To everyone's surprise, the defenders of the inner city were extremely tough, and the resistance was even fiercer. The www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion originally thought that the rebel generals who had gone to the emperor didn't care, so they directly ordered: Don't talk about any tactics, attack the inner city on all fronts!

After all, according to reliable intelligence at this moment, His Majesty the Emperor now has no more than 10,000 troops in his hands, and the inner city is obviously not as difficult to attack as Gilliat, so the rebels with 100,000 soldiers directly chose the most brutal attack. The 100,000-strong rebels lost nearly 20,000, and the rebels, who had been killed by the king's army, fled for their lives, and then they learned that although there were no more than 10,000 soldiers in the inner city, there were 3,000 of the most elite soldiers among them, the Knights of the Night.

With thousands of Central Army and 3,000 Imperial Forest Army, he defeated a rebel army of 100,000 and killed nearly 20,000 people, such a feat would probably not be believed if it were not recorded in the official history of the Empire. This is also one of the few records in the history of the secret force of the Night Palace, and it is precisely because of such an elite army that is extremely loyal to the emperor that Sean II has the confidence to hold on to the inner city.

Despite the great bravery of the Night Forest, it was obviously impossible for thousands of men to defeat the hundreds of thousands of rebels outside the city. So soon after this battle, with the confrontation and attack of the rebels, Sean II finally understood that the tide was over, and opened the inner city to surrender one night, but he chose to commit suicide.

After such twists and turns, the status of the Temple of Light is almost above the royal power. After the succeeding royal family became emperor, because of the lessons of Sean II, the successor emperor maintained absolute obedience to the temple, and after that, the power of the temple has almost surpassed any secular power, including the royal power.

Although the battle is sacred and great in the records of the Temple of Light, the Holy Legion representing Light and Justice defeated the dark and evil Pagan Emperor, maintaining the majesty and sanctity of the Goddess of Light. However, as the Emperor of the Empire, Mondevideo IV learned the beginning and end of this war hundreds of years ago in the secret collection of the Imperial Palace.

The struggle between theocracy and royal power was more or less mixed with the threats and betrayals of the nobles, the struggle and compromise of other royal families for power, and the ignorant believers who indulged in the authority of the temple. However, after the victory of the temple, no one benefited from it, and even the emperor who succeeded him could only maintain a posture of obedience to the temple.

But Mondevideo IV, as a very ambitious and power-hungry monarch, could let the northwest unrest unfold, but he could never tolerate the temple being above the royal power. The reason why he used the Northwest Problem to suppress the Ellios family and support the Norman and Sistine families was all to balance the power of the nobility in his own hands, and he was sure that his ability and means could permanently eradicate this powerful threat tumor for the empire during the time he succeeded to the throne.

In the city of Gilliat, in a large hall of the imperial palace, the palace envoy dressed in gorgeous costumes hurriedly walked through the hall, then held a sealed parchment dossier high above his head, walked gently to the end of the hall, looked at the distinguished figure at the end of the room, and said in a low and respectful voice: "Your Majesty, this is a military report submitted by the military department today, saying that it was submitted by Lord Sistine, the governor of Moxi, and your Majesty will read it." ”

When Montevideo IV heard him say this, he put down the general history of the empire in his hand, and then glanced up a little carelessly, and then slowly took the file: "Sistine......?

Before he finished his words, his eyes had already stopped on the dossier, and His Majesty the Emperor hesitated for a long time before suddenly bursting into a loud laugh: "Haha, hahaha...... Okay, this little guy really has some means, well......."

Montevideo IV laughed for a moment, and then suddenly there was a solemn silence, and then he restrained his smile, casually put the file on the table, and then commanded the messenger beside him: "Now go out of the palace and let the Norman Duke come to me!"

About half an hour later, Norman saw the ruler of the empire in the study of the palace, and when Montevideo IV saw Norman coming, he put down a piece of parchment in his hand, squinted at him, and then handed Norman the good news of the northwest: "Look at it, tell me what you think." ”

Norman respectfully took the dossier, and after his eyes fell on it for a moment, his expression changed slightly, but he soon regained his composure, and then slowly put the dossier down, and then said after a moment of silence: "What does Your Majesty want to ask me, the Northwest Army openly Chen Sadland, I am afraid that it was provoked by that Viscount Sadland." Ronkedo is not a simple face, Heru was transferred back to the imperial capital, but his old subordinates are still restless, in my opinion, the northwest still has to be suppressed by force, this Viscount of Sadland...... Available!"

"Oh, what do you think?" Mondevia IV smiled slightly, but did not make any statement, but his eyes looked to the side a little casually, and then asked leisurely: "How is the matter of the Central Fortress, I heard that you have been in the barracks for two months, and you have not even returned home in the middle, if I hadn't summoned you back, looking at your appearance, you would still want to live in the barracks?"

Norman shook his head, there was no change in his eyes, he just said lightly: "I just know this army for Your Majesty, the central fortress is now stationed with more than 160,000 troops, and the troops near the imperial capital are naturally the most elite in all places, and the combat effectiveness is also guaranteed." After this year's autumn harvest, I expect to be able to mobilize tens of thousands of people from Lingbei, but in this case, the military expenditure will be a bit excessive. ”

"Don't get in the way, no matter how much the army spends, it will never exceed those guys, things must always be decided when they should be decided, and if they are not resolved, sooner or later they will develop a catastrophe ......"

The expression on Norman's face changed suddenly when he heard the words of Montevia IV, and he couldn't help but look at His Majesty the Emperor with some hesitation, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, this matter ...... Have you already decided? If it happens, it will not end so easily, I am afraid that the other two empires will have other thoughts. ”

"Norman, I've waited long enough. Mondevideo IV smiled coldly, then shook his head and said: "It has been almost ten years since I succeeded to the throne, and in these ten years, I know what I want to do at every moment. I don't think I'm a very talented monarch, but I still have this decision, the scourge of the empire is not in the northwest, not in the border, but in the east!"