Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "I need at least two groups of soldiers here, here, and near every trebuchet there, you know, two groups, yes damn pigs, you heard me right, and I'm a little worried about whether these rookies who have never experienced war will make a mistake in their busyness!" ”

With the expedition of Rolf and the Pope, except for a few high-ranking nobles and a small number of family knights quietly left in the huge imperial capital, except for the 50,000 soldiers left behind in the city with a population of one million, there was not a single knight

At present, in charge of the city's defense is an infantry officer who has been temporarily entrusted with important duties, Carlos Middleton, a middle-aged officer from the Earl's family, I am afraid that he would not have predicted that one day he would be qualified to command almost the entire imperial capital's army, even the imperial capital, which was extremely empty in defense......

Maybe he was the only one in the city who still had a lot of actual combat experience, or maybe his background could make it easy for those nobles to get the most suitable scapegoat after defeat, no matter what, at least Carlos didn't have the energy to think too much about it now, and the recruits in front of him who had not experienced the test of war, and the proportion of more than eighty percent of them had already made him anxious enough

Stretching out two fingers, almost slamming into the face of the squad leader in front of him, Carlos almost collapsed and shouted, if it weren't for the only remaining reason and the unfeigned blankness in the other party's eyes, he would have been able to slap it directly to relieve the depression in his heart

A simple order made him explain it several times, and the squad leader, who had been temporarily promoted and was a blacksmith three months ago, understood what he meant, and while he ran away in a panic to pass the order, the slightly wide conical helmet accidentally rolled off his head......

Looking at the back of the squad leader who picked up his helmet and ran away, Carlos covered his cheeks weakly, and at this moment he finally understood why he was a member of the Earl family who could easily obtain this position

Different from the chaotic situation of the surrounding city walls, on the front, that is, above the city wall facing the direction where the soldiers from the other continent appeared, a small number of veterans were placed here by Carlos, who may not have experienced major war scenes, but these are basically composed of grassroots officers, and the soldiers who have participated in several times to suppress bandits are probably the few forces he can rely on in the end......

Rubbing his face, his cold hands lifted his spirits a lot, accompanied by several guards, Carlos came to the edge of a city wall, looking at the battlefield in the distance that he couldn't see at all, and the sound of fighting in the distance from time to time made him a little anxious, if it wasn't for the persuasion of his subordinates, he would have even wanted to take someone to see what was going on a few hours ago

Contradictions, worried expressions changed back and forth on his face, to be honest, Carlos, who is one of the supporters of the Bernadotte family, is most worried about the situation now is that the return of the imperial army is blocked by that strange army, and the news is relatively closed, but he still doesn't know about Rolf's death

As he hesitated, one of his men ran up the stairs below the city walls, and under Carlos's puzzled gaze, the light-armored swordsman reported fiercely without hiding the anger on his face

"My lord, the ...... The group of nobles gave a new order, and they ...... They even asked you to completely seal the city gates, saying that this would allow the fragile city gates to be deliberately destroyed by the enemy! ”

"What?? Do you say it again? ”

With his hands pulling at the soldier on one knee, Carlos' eyes widened in disbelief of what he had heard

"My lord, he can't talk like this......"

The guards around him hurriedly stepped forward to calm Carlos, who was in a frenzy, and after calming down a little, he let go of his hands that were pulling at the collar of the soldier and stared at the other party and asked

"Tell me everything you know, soldier!"

"Ahem"

Coughing heavily, the herald shouted without hesitation

"I know you can't understand it, and we can't understand it either, but that's what the old men really said, saying that the soldiers defending the city are limited, and the city gate is one of the weak points, what is it to protect the thousand-year-old emperor from destruction, what is the responsibility, and finally issued this order......"

"Knock"

A heavy fist slammed into the battlement, and Carlos opened his mouth with a hideous face

"Didn't they think that His Majesty might be fighting the enemy right there? Before, I was going to find out if they vetoed it in the name of security, and now they have to block the only way into the city, do they still have an empire in their eyes, is there any safety of His Majesty? That's right...... What about the people in the church? Did they say anything, Pope Nathaniel is with His Majesty, and for his safety, the group of gods in the church must do something, right? ”

Suddenly, as if something had been thought, Carlos asked hurriedly, like a drowning man grasping at a life-saving straw

Shaking his head with a wry smile, the soldier's dry lips squirmed for a long time before he spoke gloomily

There was also a part of the Church in this decision, and the cardinal who remained behind said that under the majesty of the Most High God, there would be nothing to do under the Pope's crown...... Adult, I'm afraid, afraid that they are not brewing something, or are deliberately giving up...... Your Majesty! ”

"Whew~"

Taking a deep breath of cold air, even if he was a side of the earl family who was also from the imperial capital after all, Carlos, who had witnessed countless battles for power and power since he was a child, vaguely guessed something, a terrible conjecture that he himself did not dare to believe, forced his mind to calm down, he patted the soldier who came to give the order and said softly

"You are very good, Your Majesty will be pleased if you know your loyalty, go down and have a good rest, maybe we will face a battle in the near future, and the affairs of this and those nobles will be handled by me!"

After the soldiers left, Carlos stood quietly for a while, and after the guards from the family relatives around him expanded the range of vigilance, Carlos, who was sure that his voice would not be heard, lowered his voice to several cronies in the inner circle

"I don't know why, I always have an ominous premonition, Your Majesty's expedition has taken away most of the nobles loyal to the royal family, and now there is a strong and strange army outside, I am afraid that some people in the city have been unable to suppress some terrible thoughts, in this case, can I trust you?"

Without any consideration, several henchmen who had grown up together around him knelt down on one knee towards Carlos, and the leader took off his helmet and swore with his hair bowed under his armpit

"Yes, my lord, we have never changed our loyalty to you and the Empire, your commands?"

With a hint of determination, Carlos pulled up a few henchmen in a flickering eye, and after whispering a few words in their ears, he looked at the backs of several people leaving with resolute eyes, and then he let out a long sigh of limp

After resting against the battlements for a while, Carlos picked up his helmet and pressed the hilt of his sword tightly with his right hand, resolutely turned around and walked towards the corridor below the city wall with his guards

"Let's go, let's go to the House of Nobles, let me see with my own eyes what those high-ranking lords want to do!"

"But...... My lord, the order is to seal the city gates...... What are we going to do? And your safety ......"

Glancing at the subordinate who was a little worried about him, Carlos groaned a little and then spoke categorically

"You stay and command our soldiers, and no one is allowed to approach the gates without my own orders! Even if the old things from the House of Lords are there, the power will make people lose themselves, they are already crazy...... And I have to stop it from happening! ”