Chapter 254

Robin had seen his own army. In order to recruit these 300,000 people, Arthas could be said to have captured all the men who could use weapons in the control area.

Among Robin's team of 500 people, the youngest is only fourteen years old, while the oldest is fifty-five years old.

This kind of army has no will to fight. Instead of being defeated at the first touch and then being chased by the enemy while escaping, it is better to just lay down their weapons and surrender. They have no hope of winning anyway.

There may indeed be many people who are foolishly loyal to the royal family, but most people just want to survive and be able to ensure that they can live on. They don't care whether Alsace or Elsa sits on the throne.

Even if it weren't for the issue of royal blood, they would prefer Orson to be the emperor.

"That's not impossible, but what if we do this... and the commander finds out?"

"Perhaps the commander himself is thinking of surrendering?"

"...That's right."

However, just when several people were discussing in a lively manner, several knights came over.

"Someone has accused you of conspiring to rebel. Come with us."

"Huh? What's going on?"

Robin was confused, and several others were even more confused.

At this time, one of the officers stood up and looked apologetic.

"Sorry, but they said that if I report you, I can go home, so..."

When Robin and others realized that there was a mole among them, they were immediately furious. One of them even rushed forward and punched the traitor in the face.

But then he was immediately subdued by the knight and pushed to the ground.

Then, as if to scare the monkeys, the man was executed on the spot by the knight.

"From today on, anyone who dares to make any arbitrary remarks about surrender or rebellion will suffer the same fate as this person!"

The knight in charge of the execution spoke loudly, shocking everyone around him.

Robin looked at the officer who was chatting and laughing with him one second, and turned into a corpse lying on the ground the next second, and his mentality suddenly collapsed.

He stayed in place, letting the knight give him

He was handcuffed and then led the officers all the way to the trial camp.

That afternoon, the results of the trial came out.

Robin and others were convicted of treason and were demoted to ordinary soldiers. They had to work on the front line of the battle with previously released criminals.

But to put it clearly, people like them are treated as cannon fodder.

Robin accepted his trial expressionlessly, and was then escorted by several knights to the forefront of the battlefield.

Just when the coalition forces had just entered the city of Saint Laurent and were not ready to launch an offensive, the Imperial Army relied on the tide of citizen troops to launch one offensive after another.

Only after Robin stood on the battlefield himself did he realize how powerless he was.

The crowd lined up in square formations, shoulder to shoulder, and moved forward listening to the orders of the officers behind them.

Even though there are always a few people in each square who want to run away, they are still moving forward under the coercion of the crowd.

Robin stood on the front line, looking at the spears and swords in front of him, but he only had a large shield in his hand, and he was heartbroken.

Even though he kept resisting and wanted to retreat, the entire phalanx behind him kept pushing him forward.

Robin almost fell down because he couldn't stand properly.

If he fell down in this situation and faced the stampede of thousands of people, he would definitely die without a burial place.

In the end, Robin gave up his last fantasy. After hearing the horn sound of charging behind him, he raised his big shield and followed the phalanx forward with his eyes closed, even though he knew that there would be a dead end ahead.

Today's war is bound to go down in history.

If they win, they become heroes; if they lose, they become deplorable pawns.

Chapter 61: The reason why I don’t want to lose

Facing the 300,000 extra troops that came out of thin air, late comers like Lucius and William were a little surprised, but Li Te, who had already had spies in the royal army, knew this well.

She knew that this army was hastily formed and its morale and combat effectiveness could not compare with the regular army, so she never took this army to heart.

Sure enough, when the two armies first came into contact, the army hastily formed by the citizens showed signs of decline. Later, it was defeated thousands of miles away by the coalition forces.

The coalition forces have never fought such a smooth battle. Seeing that the enemy was about to collapse at the first touch, although they were confused as to why the Imperial Army became so arrogant, they still marched forward with great success.

On the very next day, the coalition forces had advanced into more than a dozen streets, reducing the royal family's control area to one-third of its original size.

And most importantly, they opened up the connection between the coalition-controlled area and the Imperial College. The palace magicians originally stationed in the Imperial College also withdrew from the Imperial College as soon as the controlled area was connected, relieving the pressure on the college. At the same time, it also provided more help to the coalition's advancement.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner. Even though Alsace controls the two elite legions of the Forbidden Army and the Royal Knights, he can only struggle to support himself when facing a coalition army whose number is several times his own.

According to Langdon's current prediction, I am afraid that the royal army can hold on for seven days at most, and at the latest, the coalition forces will attack the palace in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. In the remaining days, the defenders will fight with the enemy in the palace.

And just as Langdon had expected, the citizen army collapsed the moment it came into contact with the enemy, which even had a side effect on the war situation.

He didn't know what Alsace was thinking. If he didn't have a grudge against these citizens and deliberately let them die, he would never have made such a decision.

However, Langdon still came to Alsace with his last glimmer of hope.

"Your Majesty, we don't have many available troops now, why not break out now?"

Langdon said.

"Now we have to take advantage of the fact that the Forbidden Army and the Royal Knights are still there, and their combat effectiveness is still there, fight out of Saint Laurent City, return to your previous control area, recruit troops there, and make other plans. Otherwise..."

"Then what? We rely on half of the royal domain to split again and become enemies of at least three duchies?"

