The small lords obtained fiefs, power, and protection from the big lords, and at the same time they needed to show loyalty to the big lords.

The relationship between them is often composed of complex alliance interests and power struggles.

Unlike knights, small lords often have more autonomy and independence, and betrayal is not impossible when it comes to complex struggles involving politics, power, territory, and personal ambitions.

Although betrayal carries huge risks, if not handled properly, land, power, and even the lives of the lord's entire family may be lost.

But everything is about interests. As long as the interests are big enough, it is not a bad idea to take risks.

"From the initial transmission of intelligence to Wushan Fort to the current deployment of troops to the front line, all the intelligence we have obtained was provided by Corrin. If he really is hiding something, we really have no way of knowing."

As the seeds of doubt took root and sprouted, Roning thought more and more that Corian was unreliable and the failure of Chishan Town was too sudden.

"If the other party really betrays you, why?"

"What is his plan for attracting the Wushan Territory noble coalition here?"

Roning stood in the other party's shoes and put himself in the role of the Lord of the Stone Territory, wondering what he would do if he betrayed Wushan Castle.

Soon, a thread became clear.

Since it was a betrayal, then Corian must be connected with the Polante Thieves Gang.

And Lulans had long said that the background of the Polante Thieves' Gang was rather complicated, and the person behind it was most likely the Earl of Moonlight Valley.

If Correan is working with the Porte Thieves, it must be related to Count Jesus.

You know, at Lulans' birthday party at the end of last year, Count Jesus and Count Orson became quite close, and this time the wars in the southeast and southwest of Wushan Territory broke out simultaneously.

When I thought about it this way, everything seemed to make sense.

With the endorsement of Moonlight Valley and Black Python City, Corean had the confidence to betray.

"If we look at these three parties together, what is the purpose of their actions this time?"

Ronin thought of himself first. Could it be that they were joining forces to remove this thorn that might affect Bretton's inheritance rights? However, he quickly denied this speculation.

Because Chishan Town was lost early, there was no noble coalition at that time, and he was not a commander. Even if the war broke out, how could Corian and others be sure that Ronin would go to the front line? So eradicating Ronin should not be their goal.

Luo Ning was deep in thought, his eyes suddenly became sharp: "It's the noble coalition, or more precisely, the knight squad of Wushan Fort!"

If the commander this time was not Ronin, but Toru or Marvin, they would definitely rashly lead their troops to attack Chishan Town based on Coreen's statement that "the advantage is mine".

Once the battle begins, they will turn against their allies and throw the noble coalition into chaos.

At that time, the enemy was in front and the traitor was behind, forming a pincer attack from both sides, and the coalition of nobles had no way to escape.

In this coalition, the First and Fourth Knights of Wushanbao each sent half of their knight squads to Boulder Ridge, which together were equivalent to one knight squad, plus the Fifth Knights that was already stationed at the border.

If they were all annihilated, two of the five knights of Wushanbao would be gone at once, a heavy loss! The death of powerful knights such as Toru, Philip, Thorstein, Marvin and others who were absolutely loyal to Wushanbao would be even more costly! This was the situation on the Western Front, what about the Eastern Front? If a similar situation occurred there, only one of the five knights of Wushanbao might be left, and its deterrent power would decline sharply!

Such a heavy blow would definitely affect Lu Lans, bringing the old man's already short life to an end even faster.

By then, although Wiggins is still there, he can probably only be a puppet marquis with peace of mind, and Corian, who participated in the betrayal, will definitely find a chance to whitewash himself and go further on the basis of the Baron of Boulder Ridge.

"hiss!"

Roning took a breath.

He was shocked by his own guess.

"I hope I'm overthinking it!"

He comforted himself in this way, but the more he comforted himself, the harder it was to suppress his suspicion of Corrine.

What Ronin has to do now is to find evidence, either to prove that Coreyon is innocent or that he is a traitor.

"The key is to find the witnesses or participants that night and interrogate them rigorously."

