Cecil's territory had once again been attacked by monsters from the Gondor wastelands, and on the same day, they had successfully annihilated the invaders. This became the fastest and most widespread news in this cold winter, and the spread of the news was not only due to the efforts of various spies, merchants, and mercenaries, but also Gwen's tacit approval and secret promotion.
In Gwen's words, "We must let those comfortable southern nobles and the Captical know of the threat."
In this cold winter, many people were bound to be restless.
Ansu's eastern border, Longwind Stronghold.
As the chief guardian of the Eastern Region, Duke Silas Lorren personally guarded this stronghold all year round. At this moment, he was standing on the top floor of the castle in the center of the stronghold, overlooking the layers of walls in the distance, as well as the vast expanse of snow-covered plains beyond the walls.
This stronghold, which had only been completed ten years ago, was the pride of the Lorren family in the Eastern Region. It had gone through the painstaking efforts of three generations, and the family had paid a huge amount of money, material resources, manpower, and even the blood of family members to finally erect this sturdy stronghold on this land that was at odds with the Typhon Empire. It stood opposite the Typhon Empire's Winterwolf Stronghold and its subsidiary fortresses on the border. It was not only a barrier, but also a deterrent.
The establishment of Longwind Stronghold was due to the rapid deterioration of the relationship between Ansu and Typhon.
A hundred years ago, during the civil war in the Moon Mist, the Lorren family in the Eastern Region was the most well-preserved of the four dukes. From the beginning, the family had realized that the Typhon Empire, which had always been considered a brother of Ansu, was actually a huge threat. Therefore, during the civil war in the Moon Mist, the family did not allow their core forces to participate in the chaotic and cruel struggle for the throne. During the civil war, the Lorren family's limited actions were only to maintain their status and influence in the kingdom, and most of their energy had been focused on the eastern border. Later on, it was proven that Duke Lorren's caution and responsibility had protected the entire kingdom.
After the civil war ended, the situation in Ansu was quickly stabilized due to the establishment of the Second Dynasty and the thunderous tactics of the Wilde family in the north. The Loren family began to build a series of defense facilities on the border. Longwind Fortress was the most expensive and time-consuming of all the defense facilities. It was also the one with the strongest defensive force.
Instead of calling it a military fortress, it would be more accurate to call it a "fortress city" that served both the functions of a fortress and a city. Inside the fortress, there were all kinds of facilities to maintain the operation of the fortress and ensure that it was self-sufficient. The warriors of the Lorren family were not only the soldiers guarding the fortress, but also the residents of the city. The purpose of the existence of this fortress city was to be able to stand tall at the border under any circumstances and never fall.
When Ansu was greatly weakened due to the civil war, the Typhon Empire grew stronger and stronger. It was because of the fortress built by the Lorren family on the border that the Typhon Empire could only have evil intentions.
In fact, the four major families of Ansu during the Misty Moon civil war could be said to have played a few different historical roles. The Franklin family in the West had always maintained diplomatic and trade relations with the Augre tribal nation, protecting the economic lifeline of the kingdom and laying the foundation for the reconstruction of the kingdom after the war. The Wilde family in the North had used an illegitimate son as a banner to thunderously pacify the civil war in the country, forcibly stabilizing the kingdom before the situation was completely irreversible. The Lorren family in the East had acted as a barrier to protect the border of Ansu, blocking the malicious enemies outside the kingdom during the civil war.
Although each of them could be said to have their own selfish motives, and were almost divided during the civil war, no matter what, they still defended the kingdom at the last moment.
In stark contrast, the Cecil family in the South, which was originally established by the first of the four founding dukes, had been glorious for six hundred years. The Cecil family ….. did not do a single thing.
Now that the ancestor of the Cecil family was alive, no one dared to directly criticize the honor of the Cecil family. It could only be said that the family was unlucky to have met the worst successor at the most critical time, and the foundation of their ancestors was almost destroyed.
Historians were always enthusiastic in this regard, and they were always discussing what exactly caused the four families to behave so differently during the civil war in the Misty Moon. But in Duke Lorren's view, all the discussion about that period of history was meaningless. He believed that the main reason for that situation was that Gwen Cecil died too early. Duke Cecil, who died on the battlefield at the age of thirty-five, left the world too early, so he could not pass on his glory and glory to his descendants in time. That was why the Cecil family's inheritance had a big problem during Grumman Cecil's generation.
