Soon after James gave the order, the entire army swept away the gloom of the previous siege failure, and all the soldiers were immersed in a state of excitement about the war. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Now it's okay, the whole division has come to attack the city, I don't believe that the king of this small country can still hold on. ”

"Those dogs of the Iliad royal family actually dare to fight back, it's really against the sky, and they must be given some color when the time comes!"

"That's it! Since we are a vassal state of the St. John Empire, we should honestly convert to the Illuminati, and those heretics who believe in false gods should be completely cleansed!"

"Yes! Purge the infidels! Purge the infidels!!"

Looking at these hysterical crowds, Marven couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart, there was no doubt that if the city of Crete was captured, these soldiers would once again swing their butcher knives at those innocent civilians.

Almost all the soldiers of the Ninth Division were skilled and well-trained, but in just two days, the entire strength of the Ninth Division had been assembled.

In the middle of the night, Commander James was still discussing the siege with the generals, and in less than two days, the engineers had produced no less than twenty large trebuchets overnight, and in addition to this, James had also seconded all the mage troops of several other divisions to assist him in the task of blocking the border.

The Mage Regiment is the core branch of an army, and under normal circumstances, no one wants to lend their Mage Regiment to friendly forces, but although the commanders of several other divisions are nominally at the same level as James, because the Ninth Division led by James is a well-known elite division, and he himself is a close associate of Marshal Rocherio, he has almost become the de facto supreme commander of the Imperial garrison.

In this way, James has gathered almost half of the mage army of the Iron Shield Legion, which is almost equal to the number of mages in a small country combined!

The long-range strength of the Ninth Division had been greatly strengthened, and James led the generals to deduce on the sand table, and made a siege plan with great interest.

By the time they finished discussing, it was already the middle of the night, and James yawned and was about to go to rest, only to find Marven still alone in the tent.

"Why, Your Excellency Deputy Pioneer, do you have anything else to report?" James rubbed his temples and pulled himself together.

"Your Excellency, although the strength of our Ninth Division has been greatly strengthened, but Crete City is easy to defend and difficult to attack with the Yar River, and the city defense army is obviously well prepared, although the elite of the empire led by you can deal with them, but the price of taking Crete City is probably extremely heavy. Marven stood with his hands in his hands and said his opinion in an orderly manner.

"Then may I ask your Excellency what can be done to reduce the casualties? James quickly became interested, and his tone of voice to Marven became extremely respectful, and although the commanders were eager to win, they were all more willing to win at a lower cost of casualties.

"We can truthfully reflect the situation of the Iliad's covert collusion with the Mosesian rebels to Marshal Rocherio......"

"I thought there was a good way to do it. Before Marven could finish speaking, James interrupted him with a sneer, "There are not many elite troops in the rear of the empire, do you still expect the marshal to send us additional reinforcements? ”

"What's more, although the royal family's grandsons are behind our backs, we have no evidence of their collusion with the rebels, and there is no evidence, not to mention that they also have people in the upper echelons of the empire to support them. James spread his hands out and told him a frustrated truth.

"Hehe, Your Excellency Commander, we don't need evidence, not even reinforcements, just a statement from the Marshal on a crusade against the rebels. Marven smiled meaningfully, confident.

"Oh?" James' eyes rolled, and he seemed to have some thoughts, and said eagerly, "Go on!"

Marven slowly paced to the edge of the sand table, reached out and touched the model symbolizing Crete City, and said unhurriedly: " The biggest trouble for this Cretan city is that it has nearly 200,000 inhabitants, and if all these people are soldiers and resist to the death, then even with the elite of the empire like the Ninth Division, they will have to pay a heavy price in casualties to take it, Commander, you know, although the Iliad Kingdom has long been a vassal of the Empire, because most of its citizens are Moses, most of them have strong resistance to the control of the Empire, and the activity of the rebel army just shows this. ”

"Hmm. James bowed slightly, adding, "And most of these untouchables are not proselytized, and our cleansing of the infidels has never been so thorough. ”

"Your Excellency, this endless purge of the heretics will only further intensify their revolt, and we should do it with grace and might. The look of disgust on Marven's face flashed, and the words "cleanse the infidels" were enough to make him vomit.

