Chapter 864 Civil strife and disputes

"Captain! Captain! There is danger ahead..."

On the muddy forest path, the reconnaissance scout came back panting from the front. He was about to report the military situation, but he was hit in the head by a crossbow arrow flying out of the forest and died on the spot.

The cavalry fell from their horses, and the soldiers in front panicked. Before the imperial captain could step forward to confirm the situation, intensive charges and killing sounds rang out from both sides of the mountain forest.

Human soldiers wearing black shirts launched a surprise attack on Stirland's baggage convoy from both sides of the forest.

This ambush and suppression without any warning caused all the soldiers of Stirland present to panic instantly.

The war on the front line ended a month ago. The imperial army was stationed at Baylohov Castle. Why are there so many enemies on this road that should be safe at this moment? Even the imperial captain responsible for escorting grain and grass had a look on his face.

Confused. Many of the soldiers transporting food didn't even wear armor, and were almost equivalent to militiamen.

The rain of arrows fired from the crossbows came from the dense forest on both sides, and the soldiers led by Steele who were caught off guard fell to the ground one after another.

A few soldiers transporting grain hid under the baggage carriages and escaped the first wave of arrows.

However, luck did not favor them for long. When the surviving Stirland soldiers poked their heads out from under the carriage, they saw a large number of human soldiers wearing black battle robes and golden sun helmets on their heads surrounding them from all directions.

The brutal fighting did not last long. Faced with this sudden ambush, many of the food-carrying soldiers in the Steel Territory were not mentally prepared at all.

When their companions who had been hit by arrows and fell to the ground were lying around them, more soldiers chose to surrender on the spot.

Only a few scouts "luckily" escaped from the encirclement.

The black-robed soldier was about to raise his light crossbow and shoot, but was stopped by the commander beside him.

The mysterious commander in black just gently pressed the crossbow in the hand of the crossbowman and signaled him to stop shooting with his eyes.

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Two days later, a fierce quarrel was heard in the administrative hall of Baylohov Castle.

The Imperial Elector Alberich from Stirland roared loudly at Marius on the lord's throne.

"Two hundred soldiers of my food transport team were ambushed in the forest. The ambushers were wearing black tabards and golden sun helmets, Marius! You bitch, what do you want?"

"You have already taken it, Baylokhov, and now you are ambushing my food transport team and cutting off my logistics. Do you want to trap me on the front line? So that you can monopolize all the results of the battle?"

The roar became louder and louder, as if it was about to overturn the hall.

Marius sat on the lord's throne, his face ashen.

Even though he had roughly guessed who did it, there was no basis for his words, not to mention that since the occupation of Baylohov Castle, the Stir Territory, the Mut Territory, and even the Ostermark Territory as far away as the northern front,

The lords all looked at him covetously, thinking that he had seized the spoils that originally belonged to them.

"Alberich, you saw with your own eyes that my soldiers were plundering your supplies? Killing your soldiers?"

Marius said coldly.

"Of course I didn't see it with my own eyes. If I saw it with my own eyes, I would have to kill those treacherous villains."

"My scouts desperately escaped from the ambush. They came back and told me. Your lackeys are like madmen, plundering my convoy."

"Without food reserves, Steele's army can only withdraw from Sylvania. Isn't this the result you most want to see? Now it's Baylohov, and in the future there will be Drahov and Wadenhof.

, Duncanhoff, they can all be put under your name, and Aiwei will become the largest province in the empire from now on. Your power will cover the sky with one hand, Lord Marius."

"Oh, maybe I'll call you Emperor Marius soon."

Alberich cursed in a most sarcastic tone.

"I guarantee with my personality that I did not authorize this operation. Ivey and his troops have been staying in the city on standby to maintain public order..."

"Do you still have a personality? If you did, you would have fed it to the fat worms in the manure pit long ago."

Before Marius could finish his explanation, he was angrily interrupted by Alberich——

Alberich stood up, banged the table and roared loudly——

"It's all your responsibility that this war has reached this state, Marius!"

"I have reason to believe that you want to get all of Sylvania."

"Not long ago, you sent your cronies to Wadenhof to ask the Snow Queen and Rhodes for that city."

"You are so ambitious, Marius. How much do you want to get before you are satisfied and are willing to give up?"

"Now that I think about it, the emperor didn't even decide whether to send troops to Sylvania, but it was you who gave an excited speech in the palace hall, encouraging other electors to join this war. Now it seems that you

Everything has been planned long ago."

"Wadenhof Castle was entirely built by Mrs. Kislev, why should it also be in your name?"

Alberich pointed at Marius's nose and cursed angrily during the bombardment meeting.

The anger on the face of the "Mad King" was about to explode, but he still held it back. Marius knew that fighting Alberich at this time would undoubtedly fall into the vampire's trick.

This group of dead men had no way to deal with the frontal advance of the Imperial Allied Forces, so they used all means to create obstacles behind their backs and sow discord. In addition, the fact that they sent envoys to Wadenhof should have been a secret, but it was also kept secret.

People know and being known is not a terrible thing. What is terrible is that the people who have the information also know how to use the information.

He endured it and revealed the matter when the conflict between the two parties was at its most acute. The combination of several things and dragging them out together undoubtedly became the straw that broke the camel's back, and this allowed Alberich to

I lost control of my emotions instantly.

From Alberich's point of view, it is understandable that he would be so furious. If the war continues on this trend, the entire Sylvania will be captured by the Ivyland. Then there is no doubt that the Stirland and Muttland will

It will become a province within the province of Aiwei. The disparity in strength will make it impossible for Stiir and Mutt to raise their heads from now on, until they eventually become vassals of Aiwei or simply be annexed directly.

Although Marius wanted to punch the old guy on the head and wake him up, he knew he couldn't.

You must endure it at this time.

The Talabek Territory and the Wesen Territory have already withdrawn their troops because they could not gain any benefit from the war. The injury of the young prince Karl Franz also made Emperor Louis Bod want to retreat. The troops of the Reik Territory have slowly returned to the border.

fortress.

If the troops in several provinces on the frontline are forced to fight again, the imperial coalition will be completely in disarray. Just after they have achieved some victory, they are likely to be pushed back again.
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