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"What did you say!?"

Calvin Kant, Lord of the Eternal Night and Duke of the Northlands, stood up in disbelief and looked at the messenger in front of him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The water glass on the info table slammed to the ground with a crisp clatter.

"Lord Duke, this is what I have seen with my own eyes!" the latter buried his head lower, "The traitorous king broke through the walls of the royal capital in only one day, and His Majesty the king has not been able to escape, and now I am afraid that it is more than lucky!"

"This ...... How is that possible?" Calvin muttered, "that's the royal capital!"

The five-zhang high bluestone city wall, the guard of thousands of people, as well as the stone thrower and snow powder, without a team of 20,000 or 30,000 people, there is no way to cross this line of defense. And even if the fourth prince can gather so many people, he shouldn't capture the royal capital in one day!

"They...... Their firearms are too powerful," the messenger's voice trembled slightly, not knowing if it was due to the weakness of his physical strength caused by the overnight journey, or if he was shocked by what he had witnessed, "not only can they be fired continuously, but the power is also amazing, not to mention the knights, even the king's mad guards can't stop them from advancing, as long as they are next to each other, even if they don't die, they basically go to half their lives...... In contrast, His Majesty's firearms are no different from burning sticks. ”

Calvin's mind went blank, and there was only one thought in his mind, it's over, it's all over.

More than a week ago, he received an order from the new king to send an army to support the royal capital, and as the newly crowned Duke of the Northland, he naturally had to respond. After some deliberation, Calvin finally drew a team of 2,500 men from Matouhaus, Snow Fox Lista, and his own family, and waited until the snow cleared to set off for King Qin—although there was almost half a month between the estimated arrival time and the letter asking for help, but considering that siege battles often lasted for months, it was not too late.

Since the spring ploughing is about to begin, there are not many serfs in the ranks, and there are few knights, most of them are mercenaries and freemen, but no matter what, as long as the team is sent, it must be a crime of rebellion in the eyes of the traitor, and his good days will soon come to an end.

By the way, and Edith! Calvin suddenly remembered his precious daughter, and if it was her, maybe he could have come up with a way to save it.

"Quick, go and call the eldest daughter to my room!" he shouted to the guards beside him.

Soon, Edith, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the study, with her training sword hanging at her side, her hair coiled on top of her head, and thin beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. Apparently she was practicing her swordsmanship as usual, with a hint of uncertainty on her face, "Didn't I say that, don't disturb me when you practice swords." ”

"This time it's different, the family is going to be in great trouble!" Calvin eagerly repeated the message the messenger had brought back, "what do we do now?"

He looked at his daughter earnestly, hoping that she would give a solution—if the Northland was rich in pearls, Edith Kant was the brightest one. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also extremely talented, and she eclipses other men, both in politics and in marching and fighting. It can be said that the Kant family was able to climb from the position of earl to the current Duke of Northland, and Edith contributed a lot.

The daughter was a little surprised when she heard that the fourth prince had conquered the royal capital one day, and then quickly regained her composure, "Now you know why I didn't agree to marry Tifeko at that time, right?"

Calvin's eyes widened, "Did you anticipate all of this then?" Tifeco had spent some time in the Northlands after leading his army to defeat Duke Ace, who was trying to rebel. Like most men, he also had a crush on the pearl of the Northlands, but Edith did not immediately agree to the other, but used an excuse to cleverly shirk the messenger sent by the other party. At that time, I was still quite puzzled, and even blamed my daughter a little, knowing that marrying the queen in the past is something that many women dream of, and the position of the Kant family in the north can naturally sit more steadily.

"You say you broke the city one day, not really," Edith untied her belt, letting her long blue hair slant down on top of her head, "I just don't think he's the right man." ”

No...... Suitable, Calvin couldn't help moaning in his heart, he was the ruler of the Grey Castle! Even if it was short-lived, he was a veritable king of a country! Not even such a person was suitable, what kind of person do you want to marry? But the Duke did not say this, he had already made up his mind that if his daughter never married, he would pass on the title of Duke to Edith - he believed that the eldest daughter was the best heir to carry the family forward compared to his two sons.

"Back to this," Edith bent down to pick up the broken porcelain cup on the ground, "the first thing you need to do is to recover the troops that have been sent out." ”

"But they've been on for four days, and they don't know which way they're going, so I'm afraid it's too late......"

"It's okay," she fiddled with the pieces into the shape of the Three Cities, "you send someone to Glen Town first, and if you leave now, you can arrive in the evening, and then take a boat to the royal capital tomorrow morning, so that you can arrive a day before the army." Whichever way the army goes, they will eventually converge on this official road at the North Gate, and if they follow it in reverse, they can be stopped on the outskirts of the royal capital. ”

"I see," Damn, I should be able to think of this method myself, the duke patted his head hard, blaming the news for coming too suddenly, he couldn't come back to his senses for a while, "I'll write a letter now! No, just let the guards go with the tokens!"

After the guards were ordered to leave, Edith continued to speak slowly, "Father, do you think we can stop the attack of the fourth prince?"

Calvin couldn't help but shudder, the outer walls of Eternal Night City were not as solid as half of the royal capital, I was afraid that in front of that kind of heavenly fire-like weapon, it would not be able to hold up for half a day, "I think...... No. ”

"So it's not enough to recall the army," she shrugged, "and don't forget that you became a duke by climbing to Tifeco, and I'm afraid in Roland's eyes you're no different from the enemy, and even if he doesn't come now, he will always come later." So if we want the family to continue, we have to do more and be more proactive. ”

"What do you mean...... Let me turn my allegiance to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?" Calvin hesitated, "Why should he believe me?"

"With sincerity," Edith said softly, "after the results of this siege battle spread, I am afraid that most of the nobles will be timid, and since they cannot join forces to resist, it is better to admit defeat as soon as possible." Of course, I guess I'm not the only one who thinks so, so I must show sincerity when I take refuge, otherwise how can I stand out among the many nobles?"

"What kind of ...... Sincerity?"

Edith smiled, pulled out her training wooden sword with one hand, and before Calvin could react, she lightningly smashed two of the three pieces of shards on the table into powder.

"I think the Hows and Listas are good gifts, what do you say, father?" (To be continued.) )