Chapter 61: The inevitable war (Part 2)
On the other hand, when the wheels of war rumbled again and the armed conflict between the empire and the Chinese was about to break out, Princess Pinna, who was being held as a hostage in the Arnus Hill State Hotel, was also shocked to find that she Caught between the wheels of war.
"...Those people from other worlds...really responded to the emperor like this? Such vulgar words...could this copy be fake?"
In the luxurious suite of the hotel, the Rose Knight was caught off guard when he saw the two copies of letters brought to him by Captain Pei Ni Zhu of the White Rose Squadron - the letter of surrender sent by Emperor Soshar to the people from the other world, and the reply from the people from the other world. Princess Pingna, the leader of the group, suddenly looked confused, and then her head became as big as a bucket.
"...It should be true. Anyway, Sochar's envoy did say so. And the small force of aliens who stayed in Italica City directly persuaded Sochar to surrender after Sochar's envoy left with a reply. A copy of the letter and reply was posted at the city gate, and then they retreated from the city.”
Penizhu smiled bitterly and replied, "...The city of Italica is in a mess now, and many people are preparing to escape."
"...Then why didn't you go to maintain order and instead came here? Well, it doesn't matter, all this has nothing to do with me anyway. I don't know what people from other worlds will do to me! And, Petunia, what's the matter? At this point, why don’t you just leave the team and go home instead of throwing yourself into a trap?”
Princess Pinna sat slumped on the sofa, sighing with dull eyes - Gods! How did things evolve to this point?
——According to Princess Pinna’s thoughts before she came to Arnus Hill, both the Imperial Senate and the new emperor, her second brother Diabo, had a rational and conservative style. Faced with the unfavorable situation of the empire, which is now full of rebellions and teetering on the edge of collapse, it will definitely deal with the arrival of outsiders with caution, and will never rashly use weapons and ask for trouble. The aliens seemed to be quite restrained, at least there was no sign of wanting to take advantage of the situation. Although the empire opened the space-time gate on Mount Arnus in order to plunder the other world on the other side of the gate - this matter was publicized to the entire continent and could not be concealed at all, and people from other worlds had already known about it. . But after all, the two sides have not really started fighting, so there is still room for easing negotiations.
From Princess Pinna's point of view, because of the restrictions of the "door" itself, it is impossible for outsiders to stay on the Falmat continent forever. Just hold on to the attitude of stalling for time and slowly negotiate with people from other worlds, but the negotiation must not collapse. Or paying a certain amount of concessions and prices appropriately in exchange for opportunities to communicate with each other and learn the culture, technology, knowledge and experience of people from other worlds is the most reasonable choice for the empire.
Who would have thought that her reckless and violent eldest brother Sochar would actually succeed in his rebellion, defeating the Senate and the Praetorian Guards in such a short period of time, and killing his second brother Diabo, who had already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He seized the emperor's throne by force - so all Princess Pingna's previous plans came to nothing.
Her Knights of the Rose also suffered heavy losses at the end of the war. Chief Instructor Gray Alud, who was sent back to report the arrival of the aliens to the Imperial Senate, unfortunately died in Rendel City. Among the entourage of more than a hundred riders, only Red Rose Squadron Captain Shirley Pluto Diluhagan managed to escape back to Italica City. The others either died on the battlefield or were separated along the way. unknown.
Next, the exchange of letters between Soshar and the people from the outside world was full of mutual harm, which ruined Princess Pinna's last glimmer of hope.
——The war is destined to break out, and Emperor Soshar may not care about Pinna's life or death in the hands of outsiders.
Since ancient times, the royal family has always had weak family ties and constant fighting. Even Pinna's father, Emperor Molt, usurped the throne from his nephew. Strictly speaking, Diabo's throne came from a shady origin. As for Soshar, who openly rebelled and seized the throne, since he could kill his second brother Diabo for the throne, even if he did not hesitate to make the entire continent a river of blood, he naturally would not care about the life of his half-sister, who was not close to him.
What's more, when her father died, Princess Pinna was the regent of the empire, and Diabo took over the throne from her. Although she couldn't help herself at the time, Brother Soshar would probably not understand her difficulties, but would only regard her as Diabo's remnant!
