Lords go left, Emperors go right

Osta carefully looked at the map in front of him. If they bypassed the Dranges Mountains and attacked Danpela City, their marching speed would not be able to catch up with the other side. In this case, they could only use some special means. The Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire had sent envoys to test the attitude of the Obelisk Empire. After all, the other side had more people and more than 600,000 troops. Even if they failed to seize Danpela City, Osta still had the final say on how to divide the cake.

The situation in Danpela, the capital of the Principality of Dennis, was grim, and panic spread throughout the city. The previous battles could not be covered up, and the news that the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire had sent troops to take advantage of the situation had been reported back to the rear. This kind of behavior of kicking someone when they are down was not glorious, but since ancient times, weak countries have no diplomacy. The other party was clearly here to take advantage of the opportunity and lied that they were here to mediate the conflict between neighbors. Politicians could not be fooled by this matter. The Obelisk Empire had more than 600,000 troops, while the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire had less than 300,000 troops combined. They did not have half the strength of the other side, so they had no right to call a halt.

"Breda, Kuros, is the situation on the front line so serious?"

"Brother Denfort, the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire took advantage of the situation and attacked us. Otherwise, the only one we could defeat is the Obelisk Empire."

"Brother Denfort, the situation is not favorable to us. How about we send envoys to negotiate? These barbarians just want some benefits. As long as the gold coins are in place, it will not be difficult to withdraw the troops."

"Breda, Kuros, are you sure you are sincere about this suggestion?"

"Of course not, Brother Denfort. Our suggestion is just a delaying tactic. We send envoys to buy time and then make a strategic shift."

"Transfer? Breda, please explain clearly."

"Brother Denver, we can find a way to evacuate from the Port of Denver and transfer the strategic materials from the sea. That place is still under our control."

Lord Earl Denfort was faced with such a dilemma, and the number of commanding talents he could use was greatly reduced. Only his two bad friends were left, Baron Breda and Viscount Kuros, who were born as bad friends. The former was in charge of finances and served as the treasurer, in charge of the financial power of the Principality of Denfort, while the latter served as the Knight Commander of the Principality, responsible for the dispatch of all the garrisons in the capital of the Principality, the city of Danpela. Their personal abilities were far inferior to those of the female general Rebel stationed at the border. When Earl Denfort called people over to discuss countermeasures, these two dandies were almost ready to fight, and their ideas were more outrageous than one another. They couldn't say it was surrender, so they suggested strategic transfer and temporary retreat. In fact, they ran away, but they found a high-sounding reason to escape decently.

The total strength of the garrison of the Principality of Dennis is more than 200,000, all of whom are regular personnel. However, the garrison is currently divided into many places to guard, making it difficult to form combat power. The high-level commanders have been hesitant and have been arguing over which direction to prioritize defense, which has seriously delayed the war and missed many precious opportunities. At this time, Count Denfort remembered the role of Rebel and summoned her in the name of the lord, hoping that the other party would withdraw from the border and command the subsequent battle. At this point, Rebel could no longer be contacted. She mysteriously lost contact and was secretly taken away by a gentleman prince and hidden in a golden house. Count Denfort no longer had many cards to play, and he had no trump cards.

The atmosphere in the battle command room of the Lord's Mansion in Danpela City was subtle. The three high-ranking officials of the principality could not work together. Lord Earl Denfort still wanted to fight. His troops were still there. If he admitted defeat, his political capital would be gone. After the battle, it would be basically the same as stepping down. His political career would be over. No one would support such a weak person to continue to serve as the local lord and head of his country. Denfort's bad friends, Baron Breda and Viscount Kuros, both wanted to run away. It was impossible for them to go on the battlefield. These two dandies were self-aware and knew that they were not that good. If they went to the battlefield to command the battle, the probability of being ruined was too high.

The mysterious silent atmosphere in the command room, this deadlock, was finally broken. There was a sound of footsteps approaching, and Count Denfort looked up at the person who came. After seeing the other person's true face clearly, he had a complicated expression and wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth.

"My Lord, I am willing to go to war and lead the army. Please allow me to lead the troops to the Dranges Mountains to support Rebel and bring her army back, which can also be regarded as expanding the garrison."

"You were competing with Rebel for the title of general, and now you are leading your troops to support her. I heard you correctly."

"Sir Breda, she and I are just competitors. The Principality is now on the brink of life and death, and we should put aside these personal prejudices."

"Very good, I agree. Breda, Kuros, this matter is settled, no more objections. You can send troops, but I can only provide a legion of less than 30,000 people, no more."

"My Lord Earl, 20,000 to 30,000 people are enough to complete the mission."

