Ou Ban had less than a thousand troops that truly belonged to him. This army had always been captured by Ou Ban and was unwilling to move out easily. As for the other mercenary groups, they had been employed by Ou Ban for many years, but they did not participate in the wars between the lords. Therefore, ever since Allen invaded Sir's territory, Ou Ban had only mobilized his troops to restrain Daniel's army, but he had not carried out any real military operations.
But now that Allen's army had just defeated Daniel's garrison in the Blue Wilderness, another army of about 800 people had appeared in the Bauhinia. Oru naturally suspected that it was Ou Ban's army. However, when the army approached, the flag fluttering in the wind was Allen's wolf flag. Oru was shocked, thinking to himself, could it be that Allen had casually gathered some recruits or slaves from somewhere, formed an army, and wanted to use the tactic of false troops?
"My lord, how should we act?" Oru's commander, Yi Xiu, asked.
"Don't move for now. Let's see what happens." Oru still had to wait for Daniel's reaction before deciding what to do next.
After the army arrived at the foot of the city, it was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, it set up a temporary camp, as if it would not leave easily. Leading the army was Roy and William. The army was the miscellaneous soldier in Allen's hands. However, after several battles, this miscellaneous soldier had some combat strength. However, in Roy's eyes, it was still unsightly.
The strategy they had previously decided on was for Allen to lead the main force and quickly defeat Daniel's garrison with absolute superiority. First, it was to put pressure on the Bauhinia, and second, it was to take advantage of this opportunity to eat Daniel's elite forces and increase the bargaining chips for Ou Ban's negotiations. On the other hand, Roy led the miscellaneous soldiers around the battlefield of the Blue Wilderness and directly entered the Bauhinia Collar, surrounding Oru and his city, causing mental pressure on them.
While the army was camping, Roy also ordered his men to constantly shout and persuade them to surrender, putting pressure on Oru and his subordinates.
Oru made two probing attacks. The first was to send a squad of about 20 cavalry to attack the camp, and the second was to send 500 main infantry out of the city. In the first operation, the cavalry squad collided with Wilick. Wilick's fists alone smashed the squad into a complete mess, causing them to bleed and return with their noses full of dust. The second time, Roy faced the battle seriously, and according to Allen's instructions, he read out the head reward. As a result, the miscellaneous soldiers seemed to have been injected with chicken blood as they roared and rushed towards the infantry regiment opposite them.
After a short but intense confrontation, both sides suffered casualties. Oru took the initiative to retreat, and Roy did not intend to press too hard, so both sides restrained themselves and returned to their respective positions. However, his regular army was actually unable to gain any advantage from the other party's miscellaneous army, which made Oru's expression extremely rare.
In this stalemate, another army appeared in Oru at dusk. The army came from the direction of the Blue Wilderness. Its appearance was solemn, and its battle formation moved neatly. Like a black cloud, Oru slowly pushed forward. Looking at the army, Oru felt a great pressure, and the air seemed to have frozen. A huge sense of oppression that was about to come caused Oru's expression to become solemn, and the soldiers on the Bauhinia side subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons. Everyone became nervous.
In the end, Allen and his main force met up with Roy. As a result, the army of over a thousand people was far superior to the Bauhinia Collar in terms of both quantity and quality. Oru's heart sank to the bottom when he saw the sturdy King Of Mountains warriors and the Inch Fire soldiers armed with fiery rifles. The aura emitted by the soldiers of the two special forces was already comparable to the elite divisions of the empire. Although their numbers were limited, a small Bauhinia Collar was not their match.
Looking at the wolf flag fluttering in the opposite camp, Oru felt that it was not a good taste. Previously, he had teamed up with Lafus to force Storm City, but in less than half a year, the situation had reversed and Allen had surrounded the city.
Oru could only place his hopes on Daniel now. If the viscount did not send troops to support him, then he would only have to surrender. This was something he didn't want to do, but there was nothing he could do.
After the sun leaped into the western horizon, the light on Lake Portilli disappeared. Like a gem hidden in a box, all the colors of light disappeared without a trace. At this moment, Daniel's mood was as deep as the night when the lake light was lost. When the battle report from the Blue Wilderness reached his ears, the viscount wondered if he had heard wrongly. In his plan, even if Tucker was defeated, he could still rely on his advantage in strength to drag it out for two or three days.
