Fei De didn't think much of it, and he waited until the captains had left the camp before writing the letter himself. Ayana just told Fidel that he needed to write "She's all right" and Nangus wouldn't worry about herself. Fidel decided not to tell Russell about Avi and Fan's departure, although Avi knew where Russell was hiding, he believed that even if Avi left the potato mercenary group for personal reasons, he would not freely tell Russell's enemies those important information.

By the time he finished writing the letter, a figure stood outside the tent, and two mercenaries from the Potato Mercenary Regiment came in, "Commander Fidel, it's Staff Officer Ludwig." ”

Fidel nodded and let the guards go.

Ludwig came alone, and when he saw that there was only one person in the camp, Fidel was satisfied, "It's great to finally be able to meet you alone." ”

Fett shook his head and said, "In Doret City, you also have the opportunity to meet me alone while we are under house arrest. ”

"There were many eyes and ears then, but now it's different, you've proven that you're worthy of a lot of people putting the stakes on you," Ludwig said, as he walked to a nearby seat and sat down, unceremoniously, "Your own defeat of Saresa is the best proof of this, although I thought you would give up on Mönggo and not let go of the Wasteland Python." ”

The implication of the other party's words seemed to be that he already knew that it was a trap set by the invading army of the East Oguna Empire, and he had long wanted to meet him alone, but he had been hindered by his ears. Feder looked into the other man's eyes again, he knew that there were many people in this world who showed integrity and sincerity, but were sinister and hypocritical in their hearts, and they might use all kinds of words to deceive those who were honest and trust, and then use them.

"You said you wanted to meet me alone, you must have something to talk to me about, right?"

"Of course, if I could, I'd like to ask you to borrow something first," Feder followed the other's gaze, Ludwig's eyes were looking at the moon shield lying quietly in the corner, "yes, it's that shield." ”

Feder didn't move, he didn't even open his mouth, and he unconsciously tensed. The other party actually said that he wanted to borrow his own life weapon, could it be that this Winter Country man already knew the origin of that weapon? Yes, he must have known, otherwise he would not have asked me to borrow it with such a mysterious attitude; not necessarily, maybe he just wanted to confirm whether this simple shield was a life weapon. After all, the current moon shield looks like it's just an iron-edged wooden shield with a gap, and he may just want to see it, or maybe he won't find out the truth at all. But why do I feel uneasy?

Fei De kept guessing the other party's intentions in his mind, but he was completely unsure of the other party's intentions. At this time, there was even an idea - shouting loudly to the guards outside to drive the other party away, so as not to put the life weapon Moon Shield in danger. But what's the use of that? The other party has already come to the front and asked directly.

Ludwig withdrew his gaze from the moon shield, "Captain Fidel, what's wrong with you, do you need me to let the guards outside?" he said lightly.

"No, not yet. Of course, Fei De didn't expect the other party to be so calm, because Fei De was just thinking about waiting for a possible change, but one of his hands was already pressed on the sword with both hands.

Ludwig spread his hands, he didn't have any weapons on him, "I don't mean anything, it's just that I heard that you used to be the leader of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment, and the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment was the mercenary group that once defeated our Prince Jack." And that shield," he said, gesturing to the Moon Shield, "there's a distinct notch in the edge of that shield, and it looks like it's the iconic armor of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment, and I'd like to see it." ”

At this time, a person walked in from outside the tent, it was Ayana. As soon as the other party came in, she stared at Ludwig, and she slowly walked to Fed's side, and whispered in Fed's ear, "The female knight chief of the Church Order is looking for you." She stood aside, her eyes not taking off Ludwig's eyes. Ludwig didn't make any next move, just smiled at Ayana.

It's a good excuse to get out, "I've got something to leave for a while, if you don't mind...", Fed said as he stood up.

"Don't mind, then I'll take my leave," Ludwig also stood up consciously and walked straight to the tent, "By the way, I'm actually neutral about the fact that your mercenary group defeated Jack before. After all, Prince Jack's actions are reckless, and Your Excellency has already left the Republic of Marvel, so I believe that I, representing the Kingdom of Cose, still have a chance to cooperate with you in the future. ”

After watching the other party leave, Fei De walked to the side of the moon shield, "That person just now probably knew the origin of this shield. ”

"If that's true, then Uncle Russell are in danger?" Ayana asked.

"It's hard to say, this man is unfathomable. ”

Fid followed Ayana out of the tent, and the female knight captain Selena was already standing in the camp of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, who was already wearing full armor. And Marcus was also standing beside her, presumably receiving the other party.

"Hello Knight Sergeant. ”

"Captain Fed, I may have to leave for the Holy Light City. Selena had a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

"If the chief knight is in a hurry, then of course it is important to solve the important matter first. Of course, Fett didn't want to be watched by the people sent by Satnam, but it was estimated that Satnam was now unable to protect himself, and the defense line of Righteous King City was not optimistic.

