Unlike the patient teaching in the Empire, His Majesty Alfarak II in the Kingdom was so weak that he needed help to stand up. Naturally, he had no energy to teach his daughter how to be a king.

However, even if Alfarak II was willing to teach, Princess Aisha probably would not listen at this moment. It is no exaggeration to describe her as extremely powerful now.

She has even started having her coronation dress tailored for her, and she seems a little hesitant after receiving the secret letter from Clarke.

But the other party is, after all, a duke who commands a large army, and will soon arrive at Maple Leaf Territory. Unable to make up her mind for the moment, Elsa had no choice but to summon her think tank to hear their opinions.

After Clark's secret letter was circulated, some of the nobles present were a little angry. After all, in their opinion, one of the conditions given by Princess Elsa was to give up the Maple Leaf Territory for them to divide up.

Now Clark also wants to get involved, and he wants to take the biggest and juiciest piece. Naturally, no one will feel good about it.

"If you have any opinions or suggestions, please feel free to bring them up and we can discuss them together." Aisha sat there holding the letter with an air of superiority.

"I don't agree. After all, Clark is from the empire. He wants to take away things that originally belonged to us without doing anything. He thinks too simply." Duke Hill was the first to disagree.

"I don't agree either. After all, these things will belong to us after you ascend the throne, Princess. Why should he let Clark take half of them?" Several leaders were unwilling to let go of the duck that had already entered the pot.

"Well, since no one wants to give up, let's talk about how we should deal with Clark's attack next! According to the agreement between the kingdom and the territories, we have the obligation to protect them when they are attacked after collecting annual taxes.

I plan to send an army of 50,000 to Maple Leaf Territory to help resist Clark's attack." Aisha quickly threw out her killer move when she saw the situation.

"Your Highness, the capital's guards cannot be mobilized without authorization. I think it is more appropriate for us to dispatch the united forces of nobles. Firstly, there will be no problems with the capital's defense, and secondly, there is no need to trouble the princess with these trivial matters. The most important thing for the princess now is to keep an eye on every aspect of the kingdom and ensure your smooth ascension to the throne." Duke Hill pronounced the word "ascend to the throne" particularly loudly.

"Okay! Since everyone thinks that the Royal Capital Guard does not need to be involved, then I will follow your opinions and let you form a joint army to help Maple Leaf Territory resist the empire's attack this time. I still have some things to deal with, so let's discuss the issue of sending troops here. I'll be leaving first." After saying that, he walked out of the door of the conference room without looking back.

"It seems that our Queen is a little angry!" A marquis whispered in Duke Hill's ear.

"She will be angry many times in the future, but her anger cannot harm our interests, right?" Duke Hill did not conceal his voice. Everyone in the conference room could hear it clearly and nodded in agreement.

"That's right. It's not okay for her to be so greedy. She agreed to give Maple Leaf to us but now she's going back on her word. Naturally, we won't agree to that."

Regardless of which party's secret meeting or negotiation was held, all plans were completed without the consent of Maple Leaf Territory. Except for the large-scale conscription of troops, all business activities of Maple Leaf Territory continued as usual without any delay.

Perhaps it was this confident performance that made the merchants feel it, and the commercial street, which had been deserted for a few days, became lively again.

Clark's army finally arrived on time. Although they encountered heavy rain on the way, the rain on the grassland in August and September came and went quickly and did not cause any inconvenience to Clark.

The army unexpectedly camped twenty miles away from the border of Maple Leaf Territory. Early the next morning, Clark sent out his personal guards to escort Bartlet into Maple Leaf Territory.

This time, Bartlett came as an envoy to visit Duke Green, carrying a letter and will from Commander Clark.

Although he hated people who disrupted his life rhythm, Green still endured his displeasure and met with Bartlet.

"Greetings, His Excellency Duke Green. I have been ordered to deliver a letter from the Imperial Commander, Duke David Clark, and to convey his will." Bartlet was impeccable in etiquette, and after some polite exchanges he made all the issues clear.

"Duke Clark is very angry about your providing intelligence to the grassland people, but after all, Maple Leaf Territory belongs to the Kingdom of Kurma, so we still hope to resolve this matter through negotiation."

"I don't know who came up with this idea for Clark, but I think the person who came up with it had a good intention. The army has been on the march for two months without any gains, and we really need something to make up for the losses. However, the person who came up with this idea must not have thought much about it. My Maple Leaf Territory has never been one that others can bully at will."

