November 355 Pander.

Leon is creating enemies on his side, and Emperor Marius of the Bacchus Empire is thinking about how to deal with those enemies created by the Bacchus themselves.

Two months earlier, Emperor Marius had personally climbed the walls of Siyuan City and had begun a long and arduous battle to defend the capital against the rebels of Sheila Juzas.

His Majesty the Emperor personally stood on the city wall, which was a great encouragement to the people of Siyuan City, and the morale of the soldiers in Siyuan City naturally doubled.

But the battle was still extremely difficult.

The rebels' forces were constantly increasing, and the rebels of Sheila Yuzas and Demosis Augustus probably gave up all their territory and devoted all their forces to the siege of Siyuan City.

By the beginning of October, the rebel army had even reached more than 6,000 men, three times the number of the defenders of Siyuan City.

That was once the main force in the Emperor's *** regiment.

More than a hundred Shadow Centurions, leading more than 3,000 peasant soldiers as they had done before the Reformation;

Six hundred Imperial Immortals constituted an extremely strong attacking force, and the only good news was that almost no one of the Imperial Guards rebelled;

Three hundred imperial knights led more than two thousand followers.

In addition, Fort Olaiga, southeast of Siyuan City, had already been captured by the Snake Worshippers, and the Snake Worshippers' army of thousands of people had also launched an attack on Siyuan City from the south.

If you add up the enemies on both sides, Siyuan City faces tens of thousands of enemies.

At present, Siyuan City only has 1,200 Imperial Immortal Legions, plus more than 1,000 garrisons and some temporarily conscripted militiamen, the total military strength is only 3,000, and there is no advantage in terms of elite.

Of course, Siyuan City is the capital after all, and all kinds of material reserves are very sufficient, and Emperor Marius has always been confident in commanding.

In the eyes of Emperor Marius, the large number of enemy troops is not a problem, after all, it is difficult to supply if there are more people, and sooner or later there will be problems with the food of the rebels.

And the attacker is always more likely to show flaws, as long as he holds Siyuan City firmly, it shouldn't take long to find an opportunity to break the enemy with one blow.

And the various reserves of Siyuan City are enough to support more than a year, and there is no problem with the people's hearts.

So he wasn't too worried at first, as long as he fought steadily and didn't make mistakes, within a month, the rebels would have to withdraw from the siege.

But Emperor Marius was once again confronted with an unexpected situation.

The siege lasted for more than two months, and the rebels not only did not withdraw from the siege, but fought more and more energetically, and there was no sense of lack of food and grass at all.

In more than two months, Sheila Youzas's rebels launched five large-scale assaults from the north, and the Serpent Cult's army also made three attempts in the south.

Although the enemy's all-out attacks were repulsed by Emperor Marius every time, it was not a way to keep going like this.

October has passed, and the enemy is afraid that he has already harvested the newly harvested grain in the surrounding areas, and it is unlikely that the enemy will run out of food.

On the contrary, it is Siyuan City, which has now been locked as a lonely city.

After all, it is really difficult to operate because it is an enemy on both sides and there is no support.

Emperor Marius tried to take the Legion of the Immortals out of the city, drawing the rebels and the Serpent Cult to the same battlefield.

But for some reason, the Serpent Cult's army will always retreat when encountering such a situation, seemingly deliberately restraining the troops from clashing with Sheila's rebels.

Emperor Marius's idea of making the enemy dog-eat-dog also fell through.

This is also a situation that Emperor Marius has never encountered - the heresy of the Serpent Cult has become brainy?

And the rebels are also consciously restraining the team not to conflict with the Snake Worship Sect, and the enemies on both sides are blockading Siyuan City in the south and north.

Due to the failure of the strong attack, the rebels and the Serpent Cult almost coincidentally launched a tired tactic.

Or is it not a coincidence-the rebels are noisy during the day, the Serpent Cult is out at night, and it is difficult to say whether they are attacking or sheep in siege warfare, they always have to deal with it.

