Chapter 231: The Battle Begins
Because of Rita's instructions, as soon as Eudora left the palace, she sent some people to do things in the Three Kingdoms, but the subsequent development seemed to be forgotten, in short, neither of them paid much attention until ......
"Your Majesty, I just received a tip, the Duchy of Stwee...... was destroyed. ”
The voice was a little excited, and after Rita heard this, the movement of her hand was a slight pause, and then she raised her head and looked at Eudora in surprise: "Destroyed!?" It seems that it has only been less than two months since the first war, right? ”
At the beginning, the four principalities led by Otto, removing the one that had been destroyed, belonged to the strongest Duchy of Stwey, of course, although it was the strongest, but it was only a one-on-one win situation, and it was impossible for one against two to escape the fate of defeat. But even so, it's a bit of a stretch to hold on for less than two months, okay, I think the Duchy of Evel lasted for more than half a year when it was a dozen or four.
"This ...... Actually, the reason is still on our side. Speaking of this, Eudora was a little speechless, she really didn't know how to evaluate this matter, "Didn't Her Majesty ask me to send someone to the territory of the Three Kingdoms?" ”
"Well, it seems that there is such a thing." Listening to the people next to her, Rita's mind suddenly remembered what she said casually two months ago, it was originally just an idea to weaken the strength of the three parties, but she never expected such a scene, "Say, what did you do?" ”
The girl rubbed the corners of her forehead, looking very headache, and Eudora was also a little helpless when she heard those words: "Where did I do something, Her Majesty should ask what those stinky boys have done." ”
"Well, what did they do?"
"This ...... Actually, I didn't expect it at first, it was just for them to muddy the water according to your request, but those stinky boys took matters into their own hands, first assassinating the second prince and the eldest princess of the Duchy of Stwey, and then dumping all the pots to the Duchy of Prusunley. ”
Rita: "......" didn't expect that there were such talents in her army......
"What else? Something must be going on in the future, right? Rita took a sip of hot tea and tried to suppress the excitement in her heart. Well, after waiting for so long, and now hearing such good news, it is strange that she can be reserved.
"It was true that there was more than that, after that they went to the Duchy of Prusunley, and assassinated the last prince of the Duchy of Prusunley, and because of some rumors left behind before leaving, the whole Duchy of Stwey could be regarded as fragmented, which eventually led to this result."
Rita: "......" Although she was happy with the result, she ...... When did the prince and princess assassinate so well? Or is it that the group of soldiers she recruited this time have become elite?
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that although they acted a little recklessly, the results are still good, and they have not left any tricks or traces." The person before the meeting didn't speak, and Eudora thought that Rita was worried about something.
"I still know this, after all, if there were any handles or traces, it would not be the situation now."
What can be reflected in a thing, as long as you are careful, anyone can find something, let alone an old fritter like Rita who has been mixed for decades.
"It's just that now that the heirs have been slaughtered, I'm afraid that those two families will make some angry facts."
"Her Majesty is worried that Prussianly and the Duchy of Bachisati will do something to slaughter the city?" Eudora frowned, after experiencing Rita's special training, although she couldn't do these things by heart, she could still guess a thing or two.
"That's right, there are two sides to everything, although we have directly dismantled the Triple Alliance by provoking, but there are also hidden dangers in the opposite direction. And in the eyes of most aristocratic rulers, the people of their own country can kill and have fun at will, let alone a defeated country, and for them, those people are probably the same as cattle, sheep and goods, no, it should be said that they are inferior to cattle, sheep and goods, after all, the latter ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. ”
Rita sighed, even though she knew that those people had died because of her orders, but war was a very cruel thing, and if she wanted to ensure the safety of the people at the bottom, all she could do was to end the battle as soon as possible.
"Do you need me to call those people back?" It's an uncontrollable factor on the outside, and judging from what has happened so far, no one knows what they can do again, so Eudora thinks it's better to call back, anyway, what to do now is just wait for the right time.
"That's not necessary, just let them stay there, after all, although the Duchy of Stweie was destroyed, the strength of the other two countries still exists, I don't want to put too much pressure on the side of the Duchy of Evel, so naturally I can only let them continue to pinch each other, and when they are exhausted, it's time for us to play, and it's best to be able to swallow all the territory of the three kingdoms in one bite." Rita clenched her fist suddenly, and at this moment, the charm exuded from that body made Eudora completely unable to take her eyes off it.
