Moness's face was full of helplessness, and he smiled bitterly before he put a letter on a mahogany table.

In fact, it was a notification letter.

A letter of notification from Panda.

The content of the notice letter is not complicated, that is, Panda Ling wants the Yedbi Territory to open up the military passage and allow Panda Leader's army to pass normally.

Aristocrats, there are aristocratic practices and bottom lines.

If you want to pass through the territory of another noble, you can move in a small group without greeting, but if it is a large-scale troop movement, then you must obtain the military access open to the lord, otherwise it is tantamount to provoking the lord of the territory, which is naturally an invasion. To the extent that the aristocracy has a good face, it's strange that the other party doesn't fight you in the face like this - of course, this is based on the fact that there is not much difference in the strength of each other.

Sean is not at fault for what he did, at least this way of greeting is indeed a decent and aristocratic behavior.

And generally with this kind of application for military access, there must be some related compensation, or a friendly and mutually beneficial policy - you can't let others pay, but nothing will benefit, right? Especially the higher the title and status, the larger the compensation scheme will usually be, which is actually one of the ways to show the family's heritage and strength.

However, the letter from Pan Daling did not offer any compensation, but ended with a sentence.

"If you do not open military access to us, we will regard this act as a provocation against us, and if necessary, we will resort to military action."

To put it simply, it is, "If you are wise, give us the military right of passage for free, or I will fight your territory as soon as my army is opened." ”

Threat.

Naked threats.

But Pan Daling has this strength. What can you do?

If it were a normal situation, Moyns would definitely open up without thinking about it, he was just a field baron, and in the face of Sean, who could obtain the status of a powerful earl even in the kingdom of Dabiang under normal circumstances, he didn't even have the power to fight back.

But this time, he couldn't agree to it.

More than a year ago, he was still a member of Boulder's faction, and he participated in that military operation against Panda Ling with hundreds of private troops.

But the result?

Before the battle began, the lord of the Kiraf Lords was captured alive, and the private army of the territory was completely wiped out. Even the Kiraf Territory has completely fallen. Later, when the battle officially began, it was only a few hours, and he was still defeated by the opponent from the front even though he was twice the number of the opponent, and then there was a week-long complete chaos and rout, and he managed to form a private army of more than 500 people. In the end, less than 100 people came back alive.

And then there's the reparation.

Although the Boulder family also gave some compensation afterwards, it still hurt his vitality. In the next few years, it will only barely maintain the balance of payments in the territory. Not to mention the expansion and training of the army, it is completely impossible to live a luxurious life. Now the private army in his territory has just gathered 100 people, and he can only barely maintain the law and order problem of a small city, and even the surrounding areas of the territory have begun to appear bandits, and he can't deal with the complete deterioration of public security.

On the other hand, Panda Ling has completely entered a stage of rapid development since that war.

Today, the army under his command is as high as 30,000 men. Although scattered across three territories, he knew very well that there were at least tens of thousands of troops in the Panda territory. At the beginning, he couldn't win a battle with twice the strength of the other party, and now the number of troops in his territory is only 100. And the other party is 10,000 people, and the gap between them and the other party is a hundred times, how can this battle be fought?

But if the military right of passage is opened......

Not to mention that Sean is a member of the Duchy of Lane and has a hostile relationship with Dabiang, just say that this time Sean asks for the opening of military access or wants to fight Dabiang's Tinchiin Territory, he will never meet Sean's request. What's more, the Hasteen family, who ruled Tinchiin, was still a member of the Nugus family, and he also chose the Nugus family after turning his back on the Boulder family, so it can be said that he and the Hasteen family are really in the same camp.

If he really opened up the military access to Sean, before the Dabiang Kingdom could sanction him, the Nugus family would have to cut him first.

"Father's ......"

"This time, we're probably doomed." Moyns looked at his son and smiled bitterly, "Whether it is open to military access or not, we will definitely offend one side." ”

"This Sean is simply too deceitful!"

Moens's son was a young man of about twenty-five or six. Although he has a certain foundation in martial arts, but it is only the level of the lower bronze, his main focus is on the governance of the territory, although the military aspect is also slightly involved, but after all, he is only a human, not an elf, so of course it is impossible to learn very well. But at least, because of his single-mindedness and focus, Yedbyling has developed well under his planning.

If nothing happens, in a few years' time he will officially take over his father's Mornes ring and become the new Baron Yedby.

"You've been studying for so long, why haven't you understood this truth?" Moens looked at his son and sighed softly, "In this world, whoever has the most strength is qualified to speak. Our family has been passed down to me for the fourth generation, but I still can't let the family take a step forward, I originally hoped that it would be pinned on you, but I didn't expect this to happen, this time...... We probably can't keep our territory. ”

"Not necessarily!" After a moment of silence, a ruthless color flashed on the young man's face, and he said in a deep voice, "I still have a way!" ”

……

Same night.

Unlike Mowens, an old man over half a hundred years old, who was already resigned to his fate, Domingo was almost going crazy.

In Hasting's manor, everything in his study was smashed.

At this moment, Theon, Taylor, and several others around him did not dare to come out, and one of them still had a scar on his face—it was scratched by the broken vase when Domingo smashed things indiscriminately in his desperate rage just now. It's just that, he didn't dare to reach out and wipe it.

"You go down and heal your wounds first." Despite his anger, Domingo glanced at the subordinate whose face was scratched by the fragments of the vase, and spoke.

This subordinate is not known for his combat strength, and his strength is not even a subordinate bronze, but he is responsible for some financial management in Luo Mingen, although his work ability is not as good as that of Kazi, but he is also one of the most important people in Luo Mingen. Of course, he was able to enter this study not because he was very capable of working. It's that his surname is Hasting, and he is still a direct lineage of Domingo.