Chapter 91: The Three Kingdoms Alliance's Secret Meeting and Transaction Before the War

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Chapter 91: The Principality of Dennis is in flames (Part 2)

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Chapter 93: The Fierce Battle for Togus City

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In the border of the Principality of Dennis, the neighbor of the eastern border of the Blomfield region in the Central Continent, the Obelisk Empire Army bypassed the Dranges Mountains on the border and went deep into the interior of the Principality. In just two days, the vanguard of the Blomfield coalition arrived at the first military town of the Principality of Dennis, Togus City. The army of more than 300,000 people was assembled and could launch an attack at any time. As long as Togus City was captured, the capital of the Principality, Danpela City, would lose its last military barrier and support.

The armies of the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire also arrived not far from the city of Danpela. They stayed put and waited for the Obelisk Empire to take action first. According to the verbal cooperation agreement reached privately by the three parties, in this war to divide the Principality of Dennis, the Obelisk Empire would take the lion's share and take the largest share of the pie. The two countries would then redistribute the remaining pie.

At present, the tactic of detour is adopted. Under the secret command of Lord Aosta, the tactic of encircling but not attacking is adopted. For the time being, no offensive is launched against the border guards of the principality entrenched in the Dranges Mountains. A simple encirclement will suffice. The supreme commander of the border guards, Rebel, the beautiful lord, has thrown herself into the arms of the gentleman prince. The troops under her may be useful in the future and can be used by herself. At this stage, there is no need to kill them all. The 100,000-strong garrison of Togs City is the last trump card in the hands of Lord Earl Denfort. Once it is lost, he will lose all his bargaining chips and cannot gain any initiative at the negotiation table.

The general who served as the commander of the garrison of Togs City was Viscount Daxton. This general was appointed in a time of crisis and was previously unknown. The commander-in-chief should have been Suni. Since the incident of Rebel's collusion and defection, the lord, Earl Denfort, did not trust the female generals and temporarily adjusted the decision. The commander-in-chief was changed to Viscount Daxton. Suni only got a staff officer position without real power, not even a deputy. The lady had no problem with her ability and was a first-class commander in combat, but she was of the wrong gender and could not be fully trusted.

A large number of fortifications were built around the city of Togs, with seven or eight trenches dug, various barbed wooden fences and chevaux traps, and if the moat is included, there are nine lines of defense on the periphery alone. The walls of the castle are all more than ten meters high, with various arrow towers and turrets. It looks like an impregnable fortress, easy to defend but difficult to attack. After seeing it, the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire did not want to fight, fearing heavy losses. It is said that when the castle was built, a designer from the northern continent of the human race was hired. The relevant design concepts more or less inherited some of the black technology of the predecessors in the prehistoric civilization era.

Viscount Daxton graduated from a famous military academy in the northern continent of the human race. After taking over the city of Togus, he was a good match. During his time at school, this top student had almost no defeats in simulated battles, and he was definitely no match for Osta in commanding offensive and defensive battles. If it was just a simple defensive battle and defending the city, Viscount Daxton would definitely have more advantages. If he did not attack and relied on the city defense fortifications, the attacker would have to pay a huge price and suffer heavy losses.

"My Lord, our army has been assembled and is ready to attack at any time."

"Katrina, wait a moment. Now is not the time to attack. Everything depends on my instructions. When the time is right, I will make the arrangements."

"My Lord, I understand. The whole army awaits your orders."

"That guy Daxton is quite capable. If it were the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire, they wouldn't be able to handle this defensive position. They would most likely choose to retreat or take a detour."

"Lord Osta, Suni is not at the headquarters. She is currently waiting in a house in Daxton City. It seems that she is under house arrest and surveillance."

"That top student is still no good. If Suni were in charge, we might suffer a lot."

"Lord Aosta, you mean..."

"Chris, we do have a lot of people here, but we can't waste them. Sallya has prepared the cannon fodder troops, let them fill the gap first."

Osta disguised himself as the commander-in-chief, General Omlai, and personally inspected the front line, keeping fully armed. If outsiders could not see his true face, it would be difficult to discover the true identity of the gentleman prince. Facing the heavily guarded Togs City, the gentleman prince issued an attack order. The vanguard was not a living person, but a group of wooden men who looked agile. This army of wooden men was temporarily put together by the "mechanical angel" Salia. They imitated the structure of mechanical beasts and were rushed out overnight. There were more than 10,000 of them.

