My Pokémon Player

Bach went out to fight with all his strength this time, bringing all his assets with him, leaving only some knights and militiamen who had not subdued the monsters to guard Ironthorn Town.

In his opinion, his Ironthorn Town has a superior geographical location, with the Firefly Forest to the west and south. Other towns cannot cross the forest to attack him. Only the Rose Town to the north and the Firefly Town to the east will pose a threat to Ironthorn Town.

Needless to say, Rose Town has been attacked by him at his doorstep. As for Firefly Town, he also asked the Shadow Church to send people to harass it, which should not pose any threat to Ironthorn Town.

Moreover, Firefly Town did not know that he was going to attack Rose Town. By the time they reacted, he had already taken down Rose Town, so he was so relieved to bring all the troops out.

"Lord Bach, Rose Town is ahead. They seem to have known the news of the war in advance, and there are no people in the nearby villages."

Noz reported to Bach what he had found out. He was not only Bach's personal bodyguard, but also the captain of this knight team.

"What? How did they know this news? Did the Shadow Church leak the news again?"

Bach frowned. He only told Guanhai City and Shadow Church about the attack on Rose Town today. Guanhai City could not pass the news to Rose Town, so only Shadow Church could do this.

But didn't they all withdraw from the vicinity of Rose Town? There was no reason to pass the news to Rose Town.

"I don't know, but they should have just learned the news not long ago. Those villagers were in a panic when they fled. They didn't have time to pack up their belongings at home. I guess they didn't run far and were hiding around the village. Should we catch a few people and ask them?"

Noz asked.

"Forget it, there is no need. They are just a few farmers. What can they know? But according to what you said, Rose Town should have a means to transmit information over a long distance, so they can know the news of our troops."

Bach looked up at the sky and had a guess in his mind.

He thought that Rose Town was using flying monsters to monitor them, and after seeing them send troops, they immediately flew back to pass on the news.

But it takes time for flying monsters to travel. When Rose Town received the news, their army was almost approaching Rose Town, so these farmers fled in such a panic.

It seems that Rose Town may be the mastermind behind the robbery of supplies, otherwise why would they send flying monsters to monitor Ironthorn Town.

Bach originally thought that the new successor "Rose Baron" did not have such courage, and Rose Town was just a scapegoat.

Unexpectedly, this matter may really be done by them, and I really underestimated this "Rose Baron".

"Interesting, let's go, I want to ask the little baron, who gave him the courage to rob my supplies!"

Bach led the army to the gate of Rose Town.

Lancaster and Hermann also learned the news of the invasion of the army, and rushed to the city wall as soon as possible. They quietly observed the army under the city wall and found that they were indeed the knights of Ironthorn Town.

"Damn it! The news is true, Ironthorn Town is really coming!"

Lancaster recognized the Ironthorn Town emblem on the flag of the army below at a glance.

"Thanks to that news, we have prepared for war in advance, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

Hermann thanked.

"What should we do now?"

"I will communicate with Baron Bach first to see if there is any misunderstanding."

Hermann looked up and said to Bach:

"You are the lord of Ironthorn Town-Baron Bach, right?"

Bach looked up at the city wall and found that a giant crossbow had been set up on the wall. The militiamen also drew their bows and arrows and were aiming at their troops nervously.

He sneered disdainfully and shouted loudly:

"Yes, I am Baron Bach. Where is the famous 'Rose Baron'? Let him come out and talk to me!"

"I wonder what Lord Bach is doing in our Rose Town with such a large force?"

Hermann asked Bach standing on the city wall.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? I brought so many knights here to attack you. Are you here for a picnic?"

"And I remember that Baron Lancaster is not as old as you. Who do you think you are? You are not qualified to talk to me. Let the young baron get out. Is he too scared to show his head?"

Bach said impatiently, and at the same time he was a little confused.

The lord of Rose Town didn't even have the courage to show his head and talk, so how could he have the courage to rob supplies.

