Chapter 809, Kislev's Mutiny!

Maslenitsa, also known as the Feast of Winter, is a traditional festival in Kislev.

Mrs. Kisler began to migrate westward from the Kurgan Prairie about a thousand years ago, crossed the Roof of the World Mountains and arrived at the current area, defeating the nomadic Ugol and Proswen people here. The Er people finally chose to reconcile and serve the ice witch Miska, and the Prosven people disappeared in history forever.

At first, Mrs. Keesler believed in the three northern gods, namely the bear god Esun, the sun god Daha and the thunder god Thor. The main god is the bear god Esun. The Ugol people here believed in these three gods before. Of course, apart from the three gods, Sharak, the god of healing and comfort, is also favored by the people here.

This is where the tradition of Maslenitsa comes from. According to legend, when Esun turned into a giant bear and shredded the power of chaos, when Thor turned into lightning and smashed the thick fog of chaos, and when the sun god Daha illuminated the land of Kislev, The corruption and ice will clear, and people will gather to celebrate Kislev for another year.

During the Great Holy War, the country of Kislev was destroyed. It was not until the savior Ludwig sent his army northward after the Battle of Fasha that he regained all the land of Kislev. As a result, the belief in the three northern gods gradually collapsed. Mrs. Siler seriously doubted whether their gods could protect them, so more people believed in the white wolf god Urik and the god of nature Tal, until the former Tsar Boris Bokaha personally served as the high priest of Ursun And through the oracle and power, it is proved that the bear god has not given up this land.

Maslenitsa is still preserved.

When Beria led a team of hundreds of people to the city of Kislev along the south bank of the Linsk River, what the Ugor officer saw was the Bokaha Palace in the snow and ice. Onion-like palace buildings and a two-kilometer-long ice wall, here is Kislev City, the slow beating heart of the Ice and Snow Kingdom.

It was still snowing heavily in the city. After showing Ryan's appointment documents and customs clearance documents, Beria was undoubtedly given priority. This large-scale caravan entered the city, and the large amount of goods they carried made the citizens of the city envious. It’s endless, but no one dared to think about them—these Ugol people looked like elite fighters. Not only were they well-equipped, but everyone was carrying exquisite weapons, and many of them were equipped with firecrackers.

Although there are many refugees in the city and they are very hungry, courting death is not the way to die.

In addition to two hundred Ugol cavalry archers, this caravan was accompanied by many servants, as well as many young and beautiful Kislev girls. They were wrapped in warm bearskin coats, thick trousers and boots. behind these soldiers.

Many girls are "very cheap". For example, the beautiful blonde girl behind Beria, who is only fifteen years old this year, was bought by Beria with a large box of white bread, two kilograms of beef and a handful of silver coins. She bought it from her father and became his maid.

The little girl was forced? After thinking too much, when Beria gave a little hint, the little girl named Khorkina immediately and willingly sold herself to the cavalry general. Her family had been drinking porridge for three months, and Khorkina was naturally willing to have the opportunity to become the general's maid.

In this way, almost every small and medium-sized officer of the Ugol cavalry has a woman, and the team has grown a lot. On the one hand, Beria encouraged the officers to take in some beautiful girls, and on the other hand, he was extremely strict. He and Yi Admiral Wan's style is completely different. Admiral Ivan is relatively loose about discipline but has never had any benefits, while Beria offered benefits but is extremely strict about discipline. He wanted to buy and sell a few pieces of black bread by force, but was shot dead by Beria himself, chopped into several pieces and thrown into the snow field to feed the direwolves.

Due to the extremely good relationship between Ryan and the Empire,

The embassy directly stayed at the Imperial Embassy in Kislev. Caspar von Felten, the Imperial Ambassador to Kislev, took the initiative to meet with Beria. This Imperial Ambassador had many great pasts. He He first served under the command of the former emperor Luitpold, from an ordinary spearman until he defeated the Shadow Beast (a Beastman Minotaur) in the Battle of Bloodpine Forest, and in the Battle of Nordland In the middle, he followed the emperor to destroy the northern barbarians who invaded Nord, and he was promoted to the head of the regiment after accumulating meritorious service. Then he made military exploits in the Battle of Hemgard, and after accumulating meritorious service continuously, he was named the general of the empire. After serving for another five years, this The son of the bourgeoisie and the general of the empire was taken by Nur's aristocratic lady, Ms. Madeleine. The two got married and applied for honorary retirement, and settled in Nur.

