On the ninth day after zero hour of the war, near Kinshasa, the capital of the Riva Empire, the royal winter palace.
It has been half a month since the Imperial Empress, Her Majesty Berni Ebbinghaus, moved to the Winter Palace. For more than ten days, people have been coming and going here, and the carriages outside the palace gate have not stopped. Under the leadership of the Riva senator and ministers
Next, envoys from various countries lined up to wait for an audience, but not everyone was able to do so. The people guarding the entrance to the Winter Palace were the people from the Sixth Hall of the Palace. They only listened to the Queen's instructions without any exception.
Perhaps there was one of them, the Imperial Lieutenant General Winterhall Rennie, who was also in charge of the six halls of the palace. At this time, she was walking into the flower room wearing heavy armor and saluted the weak figure among the rose bushes: "Your Majesty the Queen, Northern Shang
The special envoy of the regiment has arrived and is waiting to be received."
"There's no rush. In fact, everyone doesn't need to be in a hurry now." The young queen put down the scissors and turned to look at the Empire Rose, whom she relied on most. "Winter Hal, has the Blue Water Team received any new battle reports? How is the battle situation?
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"Your Majesty, the latest battle report is here." Winterhal handed a few pieces of paper to Berni, "Your Majesty, please see that so far, the war situation is not good for the city - in the northern battlefield, many provinces are taking orders from the old man.
In Sibia, one of the four sub-war zones on the front surrendered directly, while the other three retreated without a fight, handing over armaments capable of arming 100,000 people to the Merchant Corps... The performance of the other sub-war zones was slightly better.
Point, we are withdrawing our troops towards the Holy Capital, and it seems that we are going to follow Visu Keda's lead."
"Shame! When did Sibia's army surrender? The defeated army was scattered all over the thousands of miles of trade routes. This is really...unprecedented." The Queen looked at the battle report, showing a look of hatred for steel, "Is it possible that iron cannot be transformed into steel?
Is there a traitor?"
"There are too many traitors. After all, few people can remain normal under the pressure of gods and demons, and the people who are truly loyal to Cohen are concentrated in the city area." Winterhal said with a wry smile, "Moreover, Sibia is now
It is an alliance, and the three empires under it all have autonomy. No matter what they choose in this war, the city will have no coercive power on them."
"That's true, but in this way, it is equivalent to opening the northern gateway, and the Northern Merchant Regiment will soon reach the city." The Queen sighed, "How is the situation on the southern front?"
"The southern front is almost in no man's land, and I have not heard of anyone surrendering to the enemy. However, the Southern Merchant Regiment launched a full-scale offensive yesterday, and the offensive was very fierce." Winterhal said, "The Merchant Regiment has invested nearly three
One hundred thousand people were divided into three main attack directions. The vanguard of the troops advanced more than 200 miles overnight and penetrated deep into the southern front. One of the two defensive points on the front line of the defenders has been lost, and the other is still there.
Support, but against twenty times the enemy, no one can tell how long they can hold on."
"Is it so tragic on the first day?" The Queen frowned, "Does the missing point mean that the entire army was annihilated?"
"The defenders lost close to 2,000 people, but they killed and injured more than 20,000 merchant troops. After the city walls and fortresses were completely destroyed, more than 1,000 people still successfully evacuated." Winterhal shook his head, "Intelligence behind enemy lines
It is said that Duke Swice canceled the designation of a certain legion in the Merchant Corps Army, and that is probably the legion responsible for the main attack."
"The Nanshan Merchant Regiment is attacking with human lives! Winterhal, what is your judgment on the subsequent war? How long can these two theaters last? Can the Merchant Regiment successfully reach the city below?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, this is not something I can judge, because what is going on is not an ordinary war. This is the so-called moment of life and death!" Winterhal said softly, "But my intuition tells me that when businessmen
The key to the entire war will be revealed when the regiment reaches the vicinity of the city. After all... His Majesty Cohen and his men are not ordinary people."
"I understand, there is your sweetheart in there!" A soft smile appeared on Berni's face, and then she said seriously, "Cohen is not an ordinary person, but the participants in this war are ordinary people. So, let
I, an ordinary person who is watching, should shoulder my responsibilities - General Winterhalter, take the special envoy of the Northern Merchant Group to the third floor terrace, where I will receive him."
"As you wish, my majesty!" Winterhal saluted, turned and left.
After a while, the special envoy from the Northern Merchant Group walked up to the terrace with confident steps. The reason why he was described as "kou" is because this special envoy was a noble lady - when His Majesty was still a little princess,
She shared a room with Her Majesty Berni.
"Your Majesty the Queen, I have brought you the most sincere greetings from Prince Ulysses, as well as goodwill that is wider than the sky." The female envoy raised her skirt and saluted to Berni who was sitting on the terrace, "Dear
Berni - please forgive me for saying this, you are really the pride of us women, look, such a big and beautiful empire is actually in the palm of your hand!"