And, in any case, some members of her Rose Knights also participated in the Battle of Rendel City, and on the orders of the Senate, they sided with Diabo. If this matter is discovered by Soshal's investigation, I'm afraid the hostility towards Pinna will be even deeper.
——Despaired, in a dilemma, at a loss as to what to do...Anyway, Princess Pingna has no idea what to do at this point
In the current chaos on the Falmat continent, Princess Pinna is far from the only one who has no idea what to do.
"...Go home? Your Highness Princess, are you kidding me? Now, how can I still have a home to go back to?" Baroness Petunia Fleur Galgi smiled miserably, "...Soshar has already An order was issued to deprive the Galgi family of their title and confiscate all my family's property! My family was captured and slaughtered because of their use of force against Sochar's army. Only my mother fled to Italica. The city came to join me..."
"...What?!!!" Princess Pinna's eyes widened, "...Brother Soshar...how could he do such a thing?!"
"...Why not? He is already the emperor! Of course he can do whatever he wants. And there are reasons."
Pei Ni Zhu continued to laugh miserably, "...It is said that not long after he proclaimed himself emperor and ascended the throne, he suddenly suffered an assassination. Then, the investigation and pursuit of this assassination quickly turned into a conspiracy against all the imperial nobles. The Great Purge, the punishments were unprecedentedly severe..."
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In fact, when the nobles and knights in Italica heard that Sochar had won the civil war and ascended to the throne of God, their first reaction was to accept their fate and surrender - in the final analysis, this imperial civil war After all, it is still a family matter of the royal family. Now that the result has been achieved, it’s time for outsiders like them to stop: Didn’t you see that after Emperor Diabo was killed, half of the remaining senators surrendered?
In this case, why do these weak and marginal figures continue to fight against Emperor Soshar?
Even if the reputation of this new emperor is not very good, are there too many mediocre kings throughout the ages? Just hold your nose and endure it!
Therefore, when Emperor Soshar's envoy came to the city of Italica, both the Knights of the Rose and the Count of Formal entertained them extremely hospitably and offered a lot of bribes, even within the Knights of the Rose. , and some people suggested that they want to capture a small group of alien officers and soldiers stationed in the city as a gift to the new emperor. Fortunately, most people in the city still had fresh memories of the floating warships that soared in the sky and oppressed all living beings in the past few days. They really did not dare to seek death. In the end, they rejected this idea on the grounds that "the two armies are fighting without killing each other." Crazy idea.
However, shortly after Soshar's envoy left with a reply, a horrifying news spread from the other side of the Romanian mountains: Emperor Soshar, who was stationed in Rendel City, suddenly raised his butcher knife and started killing. The imperial aristocracy that had just surrendered to him carried out a general purge!
——Approximately shortly after the envoys who persuaded the aliens to surrender arrived in Italica, Emperor Soshar was suddenly assassinated while reviewing the army. Although Sochal himself only suffered some scratches and the assassin was killed on the spot, it still aroused Sochal's extreme indignation and ordered a thorough investigation of the case... Later, it was discovered that it was several elders who were pretending to surrender. An ambitious general planned the assassination,
But the thing is, it doesn't end there. Since the above-mentioned criminals all committed suicide in fear of crime before being arrested, or tried to escape early without knowing their whereabouts, but failed to capture any important survivors, Soshar believed that there must be more rebellious thieves lurking under the water, so He appointed several of his close confidants and favored officials to form a special court to hear the great rebellion against the emperor. As you can imagine, the scope of the suspects' involvement was as large as the random arrests, beatings, and mutual attacks. It’s like a snowball that’s getting bigger and bigger, and And it is obviously very targeted: the nobles and lords who once supported Diabo's proclaimed emperor, the nobles and vassal states who once sent troops to support the Senate in countering the rebellion during the civil war, the imperial senators who have surrendered, and even those who just stayed out of the matter and remained neutral. Noble collar Lords, were successively accused of treason, their titles were expelled, and their territories and properties were confiscated by the royal family, or used to reward heroes who stood on Sochar's side during the civil war, especially those who enthusiastically sent troops to support Sochar. Your foreign king.
