Path of The Dragonborn

"Ah... it's your Royal Highness." Heliga hurriedly stood up after seeing who the source of the sound belonged to, "What's the matter?"

"Um... Actually, nothing is going on. Just... Recently, it always feels like you are preparing to do something bold..." Alphan said embarrassedly. She once tried to ask Lien and the others through the relationship between Elysée, and they just said that all the plans and plans were made by Heliga and Juss.

Juss himself is currently in Bariahat, and Alfin is naturally unable to see it, so she, who is a little curious and worried, can only come and ask what happened to Heliga.

"Bold...Yes, it is bold if you have to say it. But in fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, the danger is not very big." Heliga laughed, "You see, none of them think this Things will be dangerous, right?"

"Yeah...but you have been sneaky since the other day." Alfin said angrily, "I'm just...a little worried."

"Don't worry." Hailijia relieved, "For the purpose of confidentiality, this matter cannot be told to you yet... But soon you will know what will happen. In conclusion, let the person responsible for it pay The price—that's about it."

"You mean...Keldick's...?" Alfin's eyes were dim—Keldick’s tragic situation, she failed to witness it with her own eyes for various reasons, but those rumors and other companions occasionally talked about The serious look when she got up-Alfin was not a fool, she had guessed what had happened early on.

"Um... you really already know it." Heliga was not surprised, "What do you mean?"

"I heard that this thing was done by the leading army in the fortress area of ​​Oloklos." Alfin was also unambiguous, and continued along the topic led by Heliga. "Therefore, what you just mentioned needs to be for this. Those who pay the price..."

Alfin hesitated, and looked at Heliga with some uncertainty. The latter just smiled, did not speak, right as default.

However, this time, Alfin could not sit still.

"Why... are you going to fight the aristocratic coalition forces in the fortress of Oloklos..." Alphan covered her mouth in surprise, "This...this is too dangerous! That is an army of tens of thousands of people, and That kind of weapon called a mecha-"

"Hey, Your Royal Highness. Although those things are indeed terrible, they are not something we need to worry about." Heliga said, since Alfin guessed it himself, he didn't need to keep hiding it. "In fact, this One thing, the frontal battlefield with the noble army is of course the regular army located in the Galeria Fortress... They finally obtained the current advantage, and naturally they have to fight for a greater advantage before the arrival of the noble coalition reinforcements. However, in fact, the aristocratic coalition has adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards the Duke of El Barrea because of this incident-to put it bluntly, he has been abandoned. From now on, the original resources and public opinion of the Kruchin State Noble Army The advantage will also disappear, and the noble alliance will no longer be their backing-their morale has almost been wiped out. In this case, do you think they have a chance to win?"

"In other words... Uncle Craig and the others, will definitely win, won't they?" Alfin guessed after thinking about it.

"Yes... this is the point. However, having said that, Orokoros Fortress, after all, mainly exists to defend Orokoros Canyon Road." Heliga explained, "According to the original deployment of the Empire, this The canyon road actually implies the possibility of the Republic’s invasion.” Seeing Alfin’s serious eyes, Heliga couldn’t continue speaking in a joking tone. “The tank unit of the Republic Army has theoretical knowledge at any time. It is possible to use Daolibel to invade Kruchen State from this canyon road. Of course, this is only a theoretical assumption, but the military strategy deployment of this kind of thing was originally to take precautions in case of accidents. Your Royal Highness, do you remember What is the geographic relationship between the Olooklos Fortress on the map and Bariahat?"

"...If I remember correctly, Olooklos Fortress seems to be right east of Bariahat." Alphan saw that Heliga no longer continued to tease herself, but answered seriously. My own question also answered seriously.

"Yeah..." Heliga nodded, "If the empire is not fortified here, it means that once the Republic launches such a raid, they will directly impact the plains around Ballajat—— It will take at least a few hours for the defenders of Galeria Fortress and the Shuanglong Bridge to feel here, and after defeating Bariahat, the Republic’s army has no natural dangers available before reaching the imperial capital."

"Ah..." Alfin was in a daze-I didn't expect this seemingly humble fortress to have such an important function.

"Therefore, although this fortress was built in a seemingly inconspicuous place, it has been an important military site of the empire for many years. The defense here has always been the focus of any military consul. What's more, Croatia In order to prepare for the civil war, Luqin Prefecture has been carrying out armament expansion plans for several years. The fortress is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and on the other side is a canyon, which can be used for the flexibility of the mecha soldiers. , Normally speaking, it should be very difficult to capture here-even if the Galeria Fortress looks better at the moment, it can't stand the tenacity of Orloth Fortress."

"But... it looks like you have already thought of some ways to do this?" Alfin understands why Heliga is talking about this-Olooklos Fortress is actually stronger than he thought, probably because Express this meaning. So, when he specifically mentioned these, it means--

"It's not a solution, right... It's just cutting off one of the links directly, nothing more." Heliga curled his lips, "In the defense system I mentioned to you just now, "Gongdu" Balihad is an important part-because the northern part of Balihad is a large and fertile plain, and it is also one of the most important food production bases in the empire. Such sufficient production capacity can guarantee the supply of food; The forest on the west side of Liahart is also an important strategic buffer. The army in Kruchen has always maintained a certain number of mixed combat troops, which means that it is very difficult for anyone to launch an offensive at the same time. . So-what if the connection between Valyahat and the fortress of Oloklos can be severed? "

"This..." Alfin was taken aback, then calmed down and said: "In that case, the fortress of Oloklos would lose the food resources and strategic depth provided by Bariahat and its surroundings... At the same time, Bariahat, as a trading city, can provide a large amount of strategic resources, such as metals and Qiyao stone resources that are not produced in Kruchen State..."

