Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 115 Storm

Before nightfall, Silver City, the most prosperous city in the Thorn Territory, was utterly silent.

Recently, the lord's frequent searches for suspicious individuals, large-scale conscription, and increased grain taxes have made the residents of Silver City miserable.

Merchants in the city who wanted to leave were forcibly detained.

The people in Silver City were in a panic, most of them stayed indoors, and the atmosphere was as depressing as a dead city.

As a lord, it is absolutely unqualified to allow such a situation to occur in your territory.

Ian naturally understood this kind of thing.

But he had no other choice. The big brother was hiding in the city and had not shown up yet. The Tiantu Mercenary Group was leading the rebellion, and the other side was pressing hard.

He is under a lot of pressure.

He now only hopes that Krag can quell the rebel army led by the Tiantu Mercenary Group as soon as possible, so that he can lead his troops out with confidence.

however……

Silver City, in the study of the Lord's Mansion.

Ian placed his hand on a fist-sized, crystal-clear piece of white jade, his face as gloomy as death.

Not long ago, White Lionheart gave feedback - his most capable general, Krag, died.

This meant his hopes were dashed.

"Useless trash!"

Ian clenched his fists and slammed them on the table in anger, causing a piece of the desk to collapse.

With a sixth-tier strength and five thousand soldiers, he couldn't even take down a small Baimu City? He even lost his life.

Ian was about to explode with rage.

In the morning, Krag sent him a message saying that they would be able to capture Baimu City tonight.

With Krag's accurate letter, he promised the person who came to urge him that he would lead a part of the troops to set off tomorrow afternoon.

As a result, he waited until so late, but what he got was a big pile of Cragra.

Ian cursed.

Krag's failure meant that he would have to spend another day or two to deal with Baimu City.

It means he will break his promise again.

If the other party comes again tomorrow, how will he explain?
"Master Ian."

There was a knock on the door and the butler's voice came from the door.

"What's going on?" Ian asked irritably.

"The son of Duke Nick is here to visit," the butler replied.

Ian frowned.

What are you afraid of?

"Didn't we agree to meet tomorrow at noon? Why did this guy come tonight? Did he hear something?"

Ian rubbed his brows with a headache, thinking about how to deal with this guy.

"I see."

He stood up, walked to the bookshelf, opened the secret compartment, put the Heart of the White Lion in, and then left the study.

In the reception room, Ian pushed the door open and walked in.

In the room, a brown-haired young man in brocade clothes sat on the sofa.

Ian sat down across from the brown-haired young man and calmly asked, "What's the matter with your late-night visit?"

"Are you still going to pretend to be confused with me?" the brown-haired young man said indifferently.

Ian was silent.

Sure enough, the other party knew the result of their attack on Baimu City tonight and came to demand an explanation.

"Five thousand people failed to capture Baimu City. What are you going to do next?" The brown-haired young man asked Ian with a frown.

"...Please give me two more days." Ian said after a moment of silence.

The brown-haired young man's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

"According to the agreement, you should have sent troops to the capital within five days. You kept delaying it until now, and now you want us to give you two more days. Are you kidding us?"

Ian's repeated violations of the agreement have made the brown-haired young man lose his patience.

"Don't worry about the affairs of the Thorn Territory anymore. Take all the soldiers you can muster and set off with me tomorrow morning." His tone was unquestionable.

"Impossible, I must take control of the Thorn Territory." Ian said in a firm tone, with no intention of compromise.

"Bai Mu City has the help of a mysterious strong man, so it won't be easy to take it down." The brown-haired young man said coldly.

“No matter how mysterious they are, they’re only at the sixth rank at most. I have the Heart of the White Lion, which allows me to unleash the power of a seventh-rank magic, enough to take down Whitewood City,” Ian said. “What if they leave Whitewood City and run out of Thorn Territory? Are you going to chase after them?” the brown-haired youth asked.

Won’t they run away if they can’t win?
Once you leave, they will be able to fight back.

"We must eradicate the problem completely." Ian replied seriously.

If you dare to run, I will chase you!

"you……"

Seeing that he could not persuade him, the brown-haired young man knew that he could not rely on the troops of the Thorn Territory.

"Hmph! Take care of yourself!"

He gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, left a few cold words, and walked away.

Ian frowned when he heard these cutting words.

My father 'disappeared' because he refused to cooperate.

He was worried that these people would make him 'disappear' as well.

But then he thought again, this is the Thorn Territory, his home turf, and those people can't do anything to him, so he felt relieved.

"Go get Zor."

Ian left the reception room and instructed the butler.

Zor is a sixth-level great wizard under his command. Tonight, he will personally lead two thousand guards to attack Baimu City.

At this moment, he didn't have the extra energy to care about the rats hiding in Silver City. Anyway, as long as he took over Baimu City in one fell swoop, the rats would have no place to live if they ran away.

Back in the study, Ian took out the Heart of the White Lion. To be safe, he had to take it with him.

Soon, two thousand guards were assembled.

Ian put on his armor and mounted his warhorse.

"set off!"

As Ian's horse rushed out, five hundred cavalrymen and fifteen hundred fully armed soldiers marched into the night.

at the same time.

The evacuation of a large number of guards immediately attracted the attention of Andu who was hiding in the underground wine cellar.

"Another guard has left Silver City."

"How far have you walked?" Byron hurried forward and asked.

"A sixth-level archmage, two thousand guards, and Ian." Andu said.

Upon hearing this, the dark eyes of the people who had been trapped for many days suddenly brightened.

"What are you waiting for? Get out there!"

This time, Byron did not ask for the opinion of the Duke's eldest son, but walked straight towards the exit of the cellar. The three captains of the Tiantu Mercenary Corps hesitated for a moment and followed Byron's pace.

The rest of the people looked at the Duke's eldest son.

"Follow." Without much thought, the eldest son of the Duke made the decision.

The wine and food in the cellar have been used up, and staying here is just waiting for death.

They no longer care about so many things. Even if it is a conspiracy, they have to give it a try.

Otherwise, if you miss this great opportunity, you may not have a better chance to break out later.

……

As dawn broke, a faint light shone into Baimu City, gradually covering the lights that had been burning all night.

The battle ended last night, and the guards of Shiraki Castle were busy with post-war work in the second half of the night.

Treating the wounded, repairing the city walls, clearing out war preparations, cleaning up the corpses... no one slacked off.

What happened last night might be a good thing for the people who gathered together temporarily in Baimu City.

As Krag's adjutant had expected, after Baihe City was captured, different voices did emerge in Baimu City, which became the last remaining force.

Some suggested withdrawing from the Thorn Territory first and then making plans, while others suggested taking the initiative to attack... If the Silver City army had launched a surprise attack on the White Wood City the night before, without external interference, the divided White Wood City would not have fought to the end.

Unfortunately, they didn't seize the opportunity, giving Baimucheng more time to neutralize the sound.

However, facing the powerful attack of the Silver City army last night, the city gates were broken, the city walls were lost, and they were at a disadvantage with no hope in sight. Many people still wanted to surrender at one point.

But last night was different from the night before, as there was external interference.

Not only was the Silver City army's offensive rhythm disrupted, but their commander was also killed in the chaos, and they were finally scared off by suspicion.

This hard-earned victory greatly eased the depressing atmosphere in Baimu City over the past two days.

Everything will be easy if you win.

(End of this chapter)