Unfortunately, Madeleine passed away due to illness a few years later. Casper felt very lonely all by himself. He chose to accept the emperor's appointment and came to Kislev as the imperial ambassador. The embassy was stationed with an entire imperial infantry regiment and a To Beria's surprise, Reinhardt, the head of the Cheetah Knights, was also there. This elder is also a veteran legendary powerhouse. Beria didn't know why he appeared here. But I greeted him anyway.

After settling down, Casper and Beria sat down in the embassy. How is Slev, Mr Kaspar?"

"The situation? It's not good at all!" Casper's appearance is very similar to that of Black Hearted Lepp. He is a little old man with white hair and a Mediterranean image, but he is a little taller than Black Hearted Leip, and his temperament is not so good. Wretched and philistine, like a real soldier, also has the habits of a soldier: "Recently, there have been a lot of refugees in Kislev, a lot, the unemployment rate remains high, the market is empty, but the black market is full of high-priced food and life. Supplies, the refugees are huddled together, barely surviving on the relief of several churches, the Church of Lady Thalia, the Church of Goddess of War and the Church of Goddess of Justice."

Caspar's words were a bit too direct, to the point that Beria was not used to them, but the Imperial Ambassador to Kislev was not a pure diplomat, and often also served as a military staff officer or even the commander-in-chief of the Empire stationed here. Straight-talking soldiers aren't hard to understand either.

"In this way, it seems that the situation is not very good. Has Her Majesty Katarin made any efforts?" Beria immediately began to spy on the situation.

"Work hard?" Caspar smiled, and the little old man shook his head: "Mr. Beria Special Envoy, I advise you, it's better not to go out on the street today, and if you must go, you must remember to bring your guards with you." , a sufficient number of guards, today is the payday, and the soldiers in the whole city are waiting for their pay at the Hammer of the Gods armory."

"What?!" Beria immediately realized that the situation was wrong, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, the sudden payment of military salary? Where did His Majesty Katarin get the money?"

"Where's the money? Where's the money!" Kasper shook his head and sighed: "You know, His Majesty Katarin has just recently raised tariffs to control the import and export of magic ores. Part of the profit from the war was given to Kislev. Everyone in the kingdom knows this. The court is rich, and it is definitely unreasonable not to pay the army now, but I received inside information that the female tsar is in a hurry to spend money everywhere, of course. The military pay of the Bear Cavalry, the Griffon Legion, and the Kerim Guard must be met first, so the military pay of the Ursa Warriors, the Kislev Shooting Army, and the capital infantry regiment can only be dealt with casually for the time being."

"Just deal with it?" Beria felt more and more bad, he leaned forward, and asked: "Please tell me, General Caspar, how much does the Kislev court plan to send to these standing and core troops? "

"Hey, I got the news, everyone, ten kilograms of big Liba, two big bags of potatoes, one piece of butter and fifteen silver coins." The imperial ambassador lamented: "I have ordered the army of the embassy and Yuri on the opposite street The Temple of Ke has stepped up its guard, and now I only hope that nothing will happen!"

"Damn it!" Beria immediately stood up, "Shelepin!"

"Yes." Shelepin immediately stood up and walked behind Beria.

"Hurry up, gather your men, pick up your weapons, and let's go to the armory!"

"yes!"

………… I am the dividing line in a bad situation………

There are only five days left until Maslenitsa. Kislev, the Hammer of the Gods armory opened its gates for a long time today. The soldiers outside rushed in, noisily preparing to receive their military pay. , Kerim guards lined up in two teams to maintain order, allowing thousands of people to enter the arena in an orderly manner, waiting to receive their military pay.

It was snowing heavily outside the house, and there was no charcoal fire inside the house. The logistics officers were conducting the final inspection. Everyone knew how sad the next level would be, and what kind of storm would be a few minutes later.

General Andrei Vasili sat on his seat with a serious and gloomy face, listening to the special envoy of the female tsar announce the tsarist's will: "General Andrei, the ones who are here to lead the payment and ration today are the Kesa Army, the Kis The soldiers of the Loew Shooting Army and several city defense battalions in the capital, they are different from those Lord Boyer, the Bear Cavalry, and the Kerim guards. They have always been the most difficult to deal with, and basically rely on this military salary for their livelihood, Kata His Majesty Lin said that this task can only be entrusted to you."

"Is that all?" General Andre closed his eyes in pain. He could imagine the expectations, joy, and excitement of the soldiers outside, as well as their disappointment and anger afterwards. It is conceivable that his mission was incomparable. difficult.

