If the Kingdom of Latvia's use of the Necromancer who could summon the undead army on the battlefield did not make King Romon lose his temper, then the incident in Leipzig could completely make the old king lose his mind. w w wq u a n b e nc o m
The battle reports and intelligence sent back from the front line have been turned into shreds of paper and are slowly falling down.
The generals in the big tent, including Marshal Erams, did not dare to take a breath. Shredding the two reports couldn't even reduce King Lomon's anger a little. His eyes were blood red, and he suddenly pulled out his sword and chopped the table in front of him into several pieces. Then he gasped for breath and sat down. .
Luo Meng closed his eyes and meditated. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said slowly: "What do you think? Tell me."
A general said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this is a bit strange. Logically speaking, Mr. Rogge is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. Why would he abandon the city and fight to the death with the Latvian army outside the city? Moreover, his military strength is not sufficient to begin with. , we have to divide our troops before the decisive battle..." The suspicion behind his words was already obvious.
In fact, the great civil war of the Holy Alliance happened because of Iclaire. The relationship between Eclair and Rogge is well known to everyone, and many generals of the Leighton Kingdom are already very disgusted with Rogge's behavior of blatantly following the Leighton Kingdom to reap benefits.
"Lord Rogge may not be a military genius, but he is not a fool either." Marshal Erams also spoke, "Judging from the intelligence in our hands, the decisive battle outside the city would not have been possible if it had not been for the despicable use of the Latvians. If we defeat the undead army, Lord Rogge may not necessarily lose. In my opinion, under such circumstances, more than 4,000 people can be evacuated from the battlefield, which in itself is a manifestation of superb command art. Lord Rogge may be too young and too impulsive. Well, young people always have some romantic ideas about war, so he went to fight the Latvians outside the city. But it seemed that the Latvians did not take advantage. A total of 6,000 people were lost before and after, especially the cavalry. Almost the entire army was wiped out, and General Adams was killed. It can be said to be a defeat. After Rogge retreated to Bora City, I think it is impossible for the Latvians to break through Lord Rogge's second line of defense."
"But he abandoned Leipzig! Fifty thousand people in Leipzig became victims of the Latvian anger!" the general roared angrily.
"General Bolton, Leipzig is your hometown, and I can understand your feelings. However, we have now occupied three cities in the Kingdom of Levi and one city in the Kingdom of Latvia. Have we massacred the cities?" Marshal Erams said.
The general was still angry, but he also knew that it was a bit reluctant to place the responsibility of massacre on Rogge.
At this time, a messenger rushed into the camp and presented an urgent secret report to King Romon.
King Romon only took a few glances, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably. He suddenly closed his eyes and threw the urgent document in front of the generals.
Marshal Elams had the most powerful position. When he picked up the document and looked at it, his expression changed drastically. Then, silently, he handed the document to the next general.
Suddenly, the entire camp suddenly fell into the calm before the storm.
This brief message was sent by carrier pigeon from Leipzig a few days ago, to the capital of Leyton, and then urgently sent to the front line through magic.
The handwriting on the intelligence was very illegible. It was more like a short horror novel than a secret report reporting military intelligence. It can be seen that although this intelligence officer did his duty, he was also frightened. What happened in the city of Leipzig was not only massacre, but also undead creatures wandering everywhere!
Although the letter was written incoherently, the generals understood at a glance that the 50,000 citizens of Leipzig had probably become an undead army of 50,000!
Just at this moment, an urgent report from Rogge also arrived.
Rogge retreated a hundred kilometers and gathered the originally scattered army, including 5,000 local garrison troops from the Leiton Kingdom. Currently, a total of 20,000 troops are stationed in Bora City. He planned to rely on the geographically important and fortified city of Bora to resist the Latvian army and their undead army.
The letter also mentioned that the Latvians seemed to be trying to form an undead army in Leipzig. As a magician, Rogge knew what it meant to form an undead army, but he also pointed out that this was a very dangerous, time-consuming and unstable approach. In order to prevent the Latvian undead army from further expanding and avoid the tragedy of Leipzig from happening again, he has retreated all the Leyton citizens on the border to the city of Bora.
