In the city of Niah, inside the palace hall, on both sides of the seats, a large number of high-ranking officials of the empire were whispering to each other. The atmosphere was very tense, and many people were arguing and making noise. The intelligence from the border and the requirements of the Holy Sevier Empire were also delivered to the city of Niah. , and set a time limit for the Cretan Empire to make a decision.
Prime Minister Tambur's face was uncertain. After all, he was the main advocate of the Orc Slave Act that the Holy Sevier Empire wanted to abolish, and he was also the target of the other party's claim to be responsible.
It was he who had the greatest impact when the Holy Sevier Empire's army came to the city. No one would remember that when the Orc Slave Act was passed, most of the people present were the beneficiaries, but would only remember that he, Tambur, brought them The man who suffered wars and disasters.
Many officials and nobles sent by the emperor continued to make unfavorable remarks against Prime Minister Tanbur, and Emperor Zolman II also continued to make small moves in private. He was not only dissatisfied with his uncle. , but hatred. Once there is any chance, Zollman II will immediately get rid of him and regain his rights.
On the table in the center, there is a map of the Crete Empire, as well as the direction of the Holy Sevier Empire's troops. Many generals and nobles gathered around, reasoning that if the Holy Sevier Empire really invaded, where would it come from? That route entered the Cretan Empire.
"The Cretan Empire claims to have an army of 800,000 people. According to our calculations and intelligence, there should be 340,000 troops, including hundreds of thousands of knights. With such elite troops and such a huge legion fighting, we hurriedly It’s very difficult to deal with.”
"There are three to four hundred thousand troops. They can only enter through two routes: here and here. Other places cannot accommodate such a large number of troops advancing, and are vulnerable to our interception and interception. They will only enter through these two routes. Starting from several routes, the most likely one is to go all the way down the Red River Plain, pass through the Dips Grand Canyon, and then all the way to Imperial City from here, all with no obstructions."
Someone immediately said: "But in front of us, we have a total of more than a dozen cities and several unbreakable fortress cities. Even if we respond in a hurry, as long as we launch war mobilization, we can mobilize enough soldiers to deal with this war. We have no fear of the invasion of the Holy Sevier Empire."
"Yes, we also have strong soldiers and legions. We are the powerful Cretan Empire. We are not afraid of any enemy."
At this time, Cardinal Leon of the Church of Light, who was sitting in the back, stood up. He was wearing a solemn red robe with black edges, embroidered with the sacred pattern of the Church of the Sun on the front and back. At this moment, he looked at everyone present: "I I am here today to represent the Pope’s opinion and declare that the Church of Light will not participate in this war.”
The scene was in an uproar. The support of the Light Church and the church legions were very important to the Cretan Empire. However, the Light Church directly announced that it would not support this war. For the Cretan Empire, it lost a powerful force and support.
At this time, Emperor Zollman II stood up: "Why is there a war? Have you asked all the nobles present and the common people of the entire Cretan Empire for their opinions?"
"What we need is peace and stability. Why should we make such stupid choices for such stupid opinions? We can choose to live in peace with the Holy Sevier Empire instead of..."
Zollman II strongly criticized Prime Minister Tanbur, and most of the nobles also began to change their minds. It was not in their interests to launch such a war, and it was completely unnecessary. Although many of them were close associates of Prime Minister Tanbur , but they each have their own positions and interests, rather than working passionately for Tambur.
At this time, a guard rushed in from outside the city, holding a letter from the Arabel Province.
"It's a letter from Count Tit!"
"Has the outcome of the orc slave rebellion in Arabelle Province come to an end?"
The emperor immediately took the letter from the guard. Count Tit was Tanbur's nephew and Emperor Zolman's cousin. However, he was indeed a die-hard ally on Duke Tanbur's side. This time he suppressed the Arabelle orcs. It was he who started the rebellion.
He was hurriedly and steadily suppressing the rebellion in the Arabel Province. At the same time, he was constantly weakening the power of Emperor Zolman II in the Arabel Province. When he completely suppressed the rebellion, I am afraid that the entire Arab Bell was no longer the Arabelle who belonged to the royal family before, which made Zolman II hate his cousin.
But seeing his letter at this moment, a smile bloomed on his face. As long as Earl Tit quelled the rebellion and used these 200,000 slaves to negotiate and trade with the Holy Sevier Empire, thus weakening Duke Tambur's power and influence, Even completely pulling him down from the position of prime minister was the purpose of Zollman II.
However, after reading the letter, Zolman II's expression changed from a smile to livid, and he did not even notice the letter slipping from his fingertips, while a strange smile appeared on Duke Tambur's face.
Duke Tambor picked up the letter, read it, and passed it to all the nobles around him. He held his cane with both hands and kept tapping the gems on the cane with his fingers: "We have no chance of peace talks!"
"A battle between humans and orcs is inevitable. When we receive this letter, the orcs on the border should also receive the news at the same time. They will immediately cross the border and start a war before us."
"Gentlemen, there is no time to hesitate. I suggest drafting a war mobilization order immediately to deal with this war."
Maple Leaf City is low-lying, located at the corner of the lower reaches of the Na'vi River. It was originally a large city with beautiful scenery surrounded by mountains and rivers. But at this moment, the entire valley and within a radius of a hundred miles have turned into a vast swamp.
There are corpses floating everywhere on the water. A large number of corpses have been soaked into a pale white color, emitting bursts of stench. Above the water, such corpses stretch endlessly, all the way to the sky. Inside and outside the city, corpses are blocking the line. The boats couldn't row away, and everyone who observed this miserable situation vomited.
Several fishing boats carried a dozen soldiers and rowed into the city. Along the way, thousands of dead people kept passing by them. As the oars struck, they kept brushing against the bodies of these dead people, hooking them. Live in their clothes.
Even the sun in the sky seemed to dim when it arrived here. A chilling and creepy aura eroded their bodies. There seemed to be no living person in the entire Maple Leaf City. They seemed to hear dozens of voices. Thousands of undead souls roared and screamed in the sky.
"This, this is simply hell!"
"Is what Lord Tit did really right? Hundreds of thousands of lives."
"The evil deeds of these orcs in Arabelle deserve to go to hell!"
"But this..."
They stood up, and the boat passed by the spire of the Maple Leaf City wall. Standing in the center of this vast swamp, it seemed like the whole world, countless corpses were lined up densely around them, and no one could be seen. The figure of the living person, this is the world of the dead.
This is the place where the Na'vi River was originally designed to be diverted. The canals, together with several large lakes, passed through the Cretan Empire and finally converged to the Red River. But at this moment, the river channel was dug out by Count Tite, and the floods burst their banks. came out, flooding the entire Maple Leaf City, and drowned all the hundreds of thousands of orcs hiding in Maple Leaf City.
Without spending a single soldier or suffering any casualties, Earl Tite easily killed hundreds of thousands of orcs who relied on the fortified city to defend the city. If they attacked by force, Earl Tite's tens of thousands of regular troops and knights wanted to capture Maple Leaf City. I'm afraid it will take more soldiers and support, and it will take longer and a heavy cost of casualties to capture this city.
But at this moment, Earl Tit used the fastest and most convenient speed to eliminate his enemies. Hundreds of thousands of orcs were in a panic, and with disbelief in their eyes, they were swept away by the torrential flood.