Therefore, the troops of Siyuan City were also divided into three by Emperor Marius

Partly, three shifts of the upper city defense, but then it will be difficult to break the enemy in one battle.

Siyuan City fell into a passive situation, and the battle has continued until now.

Although neither the rebels nor the heretics were able to break through Emperor Marius's defenses, Siyuan City did not want to contact the outside world.

The palace is now completely furnished like a front-line headquarters.

Emperor Marius stood in front of the map again.

But this time, the map has been replaced with the defense map of Siyuan City.

"Alina, is there any information coming in lately?"

Emperor Marius now looks quite bad, he is quite tired from the long defense of the city, and the soldiers can take turns resting, but it is difficult for him to rest well.

He now looks thinner than he did two months ago, and his cheeks are sunken.

It's just that his eyes are still firm, and his complexion is always calm.

"Your Majesty, I haven't heard anything from the outside world for nineteen days. But I was able to confirm the situation in the city......

Alina had also put on light armor now, but she obviously didn't know any martial arts, she didn't even carry a sword, and she only had a dagger pinned to her waist.

It seems that the dagger was not intended to be used on the enemy......

"What is the Senate going to do with me?"

Emperor Marius smiled sarcastically, "What are those guys who only eat, drink, and have fun doing besides wasting time chattering on the podium? Do they really dare to kill me? If it weren't for these bastards who kept pulling back......

"They did a good deed the other day, and all the ruffians in the city have been hidden by them these days...... Maybe tomorrow it will be transformed into an army......

Alina walked over to the map and pointed to an area behind the palace.

"Yo, it seems that they have grown up and have the courage to use force...... Sheila Youzas and Augustus have been harassing and creating fatigue for the past few days, it seems that this is what it is, right? It seems that they are not aware of our plans...... It's all thanks to you, Alina."

Emperor Marius took his glass again, drank a glass of red wine, and sighed.

"The Vipers have all returned to the Shadow Wolves tonight, and it has been determined that they are ambushed behind the palace, near the North City Gate. If nothing else, they'll have those ruffians switch to the North Gate tomorrow morning. I think they might be able to do something to the palace."

Alina looked at the tired Emperor Marius, shook her head and sighed, "Your Majesty, you'd better not drink so much, you've already lost weight like this......

"Well, that's my only hobby, Alina. Rest assured, I won't fall until the enemy is dead. Do you think we're going to wait for them to come to the door, or do I take the troops and go straight to them?"

Emperor Marius was walking over to the metal flask to pour another glass, but looking at Alina's worried eyes, he sighed at the glass in his hand, and finally put the glass down.

"It's too dangerous to wait for them to come, you'd better go to the walls and be safer among the troops. I'm not sure if they have any other intentions, and if they catch you, it's all over...... I'll lead the Shadow Wolves to find them quietly—and no one will say anything to you."

Alina pulled her hair back, put on the hood of her cloak, and fastened a hideous mask over her face.

The mask was painted with devilish paint, and under the mask, the soft eyes were bloodshot.

"Actually, I don't care who makes irresponsible ...... You shouldn't be bloody, child."

The sharp gaze in Marius's eyes turned to love at this point, and he shook his head at Alina.

"Of course I don't care in normal times, but now that this city is besieged, you can't be suspicious at this time, I'll take care of them. Stained with Blood...... Thousands of innocent people have died because of my plan, and I am already guilty, so what bloodshed am I afraid of?"

After speaking, Alina picked up a wolf's head-shaped emblem from the table and left the palace hall through the secret door behind the screen.

"Alina...... Alas......"

Emperor Marius stretched out his hand, sighed, and then subconsciously wanted to get the wine glass, but pinched the wine glass and put it down.

"Someone! Follow me to the walls!"

He picked up his sword, put on his crown helmet, and walked out.

That night, His Majesty the Emperor had been directing the battle from the towers of the high inner walls, where everyone could see him waving the Royal Eagle Banner.