But the food stored in Bora City is completely insufficient to feed so many people, so at the end of the letter, it is natural to ask for food and money.
After all the generals had read these two letters, King Romon spoke. There was unshakable determination in his deep voice: "Since the founding of the Kingdom of Leiton, our warriors have never bowed their heads before any enemy! Undead! Although mages and undead legions are terrifying, they cannot make Layton's warriors surrender! Pass my order to withdraw all our envoys in the Holy Alliance Council! The heroic Layton warriors will never collude with the Latvian pigs who collude with the necromancer. No negotiation! Only the head of the King of Latvia can rest the fifty thousand innocent souls of Leipzig. Herald, inform the whole army about what happened in Leipzig, so that our warriors know what the enemy has done!"
The faces of all the generals in the big tent were terrifyingly gloomy. These generals, who have gone through life and death over the years, are all soldiers who become stronger when they encounter strength. Only a shadow passed over Marshal Erams' face. At that moment, he seemed to have suddenly aged a little.
The Council of the Holy Alliance was also in chaos at the moment.
The original situation of clear distinction and opposition between the two parties no longer exists. Facing the overwhelming questioning and censure, the Latvian envoy looked defeated and embarrassed. He would only say repeatedly: "This is impossible!", "This is the conspiracy of the Leighton Kingdom!" The Holy Kingdom of Latvia has absolutely no collusion with the Necromancer!”
At this time, even Latvia's staunchest ally, the envoys of the Kingdom of Livi, obeyed domestic orders and remained silent.
It is difficult for the world to accept the undead legion borrowed from the necromancers. The act of turning innocent civilians into the undead legion is simply the public enemy of the entire human race!
Although it was still in the midst of a great civil war, some principalities still proposed that an investigation team should be formed to go to Leipzig to find out the truth of the incident. However, this proposal was firmly rejected by the Latvian envoy.
Latvia is also suffering unspeakably. No matter how powerful they are, they cannot turn the 50,000 corpses in Leipzig into living people. And among these 50,000 people, it is true that at least 20,000 were massacred by the Latvian army. It is very ironic that the reason for massacring the citizens of Leipzig was to prevent the attacks of more and more undead creatures.
From the day the Latvian army entered Leipzig, it was like falling into a nightmare.
There were constant citizens of Leipzig who were going crazy, rushing towards the Latvian soldiers with red eyes, and even though they were chopped down with knives, they still tried to bite off a piece of meat from the soldiers.
The Latvian soldiers who were on heightened alert did not realize that the violent thoughts in their hearts were quietly increasing.
The next day, a lone soldier was pushed to the ground by more than ten citizens, and was torn to pieces in a blink of an eye. However, when a group of soldiers received the alarm and arrived, they were horrified to find that the soldier, who was originally dead, stood up unsteadily and joined the citizens who still had bloodshot and broken flesh on their teeth. Then he rushed towards these soldiers...
Similarly, since entering the city, small groups of Latvian soldiers patrolling the city have continued to disappear.
Late at night, hundreds of zombies staggered toward the Latvian military camp. Under the light of the fire, the sentries suddenly discovered that many of these undead creatures were wearing Latvian military uniforms.
The bow string, which had been tense for a day, could no longer withstand the huge tension and broke.
As the undead grew more numerous, the Latvian commanders could no longer control the fear and hysteria spreading among their soldiers. A massacre finally begins...
At this moment, the Latvian soldiers completely ignored the three homing pigeons that suddenly flew up and soared into the sky. The middle-aged man who released the homing pigeon immediately fell down, not because of fear, but because of a sudden cut on his throat.
The fire that shot up into the sky covered everything in the flames. Compared with the fires burning everywhere in the city, this fire was so inconspicuous.
A vague shadow crossed the city wall and walked away.
In the city of Bora, more than 100 kilometers away from Leipzig, there is a tense atmosphere everywhere.
