The Duke of Aquitaine directly occupied the military camp left by Ella and stationed. At the same time, he sent several cavalrymen to inquire about Ella's movements.

Although there was no actual result this time, in the words of the Duke of Aquitaine, it was "the enemy was already frightened." He specially ordered to kill the cows and have a meal to celebrate tonight, and the entire military camp was filled with an atmosphere of joy.

But when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the lights in the Duke of Aquitaine were still on. In the slightly empty tent, the Duke of Aquitaine sat alone in front of the table, staring at the map on the table.

The confidence he felt during the day today was made by him. In front of the soldiers, his condition will directly affect the morale of the soldiers, so he must be full of confidence. Only soldiers with confidence in victory can have strong combat effectiveness. But as a commander, he must always keep a clear mind.

In fact, he was still scared. Taking down an empty military camp was of no use at all. The most important thing was the enemy's plan - he still knew nothing about it.

In his intelligence, this rebel army was just a group of unarmed peasants, and the number was not large. But it was such a miscellaneous army that forced him to give up the inauguration ceremony and personally led the army out of the city to wipe out them.

He was really worried about where he would fall into the enemy's trap again.

Many black marks have been made on the map with pens, which makes the already inaccurate map even more confused.

He was not thinking about his own strategy, but about the enemy's strategy - he was desperately thinking about how the enemy could defeat his army and win.

The place where he is stationed now is called Monfore, which is an important hub to Paris. Going northwest and passing through several small villages, you will reach the Duke of Normandy; going northeast and going to Flanders, where merchants gather; if you go down the southwest and pass through the territory of several federal princes, you will reach his territory Aquitaine, with a large forest along the way, most likely to be ambushed; as for the southeast, it is Paris.

The problem is that the strength gap between the two sides is too big, and strategies such as ambush are basically ineffective. After all, his soldiers will not be afraid of being ambushed at all. Not to mention swords and guns, even if they are pushed into the fire, they can recover perfectly after being burned.

The Duke of Aquitaine thought for a long time, and it seemed that the only way to defeat his army was to unite the many princes of the Federation and completely overwhelm him in terms of strength. But this was impossible. The princes of the Federation were best at waiting and watching. Even when they came to participate in the ceremony of taking office as consul, they were suspicious because of rumors. How could they unite together to deal with him now?

——Maybe, he is scaring himself?

The Duke of Aquitaine began to consider this possibility seriously: maybe the enemy's strategy has been exhausted? All they could do was delay time and wait for reinforcements?

Yes! Reinforcements!

After making a few marks on the map in a hurry, the Duke of Aquitaine threw his pen and rushed out of the tent.

"Add scouts to the southwest! They must have gone to the direction of the Duke of Normandy!"

His judgment was correct. The next evening, he received information brought back by the scout: in the southwest, traces of enemy troops were found.

"It's true!"

The Duke of Normandy was the most powerful lord near Paris. He supported many pirates in the North Sea and specifically plundered the merchant ships of the Pirate Kingdom. The Duke of Aquitaine wanted to pull him into his faction. In order to show friendship and to show his strength, he gave him a potion to try. However, he did not expect that the Duke of Normandy did not drink the potion, but instead gave the potion to the pirates he supported. After the group of pirates were seized by the Pirate Kingdom, he actually turned directly to the Pirate Kingdom.

The Duke of Aquitaine set up a special plan for this purpose, preparing to forcibly win over the Duke of Normandy, but not only failed, but also formed a feud.

If it is the Duke of Normandy, there is a possibility of going against him.

Speaking of which, the Duke of Normandy also forced to leave behind the tokens and evidence of assassination from the Duke of Aquitaine family. If these things are not disposed of, they will sooner or later become a handle for others.

"I'll order the entire army to advance to the Duke of Normandy tomorrow morning!"

Knowing what the enemy was planning, the Duke of Aquitaine felt relieved. Although he was also a "duke", his territory was wider and richer than that of the Duke of Normandy, and the Duke of Normandy was no match for him at all.

During dinner, he ate a large piece of beef more than usual.

The next morning, he ordered his troops to set off. One of his earl vassals led more than 800 light cavalry fronts to pursue the retreating enemy. He led the rear of the seven thousand army. However, he became more careful and left three thousand soldiers to garrison in Monfore.

"Pay special attention to the southwest, where there are many forests, and there may be other ambushes." Before leaving, he ordered the general who was stationed in the garrison, "As soon as the enemy appears, send someone to report to me."

After this arrangement, he led the army with confidence toward the Duke of Normandy.

There was nothing wrong all day, and in the afternoon, he ordered the troops to camp on the spot.

"Duke, why are you camping so late today?" A knight asked curiously, "You camped at noon before, saying that you were afraid of the enemy's ambush, so now aren't afraid?"

"What are you afraid of! A group of farmers! And what if you are ambushed? Even if they are attacked at night, you will all be cut to death because you don't have time to get your weapons. Then, after you are resurrected, you can just pick up your weapons and kill them out?"

The Duke of Aquitaine waved his hand casually:

"Tonight, everyone will give you a piece of beef? meat!"

The entire military camp was filled with an atmosphere of joy.

That night, the Duke of Aquitaine fell asleep early. In his sleep, he saw the enemy being defeated by the impact of his army, and they all knelt on the ground and wailed at him and begged for mercy. The enemies in the distance were screaming and fleeing like dogs.

——Screaming.

The Duke of Aquitaine opened his eyes and found that the sound did not come from the dream, but was actually coming from outside the tent.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out of the tent. It looked peaceful outside the tent, with no fire and no enemies breaking in.

"What happened?" He grabbed a soldier running on the road. "I don't sleep for the middle of the night, what's the point here!"

"The Duke...is...is...dead..."

The soldier pointed at the distance in a panic, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time

"Die...who died?"
Chapter completed!