Chapter 1300, "Lion in the Gardens of Nurgle"
Imperial calendar 2525, early summer.
The Nuer Army is stationed in the small town of Karadaki, 10 kilometers outside of Brunswick.
Most of the population of this small town has entered Brunswick for refuge, so it has basically become the exclusive camp of the Nuer army. A large number of troops are patrolling outside, and a steady stream of supplies is transported from Nuer in the south to this.
There was a great resentment in the town.
After Marshal Rick Helberg came back, he immediately carried out a large-scale rectification of the entire imperial capital. He appointed himself as the regent of the empire. At the same time, he immediately carried out a series of the most extreme measures to strengthen the defense of the capital, including but not limited to the following The most important ones:
First, all current taxes are doubled, all pensions, pensions and military pay are stopped, and all residents' surplus food is collected.
Second, announced the recruitment of 300,000 new soldiers, and issued an imperial decree in the name of the regent, requiring all the provincial troops of the entire empire to enter the capital to serve the king, and at the same time issued an order to serve the king in the city, recruiting new troops on a large scale.
Third, impose the strictest curfew and control orders on the city, require the suspension of almost all commercial activities, seal up the warehouses of major chambers of commerce and many nobles, and at the same time define any disputes and riots as "treason".
Many gangs in the slums and guild organizations in the city thought that Helberg would not do this at first. After all, their power was bestowed by the imperial law, so the poor people in the slums took to the streets to protest against the forced recruitment of new troops. At that time, it was ruthlessly suppressed by Helberg, innocent citizens died on the street, and people were hung on the noose.
At the same time, Helberg ordered "punishment of the highest order" for any disputes throughout the city in an attempt to silence and accept it among ordinary citizens.
For example, under the auspices of Helberg, two people once made a fuss in front of the regent. One was a pear buyer and the other was a pear seller. Pear coins are not good enough and the edges are trimmed.
With a wave of Helberg's hand, one beheaded and the other hanged.
At the same time, Helberg was also very nervous about whether the Nuer army would have a military coup. Marshal Rick had a high degree of distrust for Emmanuel and Frederick. He refused to let the Nuer army enter the city, only allowing The Duchess of the Empire herself can station a small amount of guards in a corner of the city, and send a lot of people to monitor, and at the same time, send someone to clearly tell Emmanuel and Frederick: Brunswick does not have so much food and military pay Reward you, you can figure it out.
This incident greatly angered the Nuer and Emmanuel. In the eyes of Ryan's little maid, what kind of shit did Marshal Rick Helberg do?
According to the normal logic of the imperial court and the electorate, since the Nuer army has come to serve the king, even if you really have no money or food, Emmanuel and Frederick can understand and be mentally prepared.
But Helberg should have communicated in diplomatic terms.
He should affirm the loyalty and patriotism of the Nuer people, their loyalty to the empire, and as one of the few provinces in the empire that successfully defended their homeland, the army formed by Nuer may be the last hope of the empire.
What is unexpected and reasonable is that the old man obviously doesn't know what is called diplomatic rhetoric and the art of speaking. He questioned Emmanuel when he came up and brought so many troops to the capital (does he want to rebel?) Not counting, Moreover, he also demanded that the Nuer army be broken up and divided, and brought under the unified command of the imperial court headed by him.
This is not over yet. When Helberg took a large number of "military tickets" and demanded to "requisition" all the food of the Nuer Army and the millions of gold coins in Countess Emmanuel's treasury, the entire Nuer Army was enraged.
Ryan's little maid had been around Ryan and Suria. She proposed at the Imperial Council: Delegate power to the local nobles and let them form their own armies. Whatever tribunes, border guards, corps, and village brave titles can be given at will, as long as they can hold the place. Don't be stingy with noble titles, and at the same time announce the re-opening of donations, allowing a large number of donations to obtain noble titles, so that Chaos will be dragged into the war quagmire of the empire, and Chaos's marching time will be delayed as much as possible.