The brazier beside him remained unextinguished all night.

That night, the palace was set on fire, and the entire dormitory burned to ashes.

Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor fought on the city walls all night.

The next morning, even more news came, twenty-five noble lords had been assassinated, several taverns north of the palace had been set on fire, and a gladiator training camp was littered with corpses.

Emperor Marius immediately announced that there were female cadres in Siyuan City, and yesterday evening the enemy's secret troops infiltrated Siyuan City through the secret passage, killing many "loyal and brave men" in the Senate.

The dead included several members of the Senate, as well as about twenty ***, as well as their families.

Emperor Marius indicated that the enemy might still be in the city, and immediately launched a siege throughout the city.

But at the time of Dasuo, a unit wearing gray and black equipment appeared near the North City Gate, suddenly killed the militia troops who came to change guards, and then opened the North City Gate!

- Obviously, this is probably the "secret army that has infiltrated the city"!

The rebels outside the city also saw the perfect opportunity, and shouted "Kill Marius" and rushed up, showing great cooperation, as if they had long known that the north gate would be opened.

But just after the rebels stormed the north gate, a large number of soldiers stood on the city wall, and the "secret army" suddenly attacked the rebels.

The battle was remarkable, with thousands of rebels dying inside and outside the North Gate, and the remnants of the rebels being pursued by the Immortal Legion, defeating and crushing the siege line they had set up in the north.

Emperor Marius wielded his eloquent sword in pursuit, and almost rushed in front of Sheila Yuzas.

Fortunately, Sheila Juzas ran away after killing several immortals, otherwise the tired Emperor Marius might have been killed by this skilled rebel......

In any case, the rebels were almost completely routed, and Emperor Marius won a brilliant victory.

However, this victory could not be fully achieved, because Siyuan City was still facing the army of the Snake Worship Sect to the south, and the troops could not pursue it too far.

Although the rebels suffered heavy losses, they were not wiped out, but they were certainly unable to besiege the city again in a short time.

Siyuan City has finally opened a pathway.

After returning to Siyuan City, Emperor Marius had more than a thousand prisoners in his hands, as well as hundreds of prisoners.

"Child...... Is there really so many traitors in the Senate?"

Emperor Marius saw Alina waiting for him behind the screen in the hall of the palace.

"That depends on how you define 'traitor', Your Majesty. All I can say is that what I let the Shadow Wolves kill is either a rebel or a heretic who has an affair with the Serpent Cult, and there are no innocents."

Alina was still wearing a mask, her eyes blood-red.

「…… They deserve to be judged, and so do the captives and prisoners......

After all, Emperor Marius still took his wine glass and took a deep sip.

"Your Majesty, I do think that they should be allowed to charge the Serpent Cult army, or else they will be left in slavery...... That's the way the Senate is customary, isn't it?"

Alina closed her eyes, and her expression could not be seen under the mask.

Marius did not speak.

After a moment of silence, Alina opened her eyes and said softly, "Your Majesty, it may be better for a wise emperor to be a dictator in the face of a formidable and powerful enemy......

"No, Alina. Don't put your hopes in the wisdom of the emperor, I will always die...... A dictator may be able to keep his family's position, but he certainly doesn't think about the lives and deaths of the people."

Emperor Marius drank the red wine from his glass and exhaled, "I'll see

What the Lion Kingdom looked like when it was ruled by the Mad King...... I'd rather not be an emperor than let my country have a miserable life for the people in the future!"

"But as long as the Senate exists, you will always be constrained......

Alina lowered her head, her voice getting lower and lower.

"Child, the Senate may indeed be sick, but what we should do is to cure it, not deny it the meaning of its existence. The Emperor's power must be limited, otherwise people will continue to chase the throne of the Emperor, and no one will pay attention to the responsibilities and obligations of this profession."

Emperor Marius stepped forward and patted Alina on the back, "Son, do you want to sit in that seat for a while......

