Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Enemy Descends from Heaven
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"Your Majesty, please give the old minister an explanation. The Grand Duke of Burgundy bowed, and he could not think of what the emperor meant by issuing three edicts in succession to summon him back at this juncture.
"My dearest uncle. The young emperor signaled to the Grand Duke of Burgundy that he needed no more courtesy, and he even went down the steps to give his uncle a big hug.
"Uncle, look at this. Emperor Reims ordered his attendants to bring a parchment scroll, which was the letter of the Weimar Confederation.
Just two days ago, the armies of the Weimar Confederation had forced their way through the Grand Duchy of Geneva (neutral), and now they were soon to march north!
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"Little fool. Yu Chen touched the little brain of the green-eyed cat-eared sister, and he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes for Xia Na.
"I'm sorry for making you 'suffer'. Yu Chen took the two sisters into his arms, and after learning the truth, he didn't blame them in the slightest, he just had some 'distress'.
"Master, from today onwards, Xana's life is yours, Meow. The green-eyed cat-eared sister suddenly knelt down.
Xia Nai looked at her sister's appearance and hurriedly knelt down. "Xia Nai's life is also yours of the master, Meow. ”
"I swear in the name of the beast god that if Xana betrays her master, then I will..."
"Xia Nai, Xia Nai has also sworn in the name of the beast god, meow. Xia Nai's movements slowed down a little, and she quickly followed her sister's example and stretched out three fingers.
"Don't. Yu Chen gently put his finger against Xia Na's mouth.
My sister was silent all of a sudden, which made Xia Nai not know what to say, so she had to playfully stick out her tongue.
"I don't believe in poisonous oaths or anything, master, I will 'punish' you and you will always stay by my side. Yu Chen smiled and helped the two sisters up.
"We will always serve the master, meow!" The two cat-eared sisters saluted Yu Chen together, they had made a vow in their hearts that they would never betray in this life, and they would always be by their master's side in this life.
"Your Majesty, that's it ahead. "General Armitage is leading the way for Juana, and as long as he passes through the iron gate in front of him, it is where the nobles are being held.
The guards guarding the gate saluted Juana and General Armitage, and they quickly opened the thick iron door.
"Are you here to see our jokes?"
"Hehe, you can also sit firmly in the king's seat?" some of the nobles who were imprisoned in the prison cursed (ridiculed), but more chose to remain silent.
"You even joined the rebellion?" Juana made a beeline to the last cell, thinking that the Marquis de Leon's family would make a choice when the form was clear.
Faced with the Queen's questioning, Asopon Leon raised his head.
"Your Highness, you have disappointed us. ”
"How could anyone miss their coronation?" Alfonso Leone looked Her Royal Highness in the eyes, he was not angry, he was not afraid, he just calmly spoke their common thoughts for most of the nobles.
"Disappointed. Juana's lips squirmed, it was indeed her fault, how could anyone miss her coronation? Juana had already paid the price in blood for her stupidity (willfulness).
"I can't give you an explanation. Juana sighed, her voice was not loud, but it was clear to every nobleman present.
No one answered, silence, deathly silence, the silence of the nobles was the best answer, and they were more than disappointed in Her Royal Highness.
"Let them go. "Juana gave orders to General Armitage.
"Yes, Your Majesty. General Armitage, though puzzled, carried out His Majesty's orders, believing that His Majesty must have her own reasons for doing so.
"Let us go?" Alfonso Leon's expression was stunned, he wondered if he had heard it wrong, knowing that His Royal Highness in front of him had cut off the heads of three nobles to make a threat to them, how could His Royal Highness, who was in his impression of being 'ruthless', easily let go of them who had launched (planned) a rebellion?
"Your Highness, are you making fun of us?" said one of the nobles, not believing that Her Royal Highness would let them go so easily.
"Knock, knock, knock. "The bell tower of Sintra rang out a bell that could be heard clearly even in the dungeons of the ducal castle.
"Huh?" all the people listened attentively, and now it was past noon, and it was not yet six o'clock in the evening, and the bell of the bell tower was completely unreasonable.
'Is something wrong?' Juana and all the nobles smelled something unusual.
"Knock, knock, knock. "The bell continues to ring, exactly thirteen in all!
Thirteen! Juana wondered if she had misheard, and it wasn't until Her Royal Highness saw the nobles who were just as stunned as she was. It doesn't seem that I heard it wrong, but that something really happened!(Thirteen is a very unlucky number in the West, and usually thirteen bells represent a foreign invasion.) )
"Your Highness, I heard you right. "Assofang Leon had just come out of his cell, he couldn't believe his ears, the kingdom had been peaceful for many years, even in the current chaotic period, the alarm of foreign invasion had never sounded, and this was the first time he had heard thirteen bells!
"Your Highness, please return to the castle as soon as possible, and the last general will go to the castle tower. A cold sweat broke out on General Armitage's forehead, and he unconsciously wanted to clench the giant axe behind his back.
General Armitage was unsurprisingly empty, and it was only now that he realized that he was not carrying a weapon at all in front of His Majesty.
With a fist at His Majesty, General Armitage retreated, he needed to climb the tower as fast as he could, he needed to know what was going on!
The guards in the prison also sped up, and the nobles who were imprisoned in different cells were soon released, and these nobles who had just been released from prison were all gathered around Her Royal Highness.
"Don't be rude, step back. "The four prison guards surrounded Her Royal Highness in the center, and they were afraid that something would happen in the absence of General Armitage.
Juana patted the guards on the shoulder, she motioned for them to relax, and the four prison guards stepped aside at Juana's gesture. The guards retreated behind Her Royal Highness, and they clenched their spears tightly, and her Royal Highness told them to relax did not mean that they could really let their guard down.
Dozens of imprisoned nobles surrounded Juana, and they had no ill intentions, they just sighed at the 'mercy' of Her Royal Highness.
Most of the nobles bowed to Her Royal Highness and thanked her, although they were locked up in a cell, but the overall life was not bad, in fact, this could only be regarded as house arrest in a prison in the strict sense, the reason why these nobles can still be as decent as today is thanks to Viscount Lessa, after all, General Armitage is also a nobleman, and he is also learning the little 'rules' between nobles.
The nobles didn't dare to walk around, they all heard thirteen bells, and all the nobles knew what this meant, and now it was safest to stay by the side of Her Royal Highness.
All the nobles were praying, praying that the war would not affect them. They believe in the thick walls of Sintra, they believe in the old duke's martial bravery, as long as the old duke is in them, they will feel safe, so they all choose to stay obediently by the side of Her Royal Highness, they all believe that Her Royal Highness's side will be absolutely safe.
But there is one thing that these nobles did not expect that the side of Her Royal Highness is not absolutely safe. Although the princess returned, the duke did not return, the commander of the fortified fortress was not in the city, and the defenders of Sintra were only five thousand. (Strategically, after the Northern Army established a tacit understanding with Reims, the Great Army was in the south to contain Aldrich.) )
Outside Sintra.
"Is it the first fortified city in Galicia? The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth raised a smile, this is the battle he is about to go down in history.
"Target, Sintra. ”
"Long live the Weimar Confederation!"
With the shouts of the middle-aged man, the sound of the mountains and the tsunami made the earth tremble.
"Roar, Roar, Glory of Weimar!" Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered into a torrent, and the battle of the Weimar Confederation to attack Sintra officially began.