Chapter Seventy-Four: My Father Is Sick

The soldiers poured up the tower like ants.

However, the soldiers in the city soon discovered that although the eastern army outside the city had already lined up for battle, they did not attack the city gate. The eastern army turned around and rushed at the new army outside the city, and pressed forward without hesitation. Prince Frederick immediately announced that the army was sent by Haraus to spread false news, and since Haraus had taken the step of usurping the throne, then from now on, all the officers and soldiers who followed Harauth would be rebels.

At the same time, Prince Fiderick's envoys were no longer in the city to persuade him, and now the heralds brought Fiderick's cold ultimatum: "Any soldier who leaves the city is regarded as a thief; If an arrow comes out of the city, the crossbowman officer hangs after the battle. ”

That army immediately retreated slowly after discovering the menacing Eastern soldiers.

There were not many men in that force, only about 300 light cavalry, who came from the city of Paraven, and the coat of arms on their bodies was also the insignia of the royal guard. Looking at these coats of arms, some soldiers of the Eastern Army who knew them couldn't help but feel frightened: the soldiers of the Royal Guard were generally the legitimate representatives, and they would generally only carry out the emperor's orders, and now that they had brought the news, the soldiers could not help but believe it.

However, this time Prince Frederick showed obvious decisiveness--- of course, it was an order from a group of his staff officers. As soon as those people heard that someone had announced the so-called edict in front of the army, they immediately thought of the losers in the power struggle in history--- after being deposed, many princes had a very miserable fate, because the new emperor would never allow the existence of such people. And the fate of the advisers and military attachés around the failed heirs of the empire is not to mention.

No matter who it is, once this magic box is opened, then there will inevitably be a struggle. Without any preparation, the elite staff officers and generals around Fiderick immediately began to fight back.

Now Frederick's only chance is to show his strength on the battlefield, and then send a message to all the towns to declare Harauth a usurper, and while doing so, Prince Frederick should immediately return to the capital --- return to the center of power with a thunderbolt. In this way, it can also give encouragement to supporters, who are likely to arrive in Parabun by the time Haraus is already overwhelmed by his own internal strife, and his life is in danger.

As soon as the eastern army outside the city became resolute, the soldiers of Dehrim began to hesitate. Although they were extremely eager for this situation --- Haraus to become the rightful heir to the Empire--- when it really came to come, they began to hesitate again.

Now is the time to test the officers of the soldiers, and if they can resolutely carry out their orders and give their soldiers a firm encouragement, then the soldiers are likely to put their heads down and think about it again.

The situation was favorable for Fidelik. First of all, he was the future emperor that had always been in the minds of the people, and the Eastern Army outside the city had always thought so, and was not affected by the rumors that had been circulating throughout the empire recently;

At the same time, the army outside the city is a tightly organized army, they know each other from top to bottom, except for a few foreign legions, they are completely a group of brothers who trust each other;

On the other hand, the city is different, with the army of the Harauth family and some of the Janissaries in the capital as the core, the lords from various regions are armed to form the army of Dehrim City, many of them only know each other on the march, and there is no tacit understanding and trust at all. When it came to this need to make a clear statement, they began to look at each other dumbfounded.

Fidelik's army opened the way with the 3rd Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment as the vanguard, and behind them were some astonished regiments that had just been transferred. As for the Suno regiment, what frustrated people was that as soon as they heard about the will, the morale of the Suno regiment immediately dropped, and they did not respond when the prince ordered them to cover the flanks. The prince had to bring in a Lundia light infantry regiment to guard the flanks. The rest of the army marched from the middle of the battlefield to that one.

As the sun went down, the Suno regiment collapsed.

In the face of increasing urgings, the Suno soldiers finally made their own decision: the Suno soldiers threw away their flaming Eastern Army banners and erected their own local ones, indicating that they had left the command of the Eastern Army on their own. An hour later, when they discovered that Lundia's light infantry regiment had come to spy on them, the disheartened Suno regiment dispersed, and they rushed along the river to the gates of Dehrim.

Some of the soldiers above the city gate had to inform their commanders, and the officers were also a little panicked when they found thousands of Sunoites running around. Eventually, the soldiers above the gate refused to open the door, and an unknown officer sent a troop of cavalry from the city to receive and reorganize the Suno soldiers under the city, and directed them to the eastern outskirts--- where there were several castles where the Sono soldiers could be housed.

The people waited anxiously for news from the west of Dehrim, and they did not know what preparations had been made for the soldiers who had come to announce the edict in vain.

However, there were some of Harauth's pro-army in the city who were not at all worried, and they had known about the presence of this army a few weeks ago. It will consist of more than nine infantry legions and two cavalry legions from all over the empire, as well as more lords, with a total number of more than fifteen thousand men.

This is what my father saw at sunset.

Just a few hours earlier, my father and the officers of the 3rd Regiment around him had been listening to Lagrange's braggings in their tents when the sudden news came that took them by surprise. These people didn't expect this to happen suddenly, they just thought there would be some small political shocks, but they didn't expect that they would suddenly become so-called rebels.

