camea Plains unscrupulously, and those cities, as well as the hundreds of thousands of Aaron Landis people in the cities, will be in dire straits.

It was late at night, and the valley of Kamea was full of tired soldiers sleeping on the ground. They were lying on the cold ground, either wrapped in a coat or covered with a shabby blanket.

The cavalry commander Tanner, who was wearing black and red armor, walked slowly among his soldiers, occasionally leaning down and gently covering the lifted blanket back on the sleeping soldiers.

The Sixth Army originally had only over 10,000 people, but they were defeated one after another and retreated here. Now they number less than 10,000.

And Gastard's army numbered thirty thousand.

Tanner stood on the hillside, looking at the camp of the Gastards who were pursuing them from the opposite side.

In the dark night, the wind blew past him, lifting the cloak behind him and making a rustling sound.

He just stood there, motionless.

His bodyguard also stood quietly behind him.

He stood like this all night, until the sun rose above the horizon and illuminated his face.

He raised his eyes and looked at the rising sun, his eyes filled with determination.

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Early the next morning, the earth was bathed in bright sunshine.

Before the army, Tanner stood on horseback.

"We have reached the point of no return."

He said, tightening the reins and letting the horse walk slowly back and forth in front of the army.

This cavalry commander has an elegant face that is not that of a warrior, but no one can deny the look of determination on his face at this moment.

"Our hometown and our families are behind us."

He raised his hand and pointed to the plain land where the sun cast a layer of light golden light.

"If we want to protect them, we have no choice but to fight."

There was an army of nearly ten thousand people, but there was silence in the valley.

No one spoke, and all the soldiers stared at their commander in silence.

They followed Tanner's hand and looked into the distance. There was nostalgia, regret, and sadness in their eyes, but there was no fear.

When they turned back, all kinds of emotions faded from their eyes.

[There is no choice but to fight. 】

Staring at the enemy in the distance, the ferocious flames ignited little by little in the soldiers' eyes.

Even if they were defeated one after another, there was no trace of dejection in their eyes. Instead, they became more and more proud and full of morale.

There was an invisible force stirring in their bodies, making their blood boil.

It is already bright, the sun is high in the sky,

The valley was shaking, and an overwhelming roar with a great sense of oppression came from the opposite side. The Garstard army was attacking them with the force of dark clouds.

The soldiers clenched the cold weapons in their hands.

Aaron Landis, it’s a nation of lions.

They are the fearless warriors of Aaron Landis.

Their homes are behind them.

Even if they die here and shed their last drop of blood, they will not take another step back.

Cavalry Commander Tanner stood at the front of everyone.

Behind him, the fiery lion flag fluttered high in the sky.

“The Gods of Aaron Landis Are Watching Us.”

he shouted, holding the silver gun high in the air.

A bright light flashed from the tip of the gun.

The next second, the silver gun pointed forward heavily, and his roar seemed to tear through the entire sky.

"For Aaron Landis—"

Tanner rode forward and led the army to attack the enemy.

Under the sun, armies of different colors, one large and one small, collided fiercely.

The army wearing black and red leather armor slammed into Gastad's army with an indomitable momentum.

Aaron Landis soldiers reversed their previous disadvantage and fought with the Gastad people like crazy.

Facing an enemy force several times their own, they fought with determination.

Even if he was stabbed several times, he still stood tall.

Even if he is cut down to the ground, he still drags the enemies around him.

Even if you die, you must drag the enemy with you to death.

Their momentum, as if they were going to die together, actually knocked the powerful Gastad army to a standstill.

In the previous battles, the Gastad people relied on their strong physique and strength to directly press forward, defeating the Aaron Landis people again and again.

But this time, the battle was actually forced into a stalemate by the Aaron Landis.

At this moment, the Aaron Landis people's fierce and fearless ferocity made the Gastad people who previously thought that the Aaron Landis cavalry was nothing more than this changed their views on them.

Although their individual strength is inferior to their own, in terms of their tenacious will, the Aaron Landis are already qualified to be recognized as their opponents.

The commander of Gastard's army thought so, and then, with a wave of his hand, the whole army pressed forward.

The stalemate was quickly broken. Soldier Aaron Landis held on for a while with his fierce momentum, but in the end he could not hold on for long.

Amidst the clash of cold weapons and the splash of blood, soldiers fell to the ground one after another.