Bora was much larger than Leipzig, but the sudden influx of more than 100,000 refugees also made the city very crowded. But no one would complain, and every citizen who had some strength would take the initiative to strengthen the city's defenses to resist the terrifying undead army that would arrive at any time.
Although the army of the Principality of Arei became the main force defending Bora, Rogge did not give any preferential treatment to his troops. The soldiers of the Principality of Arei ate whatever the local garrison troops of the Kingdom of Leiton ate. There is only one exception, and that is the Tickton warriors. Just the sight of these unusually tall and mighty warriors puts the citizens of Bora at ease. So no one would object to keeping these Tickton warriors well-fed.
As for the more than 10,000 new recruits from the Arei Principality, after learning that 2,000 of their colleagues were all killed in front of the Latvian Undead Army due to insufficient training and unable to retreat in time, their training enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high.
Except for a very few people in the large city of Bora, everyone was extremely nervous, preparing to face the undead army they had never seen before.
As soon as he arrived in Bora City, Rogge naturally occupied the city lord's mansion. He was leaning back on the chair leisurely at the moment, closing his eyes to relax. As for what he was thinking, no one knew.
The door opened without any wind, and a shadow gradually became clear, revealing Raphael's handsome face with a light purple aura.
The Shadow Knight communicated with its master in an unknown way, and Rogge seemed very satisfied. In fact, everything went smoothly beyond his expectation.
As soon as Raphael finished his report, Charlie walked in with a gloomy look.
Raphael bowed to Rogge, disappeared into the shadows again, and left quietly.
Charlie placed a battle report in front of Rogge and asked: "Lord Rogge, what happened to the Undead Army in Leipzig?"
Rogge put down his elevated feet and stood up. He has always respected Charlie.
"Master Charlie, how can there be any undead army in Leipzig? Don't you know this as well as I do? Those undead creatures are completely uncontrollable. If they don't die at the hands of the Latvian army, they will fall on their own in less than two days."
Charlie stared at Roger closely without relaxing: "Then can you tell me what exactly happened in Leipzig?"
"I think it's no secret. Leipzig was massacred by the Latvians." Rogge said calmly.
Charlie said solemnly: "If the lives of two thousand soldiers are sacrificed in order to achieve the final victory of the war, I can accept it. War is inseparable from death. Blocking, cutting off the rear, and charging can actually be regarded as intentionally sacrificing the lives of soldiers. Behavior. However, sacrificing the lives of 50,000 civilians for the sake of victory in the war is not acceptable to me. Without our arrangements, this kind of thing would not have happened in Leipzig."
"Lord Charlie," Rogge's voice also hardened, "If you occupy a city where citizens may riot at any time, what will you do?"
"I will increase security, collect all weapons, and limit the scope of citizens' activities."
"What would you do if one of your soldiers was killed by a mob?"
"Investigate the truth, catch the murderer, and publicly execute the murderer."
"What if the undead suddenly appeared in the city?"
Charlie quickly replied: "Almost every magician can summon a small number of undead creatures. I will destroy these undead creatures and try to find the magician."
Rogge said: "Lord Charlie, we all know that the countries of the Holy Alliance are actually closely connected. The citizens of Leipzig will never riot because they are occupied by Latvia."
Charlie nodded in agreement.
Rogge said calmly: "In order to create a tense atmosphere and make other countries think that Latvia is using the undead army, I set up a barrier in Leipzig that can transform corpses into undead creatures. You know this. But this barrier The effect does not last long, and it is impossible to summon powerful undead creatures out of thin air. In fact, the problem is now very clear. There are not a few undead creatures in Leipzig. So, where did those first corpses come from? "
Charlie was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and thumped the table angrily: "It turns out that the Latvian army is really massacring civilians!"
"That's right." Rogge smiled. "Although I framed them a little, compared with what they did, this just exposed the true face of the Kingdom of Latvia to the world. If their commander is a knight like you, then this tragedy will be No matter what, it won’t happen.”
