Chapter 445

"How can I think otherwise? In this world, the only thing you can trust is the weapons in your hands. Now we have weapons, and you are negotiating with us. If the people standing in front of you are a group of unarmed peasants, will you negotiate with them!?"

Litt shook his head helplessly when he saw that he could not win the argument with Martin.

"Then let's do this. The peasants under your command are no match for the army behind me. If you fight me and win, we will withdraw today and attack again in three days. If you don't win, you will withdraw and give us this camp. How about that?"

Chapter 82: Great Victory (2.3W)

Chapter 83: A woman cannot be kept at home

"What? You want to withdraw?" The next day, in Florence, Litt looked at the commander of the imperial army in front of him and asked in surprise.

"The city of Romulus is right in front of us, why are you withdrawing?"

She really couldn't understand it. It was obvious that they could win the war by going straight to Huanglong, but at this time, her allies said they would quit and withdraw.

No one would be able to accept this situation.

"I'm sorry, but this is an order from His Majesty himself, and the royal family and generals have all agreed. I heard that the Duke of Orleans has joined forces with the Duke of Prussia, the Duke of Lucia and the Duke of Aragon to station troops on the border and seek an explanation from His Majesty the Emperor. Now the situation in the royal direct jurisdiction has become more tense. I'm sorry."

"Is that so..." Litt had to agree after hearing this.

The other party has followed him all the way to Florence, and he has not been without effort in the process. Now he has difficulties and must go back, and he can't stop him.

"Then, I wish you a safe journey. I hope the misunderstanding between the royal family and those dukes can be resolved as soon as possible."

"Yes." The commander of the imperial army nodded after hearing this.

Originally, the vanguard troops of the two armies added up to about 80,000 people. Now that the imperial army has left, Litt's soldiers, including the incorporated Naples army, are less than 40,000.

It is definitely impossible to take down Romulus City with only 40,000 people.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Dukedom of Naples has lost most of its rich land, the number of troops in Romulus City will not be less than 80,000, which is twice the number of Lit's current army. In this case, it is difficult to protect oneself, let alone attack.

Not all commanders are as brainless as Garibaldi.

For now, the only way is to stop in Florence for temporary replenishment and wait for Lucius's army to arrive.

Lit thought so and looked at Martin on the side.

"Sorry, it seems that we can't set off early. We can only wait here for my father's army to arrive."

"It doesn't matter, then I will stay with Judith for a few more days." Martin said so, and happily accepted a small vacation for himself.

"But it's really strange to hear what they said. Why did Prussia also join the camp of pressure? Olivia and Orson are obviously engaged. We are now on the side of the royal family. Why did Prussia stand on the opposite side?"

"I don't know either." Virgil on the side also shook his head.

"Virgil... do you think that the relationship between Orson and Olivia has broken down? In that case, does it mean that my chance has come?"

"Uh... Master Litt, are you still thinking about this?" Virgil said this, with a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.

This girl, why does she hope that others are not good every day.

...

On the other side, Saint Laurent City.

"Father, can you tell me what's going on?" In the temporary residence of Duke William, Olivia brought Lianka here, looking at William sitting on the sofa and drinking tea comfortably, and asked in confusion.

"Olivia, what are you asking about?"

"Father, do you want me to tell you straight? It's about the coalition's reinforcement of troops stationed at the border. Our family is an ally of the Dukedom of Antica. Now the Dukedom of Antica stands on the side of the royal family, but we are going against it. Isn't this a bit..."

"So? Because we have an engagement with Antica and have become allies, we must stand on the side of Antica in this conflict, right?"

William said this and divided the books in front of him into seven piles.

"The situation of the empire in the past was like this. Although some places are strong and some places are weak, the situation of one family dominating will never occur, because before that family dominates, the other families will unite."

William said this and stacked the books in front of him together.

"In this case, how to break this situation, Olivia, do you know?"

"That is naturally to win over the other party's power."

"You are right, but if this happens, the empire will have only one voice. Do you know what will happen?"