The defenders of Togs City were far away, and they could not see the charging enemy from the city wall. They could not tell whether they were real people or dummies, so they deployed all kinds of artillery and arrows. The enemy wanted to establish their authority and give the attacking Obelisk Empire Army a warning to deter the enemy, so they used all their firepower. This tactic of deterring the enemy was not very effective. The coalition forces in the Bloomfield area were composed of members of the Sarahanim tribe clan. The people were martial, and all of them were militant and would not be scared. The defenders of Togs City were eager to warn the other side, but they never thought that Osta would use this group of wooden cannon fodder to explore the way and easily detect the main firepower point of the defenders.

According to Osta's suggestion, Salia set up several temporary assembly lines on the spot, and through the assembly lines, pieced together various cannon fodder troops, including wooden men, stone men, and clay men, and then sent them out in numbers of 10,000 at a time to pretend to charge. The defenders of Togs City were unaware of the deception and thought that the attacking commander of the Obelisk Empire, General Omlai, was a fool who took the initiative to send troops over for free. It was just like the gourd boy saving his grandfather, and the 10,000-man army was sent one after another.

Viscount Daxton stood on the city wall, watching the Obelisk Empire's charging troops who were constantly sending themselves to death, with a relaxed expression. It seemed that General Omlai on the opposite side was a reckless man, not to be feared, and only knew how to rely on the advantage of military strength to rush. When the enemy had sent all their troops, the defenders would not even need to take the initiative to attack, and they would retreat on their own. This optimistic mentality lasted for a whole morning, and Viscount Daxton vaguely felt that something was wrong. This way of fighting was seriously inconsistent with the basic military knowledge he learned in the military academy.

The enemy had attacked in batches for a whole morning, and had lost at least 100,000 men, one-third of the troops, but the entire army had not mutinied and was still following the commander's stupid orders. This was simply unbelievable and illogical. The defenders of Togs City had sufficient food and grass supplies, enough for more than half a year, and strategic consumable resources such as ammunition and arrows were limited, so they could not sustain such extravagant war losses for a long time.

"Lord Daxton, the enemy's commander, General Omley, is definitely a fool. He sent 150,000 men in batches. He is simply sending us military merits. I even suspect that I am an undercover agent sent by our side."

"Don't you find it strange? He sent an army of 100,000 men, and half of them are gone. The remaining soldiers didn't have any objections?"

"Lord Daxton, I am ignorant and do not know the mystery hidden in this. I hope you can explain it to me."

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. How much ammunition and arrows do we have left in stock?"

"Lord Daxton, about 30% has been consumed."

"This consumption cannot be replenished in a short time. If they attack again, just shoot arrows, no need to fire cannons."

"Lord Daxton, if we only use bows and arrows, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop their attack."

"Follow orders, I'll try to get some ammunition."

Viscount Daxton remained sober enough and did not get carried away by victory. He made a timely decision to stop the loss and stopped firing. If the original firepower output was continued, the artillery and ammunition of the defenders of Togs City could only last for about two days at most. The Lord, Earl Denfort, required that they must hold out for a week and hold out for more than seven days. Therefore, Viscount Daxton had to issue an order to save ammunition consumption.

Aosta began to increase the number of cannon fodder troops from 10,000 to 20,000, 30,000 and finally 50,000. The scouts of the Columbus Tara Empire and the Enimades Empire who were watching also thought that the commander of the Obelisk Empire was an incurable reckless man at the beginning. He actually gave the enemy an opportunity to fuel his forces and gain military merits. He was absolutely mentally retarded and became the commander by relying on connections.

However, after noon, the Columbus Tara Empire and the Animades Empire were both stunned. They had previously laughed at the magical operation of the Obelisk Empire Army, but now, they realized that something was wrong. General Omley had already sent more than 300,000 troops, and the temporary military camp should have been empty long ago. However, the enemy's military camp was still overcrowded. The morale of the soldiers in the major legions was high, and they were not affected by this voluntary free tactic, and they still maintained a full-staffed state. The legions that were sent out before were most likely not real people.

It only took Osta half a day to use the fishing enforcement to consume half of the arrow reserves of the defenders of Togs City. The Danish Principality Army, which originally thought it had won a great victory, was embarrassed now. They were happy for nothing. After fighting for a long time, they found out that the clown was actually themselves. The opponent did not lose a single soldier, but extorted a large number of strategic resources from this side. The gentleman prince had a hidden trick. He first used the dummy tactics to paralyze the judgment of the defenders, and when the time was right, he mixed the real troops in to surprise the opponent and catch them off guard. This was Osta's real goal.

