Chapter 204: Reversal of the Situation

In the 3260th year of the Dawn Calendar, the situation in the Kingdom of Grant became dizzying.

First, there was news that Marshal Brena was poisoned by the Voda family, and then King Charles launched a palace coup, killing Queen Lady Duran, his son Prince Chris, and even his daughter-in-law Lady Jonathan.

Marshal Brena was the pillar of the Kingdom of Grant. Even the top leaders of the Orc Empire were very afraid of the old marshal and were unwilling to start a full-scale war with the Kingdom of Grant. Every year, they only went south to harass and plunder.

Before everyone could recover from the news that Earl Voda murdered Duke Brena, King Charles actually launched a palace coup, which was bloody and took the initiative to provoke a civil war in the Kingdom of Grant.

After more than ten days, almost all the nobles took action. The five dukes of Jonathan, York, Roger, Duran, and Nolan rose up to overthrow the rule of King Charles and nominate Prince Roger to take over the throne.

The situation changed so quickly that it soon went beyond the control of the Venus family.

The Venus family secretly exchanged the water of life that Count Woda gave to Duke Brena, intending to get rid of Brena, cut off the arm of the Grant royal family, and get rid of Count Woda in the south.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Brena died, King Charles decisively launched a palace coup, and the Grant family immediately broke out in a civil war.

Seeing that the Rah Province was in chaos, the Gedda Province was about to break out in a war.

Gascoigne Province seemed to have not received the news and was as stable as a mountain.

Charlemagne, the commander of the Crazy Lion Legion, Baron Harden, and Viscount Anthony, three members of the Venus family, held a dinner and started secret talks.

"The situation has exceeded our expectations. Although the war has broken out, the disparity in strength between us and the enemy is huge. According to our deduction, once the Duke of York leads his troops to attack Nolan, the Royal Guards will immediately turn against us, and the Kingdom of Charles will not be able to hold out for too long."

"What should we do now? Should we use the banner of the Venus family and capture a few provinces?"

"No, once Roger sits firmly on the throne, the disparity in strength between us and the enemy will be huge. Even if we establish our own territory, we will have no chance of winning."

Charlemagne knocked on the table and said, "There is another very critical point. If we openly use the banner of the Venus family, the Mad Lion Legion may not be willing to fight with the Venus family.

Although I have a high prestige in the Crazy Lion Army, it is still not as influential as the Grant family for hundreds of years. I am afraid that the soldiers and officers of the Crazy Lion Corps are unwilling to follow us to fight against the Grant royal family. According to my opinion, we should maintain the balance of power between the two sides, and join the weaker side. Only when the situation is chaotic can we fish in troubled waters and have better development. "

Viscount Anthony nodded and said, "Charlemagne is right. We must mobilize publicly to support King Charles. The Crazy Lion Corps and the Gascoigne Province Nobles Coalition will soon lead troops to the south to quell the rebellion. "

Several members of the Venus family have a significant influence in the Gascoigne Province.

Once they made a decision, the Gascoigne Province immediately mobilized, and the Crazy Lion Corps led the Gascoigne Nobles Coalition to the south to support King Charles in the battle.

King Charles was originally overwhelmed and had already planned to escape, but he did not expect that the Gascoigne Province would actually send reinforcements.

Even the earls in the south began to mobilize. The three earls of Warda, Clove and Meslin joined forces with 30,000 troops to reinforce the capital.

The two earls of Clove and Merlins are already secretly controlled by the Venus family. Although Earl Woda is loyal to the Grant royal family, he can only join King Charles because of the poisoning of Duke Brenner.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that King Charles has been suppressed by Duke Brenner for decades and hates Duke Brenner to the core, but the situation requires King Charles to respect the old duke, only in this way can he command the backbone of the Royal Guards.

With reinforcements on the two fronts in the south, King Charles' confidence increased greatly for a while, and he felt that he had a chance of winning. He decided to personally give a speech to the Guards to boost their morale and stabilize their military spirit.

