Chapter 55: The Distant War

More than 500 kilometers northeast of the Arnus Hills, at the eastern foot of the Romanian Mountains, is the capital of knowledge, the city of Lendl

From the eastern foothills of the Romanian Mountains to the Headhunter Steppe in the east, it is a flat and rich plain, the most prosperous core hinterland in the empire, and the most developed and densely populated place in the entire Falmatt continent.

However, at this moment, it is unfortunate that there are fires everywhere here, and the sound of killing is everywhere, and it has become the main battlefield of the imperial civil war, the border guards, the janissary army, the field army, the family private soldiers of the major noble lords, and the foreign feudal reinforcements of more than 20 vassal countries, have joined the war under different banners, and finally gathered a huge force of nearly one million to start a bloody battle in this rich land.

The Imperial Senate and the new Emperor Diabo, although they controlled the original central government and the Praetorian Guard of the Empire, but because the imperial capital of Ulabyanca City was destroyed by the flood before, its strength was severely damaged, and the logistics supply was particularly difficult.

What's even worse is that the monarchs of the various vassal countries on the continent of Farmatt, whether out of consideration for weakening the power of the empire or greedy for the wealth of the elite hinterland of the empire, almost all fell to the rebel camp of the eldest prince Sochar. As foreign reinforcements arrived and entered the war, the rebels grew in size and momentum, morale and fighting spirit within the Senate became more and more shaken, and the balance of war became more and more unbalanced.

Eventually, a decisive battle of unprecedented scale broke out on the outskirts of the "capital of knowledge" Lendle. The rebels under the command of the Grand Prince Sochar numbered as many as 300,000, and they were not only well fed, but also had high morale because of the wanton looting along the way. The Imperial Senate and Emperor Diapo gathered only 70,000 troops to meet the attack, and the lack of food and straw was difficult to last...... In view of this dilemma, Diapo decided to abandon the impenetrable walls of Lendl and lead the royalist army to leave the city on his own initiative and meet the rebels led by his brother on the plains on the outskirts.

As a result, for three days and three nights, the vast plains within a radius of more than ten miles were filled with the shouts of killing in the southern and northern tones. The dragon knights of the pterosaurs fell from the sky one after another, the flags painted with various heraldic patterns fell one after another, and thousands of lives disappeared one by one at an alarming speed. Warriors from all sides drained their blood, staining the ground beneath their feet black and brown, filling the wind that swept across the fields with the smell of blood.

Although the rebels under the command of the Grand Prince Sochar had an absolute numerical superiority, Sochar was not a good military commander, and the Praetorian Guard led by Diapo soon broke through the rebels' outpost array, knocking the rebels four times their size back again and again.

Unfortunately, due to the large gap in strength, the royalist army was still unable to completely defeat the enemy after all, but after gaining a slight upper hand, it entered a long war of attrition. After three days of inextricable fighting, the smaller royalist army gradually lost its morale and began to gradually decline, and had to fight and retreat towards the city of Lendl behind them. At this moment, 10,000 border guards from Tigray, an important town on the edge of the western desert, finally arrived at the battlefield near Lendel City and joined the rebels, giving the royalists a fatal blow from behind, which became the opportunity to decide the victory.

Under the attack of the rebels on both sides, the already exhausted royalist army soon collapsed completely, and Emperor Diapo reluctantly broke through with a small number of cronies and fled to the north, while most of the officers and soldiers chose to surrender to the rebels in despair. Immediately afterward, the high-spirited Sochar sent cavalry to pursue his brother Diabo, and at the same time ordered the whole army to go out and continue to attack the city of Lendl, where the Imperial Senate was stationed.

Soon, the city of Lendl, which had lost most of its garrison, fell in the midst of raging fires. A quarter of the senators of the empire died in battle, a quarter of the senators fled with their families and possessions before the city was surrounded, and the remaining half of the senators of the empire had no time to break through and were desperate, so they had to surrender to the rebels, ready to resign themselves to fate.

Sochar was overjoyed to receive the good news, and immediately entered the city with a huge retinue to accept the submission and submission of the senators.

After the devastation of fires and military disasters, the city of Lendel was in shambles, and the magicians and apprentices who once lived in the city had all fled, and the houses were reduced to ruins, and the massive magical research institute was reduced to burning ruins. The streets were littered with charred and stripped corpses, as well as seriously wounded people who squirmed slightly over their wounds. But Sochar, who had just won a decisive victory, apparently had no intention of mercy or relief for these citizens, but could not wait to enjoy the fruits of victory.

Then, just as the Grand Prince Sochar walked through the streets strewn with corpses and rubble, he arrived at the town hall of Lendle, ready to accept the surrender of the senators. The cavalry that had been sent to pursue Emperor Diapo also brought him good news.

