The pouring rain washed away the streets and stone slabs, causing the heat that had accumulated on weekdays to dissipate. On days when the cold wind blew slantingly, the imperial capital presented two polarized scenes.
On the main road, different troops fought with each other, and the sound of fighting and shooting never stopped. But in some residents' courtyards, there was silence. Many people closed their doors tightly and held their breath for fear of causing undue disasters.
, and some remote slums are also extremely quiet at the moment. Many lower-class unemployed people are watching nervously, like hyenas, looking for opportunities that may arise in this turmoil.
In the military camp on the western outskirts of Titania, a sudden change is also taking place.
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Before receiving the call signal from the Regent, the soldiers here had already begun to gather.
"Everyone, put on your armor immediately and gather at the designated place!" Urgent horns and bells echoed in the camp, and there were sounds of running everywhere.
Soldiers quickly ran out of their residences one after another, thinking that this was some bastard who came up with a special training camp. However, considering the generous treatment of the Guards Corps, they didn't resist much.
The soldiers lined up in a neat square formation in the pouring rain, with their heads held high. They were an elite regiment directly affiliated with the royal family, and they had a kind of pride and pride that ordinary people could not match.
In the midst of the heavy rain, a man who was as tall as steel slowly climbed onto the high platform. His turbulent momentum and power made the soldiers present lower their breaths and watch silently... This man was not the regimental commander they were usually familiar with.
, its figure is somewhat unfamiliar.
"Me! Darcy Gentlin." A loud voice sounded like thunder in the array.
"He will be your new leader and commander." That voice seemed to carry undoubted power, making people fearful.
Darcy, the son of a commoner, later married the Gentlin family, married the Gentlin family's only daughter, Vereen, and obtained the title of earl. His outstanding performance on the battlefield of the Western Expedition made him the favorite of many civilian non-commissioned officers.
The idol, whose reputation has become a household name under the propaganda of the royal family, is the 'Military God' worshiped by countless people in the army.
Many middle-level and lower-level officers present were confused about such a sudden announcement, but as a well-known noble officer stood behind Darcy, expressing his approval and standing in line, everyone had to suppress their doubts and remain silent.
Different from what the officers were thinking, when the ordinary soldiers heard that the once widely circulated 'Military God' general in the empire was commanding them, they burst out with enthusiastic shouts. The boiling sound even made the rain almost steam. A pair of eyes were in the rain.
It is also extremely bright in the middle.
The 'Pure Iron General' Darcy led the army to almost every victory in past expeditions. If it had not been for the special war machine that they encountered in the end, it would be hard to say what the future situation would have been like for the Empire and Crancia.
Who doesn't want to win? On the battlefield, victory is everything. There will be nothing more exciting than this.
Looking at the cheers and eager voices below, the former 'Military God' still had a cold expression, as steely. He slowly raised his hand, causing the shouts to stop instantly, and there was silence.
"Everyone!"
"Follow me and attack immediately."
"The enemy is the rebels on the east side of the imperial capital. They are traitors to the empire and will be defeated by us!"
"The will of the empire!" A chorus of voices sounded in this order.
Immediately, these soldiers took action urgently. Their elite cavalry set off first, followed by the infantry covered with raincoats, and finally the roaring chariots.
Among the elite cavalry as the vanguard, Darcy took the lead on horseback. The air waves beside him broke through the hemispherical cover in the rain, making him particularly conspicuous in the rain. Under his leadership, this cavalry also showed its long-range ability.
The will and fighting spirit surpassed those of the past, and its steaming magic power brought up bursts of white smoke, which continued to drift away in the heavy rain.
The force that protects Titiania is generally divided into three parts. Among them, the smallest and most elite are the red-clothed guards in the palace. They wear thick red-gold armor, with rose reliefs on their chests, and dark shadows on their backs.
The strength of red cloaks is mostly between sequence 4-5, and some captains have the strength of sequence 6.
The other part is the patrol knights in the city and the rotating garrison corps. Their composition is slightly complex and they each perform their own duties, but the total number is about 60,000.
