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Concerning this strategy, the commander of the Southern Allied Forces, Sirid, was at a loss. He could only deploy his troops, pull out these nails one by one, and then look for the right time.

Both are in the human camp. Even if the two countries are currently hostile, the proper battlefield order still needs to be followed.

Nobles can be killed directly on the battlefield, but they cannot be captured and killed later.

In addition, looting of enemy-occupied areas was also tacitly tolerated.

The Duke of Bogonghan was in chaos, but the neighboring Ironforge Dwarf Mountain Kingdom did not make any extra moves.

In order to cope with the war with two human kingdoms five years later, the Ironforge Dwarf Mountain Kingdom is eager for the two human kingdoms to fight to reduce the pressure of the subsequent war.

However, this matter can only be thought about in dreams. Every country knows that the two kingdoms are not serious, otherwise it will not be as simple as an expeditionary legion.

In early July, a military order reached the 3rd Battalion of the Aix Legion.

Weilin took the military order from the herald, opened it and looked at it. The order from the headquarters was clearly written on it.

[Order your troops to capture Huoye City in Chris Province within half a month. 】

Chris Province is adjacent to Nanshi Province and is currently under the control of the Northern Alliance. It is also a coastal province and has become extremely rich by relying on maritime trade with other countries.

Fireleaf City is located in the southern part of Chris Province, close to the coast. The noble name here is Icaron Hennes, with the title of earl. The territory covers an area of ​​about 8,000 square kilometers, and the garrison strength is only 15,000.

"General Dredd, this is simply a fat job!" Verin smiled and handed the military order from the headquarters to Dredd beside him.

Dredd took the military order, read it carefully, looked up at Verin, and said, "According to the information given by the headquarters, the most powerful person in Fireleaf City is the third grandfather of Ikalon, and there are only gold mid-level warriors. There is also a Fire Leaf Guard with about three hundred people, including two hundred fifty bronze warriors and fifty silver warriors."

"With the general here, military exploits are at your fingertips."

Verin was confident about this operation. Dredd was the third most powerful among the eighteen guardian knights under his father. He was a low-level soul knight who could deal with a mere earldom in the Principality of Birgham with ease.

When Dredd heard Weilin's words, he did not look down upon him. He said in a serious tone: "My lord, don't take it lightly. Don't underestimate any opponent. The slightest mistake will determine the victory of a local war."

"The general is right." Weilin learned humbly and did not refute the other party.

Kyle sat behind him and wrote down what Dredd said verbatim, preparing to go back and study it over and over again.

Two days later, the army set off.

In addition to the 5,000 men in the main force, there is also a battalion of 3,000 men belonging to the Southern Army of the Principality of Bogonghan, who are under the command of Weilin.

Neither Verin nor Dredd looked down upon these three thousand people.

As the battalion commander, Born Willich also knew that the combat effectiveness of his men was low. There were only fifty silver professionals and two hundred bronze professionals in the three thousand army. Two-thirds of the remaining soldiers were low-level apprentices.

Such an army, placed in the Expeditionary Corps of the Kingdom of Ilia, is only worthy of being used as a logistics force.

Therefore, Boen was self-aware and rushed to do chores such as setting up camp, patrolling, making fires to cook, etc., just to show his value.

During the march, the third battalion all wore armor. With their strength, a mere hundred kilograms of weapons and equipment weighed as much as a piece of clothing.

After seven days of marching, the eight thousand troops crossed the border between Nanshi Province and Chris Province, walked through a desolate area, and entered the Fire Leaf Territory.

At this moment, in the Fire Leaf City in the central area of ​​the Fire Leaf Territory, Fire Leaf Earl Icaron Hennes was walking back and forth in the city lord's palace, feeling depressed and constantly thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

Three days ago, he already knew that an army of less than 10,000 people from the Southern Alliance had entered the Chris Province, and its destination was obvious, the Fire Leaf Territory.

If it were our own army, we wouldn't need to worry so much. With the 15,000 troops in hand and the city walls, we could easily resist the opponent's attack and even annihilate the opponent.

But the army that came was the army of the Expeditionary Corps of the Kingdom of Ilia, and their confidence in victory was directly shattered.

"Icaron, please sit down first. Walking around makes me dizzy." A white-haired old man knocked on the table and said in a deep voice.

"Third Grandpa, I'm scared!" Icaron stopped and looked at the white-haired old man with a bitter look on his face.

"Ugh!"

Why wasn't he afraid? The only reason to blame was that the Grand Duke left, causing the Duke of Bogonghan to fall into civil strife, and both the First Prince and the Third Prince chose to introduce foreign troops.

"Your Majesty, the messenger from Chris City is here." A knight entered the hall and reported respectfully.

Icaron looked happy and told the knight: "Please come in quickly."

After a while, a middle-aged man entered the hall, leaned down and saluted: "Good afternoon, Lord Icaron."

"What did the Governor say?" Ikalon ignored the noble etiquette, grabbed the other person's hand, and asked hurriedly.

"Lord Icaron, the governor wants you to stick to Fire Leaf City. He has already mobilized the nobles in the northern part of Chris Province to send troops. It will only take a month for reinforcements to arrive."

"Then do you know that the Southern Alliance army has entered the Fire Leaf Territory. With my army, how can I resist the army of the Ilia Kingdom's Expeditionary Corps." Ikalon shook off the messenger's hand and looked at him angrily.

"Lord Ikaron, for the glory of the Northern Alliance, for the strategy of Prince Kaia, and for the stability of the Chris Province, you..." The envoy looked at the angry earl in front of him, gritted his teeth and continued, "You cannot retreat. , we can only hold on.”

"Get out, get out of here." Icaron drew out the guard's sword, slashed it on the door frame, and shouted loudly.

Seeing Earl Fireleaf, who was as furious as a lion, the envoy turned pale with fright, bowed and bowed, and exited the hall.

"Okay, Icaron, we can't retreat now, we can only fight on." The white-haired old man stood up, held Icaron's hand, took back the sword and handed it to the guard, "Defeated and captured, there is still a way to survive. If you run away without a fight, you and I will just become the chicken that kills the chicken to scare the monkeys."

"Third Grandpa, I can only rely on you for everything." Icaron looked at his elder and bent down to salute.

The white-haired old man helped his junior up and said calmly: "Gather more troops, collect the surrounding food to Huoye City, destroy the roads along the way, and delay time."

"Yes."

Icaron saluted again, exited the hall, summoned officials and military officers, and asked them to recruit young men and collect food from all over the Fire Leaf City. At the same time, he raised the city's defenses and dug deep traps outside the city.

These are useless to the strong. Icaron can only pray now that the opponent does not have a soul-level strong, otherwise Huoye City will not be able to hold on for even one day.