The holy city of Roma.

The war is stalemate.

Although King Richard of Hope repeatedly kept the Black Robe Society, the Five Judges remained unmoved, and they did not hesitate to leave from the north of the city with their mages and withdraw all the way to Ilbresa, the capital of the Desserts.

Although Pope Damasus promised Richard a thorough investigation of the possible tomb of Clement, in view of the urgency of Field Marshal Cripp's siege in the past few days, he also used this as an excuse to delay it for the time being.

Although there is plenty of food in the city of Roma, after all, the soldiers of the Hope Kingdom are far away from their homes to fight, and it is inevitable that they will feel homesick and anxious after a long time. On the contrary, the Deseth people led by Cripple outside the city had no way to retreat, and they held back a momentum in their hearts that they would either die or live. As soon as the two sides were compared, the situation suddenly took a new turn.

King Richard ordered his men to risk their lives several times, break through the siege, and pass a message to Iros and General Wellington outside the city, telling them to move forward as soon as possible and outflank Cripp's rear. Each response was very encouraging, but it was slow to see action.

Strategist Foss said: "Your Majesty, General Iros's gang must have been instructed by Emperor Deliot, this is clearly a plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf." When we are both defeated, they will be able to profit. ”

"It is the wish of all the people of Tamborance to recover the Holy City, and the emperor is not afraid of the world's discussion if he does this?"

"Your Majesty, you are young and promising, Deliot has long been jealous of you, this person is ruthless, there is nothing that cannot be done. We are on the front line, and if there are three long and two short, the emperor can fool him with just one mouth. ”

"So what should we do now?"

"Your Majesty. Foss lowered his voice and said, "The emperor is jealous of you, and even more jealous of the Bojiao group. No matter how strong our Hope Nation is, it is just a small island in the middle of nowhere, and their Catholicism is the most important organization in the entire Tambolance Empire. The Emperor is not so much directed against us as against the Holy See, and Your Majesty is merely a casual victim. ”

Richard nodded slightly, "So what do you mean?"

"Field Marshal Kripp outside the city has been attacking the city for days, and they are gambling with their lives, so they are working very hard. It would be better for us to give a favor and retreat from the north gate and give Rom to them, so that the emperor can be put in a dilemma, either spend manpower and material resources to attack the city, or risk the shame of the people of the world, and it will not be over. ”

"If we act like this, won't we also be criticized?"

"Your Majesty, we, the Hope Nation, have traveled long distances and come across the sea, and are the first to respond to the call of the Holy See, the Northern Expedition to the Deseths. Although the acquisition of the city of Roma was only due to an accidental fluke, the merit cannot be erased. Your soldiers can testify, and the Holy See can testify, and even the Black Robe Society can't refute it. Iros, they did not move, causing us to fall into a passive situation, all the soldiers of our Hope Kingdom can see clearly, everyone leaves a useful body, waiting for the future to find out the score, this is nothing to be ashamed of. ”

"Of course you can retreat north, but how do you return home?"

"The largest and best port of the northern Dessert is Banderul, we helped the Black Robe Society to force out Marshal Kripp, and it can be regarded as a friendship, and now if Your Majesty is willing to lower his posture, he is not afraid that they will not let us cross. His Majesty can order the fleet anchored in the port of Constantine to rush north to meet it, and as long as it returns to Hope Country smoothly, then it will be possible to settle accounts with Emperor Tamborans. ”

Richard pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Is it so difficult to be united in the world? There are so many entanglements even between the same religion and the same faith! A year ago, I wrote to the Pontifical See with fanatical faith, and now it seems that it is really a bit of a fool's dream!"

"Your Majesty, you are sincere, and the entire Tambolance Empire is in the eyes. Those who achieve great things must learn to be submissive. Since Deliot has bad intentions, then we don't have to work for him anymore, and it is the best policy to withdraw from this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. ”

"What about the people of the Holy See?

"Your Majesty, the Apostolic Throne is the biggest nail in the Emperor's eye, you have to think twice. Fox didn't pick it out, but Richard understood what he meant.

"In order to recover the Holy City, the Holy See and others did not hesitate to come all the way from the southern frontier of the empire, they are all old people, they have worked so hard to eat and sleep along the way, and they have assisted us in fighting the Dessert together, and now I can't bear to leave them here. If the Liberal Christians knew about our actions, it would be too much to lose. I should help them if they are reasonable, public or private. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think you would agree to the current situation, even if you want to take the Pontify and the others with you. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"When Canin, one of the black-robed commentators that day, mentioned the underground cemetery of Clement, I saw that the Apostolic See looked terrified, and when His Majesty asked him to assist in the investigation, the Apostolic See hesitated and shirked. I think there must be a lot of articles in this. ”

Richard was still puzzled.