At the same time, a unified rationing system was implemented in the economy, a war loan was formed, and war bonds were issued. At the same time, all nobles in the capital borrowed food and money, and agreed to return it within 25 years.
In terms of military affairs, the establishment of the Supreme Command is the same as in Brittany. Of course, it is best for Frey to be the leader, or at least occupy an important seat. Lane's little maid is confident of occupying the majority.
But Helberg didn't listen to any of them. He not only asked the nobles to hand over all their property, but also asked them to take out all their private troops to listen. At the same time, he also thought that things like war loans and national debts were too slow and unreliable.
Issue military tickets directly!
A military ticket with the same face value is equal to a gold mark, and it is mandatory to stipulate how much material the military ticket can be exchanged for.
This is originally a kind of war bond. Emmanuel told Helberg that if you want to do this, you must control the issuance and stabilize the price. You should temporarily issue 150,000 to 200,000 to test the market. The 10% reserve guarantee can be exchanged for gold coins using military tickets, which gives people confidence.
But Helberg doesn't understand these things, and he doesn't want to listen to Ryan's little maid and the courtiers of the empire. In the official treasury, there is no gold and silver, a copper coin, or a bag of grain to guarantee the military ticket. , Marshal Rick immediately ordered the issuance of military tickets, and the total amount of the first wave of military tickets issued was-5 million gold marks.
Helberg also gave this kind of military ticket a nice name-golden round ticket.
Emmanuel was furious. She had a big fight with Heilberg, but it didn't help. The old man's temper was as hard as a rock. He didn't plan to fight with the Elector when he was sure that the Nuer people had bad intentions. We have discussed more, you can implement it.
In this way, the Nuer army was forced to station in the small town of Kadaraki outside the city.
Emmanuel, the Countess of the Empire, really had her blood pressure full after thinking of Helberg's series of actions.
Helberg may be an excellent commander, but he is a political idiot!
Suppressed and controlled by the old master's pure use of violence and intimidation, and wantonly plundered wealth, no matter whether it is the elector or the great nobles of Rickland, they all harbor resentment. It's just that the current situation is special so they can't bear it, but Helbo Ge is already pushing himself to the opposite of everyone, and it is only a matter of time before everyone explodes.
Ryan's little maid thought that Helberg really didn't play his cards according to the routine. At this time, what is a commander with only a thousand military strength doing here?
Yes, after Helberg's reorganization and personal deployment, he rebuilt an army of about 70,000 people in Brunswick, but this army is seriously lacking in experienced officers and veterans, and it is almost all new recruits Not to mention, most of the soldiers have simple weapons and equipment, lack of food supply, countless field elites and experienced veterans are now lying in the north of the empire, and only Brunswick's original 1,000 soldiers can be called combat power The more than 1,000 remnants brought back by Yu Standing Army and Helberg, who were firmly held by Marshal Rick, were called "old battalion soldiers", and there were more than 2,000 soldiers.
The Nuer army has 50,000 people, all of whom are field elites, rich in combat experience, high morale and well-equipped.
There is no compromise at all, and there is no benefit at all. In the provinces of the empire, there are only Wessenland, Solland and the established field army. What is Helberg trying to do?
According to the little maid's idea, the imperial court should compromise at this time and directly designate her son Frederick as the next crown prince. In exchange, the Nuer army will of course fight to defend the empire.
Enduring her brain bursting, taking a step back and thinking more and more, Emmanuel felt that she was about to laugh out of anger, so she simply lifted her skirt to find her son.
"Frey, are you there?" The little maid pushed open the door to her son and found that Frederick was playing chess with his fiancée Noelle on the sofa. Seeing his mother coming in, Frey got up: "Mom?"
"Frey!" Ryan's little maid said angrily: "Are you still playing military chess here???"
"Don't worry, Mom." Frey instantly understood what his mother was thinking, and he smiled: "I know what you want to say, but... until the time comes, and besides, you don't want me to proclaim myself emperor in the ruins Bar?"