"I won't read Clark's letter, for I'm afraid it will dirty my eyes. Since you are a messenger, please convey my words to Clark. Maple Leaf Territory originally had nothing, and I wouldn't feel bad even if it was destroyed. These are just the games of my grandson.

But I hope Clark understands that if his 300,000 troops fight, I can't guarantee that they can all be brought back." Green is not scared. No one knows his various trump cards except himself, so how could he be afraid of Clark, a bluffing person.

"That's a pity. I originally came here with the hope that both families would not take action. Now that your wish has been made clear, I will naturally report your answer to Lord Clark. If there is nothing else to ask, I will leave first." Bartlet slowly left the Duke's Castle. He felt that he was a little careless and anxious this time.

Green's reply was brought to Clark by Bartlet, and it was conveyed to Clark verbatim without a word more or less.

After hearing these things, Clark became restless and paced back and forth in the tent, looking very anxious.

"Bartley, this is very different from what you expected!" Clark looked at Bartley with a somewhat accusatory tone.

"My Lord, this is my fault, but our plan has not completely failed. It was impossible for us to succeed easily within our budget. If we wait for two days and Princess Elsa replies, we may be able to have a different situation.

Even if Aisha doesn't get the desired result, we can still fight directly and achieve our goal through powerful force. "Bartlet also knew at this time that he had suffered a lot this time.

Originally he had expected that even if he couldn't get the greatest benefit by sending a large number of troops to the border, he could at least get one-third of the original plan. But unfortunately Green expressed his wishes in a tough manner. Bartlet could feel that Green was not bluffing and he could really accept the result of the Maple Leaf Territory being destroyed.

But neither Clark nor himself could accept such a result. However, now it has come to the point where they have to fight. Once they retreat, the chain reaction will put themselves and others in a desperate situation.

Aisha's reply came very quickly, and it was received a day later. The content also disappointed Clark and Bartlet.

Now Clark has two options left: retreat or attack.

Clark, who had no other choice due to the situation, made up his mind and issued an order to attack the next day.

The area surrounding Maple Leaf Territory was full of mountains, which was not suitable for cavalry combat. The letter of challenge sent in was also thrown out. The messenger brought back one message: either get out of here or attack immediately.

This reply became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Clark. The commander, who was almost driven crazy by internal and external pressure, gave the order to attack the city.

The magicians accompanying the army took off into the air and continuously bombarded the sentry towers on the city wall of Maple Leaf Territory.

It is a very dangerous thing for a magician to take off. Generally, they are either fighting against magicians or observing the battle situation. This kind of bombing is also because there has been no baptism of war in the past thirty years, which has made these magicians forget some basic common sense.

A dozen magicians took off into the air and released two rounds of magic. Maple Leaf Territory then fired a dense rain of arrows. These arrows were all made of magic-breaking metal. In the first round of fighting, Maple Leaf Territory lost a dozen soldiers, but the imperial army was in a miserable situation here. The magicians that took off into the air kept falling down like dumplings.

Among the dozen or so magicians, only less than eight survived in the end. The seven magicians standing at the front were shot like porcupines and it was obvious that they would not survive.

Bartlet, who was standing next to Clark, couldn't understand how a person could become so confused after losing his composure, but the order to attack had already been issued and it was no longer something he could control.

The archers of both sides did not stop when the attack howl sounded. Waves of arrows were shot at the phalanx of the Empire. The infantrymen holding up wooden shields protected the ramming horns and walked towards the passage of the Maple Leaf Leader Tower.

When there were still thirty meters away from the sentry tower wall, thousands of imperial soldiers had fallen, and the soldiers who had reached this distance had no reason to be thankful. A huge fireball hit them head-on. This situation made the remaining people scared to death. Some soldiers even abandoned their teammates and dodged to the side.

A huge fire magic exploded in the crowd, some people died on the spot while others were covered in flames and kept running around howling.

These are all appetizers for war. Since you have joined the army, you have already been prepared for this. The superior geographical location of Maple Leaf Territory is revealed at this time.

The maximum number of troops deployed each time is 5,000. If there are more, we will not be able to deploy our troops, and if there are fewer, we will not be able to achieve the desired results.

At this time, Clark was a gambler who had lost his mind, trying to win a game by constantly raising the bet.