Tome of Blood

"Lord Earl, Castel has internal and external troubles. The neighboring lords have long been eyeing Castel, and the Bold family's attitude has been even more ambiguous after the outbreak of the rebellion..."

"This rebellion should not be delayed for too long. If it continues, the rebel army is likely to gain more support from neighboring lords, and even the Bold family may intervene."

"There is not much time left for us. If it weren't for the fact that the coalition forces have to carry out further training to form combat effectiveness, I would even suggest that the army be assembled immediately to go north to fight the rebels..."

"Master Earl, please make a decision as soon as possible..."

Viscount Leon-Castle looked serious and respectful.

And following his request, for a while, all the nobles' eyes were on Charlotte again.

Being watched by everyone, Charlotte suddenly felt pressured.

To be honest, she also felt that what Viscount Lien-Castell said was very reasonable. As the lord of Castell, she was also very clear about the external environment. This rebellion really couldn't be delayed for too long.

However, she still felt a little embarrassed when she was asked to make a decision just after listening to a meeting.

An army of 35,000 people... Even if it is in the extraordinary world, it is not a small force.

The fate of tens of thousands of people is in her hands, no matter how big the heart is, she has to be cautious.

The pressure brought by the real "fog of war" is far greater than that in video games, and Charlotte's information is also very limited.

Although the army assembled by Castel was far larger than the rebel army, Charlotte still felt something was wrong with an intuition.

There is still too little information that can be obtained from this meeting, and the situation around Castel also makes Charlotte feel a little strange.

Especially Viscount Remisio.

Before she fell into a deep sleep, the head of the Royal Army, who had clearly promised to stand by Castel in a possible rebellion, actually remained neutral, which was indeed somewhat beyond her expectations.

Charlotte didn't think that the other party would change her attitude for no reason, it could only be that something happened during her deep sleep.

Not to mention, since Castel can pull up far more troops than the Legris family, why would the Legris family dare to raise the banner of rebellion?

Just because of her "disappearance"?

No, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Recalling the Countess Legris, who was also of blood, she met at the dinner at the Earl's Mansion, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

To be honest, although the Legaris family showed all kinds of suspicious signs before the rebellion, the impression left by the Viscountess on Charlotte was not too bad.

Before Charlotte fell asleep, she actually predicted that the Legaris family might rebel.

The Legris family strongly opposes the censorship conducted by Leon Castel. If Charlotte pushes too fast, it may completely push them to the opposite side.

However, it is only possible.

Before Charlotte fell asleep, she left Viscount Remisio behind. Relying on the strength of the kingdom's standing army, the Legolis family would definitely not dare to act rashly if they were not forced to the point of no return.

And Charlotte did not put pressure on the Legris family.

Even if it was the censorship, it hadn't moved northward. Even before she fell asleep, she had asked Sebas to conduct the censorship of the Legolis family after she woke up.

But now when she wakes up, she finds that everything has changed.

Charlotte sorted out the known situation carefully, and always felt that there seemed to be some kind of force in the dark that was manipulating Castel's rebellion.

No, to be more precise, it should be that there must be other forces behind the Legris family.

This force is probably not small, and it can even influence the attitude of the kingdom's army...

Thinking of this, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

Castell said that it is not small, but it is not very big when it is said to be big.

120,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a province of the previous Celestial Dynasty.

The forces surrounding the Castel game must also have conflicts of interest here, and after much deliberation, there are only a few of them.

The Gorefiend Cult, the Crescent Royal Family, the Ness Clan, and the lords of the kingdoms adjacent to Castel Territory.

To be honest, if it was just the Legris family, Charlotte didn't really take it too seriously.

It's just a Viscount family, even if they have recruited soldiers and bought horses, they have maintained a cavalry force for a long time, but the size of the territory is there.

What Charlotte really has to deal with is the post-rebellion supporters.

As for which party or parties are the supporters behind this, Charlotte also has some guesses...

Of course, guesses are just guesses, and she needs more information to clarify the current situation.

This rebellion is also an opportunity. If she can take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out all the opposing forces in the territory, then she will be able to completely control Castel and become a real powerful lord.

"My lord, please make a decision!"

Looking at Charlotte who was lost in thought, Viscount Lien-Castel repeated it again.

In the hall, the nobles were all eager to try, as if they couldn't wait to fight.

If you think about it, the three times the military strength on the surface, the chances of winning are not too high. In addition, after the rebellion in the north is put down, the land of those rebel lords is likely to be deprived and recovered and re-enfranchised. In this case Now, the nobles naturally have high fighting spirit.

"Angus, how many troops are needed to stop the rebels going south?"

After pondering for a moment, Charlotte looked at the silent Baron Angus.

"Lord Earl, a certain number of defenders have been stationed along the Dorne River. If you only need to defend in place, 3,000 reinforcements are enough."

Baron Angus replied respectfully.

"What if we defeat them?"

"My lord, this depends on how many standing troops the Legolis family has organized. The standing troops are extraordinary, and ordinary conscripts are no match for them at all."

Baron Angus said in a deep voice.

"When did the rebels reach the Dorne?"

"It's been almost a week, but they lack the means to cross the river, and winter is coming, and the river is icy cold. They did not take any further action, but stationed on the bank."

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"You said that after they settled down on the shore, they haven't continued their operations?"

"Yes."

"Bring me the map, let me see."

Charlotte ordered.

Several nobles quickly brought up Castel's map and spread it out in front of Charlotte, while Charlotte looked at the map of her own territory and quickly fell into deep thought.

Sorry, today is short.

I came back from a business trip today, and sat in the car for a long time. It was very late when I started typing, and I didn’t have time to write too much...