Even Orkus, who has always been reluctant to participate in politics, understands a truth.
War is a continuation of politics.
The reason why His Majesty Bidelis chose to launch the war this year is largely related to some internal conflicts within the empire.
When he succeeded to the throne five years ago, Beidilis' position was not stable. There were still several princes left behind by his father, and they had formed factions in the struggle for power, which seemed to be a big deal.
Serel during the Zolygos period had the practice of enfeoffing nobles. However, after he was exiled to Mostana and re-established the country through Forsberen, in order to strengthen the overall cohesion and the land area did not allow for a large number of enfeoffments, so in many cases
For a long time, the emperor made the final decision on all affairs, and a new system gradually formed.
However, things always change.
The previous emperor reigned for nearly eighty years. As the longest-lived monarch in the history of Serel in Mostana, his ability was beyond doubt and he handled all affairs impeccably.
After taking away the territories of the four tribes a hundred years ago, the late emperor who first ascended the throne chose to enfeoff the lands of the four tribes in order to compromise with the internal affairs. This was intended to appease some stubborn nobles and hoped that everyone would continue to work together to improve Serel.
National strength, regain the homeland of Zolegos.
After Beidilis succeeded to the throne, the country became strong and the population surged. In addition, the treatment of old and new titles created a clear difference between the elders and the newcomers, which led to constant struggles between the two factions.
Nowadays, the highest-level combat forces in Serel are full of contradictions, and they basically don't like each other. These disputes exist behind the scenes.
In general, the Serel that Bedelis took over was a strong empire, but the political situation was in a mess.
The battle between the old and new aristocrats.
After the brothers formed their own gangs and formed party members, they watched each other with eagerness.
The nobles were descended from the previous emperor, and they were all shrewd and capable, and difficult to control.
The purpose of condoning the people's oppression and persecution of foreign races in Serer is to further enhance cohesion and win people's hearts.
It has to be said that the effect is quite good, but this behavior also gave birth to more abnormal power under the catalysis of time.
The idea that aliens cannot be considered life, but just goods, is very popular.
Driven by this idea, the maritime slave trade with Kolai became more and more prosperous, and the massive benefits gained from it made this idea more and more popular.
Although Bidilis used both kindness and power, and with the help of several nobles left by the late emperor, he finally broke up the power of his brothers, but from the beginning to the end, everyone still did not think he had any ability.
Domestic trade is prosperous and national power is booming. It is because of the good governance of the emperors before him. He is reincarnated and has a perfect score, so he has picked it up.
The "foreshadowing" left by his father took effect to resolve the brothers' forces. It was his father and the old nobles who were powerful, and it really had little to do with him.
The contradiction between the old and new nobles became increasingly fierce, but Bidelis never had a good solution, which also caused his prestige as the emperor to be reduced invisibly.
As a high-ranking member of the Serel Empire and a marginalized person in the political game, Orkus was left alone when he applied for a summoning site and research support from Bidelis, and was then asked a meaningful question.
The problem.
"I have also read books related to summoning. I heard that in other continents, there have been cases where summoned objects are unwilling to obey the summoner and ignore orders. If you encountered it, how would you solve it?"
After smelling the danger, Orkus lectured on the theory of summoning, which made Beidilis confused and had to interrupt him in the end.
Bidilis's anxiety is fully reflected in this issue.
The loss of power is a slow process, and just imagining it makes Bidilis worried.
If neither the old nor the new nobles buy into their own account, then the rules of the game will return to the enfeoffment of the Zoregos period. The great nobles in the country will each rule their own city-states, and their power will not be as concentrated as it is now.
Coincidentally, Bidilis actually has a card that can solve this complicated situation.
war.
And it is a military training war in preparation for returning to Zolegos.
He could not only temporarily divert various domestic conflicts away, but also consolidate his authority through victory in the war, making everyone understand that he was not an emperor relying on the blessings of his ancestors.
Therefore, he not only wants to start the war, but also personally conducts a certain degree of command in the war to block Yuyou's mouth.
At the same time, playing the card of returning to Zolegos will also allow Serel to temporarily eliminate the conflicts between them from top to bottom and work towards the same goal.
At this point, the merchants were satisfied, because once the war started, they would be able to obtain more foreign slaves and gain more profits.
The nobles were also satisfied. Expansion meant an increase in territory, and there was room for easing the conflict between the old and new nobles over whether to have enfeoffed territories.
The people at the bottom are satisfied. The arrival of the war has added another upward channel, and they can own more slave assets. Why not?
Orcus saw things very clearly and was filled with anxiety from the beginning.
Because the premise for everyone to be satisfied is that this battle can always be won.
At first, the plan made by the nobles and the emperor was just to occupy the fertile land in the middle of Mostana. However, after several discussions, it became a decision based on the strength of the resistance whether to continue to advance. This led to the three-front attack of Seler.
