A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It was windy and rainy, and heavy rain poured down, washing out streaks of red water on the wall that was pitted with stones.

The blood stains that had been spattered on the city wall in the past few days were almost all washed away in the heavy rain. The sewage flowed into the river, dyeing the already turbid river into an ugly sauce color.

The sudden heavy rain made it more difficult to attack the city. In order to reduce casualties, the Gastard army that attacked the city today withdrew early.

On the towering wall of the royal city, a group of people stood there, looking at the Gastard camp in the distance.

Heimos stood at the front, still wearing black armor. His jet-black hair had already been soaked by the rain and stuck to his forehead.

The rain ran down his cheeks, and his brown skin shone with water.

The faces of the people behind him all showed signs of exhaustion, but he was still full of energy. Even in the pouring rain, his golden-red eyes were burning like inextinguishable flames. .

The royal city has been besieged for more than ten days.

Except for the past few days, the Gastad people only sent troops from various countries under their command to launch tentative attacks and filled up the moat. Once the news came that Rudas City was recaptured by Garlan, in the next ten days, They are all actual attacks on the city.

Presumably the Gastad people also understood that their escape routes and food and grass transportation had been cut off. If they receive this news on the way, the army can rush back immediately and take back Rudas City. However, they have already reached the royal city. If they turn around at this moment, there will definitely be pursuers in the royal city.

Although it is feasible to turn to attack other large cities now, strategically speaking, it is meaningless except to delay time. After all, the people who can least delay time are the Gastad people themselves.

Therefore, the best way is to capture the royal city.

As long as they sit in the majestic city of King Aaronlandis, the Gastard people will no longer be afraid of any threats.

In the past ten days, the Gastard people used all kinds of siege tactics, whether it was fire attacks, digging tunnels, poisoning water sources, etc., but in the end they all failed.

And the few pieces they had left in the royal city were all dug out after a little movement, and their heads were publicly displayed to death. The heads are still hanging on the city wall for public display.

Perhaps because they received the news that Aaron Landis's armies from all sides had begun to gather under the crown prince's command, the Gastad people's attacks became more and more fierce. Attacked twice.

But none of the above were successful.

Although the soldiers of Aaron Landis who guarded the royal city looked exhausted under the fierce and uninterrupted attacks of the Gastards, they still stubbornly blocked the attacks of the Gastards again and again.

And it was Heimos who was standing on the city wall at the moment who led the people to see through the Gastad people's siege tactics again and again, and firmly defended the royal city.

If when the 'Erect Walls and Clear Country' was forcibly implemented, Heimos made everyone dare to be angry and dare not speak out, and his image in the hearts of the people was extremely bad, and his reputation had fallen to the lowest point, then now, leading the soldiers to firmly guard the royal city His reputation has grown again.

Especially for the people in the royal city, Prince Heimos has become like a patron saint.

Because of his existence, the royal city was not breached by that group of brutal Gastards.

At this moment, all the soldiers standing nearby looked with reverence at Heimos, who was standing in the rain and looking into the distance.

Heimos looked away from the Gastad camp on the ground in the distance, looking over the sky, through the rain curtain, towards some distant place.

He touched the malachite ring on his finger that was washed more and more emerald green by the rain, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Garlan should have received it by now, right?

His gift to him.

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The heavy downpour hit the huge tent, making a pitter-patter sound.

The silver-haired Prince Gastard sat on a chair, turning his head to look at the heavy rain outside the window and the blurry royal city in the rain curtain, his eyes cold.

He has followed his father to fight on the Gastad Plateau since he was a child. He has watched his brave father conquer tribes one after another, kill people called warriors one after another, and unify Gastad. Dad.

His father was satisfied with this, but he was not satisfied with this.

Because he knows that there are many countries to the south of Gastad. Unlike the Gastad Snowfield, which is shrouded in severe cold and darkness and has a difficult living environment, those countries have fertile land, are bathed in sunshine all year round, and are warm all year round. Like spring, the people of those countries do not need to fear severe cold, wind and snow, hunger and death, and live a comfortable and prosperous life.

Why?

Why do Gastard people have to struggle to survive in a dangerous environment from birth? Why do his people face severe cold, snow, and hunger at any time and at any time?

In this world, the strong survive.

What qualifications do those weaklings have to occupy the warmest and richest place?

That should belong to their Gastard people.

No... It should be said that this continent and all the land belong to the Gastad people!

Bringing the army to fight all the way, the Gastad people under his leadership conquered one country after another. Their strength and bravery meant that they never encountered an opponent, and no one could stop them from going south.

This gave the Gastad people the illusion that they were an invincible army, and even Tyr had a vague illusion that the world's heroes were nothing more than this.

However, all these illusions were shattered in Aaron Landis.

The defeat at the hands of the Lion King was a trap set by Tyr, and the defeated army was his unwanted chess piece, so Tyr did not feel that it was a defeat.

