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Chapter 504 The King Was Wrong!
Before the organizers left the Helong Mountains, Maxwell heard the report from the scouts that a dwarven army seemed to be going too far into the Helong Mountains.

The actions of this dwarf troop attracted Maxwell's special attention, which made the old earl hesitate for a while when he wanted to evacuate from the Helong Mountain Range immediately.

"Father, what are you thinking?"

The eldest son saw the old earl's hesitation and asked.

"That army... that army of dwarves who came in too deep..."

Maxwell has nothing to hide,

"I'm thinking, maybe this is an opportunity."

The eldest son didn't want to understand, and continued to ask:
"what chance?"

Maxwell stared into the distance, he didn't answer directly,

"The dwarves' new machinery gave us enough shock, but even so, I swear on Skadi's white shoulders, no one in Golan understands those new machinery, if we can't understand our enemy, understand our enemy's weapon , Even if we wait for reinforcements, we will be defeated in the end.”

What Maxwell said made sense, the eldest son nodded repeatedly, but for a moment he didn't understand what it had to do with that dwarf army.

The old earl sighed. He understood that his children did not have much talent for war. After a hundred years, these children would be nothing but rich men.

"Listen, Wessett, I want to turn around and raid that dwarf army, capture their new machinery, and bring them back to Golan King City for research. It's best to capture a few dwarf craftsmen accompanying the army."

Maxwell's words made the eldest son's eyes widen. They all saw the devastating combat power of the dwarves when they attacked the city. The speed of the Karlond dwarves' march was unmatched by any enemy before. At such a critical juncture, His father actually wanted to turn around and raid a dwarf army.

The old earl could obviously leave Helong safely without doing anything, and there was no need to take this risk, but Maxwell believed that if they could not also master this new machine, then the Kingdom of Golan would not have a city wall to survive. Defend against the attack of the dwarves.

"This idea is too bold... It's crazy. If we don't hurry up and leave, those dwarves will catch up."

The eldest son strongly opposed his father's decision,
"Also, if that dwarf army lures us to attack, we will have no chance of winning when the dwarf army surrounds us."

However, no matter how his eldest son objected, Maxwell had already made a decision, he tightened his horse's head,

"Don't be naive, Wessett, we still seem to have a way out, but we have no choice."

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a few days later.

Before the war, Maxwell asked those orcs still living in the Helong Mountains to ask how to fight the dwarves, and the orcs once said that the dwarves are naturally impatient, easy to rush for success, and often fall into the trap of the enemy , or smash a stronghold fortress onslaught, often win first and then lose.

Now, the words of the orcs have been confirmed. Maxwell first used the strategy of luring the enemy to let this dwarf army go deeper, and then led the army to launch a surprise attack. Under the absolute advantage of numbers, the old earl defeated the dwarves. Although they paid a certain price, they successfully seized a steam battering ram, a giant bed crossbow, and 100 soldiers. Many pairs of armor, captured nearly 300 people, in addition, Maxwell also captured the chief of the army, and that chief can use many old sayings, and called this power the way of divine creation .

Due to time constraints, Maxwell immediately released most of the captives, but detained the dwarven chiefs and craftsmen in this army, and then transported these precious spoils non-stop, and retreated to the hinterland of Golan.

Even if Maxwell won the victory, as long as he recalled it for a while, he would find that it was undoubtedly a big gamble. As his eldest son said, there is a great risk in raiding this dwarf army. Soldier, if they delay Maxwell for enough time, if their combat power is far more ferocious than imagined, and they defeat the Golan in a desperate situation...

"Before this raid happened, there were many scenarios, but fortunately, I bet right."

Maxwell looked out into the distance at the rolling hills of the river, which had gradually faded away from his vision.

Then, the old earl turned his head and looked in the direction of the royal city.

"Next, it's another gamble."

The second son lowered his head, of course he could understand what his father was saying.

