But now we have many external threats, the Orc Empire, the Kingdom of Rhine, cultists, and the secretly hidden members of the Venus family.

We need a lion to lead us in order to survive in the jungle.

Charlie is not a lion, he can only be regarded as a wild dog, but he has the mind of a fox. He only competes for power and has no overall vision."

"But he is my son."

"Uncle Brenner, the situation has developed to this point, and it's time to make a decision. Back then, I agreed with your opinion and supported Charles' succession to the throne, giving up the more capable Philip and Roger.

But Charlie is clearly a piece of shit and I'm rooting for Roger this time.

There is also good news recently. Roger has been promoted to the ninth level epic knight. According to his age, he has the potential to advance to legend. Uncle Brener, you should put aside your selfishness now and plan for the Grant family. Your descendants are not only Charlie.

, think about little York, think about Isabel. They are also your children, and you should also think about them."

Although Brenner is a powerful third-level legendary knight, his private life is quite chaotic. He once had an affair with the former queen and gave birth to an illegitimate son, Charlie, which made the former king very angry.

Because it was a royal scandal, Charlie didn't know anything about it.

The only ones who truly understand this are Pansy and Philip. Pansy has a very special status. She has mastered the magical power of the Grant family and is Brener's nephew. Philip, the eldest prince at that time, was forced by Brener to enter the Church of the Dawn.

monastery.

After hearing the good news, Duke Brenner sat up with difficulty and said with some annoyance on his face: "I am too selfish. If I had supported Philip to take over as king at that time, wouldn't it be as difficult for the Grant family as it is today?

Counting Roger, we already have four ninth-level professionals in our family. If you can unite together after my death, we should be able to stabilize the situation. But be careful of Duke Jonathan, he is the biggest threat to us.

Doesn’t Duke Jonathan want to fight back to the Grand Duchy of Stanik? Agree to his request. If the Jonathan family regains the lost throne, we can take back half of the land of Duke Jonathan."

"Without the strength of the Jonathan family, how can we stabilize the defense line in northern Xinjiang?"

"To support new nobles, I think the Harland family, the Roman family, and the Raphael family in northern Xinjiang are all very capable. If they can establish their positions, promote them to earls as soon as possible."

Pansy Grant smiled and said: "The Harland family has a grudge against the Holland family, so they had to get involved in the war. The Roman family and the Raphael family were very clever and did not get involved in this civil strife."

"What's Archbishop Senna's opinion?"

"The Church of the Dawn generally does not participate in struggles between nobles, but the Venus family colluded with the evil believers back then. This time the Venus family exposed its flaws. Archbishop Senna promised to make it convenient for us."

With the support of the Church of Dawn, Duke Brenner breathed a sigh of relief.

The Church of Dawn is very powerful in the Kingdom of Grant. The number of priests, pastors, and church knights from all over the country combined exceeds 3,000. If the power of the church is concentrated, it will be stronger than the Dukedom of Jonathan.

It's just that the professionals of the Church of the Dawn are located in different areas of the Grant Kingdom, making it difficult to gather them together.

However, the influence of the Morningside Church among the middle and lower classes is undoubtedly far greater than that of the Grant family.

With the endorsement of the Church of Dawn, this time the Venus family had no chance of winning, either through mental calculation or not.

After Pansy awakened Duke Brenner, he immediately began to secretly summon senior officers of the Royal Guard.

There are many members of the Grant family in the Royal Guards, and many of these people are descendants of Duke Brener. Duke Brener's influence on the Royal Guards far exceeds that of King Charles.

Even though King Charles hated Duke Brenner very much, he still wanted to use his trick to win people's hearts.

As Duke Brenner began to meet with senior officers of the Guards, military morale suddenly came to Duke Brenner's side.

But King Charles was kept in the dark and became a tragic victim.

On the ninth day of February, Duke Roger and the Duke of York met.

The two Dukes of the Grant family commanded more than 100,000 soldiers combined.

When a hundred thousand troops fight, the range is very large. Duke Roger's scouts usually go out two hundred miles away.

Because the Duke of York's army arrived near Nolan first, they occupied a favorable situation. The towns near Nolan were basically controlled by the Duke of York.

The terrain advantage was also held by the Duke of York.

In order to lift the siege, the reinforcements from Gascoigne Province need to first break through the defense line deployed by the Duke of York in the mountains north of Nolan.

This line of defense is more than 200 kilometers long and dozens of kilometers wide.

Fortresses were built on the four main mountain roads. Thousands of troops were stationed in the fortresses, and there were also a large number of fresh troops and grain garrison points in the rear.

After discussion, the Duke of York and Duke Roger decided that the Duke of York should deal with the Gascoigne Army from the north, and the Duke of Roger should deal with the coalition of the three Earls from the south.

The north of Nolan is protected by mountains, which is a natural line of defense, but the south is flat.

This flat terrain is very suitable for cavalry operations, and Roger is a famous cavalry commander in the Kingdom of Grant.

The blue sky is spotlessly clean in the early spring season.

The crystal clear clouds cover the sky with a thin layer of sand. On the beautiful and clear Oram River, the water is sparkling, and occasionally some merchant ships can be seen.

Several military ships cut through the rapids of the river, like three agile fish swimming in the rolling white waves, approaching the river unscrupulously.

There are many swamps in the south of Grant Kingdom, and the nobles are good at water warfare.

The ships were equipped with strong bows and crossbows. Naturally, Duke Roger would not let the Warcraft cavalry shoot at the warships. This would be asking for trouble for him.

If the three earls in the south want to rescue Nolan, they must cross the Oram River and defeat Duke Roger's army.

Therefore, Duke Roger naturally would not take the initiative to fight with the southern army by the river. By holding key strongholds, he could wait for the three counts' coalition to attack and fight a defensive battle.
Chapter completed!