In a state of civil war, the Harrens were scattered, the people were scattered, almost all the slaves who remained in the country, and the freedmen had set out on the road to a foreign land. The minor nobles had to obey the military service orders of the big nobles and their lords and feudal lords, and they knew in time that going to the battlefield was a dead end, but they could not refuse this sacred order.

The power possessed by the feudal lords is given by the gods, and the will of the monarch they disobey is the will of the gods, but any heresy that disobeys the will of the gods will not end well. The Church burned heretics at the stake, and even if they could escape the Church's penal law, they could not escape the heavenly punishment of the gods, and every heretic would be cleansed by the Holy Fire without exception.

William was given the title of "William the Wise King" by the Church, and during his reign the Church never had any forks, and he was the most faithful believer of the gods, so he also had the title of "Saint". His title is considered the highest glory bestowed upon the gods, and it will take a great deal of effort on his part to maintain it, starting with settling the current absurd battle for the throne.

If William does not emerge from this war, all his titles will be withdrawn, the gods will abandon him, and the king of a kingdom will become a prisoner. William must make up his mind that he has to choose between his younger brother Danton and the gods.

The coalition forces of the kingdom were retreating from the province of Auburn to low, makeshift bunkers on the hills behind, and many of the minor nobles died in the Battle of Auburn. Many of the minor nobles had developed war-weariness, they were treated unfairly in the army, and the ecclesiastical army and monastic monks pushed them to the forefront of the war, charging into battle every time there was a battle.

The monks and priests would only command blindly in the rear, and they did not dare to go to the front line to fight, for fear that the demon-breaking army of Tieling would cut off their heads. Moreover, on the battlefield, the army could not get even the supplies, and many knights were left without horses, and they were forced to turn into infantry soldiers.

The most terrifying thing was that soon after the war, the dead and piled up corpses caused a plague by the sweltering summer weather, and a large number of soldiers began to suffer from fever and high temperatures. The battlefield was short of medicines, and the soldiers could not receive timely treatment and eventually died. Plague spreads in the air, and the virus is introduced whenever you breathe, and the virus is pervasive unless you stop breathing.

Whenever someone dies from the virus, the clergy of the church always blame Danton's disrespect for the gods. The cardinals portrayed Danton and the Tieling army as demons who had come from the Hell of Tieling, and prophesied that Tieling was a demon's lair, that Danton was a demon's messenger who would bring disaster to the world. Stealing the throne is the first step in his conspiracy, and his real purpose is to turn the world into hell, and all the people will be food for the devil.

They also sang the prophecy in the form of songs, and bought off some of the destitute bards who frequented taverns and peachy brothels with gold coins. They had these bards sing songs all over the streets, calling on the bewildered people to take up arms and drive the demons back to hell, and as long as everyone is united, victory will eventually belong to the light of the church.

At first, no one took their prophecy seriously, and this conspiracy was immediately recognized, but as time went on and more and more people died, the people came to believe that the songs compiled by the church were true and that the source of all the calamities was in Dandong. Thus began to voluntarily join the Church and the Kingdom Alliance.

These people believe that as long as they join the side of the church and the kingdom, they are dedicated to the holy war, and the gods will not let them live or die, and they can be protected by the gods in the church army, and the disease cannot invade their bodies.

Unfortunately, when they joined the church, they found that the situation was much worse than they thought, and they actually saw that the priests were also infected by the plague, and the holy apostles could not resist the invasion of the disease.

Tieling took advantage of this to fight back, and they also accused the church of being a bunch of hypocrites, who were the real demons. The scholars around Danton began to point out the mistakes of the church in Harrens, one by one, and then they went on to accuse Kaiser Wilhelm of being blinded by traitors.

As one of the heirs to the royal family, he was supposed to come forward to save the country from danger, and he continued to send troops under the slogan of "clear traitors". At one point, the Tieling mercenaries captured most of the remote rural areas of Harrens, and many churches were destroyed, even the priests were not spared, they were all tied to pillars and burned alive.

William finally made up his mind to fight to the death in Danton, and he dispatched the Royal Janissaries and the Royal Knights, and in the Black Hall, he prayed to his ancestors to give him the strength to survive this catastrophe. For this reason, he did not hesitate to expel Danton at the expense of Harrens's national fortune, and more than a thousand royal knights and two thousand royal guards set off from the palace with William.

The army with the king greatly increased its momentum, and although William could not fight, his presence always boosted the morale of the army, and on several occasions he won the battle. It was the first time since the start of the war that victory had been won.

