A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

To Aaron Landis, these old nobles of Canal were clown-like figures.

To describe it with two words that the veteran Kallieni said with a flick of his eye, it was, "waste."

The veteran general looked down upon the so-called army under the nobles of Kanal, which was a group of rabble who could bully the civilians.

No matter how luxurious and sharp the equipment of Kanal's army is, this kind of army without a trace of blood in it is just a pile of waste in the eyes of veteran generals.

Engaging in internal strife, conspiracy, and scheming with each other are the specialty of these old nobles.

These guys are like cockroaches crawling around in the gutter. It's hard to get them out from hiding in the shadows, but if they jump out, you can easily kill them with a slap.

Therefore, when these old nobles felt that they had waited for a good opportunity to jump out and show off their power, the moment King Garlan showed up, all these Karnar nobles shrank in an instant.

Looking at the endless and majestic Aaron Landis cavalry behind King Garlan, they finally remembered that even the terrifying Gastad people were defeated and driven out by these cavalry.

They didn't even have the courage to confront him, so they knelt down and surrendered.

After only a little interrogation and torture, these pampered nobles who could not bear any hardship confessed the remaining forces of the Gastad people who had colluded with them and the nobles who Aaron Landis wanted to murder King Garlan.

Since then, most of the old anti-Garlan aristocratic forces in Karnar Kingdom have been destroyed.

In the past, Kalleni was quite concerned about the group of Kanal nobles and city lords who opposed King Garlan, fearing that touching them would arouse the resentment of the Kanal people.

Now that he had the evidence that those guys had murdered King Garlan, he naturally no longer needed to be polite.

After that, he ruthlessly cleaned up the remaining Gastad party, completely cutting off the power of the Gastad people in Kanal.

After killing the group of Kanal nobles who plotted against him and completely settling the matter in Kanal, Garlan met with a group of Kanal nobles who had honestly surrendered their allegiance to him to comfort them who were frightened.

Subsequently, he arranged a large number of young officials and priests he brought with him in the royal city of Karnar and took over all power.

In this city where the old regime had been completely destroyed, he began to try his new regime of pseudo-separation of powers.

After all, he alone has the final say in Kanal King City now. This is the best opportunity to experiment with the new regime.

After finishing all this, Garlan left the mature and prudent Kalleni here to take charge, and the Sixth Army will be stationed in Kanal for a long time in the future.

He then set out back to Aaron Landis.

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Until Garlan completely left Kanar and returned to the territory of Aaron Landis, no one knew about the return of Heimos.

Immediately afterwards, after the army that was escorting Garlan back and forth from Kanal entered the territory of Aaron Landis, the direction of the army suddenly changed and went in the completely opposite direction to the royal city.

Late at night, the army camped on a gently sloping hill. The gurgling water surrounded the hill, leaving a lake below, and then flowed into the distance.

In the center of the army camp, located at the highest point of the hill and surrounded by groups, the lights in the largest tent were still on.

In the camp, Garlan, who had changed into loose pajamas, was lying on the bed, supporting his chin with one hand and flipping through the parchment in front of him with the other.

That was a military report from the north.

As he watched, a calf behind him lifted up and gently drew circles in the air, as if playing.

When Heimos returned to the camp after bathing in the lake, what he saw was the boy's child-like appearance.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise.

He threw the white towel on his head aside casually, revealing his messy hair. The black hair that had just been wiped was still a little damp, hanging softly on the brown shoulders and neck that also had moisture left, reflecting the light. , reflecting a little water light.

Sitting down on the edge of the bed, Heimos looked at Garlan who was lying on his back lovingly.

He asked in a low voice: "What are you looking at?"

At Canal, Huymos did not show up.

Using the 'Black Knights of Hell' to deal with these guys would be too disrespectful to them.

At that time, Garlan said to Heimos with a smile.

Then, he handed over all the matters of dealing with the old nobles of Kanal to Suojia.

Judging from Garlan's intention, it seemed that he did not intend to announce the news of his return.

