1881 Xinjing Turbulence (4)
In December, the frozen land, the wind and snow finally covered the entire north-central O'Barro land, the luxurious palace hall full of snowflakes, in this year, but full of stormy turbulence and ruthlessness, for the entire Obarro, the battlefield in the north-central part of the country, like a series of stage dramas to make the countries dizzy, but also like an earthquake with the hegemony of the two regions as the core, the current north-central Obarro, is already full of smoke, the hegemony of the two regions started at the same time, the last time this situation occurred, or when the Holy Empire that controlled most of the Obaro region collapsed,
In the northern battlefield, the Falcon Empire changed its previous passive situation after the Battle of Rasdi, and turned into an active offensive in an all-round way, first of all, 10,000 cavalry swept the hinterland of Gaul and occupied the advantage in the Battle of Gallic Kyoto, and then the infantry group took the northern part of Gaul and the outer line of Kyoto in one fell swoop with a counterattack posture, and launched a strategic encirclement of Gallic Kyoto from the northwest direction, and by mid-December, the 200,000 troops of Gallic Kyoto surrendered without a fight,
"It's horrible!" For the undefeated record of the Falcon Emperor Vekia Falcon, the attitude of the O'Barro countries is different, in just two years, the Gallic Empire will be in full swing into the current precarious situation, and everyone will feel trembling from the heart, in just two years, the two sides have fought more than one million troops, this is definitely an empire-level contest, and the general small countries are involved, and it is immediately the end of ashes, and the hegemony of the Gallic Empire in the north for three hundred years has fallen, which has become the bitter result of this imperial war, and now there will be no fool who will take the Falcon Empire that rises on the northwest coast as a bunch of barbarians,
"Chaos Star Demon Lord!"
Went viral in a qiē region of Central Europe Barrow,
The Falcon Empire led by this legendary emperor. Like a falcon looking down on the earth, it spreads its wings to the sky, covering the sky north of O'Barro,
This time, no one would have thought that the Gallic Empire would be able to hold on, and some countries that had good relations with the Gallic Empire immediately changed their attitude. Turning to the camp of the Falcon Empire, they have made friendly gestures to this newly rising northern power, signed trade treaties, and sent ambassadors, and the situation in the north is changing rapidly and dramatically.
Then there was the central battlefield, the old grudge between Gangfei and the Istan people also broke out at the same time, and the stormy Gangfei Empire encountered the most cruel test since the founding of the country. The mutual accusations between the main war faction and the main peace faction corresponded to the fact that the ambitious Emperor of the Islamic Empire showed the momentum of domination in Central Europe Barrow,
In the Central European Barobicia Kingdom, where astrology is prevalent, the eighty-seven-year-old kingdom astrology master Luo Aksu insisted on supporting his old body and slowly walked up to the stargazing lift, raised his head, and his foaming eyes suddenly saw the magnificent white starlight in the sky dragging its long tail across the sky, almost covering the entire sky starlight.
Luo Asuk's expression was dull, his lips trembled, and he stretched out his finger with difficulty to the north where the meteor was heading, and his lips trembled for a long time. Only then did he spit out a sentence: "The stars are moving across the sky! This is a sign of the change in the current situation three hundred years ago! The source of turmoil is in the north!" on the same day. In the Barro Inland Sea in Central Europe, astrologers continue to say that they have found all kinds of unknown stars in the sky into the northern sky, and this meteor shower that passed through the inland sea area in early December inadvertently vibrated the wings of butterflies in the situation in the Barro region.
Someone who has been alluded to as a source of turmoil scoffs at these rumors and sits in a military tent. He took a skewer of roast lamb from the hand of the beautiful apprentice, and at the same time swept his gaze over the peace book sent by the Gauls, and smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth
"Teacher, I've heard some rumors from the south recently, and I don't know whether to say it or not!"
Besukaya's long green skirt exposed her long and plump right leg, which for a moment made the fat man forget to admire her wonderful curves. Holding a dozen iron chisels in his hand and turning on the fire, the golden mutton creaked, and the tempting aroma of meat permeated the military tent, and he said cautiously, "Rumors?"
The fat man raised his head, his face was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "You mean the rumor of the chaotic star, how can you believe it, it's just a meteor shower that can be seen by the naked eye and is used by some people to target us!" And I'm sure that it must have been instructed by Gangfei people behind the scenes, that is, I don't know whose clumsy handwriting it is, and I don't know how to make the time smoother, if I were to operate this matter, I would definitely not just activate a few astrologers, but at least artificially create some anomalies to be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!"
"So the teacher has heard about it!"
Besukaya's pink-white face showed a hint of relief, "Aren't they still asking us for help?Why do they still target us?" Besukaya's eyes flashed with a touching look, and he expressed surprise at the fat man's saying that he wanted to artificially create a few anomalies, "It turns out that these celestial phenomena can still be used like this, and the teacher's vision is always the most practical." And the most sensible thing!"
"Hehe, it's true that the Gangfei people ask us for help, but they are also not friendly to us! To put it bluntly, we are enemies, and both we and Gangfei know very well that there will be a war between the two countries!"
