Chapter 160 Persuasion

There are countless ways to kill a human, but if these methods are arranged in order according to the degree of cruelty, the wooden stake shape is definitely one of the first ones.

Essin looked at the corpse in front. The once arrogant, arrogant and arrogant Byerheim has now turned into a miserable corpse. Byerheim is now naked. A sharp wooden stick is inserted into the ground. The sharp end of the stick pierces from Beerheim's lower body, and its mouth penetrates through Beerheim's entire body. Because of the piercing of the wooden stick, Beerheim's mouth wide open, looking like he is shouting.

It was a cry of pain, despair and horror. Even a person like Essin, a person who had seen blood and death, and a person who thought he was a sarcastic heart, could not help but feel a chill on his back.

To be executed by Essin, this matter was already expected. But it was hard to believe that the little girl would give such an order... it was hard to believe that the little girl could stand aside and witness the whole cruel and bloody process, watch the prisoner cry and struggle in front of him, and then be ruthlessly penetrated through the internal organs by wooden stakes, in extreme pain until death... it was hard to believe that it was something a little girl would do!

What kind of blood is flowing on this little girl? Why didn’t she feel this at all when she was her personal guard in the past? At that time, she thought she was just a very ordinary little girl.

Essin vaguely felt that if he had not convinced Scadra to help, then his fate would be...it was probably the same as Byelheim.

This is also a very clear statement. The little queen has made it clear that she and Byron are incompatible and there is no possibility of reconciliation. If there were any lobbyists in the past trying to resolve this "contradiction", now they also know how to shut their mouths.

"Esing, the time is almost over. If you delay, the body will rot." Clio reminded. Esing only recovered from the nightmare state before.

He couldn't help but think of Byron, not knowing what Byron would be like now. According to time calculations, Byron has probably figured out Essin's actions. But now he probably can only yell and be furious. Unfortunately, if anger is useful, then what should the army do?

In fact, Byelheim's death was not so much a blow to Byron's feelings, but rather a blow to Byron's feelings. Even if he died, Byron would not be in a state of being cut off from descendants. Because Byron actually had descendants - Essin knew that Byelheim had been married long ago and had two (or three?) children.

It’s a pity that those children may not be able to become adults. Because the burning of the Fornoros warehouse directly caused Byron’s fatal injury...

"Essin!" Clio shouted. "We don't have much time. First of all, we have to find a way to get some lime!"

"Sorry," Essin came to his senses. "I'm distracted."

In terms of the army, neither Ashrufate nor the little queen made any trouble. Essim easily chose five hundred elite soldiers who were fully equipped. The small army set out from the besieged camp in Fornoros and headed north along the main road. In a few days, it arrived under the two border castles.

This was originally the battlefield that Byron had reserved, and it was also where he had an absolute advantage. Unfortunately, the little queen did not play according to his card rules, so Byron had two solid castles, but there was no chance of playing a role at all. At this moment, the defenders of the castle adopted a firm retreat tactic to confront the royal army according to Byron's previous arrangement. The total number of garrisons of the two castles was six or seven thousand, while the little queen had only 4,000 troops arranged under the city. However, the little queen used these 4,000 people, which made the garrisons of Byron's two castles unable to move.

From this point of view alone, Byron is really not a talent for military use - but this is a consensus.

Essin quickly won a chance for negotiation for himself. Then again, it was easy. Just hold the white flag and approach the defenders easily put a few "entourages" in. This is also a feature of the civil war. In addition to the people at the top of the war, the hatred between the middle and lower levels is actually very weak. Changing camps and other things is a betrayal at the highest level, but it is easy to get everyone's understanding in private.

This castle is the castle that Essin had been there before. On the way to evacuate the Hawks, Byron had stopped in the castle for several days, rectifying the team and holding a banquet to boost morale. Because of this, Essin and Cleo both knew the commander of the castle garrison, Tren, who was nearly fifty-year-old officer. According to Essin's evaluation, Tren was a very common and mediocre commander. The reason why he held this position was not because of his extraordinary talent, but because he served Byron for many years and was considered loyal and reliable, so he was promoted to deputy general and responsible for this important place.

Because of this, after Essin and Cleo entered the castle, they did not become prisoners, but were received as guests. They left their weapons to their entourage, and then met Tren in the reception room in the castle.

