The shadow of war has hung over the city since May.

Faced with the situation where Chishan Town was lost overnight and half of the Knights were annihilated by the enemy, the people living here lived in fear every day, fearing that they would not see the sun the next day after falling asleep.

Fortunately, reinforcements from Wushanbao arrived, which eased the situation.

That night, in the Baron of Boulder City's study.

"Captain Correan, the remaining knight squad of the Fifth Knight Order has been taken over by Sir Toru."

Corian snorted coldly, his face was extremely cold, "Captain? Brisso, do you think I can still serve as the captain of the Fifth Knights?"

As Toru entered Boulder City with Rulans' orders, he quickly took over the few remaining knight squads of the Fifth Knight Order.

Toru did not say it explicitly, and Rulans did not formally order his dismissal, but Corian knew that after the defeat in Chishan Town, his position as the leader of the Fifth Knights was no longer there.

From now on, his identity was simply a vassal of Wushan Territory and a baron of Boulder Territory, and the troops he could mobilize were only the three knight squads in his own territory.

In addition to this bad thing, in order to make up for the mistakes made in Chishan Town, Wiggins also asked him to mobilize all the knight teams in Boulder Ridge and provide supplies to the Wushanbao Knights and Wubeiling Knights.

It is also foreseeable that even if Wushanbao won the war and recaptured Chishan Town, he would definitely not have a share of the iron mines there.

Briso chuckled and didn't say any more about the captain. "I heard that the commander of the noble coalition this time is Ronin. Baron, how much do you know about this Ronin?"

"Just a kid who has just reached adulthood."

Corian's tone was full of disdain. "I don't know if he hid his strength before, or if he got lucky and became a high-level knight. But even though he has performed well in the past six months, it can't cover up his former ignorance and stupidity!"

He thought of Wiggins and his son and became more disdainful: "You know Wiggins's command level. Do you think his son can be better than him?"

Those who are involved see things more clearly than those who are on the sidelines.

Coreen only knew that Ronin had eliminated Leisen and became the Viscount of Wubei, but he did not know that the latter's temperament and style of doing things had undergone fundamental changes.

"So what should we do about this war?"

Although Brisso was asking questions, he seemed to know something about Corrine's plan, so much so that he had a faint smile on his face.

"Should we follow Ronin's command, or..."

"Of course I follow his orders!"

Corian interrupted him, "I was defeated in Chishan Town before. If I don't obey orders and lose the war, won't I become a punching bag for the noble coalition to vent their anger?"

"That's true." Brissot nodded secretly.

The two of them were not worried at all that if they lost the war, the Polant Bandits would continue their attack and threaten Correan's territory.

After all, there were quite a few knight squads from Wushan Castle in the noble coalition this time. Even if they were all killed by the enemy, the other side would still be badly hurt.

Corrine took a deep breath, a calculating gleam in his eyes.

"Go ahead and get ready. Tomorrow we have to go outside the city to pick up the commander and the coalition forces of the nobles to enter the city!"

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At the same time, in Chishan Town.

The hall of the mansion that originally belonged to Knight Hahn was now brightly lit by the brilliant candlelight.

They are the leader and core members of the Polante Thieves Group.

"The coalition of nobles from Wushan Fort has arrived, and I'm afraid they will attack Chishan Town soon." The person who spoke had a worried tone.

"What are you afraid of? Can't we just fight them back?"

"Haha, yes, we have occupied Chishan Town, do you want us to spit it out?"

The people below were talking at once, some were worried, some were not afraid at all, but no one spoke up to seek peace.

"Okay, shut up!"

Amycus, the leader of the Porte Thieves, spoke loudly, immediately stopping the discussion in the hall.

"Holdan, from now on, have the brothers keep a close eye on us and be ready to fight at any time."

Holden is the deputy leader of the thieves group, "Understood, Master Chief!"

"Warwick, has all the iron ore that has been mined recently been transported away?" Amycus asked.

A knight below quickly replied: "Now the early inventory of Chishan Iron Mine and the iron ore we mined recently have been loaded and shipped to Anbian City."

"Okay, there's probably still some time before the war starts. Let those miners spend all their time mining except for eating. Even if they need to sleep, they have to sleep in the mines!"

"What is this, sir?"

The deputy leader frowned slightly. It seemed that he was thinking of digging as much as possible before leaving. Was he planning to retreat? "Haha, we should always be prepared for any unexpected situation. If something unexpected happens and we have to leave Chishan Town, then we should take as much iron ore as possible before leaving."

"I understand, my Lord."

Knight Warwick, who was in charge of iron mining, showed a cruel smile and said, "I will urge those miners to dig out more iron ore."

"Remember to feed them well and let them sleep for two to three hours a day."

Amycus kindly reminded: "If you are too tired, your output will be low."

"I think the miners will appreciate your kindness."

They discussed for a while and then went their separate ways.

Although the Polante Thieves' Group is a force not recognized by the kingdom and local nobles, it also has an internal management organization and does not act arbitrarily.

Watching his men leave the hall, Amycus couldn't help but stand up and stretch.

As a golden knight, if he followed other nobles, he could become a landed noble, not to mention a canonized knight, and it would be no problem for him to join the ranks of the nobles.

But how could these be as comfortable as ruling one's own territory? Back then, he saw the decline of Wushan Fort and chose to cause trouble here with the support of the nobles. Even he himself admired his foresight.

Now, as long as he finds the right balance and avoids being besieged by the combined forces of the kingdoms, he can easily establish himself in the southwest of Wushan Territory like a noble. Anbian City and the surrounding towns are his territory.

In this case, what is the difference between him and those nobles of the fiefdom? "The noble coalition of Wushan Territory, I haven't seen your strength for several years, I wonder if you have improved."

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and I don't know if he was happy about something he was thinking about.

"Haha, Marquis Lulans wants to use us to fight a war to restore his grandson's reputation, but I'm afraid this idea is doomed to fail~" (End of this chapter)