Alexander listened quietly to the report of the court attendants, and when he heard that the city gate had been breached, his hands clenched into fists, and then he swept the plates in front of him to the ground.

The sound of the plate falling on the ground resounded throughout the restaurant, and apart from this crisp sound, there was no other sound in the huge dining room, and the palace attendants all lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe.

"Again. Alexander's face was extremely gloomy, and black anger appeared on his face as if it were substance, "The symbol of the empire, the glory of the empire, has once again been trampled by the enemy! This is the darkest hour in the history of the empire, the order of the Gion's reign in this land has been broken, and the ambitions of the rebellious ministers and thieves have begun to challenge the majesty of the empire with impunity, if such a situation cannot be contained, the whole country will be swallowed up in endless chaos!"

Alexander gripped the knife tightly, even if his fingers were cut open by the sharp blade. Alexei and Paul on the side both cowered and bowed their heads, and their father's current appearance was so frightened that they didn't even dare to continue eating.

"Who is it! Who dares to provoke the majesty of the Empire? Is it O'Brien, who was born with a backbone, or is it the Imperial Capital Garrison?"

The court attendants bowed their waists deeply, and their tones were extremely cautious and respectful, for fear of provoking Alexander, who was in a fit of rage, and causing him to suffer an unwarranted disaster.

"The enemy did not raise the flag, according to the report of the Royal Guards who were engaged with the enemy in front, the other side should be an unknown force, and the combat effectiveness is very amazing, and the Royal Guards are currently relying on the Imperial Hall to defend with all their might, but because of the disadvantage in numbers, they need support. ”

"Now is the time for them to show their loyalty to the Empire!" Alexander stood up suddenly, his eyes still shining fiercely, "Before reinforcements arrive, let them withstand, even with their lives!"

Alexander's deafening roar frightened the two princes into shrinking their necks, and the court attendants trembled before honestly retreating.

Alexander, who had vented his anger, calmed down a little, and he began to think about things calmly.

Who could the enemy be, Jerichault? But he should have tried to win over those talents in Glamorgan, and where did he come from? Or did Jericho and his son collude to deceive others with superficial feuds, and secretly these two people were still of the same mind, just waiting for such an opportunity to make a surprise attack?

The Imperial Capital Garrison can't be trusted for the time being, after all, it's a force within the Ministry of the Interior, and Ernest has too much control over it, so I can't put people in it. Although O'Brien is a family with a backbone in the back of his head, at least at the moment, there are Connaught Army and Yanwan Army around the Munster Army as a pincer, even if O'Brien has any thoughts, it is impossible to say that these two armies will rebel with him. In this case, perhaps the coalition forces in the western provinces can be trusted, and as long as the balance is maintained, these people will have to obey my orders.

Alexander took a deep breath, war is always a quick way to grow, especially for the emperor.

This is the method that my father used when he ruled this empire in the first place, balancing the power between them, making the courtiers suspicious of each other, and breaking these people into a plate of scattered sand, as long as the subordinates did not unite, then the emperor could always sit back and relax.

"No matter who it is......" Alexander grinned, his teeth bared with a hideous cold white, "If you dare to provoke the Empire, don't think about a good end!"

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After conquering the main gate, Swain also came to the palace of Tiamat, and watched the battle by Sinjid's side.

"Such a big movement, even if the Imperial Capital Garrison and the Munster Army outside the city did not notice it, the War Department must have seen the scene of the battle here. Hurry up, the enemy's reinforcements will come quickly. ”

"Of course, Your Excellency. Sinjid didn't even look at Swain, and now he was almost completely immersed in the joy of killing, "As long as you don't forget to promise me something." ”

"I think you've figured it out. ”

Sinjid frowned, he didn't quite understand what Swain meant.

But before he could think about it, the battlefield drew his attention.

"There's actually a heavy machine-gun fortress in Tiamat Palace!" Sinjid exclaimed slightly, which was indeed a bit unexpected to him, "Your Majesty the Emperor is really willing." ”

"It seems that our Emperor has also reflected a lot on the humiliation of his last escape, and if he is not worried about the excessive destruction of Tiamat's Palace, he will even deploy two cannons here. Swain looked coldly at the machine gun fortress that kept spitting out tongues of fire, and there was no fluctuation in his tone.

Sinjid turned his gaze slightly, and looked at Swain out of the corner of his eye. "Your Excellency, you see, the current situation is not good, the other party's firepower in front of the Imperial Hall is too fierce, and we have lost the opportunity to raid first, if we are blocked here for too long, I am afraid that it will miss your business, why don't you take action and open up the way forward?"

Sven frowned, staring at Sinjid. "Is it possible that your troops are only at this level, and two machine gun fortresses are keeping you from moving on?"

"How come, please believe in their combat effectiveness. Sinjidpi said with a smile, although he defended his soldiers, but he did not have the agitation of Swain, "It's just that if the casualties are too large, it won't be easy to deal with next, isn't it?"

"It's not a good thing to have a subordinate who is too smart. Swain sneered coldly, then walked past Sinjid and slowly walked to the front of the formation.

Sinjid stared at Swain's back, his sly eyes becoming serious.

