I Will Be The Crowned King

Although there were some small "emergency events" that caused the originally scheduled meeting to end before it started, the things that should be pushed forward still have to be pushed forward - the road is still extending, and it cannot be stopped.

So before leaving, Anson specially entrusted the loyal old housekeeper to tell the Frey sisters a few things: First of all, if they want to win the support of Beluga Harbor, they must openly join the Faithful Alliance, and they will entrust Bishop Ripper. Preside over the ceremony in person.

Other members of the Liberal Sect in Grey Pigeon Castle can “choose” to join, and neither Beluga Port nor himself will force it. No matter how many people voluntarily become a trustworthy person in the end, it will not affect the support of Beluga Port and Storm Division.

The second matter concerns the Free Confederation and the United Front - by the end of April at the latest, the Frey sisters must publicly invite and convene a Free Confederation Consultative Conference, as the leader of the Liberal faction in Grey Dove Castle, establish a parliament, establish Confederate rights and various status among the colonies, forming a united front of the Imperial Rebellion.

The reason why we must grab this time is because in early May, no matter how the situation develops, the storm division must immediately move westward - the New World is different from the mainland, the weather is suitable and the waterway is clear, only from the end of March to the beginning of October; only This time can mobilize large-scale troops and organize thousands or even tens of thousands of people into military operations.

As for other times... tsunamis, blizzards, avalanches, extremely cold temperatures of minus ten degrees or even dozens of degrees, desolate countryside where no business can be found, roads buried by snow, the material consumption and attrition are enough to drag down any branch. Elite teacher.

The defending side in such weather will gain a great advantage: dozens of soldiers with one or two artillery pieces, huddled in the fortresses and defensive fortifications, can easily block thousands of troops.

Coupled with the material attrition caused by the low level of military industry in the New World... Only a lunatic would fight in this kind of weather.

So Anson doesn't even need to defeat the Empire in the strict sense, as long as he can carry a group of rebel colonies through the winter, and when the New Year passes, the dust settles, and the war is over.

And the Colonial Minister of Sail City, Bernard Morwes, who had fought against him in Han soil, must also know this very well; so he will definitely choose to fight quickly to avoid letting the war drag on until October.

In addition, the sailing distance from Adland to Sail City is much longer than that from North Harbor to Beluga Harbor, and the Empire's sense of crisis in this regard will be stronger than Clovis; if the enemy has figured out the current situation, the first round of Empire will Support should already be on the way.

However, referring to the "wonderful predictions" of the empire's slowness, lag, and even taking the initiative to send people's heads in the war in the vast land, Ansen feels that he can still look forward to the overwhelming confidence of the enemy's "advantage is mine".

And making some achievements as soon as possible will also help to increase some confidence in the local Privy Council, making them believe that the empire's rule in the new world is a crumbling broken house that can collapse with a kick.

The only thing that must be vigilant is the navy, which is also Clovis' biggest disadvantage - if the empire is really determined and pulls up all the "big fleet" to encircle and suppress it, Clovis' royal navy will definitely not be able to support it.

Therefore, if you want to get support from the mainland, it must be as soon as possible, and it must be within this year; after all, you can't really treat the empire as a fool, and hope that the other party will not send a fleet to block ports and loot shipping routes after losing all the colonies.

On the carriage back to the barracks, Anson, who forced himself to remain calm, felt Talia's playful gaze, as if sitting on pins and needles, looking at the scenery outside the car window - the snow-capped land, a desolation.

Although in the whole "emergency incident", strictly speaking, he also belongs to the victim; but when the other victim is his nominal fiancee and the daughter of an apostle's blasphemer, the explanation amounts to sophistry.

As a person who cherishes life very much, Anson is of course very clear that the most important thing is to change the subject at this time, and it is best to be the kind that the other party is interested in without being too obtrusive.

Simply put, it must be related to the emergency just now, but only a little bit.

"Is the old housekeeper of the Frey family trustworthy?"

