Viscount Ruud has been having nightmares lately.

Ever since he saw a red cloud of fire erupt from the direction of the former Shaov a month ago, he had fallen into a state of panic that had put too much pressure on him. Even if he didn't understand anything, he could feel the terrifying power contained in that fire cloud, and this power made his heart rise with an incomparable illusion, and at this moment he regretted that he had come to trouble that Lord Panda.

Ludo. Michilin is the emerging aristocracy of the Kingdom of Dabiang, this family based on commercial development did not quickly integrate into the aristocratic system of the Kingdom of Dabiang after becoming an aristocracy, but was strongly rejected in the old aristocratic circle, and the emerging aristocratic circle is generally dominated by military reformers, and the Michilin family, who was born as a merchant, is naturally difficult to integrate. Although Ruud had high hopes from his father when he was a child, he wanted to expand the family's influence, whether it was to integrate into the old aristocratic circle or the emerging aristocratic circle, it was a good thing for the Michilin family.

That's why Ruud didn't hesitate to join this coalition after knowing Lonnis's identity. As long as he can catch up with the Boulder family, the most influential nobleman in the Dabiang Kingdom, then he will become the hottest person in the entire Dabiang Kingdom in an instant, not to mention integrating into the old aristocratic circle or the emerging aristocratic circle, the people in these two aristocratic circles will even have to win him over in turn.

Out of this beautiful expectation, Ruud will put all his capital into this big gamble.

He is still somewhat confident in his own abilities.

He may not be able to match Baron Lonnis in terms of military ability, but he also has a specialty that Lonnis does not have - he is one of the few lords in the kingdom of Dabion who can manage both military and government affairs. His territory has gradually become prosperous thanks to his hard work, and now he no longer needs to invest money in trade and commerce, but can start to give him back money, which also allows him to start to devote more attention and energy to the construction of the army.

Originally. His life should be better and better.

But he didn't know what it was, and when he remembered the fire cloud he had seen a month ago, he felt a wave of fear. It was the kind of fear that came from the depths of his heart, a completely irrepressible tremor, he hadn't slept peacefully for a day in the past month, even if he was protected by two high-ranking silver masters around him, but he didn't know what Lu Dao was Lu De just didn't have a sense of security at all.

He always wondered if it would be too rash to agree to Lonnis's invitation to join the coalition plan.

Ruud got up from the bed and glanced at the empty soft bed. I don't know what the road is in my heart, and suddenly there is a kind of loneliness.

His family was still too young, starting from his great-grandfather's generation, and after three generations of hard work, his father finally became a nobleman, but it was only a status title. After that, they got married. However, he has been working hard to become a field nobleman for most of his life, and Ruud has the impression that he and his father have not seen each other several times a year. It wasn't until I was eight or nine years old that I finally stabilized. His father became a real nobleman, but his mother died of illness.

Lovesickness.

He used to hate his father too, so when he was arranged by his father to go to the military academy at the age of nine, he did not refuse, and only thought about getting as far away from his father as possible. Then he stayed at the military academy for six years, during which time he did not return home once. After graduating at the age of sixteen, he served as an officer in the army of the Kingdom of Dabion, also in the same place where he met Lonnis. After that, he joined the Kingdom Expeditionary Force at the age of nineteen, and after returning from a four-year campaign, he caught up with the invasion of the Duchy of Lane. It was also the first time he had led his troops back to his father's territory as an officer.

Needless to say, the kingdom of Dabion was completely defeated, and the territory that his father had worked so hard to manage all his life became the spoils of war for others.

For this reason, his father fell seriously ill, and when he was dying, Ruud seemed to have finally found his conscience and went to see his father's last face. It was also that side that made him firm in his desire to make the Michilin family a great nobleman of the Dabion Kingdom, so he gave up the title of earl that he could obtain, inherited his father's viscount title, became a field nobleman, and then continued to work hard for the development of the family and the territory.

After nearly five years of development, his territory has finally begun to flourish.

But looking back, Ruud realized that he seemed to be missing a lot. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the sweet smile in his memory, but the strength of the family behind this smile also made Ruud understand that the girl was not raised by himself. Prince Hodgdi's second daughter, her future has long been determined, and even if he wants to marry her, her father may not agree.

That's the daughter of a prince.

"If you can catch the line of the Boulder family......" Ruud muttered softly.

The cruelty of reality has made him understand that even if he can develop his territory well and his army strong, he is just a piece of fat in the eyes of others without allies. Wars often break out between nobles, as long as it is not the scale of the national war, other surrounding lords are naturally unlikely to intervene, but are happy to see it, and maybe even have the idea of a piece of the pie, so the war between nobles is usually a contest of strength and allies.

