A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

As the week was about to pass, the atmosphere in Wangcheng became more and more tense.

The northern border was suppressed by Geshu's army, the eastern border was harassed by ISIS, and not long ago there was news that the western border was invaded by the Gastads.

Aaron Landis was attacked by three countries at the same time, and Kanal, an important ally in the past, has already perished.

He was like a giant at this moment, even though he was extremely powerful, but he was bitten by three ferocious beasts at the same time, after all, he was no match for four hands with two fists, and he could only support himself so that he would not be torn to pieces by those ferocious beasts.

As these bad news came one after another, people in the royal city were panicked, and the atmosphere of uneasiness permeated the city, making the atmosphere of the whole city extremely depressing.

King Kamos led his troops to the eastern border to fight against ISIS. It stands to reason that the crown prince who is in the king's city should stabilize people's hearts.

However, a week ago, the crown prince was assassinated again and again, and was finally succeeded by the assassin for the third time. He was seriously injured and has been bedridden until now.

In the depths of the palace, the crown prince's place was so well protected by the personal guards specially left by King Kamos that not even a fly could fly in.

These loyal guards only recognize the orders of King Kamos, and will only let people in with the king's permission.

A few days after the crown prince's accident, because Garlan had been unconscious in bed, even if those high-ranking ministers went in, they could only look at the pale and weakly breathing crown prince lying on the bed from a distance. , and was driven away by the stern-faced female officer.

And after King Kamos set off, because he couldn't get the permission of King Kamos, no matter who came, no matter how powerful he was, and no matter how earnestly he spoke, the personal guards were like stones without emotion. Unceremoniously drive people away one by one.

"Is His Royal Highness still awake?"

Standing outside the gate of the palace, Prime Minister You asked while pulling his gray beard vigorously with his fingers.

After all, he is the head of civil servants, and he is one of the few people who will not be driven away by the guards, but he is not allowed to enter, so he can only stand outside the gate and let the female officer come out to talk to him.

"Yes, His Highness is still in a coma. The doctor's decision to wake up depends only on His Highness's own willpower."

Tapti replied blankly.

After the prince was seriously injured, the female officer always had an expressionless face no matter who she was.

"Please go back, don't disturb the prince's recovery."

You Sixiang sighed, turned and left.

In just ten or so days, he seemed to have aged several years. At this moment, he looked old and tired, and his face was full of fatigue.

After all, during this period of time, the royal city has been supported by him and the priest Ximuer who stayed behind, trying their best to appease the restless officials, dignitaries and nervous people every day.

If the crown prince can wake up, as long as he shows up, everyone in the royal city can feel at ease.

however……

As soon as Prime Minister You returned to the large meeting room, all the officials rushed over, with eager expressions on their faces, and asked questions in one go.

The old man sighed long and shook his head.

Disappointed looks appeared on everyone's faces.

They looked at each other, didn't say anything, they dispersed and continued their work.

They all completed their tasks conscientiously and meticulously. Although there was some anxiety on their faces, there was no look of fear in their eyes.

This is the only thing that comforts Prime Minister You these days. Although the atmosphere is tense, no one relaxes, and no one is pessimistic. On the contrary, the efficiency of the palace's political affairs is running faster than usual, especially when it comes to military affairs. , almost no one dared to delay, and everyone worked hard, performed their duties, and contributed all their strength as much as possible.

They are not afraid.

for their king is still alive.

As long as King Kamos is still there, Aaron Landis will never fall.

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The flames of war in the northern border continued to burn, burning more and more fiercely, like snow falling from the sky, gradually changing from a little light snow to heavy snow.

The weather is getting colder, and the wind is howling on the muddy snow field.

Originally, since Geshu attacked Aaron Landis, he only sent a part of the army to attack tentatively every time.

However, since the news of the Gastads attacking the western border of Aaron Landis came, the offensive of the Geshu army became fierce.

Probably because he felt that the opportunity had come, the prudent Commander Geshu couldn't wait to command the army to pounce on him as soon as he received the news, and he began to attack the Aaron Landis Northland Army regardless of casualties.

All the troops stationed in the rear also swung forward to besiege the Aaronlandis.

Unexpectedly, the Aaron Landis, who were suddenly ruthless by the Geshu people, fell into an ambush and suffered a big loss. The army suffered heavy casualties.

