Chapter 257 The Meeting of the Griffin and the Jackdaws

When the coalition troops in the west came to the city of Titenia, the army in the north gradually broke through the blockade of the army led by Darcy.

Those tough-willed northern soldiers were divided into several groups, from various trails, sides, or bypassing the checkpoint, penetrating the defense line from the mountains, and infiltrating the rear of the formation.

The number of legions in hand is limited, and no matter how hard Darcy persists, it cannot change the balance that is gradually falling. Seeing that the rear was gradually being harassed or even blocked by the infiltrating northern legions, Darcy also decided to lead the legions under his command to gradually evacuate, return to the central provinces to garrison, and continue to resist.

Even if he also received the tragic battle report from the imperial capital, since the emperor did not order him to retreat, he will continue to resist here.

If they hurriedly return to the imperial capital to rescue, the result may not only be not rescued, but instead allow the army in the north to catch up, killing chaos or even collapse, and finally lead to the aggravation of the crisis in the imperial capital.

For this reason, the choice is becoming more and more difficult, and many soldiers and officers in the legion are also worried about the rear, and it is difficult to concentrate on fighting.

If His Majesty the Emperor dies, who are they fighting for, and what is the point? Everything has become a question pressing on the minds of soldiers and generals.

This is also the defect of the empire in the old era. Power and value are tied to the will of the emperor. Once the royal family changes, it will bring many problems one after another, such as the establishment of trust, whether to stand in line, etc., so that people who were originally worried about the national affairs have to put a lot of The energies turned to the power struggle, and even made it all the pursuit.

The provinces in the middle of the empire gradually fell, and the territory of the flag flying rose gradually shrank, while the flag of the griffins representing the western border advanced layer by layer. After the temporary defeat in the attack on Titenya, the western alliance army began to attack the remaining provinces. Conquering, will inevitably turn Titania into an isolated city.

And because of the imminent crisis, it was difficult for the army in the city to be separated to support, and the provinces under the empire began to fall one by one.

In this way, two months later, the army led by Darcy gradually retreated, only to stabilize the remaining situation and keep the provinces behind Titenia.

At this time, the gray northern jackdaw finally crossed the long border and road, and arrived at the city of Titania.

As time entered late autumn, the climate became cold and bleak. Under the gloomy sky, some jackdaws with gray and blue wings were flying around, making lonely and desolate chirps from time to time.

In the big camp outside the city, Duke Griffin was meeting and reminiscing with Duke Raven, and in an open space beside the large tent where they were discussing, Jerain also saw the lady Faxiner who was engaged to him again. .

"Hello, Lord Jielan." The black-haired and black-eyed girl raised her skirt and saluted. Her face didn't seem to have changed much in recent years, and she was still so delicate and pitiful.

"Long time no see, how have you been recently, Fa Xiner." Jie Lan looked at the girl and sighed in her heart. It's only been two or three years, but it seems that the last date has been a long, long time ago, as if Looking at the self when I was a teenager now, it is so distant and slightly unfamiliar.

"Not too bad." Fa Xiner shook her head and replied softly.

Then the two walked together on the hill not far from the camp, talking to each other about recent years.

Some are about war, some are about life, and some are about daily life at home.

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"My mother died one night a year ago because her condition worsened. My father buried her in a garden where the cold moon flowers were blooming." Fa Xiner whispered about the past, but she seemed to have left her sorrow. Came out without much mood swings.

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see my aunt." Jielan sighed, and then he took Fa Xiner's hand and held it gently, as if he wanted to comfort her.

After that, Jerain took Faxiner and sat down on the hillside, looking at the magnificent Titania in the distance.

"I asked my father about the wedding date, but my father has not given me a definite answer for the past two years. I didn't know the reason until the beginning of this year."

"After the war, my father and I negotiated. We will hold a wedding when Titenya is captured and the new emperor ascends the throne after the war."

"The emperor of the empire will also bless us in the square. It will be a grand and beautiful wedding, symbolizing the arrival of peace..." Jie Lanen imagined that beautiful future vision for Fa Xiner, while on the side The young girl also nodded slowly and responded softly.

Time passed quietly, until the sun slowly sank into the horizon, the torches in the camp gradually lit, and the two returned to the camp together.

In the third era, 1710, in October, the year of the autumn wind, the Duke of Griffin from the west and the Duke of Raven from the north converged. Countless people thought that the two dukes would join forces to attack the city and occupy Titenya. But unexpectedly, the two dukes quarreled to a certain extent in the big tent of the meeting, and finally broke up.

It's just that this kind of thing didn't let the soldiers and lords know about it. It wasn't until a month or two in the future, when the two were inseparable, that they were gradually noticed by some caring people.

Duke Griffin hopes to join forces with Duke Raven to overthrow the royal family and make his own family the ruler of the empire. In exchange, Jerain will marry Faxiner and their descendants will inherit the throne.

But such a move undoubtedly betrayed the slogan of the two when they raised their troops, and only overthrew Elio's rule and replaced the emperor with another emperor.

Although to outsiders, there is little difference between the two, but for people from the north, there is a major difference in legal principles.

At the beginning, the empire accepted the remnants of the Eternal Dark Island, and they also swore allegiance. If it wasn't for the will of the witch, they would not rebel at all, and then the banner of the Duke Griffin was only to overthrow Elio rather than destroy the emperor.

Country, this is the only way to get the Duke of Raven to agree.

But now Duke Griffin wants to go a step further and replace it directly, which makes Duke Raven and many northern lords unacceptable.

Their allegiance to the empire is understandable. Anyway, the empire was inherited from the Cang Yue Kingdom. It is said that they are descendants of the True Red Empire. From the perspective of blood, legal principles, and morality, it is not a shame to be a part of their allegiance.

However, what is the origin of the Griffin family, it is only a few hundred years of history, and the people of the northern border are basically the remnants of the Quicksilver Dynasty. It is impossible for them to be loyal to this 'barbaric' upstart Salius family. accept.

Even if it is a marriage, such a thing is still unbearable, and the Duke of Raven is more the lord of the lords of the North, not the master. Therefore, even if Fa Xiner became the queen, it would not change the views of many northern lords.

As a result, the war continued, but the siege slowly came to a standstill, and the two sides began to confront each other, until the cold winter gradually hit, and the mainland gradually entered the season of falling snow.