Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Battle for the King
Bihab's movements were fast, and the next day he was still in the dark. It's no wonder that www.biquge.info pen "Fun" Pavilion, because there is really not much time left for him. The army of Baibasbahn could be under the city at any time, and as long as the city of Yekbadad was surrounded, it would be too late to leave even if he wanted to.
But there were two major omissions in Bihab's plan.
The first is that he instinctively wants to bring his subordinates back to the territory, but no matter how many of his subordinates are more than four thousand, it is impossible to mobilize four thousand men and horses in this city without anyone knowing, not to mention that there are still two allies with ill intentions and precautions under the premise of watching, so the secret operation quickly turned into an open operation.
The second is even more deadly, according to Bihab, only two people are to be taken away, one is the current king Rudanel, and the other is the deposed former king Penonkar I. Although there were many princes of Bicarius IV in the royal city, these people did not matter. As long as these two men are taken away, then the purpose of worshipping Basbahn will not be accomplished, and he can neither depose Rudanel nor re-establish Penoncar, and even if he appoints a new king, Bihab can say that he is a transgression. It's a good idea, but the reality is very different. When the soldiers stormed the palace and held King Rudanel hostage, they instinctively began to plunder the treasures of the palace - who wouldn't want to get as much as they could if they were to escape? This delayed the capture of the former king Pornoncar, who had been placed under house arrest, and as the news leaked, the men of Songres and Kebaldo quickly came to the rescue, and in the pre-dawn darkness, the three parties could not distinguish between you and me.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Bihab made a quick decision and ordered Hilmen to lead his troops to launch a new attack on the palace where Penoncar was under house arrest, while he himself took King Rudanel to fight his way out of the city immediately.
Hilmen's actions were stopped by the full efforts of Songres and Kebaldo, and if it weren't for the desertion of some of the soldiers who coveted the treasures in the palace, Hilmen would probably have been surrounded and annihilated by them. Seeing that the sky was already bright, Hilmen saw that the situation was irreparable, and withdrew from the city of Jekbada in time.
The matter was not over at this point, as Songares and Kebaldo, who learned of King Rudanel's abduction, were forced to join forces and pursue Bihab together. In fact, Bihab had already fled by this time, so Hilmen became the object of their pursuit. But none of them expected that as soon as their troops left the city, another army entered the city, and that was the army of Basbahn.
The scuffle between the three factions had already caused unrest in the city, and the spies planted in the city by Baibasbahn immediately lit a fire as a signal, and the Dadaran Division, the advance force of Bataana, which had been lurking outside the city of Yekbada, immediately rushed to the outside of the city, and saw that several troops were killing out of the city, and the city gate was not closed yet, so they immediately killed it.
Even Bai Basbar didn't expect such a big pie to fall from the sky, originally his plan was just to try to use death to separate the relationship between the three factions, the so-called Kebaldo's attendant and the letter were all forged by him, but he didn't expect it to play an unexpected role in causing the three factions to fight. At that moment, all three armies rushed to the city of Yekbada.
Due to the absence of the backbone of the three major factions, the defending troops who were suddenly attacked by the Bataana army fell into a situation of confusion - most of the army had participated in the melee that night, not to mention the heavy losses, and the rest of the troops did not know who would win, and they were all worried about how to defend the city, and no one had the heart to defend the city, otherwise the Bataana army would not have easily entered the city. Under these circumstances, when everyone learned that one of the gates had been breached by the Badana army, the hearts of the people were immediately scattered.
In fact, at that time, there were only 700 cavalry in the Dadalan army that had time to rush to the city of Yekbada, but in the eyes of the defenders of Yekbada, this was the same as the entire Badana army, especially when they thought of the Baibasbahn who could kill people invisibly, anyone would lose the will to fight. As a result, when Dadaran entered the city, he found that there was no one in the city to resist, and the city was full of scurrying civilians and slaves, and the soldiers were busy making one last resort before fleeing. Seeing this, Dadaran immediately ordered the people to be reassured, declaring that civilians and slaves would never be attacked as long as they hid in their houses, that soldiers could lay down their arms to save their lives, and that nobles could guarantee their lives and property as long as they surrendered voluntarily. Under his call, the vast majority of people chose a cooperative attitude, and as a result, even the inner city took the initiative to open the city gates. By the time Basbahn arrived at Jekbada with a large army, the Dadalan tribe of less than 3,000 men had already controlled most of the city and had already secured the terrorized former king Panonkar I.
As soon as Basbahn entered the city, he assigned men to strengthen the defenses of Jekbada, maintain law and order in the city, reorganize Paz's troops, and place the surrendered nobles in their respective homes and not go out to wait for the king's disposal, while he himself hurried to the palace where Pennoncar was.
After these days of solitary confinement, Penoncar's face has become a lot haggard, and the thrilling battle last night scared him even more, and he thought of taking poison and committing suicide several times, but unfortunately ironically he couldn't even find poison in his solitary life.
As soon as Bai Basbar saw Pennoncar, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen Bai Basbarn is late to escort him, which has caused His Majesty to suffer, and Wechen will not be redeemed!" ”
Penoncal helped him up with trembling hands and said, "Where did Aiqing come from!" If it weren't for Aiqing's power, the country of the Paz Empire would be in danger of changing hands, and Aiqing's work would be enough to go down in history and be praised for future generations. ”
"Weichen doesn't dare to be greedy for the merits of the sky, so he only asks His Majesty to return to the throne immediately and declare your prestige to the world!" Babas Bahn said.
"So there is Lao Aiqing." After saying this, Penoncal re-entered the palace after a long absence, escorted by Bai Basbahn and his party, and re-entered the main hall to accept the worship of the courtiers. It's a pity that the original courtiers are now under guard, and the so-called ministers are just the generals of the Bataana army.
At that moment, Penonkar I announced the opening of the treasury and rewarded the soldiers who went on this expedition; In the city of Yekbada, a notice was posted stating that he had been reinstated, so that the people would not have to panic, and that each household would receive one hundred and twenty pounds of grain; At the same time, an edict was issued declaring the Minister of Finance, the Minister of State, Kebardo, and the Minister of War, Bihab, and their henchmen to rebel, and to deprive them of all titles, titles, domains, and possessions, and to call on the whole country to fight against the rebellion. As for the nobles who remained in the royal city and the remnants of these three factions, Penoncal accepted the advice of Baibasbahn that as long as he was willing to be loyal to the royal family, he would not be prosecuted except for the confiscation of some of his territory and property as punishment, and all those who did not follow would be executed, and their property confiscated.
As soon as these three edicts were issued, the whole city praised the wisdom of Penoncal. More than half of the army of Basbahn were actually Paz's soldiers, and not only were they not prosecuted for being guilty of rebellion, but they were rewarded; The nobles at all levels also breathed a sigh of relief, the loss of territory and property is better than the loss of their lives, although they will not hold power in the future, but in fact, the power was also in the hands of the leaders of the three major factions before, and they were also obedient to others, and there was not much difference for these nobles; For the people, instead of the danger of their lives and the danger of their property being plundered, they were able to get food; For Purnoncar himself, although the treasury and granaries were emptied with lavish rewards, he was able to recover most of the losses from the confiscated property of the nobles, but it was a reversal of the power that had been taken away by the powerful ministers to buy his favor with other people's things.
But the Duke of Basbarn, who created all this, now that the army is all in the hands of Basbarn, and the three thieves still need him to crusade, how can he reward him in order to repay such a great achievement? And how much real power can you wield as a king in this situation? The thought of these was like a heavy stone weighing down on Pennoncar's heart. (To be continued.) )