"Your Majesty, haven't you heard? There is also a very strange thing going on under the city of Grad in the east, where the son of Duke Borot almost died. ”

"I know that. ”

"Isn't there a connection between the city of Greed, where the prophet Cyril was born, and the city of Rûm, where Pope Clement became famous?"

Richard nodded.

"Your Majesty, I know your heart. Now we can only do our best to obey the destiny of heaven. The news of our retreat can be informed to the Holy See, and as for whether they will go with us or not, it is up to their own judgment, and this will be regarded as a merit of your Majesty. ”

While the two were quietly discussing, General Frederick strode in, ignoring the obstruction of the guards outside the door, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, those Cripple fellows are too deceitful, and instead of trying to defend the city, we should go out of the city by surprise and cover up, so that those gangs of northerners can see how powerful we are." It's really stuffy to be in the city all day like this, and I'm about to grow fat!"

Richard usually liked Frederick's straightforwardness, so he didn't blame it, but laughed out loud, which made the fierce general and the second monk puzzled.

Foss said from the side: "General, I only want to ask you one thing, Bodi Continent, who occupies more land and who occupies less?"

"Strategist, do you need to say this, the little baby knows it, two-thirds of it belongs to the Emperor Deliot, and one-third is Dessert's. Our country of Hope is the most miserable, only a small island where birds don't. ”

"General, there are no outsiders here, I'll tell you directly, Your Majesty is ready to withdraw to the country as soon as possible, straighten out the troops and horses, and then plan later!"

"What! Strategist, this is too torturous. It's hard to have a battle to fight, I really can't figure out your fancy intestines!"

"General, the current situation is not very favorable for us. Emperor Deliot just put his cannon on his lips, but he didn't have a single soldier to support us, that Marshal Cripp was fighting with his back, extremely brave, and we became a big target here, emptying strength, and there was no oil and water to take. The general himself said just now, two-thirds of the general trend in the world is in the hands of that Deliot, and we can endure a temporary grievance now, and the rewards in the future will be great!"

Foss's meaning was very clear, but Frederick still shouted: "Strategist, I know what you mean, Emperor Deliot is going to fight, and the De Setters can't let go, it's really cool for the two to fight together!"

Seeing that he was speechless, Foss hurriedly stopped: "You can't talk nonsense outside, Emperor Tivot is powerful, if we are the first to hit him with his head, then we will laugh and be generous." ”

"A military advisor is a military advisor, but I know all of this. Everything depends on the current situation, right, the so-called current situation creates heroes! The emperor will take turns to come to my house next year, why can't our Hope Kingdom reign on the Bodi Continent!"

Richard and Foss saw that Frederick was also civilized, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

"Your Majesty, what are you laughing at, am I not right? We Hope are the most faithful believers in the Liberal Religion, and there is no principality on the continent that can be compared with us? In my opinion, His Holiness should first relocate the entire Holy See to our island, so that not only will we not be left out in the cold, but we will receive the most meticulous care from you, Your Majesty. When we had ousted the Diliot from the stage, we marched into the city of Cesar with the beating of gongs and drums, and ate and drank greatly. Your Majesty, your capital is Cesa, and the old men of the Holy See don't have to settle down to the south anymore. ”

Foss had one more sentence to say, but given Frederick's large mouth, he swallowed it back into his stomach. He knew Richard's reverence for the Holy See, and this could be exploited, and the power of the cult was hidden, and if he could get the support of the faithful, then Deliot would be alone, and he would not be far from falling. When the two countries are at war, the best policy is to fight the heart, and the people's hearts will determine success or failure, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.

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The words are divided into two ends.

However, it was said that Marshal Cripple's side had stormed the city of Roma for several days, and the casualties among his men were not small, and it was all relied on a momentum to barely maintain it. General Tilly and his staff officer Avazer were very moved when they saw the marshal personally risking the arrow and directing the battle, and the shadow of the Mind Flayer gradually dissipated, leaving only the thought of going to the black-robed society to settle accounts.

On this day, due to the poor weather conditions, Cripp consciously slowed down the pace of the siege, and he sat in the tent to gather his generals to discuss countermeasures. The vast majority of people are a little pessimistic, believing that the city of Röma is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is urgent to attack.

Cripple neither refutes nor speaks his opinion.

The atmosphere suddenly turned very bad.

At this embarrassing moment, someone suddenly reported that King Richard in the city sent a handwritten letter.

When Cripple saw it, he took the case, and everyone was shocked, and they didn't dare to speak, but they heard the marshal laugh and say, "God help me, Richard is willing to abandon the city and leave." Emperor Tambolance's plan cannot succeed!"

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