"Esing, I didn't expect you to join the little queen." Tren did not show too much hatred for Esing's behavior. "What are you doing here? Could it be to convince me to surrender?" He showed a malicious expression.

Essin looked at Cleo, who cleared his throat. "In fact, General Tren," Cleo said, drawing Tren's gaze to himself. "We are here to give you a chance."

"Opportunity? What kind of opportunity?"

"A chance to avoid destruction," Cleo replied. "Do you want to be buried with Byron?"

"I really can't see this." Tren said with a sneer. "I heard that the little queen defeated the Duke of Byron in the field, but this doesn't mean anything. The defense of Fornoros is solid, and I know this very well. It's still a little early to say that the outcome is."

"I'm sorry you are the only one who thinks so, for example, our Lord Locks."

"Lox?" Tren knew that Lox was Byron's biggest vassal. "He also...betrayed?"

"Betrayal, why do you use this word?" Cleo asked with a naive expression.

"He was a vassal of Byron. As early as the era when the Byron family was a royal family, his family was..."

"But Byron is no longer a royal family." Cleo interrupted the other party. "There is only one royal family in the entire Groney, and the name of the royal family is Mark Remiz. As for Byron," he said in a calm and powerful tone. "I have long sworn allegiance to the Mark Remiz family."

"this……"

"In this whole relationship, there is only one person who betrays it, then Byron. I have to say that, General Tron, if you think what Byron did is right, then you should immediately lower the flag and surrender. Because Byron can betray the Queen, it means that you can follow him too. If you think what Byron did is wrong, then... his mistake should not affect your correct position, right?"

Tren was speechless for a moment. This is the power of royal power. Logically, since Byron betrayed his oath of loyalty, he naturally had no position to ask others to be loyal to the oath.

"I don't want to tease this," said Tren. "I have served the Duke for decades, and this is a good situation and I don't want to change. Besides that, I don't believe that the little queen can win."

"You're right, everyone wants to be on the side of the winner." Clio agreed, "I agree with this. As for the previous point... are you really satisfied with your current situation? I heard of one thing, you have been the commander here... for more than ten years, right?"

At this moment, Cleo's eyes stared at Tren's face. From the other party's expression, he caught a trace of clues.

"Dear General Tren, I think you may know why we changed the camp." Clio said what happened to Essin once. He told how Essin took risks, how hard, and how he tried every means to carry out the reconnaissance mission, and then turned around and just got Byron's words "good done" at the meeting. Of course, he added a lot of extra materials to inspire Tren's sense of identity.

"...So, you see, after something like this happened, we both thought that the Duke of Byron was really not worth our follow-up. You just mentioned the winner... Even if Byron wins, what good will it do to us?"

It must be said that this statement had a considerable impact.

"The Duke is not generous enough," Tren did show an empathy. "But this is not the reason for my betrayal. The outcome of this war is uncertain..."

He paused because Cleo made a gesture.

"General Tren, do you really feel undecided? Well," he said, "and let me give you some evidence to make you firmly determined. The thing is there in my entourage, please wait."

Tren didn't know what was going on for a moment. Cleo stood up and left. After a while, he returned to the reception room, holding a big box in his hand.

"That's my proof." Cleo placed the box on the table, opened it, and showed the contents inside to Tren.

"This...this...Berheim?" Tren was shocked.

The box contained the head of Byerheim. Tren had worked under Byerheim for so long (when Byerheim was away, everything in the territory was decided by Byerheim), so he would never admit his mistake.

People like Tren, ordinary reasoning, stimulation and other things are not enough. If you want to make him truly shaken, you must be a heavy blow.

"What's going on?" He raised his head, with a clear panic in his eyes. Byelheim is Byron's eldest son, heir, and an important figure second only to Byron. If he dies, it means...

"I don't want to explain anything more. After reading this, you will probably understand what happened." Cleo replied. "I just want to explain this objective fact to you... The winner has already been there, at least it is basically decided."

"The city of Fornoros fell? Where is the Duke?" Tren could only get such an explanation.

"Byron is still alive, or when we left. As for now..." Cleo replied. "I don't know. Maybe he is still alive. But no matter how strong his vitality is, there are not many days left."
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