Chapter 388: The Stalemate in the South 2
The Restoration Army - This is the name given to themselves by the Giles rebels. It originated from a small kingdom that was separated from one side before the Aldo Kingdom was established. , Giles' family is more or less related to the royal family of this country. However, according to the current propaganda of the "Restoration Army", this royal family that has long since disappeared into history is not just a separate party. In short, Giles believes that his family has legitimate legal claims to the entire Aldo Kingdom.
The rebel camp was filled with noise and chaos, as was true of armies of this era. In the outer part, vendors shouted loudly to sell their goods, while prostitutes in heavy makeup walked around to attract customers.
Fighting, gambling, and drunkenness are common here.
But in the central part of the camp, it was heavily guarded and had a murderous atmosphere. Heavily armed guards strictly check everyone who comes in and out, and anyone who wanders around will be taken down immediately.
Located in the middle is a wooden fort, which is where the supreme commander of the rebels lives.
At this time, a dinner party was going on inside the wooden castle.
“The Archduke Giles is here!”
As the waiter shouted the roll call, everyone in the hall immediately stopped talking and then stood in awe.
A man wearing a scarlet cloak with a sword hanging from his waist stepped onto the throne.
This man was tall and broad-shouldered, and the beard on his face seemed to be carved out, full of majesty. Although his beard and hair were gray, his eyes were bright and his expression was calm and intimidating.
This is the founder of Aldo's rebellion that lasted for several years, the thorn in the side of the royal government, and Archduke Giles, known as the "Greedy Wolf".
The Grand Duke stood facing everyone, raised his hands slightly, and said, "Everyone, please sit down!" He immediately sat down himself.
Everyone followed him and took their seats.
Giles picked up a glass of wine and loudly said: "Next week is the day of decisive battle between us and the puppet king's army. The swords on the battlefield do not have eyes. I hope everyone can be enlightened. With the blessing of the Lord, we can still meet here after the war! Everyone, let us drink this first.”
After the Grand Duke finished speaking, he raised his head and drank a full glass of wine.
There was a sound of drinking in the hall.
“His Royal Highness has a great capacity for drinking!”
A flattering voice sounded during the banquet.
I saw a man who was dressed differently stood up. The reason why he was different was because the others were either in military uniforms or simply dressed. He was the only one wearing a gorgeous aristocratic gown. .
He said confidently: "Next week we will definitely be able to annihilate the puppet king's army, and then quickly go north to capture Jingyao in one fell swoop!"
Giles squinted his eyes and smiled slightly and said: "Haha, Sir Abel, with your confidence, we will definitely be able to capture Jingyao and control the country... [If your Veblen family's army were not so useless]"
If it weren't for our alliance, Jia Else really wanted to say that last sentence.
According to the original plan, the Restoration Army fought from south to north, and the Veblen family's army fought from east to west. This prevented the royal family's troops from looking at each other. It would have been safe to attack Jingyao City.
Nevermind, the Veblen family's army was so incompetent. Faced with the transfer of the main force to the south, the royal army with empty defenses in the east failed one after another.
In the end, he shamelessly ran to his side to pick up the leak. It was really unbearable to the extreme!
The person in charge of leading the army is Sir Abel, Veblen's youngest son. From Abel, we can understand why the Veblen family's military strength is so low. This libertine spent the whole day soliciting prostitutes and drinking wine after he arrived. He didn't look like he was fighting at all, but rather like he was traveling. The army under his command is also weird. They can't fight well and bully the common people but they are good at it. It's really a shame for a military man. Such an allied force would be good if it didn't cause trouble. Every time they fought, Giles would let them stand far aside in the name of the reserve team, and they should just shout and cheer and fart to add to the wind.
After a few words, Giles ignored Abel, turned to a young man on his right and said: "Mr. Scott, you still need to worry more about this battle! "
Scott stood up and stroked his chest and saluted, "Please rest assured, Grand Duke, a new batch of assistance from the Secret Order will arrive soon. Not only will there be secret medicine for the undead army, but there will also be a large number of armors and weapons. Before the decisive battle. In the future, the overall combat effectiveness of our army will surely reach a higher level.”
The Grand Duke nodded slightly while stroking his beard. However, there seemed to be a little worry between his eyebrows, which never relaxed.
Samar, the general sitting on his left, saw the Lord's worries and asked: "Mr. Scott, can your organization support more ordnance during these days? You also saw it, the puppet The armor rate of the king's army is much higher than that of our army. It may be difficult to gain an absolute advantage with only a limited number of undead troops!"
"This..." Wizard Scott was a little embarrassed and pondered, In the end, he could only answer: "I will report to the superiors."
Scott also felt bitter. When he first came, he was originally ambitious and achieved the great feat in the wizard legend - subverting a A powerful kingdom. But in the middle of the battle, the opposing kingdom's army suddenly surged in combat power, mainly in terms of equipment. Almost all the soldiers on the front line were wearing armor. Although they were only iron breastplates of average quality, they were only a few compared to Giles' side. Elite troops are much stronger with armor.
When did the Aldo royal family become so wealthy? Could it be that the nobles of Jingyao knew that it would be difficult to rescue them by destroying their families? Are you kidding me that those parasites are so aware? And even if the nobles are willing to donate money, how can the kingdom come up with so much iron to make weapons that is not used elsewhere?
Scott could feel that the organization's interest in Giles was declining, and supporting him to crack the earth seemed to be the limit. The Arcana's attention has been diverted to Corner Bay, where huge waves are about to be set off, and Nathan is sent there. It's really hateful.
Samar noticed Scott's perfunctory behavior, and a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
In order to get rid of the embarrassment, Scott quickly changed the subject: "Have you found out where the weapons of the puppet king's army come from?"
Samar frowned tightly and said: "According to The information coming from the north seems to be purchased from the Northwest Bay."
Many people in the hall looked puzzled - Northwest Bay, which corner is this? A place I have never heard of.
Samar explained loudly to everyone: "It is the northwest territories of the kingdom, named after the large bay there. In recent years, large-scale high-quality iron ore seems to have been discovered there, and the kingdom has been hit by war, so the output of ordnance has increased sharply. "
After hearing this, a general slammed the table: "How can such a good thing happen to the Puppet King?"
Scott asked: "Where. Can't the lords try to fight for it? Through your secret power..."
He did know that in the Northwest Bay, a senior member of the Secret Law Society went there, and there has been no news since then.
A man in casual clothes - who seemed to be in charge of intelligence - shook his head and said: "Although the lords of the Northwest Bay have many conflicts with each other, they are generally loyal to the royal family, and they are far away from the south. , our influence is really limited.”
While everyone was talking, Grand Duke Giles waved his hand and everyone fell silent.
"Greedy Wolf"'s eyes flashed with a cold light: "It's useless to talk more, just focus on next week's battle! Those who owe us, those who plot against us, I will Get rid of them all!"
"Fight!" "Fight!"
His generals shouted in unison, and the sound shook the entire hall.
Abel and Scott were frightened by the Archduke's eyes and shuddered in unison.
(End of this chapter)