Chapter 278: Appointment (I)
"Then there are no objections now, right?" Andopoules glanced at the other councillors, eventually landing on King Angros. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At this time, Constance Dante was held unable to move by several guards, who sealed Constance's teeth with ropes, and he could only speak at all and could only look at Valence in front of him.
And Valence slowly bent down, leaned over, and whispered in Constance's ear:
"There are times when there are sins that cannot be redeemed. Constance, this is your fate! ”
With that, several of the guards dragged Cons-Dante out of the hall.
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"Grandpa, this can't be true at all, do you really think that the Knight King will be the one who betrayed the Empire?" Sylvia followed her grandfather out of the hall and looked at King Angros in bewilderment. She didn't understand that her grandfather was not the most supportive of the arrival of Constance Dante. But why did they suddenly acquiesce in the arrest of the Knight King by the House of Elders?
But Angelos looked at his granddaughter and said lightly: "This is to be expected, after all, some people only believe in what is in front of them, but it is precisely because of this that they are blind." ”
"But......" Sylvia was about to say more, but was interrupted by a wave of King Angros.
"Sil, don't you see it yet? They had already tried to see the dagger, but in their eyes, the existence of the Knight King was still too much of an eyesore. Angros's voice was cold, "As for your brother, he didn't disappoint me, and finally chose to fall on the side of those people. ”
Valence used to be the most promising successor in Angelos' eyes, but alas, that child completely let him down. Such a man was destined to be impossible to accomplish what Angros wanted to pinned on, and he completely abandoned the young man.
"Grandpa......"
"The only thing that makes me behave a little is that you're not as ignorant as your father. May you be what I hope you will be, reviving the empire of yesteryear. A rare smile appeared on Angelos' cold face.
"Then now we ......" Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Grandpa was not unaware of the tricks that those people had done, but now that Constance Dante had fallen into their hands, she was still a little worried. The kingdom of Trebizond and the kingdom of New Brad have the same drawback, that is, the conflict between the nobility and the monarch, Angros once regarded Valence as his hope, but in the end his grandson betrayed him and became the darling of the nobles, wanting to raise him to become the puppet of the future, which is something that Angros never wants to see.
"They don't dare to act rashly, as long as I haven't breathed my last breath, this country will not be able to make waves for them." Angros's eyes were cold, without any warmth, and he quickly disappeared into the dark corridor.
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Headquarters of the Anatolian Crusaders – Ikon.
It was once an important capital of the Seljuk Khanate, but now it has become a completely occupied area of the West. In order to protect the place, the Seljuks struck a huge army of nearly 100,000 men, equipped with a large number of new weapons, but they were vulnerable to a single defeat.
Compared with the Anatolian victory, the stalemate between Jerusalem and Saladin was a joke, and the crusading army, which was not favored by the Kingdom of New Brad and mainly assisted by Venice and Genoea, actually achieved such success, but such success attracted the suspicion of the Holy See. You must know that the main force of the Fourth Crusade is the feudal aristocracy of Italy, although they have always had close ties with the Holy See, and the Holy See also needs their financial assistance, but militarily, Rome has always been very wary of its allies asking for assistance from its mechas, especially the princes and nobles around it. Therefore, although it was the Italian nobles who captured Lower Constantinople, their mecha units were all from the Holy See for help and not themselves. Because of this, the power of New Bullard was very weak at the beginning of its establishment, and coupled with various disputes between the Holy See and the Knights, the Teutonic Council, and the Templars all left Constantinople one after another. It can be said that New Brad did not have the mecha power that the West looked up to at all, and this situation did not change until Grand Duke Esher of Tudor formed the [Chosen Guard]. But even then, the strength of the [Chosen Guard] is only second-rate, and that kind of mobile puppet is impossible after all, no matter how powerful Ether himself is, it is difficult to change the poor and weak national strength of the New Brad Kingdom no matter how powerful he is. But the war completely changed the way all countries thought about the New Brad Kingdom.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" A sneer rang out in the same icy cold night, and the man whispered as he looked at the Crescentian-like temples controlled by the Crusaders. He was Bassanio, the commander-in-chief of the Venetian Republic in charge of this crusade, and he stood with him as Agostino, the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Genoa.
"New Brad Kingdom? Speaking of which, that king was one of you, wasn't he? Agostino said as if he was teasing.
Bassanio, on the other hand, shrugged helplessly: "Sometimes it's like that, you never know what's going to happen!" Originally, that man was just a small person in our eyes, but now you and I have to look up to it. ”
"I'm afraid that even the cardinal is afraid of him now!"
Saying that, the two walked into the big tent at the same time to keep warm.
"Jealous?! In the current situation, I'm afraid it's really like this, after all, they still have a place to play, otherwise it would be impossible for those bishops to be silent, but if it weren't for the war with the Easterners, he wouldn't be worth the Holy See's attention. Bassanio replied that the two men were like old friends, but the relationship between Venice and Genoa was not so friendly, after all, they had been competing with each other for commercial supremacy in the Mediterranean.
"Perhaps, but we underestimated the power of the New Brad Kingdom before. I didn't expect him to have a fourth-generation aircraft in his hands. ”
"But more crucially, it wasn't provided by the Holy See."
The two men exchanged glances with each other, and of course they knew the tricks. Everyone understands the power of the fourth-generation aircraft, and to some weak and small countries, they can only use the outdated third-generation aircraft, or even the more backward second-generation aircraft. Only the Holy See and those allies it absolutely trusts can be equipped with a powerful fourth-generation aircraft, the fourth-generation aircraft is the ultimate mecha equipped with neural connection technology, although the research of neural connection technology between countries is high, but the fourth-generation aircraft has been improved by super-mobility, and its strength can be imagined.