Four trenches outside the city of Togus had been broken by these dummy cannon fodder troops, filling in the gaps and revealing the main firepower points of the opposing defenders. Osta looked at the sky and decided to wait until nightfall to decide the outcome of the battle tonight. At this time, the envoy of the Enimades Empire, the old minister John, came to the Obelisk Empire Army again and invited the commander General Omlai to come over, saying that it was the commander of the opposing army, Count Edica, who invited him to meet General Omlai and take the opportunity to get to know him. It was not clear what he was secretly planning.

After thinking for a moment, Osta decided to keep the appointment and continue to act as General Omlai, bringing with him a guard force of more than 50,000 people. Several special beings around the gentleman prince, Chris, Yulia and Sophia, all set off together. These three special beings with unfathomable strength disguised themselves as Osta's personal guards this time, wearing a set of female armor and looking fully armed.

"General Omley, I have long heard of your great name. I have long wanted to invite you over to have a good talk about this situation."

"Count Edica, the war in Togus City is not over yet. I have limited time. If you have anything to ask me, it's best to speak directly."

"General Omlai, not only the defenders of Togus City, but the entire army of the Principality of Dennis has become like a candle in the wind. Victory is a matter of time. There is no need to be so conservative."

"Count Edica, your troops have not taken any action yet? That doesn't make sense. Are you waiting for me to defeat all my men before sending out troops to take advantage?"

"General Omley, this is not true. How could we betray our allies? There must be some misunderstanding. Let's not stand here and talk. Let's sit down and talk."

"Count Edica, you are fully prepared. Why didn't the people from the Columbus Tara Empire come?"

"General Omlai, you should know that the Columbus Tara Empire is a thug controlled by the Church of Light and has no autonomy. They are similar to war mercenaries, so there is no need to invite them. We can just talk."

Osta led the guard corps and soon arrived at the temporary base camp of the Enimades Empire Army. Seeing that the gentleman prince brought a corps of more than 50,000 people, they were more convinced that the corps sent out in the morning and at noon were not alive. The defenders of Togs City were fooled. They didn't kill any of the enemy, wasting a lot of military resources and suffering heavy losses.

Count Edica is a middle-aged man who looks older and more sophisticated, with short black hair and black pupils. He is wearing a set of inconspicuous cloth clothes. If you don't remind him, outsiders can't tell him apart. They wouldn't think he's a noble. They'd think he's a commoner, a middle-aged stall owner. Count Edica invited General Omlai to come over and set up a banquet to entertain him. He should be trying to build relationships and gain greater political benefits. He chose General Omlai because he thought he had a chance to bribe him. Count Edica didn't go directly to the higher-level lord Aosta because he wasn't sure if the other party would give him a chance to meet. After all, their status was not equal, and there was a great possibility of breaking the appointment.

Osta did not approve of the practice of opening champagne in the middle of the game before the final victory was achieved, as it was easy to reverse. However, since he was here, the gentleman prince did not intend to go back halfway. It would be a bit of a waste to miss this opportunity to have a free meal. The temporary base camp of the Enimades Empire Army prepared a feast to entertain the visiting General Omlai, the Marshal of the Obelisk Empire Army. Osta asked the accompanying guards to temporarily stay outside and wait for orders. He only arranged Chris, Yulia and Sophia to accompany him. With these three special people following him, it was enough to deal with various accidents, and there was no need to bring too many guards.

After entering the temporary base camp of the Enimades Empire Army, Osta did not take off the mask and continued to wear the helmet. This equipment does not need to show the face. The mouth position of the mask is a detachable design structure. Although Count Edica felt strange, he was embarrassed to say it. The other party did not show his face, which could not be blamed in terms of etiquette. The armies of many human countries advocated the view that military generals should not show their faces. They believed that generals were just tools of war and there was no need to show their faces. Therefore, the trend of wearing masks prevailed.

Osta's acting skills reached the pinnacle. He pretended to talk to Count Edika. The two of them were like old friends who had known each other for many years. They talked and laughed along the way, giving people the illusion that they were very familiar with each other. These are all political needs. Just keep in mind that it's OK. It must not be taken seriously. The Enimades Empire comes from the southern continent of the human race. It is a slave country. At the banquet, Osta saw many snow-white lambs dressed up in fancy clothes, smiling charmingly, providing special exclusive services to the soldiers. These beauties were basically trained and completely reduced to the spoils of the apricot crossbow. They wore heavy metal rings on their snow-white necks. In the center of the front of the neck guard, you can also see the thick iron chain tied. There are also similar heavy metal handcuffs and leg cuffs on the wrists and ankles.

