The Nuer Army is stationed in the small town of Karadachi outside Braunschweig, 10 kilometers away from the city.
Most of the population of this town has entered Brunswick to take refuge, so it has basically become the exclusive camp of the Nuer army. A large number of troops patrol the outside, and a steady stream of supplies is transported to Nuer from the south.
this.
There is a huge resentment in the town.
After Marshal Rick Heilberg returned, he immediately carried out large-scale rectification of the entire imperial capital. He appointed himself as the imperial regent. At the same time, he immediately carried out a series of the most extreme measures to strengthen the defense of the capital, including but not limited to the following.
The most important ones:
First, all current taxes will be doubled, all pensions, pensions and military pay will be suspended, and all residents’ surplus grain will be collected.
Second, announced the recruitment of 300,000 new soldiers, issued an edict in the name of the regent, requiring all provincial troops in the empire to enter the capital to serve the king, and at the same time issued the order of the king in the city to recruit new troops on a large scale.
Third, impose the strictest curfew and control orders on the city, requiring the suspension of almost all commercial activities, sealing the warehouses of major chambers of commerce and many nobles, and defining any disputes and riots as "treason."
Many gangs in the slums and guild organizations in the city initially thought that Helberg would not do this. After all, their power was granted by imperial law. Therefore, the poor people in the slums took to the streets to protest against the forced recruitment of new troops.
At that time, he was ruthlessly suppressed by Heilberg. Innocent citizens died on the streets, and nooses were hung on them.
At the same time, Heilberg ordered "the highest level of punishment" for any disputes throughout the city in an attempt to induce silence and acceptance among ordinary citizens.
For example, under the auspices of Heilberg, two people once brought trouble in front of the regent. One was a pear buyer and the other was a pear seller. The pear buyer thought the pear seller was shoddy, and the pear seller thought the pear seller was shoddy.
The pear coins were of insufficient quality and had their edges trimmed.
Heilberg waved his hand, one beheaded, the other hanged.
At the same time, Heilberg was also very nervous about whether the Nuer army would stage a military coup. Marshal Rick had a high degree of distrust in Emmanuel and Frederic. He did not allow the Nuer army to enter the city and only allowed it.
The Imperial Baroness herself could station her small number of guards in a corner of the city, and sent many people to monitor her. At the same time, she also sent people to clearly tell Emmanuel and Frederick: Brunswick does not have that much food and military pay.
As a reward, you can figure it out yourself.
This incident greatly angered Nuer and Emmanoli. In the opinion of Ryan's little maid, what kind of stupid things did Marshal Rick Heilberg do?
According to the normal logic of the imperial court and the electorate, since the Nuer army has come to serve the king, even if you really have no money or food, Emmanuel and Frederic can understand and be mentally prepared.
But Heilberg should have communicated diplomatically.
He should affirm the Nuer people's loyalty to their country and their loyalty to the empire, and as one of the few imperial provinces that has successfully defended its homeland, the Nuer's organized army may be the empire's last hope.
Unexpectedly, but reasonably, the old commander obviously didn’t understand what diplomatic rhetoric and the art of speaking were, and he immediately questioned Emmanuel’s decision to bring so many troops to the capital (did she want to rebel?).
He also demanded that the Nuer army be broken up and divided and brought under the unified command of the imperial court headed by him.
This was not over yet. When Heilberg took a large amount of "military coupons" and demanded to "requisition" all the food of the Nuer Army and the millions of gold coins in the vault of Dame Emmanuel, the entire Nuer Army was enraged.
Ryan's little maid had been around Ryan and Sulia. She proposed in the Imperial Parliament: delegate power to the local nobles and let them form their own armies. They could be given the title of tribune, tribune, corps, rural warrior, etc., as long as they could defend the place.
Don't be stingy about noble titles, and announce the reopening of donations, allowing you to obtain noble titles through large donations, so that Chaos can be dragged into the quagmire of the empire's war and delay Chaos' advance to the maximum extent.
At the same time, a unified rationing system was implemented economically, war loans were established, war treasury bonds were issued, and grain and money were borrowed from all nobles in the capital, with the agreement to return them within 25 years.
