Chapter 588: plot

A carriage with simple decoration slowly drove into the gate of Gabela's imperial capital, and it took more than half an hour to continue driving to the scholar's tower.

A cloaked man was standing at the door looking around, seeing the carriage coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Amberov, why are you here today?" A gentle female voice came from the carriage.

The man in the cloak opened the carriage, bowed his body, and made a gesture of invitation, while saying, "Dear Ms. Mariana, I don't need to be on duty in the palace today."

A tall woman stepped out of the carriage and said, "I want to meet the two masters, Aldrich and Yarvi, immediately."

Ambolov looked around and said in a low voice, "The two masters are waiting for you, and Marshal MacDonald has also come quietly."

Mariana's expression turned serious, "If that's the case, is His Highness here?"

Anbolov shook his head, "No, His Highness is caught up in some matters in the palace, so he won't be able to come today."

Mariana shook her teeth, "Okay, take me in quickly."

Ten minutes later, in the gazebo where Aldrich and Jarvi talked with Macdonald last time, Marianne met the two old bachelors and the Marshal of the Empire.

She had known Aldrich and Jarvi for a long time, but she didn't know MacDonald very well. "It is an honor to meet you, Gabela's pillar, Marshal Macdonald."

Macdonald didn't respond immediately, but stared at the lady in front of him. Since becoming a follower of His Highness Antonio, he has gradually come into contact with the inner circle surrounding His Highness, including the high-level members of the Mystic Society, and he is also familiar with most of them, except for two members. One is missing, and even the other members of the ten-member group do not know where they are. The other is the lady Mariana in front of me. When Macdonald became Antonio's follower, this lady was in the corner. Perform secret missions.

Of course, Macdonald had already known from other people that there was a lady in the group of ten, but he was still surprised when he first saw Mariana, firstly because of her beauty, and secondly because of her young age (compared to For those old men in the Ten, it's incredible to hear that she also has a nearly grown son. But MacDonald also knew that a witch's age should not be judged by appearance alone.

"It's not polite to look at a lady like that, Mr Macdonald."

Mariana reminded with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was rude. It's an honor to meet you, Ms. Mariana." MacDonald laughed heartily.

After finishing the polite words, the five people, including Anbolov, quickly discussed the business.

"I invite you to come back this time because the matter has indeed reached a very critical time, and your strength may be used at that time."

Aldridge frowned.

Mariana nodded, expressing that she understood that she had already learned about Gabela's recent events from the ten-member group.

More than two months ago, shocking news came from the north. The orcs on the prairie suddenly went south and captured several states located in the north of Gabela. These countries are all subordinates to Gabela. The country was protected by Gabela, and the orc's move was obviously a serious provocation to Gabela, which was absolutely intolerable for Gabela, who established the country with force. His Majesty the Emperor was furious, and vowed to show some color to the plush savages on the grassland.

The emperor hurriedly convened an imperial meeting and ordered the courtiers to immediately come up with a counterattack plan. The Duke of Dias, who served as the prime minister, suggested that Macdonald be the commander-in-chief and Siegfried be the deputy to lead the imperial army to the north to teach the orcs a lesson. Not only should they take back the vassal states occupied by the orcs, but they should also go deep into the grasslands to completely kill several tribes. Pain the orcs so that they dare not think of going south for more than ten years.

The angry emperor Bartley Griffin immediately approved the prime minister's plan and ordered Macdonald and Siegfried to start preparations immediately. They must go out within two months, and he would try to supply the insufficient soldiers and food.

But for Antonio, Aldridge and others, there is a problem. The two recommended by Duke Dias are just Antonio's right-hand men in the army. Prairie, I don't know how many years it will take to come back, isn't this just cutting off the two arms of His Royal Highness the Second Prince?

This situation is very dangerous. The First Prince and Duke Dias also have their supporters in the army. The departure of MacDonald and Siegfried will instantly cause an imbalance of power between the two parties in the army.

"This is the conspiracy of the old fox Dias!" Aldrich said with a dark face, "We must take action before the army goes out."

Mariana looked at Anbolov, "What does Your Highness mean?"

Anbolov, who was the Chief of the Palace Guard, frowned and said, "His Royal Highness is still hesitant to take the final action."

Jarvi shook his head and said, "There is no room for hesitation anymore. The Dias family's knife is already on our necks. What do you think, old marshal?"

MacDonald nodded. "I also agree to take action, but not immediately?"

Aldridge asked in surprise, "Why?"

Macdonald said: "Siegfried and our army are in the imperial capital for one day, and the eldest prince and the Dias family are on high alert for one day. If they take action now, they may be prepared. UU Read www.uukanshu.com to We may be the ones who fail."

Ambolov asked very anxiously: "Then when should it be? It will be too late if you and Zieg fly away."

Just as MacDonald was about to speak, he saw a smile on the corner of Ms. Mariana's mouth, and asked, "Ma'am, what do you think?"

Mariana smiled and said, "The old marshal doesn't mean to pretend to leave the imperial capital first, but not go far, and lure the snake out of the hole before fighting?"

Macdonald laughed too, stroked his beard and said, "Somewhat similar, but not quite."

Everyone looked at him, hoping for an explanation.

The old marshal then explained to everyone: "If we have to wait until Dias strikes first and we strike later, the initiative will not be in our hands. If we can't grasp the fire, it will be too dangerous. I mean we still have to strike first. There is a saying from a foreign country called the first strike, and the one who strikes first will definitely gain some advantage. But the time to strike is when the eldest prince and Dias are most relaxed, that is, after Siegfried and I left the imperial capital, if at this time If there is no movement from them, then we will seize this opportunity to take the initiative to kill them, and of course, Siegfried and I will return to the imperial capital immediately."