The witnesses were the residents of Chishan Town, but they were probably taken to the iron mine to mine.

But if you think about it, you can understand that this group of people probably don’t know what’s going on. After all, on such a chaotic night, all they can do is hide at home and tremble in fear.

Roning set his sights on the participants.

There are two aspects to this. One is the members of the Polante Thieves Group, and the other is the five knight teams that were still led by Corian at the time and are now under Toru's command.

Luo Ning frowned and said, "I wonder if these five knight teams have betrayed me?"

But over the years, these knight teams have been led by Coreyon, so it is inevitable that traitors will appear.

"It seems that we need to remind Toru appropriately and ask him to keep a closer eye on the leaders of these knight teams."

"Also, it would be best to capture someone from Chishan Town for interrogation."

Anyone who knows what happened that night must not be an ordinary character. Roning needs to find someone with an identity.

Carlos was hovering over Chishan Town, observing the terrain, while Ronin was also paying attention to the deployment of the enemy knight squad.

Most of them were arranged in the north, which is close to the Stone Territory.

What Corian said, that we haven't had time to set up defensive fortifications here, is obviously wrong information.

Arrow towers, trenches, and even simple defensive earth slopes were built.

He targeted a few people, but there were many people surrounding them, and forcibly taking them away would definitely attract other people's attention.

After searching for several times, Luo Ning still set his sights on the "supervisor" of Chishan Iron Mine.

Although this man also had "little brothers", his little brothers were scattered around the iron mine, holding whips and watching the miners to prevent them from slacking off. He, on the other hand, sat comfortably under a sunshade outside the mine, drinking water and eating fruit.

In addition, when patrolling cavalry pass by here, they will greet and salute each other. It can be seen that this person should have some status.

"Carlos, do you see the man in the awning below? Do you have the ability to capture him when he is not paying attention?"

Carlos looked over with his huge eyes, "A skinny human, Master, I should be fine."

Luo Ning looked at the sky and after some reconnaissance, he found that several hours had passed and it was not long before dark.

"Let's wait until it's dark before we act. Be careful to seize the opportunity. I will use magic to assist you."

Luo Ning reminded: "If the enemy escapes, we will retreat as quickly as possible."

With the cover of dusk, the refraction of light and the speed of the dragon, the other party should not be able to see clearly.

At this moment, Warwick, who was drinking water in the awning, suddenly felt cold all over.

"Why do you feel uncomfortable?"

He put down the cup in his hand, walked out of the awning, walked around outside for a few laps, and then looked at the sky.

"Well, it's already late today."

Looking back at the mine, after working day and night, the miners' output has decreased again today.

But there is no other way. A little harder whipping will send them away. Instead of doing that, it is better to let them dig as much as they can. If it doesn't work, then kill one or two to scare the others.

"It's getting dark. I won't play with you today."

Warwick stretched. Compared to Gilbert and Lanivesa leading patrols, he still liked this job because it was leisurely and comfortable.

"Hey, he left?"

Roning in the air unexpectedly found that the other party had ridden on a horse and left the iron mine along the mountain road.

"Good opportunity, Carlos!" Roning reminded in a low voice.

Carlos did not roar, but slowly lowered his altitude. When the target disappeared from the sight of the people in the mine, he suddenly accelerated.

Huh~ Warwick only felt the wind getting stronger, and at the same time, alarm bells rang in his heart, as if he sensed that danger was approaching him.

Silver Knight, still alert.

But before he could turn around to look around, several green silk threads bound his limbs.

"Enemy attack?"

Before Warwick could react, Carlos had already opened his huge mouth and bit the horse's head, holding the warhorse in his mouth. Then he grabbed Warwick, who was tied up by the wind tentacles, with his sharp claws and flapped his wings.

In the blink of an eye, he was already high in the sky.

"What, what is this thing!"

Warwick was so frightened that his heart and liver were broken, his face turned pale, and he dared not resist at all. (End of this chapter)