Ten days passed quickly, the Ninth Division stationed in the outer city did not send a single shot, but the situation in Crete City was further deteriorating, in the face of the intimidation and temptation of the Imperial army of St. John, the tide of deserters of the city defense army intensified, on the other hand, a group of fanatical Moses formed a team of overseers executed a large number of deserters every day, under the shock of hundreds of corpses, although the soldiers and civilians in the city had no intention of fighting, but no one dared to go out of the city to surrender. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The inhabitants of the city were completely divided into two factions, and armed fights broke out in the streets and alleys from time to time.

"Two weeks, the agreed two weeks have passed, General Raschel, immediately mobilize all your men and capture Lihid alive!" In the royal palace of Crete, King Béla VII put on his heavy Mithril armor under the service of his attendants, and gave orders to his confidant generals with murderous faces.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to surrender Kaesong now?" Raschel asked worriedly, not immediately receiving the order.

"What do you say?" Bella VII glanced at him, "are we going to tie up with them and fall victim to the Holy War?"

"Your Majesty, we really have no reason to follow them into the holy war, but it is too risky to surrender directly to the Ninth Division now. Raschel suddenly stepped forward and stopped in front of BellaVII. "Your Majesty, think about it again, although the St. John's Empire is strong, but behind Elder Lihid stands the entire Moses Sect forces, and at present we are surviving in the gap between the two major forces, and if we are not careful, I am afraid that we will lose everything!"

"General Raschel!" Béla VII's face was rather displeased, "Didn't you approve of the plan to betray Richid at first?

"Your Majesty, although the Lihid side is at a disadvantage now, they have not yet revealed their hole cards, and we can only make a move after they have lost both sides, and in the current situation, we can only wait and wait and see what happens. Raschel shook his head and smiled wryly.

"How long are we going to wait, then? Wait for the Ninth Division to breach this inner city as well, and wait for our soldiers to bury Lihid and them!" Béla VII asked the battle-hardened veteran beside him, "Lihid promised to bring in reinforcements within two weeks, and as a result? He has been abandoned by the Moses prophets, and I don't think he has any cards left unused." ”

Raschel took a deep breath and said with fear: "Your Majesty, we all underestimate Lihid too much, he is not only the leader of the rebels, but also the former prime minister, this man is quite powerful, and he has great influence among the older generation of important ministers of the kingdom, especially those who are fanatical Moses......" Raschel lowered his voice and whispered in the ear of Béla VII: " According to the information I have received, many high-ranking officials in the city, and even some powerful figures in the military, have sworn allegiance to Lihid, although I don't know why he didn't invite reinforcements, but according to what I know about him, this Lihid must have had an unexpected follow-up! Otherwise, he would not have risked his life to stay in Crete. ”

"What kind of trick can he have!" Bella VII said disdainfully: "It's nothing more than a whimsical idea, wanting to turn things around with the help of the ancient magic array in the city, hehe, but that thing can't even be repaired by the empire's magister, what can he do?"

"Raschel, I order you to find out all the people who are secretly colluding with Lihid, and send your people to wipe out all those traitors and thieves!" Béla VII said viciously: "Your Excellency, General, I believe that you should be able to do these things!"

"Your Majesty, these traitors will be guillotined sooner or later, but now is definitely not the time!" Raschel dissuaded, "My Majesty, now our city defense army is disheartened and has no will to fight, and the rebels have recruited a lot of fanatical jihadists during this time, and even many of the overseers are their men, if we make a move at this time, there is really not much certainty of winning." ”

"I am the king, Raschel! What can those people do with me?" Béla VII said with a proud face: "The Béla dynasty has ruled this kingdom for more than two hundred years, and has gone through countless storms and waves, big and small, and no one can shake the foundation of our rule, my ancestors, the first six kings of the kingdom, they are all great warriors!

"You won't, Your Majesty, the reign of the Bella dynasty will last for all generations, and Your Majesty's bravery will be enough to go down in history, but now you need to forbear, isn't the Imperial Military under the banner of 'Qing Jun'......s side'?

"In that case I will be completely hollowed out and lose all my territory!" Béla VII interrupted him dissatisfied, "Although the Imperial military will not hold the royal family accountable in name, if they completely capture the city of Crete in the name of 'Qing Jun's side', do you think there will be a place for me in the entire territory of the Iliad? A king without a territory will never be the real ruler." ”

"Didn't Rocherio's report say that anyone who reports the rebels and cooperates with the Imperial army will be rewarded by the Empire, and now I have to take down the rebels and hand them over to the Empire, so that I have a chance to keep my territory!" Béla VII's chest rose and fell violently, although he didn't believe in James's character, but Rocherio, as the Marshal of the Empire, his words were still somewhat credible.

"But it's not worth the risk, Your Majesty, what you want is to restore the rule of the entire kingdom, and you can't always worry about the gains and losses of one city and one place. Raschel shook his head sadly, "Your Majesty, why are you so confused, the paper, as well as the leaflets and letters all over the city are actually just a discordant ploy of the imperial military, rather than you get involved in it at any cost, it is better to simply abandon this Cretan city and let them fight for life and death, although you will temporarily lose your territory, as long as you avoid conflict, Maintain your strength, and at the same time enlist the assistance of His Royal Highness the Second Prince of the St. John Empire, and then make good use of the handle of the Ninth Division in your hands, when the time comes, it is not hopeless for you to restore the rule of the kingdom!"

