At the end of March, the situation at the Northern Frontier was not optimistic.
As the weather gradually turned warmer, a group of ambitious people seemed to be ready for action.
The lords of the Northern Frontier all smelled the scent of war and began to gather their troops to strengthen the city's defenses.
Although the lords should be actively preparing for spring plowing so that the worsening famine would not continue to spread, the current situation was not ideal.
Unfortunately, the weak situation at the Northern Frontier made it impossible for the lords to care about spring plowing.
Moreover, if the slaves and civilians starved to death, the lords would naturally be more concerned about the safety of their own territories.
Finally, on the first day of April, a man who claimed to be a descendant of the House of St. Theon officially announced his identity in Ironforge City. At the same time, he claimed that it was the Duke Of St. Hilde's incompetence that led to the unprecedented famine at the Northern Frontier.
Therefore, as a descendant of the Paladin family, he spoke up for the countless people of the Northern Frontier who were suffering from the famine. He asked the Duke Of St. Hilde to voluntarily give up his title of Lord of the Northern Frontier and let someone more capable take on the responsibility of protecting the Northern Frontier.
After Mr. Theon's public statement, a group of Northern Frontier nobles led by Marquis Dawson and Earl Ullmann also publicly announced that they wanted the Duke Of St. Hilde to take responsibility for the famine at the Northern Frontier.
The sudden return of the House of St. Theon, who had been silent for three hundred years, completely stirred up the situation at the Northern Frontier.
While the lords of the Northern Frontier were stunned, they began to consider which side to take.
As for the people of the Northern Frontier, with the reputation of the House of Saint Hilde for thousands of years, the people of the Northern Frontier naturally did not care about the House of St. Theon. In fact, many people had already forgotten about this Paladin family.
However, the famine that had ravaged the Northern Frontier for half a year had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with the House of Saint Hilde. Now that the House of Saint Theon had ignited this dissatisfaction, it instantly became a prairie fire.
Countless people in the Northern Frontier who didn't have enough to eat began to think that perhaps it was time for the Northern Frontier to change masters.
In the face of House St. Herde's public attack, Duke St. Hilde finally appeared in public.
This was also his first public appearance since his duel with the Saint Samurai.
The Lord of the Northern Frontier unceremoniously launched a counterattack, refuting the absurd remarks of the House of St. Theon and claiming that they were the culprits of the chaos in the Northern Frontier.
At the same time, he announced that Marquis Dawson, Earl Oman, and the other lords of the Northern Frontier were traitors and decided to immediately strip them of their titles and fiefs. He also sent the Golden Lion Legion to Ironforge City in an attempt to eliminate the dwarven rebellion.
In addition, the Duke Of St. Hilde also issued an emergency conscription order, requesting all the lords and mercenary groups in the Northern Frontier to join the war against the dwarves.
In an instant, the Northern Frontier was in turmoil, and the "War of the Lion and the Tiger" had officially begun.
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Just as the Northern Frontier was in chaos, Colin had already led his army to the snowy mountains.
Here, the cold wind howled and snow covered the sky. There was no sign of spring at all.
If they went any further, even if they officially entered the territory of the Troll Empire, Colin and the others would no longer be able to hide their tracks.
Of course, in order to enter the Troll Empire, they still had to pass through a final barrier.
"Lord Viscount Angley, Sir Charles." A weather-beaten knight of the House of Saint Hilde was brought to the temporary command post and bowed to Colin and Charles.
He wore a full set of chainmail, with the insignia of the Golden Lion Legion on his chest. He had a knight's sword and kite shield at his waist, and a conical helmet in his left hand. The various cuts and bloodstains on his equipment showed that he had recently experienced a bloody battle.
"Knight Brad, what's the situation at Gale Castle?" Charles asked anxiously.
The Gale Castle he spoke of was one of the three castles that the Troll Empire had given to the Golden Lion Legion. It was also the castle that Charles had served in before.
Colin could only truly enter the territory of the Troll Empire after passing through this castle.
This Knight Brad was the commander of the garrison that guarded Gale Castle.
"The troll army south arrived at Gale Castle thirteen days ago and launched an attack on us. Our army defended for a day, but the trolls still managed to take over Gale Castle in the end.
After Gale Castle fell, I led the remaining troops out and hid in the snowy mountains, waiting for reinforcements. "
"How many people do you have now?"
"When we retreated, there were more than five hundred people, but some of them got separated. Now, there are only about two hundred people left." Knight Brad's expression was gloomy.
Colin obviously understood that the "separated" that Knight Brad was talking about was actually escaping.
However, these people could not be blamed for becoming deserters. After all, this place was too far from the Northern Frontier, and reinforcements seemed to be out of reach. Furthermore, most of the garrison were new recruits, so it was not unusual for them to escape in despair.
"The trolls left after taking over Gale Castle?"
"Yes, they only rested in Gale Castle for half a day before hurriedly heading south."
"Yes." Colin calculated the time and realized that he should have just brushed shoulders with the troll army that was heading south.
This was actually very normal. The Firmament Icefield was so big that it was normal for two armies to brush shoulders. It was rare for them to bump into each other head-on.
"What about the other two castles?"
"Two days ago, I saw smoke rising in the direction of the other two castles. So, they should have been taken over by the trolls."
Colin nodded. He was not surprised.
The Golden Lion Legion had only placed so few troops here. Obviously, they did not intend to hold on.
"What's the situation in Gale Castle now? Do you know?"
"Yes. The trolls did not leave too many troops to guard it. I estimate that there are only about one or two thousand of them, and the defense is extremely lax. I even tried to sneak up to less than a hundred meters away from the castle to observe at night, but it did not attract the attention of the guards. "
"Well, do you have any suggestions on how to attack Gale Castle?"
Knight Brad laughed when he heard this question.
Charles laughed too. He looked at Knight Brad and explained, "Viscount Angley, when the troll army first mobilized, we realized that Gale Castle would definitely fall.
So, in order to make it easier for us to come back in the future, we did something to the walls of the castle. "
"Oh?" Colin's eyes lit up. He hurriedly asked, "What did you do?"
"In the southeast corner of Gale Castle, the foundation of a section of the wall has been deliberately hollowed out by us. So, now, we only need to hit it a few times with black wood and it will collapse!"
"Good!" Colin clapped his hands excitedly. He then ordered, "Knight Brad, please lead your men to prepare the siege equipment. When the sun rises tomorrow morning, we will attack!"
"Yes!"
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