Chapter 5: The Storm in Bourne
Although the entire Cult of Light society is in a state of uproar over the affairs of the kingdoms of St. Oluphi and Pole, there are three countries that are in total war that do not have the leisure to take care of their own affairs
The siege of Paris has entered the fourth month, but the situation of the war is still unclear, the battle on the periphery of Paris City has basically ended, and it has entered a period of protracted and tragic street fighting, in the street fighting, both the attacking side and the defending side will inevitably suffer very severe losses, the army of the Kingdom of Sealand has captured a quarter of the block of Paris City, and even once entered the palace of the Kingdom of Madin, but the army of Madin resisted and launched wave after wave of counterattacks without fear of death, and suppressed the Sealand army back to the Corey River- -A north-south river running through the city of Paris, on the west bank, the west bank occupied by the Western army accounted for two-thirds of the city of Paris, while the Mei army occupied the east bank, accounting for one-third of the city, and the two armies were in a state of stalemate across the Corey River
The reason for the stalemate is not that the commanders of both sides do not want to attack, but after some bloody battle some time ago, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and they both urgently need to replenish their troops and rest
As for the Fayele Empire north of the kingdoms of Poller and St. Auluffy, the civil war that could have ended quickly took a subtle turn due to the intervention of external forces, and the arrival of the Knights Templar and the tens of thousands of troops on the northern border of Mo, Luo, Wei and Ban forced the emperor loyal to the emperor to disperse his forces to deal with these foreign enemies, while the rebels loyal to Prince Carloton were given the most valuable respite
Breathless, the rebels regained their strength, and they began to search for the emperor's vulnerable areas, and within a week they had captured five cities in the western part of the empire
Emperor Charlotte I was furious with this terrible report, and he ordered the dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the ineffective western counterinsurgency army and brought him back to the capital for trial
The murder of the minister made the people of Byrne City panic, especially the courtiers in the court, who knew that the emperor had reached the point of madness, and could kill people indiscriminately at any time
However, the chaotic situation is conducive to the implementation of certain secret plans, brewing the situation of Bourne City
The Shore of Pure Fragrance - The largest tavern located in the imperial capital of Bourne
After the outbreak of the civil war, the owner of the tavern was troubled, because the number of customers had decreased on a large scale, and he had to maintain extremely high operating costs every day, which made the original hot business more and more dim, but in recent days business seems to be getting better again, because there are many new faces in the tavern, and they spend a lot of money, so that the owner has a sense of despair
Although in the early days of the Civil War, the sheriff of the city had issued a notice to all the tavern owners, and the sheriff must be informed whenever a large number of fresh faces appeared in the tavern, but now the owner of the Pure Shore can't manage so much, he just wants to keep his business, and leave the rest to the sheriff to worry about, and even if something big happens, it's not a big deal, anyway, who cares about the life or death of the emperor who doesn't care about the people's livelihood
A cloaked man and woman pushed the door in, and the man looked around the tavern before walking with his female companion to a man sitting at the bar
It was raining heavily outside the city, almost drenching me, and the new man said as if to himself
Is it raining outside the city, and the man who was sitting there didn't look back, as if he asked casually
That's not all, I'm afraid the rain is coming to the city
Alas, the situation in Bourne City is really unpredictable
A sigh ended the conversation between the two
The new man called for a blue cocktail, and with the action of drinking, the glass covered his mouth and whispered to the man next to him, "Are the Marne brothers all here?"
The man next to him also covered his mouth with his wine glass and replied: The squad leader brothers are almost all here, only five of them did not come, they may have encountered some accidents on the way, and they are late
Very well, Marn, are the brothers settled down now?
Okay, I let them spread out and stay in different hotels without attracting the attention of the city sheriff
Well, Julian nodded, and when the five brothers who didn't show up arrived, he looked for a place to arrange for them to hold a secret meeting
The lieutenant who will do it, Marn, nodded
Okay, I'll leave first, this is the address and room number of the hotel where I stayed, what's the matter, go find me there, Julian threw down a piece of paper, and then turned around and left with his female companion
Squad Leader Marn pointed to Julian's female companion and told him who this woman was
Her name was Frei, and Julian told Marn that she would be a good helper for us on this operation
As Julian introduced herself, Frey nodded politely to Marn
Helper Marn was a little surprised by what he heard, and he hurriedly pulled Julian close to his ear and said, Captain, our operation is top secret, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to bring outsiders in
Marn Frey can be absolutely trusted, and you shouldn't have any suspicions about her
But......
No, Marn, you should have believed my decision as before, and Julian gave Marn a resolute look, then took out a gold coin and put it on the wine table, and without looking back, he pulled Frey out and left
Walking down the street, Frey said to Julian: "My dear, is that man your adjutant just now, he doesn't seem to trust me very much, I won't let your actions be affected."
Don't worry too much, Julian gently stroked Frey's head and said to her, Marn is my former subordinate, he is just more concerned about my future, but it doesn't matter anymore, after completing this mission, I will take you back into hiding
Well, a blush swept across Frey's face, and she clinged to her lover's shoulders, both of them disappearing at the end of the street