Danton ordered a demon-destroying army to advance from the north of the parish of Carrot, attempting to bypass the barriers of the Kingdom Coalition before dark and sneak up on the rear, only to encounter William's forces arriving at him. In the face of each other, a skirmish broke out between Danton and William, and Danton lost one of the commanders of the Demon Breaker Army, Elmon. Foss.

William's Praetorian Guard commander also died on the battlefield, and Danton was forced to order a retreat due to the arrival of the Church army from the flank, and the winner of the encounter was William. His Majesty the Emperor laughed and celebrated his victory, and the Church complimented him on his achievements.

However, he completely ignored the extent of the losses of his troops, and the Janissaries had twice as many casualties as the Dandong mercenaries, and their battle was not a victory at all, or even a crushing defeat. If it hadn't been for the outflanking of the Church army, maybe Danton would have won with less, but William couldn't see this.

At dinner, he paid no attention to the low morale of the Praetorian Guard, who were grieving the loss of their respectable governor, but William dragged his fat body and began to drink with the bishops of the church.

Kroger, who had always had a good relationship with the governor, couldn't stand it anymore, and he got up to ask the king why he was still in the mood to drink and be happy at this time, did he really think that the crisis in their kingdom was over? This battle is not a victory, it can even be said that it is completely lost, and Danton's strength has been shown on the battlefield.

If there is no manager today desperately rushing in front for him to block Elmon. Foss's sneak attack, I'm afraid he won't have a chance to drink and chat here tonight. Sooner or later, Dandong will win this battle.

Kroger's actions caught the attention of the other Praetorian Guards, who knew how outspoken the bearded guy was, and if he was allowed to go to His Majesty the Emperor, he might not be able to resist giving the proud Emperor two mouthfuls and yelling at him to make him sober up about the current situation in the kingdom.

If he really wants to do this, his life will be at risk. His companion immediately pressed him back into his seat and whispered, "What do you want to do? To wake up our Emperor Majesty? Well? We know you're angry about the Governor's death, so why shouldn't we! But what can be done to be angry, can you go up and beat His Majesty the Emperor to bring the chief back to life? ”

"I just don't think the governor's death is worth it, for such an emperor!" He clenched his fists and said, "Lord Steward died to protect him, and his comrades who died on the battlefield today are also because of him, but as the emperor, instead of mourning for the dead soldiers, he held a feast to celebrate this humiliating battle!" ”

One of the Praetorian Guards took off his helmet, held it in his hand and looked at the crown emblem embedded in the helmet, and said helplessly: "Who made him the emperor, we are just a group of soldiers under him, how can we control what he wants." It would be nice to pray in peace that I would survive tomorrow. ”

"If you want me to say that he is not worthy of being an emperor, failure is inevitable!"

"Shut up!" When his companions saw him say such a rebellious remark, he was so frightened that he hurriedly told Kroger to shut up and stop talking freely, if his mouth was still so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter, it would be a capital offense to reach the emperor's ears.

"Am I not right?" When he wanted to say something more, the companion did not dare to sit with him again, as if he was afraid of getting into trouble, and the others advised him not to say it. Seeing them like this, Kroger had no choice but to shut his mouth and watch the burning flames by the campfire in place.

Although Danton lost the war, he did not feel that he was a loser at all. Killing a mercenary general in exchange for a Praetorian Guard chief by William's side, no matter how you say it, he doesn't lose anything. Anyway, these mercenaries are the masters who take the money to do things, and their life and death do not matter, as long as he can afford the money, these mercenaries will work for him at any time.

It's a pity that the head of the Praetorian Guard next to William died, and he dutifully protected the emperor's life, and he would eventually end his life in this way. It's all because William is too stupid, he doesn't know how to fight on the battlefield at all, he just thinks that he can win by fighting more and less.

He completely forgot the bitter lesson of the Battle of the Ice Sea, Danton believes.

"We can take down the Welling Church tomorrow, there is a standoff on Hank Street, and once we succeed in taking the Welling Church, the situation will be clear in an instant. The Demon Breaker Cavalry Regiment and the Iron Ridge Army will attack the enemy's interior all the way. It only takes a few days to catch the emperor. Wu Luoli said to Dandong.

"Is there any movement on the other side of the church?" Danton was puzzled by the church's behavior, and after fighting for so long, he hadn't seen any powerful people on the church's side to regain the disadvantage.

"Not for the time being, but as far as I know, those two old men will not sit idly by, they must be hiding somewhere to spy on the battle, we still have to be careful."

"Time waits for no one, put a little pressure on them first, and then we will decide how to deal with them when they make the next move." Danton ordered to go down and act according to the original plan.

[Thank you book friends, I am a Taoist for my support, I may not be able to update it every day in the future, but I will try my best to finish this book.] 】