At the critical moment, Heymos led the cavalry and rushed out, tearing a big hole in Gaishu's army, and only then managed to recover the disadvantage.

However, after this battle, it was really difficult for the Aaron Landisians, who were still able to fight against the Geshu army on the snowy field, to fight against the Geshu army that was overwhelmed by the entire army, so they had to be forced to retreat to the fortress. The solidity is passively defended.

However, even so, the Northland Army suffered heavy casualties.

When the Geshu people attacked, considering the opponent's strength, the commander-in-chief Heya ordered to abandon the small strongholds and fortresses around him, and fully retracted back to the northern fortress, concentrating all the troops in one place to resist the enemy.

There is no problem with Geia's decision. The scattered troops will only be broken one by one by Gaia's army, and the best choice is to shrink them into fists and wait for reinforcements in a solid fortress.

However, what people didn't expect was that they had no reinforcements due to the sudden attack of ISIS and the civil strife in Tasdar.

In this way, they can only fight alone.

Over the past few days, the Northland Fortress stood alone on the ground, being attacked by wave after wave of Geshu army, and it was precarious.

After forcing Aaron Landis' army back to the fortress, the Gaisuians became more and more unscrupulous.

Tall trebuchets were built outside the castle of the Northland Fortress. Every day, countless huge boulders whizzed away from the sky, smashed heavily on the city wall, and some even fell into the city wall, smashing down houses and injuring people.

One after another wooden arrow towers rose from the ground, and countless Geshu archers stood on the arrow towers, pouring arrow rain down on the Aaron Landis soldiers on the city wall.

Although the Geshurians had gained the upper hand, Aaron Landis's resistance was still tenacious.

Relying on the strength of the fortress, the Aaron Landis people who suffered a lot of casualties still stick to the Northland Fortress.

Siege is a very difficult battle, especially when attacking such a fortified castle.

Seeing that it would be difficult to capture for a while, Commander Geshu simply surrounded the Northland Castle with a large army, cut off the river flowing into the castle from the outside, and cut off the water source of the Aaron Landis people.

The Aaron Landis are forced to live off the water from the melted snow.

At the same time, the materials in the fortress are also being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Everyone knew that once the snow stopped and there was no water source, the fortress would be breached sooner or later.

The Aaron Landis are fearless, but not all are.

With the help of some people lurking in the fortress, the breath of restlessness spread in the fortress little by little.

A small number of people who are afraid of death but flexible in mind gradually have other thoughts...

Not long after, in a dark night, someone sneaked out of the fortress in the dark and sneaked into the camp of Geshu's army.

"...As long as you can guarantee...my family can get enough..."

"Yes... My adults will do it..."

"As you wish..."

The slightest whisper came from the darkness.

"...Then it's agreed..."

"In the middle of the night, the gates of the city are opened...the fire is a signal..."

Before dawn, the figure who had left Gaishu's camp quietly returned to the fortress castle.

I don't know how long it took, but it was dawn.

The sun rose from the horizon little by little, and the sun shone on the dark city wall that had been pitted by huge boulders in the past few days. At this moment, even the sun had a faint icy breath in the winter.

It shines on the dry bloodstains on the city wall, as if heralding the coming of danger...

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Whether it is the northern border or the eastern border, because they have been fighting against the enemy all year round and the city is strong, so even if it is difficult, they can try their best to fight against the enemy.

However, on the western border, the situation is much more dangerous than the other two.

After all, in the past, Kanal and Aaron Landis had a close relationship and would not fight at all, so the Sixth Army, which is relatively small in Aaron Landis's army, was stationed here.

Its main task is to suppress bandits, and to go to the northern border to support when necessary. Because of the lack of the baptism of war, it is inferior to other legions in terms of combat effectiveness.

The most worrying point is that due to the friendship with Kanal, the cities on the western border are not as strong as other borders.

The sudden attack of the Gastadians caught the Aaronlandis people by surprise, and the strongholds on the border were wiped out one by one, and several small fortresses followed suit.

The Aaronlandis fought in a panic, but the Gastads were already strong and strong, and they still had no intention of calculating, so they lost several battles in a row.

The Legion suffered many casualties, and finally, the western frontier fell, and the Sixth Army retreated to the Camea Valley.

That is the last place to defend. After passing here, there is the Kameya Plain in front of me. Several large cities are distributed on the plain, with a population of hundreds of thousands.

