Chapter 1491: Raising the Flag
Flavia, the Fugitive Princess of Subia, this is a very useful card.
She is a member of the Subian royal family and a strong contender for the new Demon King.
Unlike her brother who was obsessed with palace politics, Flavia, as a woman, knew that it would be difficult for her to win the support of the nobles from her brother.
So she chose to take the civilian route.
The beautiful princess still has an advantage after all. At least at first glance, she is more attractive. Coupled with Flavia's deliberate measures to be close to the people, the civilians of the entire Subia Demon Kingdom spoke very highly of her.
It has the foundation of popular support. It stands to reason that there should be some opportunities in the final battle for the position of the Demon King.
But someone was behind the scenes and staged a coup to put Flavia's brother on the throne of the Demon King.
For Flavia, it doesn’t matter whether you are worthy of being the Demon King or not. The problem is that you have deprived me of even the opportunity to compete. This is absolutely not okay.
But with the power being stronger than the people and the entire palace being controlled, Flavia could only lead a few of her confidants to secretly escape by boat.
She chose to go to Avarus because she knew very well that Viola could recognize Flavia's value.
When the Earl of Subia Demonic Kingdom asked for negotiation, Viola simply asked Flavia to come out.
It can be seen that the earl was very surprised. He did not expect to see the princess here who was supposed to be far away in the capital.
And Flavia was also very sensible. She first reprimanded the count, and then emphasized that her brother Olafur's rule was illegal and a disloyal and unjust coup.
The earl was already sweating profusely at that time. Of course he had heard about the coup, but now that the dust has settled, what can a little earl say?
The princess's words were obviously emphasizing the justice of Avarus.
The result was as expected. After Flavia emphasized it, she began to clearly tell the count that we Subia must pay for the sin of invading Avarus, but she should not be the one responsible for the repayment. His brother Olafur is a false emperor who is not worthy of being the Demon King.
The army of Avarus is not here to collect debts, but to help neighboring countries rectify their origins, resist the rule of the false emperor, and help Princess Flavia to be a righteous army.
No dog can believe this.
But this reason makes sense. As an excuse for war, it is far more grand than a battle of revenge.
Moreover, the Demon Kingdom of Subia has no excuse to avoid the war. Unless they are willing to send Olafur, who is currently sitting on the throne, to Viola, it is inevitable.
The existence of Flavia is very easy to use. Not only can she clarify the justice and rationality of the march, but she can also comfort the civilians in the name of the princess after capturing the territory.
It is easy to conquer territory, but someone has to watch over it.
The reason why Viola was chased by the four-nation coalition two years ago was because they wanted to strengthen management in the name of Viola so that they could annex Avarus in a more reasonable and legal manner and avoid endless trouble in the future. security war.
The present day is different from the past, but the principle remains the same. By borrowing Flavia's name, Avarus can reasonably annex part of the territory of the Subian Demonic Kingdom.
There are a total of 11 provinces in the Demonic Kingdom of Subia. Viola doesn't want much. What she wants most is the three provinces near Avarus, and she wants to capture at least one of them.
These three provinces are geographically closest to Avarus, and are separated from other provinces in the Subian Demonic Kingdom by natural mountains. The transportation is convenient and easier to digest and absorb. In addition, by capturing these three provinces, Avarus will have a new deep-water port and naval base. The territory captured from the Tandelon Demon Kingdom can continuously bring high-quality wood, and then use it here for development. Processing it into ships can greatly promote maritime trade.
To achieve this step, it will probably take decades, but there is no doubt that the prerequisite is to win the territory and firmly control it in your own hands.
Of course the Subia Demon Kingdom does not want to fight. It is already at war with the Guateni Demon Kingdom in the south. If Avarus invades from the north again, the Subia Demon Kingdom will be on the same side. It became blocked at both ends.
They sent troops to the Tandelon Demon Kingdom to keep the enemy at bay, but the progress was not going well, so there was nothing they could do.
The people who came to negotiate were mentally prepared to cede territory and pay compensation, but the appearance of Princess Flavia changed the matter from a matter that could be solved with compensation to a difficult political issue.
Now the count was completely unable to make the decision. He could only express his need to ask his superiors for instructions while sweating profusely.
Viola also said generously that you have three days to consider whether to open the city gate and let us in, or we blast the city gate and step on your corpses in. Choose one of the two.
This kind of request for instructions will definitely be fruitless, and it is impossible for Subiya to agree. War will be inevitable.
The three days given by Viola seemed generous, but in fact it was time for the fear in the hearts of the soldiers of the Demon Kingdom of Subia to fully ferment.
The vast majority of Subia Demon Kingdom soldiers can’t sleep at night every time they think of the night outside the city. Hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten to pieces by the brilliant power, which has left a lifelong psychological shadow. .
They don’t want to go through it again.
This fear resurfaced when Avarus was seen arriving at the doorstep, but it took time to reach its peak.
Now the soldiers also knew that the nightmare would come again in three days.
Fear will spread quickly in people's hearts like a plague. At that time, whether the negotiations break down and directly attack the city, or some soldiers can't stand the fear and choose to surrender directly, it will be very beneficial to Viola.
Anyway, three days earlier and three days later will not have much impact on Viola's strategy, and it will also make the subsequent siege easier, so why not do it.
It seems that Viola has indeed learned from Sun Tzu's Art of War concept of attacking the heart first and attacking the city first, and she plays it very smoothly.
The earl tremblingly got into the carriage, feeling as if there was a dog chasing him behind his butt, and ran back to the fortress in a hurry.
It is estimated that the people here in the fortress will not have an easy time in the near future.
Of course, Viola said she was given three days, but these three days couldn't just be about watching a show.
The soldiers on the fortress were very horrified when they saw several special cannons pulled out by the Avarus army. They did not intend to attack the city, but just fired a few cannons at random.
The 122mm shaped energy cannon, even if it only fires the most basic high-explosive shells, its range and power are not comparable to the smooth-bore iron ball cannon now popular in Viola.
Viola didn't aim at the fortress, so she just randomly found a hilltop as a target, and she didn't blow up too much. She fired a few cannons and then left.
The meaning is very clear. This is intimidation. If you don't give me a satisfactory result, it will not be as simple as a few cannons hitting your face.
(End of this chapter)