Chapter Forty-Eight: The Betrayal of the Kingdom of Holy Lukia
"The Kingdom of Holy Lukia has betrayed?!"
Far away from the battlefield, in the sword qi soundproof shield laid by Li Qinglan, Gladys screamed uncontrollably. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"This, what's going on? Ask for detailed instructions, no, ask for detailed instructions! What's the deal with the betrayal of the Kingdom of Holy Lukia? That's one of the three main forces of the Western Front of the Continental Alliance! ”
Yes, Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan's inference is that the Holy Lukia Kingdom betrayed the Continental Alliance Army and instead aided the Demon King Army.
Now there are dozens of countries on the continent, large and small, but there are not many countries that really have enough national strength to become the mainstay of the demon king's army, and in the west, there are only the kingdoms of Holy Lukia and Aldesia.
The current battlefield on the Western Front is also the main force of the armies of these two countries plus the Salvation Army formed by the Holy Maiden herself. If the Kingdom of Holy Lukia betrayed, the entire Western Front would collapse.
"After all, there is no reason for the Holy Lukia Kingdom to betray at all. The Demon King's army wants to rule, no, it ravages the entire continent, and the people under the rule of the Demon King live a very difficult life, and no one likes to be ruled by the Demon King, right? Gladys said fiercely.
The reason why the demon king is called the demon king is naturally because of the reason why he is called the demon king. Not to mention the burning and looting where the demon king's army passed, under Solomon's rule, the living conditions of human beings were not good, and now they can only barely maintain their rule by relying on absolute violence. This is half the reason why the mainland is attacking Solomon.
"Besides, this is the kingdom of the Holy Lukia? It is called the existence of the Holy Country! Even if the Kingdom of Aldesia surrenders to the enemy, it is impossible for the Kingdom of Holy Lukia to defect to the Demon King Army! Gladys went on to give reasons.
The other half of the continent's hostility with the Demon King is due to religious conflicts. Solomon openly declared that the five elven kings were not worthy of reverence, and burned the altar and smashed the statues, as if to completely remove the traces of the five elven kings from the world. This is quite unacceptable for humans who have believed in the Five Elven Kings for many years.
As the name suggests, the Kingdom of Holy Lukia is a religion-centered nation, and it is natural that it is particularly concerned about this aspect. It is still possible for other countries to defect to the enemy under the strength of the Demon King Army, and it is absolutely impossible for the Holy Lukia Kingdom to betray the foundation of its own country.
"No, no, Gladys, you're mistaken. The Kingdom of Holy Lukia betrayed the coalition, but not necessarily the Demon King's army, and there was a difference between the two. Li Qinglan corrected.
"What do you mean?" Gladys asked, puzzled.
"The Kingdom of Divine Lukia, for its own reasons, has provided certain conveniences to the Demon King's army." Lin Yuedong drew a simple map of the northwest of the continent on the ground with a tree branch, "We knew before that the destruction of the barrier of the foresters living in the Ice Flower Forest was done by Amos and others, in order to provoke Zanita to attack Winter Silent City and make way for the passage of the Kaiqilia Mountains. ”
"And then?"
"The question is, how did Amos get to the Ice Flower Forest? If it's through Lauren Frost, don't you think it's too risky? What are the chances that the five unfamiliar elves will cross the entire territory to reach the Ice Flower Forest when the territory is fully prepared for war? Lin Yuedong asked.
"This ...... I'm afraid it's hard. Gladyse said hesitantly. As the acting lord of Lauren Frost, she naturally knew that the security situation in the territory was indeed not something that could be mixed up casually.
"And from the perspective of the Demon King Army, letting the deputy commander of the Western Front take such a risk is a very bad plan in itself. If they are discovered, there is almost no chance of survival, so they are not from this side. In addition, the barrier of the forest people was destroyed in order from west to east, which also indicates that Amos and the others entered the Ice Flower Forest from the west. ”
Lin Yuedong said and dotted on the map.