It is conceivable that once they break through here, the horseshoes of the Gastad people will step on the Kameya Plain unscrupulously, and those cities, as well as the hundreds of thousands of Aaron Landis people in the cities, will be in a desperate situation.

It was late at night, and in the valley of Kameya, there were tired soldiers sleeping on the ground everywhere. They were lying on the cold ground, either wearing a coat or a worn-out blanket.

The Cavalier Commander Tanner in black and red armor walked slowly among his soldiers, occasionally leaning over, and gently put the lifted blanket back on the sleeping soldiers.

The Sixth Army had only more than 1 people, and they were defeated one after another. They retreated here, and now they are less than [-].

And Gastad's army has a total of [-] people.

Tanner stood on the hillside, looking at the camp of the Gastadians who were chasing from the opposite side.

In the dark night, the wind blew past him, raising the cloak behind him and making a rustling sound.

He just stood there, motionless.

His bodyguard also stood quietly behind him.

He stood like this all night, until the sun rose above the horizon and the light illuminated his face.

He raised his eyes and looked at the rising sun, a kind of determination was written in his eyes.

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In the early morning of the second day, the earth was bathed in bright sunlight.

Before the army, Tanner stood on horseback.

"We have no way out."

He said, tightening the reins, and the horse walked slowly back and forth in front of the army.

This cavalry commander has an elegant face that doesn't look like a soldier, but no one can deny the resolute look on his face at this moment.

"Our hometown, and our family, are right behind us."

He raised his hand and pointed to the plain land covered with light golden light from the sun.

"To protect them, we have no choice but to fight."

There was an army of nearly ten thousand people, but the valley was completely silent.

No one spoke, and all the soldiers were silently watching their commander.

They followed Tanner's hand and looked into the distance. There were nostalgia, regret, and sadness in their eyes, but there was no fear.

When they turned their heads, all kinds of emotion faded from their eyes.

[There is no choice but to fight. 】

Staring at the enemy in the distance, ferocious flames ignited little by little in the soldiers' eyes.

Even though they were defeated one after another, there was no sign of despair in their eyes. Instead, they became more and more proud and their morale was buoyant.

There is an invisible force agitating in their bodies, making their blood boil.

The sky is already bright, the sun is high above the sky,

The valley was shaking, and roars with a great sense of oppression came from the opposite side, and the army of the Gastadians attacked them like a dark cloud.

The soldiers clenched their cold weapons tightly.

Aaron Landis, the kingdom of lions.

They are the fearless Aaron Landis warriors.

Their homes are behind them.

Even if they die here and shed the last drop of blood, they will not take half a step back.

Cavalier Tanner stood at the forefront of everyone.

Behind him, the fiery red lion flag fluttered high in the sky.

"The gods of Aaron Landis are watching us."

He shouted, holding his silver gun high in the air.

A sharp light flashed from the tip of the gun.

In the next second, the silver gun pointed forward heavily, and his roar seemed to tear the entire sky.

"For Aaron Landis—"

Tanner stepped forward and led the army to meet the enemy.

Under the sun, armies of different colors, one large and one small, collided fiercely together.

The army in black and red leather armor slammed into Gastard's army with an indomitable momentum.

The soldiers of Aaron Landis reversed their previous disadvantages and frantically fought with the Gastadians.

Facing an enemy army several times their own, they fought with the determination to break the boat.

Even though there are several knives in his body, he still stands tall.

Even if it is cut down to the ground, it will hold the enemies around it tightly.

Even if you die, you have to drag the enemy to die together.

Their momentum, as if they were going to die together, actually knocked the mighty Gasdard army to a standstill.

In the previous few battles, the Gastads relied on their strong physique and strength to directly press them down, defeating the Aaron Landis time and time again.

But this time, the battle was forced into a stalemate by the Aaron Landis.

At this moment, the ferocity of the Aaronlandis people who are brave and not afraid of death made the Gastade people who thought that the Aaronlandis cavalry were no more than this have somewhat changed their views on them.

Although their individual strength is not as good as their own, but in terms of tenacious will, the Aaron Landis are already qualified to be recognized as their opponents.

The commander-in-chief of Gasdard's army thought so, and then, with a wave of his hand, the whole army pressed forward.

The stalemate was quickly broken, and the Aaron Landis soldiers held on for a while with their fierce aura, but they couldn't hold on for long after all.

