Iren looked at the handwritten letter from Earl Morton from Candle Castle in annoyance. He didn't know why the news about Henry inviting Carl to the banquet spread in Candle Castle in less than two days. Naturally, it also reached Morton's ears. The Earl was furious and gave him an order overnight. After reading all the contents of the handwritten letter, he looked worried. Now he was on the battlefield and Henry was one of the main generals. It was definitely not a good thing to punish him at this time. But even so, he had no choice. Obeying the Earl's order was his first priority.

After thinking for a moment, he finally gathered his soldiers and set off towards Henry's camp.

When Ihlen arrived at the enemy camp, Henry was also very surprised, because Ihlen was fully armed, brought almost all of his troops, and also pulled a prisoner cart. A bad premonition rose in his heart.

Then I heard Aeron say sternly:

"According to the Earl's order, Henry has colluded with the enemy, which is an unforgivable crime. I request that his command be temporarily relieved and the troops will be taken over by me!"

As soon as these words came out, Henry's knights immediately exploded:

"what?"

"You're saying that our Lord is collaborating with the enemy?"

"This is simply unreasonable!"

Looking at the commotion of the group of people, Aeron raised his voice again:

"This is the Earl's order, please cooperate!"

Henry waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, then looked around at the people brought by Ellen, and finally focused his attention on himself:

"If you don't cooperate, are you going to use your weapons against me?"

And Aeron just sighed, and then said:

"I was just following orders..."

"I understand~" Henry nodded, "I accept this punishment."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but saw Aeron still standing there motionless, staring at him.

"Anything else?" Henry asked.

"Not only that..." Iren said hesitantly, "In order to prevent you from...collaborating with the enemy again, the Earl also asked me to...detain you until...this war is over."

As soon as these words came out, Henry's knights went wild again:

"what?"

"How is this possible!"

"Iron, don't push your luck!"

“This is not what I asked for!” Aeron shouted at the top of his voice. “This is all the Earl’s wish.”

"Even the Earl..."

"That's enough!" At this point, Henry interrupted his men's protests, "This is reasonable, I accept it."

"Sir! You can't do this!" someone shouted.

"Sir, why do you have to endure this kind of humiliation? Why not fight them!" Some people even drew their swords, ready to step forward to protect.

"That's enough!" Henry shouted angrily. He paused, took a breath, and said again, "From now on, you must obey the orders of Lord Aeron and must not disobey them."

Aeron sighed again, and then said to the guards around him:

"Put iron cuffs on Lord Henry."

When he said this, another knight shouted in dissatisfaction:

"Is this necessary?"

"These are all orders!" Aeron replied.

"Okay, let's do it~" Henry replied.

When the cold shackles were put on the old knight's wrists, the knights below were all furious. They clenched their fists tightly, and some even pinched their fists until they bled.

Aeron knew that these people hated him to the extreme, but what could he do? This was not the result he wanted.

When Henry was put into the prison car, Aeron suddenly said to him:

"Although this is inappropriate, I still want to tell you that not long ago, Karl handed over a letter of challenge to a fight."

"Is he planning to go to war?" Henry had a puzzled look on his face.

"Yes, he has challenged me to a battle today." Iren said, "So I must take all your men with me to the battle next."

"I promised him that I would protect his friends, but in the end, I failed to do so." Henry lowered his head with some guilt.

"He is our enemy. I hope you can figure out your position!" Iren scolded. Then he shook his head and softened his tone again. "Forget it. Why are you talking about this? Anyway, I hope everyone can do their best and win this battle."

Henry nodded, and then shouted to the people around him:

"You understand, right? From now on, follow Aeron's command, win this battle, and take over Porter Village for the Earl."

He could see the soldiers gritting their teeth and nodding reluctantly.

Looking at this scene, Yilen sighed and shook his head again, then turned around and whispered to several guards:

"You guys, take Henry back to the camp immediately! Don't make any mistakes~"

"Yes!" Several people saluted and replied.

The prisoner car escorting Henry began to move slowly, accompanied by the unwilling whispers and sobs of the people around him. At this time, the morale of Henry's troops was visibly low. This atmosphere even affected Iren's headquarters. It must be said that people's emotions are indeed contagious. He understood this, but he had no choice but to pretend that he didn't know it all, and then raised his hand and shouted:

"All troops, set off!"

The soldiers began to leave the camp, each with their heads hung, and the team of nearly a hundred people began to move towards the designated battlefield with dejected looks.

The agreed battle site was on a wide plain not far from Porter Village. Carl and Alia had been waiting there for a long time. Behind them were 10 Blood Rose Guards dressed in red. They held halberds and rode on war horses, forming his main cavalry. In addition, there was a spear phalanx composed of more than 20 militiamen. Behind the phalanx there were a small number of archers responsible for long-range cover. The total number of people was less than 40.

Such military strength made Aeron feel a little relieved. He had a total of 19 cavalrymen including Henry's knights. As for the total strength, Henry's 50 men plus his own 70 men were over 3, at least three times that of the enemy. This place was not far from Porter Village, and the battle situation could be seen through the watchtower at the entrance of the village. Once there was any disadvantage, the village could quickly send out support.

So even if morale was affected, it didn't seem to be a big problem under these favorable conditions. However, he was not absolutely sure. What he feared most was Alia. He had seen the terrifying strength of that woman. She could even kill one of the nine knights at the same time. Once the fight started, would such a being be able to kill his troops' morale with just one blow? To be honest, he was not sure.

He even had the urge to retreat. Perhaps he should not accept the challenge today. He should retreat first and avoid the enemy's attack temporarily. But in the end, reason told him that he could not do that.

Finally he calmed down, cleared his throat, and shouted to the other side:

"Karl, you finally stopped being a coward and are you planning to come see me?"

Karl just looked at him coldly, and then said calmly:

"You want to harm my friend, so I have no choice but to come here!"

"Huh, are you talking about that guy named Jim?" Iren sneered, "Sometimes being too sentimental can lead to disadvantages~"

"Jim?" Carl looked puzzled. "Sorry, that's just one of my personal servants. The good friend I'm talking about is Baron Henry!"

"What?" Iren's eyes widened in disbelief.

At the same time, Henry's knights were also surprised. They all turned around and looked at Aeron.

Then, everyone heard Carl shout again:

"My spies brought me news that you were planning to get rid of Baron Henry and seize his land! I came here today to warn my friends to stay away from villains!"

Then he pretended to look around the battlefield and suddenly shouted:

"Where is Baron Henry? Why don't I see him? Aeron, what have you done to the Baron?"

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