The Queen withdrew her distant gaze and smiled at her handkerchief: "Prince Ulysses' kindness is quite heavy, but I accept it on behalf of the empire. My friend, I am very happy to see you - if you
This is the only mission."
"Of course it's more than that, Your Majesty, but our friendship will continue." The female envoy stood up straight and responded calmly, "Your Majesty, this war has entered the ninth day, and the Northern Merchant Regiment urgently needs an answer from Your Majesty."
"I have already said that the Riva Empire is optimistic about the alliance of business groups." Berni raised her eyebrows charmingly, "Why, isn't Prince Ulysses dissatisfied with Riva's attitude?"
"Your Majesty knows that this war is not simple. Although I can't say it myself, your Majesty's wisdom must be very clear." The female envoy smiled and said unusually tactfully, "Of course the northern business group is satisfied with Riva's attitude, but
The key is that the prince needs to see your majesty’s actions - the war situation is urgent, and the merchant group does not want to deploy too many troops on the border, so please, your majesty, extend your compassionate hand and help us resolve this problem!"
"I don't quite understand, my friend, can I solve the problem you are talking about?"
"Of course, only Your Majesty can resolve it." The female envoy answered directly, "The Northern Business Group wants to confirm that the Liva Empire will not interfere in the war, and will not interfere at any time. Your Majesty, you know that this kind of thing cannot be based on a promise alone."
"Even my promise is invalid." Berni laughed at herself, "So, what do you want to do next?"
"We want." The female envoy paused, "We want your Majesty to hand over the Sibia troops that are still in the Riva Empire!"
"Bold!" Winterhal interrupted, "Pay attention to your identity and tone, special envoy of the business group!"
"Don't be excited, General Winterhal, please let me finish." The special envoy was not afraid, "I have brought some condolence envoys from the northern business group. If your Majesty really has no intention of intervening in the war, please separate these envoys.
The headquarters of the five major legions sent to Riva - they will not interfere with anyone's peace, and they will leave on their own after the merchant coalition forces occupy the city."
"Bastard! What do you think the Liva Empire is? You actually want to send people to monitor my army!" Winterhal was furious, "Be careful not to leave the Winter Palace!"
"Of course I will not leave the Winter Palace. In fact, I was arranged to stay with Her Majesty the Queen until the end of the war." The female envoy said disapprovingly, "Your Majesty, please think about it carefully! Because compared to
Otherwise, this is the most gentle way. If Your Majesty doesn't do this, it's hard for me to imagine how things will develop."
"My friend, it seems that you have really become a powerful person. Are you not ashamed at all to try your best to deal with Sibia?" Berni looked at the other party and said sadly, "If I remember correctly
If so, you were someone who was protected by Sibia, and the person who provided you with protection at that time was none other than Cohen Keda, right?"
"I have no shame in my heart. In fact, I like the Sbia empire very much, and everything I do now is to protect her." The special envoy felt happy because she saw that the other side's defense line was getting closer.
A little bit overwhelmed by reality, bringing up the so-called past is just a meaningless struggle. So she looked levelly and answered the Queen righteously, "Your Majesty, haven't you seen the ultimate goal of Cohen Keda?"
Are you going to destroy Sibia and the world?"
"I have seen it, and I probably see it more deeply than you." Berni tightened the collar of her coat, her voice was low and bitter, "Okay, the people you brought can enter the headquarters of the five major legions, and you can stay with me.
.As for the Sibian army, you can send people to their garrison to have a look, they are probably already empty!"
"Dear Your Majesty, the Northern Business Group and I are very grateful for your decision!" The female envoy emphasized her tone, her expression of joy could not be concealed, "However, the Sibia Army we are talking about is not the First Front Army waiting in the city...
…but the one called the Second Guards of Riva.”
"Yes, I'm talking about the Second Guards." Berni nodded, "They have already left."
"Really?" As if he didn't believe that he was so lucky, the envoy asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, are you sure?"
"If you can find a soldier of the Second Guards in Riva, I will show you his disfigurement!" Queen Berni smiled coldly, "Now, you and that old bastard Ulysses should be satisfied.
Are you ready? The last room in the corridor on the left is for you, Winterhal, go and make arrangements for her and her people immediately!"
"Follow your orders!" Winterhal didn't have a good look towards the special envoy. With a wave of his hand, two tall and round female waitresses came up and dragged the special envoy away.
"It's really..." The queen turned her head and looked at the misty distance, "It's crazy, this world is going crazy!"
On the tenth day after the zero hour of the war, the Sibia Alliance, the capital of the Mosik Empire, and the Holy Capital.
After the war started, countless refugees rushed here. In just ten days, the cities of the Holy Capital had already accommodated more than 300,000 people. These were people with status, usually family members of military officers, relatives of nobles, etc.
, those real refugees were directly led to the refugee camp built outside the city - in the current Mosik Empire, the complete system preserved from the Cohen period is still functioning, and resettling refugees is just a piece of cake.
The real headache is the empire's choice in the war, but no one will help with this life-threatening matter. Although it is true that several major systems of the empire were left by Cohen, today's officials are no longer simple.
