Chapter 384: Changing Situations
At the same time, outside the Crow City.
"Lord Haakon, I came here to discuss peace with you... You can no longer capture Ravenstern."
Sir Ryan said this in the Firdsvain camp.
"Sir Ryan, Ravenstern is the territory of Gregory IV. As far as I know, he is also your enemy. Why do you have to stop us from attacking the enemy's territory?"
Looking at Sir Ryan who took the initiative to seek negotiations, Haakon was a little confused.
Due to the delay of the Falcon Knights, Haakon and his men consumed most of their food outside Ravenstern, but failed to achieve any effective results.
Haakon had never expected that Ursula's people would become an obstacle to the capture of Ravenstern. Previously, Ursula had sent warships to attack Ravenstern...
That damn female liar!
Ravenstern may indeed be unconquerable.
After Ryan's visit, Haakon realized that those warships were not sent by the real Ursula...but those warships were real ones at that time!
Who would doubt a person who actually gave him twenty warships...
But no matter what, the warship was indeed in his hands, and the battle for Ravenstern had already begun. Haakon could only fight on regardless of the consequences. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain himself when he returned. This was a private action that undermined diplomatic relations. If he returned like this, he would certainly be held accountable by King Vidis, the warship would be confiscated, and he might even become a slave.
Besides, since the fake Ursula who sent the warship stayed in Cliff Rock Bay, Cliff Rock Bay is probably occupied by her now. If we return to Cliff Rock Bay now, we will most likely have to enter the siege city.
And if we fight across the sea again, we might not have enough food...
So Haakon was a little conflicted at the moment. He really wanted to capture Crowsnear—but not for any deal, but to occupy Crowsnear himself.
The mouth of the Lion Lake Inland Sea is right next to the City of Ravenstern, and is connected to the Endless Sea outside the continent through the glacial canyon in the north.
In the past, the Kingdom of Crow Stern controlled the estuary, and the pirates' warships could not enter the inner sea of Lion Lake, and could only operate on the periphery of the continent.
But now that they have obtained so many warships, and they have obtained them directly in the Lion Lake Inner Sea, the Vanskerry Pirates will not be afraid of any enemy in the inland sea.
If Haakon could occupy Crowsnear and control the estuary of the Lion Lake Inner Sea, he would be able to roam freely in the Lion Lake Inner Sea, and all the towns around the Inner Sea would be his prey.
No matter whether it is Vidis, the Kingdom of Crow Stern, or any other forces, as long as the warships cannot enter the inland sea, no one can do anything to him.
He could even establish his own power in Ravenstern, and possibly even gradually carve out a new Fierdsvain around the Lionsea, just as the Vanskerries once did on the west coast.
But now, these plans have come to nothing.
Now that Ryan has come to negotiate, Haakon can only try to make peace and see if there are any other opportunities.
"In the past, Ravenstern was indeed the territory of Gregory IV, but now, Queen Ursula is the king of Ravenstern... This is already Queen Ursula's territory. Lord Haakon, we are protecting our own territory!"
Ryan explained with a hint of a smile.
For Ursula and Sir Ryan, the recent events are the best opportunities they have encountered in a row...
Miss Amy is a good person!
Before, Amy used the fleet to deceive Longsong Port. Ursula seized the opportunity and gained considerable popularity as a defender. She entered Longsong Port and was crowned as queen.
Now Haakon attacked Crowstern, and Ursula seized the opportunity and entered Crowstern as reinforcements.
If she could drive back Haakon's forces, Ursula would surely sit on the throne of Ravenstern.
Ryan said that this was Ursula's territory, and there was really no problem with it, it was just a matter of time.
"Withdraw your troops, Lord Haakon. There is no point in you staying here. You will only waste food... We don't want to be your enemy either. In fact, we can sign an alliance agreement with you - Gregory IV is indeed our common enemy."
Ryan persuaded.
"Withdraw? Humph... Sir Ryan, let me be frank. You can ask us to withdraw, but you have to give something. I may not be able to capture Ravenstern, but if I want to stay here, you can't do anything about it!"
Haakon stared into Ryan's eyes and said, "I know you want to fight for the throne of the Kingdom of Ravenstern. You need more time and Ravenstern City than we do..."
Indeed, Ursula must make most of the lords recognize her as the queen before Gregory IV returns to Ravenstern. The throne of Ravenstern is extremely important to her. She cannot waste time and must ensure that she can control Ravenstern.
