The next evening.

The roar of horses' hooves resounded throughout the world, and 30,000 cavalry lined up in a long line on the western plains of the Kingdom of France, which seemed to never see the end, and marched eastward along the wide road, aiming at the city of Paris, the capital of the Kingdom of France.

Although several days had passed, the leader of the cavalry, General Manozov from the Church of Light, was still quite excited when he recalled the scene when the Duke of Lion entrusted him with this task.

Such an important task actually fell into the hands of himself, an "outsider" from the Holy See!

In addition, General Manozov still remembers the instructions that Pope Leo had given him before he set out: "Your Excellency, Marshal Lian will definitely entrust you with a heavy responsibility, and I hope that you will be able to complete the task excellently, and live up to my hope for you, and even more so the hope of the great God of Light and High God for you!" ”

Although General Manozov reluctantly agreed at that time, he was very dismissive in his heart, after all, although this rebellious coalition was nominally a coalition of the Spany Empire and the Church of Light, but judging from the comparison of the forces of the two sides by 20 to 1, it was obvious that this operation was completely dominated by the army of the Spany Empire.

In other words, the more than 100,000 troops of the Spani Empire are saffrons, and the 5,000 church knights and priesthoods led by Manozov are just green leaves, a soy sauce character, when will it be the turn of green leaves to overwhelm the light of safflowers?

But General Manozov never expected that such a thing would really happen, and Duke Lian would really hand over all the 30,000 cavalry in the rebel coalition army to his Manozov, and let him lead this cavalry army all the way east to raid Paris City!

A scout appeared from the side of the road on horseback and soon came to General Manozov.

"How's it going?" General Manozov looked at the scout in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

The scout gave a military salute and said loudly: "General Qiyu, so far, no rangers or scouts from Paris City have been found, and twenty miles ahead is a county loyal to the traitor Louis, but according to the reaction of the local people and our observations, most of the troops in the county should have already set off to support the battle in Paris City." ”

General Manozov bowed slightly, and then asked, "How far is this place from Paris City?" ”

The scout calculated for a moment, and then said, "Back to the general, it's about four hours away." ”

"Very good, you scout troops must continue to be vigilant, and don't let the city of Paris get the news in advance!" General Manozov nodded with satisfaction, sent off the scouts, and called the herald: "Pass my order, the whole army immediately stop advancing and camp in place, and set off at two o'clock in the morning!" ”

Four hours is not a long journey, but if all goes well, tomorrow, September 17th, at dawn, an army of 30,000 cavalry will appear by surprise outside Paris and attempt to attack the city that had been held out by the Jimny for three months!

At this moment, General Manozov's heart suddenly moved slightly, and he took out a letter from his bosom that was well sealed with fire paint.

This letter was quietly handed to Manozov by His Majesty Pope Leo before he set out, and told him to open it before the most crucial battle, and now General Manozov felt that it was time.

The envelope was quickly opened, and Manozov pulled out a piece of parchment from inside.

The words on the letter are simple, as simple as one sentence.

"When the outline of the west gate of Paris City comes into view, light up the white flare, and make sure it is visible to everyone in the city."

A look of surprise appeared on General Manozov's face, and he read the letter again and again, and finally let out a breath, and a holy power surged from his palm, burning the letter into countless tiny ashes.

"Your Majesty Leo had already foreseen my current situation before leaving, and even arranged the internal arrangements..."General Manozov muttered involuntarily, feeling a little more admiration for the young Pope who was far away from the Holy See.

It is said that His Majesty Leo is the god of the supreme god of light, and it seems that this god really has an ability that ordinary people can't reach!

At the same time that General Manozov arranged for the army to be encamped, the bishops of Paris held another secret meeting, which was still presided over by the Archbishop of Richelieu.

Compared to the previous meeting, the atmosphere of this meeting was much more warm and eager, with every bishop or vicar rushing to speak.

Vice-Bishop A: "I've already done it for the squad leader guarding the city, and he wasn't supposed to be on duty in the early hours of tomorrow morning, but I asked him to find an excuse, and he has already changed shifts with the squad leader who will be on duty in the early hours of tomorrow, and once the army appears, he will open the west gate of Paris City!" ”

Vice-Bishop B: "I have been in contact with General Bravo's lover who is in charge of the defense of the west gate of Paris, and according to her, General Bravo has been indulging in banquets and her bed for the last few days, and I have asked her to assure me that General Bravo will spend a good night in her room full of alcohol and women tonight, and that His Excellency will not be able to appear on the West Gate in the first place. ”

Vice-Bishop C: "I have secretly connected with a group of supporters of the former François royal family Bonaparte who are dissatisfied with Louis, and when the signal is lit tomorrow, these people will create a riot in the city in order to confuse and attract the attention of the defenders, so that Louis's people will suddenly not know where the main direction of attack is." ”

"Very good, Bishops, you have done a very good job." Archbishop Richelieu nodded solemnly, and then said:

"I also have news to tell you here, that is, due to the rapid advance of the rebel army, Louis has become very dissatisfied with us in the church, according to the top secret information I have obtained from the palace, as long as the rebel army is in the city, Louis will use this as an excuse to kill all the people in the church in Paris City!"

After hearing these words, all the bishops present gasped, but they also strengthened their conviction to start an incident.

Things have come to this point, and between these bishops and Louis, it is really either you die or I live!

After some discussion, the Archbishop of Richelieu made a final summary of the meeting: "Ladies and gentlemen, whether it succeeds or fails, this will be the last meeting before our operation is launched, and I hope that you will be able to perform your duties and cooperate perfectly with the rebel army, so that tomorrow's operation will be a complete and successful operation!" In the name of the great Pope Leo, may the light always be with me! ”

All the bishops present stood up together and spoke in unison, with a reverent expression on their faces: "In the name of the great Pope Leo, may the light be with me!" ”

As the sky darkens, the night covers the city of Paris, but when the sun rises over the horizon once more, the city will face a battle destined to go down in history.

A big battle where there are no losers and no winners, only the living and the dead!

End of chapter