Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 159: Carl's Return

In the war room of Candlekeep, Arya was sitting here, wearing armor and looking exhausted. Around her, maps and tactical drawings were hung all around, and the bookshelves were filled with various books and scrolls. The curtains were drawn tightly, and occasionally a few faint rays of light penetrated through the gaps, shining on her pale face and casting mottled light and shadows on the wall. The whole room seemed to be shrouded in an invisible oppression.

She didn't know why she was still here, why she insisted on doing so. He was gone. He was taken captive by the tribe and might never come back. Everything was over the moment he disappeared. Without him, what was this place? Maybe she should leave, maybe she could go back to her mercenary life, or maybe she could go directly to the tribe to find him. As for everything here, what did it have to do with her?

Thinking of this, her hands began to tremble slightly. She felt an urge, an urge to cry, but in the end she held back. Such behavior was inconsistent with her image.

The air in the war room was extremely stuffy, even with a hint of sourness, but she didn't care. At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Selena strode in. The girl's first reaction when she came in was to cover her nose, and then she looked at Alia:

"What's wrong with you?"

“I wonder, is there any point for us to be here?”

"Didn't you just win a battle?" Selena's expression seemed a little incredible.

"Is that a victory?" Arya's expression remained calm.

"The soldiers are very motivated by this, you can't fall down in front of them~"

"That can't be considered a battle at all. It's just the person leading the team..."

"What's wrong?" Selena asked.

"Nothing..." Alia shook her head. "Don't worry, I won't show my weakness in front of the soldiers. It's just... if he can't come back, what's the point of us being able to hold on?"

"Ah~~" After hearing the girl's words, Selena sighed as usual, "I knew you would say that, so I came to tell you."

"Tell me what?" Arya looked up.

"Karl is back."

"What? Is it true?" The girl jumped up from her chair and grabbed Selena's shoulders.

"Oh, it hurts."

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive." She quickly let go of his hand.

"It's true. He brought his men with him."

"I knew he would find a way to come back!" A smile appeared on Arya's face, a smile she hadn't shown for a long time. She took a deep breath, as if the huge stone pressing on her heart was finally lifted.

Selena smiled and shook her head:

"Don't worry now."

"He's back, finally back." She whispered to herself, her voice even trembling a little, but soon she realized something and asked quickly, "Wait, didn't he surrender to the Great Khan?"

"No~ The Great Khan did persuade him to surrender, but he refused to do so. In the end, the Great Khan had no choice but to let him return south. Amira made it clear." Selena said affirmatively.

"Great, great!" The girl sat down again with a sense of relief, and then stood up as if she realized something. No, now is not the time to relax. Since he is back, we must prepare and cooperate with him to launch a counterattack! Let the invader pay the price! Thinking of this, her eyes became firm again, and she strode out of the war room.

At the same time, Yasha also received news of Carl's return, and what was even more exaggerated was that not only did he come back, he also brought a troop with him!

"He brought 800 cavalrymen! Is that true or false?"

"This, how is this possible? He has joined the tribe, it must be like this!" Victor shouted in panic.

"Shut up, there's no point in saying these things now. The key is how to deal with it~" Hilde interrupted Victor and said, then the female swordsman looked at Yasha.

Yasha, cheer up, we have come this far, from the beginning of seizing Berti Territory, recovering the homeland, instigating the nobles of Morgan Territory to rebel, and joining forces with the other three earls to encircle and suppress them. Isn't everything going according to your plan? Now there is only one step left, and he has come to you! Isn't this what you have always wanted? Have a fair duel with him to prove whose strategy is better! As long as Carl is defeated, they will become the new leaders of the North, and Lady Mia will be one step closer to the position of Duke! She rubbed her temples with her hands, then looked up and asked:

"Where is Campbell now?"

"We haven't taken any action since we captured Rodburg." the scout reported.

"What on earth is this guy doing?" Hilde complained somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"Send him to help immediately!"

"Yes!"

Although the "White Knight" Siloed was blocked outside the North Fortress by Parn, his own troops, including the local rebels in Morgan County and Ford's reinforcements, would have nearly 6000 people if they could join forces with Campbell. Maybe the cavalry was not as many as the enemy, but they had an absolute advantage in numbers. As long as they didn't take risks, took steady steps, and strengthened their defense, no matter how clever Carl's strategy was, he would never win! She must win this battle!

After finishing the arrangement, she turned to look at Hilde and said:

"Let's go find Langman."

"Can that trash fight?" the female swordsman complained again.

After hearing the other party's complaints, Yasha couldn't help but sigh:

"It's at least a contribution..."

However, when the two men arrived at Langman's military tent, they were stopped by the guards.

"The Baron is taking a lunch break and is not seeing anyone." A team leader said expressionlessly.

"What? Does he know that we are at a war now?" Hilde almost cursed.

"Now that Karl is leading his troops back south, the situation is urgent," Yasha added.

However, the team leader remained unmoved and continued with an emotionless attitude:

"No pressing time can disturb a nobleman's decent and elegant nap time~"

"Are you kidding me?" Hilde almost wanted to draw his weapon, but was stopped by Yasha.

"Then may I ask when will the Baron wake up?" Yasha tried her best to remain decent, but her tone unconsciously hardened.

"Generally speaking, adults will sleep until dinner time, and then dress, wash, and eat with the help of servants..."

"That's enough!" Hilde couldn't bear to hear it anymore. "I can see he's here for a fucking picnic!"

Yasha also shook her head in distress.

But at this moment, the team leader said:

"However, Lord Langman also said that if Lord Yasha has any instructions during his rest period, he can just give them to the troops. He is willing to temporarily hand over his command to Lord Yasha~"

"That's quite a sensible thing to say," Hilde said.

"That's fine." Yasha breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as it doesn't get in the way."

She once again looked around at Count Ford's troops. The soldiers were still as listless as ever. Their eyes were erratic, and they seemed unable to concentrate at all. Their physical condition also seemed to be very poor. Looking at this group of people, she sighed helplessly again. It was unrealistic to ask them to fight Carl head-on. In this case...

"You just stay here and prevent Alia from breaking out." She said to the team leader.

"Yes, sir~" the latter bowed respectfully.

"As for..." She glanced at Langman's tent again, thought for a moment, then turned to Hilde and said, "You stay and command them~"

"Me? Let me defend here?" Hield pointed at himself.

"It's to defend Alia. This is a very important matter. I don't want to be surrounded during the final battle with Carl." Yasha replied, "Besides, isn't this what you want most? To fight against Flame Alia."

"Only if she leaves the city," Hilde replied.

"She will definitely leave the city and cooperate with Carl's attack." Yasha answered affirmatively.

"really?"

Yasha sneered and then added:

"We don't seek victory in this battle, we just need to hold out until we defeat Carl's main force."

"You underestimate me!" Hilde shouted unconvinced.

"I don't want you to die." Yasha replied.

"What about you? Who will protect you when I'm not here?" Hilde asked again.

Yasha showed a gentle smile and then replied:

"Dongfang Yao has returned. He will join me in defeating Karl's cavalry!"