These beauties, all with charming expressions, are all charming and charming. Even if they are unwilling in their hearts, they have to force themselves to smile and try their best to please their masters, otherwise, they will be punished in various evil ways. Those who can stand out to welcome guests are all obedient. Those who are difficult to tame are not qualified to come out to receive guests. They are usually imprisoned in dark basements or dungeons, staying in iron cages, and being subjected to various severe training, facing the darkness without hope. Osta secretly observed and glanced at them. The way the Animades Empire handled things was already very professional.

The snow-white lambs that could be seen at the banquet had a mysterious delta area below, a smooth belly, and below the navel. The forest area that was supposed to be dense was artificially trimmed and shaved in advance, turning into an attractive white tiger. The armpits on both sides were treated the same way. After hair removal, they became pure white. The highest peak in front of the beauties and the highest peaks on both sides had already been marked with apricot crossbows. The pair of pink cherries were pierced with special metal rings, emitting a special metallic luster. There were thin iron chains connecting the rings. When they saw someone approaching, the beauties made tongue-sticking expressions, as if they had all become Yu Wang's slaves. They almost saw peach hearts in their beautiful eyes. Except for one or two people who still had spirit in their beautiful eyes, most of the beauties had eyes that seemed to be broken and colorless.

"General Omley, if you like any of them, just pick one and I'll arrange it."

"Lord Edica, I will just take a look. I have no other ideas."

"General Omlai, there are no outsiders here. We are all people of true nature. There is no need to hide anything. Men like this until they die."

"Count Edica, what you said is true, but you should have used them all, which is not very considerate."

"General Omlai, there are some who have not been used. You should have told me earlier that they are just hot-tempered and need to be trained before they can be released."

"Count Edikar, we can discuss this matter in detail."

"General Omley, that's no problem. It's about the distribution of benefits after the war."

"That's easy, Count Edikar. When the time comes, for the sake of our friendship, I will arrange the best discount for you."

Osta and Count Etika seemed to have reached an agreement in advance. Not all the beauties present were prostitutes. There were some with other purposes. They pretended to surrender and played the role of slaves to sneak into the scene. The gentleman prince had noticed it, but he didn't say it clearly. He pretended not to know and tried his best to cooperate with the other party's performance. He didn't point it out to him for the time being. With his rich practical experience in that area, he could tell at a glance whether the other party was really prostitutes or pretending. Count Etika was unlikely to make any changes. The two countries reached a secret agreement, and it would not be good for him if the other party's main general had any accidents.

The beauties who mixed in were most likely from a third party, and they might want to reverse the situation by assassination. As long as the main general, General Omlai, died unexpectedly in the Enimades Empire camp, then the Obelisk Empire Army would likely change its target and communicate with the Enimades Empire Army on a physical level first, demanding a reasonable explanation. The alliance between the two countries would collapse, and the result of mutual attack and mutual loss would be beneficial to the Principality of Dennis.

This is a gamble that is close to all-in. If you are not forced into a desperate situation, this kind of desperate gamble is really a bad idea. Osta has few guards around him, only three personal guards, and they are female guards. Their personal abilities are probably not as good as those of male guards. This is probably the only chance to assassinate General Omlai. If you miss it, there will be no such good assassination opportunity next time. Whether the situation can be reversed depends on this one gamble. Before the assassins realize it, the other side has already noticed it and made preparations in advance, and the success rate of the assassination is almost zero.

"That was a close call. I thought I was discovered."

"Humph, these stinky men, the more powerful they are, the more conceited they are. When they see a beautiful woman, they won't be on guard. Then..."

"In that case, why not choose Prince Aosta? His status is not higher than General Omlai."

"You just started working here, so you have to be socially savvy. General Omlai is not famous, so there won't be much reaction if he dies. But Prince Osta is a direct descendant of the imperial family. If something happens to him, the entire principality will be buried with him."

"I understand. Leave the assassination to me!"

"No, everyone must participate. We cannot fail. We don't have a second chance."

The members of the mysterious force hiding at the scene were secretly discussing the specific details of the operation. They did not notice that a miniature humanoid water element had already poked its head out of a wine glass on the table beside them and was secretly observing and continuously feeding back the intelligence information it had detected to Osta, who controlled the water element and mastered the power of the water demon behind the scenes. The gentleman prince heard it clearly, and he knew who the other party was before they took action.

"General Omley, how about this room? If you are not satisfied, I can arrange another one."

"Count Etica, the room is fine, but wait, I want to..."

"Well, no problem, General Omley, you are also half an organizer, you can arrange it freely."

Chapter 93: The Special Sideline of the Southern Warmongers (Part 2)

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Chapter 93: The special commodity transaction was successfully completed (Part 2)

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Chapter 93: The Desperate Assassin (Part 2)

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Chapter 94: The Failure of the Night Banquet Assassination Operation (Part 1)

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