Chapter 27: The King
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It was late at night, and the lights were still on in a gray building in the middle of the fortress, and a middle-aged red-haired man sat at a desk with a pile of loose manuscripts and a purple wooden box.
With his hands on the desk, the red-haired man's gaze fell on a sapphire ring on the ring finger of his left hand, and when he touched the sapphire ring lightly, the red-haired man at the table fell into thoughts.
"Knock knock. There were a few knocks on the door outside, and a young man dressed in black walked inside, "Your Majesty, General Plait, General Kurum, Commander Asta is here." The young man walked over to the desk and reported to the red-haired man who was the current king of Gilgia, Landry Pars.
"Tarya, call them in. Landry, King of Gilgias, stood up from his chair, "Yes, Your Majesty." The young squire Taria walked outside, and soon three royal generals in armor followed her inside.
These three generals are General Plais, the defense officer of the Red Flame Fortress, General Kurum, the fierce general of the Gilgidian royal army, who is most trusted by the king, and Asta, the commander of the Praetorian Guard.
His Majesty the King entered the house and the three generals bowed to the King of Gilgias, Landry Pars, who was standing in the house.
"Hmm. Rand nodded with a smile, "Plait, how much grain and grass is left in the fortress?" Landry asked the defense officer of the Red Flame Fortress in a relaxed tone.
"Your Majesty, the food in the fortress can only be fed for the soldiers, and it will not be enough for a day. Pleise was going to say that there was only one meal left to eat, but eventually changed his words.
There are 200,000 royal troops in the Red Flame Fortress, and hundreds of thousands of catties of grain are consumed in a day, and five huge granaries have been built in the fortress, and now only the last granary has a little surplus grain left.
This cruel news is only known to a few people, people are not made of iron, they have to eat every day, there is no food and grass supply, once the 200,000 soldiers in the fortress run out of rations, then maybe there is no need to wait for the Bretans outside to attack, and the army inside the fortress will be in turmoil.
After listening to Plaitze's report, the smile on the king's face disappeared, Landry lowered his head and was silent, Plaitz secretly glanced at Asta the commander of the Praetorian Guard standing next to him, the latter also had a trace of frustration and helplessness on his face, and General Coolum, who was standing on the other side, had a grim face, and not smiling was the biggest characteristic of Kurum, the first fierce general in the Gilgidian army, even if he was talking to His Majesty the King, Kurum was using the simplest words.
"How's the situation on Uncle Dulaika's..." Landry turned to look at the purple wooden box on the table and asked softly, "Your Majesty, Duke Dulaika has launched three large-scale attacks on the positions of the Bretan army from the north these days, but the fortifications of the Bretan people are very solid, and the Duke has never been able to break through the enemy's position, and the enemy commander Vonsis is bent on besieging the Red Flame Fortress and not fighting the Duke's army at all. Pleez replied.
"Vonsis Varuan..." Landry silently read the name of the commander of the Bretan Army, and a bitter hatred floated in Landry's eyes.
Turning around, Landry looked at the three royal army generals in front of him, "Plaitze, let the soldiers have enough to eat tomorrow morning... Let's open the gates of the fortress and attack the Brettan barracks." Landry's tone revealed unhesitating determination.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Pleez bowed, Pleise knew that His Majesty Landry would never surrender to the Bretans.
When the three generals of the royal army left the room, "Taria, you take a pen and paper and prepare to record my words." King Landry said to the young squire.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The chamberlain sat down at the table and picked up the pen, and Landry, the "edict," read two words out of his mouth, and when he heard the king's words, the hand of the chamberlain Taria's pen trembled slightly, but soon began to write down the words of his majesty on paper.
Soon after, "have you written it down?" Landry looked at the attendant who had put down his pen, "yes, Your Majesty, please take a look." Tarya stood up, picked up the recorded letter in both hands, and handed it to the king.
Taking the letter, Landry read the words on it carefully, then picked up the pen on the table and signed his name on the letterhead.
"Your Majesty. "Taria brought the envelope and the fire paint. Landry placed the letter in the envelope, and the squire Taria dripping the seal with melted red paint.
Removing a golden ring from the thumb of his right hand, Landry glanced at it in his hand, then pressed the side of the ring with the Pars family crest on it to the fire paint on the letterhead.
Holding the fire-lacquered envelope, Landry stared at the envelope in his hand for a moment before handing the envelope and the golden ring to the squire officer in front of him.
"Taria, tomorrow when our army leaves the fortress, I will let Asta protect you and break out of the siege of the Bretans..." Landry said, the goal of the Bretans is themselves, once the two armies are engaged, the Bretan army will concentrate their forces to surround them, and Tharia will have a chance to escape.
"Your Majesty. Taria's tears rolled down at once, "Taria" Landry gently pressed the squire officer's shoulders and looked at the young squire officer in front of him, "You have to return to Cangyun City alive and tell Freya and Warren that I will always love them" Landry said solemnly.
Freya is the wife of King Landry Pars of Gilgias, and Warren is the child of Freya and Landry, who is now 6 years old.
The door creaked, and the squire Taria left the room, standing in the room, staring motionlessly at the open purple wooden box on the table, in which a brilliant golden crown rested.
Every king of the Kyrgidian royal family has a crown of his own, and 10 years ago, Landry wore it for the first time, and tomorrow, it may be the last time he wears this golden crown.
Slowly closing the purple wooden box, Landry's eyes were filled with neither anxiety nor fear.
There was a deep hatred in Landry's heart, and Landry's hatred was that of Voncis Varouan, the commander of the Bretin Army. Five years ago, Landry led an army of 300,000 troops into the Kingdom of Bretan, where he first encountered Voncis Varuan on the Sand River Plain of the Kingdom of Bretan.
The man, known as the "Undefeated God of War", used stratagery to isolate the Gilgidian king, and the Bretan army poured like a tidal wave towards Landry, who was besieged on a hill, and the blood of the soldiers even flew to Landry's face.
In the end, it was the loyal and brave General Coolum who broke through the siege of the Bretans and rescued the king, and everyone was very happy for the return of His Majesty, but few people knew that Landry had been wounded in that war, and it was a pain that Landry could not bear.