"You are right. We need Ravenstern... Then, have you ever thought about what you need? You must not have obtained the consent of King Vidis to attack Ravenstern? How will Vidis deal with you?"
Ryan looked at Haakon with a smile.
This is easy to judge. If Vidis wants to attack Ravenstern, then the Firdsvain army will definitely attack Dagon Castle and Fimbray Castle first, otherwise Vidis's own lair, Mist Castle, will most likely encounter a counterattack from Duke Adarian who caused the Fallen Bay.
Besides, Firdsvain and Ravenstern have an alliance, so Vidis would not break the alliance and go to war with Ravenstern .
Haakon looked at Ryan expressionlessly: "What do you want to say?"
"I want to say... you also know that you can't break through Ravenstern. Your food will run out in ten days at most - at that time, you will still have no choice but to retreat. And once you run out of food and withdraw, what will you face? Duke Adarian of the Fallen Bay has a grudge against you. Do you think he will attack your Iron Oak Castle? If you send troops privately to cause trouble, King Vidis will probably not protect you... you will lose everything!"
Ryan spread his hands: "You need an ally, otherwise you will be dealt with by all forces together."
Indeed, Gregory IV, Vidis, Adarian, and even Ursula all have reasons to deal with Haakon. If Haakon fails to capture Ravenstern for too long, and suffers heavy casualties and runs out of food, the consequences will indeed be very dangerous.
"In the Lion Lake Inland Sea... no one could defeat my fleet!"
Haakon retorted, frowning.
"Yes, the Vanskerrys are indeed powerful on the sea... But you must have food! Without food, will your 'army'... or your friends still follow you? 'Ironheart' Haravan, 'Fatty' Harothgar, why did they help you attack Ravenstern? Wasn't it just for food? You Firdsvain have been short of food for a long time. King Vidis went around buying and borrowing food some time ago. Everyone knows this..."
Ryan spread his hands: "I told you that you need an ally, an ally who can provide you with food. But if you are not happy, I will sell the food to King Vidis, and open the estuary of the Lion Lake Inland Sea to allow Vidis or other fleets to come in... You are right, we want to fight for the throne of the Kingdom of Raven Stern, so we don't mind making it more chaotic!"
Haakon said no more, but frowned in consideration.
The information Sir Ryan had was correct. Haravan and Hrothgar did help Haakon for food and warships. Haakon used all the food in Cliff Bay for this operation and provided Haravan and Hrothgar with four warships each.
This is not Haakon being stupid.
Firstly, he didn't have that many troops himself, so he naturally had to invite his friends to participate in the operation.
At the same time, Haakon himself knew the consequences of sending troops on his own - but if one person made a mistake it would be a serious crime, but if many people made a mistake it would likely be left unresolved.
If we can capture Crowsn City, there will naturally be enough food in Crowsn City to make up for the consumption. After all, it is the capital of the Crowsn Kingdom.
If they couldn't capture Ravencrest, at least they had obtained twenty warships, and if they used up all the food in Cliff Bay, King Vidis would be unable to deal with them due to lack of food.
But if they ran out of food without achieving any results, Haravan and Hrothgar would surely evacuate. And once Vidis had food and drove Firdsvain's warships into the Inner Sea of Lion Lake, then they would be finished.
"How much food can you provide?"
After figuring it out, Haakon began to ask the price.
"We will always provide... Hakon, this is not a deal, but a long-term cooperation. You must publicly declare your support for Queen Ursula to become the king of Ravenstern - just declare it to the outside world, you don't need to be loyal to anyone, we will regard you as an offensive and defensive ally."
Ryan smiled and held out his hand: "You need our support, and we also need the help of your fleet. You can personally control the entrance to the Lion Lake Inland Sea, which can guarantee your safety... Deal?"
"…I must first convince my friends…"
Haakon thought about it and nodded: "As long as they agree, I agree."
…
The end of June in the 358th year of the Pandari calendar.
The situation in the northern part of the mainland is changing rapidly.
Chief Haakon the Shield retook the Rocky Bay and formed a Vanskerry Alliance with Haravan the Ironheart of Anson Keep and Harothgar the Fat of Misty Marsh Keep, announcing their support for Queen Ursula to rule Ravenstern.
Ursula defended Longsong Harbor "alone" and "rescued Crowstern in time", which won her support from many people. She successfully ascended the throne of Crowstern and was officially crowned as the Queen of Crowstern.