——To put it simply, the bureaucracy of this empire has returned to the period of the Chamei Dynasty. It is really a beautiful circular movement.
The Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the governors of the seven major provinces gathered together to debate, and the palace meeting room was like a boiling pot of water every day. Outside the palace gate, young military officers and aristocratic elders and elders fought against each other.
Those who participated in the war wanted to protect themselves, and both sides insisted on their own words. The bloody letters demanding war were plastered all over the palace walls, and the carriages demanding peace were passing through the streets. If it weren't for the strong suppression of the Guards, they would have captured them long ago.
Got it done!
In such a whirlpool, no one dares to take it lightly. There are more and more troops outside the Holy City, all of which have been withdrawn from several sub-war zones. Coupled with those countless refugees, as long as a small
If you are negligent, the active volcano in the Holy City will erupt violently! In fact, there have been several unsuccessful coups. Unconsciously, everyone is wary of others and hurts others.
There was only one person who did not join, and that was the Queen of the Empire, Cathelle Hagrid. Her status was so transcendent that it gave others a headache just to think about it. Her husband, Visu Kedar, was the emperor, and her two sons, Rick Kedar,
, Shiftah al-Qaeda is also the emperor, and the remaining one, Cohen al-Qaeda, is the core of the third faith and the origin of all this chaos.
There was a mess of porridge outside, but in the harem, Kasseling was steaming cakes in the kitchen. The guards and maids were all standing outside. She was busy making flour and beating eggs by herself. By the time the cake was halfway steamed,
Her husband came in. Even though he was the emperor now, he could only get a moment of peace with his wife.
This model nobleman who had followed the rules in the past did not care about his status as emperor at all and sat directly on the threshold - this was his son's signature move.
"Are you done?" Kasseling glanced at him, "Have you got any results?"
"They are still arguing, and there will be no results for the time being, but the entire empire is in a mess." Weisu looked tired, "The commander of one sub-war zone was an internal agent of the merchant group and surrendered with his troops. The other three surrendered.
The division war zone began to retreat without even seeing the shadow of the Merchant Corps Army. When harassed by a few reconnaissance teams of the Merchant Corps Army, the army actually dispersed and turned into a rout! After walking thousands of miles, the officers and even the beggars
It would be worse...the major general commander of the Third Theater Zone, who was run over by his own carriage while escaping!"
"Then don't you still have three armies in different theaters?" Kasseling said, "Can you support them for a while?"
"What's the point of gathering in the Holy Capital? The merchant army is not going to attack the Holy Capital. Ulysses is really clever. Half of the troops came in naked and are arming themselves with the equipment of the four sub-war zones." Wei Su sighed.
His tone became excited again the next moment, "The entire empire and the entire army have never fought a decent battle! Now, they have advanced about 800 miles and occupied sufficient material bases and production bases. Several large granaries have fallen.
In their hands... this means that we are supporting him in attacking the city, what a shame! I can't wait to kill all those traitors!"
"But you can't."
"Yes, due to the influence and interference of gods and demons, half of the people in the empire are leaning towards the merchant army, and I can't do anything about it. Those who can escape have already escaped, and those who cannot escape are not good people either - more than a dozen city lords have expressed neutrality,
He didn’t even give me a message beforehand.”
Kasseling said while looking at the fire: "In other words, no matter what choice you make in the end, nothing will change the situation?"
"It's useless, even if we make up our minds early on. Because they are the attackers, our choices are within their expectations." Wei Su shook his head, his eyes full of worry, "The merchant army has obtained
Everything, but there are no casualties. If they move forward, they will reach the front of the Dicheng war zone... I am really unwilling to see all this happen!"
"Changing what you can change is called wisdom; accepting what you can't change is called courage." Kasseling came over and stroked her husband's face, "Believe me, dear, don't care about reputation and reputation, you
There is no need for these things anymore. Since you can't do anything, just treat yourself as an ordinary person."
"I don't care at all. No matter what the outcome is, I can't shake the influence of gods and demons." Weisu held his wife's hand, "As an ordinary father, I feel very worried. Both the north and south of the city are suffering.
Under tremendous pressure, there are constant reports of cities falling and battle lines collapsing... In the entire northern theater, Cohen still has three cities in his hands."
"Three cities? Are they three borders? It will definitely teach the merchant army a painful lesson." Kasseling said with a smile, "I have great confidence in Cohen. No matter what step he takes, he will be mine."
Pride - I would say this even if the little bitch spying on me was standing here."
"I believe you would say so."
"The cake is ready!" Cathelling walked to the stove and turned around and shouted, "Herald! Herald!"
"Herald, please report!" A Major of the Guards quickly ran to the door, "Queen, what are your orders?"
"Has the traffic from the Holy Capital to the city been cut off?" Kasseling took out the cake and took care of it carefully.
"Not yet!" replied the herald.
"Very good!" Kasseling waved her hand, "Go prepare a carriage, the fastest one, and send this cake to the city. Tell Cohen that this is a cake made by his mother, and wish him the best.