Militaryly, establish a high command like Britannia. Of course, it is best for Frey to be the leader, or at least occupy an important seat. Lane's little maid is confident of occupying the majority.
But Helberg didn't listen to any of them. He not only asked the nobles to hand over all their property, but also asked them to use all their private armies to listen. He also believed that war loans and national debts were too slow and unreliable.
Just issue military tickets directly!
A military coupon of the same face value is equivalent to a gold mark, and there are mandatory regulations on how much supplies the military coupon can be exchanged for.
This was originally considered a type of war bond. Emmanuel told Heilberg that in order to do this, it was necessary to control the issuance volume and stabilize prices. They should first temporarily issue 150,000 to 200,000 to test the market, and at the same time, the official treasury must have at least 20,000.
% of the reserve guarantees that military tickets can be exchanged for gold coins, giving people confidence.
But Heilberg didn't understand this, and he didn't want to listen to the explanations from Lane's maid and the imperial courtiers. There was not a single ingot of gold, silver, a single copper coin, or a bag of grain in the official treasury to provide credit guarantee for military bills.
, Marshal Rick immediately ordered the issuance of military coupons, and the total amount of the first wave of military coupons issued was-5 million gold marks.
Heilberg also gave this kind of military coupons a nice name - golden yuan coupons.
Emmanuel was immediately furious. She had a big argument with Heilberg, but it was of no use. The old commander's temper was as hard as a rock. He did not intend to fight with the Elector when he was sure that the Nuer people had bad intentions.
We have discussed it a lot, and you can just go ahead and implement it.
In this way, the Nuer army was forced to station in the small town of Kadarachi outside the city.
Imperial Countess Emmanuel's blood pressure was really high after she thought of Helberg's series of actions.
Heilberg may be an excellent commander, but he is an out-and-out political idiot!
Being suppressed and controlled by the old commander's pure use of violence and intimidation, and wantonly plundering wealth, whether it was the elector or the great nobles in the Rickland, they all resented it, but the current situation was special, so they kept it secret, but Helber
Ge is already pushing himself against everyone, and it is only a matter of time before everyone breaks out.
Ryan's little maid thought to herself that Helberg really didn't follow the rules. At this time, what would a commander with a military strength of a thousand men do here?
Yes, after Heilberg's reorganization and personal deployment, he rebuilt an army of about 70,000 men in Brunswick. However, this army seriously lacked experienced officers and veterans, and was almost entirely composed of new recruits.
Needless to say, the vast majority of soldiers have crude weapons and equipment, lack of food supplies, and countless
Field elites and experienced veterans are now lying in the north of the empire. The only ones that can be called combat effectiveness are Brunswick's original standing army of more than 1,000 and the more than 1,000 remnant soldiers brought back by Heilberg. These soldiers were imprisoned by Marshal Rick.
He holds it firmly in his hands and is known as the "Old Camp Soldier", with more than 2,000 people.
The Nuer Army has 50,000 people, all of whom are field elites, rich in combat experience, with high morale and well-equipped.
There is no compromise or any benefit at all. Among the provinces in the empire, there are only the Weisen Territory and the Sol Territory with an organized field army. What does Heilberg want to do?
According to the little maid's opinion, the imperial court should compromise at this time and directly designate its son Frederick as the next crown prince. In exchange, the Nuer army will of course fight to defend the empire, and both parties have a tacit understanding.
Holding back for a while, her brain exploded, and she stepped back and became more and more angry. Emmanoli felt that she was about to laugh out of anger. She simply lifted up her skirt and went to find her son.
"Frey, are you there?" The little maid opened her son's door and found that Frederick was playing military chess on the sofa with his fiancée Noelle. Seeing his mother come in, Frey stood up and said, "Mom?"
"Frey!" Ryan's little maid said angrily: "Are you still here playing military chess???"
"Don't worry, Mom." Frey instantly understood what his mother was thinking, and he smiled: "I know what you want to say, but...it won't be time, and besides, you don't want me to become emperor on the ruins.
Bar?"
