Just when Katalin tried to find Aurora for medical advice, Orika walked in from outside. The dark elf was smiling, and when she saw Orika's appearance, Aurora's face was filled with laughter.
With a strange expression, she seemed to want to say something, but couldn't.
"Are you... the dark elf goddess?" Katalin saw that her question was interrupted, and the tsarina was very unhappy: "Didn't anyone teach you the most basic manners? How could you just walk into the camp without asking?
?Get out of here, we have something to discuss!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems that the whole process has been slightly loosened in the three years since I was away." Olica ignored Katalin at all, and she directly raised the Staff of Erth and the purple rose towards Aurora.
The flower gave off a coquettish light: "Kneel down, sow!"
"No...you..."
"What's going on? What happened?"
"Another ice witch? Well, it looks like a good 'experiment'. You are very lucky. Your Majesty Katalin, I have brought many new good things from Nagaros. You are blessed."
Orika's joyful voice sounded.
The purple light became brighter.
The next day, Katalin woke up and found herself lying on the luxurious bed in the tent wearing only Aurora's nightgown and a pair of thin stockings, while Aurora and Teresa were already there.
Disappeared.
Strange, after dinner last night, Aurora and I were chatting, and I asked her about medicine. What happened after that?
Why can't I always remember it?
Just as the tsarina was about to look for it, she felt a tingling sensation in her mind.
"Forget it, I'll find a chance to talk about this next time. I'm so tired. Let's sleep a little longer."
What's even more strange is that this sleep lasted all day. It was not until the morning of the third day that Aurora and Theresa were brought back by Olica. The faces of the sorceress and her daughter were in a trance. The tsarina always felt a little confused.
Like...a doll?
However, Aurora and Teresa soon returned to normal, and the three ice witches went to visit the scenery of the Palavon Peaks together, talking and laughing, leaving Orika smiling and speechless.
On Palavon's side, Ryan took the time to rest and reorganize his army.
Time goes back to the day when the siege of Palaon was solved, at the beginning of the Imperial Calendar 2524, in Kurona, the capital of the Kingdom of Knights.
At this moment, the entire Kurona was in chaos.
News came from the front line that on the road to Kurona, a 50,000-strong Slaanesh army had landed. The leader was Prince Sigvald, the Chosen Champion of Slaanesh! He swore that he would come for revenge and that he would capture
Corona, and killed everyone in the entire Corona, then stuffed his big sculpture into the golden cup of the Holy Grail Cathedral and peed happily.
At this time, Curona is leaderless. The kingdom's regent, Lawn, is transporting supplies in Carcassonne, resuming production, and settling the victims. Knight King Ryan and Knight Queen Surya are not here. What's worse is the elite defenders of Curona.
All of them have been mobilized to the south. Now, as a giant city with a permanent population of 250,000, the entire garrison of Curona and the nearby conscripts that can be recruited are less than 10,000.
Prince Sigvald is now less than 150 kilometers away from Kurona. If it is fast, he will directly attack the city within 6 days. As the news spread to the capital, Kurona has fallen into complete panic.
The roads leading to the west and south were full of fleeing carriages. It seemed that the fall of the thousand-year-old royal capital was inevitable. The order in the city was also in chaos. Various rumors kept spreading, making people panic.
Our Sun King! Where are you? Britannia needs you!
At the critical moment, Knight Queen Surya and Marshal Kalad unexpectedly appeared near the city, followed by 400 Old Guards.
"Pass my order!" Sulia mounted the war horse. The heroic Knight Ji wore the Yselama silver armor blessed by the Lake God and held the Holy Sword Angel Alliance. The graceful Knight Ji faced the Old Guards.
After giving the order, the king's scepter was held in Sulia's hand, and behind Knight Ji, the sun was emitting weak heat.
"Calad!"
"Here!" Kalad, who was fully armed and majestic, took a step forward.
"Immediately take fifty dragoons and your marshal's scepter to take over the defense of the Curona barracks and the entire city! Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
"Yes!" Kalad and others hurriedly left.