Selena nodded: "It was the Archbishop who recalled me, Lord Satnam also received the recall letter, I don't know what the head of the group will do, if you have the opportunity to meet the head of Satnam, please tell him that I have already returned to the Holy Light City first." ”

Fed nodded in promise, and the chief knight waved her goodbye.

"What do you say happened to the Holy Light City? I just called back the deputy head of the regiment Rashad before, and now I want to send reinforcements back from the Church Knights, could it be that the nobles of the Riverland region have rebelled and started an army?" said the one-eyed captain with his hands crossed over his chest.

"I don't know, let's deal with the matter in front of us first. "Fidel was pushed into this position, and Ludwig was eyeing his life weapon again, and now although the potato mercenary group has won a battle, the situation is still not very optimistic. Moreover, Fidel also noticed that one of Ludwig's men was standing outside the camp of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, secretly monitoring his side's every move. Fidel reckoned that even if they were to leave the Theoguna Empire suddenly, it would certainly not be so easy to get out of the hands of these watchers.

By late March, it was already very warm in the vicinity of Doret City. Fidel also saw that the shallow river was getting deeper and deeper, and the snow on the split mountains was gradually melting, and slowly flowing down the mountains into every river in the west. Many peasants who had chosen to follow the new regime in the West had chosen to start farming in some of the wastelands outside of Dorette, and the regent Shumo had issued a decree that would grant some subsidies to the emigrants. Some of the regular troops recruited by the great nobles also arrived in Doret City one after another, most of them were led by nobles who were related to the great nobles, but when they learned that the most powerful person in their family had been placed under house arrest by the regent, they expressed their dissatisfaction. But I don't know what means the regent Xiu Mo used, those who came with troops finally obediently handed over the military power to Xiu Mo, and these subordinate nobles were also sent back to their own territory, I am afraid that they did not even get the opportunity to meet those nobles who were under house arrest.

And under the vigorous propaganda of Stanley, the chief of the general staff, Fide's name soon spread to every inch of the entire Theoguna Empire. In particular, the common people of Doret City believe that Fidel is a rare talent, and under his leadership, those mercenaries will definitely be able to play an important role in the decisive battle. Nearly fifty of the fifty-six mercenary groups have announced that they will obey Fid's command and fight according to Fidd's orders during the decisive battle.

Even the invading forces of the East Oguna Empire have conveyed a message, and they hope that Fei De can abandon the darkness and turn to the light as the leader of a mercenary group, and lead his men into the formation of the East Oguna Empire. In the name of the commander-in-chief, Saresa, they also claimed that Fidel and his fifty-six mercenary groups could make changes in future battles. A discerning person knew at a glance that this was a discordant ploy, and both the regent Xiumo and the chief of the general staff, Stanley, expressed their absolute trust in Fidel and would not suspect him because of the enemy's words.

On the other side, the defense line of the Righteous King City was in a bitter battle, and it was rumored that the Church Knights and the rest of the Church armed soldiers had begun to retreat due to the sharp decline in numbers, and the head of the Church Knights, Satnam, did not withdraw his troops back to the Holy Light City, but continued to defend the Righteous King City with General Bonzina. It's just that in addition to Yiwang City, which has a geographical advantage, the defense strongholds on the east and west sides of Yiwang City have been taken by the invading army that has obtained siege weapons one by one. Almost every day comes the bad news, and now only a few strongholds and the Righteous King City are struggling to support this defensive line.

However, even so, neither the regent Shumo nor the holy daughter Golia gave the order to retreat and abandon the important city of Yiwang, and Fed felt that this was only to give Doret more time to set up its fortifications and wait for the decisive battle in the capital. The Virgen Golia had not appeared for a long time, no one knew where she had gone, and even the chief of the general staff was silent about Golia's affairs and was reluctant to talk about it.

For the past half month, Ludwig, Fidel, and Stanley have been discussing the deployment of the defense force. The Winter National, nicknamed the Lord of the Snow Leopard, does have a wealth of strategic experience, and he has made a lot of constructive proposals. For example, mixing the regular armies of all the nobles and classifying them only by class can break the inherent thinking, and the troops under the command of these nobles will not have different thoughts because of their different identities. For example, he asked people to calculate the attack distance of the siege weapons of the East Oguna Empire, and then artificially created some uneven terrain at a certain distance outside the city of Doret, so that these giant weapons could not "stand" there well. If things go as Ludwig expected, the most threatening giant weapons will lose half of their power.

These are all plans that the Chief of the General Staff Stanley agreed to pass, and some were rejected by the Chief of the General Staff or after repeated consideration. Ludwig had proposed that the overcrowded civilians of Doret be forcibly brought to the east and west sides of the capital's defenses, and that they be dressed in half-body uniforms and armed with shabby weapons to pretend to be defenders. These men only had to stand on the walls of the fortresses and strongholds and pretend, which would reduce the pressure on the population of Doret and avoid other variables at the beginning of the battle, and secondly, they would relieve the defensive pressure on other points of the capital's defense line and move more defenders to the center of the capital. This plan was rejected by Stanley, who stated that the Regents Thumor and His Majesty Manfret were rulers who loved their people like children, and that they would never force civilians to do what they did not want to do.