"Then we let that old donkey Helberg dominate like this?" Ryan's little maid straightened her skirt and sat down on the sofa chair next to her son. A "hash" sign appeared on her forehead.
: "If you ask me, just let Maybach and the others start the steam tank.
Gram, drive into the Imperial Palace, seize Helberg's bird rights, and directly make you the 'Great General King', taking charge of all military and political affairs of the empire. We now have soldiers and food in our hands. If Karl Franz is still alive
, directly declaring you the crown prince is the only thing he will do."
"You can't expect Heilberg to have the political level of your godfather or dad. Mom, that old guy will just mess everything up." Frederick said calmly while playing chess: "We only need to do two things.
First of all, just don’t recognize those golden coupons and refuse to let Heilberg dismantle and command our army. Secondly, we just need to let everyone see that Heilberg will never govern. When everyone starts to compare, everyone will naturally know that we should
Choose who.”
After saying that, Frederick gently moved the "general" chess forward two squares.
"My dear foster mother, listen to Frey and don't worry. The most important thing for us right now is how to deal with the incoming three-way chaos army." Noelle also said warmly. She has always been a well-behaved person in front of Emmanuel.
She looks like a little daughter-in-law.
"I just can't stand it." Ryan's little maid sighed: "Frey, you have grown up and have an idea. The future, whether it is Nuer or the empire, will naturally be yours."
"Only if the empire survives can I have a chance, mother." Frederic said calmly: "Now we still have to consider whether the empire can survive. Heilberg will do the things that offend others, but we can be a good person.
,fine."
Ryan's little maid thought for a while and it seemed that this was really the case. She didn't need Frederick to remind her: "Then... it's time for them to come, right?"
"It should be." Frey nodded, and Ryan's eldest son raised his lips: "I think it's almost the same."
As soon as he finished speaking, the black stone guard outside announced: "My Lady, my Baron, Elector Anderson and Elector Geisel are here and are waiting outside."
Sure enough, it happened! After witnessing Heilberg's dictatorial, violent and cruel rule, the two electors couldn't stand it anymore, and they began to fall to Nuer's side!
"Ask them to wait a moment and tell them that I want to change their clothes and let Erstein go entertain them first." Emmanuel's eyes lit up, and the Imperial Baroness told the Blackstone Guards to let them wait before leaving.
Attention shifted to his son: "So... Frey, your father's side..."
"Father's side will definitely have to invite reinforcements." Frederick frowned: "To be honest, Mom, I'm not very confident that we can defeat the three-way Chaos Army. The problem now is, where is the Wizarding Academy?
It is no longer possible to send letters, Marienburg has been destroyed, can the courier successfully carry the message along the dangerous roads and forests to Uberserik and Bogenhafen? Can the beacon be lit?"
"It will definitely happen." Emmanuel said firmly: "Your father will definitely come to save us. If Brunswick falls, the old world will no longer be able to defend. Britannia is a plain. How to resist?"
Chaos Army?”
Frederick knew that his mother had absolute trust and confidence in his father for no reason. The eldest son of the Sun King sighed silently in his heart and nodded slowly: "That would be best. If dad can arrive in time, maybe we can
There is still a chance.”
After saying that, the Baron stood up: "Mom, you stay here with Noel, I'll go see Geisel and Anderson."
"Yourself?"
"Mom, my son has grown up." Frei smiled.
"..." The Imperial Baroness was silent for a long time, and finally nodded. Emmanuel gently took off the Rune Fang from her waist: "Take this, go, my son."
"The world focuses on you!"
…………I am the dividing line of the pig farm director…………
It was obviously difficult for the empire's request for help to reach the court of Britannia quickly, but Britannia's own news did.
Marshal Kalad and General Zhukov brought the latest news, Marienburg is asking for help! Nurgle plague and corruption have ravaged the entire border area of the Kurona Road, and the terrible fungi and decayed forests have spread to the Kurona Plains.
edge.
The Brittanian High Command immediately held a meeting to discuss what should be done.
