Chapter 392 The Crisis of Subjugation

When Jia Zhengjin returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Tina, Palin, and Christina were already fast asleep.

He didn't wake up his wives, and went directly to bed and fell into a deep sleep.

When I got up the next day, I spent a while with them before giving out the gifts respectively.

Tina learned Firehate Ward, Perrin learned Windwing, and Christina wore the Shining Ring.

They were very happy and liked Jia Zhengjin's gift very much. They didn't compare which gift was better, which was the most worry-free place for Jia Zhengjin.

That morning, after the couple had dinner at the City Lord's Mansion, Jia Zhengjin said goodbye to General Arbas, and told him to assist General Owen in guarding Hailong City. The dragon left quickly.

With millions of gold coins, he can go back to Holy Dragon City to do many things!

But on the other side, the elves' tens of thousands of troops, the Sea Dragon City troops led by Owen, and the city guard troops led by Zhuoma attacked the Principality of Hales in three ways.

Because the elite troops were wiped out, the strongest of the younger generation died for their country, and the generals of the older generation who had been suppressed were deeply suspicious of the Grand Duke of Troy. Facing the three-line attack, the army of the Principality of Hales retreated steadily!

The city of Raqqa has fallen! Duvert City has fallen! Xueyan Port has fallen!

The coalition forces headed by Owen attacked Xuefeng City, the coalition forces headed by Zhuoma attacked Beibaraki, and the main force of the elves attacked Claucia City. Once the three cities are breached, Bolivia, the capital of the Principality of Hales, will be cut off from all exits in three directions and completely blocked in the capital.

In order to prevent such a situation from happening, the Grand Duke of Troy immediately sent people to the cities of Demar, Potanya, Lockheed, Pandora, Valley, and Haniri to mobilize all the troops back, and at the same time sent envoys to the nearest The Cangyan Empire requested reinforcements.

After the elite troops were wiped out, the Principality of Hales could not resist the powerful army of the elves! Not to mention the cooperation of Sea Dragon City and Holy Dragon City troops, and even the astonishingly powerful bombs and landmines. Even if the troops of all the surrounding cities are mobilized, it will only delay the attack speed of the three-party coalition forces. It mainly depends on whether the Cangyan Empire can send reinforcements in time.

Faced with this dangerous situation, the old general Mark decided to appeal to the Grand Duke of Troy again.

His granddaughter Lewis wanted to stop her: "Grandpa, the Grand Duke of Troy is prejudiced against us all, and will never accept any of your suggestions! Why do you bother when you know it won't work?"

"You're wrong!" General Mark taught 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 doesn't listen to advice, we still have to make our voices heard!"

Lewis persuaded several times, but General Mark insisted on going his own way.

Sure enough, he gathered a group of veterans and rushed to the city lord's mansion to collectively persuade the Grand Duke of Troy. Frankly speaking, in the face of such a situation, in order not to destroy the country, we must immediately send envoys to Holy Dragon City, Sea Dragon City and the elf army to start negotiations with them! You have to figure out what they want first, and then make appropriate concessions. The enemy army is too strong, blindly resisting will only defeat faster! There is nothing wrong with waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, but before that, you must stabilize your opponent. After a temporary loss, there is still a chance to regain it!

The Grand Duke of Troy was very aggrieved in his heart. He was almost beaten to the capital by the enemy, and his country was about to be destroyed! In the end, these old things actually jumped out, wanting to stop resisting and negotiate with the enemy? Even for the sake of the overall situation, make appropriate concessions and cede the interests of the country?

Before the Grand Duke could speak, the younger generation of civil and military officials immediately stood up and attacked General Mark and the old generals he led, denouncing them as capitulators and traitors.

The veterans were all scolded bloody, and no one was willing to have a rational dialogue with them.

The Grand Duke of Troy was also driven by such emotions. Amidst the cries of the young generals' blindly seeking war and the victory of the Principality of Wales, he loudly reprimanded these old generals who "surrendered before the battle".

Although General Mark felt sad, he still argued hard. I am not suggesting to surrender to the enemy, but to delay the enemy through negotiation to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements. Or you can know the enemy's intentions, maybe you can make a little compromise for the benefit of the principality, and there is no need to fight hard at the price of subjugation.

It’s just that the current Grand Duke of Troy and the young civil and military ministers around him don’t listen. They all firmly believe that they can hold on until the reinforcements from the Cangyan Empire arrive.

The stubborn Grand Duke of Troy severely reprimanded General Mark and other veterans who followed him to advise. Order them to go home to worship each other, and not to participate in any national meetings in a short time.

In the view of Grand Duke Troy, this is already the best treatment for veterans! If it weren't for the fact that they had dedicated their entire lives to the Principality of Hales, if it wasn't for the fact that they had never changed their loyalty to their father, their attitude towards themselves would have been pulled out and executed long ago!

General Mark failed to persuade him, and he fell ill after returning home. The rest of the veterans also "sick" one after another, and ordered their family members to lock the doors and windows tightly, stock up enough food and water, and no one was allowed to leave the house during this period!

Knowing that the veterans are so knowledgeable, they all obediently stay behind closed doors and never bother themselves again. The Grand Duke of Troy was in a much better mood, so he immediately summoned the younger generation of generals and civil servants to discuss defense and retreat strategies again.

As long as Xuefeng City, Kita Ibaraki, and Clausia City can hold on for about a week, reinforcements from all over the country will arrive to defend the capital Bolivia with all their strength! With the assistance of reinforcements from all over the country, if we hold on for another week, we will be rescued by the powerful army of the Cangyan Empire!

At that time, together with the Cangyan Empire to fight back, they will definitely be able to defeat the Holy Dragon City troops, recover Sea Dragon City, and even break into the Forest of Elves!

Have to say, the idea is great! It's just that the Grand Duke of Troy really overestimated the combat effectiveness of his own domestic army, and underestimated the power of the three-party coalition! Especially the bombs and mines they carry, one who focuses on attack and throws them into the city by airdrop, it is impossible to defend against! The other one focuses on defense, and it is difficult to find with the naked eye after it is buried. Once you think that the opponent's defense is not strong when they set up camp, and you want to sneak attack and win, the minefield will immediately teach you to be a man!