Volume X, Chapter 23
"Here they are, Your Majesty. In Alphonse's tent, Sebas had just finished teaching Alphonse how to drink the drink called "tea".
"Hmm......" Alphonse put down the teacup in his hand, "are you ready?"
"It's all ready, my majesty. ”
"Coo-coo......" Alphonse smiled rarely, and his smile grew stronger as he looked at the curtain of the tent.
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The fighting in the camp continued, with people falling to the ground forever and weapons smelling of blood.
"Shabak, are we going or not going?" Vicos and Shabak were inside the tent, wiping their swords.
"Wait a minute, wait and see, anyway, we are still far from there, even if it is really breached, it is not our business. Shabak replied.
When the two hundred or so attackers appeared, Shabak and Vicos had already woken up, but they did not rush forward, but planned to hide in their tents first. Because it is impossible to judge the number of attackers, it is fine if it is small, but if it is more, it is difficult to say the lives of these two people. So the two of them chose to hide in the tent as a cowardly act.
(This is not cowardice, this is wisdom.) Vicos thought to himself.
Clever bravery is built on the foundation that you can't get hurt!
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"Earl, they have arrived. Aimo listened to the report of his henchmen in the tent.
Aimo was clutching a sword at his waist in the tent at this time, and he had already discussed the matter before a Hailifan, and the success or failure was tonight.
"Good! good!" said Amoren. "I can't wait. ”
The eyes of the attendants on the side were also blazing, once Aimo's plan was successful. He can also gain a different status!
Is there anything more to look forward to than something that has been planned for decades and is finally coming to fruition?
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"Commander, a group of unidentified attackers are attacking the camp. Rega de Monlands' attendant reconciled with him as he read a book.
"Grace...... Riga gently flipped the book in his hand. His unsmiling face did not change in the slightest from the squire's report, and to him the attackers were like inconsequential flies.
"Put the members of the regiment on alert, but ignore them. After a moment of silence, Riga raised her eyelids and commanded.
"Yes!" Although I don't know why the chief commander issued such an unbelievable order, shouldn't it be normal to order the soldiers to kill the attackers?
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"Huh...... It's finally here!" Evra stood outside the tent, looking at the noisy corner of the camp in the distance.
"Pass my orders!!
"Do you really want to do this, my lord?" asked the attendant, as if he had any concerns.
"There's nothing wrong with that. Heaven or hell depends on it!" Evra's eyes revealed a wave of madness, "Let all the knights of the Order enter the battle, and kill all the nobles who don't wear the black cross ring!"
"Yes............ Follow...... Yes!" The attendant nodded after hesitating for a moment. Then he turned and left, giving orders to the knights who had already been ready.
"Ouch............" Evra sighed softly, he didn't know what the consequences of doing this would be, maybe he would go further on the road to power and achieve a position he couldn't imagine, but all the same. He could also be driven into an endless abyss.
The path of life has diverged in front of him, whether to continue to follow the previous path and become a chief regiment, or to gain higher power and status in this fight!
As the head of the regiment, he knew very well that the power of the Duchy of St. Colesmans could be roughly divided into six parts. They were the powerful aristocratic faction led by Count Elmo, and the Knights of John led by Riga. The Knights Templar faction led by Evra, the Church faction directly under the orders of the Holy See Headquarters, and the group of in-depth and simple weirdos in the Magic Guild. Finally, there is the royal faction led by Alphonse.
Now, however, with hordes of crusaders and other nobles from the continent joining, a new faction of nobility has emerged in the principality. However, most of this faction has no real power, and can only be regarded as a foil. But if this false expedition can really be completed according to the objectives set by him. This new aristocratic faction was able to quickly grow into a new force even under the suppression of the old aristocracy.
Among these six factions, in terms of secular strength, Count Aimo can undoubtedly be ranked first, the two major knights can only sit still, Alphonse is undoubtedly the weakest, and his decree is impossible to leave the palace. In other words, his orders can only work in the palace, and no one will look at the emperor without leaving the palace.
That's why Aimo would boldly attack the emperor and replace him. In fact, most of the forces involved in Aimo's planned attack knew more or less, but ......