Although Maxwell won the raid, in any case, the Helong Mountains have fallen. For the Kingdom of Golan, Maxwell was always the loser. They were easily repelled, and they were ashamed. Withdrew from the land bestowed by the former king.

When they return to the royal city, how will the king and his wife judge them, and what will other nobles think of them?All this is unknown.

"Father, the king has long wanted to take Helong back from you."

The second son said,
"Once we go to the king's city to ask for help, maybe... the king will immediately recruit our troops..."

Maxwell was silent, and after a long time, the old general nodded with difficulty.

His second son is right, perhaps, the king will be very happy to see the Helong Mountains fall, because once the Golans take the Helong Mountains back from the dwarves, then this fief will probably no longer belong to Maxwell you.

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The victory of the dwarves not only shocked the Golans, but also King Kraft VI of Karlund.

Since the dwarves failed to regain their lost land after 300 years and suffered repeated setbacks in the war with the orcs, King Kraft VI originally imagined that it would take them half a year to a year to acquire the Helong Mountains middle.

However, after three months, the dwarves' flag had already been inserted into the last fortress of the Helong Mountains, which did not shock King Kraft VI.

"So... are we so powerful?"

In the newly occupied castle, Kraft VI looked around and said involuntarily.

The messy environment in front of him shows that the army stationed here has just left, maybe not ten days and a half months, which also reflects from the side how fast Karrond's offensive is.

It has arrived at such a rapid speed that it disrupted the original plan of Kraft VI.

The dwarf king originally planned to pay a certain price to occupy the Helong Mountains, and to stand in a stalemate with the Kingdom of Golan around several fortresses, and wait until the Deschel Empire intervenes for peace talks. At that time, Kafu VI will promise The mining rights, trade rights, and even the exchange of several fortresses for the Kingdom of Golan were given to the group of humans, and these generous conditions were enough for the Kingdom of Golan to cede the Helong Mountains to Calrond.

However, Karl Londe captured the Heron Mountains so easily that Kaf VI had to reconsider his plan.

"Are we going to stop here? How weak are those humans, how vulnerable they are in front of us, their walls can't resist our offensive, and they can only escape. Is such a group of humans worth stopping here?"

Standing in the newly occupied castle, Kraft VI couldn't help asking himself.

If the dwarves suffered huge casualties during the capture of the Helong Mountains, even if Kaf VI succeeded in capturing the Helong Mountains, he would still consider peace talks.

But the problem is that everything went too smoothly, and the dwarves regained the land they had lost for 300 years with almost no effort.

"No, we can't stop here. We can't stop here. Instead of promising those humans generous conditions, it's better to let them give us enough compensation."

Kraft VI made a decision instantly, and he immediately sent someone to summon the generals and asked to revise the entire battle plan.

The huge victory made the king not satisfied with occupying the Helong Mountains. Karl Londe began to desire more. The dwarf legion did not retreat, but decided to continue to advance after a short rest.

For the local civilians, this is a disaster.

Since Kafu VI decided to continue to attack instead of staying for a long time, the dwarves changed their strategy of winning people's hearts and began to scrape the ground to collect food for the march.

After losing food, a large number of human male civilians were forcibly conscripted into labor. They began to build tracks for the dwarves and lived a life like slaves. Due to the admiration of human culture, the dwarves especially loved human women, so the local The women were mercilessly humiliated. After the dwarves plundered the land, they raped them recklessly. For a while, the Helong Mountains were filled with mourning.

The dwarves were not limited to plundering the Helong Mountains. Some uncontrolled dwarf troops began to plunder deeply. The villages and towns outside the Helong Mountains were brutally murdered. Suddenly, fear of the dwarves began to permeate the Golan Kingdom. with hatred.

The looting and massacre of the dwarves made the Golans realize that the dwarves of Calrond were not a foreign ruler who had nothing to do with them, but a terrifying and bloody demon, a foreign enemy worthy of the slander of the entire kingdom.

