The generals glanced at each other, only to feel very bored, and gave orders one after another. The army of the Central Army, which was originally vigorous and ready to be punished, retreated back to the camp in disgrace. However, Kshatriya kept his promise, and that night he sent people to bring grain and grass to the emperor and the army of the Central Army, although it was not a lot, but it was enough for them to support them for three days. The officers and men of the Central Army have fled all the way east in the past few days, always hungry and full, and the last day has not eaten a grain of rice, and when they see the food coming, their eyes are green, and they all rush up to grab the food, and the scene is a mess. The generals couldn't stop it, so they simply left it alone. When the officers and men of the Eastern Legion saw such a scene, they couldn't help but feel contempt in their hearts.

Kshatriyas stood on the city wall and looked out at the fire-lit Tianzhu army camp outside the city. Singhal stood behind him and reported to him what he had seen when he delivered food to the Tianzhu barracks. When Kshatriya heard the chaotic scene of the Tianzhu army looting food, he couldn't help but sigh and muttered: "I think our Tianzhu was originally a very powerful empire, but I didn't expect it to become like this in such a short period of time!" The other generals couldn't help but sigh a little.

In the big tent of the Tianzhu army, the emperor and a group of generals, ministers and nobles sat relatively silent, did not speak, and the atmosphere was very dull.

In the end, it was the emperor himself who broke the silence and said, "What should we do now?" Talk about it. ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and there was a sigh and sigh, like a group of defeated roosters, and their morale was extremely low. When the emperor saw everyone like this, he was angry and angry, even if he wanted to scold. However, when I thought of the current situation, my anger was immediately dissipated by despair, and I couldn't help but sigh. The monarchs and ministers sighed to each other, and they didn't know what to do in the face of the situation in front of them, and many people only felt that everything was just a terrible nightmare, and silently prayed in their hearts to wake up from this nightmare soon.

After a long while, Prime Minister Akshay said, "We might as well retreat into the Sacred Valley!" As soon as these words came out, everyone echoed them, and even the emperor seemed to see a life-saving straw. The so-called Sacred Valley is actually a narrow strip formed by the Vindia Mountains and the Shateapura Mountains in the middle of Tianzhu. To the south of this narrow strip is the southern region of Tianzhu, which belongs to the territory of the nobles in the southern part of Tianzhu, but because the northern legion entered the southern region under the guise of defending against the crusaders, almost half of the southern area has been occupied by the northern legion and the northern nobles.

Although the Sacred Valley is called the Valley, it is many times wider than the Valley, and there is a river that flows along the Sacred Valley into the sea to the west, called the Narmada River, and there are many cities in the Sacred Valley, the largest of which is Bhopal. Bhopal is located in the southern foothills of the Vindiya Mountains, north of the Schatpura Mountains, and is the southernmost land under the direct control of the Tianzhu Imperial Court. Because this sacred valley is located between two steep mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has also played the role of the final refuge many times in the history of Tianzhu, so Akshay's proposal made everyone exude hope.

Seeing that everyone agreed with this idea, the emperor immediately decided to retreat into the Sacred Valley. The order soon spread throughout the barracks, and the otherwise lifeless barracks burst into cheers of hope. The princes, ministers, generals, and soldiers are all preparing their suits and dry rations, and are ready to leave for the Sacred Valley early tomorrow morning.

The sun rose from the horizon, the darkness receded, and the earth brightened. After the Central Army and the Manchu civil and military nobles had breakfast, they left the camp and sailed up the Song River into the Sacred Valley. The Song River is the flow of the Ganges River, and the city of Patna is located on the south bank of the Ganges, and to the west is bordered by the Song River, which flows from the southwest to the northeast, and its source is in the Sacred Valley. Therefore, the emperor and others had to retreat into the Sacred Valley, and going up the Song River was the fastest way, and it was also the only way to enter the Sacred Valley from this direction.

The emperor sat in the big tent and dined, facing more than two dozen delicacies, his face showing a look of depression and dissatisfaction. For Emperor Tianzhu, the breakfast with only two dozen delicacies was definitely the most humble breakfast he had ever eaten in his life. However, the situation is not good now, and he is not good at asking too much.

The Generalissimo of the Central Army, Yu Pa, suddenly rushed in and said urgently: "Your Majesty is not good, the Crusaders are coming!" The emperor trembled with fright, his face turned pale in an instant, and then he came back to his senses, jumped up in a hurry, and rushed out of the big tent barefoot, regardless of getting dressed. When I arrived outside the big tent, I saw flags surging on the west bank of the Song River, and the sound of horses neighing and shouting came one after another. Where did the emperor dare to stop, he immediately jumped into his gorgeous carriage and urged him to flee for his life. The ministers of civil and military affairs, the nobles, also fled in embarrassment in the southwest direction, and many gold, silver, treasures, money, and materials could not be taken care of; More than 200,000 troops are in a mess, shouting and disturbing you, pushing me and squeezing to flee for their lives, the enemy has not launched an attack at all, and the Tianzhu army tramples on each other and countless people die!