That scene.
Today, only about 60,000 of the 180,000 soldiers who followed His Majesty's orders to march into Blue Water have returned, and the rest have all died in battle.
There will always be someone to take the blame for a huge defeat in which 120,000 people died. In the past, His Majesty Bidelis could find someone to take the blame, but this time, in order to show off his power, he found many nobles to witness his great achievements...
They went there with a heroic heart, but when they returned, the tens of thousands of troops were lifeless and lifeless. Even though the fortress of Hemen Latu in the middle of Serel was not far away, the soldiers did not feel relaxed because they were about to rest.
After the battle with Lu Yu's summons, most of Serier's soldiers were in a trance. For several nights, Orkus, who was walking with Bread, could hear the sleeping soldiers suddenly wake up and shout incoherently.
Call.
After a brief inquiry, most of the soldiers returned to the mountain of corpses and sea of blood in their dreams, with the screams of their comrades being swallowed and chewed constantly echoing in their ears.
After confirming the information about the army, Haimen Latu Fortress opened its gate.
There were no cheers or lines of welcome. The cold wind hit the soldiers, leaving their trembling souls behind, and then they roared off into the distance.
After entering the city, Orkus was playing with Bread in boredom and was planning to use Bread to take him to the surrounding towns of Serel during his short break, when Sunafa appeared at an inappropriate time.
Because Sunafa delayed Lu Yu's summons, they were able to retreat so safely, so Orkus did not give Sunafa a look, but asked her directly what she wanted to do.
Since Sunafa seemed to want to attack bread last time, Orkus was very wary of her.
Sunafa just glanced at the bread hiding behind Orkus, and then got down to business.
"My family messenger said something happened on the Western Front."
Orcus's eyes gradually widened.
Just as Orkus and others were fighting against Blue Water City, the elven coalition forces that had been advancing on the western front disappeared.
Just like every previous transfer and disappearance, several legions on the Western Front did not take it seriously and continued to sort out the occupied land step by step.
However, the Western Front Elf Alliance did not retreat this time. Instead, they gathered nearly 10,000 elite troops. Relying on the heavy snowy weather, they bypassed the Serel Army and secretly reached the important town of Kuze on the Western Front.
Because it was far away from the front line, Kuze, who was responsible for the hoarding and transshipment of grain and grass, had only a thousand defenders, and fell instantly in the face of more than 10,000 elite Western Front Allied Forces.
This coalition of more than 10,000 people on the Western Front captured the three city-states of Serel in succession, and burned them all to nothing in the same way that Serel treated the elven territories.
The only one who didn't follow suit was the massacre of the city.
The border pass was breached, and the whole country in Seler was shocked. The troops returning from the Western Front and the domestic reinforcements rushed to the area where Kuze was, bound to annihilate the coalition forces.
However, the troops returning from the Western Front encountered an ambush from the elven coalition during the march, and suffered heavy losses.
After this battle, hundreds of coalition forces who were separated from the elven coalition forces on the battlefield actually formed a death squad, once again entered the Serel border and robbed a city-state.
Because they were determined to die, this group of remnant soldiers completely lowered their bottom line. They released the slaves in the city and began to massacre the city.
With both ends on fire, the reinforcements finally chose to annihilate the remaining troops first and rescue the people of Seler.
The coalition forces that succeeded in the surprise attack once again defeated the Serel Legion that returned for reinforcements. In conjunction with the advance of the long-dormant Elf army, they actually surrounded the three legions that were still on the battlefield on the Western Front.
Because the overall strength and the strength of the reinforcements are sufficient, the Western Front is not yet eroded, but it has lost its previous advantage and has become extremely stalemate.
Orkus asked hurriedly: "What about the Eastern Front? What are the dragons doing?"
What he fears most is that the Dragon Clan will smell an opportunity and take the opportunity to launch a large-scale battle on the Eastern Front. Although this will not collapse the war situation in Selel, it will definitely increase the pressure on material dispatch.
"The Dragon Clan remained unchanged as before, occasionally engaging in small-scale battles with the Eastern Front Allied Forces at key locations, but there were no major battles."
"I heard that the Eastern Front Allied Forces are now dissatisfied with the Dragon Clan, and there are different voices."
Sunafa sighed and looked to the south.
"Unexpectedly, what troubles us the most is not the seemingly powerful dragons, but the group of elves on the western front who can only run away, and the group of stubborn mushroom people in the south."
After sighing, Sunafa reminded: "Try to hide that fox as much as possible. Your Majesty has been in a unstable mood recently. He has executed several alien prisoners to vent his anger secretly. Please pay more attention when meeting your Majesty later."
After Sunafa left, Orkus touched the head of the bread, looked south, and sighed.
It seems to be getting harder and harder to contact Lu Yu and sit down and have a good chat...