Hearing Domingo's words, the subordinate immediately nodded and retreated.

Driven from Panda, Domingo went to Tinchiin overnight without stopping for a moment. With their strength, of course, they can compress the rest time to the greatest extent. Moreover, he also borrowed a few horses when he passed through Yedby, so it only took about eight days to rush back to Hastings Manor. That's nearly half the time of Soma. Of course. As soon as he returned to the manor, Domingo continued to immediately send all the information to Gesen, so that Nugus knew that in more than half a month, Panda would send troops to Tinchiin.

Even if Gerson was now confirmed to be the next heir to the Nugus family, he couldn't make an immediate decision on such a matter - if his power wasn't completely abolished in the Savages, then maybe he could make up his mind right away.

But at least for now. He needs to go through a family meeting.

It's just that at this moment, the reason why Domingo is angry is not that the Nugus family has not responded for the time being, but the two news that has just come from Yederby.

First. Naturally, it was Sean's military right-of-way notice letter to Yedby.

This has now also reached the Nugus family, and it is believed that soon the entire southern aristocratic circle of Dabion will immediately know about it.

As for the second, Avi's body was found.

Not only Avi, but even the corpses of the other two family knights of the Hasting family's lower golden powerhouse were also on the side, as well as the elite of the descendants of the Second Cavalry Regiment that he had sent out at the beginning, but only the corpses of Soma and Biqi were missing.

There is no doubt that this team is the same team that Domingo asked them to rush over immediately because of the Panda Territory's territorial contract paperwork. It's just that when he was expelled from the Panda Territory, he immediately tried to contact this team to let them return to the territory, but he didn't expect to be intercepted and killed halfway. How could Domingo not be angry? You must know that one of the dead people is his eldest son!

Even if Avi still has a big gap with Sein in all aspects, it is also Domingo's biological son!

This is the reason why Domingo is really angry!

"Have you figured out who did it?" Domingo's eyes were red, and he said angrily.

"According to Baron Yederby's investigation, it can only be judged that the attack at that time should have been relatively abrupt and rapid, and the number of people on the side who launched the attack was definitely quite large, because the scene was very chaotic." It was Taylor who spoke, his voice was very steady, but Sain, who was familiar with Taylor, could hear it, this was Taylor trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, "I suspect that the lord of Panda led it, after all, the location where Young Master Avi was killed is only two or three days away from Void City, and in such a short period of time, he will encounter a surprise attack by a force, except for the raid launched by the army mobilized by Panda Leader, no one else can do it." ”

"Not necessarily." Sean shook his head, "If you think about it, the Valiant Sword can scatter an entire mercenary army into Void City, so it's not very difficult to hide an elite small army around. This proves that the other party should have relatively strong military strength but relatively weak in high-end combat power, at least with the strength that the lord is currently showing, he probably doesn't need to send a force to do more, because if the size of the force is too large, then it will be easy to expose his whereabouts, but if the scale is small, it will definitely not be able to help Uncle Soma's team. ”

Hearing Sain's words, and thinking about it, this is indeed the case.

"We've been shaded." Domingo's face showed a look of resentment, "The other party first sent someone to intercept and kill Avi, and then arranged for the shadow assassin to assassinate Sean, obviously to provoke a fight between the two of us, and even ......"

At this, Domingo's face showed a hint of horror, and Sein, who was only one step slower than his father, was also immediately aware of the danger.

If those shadow assassins succeeded in their assassination, and then deliberately left a clue to the embassy, then they would definitely be killed directly in the Void City by the agitated Void City Guards. On the other side, because Avi, Soma, and Kazi, the real elite core leaders of the Ting Chi Yin Clan, were also killed, then the entire Ting Chi Yin Territory was completely caught in a leaderless situation.

In this case, Tinchiin is simply a piece of fat that anyone can bite into.

Of course, if Domingo's idea made Sean aware of it, he would definitely scoff at it. Because from the beginning, he didn't want to let Tinchiin be swallowed up by the other nobles around him, he can only say that it was a big coincidence that the Creed Assassin went to assassinate Sean that night, and it was equivalent to giving Sean a more reasonable excuse to declare war, but Sean and the Creed Assassin can barely be regarded as mutually beneficial, maybe some conflicts can be reduced in the future.

"Now, no matter who the guy who framed us in the first place, we have to work together to deal with the current difficulties alone. …… Immediately transfer all the soldiers under his command back and place them along the border, choosing as wide as possible on the plains, which are more suitable for cavalry charges. ”

Soon, Domingo immediately turned the grief of losing his son into motivation and began a series of military maneuvers in response to the coming war.

On the other hand, looking at the fanfare and other propaganda tricks on the side of the Tinchiin Leader, the Panda Leader did not move at all, as if he didn't care about going to war at all, only the two private soldiers located in the Dayi Territory were urgently transferred back, and at the same time, the steel wings were pulled out to the border adjacent to the Tinchiin Territory, and some related fortifications were also taken at the border, after all, William had investigated very clearly, and the Tinchiin Territory had a total of more than 30,000 private soldiers, which was by no means something that ordinary earls could afford.

Even Asuna struggled to raise it; And Sean, if it weren't for the logistics that was still fed by war and the continuous supply of logistics, Sean could only embark on the helpless move of disarmament.

But fortunately, it is not needed now.

As long as he takes down the Tinkiin Collar, Sean will no longer be in a situation where he will be unable to make ends meet.

And almost at this moment, a simple carriage, escorted by seven guards, drove into the Void City, and then stopped at the door of the Lord's Mansion under the personal guidance of William. (To be continued......)

PS: Everyone, Merry Christmas!!