"Lord Bach, have you ignored even the most basic etiquette of nobles? Why do you speak as vulgarly as a poor man? As the secretary of Rose Town, I have been commissioned by Baron Lancaster, so I am naturally qualified to talk to you."

"You attacked our Rose Town without any reason, which has violated the covenant of nobles helping each other. Do you want to be spurned by all nobles?"

Hermann answered neither servilely nor arrogantly.

"Oh? You are quite courageous, much better than that little baron. Well, I will give you a chance to talk to me."

"You just said that I violated the noble covenant. What a joke. The so-called covenant is just a verbal agreement. Don't you see how many nobles still abide by this covenant?"

"Besides, it seems that you were the first to break the covenant and rob my supplies. I sent troops to attack you and take back the supplies that belong to me, which is not a violation of the covenant at all."

Bach was not in a hurry to attack Rose Town. He wanted to define this war in front of both parties.

It was not that he sent troops to invade Rose Town for no reason, but that he had no choice but to fight back after his supplies were robbed. He was the victim.

There is no way. The war between nobles is like this. Even if the current situation is in a mess, you have to find a suitable reason to start a war and portray yourself as the righteous party.

Only in this way will other nobles not have any opinions about you, and the resistance you encounter when attacking the territory will also be reduced.

"Lord Bach, please stop slandering us. Our Rose Town has always loved peace and it is impossible for us to rob your supplies. You have to make up a more reliable reason."

Hermann was almost laughed at by Bach. How could their Rose Town rob the supplies of Ironthorn Town? Even if Baron Lancaster had a few courage, he would not dare to issue this order.

"Who can't frame someone? We thought that the milk tank was stolen from Ironthorn Town. Words are not enough. Why don't you show us the evidence? If you don't have any evidence, don't throw dirty water on us." Bach took out the family emblem of Rose Town and pointed at the pattern on the emblem. "Who said I don't have evidence? This family emblem was accidentally lost by that group of people when they escaped. It has your family emblem of Rose Town on it. What else do you have to say now?" Herman looked at the family emblem in Bach's hand and was very surprised. This family emblem was indeed from their Rose Town. How could it fall into Bach's hands? Could it be that, as Bach said, the knights of Rose Town robbed his supplies, but he didn't know about it. Herman turned his head and looked at Lancaster on the side, wanting to ask him about the details. But Lancaster was also confused. He didn't know why Bach had the family emblem of Rose Town in his hand. Seeing him like this, Herman also understood that Lancaster did not secretly give orders to the Knights behind his back.

It makes sense. Lancaster has always been honest since he took over. He always asks him and the Knight Commander for their opinions on everything. How could he command the Knights behind his back?

It's a pity that Knight Commander Sailer went to change his equipment and was not on the city wall, otherwise he could ask him about the family emblem.

Now Bach took out the family emblem as evidence, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"Why, don't you talk? It seems that you have acquiesced."

"No, no, no, Lord Bach, we really didn't do anything with your supplies. As for the family emblem in your hand, we can't be sure whether it is real. Otherwise, you can send the emblem up and let us check its authenticity."

Herman's voice became smaller and smaller. He also knew that what he said was a bit too much, but now he can only say this. He can't really admit that they robbed the supplies of Ironthorn Town.

As expected, Bach directly scolded him:

"What are you kidding? I gave you the family emblem so that you can destroy the evidence. You don't think I'm a fool, do you?"

"No, no, I just..."

Herman was interrupted by Lancaster before he finished speaking.

"Baron Bach, you should know that our Rose Town is protected by Guanhai City. If you dare to attack Rose Town, aren't you afraid of retaliation from Guanhai City?"

"Oh, our little baron finally dares to show his head and speak."

Bach smiled at Lancaster playfully, but his heart sank. He was now sure that Lancaster was not the mastermind behind the robbery of supplies.

If Lancaster really knew that Guanhai City had abandoned them, he would not use Guanhai City to threaten him now.

