Chapter 760: Reorganizing the Holy Alliance

Catherine is back.

The news spread like wings throughout the continent of Erathia.

In the Erathia Empire, there are many people who are worried because of this news, but many more are rejoicing at the return of Her Majesty the Empress.

For ordinary Imperial people, Catherine's return is really great news, and Kendall's poor military force has already made these Imperial people understand what a terrible disaster Catherine's departure was for them.

And now, this great catastrophe seems to have finally come to an end, and people are full of smiles when they think back to the good days of Catherine's reign.

So of course they should cheer.

The soldiers of the Erathian Army were also cheering.

The soldiers never forgot how they had won one glorious victory after another under Catherine's leadership, and they followed Her Majesty the Empress through the east, west, north and south of the continent of Erathia, and countless powerful enemies fell before them, and they were invincible and the enemy was terrified.

Under Kendall's leadership, however, they suffered successive defeats, and the once proud Erathian Army in the Tetaria Marshes, the Bairders Heath, and the Hammondale region, were either unable to win in a bitter battle, or were killed and discarded.

There were too many failures, and the soldiers were already disappointed in Kendall.

So when their former goddess of victory returned, there was no reason why they should not rejoice.

In contrast, outside of the Erathian Empire, the major forces that were hostile to the Erathia Empire fell into a gloomy mood because of Catherine's return.

No one knows better than these enemies of the Erathian Empire how much difference there is between the Erathian Empire with Catherine and the Erathian Empire without Catherine.

In fact, the current chaos on the Erathia continent is not unrelated to Catherine's departure, without Catherine sitting in the Erathia Empire, the attitude of various forces towards the central hinterland of the status continent, the so-called strongest country in the continent, is obviously different, and they have done many things, and their hands and feet are more open than before.

But now, Catherine is back?

In the underworld of Diya, the leader of the necromancers, Sandru, the Lich King, was silent for a long time because of the news.

If Sandru had always had great confidence in the victory of the Battle of Tytalia, then now, his confidence has begun to waver.

In the northern region of Bracada, in the headquarters of the barbarian army, the face of the giant beast lord Korg was once again covered with dark clouds.

The new king of the barbarians had long expected that the Elasia Empire might take advantage of the situation to attack Krurod, and if the opponent was Kendall, he was not worried at all, but if the opponent was Catherine, it would be completely different.

Korg began to seriously consider whether he wanted to take advantage of a great victory and withdraw from the kingdom of Bracada.

In another part of Bracada, Magnus, the Immortal King, who was planning to lead himself against the barbarian army, was also worried about Catherine's sudden return.

In addition to Tanan, an old rival, Magnus's most feared opponent is Catherine, in the mind of the Immortal King, Catherine's weight is far heavier than that of Jian Chen, who has always made him anxious.

Although he never mentioned it to anyone, Magnus himself had to admit to himself in private that a big reason why the Bracada Kingdom was willing to abide by the covenant of the Holy Alliance and send troops to help the Erathian Empire in the last great war was because he was unwilling to become an enemy with Catherine.

Now, the Holy Alliance is long gone, and the relationship between the Erathia Empire and the Bracada Mage Kingdom has become quite delicate due to the battle in the Tetaria Swamp and the confrontation between the two sides in the border area between the two countries.

Although there was no formal war, the two countries are now absolutely foe-foe.

Will the battle in the Tetalia Swamp continue smoothly?

Magnus was worried.

However, not everyone is so sad, and there are still people who are elated by Catherine's return.

For example, the elven king Palson.

Of course, Parson was not elated at the beginning, in fact, after learning the news of Catherine's return, the king of the forest, who has now lost most of the forest in his hands, is actually shocked, angry, and even a little panicked.

You know, now the Elven Kingdom and the Erathia Empire have started a war, although due to the strong intervention of the Entagre Empire, the Elven Kingdom defeated Eli, and the war between the two countries is over, but Parson does not think that the Elasia Empire will let go of the Elven Kingdom that has suffered a great loss of strength.

In addition, Parson probably knew about the friendly relationship between Catherine and Jian Chen before, so he was very worried about what he would do if the Erathia Empire and the Entagri Empire joined forces to attack.

Now he has lost the confidence when he took the initiative to provoke the Erathia Empire, after the elves were isolated by the design of the Entagri Empire, although he was quite calm in front of people, and from time to time he clamored to counterattack the Turalone Forest, but in fact, when the initial anger disappeared, he also knew that it was not an ordinary difficulty to achieve this goal, with the current situation, the Entagri Empire did not chase and fight the elf kingdom, he was already thankful, how to talk about counterattack?

