Mount & Blade: Wind of War

"After all, the environment here is a bit simple, Duke Rhodes, are you not used to it?"

In a separate room in Sotol Castle.

At this time, the entire Bridges Line was crowded with millions of refugees, but Rhodes still had several separate houses, which was certainly a luxury.

"Of course I am used to it. In fact, it was beyond my expectation. Now the situation is embarrassing. In fact, the general can change me to a more ordinary residence."

"Well, it makes sense. Although you are the Duke of the Empire, Rhodes, you have been fighting or supporting the people all the way. How can you really enjoy a day?"

"..." When he said this, the old general in front of him was a little speechless.

Rhodes saw that the other party was hesitant to speak, and sighed in his heart, but still spoke:

"General Flannard wants to say something, please speak directly. I have also read your resume and know that you are an upright and loyal person, so please speak out whatever you want to say."

"In that case, I will speak directly."

"Duke Rhodes, can you let the elves invest more strength in this battle? You are also the Grand Duke of the Styak Empire, and you have experienced many battles. You should be very clear about the significance of the Bridges Line to the entire empire and even to the human race on the continent."

Although it was difficult to speak, the human general in front of him finally said it. To put it nicely, it was "let the elves invest more strength", and to put it bluntly, it was actually to let Rhodes betray the northern elves, and the two sides worked together to design.

Because of the relationship between Rhodes and Grand Duke Daenerys, Bright Moon City finally agreed to hand over the command authority of 25,000 elites and five extraordinary people to Rhodes.

After all, the Lord of the Lonely Mountain has been through many battles and has never been defeated. In addition, his status is equal to that of Grand Duke Daenerys. Under the premise that Grand Duke Daenerys does not go to the front line, it is reasonable for the coalition forces to be commanded by Duke Rhodes.

General Flanard of the Styak Empire obviously grasped this point, so he came to lobby, hoping that Rhodes could cooperate with him and squeeze out more war potential from Bright Moon City through the elite elves in his hands.

"General Flanard, I respect you as a veteran on the battlefield, so today's conversation is limited to you and me. But please go back now. The command of the Northern Coalition is in my hands. I will not deliberately protect the elves, but I will not deliberately frame them."

This is what Rhodes directly refused without hesitation.

Such words also made General Flanard in front of him change color.

"Rod Hart, are you still a human? Are you still the Duke of the Styak Empire? Or have you really been dazzled by the beauty of the elves and disregarded the interests of the entire race and the entire country?"

General Flannard knew that his request would make Rhodes feel embarrassed, but he thought it could be negotiated, but he didn't expect the other party to reject it without hesitation.

"There is a proverb in my hometown: 'If you have the ability, help as many people around you as possible, and if you don't have the ability, take care of your own business.'"

"The gate of hell is open, and the demons are invading. This is not something I or the northern elves can bear. If I agree to your request, the Lonely Mountain will completely break with the elves from now on. The blood feud has lasted for generations. I will bring people to support and do my best to have a clear conscience. As for how much land will be lost and how many people will die after the collapse of the Bridges Line, that is your responsibility, the responsibility of Styak and even His Majesty Haines, but not the responsibility of me or the Lonely Mountain."

Even if he didn't have a private relationship with Daenerys, Rhodes would never agree to the other party's request.

Once this kind of thing is done, Lonely Mountain will become enemies with the elves of the entire continent, and even the Blue Language Elves of Lonely Mountain Castle will leave, and the dwarves are also likely to become disunited.

These are the costs that Rhode is unwilling to pay, and Lonely Mountain cannot bear.

Finally, General Flannard left angrily, and Rhode also marked in his heart that he would be more careful with this old general in the future.

From a human's perspective, Flannard's approach is noble and there is no problem. From a general's perspective, designing to frame friendly forces is despicable, and it may even affect the reputation of the human race and shake the support of the various races on the continent for the human coalition.

From Rhode's perspective, General Flannard's approach is understandable, but unacceptable, because Rhode regards the interests of Lonely Mountain more than the interests of the Styak Empire. He clearly knows that even if all the elves of Lonely Mountain and the Northland are filled in, it will be difficult to fill the demon disaster this time.

The death of a million humans?

That was caused by the invasion of the demons, not Lonely Mountain.

Rhode was somewhat annoyed by the other party's visit. At this moment, he suddenly saw a little girl with short red hair, looking out of the window.

Cress secretly glanced into the window and found that the master seemed to be very angry because of the previous conversation. She felt that it was not the right time for her to show up, so she secretly glanced into the window again and wanted to retreat temporarily.

However, this time, Cress found that there was no one in the room. When she was stunned, a hand suddenly patted her shoulder from behind.

"Didn't I tell you to stay in Gushan and practice hard? Why did you come here?"

Cress slowly turned his head and saw his master Rhodes standing in the air, with his arms folded in his arms, shaking his head helplessly.

"But, but I miss the master. Besides, Lonely Mountain has Teacher Fatis and Lady Isriel guarding it, so there is no need for me to be added."

"..." Looking at the spoiled and naughty Cress, Rhodes helplessly lifted her shoulders and threw her into the house.

Cress is still unable to fly with fighting spirit. Although it is safe to climb such a building with her level of cultivation, it is not a good thing to let her hang outside all the time.

"Forget it, we are already here."

In fact, Rhodes did not let Cress go to the front line because he was concerned about the Dragon Demon, the Lord of Hell. If the Dragon Demon was also on the Bridges defense line, as long as Cress was not there, Rhodes was confident that he could fight whenever he wanted and leave whenever he wanted.

Mounts such as Paraskevi and James can be abandoned when necessary, but Cress is different. If Cress cannot escape, Rhodes can only fight to the death with a sword.

Therefore, although Cress is a fifth-order legendary fighter, she is Rhode's weakness.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation of the Bridges defense line, the possibility that the Hell Lord Dragon Demon is here is very low.