Ludwig also proposed that General Bonzina, the former subordinate of the regent Shumo, pretend to surrender to the East Oguna Empire, and then wait until the decisive battle to launch a counterattack, although Bonzina may not necessarily gain the trust of the other party, but it is a risk worth taking, and many nobles on their side have already defected. Stanley informed the regent of the proposal, who responded to Ludwigdo's constructive plan instead of considering some overly risky strategy.

Fielder was able to learn a lot of military knowledge while discussing military affairs, and some of Stanley's subordinates were also involved in the meeting, and many of the things they proposed were things that Fielder had never been exposed to. This civil war of hundreds of thousands of people is rare in the Empire, and although Fielder comes from a military family, he has not had a deep understanding of the war between nations. He had already learned a lot about the mercenary since he left his hometown, and from every day of the meeting, he was able to see a new world, and learned that there were so many things that needed to be decided before this battle began, and everything could change the outcome of the battle.

Fett also noticed that General Derek, who had quarreled with Commander Satnam, was also present in the camp. Derek, who was in charge of supplies, had always claimed that there was plenty of food and weapons in his jurisdiction, and that he didn't need to worry about food and weapons in any planning and arrangement, and that he could spend as much as he could.

In addition, there is also a general named Glenn who has always been by Stanley's side, and it can be seen from his performance in the meeting that he is also an old regent with a lot of power. The man had few words, and often watched the crowd quietly, and Feder suspected that he was the one sent by the regent Shumo to keep an eye on all these important military ministers. Because Fide had already learned that there were sheriffs and gendarmes in the Oguna Empire, and these people had their eyes fixed on their own people all the time, but they already had knives in their hands, and they had the power to decide someone's life and death at any time. These guys claim to be arbiters, and their goal is to find traitors.

Fidel also heard Stanley, the chief of the General Staff, talk about his own spies in the East Oguna Empire. From the information he regularly obtained, it was clear that many of the people in the East Oguna Empire were in close contact with the officers of the West Oguna Empire, and it was no wonder that there were many watchmen outside his camp - those guys had appeared since he had left Amy's land and had come here, and the eyes of the General Glenn were exactly the same.

Sure enough, one night at the end of March, a mercenary regiment leader found Fidel lying on the bed in the dark. He dodged the guards of the Potato Mercenary Regiment and sneaked into Fidel's tent. The vigilant Fidel opened his eyes slightly after noticing, and the other party first quietly observed for a while, and then softly woke up Fidel, who was pretending to be asleep.

"Lord Field, please look at this document!" Fielder didn't light the lamp, he just lit a candle and looked at who the other party was. This man is the leader of the Ruthless Fire Mercenary Regiment, an inconspicuous guy and an unknown mercenary group name.

After the other party handed over the secret letter, he stretched out his hands and took the candle, he could only see his cheeks and mouth and nose clearly under the candlelight of the candle, and the part of his eyes was hidden in the dark, which was quite scary. Fei De opened the secret letter, the content of which was very simple, mainly explaining the position of the East Oguna Empire, they secretly surrendered to the mercenary group, and now promised to defect in the decisive battle, and then let these mercenaries wear the tokens that have not yet been decided, and achieve great things together. The letter was signed by Giovanni, commander of the gendarmerie and chief of the invading army of the East Oguna Empire, and it also bears the seal of the Chief Inquisitor of the East Oguna Empire.

"Lord Feide, we are all waiting for you to be on our side!" What the head of the regiment said was probably some other regimental commander who secretly promised to surrender, and he certainly couldn't tell Feide the names of those people before he opened his mouth to agree. It is also possible that it will not be until the decisive battle that Fei De will know which mercenary groups are.

But Feder had no interest in anyone else who had agreed to betray, and he didn't even put the secret letter back in the envelope, but just put it on the table and lay back on the bed.

"Lord Field, you are..." Before the regimental commander finished speaking, a group of guards rushed in with torches, and directly pressed the commander of the ruthless fire mercenary group to the ground, the other party's face was pressed to the ground, and Field, who was lying on the bed, still didn't see the other party's eyes clearly. And the general Glenn stood behind these guards, looking coldly at the regimental commander who was plotting to mutiny.

"Well done, Lord Field, disturb your rest. With that, Glenn asked the guards to drag the regimental commander down. Fidel did not open his eyes again until the secret letter had been taken, the betrayer had been dragged away, and all the guards had left his tent, and he turned over. In fact, as early as two days ago, Charlie, the leader of the first-class mercenary group, told Fide about this, but that Charlie did not see the secret letter with his own eyes, but was only verbally questioned by the leader of the ruthless fire mercenary group.

If Charlie can tell the information to himself, then it is possible for him to tell others. Fei De had already noticed that there were other people outside the tent just now, and sure enough, as he expected, those gendarmerie units were already ready, and if he promised or accepted the secret letter, it was estimated that he would be taken away.

It reminded him of what Ludwig had said at a previous meeting: "I have many powerful schemes, but there are untrustworthy among us, so let's wait." ”