(459) Slaves and Emperors

Agent Walter said: "Brother, Your Majesty is here, be respectful, the guards of the Guards are all ruthless people who have gone through many battles. ”

"Can you be more ruthless than me?" Andy said stubbornly: "Walter, although we are friends, don't expect me to kneel to your master, we are a free man, no one wants to ride on my head, not even the emperor."

"You think too much, in Valstad, people don't have to bow down to royalty, soldiers salute their superiors, gentlemen kiss noble ladies, and you, as an invited foreign guest, just bend down a little to show respect."

"Sounds reasonable, but I'm not going to show weakness to this woman."

The two were muttering to each other, and Sarantos Midknight had already walked up to them.

Walter put his feet together and saluted:

"Salute you, Your Majesty!"

Andy Whitefield did not bow down, nor did he use honorifics, he and the emperor looked at each other, and said casually:

"Hello."

(What does this gringo mean?) It's so rampant! One of the generals thought.

The ministers and soldiers were dissatisfied with Andy's rudeness, and the guards of the Guards were even more fierce, and the queen's dress looked indifferent.

She looked Andy up and down with interest and asked:

"Andy Whitefield, huh? Legendary gladiator, leader of the slave rebels. ”

"Don't dare to be, it's me." Andy puffed out his chest, not showing weakness at all.

"You know the lingua franca of Eulasius, where did you learn it?"

"Ear and eye, self-taught."

"Awesome, I like smart people, especially people like you who are both smart and brave." Sarantos stretched out his hand: "Mr. Andy, I admire your courage, not every slave dares to draw a sword and resist. ”

"I'm just forced to be helpless." Andy also held out his hand.

He clearly felt the calluses and healed scars on the palms of the other party's hands.

(This feels like the hands of royalty and nobles, it is simply the feeling of shaking hands with a blacksmith, and people are the first princess of military costumes, Salantos, who does everything herself, and does not like to be served, it seems that this is true.) )

Andy tried to put on his hand, which is his old trick, on the one hand, to test the grip strength, and on the other hand, to test the opponent's determination and perseverance, and every time the opponent is timid.

Suddenly, he felt the strength of the other party's hand,

The white, rough hand tightened and tightened like a pincer, until his bones made a dangerous sound, and Andy felt that his bones were about to be crushed, and the power was suddenly withdrawn.

(Now, what a terrible force!) No wonder so many Sword Saints were defeated by her! Cold sweat broke out on Andy's forehead, as if he had walked in front of the gates of hell.

Salantos Midknight smiled slightly, a little arrogant, as if the gods despised ants.

Andy looked at her again,

In the fierce and domineering silver-gray eyes, there is a trace of weakness that is not easy to detect,

Having spent so much time in the arena, Andy is very good at speculating about other Rao's physical states through subtle details.

(She's being stubborn, she's terminally ill, but she's trying to hide her sickness.) )

"Mr. Andy, I just heard your men recount several key battles of the Slave Rebels, and it was really thrilling."

"We gladiators, serfs, shepherds, and hard laborers alone will certainly not work, and we need the help of professionals."

Andy turned his head sideways: "It's all thanks to the help of your country's agents, especially Mr. Walter Kodiak, who saved my life, and twice, and treats the old and weak women and children with a very gentlemanly manner." ”

Anyway, he glanced at his friend with his spare eyes, as if to say: (Interesting, buddy praised you.) )

Walter, who was next to him, smiled and secretly gave a thumbs up.

The Emperor nodded: "Well, Walter is a rising star in our intelligence department, this guy is shrewd and capable, and he does have great potential, I will definitely give him a promotion."

There's one thing I'm interested in, Mr. Andy, how you, as a layman who has never entered a military academy and don't have any military foundation, led a group of serfs to defeat the well-armed king's ** team. ”

Andy stretched out his index finger and pointed to his head:

"I learn in battle and keep improving at the cost of the blood of my comrades."

Salentos' silver-gray one-eyed stared straight at the other:

"I am really impressed by your calm and self-confidence, Mr. Andy, but in the current situation, it seems that the rebellion of the Rebels has encountered a setback."

"Hey, frustration...... It was better to become a mess of porridge, and many members of the rebel army forgot their original intentions and turned into a group of robbers who went around robbing and killing Rao. ”

"I've heard that the entire kingdom of Solan has fallen into chaos."

"Yes, turmoil and chaos, exactly what the cultists of the Voodoo cult wanted." Andy continued: "What's worse is that some people have become what they once hated the most, former slaves have become slave owners, and they have made a lot of money and turned their guns on innocent citizens. ”

Sarantos nodded repeatedly: "Once the order is not guaranteed, everything will get worse and worse, I know this very well. ”

Andy sighed, "Hey...... It wasn't like that at first,

In the first week, our rebel army was so strong that it captured fifteen large cities in a row, freed hundreds of thousands of serfs and laborers, and at that time each one was full of hope, and the smashed shackles were piled up into a mountain, and everyone was in high spirits and cheered for freedom.

But the good times didn't last long, and as the size of the rebel army grew, I couldn't control that many people.

Leaders continue to run away with people to go alone, they plunder and kill everywhere, ruining the reputation of the rebels, and the civilians of Solan, who had sympathized with us, have also changed their minds.

What's worse is that it caused the dispersion of the rebel army, and it was no longer able to resist the encirclement and suppression of Wang **'s army at that time.

King Louis I took the opportunity to spend a lot of money to buy people's hearts, and he used money and titles as a temptation to divide the rebels.

I warned them, but it didn't work, most people only see the immediate benefits, and don't think long-term at all.

More and more people choose to betray the rebels, and these fools still think that the people of Solan will accept them, and all that awaits them is a ruthless butcher's knife.

The situation was getting worse and worse, and a month later, there were very few people still loyal to the cause. ”

At this point, Andy pursed his lips and looked very remorseful:

"Even my former henchman, John the Bull, betrayed me, and he took many people with him and led them to their death.

Most of the soldiers who supported me died in the battle of Capua, and only the hundred-strong people around me survived.

Ay...... It's all because I'm too reckless, I shouldn't have rushed to attack the Voodoo meeting place, it's just a self-defeating net. ”