Emerald Palace, looking at the messages from the Papal States from the generals, Caesar IV only felt that his head was big.

It turns out that "poverty" can really affect politics.

The position of the nobles is very unified, so let's get enough first.

Whoever prevents everyone from getting rich is everyone's enemy. As long as there are no problems at home, they will not stop.

What appears to be a delegation of decision-making power to the Royal Government is actually for the Royal Government to provide for the security of their territory.

"Marquis Omar, what is the position of governments on the issue of troop withdrawal?"

Caesar IV asked with concern.

The situation in the country is very clear, the demon plague is basically under control, and most of the area has not been affected except for a few unlucky nobles who have suffered heavy losses.

The main reason why everyone dares to stay in the Papal States and make a fortune is that the evil plague has not befallen their own heads, and they lack the pain of their skin.

As for the unlucky victims, the pain was felt, but it was useless to rush back now.

Heavy losses have become an established fact. The kingdom has done the work of revenge for them.

Now when I go back, I can't do anything but cry a few times.

The nobles who were able to participate in this operation were all elites in the kingdom, and their personal strength was not necessarily strong, but their brains were definitely good.

The territory has suffered heavy losses, and it needs to be repaired from the outside world. If you don't make enough money in the Papal States, the loss of the territory will be in vain.

"Your Majesty, this withdrawal turmoil started from the Southern Continent, and they were hit harder by the demonic disaster.

At first, it was only a few small countries, and when the Kingdom of Ibliba announced the withdrawal of its troops, it was pushed to a climax.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicated with the representatives of various countries, except for the Frankish Empire, which made it clear that it would not withdraw its troops, and the rest of the countries in the southern continent had their own withdrawal plans.

There was also instability within the Five-Nation Alliance, with internal disputes among the three Central Continents over the withdrawal of troops, and the Principality of Moxi also fell into hesitation.

If the plague expands further, it cannot be ruled out that they will also join the withdrawal team.

Of course, out of political necessity, we will not draw all our troops at once. ”

After listening to the answer of the Foreign Minister, Marquis Omar, the faces of the people were not very good-looking.

The Frankish Empire did not withdraw its troops, which was to be expected. As the first power of the human race, it is natural to have the card of the first power.

Even if they really want to withdraw their troops, they can only be the last to withdraw, otherwise where will they put their face?

What's more, in this demonic disaster, their losses are not too big.

In the northern continent, the disaster is considered serious, but in the southern continent, it is really nothing.

With a rich family background, it is not difficult to stabilize the domestic situation.

In essence, the "Demon Calamity" can wreak havoc on the mainland, mainly because it caught everyone off guard.

If you had prepared in advance, it was estimated that the first time the alien creatures arrived, they would have been extinguished by the major forces.

"You mean that as long as they help Shikoku stabilize the situation, they won't withdraw their troops, right?"

Caesar IV asked with concern.

Holding out alone in the Papal States is fraught with risks. Not only do you have to deal with the demonic disaster, but you also have to worry about the counterattack from the Holy See.

The cowardice shown by the Holy See in front of it was, on the one hand, the loss of temper by the Franks, and on the other hand, the enemy was too strong.

In the face of the formation of a group of countries on the mainland, it is the best choice to pretend to be dead and admit cowardice and preserve strength.

Once countries withdraw their troops, the situation is different.

Without allies to rely on each other, it would be a real cowardice if the Holy See did not take the means to fight back.

Although the generals at the front were dismissive of the military power of the Holy See, Caesar IV was still a little apprehensive.

In case of falling for the enemy's calculations, resulting in heavy losses to the "expeditionary army", there is no place to cry.

After all, the royal family also sent troops, and it was also the one that sent the most troops.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

As long as the local crisis is resolved, no one will be at odds with money. ”

Marquis Omar replied in the affirmative.

Having received a definite answer, Caesar IV was relieved and hesitated at the same time.

Although it is the right thing to support the allies, but supporting the four at the same time, the kingdom does not have that strength.

It's not that ordinary armies are useless, the problem is that the efficiency of operations is too low.

When the army is assembled and sent to reinforce the countries, I am afraid that the demonic plague will have spread long ago.

The best option is to organize a squad of masters to fight together with the noble private armies that have gathered in various places.

That's how the Alpha Kingdom plays, advancing battlefield by battlefield, and every time there is a regional decisive battle, the kingdom has an absolute high-end power advantage.