William said this and stacked the pile of books that symbolize the royal family to the highest.

"The person at the top will ignore the people at the bottom. The duke is no longer a duke, and the earl is no longer an earl. They are all subjects under that person. If that person makes a mistake, no one will punish him, and more people will suffer."

"Of course, most nobles may not think so much, but the issue of their ruling power alone is enough for them to fight with their rulers."

"My joining now is not to destroy the peace of the empire. On the contrary, I am maintaining the peace of the empire. What do you think will happen if I join the royal family?"

"The balance will be unbalanced in an instant. We can help the royal family deal with Lucia and Orleans at the same time. The royal family is also strong enough to pacify the remaining Aragon. As for Naples, which is already half-dead, what can it do?"

"In this case, His Majesty the Emperor will only wantonly launch a larger-scale unification war in the country. Don't you understand this little truth?"

William sat down again, looking at Olivia with disappointment in his eyes.

"Olivia, I don't know what has blinded you. Your recent behavior is very abnormal. You have become a little too impulsive."

"I know you are willing to give everything for Orson, but please don't treat yourself as a tool. At least I don't want you to become like that. You are my daughter."

"If Orson loves you, then he will definitely understand your position. On the contrary, if he doesn't understand you, then there is no need to continue this engagement. Just think that I have made a mistake."

"I'm sorry, father, I was abrupt." Olivia lowered her head when she heard William's words.

"I'm very sorry to disappoint you."

"It's okay. You may have experienced a lot during this period. I can understand. You should go down and rest first." William said this and waved his hand.

"Liangka, you stay." When Liangka was about to leave with William, William suddenly called her.

"Father, are you calling me?"

"Yes." William nodded. "Your sister's marriage has been decided. Now it's your turn. Li'anka, do you have any ideas? If not, I can find you a husband who is willing to marry into our family."

"Eh? Isn't it too early for me? I... I just came of age this year."

"Noble children are often engaged when they are born. Aren't you the same, Li'anka? Besides, Olivia makes me worried, so you need to take on the responsibility of your sister."

"But..." Li'anka said this, holding the bow tie on her chest tightly with one hand.

"Forget it, you probably have something on your mind, right? Go back and think about it. I'll ask you again in two days." After saying this, William waved his hand, indicating that Li'anka could leave.

"I know, thank you, father." After saying this, Li'anka hurriedly left here.

Looking at Li'anka's back, William sighed.

"Alas, one by one, girls can't stay when they grow up."

Hearing Litt's proposal, Martin naturally agreed.

The number of the enemy's army is not much more than his own. If he can delay time by fighting with the enemy's leader, he can also give an explanation to his brothers.

After all, as the commander of this army, he still has an understanding of the combat effectiveness of this army. From the commander to the ordinary soldiers, they have basically not received any systematic military training. They all fight with passion and instinct.

"Okay, but will you default on your debt?"

"Even if I default on my debt, you can delay time until the large army comes, right?"

"..." Martin nodded after hearing this, and his eyes became sharp.

Since the other party dared to fight him alone, their own strength must be not weak. Of course, it may also be because of the quality of this army that they underestimated Martin's strength, but no matter what, Martin can't be careless.

"In this case, I'm rude." He said so, stepped back a few steps, pulled a safe distance, and then drew out his sword.

"Just what I want." Lit said so, and smiled and raised his long sword.

...

On the other side, the Naples Army Headquarters.

"General!" After going through layers of review, Wirtz came to the commander Garibaldi.

As the commander of the Naples Army on the front line, although Garibaldi's combat ability is average, he is deeply trusted by Giovanni.

He will still execute all the instructions given by Giovanni, even if there are unreasonable ones. This is where Giovanni values ​​him.

In this kind of war, it is no longer possible to consider whether it is reasonable or not. Facing the two-sided attack of Antica and the royal army, the most reasonable way should be to gather the living forces and retreat to the town in the rear, but in order to keep Romulus City running normally, the land in the front cannot be easily lost.