"Bertrand, Raymond!"
"exist!"
"Each of you will bring a hundred old guardsmen. Bertrand will take over the palace of Curona, and Raymond will take over all warehouses and grain depots to prevent any riots! If there is any abnormal situation, kill them!"
"Yes!" Bertrand and Raymond left one after another.
"The rest, follow me!" Sulia waved her long sword, and her long bright golden curly hair spread out like the wings of a phoenix. The Knight Queen gave a sweet shout, then got on her horse and led the remaining Old Guards.
Rushing into the city and running along the main road, the bright red, white and blue flag was raised by the Knight Queen and fluttered in the cold air, setting the entire city on fire.
"The tricolor of the Old Guard!"
"That's Queen Surya!"
"Our queen is back, our queen is back!"
"Her Majesty the Queen has not abandoned her people."
"Long live the Queen!"
The city was boiling, and residents took to the streets, waving their fists and shouting "Long live the queen."
The chaotic situation in Kurona has temporarily calmed down.
Surya first entered the Kurona Palace to take over all internal affairs and restore the palace to operation. Then the Knight Queen immediately led a few followers and broke into the Kurona branch of the Holy Grail Knights, announcing that all the remaining Holy Grails were under orders.
She finally entered the Holy Grail Cathedral directly, demanding to use all the wealth in the Holy Grail Cathedral and recruit all the prophets of the Lake God.
The Sun Queen's every request was met.
Even so, the situation was still not optimistic. On the afternoon when Sulia took control of the entire Kurona, the Knight Queen waited for Kalad in the royal garden of the Palace of Kurona, and there were also tiger-headed and tiger-headed people following Kalad.
Devon Hill, the young baron was fully armed, with a wood elf tempered rune sword hanging on his waist. When he saw Sulia arriving, Devon Hill quickly shouted: "Mother."
"Devon?" Sulia looked at Devon Hill. Her son had grown into a strong young man unknowingly. The Sun Queen stretched out her hand and rubbed Devon Hill's black hair twice, revealing a
Smile: "Why are you here?"
"Lilith...Ms. asked me to come and fight with my mother. Sister Nestra and Sister Alohan temporarily returned to the great forest. King Orion summoned them back." Devon Hill nodded, and Ryan's youngest son looked
Eager to try: "Mom, I heard that Frey's stinky brother has done a lot of great things in recent years. He played more than a hundred games just fighting beastmen. I want to..."
"What a stinky brother, that's your brother!" Lidya Su was so angry that she hit Devon Hill on the head. The younger son immediately covered his head. When he was about to hit him a second time, Devon Hill dodged.
"I won't lose to Frey!"
You have lost to him now! Sulia secretly curled her lips, but the blond knight Ji instantly became competitive. Yes, how could my son be worse than the son of Emilia, that little maid?
?
"Kalad, how is the situation?" The top priority is to defend Kurona in front of the 50,000 Slaanesh army. Surya's heart became fierce, and Knight Ji made up her mind that she must defend Kurona no matter what.
"The situation is not good, Your Majesty." Kalad's face was ugly. Marshal Britannia told Sulia about the situation of the Kurona city defense force.
As Sulia expected, the current city defense force in Kurona is less than 10,000 people, and because all the elites have been transferred away, most of the remaining ones are the old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as the semi-professional city standing army and serf infantry.
Kalad spent half a day reviewing the army, leaving only sighs.
"How many soldiers can go to fight against the Chaos Army? Kalad, tell me the number." Halfway through, Sulia and Ryan waved their hands to Kalad to tell him the number. The Queen of Knights' golden eyebrows were furrowed.
.
The Curona Plain is one of the most elite and richest core areas in Britannia. Defending the city is always the worst option. The Knight Queen knows that she must defeat the Chaos army through field battles as much as possible, otherwise it will be repelled by relying on the city wall.
After defeating the Chaos army, all the manors outside the city were destroyed.