However, this is impossible, a large number of masters have been drawn into the Papal States, and it will be empty to continue to send masters to reinforce allies.

"Marshal, how many troops can the kingdom draw now?"

Caesar IV asked.

Eat a trench, grow a wisdom.

He has experienced a lot of things, and he has learned his lessons. In particular, military matters should be carefully considered before making decisions.

"Your Majesty, the great demonic disasters in various places have subsided, but there are not a few fish that have slipped through the net.

In addition to the standing army of the kingdom stationed in the provinces, most of the standing army is concentrated on the orc border, and some need to guard against the alliance of ancient relics.

The mobile forces that can be used now are only a few legions in the royal capital. Once these troops are transferred, Wang Duke will be empty.

The matter of the demonic calamity has not yet been defined. No one can guarantee that the mastermind behind the scenes will not come again! ”

Hearing Hudson's answer, Caesar IV's brow furrowed even tighter.

The huge Alpha Kingdom, the mobile forces that can be mobilized, are only a few tens of thousands, but he can't find fault with it.

Whether it is to guard against alien races or to prevent the resurgence of demons, it has restrained the kingdom's forces.

With only a few tens of thousands of people, at most one ally will be reinforced. If you split the reinforcements, you will be sending people to the head in the past.

At the risk of being terminated in the nest, the problem cannot be solved, so it is better to let the countries withdraw their troops.

The Franks can stir up the papal chickens and dogs with a partial division, and as long as the expeditionary force is careful, it will not be a big problem.

"Well, if the countries propose to withdraw their troops, let them withdraw!

Inform the Expeditionary Corps and tell them to be careful. If the situation is not good, you can decide to stay or go. ”

Caesar IV's instructions are clearly superfluous.

In the past ten years, the total number of high-ranking military officers killed in the kingdom has been as high as double digits.

There are several great nobles that have declined.

The battle losses of middle- and lower-level officers were tens of thousands.

Such a cruel survival of the fittest, those who are not a little capable, have long been eliminated.

The real purpose of saying this is to shake the pot in advance. The maximum degree of decentralization, if something goes wrong, even if the front-line commander himself is in the pot.

It happened that the people who participated in this operation were the private armies of various noble lords, and they were responsible for their subordinates without any problems.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we can consider negotiating with the Holy See.

The countries have withdrawn their troops, and the only ones left are us and the Frankish Empire.

Combining the forces of the two families to destroy the Holy See, theoretically speaking, there really is not much of a problem.

But the Holy See is the oldest force in the inheritance of the human race after all, and the counterattack before death must not be underestimated.

Because of geopolitical relations, even if the Holy See recovers its strength, the first headache will be the countries of the Southern Continent.

Rather than risk heavy losses and continue with the strategy of destroying the Holy See, it is better to accept a favor when it is good. ”

The Prime Minister, Marquis Delgado, opened his mouth to persuade.

There are no absolute friend or foe in politics.

The declining Holy See was no longer a threat to the kingdom, and the contradictions between the two sides now focused mainly on the hatred of the past and the dispute over religious orthodoxy.

The two sides do not share a border, and these seemingly irresolvable contradictions can actually be discussed.

In essence, the crowd represents the noble group of the Alpha Kingdom, not the Northern Church.

For the sake of rule, it is enough to play the role of a believer in the Lord of the Dawn, and it would be boring to take it too seriously.

"Your Majesty, at a time like this, you can indeed talk to the Holy See.

If they can't talk about it, then they are the culprits of this demonic disaster! ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

It doesn't matter how much benefit you can ask for, the key is that the negotiations start and the time is delayed.

The appearance of the signal of peace talks can also dispel the Holy See's desperate desire to fight to the death and create opportunities for subsequent robbery.

It's all for the kingdom!

The reforms had just begun, and in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, it was better for those powerful nobles to stay abroad first.

It just so happened that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in the hands of the reformists, and it directly grasped the initiative in the negotiations, and it could drag on for as long as it wanted.

Everyone is not at a loss, the reformers get the time they want, and the powerful aristocrats can also take advantage of the opportunity to make a windfall.

Even if a part of the benefits are lost in the process of reform, they can be reaped back in the Papal States with profits.

The only one who suffers is the Holy See.

While the kingdom is robbing, it does not forget to continue to knock on their bamboo poles.