"We have almost emptied the entire national treasury. Each person has 10 kilograms of big leba, two large bags of potatoes, a piece of butter, and fifteen silver coins. This is all, but how can these military salaries be used for Maslenitsa? Let them eat, A family can finish eating in four or five days!" The female tsarist special envoy sighed in a low voice: "But there is no other way, that's all there is."

"I see." General Andre nodded silently, and he said weakly: "Please go back and tell His Majesty Katarin that I, Andre, will never abandon and give up my motherland."

"Yes!" The special envoy left, and the gate outside opened. Groups of Kislev soldiers wearing military uniforms and armor lined up to receive their pay. The scene was chaotic, and the Kerim guards shouted loudly: "Order, Line up, come one by one!"

In the end, a Keza fighter who squeezed to the front strode forward happily: "Then I will come first, the first!"

"May I ask which regiment you are serving in, its designation number, and its name?" General Andrei Vasili swallowed and asked with a serious expression.

"Commander of the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Kislev Kesa Army, Alyosha Konstantinovich." The Kesa soldier announced his name, and the logistics officer began to look through the roster, and soon found his name. Name: "Please sign and draw on it."

"Okay!" Keza fighters can't actually read and write, but they can at least write their own names. He strode up, signed and stamped his fingerprints, and it was over.

"Pay the military pay." General Andre nodded and signaled the quartermaster to pay the military pay. The quartermaster soon dragged in a large bag of big Lieba, two bags of potatoes and a small handful of silver coins.

The face of this Keza soldier changed. He carefully looked at his military salary, and said anxiously: "What do you mean? Your Excellency, General!"

"...This is your military salary." General Andre nodded dullly: "If you take it, go back early to reunite with your family and have a good holiday!"

"My military salary?! How could my military salary be limited to this? How much are you going to give us? What are they?" Keza warrior Alyosha asked, with anger already appearing on his face.

"Ten catties of daliba, two large sacks of potatoes, fifteen tenga (kislev silver coins), and a stick of butter."

"What? You owe us military pay for more than half a year. I haven't received military pay since May last year. There are at least fifteen ducats (Kislev gold coins) in arrears, right? But you How much did you send us, and these things add up to less than two and a half ducats!" The Keza warrior suddenly became anxious: "I have already owed several ducats in the bakery, you send me now This? Let alone my family of five, it’s not even enough to pay off the bakery’s debt!”

"Wow!" The entire line of soldiers waiting for the leader's salary was in an uproar. They looked at each other and rushed up anxiously: "What?"

"what happened?"

"Why only this little thing?"

"We fought bloody battles on the front lines, and you treat us like this?"

"Betrayed! We have been betrayed!"

"Obviously the Kerim guards and bear cavalry have received most of the military pay, why do we only have this?"

The angry crowd quickly squeezed in, pointing their fingers at the Minister of Logistics, General Andre: "Are you planning to send this to us?"

"No, everyone, listen to me." General Andre stood up, and he said painstakingly to everyone: "We have tried our best, this year's harvest is not good, and the finances are tight. They paid the military salary, and they gave it to you from the savings between their teeth, listen to me, you take it back to celebrate the festival first, and then we will figure out a way!"

General Andre's words were indeed reasonable. The mood of the Keza fighters stabilized for the time being. Everyone had lined up again to receive the money, but someone in the queue said, "You nonsense! Master Boyer They have their own income from the territory, the generals have the share of the spoils of this Norsca expedition, and the reward from Her Majesty the Czar, what do we have? We only count on this little money to live, and you still want to wrong us!"

"Don't we know? The new tariffs, as well as the spoils of the Great Norse Expedition, have piled up in Erengrad, and they were all taken away by those people. We have nothing!"

"We've had enough, we bleed on the front lines and we're not even paid!"

"We fought with these logistics guys!"

"Soldiers, take up arms and defend our own rights! Take back our military pay!"

"Today, you must give us an explanation!"

"Since you don't give it, we have no choice but to take it ourselves!"

The entrance of the entire armory was like a fire cooking oil, and it exploded completely. They pushed away the guards, rushed into the warehouse, snatched supplies and military pay, and even rushed into the armory to try to obtain weapons. The Rim guards scuffled with the Keza Legion and the Shooting Army.

A terrible army mutiny broke out in the city of Kislev, the heart of the Ice Kingdom.

Not far away, a man in blue wearing a robe and cloak nodded coldly and smiled, hiding himself in the crowd.

"Change has happened."

"Time is running out."

"Praise, Lord of Deception!"