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- Socrates (famous ancient Greek thinker, philosopher, and educator)

The incomprehension of the family members did not cause any waves in Oscar's eyes; Oscar just stared silently at Mary with a stunned face, hoping she could give herself an explanation.

Mary didn't let Oscar wait long, she returned to reality from her own memories, and then explained to Oscar very frankly:

"Back then, I led my army to attack the army of the Hannibal family, which was a normal skirmish; However, when I returned to New Carthage with my army, I was suddenly surrounded by the army of the House of Hannibal.

It turned out that this was a conspiracy between Charles VII and the Hannibal family; The House of Hannibal was responsible for using a large army to attack us, while Charles VII sent his henchmen to take control of the city of New Carthage, closing the gates of our retreat.

In fact, I already knew three months ago that Charles VII wanted to eradicate me; On one occasion when Charles VII rewarded the army, he even secretly wooed my general, Exhaca, and even promised to let Exsaka replace me.

Unfortunately, Exsaka was not only a general of civilian origin, he was also a loyal follower of me; So, that evening, Exsaka reported to me that Charles VII had wooed him.

At that time, out of respect for Charles VII and consideration for the overall situation of the kingdom, I only regarded this matter as some small measures taken by Charles VII to maintain the royal power, and I did not take it to heart.

It was only when the situation reached its final point that I truly understood what Charles VII meant by secretly allowing Exsaka to replace me; However, in that situation, it is too late to understand these things, and there is no point.

However, I thought of a way to save my army while it was slowly surrounded by the army of the House of Hannibal; That is to let Exsaka defect to Charles VII as he could, and sell me in exchange for the survival of the entire army.

I knew that in that situation, it would have been almost impossible for me to get out of it myself; I can't let the soldiers under my command drag me down, after all, they are the pillars of their families and the last backbone of the Kingdom of Spain.

Perhaps, the Kingdom of Spain still had some fighting armies; But I believe that the only people who can stand up and shed their blood without hesitation at the time of national crisis for the Spanish nation are those loyal and brave soldiers under my command.

Although my choice was difficult and cruel for Exsaka; However, he resolutely accepted my instructions, and in the final resistance, he did not lead the army to move a single step, and finally won the trust of Charles VII.

It was because of Exsaka's endurance that my army was finally saved; Even though the soldiers who were loyal to me have been split up, they still exist, don't they?

All this is thanks to Exaca's loyalty and bravery, but for his loyalty and bravery, he bears the infamy of the whole Kingdom of Spain; This is the real Exaka, and the Exhaca that has always been loyal to me. ”

Mary didn't say much, but it silenced everyone; General Exaca of the Kingdom of Spain is indeed a rare man of loyalty and bravery, and his actions are indeed admirable.

After Mary finished speaking, Oscar also sighed helplessly, and then said helplessly:

"The rights and wrongs of the year left indelible wounds on many people, and how many people experienced hardships; After all, these past things have passed, and everything still has to look forward.

Mary, I also see what you mean; Once our army has reinforced the province of Betica, your task is to persuade the loyal and brave General Exarka to surrender, and I hope that he and his army will become a member of our House of Augustus. ”

At this point, without waiting for Mary to answer, Nat, who had not spoken, took the initiative to take over and said with a smile:

"Leader, you still underestimate Joan of Arc's status in the Kingdom of Spain, and you underestimate the great role that Joan of Arc can play; If I want to see it, as long as we have Joan of Arc in the Augustus family, the Kingdom of Spain is simply in the bag. ”

Nat's words are really a blockbuster! Could it be that this so-called Joan of Arc really has such great magic? How is it possible to make the entire kingdom of Spain the possession of the Augustus family?

Not only were the members of the House of Augustus surprised, but even Oscar and Mary were wondering about Nat's words; Mary aside, she herself is Joan of Arc, so she naturally knows a lot about her influence.

And Oscar also learned a lot about Joan of Arc in detail through the intelligence organization of the Augustus family, which only said that Joan of Arc had great influence in the Kingdom of Spain, but it was far from what Nat said.