"To the west of the Ice Flower Forest is the Border Forest, and further west of the Border Forest is the Kingdom of Sacred Lukia. Since they didn't come from the Chilia Mountains, they could only come in through the Border Forest through the Kingdom of Holy Lukia. The Holy Lukia Kingdom wouldn't be so stupid that the Deputy Commander of the Demon King's Army couldn't find out about it, so it's clear that the Holy Lukia Kingdom gave them the green light to pass and assisted the Demon King's Army's operations to some extent, isn't it? ”
There are only two ways to get to the Ice Flower Forest from where the Demon King's Army is now, both of which were mentioned in the original work. One is the eastern route of the original protagonist, from the Street of Frost to Winter Silence City to the Ice Flower Forest, and the other is the eastern route of the Ice Flower Forest passed by several supporting characters in the original work, the Holy Spirit Knights of the Holy Lukia Kingdom, starting from the kingdom through the border forest located on the border between the Holy Lukia Kingdom and the Aldesia Kingdom to the western line of the Ice Flower Forest.
Amos and the others could not have come from the Eastern Front, so naturally they came from the Western Front, which is a very simple inference.
Gladys couldn't believe the conclusion: "But ...... Or maybe they're just mixing with Lauren Frost ......"
Lin Yuedong said in a deep voice: "Think about the five thousand elites you saw today. If the Demon King Army did not have some degree of security on the Western Front, how could they dare to rashly send five thousand elites to Lauren Frost to be brought in? It is unlikely that the Demon King Army will suddenly become stronger, so it can only be that the Continental Alliance Army suddenly weakens, for example, the Holy Lukia Kingdom will not be able to work on the battlefield or something. Only with such a guarantee can the Demon King Army dare to take such a bold action, right? ”
"Then maybe other small countries have reached an agreement with the Demon King Army......"
"Except for the Holy Lukia Kingdom, the Aldesia Kingdom, and the Salvation Army, no army can match the five thousand elites of the Demon King Army, so it can only be that there is something wrong with these three armies. Of course, there will be no problem with the Salvation Army, the Kingdom of Aldesia will not be able to have a problem with the occupation of a large area by the Demon King Army, and the hatred is as deep as the sea, so the only thing that will go wrong is the Holy Lukia Kingdom, which has not been directly violated by the Demon King Army so far. Lin Yuedong said lightly.
"Even so, what about the motive? What motivates the Kingdom of Divine Lukia to assist the Demon King's Army? Gladys still couldn't believe it.
"Motive ......" Lin Yuedong paused before saying, "In my opinion, the motive for the betrayal of the Holy Lukia Kingdom is very sufficient. ”
It was clearly mentioned in the original work that the saint was betrayed after she came over.
[The girl's enemy is not only the army of the Demon King. Along with victory and defeat came intrigue and betrayal. This quote is from the fifth volume of the original work, Esther's Memory.
As for who betrayed, it is not mentioned in the original work, but it can be glimpsed from the post-war history. During the Demon War, the kingdom of Aldesia was closely associated with the Holy Maiden, gained great prestige, and was in the limelight among other kingdoms, and is now using this to expand its sphere of influence under various pretexts.
A thousand years later, Aldesia has been elevated to an empire and become a hegemon-level country in the western part of the continent, which Lin Yuedong believes should be the result of this expansion.
For such a development, in addition to the doomed Demon King Army, the most threatening is the Kingdom of Sacred Lukia.
In the long run, the only one that can really compete with the Kingdom of Holy Lukia is the rising Kingdom of Aldesia. Then, using the Demon King's Army to weaken the Aldesian Kingdom and hinder or even interrupt its rise process is a natural choice for the people of the Holy Lukia Kingdom.
"How can this be ......?" Gladys felt unacceptable. This kind of politician's intrigue is still a little too early for her.
"Those who do not seek eternity since ancient times are not enough to seek a moment; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. Isn't the Kingdom of Aldesia now also using the influence of the Holy Maiden to infiltrate and encroach on the surrounding countries and prepare for the aftermath of the war? The same is true of the Kingdom of Holy Lukia. Lin Yuedong was not surprised. There have been many such things throughout the ages, and this one is not bad.
"In that case, isn't the Western Front Continental Alliance in great danger? What are we going to do? Gladyse asked, a little disastrous.
"There's only one way." Lin Yuedong raised a finger, "Lauren Frost's army immediately went south. ”