"It is said that I launched a military coup! This is undoubtedly a lie and a frame-up!

The ones who launched the military coup were Chris and Melissa Duran. They poisoned Duke Brener, murdered our respected old Duke Brener, and fabricated rumors about the Duke's will.

Chris, the rebellious son, and Melissa, the lewd woman, even wanted to murder me, a respected king.

I had no choice but to execute them, and the remnants of Chris and Melissa actually rebelled openly.

We are the Royal Guards, and our tradition for six hundred years is to support the king in battle. You are the king's strongest shield and sharpest sword. This rebellion will definitely win. It's us.

We are the Royal Guards, with more than 60,000 people, and are the most powerful legion in the Kingdom of Grant. Moreover, we are not alone in the capital. The Grizzlies of the Rah Province are fighting for us, and the Lion Legion is about to go south to support us. There are also three earls in the south who have sent 30,000 troops to cooperate with us in the battle.

I will open the treasury and give money to the members of the Guards. After the war, I will give the rebels' territories, money, and women to everyone. As long as you can make military achievements, I will not be stingy with rewards. The next baron, earl, and duke will be selected from among you. "

King Charles' mobilization did have a certain effect. After distributing a sum of gold coins to the soldiers, the morale of the Guards recovered a little.

After all, Charles had been king for thirty years. Although there was a huge mountain on his head and he was often bullied and even beaten by the Duke of Brenner, he had also promoted many capable officials in the past thirty years.

He still had a group of supporters around him, and these people were also a huge interest group.

Relying on this interest group, coupled with King Charles's propaganda and rewards, some soldiers could be deceived to fight for him.

The Royal Guards were mobilized, began to stockpile food and weapons, built some city defense fortifications, and made pre-war mobilization.

Just as the Duke of York led the army and was about to approach Nolan, Roger, who commanded 40,000 coalition troops in the central army tent under the Grizzly Castle, frowned.

During this period of time, the situation has changed, with good news and bad news from time to time. Now all the bigwigs in the Kingdom of Grant have made their positions clear.

As the situation develops, Roger gradually feels the pressure.

The Duke of York's soldiers are getting closer and closer to the capital. Once the Duke of York takes Nolan, the situation in the Kingdom of Grant will change dramatically.

Who will take over the throne at that time?

If the Duke of York settles the forces of all parties, gets the support of the Royal Guards, and the approval of the Grant Mage Association, he will be able to take control of the country.

Now the Duke of York supports Roger as king because Roger's inheritance right is closer and his influence in the Royal Guards is greater.

But the situation has changed. Will the Duke of York regret it?

Will he let the soldiers below stage a mutiny and support the Duke of York as king? This is also uncertain.

As long as the generals in the Dawn Plane are strong enough, they will also stage a different version of the Chenqiaoyi mutiny.

The most concerned and core right of every lord is the command of the army.

If the situation really develops like this, then Duke Roger must admit defeat and can only return to the territory to be his own hereditary earl.

So he must appear in Nolan with his army as soon as possible.

But if he leaves Grizzly Castle alone, Grizzly Castle will cut off his food and supply lines.

Without supplies, Duke Roger can only choose to plunder.

Duke Roger carefully analyzed the pros and cons and decided to take a military risk. He commanded his soldiers to plunder a batch of food near Grizzly Castle, gave up attacking Grizzly Castle, and immediately led the army south.

Seeing Roger leading the coalition south, the commander of the Grizzly Legion, Waldo Jeff, immediately decided to lead his troops to chase.

As a result, they were ambushed and raided by the Warcraft Cavalry Regiment commanded by Roger, and lost 1,300 soldiers.

Losing a battalion of combat power is not a serious injury to the Grizzly Legion.

When fighting against orcs, even if more than half of the casualties were suffered, the combat effectiveness of the Grizzly Legion was still considerable.

But the current situation is not fighting against orcs, but a civil war in the Grant family.

The soldiers of the main legion are not ignorant farmers. They are generally experienced, smart and capable, and have a certain understanding of the country's political situation.