Alina shook her head, "I don't like to sit there...... You're too tired of your profession, I'd rather be a librarian."

"Hahaha......

Emperor Marius laughed, "Son, when I was your age, I was indeed a librarian...... And I said the same thing back then – maybe a dictatorship would be better."

Alina was stunned.

"I wish you were a boy...... That would be much less resistance, and I would be able to easily make you a general, and then let you into the council......

Emperor Marius suddenly began to sigh.

"You have two sons, Your Majesty, and they are both men of good character."

Alina's eyes widened visibly.

"But you don't like any of them, do you? The eldest is upright, and the second is brave and good at fighting, which is a good quality. But the boss doesn't know how to be flexible, at most he can only be a judge; The second child has no responsibility, at most he can only be a general...... Let them be emperors, and they will surely die......

Emperor Marius stared at Alina and smiled bitterly, "It's just you, Luciana...... You're what an emperor should be, but I can't let you into the council, and my son isn't worthy of you."

"Your Majesty...... You've probably drunk too much."

Alina stepped forward to take Marius's glass.

"No, no, kid. I'm sober, you know, I'm never drunk...... Go to the city of knowledge, Luciana, and take my guards with you, your father will definitely need support."

Marius stopped Alina's hand and looked at Alina and smiled: "It will be dangerous for you to stay here, I found the messenger of the Serpent Worship Sect in the camp of the rebels outside the city today."

"Have they taken refuge in the Serpent Cult? No wonder the Shadow Wolves are so cooperative...... I can't go, Your Majesty......

Alina exclaimed under her breath.

"No, not refuge, but alliances. The Serpent Emissary is from the Dreadcorps...... Alina, if the Dreadcorps comes, I'm not sure I'll be able to protect you. Let's go...... Leave Siyuan City and help your father. This is your mission, after securing the city of knowledge, let your father bring back those gladiator rebels."

Marius picked up his eloquent sword from the table: "Take my sword and do whatever you think you should do, and whoever dares to disobey, you will judge him with my sword."

……

In mid-November, Emperor Marius organized a "death squad" of 1,500 men and launched an active attack on the Serpent Cult army to the south.

There were a small number of deserters in the "death squads", a small number of them mutinied, and most of them were almost all killed.

These so-called death squads are not really daring to die, they are just prisoners taken from the rebels, and the families of some of the bigwigs in the city who died under assassination.

But this 1,500 men played a great role, and Emperor Marius led the main army behind him to force the Snake Cult army back, and burned down the Snake Cult's camp and baggage, and the Snake Cult army had to retreat to Aulega Fort.

At this time, Marshal Kairos, who had not heard from him for a long time, finally appeared with the army group.

He seized the opportunity for the Snake Cult army to retreat, and launched a surprise attack on their way to Olaiga Fort, which broke up and Orlega Fort was recovered.

But bad news always comes with good news, and the day after the army group led by Kairos recaptured Fort Olega, Fort Olega was subordinate

The seaside village of Ziza was slaughtered, and a larger Serpento-worshipping army appeared on the shores of the Bacchus Empire.

That's the Dread Legion.

"How many enemies are there?"

For the first time, Emperor Marius looked at the messenger sent by Kairos, and his face felt a little uneasy.

"It doesn't seem like much, about three thousand, Your Majesty. But...... Eight of the ten scouts I led were killed by their five knights...... None of them died."

The messenger was a Shadow Centurion, but the battle-hardened warrior was extremely nervous: "Your Majesty, I'm definitely no match for those who wear the Horned Viper armor......

"Are there many such horned samurai?"

Emperor Marius frowned.

"There will be no less than two hundred, and there are more than a thousand knights, and they look much stronger than the Imperial knights...... In fact, I think anyone in that force has the fighting power of a knight, Your Majesty...... And their horses ......."

The Shadow Centurion seemed to be probing very clearly, this was a very professional scout.

"What's wrong with the horse?"

"Their horses look like they're from the underworld! Five spear throws can't knock down a horse......

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