Chapter 576: The Holy Empire's Predicament
After all the undead in the east and west directions have been resolved, the kingdom of Hindlaire has entered the theater mode. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It is true that the nest of the Church of the Damned has been destroyed, but it does not mean that the undead scourge is over.
After the destruction of the Pudri Kingdom, the undead entrenched in the Silver and White Capital grew from only tens of thousands at the beginning to hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands.
The Holy Empire is already shirtless.
In Changlu County, on the border between the Holy Empire and the Kingdom of Pudri, the army of the Great Lord of Jobaldine has been fighting the undead several times.
At the beginning, when Michaud and Claiostraz were still on the battlefield, the army of the Holy Empire fought very hard, and at one time Changlu County was breached, allowing a large number of undead to pour into the territory of the empire.
Things soon turned for the better, though.
After all, the Holy Empire is not Pudri, as the first power in the continent, the Holy Empire is much stronger than Pudri, a third-rate country, in all aspects.
When the Knights Templar and the Holy See's Inquisition were collectively dispatched, and the two legendary powerhouses, with a considerable number of elite troops, supported the front line, the situation faced by the Grand Lord of Joberdine was alleviated a lot.
After months of fighting, the Holy Empire's army basically wiped out all the undead who had invaded the empire's territory, and recaptured Changlu County, built a defensive line, and began a protracted war with the undead army that poured in from within the Pudri Kingdom.
It is indeed a protracted war.
The quality of the Holy Empire's army is not low, and the number is quite large, but compared to the boundless army of the undead, the gap is still relatively large.
According to conservative estimates, at least 700,000 of Pudri's more than 2 million people have died. The corpses of these dead civilians and soldiers are all potential forces of the Cursed Church.
The Church of the Damned has established bone farms in the land of Pudri, and these corpses are constantly turning these corpses into soldiers.
The Holy See's army of nearly 70,000 people was not impossible to defeat all the more than 200,000 undead troops in front of them in one fell swoop, but the price would be very heavy, even so heavy that it would shake the foundation of the Holy Empire.
With an army of 300,000 and a total population of more than 15 million, the Holy Empire is a superpower with a peak of national power. But, even so, the loss of 70,000 regular troops is a catastrophic thing.
You know, their enemies aren't just the undead.
For the past hundred years, the Holy Empire has been at its peak almost constantly. Prometry newcomers with no one in their eyes, they look down on almost any other country in this world. They are mortal enemies of the Everybert Federation, and those wizards who believe in freedom and truth are heretics that the Holy See will never tolerate. The Northern Alliance, under the control of the Druid Council, is also at odds with the Holy Empire. In the Golden Bay, the Holy Empire confronts both the venerable empire of Ficrosus and the Shire.
They make enemies everywhere and grab profits everywhere. Except for the little brother in the Holy Alliance, there is hardly any country or force in this world that the Holy Empire has not offended.
In this case, there are enemies on all sides, don't look at the number of the Holy Empire's regular army as high as 300,000, and at the same time there is a large number of reserve troops, but in fact, a large number of troops of the Holy Empire have fixed garrison tasks, and they cannot be easily transferred.
They were able to draw 70,000 troops and invest them in the eastern part of the empire, fight the undead, and even draw out the three legends, which can almost be regarded as exhausting.
These 70,000 people are finished, and the Holy Empire will definitely not be able to recover in the short term, and it is very likely to be robbed by the surrounding hostile forces.
In this case, they are by no means willing to fight alone against the undead forces of the Cursed Church.
So, the envoy of the empire crossed the ocean and came to Shawan Harbor, where he met the prime minister of the kingdom, Lady Verina, who had just returned from Broken Dragon Peak.
The Holy Empire's intentions are clear, they want Hindlaire to fulfill his duties as an 'ally' and fight the Church of the Damned together.
Promi's newcomer's intelligence is not far behind. Although it was impossible for them to know that Dane had taken control of all the undead in the dark jungle - this matter was known only to the green dragons of Capnos except for Dane himself and the part of the soldiers he led who had assaulted Nancy's court.
However, they were able to get some relevant information. For example, the Hindlaires have solved the troubles on Broken Dragon Peak and the undead in Blackwood City.
All in all, the Holy See knew that Sindelair had the strength to move eastward.
It's just that, when the troubles they are facing have been solved, why should the Sindelares go to save the Holy Empire?
Verina asked His Majesty Dane for instructions, and Dane, who was busy building a cemetery base in New Nancy, replied directly with four words: It's my business.
Madam Prime Minister conveyed His Majesty Dane's intentions to the Holy Empire. Of course, it is impossible to convey the original painting of the four words that Dane said, but it is somewhat embellished.
"Hindlaire has just solved the troubles in the country after the Great War, exterminated hundreds of thousands of undead in total, and also eliminated the main force of the Church of the Damned, and even the leader of the Church of the Damned, the demigod Lich Kegel, was personally killed by His Majesty the King. We have done enough in this war to recuperate, and we need to recuperate now, and we cannot afford to send troops eastward for the time being. Moreover, we believe in the strength of the Holy Empire, and you will be able to solve the problem of Pudri. It's really difficult to send troops, but if you need anything else, you can always communicate with us. ”
The words uttered in this official diplomatic tone almost made it clear that the people of Sindelair would not care about the life and death of the Holy Empire.
It is said that when Prime Minister Verina's words reached the ears of the Holy Pope, who was far away in the City of Light, His Majesty rarely dropped his glass.
However, no matter how angry His Majesty the Pope was, they still had to pinch their noses and come to the door again and again, hoping that Sindlaire would send troops to help.
It's just that the undead of Pudri will not force the mighty Holy Empire into this. However, according to the information given by the intelligence network of the Black Hand Academy, there are traces of turmoil on the western and northern borders of the Holy Empire. It is said that several frontier legions of the Ivette Federation, as well as the Sentinel units of the Northern Alliance, seem to have some movement.