In the dead carriage, Anson, who was looking at the scenery, pretended to be serious and asked casually, his deep eyes were thoughtful: "Polina told me that they were not attacked by the indigenous people or the old gods on the way to escape. Will not……"

"Absolutely not."

Before someone finished speaking, the girl smiled lightly: "The old housekeeper is safe and will never endanger the lives of the Frey sisters. It has nothing to do with the old gods of the indigenous people."

This might just be Anson's delusion, but he always felt that Talia seemed to be deliberately emphasizing when she said "two sisters".

But since it was just an illusion, he pretended to be unaware and diverted his attention again:

"Safety?"

"He has nothing to do with the old gods of the Resting Lands, he is a spellcaster of Adelaine - more accurately, a black mage." Talia explained:

"I had a brief exchange with him. This man is very loyal to the Frey family; without him, the Frey sisters would not have escaped Grey Dove Castle, which was blocked by the Imperial cavalry."

This is news, but it also makes sense; without the cover of a spellcaster who is good at concealment, it is impossible for two frail girls with large fortunes to escape as easily as Paulina described. Chased by cavalry.

No matter how you ridicule the impotence of the empire, there are two things that must be paid attention to: the first is human and material resources, and the other is cavalry.

The reason why Emperor Herid of Xiaolong City is called "Emperor", or even "the patron of the ordered world", relies on the top cavalry and first-class artillery of the empire; the proportion of cavalry in an army can reach one quarter , On average, every thousand people can get six artillery pieces. To say that Clovis is not jealous would be self-deception.

If the artillerymen tried their best to make it together, they were barely able to make it together; for example, Major General Ludwig could easily achieve ten or even twelve artillery pieces per thousand people with his own efforts; but the cavalry really wanted to make it together. Can't get it out either.

Moreover, the imperial cavalry is not only large in number, but also very good in quality; almost all the knight commanders at the first level of the battalion are not only strong in combat, but two-thirds of them are talented people who have awakened the power of the bloodline - they can bring two little girls The child escaped from under their noses without being noticed, and the difficulty factor is not generally high.

"But even so, it doesn't prove that he is absolutely safe, right?" Anson asked rhetorically:

"Even if he really protects the two sisters, he may be trying to sell them for a good price - Speaker Frey is dead, the two sisters are still underage, this old housekeeper is the only one in the Frey family. People can do whatever they want.”

For Anson's reasonable question, Talia expressed extremely positive approval: "It is true, just because he is a native spellcaster is not enough to guarantee that he will never betray."

"So just in case, Talia has already revealed her identity to him and left part of her flesh and blood in the old housekeeper's body; from now on, his every move is under Talia's monitoring, and it is absolutely impossible to do anything. Anything that betrays the Rune family."

"Since becoming a servant of the Rune family, of course, it is absolutely safe." The girl smiled.

Anson's smile completely froze on his face.

So not only was he ambushed in Rune's mansion in advance, but even the people in the mansion had already been...

"Of course, these are just small measures just in case, without any other meaning."

As if worried that Anson would think too much, the girl specifically explained: "Talia is very clear about the importance of the two sisters, and the control of the butler is just an extra layer of insurance. Until necessary, he is still the loyal butler of the Frey family. , Talia will not do anything against them."

For the girl's excuse, Anson didn't dare to give any extra response except to keep smiling, and his eyes turned to Lisa next to him involuntarily.

At this moment, the girl is lying in Talia's arms, sleeping peacefully - maybe she still thinks too much, since the big warehouse incident put her in a confinement, how much she had been to Talia. Lisa, who was somewhat repulsive, became more and more obsessed with her "sister".

"Also...Although I didn't get permission from you, Anson, Talia recently met with Ian Clemens, the leader of the Faithless Knights."

Just when he was thinking wildly again, the girl's voice pulled him back to reality: "It wasn't Talia who took the initiative, but the other party came to the door - Anson was still dealing with the Beluga Harbor Council and the "Declaration of Resistance". , Talia had to see him alone."

