Chapter 20: Spicy Man
The Serpentine River faces the Iron Ridge Mountains, dividing the whole of Valoran into three. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoLocated in the west, Demacia was born on the basis of this great river like a giant serpent, and the fertile soil of the river plains and one tribal territory after another formed the most powerful kingdom in the west.
Both in terms of the country's territory and population base, Demacia far surpasses Noxus. But in the war between the two kingdoms, Demacia is always the losing side. There is only one reason, that is, the rule of the royal power of Demacia is too weak.
Looking back on history, it is still strange that the land of the River Plain is too fertile and huge, and there are many tribes here, who want to become the masters of this land after conquest with each other, but after fighting for hundreds of years, there is still no unity here, until the invasion of Noxus.
It was the invaders of Noxus that made these tribal leaders feel unprecedented pressure, and they had no choice but to unite against the invaders, which was the predecessor of the Kingdom of Demacia, the Federation of Demacia.
Although the power of the Federation can withstand the next invasion of Noxus, there is still intrigue within the Federation, and the form is not optimistic. After losing a large part of their territory, the tribal leaders finally realized that they needed a true leader, a true king.
In this way, the kingdom of Demacia was formed, and the rulers of the kingdom, the Guangdun family, did not obtain the crown of the king by virtue of their great strength, but were elected by lords large and small. Imagine how such a weak ruling country could fight against Noxus, which is a unified regime?
No matter how famous and heroic Demacia is, the territory of the entire empire is decreasing day by day. The current ruler of the kingdom, Astral Shield III, is by no means a wise monarch, and his weak personality is in stark contrast to that of his father, Astril Adun II. He was busy talking to the aristocratic bigwigs who gave people a headache all day long, in the territory of the noble lords, conscription was a trouble, paying taxes was a trouble, and when there was a problem in their territory, the royal family reached out to ask for money but it was not troublesome at all.
The duke fell out with the earl, and the royal family had to send troops to stop it. This marquis didn't want to pay taxes again, and the royal family had to gather the nobles and uncles to go on a crusade together.
The old man of the Light Shield III, the powerful man, after defeating the powerful invasion of Noxus, died in the territory of a marquis on the way back to the army. The marquis refused to pay taxes to the kingdom during the reign of the second, and the second wanted to take the victorious army to persecute it, and according to Hua Li Lang's words, he pretended to be bbright and shiny, but he died.
Perhaps it was because of the death of the second that led to the weakness of the third. In the face of the persecution of the nobles, he retreated again and again, and the final result could only make the prestige of the royal family worse day by day. When Noxus invaded again, the third could no longer gather the nobles, so he had to send his favorite son Gavin on the expedition.
Gavin brought with him the elite troops of the royal family, but he was defeated at the hands of Svein, and even he himself was taken prisoner. The royal family was shaken, and the grieving king had to convene an enlarged meeting of the nobles again, to understand them with affection and reason, and after seriously stating that if Demacia was destroyed, Noxus would definitely harm the interests of all the nobles present, and the nobles signed the official document of the joint army.
The royal family has fallen into decay to this point, and although the nobles have agreed to send troops, they are not ready to take the initiative, according to their words. Svein is too powerful to even defeat the prince's elite troops, and if we attack rashly, it will definitely be the same as the prince's fate.
The best way to do this is to gather the army slowly, as long as the defense is solidified, and when Svein continues to attack, he will be dealt a heavy blow.
The decisions of the nobles made it impossible for the fallen counties to wait for reinforcements, and Noxus' troops roamed the territory of Demacia.
The huge marching tent was decorated with gold. Not only were the tents filled with all kinds of gold and silver utensils, but there were also bewitching women sitting beside each of the noble grandfathers.
Eating meat, drinking, playing with women
In the midst of laughter and laughter, no one cared about the lives of the people who had fallen to the land. They were also discussing the taxation of their territory, and whether or not to send someone to Noxus to negotiate peace.
That's right, while expanding the size of their troops, they are discussing peace, and at the same time they are still urging the royal family for military salaries and food and grass.