Although Heimos didn't know what Garlan was planning, he had always been very indulgent towards Garlan, and he just followed Garlan's wishes without asking any questions.

Therefore, during this period of time, everyone discovered that King Garlan suddenly had a tall guard beside him who was always following him.

This guard always wears a helmet in front of people, and most of his face is blocked, making it difficult for people to see clearly.

It's just a small guard, and no one cares about it.

But at this moment, the black-haired 'guard' sitting next to the king's bed leaned down, put one arm around the king's shoulder in a rebellious manner, and casually lowered his head to read the confidential military report placed in front of the king's eyes.

As for the 'guard's' wanton behavior, the Young King seems to have become accustomed to it.

Garlan turned his head sideways, still holding his cheek with one hand, and his long blond hair fell on the bed beside his arms like a waterfall.

He looked at Heimos and said, "Before returning to the royal city, are you interested in taking a stroll elsewhere?"

The snow-white bare feet swayed in the air again.

When the marching direction of the army changed, Heimos vaguely guessed what Garlan wanted to do.

Seeing the young man smiling, he also smiled.

He lowered his head and kissed Garlan's forehead.

He said: "Wherever you go, I will follow."

The bright golden eyes blinked and curved, forming the arc of a crescent in the night sky.

"Even hell?"

The young man raised his chin and looked at him sideways, then asked with a smile.

"Even hell."

Looking at Garlan with watery eyes, Heimos answered.

Not even a second of hesitation.

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No matter where you are, I will chase you.

Even hell.

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Aaron Landis The Land of the North.

The flames of war had been ignited here half a month ago. Taking advantage of the great opportunity that Aaron Landis sent some troops to Kanal and the black knight died in the royal city of Kanal, Gai, who had been quiet for two years, The people impatiently moved southward and invaded the north.

The northern border has always been guarded by the Second and Fifth Legions, commanded by the Cavalry Commander Hea.

These two legions, which have been stationed in the north all year round, remained firmly guarded here even when the Gastad troops came to the royal city, and did not let the robbing Geshurs step into Aaron Landis.

If it were an ordinary invasion, the Northern Army would be enough to resist it.

But this time it was the Gesu people's invasion two years later. The army was much larger than before. The serious lack of domestic supplies made them extremely urgent and ferocious in this invasion.

Therefore, King Garlan sent the first legion of the central army, led by the knight Kaihos of the Burning Sun, to the north to support.

Subsequently, the two sides fought in a melee for more than half a month, going back and forth.

Although Aaron Landis's army generally had the advantage and controlled the battlefield, the Geshurs obviously had no intention of giving up.

They attacked more and more fiercely, taking on the posture of fighting the Aaron Landis people to the death.

As a result, the northern battlefield fell into a state of confrontation.

In this battle situation, a cavalry unit suddenly rushed to the northern battlefield.

When this cavalry unit arrived on the battlefield, it happened to be the moment when the two sides were fighting fiercely in the afternoon.

Kehos is leading an army and fighting against Geshur's army on the frontal battlefield.

As soon as the cavalry unit, apparently belonging to Aaron Landis, approached, Geshur scouts discovered its presence.

However, since there were only two to three thousand cavalry troops in total, the Geshurs did not pay much attention and only sent a reserve cavalry unit of about 5,000 men to intercept them.

Accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves, General Geshu, who led 5,000 cavalry, was soon facing the Aaron Landis cavalry unit of less than 3,000 people.

General Gesu looked at the enemy army on the opposite side, which was nearly half as strong as his own, and sneered, and then waved his hand.

The Geshur cavalry army rushed directly towards the Aaronandis like a flood.

General Gesu believed that he could directly crush the opponent with his military superiority.

However, just when the Gesu general led the cavalry army to charge forward menacingly.

The Aaron Landis cavalry on the opposite side also launched a frontal attack on them without mercy.

Two cavalry troops were galloping across the plains, about to collide violently——

At this moment, suddenly, General Geshu suddenly opened his eyes wide, showing an expression of astonishment, and there was a hint of fear in the astonishment.

