"The enemy's main weapon should be called 'cannon'. It is powerful, has a long range, and covers a large area. Our catapults can't compete with it at all." Helen pointed at the map hanging on the wall and said to the civil and military officials, "According to the scouts' report, the enemy has placed cannons in these areas. Judging from the location, it is enough to cover a large area from here to here. In other words, once our army enters, we will become the enemy's target. The more troops we have, the bigger the target will be."

"This is the enemy's advantage, an advantage we cannot match." Helen continued, "But their disadvantages are equally obvious. First, they are short of troops and can only passively defend, not actively attack. This gives us ample time to build fortifications and advance slowly, gradually cutting off their roads to the outside. Second, they have few artillery pieces and cannot cope with multi-point assaults. This is why the enemy built a pass. If there were no pass to block us, we would only need a rapid charge at multiple points and along a line, and we would be able to rush into Speartania even if we lose a lot of manpower. Third..."

As Helen spoke, the faces of the civil and military officials gradually became relaxed...

"...This battle with the enemy will become an important turning point in the situation on the continent. If we win, the Assyrian territory will no longer have the power to resist. If the enemy wins, they can control Kayiked and advance on Assyria and Annan, and our army will be forced to shrink. We will not be able to start another major war for at least five years. However! As long as we command properly and the soldiers fight for their lives, our army will be able to defeat the enemy and raze Malitania." After Helen finished speaking, she threw her sleeves, turned around, and strode towards the golden throne.

A group of civil and military officials hurriedly followed the formation. In the midst of the chaos, a female official shouted "Report" from outside the palace gate. Helen raised her eyebrows and said, "Come in."

The female official quickly walked to the ten steps in front of Helen's seat, knelt on her knees, and reported in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Wushuang King is now waiting outside the palace gate for an audience."

After frowning slightly, Helen waved her hand and said, "Take King Wushuang to the back garden and wait there."

"As you wish." The female official bowed to the ground and responded.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials couldn't help but murmur. Why did the peerless King Hatra, who was ordered to stay in Titania and Menia, come back now?

…

There were many flowers in the garden behind the palace, most of which were in full bloom, but Hatra had no intention of admiring them. He sat in a pavilion with a gloomy face since he walked in. The maids in the palace saw that he was unhappy, so they would not approach him and would only wait from a distance.

Hatra waited for most of the day, becoming so impatient and anxious, before he saw Helen appear. After hesitating for a moment, Hatra stood up and stepped forward to perform the salute of a subject. Although he was the husband of the emperor, according to the imperial regulations, he was still a subject.

After Helen finished shouting, she stood up and waved her hand, and the female officials and maids all left the garden.

"Why are you back?" Helen asked with a frown.

Helen's calm tone made Hatra feel uncomfortable and even a little angry, but he quickly suppressed his anger. He had such an unspeakable disability, but Helen married him without any disgust, saving the face of the Avram family. In fact, as a husband, he really owed Helen too much.

"I heard that the army has been assembled and will set out soon?" asked Hatra.

"Yes." Helen nodded.

"I want to lead," said Hatra.

"No." Helen shook her head. "You don't know the enemy commander, and you are no match for him in terms of command."

"Impossible! Helen, I know you know Woolleglindo very well, but I, Harla, should know you better. I have been a child..."

"Shut up!" Helen shouted coldly, "Hatra, you are interfering with state affairs!"

Hatra paused, and was about to explain, but seeing Helen's gloomy face, he hesitated for a moment, and then softened his tone: "Helen, I am a soldier, and I care about the great cause of the empire. How can I be considered to be interfering with state affairs? Besides, if Wuleglindo is really so extraordinary, who in the empire can lead the army? Helen, I am really the best candidate."

"No, you're not." Helen glanced at Hatra and frowned again. She hated Hatra's spineless face. A man should not be timid if he wants to make achievements. If there are conditions, he should do it. If there are no conditions, he should find ways to create them, just like...

Why did I suddenly compare Hatra with him? Helen was startled, and her heart suddenly became confused.

"Then please tell me, who is qualified to lead the army? Who is sure to defeat him?" Hatra was not willing to give in.

"This time, I will lead the army myself, Hatra, do you think I am qualified?" Helen asked with raised eyebrows.

Hatra was immediately deflated, and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded: "Of course no one can match it."

"That's good to know." Helen glanced at him again, "But even I am not sure I can defeat him."

Hatra was stunned.

Seeing this, Helen's eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm: "Hatra, although you are my husband, I am the emperor. From now on, you must be careful about how you address me. If you continue to speak without thinking, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor..."

…

A few days later, Helen personally led an army of 270,000 across the Assyrian Gorge, aiming at Kaykd. It was not easy to gather these 270,000 troops. The civil and military officials had to go through a lot of trouble to get them together to complete Helen's assignment. You should know that the available troops in the provinces of Kimor and Hurri were only more than 290,000, which was equivalent to draining all the military forces of the provinces of Hurri and Kimor in one fell swoop.

Helen's tough demands this time made the civil and military officials from Kimo and Hulit quite dissatisfied, because among the troops going on this expedition, there were only 10,000 direct descendants of Helen from the Tianjuan Province. Although there were more than 90,000 Tianjuan soldiers in the Assyrian region, these 90,000 only accounted for 30% of the total Tianjuan force. In addition, they did not need to participate in the battle of Kayiked.

But no one dared to complain to Helen about this...

