Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 162 Follow-up Plan

"After taking two cities in one night, I believe they are frightened out of their wits. They have only two options left. Either they continue to hold on and insist on besieging Fengzhu Fort. If they are smart, they will retreat from the South Fortress. I think retreating is probably their best option now."

In the meeting hall of Freiburg, Bishop Eleanor of the Reik district was talking incessantly in front of a strategic map, while Carl sat quietly beside her, looking at the girl and nodding from time to time.

After the girl finished speaking, he even handed her a glass of wine. The latter took the wine and took a big gulp. Because she drank too quickly, she even coughed twice when she put down the glass.

Then he turned to look at Carl:

"Everything I said feels like nonsense, you should have known that a long time ago."

"It's okay. Someone analyzing it will help me see the situation more clearly." Carl said slowly.

"So, what are you going to do next?" Eleanor asked.

"Hmm..." Karl thought for a moment, then said casually, "Who knows?"

"Ah?" Eleanor looked surprised.

"Maybe, I can have a fight with them, or maybe just stay in Freiburg and do nothing," he continued.

"Wait, we're still at war! How can we be so casual?" Eleanor shouted.

"War?" Carl deliberately showed a questioning expression, and then he laughed, "No, I think the war is almost over."

If my prediction was right, the people in Yasha were already wavering, and some of them should have started thinking about a way out. Whether we fight or wait, the outcome will not change much. Just like Eleanor said, the other side will most likely withdraw their troops in this situation.

If he just wanted to resolve the rebellion crisis in Morgan Territory, he could just sit here and wait for the other party to leave. This would even be less risky than continuing to fight, because any battle has the risk of failure, and a failure is enough to turn the situation around again. The question is, does he want to do this? Maintaining stability in this way is not like his usual style.

Originally, after taking the two cities, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that Yasha had not yet reacted and continue to advance eastward to catch the enemy off guard. However, after the two cities were captured, the local knight troops stationed nearby soon noticed something unusual and then fled, which stopped him from continuing the raid.

But these are not the main point. The main point is how to end this matter? If I don't handle it well, I will become the common enemy of the entire North, or even worse. But then again, haven't I become their common target this time?

In the final analysis, the instigators of this rebellion were Yasha and the traitor Victor. Apart from the White Knight Siloed, he didn't even understand why the other two earls would get involved in such a ridiculous thing. They had no conflicts with him, and they couldn't gain much benefit from this incident. Maybe Campbell could get one more South Fortress, at most one more Rod Castle, and then what? As for Earl Ford, he came for no apparent reason, and his territory didn't even border him.

"There are too many opponents nowadays. There are at least 6000 soldiers in total. There is no need to fight with so many people." He muttered to himself. Even if he could really kill them all, it would not be worth it.

"You mean, make peace with some of them?" Eleanor asked tentatively.

Seeing Karl nodded, the girl shouted excitedly:

"I knew you would do this!"

Carl smiled slightly:

"Now is the best opportunity. The stick has been hit, and now it's time to feed the candy."

Seeing the girl nod, he continued:

"Please write to Earls Campbell and Ford and tell them that this is all Yasha's ambition. They want to take advantage of the opportunity to annex Morgan Territory, and I just want to protect my own piece of land. And once Yasha succeeds, that woman will use the same method to deal with them in return... Also tell them that I know they are being used as a shield, and I don't blame them. As long as they are willing to stop fighting, we can still be friends."

"All right!" cried Eleanor.

Then I heard Carl say:

"If everything goes well, when the two armies fight, our opponents will only be the troops brought by Yasha and Victor's few remaining rebels. Of course, we have to prevent her from escaping before then."

What he fears most now is not that Yasha will accept the challenge, but that she will take her troops and escape through someone else's territory, which will make him lose the opportunity to annihilate the opponent.

"What are you going to do?" Eleanor asked, looking up again.

"Hmm..." Karl lazily sat in the chair, thinking for a moment, and suddenly shouted to Altai beside him:

"Altai."

"Yes, Khan!"

"I want you to lead 400 cavalrymen and march directly west to attack Bertie Territory!"

"Yes, sir!" Altai shouted loudly.

"Attacking Berti Territory, are you planning to go directly west and attack Torrenso's homeland?" Eleanor showed a surprised look.

But Karl just snorted coldly and said slowly:

"For now, we are just trying to recover our homeland. If she dares not come back to help, I will directly attack Torrentso and capture Mia alive!"

When he looked up after he finished speaking, he saw the bishop staring at him blankly, with a look of worship in her eyes? He couldn't tell what the other person's expression was.

"So now, you're suddenly my counselor?"

"Ah? No, I..." After being enlightened by Karl's words, Eleanor rubbed her hands in a bit of a loss.

"You are the regional bishop and you have been against me before. I am curious about what made you suddenly change 180 degrees?" Carl asked again.

"Well..." Eleanor hesitated. She looked at her palms unconsciously, as if the light of the Lord would surge from her hands at any time. Finally, she mustered up the courage to say, "Well, does your Excellency believe in the existence of the Lord of Light?"

It was a strange question, a bishop actually asked himself whether he believed in the existence of the Lord. If it was before, Carl would definitely not believe it, but now, after seeing Eleanor's powerful magic, even he himself began to be uncertain. After all, this is a world with magic...

After thinking it over, he finally said:

"I believe in the Lord of Light, but I don't believe in the Church."

"Don't believe in the Vatican?"

"Maybe the Lord of Light is indeed protecting humanity, but can the Holy See really convey his will?" Carl said again.

"Hmm..." After hearing his words, Eleanor fell into thought.

She did not refute him, which surprised Karl. He thought that the other party would be angry and even argue with him, but she just stood there calmly without any reaction.

After a long time, she even nodded slightly.