Chapter 589: The price is not small
Standing at the head of the royal capital and looking out of the city, this is an excellent scenery with a wide line of sight and an open-minded mind. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But at this time, it was busy on the castle tower, and when dealing with the peasant army before, the garrison army did not have much loss in terms of numbers.
Only two or three hundred men were killed in battle, which was not at all proportional to the losses of the peasant army, but this was based on the great consumption of the equipment used to defend the city.
Whether it is the cluster of arrows or the falling rocks, there are not many military workshops left in the city, and the already small number of military workshops in the city are working all night to build and replenish.
After all, during the previous offensive and defensive battles, everyone thought that the reinforcements from the royal capital were coming soon, and there was no need to defend the city boringly.
They will soon take the initiative to attack and defeat those Far Eastern troops who do not know the height of the sky, how could they have expected to encounter such a change?
The situation on the royal capital, which should have been in absolute superiority, suddenly reversed at this time, not only was the army at an absolute disadvantage, but there were no reinforcements.
Even if only one of the border troops and the Medusa army defected, the royal capital would still be able to deal with it, at least not in a too passive situation.
But these two legions defected at the same time, which brought fatal trauma to the royal capital, and everyone was still stunned and couldn't come back to their senses.
At this time, standing on the city tower and looking at the past, as far as the eye can see, is the continuous firelight, these fires are connected in pieces, from the army camp, which is different from the previous peasant army chaotic and unknown, whether it is the Far Eastern Army or the border army belong to the elite force of the empire.
Even if the Medusa Legion is a local legion, it is also the leader of the Medusa family, which can be called the pillar of the empire, guarding the frontier all the year round, resisting the threat from the northern steppe, and the combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, and the three major military camps are neatly arranged, which has brought heavy pressure to the royal capital.
Even though it was late at night, the Lionheart Tower was still brightly lit, and none of the ministers went home early, and they had a heated discussion all night long.
"The women of the Medusa family, they received the imperial favor of the former emperor, and they did not want to be loyal to the empire to serve the emperor, and they actually colluded with the enemy to rebel!"
"I have long said that Wren was a wolf, and at that time he was only forced to help His Majesty by the situation, and now that the time has come, he has defected again, which is really hateful!"
"Now that the rebels are strong and there are no other reinforcements, what should we do? Can we only be trapped in the royal capital?
The ministers were anxious and angry, and to make them so out of shape, the royal capital had indeed reached a very difficult moment, and the enemy was in full swing.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, don't panic, even if they have an army of 60,000, what can they do, it's not the same as the farmers before. ”
"Yes, no matter how powerful they are in the field, they lack siege weapons, and there is no way to capture the royal capital, don't mess with yourself. ”
"And we still have the magic guide cannon, we haven't had a chance to start it before, as long as we start it this time, we can definitely let these bastards have no return!"
There were also ministers who held a more optimistic view, believing that the royal capital's defensive capabilities, coupled with the abundant food reserves in the royal capital, were enough to hold out to the end.
"But now that the people in the royal capital are in turmoil, especially the return of His Royal Highness Layton, many nobles have ignited their thoughts to support His Highness Layton. ”
"And those old parties of the former dynasty are ready to move again, and after the death of Gomez, the leader of the old party, no one cares about them, and they are becoming more and more restless. ”
"Even our Imperial Council has dropped by nearly half, and several ministers are sick and can't come, and what they are thinking is self-evident. ”
There was a cold breeze pouring in from the window, and most of the ministers sighed, as the emperor, Rhaegar still did not participate in such an important meeting.
The future of the empire is like a banner in the wind, seemingly majestic, but also wavering, not knowing where it will ultimately lead.
At the same time, at the top of the lonely pagoda on the highest level of the entire royal capital, the Church of Light had performed a light ceremony here three years ago, and it was almost successful.
Once the goddess of light descends into this world, the divine power will overwhelm the royal power in an instant, the order of the entire world will be pushed to rebuild, the radiance of divinity will bathe this land, and the beautiful world preached by the church will be ushered in.
But the ritual ultimately fell short for a variety of reasons, not only did the goddess of light fail to descend, but the Church of Light angered the gods.
It caused a series of serious consequences, and in the end, he borrowed crystals from the royal family to settle the matter, and paid a very heavy price.
At that time, the top of the lonely tower suffered serious damage, and the ground was full of cracks, but after two years of restoration, it has been intact.
There is even a garden carved out at the top, which becomes green as the weather warms up, which makes you feel refreshed.
"The enemy has already arrived in the city, and you, the emperor, are still here to roam around, but ask about affairs, is this really good?"
A beautiful woman looked up at the full moon in the sky, and soon looked back at the silver-haired young emperor, her voice as calm as water.
"I foresaw this situation a month ago, so I sent two letters, one to the north and one to the south. ”
Rhaegar responded with the same calmness, and he slowly walked to the beautiful woman's side, as if only the person in front of him could be trusted.
"North and South?Is it the Blue Frost Kingdom and the Dermok Federation? In other words, the elven army and the federal army will join this war? Is it really good to lure wolves into the house like this as an emperor? And let them agree to send troops, the price will definitely not be small, right?"
The beautiful woman sighed faintly, and there seemed to be a sense of blame for Rhaegar in her words, his seemingly understatement.
If this spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar, and the emperor of the Lionheart Empire, the son of the notorious Raymond, would actually do something to attract the enemy's army into his territory? Wouldn't this be a loss of power and humiliation of the country? It would definitely be spurned by historians!
"Once the claws of the fertile soil become sluggish, they will not ignore this piece of fat, and before the arrival of my letter, they have already set up troops on the frontier, and when the letter arrives, they will be able to enter the territory of the empire in the name of justice, and as for the price, it is only half of the territory. ”
Rhaegar didn't have the slightest emotional turmoil, and didn't seem to realize what half of the empire's territory meant.
His actions were too crazy, but he didn't have the slightest self-consciousness, just calmly looked ahead.
"If your dead father knew you were doing this, he would definitely be angry and teach you a hard lesson. ”
The beautiful woman suddenly "giggled" when she said this, which was unusually harsh in the calm night sky.
"What does it matter, anyway, I am not his son, he is not my father, as for the property he left behind, it doesn't matter how he squanders it, in the end, this is also his retribution. ”