Actively looking for it?

The awakened Anson looked startled, and quickly thought of his private meeting with Fair Cressy in the secret gold mine: "What did he say?"

"War." Talia said without any hesitation:

"He wanted to know when Anson was going to fight Bernard Morwes of Sail City, and if he was fully prepared."

"Of course, because it was to Talia, his original words were very euphemistic, and he had a lot of small talk—but that was the core part, and he seemed very anxious."

Of course he was in a hurry... An Sen secretly said in his heart.

If you guessed correctly, the other party should have tested their "cooperative attitude" again as a subordinate after the secret meeting between Fair Cressy and him; that is to say, they really value this cooperation, and Eager to make some achievements in Yangfan City.

Taking a deep breath, Anson asked again: "Are you sure he is talking about Bernard Morwes, not the Empire or the 'Minister of Imperial Colonies'?"

"Sure." Talia said without hesitation:

"Is there a problem here?"

"Yes, but it's not a problem, it's an attitude - he's showing us that the Cressey family and the Faithless Knights know the information about Yangfan City well and can provide us with a lot of very critical information." Anson said solemnly:

"If I'm not mistaken, did he also mention the Green Dragon?"

"It did mention - Ian Clemens told me that the Green Dragon did not return to Asuka Port as originally planned, but went somewhere else." The girl nodded slightly:

"He mentioned this information casually, and his attitude was very ambiguous, so Talia didn't tell Anson - more precisely, there was no time, because..."

"Because the next day, we saw the Green Dragon that was almost bombed into the sky at the port of Beluga Harbor." Anson took over the topic.

Even this kind of information can be obtained, indicating that the Crecy family is not ordinary.

Because of his own request, Ian Clemens has never left Moby Dick, but he knows everything that happened in Sail City; this at least proves two things: Sail City is full of the Crecy family The line of sight, the Knights of No Letter have some kind of ability to communicate remotely.

Liaise with the foreign gang, actively assist the colonial rebellion, and prepare to make trouble in the base camp of the counter-insurgency army... Anson seriously suspects that the real purpose of the Crecy family and the Faithless Knights is to capture the city of sailing.

This is a bit of a hassle.

Anson doesn't care about "unpredictable" allies taking advantage of the chaos to share the cake. The problem is that the Crecy family is too special - if they just plan to hide behind the scenes like the Rune family and remotely control a colony, that's acceptable; But if they're going to revive the Crecy family, go even further...

With the tough attitude shown by the Church of Order at the Thirteenth Council of the Iser Elf, Anson didn't think they could ignore the grand establishment of a family of ex-fugitives in the New World.

In order to prevent the yet-to-be-born Free Confederation and Storm Division from being dragged into the water by this group of "old gods' remnants", Anson felt that he had to make some preparations in advance so that he could cut himself off with the Crecy family at a critical moment.

Back at the barracks headquarters, Anson and Talia, who were in a complicated mood, put the sleeping Lisa to bed together, then turned around and walked towards the office alone.

Just as he was about to go out, the girl suddenly stopped him from behind.

"etc."

"Huh?" Anson immediately looked back ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and looked at Talia with inquiring eyes.

"Dear Anson, if I remember correctly, Talia seems to have been a long time...not 'indoctrinated' Anson, right?"

The girl sat cross-legged on the duvet bed, staring at him with unsure eyes: "One month, or two months?"

"Well, it's been almost two months... right?"

An Sen carefully considered his words, and didn't quite understand why she suddenly mentioned this: "Isn't it that I have reached the limit, even if I 'instill' more, it will be meaningless to the advanced blasphemy mages?"

"Maybe, maybe Talia made a mistake - in order to avoid misjudgment, Talia felt the need to confirm." Without warning, Talia suddenly laughed, raised her white right hand and patted it lightly. He patted the bed beside him, and asked without question:

"Come and sit down, and then..."

"Close your eyes."