The tongue of fire from the machine gun swept past Sven, stray bullets running through his hair, but Sven ignored the imminent danger and raised a hand to aim at the Royal Guards' position.

The magic took shape in an instant, but instead of summoning his legion of crows, Sven took an easier way to oxidize the opponent's weapons.

The invisible magic power has eroded their position without the Royal Guards being able to detect it, and the heavy machine gun seems to have spent a century in just one minute, the metal gun body quickly oxidized and turned into a pile of broken copper and iron, and the fragile gun body has no way to withstand the recoil of the heavy machine gun and the heat generated by continuous high-speed fire, and the sudden explosion of the chamber suddenly made the two machine gun fortresses dumb.

Although the machine gun can form a blockade network, if it is in an open area, this seemingly ferocious weapon is actually unable to hit the experienced soldiers, but in the narrow terrain of the Imperial Hall, the fire blockade it forms is not even the soldiers of Sinjid dare not break through, but on the contrary, once the machine gun fortress is dumb, the Royal Guard will no longer have the basis to fight the enemy.

Sinjid immediately ordered his soldiers to charge, but he himself remained in the rear, watching Swain's back thoughtfully.

Sven turned his face slightly and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye, and although it was only a little bit of sight, it was enough for him to determine Sinjid's location.

"Occupy Tiamat Palace, control all the people inside, and use these hostages and this palace to fend off enemy reinforcements that may arrive later. ”

Sinjid looked up, and Swain still had his back to him, but he didn't take a step, still standing still.

"Yes, I see, Your Excellency. ”

Soldiers poured into the Imperial Hall and the buildings behind it, but Sinjid's soldiers were so orderly that they would not be swayed by anything other than orders, whether it was a bitter and mournful enemy or the dazzling treasures of Tiamat's Palace.

The troops of more than 1,000 people quickly suppressed the Tiamat Palace, even faster than Manfred's troops before, this time, there were no figures like Baron McCool and Sir Willy in the Tiamat Palace who could be the backbone to lead the Royal Guard against the enemy, and the current Royal Guard was much more dilapidated than before, not only the personnel were not neat, but even the morale of the troops had been weakened.

Swain easily learned Alexander's whereabouts from his captives.

For him, Tiamat Palace was not a very familiar place, although after the attack on Pritown, he was invited by Nicholas I to stay in Tiamat Palace for a short time, but the huge court was not something that could be remembered in a few days, especially the restaurant where the royal family dined, Swain did not even go there.

Fortunately, Swain was born with a good sense of direction, and through the information of the captive, he soon came to the restaurant where Alexander was.

The door of the dining room was creaked open, as if to open the door of a dusty castle, and Alexander stayed here, he did not choose to escape, even his two sons were with him, and there was not a single royal guard in the dining room, except for a few court attendants and maids who accompanied him.

When the two princes saw Swain come in, they subconsciously shrunk their necks, and they also learned the news of the attack on Tiamat Palace, so as soon as they saw Swain, they knew that the other party was not on the same side as them.

"Salute to you, Your Majesty. Swain bowed, but kept staring at Alexander with disrespectful eyes, "I hope it doesn't disturb your appetite for the meal." ”

Alexander looked at Swain coldly, and when he heard that mocking word, he ripped off the tablecloth as if he had broken a sane nerve, and smashed everything on the table to the ground. The sound of the plate breaking continued to beat, and the two princes shrunk in their chairs, covering their ears to listen to all this, while Alexander and Swain stared at each other in silence, completely undisturbed by the sounds.

"You swore allegiance to my father. Alexander also grabbed the tablecloth and slammed his hand on the dining table, causing another muffled noise in the dining room, "And now, you are leading a group of thugs to attack Tiamat Palace, in front of the emperor, provoking the majesty of the empire! Jericho, you are no different from Michel VII who was killed by you, in essence, they are both ambitious southern nobles, and the Ministry of the Interior has previously investigated that you are related to the Southern rebellion, it seems that you can now draw conclusions about this speculation - you are one of the rebellious southern nobles!"

"Unfortunately, this is not a courtroom or an interrogation room for the Ministry of the Interior. Swain straightened up, facing Alexander's anger, he still responded with a blank face, "Of course, if you want to convict me, then please, anyway, you are the emperor, you can say anything." ”

"Show me some respect, Count—" Alexander raised his head, his eyes burning with the arrogance of being an emperor and an undisguised contempt, "in front of you is the family of Gion, who has ruled the Cyrul Empire for an entire era, do you dare to be presumptuous with the emperor, dare to make a move against the emperor?"

"I have a great deal of respect for you, Your Majesty. Swain raised his hand and made a helpless gesture, "But, please also know that facing you now is the Jericho family, which is older than the Gion family, and the Midnight Count, who is even older than Emperor Siliur and even King Dehebas. ”

Alexander's sinister expression of anger was the most intolerable for him to despise the Empire and the Gyan family.

However, before he could speak, Sven took a step forward, and the momentum that emanated from him made even Alexander, who was angry, stagnate.

"So, don't scare me with meaningless titles, you're defeated. ”