Chapter 815: Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
The Hetao side is riding a tiger and it's hard to get off, so why not Tufei Yage and Antonio? The two people's original intention was to let the Hetao side know their determination by issuing the Holy Order. Of course, both of them knew very well that they wanted to stop the troops in the Hetao army.
It is very unrealistic to fight against the enemy. After all, the first battle in Bruce City left a deep impression on the two of them.
However, Tu Fei and Ya Ge believed that as long as the Order of Guardianship was issued, the entire Western Continent would be on their side. In the beginning, countless devout believers and knights came all the way to prove this point. If the Shenzhou Dynasty
If they don't want to start a full-scale war with the entire Western Continent, they will definitely compromise. In this way, the two of them can bargain.
Unexpectedly, China's nerves were stronger than they thought, so they started fighting without saying anything. Before the two of them could react, China's four-pronged army was already viciously attacking the Latin Kingdom. Before they had time to mobilize their troops,
The generals and four armies have surrounded Nabrus. Even the believers and knights who came to participate in the holy war were captured by the other side, nearly 150,000.
"His Majesty the Pope, His Majesty the King, this is the ultimatum from the Chinese side. It is the news that they want us to send back the captive believers. If we do not give them a satisfactory answer on the morning of February 11th, then they will not be polite.
It's over." General Sigur, the Latin Kingdom's Minister of Military Affairs, said with a grimace.
The Western Continent is different from the Eastern Continent, but it is also influenced by the civilization of the Eastern Continent. In the entire Western Continent, except for the Obsburg Empire, which has dominated the Western Continent for 150 years, only the Pope of the Western Holy Church can claim the throne.
, the rest are all kings. With Obsburg finished, the Pope has become the only emperor of the Western Continent, and of course, the only spiritual emperor. So when Sig calls the Pope, he calls him Your Majesty, and Antonio
Just Your Highness.
"The Chinese army, what are they doing?" Antonio said, barely keeping calm.
"Today seems to be their Chinese traditional Spring Festival, which is the most solemn festival in China. They are all busy about this matter." Sig said.
Tufei Yage thought for a while and said: "Let's go to the city tower to have a look. I have never seen a celebration in an ancient Eastern country."
Sig hesitated for a moment, and originally wanted to stop him with words, but looking at the excited Tufeyage and Antonio, he still kept his mouth shut and just silently led the way.
Standing on the tall city tower, you can have a panoramic view of the north of Bruce City. And the platform for worshiping the heaven in Shenzhou is right here.
Since today is China's traditional Spring Festival, even though they are marching and fighting, the soldiers in Hetao did not dare to show any signs of neglect.
Wu Xiaolangjun purchased a large number of cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks from nearby residents to ensure that each soldier could get at least half a catty of meat. Xin Ke spent money to hire a large group of strong men from the Latin Kingdom and spent a long time building a high
The five-foot-long heaven-sacrifice platform. Xue Sha wielded a butcher knife and made a rough incense table. Luo Xiang carved the names of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the ancestors of heaven and earth who needed to be sacrificed on the extremely fast bluestone. Uncle Dugu
Not ambiguous, ninety-nine and eighty-one human heads were chopped off to serve as three animal sacrifices.
The people around were extremely happy. They originally thought that when the Chinese army arrived, they would definitely cause trouble for them. However, they did not expect that the items they sold to the Chinese army would be 30% higher than the market price. Moreover, after being captured by them as young men, each person would
You can also get a salary of ten gold coins.
"How wonderful it would be if these Chinese people stayed here every day." Holding the heavy gold, these people thought happily. If Tu Feiyage and others knew that they actually thought so, they would probably be on the tower.
Killed by head collision.
Under the auspices of Xuanji, hundreds of thousands of troops in Hetao knelt down in the direction of the altar either around the altar or in the camp, chanting the simplest sacrificial words: Anyone who offends the power of our heaven will be searched.
The world will definitely punish them; anyone who insults the holy name of my heaven will definitely be punished with the strength of my life; anyone who touches my great emperor's reverse scale will be punished even if the rivers and mountains are washed with blood...
