It was quiet in the wooden house, and Neris could not hear anything from the tree. Salin and Silva were whispering to each other. Their voices were too low, and under the cover of elven magic, Neris could not hear anything.
Salin and Shika really didn't do anything. Their topic of conversation was about the Caucasians.
The Caucasian region was a triangle, and almost all of the Caucasians' homeland was in the mountains. The Caucasian Mountains intersected between Jialoulan and the Duchy of God's Grace. It was more than three thousand miles long. The Caucasian Mountains stretched for thousands of miles, passing through the Duchy of Rhine in the north and entering Scotia.
There was a broken belt in the middle of the Caucasian Mountains, and about a thousand miles of the mountains were isolated. When the Tanggulas Empire's army arrived, the Caucasians in this area suffered.
Most of those who came to Silva were the Caucasians in this area.
The Caucasians lived in the mountains and domesticated magical beasts. Their bodies were strong, and they could jump between cliffs as if they were flying. Caucasians who had not practiced sword energy could also become powerful warriors. The Caucasians' martial arts were very unique, and their priests were even more powerful. Unfortunately, the number of Caucasians was very small, and this race was on the decline.
Although the northern wilderness was bitterly cold, it was very suitable for the Caucasians to live in. Before this, there were only scattered nomadic barbarians, fishing, and hunting. Because there were no human cities in the entire land north of Phoenix, the salt and equipment that the Caucasians needed could not be bought.
Now that Salin had established a kingdom, it could also become a place for the Caucasians to live.
Salin only chatted with Shika about her hometown, from when she was young to when they met.
"Silva, let me ask you, when you met me in the lake, why did you call me a wild boar?" Salin finally asked this topic after so many years.
Shika laughed heartily. She turned around and looked into Salin's eyes. "At that time, your eyes were staring at my chest like a thief, so I called out to you."
"Then what does wild boar mean?"
"The wild boar of the Caucasian region is very lecherous. Not only does it want to cuddle with sows, but it also dares to pounce on all kinds of magical beasts in spring. In Caucasian, a boar is the same as a pervert in the common language. "
Sarin's face was ashen. Shika pinched Sarin's nose and said, "You were like that at the time. I didn't wrongly accuse you. Otherwise, why would I knock you out?"
"You still dare to say that I was the one who was in pain!"
"It's not like there's no compensation. You can take a good look now." Shika's laughter grew louder.
"Neris is peeping outside again." Salin pointed at the window.
"We can see the outside, but the outside can't see the inside. I checked it before Eleanor gave it to me. It's a low-level spell. "
"I know. Why did Eleanor make this for you?" Salin was curious. Since when did Shika and Eleanor become so close? Even tens of thousands of years ago, it was extremely rare for an elf to help someone set up a magic array.
"She likes me. I'm just an elf. What other reason could there be?" Shika said disapprovingly. In her opinion, this was a very normal thing.
"Like you? Gaugass Priests and Elves should have a common topic to talk about. "
"Yes, but, Salin, you won't be angry about the potion, right?"
"Why would I be angry?"
"You're in need of money."
"Who cares. Our business is the most important." At this point, Salin couldn't help but turn over and hug Shika.
"What? The potion hasn't been settled yet! "
"Forget about the potion. If it succeeds this time, we'll save money." Salin was suddenly moved. Shika smiled and let him take off her clothes.
There was nothing under her nightgown. Moonlight spilled into the wooden hut. There was a holy radiance emitted from Shika's body. It was as if there was water flowing on her skin. It was moist and hazy.
For the first time, Shika didn't take the initiative. She let Salin's hand caress her skin. The two didn't mention the elven potion again. Outside the wooden hut, the Gaugass Warriors gathered quietly at their sentry posts. Someone started to play the wooden leaf, a simple musical instrument of the Gaugass.
The melodious sound of the wooden leaf drifted far away in the Southern Yard.
At this moment, under Martian City, the army sent by Salin had torn apart the Phoenix rebel army's encirclement and entered Martian City. The military strength of both sides had been reversed. Salin's 6th Battalion had already entered the city. They hadn't suffered many losses. The 2nd Battalion and the Metatlin nobles' army had more than 50,000 people. Together with the 5,000 soldiers in the city, Martian City had nearly 70,000 people.
The Phoenix rebel army had lost thousands of soldiers in the battle with the 6th Battalion. When the 6th Battalion broke through the encirclement and entered Martian City, they lost another 2,000 people. Now, there were less than 60,000 of them.
The encirclement was no longer a threat to Martian City. There weren't many people defending Sidestar City now. The Phoenix rebel army panicked.
