Chapter 102: The Queen from Far Away (Part II)
Yadwija's face was full of sadness, maybe if this continued, Bonifazia really wouldn't be able to hold on for long. And now, their only hope may be Dr. Fabre, who is temporarily living in Novgorod.
Yadwika was only in her early twenties, but her face already showed signs of age. Maybe it's because of premature childbirth, maybe it's because of the tiredness of the country's open and secret fighting, but her life is gray and hopeless when she is a young woman.
Although she is an old husband and a young wife, it does not mean that her husband will be able to understand her, and the age gap of nearly 30 years makes their married life unsatisfactory. The young queen was keen on cultural and academic activities, while the king of Lithuania, Jagieło, was not so interested, and although he was baptized by the Holy Church, in the eyes of the man, it was just a way to make the invasion of the Teutonic Knights a legitimate excuse.
After the union of Lithuania and Poland, the expansion of the Holy Church state to the east was indeed curtailed considerably.
The main thing is to covet a large area of land in the Kingdom of Poland!
Despite being married to Jagieła, he was nominally the leader of the country, the queen of Poland and one of the country's two heads of state, but as she grew older, she came to understand the greed of the lords from the East, who were encroaching on the lands that belonged to her father and grabbing power that should not have belonged to them.
Maybe it's in the interest of those people to die sooner! Yadwiga, who often thinks like this, has aggravated her condition, but she still thinks that without her stumbling block, those Lithuanians can better control the country, and it will be more comfortable!
"Queen Mother, what are you thinking?" The delicate girl seemed to comfort her mother, and despite the illness that plagued her, Bonifazia became sensible earlier.
"The queen mother is fine, if Bernia is still tired, let's sleep a little longer!" Yadwiga stroked her daughter's long, sparse hair, still with a warm smile on her face.
"Queen Mother, when can we go to the north?" The little princess asked coquettishly in her mother's arms. There was not the slightest resentment, but it was diverting Yadwiga's tense nerves to soothe her heavy heart.
"It won't be long, Bernia." Calling out her daughter's name, Yadwiga's originally dim eyes seemed to become much brighter.
"There are no endless court feasts there. There are no flashy singing and dancing flutes, and when they get there, Monsieur Fabre will cure Bernia's illness, and when the time comes, the Queen Mother will take Bernia to the north to see the sea and the aurora in the far north. Yadwija promised.
"Hmm!" The little girl nodded obediently.
"General Kurak!" Seeing my daughter's still weak little face. Yadwija felt a pain in her heart, and this caused her to change her original plan.
"Her Royal Highness." General Kurak, who was waiting outside the carriage, walked in.
"Find a place where we can rest for a while!" Considering that the long bumps were not a good thing for her daughter's health, Yadwigga decided to adopt the advice of General Kurak, who had been rejected by her, to postpone the advance. But the young queen's determination to go to Novgorod did not change in the slightest.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Receiving the order, General Kurak responded respectfully, ordering the whole team to stop at the nearest place and rest for the time being.
But at this moment, before his order could be given to everyone, the marching procession suddenly stopped without warning.
"Enemy attack!"
The reconnaissance team in front fled from the woods on either side, and the alarm was raised in great terror.
But before they could speak clearly, a huge monster suddenly appeared behind the woods. A slap slapped the scout cavalry and the horses into meat sauce.
The bloody scene stunned everyone!
It's a military machine! T-24 mechas, even if they are very old mechs, are military planes after all, but they actually appeared here?!
Several other mechs behind the huge mecha also slowly walked over, and it turned out that there was more than one mech!!
The Polish soldiers in charge of the escort did not expect to encounter such a crisis situation, and they all clenched the weapons in their hands, and their hearts were already in their throats.
"Don't reveal your identity just yet!" General Kurak ordered his men not to act rashly for the time being, after all, this is the country of Rus, even if the country is torn apart, they have penetrated deep into this vast land. If there is a conflict with the other party, the consequences are unimaginable.
By this time, Kurak had already regretted why he had not argued with the council and asked for additional knights to protect the queen's safety. At this time, there were only two light [Hussars] in the entire team, and they were not at all the [T-24] mechs with an advantage in numbers and size.
Kurak ordered his men to be ready to fight, and only stepped forward to negotiate with the other party.
"Dear Ross friends, we are businessmen from the West, just passing through this road. If you have offended your Excellency in something just now, I hope that you can open up your face. Kurak did not want a conflict with the other party, so he did not hesitate to lower his profile, but those who knew him said that they did not know that their old general had always had a hot temper.
"Lord Count Pol, what shall we do?" Not long ago, the Iceskull mercenaries retreated here under the leadership of Pousent, but they encountered Polish scout cavalry in the jungle. Obviously, the other party has no ill will, but there is also no good will. The two sides are tense.
Seeing the other party's attitude, the mercenary knight did not immediately attack, but at this moment, Count Pol's cold words suddenly sounded.
"Kill them all, not one left!" Count Pol ordered, apparently suffering from a belly full of anger that he wanted to vent his anger!
Since the boss gave the order, the knights said no more, and drew their sabers behind them. Although the weapons on board were almost depleted of ammunition due to the battle with the Ross Mechs, even a white-knuckle battle would be enough for them to wipe out the caravan.
For them, killing is normal.
Seeing the sudden scene, General Kurak's heart suddenly chuckled, obviously this scene was beyond expectations, these people piloting military planes were not so friendly.
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
Kurak's expression sank, knowing that a clash was inevitable, and he ordered in a low voice, and the two knights in the team also approached the locomotive carrying the mech, while the others also loaded their weapons and prepared to buy time for the knights. (To be continued.) )