Chapter 392 The crisis of the subjugation of the country
When Jia Zhengjin returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Tina, Perin and Christina were all already asleep.
He did not wake up his wives, but went to bed and fell asleep.
When I got up the next day, I rubbed elbows with them for a while before giving away the gifts respectively.
Tina learned Fire Barrier, Perrin learned Wings of Wind, and Christina wore a shining ring.
They were quite happy and liked Jia Zhengjin's gifts very much. They did not compare whose gifts were better, which was the most worry-free thing for Jia Zhengjin.
That morning, the couple had dinner at the City Lord's Mansion. Jia Zhengjin said goodbye to General Albas and told him to assist General Owen in guarding Hailong City. After leaving behind a pile of bombs and mines carried in the virtual backpack, he rode on the giant giant.
The dragon quickly left.
With millions of gold coins, he can go back to Holy Dragon City and do many things!
But on the other side, tens of thousands of elven troops, the Sea Dragon City troops led by Owen, and the city guard troops led by Zhuoma divided into three groups to attack the Principality of Hales.
Because the elite troops were wiped out, the strongest of the younger generation died for their country, and the older generation of generals who had been suppressed were deeply suspicious of the Archduke of Troy. Facing the three-line attack, Duke Hales' army retreated steadily!
The city of Raqqa fell! The city of Duvert fell! The port of Snow Rock fell!
The coalition forces headed by Owen attacked Yukikaze City, the coalition forces headed by Dolma attacked Kitabar Castle, and the main force of the elves attacked Clausia City. Once the three cities are captured, Bolivia, the capital of the Principality of Hales, will be cut off.
All exits in three directions are completely blocked in the capital.
In order to prevent this situation from happening, the Grand Duke of Troy immediately sent people to Demar City, Potanya City, Lockhit City, Pandoga City, Valley City, and Hanirui City to mobilize all the troops to return reinforcements, and at the same time dispatched envoys to the nearest city quickly.
The Cangyan Empire requested reinforcements.
After the elite troops were annihilated, the Principality of Hales was unable to resist the powerful elves' legions! Not to mention the cooperation of the troops from Sea Dragon City and Holy Dragon City, and even the astonishingly powerful bombs and mines. Even if all surrounding cities were mobilized,
The army only delays the attack speed of the three-party coalition. The main thing is to see whether the Cang Yan Empire can send reinforcements in time.
Faced with this dangerous situation, the old general Mark decided to admonish the Archduke of Troy again.
His granddaughter Lewis wanted to stop him: "Grandpa, the Archduke of Troy is biased against us and will never adopt any of your suggestions! Why do you bother to do anything if you know it will have no effect?"
"What you said is wrong!" General Mark scolded her with a straight face, "As a member of the Principality of Hales, of course we must do our part for our country! Even if the Grand Duke does not listen to the advice, we must still make our own
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Lewis tried to persuade him several times, but General Mark insisted on having his own way.
As expected, he gathered a group of veteran generals and rushed to the city lord's palace to collectively advise the Grand Duke of Troy. He bluntly said that in the face of such a situation, in order not to destroy the country, he must immediately send envoys to Holy Dragon City, Sea Dragon City and the Elf Army to fight with them.
Negotiate! You must first figure out what they want, and then make appropriate concessions. The enemy is too strong, and blind resistance will only lead to defeat faster! There is nothing wrong with waiting for reinforcements to arrive, but before that, you must stabilize your opponent.
, there is still a chance to regain it after a temporary defeat!
The Grand Duke of Troy was already feeling aggrieved. He was about to be beaten to the capital by the enemy, and the country was about to be destroyed! But these old guys unexpectedly jumped out and wanted to stop resisting and negotiate with the enemy? They even had to do it for the sake of the overall situation.
, make appropriate concessions and cede national interests?
Before the Grand Duke could say anything, the younger generation of civil and military officials immediately stood up and attacked General Mark and the veteran generals he led, denounced them as capitulators and traitors, and tried their best to throw all kinds of unpleasant words at them.
The veterans were all scolded so badly that no one was willing to have a rational conversation with them.
The Archduke of Troy was also moved by such emotions. Amidst the young generals' insistence on seeking a battle and shouting that the Principality of Wales would win, he loudly rebuked these old generals for "surrendering before the battle."
Although General Mark felt sad, he still argued hard. He was not suggesting surrendering to the enemy, but delaying the enemy through negotiations to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements. Or perhaps he could know the enemy's intentions, and perhaps for the benefit of the principality.
There is no need to resist forcefully at the cost of national subjugation if you make a little compromise.
It’s just that the current Grand Duke of Troy and the young civil and military ministers around him couldn’t listen. They all firmly believed that they could hold on until reinforcements from the Cangyan Empire arrived. Even the Human Empire’s coalition forces could immediately send troops and rush to this battlefield after receiving the news!
The stubborn Archduke of Troy severely reprimanded General Mark and other veterans who followed him to dissuade him. He ordered them to go home and respect each other, and not to participate in any national meetings in a short period of time.
In the eyes of the Grand Duke of Troy, this is already the best treatment for the veterans! If it were not for the fact that they had dedicated their lives to the Principality of Hales, if it were not for the fact that they were loyal to their father and had never changed, they would treat themselves like this.
His attitude would have been to pull him out and execute him!
General Mark's advice failed, and he fell ill after returning home. The other veteran generals also became "sick" one after another, and ordered their families to lock the doors and windows, and stock up on enough food and water. During this period, no one was allowed to leave the house!
Knowing that the senior generals were so knowledgeable, they all stayed shut and never bothered him again. The Archduke of Troy felt much better, so he immediately summoned the younger generation of generals and civil servants to discuss strategies for defense and retreat from the enemy again.
As long as Yukikaze Castle, Kitabaraki, and Clausia Castle can hold on for about a week, reinforcements from all over the country will arrive to defend the capital of Bolivia with all their strength! With the assistance of reinforcements from all over the country, we can wait for another week.
The powerful army of the Cangyan Empire comes to the rescue!
By then, together with the Cang Yan Empire, they will fight back, and they will definitely be able to defeat the troops of Holy Dragon City, regain Sea Dragon City, and even invade the Forest of Elves!
I have to say that the idea is excellent! However, the Archduke of Troy really overestimated the combat effectiveness of his domestic army and underestimated the strength of the three coalition forces! Especially the bombs and mines they carried, one focused on attack, and the other was airdropped.
The method is to throw it into the city, which is impossible to prevent! The other one focuses on defense, and it is difficult to detect it with the naked eye after being buried. Once you think that the opponent's defense is not strong when setting up camp, and you want to win by sneak attack, the mine formation will immediately teach you how to behave!
