But Earl Harrison, who had his own ideas and believed that he could suppress Lorne, could not give in so easily.
Even if he cooperated with Lorne, he still acted like I am the boss.
Not only did he not ask Lorne for his opinion when planning the escape route, this guy even asked Lorne to hand over the army to his command.
It was clear that he wanted to separate Lorne from the Fast family's army.
With such a clumsy method, Lorne could see Earl Harrison's thoughts at a glance.
However, continuing to argue with Hayden is just a waste of time.
Lorne simply suggested: "Your Excellency, the combined strength of you and me is already tens of thousands.
And if the pursuers of the Stuart family are really chasing us, There are never too many of them.
It's better that we teach them a lesson on the road so that they know how powerful our northern warriors are. " This time when they went south, the northern soldiers showed off their skills when dealing with miscellaneous soldiers.
But in fact, they have lost the war.
Escape in despair was really a disgrace to the name of the North, and Lorne's proposal to teach the Stuart family a lesson suited Hayden's taste.
Anyway, time is running out now.
Only by getting rid of the following pursuers and frightening the Stuart family can they leave more calmly.
But neither Lorne nor Hayden thought that they were so insignificant in the eyes of Duke Stuart.
The Duke's attack was just to make up for his mistake of letting Lorne leave.
To buy John time to resolve his predicament, he did not send his own soldiers to hunt down Lorne.
Even if John asked, the Duke's answer was to let Baron Carter solve the remaining troubles by himself.
After this battle, John failed to get what he wanted.
But the Duke of the Sea bought the time Keira needed.
By the time the new Grand Duke of Habsburg was re-elected in the north and went south again, he would have pacified the entire empire.
Gathering the power of the Empire, plus the weapons of his Stuart family.
The Duke believed that even without John, he could defeat the northern army again.
After killing the Duke of the North and successfully winning the war against the North, the Duke no longer felt that John was an indispensable link as he did at first.
If it weren't for Keira's sake, even John wouldn't even bother to help.
After capturing the camp of the Northern Army, after listening to John's statement, the Duke told him in a nonchalant tone: "Don't worry, my future Grand Duke of the Northern Territory.
That position will be yours sooner or later, and my people in Tallinn City are fully confident.
Without competitors, other than you, how can a group of grown men really let a female doll ride on their head?"
Without Lorne's trouble, John wouldn't be worried about Anna.
But now some lords have begun to doubt themselves.
The possibility of peacefully inheriting the title is too low, and John needs the Duke's help.
"Your Majesty the Duke, we have all underestimated Lornfast's ambition.
He will not stop like this.
Killing him will save us a lot of trouble."
"Lornfast," the Duke said disdainfully while picking up the Northern Army flag captured by his men and selecting his trophies, "Didn't you say he is yours?
If you kill him, you will lose a helper."
Obviously, the Duke was laughing at John.
John had told the Duke everything before.
Unexpectedly, Duke Stuart would not help, but instead made sarcastic remarks.
He secretly cursed the old thing, but now John really needs the support of the Stuart family and the church.
He reminded the Duke: "The North has completely lost control.
Bishop Sophia has betrayed us.
If we don't deal with the Loen Law as soon as possible, "Sister, it would be bad for all of us if there was a scandal and the church loses its prestige."
At this stage, even the Duke of the Sea cannot do without the support of the church.
With Keira, he can get a steady supply of soldiers and people.
He could ignore John's face, but he had to look at Keira's face.
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Just let him chase Lorne, don't say he doesn't have the energy.
After seeing the Fast family's ability to march quickly, Duke Stuart did not want to compete with Lorne for physical strength.
Moreover, there are still many things waiting for him to deal with in the empire.
Prince Bruce and his gang are like weaklings who cannot be killed.
As soon as they relax their vigilance, they don't know where they will pull up an army.
Now, because of the battle with the North, the Duke has long received news that Prince Bruce and his gang have once again used the royal banner.
There is even news that pirates in the wasteland have actually taken advantage of the civil strife in the empire to bypass the Iron Cable Islands and start threatening the cities along the coast.
There seem to be traces of pirates even in the territory of the Stuart family.
If these chaos are not settled as soon as possible, the Duke is worried that problems will also arise on the Heretic Island.
Fortunately, the last time I received news, the wizards from Heresy Island actually counterattacked the forces of Glory City.
Although I don't know what those guys were thinking, this undoubtedly gave the Duke more time.
"I will bring Bishop Sophia's matter to the Pope, and she will pay the price.
But for the issue in the North, haven't you Northerners always advocated that the Northerners should take care of it themselves?"
John was rejected again, but this time the Duke still gave John a little convenience.
"I will provide your army with the weapons and equipment it needs.
Your task is just to hold back the North.
Once I have my hands free, I will naturally help you take down Lornfast."
Having said this, John also understood what Duke Stuart meant.
The Duke of the Sea plans to clean up the mess in the north after pacifying the empire.
In this way, the Duke's prestige may even surpass Keira.
But in this case, does he, the future Grand Duke of the North, really have a chance to ascend to the throne?
John is not worried that the Duke of Stuart will risk the threat of daily rebellion to become the Grand Duke of the North, but he is sure to wait for the Duke to take action.
He, the Grand Duke of the North, is just an empty shell.
The problem is that the Duke is unwilling to continue to contribute.
He can't send troops to chase Lorne by himself.
Unlike Baron Fast, most of the knights under John are not his own knights.
Even with the strength of his barony, there was no way he could support so many knights, so when it came to using them, John was far less comfortable than Lorne.
The lords who attack the northern territory without definite evidence, or even Anna's team, will definitely lose their morale without starting a fight.
Therefore, if John wants to be as unscrupulous as Lorne, he still needs an opportunity
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