Knight Queen Surya, Green Knight, Lake Witch Morgiana, Marshal Berhemond, Marshal François, Marshal Callard and Marshal Lawn are listening to the former Grand Duke of Marienburg and Viscount Casanova.
and others' description of the fortifications of Marienburg, in Marienburg
After the merchants described in detail the power of Marienburg's wizard tower, Marienburg's coastal defense fortress, and Marienburg's fleet, the Britannia High Command came to the conclusion that although Marienburg was unlikely to defeat the Chaos Fleet,
, but it shouldn’t be a big problem if you stick to it for a month.
As the Queen of Knights, Surya seems a little hesitant. Marshal Bertrand is inexplicably ill in bed. A strange carpet of bacteria blocks the way to support the border. The situation in the empire continues to be unclear. Everything seems to be wrong now.
So what about Ryan? Where is King of Knights Ryan?
Why is Britannia's greatest hero not present at this time?
In the subspace, the Realm of Chaos, the Garden of Nurgle.
The three-person team composed of Ryan, Aralos, and Veronica followed the path opened by Lilith and explored the Garden of Nurgle.
Thorny vines tore at their limbs, and creeping plants pulled at their feet.
Bright flowers spit out steaming liquid, and fungi burst out bursts of green spores.
Maggots squirmed on the wet ground, and swarms of demon flies flew among the trees.
The exposed roots crunched beneath their feet, and the brittle bark burst, releasing a suffocating slime.
The stream there seeps rather than flows out, and the thick water is filled with the stench of liquefied carrion.
At this time, only the light of order and spiritual fire emanating from Ryan's hand are enough to dispel the darkness and roar into the light.
The demons of Nurgle were afraid of Lion's power and hesitated to move forward. The mist of the Lake Fairy also protected them from being discovered by the great demons of Nurgle.
The Fairy of the Lake told Ryan that Nurgle had set out from his garden to deal with the human god King Tal. This was the perfect opportunity to rescue the goddess of mercy Thalia, so Ryan did not hesitate. He took Alaros and
Veronica enters the Garden of Nurgle.
The dust is wandering and the bells are ringing.
The terrifying echoes in the subspace and the endless forking paths in the Garden of Nurgle caused the three of them to lose their direction several times. Only Lion remained calm. The original body could feel that one of his most powerful descendants was also there.
In the Garden of Nurgle, he seemed to be imprisoned. He could only feel that he was still alive, but could not sense his specific location.
While Ryan and others were constantly searching for the whereabouts of the Goddess of Mercy, they met a scholar by a house under a dead tree.
Not a Chaos Demon, nor a Yankee, but a pure mortal scholar. He has a handsome appearance, black hair and black eyes, and a tall and thin body. He carries a large number of scrolls and source stones on his back, and hangs a giant sword and magic spell on his waist.
Zang, when he saw mortals appearing, he was extremely excited: "Who are you? Oh my God, my God, I can actually see mortals in the realm of chaos! I'm so happy to see you!"
"Who are you? Why do you appear here?" Ryan was extremely surprised that this mortal could actually live in the Garden of Nurgle.
"My name is Sea Cat, Sea Cat-Complex, the great pharaoh of Egypt. I was sucked into the space of the gods while communicating with Isis, the god of life, and Seth, the god of desert, and I appeared here inexplicably."
"Umimako?"
"Yes, my new name is Sea Cat. I like this name. I have forgotten my old name." The scholar was so excited that he seemed to want to sing: "Nurgle seems to want me to record his great achievements, so let his
Kids don't hurt me, that's great, that's great
, I finally met a mortal! I don’t know how many springs, autumns, winters and summers have passed. If you don’t have time in the subspace, can you add me? I am very familiar with the Garden of Nurgle. You must have done something when you ventured in.
Right? I can come in handy, I promise!"
Both Aralos and Veronica did not agree with scholars joining, but Ryan asked: "Then have you ever seen a man with silver fire in his hands, wearing silver full-body plate armor, powerful, using a sword and a shield, and with...
A knight with the same heraldry as me?"
"Yes!" Sea Cat nodded immediately: "I know, his name is Kaldor, and he claims to be some kind of Gray Knight! He was knocked unconscious by Nurgle's punch, and he was tied under a big plague tree not far away!"