"I took a look and found that there are only two battalions of the Lion Guards carefully formed by Duke Lawn, the palace guard regiment, and those in the garrison who are responsible for daily duty and patrol in the city, cleaning up nearby towns... armed tax collection
Troop, Free Folk Rangers, Royal Charter Longbowmen
, the artillery battalion is left behind, and the Le-Angoulan Marine Corps has just been reorganized." Kalad did not hesitate: "According to the judgment of my subordinates, only these troops are capable of fighting in the field with the Chaos Army, including the troops we led this time.
The total number of 400 Old Guard troops who came is only..."
"Only how many?" Sulia's tone was cold, and her words were exactly the same as Ryan's.
"Almost 3,300 people."
"That's it?"
"My queen, if you want to be able to fight with Chaos in the field, then only these are the ones you want, and the rest will be sent to die." Kalad also told the truth, and the marshal refused to give in: "This is your request.
I'm just answering your question."
"Very good." Sulia gracefully took the black tea from the maid's silver tray and took a sip: "It's almost as good as mine, Kalad, you've made great progress."
Kalad suddenly felt shocked. The queen had already estimated the number of available troops without even conducting an on-site inspection.
"My Majesty, there are 50,000 enemies, and we only have 3,300 people." Bertrand said anxiously: "In this case, it is impossible for us to go out of the city to fight in the field. The gap is too big."
"Yes, Your Majesty, why don't we consider how to defend the city?" Raymond also said.
Lidya Su just shook her head.
Callard, Bertrand, and Raymond are all soldiers. They only consider whether they can win and how to reduce losses. They calculate military accounts, but Sulia is different. Sulia is the queen and the one who exercises royal power on behalf of Ryan.
A person is the helmsman of the Kingdom of Knights. In addition to military accounts, she must first settle political accounts.
The political balance is that we cannot even think about defending the city as soon as we come up. What if Prince Sigvald refuses to attack and plunders everything around Kurona? If the Kurona plain suffers such a disaster, not only the northern part of the Knight Kingdom,
The country's economy and food output will suffer a devastating blow, and more importantly, everyone from nobles to serfs will lose confidence.
Faith in the end.
Standing in the palace, the Knight Queen was silent for a minute. Then she suddenly walked outside: "Come here, I will hold a grand afternoon tea party tomorrow. Please send my invitation letter to everyone in Kurona."
Go to the noble knight's home! Whether you are still here or not, you must send my invitation letter to your home! I will write the invitation letter now."
"Yes!" the attendant ordered.
Sulia strode outside, along with Calard, Bertrand and Raymond, as well as the Holy Grail Knight Commander Eugène of the Holy Grail Knights' branch in Curona, and the General of Curona appointed by Lawn, Louis Vuitton.
Semolo, you look at me and I look at you, I don’t know what Sulia is planning to do.
General Moreau was the commander of the Curona Guard appointed by Raun. Although he was dissatisfied with Kalad directly rushing into his military camp to seize power, that was Kalad! Kalad's prestige was too high. General Moreau not only obeyed the orders, but also led the army.
He handed over all the command authority, and also came with him: "My marshal, Marshal Roland on the front line, there are still 3,000 troops, and they are probably fighting against the Chaos army now."
"We can't count on those 3,000 people." Kalad shook his head violently. If Marshal Roland retreats, it will be a real military disaster.
"But apart from these people, there is no army in Kurona that can fight with the Chaos Army." Raymond said anxiously. The qualifications and strength of this Holy Grail Guard are obviously superior to General Moreau. General Moreau looked at
The light of the Lake God on Raymond's body and his red eyes knew that this was an old guard who drank the water of the Holy Grail, so he could only shut up.
"Who says there is no one." Devonhill spoke, and the young baron smiled: "There is a large group of elite Lion Guards hidden in mother's sleeves!"
"Lion Guard?" Bertrand didn't understand: "But...where is the army?"