While the officers were still whispering to God, dozens of heralds began to ride around the camp shouting "Battle Queue Battle Queue Haraus has treasoned." The soldiers poked their heads out of the camp tents, and looked confusedly at the infantry brigades that were walking around in a mess, the servants who led their horses to find the cavalry, and the heavy infantry wearing armor with the help of their comrades.

The whole barracks began to stir up.

Soon the senior officers began to march to their respective regiments, and the generals found their men and demanded that they carry out the prince's orders, step by step: to crush the army before it could utter anything more rebellious.

The non-commissioned officers, dressed and mounted their horses with their whips, gathered their soldiers and finished them in formation. More and more small teams are standing in queues and then merging with each other. The seemingly chaotic camp soon gathered into several dense groups of armed forces, and the soldiers, after finishing the procession, responded neatly to the shouts of their commanders.

The camp was dusty, and the surrounding villagers knew what was going on, and had already fled anxiously with their families and livestock to the north of the atom.

Soon, a dull drum beat sounded.

Hearing these drums, the officers and men of the Eastern Army, who were still a little flustered, began to calm down, and the drumming made them feel relieved and also feel a sense of sadness: this is a sound that can only appear when facing enemy troops.

The soldiers of the Eastern Army formed several formations that covered each other, and the cavalry was connected to each other to cover each other.

On the northern plains of Dehrim there was a magnificent scene: the army of more than 6,000 men advanced in a dense and slow manner, their formations in order, the footsteps of the collective advance shook the four fields, and the drums of war beat like thunder. From afar, the soldiers looked like a swarthy carpet slowly dragging across the ground, swallowing up the bright green plains little by little.

The light cavalry from the west withdrew westward, and for a moment the soldiers on the towers felt even a sense of despair.

At that time, my father was thinking about the discussion of the officers around him: Haraus left the station, it turned out that he went directly to the capital, and now he came down with such a questionable will, Harlaus's anti-will has been revealed, there is nothing more to say, and it is the responsibility of every emperor to exterminate the traitor

The officers didn't even have much confidence in these words, and most of them, except for those who had never looked down on Harlaus or had full confidence in Fiedred, were now grim-faced.

But my father's heart was quiet at this time.

As a pioneer sympathizer, his father didn't really have much affection for Harlaus. In today's world, fairness and freedom are bound to become the main theme, but Haraus is still promoting the clichés of many years ago. Both the sages of Zenda and the devout pioneers have proved to the world that this splendor will shine again with the beautiful world they have created. If Haraus were to swim against the current, although no one might be able to shake him now, he would be spurned by more and more people.

On the other hand, my father was a man who was obsessed with justice and the law, and in this situation, he still saw a lot of doubts. Coupled with the previous hints, the father couldn't trust the people who came to give the order. If it was really an order from the emperor, it was enough for an envoy to ride into the camp alone, so what would it be like to bring so many soldiers?

In any way, my father felt that it was a wise move for him to stay in the Eastern Army. He led the soldiers, and he rode a fine black war horse, slowly moving westward.

The cavalry disappeared behind a grove of trees like a low tide, and the Eastern Legion leaned in.

Bypassing the woods is a large river flat, where the Highland River has carved out a large river flat, which is now fertile ground for farmers. But at this time, it is estimated that no farmer dares to stay on the ridge.

The soldiers had stepped over the wheat fields, which in the past would have been punished, but now the soldiers had no choice.

The scouts had already reported back and forth many times, and there was a large force in front of them.

Even though my father was prepared, the moment he saw the army on the opposite side, he was still startled by the sight: on the top of a slightly raised hillside opposite, there were soldiers standing in battle formations, and their numbers were so numerous that as far as the eye could see, there were dense armor and battle flags, as if all the soldiers of the empire had appeared.

The battle flags of both sides were flown with proud lions, and one side of it was still burning with flames.

The setting sun began to paint the world blood red.

I was sleeping in the White Dove Castle when I was suddenly woken up by the sound of a wagon, and later I knew it was Grandpa, the tax collector from Suno. My grandfather talked to him for a long time, and the next morning I found Grandmother Sumi still crying all night without sleep.

Just a few days before my grandfather, the tax collector, came to my house, and my family received a message from my father from the Frost Castle. After my father left, I often received beautiful food from him from all over the world. When I told my mother about this, she always asked me where I got the things from, and she loved to hear me spell the words on the food box.

I remember my mother laughing and asking me when she lulled me to sleep that day, "Little Timmy, where did these preserved fruits come from?" ”

I proudly said, "Yushuang Castle, my mother has plums and apricots in the preserved fruit, and there are many people that Timmy doesn't know."

It was the last time she asked me that, because the family hadn't received anything from my father since.

I also asked my grandfather, "Why did Dad come back without sending anything to eat?" ”

At that time, my grandfather always looked at me with a complicated face, and then said slowly, "Because Daddy" and "Daddy is sick"