"It is well known that the Imperial military god ----- Marshal Rocherio is invincible and prestigious, and the Moses army is all terrified by his name, and if he makes a high-profile statement against the Iliad rebels, it will be enough to make the soldiers and people of Crete fearful, and at the same time, in the name of Marshal Rocherio, we have distributed a large number of leaflets to the city, indicating that the Imperial army has no intention of embarrassing the inhabitants of the city, and that the current situation in Crete is all due to the control of the power by the infiltrated rebels. The kidnapping of the king had nothing to do with the royal family or the common people, but if the inhabitants of the city identified the hidden rebels and assisted the Imperial army in clearing the king's side, those who had meritorious service could be rewarded by the Empire. ”

"Wonderful!" James couldn't help but applaud, "In this way, not only can the other party's will to resist be minimized, but also, we are the 'Qing monarch', and after the full takeover, we will also hold the royal family accountable, and the royal family will at least be decently preserved, and it will avoid offending His Royal Highness the Second Prince." ”

"Then the Commander will see if my plan is feasible. Seeing James's repeated praises, Marven hurriedly asked while the iron was hot.

"Of course it works, this plan is very good!" James yawned, and then rubbed his hands excitedly, "Early tomorrow morning, the Ninth Division of the battle plan will be adjusted according to your plan, I believe that the Marshal will definitely give us full support, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince should also be able to understand." ”

James was obviously relieved, although resisting the military takeover was a big sin for the imperial vassals, but with the relationship between the Iliad royal family and His Royal Highness the Second Prince, he was undoubtedly slapping the face of the Second Prince by doing so, so that even if he made a small division commander, no matter how great his military exploits were, he would probably lose more than he would lose, but now such a plan that could not only allow him to make military exploits, be appreciated by the Marshal and His Royal Highness the Grand Prince, but also give the Iliad Royal Family and His Royal Highness the Second Prince a decent step down in front of him, which is simply better for him。

Marven also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the civilians of Crete City could finally be saved in this catastrophe.

Early the next morning, James ordered the siege to be suspended, and at the same time, he sent an urgent message to Marshal Rocherio, who was sitting on the front line, with carrier pigeons.

The two sides confronted each other for a whole day in this tense atmosphere, and at noon the next day, bursts of thunderous cheers broke out in the regimental camp of the Ninth Division------- Marshal Rocherio's conquest of the Moses rebels and the "Qing Jun's side" was delivered in time.

The morale of the 9th Division was immediately boosted, and in their eyes, Marshal Rocherio was almost a symbol of invincibility, and his name itself was extremely intimidating.

In the royal capital of Crete, King Béla VII skimmed through the documents in his hand in the secret room, his brows furrowed slightly.

"General Raschel, what do you think of the attitude of the Imperial military?" the king asked softly to a veteran in heavy armor with gray temples beside him.

"Your Majesty, I think the Imperial military is just bluffing. The old general Raschel's gaze casually glanced at the paper, and his expression was indifferent.

"But my general, this document is indeed issued by Rocherio himself, and there is his handsome seal on it, and there will be no fake. When the king said the words "Rocherio", he couldn't help but shudder, and he handed the corner of the handsome seal on the document to General Raschel, and said with palpitations: "You know, this 'mass slaughter' is not a foolish guy, except for Charlemagne, he doesn't buy anyone's account, if I really provoke the killing god, let alone the kingdom and this capital, I'm afraid I can't even protect my own life!"

"That's just the Ninth Division pulling the tiger skin to make a big banner, Your Majesty, according to the information we have obtained from our reconnaissance, most of the main force of the Imperial Army led by Rocherio is heading for the border between the Medina Holy City and the Lombati Kingdom, except for this paper, he is afraid that he will not be able to reinforce the Ninth Division at all. ”

"That's right......" Béla VII gradually calmed down the fear in his heart, and read the manuscript carefully, but could not help laughing.

"General Raschel, you're right, they're really just bluffing!" Béla VII shook his arm excitedly, "Fei has made so much effort to make a payment, but he actually just wants to be 'Qingjun's side', it seems that they still have some scruples about His Royal Highness the Second Prince." ”

"Your Majesty, we can still give it a go. General Raschel thought for a moment and said, "Although Marshal Rocherio is famous and powerful, you also have the control of the Ninth Division, which is itself suspected of being infiltrated by infidels, so it is reasonable for you to resist their military takeover by force." As for Elder Liched......"

Raschel's eyes were cold, and he said in a low voice: "Didn't they promise to help us defend the city? You can only strike after they and the Ninth Division are defeated, so that the threat to us on both sides of them can be lifted!"

"The general is really a roundworm in my belly, it's all with me!" Béla VII looked up and laughed, and after a moment, he ordered Raschel: "Your Excellency, then please keep an eye on Lihid and his party, after all, in the end, we will also 'quell the rebellion' and give an explanation to the Imperial military." ”

"Yes, my majesty. ”