And Herman's performance just now did not seem to be false. It seemed that Rose Town really took the blame, and he seemed to have been fooled.

But now is not the time to dwell on these things. Regardless of whether Lancaster is the real mastermind behind the scenes, he must be now, otherwise he will have no reason to start a war.

Thinking of this, Bach continued:

"You are worthy of being the 'shame of the nobility'. You actually use Guanhai City to scare me? You really regard the merchants of Guanhai City as your backer."

"It's a pity that the merchants of Guanhai City are not reliable. They are a group of people who forget their principles when they see profit. Naturally, they will not always protect you. When there are better investment targets, you will become abandoned."

Lancaster panicked when he heard this. He swallowed his saliva and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"What do you mean by this?"

"The meaning is very simple. Your Rose Town has long been abandoned by Guanhai City. They have reached a cooperation with me. The batch of materials you robbed was provided by Guanhai City."

Bach deliberately amplified his voice.

He knew that the biggest confidence of Rose Town was the protection of Guanhai City, so he leaked the news of the cooperation between Tieji Town and Guanhai City, with the purpose of shaking the morale of the army of Rose Town.

Sure enough, as soon as Bach finished speaking, there was a commotion on the city wall.

The faces of the militiamen were all panicked. Without the support of Guanhai City, how could they defeat Tieji Town?

"Don't panic! He is talking nonsense and trying to shake our morale. We, Rose Town, have cooperated with Guanhai City for so many years. We can't be abandoned easily. Don't believe what he says!"

Hermann said loudly that he absolutely could not admit that this was true, otherwise the militia and knights would lose their morale and become afraid before the battle, and the battle would not be fought.

But Bach would not miss this opportunity, and he continued:

"If Guanhai City had not abandoned you, I would not have sent troops easily, and I heard that Guanhai City had sent someone to steal your big milk can a few days ago? This is to squeeze out the last bit of oil and water from you."

"Guanhai City did not steal the big milk can, it was someone else who pretended to be Guanhai City!"

Hermann argued.

"Even if someone else stole it, Guanhai City didn't seem to make a decision for you, right? They were even too lazy to perfunctory you, doesn't this explain the problem?"

"This"

Hermann was speechless. Guanhai City did not interact with them much recently. Could it be that Rose Town was really abandoned?

It's impossible, absolutely impossible. They have cooperated with Guanhai City for so long and have always been very obedient. How could Guanhai City abandon them and support Tieji Town instead?

Before Herman could think about it, Bach continued:

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. In fact, I don't like to talk nonsense. The reason I said so much to you is to buy time for my big steel snake."

"If your giant crossbows and bows and arrows were not a certain threat to my knights, I would have let the unicorn rhino crash through your city wall! But now your crossbows and arrows should be invalid, big steel snake, use quicksand abyss!"

After hearing what Bach said, Herman was stunned for a moment, and then he said in horror:

"Not good! Everyone quickly evacuate the city wall! Roserado, take the baron away quickly!"

Roserado on the side did not hesitate, and immediately wrapped Lancaster's body with a vine whip, and then took him down the city wall.

Lancaster, who was taken down the city wall, almost fell to the ground. He got up and patted the dirt on his body, then looked back. He wanted to see what happened to make Herman so panicked.

As soon as he turned his head, he heard a "boom" sound, accompanied by a lot of flying sand.

"Puh!"

Lancaster spit on the ground twice, then rubbed his eyes that were blinded by the sand, and tried to look towards the city wall.

When the sand gradually settled, he could see the city wall in front of him, but the scene in front of him made Lancaster stunned.

I saw that a vortex had formed on the ground below the city wall, which was constantly swallowing up everything around it.

The militiamen who didn't have time to escape were either buried by the falling rocks or fell into the deep pit, and the casualties were extremely heavy.

Lancaster said in disbelief:

"City wall. How could the city wall collapse?!" (End of this chapter)