"I am the king, General Raschel!" Béla VII walked to the throne and stomped the ground under his feet, "and under my feet is the royal capital! It is the first land of the Iliad, and it is also the birthplace of our ancestors, it bears the glory of ancient civilization, and also forges the pride that flows in our blood......"

The king walked to the window and pointed to the towering obelisk white tower, "Look at that magnificent tower, it was a miracle on earth made by our ancient ancestors in the distant era of the Black Horse Empire, do you want me to turn my back on the legacy of my ancestors and give up this ancient city that raised us?"

Raschel closed his eyes after hearing this, he knew that the ancient city left over from the Dark Horse Empire had a special meaning to the royal family and even the entire Iliad Kingdom, thousands of years ago, the Dark Horse King had defeated the Demon Alliance that invaded Middle-earth------ this was the first time that mankind won a complete victory in the war against the demons for thousands of years, and the ancestors of BellaVII won the first merit in that war and was elected as the lord of Crete City, after the disintegration of the Dark Horse Empire, the Bella family ruled this ancient city for more than a thousand years, and based on this, annexed several surrounding city-states and established the Iliad Kingdom。

Although the Iliad kingdom has been in decline in recent decades, and even has to bow down to the powerful powers, it is obviously impossible to persuade the stubborn king in front of him to abandon the royal capital.

"Your Majesty, the royal capital of Crete is the pride of our Iliads, and I certainly don't want to lose him, but ......," the veteran Raschel said again.

"That's good!" Béla VII exclaimed: "In that case, then we must do whatever it takes to keep it! No one must be allowed to get involved for any reason!, Your Excellency General, I hope you will arrest the rebels in the city as soon as possible, and send those imperial troops away as soon as possible, and at the same time, I want you to hand this thing into the hands of His Royal Highness the Second Prince for me, and he will help us drive out those damned garrisons!" Béla VII finished speaking, and handed a golden scroll to Raschel.

"Yes, my majesty, I will do my best. Raschel sighed and took the scroll in his hand, although Béla VII was eager to restore the country, he pinned all his hopes on the contradictions of the high-ranking of the St. John's Empire, how sure this can be, no one knows how sure it is.

A moment later, General Raschel gathered all his trusted officers and gave them orders.

"Captain of the Guard, take all your men and horses, go and capture the leader of the rebels, and the rest of you, I command you, at all costs, to protect the king to the death!"

"Understood!" the generals shouted in unison, and Raschel led a group of well-trained men into the streets, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, to Elder Lichd's hideout.

The soldiers quickly surrounded a small courtyard, dozens of magically blessed crossbows aimed at every corner of the courtyard, and Raschel personally led a few skilled sword and axe men to kick open the door, only to find Elder Lihid sitting in the courtyard without panic, calmly.

"Take him and hand him over to His Majesty!" Raschel had the leader of the rebels kidnapped, despite his heart beating and not knowing what medicine Lihid was selling.

Without any resistance, the Iliad was escorted by the guards to the palace gates, and Béla VII was so overjoyed that he could hardly believe his eyes.

"Elder Lihid, it's not that I'm not being merciful, it's just that these two weeks have passed, and you have never been able to fulfill your promise, and I have no choice but to sacrifice you in order to avoid the complete defeat of the king. With a wave of his hand, the two court magicians behind him who looked like middle-aged men immediately used the silence spell on Lihid, because his magical ability was limited, as a weak magician, it was almost impossible for Lihid to escape, even if he had many means.

Raschel felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, after Liched's arrest, he did not show even a trace of panic from beginning to end, and even after being silenced by magic, he was calm.

Could it be that this Elder Lihid in front of him was disguised by someone else?" Raschel couldn't help but speculate, but he quickly dismissed his own idea, before he captured him, he had already used magic to dispel the scroll to verify his true body, and there would be no fake.

For the sake of prudence, Raschel still informed King Béla VII of his uneasiness, and in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Béla VII hurriedly sent someone to repair a letter to the Ninth Division outside the city, and sent it overnight. At the same time, they escorted Lihid into a secret chamber with the intention of executing him that night.

The city was silent, and the rebels seemed unaware of the suddenness, and Raschel ordered his army to surround the rebel camp until dawn, when everything in Crete would be over.

Béla VII was in a good mood, this time not only successfully resolved the rebels, but he also ordered a lot of letters between the rebels and the vanguard battalion of the 9th Division from Lichd's room, many of which were handwritten letters from Marvin, Mance and others, behind the resolution of the hostage crisis, the vanguard battalion of the 9th Division concealed from the imperial military, and reached a secret peace agreement with the rebels, which even allowed the rebels to grow in the territory of the Iliad and form a state within a state.

As long as all these internal scandals of the Ninth Division are stabbed to the upper echelons of the empire, then Rocherio will definitely lose face, and then with the full operation of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, it is not impossible for Béla VII to restore the ruling power of the Iliad Kingdom by himself.

"Things are going well, General Raschel, and you have done a great job this time!" Béla VII patted the old general on the shoulder, looking full of ambition.

"Yes, it went well, it went so well!" General Raschel was not half happy, still worried, "Your Majesty, the operation went unexpectedly, but I fear that this matter may not be so simple. ”

"Your Excellency General, you have been fighting all your life, why are you old now, and your courage has become smaller. Béla VII glanced at Lihid, who was tied to his chair and silent, "Now that the leaders of the rebels are in our hands, we will execute them all tonight, and by tomorrow, it will all be over!"