After Charlie apologized to Roger, he went out to inspect the city defense.
A gentle sigh came from behind Rogge.
Rogge did not look back and said: "What's wrong, Anne? Don't you know all about my arrangements in Leipzig? The responsibility for this ending does not lie with me."
Androni sighed softly: "Roger, I am not Charlie, and I don't have any knight's creed in my heart, and I have killed quite a few people. But fifty thousand civilians... is really too much."
Rogge said angrily: "In any extreme situation, massacre of the city should not be the choice of the occupiers. I thought Leipzig would pay at most thousands of lives, but who knew that the Latvians would massacre the city!"
Androni came to Rogge, looked at him and said word by word: "Lord Rogge, at least half of the reason for this matter is your fault!"
Rogge frowned and looked at Androni coldly.
Under his cold gaze, Androni felt a little timid, but she still said: "When I saw Raphael just now, I suddenly understood everything. The first corpses in Leipzig were probably made by Raphael. ? And with your style, you would at least order Raphael to create a thousand corpses."
Rogge's body was shaken.
Androni continued: "You have set up a triple barrier of fear, bloodthirsty and death in Leipzig. Although the undead creatures awakened by the death barrier will only attack nearby creatures unconsciously, under the influence of fear and bloodthirsty, It is difficult for Latvian soldiers not to lose control. Once the fighting between soldiers and civilians begins, massacre of the city is very likely. Lord Charlie does not know the existence of the enchantment of fear and bloodlust. But I know!"
Under Androni's gaze, Roger suddenly felt very tired. He came to the window, looked at the people who were still busy around, and said calmly: "Annie, you are very smart. Since you have guessed it, I might as well tell you that this time the massacre of Leipzig was expected by me. It can even be said that my purpose of arranging this was to let the Latvians massacre the city."
"But... those are fifty thousand civilians..." Androni whispered.
"Yes. What these 50,000 lives have earned is the Kingdom of Leiton's eternal hatred for Latvia. This war that was originally going to end will turn into an endless war. And since the Latvians have done this This kind of thing will inevitably arouse a strong backlash within their alliance. I think that at least most of the six small principalities will withdraw from the alliance. This is equivalent to easily breaking their alliance. What's more, dealing with such an evil enemy as the Kingdom of Latvia, No matter what method I use in the future, it will only be taken for granted. Even if I really summoned an undead army on the battlefield to attack them, it can also be said that the opponent's necromancer lost control and caused the undeath. Creatures fight back.”
"Of course, this will also be of great benefit to my subsequent arrangements. I won't tell you these things for now." Rogge turned around and said to Androni: "Now I have made everything clear. , what are you going to do next?”
"You asked knowingly!" Androni stared at Rogge and sighed softly.
Rogge was stunned for a moment because he really didn’t know. "
Androni bit her lip slightly and whispered: "I don't care so much! No matter what kind of person you are... I have to help you!"
This was beyond Rogge's expectation.
There was a stir in his heart, and he held Androni's hands and said, "Annie, I really didn't expect..."
In a state of confusion, Rogge pulled Androni close and tried to kiss her.
There was another round of spinning.
Androni used the scabbard to spin Rogge in the air several times before slamming him to the ground.
She pulled Biluo Xingkong out of the scabbard a little, and the sharp edge of the sword was placed on Rogge's neck, making the fat man dare not move even a little. Androni then said: "Just because I help you doesn't mean I like the way you do things. With all the things you have done, killing you a dozen times is not that much. Hmph!"
Rogge simply put his head in his hands, lay down a little more comfortably, looked at Androni with a smile and said: "No matter what, you are the only one who will help me unconditionally now. You are the only one I can trust."
Androni snorted, come on! You don't believe anyone at all. You, my father, and my brother are the same people. Do you think I don’t know? Men like you can do anything for power and ambition! I don't understand, what difference does it make if you have more power but less power? My father probably never had a few easy days in his life. In order to fight for power and profit, he can even use his own children as bargaining chips... Is power really that important? "
After talking about it, Androni's voice was slightly sad.