As soon as Wirtz saw Garibaldi, he knelt down inside.

"General, our front line is attacked by an army of at least 10,000 people. We can't defend. Please support us quickly!"

"This..." Garibaldi heard the words, held his forehead and thought for a while, and then shook his head. "Sergeant, to be honest, other fronts also received news of attacks long ago. I just transferred the last reserve to the northwest front. There is really no one who can help your front now..."

"Really?" When Wirtz heard Garibaldi say this, he hurriedly continued to argue: "But when I came here just now, I clearly saw that there were still many soldiers here."

"These soldiers are responsible for protecting the safety of the general. They must not be moved. Otherwise, if the general is in danger, who will take this responsibility?" At this time, the adjutant next to Garibaldi spoke first.

"But...if the front line collapses, the soldiers here still have to take on the task of fighting."

"You said that if the front line collapses, then can't you think of a way to prevent it from collapsing?!" The adjutant said this and began to scold Wirtz.

"...How about this, I will allocate a troop from my guard to you." Garibaldi came out to be a peacemaker at this time, and then he looked at the adjutant beside him.

"Adjutant, you take this sergeant and find a squadron to support the front line."

"Yes." The adjutant heard this and quickly agreed, and then took Wirtz to a military camp.

After counting the number of people, Wirtz was stunned.

"Okay, this troop is responsible for assisting you, you must hold on for a while." The adjutant said this, looked at Wirtz on the side, and gave an order.

"Sir, didn't you hear what I said just now? The enemy on the front line is about 10,000, and you allocated 500 reinforcements to us?"

What can 500 troops do?

And looking at the equipment of this army, it is not much better than our own troops.

Do we have to do things like eliminating dissidents during war?

Wirtz was immediately disappointed with the current Naples army.

"This is not something I can decide. The enemy troops on the front line are originally more than ours. We can only be prepared to fight with fewer people. Otherwise, I will arrange 5,000 to 6,000 people for you here, and there will be fewer people on other fronts. You understand." The adjutant said so and patted Wirtz on the shoulder.

"Too bad." Wirtz cursed softly.

There are at least 30,000 people here, but only 500 people are sent out to support.

Of course, this sentence was not heard by the adjutant, otherwise Wirtz would at least be slapped.

But this is not the adjutant's fault. Everyone knows that Garibaldi listens to Giovanni's orders the most.

And Giovanni gave Garibaldi only one order, that is, to defend the city of Florence no matter what.

The current base camp is the most critical position. No matter what, it is impossible to ask Garibaldi to move troops from the base camp.

Wiltz had no choice but to rush back with the 500 soldiers who were good at fighting. It would be fine if he could play a little role in the battle.

…

On the other side, Litt and Martin had fought for more than 20 moves.

Martin, who was at level 6, could not gain any advantage when facing Litt.

Litt's fighting style was too weird. He was clearly slashing at you with a sword the previous second, and then he retreated two steps and threw a fireball at you the next second.

This kind of enemy is the most difficult to deal with, as both a warrior and a mage, and their levels are not low.

Martin gradually became exhausted.

Finally, after a few more moves, Martin found an opportunity, which was the only opportunity he had found so far.

No matter whether it was the opponent's strategy or not, he had to be a fish and bite the hook.

Martin stabbed Litt fiercely with his long sword.

But Litt moved his body in the air in a way that Martin did not expect, seemingly dodging the attack lightly, and then a sword was placed on Martin's neck.

"You lose." Litt said this, and when he looked at Martin, there was no disdain for the weak from the strong, but only indifference.

Martin looked at Litt in disbelief.

He thought it was a good opportunity before, because people can't move their bodies in mid-air, but he forgot that Litt knew magic and could do some things that violate common sense through magic.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Martin said this and sighed.

"You can take my life now, or you can let me go back. It's all up to you."

"According to our previous agreement, you just need to let your army retreat." Litt said this and put down the sword in his hand.