If he had these three or two days, he could carry out certain activities, such as attacking the first and second cities of the Earl's territory, forcing Oban to order Allen to withdraw. However, Tucker was defeated so quickly that Daniel had no time to react. What made his heart ache even more was that a cavalry unit that he had painstakingly nurtured had been buried in the Blue Wilderness just like that. In the description of the battlefield, Daniel saw that the battlefield was as if it had been bombarded by hundreds of magicians with fireballs, or fired at by an organized artillery array, turning the grassland into hell.
Daniel could not imagine how Allen would operate to possess the destructive power described in the report. Even with the wealth of the Andrea Clan, they might not be able to gather such a destructive power that could devour a group of five or six hundred cavalry in an extremely short period of time.
A wine glass shattered in Daniel's hand. The glass fragments did not scratch the viscount's palm, but the scarlet wine flowed out from between his fingers, but it was no different from blood.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Daniel's voice was like an old man in his twilight years, completely devoid of his former strength.
The old butler pushed the door open and said in a deep voice, "Lord Daniel, Guild Leader Barre has sent someone to report. He has just received a request for help from the Bauhinia Territory. They have been besieged. Guild Leader Barre requests your instructions. "
"Oru" Daniel took out a silk handkerchief from his coat pocket and wiped the wine off his hand. He slowly said, "Tell Barre to ignore it. The other party is obviously waiting for us to deliver ourselves to our doorstep. I've already lost a Tucker, and I don't want to lose him too. "
"Are you saying that you want to give up the Bauhinia?" After the butler finished speaking, he felt that he had made a mistake.
Fortunately, Daniel didn't care. He said indifferently, "There are gains and losses in everything, whether it's Allen or Ou Ban." If they think that they have taken the Bauhinia and think that they have won, then I will give them a surprise. The current patience is for the even more violent violence in the near future. "Just you wait. My revenge will be as fierce as a storm. I, Daniel, will definitely not lose to a mere baron!"
He waved his hand and gestured for the old butler to leave. After Daniel was left alone in the study, he took out a post from the drawer. The post was pure black, surrounded by a circle of gold, and had a picture of a castle on the cover. The castle was not colored, only painted with dark lines, but left silver patches in some places. It looked like a reflection of some kind of metal. This was a castle made of iron.
In the post, there was a short paragraph of text. The general idea was that they were willing to join Daniel's subordinates as long as the viscount gave them room to develop. At the bottom was a signature. The name Hagrid was deeply engraved at the bottom of the post.
This was the will of the Black Iron Castle at the border. They had been in contact with Daniel a few months ago. As far as Daniel knew, this Hagrid was not the lord of the Black Iron Castle, but only a Knight Guild Leader. Daniel ignored the post after seeing it. After all, a Knight Guild Leader did not have the qualifications to express his wishes to him.
It wasn't until Allen attacked and his territory was damaged one after another that Daniel carefully considered whether he should accept new vassals in order to use their power to expel foreign enemies. At this time, he paid attention to the post again and secretly sent someone to the Black Iron Castle to contact Hagrid. Judging from the report, this Hagrid was not a weak person. He and Sharon, the Lord of the Black Iron Castle, seemed to be in harmony. The Black Iron Castle was very powerful, and this Knight Guild Leader controlled at least 40% of it.
The wish conveyed by the messenger of Hagrid was simple. If Daniel helped him sit in the position of Lord, he was willing to do anything for Daniel.
Just over a month ago, Hagrid had successfully advanced to Level 19, and his strength was quite outstanding. If coupled with something like the Blood Boiling Demon Crystal, Hagrid's combat strength could reach Level 20 or even more in a short period of time. Such a Knight Guild Leader could indeed help Daniel do a lot of things.
Daniel let out a breath of depression, took out a piece of stationery from the drawer, dipped a quill in ink, and wrote a short letter under the stationery. The content of the letter indicated that he could accept Hagrid's request, but before that, he needed Hagrid to eliminate a formidable enemy for him to show his sincerity.