At the same time, 20,000 troops from the Southern Camp sent by Ye Renwu also set out from Assyria. They will go to Longvington to assist Duncan's army in "suppressing the rebellion", because Wei Huo's letters for help came one after another, which gave a feeling of "If you don't come again, I won't know who will rule the world".

Ye Renwu didn't want to send troops from the bottom of her heart, because she had few soldiers available, and she also had to take into account the defense of the two adjacent acropolises of Assyria and Annan. She had no authority to dispatch the troops in Kayikede at the moment - Helen issued an order that all soldiers in the Kayikede area should stay on standby.

Although the situation was difficult, Ye Renwu did not dare to sit idly by and watch the chaos in Lunvington continue, because once the Duncan family could not control the situation, it would be no less difficult to clean up the Lunvington area than to attack several large cities. If the local nobles continued to refuse to cooperate, it would be basically impossible to quickly pacify Lunvington, because the area around Saltmarsh City now belonged to "Glindor".

Just as the troops of the South Camp passed through the town of Prada, which was only seventy miles away from the city of Lunvington, Lunvington was in chaos - this time for real, because ever since the Tianjuan Army entered the Assyrian territory, almost all the big and middle-sized nobles in Lunvington had placed spies in the town of Prada. As soon as the 20,000 troops of the South Camp approached ten miles outside the town, these people rode their horses back to Lunvington to report the news.

The reason why they were so panicked was that the Duncan Army stationed in the town of Prada issued an emergency notice saying that the Tianjuan Army was coming in large numbers to attack Longvington.

With the example of the Seneca massacre in the past and the deliberate exaggeration of Duncan's army, almost all the citizen families in the city of Lovington chose to leave the city for refuge at the first opportunity. Just think about it, not only was the entire army on alert in the city, the defense of the city walls was doubled, and even Wei Huo personally rode in a carriage through the streets shouting at everyone to "leave for a while". Naturally, those who brought their families with them left as fast as they could.

They walked fast, but the Southern Camp Army slowed down, and finally stopped and set up camp thirty miles away from the city of Lunvington.

Were they giving the fleeing citizens time? Of course not. The reason they slowed down and chose to camp was because the Duncan family led a large group of "prominent nobles in the city of Lovington" and brought two hundred carts of wine and meat to entertain the troops.

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"Thank you all for your hospitality. I haven't asked for your name yet." Dimon said with a smile to the man who led the team to entertain the troops.

"My name is Plancy, Plancy Duncan." The man introduced himself with a smile. Yes, he was Plancy. Qi Yuan originally planned to execute him immediately, but many people in the family pleaded for him so he hesitated. Then, before he could make up his mind, Salt Marsh City was lost. Qi Yuan, knowing that Plancy had a good relationship with Wu Lai secretly, immediately changed his attitude. Now Plancy's value in the family has been rising again and again, and he has become Wei Huo's right-hand man. This was something he would never have dared to think of before.

Plancy naturally knew why he survived the disaster and was given an important position, so he had been trying his best to make great contributions to Wu Lai.

That's why he came here...

After Plancy introduced himself, he introduced the more than 20 people who followed him to Damon. However, these people who were titled "Prominent Citizens" of Lunvington were actually all from the Glindo Caravan, and their leader, Deleng, was currently in charge of the city of Lunvington.

How could Dimon not be happy when he saw such a scene? Plancy flattered him and made suggestions, so he waved his whip and the 20,000 troops immediately stopped to camp and rest. He led the officers to sit on the ground with the "nobles" who came to entertain the troops and started drinking and chatting happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Plancy pointed to the surrounding mountains with a smile and said, "General Dimon, please look, this is such a good place, but it's a pity that it's been disturbed by a bunch of ungrateful guys. When you put down the bandits, I will definitely accompany you to go hunting. No, General, you can go hunting as many times as you want. We will also bring good wine and beautiful women."

"Okay, it's a deal." Damon laughed.

Smile, there will be a time for you to cry. Plancy smiled but muttered in his heart.

…

In the evening, Wei Huo, looking tired, got off the car in front of an inconspicuous house. The two servants who were chatting at the door opened the door when they saw him coming...

After a while, Wei Huo quickly walked into the living room in the courtyard.

"Master Weihuo, thank you for your hard work today." De stood up and greeted him with a cold smile.

"Not really." Wei Huo waved his hand and chose a chair to sit down without waiting for De Leng to call him. "Manager De Leng, many citizens left the city today. I estimate that in two days, most of them will have left. What should we do next?"

If it were in the past, Wei Huo would never be willing to condescend to speak to De Leng like this, but things are different now. According to the agreement, his Duncan family must follow the steps set by Wu Lai.

De Leng smiled slightly and said, "After most of the citizens in the city have left, Patriarch Wei Huo will have his men lead the enemy army to the direction of Salt Marsh City. Then, they will be allowed to set up camp there. Patriarch Wei Huo will just have to instruct the guides to leave at midnight."

"Okay, I'll do it." Wei Huo nodded and asked, "Manager De Leng, I'm curious about one thing. If you take so many citizens to Salt Marsh City, what will you do with Lunvington in the future?"

"They are just staying there temporarily and will come back in the future. But I think when they come back, the head of the Weihuo family must have been living a leisurely and happy life with his people in the Mundo Plain, no, in the Duncan Plain." De said with a sneer.

"I hope so." Wei Huo nodded.

"Of course it is so. Does Patriarch Wei Huo still doubt our lord's ability?" De asked with a sneer.

"How could I possibly doubt this?" Wei Huo was startled and burst into laughter...