Chapter 300: Before the Decisive Battle (Part II)
Outside the city of Trebizond, a large army was stationed outside at this time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It was the mighty crusaders and the elite of the Kingdom of Nicaea, and they were already ready to launch an attack at any time. After years of preparation, the army of the New Brad Kingdom already had a new army no less than that of the West, and with the legions sent by the Nicaeans, it can be said that it was only a matter of time before the already dilapidated city of Trebizond was conquered.
However, since the army pressed the border, for seven days, the coalition forces have not made any moves, not only the Herodians, but even the Rastines in the West are very puzzled by the behavior of their superiors.
According to the original plan, the attack should have started a few days earlier, but due to the contradictions between Nicaea and the Crusaders, the attack could not be launched for a long time, which filled the army with an atmosphere of impatience.
"Hmph, what the hell are you doing? If this continues, this damn war will not be over until then. An officer slammed his fist on the table in frustration. This holy war has been going on for several years, and they have been through too many life-and-death battles in Anatolia. But now, they have wasted so much time in this city, which naturally causes great dissatisfaction.
Looking at the angry colleague on the side, another officer hurriedly went to persuade him: "Forget it, don't be sulky like this." There's no way around it, who told us to do it! But in the end, it's all the Nicaeans, and it's all about the end, otherwise it's almost over. β
The reason why they have not been able to launch a general offensive so far is because the Nicaean have no trust in the Rastines at all, and they have no intention of taking the initiative to unite with the dispatch of the army, but instead accuse the Crusaders of trying to use them as cannon fodder.
Dissatisfaction with this has permeated the hearts of everyone in the army.
"But speaking of which, those hillbillies of the New Brad Kingdom are the most hateful!" The other officer also showed an indignant expression, "If it weren't for their mecha unit not obeying the command of Lord Bassanio, we would have completely wiped out the main force of the Trebizons, and the city would have fallen at any time." β
There is no way to resolve the impasse.
"Damn the Nicaeans and those white-eyed wolves of New Brad!" While the officers were cursing, a huge black shadow hung over their heads.
"It'sβ" The Venetian officers' eyes widened sharply.
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"What do you mean, Kren Ruhr?" Looking at the man in front of him, Bassanio was very unhappy with this, it was clear that Alfonso had completely put the dominance of this operation in his hands, but now this man claimed to be the envoy of the New Brad Kingdom and actually came to point fingers, it was ridiculous and direct!
"As an emissary of the kingdom, of course I have this power, can you have any objection to this?" With a subtle irony on his face, Clenrull didn't seem to have taken Bassanio seriously at all. And his attitude is about to make Bassanio angry, he is not a good-natured character. Speaking of which, the establishment of the New Brad Kingdom had a lot to do with the Venetians. The first attack on Constantinople was carried out by the Venetian aristocratic coalition in order to completely destroy the commercial monopoly of the new Roman Empire. Later, the support given to the founding of the New Brad Kingdom was not trivial, but in just over ten years, the small country in their eyes like a vassal now dared to be so rude!
"Don't forget, now that your army has joined the Crusaders and withdrawn at will, are you challenging the authority of the Holy See?" Bassanio, who couldn't help but roar, simply moved out the Holy Church as a shield at this time. He knew that even if the New Bullard Kingdom had established itself in Constantinople, they would not dare to directly argue with the Holy See no matter how powerful they were now.
But Clenrull sneered, glanced at Bassanio with disdain, and asked, "Don't you think it's ridiculous?" At this time, if the Holy See is used as a faΓ§ade, they will not think that they can do anything at will if they become a dog? β
"You-" Bassanio stared at the other man with wide eyes, and he felt insulted, and he suddenly stood up from his chair, although he had tried his best to control himself, but the Bassanio in front of him had undoubtedly angered him.
At this moment, outside the military tent, a young man walked in, it was the purpose of Bassanio's trip this time - the commander of the mecha legion, Noel.
Frowning slightly, Bassanio felt a headache when he saw this young man, if it weren't for Noel's assertion before, with the assistance of the [Chosen Guard], he would have completely eliminated the main force of the Trebizon Kingdom in one go, but it was precisely because of Noel's non-cooperation at the most critical moment that more than half of the opponent's troops successfully escaped back into the city, making the next battle very nerve-wracking. The reason why the Nicaean people were reluctant to attack was because they saw that the large number of Trebizond's army was ready, for fear that they would become cannon fodder.
And the most terrible thing now is that the messenger of the so-called New Brad Kingdom in front of him actually asked to transfer the [Chosen Guard] away, if the mecha legion is lost, the difficulty of the next battle can be imagined, and in that case, the Nicaean people may not cooperate. Bassanio simply can't tolerate that kind of thing.
Not long ago, Bassanio received a telegram from Claudius and learned of the importance of this combat operation, not only for the sake of the Holy Church, but also for the sake of the family.
"You're here, Noel-kun." Although he still complained deeply about the good deeds done by the young man in front of him, Bassanio now understood that it was important to keep him, so he greeted Noel in a pleasant voice.
"Is there anything wrong?" Noel replied with no humility or arrogance, and the afterglow of his gaze caught a glimpse of the familiar Clenluer. Before becoming a subordinate of His Highness Ether, he directly obeyed the man's orders and suffered a lot.
"Aha, you're here! It seems that being a traitor seems to be quite good, hehe. The look on Klenruer's face was fierce, and his smile was stiff and vicious, but Noel was unmoved, after all, he was no longer the cowardly man he used to be.