The blood they shed soaked the land beneath them that had nurtured them.

Tanner and his personal guards fought hard among the enemy troops, watching helplessly as his men fell one by one, with ferocious faces and red eyes.

The silver spear had long been left behind in the fight, and he was now wielding his long sword to slash the enemies in front of him.

My arm was so sore that it was almost too heavy to lift after waving it countless times.

There are fewer and fewer personal guards following him. Looking around, there are countless enemies in front of him.

He roared angrily and dashed left and right among the enemy troops, trying to save his men from the enemy.

Leng Buding threw a javelin from behind, piercing the mount beneath him heavily.

He fell forward, jumped up, rolled around on the ground, and stood up quickly.

Standing among the corpses of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, looking at the enemy troops surrounding him, Tanner showed no fear in his eyes.

He looked calmly at the countless enemies.

Taking a deep breath, he clenched the blood-stained sword in his hand.

This will be his last battle...

Just when he was about to charge towards the enemy with a death wish, there was a sudden whoosh.

Immediately afterwards, there were countless whooshing sounds, ringing in everyone's ears like buzzing sounds.

At this moment, a large wave of sharp arrows crossed the sky, broke through the sky behind Tanner, and shot towards the Gastad people overwhelmingly.

Countless sharp arrows fell into Gastad's army like a rainstorm, shooting countless people to the ground.

Tanner froze in place.

Suddenly, a long roar came from far behind.

He had an inexplicable illusion.

The roar was like the roar of a lion, the king of the jungle, and it shook the entire valley for a moment.

Amidst the ecstatic cheers of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, Tanner turned his head sharply.

His breathing suddenly paused for a moment.

On the distant horizon, red flags fluttered high in the sky.

The stamping of horse hooves echoed throughout the sky.

On the ground, Aaron Landis cavalry wearing black and red armor rushed towards them like mercury pouring down the ground.

At the front, the dark horse looked like a black lightning.

The tall and burly man galloped on his horse, the giant sword in his hand like a bared fang.

The iconic dark brown mane was flying in the wind, reflecting the sun like a burning flame.

Camos

undefeated lion

king of heroes

You guard the land of Aaron Landis.

You are the undying faith in the hearts of all Aaron Landis——

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At the same time, across the land of Aaron Landis, beyond the edge of the eastern border, behind the battlefield where the Aaron Landis army and the Yissi army fought, an army was slowly advancing.

This army wore slightly rough leather armor, and most of its clothes were fur. It had a felt hat on its head, a bow and arrow on its back, and a machete on its waist.

The horses they rode were slightly shorter than ordinary horses, and each of them had the fangs of some kind of animal hanging from a rope around their neck or arm.

This is the cavalry army of Yis. They are escorting a large amount of food and grass to the battlefield ahead.

At this moment, the Yisi cavalry shouted loudly, waved their whips, and whipped the serfs pushing the wooden carts, asking them to move forward faster.

The wheels of the heavy wooden carts sunk deeply into the earth, leaving countless deep marks on the grass.

Not far away, behind the rolling hills, a cavalry army dressed differently from the Yisi cavalry was hiding behind them.

The assassin who returned from inspecting the enemy quietly reported the situation to the general of the cavalry army.

The blond cavalry commander stood holding the horse. Under the helmet, fine strands of hair were scattered on the dark eye mask. After hearing this, he asked the assassin to retreat.

Then, he turned sideways, lowered his head slightly, and whispered something to a guard standing beside him.

It's just that the knight of the burning sun didn't talk to his bodyguard at all like he was treating a subordinate. Instead, his tone was very respectful.

The young knight dressed as a guard raised his head, with the face of a young boy still retaining a little childishness.

If Prime Minister You saw this face, he would be stunned.

Because this young knight behind the battlefield on the eastern border turned out to be the crown prince who was supposed to be unconscious in the palace.

While talking to Keyhos, Garlan felt something lightly hit his thigh.

He lowered his head and saw the big lion lying next to him yawning and nudging his legs with his big head.

Garlan smiled, touched Nega's head, and looked up into the distance.

The unaware 'prey' was walking into the trap little by little.

The young man caressing the lion beside him looked forward, his pure golden pupils facing the sun, shining brightly at this moment.

The author has something to say:

Yes, above Heimos, to the left of King Camos and to the right of Garlan.

One on each side.

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Fortunately, there are enough people.