Duke Cecil might have been resurrected this time to educate his descendants.
Silas Lorren stood on the balcony, quietly thinking about the history of the kingdom and the inheritance of the glory of the kingdom. Many people thought that this legendary duke was just a warrior, but Silas Lorren thought that was just the opinion of the ignorant. He never lacked deep thinking, but his talent on the battlefield was far greater than his thinking, so people only paid attention to his strength.
A familiar presence approached, and Silas Lorren withdrew his gaze from the distance. He turned around and saw a young man with short brown hair and armor walking up to the balcony. This young Knight in military uniform bowed slightly before him. "Father, the intelligence is here."
"Salute the Knight!" Silas Lorren said sternly. "Belk, you are now reporting military intelligence!"
"Yes, sir!" The young man quickly stood up and saluted the Knight. "General, the latest intelligence."
Silas nodded. "Speak."
"It has been confirmed that the defenders of Winterwolf Fort in Typhon did fight a few days ago, but it was not with us. It was with an unknown 'monster'. The defenders of Winterwolf Fort won. The fort was not breached, but the outer wall was moderately damaged. The number of casualties is unknown, but it should not be small. "
Silas nodded slightly but did not comment. Seeing this, young Belk, Silas Lorren's eldest son, could not help but say, "Father, this is a good opportunity for us to weaken the enemy!"
Silas looked at Belk's eyes expressionlessly. "Do you really think so?"
"The enemy's fatigue is our advantage." Belk met his father's gaze and said with his head held high. "Their walls have been weakened, and it is difficult to repair them in winter. For a short period of time, the defense of Winterwolf Fort will be weak. Secondly, they have been attacked by monsters. In a short period of time, panic will weaken their combat power, and their soldiers will also be injured. Therefore, this is a good opportunity for us to attack."
"Idiot."
Belk stood up straight and did not back down at all.
"Do you know that Winterwolf Fort is not a single fortress, but one of a series of fortresses? Do you know that it is winter now, and that there is a large area of ice and snow between us and Winterwolf Fort? Do you know how many reserve soldiers Typhon has set up in their fortresses to replace the weakened army at any time?
"This bit of damage is nothing to Typhon at all. Instead, it will allow them to at least double the defense of Winterwolf Fort and its surroundings in a short period of time. A large number of garrison troops will be transferred from behind the fortresses to the front line to make up for the lack of defense caused by the damage to the walls. If we want to cross the ice and snow to attack Winterwolf Fort, the ice and snow will weaken our troops greatly. The enemy's fatigue is our advantage? When you reach the foot of Winterwolf Fort, you will be the one who is tired! And most importantly, an attack is an all-out war. But did I say that I want to start a war with Typhon now? "
Belk lowered his head awkwardly, but he could not help but say, "Our war with Typhon … is right before our eyes."
Sareth looked at his overly young son. He could feel the courage and thirst for victory and glory in the other party's chest. These were the qualities he had worked hard to instill in the other party, but he still shook his head. "Don't look forward to this war. Don't look forward to it at all. "
"Father?"
"A warrior should indeed thirst for victory on the battlefield, but not thirst for war itself, especially the war with Typhon," Silas Loren said slowly and sighed softly. "And have you heard other news?"
"Something else?" Belk frowned. Apparently, he did not know what his father was referring to. "What is it?"
"A group of merchants from the southwest came into the city with an alchemy potion," Duke Silas said slowly. "They said that the new Cecil Hill in the southwest was also attacked by monsters. Those monsters are mutated creatures from the Gondor Wasteland. Your information came too late. Even the news from Cecil Hill followed the merchants here, but you only just found out about Winterwolf Fort!"
Belk was a little ashamed, although he knew that it was not because he was incompetent. The merchants were traveling in a safe and stable country, while he had to investigate the situation outside the country. The difficulty and efficiency of the two tasks were very different. But even so, it was a fact that he did not do his best.
So he silently accepted his father's criticism and felt a little uneasy from the news that his father mentioned. "Those monsters … are the monsters that Duke Gwen Cecil mentioned when he warned the nobles in the Captical?"
"Yes." Silas Lorren nodded. "At first, not many people believed his warning. Even I did not take it seriously. But now … I'm afraid I've made a mistake."
Belk looked at his father in surprise. He rarely saw his father admit his mistakes.
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