After the serious casualties, Waldo Jeff's prestige immediately dropped a little, and his orders were also rebounded.

Not only did the Warcraft Cavalry clearly express their opposition, but the soldiers of the six infantry battalions were also unwilling to participate in the war.

Seeing the morale of the army, Waldo Jeff did not dare to force the soldiers to go south to join the war.

If the soldiers were forced to order, it might cause the officers and soldiers to rebel. At that time, Waldo would be torn to pieces by the angry officers and soldiers, and the Grizzlies would join Roger's side, which had a greater chance of winning.

In February, the various armies had gathered in Nolan.

At this moment, the court of the Kingdom of Grant was already gloomy.

The streets of Nolan became very depressed, and the citizens of the capital did not dare to go out at all, hiding at home like frightened quails.

I hope to rely on the blessing of the goddess of dawn to avoid this war.

The mansion of the Duke of Brenner.

It has been a month since the old duke died, and the funeral has not been completed.

After King Charles launched a palace coup, the Duke of York immediately returned to the territory and raised his army to rebel.

Those left in the mansion were all distant relatives of the Duke of Brenner.

The Duke of Brenner is now 160 years old. His eldest son died of illness a hundred years ago, and his youngest daughter is only four or five years old. Because he lived too long, the Duke had many descendants, and the generations were somewhat confusing.

Duke Brena did not know many of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and the family relationship seemed a little distant.

The capital was in a mess recently, and no one took care of Duke Brena's funeral.

His coffin was placed on the mourning hall, and the huge Duke's mansion was already very deserted.

The beautiful maid had been carried away by the chaotic soldiers, the Duke's mansion had been robbed several times, and the servants had long since dispersed.

It was late at night, and a thin middle-aged man walked to the side of Duke Brena's coffin.

His hands were slightly shining, and he released a nine-ring magic to remove the imprisonment. A faint blue light bloomed on the coffin, and the coffin lid opened automatically, and Duke Brena actually sat up slowly.

"Pansy, what's the situation?"

"It's extremely bad. Charlie is really a waste. He has been king for 30 years, but he can't control the situation. He is only proficient in political struggles and court conspiracies. If there were no external enemies, he could barely keep his position.

But now we have many external threats, the Orc Empire, the Rhine Kingdom, the cultists, and the members of the Venus family hidden in the dark.

We need a lion to lead us to survive in the jungle.

Charlie is not a lion, he is just a wild dog, but he has the mind of a fox, he only fights for power, and has no overall view. "

"But he is my son."

"Uncle Brenna, the situation has developed to the present, it is time to make up your mind. Back then, I agreed with your opinion and supported Charlie to succeed the throne, giving up the more capable Philip and Roger.

But Charlie is obviously a pile of stinky shit, this time I will support Roger.

There is also good news recently, Roger has been promoted to the ninth-level epic knight. According to his age, he has the potential to advance to legend. Uncle Brenna, now you should put aside your selfishness and plan for the Grant family. Your descendants are not only Charlie, think about little York, think about Isabel. They are also your children, you should also consider them. "

Although Brener is a powerful third-level legendary knight, his private life is rather chaotic. He once had an affair with the former queen and gave birth to an illegitimate son, Charlie, which angered the former king to death.

Because it was a royal scandal, Charlie had no idea about it.

The only ones who really knew this were Pansy and Philip. Pansy's status was very special. She mastered the magical power of the Grant family and was Brener's nephew. The eldest prince Philip was forced by Brener to enter the Dawn Church Monastery.

Hearing the good news, Duke Brener sat up with difficulty, and said with some annoyance on his face: "I am too selfish. If I supported Philip to succeed the king at that time, the Grant family would not be as difficult as it is today?

Including Roger, our family already has four ninth-level professionals. After I die, you can unite together and stabilize the situation. But be careful of Duke Jonathan, he is the biggest threat to us.

