Chapter 406: How to face Rand?

Of course, Rand would not agree with the Duke of Thorn's idea.

To be honest, when Lord Thorn said this, Rand was a little shocked.

This was a bit too advanced for Rand.

Duke Thorn curled his lips at Rand, who was stunned and even a little terrified.

The Duke of Thorn was just mentioning it, and he actually knew that it was obviously impossible to actually implement it.

This idea is legally reasonable.

If this really happened, everyone in the Frost Moon Kingdom would be embarrassed.

And there is a very serious problem. If he really does this, his son might just quit his job.

His son Adrian had a different temperament from the Duke of Thorn because of Eleanor's teachings.

In short, his heir has to have dignity, because suddenly his father becomes his "mother", and then he has another father who is the same age as him.

According to Grand Duke Thorn's understanding, his son Adrian is very likely to sever the father-son relationship with him.

But Duke Thorn still spoke.

The purpose was to force Rand to cooperate with him.

If it were peacetime, the throne of the Frost Moon Kingdom would be priceless.

It is still worth a fortune now, but it also comes with huge troubles.

And the Duke of Thorn has a clear understanding of himself.

It was within his ability to be a good duke.

But being a good king may not be possible.

And Grand Duke Thorn is well aware of Rand's governance capabilities.

If Rand is willing to help, the Frost Moon Kingdom will surely become stronger.

Just like Rand said, if the Frost Moon Kingdom becomes stronger, it will be good for Rand and him, the Grand Duke of Thorns, right? Rand was silent for a while and then said, "Don't worry about it. I will do the work."

Lord Thorn twirled his beard with satisfaction.

This is finally fair.

Then the Duke of Thorn mounted his horse.

Just get this answer.

As for how much work Rand will take on, that will be a matter for later.

Now we are still facing the Royal City Faction and the Queen Faction.

Basically, we have to start a war.

There is really no point in imagining what will happen after the war before the battle even starts.

The Duke of Thorn and Rand go hand in hand.

But this time Rand moved a little further away from the Duke of Thorn.

…

At the same time, the Royal City faction had sent envoys to the Queen faction's camp.

The neutral army is not far from Frost Moon Royal City.

Next we have to face the neutrals.

To be precise, facing the Duke of Thorn and Rand.

The personal fighting power of the Grand Duke of Thorn is unknown. He never fights with others, but his military ability was proven during the last civil war and is definitely not bad.

Rand's personal fighting power is also unknown. It is rumored that Earl Rand once stopped an orc who was close to the king level in the White Country for a whole day.

As for Rand's military command ability, everyone knows it well.

In the camp of the Queen's faction.

The messenger handed over the letter.

After the queen had read it herself, she showed it to her son, the third prince.

The queen said calmly, "Your Excellency, the eldest prince, do you want to cooperate with us?"

Inside the military tent, the queen was also wearing armor, but her majesty and beauty remained intact.

The messenger nodded nervously.

Indeed, if they really follow a rational approach, and the two sides unite to eliminate the third faction that has now emerged, and then decide the victory, it will be more beneficial to the royal power.

Because if the neutral faction is not destroyed, even if the Royal City faction and the Queen's faction decide the winner, the prince who ascends the throne will still be constrained by the neutral faction.

The queen understood the eldest prince's thoughts.

This is just like her deceased husband now, hoping that the royal power will be strong enough.

But now, the conflict between the Royal City faction and the Queen faction is obviously higher than the conflict between the royal power and the neutral faction.

If they lost to the Duke of Thorn or Rand, the worst outcome for them as a royal family would basically be house arrest.

But if they lose to the Wangcheng faction, they will surely die.

Secondly, they have been fighting for half a year. Is it that easy to put aside their prejudices and unite? Although she thought so in her heart, the queen still looked at her son and replied calmly: "That's what I mean, but the matter of uniting is full of difficulties and needs more discussion."

The messenger breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the queen's words.

There is also a saying in this world that when two armies are fighting, they do not kill the envoys.

But unfortunately, there have been quite a few messengers who have been chopped into pieces in recent years.

Now that the queen is willing to talk, it seems that his life is saved.

The messenger stood still for a while, waiting for the queen and the third prince to discuss for a while.