The current six factions, no, should get rid of Alphonse's royal faction. The two major knight orders of these five factions are on Aimo's side on the surface, because Aimo has promised to fight for more benefits for the two knights after he ascends the throne. The Magic Guild is still ambiguous, and it doesn't seem to be involved. As for the church, for the church, the religious power given by God can no longer satisfy this giant beast, and they have extended their tentacles more to secular power, and if Aimo, who has ascended to the throne, wants to appease the domestic situation, there is no doubt that he needs the help of the church, and the church can naturally get enough benefits from Aimo.
But is this really the case?
Evra sneered, maybe Aimo didn't know, but he knew very well that the Knights Templar was not on Aimo's side, but on Alphonse's side. The Magic Guild's group of wall-head grasses also obeyed Alphonse before the promised benefits.
What benefits? Of course, it is a benefit that Aimo cannot give.
Aimo is already strong enough if he is allowed to integrate the power of the royal family. Then the other four factions will have enough fun. First of all, the church faction will not only be not dangerous because of its own detachment, but will also have some benefits. Even if the Magic Guild doesn't get any benefits. They are also unharmed, as the neutrality of mages allows them to transcend the world.
The most disadvantageous should be regarded as the two major knights, the purpose of the knights has changed from a sacred dogma to a secular dirt many years ago, they can kill people for profit, go crazy!
After Aimo ascended to the throne, although he would give benefits to the two major knights in the early stage, once the country was stabilized, he would definitely strike at the two knights. No monarch can rest assured that he has two behemoths in his country that can threaten him.
Moreover, the current Knights of the Templar is still a little weaker than the Knights of John. If the two major knights really collide, the Knights of the Templars will be more than lucky.
As a man with terrible ambitions for power, Evra must join Alphonse's side!
"That's right, that's it, follow me ......" Even if they swaggered through the camp in the clothes peculiar to the desert, no one would look at them strangely, and after the Crusaders conquered this eastern region, people from all parts of the west gradually adopted some of the local customs and habits.
For example, when eating, he grabs and tears food with his hands, and likes to eat flatbread. The habit of wearing desert robes or other garments was gradually accepted, for no one would deny the benefits of walking in the desert like no other garment, and even during this expedition there were people who wore this garment, which many years ago had been considered pagan. Of course. The habit of wiping dirt with the left hand after going to the toilet was still not accepted by the Crusaders and their descendants, after all..................
Therefore, the fact that these thirty or so people were able to swagger into the camp wearing desert robes without anyone noticing it was not that the people in the camp were less alert. Rather, people have become accustomed to this decoration and most people's attention is drawn to the chaos on the other side. The soldiers on patrol also went to the scene of the incident early, and many followed. Therefore, the vigilance here is reduced to a minimum, which is also conducive to their stealth.
It's a planned strategy. A game of hunters is unfolding.
"Let's start.................." Looking at the leader of the royal tent, who was only more than fifty meters away from him, he quietly made a forward gesture behind him.
"Yes......" The others nodded in agreement when they saw this gesture, and then jerked out the knife at their waist and ran towards Alphonse's tent.
"Hey, what are you doing!? "A soldier who had been running to the other side of the camp shouted in disbelief when he saw the group of people who had drawn their swords suddenly.
"Kill!!" a nearby lurker rushed towards the screaming soldier, scimitar raised in his hand, and slashed at the soldier's head.
"Ding!" came from the junction of the two soldiers, and the royal soldier's years of training had made him reflexively raise his sword above his head, only to be cut by the sudden attack of the scimitar.
It's a pity that although he is strong in martial arts, this is a battlefield, and he needs to face more than a single person.
"Poof!!" a bow and arrow pierced the air and plunged straight into the soldier's chest, blood quickly staining the hem of his shirt.
As a member of the Royal Guard, he smiled the moment he felt that he had been struck by an arrow, and it was an immutable rule that those who wield the sword well would die under the sword. But instead of falling straight to the ground like a dead corpse, he slashed his sword through the assailant's neck.
In front of the sharp scimitar, the tissue neck muscles were instantly cut through, and the main common carotid artery inside was also cut with a knife.