Duke Jonathan wants to fight back to the Grand Duchy of Stannic, agree to his request. If the Jonathan family regains the lost throne, we can take back half of the land of Duke Jonathan. "

"Without the power of the Jonathan family, how can we stabilize the defense line of the northern border?"

"Support new nobles. I think the Harland family, the Roman family, and the Raphael family in the northern border are all very capable. If they can gain a firm position, promote them to earls as soon as possible."

Pansy Grant smiled and said, "The Harland family had a grudge with the Holland family and had to be involved in the war. The Roman family and the Raphael family were very sensible and did not get involved in this civil strife."

"What does Archbishop Senna think?"

"The Dawn Church generally does not participate in the struggle between nobles, but the Venus family colluded with the evil god believers back then. This time, the Venus family revealed a flaw, and Archbishop Senna promised to make it convenient for us. "

With the support of the Dawn Church, Duke Brenner breathed a sigh of relief.

The Dawn Church is very powerful in the Grant Kingdom. The number of professionals from all over the country, including priests, pastors, and church knights, exceeds 3,000. If the power of the church is concentrated, it will be stronger than the strength of Duke Jonathan's territory.

It's just that the professionals of the Dawn Church are distributed in different regions of the Grant Kingdom, and it is difficult to gather them together.

But the influence of the Dawn Church on the middle and lower classes is undoubtedly far greater than that of the Grant family.

With the endorsement of the Dawn Church, the Venus family has no chance of winning this time.

After Pansy woke up Duke Brenner, she immediately began to secretly summon senior officers of the Royal Guard.

There are many members of the Grant family in the Royal Guards, and many of them are descendants of the Duke of Brenner. The influence of the Duke of Brenner on the Royal Guards far exceeds that of King Charles.

Even though King Charles hated the Duke of Brenner very much, he still had to use his name to win over the hearts of the people.

As the Duke of Brenner began to meet with senior officers of the Guards, the army immediately came to the side of the Duke of Brenner.

But King Charles was kept in the dark and became a tragic victim.

On the ninth day of February, Duke Roger and Duke of York met.

The two dukes of the Grant family commanded more than 100,000 soldiers in total.

The scope of a 100,000-man army is very large. The Duke of Roger's scouts were usually sent out 200 miles away.

Because the Duke of York's army arrived near Nolan the earliest, it occupied an advantageous position, and the towns near Nolan were basically controlled by the Duke of York.

The terrain advantage was also mastered by the Duke of York.

The reinforcements from Gascoigne Province needed to break through the defense line set up by the Duke of York in the northern mountains of Nolan in order to lift the siege.

This defense line is more than 200 kilometers long and dozens of kilometers wide.

Forts were built on the four main mountain roads, with thousands of soldiers stationed in the forts, and a large number of fresh troops and food storage points in the rear.

After discussing with Duke Roger, the Duke of York decided that the Duke of York would deal with the Gascoigne Legion coming from the north, and Roger would Duke Jie dealt with the coalition of the three southern earls.

The north of Nolan is protected by mountains, which is a natural defense line, but the south is flat.

This flat terrain is very suitable for cavalry combat, and Roger is a famous cavalry commander of the Kingdom of Grant.

The blue sky is spotless in the early spring season.

The crystal clear clouds lightly cast a thin layer of sand in the sky. On the beautiful and clear Oram River, the water is sparkling, and some merchant ships can be seen occasionally.

Several military ships split the turbulent river water, like three flexible fish swimming in the rolling white waves, unscrupulously approaching the river.

There are many swamps in the south of the Kingdom of Grant, and the nobles are good at water battles.

The ships were equipped with strong bows and crossbows, so Duke Roger would not let the Warcraft Cavalry fight against the warships, which would be a trouble for him.

The three earls in the south had to cross the Oram River and defeat Duke Roger's army if they wanted to rescue Nolan.

So Duke Roger would not take the initiative to fight the southern army by the river. He could defend the key strongholds and wait for the three earls' coalition forces to attack and fight a defensive battle.