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King's City of Graycastle, Garden Mansion in the inner city. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↓ Say △ Net
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Ever since His Highness Roland Wimbledon launched a surprise attack on the palace and destroyed the Hall of Sky Dome, Theo's status had soared. All the members of the "Dove and Top Hat" respected him, and the intelligence organization had truly stabilized.
In addition to these core members, Theo had been able to influence the decisions of the Skeleton Fingers after more than half a year of operation, and he was also well aware of the movements of the other Mouse organizations. Whether it was in the patrol team or in Black Street, he had bribed informants. If it was just information, they would get paid, and these people didn't care who they worked for. Currently, he was still unable to infiltrate the upper nobles. That was a place where family background and titles were important. Gold royals alone would not be of much use. However, with the help of the Rat Leader, who was inextricably linked to the nobles, some unimportant information would often leak into his ears.
For example, the news he was hearing now.
"Timothy will send a team of about 500 people to block the Redwater River?" Theo tapped the armrest of his chair and said, "He's really going to do that?"
"Yes," Rockhill said in a muffled voice. "At least half of them are Blood Sail Association Rats. Boss said it himself. Because it's a lucrative job, there was internal strife in the gang yesterday and five or six people were killed or injured. "
"It's indeed a lucrative job," Clown whistled. "Think about it. What can they intercept? Merchant ships! What are the consequences of violating the king's ban? Of course, they confiscate the goods and extort a large sum of money! Is there anyone better at this than the Rats? Of course... the patrol team is not bad either. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↓ Say △ Net
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"Since half of them are Rats, I think the other half are the guards of the false king," Hillfox said calmly. "This morning, someone noticed four hawk-headed ships at the suburban pier."
Theo could not help but frown. The hawk-headed ship was a kind of river warship with a slender hull, sails, and oars. It was very fast. Below the waterline, there was a raised ram, and there were iron hooks on both sides of the ship. Once it caught up with the target, it could be tightly locked together so that the soldiers on the ship could jump over and fight. Ordinary merchant ships could not escape its pursuit.
"So, to sum up the intelligence, the false king plans to send a fleet of 500 people to block the Redwater River, including four warships and more than 200 fully armed guards?" He sighed secretly. "This is not good news."
Timothy's plan to block the trade route had been leaked long before the Months of Demons, but at that time, most people thought that he would set the checkpoint near the canal and completely ban the trade with the Western Region. After all, the lords of Silver City and Redwater City would not be happy to see them lose a large sum of money because of an inexplicable order. Forcibly setting the checkpoint on the border between the Western Region and the Central Region would only make the local lords destroy the checkpoint.
But with four warships, the situation was different. First of all, the other lords had almost no ability to fight on the water. Warships could freely come and go along the Redwater River, and the caravan could be intercepted at any place. Even if they wanted to do something, they would not be able to do it. Second, this reaction showed Timothy's determination to deal with the Western Region. He was determined to do this even if it would make him hostile to the other lords.
Theo looked at Hill, who nodded at him, seeming to have also thought of this. "Timothy probably won't set a fixed checkpoint, but will use the Redwater River to attack any caravan he sees. When they fight on the water, they are pirates, and when they come ashore, they are bandits. A fleet of 500 people is a nightmare for any caravan. In this way, the Western Region may really be cut off from supplies. "
"I will report this news to His Highness as soon as possible," Theo said in a low voice.
Last year, Border Town had purchased a large amount of food, clothing, and ore, and now they had annexed Longsong Stronghold. In theory, the number of supplies they needed would be further increased. If their trade routes were cut off, it would inevitably be a great trouble for His Highness. Theo did not know whether he would be able to smoothly solve this thorny problem.
At this moment, the sound of flapping wings came from the garden.
Theo got up and pushed open the small door of the backyard. A gray falcon, like Lightning, flew into the house, circled around, and landed on his shoulder.
Seeing that it was a letter from the Western Region, the members of the circus unanimously put their hands on their chests and bowed their heads to show respect.
Theo took the note and opened it, quickly scanning the contents of the secret letter. His heart fiercely jumped!
"Ha... ha ha." Then he could not help but laugh. Although he knew that as an intelligence officer, he should not reveal his expression, but this news was too surprising, and he could not suppress the joy in his heart. "It seems that we don't have to worry about this matter."
"Does His Highness already know?" Hill looked up and asked.
"No, he is about to fundamentally solve this problem," he said excitedly in a low voice.
"Fundamentally?" The clown was puzzled. "You mean..."
"Yes, His Highness' First Army has already set off, and their target is King's City!" Theo clenched his fists. "The time to pull Timothy off the throne has come!"
Although he knew that His Highness would launch an operation this year, he did not expect it to be so soon. For the sake of confidentiality, His Highness had not told him the specific plan of action. Only today did he know that the offensive was actually scheduled for spring, and it just happened to be at the time of spring plowing.
"I have finally... waited for this day." Hill took a deep breath and suddenly knelt down on one knee. "What orders does His Highness have? Please tell us."
The other five people also knelt down. "For the new King!"
Theo's mood was also stirred up. That's right, he thought, if Timothy fell from power, Roland Wimbledon would become the only heir to the Kingdom of Graycastle – he would take over the crown and be crowned king, and Theo might also leap into the upper echelons of power, climbing a new stage that he had never thought of before.
As for the odds of winning this war, and whether Timothy could stop His Highness Roland, he did not even think about it. Anyone who had witnessed the battle of the First Army would not have any doubts about the result of the spring offensive.
"His Highness' order is not to approach the West City Gate on the day of the siege, and at the same time, to restrain the Rats from taking advantage of the chaos and restore the post-war order as soon as possible." Theo slowly read the second half of the secret letter. "Provide as much help as possible to the suffering civilians, such as medical treatment, shelter, and food supplies. After the order is stabilized, hand over to the First Army to deal with it."
"That's... it?" The crowd looked at each other. "Don't we need to trick the city gate into opening, or set fire everywhere to attract the attention of the garrison?"
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