!!A blood-red fountain appeared in the sky with the cold light of the sword blade, and the attacker's eyes widened, looking at this member of the royal guard in horror, obviously his chest had been pierced, and he could continue to kill, which he could not understand.
"Ahh!!!!!h
This is the Royal Guard. A group of soldiers who are brave and fearless of death.
The howls of pain were soon heard by the soldiers in the camp, the sound of footsteps. Announcing it, people are coming here one after another.
"Quick!" the leader waved back. Signal the end kuài behind him to move forward. He didn't care about his own casualties, because he knew that after this attack, there was a high probability that everyone would die, and even if anyone survived, they would be captured.
"Welcome ......" In the tent, Alphonse slowly sipped the tea on his lips, and Sebas on the side lowered his head slightly and said to the unexpected visitors.
Only a few people broke into the tent, and the rest died on the way. Either go and pester the soldiers in the camp, and the few remaining people will be the main force of this attack.
The leader who broke in thought to himself, he didn't think that his attack was great, as long as he could let his family and brothers avoid this war, but simply wanted to sprinkle his own unique glory on the great faith in his heart. Therefore, he was able to resolutely obey Hai Lifan's dispatch and lead this army to carry out this life-and-death attack.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, he is just a fool with an excessive sense of justice, who sacrifices his life for his illusory faith and brotherhood. But there is no shortage of such fools in this world, if this world is full of wise people, the world will become a lot boring.
Without the sacrifice of the weak, how can the greatness of the successful be highlighted?
The two people in front of them with a calm face. He couldn't help frowning, how could a person who was about to be killed greet his death so plainly?
It's just that he didn't dwell on this issue for too long. For him, what is the expression and psychology of these two people. It's not what he needs to think about, it's the only thing he cares about. It was the heads of these two men that rolled to the ground.
"Come to hell. Sebas said the second half of what he hadn't just said, and after the attacker's face was startled, Sebas's figure passed by.
"Damn, what's going on!" the squire in front of the attacker vanished as soon as he finished the words "Welcome to Hell". In the blink of an eye, Sebas suddenly came to Alphonse's back, picked up a long black cloth, and prepared to blindfold him.
"You .............................." the attacker was about to say something, but found that his mouth and body did not obey his command, and he could only stand still. I can't even close my eyes.
If Shabak had been in this group, he would have been able to recall again the familiar feeling of powerlessness.
"Your Majesty, please let me blindfold you first. The next picture, I don't think, is what you want to see. Sebas tugged at the black cloth with both hands, bowed his head, and whispered in Alphonse's ear.
.................. Alphonse had expected the screams of the attackers to take place, and not even the smell of blood from the spread of blood in the air.
Although he was extremely curious, Alphonse remembered Sebas's previous "gentle warning", and he must have done so for a reason, and he did not take off his blindfold rashly.
"Your Majesty, you can open your eyes. Sebas's gentle voice rang in Alphonse's ears.
"Hmm.................." Alphonse stretched out his hand and slowly removed the black cloth from his head.
"......Huh," he cried out in surprise, he thought that when he opened his eyes, he would see the blood and mutilated body of the attacker, but to his surprise, the tent in front of him was completely untidy, neat and tidy, and covered with luxurious objects.
Or rather, this is not his tent at all, but Aimo's tent! Aimo's family crest is clearly engraved on the inside of the tent.
"Woo woo woo ........................" Aimo was tied to Alphonse like an animal, his mouth stuffed with a numbness, and he made a whining sound. It is ironic that the noble Earl of the Duchy is so humiliated that his hands are tied behind his back on the ground.
Aimo looked at Alphonse and Sebas with anger and fear.
Just now, he was complacent about the imminent success of this assassination attempt, and he picked up the wine glass in his hand and was about to take a sip of it. But suddenly I felt that my eyes were dark.
"......" Aimo felt the darkness in front of his eyes, and his heart was in doubt, and he was about to shout to attract his henchmen on duty outside the tent. But his mouth seemed to not listen to him, and he could not open and close it up and down. The syllables that were about to come out of the throat were also blocked.