The last part is the two military camps outside the city, each with 60,000 people in the east and west, totaling 120,000 legionnaires. They are all elite legions in the army. They usually rotate with the legions stationed on the border and in the south to maintain combat effectiveness.
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Of course, this is just the military power of Titiania. In fact, there are many fiefdoms loyal to the royal family near Titania, or strongholds of royal branches. These cities are like satellites embedded in the road leading to Titania.
If the garrisons along the roads and checkpoints are mobilized, they can easily gather about 400,000-600,000 troops.
In this turmoil, the main thing that broke out was the private army of the nobles in the city. Although their number was smaller than that of the patrol knights and garrison corps, their equipment was much better. Moreover, these patrol knights and garrison corps were not monolithic. Many of them had been infiltrated.
Under the leadership of the superior, they rebelled against the enemy.
As the battle progressed, the scattered patrolling knights and garrison regiments in the city were defeated. The main roads in Titania's city were gradually controlled by the private armies of the major nobles. Only the palace guards were left to protect the regent and queen.
Step back and defend.
Outside the city, two powerful new forces also began to clash.
The Eastern Army, which was originally attacking the city, was attacked from the side and rear. People were panicked for a while. Fortunately, the general leading the army at this moment was one of the famous "three victorious generals" in the empire, General Sifule.
This general, who also came from a lower class, had received favors from the current queen in Emenas, and was also a rare queen's party in the empire. Although he occupied an important position in the imperial capital, the regent still acquiesced to this change after long consideration.
Red Queen Lily has very few confidants and influence. If even Severi were to be removed, it would greatly stimulate conflicts within the royal family. This is not what Edron wants to see.
After receiving the emergency signal from the palace, the general immediately led people to count the soldiers and prepared to enter the city for rescue. However, he was stopped by the defenders at the city gate, which delayed a certain period of time until he arrived at the side of the army.
was attacked by the Western Army.
"It's you? Darcy."
In the blurry field with rain, Sifulei was riding on a horse, wearing a gray and white cloak, holding a spear, looking at the general on the opposite side who was leading the cavalry to continuously break through the front line.
Facing Severe's questioning, the cold warrior didn't say a word, but responded with a more violent attack. When his spear struck, it brought up a splash of rain and blood, and the thick shield struck him.
The solid front line collapsed layer by layer.
"Shoot!" Facing the approaching enemy general, Severi waved his hand, and a burst of intensive crossbow sounds immediately sounded. The enchanted Luo Xijin crossbow bolts shot out in a swarm, knocking down the cavalry in front of them in rows and rolling them down.
Into the muddy rain.
Compared to muskets, these enchanted extraordinary mechanical crossbows are more effective and powerful in the rain.
Soon the charging cavalry fell down, and only Darcy remained among the forward charging figures.
"It's too aggressive." Severi shook his head, briefly commented on his former colleague, and then slowly retreated on his horse, allowing a fully armored cavalryman to step forward.
These armored heavy cavalry are all elites of Sequence 5, and among them are two Sequence 6 extraordinary beings. When they rode forward, the resonant magic power surged and boiled, and a layer of vicious energy began to attach to their blades.
Bright red.
Demon Sequence 5·Blood Blade Cavalry, War Sequence 5·Crying Knight
The former has skills and abilities that greatly increase lethality, while the latter can better combine the magic power of his comrades and make them work together, making him a natural officer.
They often carry out mixed formations and staggered attacks, cutting and exposing the front line like a sawtooth. They are the subordinates carefully cultivated by Sifulei.
In just a short distance, these cavalrymen pushed their speed to the extreme and rushed towards the sudden warrior in the heavy rain.
The ferocious red blade split a short arc in the air, slashing down instantly with splashing rain, and then was cut off by the steel-like figure.
In the pouring rain, the arcs of these cavalry slashes were like extremely fast water, rushing down one after another without interruption.
Some were directly split open by Darcy, and some were blocked by him, leaving traces of debris and traces on the armor. Others continued to find gaps in the attacks, cut small wounds, and sent a splash in the air.
bloodshot.
The battle was still going on. After two rounds of complete continuous charges, the 'Military God' gasped and slowly stood on his horse. Under him were nearly a hundred cavalry corpses lying in strewn shapes, and he was like a rock.