"Well, in that case, I'll send them a message and let them continue to work hard." Suppressing her slightly flustered thoughts, Eudora looked at Rita and asked, "Are there any other requirements besides these?" ”
"Other requests...... You prepare the border side, and if there are displaced people, find them a place to live, and prepare some food to be brought over. The last one...... If they meet someone who can save them, it will be the same human life after all, and if they ignore it, I'm afraid they will also be stressed. ”
"Okay, I see."
Having said this, how could Eudora not know Rita's thoughts, although what she said was for those soldiers, but those orders were not because of the kindness in her heart. So from the beginning of the encounter to the present, even if Rita has always said that she is not good, but what she has done is full of kindness in the eyes of both her and everyone. After all, few rulers will pay attention to those at the bottom, because the people are nothing more than cattle and sheep in captivity, tools for making wealth.
And what about Rita compared to those people? No matter how much he tries to deceive himself, but what this person does is really for the benefit of the people, coupled with his own extraordinary skills, so that he has a high reputation both in the army and the people, of course, it is not surprising that as a ruler has such a reputation. So...... The name Rita Ewell is now relied on in the hearts of many people, it is a kind of ideological belief, as if as long as she exists, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done.
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Autumn turned to winter, and after a bumper autumn harvest, the battle between the Duchy of Prusunli and the Duchy of Bachisati officially entered the white heat, and at the same time, the borders of the Duchy of Evel received a large number of displaced people.
"Your Majesty, this can't be done, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the domestic grain stocks will not be enough to support the conquest of the two countries."
In the office of Elivier's palace, Eudora looked at Rita anxiously with a face holding the papers, and at this time, Rita's face was no longer as relaxed as usual, and her frowning brows were about to kill flies.
"I know, but ...... Since this has already begun, it is impossible to stop, otherwise the consequences must be able to be thought of even if I don't say it, right? ”
Yes, of course she knew, for the consequences that Rita said, in fact, if it weren't for that consideration, Eudora would have ordered the junction to be closed a long time ago.
"If it's really difficult, let's try to contact Ronald first, the empire is vast and has a lot of people, so I think there should be food in stock."
"Your Royal Highness, I'm afraid it's impossible to talk about this."
"What's wrong?" Rita, who was originally going to consider the requisition, was also confused by Eudora's words for a while, "Is there something wrong with the empire?" ”
"Actually, it's still in the first half of the year, because of the sudden wave of mutant beasts, a lot of farmland was destroyed, so the empire's harvest this year is not even a quarter of that of previous years."
"I'm about to forget that...... I was going to investigate the specific cause, but now that I think about it, there is no need for it, and ...... Forget it, since the empire is in arrears, I don't think there is enough strength to support it. ”
"Then is Your Majesty going to give up?" Eudora asked, but her voice was a little cautious.
"Give up? How can it be!? Rita glanced at the person beside her lightly, and then continued, "If you give up like this after preparing for so long, not to mention whether I am willing or not, even the group in the barracks will not agree, don't forget that many of them joined the army for the sake of shame." And go with the flow...... If we give up this opportunity, no matter which of the two countries wins, it will be a dangerous signal for us, and don't forget that Evel's combat power is not enough to single out the forces of the three countries, otherwise I would have pushed it over with my army. ”
It is precisely because of her weakness that she will be separated, otherwise how could she have made so many detours and added so many deaths and injuries with her personality. War is brutal, and the longer it drags on, the greater the threat to life.
"I can't wait any longer this time, although it hasn't come to the best time yet, but with Evel's strength, it's enough to eat." If you don't want to make progress, you will perish, and there are too many examples of this in the history of the Celestial Empire in the previous life, so Rita would rather lose some more troops now than face the danger of being destroyed by other countries in the future. At least that kind of thing, the kind of thing that watched someone die to protect herself, she never wanted to go through again......
"In this way, you first mobilize the two teams to rush to the border, and then write to the ten captains of the mercenary team, and ask them to organize their own manpower to infiltrate everywhere, just like before, I don't care what method they use, as long as they can end the battle in the shortest possible time." In extraordinary times, Rita can only use some extraordinary methods, and I just hope that all this can go smoothly......