Not only him, but the Gesu cavalry who charged behind him also showed the same look of shock and fear.

In front of Aaron Landis's cavalry army, a knight in black armor led the way and rushed to the front.

The familiar figure who was like a demon in the hearts of the Geshu people and could make children stop crying once again appeared in front of them, causing a sudden tremor in their hearts.

what happened?

Doesn’t it mean that this terrible devil is dead?

Why is he here? !

Staring at the black-armored knight who had completely imprinted the sense of terror in Gesu's memory, General Gesu's mind was in a mess at the moment.

Fake.

It must be fake!

General Gesu told himself this repeatedly in his heart, and then he suppressed the fear of seeing that figure.

Yes, the Black Knight is dead.

He has been dead for more than three months.

The person in front of them was just wearing black armor to confuse them!

However, the next moment, when he passed by the black-armored knight on horseback, the head flying from his shoulders clearly answered his question about whether the black knight was real or fake.

Although this answer was completely unimportant to him who died in an instant.

Under the leadership of the Black Knight, Aaron Landis's cavalry tore apart the Geshur cavalry twice his size like sharp arrows.

More than two years later, the Geshur people once again personally experienced and felt the power and terror of the knight in black armor.

The Geshur cavalry was routed and fled.

The defeated army fled towards the main army.

Then, the subordinate generals who fled back reported the sudden appearance of the Black Knight to Commander Gesu in horror.

Commander Gesu was stunned.

Black Knight Heimos appears?

How can it be?

Isn't he dead? It has been more than three months since he died.

Why would a person who was supposed to be dead suddenly appear on the battlefield?

Suddenly, Commander Geshu became suspicious.

Could it be that...the Black Knight is pretending to be dead?

He remembered the incident two years ago when the Gesu army was lured into the northern fortress by Heimos and then defeated in one fell swoop. He also recalled the news that came not long ago. King Garlan pretended to be dying in the royal city of Karnar and then sent Karnar to the throne. It is a matter of catching up with all the old forces and aristocrats.

Aaron Landis, he thought, were cunning.

Whether it's the Black Knight or King Garlan, they are all insidious and cunning guys!

What on earth was King Garlan planning by sending both the Burning Sun Knight and the Black Knight to the North?

He actually let the Black Knight pretend to be dead...

There must be a conspiracy!

It's definitely a big conspiracy!

Unable to suppress his suspicions, Commander Gesu waved his hand and gave an order, convinced that the Aaron Landis people were definitely doing this with some conspiracy.

"Everyone retreat!!!"

So, the moment Heimos appeared on the battlefield, the Geshur retreated as quickly as the ebbing tide.

The Geshurites retreated so quickly that the Aaronandians were stunned.

They stared blankly at the enemy retreating quickly as if they were afraid of something, and then subconsciously looked at the black figure that suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, Aaron Landis's soldiers gave a huge cheer.

They call upon the name of the Black Knight.

They called the name of Heimos.

Their cheers echoed between heaven and earth and on the battlefield.

‘On the battlefield, Heimos suddenly appeared, and he alone was able to scare away the entire Geshur army. ’

This sentence records such an incredible scene in history.

This incident pushed the name of the Black Knight Heimos to the top, and from then on it completely surpassed the name of the Knight of the Burning Sun.

In later generations, people also argued endlessly about this matter.

Some people think this is a historical fact, while others think this is a thing made up in unofficial romances to highlight the power of Heimos.

We have been arguing for many years but have never been able to reach a conclusion.

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In fact, when the Gesu army retreated quickly, the reaction of everyone on the battlefield was...

Commander Geshu: Fortunately, I retreated quickly, otherwise I would have fallen into the despicable Aaron Landis’s trick!

As for Aaron Landis...

Kehos:? ? ?

Heimos:? ? ? ?

Garlan:…………

Although the idea from the beginning was to close the door and let the wolf out, to intimidate the Geshur people.

But the effect seems to be too good.