"We don't have an army now, but my mother's influence is quite a lot. Now is the time to use it." Devon Hill said with a smile: "Tomorrow, let's see my mother do magic and create an army that can fight Chaos in the field.
!”
…………I am the dividing line of magic…………
Corona is still desperately trying to gather its troops and discuss how to defend itself against the enemy.
Marshal Roland-Marshall's Brittany Border Guards had entered their final hours.
On the border castle, Marshal Roland was fully armed. He was covered in blood. His shield was full of sword marks and ax marks. The lion statue on his helmet had been chopped off in half. There were only less than 1,000 people around him.
The armies of Chaos stretched from one side of the horizon to the other, and Prince Sigvald personally supervised the battle with his Legion of Mirror Guards.
In this day, Marshal Roland has led his army to repel three attacks by the Slaanesh army. Prince Sigvald was like hitting an iron plate and failed to break through the border castle. However, with the fourth attack,
Initiate, Marshal Roland's border guards are at the end of their rope.
"Marshal, what should we do?" There are now less than fifty people left in the 300-strong personal guard, and nine out of ten are dead or injured.
Marshal Roland was silent for a few seconds. He opened a letter stamped with the Queen's badge, looked at Su Liajuan's beautiful but sharp words on it, and looked around: "No need to say more, pass my order, Madam.
In the name of our country, fight until the last moment!"
"Yes!" the guards responded.
On the city walls, around the castle, and inside the city caves, there were shouts of killing.
After more than two hours of bloody fighting, the marshal was forced to withdraw into the castle with his personal guards.
Marshal Roland's left shoulder and left arm were still bleeding, and even gauze bandages couldn't stop it. He leaned on his sword and watched the battle quietly.
Several guards and generals around were still trying to persuade him, but heavy objects collapsed and the cheers of the Chaos army could be heard at the castle gate.
All the defenders in the city were distraught.
"Marshal!!!" a guard shouted eagerly.
"No need to say more, show my flag! In the name of lady, I will fight until the last moment!" Marshal Roland roared.
"Yes!!!" The surrounding guards roared their final roar.
The battle lasted for more than an hour.
At the end of the battle, only two to three hundred soldiers were left in the inner fort, still resisting.
Prince Sigvald personally led the Mirror Guards into the ruined castle. The Chosen Champion of Slaanesh was very surprised by the bravery of the defenders and offered to surrender.
was rejected.
The chosen champion of Slaanesh suddenly felt humiliated, and he immediately ordered a general attack.
Relying on the artillery and mechanisms of the inner fort, as well as the solid gate, Marshal Roland resisted for dozens of minutes. At the last moment of the battle, when the defenders were driven into the chapel of the Fairy on the Lake in the inner fort, only three men were left.
Forty people.
Prince Sigvald offered to surrender again, but was rejected again.
Seeing the Chosen Warriors of Slaanesh rushing into the chapel, Marshal Roland burst into tears. He held his broken sword tightly and silently prayed to the Lake Fairy in his heart, recalling his life.
He knew that he was not a direct descendant of Ryan, or even a direct descendant of Lawn. He was not very trusted, and he had been assigned to bear the responsibility of border defense in the desolate and bitter cold land of Kurona Road all year round. He stayed there for thirty years.
, Ryan appointed him marshal only out of political considerations due to his seniority and to appease the northern knights and nobles. He did not participate in any of Ryan's great expeditions, nor was he transferred once. Everyone seemed to have forgotten him.
He could only work conscientiously and did not dare to slack off in the slightest for thirty years. His family had asked him to transfer him more than once, but Marshal Roland refused. He knew very well where his value lay.
Even if you are not trusted, even if you are not reused, even if you are placed in a bitter cold place for thirty years.
Madam, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen.
I, Roland Marshall, am here today to be loyal to the Kingdom of Knights!
In the afternoon of late January 2524 of the Imperial Calendar, the Brittanian Marshal Roland Marshall and his 3,000 Brittanian border guards were all killed in battle in the border castle of the Kingdom of Knights.