Of course, this is not wronged. In the past years, the Holy See has scavenged a lot of oil and water from the Alpha Kingdom.

Now it's only a part of it back, and it's still far from taking it all back!

"Good!"

Caesar IV, who heard the implication, immediately replied.

This reform is the biggest political action he has taken since he took the throne.

If the reform fails, even if the blame can be shifted to the minister, it will seriously damage the prestige of his monarchy.

……

Holy.

In the past six months, the top leaders of the Holy See have suffered a lot. Especially after the battle of the Holy Mountain, this anxiety was pushed to the extreme.

Life is not easy at the top, and it is even less likely that the middle and lower levels will have a good time. Some of the elderly clergy, unable to stand the tense atmosphere on the holy mountain, went directly to meet the Lord of the Dawn in advance.

Even if Pius VII took decisive steps to prohibit all private discussions about the situation, it did not change the "panic" of the people.

In the end, he had no choice but to make a dangerous move to cause a demonic disaster that affected the entire continent. As a price for this, the nails that the Holy See had buried all over the continent were almost lost.

finally waited for the withdrawal of troops from various countries, and everyone's expressions were still not relaxed. The "demonic calamity" only temporarily relieved the urgent needs of the Holy See, and it does not mean that the matter is over.

The paper can't contain the fire, and after doing such a big ticket, no matter how strict the secrecy is, it will inevitably leave clues.

Not to mention the political problems, as long as the analysis comes to a conclusion, the evidence will naturally be there.

"We overestimated the impact of the Demonic Calamity and misjudged the strength of all parties. The impact of the demonic plague was not as great as expected.

Although countries began to withdraw their troops one after another, the two heretical leaders, Frank and Alpha, were very stubborn in saying: No!

The crisis in the Holy Court has not really been resolved. Once the two of them join forces, they still have the ability to pose a deadly threat to us.

The test left to us is only now truly beginning. Only by pulling out these two nails can the Holy Court turn the corner! ”

Pius VII said murderously.

It's a pity that everyone doesn't cooperate, and there is no way that the difference in strength is too big. Even if it is one-on-one, the military strength of the Holy See is lagging behind the two.

Even people don't need to pour out the strength of the country, just the troops that enter the Papal States can pose a lot of threat to them.

What is the difference between using the demoralized army of the Holy See to challenge the enemy's elite soldiers and giving away heads?

The only advantage is that they are fighting on their own, and the number of masters they can mobilize is a little higher.

"Your Majesty, while the countries are withdrawing their troops, they are also throwing trouble at us. They could have suppressed the scourge, but they banished the heretical creatures to our control zone.

Without purging these heresies, it will be difficult for us to devote ourselves to a new round of war! ”

Blake stepped forward and said.

Up to the present in the war, the "famous general" recognized within the Holy See has fallen completely, and now he is the only seedling left.

What kind of goods he is, Blake knows very well. Leading the army to bully the unorganized heretical creatures is a little difficult, what to do to fight the Frankish Empire and the Alpha Kingdom!

It is true that there are many masters in the Holy See, but they have lost a lot in the past six months. Except for the superiority in the number of powerhouses in the Holy Domain, the advantage of the powerhouses of the seventh and eighth orders is not obvious.

It's not the number leveled, it's the choice of the battlefield.

One-on-one heads-up, they don't cowardice. But once they meet on the battlefield, the powerhouses of the same realm are not opponents of the enemy at all.

Especially the guys in the Alpha Kingdom are the best at cooperating on the battlefield. Even if the same number of people are put into the battlefield, it will feel like there are more enemies while fighting.

Single-handedly outside, three seventh-order powerhouses can contain one eighth-order at most, but on the battlefield, the enemy can kill an eighth-order.

If you look closely, you will find that in the process of melee, the enemy can always help his comrades next to him just right.

In this regard, they have behaved quite the opposite. Not to mention helping comrades-in-arms, being able to avoid causing chaos can be regarded as well-trained.

This is determined by the root, the strong men of the Alpha Kingdom are all killed from the battlefield, and the sense of cooperation is engraved in the bones.

On the side of the Holy See, there were those from the Holy Church, from the Inquisition, and from the ascetic camps......

There are all kinds of departments, but few of them have grown up from grassroots officers all the way through the war.

The training received from childhood to adulthood is all personal force training. Even if it is cooperative, it is a battle formation for individual powerhouses, and it is not suitable for use on the battlefield at all.