"As long as I can get into the sight of Prince Cazes, maybe I will really have a chance." Ruud clenched his hands, and the fear in his heart began to gradually calm down, "Even if I don't connect with the Boulder family, Lonnis's future is also limitless, as long as I continue to maintain a friendly relationship with him, I can also succeed!" I have nothing to lose in this big gamble, and I'm a winner anyway! ”

As if hypnotized, Rude kept cheering himself up, and his eyes gradually became quieter.

There was a sharp knock on the door.

"Come in." Ruud said in a deep voice.

The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in plain clothes stepped in.

The two high-ranking silver masters under Rude's command were both people who followed his father back then, and they were the people his father had cultivated with great effort. However, the strength of these two people does not seem to be very good, they are both over forty years old, and they are still in the stage of upper silver. If there were no big opportunities, these two people would probably stop at this realm in this life. But fortunately, these two family knights are still loyal to the Mitchlin family, at least they never thought of leaving, and they also survived the most painful and difficult days, and now they both have their own manor.

"Uncle Northam, what's wrong?" Seeing the middle-aged man's face, Rude hurriedly asked.

"Young master, Baron Lonis is defeated."

"Defeated?" Ruud was slightly stunned. Then he said, "What's going on?" ”

"That lord is more cunning and aggressive than we thought." "A few days ago, he secretly entered Baron Lonnis's territory and launched a surprise attack. The exact course of the battle is not known to us, but according to the information received. The lord named Sean started with a raid. Created a great chaos in Baron Lonnis's camp, and then seemed to take control of the stable area, forcing Baron Lonnes's heavy cavalry to be unable to form out, and then the battle was unclear. ”

"All we know is that Baron Lonis should have fallen into the hands of Sean, and now the lord is leading the swaggering return journey. According to the feedback of the rangers, the size is about 400 people. ”

"Lonis actually lost?" Ruud frowned, "Is there a way to find out how many people that lord brought with him when the war broke out?" ”

"No way." Northon shook his head regretfully. "The situation is very complicated right now. The other two barons are already planning to retreat, young master, I think it's better for us to retreat now? ”

Instead of answering Northon's question, Ruud frowned and asked, "You said that the lord is now swaggering home?" ”

Although he didn't know why Ruud wanted to ask this, Northon still said, "Yes." ”

"This lord is very ambitious." Rude's brows furrowed even deeper, the person who can develop the government and military affairs of the territory will naturally not be a straw bag, "What he wants is a war." That's right! This lord is all about war! Mordgue and Elsie, and even us are just excuses and pretenses. There must be some secret to the Mordeg Territory! Uncle Northam, get the map. ”

Although Northon didn't understand it, he immediately took the map as Ruud had instructed.

This map is actually not much different from the map that Asuna gave Sean, but the names of some places on the map are different, but the level of detail is obviously better, and it can already be compared with the fineness of the map remade by William, which shows that Ruud's attention to the map is definitely not below William.

However, Ruud did not see anything strange on this map, and his first reaction was that the Duchy of Lane had some secret information that they did not know about, and it was possible that there was some treasure buried in the territory of Mordeg. But he soon overturned this idea, because if it were all there was to them, they could have organized a small team to enter, and it would not have attracted attention.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Ruud sketched out the map on a blank piece of paper, marking both sides in red and blue, and then painted the area representing Mordg's territory red.

When Rude finished this action, the whole person was instantly stunned, and his face was as frightened as if he had seen a ghost: "Strategic Forward Base!" ”

Even if Norson didn't know anything about military issues, he knew very well what the words "strategic forward base" meant, and he raised his head in disbelief and looked at Ruud: "Does that Marquis of Tonis want to start another war?" ”

"Even if this is not the case, as long as this territory is taken by her, all the surrounding areas will be controlled by her, and then it will really be completely in the shadow of her threat." Rude's face turned a little pale, and his already peaceful heart panicked again, and he uneasily remembered the fire cloud he saw a month ago, "Immediately find a way to inform the Boulder family, I will lead the troops to set off now, and Baron Lonnis must be rescued no matter what!" ”

"But ......"

"Nothing more, Uncle Northson!" Ruud said in a deep voice, "We have nothing to lose, so this time we are winners no matter what." But if the kingdom of Dabion no longer exists, then no matter how much we win, we will lose! …… The Marquis of Tonis would never have come up with such a strategy, that Sean. Lord Connery is a complete lunatic! (To be continued.) )