Chapter 305, The Dilemma of the Northern Kingdom
A dark ceremony, this ceremony is not only a strict gift from the God of Darkness, but also an inevitable vent. Egil's big tent was shaken in the fairy temple in the lake on Landry Island for several days before welcoming Here comes the end.
There was no doubt that they would give birth to a Son of Darkness, who, with Khorne's blessing, could be born in two months or less.
Now, Egil, the chosen champion of Khorne, Chakoy the Chaos Wizard, Kovindev, the champion of chaos, and Egil-Yar, the nephew of Egil, who is also the champion of chaos (hereafter referred to as Yar) gathered in the ruined temple Inside, discuss the next move.
"We'll go south, we'll kill every Britann we see, we'll destroy everything we see, until my baby is born, and I'll celebrate with the blood of countless Southerners The birth of my son." Sitting on his black skull throne, Egil said to several Chaos Champions and Chaos Wizard Chakoy: "But before that, I need to wait for the follow-up army to arrive here, Kovindev, tell me , How long will it take for my army to arrive?"
"There are still about five days." The Chaos Champion Kovindev put the big ax at his feet. His face was engraved with multiple oil paints, and there was also a Chaos mark, which was a symbol of him as a Chaos Champion.
"Then let's wait for a while longer." Egil decided to wait for Scalins' army to arrive.
There is no doubt that the 5,000 barbarian troops around Egil are enough elite fighters, but Egil deeply knows that although the barbarian soldiers are brave, it is an indisputable fact that they lack heavy siege weapons.
When the Chaos Mammoth of the North and the Chaos Hell Cannon of the Chaos Dwarves come to the front line, it will be the end of the southerners!
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Dalheide, the Duke of Lyonnaise, still doesn't know anything about the north. Dalheide is in a state of distress in his court. The serfs in the north have launched a riot and occupied the castle. He didn't pay much attention to Landry Island's temporary loss of news.
Duke Dalhaide is still planning how to organize an army to suppress the rebellion of the serfs.
At the same time, the Holy Grail Knight branch located in Korona, the Holy Grail Knight Commander Jules received a dream from the fairy in the lake.
A huge barbarian army has landed in Landry!
After hearing the news, Ules, who knew the importance of the matter, got up quickly.
at this time,
It was still early in the morning, and the sky was still dark. The early morning of Korona was extremely quiet, and there were no pedestrians on the street. Ules woke up from his sleep, with his hands on his chest, panting heavily.
"My lady... you entrusted me with such a heavy responsibility... I will definitely live up to my expectations." Ules muttered to himself, and the quilt was pulled off his body, revealing his body covered with scars Body.
Jules stroked his beard. He was already decades old, not young anymore.
A pair of pure white jade arms stretched out from his back, wrapping his arms around his neck: "What's the matter, honey, don't sleep for a while?"
A beautiful woman in a tulle nightgown hugged him from behind the Knight Commander of the Holy Grail.
"I have received an oracle from the lady, Anna, I want to go to the palace to see His Majesty Richard." Jules reached out and pressed the woman's hand, his burly body was displayed in front of the woman, his eyes were dazzling The bright light filled the room with inspiration.
"Lady's oracle?!" This woman is Jules' lover Annala, the sister of Calad, Count of Garrament, Duchy of Bastogne, and she immediately knew that something big was going to happen when she heard the oracle from the fairy of the lake. occur.
"It's urgent, Anna, I'm leaving first, you can continue to sleep." Ules got up and began to change clothes.
"No, Ma'am's order is above everything else, let me help you." Seeing this, Anara also got up, her eyes glowing with love, and began to put on a full set of equipment for Ulles.
A set of gorgeous plate armor comparable to a work of art was removed. Every inch of the armor's surface has intricate details, pasted with ancient scriptures, and every detail is inlaid with exquisite silver handicrafts. A gleaming blue The black cloak flutters in the wind, the cloak is lined with soft fine fur, and the cloak is fastened on the chest by a large gold brooch in the shape of a chalice.