"You're really funny. Alphonse looked at Aimo, who was bound like an animal in front of him, and smiled evilly. He knew the significance of Sebas's move, and in some sense, he was a good deacon who could do it all.
"Your Majesty, isn't it your wish to kill him with your own hands?" Sebas said with the corners of his mouth raised.
He knew very well how much the young man in front of him longed for power, and how much he hated those who stood in his way! When he ascended to the throne, he did not have much power. At that time, the teenager's face was distorted with hatred. This Aimo is the person he wants to eradicate day and night, and the courtier who covers the sky with one hand in the principality is the one who can make the monarch toss and turn and sleep.
However, as a king, he does not have enough power, so he can only sit back and watch Aimo's power become stronger and stronger, but at the same time, he is also accumulating his own strength in the shadows, such as strengthening the power of the royal guard, and recruiting some useful talents through the behavior of idiots, although none of them have the ability to become great. But these are still deficiencies compared to Aimo and his forces, no, they are greatly insufficient. It's like an unsolvable dead end, and if he doesn't do anything, he will only be greeted by death in the end. Even though he pretended to be an idiot on the surface, it still didn't dispel Aimo's suspicions.
Except for this murder. In order to obtain the throne, Aimo not only poached the useful talents around Alphonse one by one or caused accidents to erase them, but also forcibly designated his daughter as his fiancée. That is, the queen.
If things really go a little bit, even if there is no assassination. His daughter will also be able to take her own flesh and blood and throne in the future, and her son, his grandson, will let himself die on the throne!!
But this time the royal conquest and murder. Let him find a glimmer of hope for a breakthrough.
Sebas, his own mystical deacon, has abilities that seem to be similar to those of the legendary ancient polytheistic gods, and is incomprehensible to mortals. Although he was the supreme ruler of a monotheistic state, this did not stop him from resenting the religion that vied with him for secular power.
It sounded incredible to him that there seemed to be a kingdom in the far east, and that the supreme ruler of the kingdom was the supreme leader of religious power, even if it was the supreme ruler of secular power.
He can easily turn a person's life into death, and he can allow himself to travel anywhere in the city of Kolesman. However, his abilities are limited, he can't defeat fifty soldiers head-on, he can't resist too powerful craft, and he can't manipulate other people's souls at will. Even after completing certain things, his body and energy will be unsustainable, and he needs to take a temporary rest.
Therefore, even if he killed Aimo, there was no way to change his position in this kingdom. Kill one Aimo, and there will be a second Aimo.................. As long as people's desire to pursue profit does not change, the struggle will not stop.
But this time, Sebas will have an unexpected advantage by killing Aimo, which will not only allow Alphonse to truly grasp the power of the king, but also give him the opportunity to make a career and become a hegemon.
Evra, the head of the Knights Templar, is on the same side as himself this time.
The Knights of John and the Church are firmly formed with Aimo in the Trisolar. Of course, on the surface, the Knights Templar are also members of the Aimo camp.
But the cunning Evra negotiated with him before there was any rumor of war, and Evra knew that this expedition looked like Alphonse would be defeated, but it was also a lucrative gamble.
Success, he will be given a piece of land to form his own Knights, and if he fails, the Knights of the Templar will suffer from other forces at the same time.
This kind of gambling is also something that only a madman like Evra would dare to bet on.
In addition to the Knights Templar, Alphonse also got in touch with the Magic Guild, but because of the cunning of this group, the Magic Guild did not give a positive reply, but gave a lot of good things, that is, magic items.
Of course, this qiē is not enough, Alphonse also reached an agreement with some people of the new nobles, after the war, they will be given fiefs, and he will use his power to suppress the old nobles, I believe that under the suppression of the two, the new nobles can quickly get the status they want.
The new aristocracy may have limited ability individually, but some of the new nobles are spokesmen from other countries on the mainland with a certain strength, and I believe that these two aristocratic systems will definitely have a quarrel.
One is to keep one's position, and the other is to gain one's status. The constraints left by the conflict between the two irreconcilable blocs were what Alphonse wanted.
Alphonse in addition to these..................
Is there a backhand? (To be continued......)