Chapter 978
"It seems that you and Loren Torino did not implement the orders I gave."
The top of the Floating Void City, the tenth empire. The four-generation emperor, Connold I, stood by the edge of the retaining wall, looking at the bonfire camps below one after another:
"I remember the order I gave was very clear-hold on for a month, Before the imperial army arrives, it’s not allowed to evacuate...it’s only twenty days now."
"It’s twenty-one days!" Brandon snatched, and coldly snorted pointed to the moon above his head:
"Look at my Majesty the emperor clearly, or do you say that sitting in that seat makes your eyes not very good?"
"Twenty-one days..."
p>Connold, with an indifferent expression, read word by word, staring at Brandon without a trace of emotion: "Listening to your tone, you still seem very proud?"
"Proud, no no no...I'm not at all-on the contrary, I am already ashamed now." Faced with the Imperial Brother's accusation, Brandon shook his head and laughed directly:
"Do you know what I saw on the city wall in Eboden? Dear Imperial Brother... You can never imagine that I saw an army that was originally weak and almost drew with the elite warrior;"
"I saw that it collapsed when touched--really, it really fell when touched. I've been to Eboden once, and the defense here is the same as the paper—but that's it. The paper-like defense line, but forcibly turned myself into a quagmire, and also dragged the pace of the elves;"
"In twenty-one days, my best friend brought less than 20,000 people The reinforcements and the 20,000 weak troops, against the bombardment of howling wind and torrential rain by the Elf fleet, saved the city and saved the lives of tens of thousands of civilians in the city... He was on his own, and he didn’t use these lives that could only waste food. Fill in!"
"As a friend, I arrived on the last day...I am ashamed."
"It is said that responsibility matches ability and power, like this kind of savior. In the past... shouldn’t it all be the responsibility of the Desalion family?"
"When will the empire be saved by others? Why should a hero who saves a city on the verge of extinction suffer? People are cold-eyed, why don’t you be accused of doing better?"
The voice fell, and even Brandon himself did not notice his clenched teeth, and his eyes staring at Connold were very dissatisfied. .
"Are you accusing me?"
Connold's eyes are still calm, but his words have a cold chill: "Accuss me for being late...let your friend, The Duke of Byrne stayed alone for twenty...a day in a city that was fundamentally impossible ——As the Prince of East Sackland, I have no right to accuse my emperor, my elder brother...that would be too shameful." Brandon sneaked:
"I'm just'begging' your Majesty, Don’t let people shed blood anymore, you have to cry silently-because as far as I know, you are particularly good at doing this kind of thing."
Faced with the "bad words" of your younger brother and heir, Connold couldn't even find the slightest reaction on his face.
In other words, he has long been too lazy to bother about it.
"If this is what I want you to say...I'm worried that I will convict the Duke of Byrne because of my previous promise, so don't worry, because I won't do that." Connold said solemnly:
"I will allow him to take his army and Knight back to Byrne to rest, and wait for it to be summoned."
Brandon is holding his shoulders, still reluctant. : "Will it...or can't it?"
"It doesn't matter; besides, you shouldn't care which one it is, do you?"
Connaught cold coldly said.
Brandon shrugged his shoulders with a dismissive expression.
Of course he doesn't care, but he just subconsciously wants to block his "Beloved Imperial Brother".
Take advantage of the gap between the two of them talking, Connold gave a wink behind him, and the Imperial Family guard on the side immediately stepped forward, took a letter from the emperor, and leaned his ear against the emperor. After a while, he turned and left with a solemn expression.
Looked thoughtful Brandon hugged his arms, intentionally or unconsciously watching the Imperial Family guard gallop and disappear into the night.
"It looks like your army is coming soon." Lightly snorted, Brandon Lazily opened the mouth and said: "If this is the case, there should be nothing between me and Loren. ."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, our idlers will get out of here immediately, and will never cause you a little trouble; and will not be an eyesore when you make achievements, so as not to be unfavorable."
tone barely fell, Connold suddenly looked back and looked towards his younger brother.