After adorning Jules with countless prayer ornaments and holy objects, Anara patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, it's time for you to go."
Jules nodded silently.
When the sky was slightly bright, the Holy Grail Knight Commander relied on his privileges as the head of the Holy Grail Knights branch in Korona to forcibly enter the palace.
An hour later, Korona Palace, restaurant.
The dining table, which is more than ten meters long, is covered with a clean white tablecloth, on which there are bread and breakfast, as well as honey and cheese.
The grey-haired Richard was wearing casual clothes. He picked up the hot milk and said to the Holy Grail Knight sitting next to him, "Ules, you shouldn't have disturbed me at this time."
The old king coughed a few times, and he didn't sleep well during this time, even though the king could sleep on the softest bed in the entire kingdom, with a down pillow imported from the high elves, Richard kept repeating his thoughts at night. Reply, this may be because of getting older, or it may also be because of a series of recent things that have been nestled in the bottom of my heart, tossing and turning.
At the beginning of the year, the defeat of Kasvann caused a big political tide, a tug-of-war that lasted for several weeks, and then serf riots and a large number of escaped slaves, and even serfs openly rebelled and occupied the castle.
These things made Richard feel physically and mentally exhausted. The king worked hard to cement the precarious relationship within the kingdom, which was not only between knights and serfs, but also between knights and knights.
"I'm sorry, my lord, but the lady sent an oracle that a huge barbarian army has landed on Landry Island. They slaughtered thousands of people and destroyed the temple of the lady. We must immediately form an army of knights and go to reinforce the Principality of Lyonnasser, otherwise the army of Lord Dalhaide will not be enough to fight against this terrifying army of chaos. The lady dreamed of me, saying that this time the enemy is stronger than ever before." Ules didn't say much. He got straight to the point, the Holy Grail Knight Commander put down his knife and fork, and said to Richard.
"Ding!" Richard's hands trembled a little, and the silver fork fell to the ground.
"Why...why do bad things always happen together?" Richard's face was full of worry and anger: "The scum of chaos... will really look for opportunities. The kingdom is very weak now, Jules, do you know?"
"I understand." Jules was not ignorant of the political situation, on the contrary, he was very clear about the current predicament facing the Knight Kingdom.
"You understand...you understand, you don't understand, dear Jules, lady's Holy Grail Knight Commander, the northern part of the Kingdom suffered heavy losses in this serf riot, and the law and order are unstable. I need a lot of troops to maintain law and order, and now you But he wants to take them away." Richard shook his head, and the king slowly said to Jules, "Do you know how much impact this will have?"
"My lord, we have no choice. The invasion of Chaos must be contained, and we must meet the enemy head-on!" Jules' eyes were bright, and he looked straight at Richard with firm will: "Your Majesty, Chaos is the kingdom of knights." They must be eliminated first, otherwise the entire kingdom will fall into flames, and countless people will be slaughtered!"
"I don't need you to remind me, I know what is the top priority, and I know which enemies are the powerful enemies that the kingdom should really value!" Richard retorted a little irritablely, the king picked up the silver knife and fork, and put it on on the desktop: "The threat from Chaos has been told to me by my father since I was a three-year-old child!"
"...Your Majesty, I was the one to be rude." Jules was surprised by Richard's angry appearance, he immediately realized his rudeness, and quickly apologized.
Richard pursed his lips, his eyes were closed, his body seemed to be shaking with anger, and he tried hard to restrain his emotions.
Jules looked serious, and his figure was like the sun emitting the light of piety. He came with the will of the goddess, and he would fulfill his loyalty and obligations to the lady. He was waiting for the king's answer.
"Yules, it's not that easy to send troops... As I said, the kingdom is very weak now, and the long-term riots have made the law and order very unstable. If I announce the call of the army because of the invasion of Chaos, it will definitely make people panic at this juncture. ...The number of knights and troops in Korona has dropped to the lowest point in nearly two decades." Richard took a deep breath, and continued: "Moreover, there is another important issue, and that is the grain in the grain depot. There aren't many more."