However, the battle to retake Rudas City launched by Garlan was a naked slap in his face, which made the always proud Tyr know what defeat felt like for the first time.

And then, he suffered another setback at the hands of Huymos.

For more than ten days, Prince Heimos held his hundreds of thousands of troops firmly outside the city wall.

The city wall stands firmly on the ground. Even though countless warriors of Gastard have been lost, there is still no possibility of breaking the city.

The rain outside the tent weakened and began to pour down. Tier looked at the rain curtain outside, his eyes were cold and his face was as sinking as water.

time is limited.

he thinks.

The army summoned by Prince Garlan will be on its way soon.

If this continues, Gastad's army will become passive and be attacked from both sides.

He must make a decision immediately.

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The city of Rudas became more and more lively day by day, and armies from all over Aaron Landis gathered here.

The generals who had arrived late and had to be stationed outside the city deliberately complained for two days. Seeing that Garlan had no response and was obviously too lazy to pay attention to them, they immediately stopped and settled down.

However, when there are many people, it is easy for conflicts to arise between them, leading to various frictions.

The generals of Aaron Landis were fine. After all, they did not dare to mess around under the Crown Prince, and there was also the highly prestigious Lord Kaleni sitting in charge. If they have any conflicts, they can directly complain to the old man who was appointed as the commander-in-chief by the crown prince and let him make a decision.

However, there are also things that even Kaleni doesn’t know how to deal with.

The most typical one is the friction between generals from different countries.

It's not about the friction between the Aaron Landis people and people from other countries. After all, everyone is very polite to the friendly countries who come to help Aaron Landis.

And the trouble is...

"Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please allow me to take action and teach those arrogant men a lesson!"

Garlan, who was patrolling the city wall, was caught red-handed by the angry female general Aierson.

"I still don't know who the guy who was taught a lesson is. I don't know you women."

Opada, who followed, scoffed.

"A woman actually tries to compete with a man? She is really not afraid of death."

The female warrior Elson laughed in anger.

"Many men have died at my hands."

She looked at Opada with disdain.

"Men? They are all weaklings who can only kneel down and beg for mercy in front of our female warriors, Elson."

Opada was furious.

"Who are you calling a softie——"

"It's you!"

The young man squeezed between the two people being sprayed looked at Tewa who was chasing him.

Tevar shrugged, showing a helpless expression, and silently told Garlan that Mr. Kalleni was at his wits end.

These two, a general from Tastar and a female general from Elson, disliked each other all day long and quarreled endlessly.

Not only them, Tasda and the female warrior Elson also have constant conflicts with each other. If Opada and Viniel hadn't worried about Garlan's face and forcibly suppressed their subordinates, they would have been killed long ago. The fight started.

However, even if they were suppressed, the conflict between the two continued to intensify, and even the two generals themselves could hardly hold it in anymore.

Garlan had actually guessed that it would turn out like this.

after all……

A complete alpha male.

An extreme female leader.

They are simply irreconcilable.

Moreover, the people of these two countries are proud of their own bravery, so it would be strange not to fight when they get together.

Viniel and Opada could endure it until today before rushing to look for him, which is already very good.

The two of them were arguing angrily, and Xinyas on the side was impatient.

"Why are you arguing? If any of you are dissatisfied, come and fight with me!" He waved the big hammer in his hand enthusiastically and said, "I happen to be bored, come on, come and fight with me."

Opada: "..."

Viniel: “…………”

The two generals, who disliked each other, were rarely consistent at this moment and ignored Xinyas.

They are all brave warriors, but being brave is not stupid. Fighting with an inhuman guy like Xin Yas is just asking for trouble.

This stupid young man doesn't need any martial arts at all. He can knock you away with just one punch.

Regardless of whether they were afraid of pain or not, the key point was that it would be very embarrassing to be beaten away like this - especially in front of one's own subordinates.

The two of them didn't say a word, they just glared at each other, and they were very ready to take action if they disagreed.

If Garlan hadn't been present, there might have been a fight.

Seeing their posture, Garlan blinked and suddenly said: "Well, what's the point of arguing like this? Just do it."

Viniel: "...Huh?"

Opada "Huh?"

Garlan's words made them very shocked. Because they were worried that the other party was Garlan's friend, they had been restraining themselves and their subordinates from letting them do anything. They didn't expect that Garlan would simply let them do it at this moment. Start fighting.

"Your Highness, would this be too..."

Tewa on the side also smiled bitterly when he heard Garlan's words.

"Both of them are guests, and a fight will have a very bad impact."

"It doesn't matter."

Garlan raised his hand and pointed to a wide training ground in the military camp below the city wall.

"Send one hundred people from each side to fight in an open space. Of course, no lethal weapons are allowed. Whoever loses in the fight will unconditionally obey the winning side."

He rolled his eyes and said,

"How about the question of who is more powerful? Everyone depends on their own abilities."

After Garlan finished speaking, the eyes of the two men lit up at the same time. Without saying a word, they turned around and walked out.