The fat man rolled up the peace book in his hand, and sneered at the beautiful apprentice with a surprised face, "Our move to let Putao establish a country has clearly shown our idea of asking for the southern coast of Gangfei, and the Gangfei people are not fools, they are overwhelmed by the Iraqis, and now in order to keep Kyoto, they will only accept our conditions in the end, but they will definitely make some stumbling blocks, such as the rumor you mentioned, it is obviously an excuse to let the Central European and Baro countries isolate us!" Remember, the relationship between countries is never about friendship and hatred alone, and many times, you have to be able to clearly distinguish your friends!"
"I see!"
Besukaya stood up, put the grilled mutton skewers on the plate, walked slowly to the fat man, brought a basin of hot water to the fat man's side, and then dipped a cloth towel in hot water and put it in the fat man's hand, "Teacher, how to reply to this Gallic negotiation?" Besukaya asked lightly, "Gallic Kyoto is willing to cease the war with 10 million gold coins, and is willing to use the wall rock fort as the boundary, and all the areas currently occupied by the empire are assigned to the empire, the conditions can be described as very rich, but I always feel that something is wrong, and I don't know what is wrong"
The fat man picked up a cloth towel and wiped his hands, and said with a solemn expression, "You're right. The conditions are indeed very rich, but for more than two years of brutal war, we have paid 100,000 casualties, this compensation is far from enough, and for the hegemony of the north, the other side has no idea of giving up, just waiting for the opportunity to fight back appropriately!"
The fat man put down the cloth towel, his voice paused, his eyes stared out of the tent and said, "For the real enemy, if you want to completely annihilate it." If you want to let him never have a chance to turn over, or one day, this poisonous snake will bite you back! The Gauls belong to this type, and if it weren't for the fact that there were too many Gauls and that the occupied areas also needed to be appeased, I wouldn't even give them a negotiator, "Sue the Gauls, if you want to negotiate peace, you can hand over the Kyoto area." There are also nine counties in the east, including Benson, Eliho, Kado, and Kurli, which must also be handed over to us. The fat man casually drew on the negotiation map, directly divided all three-quarters of Gaul, and made it into a large kingdom territory, as well as the qiē talents we needed. Otherwise, we will directly break through the Gallic Kyoto and grab it ourselves!"
The territory of this large kingdom included not only several minor princes in the east, but also the four major consuls in eastern Gaul. If the Gallic Kyoto really agreed to this condition, not only would it no longer have the opportunity to compete for supremacy in the north, but it would also be mired in long-term disputes with the region
Under the city of Kyoto in Gaul, a temporary negotiating point
Looking at the two gray-eyed Gallic negotiators on the other side of the negotiation table, Duke Oren, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Besukaya handed over the revised negotiation letter and said with a look on his face, "This is already the minimum condition we can agree to! You also know that His Majesty has a bad temper, and if it weren't for the concern that the invasion of Kyoto would cause a large number of civilian deaths, His Majesty would not have agreed to the negotiation......!" A young officer sitting next to Duke Oren said indignantly, if it weren't for the fact that Besukaya, the negotiator of the Falcon Empire, was a beautiful woman of peerless beauty, the words that might have been even more ugly to hear,
Besukaya stood up with a flat expression, "If you don't want to talk, then forget it! Actually, I also think that the negotiation is completely redundant! What we need, we can take it ourselves!"
This cold beauty is fifteen years old, completely inherited the coldness and slenderness of the cold people, a wash of the previous weak image, faintly has the courage of a queen, especially from the fat man where to know, how thin the Gauls' compensation conditions are, it is inevitable that there is a trace of anger in the heart "hiss" The Gauls on the opposite side were stunned, the officer's mouth was wide open and he couldn't say anything, no one thought that this beautiful woman like a snow fairy would have such a strong character, what to call it himself! It's too arrogant, is it true that the Falcon Empire is like this" You robbers...... the officer's body trembled, "Come on, lock up Lemut!" The white-haired Duke of Oren stood up angrily, and looked coldly at the trouble-stirring officer, who was forcibly dragged out by the guards
"I'm sorry, my lieutenant was a little reckless, I hope it didn't bother the negotiations!" Duke Oren stretched out his hand to apologize, his eyes swept over the negotiation papers, raised his head, his eyes were blazing, and asked in a condensed voice, "May I ask Miss, give up Kyoto, give up the nine eastern counties, and contribute a large number of craftsmen and craftsmen, so what is left in Gaul?" What you have lost is only ambition and the desire for revenge, the possibility of rekindling the flames of war!" "This woman!" Even the Duke of Oren, who had always maintained his demeanor and calmness, changed his face under such sharp words,
He wanted to bully Besukaya's inexperienced shortcomings, as much as possible to reduce the loss of the Gallic peace talks, the money can be lost, the occupied land can be lost, and even some talents can be given up, as long as he can keep Kyoto, keep the east that is still intact, Gaul is not without a chance to rise again, but the other party saw through the smoke laid down by himself at a glance, and pointed to the core of this battle for hegemony in the north, this war can only end with one side completely giving up!