“…… You mean that my abominable brother, Diabo, who usurped the throne, fell from his horse and died on his way to escape? ”

At the door of the city hall of Lendle, Sochar stared at a rebel general who had rushed to report the news, and asked with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.

“…… Yes, Your Majesty, we captured three of the puppet emperor's attendants, and this is a confession from their mouths......"

The rebel general hurriedly replied, "...... There is also the body of the puppet emperor, which we also found and brought back......"

Next, several soldiers came up carrying a stretcher, and then in front of Sochar, they lifted the white cloth covering it, revealing the body of Emperor Diapo on the stretcher. Sochar looked down and immediately recognized the familiar face of his second brother, Diabo. However, at this time, Diapo no longer had the polite and suave appearance that Sochar remembered, but his hair was unkempt, his clothes were tattered, he was covered in blood, his neck was twisted at a strange angle, and his eyes seemed to bulge out, as if he still had a look of shock and disbelief.

Looking at the hideous death of his second brother Diabo, Sochar stood by the stretcher and was silent for a long time, and finally reached out and took off the crown on Diabo's head, which was already a little twisted and deformed, brushed off the dust on it with the corner of his coat, and carefully put it on his head.

No matter how tortuous the process was, the war was over, and he had become the final victor.

The emperor's crown, the hegemony of the mainland, these things that should have belonged to him after the death of his father, finally returned to his hands.

The next moment Sochar turned and walked into the town hall in his robes, and without looking back, he commanded:

“…… Immediately cut off the head of the puppet emperor and hang it outside the city gate to show the public! Hang the puppet emperor's attendants outside the city gate, even if it's a funeral! ”

“…… Yes, sir! Your Majesty! ”

Next, after accepting the surrender of the remaining senators, Sochar was flattered by the flattery of the generals, lords, vassal kings, and senators, and he removed his armor in the city hall, changed into a purple robe, and was officially embraced and crowned as the only and supreme emperor on the continent of Farmatt. Then, on a lavish shoulder, he paraded the city and received the greetings and respects of his soldiers and subjects.

He then ordered a feast to be celebrated for three days by the whole army to celebrate the victorious end of the Empire's civil war and the return of peace.

After several days of such a chaotic and lively activity, Sochar, who officially became emperor, temporarily sobered up from the days of alcoholism, rubbing his temples tingling from hangover, and at the same time began to deal with the backlog of official duties, such as chasing down the remnants of the enemy, rewarding meritorious heroes, and disposing of prisoners.

It was only at this time that a civil official came to the audience with a dossier and reported to him a strange piece of news that had been ignored for many days.

“…… Well? At the same time as I was crusading against the puppet Emperor Diapo and the rebellion of the Senate, an army claiming to have come from another world escaped from the 'gate' on the top of the hill of Arnous, and took the city of Itarica, capturing my sister Pinna? Hey, fun! ”

Emperor Sochar sneered a few times and pouted disapprovingly. Although this news was a bit unusual, it did not stir up any waves in his heart. Because in his opinion, the empire after the end of the civil war is still the invincible world hegemon. A little clown who doesn't know what to do is not to be feared at all, but can be used to set an example for the new emperor to show his subjects and princes the great martial arts of the new emperor.

“…… Let's send an emissary to Itarica City first! Tell the outlanders of the Otherworld, and let their leaders come here within a month with rich gifts, kneel down to pay tribute and pleas to me, and I may be able to forgive them for their offenses to the Empire's territory! Otherwise, the Empire's invincible legions will climb over the Romanian mountains and crush their self-inflicted ants, both in body and soul! ”

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PS: There seems to be a lot of controversy about the idea of developing the custom industry of beast-eared girls in Hong Kong, but the customs industry in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan has always been legal and has never been banned. And how could the government be stupid enough to open a nightclub on its own? As long as you get the beast-eared girl to Hong Kong, you don't even need to hint, and soon there will be bosses from all walks of life waving banknotes to pry the corner. In addition, how can there be such a blatant modern customs industry, it is generally just to accompany the wine and chat, and if you want to fish for girls, you have to look at the customer's wallet and ability. There are really beast-eared girls who don't want to lose their footing and sell meat, and they can also find work in places like theme parks. In fact, it is just a matter of reinstating the Basic Law after the end of the military control of the SAR, and the next thing is a natural thing, and there is no need to engage in any coercion at all.

Some readers suggested that millions of Hong Kong people could be forcibly relocated...... Isn't this a refugee problem of your own making? After millions of resentful Hong Kong people have migrated to the mainland, even if they do not become terrorists, do they still have to compete with the local people for jobs? Stalin relocated the Chechens to Central Asia, but in the end he was choked enough. As for migrating to another world, it would be a lifetime of exile and a humanitarian catastrophe......