Jules nodded cautiously. A lot of the grain that had just been harvested in the north was looted or burned by rioters before it could be handed over. The expenses for the serfs to harvest and hand over their own would be much higher.
The law and order is unstable, the number of troops is insufficient, and the food reserves are low. If the current knight kingdom wants to gather an army of knights to go out, it will face panic and low morale.
However, just as Richard said, the king also knew what the threat of Chaos was. Facing the invasion of Chaos in the north, the king must respond to the call of the fairy in the lake and send reinforcements.
After a long silence, Richard told Jules about all the difficulties he was facing. The Knight Commander of the Holy Grail is not the kind of idiot who does not know how to adapt. Jules thought for a while and said to the king: "My lord... we can Ask for help from the dukes in the south. The political situation in the south is relatively stable. Whether it is His Excellency Berhemond of Bastogne, His Excellency François of Winford, or other dukes, the political situation in their territories is stable. Maintain prosperity for a long time, and have the spare power to support us."
"Hey, I understand. In the face of the enemy, personal grievances and internal affairs are put aside in advance. The most important thing to fight against chaos is unity." Richard nodded slowly: "I will write a letter to the South to request troops and supplies aid."
"...Assemble the army! Jules! No matter what, we must not let Chaos set foot on the land of the Goddess!" Richard stood up, and a faint figure of his former glory seemed to erupt from his old body: "I will Summon an army in the name of the king, and this army will be handed over to you to command, and you can take as much food as you can see from the grain depot.”
"I have only one request of you, Jules, to bring back the victory."
"Yes!" Jules stood up proudly, looked up at Richard, then turned and left the palace.
Richard watched the sound of Jules leaving and nodded.
"The land of the goddess will never be allowed to be trampled by the scum of chaos!"
After the king had a hasty meal, he came to his throne room and began to write letters. In the letter, he asked for help from the dukes in the south. Several letters were sent to Berhemond, François, and Boderick. , Theodoric... and Ryan.
After writing a few letters, Richard picked up the parchment. He took out a quill and dipped it in ink, but quickly put it down again. Looking at the plea for help written on the parchment, he smiled wryly.
The quill was repeatedly picked up, put down, picked up, put down, the trembling fingers and the changing look on Richard's face told the king's struggle.
Emotionally speaking, the king didn't want to write a letter for help, which was a blow to his personal prestige and to the kingship, but Brittania was different from the Empire. In the Empire, a powerful elector could directly Ignore the emperor's orders, whether reasonable or not.
In Brittania, although the dukes also enjoyed an independent status, thanks to the spirit of chivalry and devotion to the fairies of the lake, Richard knew that if he wrote for help, the dukes in the south would definitely respond.
The king silently raised his head and looked back. The portraits of the knight kings of all ages were behind him, staring at him. White Death" Guillaume, the fourth generation knight king "Green Killer" Ron En, the fifth generation knight king "Young" Louis, the sixth generation knight king "Strong" Philip... until his last knight king , the "tyrant" John II who was brutally pulled down from the throne by the Holy Grail Knight led by the Lake God Witch.
Both John I and John II were rejected by the fairy of the lake and were abolished as knights. Therefore, in official records, Richard is the ninth knight king of Britannia, and his last knight king is Rose The portraits of the knight Taylor Buddha, John I and John II have all been erased, leaving a white frame.
"Hey, the most difficult word in the world to write is your own name." Richard suddenly sneered, he took a deep breath, grabbed his right hand holding the pen with his trembling left hand, and finally wrote down his name .
"Come on, send these letters to the Holy Grail Cathedral!"
"yes!"
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It took more time to gather the army than Jules imagined. It took a week or more for the knight army to gather more than half of them in Korona. The 3,000 knights and 20,000 troops that Jules expected are only assembled now. Two thousand knights and more than thirteen people were killed.
He understood now why Richard was so apprehensive about it.
"Can't wait any longer! Call the army!"