"Isn't there anything else that can be replaced?" Duke Oren's voice trembled with a hint of pleading, hoping to make some final effort, "This is the meaning of my majesty, and it is also our ultimatum, if we do not get a reply by this afternoon, it will be equivalent to the end of the armistice! Tomorrow we will attack the city with a large army!" Besukaya stood up from the table, a hint of gloom flashed across her pretty face. He saluted Duke Oren and turned away with the Falcon Empire's personnel, leaving behind a group of Gauls who looked like frost had beaten eggplants: "What should I do with this negotiating letter?"
Duke Oren's fingers trembled slightly, feeling that the negotiation book in his hand was as hot as a red-hot iron, Gallic Kyoto was no longer able to fight, but if he took back such a negotiation book, he was destined to be crucified to the shame of history, and the thought that his name would go down in history like those dishonorable people in history, Duke Oren's mind was completely blank
"Lord Duke!" just then, a squire dressed in blue satin rushed in. In the ear of Duke Oren, he whispered, "His Majesty the Emperor has died!"
"What!" Duke Oren's eyes widened as copper coins when he heard this, it is not a secret that the emperor is critically ill, and even the doctor has made a possibility that he will not survive this winter, but at this critical moment, everyone can leave, but the emperor can't,
Now that the people of Gaul were in turmoil, the death of the emperor would undoubtedly cause great turmoil, and he looked with a heavy heart at the negotiating document that was destined to become a watershed moment in the Gallic Empire. Looking at the imperial city walls that were as strong as in the past, he sighed secretly, "Is this the will of heaven?"
In the Gallic royal palace, there was no time to express too much grief, and it seemed that some kind of determination had been made. Algernon Julia, dressed in a white dress, walked up the steps step by step,
"Miss Julia!"
Two Praetorian Guard officers with stern expressions and swords-straight bodies stood in front of them and opened the door in front of her together. Cluck, as the door was opened, the light beckoned in. The conference room was full of Gallic Praetorian Guard officers, and when Algernon Giulia walked in, all the Praetorian Guard officers stood up in unison, and looked at them with burning eyes, no matter what the outside was likely, this woman was the one who supported the country! This woman had an impeccable reputation for loyalty to the Emperor, and likewise, the Emperor had issued a secret decree that if she died, this woman would be in charge of the affairs of the Praetorian Guard
"Your Majesty the Emperor is gone, I hope you will work hard again for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor!" Algernon Julia said in a cold tone, stood on the podium, bowed deeply to the Praetorian Guards present, and said slowly, "Let's get moving! For the future of the Empire, for the Emperor!" "Yes! Miss Julia!" The officers replied neatly, and the sound of the vibrating conference room rumbled, and the eyes of more than three hundred people were bloodshot, and no one closed their eyes.
The Praetorian Guards quickly and completely blockaded the whole city of Kyoto, and the streets and alleys were full of riots caused by the army in order to avoid the possibility of the emperor's departure, the Praetorian Guards unsheathed their swords, and the patrols took control of the whole city, and a series of orders were issued, prohibiting gatherings of more than three people, prohibiting drinking and singing......"
There are also some key figures that may affect Kyoto have also strengthened "surveillance", and the troops of the Praetorian Guard have directly driven into the mansions of the four major consuls in the name of protection, and they are tense! Many nobles in Kyoto smelled the blood of the blade about to be unsheathed, and no one expected that the woman would be so ruthless in her attack, "Send someone to take a look, what's going on in front of you?" Michelondo, one of the four eastern consuls, walked out of his bedroom in a daze, he heard a noise outside, servants running around, the guards were gone, and a young officer in a thin and grim-looking Praetorian uniform walked towards him with a group of soldiers
"Is it Archon Michelangelo, please?" the young officer saw him and walked straight over,
"Yes, who are you?" Michelangeldo nodded involuntarily as he felt the other man's gaze like an ice pick
"Come on, arrest this traitor!" the officer waved his hand with a cold look at the corners of his mouth
"You guys, what do you want to do! I'm Michelangelo, the fourth archon in the east" Michelangeldo was swarmed by the soldiers, trying to struggle, but was smashed on the head by a soldier who raised the hilt of his sword, and passed out, the officer walked to the small courtyard outside, under the spears of the Praetorian Guards, more than thirty Michelangel guards who had laid down their weapons were crowded together, looking at the murderous soldiers around him and trembling, the officer waved his hand, "According to the order of His Majesty the Emperor, Michelangelo committed treason and rebellion, and the crime was extremely heinous. All of his entourage were executed!" Suddenly it was like a fried pot, shouting injustice and shaking the sky" "My lord, be gracious! We have done nothing!" "What are you still hesitating about, clean up immediately!"
The officer said sharply, and the Praetorian Guard pikemen rushed up and stabbed at the group of entourage, and the corpses were scattered all over the courtyard, and blood gushed out of the door... The officer looked at this scene with a grim expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "Your sin is that you didn't do anything when it was time to act! Whoever does it first will survive."
At the same time, the fat man who was waiting for a reply outside the city of Gallic Kyoto also received the news of the death of the Gallic Emperor, and immediately shivered, and jumped up from his seat, "Bastard, that crazy woman will definitely make Gallic Kyoto bleed!" (To be continued......