With the leader of the Kroger family, the aristocrats who had joined in earlier or perhaps were convinced by the momentum of the angry lion followed him and expressed their willingness to follow the lead of Andrea to attack Xigu city. On the contrary, the silent nobility became a minority, and there were two kinds of people in the minority. The former is the aristocracy waiting for Marcus to make a statement. Their status is generally higher, and they have a solid foundation in the kingdom. They do not need or want to enhance their influence through this way of associating with the krogg family. The latter, also the object of Marcus'' observation, looked coldly at the excited people, showing a completely indifferent attitude.
The territory of these people was large and small, and their titles were different. But they had a common feature, that is, their territory was not affected by rat people, or even not at all. They don''t have a deep hatred for the rat man. They prefer to wait for others who are confused by the hatred to use their full strength to gain tangible benefits after fighting with the rat man. There are even some people who want their family''s territory to be independent from the Kingdom and become the king of a small country.
Marcus saw their reaction, and he knew that the angry lion, who seemed to bow down, was also identifying these people in his own way. Both of them knew very well that no matter what the Cang lion was going to do next, those who tried to profit from the chaos by despicable means should not be tolerated. Of course, it didn''t last long, and Marcus couldn''t keep these people in this state all the time. The king''s hand motioned to the eyes of several nobles in the crowd who had been in private contact with him, and then said.
"Arise first, Lord Andrea; I have felt your courage. However, this campaign is of great importance, and it is not something that can be accomplished by anyone who is the vanguard. Please wait for me to analyze the current situation before making a decision. "
After hearing this, the angry lion sat back without hesitation. He acknowledged Marcus''s talent and believed that there was no reason why the king''s hand would be directed against him, who was most likely to succeed to the throne. What''s more, the request just now means more performance than actual desire. Although Andrea does not reject the fact that he really takes the lead, he does not want to damage too many forces of the family. Especially in the task of testing the enemy''s reality and falsehood.
"I''m sorry, I''m too impatient. Mr. Marcus, please analyze the current situation first. I believe that when it comes to the understanding of rat people, few people have more experience than you who have personally experienced the battle of guarding the capital of the king. As a civilian, your deeds of fighting in the city have already spread to krogg''s territory. If every official in the Kingdom has such an awareness, why should the rat people not die? "
"I''m flattered. I just did what everyone with a title should do." Marcus nodded, accepting Andrea''s flattery, and he knew that it was just a temporary remark from Duke Kroger, which was not true. "Cough, let''s get back to business. There''s no time to waste. Thank you, Lord Atticus
The iron Knight stood up and his eyes swept over everyone in the tent. Most of them did not dare to look at him at all. Among the people present, only the angry lion could look as usual. Andrea''s character and style of conduct were indeed unpopular, but Atticus had to admit that he was the most qualified to sit on the throne in the kingdom that suddenly lost sitter. Unless the child who was regarded as his own by the late king comes back Now is not a good time for Lothar to come back.
"I think the king''s hand has just introduced to you the fighting power of the United forces. As knights of the Kingdom, I need to make you aware of our enemies." "First of all, I have to admit that up to the beginning of the meeting, none of our five scouts returned on time. It''s impossible for us to be vigilant. With the fighting ability of rat people, they can''t defeat well-trained soldiers with the same number of small teams. If there are a large number of rat people wandering away from Xigu City, we have no reason not to find out. After all, empirically, they are not good at collective stealth. "
"Is it some kind of trap? It is said that the invincible molten iron city on the ground was destroyed from the underground. Maybe those rat people also built underground ditches nearby Said a nobleman, who looked forty or fifty years old. His speech was supported by quite a number of people. It is not news that rats will dig holes.
Atticus did not directly comment on this speculation. He just raised his hand and motioned for silence. "I can only say that your speculation is possible. But at present, no scouts have returned. We have no way to know what the reason for their disappearance is, and how much hindrance this unstable factor will bring to our large forces. But what worries me is that it''s not that simple. "
This time Andrea himself was speaking, "could you please explain what you are worried about? I think a lot of potholes is a very bad situation. It will completely hinder the cavalry and force our knights to dismount and fight close to the enemy
"Yes, my Lord. The reason I''m worried about is because of intelligence from previous battles, the count of Montenegrin, now the most wanted man accused of treason, mentioned the huge rat man in the previous battle to seal off the Halon. When I rushed to help the molten iron, Lord liehammer also mentioned this kind of enemy. If it''s just huge, it''s OK to say, but what if the giant rat man is just a kind of deformity in the rat man? I''m afraid there are more rat people with special abilities, and their abilities may make us misjudge the situation"It makes no sense at all! The giant rat man is just an excuse made up by the defeated army to find reasons for themselves A nobleman from the south said that his words were agreed by many nobles in the shallow areas of the Kingdom affected by rat people.
"But what about Lord liehammer? There is always credibility in his words. " Said the aristocrat who supported Marcus.
"Well, do you believe the dwarfs and the refugees? What is the first fortress in the kingdom? I don''t think the city of molten iron is so solid. Maybe the city collapsed because there are too many people standing on it. " The speech caused a burst of laughter. Indeed, most of the nobles of Cang lion did not like the dwarves and his followers. They had never been to liehammerling, nor were they willing to admit that the abandoned refugees could build large-scale cities. In their stereotype, the hammers should be no different from the dirty nomads.
Andrea raised an eyebrow, but this time he did not intend to defend the reputation of the hammer. He did not like the dwarf who grew up in the field, let alone his title was equal to the long-standing krogg family. Although the destruction of the melting iron city has made the power of liehammers plummet, it can be completely excluded from the aristocratic circle of the Kingdom and lose the right to speak.
But such a remark would obviously make the lords who are close to dwarves uncomfortable, and those who have actually been to hammerhead know how magnificent the great fortresses on the grassland are. They were about to speak to the south to take back their impoliteness, but the noise outside the tent interrupted the meeting.
"The scouts! The scouts are back
The people in the tent looked at each other, and Marcus immediately rose from his seat. "This matter is more important, Lord Atticus, Lord Andrea. Let''s first hear what the scouts have brought back."
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