Gregory IV also returned to Ravenstern at this time, settled in Xiaofurnace, and began to call on the lords of Ravenstern to wipe out Ursula's rebels...
And Ursula also called on the lords in Ravenstern to kill Gregory IV, the false king...
The great lords of the Stern Crow Realm have now split into three factions.
Duke Undermar of Xiaolu City still supports Gregory IV, but the current situation of Xiaolu City is not very good - most of the surrounding towns are supporters of Ursula...
Duke Alexis of Longsong Port openly supports Ursula, and he and Count Stephen of Oldenburg are attacking Dawnhearth from two sides - Count Stephen also supports Ursula.
Fortunately, Gregory IV's army was also in Xiaolu City, so it would take some time to determine the winner.
Duke Adarian of the Fallen Bay publicly announced that he would not participate in the dispute over the throne between Ursula and Gregory IV, and he believed that Ravenstern must be protected from external interference until the internal disputes in Ravenstern were settled.
Therefore, he summoned the lords of the western part of Ravenstern and led a large number of Highland warriors south to capture Iron Oak Keep and directly threaten Mistfall.
This may seem quite patriotic, but in fact, Adarian's behavior is just waiting for someone to bid - first flex his muscles, call on the western lords to fight a small battle, show his influence, and then see who offers a higher price between Gregory IV and Ursula...
When the two sides are in a stalemate, Adarian is naturally the weight to break the balance, and of course he has to sell himself for the best price.
After Adarian broke through the Iron Oak Castle, in order to avoid any accidents in the Mist City, King Vidis urgently withdrew his troops back to the country overnight.
The Firdsvain army, which had already marched to the town of Baranly, also took the initiative to retreat westwards under the leadership of Earl Edin the Red Sword, retreating to Azgod and no longer trying to get involved in the area around Sarleon.
The Fierce Lion Territory was finally peaceful.
Amy also returned to Leon at this time, bringing back the Silver Hand and the Horn Summoning Rangers.
At this time, Leon was surprised to find that after Amy stirred up half of the continent, his own forces became the only one with the initiative in the continent of Pande.
Amy was not only kissed by the goddess of luck, she herself has become the real goddess of luck...
Li Ang felt.
At the same time, Leon also met General Sulla, an envoy sent by Emperor Marius.
Sura is here to rescue the Shadow Legion.
For more than half a month, Kairos and 1,600 elite soldiers of the Shadow Legion have been surrounded on a hill in the south of Serenmis.
Leon did not launch a strong attack on them, not because he was unable to defeat them, but mainly because he did not want to suffer too great a loss, because the Noldor elves were not suitable for a strong attack.
No matter how strong the individual abilities of the Noldor elves are, they still need to undergo basic military training, otherwise they cannot serve as qualified soldiers.
Especially when facing positional warfare.
Most of the Noldor around Leon were not warriors. There were less than four hundred truly qualified Noldor warriors, namely his guards and those patrols.
Most of the other Noldor elves have no sense of battle formations and have problems understanding military orders. They can basically be said to be a group of mobs.
Although the individual combat effectiveness of this group of rabble is very strong, they are essentially no different from the rebels led by the gladiators of Siyuan City.
Although the individual combat effectiveness of the gladiator rebels was quite strong, they were still defeated by Leon and several hundred cavalrymen and chariots.
It was not until some elite troops were re-selected from the rebel army and received a brief training by Jocelyn that it became a usable legion.
Therefore, Leon had to first let the Noldor elves undergo short-term unified training.
Vendatil is the best teacher, and the Noldor are willing to accept her training. It shouldn't take too long - they just need to become familiar with the military formation and develop the habit of fighting in a group. Their technical abilities will be no problem.
Therefore, Leon trained his troops directly at the foot of the hill where Kairos was, and blocked Kairos's way. He could also practice combat drills from time to time. Kairos had organized several breakouts, but was shot back every time...
Kairos led the cavalry, and had abandoned most of their horses before. Now they were in a state of complete loss of logistics, with neither food nor weapons replenishment - they ate up all the remaining horses.
I guess all the grass roots on the mountain have been eaten up by them.
But they did not surrender, but kept trying to break out.
The Shadow Legion has indeed never surrendered to anyone, not in hundreds of years.
"Sir Leon, I am here on behalf of His Majesty Marius... His Majesty wants to make a deal with you."
General Sulla came before Leon with a white flag.