What's more, now, even the Ice Sword, which he had high hopes for, has fallen into the hands of others, and the Elven Kingdom wants to recover its vitality, and I don't know which year of the Ox and Ma Yue it is, besides, the Elven Kingdom is recovering its vitality, and the Entagri Empire is also constantly becoming stronger, if there are no accidents, this already quite obvious balance of strength, it is not easy to have a fundamental reversal.

However, when Gru took the initiative to rush back from Emerald City to Shenmu Fort, which temporarily served as the national capital, and proposed a plan to him, the king of the forest quickly turned his worries into joy.

"So, Catherine's return is not a disadvantage to us at this time, but a great benefit?" Because of Gru's proposal, Parson's heart was moved.

"That's it, Father!" Gru replied unhurriedly, but in his heart he secretly laughed at this old elf who was now being played with more and more by himself.

"It seems that the fiasco caused by the Entagri Empire to the Elven Kingdom not only greatly damaged the vitality of the Elven Kingdom, but also completely destroyed Parson's self-confidence! The old guy is getting confused now, but that's a good thing for me! ”

Gru thought to herself, but her face was still respectful to Palson.

At this time, Parson did not know what Gru thought of him, and he only felt that he was a great blessing to have such a loyal and capable bastard who could solve his problems for him.

However, happy to be happy, Parson was still a little uneasy about Gru's plan: "Reorganizing the Holy Alliance and using the power of the Erathia Empire and the Bracada Kingdom to deal with the Entagre Empire is certainly a good plan, but Catherine and Chen Jian's personal relationship seems to be good, and we and the Erathia Empire have also become enemies, and Bracada and the Erathia Empire are also in trouble." ”

He looked at Gru with a puzzled look and asked, "In this case, no matter how you look at it, the chances of the Erathia Empire and the Entagre Empire joining forces are far greater than the chances of the Holy Alliance being reorganized, what can we do to make Catherine fall to the side we hope for?" ”

Gru smiled.

"Father, you're worrying too much!"

The half-elf looks confident.

"Father, what you said is indeed good, we have become at odds with the Erathia Empire, and the relationship between the Bracada Kingdom and the Erathia Empire is also very tense, and it is not easy to reorganize the Holy Alliance, but Father, as far as my personal opinion is concerned, if the Erathia Empire wants to successfully join forces with the Entagri Empire, the difficulty is only more difficult than the reorganization of the Holy Alliance!"

"What do you mean by that?" Parson was a little stunned.

"The relationship between two countries is sometimes not completely determined by the will of the superiors! Father! ”

Gru began to explain in a moment's time.

"Don't forget, father, what kind of philosophy the current Entagri Empire is advocating! What kind of system is being promoted? Racial equality is already shocking enough, and the abolition of lordship has put itself on the opposite side of all powers, haven't you noticed, father, that the Entageri Empire has not formed good relations with any country on the continent so far, but has attracted the unstable Rigna pirates on the sea as allies, all of which have explained a lot of problems. ”

"On the other hand, the racial policy of the Erathia Empire, you are not unaware, will the people of the Empire agree with racial equality? At the same time, although the Erathia Empire has imposed many restrictions on the power of the lords, there are still many lords, and it is not so easy for them to give up the power and interests in their hands, right? There is also the crushing defeat of Hammondal, the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the proud Erathia army being viciously slapped in front of the world by the Entagri Empire, it is conceivable what kind of attitude they will have towards the Entagri Empire now! ”

Speaking of this, a confident smile appeared on Gru's face.

"With so much resistance, Catherine has just been reinstated, and she must re-consolidate her dominance and stabilize the domestic situation, even if she has the heart, how will she start to form an alliance with the Entagri Empire?"

Parson pondered for a while, and his face gradually became happy: "Hearing you say this, it seems that the matter of the Erathia Empire and the Entagre Empire joining forces is really unlikely!" ”

Gru smiled: "Even if it can be achieved, it will not be done in a short time!" That's a long process! And we're not going to give them that time and opportunity, aren't we, Father? ”

Parson nodded, but then began to worry again: "That's natural, but how is the Holy Alliance going to be reorganized?" Our relationship with the Erathia Empire is also very tense! ”

Gru said: "Father, although this matter seems difficult, it is actually not so difficult to do! The Holy Alliance has become a dead letter, and it is after Catherine's departure that we can make a fuss about this! Anyway, Kendall's hardline attitude after coming to power is well known, and we have an excuse, don't we? Everyone knows it's just an excuse, but with an excuse, things are much easier! And father, you have dealt with Catherine for many years, and you must be familiar with her way of doing things, do you think that in this situation, Catherine will refuse the hand of peace that we and the Kingdom of Bracada have taken the initiative to extend to us? ”

Hearing Gru say this, Parlinson couldn't help but think: "You mean ......"