"Yes." Heliga applauded, "In this way, this fortress will become a lonely family, and there is no need to do anything. All the problems can be solved by a long siege. Because of the terrain, this fortress is not Like Galeria Fortress, it has exaggerated food and resource reserves, it is difficult to maintain such a long war of attrition. Moreover, for the reasons just mentioned, even if it is currently in a civil war, Lieutenant General Craig and the others They are also reluctant to directly destroy the Fortress of Oloklos to the point of being unusable...Although ethnic conflicts have also broken out in the Republic now, they have a headache, but anyway, one of the portals of the empire facing the Republic is It can’t be thrown away casually. Therefore, in that case, the two sides will inevitably start a long tug of war with their respective concerns, and the damage to the empire’s national power is too profound. Therefore, I wanted to find a way. Avoid this situation."

"So... what do you think of a way to convince Bariahat to join the regular army... Ah, is it Mr. Euss?" Thinking of the strange and strange movements of Li En and the others, Alfin suddenly felt in his heart. Jingmingtong, there is an answer.

"Yeah... I persuaded Juss to do this." Heliga replied with some surprise. "He used some intelligence to judge that Kruchen State has lost support from the Noble Alliance. They could not withstand the offensive of the regular army. Although he had a bad relationship with his father, he was essentially a man who inherited the spirit of the imperial aristocracy. Naturally, he did not want the people of Kluqin State to suffer more damage. , His father’s behavior actually made him quite angry, but because of his father’s long-standing prestige, he did not dare to act rashly. I just say this to you, you must not promote it everywhere..."

"Don't worry-what Heliga said next, I must treat it as non-existent." Alfin hurriedly patted his chest to promise.

"Well..." Heliga sighed lightly-Alphan, a member of the royal family, shouldn't have a big problem if he knows this. "You think, Duke Elbarea...for whatever reason, he let it go. The soldiers under him attacked the people of the empire, and they almost completely destroyed Keldic..." When he heard the four characters "completely destroyed", Alfin suddenly felt a pain, "such things can be obtained. Do you forgive your Majesty Jukent?"

"...Based on what I know about my father, I am afraid he will be very angry... and Uncle Roger and Uncle Haines, I am afraid they will not forgive such behavior." Alphan closed his eyes sadly.

"Yes... Therefore, this is also a problem that he realized. After this incident, His Majesty Ukent will inevitably punish him for this... Considering that Rufas is taking a stand on the handling of this matter, just to excuse responsibility. , The El Barrea family is actually doing nothing-therefore, Juss’ actions are crucial."

"Mean...Mr. Euses wants to show the break between himself and his father and come to sell his father?" Alfin understood Heliga's words, "for this, he chose to cooperate with the regular army? "

"Yes." Heliga nodded, "However, what I want to really urge him to do is the aristocratic spirit in his bones and his disapproval of his father's behavior-not such a utilitarian purpose. This purpose is just me. I said this to induce him to make up his mind. Don’t get him wrong about it."

"That's it... I see. With the help of Mr. Euses, Uncle Craig and the others will be able to take control of Kruchen State at a lower cost... If you are lucky, they say Maybe there is still time to provide assistance to the regular army in Sacharant State or Nautia State. If this is the case, the advantage of the war will begin to gradually tilt towards the regular army."

"Yeah... But, anyway, it is a good thing that Kruchin State can be liberated. In this way, your Royal Highness can also move to the Duke’s city hall, without worrying about various problems. ." Heliga's last sentence was said in a semi-joking form.

"Really... Am I like the kind of squeamish person who has to think about his life in this situation?" Alfin pretended to be annoyed. "Actually, I also thought about this matter... the empire was in a civil war. Although it was Duke Kane and the others conspired behind it... But it is also true that the royal family’s dereliction of duty is true. Cedric, his father, and his mother were all imprisoned by Duke Kane. The elder brother and the "Red Wing" are in the same position in the west. I have also heard about the battles between the main forces of the noble army... But since I have managed to escape the capture of the noble alliance, I cannot continue to hide like this. Mr. Heliga. "Alfin said in a very calm but firm tone: "You, Mr. Juss, and everyone in Class VII have made a plan. Please be sure to include me. "

"...What do you want to do?" Heliga did not rashly agree, nor did he discourage Alfin’s self-confidence, but said very cautiously, "And you have to think carefully-the previous search by the Noble Alliance actually One of the reasons why you haven’t been very concerned is that you have not made public opinion that is unfavorable to the noble alliance. But if you directly expressed your support for the regular army in the next war-you At the same time, it means that the false propaganda of the aristocratic alliance will be exposed to the entire empire. At that time, you will be treated as a thorn in their eyes and pierced in the flesh."

"I know... I have considered the consequences. However, this is not only because I am a member of the royal family... but also because I, like Mr. Juses, want to stick to the ideals in my heart. He is not for the nobility. For the sake of the spirit of the nobility, in order not to embarrass his mother—the same is true for me. I don’t want to deliberately try to be a hero of the empire... But I also want to use my own ability, Come and do something for the people of the empire. I think Brother Olibat must not just be satisfied by seeing me curled up in a safe corner comfortably."

"His Royal Highness..."

"So—Mr. Heliga. Please allow me to ask again seriously." Alfin took a deep breath, "Excuse me—is there anything I can get involved in this matter?"