At this point, the so-called "Great Rebellion" trial has developed into a crazy act of revenge, or a feast of wealth for the victors of the civil war to carve up the empire. One after another, families with hundreds of years of history were massacred, their territories and titles were transferred to others, and their property was turned into salaries and rewards for legionnaires; large swaths of the empire's territory on the border were simply sent to various satellite countries to help them fight. Directly occupy...
The people in Italica City who originally thought they could stay out of the incident did not escape the catastrophe in the end. Because Count Fomar of Italica was also implicated in this great rebellion, Sochar ordered his title to be revoked, his fief to be confiscated, his land to be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, and all family members to be executed. As for the noble ladies of the Knights of the Rose, many of their respective families were implicated and in trouble.
But on the other hand, there are also some families of female knights who have taken refuge in Saushar and sided with the victors of the civil war, so they have received rewards and seals. However, the lands they have granted were confiscated from the homes of their colleagues in the knights. ——So, as the news of the great rebellion came one after another, the estrangement within the Knights of the Rose became increasingly deeper. Some people began to flee and then the internal strife of the Knights of the Rose broke out.
After a brief melee, because they did not have the upper hand in numbers, the rebellious female knights who supported the new emperor had to escape from the city with their attendants and servants, and the rebellious White Rose Captain Pei Ni Zhu was put down. In view of their own strength, Even if he is weak, he can only abandon the city and run away.
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"...After the internal strife broke out in our knights, the Earl of Formar's Mansion also lost control of the entire territory. At that time, I only had about two hundred troops in hand, plus dozens of armed maids in the Earl of Formal's Mansion. There is no way to control a city the size of Italica.”
Penizhu explained to Princess Pinna why she had to flee to Arnus Hill, "...and the militia in the city also refused to obey our orders and did not dare to fight against the new emperor's crusade. In this way. Once we come, not to mention the regular army of the empire, even if a slightly larger bandit group comes, we will definitely not be able to defend the city. Then, Italica. Several cities to the west of the city have been forcibly taken over by nobles who supported Sochar and their private armies. The Elbe Kingdom in the south also sided with Sochar in the civil war. To the east is the Romanian Mountains, and across the mountains is Sochar. Shar’s army—besides the aliens on Mount Arnus, I don’t know where else to take refuge...”
"...Oh! Oh my god, how could my Knights of the Rose get to this point?"
Princess Pinna rubbed her temples in pain, "...Penny Pearl, how many people are left in the Knights now?"
"... When we set out from Italica City, there were still two hundred knights in the group, but because of the weak morale and low morale, many of them fled along the way." Captain Penizhu replied with a dull expression, "... until now. , except for those who were with you before, the entire knights only There are five knights, thirteen attendants and twenty-two servants left, who are now being entertained by outsiders for dinner... Oh, by the way, Countess Fomar and her maids have also escaped. Now! I am currently being interviewed and interrogated by officials from other worlds..."
——In other words, when the entire knights are added up, there are still ten knights and a total number of less than one hundred...
Princess Pingna couldn't help but put her hands on her forehead. She felt a burst of sadness in her heart, and then she felt relieved after giving up on herself.
Now that it's come to this, how can she still care about the Knights of the Rose? Even if the knights are still full, what should she use to support them?
What else does she have in her hands now? The palace that once belonged to her has been destroyed by war and floods. As for the fiefdom, she has never obtained it. Even the title of Imperial Princess may not be recognized by Emperor Soshar... No, he probably won't notice his sister. Just looking at the fact that he didn't mention himself in any of his negotiations with the outsiders, it was obvious that Soshar didn't take her to heart at all.
Alas, in this case, where does she have the capital to worry about others now? Who knows when several heavily armed green-clad soldiers will break in, announce that they will be arrested and taken to the dungeon. Or even worse, how about taking a useless person like himself hostage to the execution ground and executing the sacrifice flag?
Princess Pinna thought this in a hazy state, and at the same time she staggered back to the dormitory and lay down on the bed, not even thinking about talking to Petunia anymore.
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