"Traitor? I'm afraid you're in the eyes, Krenruhr. I am only loyal to the kingdom and have never changed. Noel replied coldly.
"Don't pretend to be garlic for me, say such a high-sounding reason!" Clenrull scolded rudely, without the slightest aristocratic demeanor, and subconsciously raised his cane as before, ready to reward Noel.
"Your Majesty, an order has been given, and now the Chosen Guard is no longer under your control, withdraw the army for me, damn minions!"
However, as soon as Kren Ruhr finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and the cane that had been raised in the air lost its strength and fell to the ground, and his hand hung down weakly.
"You-" Blood bubbled up in his throat, and the man looked incredulously at the blurred face in front of him, how dare the boy who had not been taken seriously by himself in the past dare to do such a thing.
At this time, even Bassanio was dumbfounded, a military stab pierced the chest of the messenger of the New Brad Kingdom, and Noel pulled out the bayonet with a blank face at this time and stabbed it again, then pulled out the knife, and stabbed it again, and repeatedly, until Clenruer, who was still arrogant before, completely lost his breath, and at this time, Noel was also as bloody as the corpse.
With a look of shock and reluctance, the body was pushed to the ground by Noel. The bloodied man glanced at Bassanio, and at that moment he also felt a feeling of suffocation.
"What do you want to do?" couldn't help the chill in his heart, Bassanio actually subconsciously took a step back, Noel's momentum just now really frightened him.
"I don't want to do anything, I just do what I'm supposed to do." Noel replied with a blank face, shaking off the blood from his bayonet.
"Besides, this man's death is exactly what you want, isn't it, Bassanio."
After saying that, Noel turned around and walked out of the military tent, leaving Bassanio alone looking at the bloody corpse, unable to calm down for a long time.
And at this time, Bassanio also sensed that something was wrong, after so long, didn't his guards notice anything wrong at all?
Bassanio, who hurriedly chased out, opened the military tent and walked out, but the scene in front of him completely shocked him-
"What a joke!" The man muttered to himself.
Countless people knelt outside the tent and were tied up with flowers, including their own subordinates and those Nicene officers, and at the front was undoubtedly an old face that gave him a headache.
The commander of the Nicaean this time, Phocas, was unable to carry out the siege of Trebizond because of this man's lack of cooperation.
"Despicable!" The bearded Phucas spat at Bassanio, but Bassanio, shocked by the scene, did not even hide.
"Let us go! Damn the Venetians! β
"Bassanio, save us, we didn't rebel at all, it was the damned Herod who slandered us."
The cries of the Nicaeans and the Rastines came and went, but at this moment, Bassanio was more concerned about the soldiers around him who didn't move, whether it was the Lastines or the Nicaeans, they all bowed their heads and were silent, as if they were afraid of something.
Bassanio then understood why this was the case, and at this time, the giant black mecha was standing solemnly above them and looking down on them.
"It's you!" Everything couldn't be clearer, the person who started the mutiny was none other than the kid named Noel. Originally, he thought that he was just a formidable warrior, but now that he saw him, Bassanio felt the need to change his mind.
"Of course it's me, is it still a surprise?" Noel replied with a blank face.
Not long ago, under the command of Noel, a small number of soldiers of the New Brad Kingdom cooperated with the [Chosen Guard] to silently control all the high-ranking military officials and mecha knights in Venice and Nicaea. With the dragons leaderless and the mecha gone, the desperate soldiers didn't even have the courage to escape, so they could only be at their mercy.
"You're crazy, what do you want to do?" An enraged Bassanio couldn't help but yell, "Is this the order of that bastard of Ether, that madman?" "Only that kind of person would make such a move, and I'm afraid he didn't even think about how bad the consequences would be.
"So how do you want to decide?" Noel neither admitted nor denied it, looked at the other party and asked.
"What do you want, do you want to kill me to take command of this army? Then go ahead! Anyway, you even killed your own boss! Bassanio, who sneered, roared angrily, he didn't expect that he had been forced into such a situation, it turned out that Claudius's order was almost complete, but now it was about to fail because of this kind of thing. The only thing he could do now was to apologize with his death, or at least to make sure that the secret would not be leaked.
At this time, the Nicaean people were also a little confused about what was happening. It seems that these Rastines are also fighting each other, and the expression on Bassanio's face as Focas looks at it doesn't seem to be fake.
The mutiny did not seem so simple.
And Bassanio has decided to die, waiting for the other party to take his own life, after all, as the commander-in-chief, the spearhead of the mutiny is of course aimed at him, he doesn't think that Esser's madman will show mercy to his men.
However, an unexpected scene happened, Noel did not have any intention of hurting Bassanio, but said: "I don't think that after you die, I can control the whole army, all I do is help you?" β
"Help me?" The confused man was extremely confused, not knowing what the other party meant. Help him, why do you want to subdue his men as well? Bassanio, of course, could not understand this kind of behavior.
However, Noel lowered his voice and said: "At this time, perhaps this method of seizing military power by force is the most direct, but those soldiers are not easily suppressed. So perhaps, you can sell a favor to those stubborn Nicaeans. β
"Huh?" Bassanio wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, he didn't expect the other party to say that.
"What exactly do you want to do?" He stared at the young man, and felt more and more unable to see the fog in it.
Noel, however, heard in his ears the sound of blood congealing. "It's simple, completely destroy that country, that's all." (To be continued.) )