Still never fell.
Taking a deep breath of the air mixed with rain, the general attacked again. Just one man had the momentum of an army, making the enemy soldiers tremble.
Seeing this scene, Severi snorted and had to frown.
He really didn't want to fight with the former military god, because the army he led had a more important mission. Now Her Majesty the Queen was still waiting for his rescue, so she really had no time to waste on this.
"Enchanted crossbow, ready to shoot!"
He was not good at close combat, so he could only use bows and arrows to stop the enemy. Unfortunately, in this storm, his accuracy dropped a lot, and only a few of them hit the fast-moving Darcy, and most of them were swept down by him with his spear.
"You lead the army directly into the city to rescue His Majesty, Blood Blade Cavalry, follow me forward!" Severi had to divide his troops, and then personally led people to stop this former colleague.
"Yes, sir."
Immediately, a group of cavalry directly broke open the city gate that was burned by the chariot, and started fighting with the defenders on the ground. They broke through continuously and with great difficulty, and began to approach the palace.
Looking back at the soldiers who were executing the order, Severi turned around and rode his horse forward. He was like an eagle, speeding through the rain, and directly collided with the onrushing Darcy.
The two spears collided in the air, causing violent sounds and splashes of water, which deafened the eardrums of some soldiers who were approaching. It took a long time for them to slowly recover.
"What temptation have you accepted, Dulce?" Silver asked loudly with one shot, deflecting the stabbing attack.
"In the past, His Majesty fought against everyone's opinions to win you out and even arranged a marriage for you. Have you forgotten all of this?"
The cold and stern questions spread throughout the military formation, making countless soldiers prick up their ears.
However, the cold man did not say a word and remained silent. He seemed to accept the question completely, but also seemed to deny it completely.
The generals of the two sides fought back and forth in the heavy rain, and no one was able to defeat the other in a short time. Soon after, a group of soldiers trudging quickly in the rain gradually approached.
They stepped on the splashing water, carefully unwrapped the oil paper wrapping the muskets in the cold rain, and then quickly lined up and took aim at the enemy.
"Fire!"
Urgent orders sounded immediately, and the soldiers half-kneeling in the rain fired one after another. Continuous gunshots rang out in the rain, and fire and smoke filled the air.
After being attacked by soldiers wearing the same uniform as themselves, Sifulei's men also began to fight back. They relied on temporary fortifications, tanks, and woods, and continued shooting to suppress the Xiying Legion who were preparing to approach.
"It's over, Severi." A low and cold voice sounded on the battlefield.
Darcy was in a broken suit, with a lot of blood stains still on his armor. He stood in the rain-torn battlefield and looked at the man opposite him who looked similar to himself.
"When you don't choose to go to town, it's over."
The voice was so flat and indifferent, conveying a message of despair and suffocation.
"The queen will die, the regent and the little prince will also die, and the empire will no longer be the empire of yesterday." He stood quietly, resisting Severi's angry attack.
"You're the damn one, Darcy!"
The ferocious spear tip struck from the side and below, stabbing out at a tricky angle, forcing Darcy to take half a step back to avoid the sharp edge.
At this moment, Severi fired a shot away, and then drove his horse to the city gate not far away, "Follow me into the city!"
He roared loudly, and the many personal guards he left behind also followed suit, pouring into the city non-stop.
Seeing Severi leaving behind the infantrymen outside the city and entering the city for rescue, Darcy whispered: "Now, you have lost the other half."
"All troops, attack!" He waved his arms, and the soldiers beside him charged forward excitedly, knocking down the stunned and panicked soldiers.
The shooting in the rain could only last a few rounds, and then it was a direct and cruel hand-to-hand combat. Compared with the large number of the West Camp Army, most of the elite Dongying Army who entered the city were clearly outnumbered. After losing the guidance of their commander, they began to retreat step by step.
Then collapsed.
In this way, the eastern city gate of Titania was also captured by the rebels. At this point, the entire city's connection to the outside world was cut off by the rebel troops, and no effective orders could be conveyed inside.
Amidst the violent storm, everything in Titania began to change, and the drastic changes gradually came to a climax.