Alsace looked at Langdon and asked.

"However, if we continue to stay here, the result will still be the same. Your Majesty, if we break out now and rely on the terrain outside to win a few battles, we can still make a turn for the better..."

"Landon."

Arthas stopped Langdon.

"Do you think, between you and me, which military talent is better than Orson?"

"Don't worry, Langdon, Saint Laurent City as the Imperial

The heart of the country, the barrier that the royal family has been running for thousands of years, I still have a trump card in my hand. "

"..."

At this point, Langdon could only nod and believed Alsace.

I just don't know whether this unknown trump card can play a role in turning the tide of the battle.

…

On the other side, after the coalition's controlled area was successfully integrated with the Imperial Academy, Orson and Elsa also successfully returned to the coalition. As a nominal supporter of the coalition, Elsa, together with Orson, the de facto supreme leader of the coalition, took over the took command of the entire coalition forces.

The first thing the two of them did was inspect the front line.

At this moment, the city of Saint Laurent, which was used as a battlefield, was no longer as prosperous as it had been in the past. There were broken walls and ruins everywhere.

Elsa walked on the street, looking at the various scenes around her, and couldn't help but sigh.

Not far away, several soldiers were handling the corpses on the street. They carried the corpses into cars and then transported them to outside the city for burial.

"I never thought that the city of Saint Laurent would turn into this scene one day." Elsa looked at the dilapidated streets and couldn't help but sigh.

"This is what war is like. Human beings will always use various means to destroy their own tribe."

Orson comforted Elsa like this.

"When the war is over, this place will be rebuilt quickly. As the heart of the empire, it will not decline, but will only shine forever."

"I hope so." Elsa said, looking towards a street not far away.

That street was once a famous commercial street in the city of Saint Laurent, but now because of the war, all the shops have closed their doors, the windows of some shops have been smashed open, and all kinds of goods inside have been looted.

"Oson, tell me, brother, why does he have to start this war?"

Elsa already had the answer in her heart, but she still couldn't help but want to ask Orson to see what he thought about this matter.

Orson's answer was very simple.

"Maybe, Alsace, like you, Elsa, can't let go of the throne."

"Moreover, compared to you, as the once recognized first heir to the throne, he was suddenly brought to an equal position with you. There is a huge gap in his heart, and it is somewhat unacceptable. It is normal."

"Yeah..."

Elsa smiled when she heard this.

"But, Orson, do you know why I have always coveted the throne?"

"Why?"

Orson looked at Elsa confused.

"I remember, Elsa, you told me before that the reason was because you didn't recognize Alsace, right?"

"Yes, but if a more specific reason is traced..."

Elsa said this, raised her head and looked at the sky, cleared her eyes, and recalled the past.

"...Once upon a time, when I was only eight or nine years old, my imperial brother at that time was about the same age as we are now."

"That day, as usual, I went to see Brother Huang to play, but that afternoon, Brother Emperor was called out by the guards midway."

"I stood at the door curiously, eavesdropping on the conversation between the emperor and others."

Hearing this, Orson became interested.

"What did Alsace say at that time?"

"At that time, the guard said that he helped the emperor get rid of an official named Wen Deli."

"Wendry?"

"Well, I had never heard of this name at first, but then I deliberately inquired about it. It turned out that a minister of the empire died that day because he encountered a monster in the wild."

"The minister who died because of the monster was Wen Deli."

"Later, I heard that the court was originally composed of a group of neutral factions that were opposed to the emperor's brother. The leader was Wen Deli. They advocated that my father should not give all the resources to Alsace first, but wait until I grow up. After that, we will select and train the two people based on their abilities.”

"But after his death, the group quickly disbanded, and there were not many people in the government or government who supported me."

"From that time on, I knew that Brother Huang treated me well on the surface, but in his heart, he still regarded me as an enemy. Therefore, I absolutely did not want to lose to him."

Chapter 62: Saint Laurent City in Eternal Night (2.4K)

After inspecting the front line, Orson and Elsa returned to the base camp in the rear.

At this moment, in the base camp, in addition to the factions that originally supported Orson and Elsa, even the three duchies of Orleans, Aragon and Lucia sent their own envoys

.

The reason why they sent people here, in addition to showing their support for Elsa's position, is more to ensure that their status and interests will not be damaged after the war, and Elsa certainly agrees with this.

After the court magicians joined the battle, they made up for the lack of high-end combat power on the coalition side. At the same time, the magicians also provided more tactical content, and the progress was smooth.

Everything seemed to be developing in an orderly manner in a direction that was favorable to Elsa's side.

Time lasted until three days later.

Imperial College dormitory area.

Since the fire that day, Rosalin has never left the dormitory area again.

I did not complete the task given by Alsace. Now the Imperial College is surrounded by the occupied area of ​​the coalition forces. I must consider my future.

But where can she escape to when her father's life or death is uncertain?

Rosalin sat up from the bed with dark circles under her eyes.

She hadn't slept well for several days. She often dreamed of her defeat and her execution in public in the middle of the night.

Every time she dreamed of that scene, she would wake up with a start, and then her back would feel wet.

Rosalin came to the window, opened the curtains, and saw that the sky outside was still dark, so she felt relieved.

At least she could sleep for a while longer.