Gru laughed again: "Yes, father, the mess left by Kendall is too big, with Catherine's personality, she must be looking for a solution to this terrible situation of enemies on all sides of the Erathian Empire, she doesn't really like war, does she?" We just have to do what we like, and that's it! However, this time to reorganize the Holy Alliance, we must take the lead from the Bracada side! It was Magnus who came forward to make this suggestion and convince Catherine! ”

Parson wondered: "It is indeed appropriate for Magnus to intervene, after all, although the relations between Bracada and the Erathian Empire are tense, there has never been a formal war, but Magnus has been very strong recently, will this old monster be willing to reorganize the Holy Alliance?" Even if we suggested it to him, he wouldn't be willing to do it, would he? ”

"As long as there are enough interests, he will, father!" Gru replied confidently, "And the benefits that the reorganization of the Holy Alliance can bring to the Kingdom of Bracada are too many, how could Magnus not want to?" ”

The half-elf walked to a map hanging on the wall in Parson's new study, pointed to the location of the Tetalia swamp marked on it, and said confidently: "Actually, if you want to move Magnus and let him lead the reorganization of the Holy Alliance, the key is in this swamp!" Father, I don't know exactly why, but it's clear that both the necromancers and the Bracada kingdom have an unusual interest in this swamp! ”

"In order to control this swamp in their hands, the necromancers first defeated the Kingdom of Tytalia with all their might, and then drove the Krurod barbarians away with great difficulty, and now they do not hesitate to start a war with the Erathia Empire and the Bracada Kingdom at the same time, and they are not willing to withdraw from this swamp!"

"The same is true of Bracada, Krurod's army has rampaged through Bracada's territory, and now it is even more imposing because of the sword of ice, and the Bracada army has been defeated repeatedly, but even so, Magnus has not given up his battle for the Tetaria Marsh!"

"There must be something in this swamp that drives both necromancers and Magnus crazy! We can use this to convince Magnus to reorganize the Holy Alliance, and then we can lay siege to the necromancer with the strength of the Three Kingdoms! ”

"At the same time, if the Holy Alliance is re-formed, it will not be helpful in the war between the kingdoms of Bracada and the kingdoms of Krurod, and I think Magnus will definitely be happy to see the Krurod army have to retreat from Bracada due to the threat of the Erathian Empire, right?"

Parson listened to Gru's analysis, thought about it carefully, and found that this was indeed the case.

Gru's words continued.

"In fact, reorganizing the Holy Alliance at this time is beneficial and harmless to the Elven Kingdom, the Erathia Empire, and the Bracada Kingdom, which have all consumed a lot of strength in the war! Re-alignment, our elven kingdom has received a relatively stable external environment and the support of allies in terms of force, strengthening its own security, and using the power of the Holy Alliance to intimidate the Entagri Empire, so that it does not dare to act rashly! ”

"The Erathian Empire, on the other hand, can improve its terrible situation on all sides, and with the help of its allies, get out of the quagmire of war in Tytaria as soon as possible! So I don't think either Magnus or Catherine would have turned down such an offer, would they? And as long as Magnus takes the lead, although our elven kingdom is at odds with the Erathian Empire, it is only natural that we want to restore the old good! Anyway, for so many years, Magnus has also acted as a peacemaker between the Elven Kingdom and the Erathian Empire, hasn't he? ”

At this point, Gru didn't go any further, just let Parson be there to reminisce about his words.

The half-elf thinks that he has said enough, and although Parson has been a little unconscious due to the blow recently, he is also a scheming person after all, and talking too much about such a person is not beautiful, and it is easy to make him suspicious.

Parson from Gru's side, what is needed is advice and analysis, not a decision, the principal of the elven kingdom is still Parson, Gru can try to induce Parson from the side to make a decision that is in line with his wishes, but he can't impose his will on Parson, if Gru oversteps and gets carried away about the affairs of the elf kingdom, the result will only backfire and lose Parson's trust.

Gru wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

He also believed that after saying this, Parson would make the decision he hoped to reorganize the Holy Alliance, which would be extremely attractive not only to Magnus and Catherine, but also to Parson.

Step by step, according to his design, he took the initiative to abandon the Turalone Forest and retreat to Eli, and now the old elf has not much choice.

So at this time, Gru's mind had shifted to how to refine his plans.

The whole plan is too big, there are many details, and in fact, he still has many difficult problems to solve.

However, Gru was confident, he had always been confident in himself, and he believed that these problems would not bother him, and as before, although the plan was repeatedly frustrated, in the end, he continued to move towards the goal, and he was getting closer and closer to the goal.

In any case, he is going to make this game a reality.

A war game with the continent of Erathia as a chessboard, with the countries of the Holy Alliance and the Entagri Empire as pawns.

"A war game that is destined to have no winners!"

Touching the blade of doom on his waist, Gru said to himself in his heart.