Then the messenger took the reply letter and rode away.

After the messenger left, the military nobles in the tent asked, "Do we really want to cooperate with those people in the royal city?"

"Of course not." The queen said calmly, "They are about to reveal their flaws now, aren't they?"

The great nobles of the Queen's faction finally felt relieved.

True cooperation is not completely impossible to implement, but the combined combat effectiveness of the two sides may be less than that of each fighting alone.

…

In the royal city.

The military nobles of the Royal City faction were also discussing the matter.

Their situation is slightly different from that of the Queen's faction.

Now they are at a disadvantage.

If the neutral faction does not show up and the fighting continues, unless some extraordinary strategy is devised, the probability of successfully defending the royal city in the end is not very high.

So if the Queen's faction can agree to cooperate.

Only if the Royal City Faction suffers some more losses in the war with the neutral faction will they have a chance.

Such a plan is certainly not easy to implement, but there are not many good strategies.

We can't expect the neutral faction to send their army here just to mediate, right?

Therefore, although the military nobles of the Royal City faction felt that the eldest prince’s plan was not very reliable, they still supported it overall.

The neutral army is about to arrive.

Now we can only try our best to save the situation.

After several exchanges of letters, the Queen's party completely stopped attacking the city.

This made the Wangcheng faction feel relieved.

The Royal City faction sent some generals to contact the Queen's faction.

The Wangcheng faction also knew that close cooperation was unrealistic.

Therefore, it was agreed that troops would be sent in two directions at the same time to attack the neutral army from both sides.

Just when the intelligence showed that the neutral army was about to arrive.

dawn.

Zorn led his army to the gate of Frost Moon Royal City.

In this era, night attacks are extremely difficult to succeed.

Even if the Queen had previously sent a specially selected group of people without night blindness together, it would still be difficult for them to carry out a night attack.

Just because you don't have night blindness doesn't mean you have dark vision.

At night, even without night blindness, your vision will be greatly limited.

Then you have to fight in this situation, facing enemies who may rush out from the darkness at any time, and facing the risk of death.

This is really too difficult.

So the time Zorn chose was dawn.

It was already dawn.

But this period of time is also when people are most sleepy.

Also, due to previous cooperation discussions, the Wangcheng faction's defense had been relaxed a bit.

Of course, the Royal City faction was on guard against a sneak attack from the Queen's faction at this time.

But compared to before, the defense is still a little weak.

After being constantly tense and fighting in rotation for half a year, I'm finally able to relax a little. I need to take a break, right?

Even if they didn't want to rest rationally, the tired bodies of the soldiers and nobles would still subconsciously want to rest.

This is the flaw that the Queen's faction exploited.

This plan was proposed by Zorn, who has never stopped studying Count Lander's combat cases during this period.

And the knowledge I learned in school.

The queen originally wanted to attack the Royal City faction, but after hearing Zorn's plan, she chose to support it without hesitation.

And that’s how it is now.

The most elite knights and mages sent by the Queen are all here with Zorn.

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"Cast!" Zorn ordered.

A deep blue spell sphere filled with destructive energy appeared in front of the team.

Due to the truce, the Royal City faction repaired the city wall.

But due to the lack of time, it is still very fragile.

One collective spell is enough.

The magic ball with surging magical power hit the city wall that had just been repaired, causing air waves and raising dust.

The city wall had just been repaired and was still somewhat unstable.

There was a loud bang and a large area collapsed, and many of the arrow towers on the city wall collapsed as well.

The soldiers guarding the city wall, who were somewhat tired and resentful, were shocked at this.

But it was too late.

Zorn led the Queen's most elite knights and magicians and rushed into the city wall.

Everyone is familiar with the roads in the royal city.

Walk along the main road, pass the Triumphal Column that stands like a backbone, and then go forward, and you will reach the royal palace.

Zorn rode on a horse covered in black armor, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light.

Behind him, the knights and magicians sent by the queen followed closely, and the knights' armor reflected in the dim light of the morning sun.

Frost Moon Royal City is a majestic and impregnable city.

And now, Zorn believed he could flatten this place.