Tufei Yage and Antonio climbed up the city tower and happened to see the wave of sacrifices coming from the Loop. Looking at the more than eighty bloody heads on the incense table, they both swallowed their saliva. Sig rolled his eyes and said so.
You deserve it if you are not allowed to come.
"What are they shouting about?" Antonio asked.
Sig didn't understand either, so he called for an interpreter, and after questioning for a while, he answered honestly. As a result, the faces of Tufei and Yage became even paler.
"Have they sent envoys to negotiate with us?" Tufei Yage asked.
Sig shook his head: "Their troops are stationed outside the city and have not blocked our traffic. We are completely free to enter and exit as long as we want. They are not sending any envoys either. Your Majesty the Pope, the latest news has just been sent from Darko.
According to the news, their Emperor has transferred all the 150,000 cavalrymen who were left in the Koga Jungle to Dako. Together with the 50,000 infantrymen around him, the total force is as high as 200,000. It seems that they are really ready to fight us.
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"Two hundred thousand?" Tufeyage frowned: "If the Kingdom of Gaul and all the principalities jointly send troops, they can at least organize an army of half a million people. We will contain their main army here, and there will be an army of half a million people over there.
Attack with all our strength, do you think we have a chance of winning?"
Sig's face suddenly turned extremely pale. Looking at the Pope's solemn expression, he quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, this is impossible. China's 500,000-strong army gathered at the city. If they knew the news about our actions there, they would definitely
He will not hesitate to capture Na Bruce and then return to rescue. The Chinese army has extremely strong combat effectiveness. Although Na Bruce has complete defense facilities, if the opponent attacks with all its strength, it will not be able to sustain it for long simply relying on less than 50,000 defenders in the city.
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"How long can it last?" Tufei Yage asked: "Including the Holy See's protective soldiers and minzhuang."
Sig didn't dare to speak, he just raised his finger and made a "one" sign.
"One month? That's enough." Tu Feiyage breathed a sigh of relief.
Sig shook his head, his forehead covered with cold sweat.
"A week?" Tu Feiyage said disappointedly: "If that's the case, then our time is very tight and the risks are quite high."
Sig still shook his head. His Majesty the Pope became angry and shouted angrily: "Is it just one day? General Sig, do you know what you are talking about? You have simply disgraced the face of a soldier!"
Sig was also willing to take risks. He gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it's an hour! The difference in numbers between the two armies is too big, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with each other. Does your Majesty still remember that he was here that day?
Just 20,000 cavalrymen killed our 120,000-strong army and abandoned their armor."
Looking at the gloomy faces of Tufei Yage and Antonio, Sig said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we can't stop the attack of the opponent's army here. As for Darko, let alone Ramofard and others.
Do people have the courage? Even if they have 500,000 troops, they can't stop the charge of the Chinese army. Once China is defeated, they can retreat smoothly under the cover of cavalry. Once we are defeated, we will fight with the Austrian army.
The same fate as Busburg. Your Majesty, our military insists that it is unwise to fight the Chinese army."
The eyes of Tufei and Yage were gloomy. Although the Minister of Military Affairs was afraid, he was more worried that the two of them would order the army to attack at all costs for the sake of face. In that case, the Latin Kingdom would really be over. Therefore, no matter what, he must keep his thoughts in mind
Say everything you say. Even if they chop off your own head after saying it, it doesn't matter.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, do you know what order Emperor Haotian of China gave to their military generals? If we don't open the city and surrender on February 11th, then attack the city immediately, deal with our Latin Kingdom and then return
Dako is prepared to deal with possible changes. We are dealing with them all, and you should understand what this means."
Antonio's face was livid: "Do you think they have the courage and strength?"
Sigur smiled bitterly and said: "The military unanimously believes that there will never be any problems on their side. Sashan, Obsburg, and the Duke of Qi in La Liga just don't believe in their ability and courage, so they ended up being exterminated.
The total population of our Latin Kingdom is only about 8 million, with less than 300,000 soldiers, and most of them were defeated by the opponent. Now we can only control the tens of thousands of soldiers in Bruce City. The military does not have any
hope."
Although he knew that what Sig said was true, Antonio still had some luck. The humiliation that Luo Xiang and Xin Ke suffered that day had already made him extremely angry. He didn't want to experience the same humiliation a second time. Looking at Tu Fei
Accord, the latter also means the same thing.