Brandon trembled as he stared, but he still refused to stare back.
"I promise to let Loren Torino take his people and return to Byrne."
The two pairs of red pupils looked at each other peacefully, Connold’s calm words With some strength: "But I didn't say...you can leave, Brandon."
"What, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean... the answer is not enough Is it obvious?" Connold squinted, and his tone gradually increased:
"Do you think, why did I suddenly appear here?"
His Royal Highness was stunned.
He suddenly remembered that Boye’s hussars had come to report, and indeed he had suddenly discovered an army’s outpost light cavalry; in other words, Connold... his Imperial Brother was not meant to be with the cavalry. Together, but moved forward lightly.
Why...why did he suddenly appear? Although this does make the civilians and soldiers feel inspired, Connold’s Imperial Brother is not the type who likes to “draw people’s hearts”. He really Only his Legion is trusted.
So where is Legion?
Brandon stared wide-eyed, faintly a not-so-good association.
"Hey, is it possible that..."
"The 200,000 Legion of the Empire has not been assembled so far-even if the assembly has been completed, it is impossible to start immediately. , Went to the battlefield of Eboden.” Connold’s tone was as plain as water, but he could feel the anger in his words:
“The only ones behind me are those who have been removed from the Fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain. Three Legions, a total of 50,000 people."
"This...is the price of reaching an agreement with you, Loren Torino, and of course all the princes of the Knights of the Royal Sword."
Looking at the emperor's calm and composed face, Brandon's expression sank slightly.
He participated in the imperial cabinet meeting, and of course he knew what Connold meant.
To put it simply, the empire...even if it is the center, is not the absolute emperor alone; even if it is on the surface, if the nobles and courtiers below are dissatisfied with a certain decree, they There are also measures that are not implemented or delay implementation.
After all, no matter what orders the emperor issues, they will always be executed.
The Battle of Eboden at this time is the best example-Connold has mobilized enough manpower in the shortest time, established a stable and substantial supply line, and even directly mobilized the Imperial Family guards. Send the conscription order to every village, fortress, and barracks in the Imperial Family Territory and Eastern Sacrament, bypassing the cabinet and parliament to call Legion.
A series of actions seem unimpeded, but in fact hidden dangers have been planted: from increasing taxes to the church and aristocracy to enrich the supply line, to directly ordering without discussing with the cabinet and the parliament, to Negotiating compromises with Brandon and the Duke of Byrne (the one they can't bear the most)...
Every time, the dissatisfaction among the nobles of the empire is increased.
So they decided to "little" to resist and express their dissatisfaction.
Whether it is the parliament or the cabinet, they cannot prevent the emperor from dispatching Legion; but they participate in the progress of every order, can interfere with the soldiers' salary, armament and supplies, and can determine whether the soldiers are carrying Luggage walks to the assembly, and still moves with the carriage or mule.
So a young Legion soldier from the countryside of East Sacrament who was excited after receiving the emperor’s call-up order, found that he had to walk to a town ten kilometers away to receive the "settling-in allowance" first, and then Go to an unheard of castle to the north to gather collar equipment.
Finally, I have to bring my own rations for ten days, and go south with the other seventy-nine hapless eggs, and cross the Gem River to the barracks to report.
Of course, there must be no ships...so they have two options, either grab one or swim over.
But no matter what, they must arrive on time; otherwise, once the time limit has passed, it will be military law.
The direct consequence of this series of events is that after more than a month, Legion has not completed the assembly; and because of this full mobilization, it has caused chaos in the empire, starvation and freezing, or lack of transportation equipment. The soldiers incarnate as bandits and robbers, looting villages and passers-by everywhere.
The imperial nobles had only one purpose, that is, to prevent the emperor from leading the army north and let Eboden perish.
The reason is also very simple, because Eboden and Eboden’s commander-in-chief, the Duke of Byrne, are both supporters of His Royal Highness Brandon.