The crusader army that reached the west bank of the Song River was 20,000 men and horses led by the Duke of Denmark. When he came to the west bank of the Song River, he saw that the city of Batna on the opposite side was tall and majestic, and the military camp outside the city was huge, so he did not dare to cross the Song River at once, and prepared to camp on the spot, waiting for the crusaders behind to follow, and then fight together.

But he didn't expect that before he could make a move, the Tianzhu people on the other side of the river would be in chaos. Seeing that the Tianzhu people were scrambling to trample on each other, Ou Ding felt that the opportunity was rare, and immediately ordered his army to cross the Song River. The Song River was not shallow, so the Danish army cut down trees and crossed the Song River as a means of pontoonization.

By the time the Danish army crossed the Song River, half of the Tianzhu had already run away, but the other half had not yet had time to run away. The Danish army didn't care about the three-seven-twenty-one, and howled and rushed up with tomahawks and long swords. The Tianzhu people were in confusion, and when they saw the wolf-like enemy howling and rushing up, they were so frightened that their souls were scattered, and they became even more confused. The Danish army rushed into the Tianzhu people, wielding a battle axe and sword to slaughter wildly, until the Tianzhu people's corpses scattered and fled in all directions! In the blink of an eye, the 100,000 Tianzhu army was completely crushed by the 20,000 Danish army! The Danish army chased and killed the fleeing Tianzhu people everywhere, as if slaughtering chickens and sheep, and the terrible screams rang out.

Seeing such a sight on the city wall, Kshatriya hesitated for a moment and immediately ordered the army to go out of the city and fight back. The gates of the city were opened, and Kshatriya himself led 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry troops to rush out, rushing towards the chaotic battlefield.

The Danes defeated the Tianzhu people outside the city, the morale was like a rainbow, the killing intent was flourishing, seeing that many Tianzhu troops rushed out of the city, regardless of the many, they all shouted and rushed towards the Tianzhu army. In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided together, and there was a chaotic and fierce fight. Although the Danes were strong, after all, the strength was far inferior to the other side, and after more than a quarter of an hour of melee, the Danes could not resist, and the crazy momentum quickly subsided, and seeing the tide of the enemy army constantly surging, fear quickly surged into their hearts! A group of Danish troops was the first to turn around and flee for their lives, so the domino effect quickly spread throughout the army, and the entire Danish army was defeated. The Kshatriyas waved their troops to cover up the killing, only to kill the Danish corpses all over the field, and many people panicked and jumped directly into the Song River.

Just when the Danes were in a critical situation, the Norwegian Venetians arrived, and they couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw the Danes being swept away by countless Tianzhu soldiers and horses. did not dare to rush up to fight, and they all lined up to defend. Watching the Danes being slaughtered by the Tianzhu people.

There was a massacre, and the Danes were slaughtered all over the wasteland. In the past, it was the Danes who slaughtered the Tianzhu people frantically, but now they were slaughtered by the Tianzhu people, which can also be regarded as retribution.

Of the 20,000 Danish troops, only 50,000 or 6,000 men fled to the west bank of the Song River.

Odin approached Marcono, the commander of the Venetian army, and asked angrily, "Why did you watch the enemy slaughter us?" ”

Marcno was naturally not afraid of the Danes who had just been hit hard, and said mockingly: "I didn't expect you Danes to be so bad, slaughtered like chickens and dogs by the useless Tianzhu people!" Today I was an eye-opener! ”

Marcono sarcastically said that the Danes could not beat the useless Tianzhuan, didn't he say that the Danes were even more wasteful. How can Odin endure it, he was immediately furious, and drew his sword. Seeing this, the soldiers on both sides also drew their weapons one after another, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Marconor looked at Ou Ding and sneered: "I can't beat the Tianzhu people, but I came here to show my majesty!" I warn you, we Venetian troops are not useless! Odin, if you dare to do it, I'll slaughter all you Danes!" You did it first, and Her Majesty the Holy Empress will not blame me! "The Holy Empress is the female emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Catherine, because Catherine now has an extra layer of heavenly aura, so everyone who submits to the Holy Roman Empire respectfully calls her Her Majesty the Holy Empress.

Seeing that the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Venice were looking at him with bad intentions, Ou Ding knew that if this battle started, the defeat of his thousands of remnants would definitely be slaughtered. And if they were slaughtered by the other party first, the Holy Empress would never blame them, so it was better to hold back this breath for the time being and accuse them of the crime of not saving them when they saw death, and let the Holy Empress punish them. As soon as he thought of this, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest, snorted, withdrew his long sword, and led his own soldiers away. Marconor smiled triumphantly.