"The whole army is preparing for war. Let's wait and see. Today is only February 7th, and there are still three days left." Tu Feiyage said slowly: "Maybe they have changed their minds in the past three days."
Perhaps feeling the tyranny and anger of the Celestial Empire, the princes of small countries who were still fighting over the land distribution of the Duchy of Obsburg also calmed down and came to Haotian all day long to inquire about news. Haotian started
He was still very interested in meeting them one by one, but he soon discovered that if he continued like this, he would not be able to do anything every day. He would only need to sit in the reception room of the Qingyun and listen to the complaints of the Grand Dukes and Marquises one by one.
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Especially after Qiu Mu complained that cleaning the floor was too tiring in the past two days, Haotian finally made up his mind that no matter how much the people outside begged, they would never be allowed to visit him. As long as they asked about the affairs of the Latin Kingdom, the soldiers outside would be very angry.
Tell them politely: If the Latin Kingdom does not surrender before February 11th, then we can only choose war. It is up to you where you go.
However, there are still exceptions, such as King Dodo of the Plantagenet Dynasty. After all, Plantagenet is a big country in the Western Continent. The other party has contributed so many gold coins to the Hetao and traveled thousands of miles to come to visit him in person. How much does Haotian have to pay?
A little face. Of course, there will be no reward after the interview. Who told you that Plantagenet was on the wrong team at that time, and in the end, you actually prepared to use force to fight against the Celestial Army. Fortunately, Duduo knew who they were and robbed them of their gold, silver and jewelry for many years.
He contributed all. Emperor Haotian was also a reasonable man, so he received him kindly, rewarded him with a large amount of property, and allowed him to visit freely.
Duke Boya of the Latin Kingdom finally arrived at Dako on February 8th. A normal march from Nabrus in the Latin Kingdom to Dako would have taken at least two days. After all, he had to cross the highest altitude in the Western Continent along the way.
The mountainous Naples, but Duke Boya changed horses instead of people. It is said that several horses were exhausted along the way, and it only took one day to reach Daco. Such spirit is really admirable.
But when Duke Boya came to Haotian's car, he was blocked by Haotian's soldiers because Emperor Haotian was resting and did not receive guests. If it is about the matter of Bruce, then it is a pity that His Majesty has authorized it.
The soldiers at the front make their own decisions. Duke Boya, please come back.
Duke Boya fainted at that time. If the marshals and generals on the front line were allowed to make their own decisions, according to their virtue and consistent behavior, they would definitely wait until February 11th to attack Nabrus. Just yesterday, the Latin Kingdom sent an envoy
I hope to negotiate with the Chinese army, but the Chinese side politely sent the envoy back and told the envoy clearly that there is absolutely no third way between war or surrender. As for negotiations, oh, I'm sorry, they are a group of people who only know
The big bosses in the war have not been given the right to negotiate by the higher authorities. If you want to negotiate, go to Dakko, where Your Majesty is.
Of course, the Chinese generals generously stated that although the Latin Kingdom had killed the envoys they sent, the Celestial Kingdom would naturally have the etiquette of the Celestial Kingdom and would never resort to such shameless means as retaliation. Moreover, the two countries were at war with each other.
The envoy who was beheaded was also the Spring Festival in the traditional sense of the Chinese people, so he generously gave many gifts. At that time, the envoy who thought that his head would be slaughtered as a sacrifice was very happy.
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However, as soon as he walked out of the Shenzhou Army's camp, Marshal Dugu scared him half to death with one sentence: "It's just to let him live a few more days. It's not enough to kill such a person."
Xue Sha also added next to him: "That's right, if I were to arouse my interest, wouldn't it ruin the great atmosphere today?"
Hearing what the envoys said back, Tufei Yage and Antonio couldn't sit still. They knew very well that China was really not joking. If China did not intend to solve the problem by force, then they would either send envoys to negotiate.
At least when you send envoys, they will ask for a high price, but the other party's appearance shows that they really don't want to quarrel with you anymore.