They are all eager to teach each other a lesson.

"Uh... Your Highness, this doesn't seem right..."

"I feel very good."

Garlan shrugged.

"There was friction between the generals. Although Kalleni's temporary mediation was useful, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. It will always be like this in the future. If there is a conflict, let them directly bring hundreds of people to fight on the training ground. The loser Obedience wins."

He smiled and spread his hands.

"It's simple and clear, right? Don't waste your energy on mediating. It's only useful if you see the real results on the training ground. This not only solves the dispute, but also allows everyone to vent. By the way, it also allows everyone to practice military training, killing three birds with one stone. Yes or no?"

Tewa: "..."

Something seems wrong, but what His Highness said seems to make sense.

Just when Tewa was struggling, Viniel, who had just left, suddenly turned around and came back.

"By the way, Your Highness, I have something here that I want to pass on to you."

Suddenly remembering an important thing, Viniel temporarily put off the idea of ​​knocking those men down, returned to Garlan, took out a beautifully carved ivory box and sent it to Garlan.

As soon as she opened it, what contrasted greatly with the delicate carvings of the small box was the rough workmanship of the sapphire ring inside.

The blue gem was embedded in a gold ring that did not look like a regular circle.

Garlan: "..."

Looking at the ring, Garlan suddenly remembered the rough lapis lazuli earrings he wore on his ears for some reason.

These two things seem to have the same purpose.

"Your Highness, our little princess made this for you with her own hands. The ocean stone inlaid on it symbolizes the protection of the ocean goddess."

Viniel looked at Garlan with a smile.

"The little princess hopes that you can put this ring on and see the ring as if you are seeing her. She said that although she is not strong enough and cannot come to you in person this time, as long as you wear it, Ring, the sea goddess who protects the Elson royal family will definitely protect you..."

"This is also proof of the agreement between the little princess and you. When she grows up, she will definitely come to Aaron Landis to look for you."

Garlan was still a little confused when he was suddenly given a ring.

The female general who unceremoniously set up a matchmaking relationship with her teenage princess held the wooden box in both hands and sent it to Garlan with a smile on her face.

She said: "After all, the little princess has decided to give birth to your child..."

She was just halfway through her words when suddenly a loud eagle call sounded in the sky, and a black shadow swooped down and actually took the sapphire gold ring away.

The long black wings fluttered in the sky, and the black eagle held the ring in its mouth and circled in the sky above Garlan.

Viniel didn't react in time and watched helplessly as the ring made by her little princess was taken away by an eagle, and she was stunned for a moment.

She reflexively touched her back and took off the bow she was carrying on her back. She was about to set up the bow and shoot an arrow in the next second.

But Opada, who was standing next to her, suddenly stepped forward and held her arm down.

Viniel glared at Opada, while Opada glared at her and still grabbed her and refused to let go.

He said: "That is Garlan's eagle."

As soon as Viniel turned her head, she saw Garlan tilting his head up with a smile on his face. As soon as he raised his hand, the black eagle hovering above his head immediately fluttered its wings and swooped down towards him, landing on his raised arm.

Before anyone could react, it suddenly spat out the ring in its mouth at Viniel's feet, causing Viniel's face to darken instantly.

Just by looking at her, he was able to persuade Prince Garlan to wear the little princess's ring.

Why did this broken eagle suddenly come out to cause trouble?

She leaned over and picked up the ring, thinking sadly.

If it hadn't been for the prince's eagle, she would have shot it down and roasted it.

…………

This is...a pet is like an owner...right?

The blond knight who followed the Black Eagle Anu here and saw the scene just now was thinking silently in his heart.

He stepped forward and saluted Garlan, and then said: "Antaya, the general of the city of Meneste, has come to see you."

Gallan was gently stroking Anu's jet-black feathers, thinking about how Anu, who was supposed to follow Heimos in the royal city, came here. When he heard Keyhos's words, he was suddenly startled.

"City of Menestre?"

That's Heymos'...

"Well, he transported a large number of elite weapons."

After Caihos finished speaking, he stepped aside.

A middle-aged general following him came forward, bowed his knee and bowed his head in salute to Garlan.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, on the order of His Highness Heimos, I am transporting ordnance to you."

The black eagle Anu, which was resting on Garlan's wrist, let out a short chirp and flapped its wings lightly.

The young man touched its wings and laughed softly.

He turned his head and looked far away to the east, in the direction of the royal city.

Although they were thousands of miles apart, that person seemed to be right next to him.

He is not alone.

There is another person, someone he can trust, someone who can make him feel at ease, who is holding up Aaron Landis's sky with him.

Heimos.

The existence that once frightened him is now the existence that gives him great courage and support.

"it's time."

Garlan raised his hand, and the black eagle spread its wings and flew high into the sky.

The bright sunlight fell on his face, making the boy's golden eyes shine in the sunlight.

"Go to the royal city."