Since the fall of the New Roman Empire, there have only been a handful of countries that have been able to possess fourth-generation aircraft, but in the recent battle with the Seljuks, both Bassanio and Agustino were shocked by the rapid growth of the mechs of the New Brad Kingdom. If it weren't for the war machines, their crusaders would not have been able to achieve such great results, and the Seljuks had seriously misjudged the outcome of the war, which led to a crushing defeat in Anatolia.
"If it's not the Holy See, it's only New Rome." Bassanio said with a faint sigh.
"Sure enough, they still got what the Holy See always wanted."
One of the amazing things that has always plagued people who are interested in mecha technology is that the mecha technology of the Holy See and New Rome does not seem to be different from each other on the surface, but the real situation is not so simple at all. Just like the [Cross Type] third-generation aircraft and the [T Series] third-generation aircraft that many countries are equipped with at the same time, one is the standard mecha of the Holy See, and the other is the standard mecha of the New Roman Empire. At first, judging from the performance of the past, many people thought that the performance of the two mechs was similar, so the architecture was the same.
But it soon became clear that things were not as simple as they were imagined, and that there was a big difference between mechs at all. Of course, this is not only the third-generation aircraft, but also the fourth-generation aircraft with neural connection technology as the center, and there are also conceptual differences between the two. Although the Holy See can call it heretical, the Western powers, which have long ceased to be ignorant, have long since discovered that there seems to be a secret in it.
Judging from the evidence on the battlefield, Bassanio certainly believed that the New Brad Kingdom had already got what they wanted, otherwise how could it have built its own new mecha unit.
"It is incredible to dare to do such a thing under the nose of the Holy See. Should they be praised for their bravery? Or laugh at their ignorance. Agostino muttered to himself with a complicated expression, how could they not be tempted by the temptation of the new mecha, but the key was the meaning of the Holy See. It seems that the Holy See's control over the West is not as strong as before, but as an Italian city-state, they understand that in the past ten years, the Holy See has not only not been weakened, but has greatly increased its strength. Although the cardinal opened up the mecha technology to their allies, the core key was not revealed, and important mech parts needed to be imported from the Holy See. In this way, the Holy Church no longer even had to amass an astonishing fortune through the old channels of tithing or selling indulgences. All thanks to the promotion of mecha technology, the more mechs in the Western countries are equipped, the more profitable the Holy See can be, and there is no need to worry about being repulsed, even if it is sold to the Holy Roman Empire, which has been in conflict many times. As long as you have the mecha, the Holy Church has the whole world.
But now, the new Brad Kingdom has its own new mecha, which is probably intolerable to the Holy See, as the two largest city-states in northern Italy, Genoa and Venice must not wade into troubled waters. Bassanio and Agostino quickly came to an agreement.
Just then, they heard hurried footsteps, and someone was walking briskly towards them, and naturally the two of them shut up at the same time and ended the conversation.
"Report!" A soldier shouted from outside the tent.
"Come in!" Bassanio couldn't help frowning, there were still people looking for him at such a late hour. I saw a soldier walk in from outside the tent, wearing the uniform of the New Brad Kingdom.
"What's going on?"
"Your Highness Ether wants you to be able to accomplish one thing." The soldier said calmly, but undoubtedly angered the man in front of him.
"Hmph, when, can I let that person do whatever he wants?" Bassanio laughed angrily, even though the commander of the crusade was the Grand Duke of Athens of the New Bullard Kingdom, also known as Alphonso. But that doesn't mean they have to be completely obedient.
Bassanio and Agostino had heard of Esser's arrogance, but they didn't expect the kid to let a small soldier come and let them pass. This is blatant contempt!
"Archduke Tudor said that you would answer so, so let me add that this is also Marshal Alfonso's order." The soldier didn't notice the anger on Bassanio's face, and replied to himself that he had finally angered Bassanio completely.
The man stood up suddenly, and he pointed an extra stalk at the soldier.
"Bassanio!" Agostino was also surprised that Bassanio would be so impulsive, if he hadn't blocked it, the soldier in front of him would have been directly shot in the head.
"He's just doing what he's told. And if it's really Alfonso's order, you'll be in a lot of trouble if you kill him. Agostino struggled to get Bassanio to drop his gun, and he had to look at the young soldier a few more times, for it was all too rare for such a calm man to come from just now now.
And listening to Agostino's persuasion, Bassanio gradually stopped the conflict, Venice was originally the mother country of the New Brad Kingdom, but now he has to be controlled by others in turn, it is really an indescribable humiliation, but now he can only endure it temporarily.
"Well, well, I'm going to see what those bastards are up to!" Bassanio didn't pay attention to the New Brad Kingdom at all, in his eyes, they who had touched the bottom line of the Holy See would pay the price sooner or later, and after saying that, he sneered and put on his coat and walked out of the curtain and left.
Looking at the soldier who did not leave immediately, Agestino showed a hint of amusement on his face, and he was curious why the young man in front of him had such a mental quality. Is it because he's a fool or is he a real warrior?
"Can you tell me your name?" The man asked suddenly.
The soldier's face first showed a slightly stunned expression, and then he returned to normal and said calmly: "Report sir, my name is Noel. ”
"Noel...... Very good, I remember your name. I hope to see you perform well in future battles. With that, Agestino laughed, patted Noel on the shoulder, and walked out of the tent. Leave here (to be continued.) )