"Then let that old stubborn ass of Helberg be domineering like this?" Ryan's little maid adjusted her skirt and sat down on the sofa chair next to her son, with a "#" on her forehead : "If you want me to say, just let Maybach and the others activate the steam tanks, drive into the imperial palace, seize Helberg's bird rights, and directly designate you as the 'king of the generals', in charge of all important military and political affairs of the empire. There are soldiers and food in the house, if Karl Franz is still alive, the only thing he will do is directly declare you as crown prince."
"You can't expect Helberg to have the political level of the godfather or father, Mom, that old guy will only mess up everything." Frederick said lightly while playing chess: "We only need to do two things, First of all, just don’t recognize those golden coupons and refuse to allow Helberg to dismantle and command our army. Secondly, we only need to let everyone see that Helberg won’t be in power at all. When everyone starts to compare, everyone will naturally know that we should Choose who."
After finishing speaking, Frederick gently advanced the "Shogun" two squares.
"My lord, listen to Frey, don't worry, the most important thing for us at the moment is how to deal with the coming three-way chaos army." Noelle also said softly, she has always been a well-behaved girl in front of Emmanuel. Little daughter-in-law.
"I just don't like it." Ryan's little maid sighed: "Frey, you have grown up and have ideas. The future, whether it is Nur or the Empire, naturally belongs to you."
"I have a chance only if the empire survives, mother." Frederick said calmly: "Now we still have to consider whether the empire can survive. Helberg has done things that offend people, and we can sing red faces instead. ,fine."
Ryan's little maid thought about it and it seemed that this was the case, and she didn't need Frederick's reminder: "So...they should come, right?"
"It should be." Frey nodded, and Ryan's eldest son raised the corner of his mouth: "I think it's almost there."
As soon as the words fell, the Blackstone guards outside announced: "My lord, my baron, Elector Anderson and Elector Geisel have arrived and are waiting outside."
Sure enough, it came! Witnessing Heilberg's tyrannical, violent and cruel rule, the two electors couldn't stand it anymore, and they began to fall to Nur's side!
"Please wait for a while, just say that I want to change a set of clothes, and let Erstein entertain them first." Emmanuel's eyes lit up, and the Duchess of the Empire ordered the Blackstone guards to let them wait before moving Attention shifted to his son: "So... Frey, your father's side..."
"Father's reinforcements must be invited." Frederick frowned: "To be honest, Mom, I'm not very confident that we can defeat the three-way Chaos Army. The problem now is that the wizard academy It is no longer possible to send letters, Marienburg has been destroyed, and the messenger can successfully deliver the message along the dangerous roads and forests to Uberserik and Bogenhafen? Light the beacon?"
"It will." Emmanuel said firmly: "Your father will definitely come to save us. If Brunswick falls, the old world will no longer be safe to defend. Britannia is a plain, how to resist it?" Chaos Army?"
Frederick knew that his mother had an unreasonable absolute trust and absolute confidence in his father. The eldest son of the Sun King sighed silently and nodded slowly: "That would be best. If Dad can arrive in time, maybe we still have a chance."
After finishing speaking, the baron got up: "Mom, you stay here with Noelle, I'm going to see Geisel and Anderson."
"yourself?"
"Mom, my son has grown up." Frey smiled.
"..." The Duchess of the Empire was silent for a long time, and finally nodded, Emmanuel gently untied the Rune Fang from her waist: "Take this, go, my son."
"The world is focused on you!"
……… I am the dividing line of the pig farm manager………
The news of the empire's request for help was obviously difficult to reach the court of Britannia quickly, but the news of Britannia itself was sent quickly.
Marshal Karard and General Zhukov brought the latest news, and Marienburg calls for help! Nurgle's plague and corruption have ravaged the entire borderlands of the Chronar Way, and the dreaded creep and decaying forests have spread to the edge of the Chronar Plains.
A meeting of the Britannian High Command was called immediately to discuss what should be done.