Therefore, Duke Boya, who had an old relationship with the Hetao, was sent out again, because the Hetao army outside Bruce City made it clear that they had no right to negotiate. They were just following orders and only waited until February 11th.
Just start attacking.
Duke Boya was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but at this moment, he actually met a great savior. Duduo, who had just got off the Qingyun, was grabbed by Boya, and he opened his mouth to hope that your highness would see you.
Give your brother a favor in the name of His Majesty the Pope.
When Duduo heard Duke Boya's explanation, he also felt that the situation was serious. Although Plantagenet and the Latin Kingdom had never had any friendship, and before this, Plantagenet's pirate team often looted the merchant ships of the Latin Kingdom, but everyone was from the Western Continent.
The people, and Boya had moved the pope out. If he didn't agree, Duduo wouldn't be able to justify it, so Duduo, who had just got off the car, got into the carriage again, but there was a follower behind him.
"My lord, His Highness Dodo of the Plantagenet Dynasty wishes to see you."
Haotian frowned and said impatiently: "Let him come in. This Duduo has a lot of shit." Hao'an also felt the same and said: "Father is right, he has a lot of shit."
Hao Jin looked at his brother with disdain: "Do you know what bullshit is?"
Hao'an stopped talking. Hao'an has a simple and honest temper, but is not afraid of trouble. But in front of Hao Jin, he is as honest as a kitten.
Hao Jin said in an old-fashioned way: "Come here, brother, let me tell you. You are a man of our Hao family. You must be both civil and military. Do you know that you must be like me?"
While talking, Hao Jin was also making moves with his hands. Fortunately, he no longer wore crotchless pants, otherwise his posture would definitely be funny.
Hao'an also obeyed, and obediently walked up to Hao Jin and started gesticulating. Hao Jin said with a straight face: "Hao'an, if you have nothing to do, you should read more books and practice martial arts with your aunts more. Don't always follow dad. If dad can't learn martial arts, he can't do it.
, there is no future with him."
Haotian's face suddenly turned dark. Looking at his precious son, Hao'an was still nodding aside, which made Haotian even more depressed.
Xin Jiao came over, grabbed Hao Jin and slapped his butt: "Hao Jin, have you ever said that about your father? Do you know how difficult it is for your father to conquer this country? You are still here
Are you talking sarcastically here?"
Hao Jin was very afraid of Xin Jiao, and even after being slapped, he did not dare to bother him. He ran up to Haotian and said: "Dad, don't be angry. Am I not teaching my younger brother a lesson? Doesn't it say in the book that an elder brother is like a father?
, what if we don’t discipline him well and he will lose the face of our Hao family in the future? My younger brother will be the emperor in the future."
Hao Tian was happy. He picked up Hao Jin and placed him on his legs. He said, "You were just born a little earlier than Hao An, and you love to put on airs. Don't you want to be the emperor in the future?"
"Brother is brother." Hao Jin raised his little head: "I don't like to be an emperor. My aunt said that since I became an emperor, I must be a good emperor and think about the people of the world. My aunt said that those good emperors who are famous in history,
They all have to wake up at five and sleep at three. They have to read a lot of memorials every day, and they are scolded by the ministers if they do something wrong. This is not happy at all. I think my younger brother is more suitable to be an emperor than me. I want to be a general.
, just like dad, uncle and grandpa."
Haotian laughed and said: "Everyone in the world yearns for the position of emperor. Even now, there are still many people who are struggling for this chair, but I, the father and son of the Hao family, are the only ones who don't take him to heart. Hao
Jin, Hao'an, you brothers, please remember that no matter who becomes the emperor, brothers must live in harmony. My Hao family has been passed down alone for several generations, but by your generation, the flowers have finally blossomed. Everything will be prosperous when the family is harmonious, and the emperor's relationship will be prosperous.
This is especially true at home.”
Hao'an said with a grimace: "I don't want to be the emperor either, I want to follow my brother. Brother, you said you wanted me to be your marching commander."
Hao Jin patted Hao An's shoulder and said earnestly: "There is a chance, Hao An."
Haotian and others couldn't help laughing. As soon as Duduo and Duke Boya entered the door, they saw such a happy scene. Boya couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. At least Haotian, who was laughing heartily, should be able to talk better.