On the other side, the Kshatriyas, seeing that the Danish army had been broken and the crusaders on the other side were increasing and increasing, did not dare to continue the attack, so they hurriedly led the army to collect the soldiers of the Central Army who had been scattered by the Danish army and the emperor's heavy goods, funds, and silver treasures, and then quickly retreated into the city. Close the four gates and prepare for the enemy attack, while sending messengers to call for help from Slense.

Seeing the defeat of the Danes, the Venetians and Norwegians did not dare to cross the river to attack, but set up camp on the banks of the river and waited for the arrival of the other crusaders.

Over the next few days, the Crusaders arrived, and finally the 100,000-strong HRE army led by Goode reached the west bank of the Song River. The crusaders joined forces for more than ten miles, and the Tianzhu people on the east bank saw it and trembled.

Goode convened a meeting of the crusader commanders, and before he could begin to speak, Odin came out and pointed at Marconor and Andrew, and said angrily: "Marconor and Andrew saw that their brothers in heaven were in danger, but they did not save them when they saw death, resulting in heavy losses for our army, and countless people of heaven were slaughtered by infidels!" The two of them broke their sacred oath and asked the Generalissimo to punish them in the name of the Holy Empress! "The so-called sacred oath is the so-called 'all my brothers, support each other' in Catholic teachings, and Odin is still haunted by the fact that the two countries did not come to the rescue that day.

When Marconor and Andrew saw that Odin had accused him in front of Goode, they couldn't help but be annoyed and frightened. Marconor immediately stepped out and said, "Generalissimo, what Odin said is not right! Then he looked at Ou Ding and sneered: "You yourself want to swallow the spoils of war and rashly cross the river to attack, but you were swept away by the useless Tianzhu people, and now you are to blame us!" It is you, not us, who have broken the sacred oath! Andrew nodded in agreement. Everyone listened to Odin just now, and originally had some opinions about Marcono and Andrew, but now after listening to Marcono's words, they feel that what Marcono said makes sense, and Ou Ding was anxious to swallow the spoils of war alone, but he was out of touch with other armies, and was defeated and lost by the Tianzhu people who seized the opportunity, but he was really to blame!

Odin said angrily: "What do you mean that I want to swallow the spoils of war alone!" Our army moved quickly, is it still a sin? But you watched our army being besieged by dozens of times more enemy troops across the Song River and did not come to help, what is the reason? ”

Goode, who had not spoken, spoke: "Even if Odin is a little greedy for merit, it is only a fault, not a crime, but Marcono and Andrew saw that the heavenly brothers were besieged by the infidels and did not come to the rescue, if it is true, then it is a crime!" ”

Odin saw Goode supporting him, and his face immediately showed joy, while Marcono and Andrew changed their faces drastically. Ou Ding said urgently: "Marcono and Andrew just can't be saved when they see death!" He deserves to be treated as a traitor! ”

Marcono and Andrew were in a hurry, and Marcono said urgently: "Generalissimo, the situation at that time was not that we didn't want to cross the river to rescue, but that we couldn't do it at all!" Ou Ding glared and rebuked: "Sophistry! Ignoring Odin and continuing, Marconor continued: "By the time we and the Norwegian army arrived on the west bank of the Song River, the Danes had already been defeated and were driven away by the Tianzhu people like cattle and sheep! ......" Odin was greatly annoyed when he heard that he had compared his own soldiers and horses with cattle and sheep, and shouted angrily: "Nonsense! ”

Goode asked, "Did Marconor talk nonsense?" Were you not defeated when they arrived? ”

Odin snorted, and then said, "Although we were defeated, we were not driven like cattle and sheep!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Goode said angrily: "If it's just these details, you don't want to intervene!" Odin replied depressedly.

Marcono sneered and glanced at Ou Ding, and continued: "The Danish army is scattered like cattle and sheep," Ou Ding heard the other party compare himself to cattle and sheep again, and he was angry, but because of Goode's warning just now, he didn't dare to attack, just stared at Marcono, but where would Marconor be afraid of him.

Marconno was heard recounting the scene: "We saw that the Danish army had collapsed, and we were ready to cross the river to rescue them. But the Song River is not shallow, and you have to be tooled to cross it! Then he glanced at Odin and said mockingly, "We can't learn from the Danes to take off their armor and throw away their weapons and jump into the river, right?" Even if you cross the river in that case, how can you fight with the Tianzhu people? Did we cross the river to die? Everyone nodded, thinking that what Marconor said made sense. Odin was depressed, and although many of what Marcono said was not true, he could not refute it.