Everyone who was puzzled turned their eyes to the 'outrageous' Nate to see how he explained what he had said, but the confusion of the crowd made Nate smile happily, and then he retracted his smile and said solemnly:

"As you know, I've grown up in the Kingdom of Spain, and I made a fortune in the Kingdom of Spain. The business empire I built back then began by smuggling and selling weapons and equipment during the war of the Kingdom of Spain.

In such a chaotic time, for all Spaniards, it was chaos and darkness, and there was no light to be seen; However, the appearance of Joan of Arc gave the Spaniards in darkness hope of survival.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Her Excellency Joan of Arc had the ambition to establish his own kingdom, the people of Spain would not hesitate to abandon their royal family and follow their holy daughter and establish a new kingdom.

A saint who was born out of thin air, has an unparalleled popularity among the people, and has her own army; Such a person is naturally an existence that the Spanish royal family and nobles cannot accept, and it is also an existence that must be eliminated.

However, it is not so easy to get rid of Joan of Arc, and the reason is simple; Whether or not the armies of the Kingdom of Spain were under Joan of Arc's command, they were all Spanish armies, and they also had great respect for Joan of Arc in their hearts.

This meant that it was impossible for the elite of the Kingdom of Spain, represented by Charles VII, to solve the great trouble of Joan of Arc by using an internal army; It is precisely because of this that there is a tacit cooperation between Charles VII and the Hannibal family.

What developed later, I think everyone is also clear; Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the Kingdom of Spain signed an armistice with the House of Hannibal, and everything seemed to be back to normal.

But the truth is far from being as calm as it seems, and the people of the Kingdom of Spain are still skeptical about Joan of Arc's death; After all, Joan of Arc was a saint sent by God to the earth, how could she die so easily?

This kind of noisy rhetoric seemed to the elite of the Kingdom of Spain to be nothing more than a kind of rumor among the people; There were many of them who had witnessed Joan of Arc burned to death, so how could they believe these folk rumors?

Based on this self-confidence, the upper classes of the Kingdom of Spain have always been laissez-faire with these folk remarks, and have never cared about them; If one day, Joan of Arc does reappear, the impact on the Spanish people can be imagined.

It seems to me that Joan of Arc exists more than merely to persuade Exsaka and his army; As long as it works well, our family Augustus can completely annex the entire Kingdom of Spain with Joan of Arc alone!

At least half of all the armies that the Kingdom of Spain now has will choose to follow in Joan of Arc's footsteps after seeing it 'from the dead' with their own eyes.

As for the Spanish people, they were the staunchest and most loyal followers of Joan of Arc; As long as Joan of Arc comes to earth and the Kingdom of Spain again, they will surely follow behind Joan of Arc without hesitation.

This is only part of the value of Joan of Arc, if Joan of Arc chooses another opportune time to confide in the Spanish people about the conspiracy of Charles VII; I think the fate of the Spanish royal family is almost over.

More importantly, as long as the banner of Joan of Arc exists, our Augustan family's rule over the Iberian Peninsula will be stable and firm; The Spaniards will even be far more loyal to our House of Augustus than the Romans!

And this Iberian Peninsula, newly incorporated into our House of Augustus, will also become the most solid ruling area of our House of Augustus; This is the most valuable thing for us in the House of Augustus! ”

Nat's remarks were stunned by all those present, but there was no room for refuting; Even Mary herself was shocked by Nat's analysis, and she herself did not expect that she could play such a big role.

Only Oscar, who had been listening carefully to Nat's analysis, couldn't help but smile with great satisfaction; In fact, Oscar had always regarded Mary as the most favorable stabilizing factor for the future rule of the Iberian Peninsula by the House of Augustus.

In this respect, Nart's ideas coincide with Oscar's; However, Oscar also understands that he doesn't think as much as Nat, and he doesn't know as much about the situation of the Spanish people as Nat. It seems that Mary's role is really amazing! (To be continued.) )