When he had finished the letter, he put it in a delicate envelope and sealed it with a drop of red wax. Finally, he took out the seal of the unicorn pattern and stamped it heavily on the wax mud. Daniel rang the silver bell and the butler came in a moment later. Daniel handed the letter to him and said, "Go and give it to Luo Mingwei. Tell him that this is a letter to the Black Iron Castle. He knows who to give it to."
"Yes, my lord. I'll do it now."
After the old butler left, Daniel looked out of the window at the dark lake. The viscount sighed. If it weren't for the fact that he had no generals to use, how could he make a deal with a Knight Guild Leader from the border?
Allen, it was all because of that Allen that he had to condescend and put down his status to accept Hagrid. This humiliation must be repaid with your blood! Unknowingly, Daniel crushed the quill in his hand.
When the sun rose, Oru's mood fell to the bottom. It had been a day since Daniel's side, but there was no news from him. From the looks of it, the viscount was planning to give up on the bauhinia flower. After Oru had breakfast, someone reported that Allen had requested to meet Oru at the city gate.
Oru sighed and nodded to go.
Half an hour later, he saw Allen outside the city. Allen stood alone outside the city without any followers. Seeing this, Oru's heart was in turmoil. In the end, he gritted his teeth and suppressed the thought of capturing Allen. Oru knew that this was the last time he would resist Allen.
Looking at Oru's gaze, his eyes changed several times in an instant. In the end, they became calm and clear. He smiled and said, "Sir Oru has made the best choice. Otherwise, even if you attack with all your might. With the people behind you, even if you want to keep me here, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. "
Oru smiled bitterly, "Sir Allen didn't come here today just to test my reaction, did he?"
"Of course not. I want to make another suggestion to you." Allen said calmly.
Oru nodded and said, "I know what you want to say. If you don't mind, please give me some time. I need to hear from the people below. "
"No problem, but I can only give you one day." Allen paused and said, "Sir Oru, I can also accept only your surrender. If you are willing, even if there are objections below, I will erase them for you. "
This was undoubtedly a promise, that was to say, as long as Oru was willing to submit to Allen. Regardless of whether anyone objected to his surrender, Allen would accept him and erase the voices of opposition. In this way, Oru could still retain his title and power. How could Oru not understand? He smiled bitterly and thanked him before returning to the city.
To Allen's surprise, Oru did not delay for long. At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the city gates opened wide. Accompanied by Robin, Shaun, and other important officials, Oru asked to see Allen and presented Allen with a thin sword engraved with a bauhinia pattern on its scabbard. This was the symbol of power of the Bauhinia Flower. Handing it over to Allen meant that the Bauhinia Flower Collar was willing to surrender. Allen happily took it and returned it to Oru, completing the entire ceremony.
Next, Allen let the army stay outside. He brought Roy, Regis, and the others into the city with Ao Ao and met with other officials. At this point, the passageway to the hinterland of the viscount was completely opened by Allen. From Sunset City onwards, there would be no more obstacles between the passageway and the Bauhinia.
The news of the surrender of the Bauhinia quickly reached the ears of the remaining two Sir. However, these two Sir were even weaker than Sunset City, so Daniel naturally did not have any expectations for them. The two Sir met frequently in private, but they could not come up with an idea. They went to see Daniel together, but they were shut out. Daniel casually found an excuse to not see them, causing the two Sir to feel even more unsure.
Fortunately, Allen was not interested in them, so they were happy to live day by day, waiting for the situation to unfold.
After Allen occupied the Bauhinia Collar, he did not continue with his next move. He left the main force behind, and the miscellaneous army returned to Dawn Castle and handed it over to Roy to take care of. Roy was also naturally in charge of Dawn Castle. With an expert like him guarding it, even if Daniel wanted to launch a sneak attack, it would be very difficult to recover the lost land.
According to the plan, Dawn Castle and the Bauhinia, which had the potential to be developed, had already been taken into Allen's pocket. Since the territory had been taken down, the next step was to consolidate his position and power. As for how to deal with Daniel, Allen threw the question to Ou Ban. He did not overstep his bounds and make any decisions for Ou Ban.
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