Marcono continued: "While we were cutting down trees with the Norwegians to make rafts to cross the river, the remaining Danes had already escaped the river. At this point, we will not cross the river again. ”

Odin pointed at Marcono, and roared with anger on his face: "You, you are too treacherous! ”

Marcono said lightly: "Isn't what I'm saying the truth?" Isn't it true that soon after our army arrived, you fled across the river? ”

Ou Ding said angrily: "Although this is the case, you don't want to cross the river to save us at all!" ”

Marconor suddenly shouted angrily: "Oudin, you can't vent your anger on me and Andrew just because you have suffered a defeat!" We're not sorry for you! Odin was furious, and drew his sword to attack Marcno. Fortunately, Juan and the others quickly grabbed him, so that he didn't rush forward. Odin couldn't rush forward, struggling and shouting angrily: "Let go of me!" I'm going to kill that villain! Marconor drew his sword and shouted, "Don't think I'm afraid of you, Odin!" ”

"Enough!" Goode suddenly shouted angrily.

Everyone was shocked, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Goode said in annoyance, "Look what you guys look like? It's just a ruffian, where is it like a warrior of heaven! "Aren't the Crusaders just a bunch of robbers who plunder goods in the name of religion?

Marconor withdrew his sword, bowed to Goode and apologized: "I was rude, and I ask the Generalissimo to forgive me." When Odin saw Marcno's style, he cursed in his heart, and then withdrew his sword, bowed to Goode, and said, "Please forgive me, Generalissimo, I'm so angry!" ”

Goode said to Odin: "Marconor said that when they arrived, you were already in a state of collapse, isn't that true?" ”

"That's right, but ......"

Goode raised his hand to interrupt Odin and said, "Since this is the case, then no matter what Marcono and Andrew thought at the time, it is impossible to save you, do you think this is right?" Odin hesitated, frowned, and nodded.

"Only God knows what a man thinks in his heart," Goode said. But the reality at that time was that no matter what Marconor and Andrew wanted, they couldn't save you. And the outcome of the matter is no worse than we speculated. In that case, let us believe in our heavenly brothers. Ou Ding was taken aback and wanted to refute it, but he felt that he really couldn't put forward strong evidence in this matter, and if this matter continued to be tossed, it would only be a smear to his side, and it would be of no other use. As soon as I thought of this, I stopped making a sound.

Seeing that Odin was silent, Goode said to Marconor and Andrew: "As brothers in heaven, I believe that you did not save the Danes because of objective reasons, not subjective factors!" Marcono immediately bowed and said: "Generalissimo wise, it is true that we did not save the Danes for objective reasons, not that the four did not want to save them!" Andrew nodded hurriedly in agreement.

Goode nodded, "Okay, this matter is over, no one is allowed to mention it in the future, you are still close to each other and support each other's heavenly brothers!" Marconor and Andrew immediately bowed to their promise. And Ou Ding hesitated for a moment before he reluctantly responded, obviously Ou Ding still did not let go.

Goode said: "We are now going to discuss the next offensive plan. With that, he stood up and walked to the sand table. The crowd gathered around.

Goode pointed at Batna and said, "This is our next target, and the last bastion of the pagans along the Ganges. ”

Andrew said impatiently: "Generalissimo, let's just kill it together, with our hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Warriors, it must be very simple to wipe out Patna!" A number of individuals nodded in agreement, all looking impatient. Are these people so anxious to take Batna really because they are desperate to destroy the infidels and spread the glory of God? Of course not. The reason why these people coveted Batna so much was because there was information that a considerable amount of gold and silver treasures had fled into Batna with their master, and in the imagination of everyone, the city of Batna was now full of gold and silver treasures! If Batna is captured, everyone will naturally get a very good profit! What is the purpose of such a hard crusade? Isn't it for the sake of these treasures of gold and silver?

Goode glanced at Cardinal Archbishop Mo Haotian beside him. Mo Haotian immediately said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, the name of this Patna's guard is Kshatriya. Although he is a Tianzhu person, he is different from other Tianzhu people, this person is very brave and good at fighting! ……”

Juan couldn't help but say: "An inferior Tianzhu person can also be called heroic and good at fighting?" Isn't the best pig in the herd also a pig? The crowd burst into laughter.

Mo Haotian smiled and said, "The general's words are naturally correct. But this Kshatriya, though still a pig, is a very heroic pig. You may not know that this Kshatriya has led the army to fight against the Ming army many times, although the successive defeats and finally the Brahmaputra River and Dhaka have been lost, but after all, there is a command of a million troops and 300,000 Ming troops to fight against each other. In this regard, its performance has far surpassed that of other Tianzhu people. ”

When everyone heard that Kshatriya had fought against the Ming army with three times the strength of the army, they couldn't help but put away their contempt. After all, the Ming army is powerful, and now no one has any objections. Even Juan, who had previously disagreed with this, completely changed his attitude after seeing a 60,000-strong army of the Ming Army fighting against the 200,000-strong HRE army at the Widow's Mountain.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.