They wouldn't have any reinforcements. At least in the short term, they could only fend for themselves. This was because Guderian City had already sent more than 100,000 troops into Phoenix, heading straight for Sun City. These 100,000 soldiers didn't include the auxiliary troops. It was said that Holy Rock City was furious. The Senate had unanimously passed a resolution to completely destroy the rebels in Sun City.
Their mood was understandable. Holy Rock City had finally achieved some results in Jia Loulan, and now Phoenix was rebelling. The timing was infuriating.
The angriest person was Prince Sephiroth. He had already arranged a deal with the nobles in the south. He wanted to get all the nobles in the south to join the war, send troops to Jia Loulan, and chase the Vatican's army back to Tanggulas. The rebellion in Phoenix at this time proved that he couldn't even control the north well. It made people doubt the prince's ability. The nobles in the south returned to a wait-and-see state.
Even if Sephiroth conquered Phoenix, the nobles in the south would still have bad associations with his actions. Especially when Sephiroth knew that Rex had sent troops to attack Martian City. If his army attacked, it was obvious that he could take down Martian City. The problem was, could he attack Rex's army?
Rex's army was southeast of Jia Loulan, holding back at least 300,000 elites of the Vatican. If he attacked Martian City, it would be good if Rex didn't immediately send troops to attack him. This kind of thing was intolerable.
The problem was that if Rex was allowed to occupy the north of Phoenix, it would be equivalent to admitting that Phoenix was dismembered. A duchy would disappear, and even if the empire kept the title of Grand Duke of Phoenix, the nobles would still be afraid.
Convince Rex to give up on the north of Phoenix? The possibility was too low. Phoenix was the granary. Its geographical environment and climate were the most suitable for growing wheat, and the yield was extremely high. Rex would never spit out what he ate.
Prince Sephiroth knew that the Kushui Prefecture and the Metatlin Kingdom lacked food. If he didn't let them occupy the north of Phoenix, the two countries would definitely look for other places, perhaps Jia Loulan or the Rhine Duchy.
The worst thing was that the armies of the two countries would enter Jia Loulan at the same time and dominate the land.
Because of Prince Sephiroth's tacit approval, the army that set off from Guderian City didn't intend to head north. They gathered all their forces and attacked Sun City.
The nobles in Phoenix also gathered their troops at Sun City, ready to fight the army of Guderian City.
Last time, only a few people from Phoenix joined the battle against Sacred Rock City. This time, all the nobles in Phoenix were involved.
The Senate in Sacred Rock City was also very disappointed, disappointed in Prince Sephiroth. When the old emperor was here, this would never happen. Even though the old emperor had countless people in Phoenix, the nobles in Phoenix didn't have any complaints.
Phoenix was now being attacked from two sides. Sun City couldn't be abandoned, and Mars City had become isolated. Sixty thousand soldiers couldn't take down a city with seventy thousand soldiers.
In Mars City, a general that Rex had left behind was the temporary commander. His five thousand soldiers were all elites that had followed Rex for many years. Even without reinforcements, they could still defend the city.
But with sixty thousand soldiers, Rex's army obviously couldn't be the leader anymore. The problem was that the two sides had different opinions. Rex's people wanted to incorporate the sixty thousand Phoenix soldiers outside the city, while Salin's people wanted to completely annihilate them.
The two sides quarreled. Rex's people strongly disagreed with the way Salin's army was doing things. Salin's army was ruthless toward the enemy, which wasn't good for Phoenix's development.
However, Salin's army had the advantage in numbers. The commander of the second battalion finally said, "If you don't want to do it, we will do it. When the time comes, won't you still have a share? The Phoenix people won't believe that you didn't do it. "
This was obviously a false charge. The officer that Rex had left behind was helpless after hearing this.
Salin's two battalions were the brains of the army. The sixth battalion was originally responsible for escorting the ambassadors and was now in Mars City. The second battalion was specially sent by Salin to solve the problem in Mars City. So between the two battalion commanders, the commander of the second battalion was the overall commander.
After reaching a consensus, the commander of the second battalion heaved a sigh of relief toward Rex's people. He agreed to persuade the Phoenix rebels to surrender first. As long as they were willing to put down their weapons and join the Metatlin Kingdom, they would let bygones be bygones. If they insisted on resisting, no one would be left alive.
Salin's people did this because Salin had personally instructed them to. For Phoenix, Salin only hoped that the peasants would stay. If the army was willing to be reorganized, he could stay. If not, he wouldn't respect the wishes of the northern aristocrats. Instead, he would completely wipe them out.
The aristocrats had immunity. Their army could be redeemed. Salin definitely wouldn't allow such a thing to happen in the north of Phoenix. Metatlin needed this granary too much. He didn't have time to repeatedly suppress rebellions.
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