There are too many ways to do this, such as how much money should be paid to redeem the territory after the peace is negotiated, how much more Billy should be shared equally by the royal family, and how to protect the rights of the lords.
In the middle of one fat and bloated uncle after another, a young man with a stubble on his face and a bear's waist felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. The women around her are still coquettish, and their ears are full of foul language.
The young man's heart was extremely angry, but he had to hold back, and he drank the wine sent by the nobles, and his mouth was indeed full of bitterness.
A pair of extremely rich eyebrows were deeply locked, and his rugged face was full of grievances.
With pigs and dogs, it's a pity that I'm an eight-foot man.
The young man's heart was depressed, but he could only drink this fine wine as water. After a while, I was a little drunk and hazy.
The song and dance life in the tent, some people are willing to get drunk and not wake up. In a haze, someone came up behind him and said in his ear, "General, there is the latest information that Wayne has brought back. ”
He was a little drunk, but he woke up instantly after hearing Wayne's words, and looked back at the back, where a guard was standing with a letter bowed.
Stretched out his hand to take the letter, opened it and read it for a long time, and his face suddenly changed.
There was a loud "pop", and the young man's hand slapped heavily on the table. The cups and jars on the table all rolled to the ground, and the girl next to her was even more frightened.
The tent suddenly became very quiet, and everyone's eyes were directed in one direction: there sat a towering man, a man who felt like he might explode at any moment.
But this is the military camp in Demacia, and none of you here are afraid of that man. Duke Andri, the commander of the coalition forces, touched his beautiful mustache with his hand, and said to the young man with a smile: "Yo! Isn't this the first warrior of Demacia? What makes you so angry? ”
The young man with the title of the first warrior of Demacia suddenly stood up, his big eyes under his thick eyebrows glanced coldly at everyone in the tent, he picked up the letter in his hand, and said loudly: "Svein has captured our prince and is ready to withdraw his army. And all of you here are still refusing to send troops for a little money! Are you going to watch our prince get caught in the enemy country? ”
"The Rhine has been abused by the enemy and is in ruins, and the road is full of suffering refugees! And our army is still on the sidelines! Ladies and gentlemen, don't you feel sad at all? ”
The tall man in the tent let out an angry roar, a flush welling up on his rugged face, and the green tendons on his neck kept throbbing.
However, the voice of the leader of the coalition forces was still so calm: "I don't know where you got the news that Svein is going to withdraw his troops, but you have to understand that the cunning Svein has already taken the Rhine, why did he withdraw his troops?" We are equally saddened by the people of the Rhine, but the enemy is more cunning than you and I can imagine, and we must act with caution! Maybe the news you got was just a trap, but when it comes to spying information, we send out far more people than you do. ”
Duke Andriy's words were very appealing to the appetite of everyone present, and everyone echoed them, and the Marquis of Alexandre next to him also stood up and said: "For you accusing us of refusing to send troops for a little food, I personally think you must have misunderstood us, you are also a general who leads the army, you should know what the consequences are if you don't have enough food and grass, and you will advance lightly with a large army!" As the Duke said, our enemy is Svein! We must not despise this enemy, otherwise the prince's fate will be ours! ”
One noble man after another complemented each other, and they felt that they had finally found a topic, and everyone could express their opinions endlessly. Faced with one voice after another, in the face of one stinky mouth after another, Galen despaired.
He finally figured out that it was impossible to count on this group of people to send troops.
"You have a point!" Galen smiled, his face full of bitterness.
His gaze swept over the faces of these people one by one, those fat faces, those huge heads...... What an abomination!
Without further ado, without hesitation, Galen turned and walked out.
Laughter soon resumed in the tent, and it was not long before a soldier entered the tent and reported: "Galen has left the barracks with his men." ”
Andriy asked, "How many men does he have?" ”
The soldier said, "Less than three hundred." ”
Andriy laughed when he heard this, and he touched his beard and said to the nobles, "It seems that there will soon be another hero in our country!" Right now! Let's raise a glass together and march for our warriors! ”
The nobles raised their glasses together and shouted, "Heroic! ”
"Hahahaha!"
"Hahahaha!"