Amidst the icy clash of weapons and the splash of blood, one soldier after another fell to the ground.

The blood they shed soaked the earth beneath them that had nurtured them.

Tanner and his personal guards fought hard among the enemy army, watching his subordinates fall one by one, with hideous faces and red eyes.

The silver gun had already been lost in the fight, and now he was slashing at the enemy in front of him with a long sword.

The arm was so sore, and it was so heavy that it was almost impossible to lift it after countless swings.

There are fewer and fewer personal guards around him, and as far as the eye can see, there are countless enemies in front of him.

Roaring, he rushed left and right in the enemy army, trying to save his men from the enemy.

Leng Buding threw a javelin from behind and pierced the mount under him heavily.

He fell forward, jumped forward, rolled on the ground, and stood up quickly.

Standing among the corpses of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, looking at the enemy troops surrounding him, Tanner showed no trace of fear in his eyes.

He stared at the countless enemies calmly.

Taking a deep breath, he clenched the blood-stained sword tightly in his hand.

This will be his last battle...

Just when he was about to charge towards the enemy with the will to die, there was a sudden whoosh.

Immediately afterwards, there were countless swishing sounds, which rang in everyone's ears like buzzing.

At this moment, a large wave of Polly arrows crossed the sky, pierced through the sky from the high altitude behind Tanner, and shot at the Garstad people overwhelmingly.

Countless sharp arrows fell into Gastard's army like a torrential rain, shooting countless people to the ground.

Tanner froze in place.

Suddenly, a long howl came from a distance behind.

He inexplicably had an illusion.

That long howl seemed to be the roar of the king of the jungle, the lion, which shook the entire valley for a moment.

Amidst the ecstatic cheers of countless Aaron Landis soldiers, Tanner turned his head abruptly.

His breathing suddenly stopped for a moment.

On the distant horizon, a red flag fluttered high in the sky.

The trampling of horseshoes resounded through the sky.

On the ground, the Aaron Landis cavalry in black and red armor rushed forward like mercury pouring down the ground.

In the front, the pitch-black horse looked like a black lightning bolt.

The tall and burly man was galloping on horseback, the huge sword in his hand was like fangs exposed.

The iconic dark brown mane fluttered in the wind, reflecting the sun like a cluster of burning flames.

Camos

undefeated lion

king of heroes

You guard the land of Aaron Landis.

You are the eternal faith in the hearts of all Aaron Landis——

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At the same time, across the land of Aaron Landis, beyond the edge of the eastern border, behind the battlefield where the Aaron Landis army and the IS army fought, an army was slowly advancing.

This army is wearing a rough leather armor, mostly fur, a felt hat, a bow and arrow behind its back, and a machete stuck in its waist.

The horses they rode were slightly shorter than normal, and each had the fangs of some kind of animal hanging from a rope around his neck or arm.

This is Yith's cavalry army, they are escorting a large amount of food and grass, and sending it to the front battlefield.

At this moment, those Yisi cavalry shouted loudly, waved their whips, and whipped the serfs pushing the wooden carts, telling them to move forward at a faster speed.

The wheels of the heavy wooden carts sank deeply into the ground, grinding countless extremely deep marks on the grass.

Not far away, behind the rolling hills, a cavalry army dressed differently from the Yith cavalry hides behind.

After returning from investigating the enemy's situation, Shi Hou reported the situation to the general of the cavalry army in a low voice.

The blond cavalry commander stood holding the horse. Under the helmet, the fine strands of hair were scattered on the black eyepatch. He let Shi Hou back down after listening.

Then, he turned sideways, lowered his head slightly, and whispered something to a guard standing beside him.

It's just that the knight of the scorching sun spoke to his personal guards in a way that didn't sound like they were treating a subordinate, but rather respectful.

The young knight dressed as a guard raised his head, it was the face of a boy with a little childishness left.

If Prime Minister You saw this face, he would be stunned.

Because this young knight who was behind the battlefield on the eastern border turned out to be the crown prince who was supposed to be unconscious in the palace.

While talking with Kejos, Garlan felt something lightly hit his thigh.

He lowered his head, and saw the big lion lying beside him yawned, and then arched his legs with its big head.

Garlan smiled, and while stroking Nega's head, he looked up into the distance.

The unaware 'prey' was walking into the trap little by little.

The young man caressing the lion beside him looked forward, his pure golden pupils were shining brightly against the sunlight at this moment.