Brandon believes that if the emperor decides to support Lothar first, this group of nobles will definitely complete the assembly as quickly as possible-because Lothar Duchy is the stronghold of the church. The authority of the cross will be most severely weakened.
Of course, Connold can force them to use the death penalty and deprivation of titles to force the nobles to obey; but the result is to destroy the final tacit understanding between the two sides and make their supporters completely deviate from themselves.
No emperor will personally destroy the foundation of his own rule and completely destroy the forces and classes that support him... That is tantamount to driving himself to ruin.
Brandon, who figured this out, twitched his throat, lifting the head looked towards Connold.
The emperor still stared at him calmly, without saying a word.
"So... wasn't it on purpose?" His Royal Highness opened his mouth, suddenly embarrassed by "misunderstanding the other party", his eyes drifted privately: "But, why didn't you explain clearly..."
"Does it make sense?"
Connold said indifferently: "To complain about how much pressure I have endured, how much effort I have spent, and how many setbacks I have experienced, in exchange for your understanding. …Does it make sense?"
"You said that we are Desalion, the ruler of the empire and the savior-it is precisely because of these two identities that Desalion can stand in the world To the top, in other words..."
"Because we are at the top, all of this is what we must do; to gain sympathy and desire to understand this weak idea...should not appear in a Desalion’s body."
"It shouldn’t have appeared on the body of an emperor."
The Supreme Emperor of the Empire who face doesn't change, his tone is plain and simple. Talking to the younger brother at home.
On the contrary, Brandon's expression became more complicated.
"...I understand." Lightly sighed, the hesitant prince still lifts the head: "Although I understand, I still have to take Eboden's civilians and troops to leave."
"I promised them to take them to a safe place so that they can live safely... I'm sorry, but I can't break my promise."
"Eboden was caught Destroyed, the Azores invaded..." Connold glanced at him: "You tell me, where is there a'safe' place in the empire?"
"Even so, I must They have to fulfill their promises—East Sackland and Byrne can always find towns and villages for them to settle in."
Brandon shrugged very "bachelor": "In addition...Io Lit is dead, I have to go to Jufeng Mountain and Dragon Clan there to clarify the whole sequence of events."
"Of course, if they give me an angry Baked into coke, you don’t have to worry about the heir’s business anymore!"
"giant dragon?"
Looking back, Connold put his hands on his back and looked up at the bleak The starry sky finally showed a little complicated emotion in his eyes.
"The fourteenth generation of the empire... it took so long that the Guardian of these formerly empires has gradually become a sword hanging over our heads-if you are not careful, it may be scorched everywhere. "
Suddenly, Connold, with his back to Brandon, made a sound like a "sneer", making Brandon a "ge-deng" in his heart, and he felt a furry all over his body.
This may be the first time he heard the "laughter" of the Imperial Brother, but it turned out that he has one's hair stand on end than the giant dragon's growl!
"If this is the case, then you go. When necessary, I will let Drexis of the Broken Boundary Mountain Fortress pick you up and provide you with all the conveniences...His Royal Highness the Prince of East Sackland. "Connold whispered:
"After all, since they are willing to follow you loyally, then it is necessary to pay some price."
Brandon who has seen through his mind corner of mouth twitching, forcibly resisting the appearance of keeping calm: "Then, the battle to retake Eboden..."
"There will be no more, I have already sent the Secretary of War Servelin De Salion came to command the army. After Eileman Grand Duke Yuli Wiertz arrived, he blocked all the checkpoint roads from Eboden to the outside world with him, waiting for Legion to gather."
" The Iraqi hussars will sweep around the city together with the Legion cavalry, cutting off all the enemy's supply sources."
Connold said solemnly as he left: "The rest depends on Lotte. Grand Duke Er’s battle in Deep Limburg, and then decide which side of Legion’s next main attack will be, and everything can be changed according to circumstances."
When the voice fell, he had already walked away, leaving Brandon to stand alone. In situ.