In Kesha City...
Seria and the other noble children who were forced to stay behind never imagined that they would be trapped in the city and unable to go back.
It’s been seven days!
The sudden attack by Kharistan caught the border garrison off guard. The combat effectiveness of this border garrison was not very good to begin with. In addition, most of the troops had been transferred by Marquis Anu to search for people involved in the ghost incident and to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess, etc.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Khalistan people took advantage of it and quickly invaded the territory of Kesha City with the empire's most elite troops. Now, except for the main city of Kesha City, most of the villages and towns outside have fallen.
"What do we do now? Aiden, say something."
A group of noble children gathered together to seek answers from Aiden.
As the son of the Grand Chancellor, his status among the nobles should be considered good. Not only does he occupy an important lifeline of the empire, but other members of the family also serve as local managers in various regions, forming a huge family system.
Now the nobles are asking Aiden whether to join forces or persuade the princess to invite soldiers from Lugang.
"Wait a little longer, maybe there will be a turning point."
"What's the chance? I heard the Horton Kingdom in the east has also sent troops. The Empire will definitely go there first to quell the rebellion. After all, the east is closer to the capital, so by the time they get here it will be too late!"
"Yes, Aiden...you have the best relationship with the princess. I'm sure you can persuade her."
A group of noble children hoped that Aiden could persuade the princess to transfer the troops from Lugang with her royal blood, because among all the nearby troops, only Lugang had elite troops at the national level, and they had made great contributions when they accompanied Prince Sean to suppress the pirates not long ago.
Although they are the navy, they also have a lot of regular infantry. It will be different if they come over. They will definitely be able to break through.
However, this idea was flatly rejected by the local Marquis Annu...
The reason is that Lugang is a national-level force and is responsible for guarding the empire's coastline. It cannot be mobilized unless it is absolutely necessary, and it is confident that its troops and Kesha City can hold out for half a year or even longer and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
On the contrary, it was the attacking Khalistan army that was not good enough.
It is because they attacked too quickly that the supply could not keep up. It would take at least several months to annihilate us in this siege.
At the time, Aiden and the other nobles also thought it was feasible. However, a few days later, a new surprise occurred: the other party suddenly sent Iron Hoof Oxen...
This powerful engineering weapon had demonstrated its prowess in yesterday's battle, but the army of Kexia City was no less formidable. Using a powerful, blanket attack, they had nearly killed the Iron Hoof Bull. Now that the attack had receded, the damage to the wall couldn't be repaired so quickly; they were already rushing to build a second line of defense.
"This is just the first Iron Hoof Bull. If there are more, can we still hold on like before? We must summon reinforcements or it will be too late."
Time waits for no one, and after being persuaded by many people, Aiden finally decided to go and persuade the princess.
However, the princess was still with Marquis Annu...
This close relationship, coupled with the deeper connection they already had, made Aiden feel angry when he saw it.
"You're here, Aiden. We were just about to discuss a counterattack. Marquis Annu feels that continuing to hold on is not a good strategy and wants to find an opportunity to counterattack."
"If we could fight back, we would have done it long ago. Didn't we get no results before?"
The tone of Aiden's voice caught Anu's attention.
The nobleman already had some opinions about him, and it was obviously not a good thing that the other party suddenly spoke so strongly against him.
"What's wrong with you, Aiden?" Seria also noticed this.
"Your Highness, on behalf of all the nobles, I urge you to order the Lugang army to come to the rescue."
"No, that would harm the Imperial Navy. They're not good at land warfare, so they can't really capitalize on it. It would be better for them to just hold onto the Imperial coastline. Besides, how can you be sure that Kharistan won't take advantage of the situation and attack?"
It was this opinion again, and Anu immediately objected after hearing it!
"That's just your idea, Marquis Annu. As long as the battle is quick and they help us escape, we can go back. Even if we are attacked at sea, we can still go to help."
"If attacked at sea, that port will be blockaded! Do you know the consequences? The imperial merchants who rely on the coastline will be in trouble, and the entire economic chain will be affected. And once a ship sinks, it's not easy to repair it... You can ask farmers to take up arms for infantry, but not for the navy."
After all, Anu was a regional lord, and he knew very well that among all the armies, the navy was the most difficult to maintain and the most difficult to form.
Once the loss is severe...
"I said that was your idea. Isn't the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess important?" Aiden retorted.
"You're trying to change the subject, Aiden. I'm concerned for the very foundation of the empire. Khalistan is inherently inferior to ours. Even if we fail to defeat the enemy and retreat to Deer Harbor, I'll personally escort Her Highness to another port. But if the national economy is cut off, that loss won't be remedied by you."
"Don't scare me. I know your tricks, Anu. You've always been like this, pretending to be calculating and calculating, but we all know what you're thinking."
With Anu's own status, he doesn't need to listen to these noble children at all, and can even arrest them. However, the families behind them are very powerful, and a large part of the combat force in the city are their private soldiers.
If a fight breaks out, our side will be in chaos first.
"Anyway, Your Highness...we still think so. If you're still hesitant, we won't participate in the next defensive battle."
"You are committing treason, Aiden!" Marquis Annu shouted.
Finally, this kid got anxious.
Aiden felt secretly happy...
At this time, Seria was a little hesitant. If the noble children made trouble, there would definitely be problems.
But if I really call the navy, I will be guilty of a serious crime if something goes wrong!
At this moment, a soldier reported.
"My lord, my lord... Your Highness, the princess. It's reinforcements, they've arrived!"
When everyone heard that reinforcements were coming, they were overjoyed.
He forgot about the quarrel just now and hurriedly followed Seria to climb up the city wall to see.
Sure enough, a large number of dragon knights appeared densely in the distant sky...
"It's the Dragon Knights! Is Commander Melsusa here?"
Just when Seria was puzzled, huge thunder and lightning suddenly rolled in the sky.
The enormous magical power poured down like thunder.
Everyone was stunned. How could someone be able to use such powerful magic power!
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