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After more than ten days of rapid march, Maxwell led the cavalry unit and arrived at the royal city first.

As expected before, as the defeated general, Maxwell, who caused the Helong Mountains to fall into the hands of the dwarves, was not welcomed by the entire royal city.

"Oh, it's that old thing, he dares to come back."

"He didn't even guard a place as rich as Helong, so what face does he have to meet the king?"

"That is the land bestowed by the previous king. How will the king judge Maxwell? Cut the rank? Cut the troops?"

"He's old, and he can't even beat those dwarves who believe in Herris."

Everyone in the royal city was discussing the situation of the old earl, and they were generally not optimistic about Maxwell's fate.
The easy fall of such a wealthy Helong Mountain Range was an unacceptable loss for the Golan Kingdom.

As soon as Maxwell came to the royal city, before he had time to meet the king, he was told by the king's military minister that the king needed him to bring the troops under the management of the royal city.

"You are recruiting my troops. I recruited them one by one. I want to meet His Majesty the King in person."

Maxwell scowled.

"Seeing your situation clearly, Lord Earl, you have lost the Helong Mountain Range. You must know that it is not only your fief, but also has great significance for the entire kingdom."

Although the military minister is a baron, he has no fear in the face of the down-and-out Maxwell.

Due to the existence of the fiefdom system, it is very common for the lords to lose their territories, and the king may not necessarily ask about it. After all, it is not his own direct-controlled territory, but if it is lost, it is those important military towns, commercial and trade towns, and important towns. Important lands such as mines and pastures, even if it is the land of vassals, the king will definitely pay attention to it.

Obviously, the Helong Mountain Range is such an important place.

"You don't know what I encountered. Only the gods know what I encountered. You haven't seen how terrifying those dwarves are manipulating the new machinery."

Maxwell defended himself vigorously,

"If I stick to that place, then we are all over, the whole kingdom is over, but I don't have it. I brought back that kind of machinery, as well as a group of craftsmen and their officers."

The military minister obviously didn't want to listen to Maxwell's defense, he said irritably:
"These things will be explained when you meet His Majesty the King tomorrow. Now your troops must be recruited."

Maxwell sighed heavily. He has suffered countless ridicules since he entered the city, and now the king wants to recruit his troops and make him a fish on the sword.

But the old earl had nothing to do about it, he said slowly:

"Very well, then, and I will go to the king tomorrow."

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In the early morning of the next day, the old earl was finally summoned by King Hudson II of Golan. When he stepped in front of the king's throne, what he greeted was not sympathy, but the cold eyes of the king and his wife.

"Maxwell, I've read all the reports you submitted. You lost the Helong Mountains, didn't you?"

Hudson said blankly.

Maxwell nodded with difficulty,
"The dwarves' offensive is too fierce, Leon Deoss is not on our side, their new machinery..."

Before the old earl could finish speaking, King Hudson interrupted:
"New machinery? For 300 years, the dwarves have always had new machinery, but they have never been able to capture Helong from the orcs!
Maxwell, you have already reviewed yourself and thought about what you did wrong, because the god of victory must be on our side. "

The king's harsh questioning suddenly aroused the anger of the old count.

Maxwell said sullenly:
"Your Majesty, I once fought alongside your father, and I am familiar with the battlefield beneath my feet!

What am I doing wrong you ask?In the past two years, how many letters have I written and sent to Wangcheng, but your finance minister only sent a box of copper coins? As for the reinforcements I asked for, until I withdrew from Helong, I didn't even see a shadow!Could it be that they were all hidden by the Goddess of Mystery? !
I've done my best, I've done my best, I swear to death, if I tell a lie, I'll let him take my life, with all due respect, it's you who did it wrong, you didn't take it seriously, it was you It was your mistake to try everything possible to take He Long away, and you will regret it one day! "

(End of this chapter)