Tome of Blood

The nobles in the meeting hall were clearly divided into two factions, and there was a lot of quarrel surrounding the issue of whether the noble families in the south should surrender or not.

Until Viscount Leon-Castle shouted angrily:

"Enough! When are you still arguing here?!"

As the three most prestigious viscount families in the north, the old viscount still has a considerable say among the Castel nobles.

And in this roar of anger, the extraordinary aura of the second level of Yinyue was added.

The release of the coercion over all the nobles except Charlotte immediately made the noisy meeting hall fall into silence, and almost all the nobles' eyes fell on the old Viscount for a while.

The old Viscount looked around and sighed:

"Everyone, in the face of a great enemy, the most important thing for us now is unity. The third prince is definitely not a good leader. I think everyone is very clear about this..."

"The fall of the south is force majeure, and no noble family can fight against the enemy alone. Only when we unite around the Earl, can we win this war."

"Victorious? Sir Viscount Leon-Castel, Bold and Violet have a combined army of 50,000, and 30,000 of them are elite standing reserves, and our current strength in Beigang is less than 30,000 at full strength. The standing reserve is only the friendly army of the Tulip collar... and it is still unable to fight, so how can we win with such a gap?"

Some nobles couldn't help asking.

Viscount Leon-Castle shook his head and replied:

"No, as far as I know, even if all the standing troops of the Duchy of Violet and Duchy of Boulder add up, it is absolutely impossible for them to reach 30,000..."

"Not to mention, whether it is Violet or Bold, the nobles in the two duchies are not completely loyal, and neither the Bois-Lint family nor the Bold family can send all their standing troops to the war. "

"The third prince claims to have an army of 50,000, with 30,000 standing in reserve, but theoretically speaking, if he can make up an army of 30,000 and 10,000 in reserve, that's pretty good."

"Master Viscount, even if there is an army of 30,000 and 10,000 standing, that is quite a formidable force. How can we... win?"

Another noble asked.

Hearing the question raised by the other party, the old Viscount also showed some hesitation.

His eyes swept across the audience, and he saw that the eyes of the nobles were all on him, and many of them even looked at the silent Charlotte behind him.

The old Viscount knew that the nobles seemed to be asking him questions, but what they really wanted was an answer from Count Castel.

The old Viscount hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to respond, but at this moment, a personal soldier suddenly broke into the meeting room:

"Report! Lord Earl! A new battle report has been sent!"

The personal soldiers quickly submitted the battle report, and Viscount Leon-Castel, who was the host of the meeting, was the first to bring the battle report over.

He just glanced at the contents on the parchment, and his expression suddenly changed.

This instant change of expression naturally fell into the eyes of the nobles.

For a moment, the eyes of the nobles were all on the old Viscount again:

"Your Excellency, what happened to the south?"

Viscount Lien-Castle couldn't help but glanced back at Charlotte, and after getting a signal from the other party, he sighed secretly and said:

"The fleet of the Roman-Fore family has returned to port."

"They sent news that the fleets of the two principalities were ambushed on the Xingyue Strait a few days ago, but they failed. The fleets of the two principalities have already headed straight for Beigang."

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment, then sighed again:

"In addition, Fort Del Fort... also fell yesterday."

As soon as this remark came out, the nobles in the chamber were in an uproar:

"What? Fort Delfort has also fallen?"

"Fort Del Fort is the gateway to North Port. Wouldn't the Principality's army attack North Port in a few days?"

"The naval battle is also lost? Doesn't that mean that the command of the sea will also be lost?"

"Without command of the sea, wouldn't Beigang become a living target?"

When the new battle report came, the nobles once again fell into turmoil. Fear and uneasiness spread in the meeting hall almost uncontrollably.

But this time, even Viscount Len-Castel could not control the chaos in the meeting hall no matter how much he yelled "Silence".

Viscount Lien-Castle had no choice but to look at Charlotte for help.

Charlotte didn't speak.

She took a sip of the fruit milk from the maid's tray, looked around with her pure blue eyes, then turned her body slightly, releasing her extraordinary aura.

The aura far surpassing that of ordinary Yinyue spread, and the oppressive feeling like heart palpitations immediately spread to every nobleman.

Sensing the aura that was much stronger than that of Viscount Lien-Castel, the nobles almost stopped their quarrel by coincidence.

At this time, Charlotte slowly retracted her gaze, and said softly:

"Have you made enough noise? If you have made enough noise, just be quiet for a while. If you haven't made enough noise, then continue to make noise..."

No one answered the nobles, and they all lowered their heads.

Powerful and extraordinary power is always awe-inspiring.

Although Charlotte is still very young, the strength of the second level of Silver Moon, her status as a lord, and the reputation she has accumulated from leading the army to defeat the rebels a while ago are enough to calm her down.

Looking away from the nobleman, Charlotte looked at the guard:

"How many ships are left in the fleet returned by the Roman-Fore family?"

The guard saluted respectfully and replied nervously:

"Back... back to the Earl, there are three three-masted warships, and there seem to be more than a dozen galleys, but many of them seem to be damaged."

"A dozen ships... It seems that the main force is still there."

Recalling the fleet information related to the Roman-Fore family, Charlotte murmured.

After a pause, she smiled, and continued:

"Don't worry, everyone. The main fleet of the Roman-Fore family was able to retreat smoothly, which shows that although the navies of Bold and Violet are powerful, they do not have an absolute advantage."

"Our coastal defense in Beigang is still very strong. With your army, it will not be easy for the enemy to take Beigang."

"My lord, what do you mean...we want to use North Harbor as a base to resist the coalition forces of Boulder and Violet?"

Some nobles couldn't help asking.

Charlotte nodded slightly, admitting it.

"My lord, but... what's the point? The gap between our army and the opponent's strength is too great. Even if it is resistance, once the opponent surrounds us and loses external supplies, it will only be a matter of time before we fail..."

"Beigang...is just an island after all!"

Some nobles said worriedly.

Charlotte glanced at the other party, smiled lightly and said:

"Oh? A matter of time? Sir Terras, do you think that now that we have announced the various crimes committed by the third prince, is he able to afford it, or us?"

After hearing Charlotte's words, the nobles were stunned for a moment, and then they all came to a sudden realization.

They weren't stupid, and they naturally figured out the way with Charlotte's light touch.

Castel has already handed over the handle to the third prince with a letter of war. As long as they can drag it out long enough, other enemies of the third prince in the kingdom will naturally attack.

"Not to mention... I should have already said that we also have reinforcements."

Charlotte paused and continued.