One-on-one, winning or losing unknown; Ten against ten, lose more and win less; One hundred against one hundred has no win or loss...... If the number is enlarged to 10,000, then it will only be plundered and killed.

Originally, everyone didn't believe in this law, but after a series of failures, everyone had to believe it.

In Blake's opinion, a legion with similar individual quality and the same equipment, one enemy can sweep away three of his own.

Unless you tear up the agreement, let the strong people of the Sanctuary directly participate in the battle, play guerrilla tactics with the enemy, and slowly grind the enemy to death.

However, under the current situation, the countries of the mainland stand on the same position, and this kind of idea of abandoning the bottom line can only be thought about secretly.

Once you break the rules, it really becomes a non-stop fight. In the face of the strangulation of the entire Terran Alliance, he properly brought about his own destruction.

"Idiot!

Who told you to fight the enemy?

Do things with your brains! ”

Pius VII immediately rebuked.

Even a military novice, who has experienced a series of failures, knows what kind of quality his army is.

At the beginning, when the two sides were head-to-head, they did not take a partial division of the Franks, and now the military strength of the Holy See is less than seventy percent of the original, why should one enemy be two?

The naked hint was immediately understood. If the problem cannot be solved by military means, then it should be solved by political means.

Anyway, as long as the enemy withdraws, the process is not important at all. At the very least, buying the last two will be less expensive than buying the last two countries together.

Desperately, that's an extreme approach with no choice. The current situation has clearly taken two steps back from the edge of the cliff.

By using political means to settle the two countries, not only have the current troubles been solved, but even the problem of the "demonic disaster" has been covered up in the past.

What's more, the Holy See is not without bargaining chips, if you really try your best and lead a family to decline, you can still do it.

Even if the Sacred Domain powerhouse who violates the rules will be held accountable by the Terran Alliance afterwards, that will be a matter for later.

Without the restraint of the Holy See, the Holy Land of the lonely, just find a corner to hide, and the probability of being found out is really not large.

"Your Majesty, whether it is the Frankish Empire or the Alpha Kingdom, their appetite is not small!

If you want them to withdraw their troops, the price they need to pay will definitely not be small!

One thing is certain: they will ask us to recognize the legitimacy of the Holy See of the North and the South! ”

Bishop Asprilla spoke.

Ugly words, must be said in front. Otherwise, follow-up negotiations will not be carried out at all.

In particular, the recognition of the legitimacy of the Holy See in the North and the South is the most fatal political mistake in religious organizations!

"Whether we admit it or not, the independence of the Holy See has become a reality, and if they want a false name, then give it to them!

As long as they are willing to withdraw their troops, gold, silver, jewelry, silk and silk can all be given to them, and even the division of two enclaves from the Papal States can be discussed! ”

As he spoke, Pius VII's heart was dripping blood.

"The worst pope in history"!

"Shame among the popes"!

……

A series of titles, all of which will fall on his head with this decision.

Of course, it's a bit redundant to worry about the posthumous name. The situation had deteriorated to this point, and Pius VII had already gained notoriety within the Holy See.

If it weren't for the fact that the current situation is too bad, the Pope's position is hot, and whoever sits on it is unlucky, I'm afraid that internal impeachment has been flying all over the sky.

"Make a copy of the news of the 10,000-year catastrophe to them, including the sealed part of the information, and then start negotiations with the two countries!

Especially you kid, don't always think about playing conspiracy, the Pope should use his yang to threaten the world! ”

Fabrizio said angrily.

As a second-order powerhouse in the Sacred Domain, he was originally supposed to pursue the path of immortality and go overseas to cultivate.

How could it be that the Holy See has the grace of cultivation, and according to the rules, he must cultivate a second second-order powerhouse in the Holy Realm before he can leave here.

The duty left behind is not only to protect the inheritance of the Holy See, but also to protect the continental hegemony of the human race.

The human race has nothing to worry about, and with the power of one race, it will beat all the races on the continent, and the position of the overlord of the continent will be stable.

But there was a problem with the Holy See where he was born, which made Fabrizio very annoyed.

Originally, he did not participate in the affairs of the Holy See, but now the performance of this group of juniors is really unsightly.

In order to reduce the follow-up trouble, he had to intervene.

Suddenly trained, Astous VII was embarrassed. Obviously, such a faceless reprimand is a dissatisfaction with his previous decision.