Knight Queen Suria, Green Knight, Lake God Witch Morgiana, Marshal Berhemond, Marshal François, Marshal Callard and Marshal Lawn are listening to the former Grand Duke of Marienburg and Viscount Casanova The description of the defense of Marienburg by others, after the merchants of Marienburg described in detail the power of the Wizard Tower in Marienburg, the coastal defense fortress in Marienburg, and the fleet in Marienburg, the Britannia Supreme Command obtained Conclusion - Although Fort Marien is unlikely to defeat the Chaos Fleet, it shouldn't be a big problem to stick to it for a month.
As the Queen of Knights, Suria seemed a little hesitant. Marshal Bertrand was in bed with an inexplicable illness. Strange creeps blocked the road to support at the border. The situation in the empire continued to be unclear. It seemed that everything was wrong now.
What about Ryan? Where did Knight King Ryan go?
Why was the greatest hero of Brittany not present at this hour?
In the subspace, the realm of chaos, the garden of Nurgle.
The three-person team consisting of Ryan, Alaros, and Veronica explored the Nurgle Garden along the path opened by Lilith.
Briar-covered vines tore at their limbs, and creeping plants tugged at their feet.
Bright flowers spit steaming fluid, and fungi burst into bursts of green spores.
Maggots squirmed on the wet ground, and swarms of demon flies fluttered from tree to tree.
Exposed roots crunched under their feet, and the dry bark burst, releasing a choking slime.
The streams there seep rather than flow, and the viscous water is filled with the stench of liquefied carrion.
At this time, only the light of order and the fire of psionic energy emitted by Ryan's hands are enough to dispel the darkness and howl to the light.
The demons of Nurgle hesitated in fear of Lion's power, and the mists of the fairies of the lake shielded them from the discovery of the great demons of Nurgle.
The fairy in the lake told Ryan that Nurgle had set off from his garden to deal with the human God King Tal, and it was an excellent opportunity to rescue the goddess of mercy, Thalia, so Ryan did not hesitate. He took Alaros and Veronica enters the Gardens of Nurgle.
As the dust wandered, the bell rang.
The terrible echoes in the subspace and the endless forked roads in the Garden of Nurgle caused the three of them to lose their direction several times. Only Ryan remained calm. The Primarch could feel that one of his most powerful heirs was also on the road. In the garden of Nurgle, he seemed to be imprisoned. He could only feel that he was still alive, but he couldn't perceive the specific location.
While Ryan and the others were constantly looking for where the Goddess of Mercy was, they met a scholar by a house under a dead tree.
Not a Chaos Demon, nor a Yankee, but a pure mortal scholar. He has a handsome appearance, black hair and black eyes, a tall and thin body, a large number of scrolls and origin stones on his back, and a giant sword and dharma hanging on his waist. Staff, seeing mortals appearing, he was very excited: "Who are you? My God, my God, I can actually see mortals in the realm of chaos! I am very happy to meet you!"
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Ryan was very surprised that this mortal could actually live in the Garden of Nurgle.
"My name is Sea Cat, Sea Cat-Complex, the Great Pharaoh of Egypt. I was sucked into the God's Dimension when I was communicating with Isis, the God of Life, and Seth, the God of Desert, and appeared here inexplicably."
"Sea cat?"
"Yes, my new name is Sea Cat. I like this name. I have forgotten the old name." The scholar was so excited that he seemed to want to sing: "Nurgle seems to want me to record his great deeds, so let his Children, don't hurt me, great, great, I finally meet mortals! I don't know how many springs, autumns, winters and summers have passed. If you don't have time in the subspace, can you add me? Very familiar, you must be doing something when you venture in, right? I can come in handy, I promise!"
Both Alaros and Veronica disagreed with the addition of scholars, but Ryan asked: "Then have you ever seen a silver fire in his hand, wearing a silver full-body plate armor, powerful, using a big sword and a shield, with a sword on his body? A knight with the same coat of arms as me?"
"Yes!" Sea Cat nodded immediately: "I know, his name is Kaldor, and he claims to be a Gray Knight! He was knocked out by Nurgle's punch, and he was chained to a plague tree not far from here!"
"Take us to him immediately!"
"no problem!"
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