The road leading to the palace was originally paved with neat stone pavements, but now it was devastated by the aftermath of the battle, with rubble and debris piled up like mountains. A cold wind blew by, bringing with it the dust and bloody smell from the city walls.

"Stop them!" Suddenly, a hoarse roar came from the front, and then a team of royal guards in blue and white armor rushed out from the side. Although they were not many in number, every soldier had a resolute look in his eyes.

"Whoever stands in the way will die!" Zorn said coldly.

Zorn knew he was talking nonsense.

These royal guards will not retreat.

Fortunately, there are not many.

Many royal guards had not yet arrived.

Most people in the royal city did not expect to be attacked by the Queen's faction at this time.

It didn't take long for Zorn to break through the lines of the Royal Guards on his horse, his eyes fixed on the magnificent palace in front of him - the gate of the royal palace.

In order to get here, the Queen's party spent a full six months attacking day and night.

And now, it's finally coming to fruition.

There will also be some guards in the palace.

But it is absolutely impossible to stop them.

Zorn was the first to break down the palace gate.

The eldest prince has noticed the commotion in the city and is now dressed and waiting on the throne.

Zorn stood at the gate of the palace.

The armor on his body was stained with blood and dust.

Zorn's lips were also chapped.

Eyes bright.

His eyes followed the red carpet of the palace all the way to the throne.

"Your Excellency the Crown Prince." Zorn took a deep breath.

The eldest prince looked at Zorn coldly.

"Zorn of the Hound family?" the eldest prince asked.

Zorn strode forward, and the knights behind him followed him.

"Yes, I am," Zorn replied.

While answering, Zorn did not stop.

The eldest prince said coldly: "If I say that I gave you this opportunity on purpose..."

Without hesitation, Zorn thrust his sword into the eldest prince's chest, stopping the words that the eldest prince was about to say.

It doesn't matter whether the eldest prince deliberately gave his younger brother the opportunity to decide the outcome of the battle between the two factions at this time, or whether he was just being stubborn.

Zorn knew very well that what he should do was to avoid any further complications.

The Queen's order to Zoen was actually to try to capture the eldest prince alive if possible.

But Zorn did not hesitate.

This is a crucial opportunity that only comes once, and no mistakes can be allowed.

This is what is written in some small reading materials that Principal Rand distributes in school.

Principal Rand often writes some interesting short articles, such as detective novels, knight novels, or adventure novels.

Sometimes, some cases are also mentioned.

Some cases that sound enough to make people's blood pressure soar, tell them never to give the enemy a chance.

This is something that Zorn has learned very well.

His grades in the church school have always been very good, and in addition to studying, he also likes to read these short articles.

Although they are basically engraved on some wooden boards, which are easily damaged, there are also some very expensive ones written on parchment.

President Rand has been talking about improving the paper, but there has been no result, so it is very expensive to read short articles.

Zorn felt the warm royal blood flowing on his palm.

Without hesitation, he cut off the eldest prince's head.

This would undoubtedly bring him the infamy of being a kingslayer. Rand had also killed a prince before, but the prince at that time had turned into an evil demon.

But now, Zorn killed the eldest prince of the orthodox bloodline.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Zorn ordered the palace to be taken control of, and then announced that the eldest prince had surrendered.

"According to the orders of the Third Prince and the instructions of the Queen, as long as you are willing to surrender now, all punishments will be lenient. Those who are willing to follow the Third Prince to fight can offset their mistakes!" Zorn did not say that he would let bygones be bygones. If so, how would the nobles and soldiers who followed the Third Prince to fight deal with it?

The queen actually knew that taking in the surrendered nobles would not be conducive to the future political stability within the Shimotsuki Kingdom.

But, all of this needs to be followed up.

Therefore, the Queen's instructions to Zorn were to accept the surrender and try to recruit great nobles and knights to fight for the third prince.

The reason is simple.

Rand is coming.

Zorn was breathing heavily.

He felt excited.

Next, he would face his former principal, Earl Rand.

He has grown a lot since taking power.

He even personally led the army to destroy the royal city and palace.

Count Lander is a legendary military nobleman.

And now he was about to face Rand on the battlefield, which really made Zorn excited.

Rand's deeds were something he had often heard of when he was just an ordinary noble's second son.

And now we have to fight against such an opponent.

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