Rogge held Androni's hand again and said softly: "Annie, we often can't help it. Even if you don't want to fight for power, your family, subordinates, friends and even enemies will force you to do so intentionally or unintentionally. I will fight for power with you. I have no way out now. If I don’t want to live in seclusion for a lifetime, I can only take the road of fighting for power. Maybe you think my recent methods are a little cruel, but I have to be like this. After I have the power, I will I know how terrible my enemies are, and I gradually understand their methods. Now even if I want to give up, they will never let me go. Recently, I often feel scared for no reason. I always have a feeling, except for the Pope In addition to the two people, the Grand Duke of Bavaria, there are several characters who make me instinctively afraid. I don’t even know who they are. And this kind of fear is always present, sometimes even in my sleep. Suddenly woken up by fright. Alas!"
"You're not talking about my father, are you?" Androni's sword pressed down intentionally or unintentionally.
Rogge said with a playful smile: "Why am I afraid of him? As a last resort, wouldn't it be enough to marry you? Could he still behead his own son-in-law?" As he spoke, Rogge touched Androni's delicate hand in fascination. Come.
Only then did Androni realize that one of her hands had been held by Rogge for a long time without her realizing it. Her face turned pale, and she pulled her hand back as fast as lightning, and wiped it hard on her body.
"Annie, haven't you noticed some changes in yourself recently?" Rogge asked maliciously.
"What's the change?" Looking at Rogge's expression, Androni snorted again. The lady has a bad temper. If you dare to touch her again, be careful, I will cut off your head on impulse. "
"For example, you would never say 'Miss' before..."
Androni was startled and began to think deeply.
"You were completely a man in the past. If it hadn't been for that time, I wouldn't have known that you were actually... looking at me so fiercely. I will never mention that time again, oh!"
Androni was ashamed and angry. She took out the hand that Rogge had held at some point and punched him hard in the belly! She showed no mercy, and the starry sky's fighting spirit that penetrated almost broke Rogge's heart. Androni's control of fighting spirit has become more and more sophisticated. The input of fighting spirit is just enough to cause Rogge to suffer the maximum pain without leaving him with irreparable injuries.
Even though Rogge had an extraordinary physique, he still managed to recover from this punch. His face turned pale, and he gasped: "Your punch is really delicious! It seems that you are not far from the sanctuary, cough!" A bloody smell came out of Rogge's mouth.
Androni apologized slightly, took Biluo Xingkong away, helped Rogge up, and whispered: "If you dare to mention that again, you will be beaten even harder in the future..."
For the stubborn and arrogant Androni, this was already a humble apology. Although Rogge was in pain, he knew that there would never be any serious injuries, so he didn't take it seriously.
Rogge stared at Androni, looking left and right. The two were very close at this time. Under his bright gaze, Androni became increasingly helpless and blushed.
"Annie, you are really becoming more and more womanly..."
So, I am a woman...right! "Androni was horrified. She finally discovered that she had indeed changed without knowing it.
"It's all because of that death..." She bit her lower lip lightly, thinking bitterly.
There was a sudden strange feeling in her chest. Only then did Androni realize that the cowardly Rogge had taken advantage of her contemplation to hold her waist with one hand and hit her breasts with the other.
"Annie, your adverse reactions have become weaker and weaker recently..."
Amid Rogge's triumphant laughter, Androni's face turned red and she fled the room in great embarrassment.
But Androni's advantage is not so easy to take advantage of.
Her last punch was very particular. More than ten rays of starry sky fighting energy and sacred fighting energy were intertwined, and they were all injected into Rogge's body in one punch. After the starry sky fighting spirit caused damage, the sacred fighting spirit was repaired, and then the starry sky fighting spirit caused damage again. The pain of this punch is equivalent to ten normal punches.
But Rogge has a special physique, and his holy fighting spirit can also cause damage. That proud laugh turned into a scream before even a few "haha" sounds... (Quanben Novel Network www.QuanBeN-XiaoShuo.com)