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Chapter 311 [Taking Over the Guards of the Royal City]!

The light of magic shone in the sky above the imperial capital for three days and three nights.

When the third day of the new year arrived, the magic light finally dissipated on the tall magic tower in the palace.

The magic array that shrouded the sky above the imperial capital gradually faded its dazzling light.

For the Second Division of the Wangcheng Guards outside the city, many soldiers were also relieved after watching the muzzle of the magic guide cannon that originally shone with a terrifying light finally dim on the tower of the city wall.

It's been three whole days!

In fact, in the past three days since the night of the coup d'état until today, the entire Wangcheng Guards, especially the officers and men of the Second Division, have experienced initial restlessness, anger, blood, shock, and finally disappointment, grief, and confusion......

In the end, all that was left was a lot of anxiety and a little numbness in ・・・・・・!

On New Year's Eve, when the coup d'état took place, when the imperial palace in the city went off after midnight, the officers of the royal faction in the royal city guard took over the army and led the royal city guard back to the imperial capital.

Under normal circumstances, the Wangcheng Guards have been stationed in the imperial capital for a long time, and they are extremely familiar with all aspects of the imperial capital's city defense, where they are strong and where they are weak, even if the rebels of Thor's Whip occupy the city defense, if they want to resist the siege of the guards, they are afraid that it will be difficult to do.

However, when the thousand-year-old magic array in the palace was launched, the royal city guards who were still full of morale and wanted to rush into the imperial capital King Qin suddenly hit the iron plate!

The power of this thousand-year-old magic array, which the Founding Emperor and countless subsequent generations of emperors spent a lot of national resources, financial resources, material resources and manpower, should not be underestimated.

Back then, the Founding Emperor once boasted of Haikou: Even if the dragon clan comes to attack, don't think about breaking this magic array!

This boast has not been confirmed for thousands of years.

But on that night, 20,000 soldiers of the Wangcheng Guards, who had high morale, almost hit their heads and bled under the city defenses, but they never touched the city gate!

The empire's best-equipped army has almost confirmed the strength of this magic array with its own blood!

That night, when the Imperial Guards attacked the city, the city defense was almost undefended! Most of Thor's Whip's army almost abandoned the city defenses, and the whole army rushed to the palace.

Originally, the Wangcheng Guards thought that they could easily break through the city defenses, but when the magic array was launched

The glow of magical defense shrouded the entire city defense!!The royal city guards outside the city suffered heavy losses just when they tried to get close to the city gate!

On the city walls, the magic cannons set up in the towers, mysterious weapons left over from these lost crafts of millennia, are automatically charged when the magic circle is activated.

Under the activation of the magic array, all the troops outside the city who tried to approach the city defense were indiscriminately counterattacked by the magic guide cannon!

The general of the 2nd Division of the Wangcheng Guards, Manstein, a die-hard royalist general, came to the front line after the first wave of sieges, and he almost saw the tragedy happening in front of his eyes!

The 2nd Division of the Wangcheng Guards attacked the triumphal arch of the imperial capital, the largest gate in the imperial capital.

The first wave of the offensive was just to allow an infantry team to try to get closer to the city defenses. Moreover, during the siege of the city, Manstein's army also strictly followed the rules of the infantry army to attack the city.

The soldiers in the front raised their huge shields covered with skins to cover the soldiers in the back, and in the ranks of the press, there were archers on standby to carry out long-range coverage projectiles to cover the besieging team.

But when the besieging infantry touched the city and was still a hundred meters away from the city wall, the roar of the magic cannon sounded!

More than a dozen magic cannons roared and fired at the same time in the tower above the city defense, and the fiery red magic light turned into more than a dozen huge fireballs and fell into the siege queue!

The sturdy shields held high in the hands of the soldiers at the front of the queue did not bring any protection in the slightest!

Almost at the first moment when the terrible red light fell into the crowd, the soldiers in the front row were blasted to pieces in the red light with the shields in their hands!

After this wave of magic cannon salvos, the 500-man team of an infantry battalion of the first group to attack the city, the originally neat queue, was blown apart!

Less than a third of them came back alive!

Just one salvo can completely cripple an infantry battalion!

Anyone who was hit head-on by the terrible magic cannon was torn to pieces by the magic light, without exception, and even if they were not hit by the red light, as long as they were swept by the red light, they would end up with a severed hand!

The soldiers in the middle of the team who had planned to attack the city gate had the most miserable fate!

Originally, large trees had been cut down outside the city, and a crash car that attacked the city gate was temporarily converted into a cart.

But under the bombardment of the magic cannon, only sawdust and waste were left all over the ground! All the soldiers standing near the siege engine were almost unable to leave a complete corpse!

The first wave of attacks caused Manstein to lose an infantry battalion!

And he couldn't even touch the side of the city gate!

Shocked, Manstein immediately ordered the death of this act to be stopped.

Because he and the other officers could see very clearly, the muzzles of those magic cannons on the city wall were still flashing red, and if he dared to approach, then he would be greeted by another terrible bombardment.

Manstein soon changed his strategy.

He ordered the trees to be cut down temporarily, and then had the engineering baggage battalion assemble several catapult siege vehicles as quickly as possible.

He also ordered the archers to line up and fired a covering salvo of cheats on the city defenses.

However, the next scene made the hearts of all the officers and soldiers of the Wangcheng Guards sink to the bottom!

Stones thrown by catapults, and a rain of arrows fired by a salvo from archers...... All of them were blocked by the silvery-white magical light that shrouded the city defenses!

Anything that touches that magical light is like hitting an invisible wall, and it is bounced off!

The dense rain of arrows in the sky was staggered, and the stones thrown by the catapult were easily blocked aside and fell directly under the city wall.

Not to mention the damage caused to the city defenses, not even a single scratch mark was left on the city wall!

Manstein tried to fire again.

He ordered the archers to use the fire crossbow, and after the lit rocket head fired a volley, it still couldn't break through the magic light curtain, and the rocket was completely extinguished the first moment it hit the magic light curtain, and the arrow fell to the ground in all directions.

Manstein's subsequent attempt to assemble two ballistas with a thunderous storm still failed to break through the light curtain.

The same scene happened at another city gate.

The 1st Division of the Wangcheng Guards Army carried out a surprise attack at the northwest gate of the imperial capital. But compared to the 2nd Division, which had Manstein, a fairly stable commander, the 1st Division of the Wangcheng Guards suffered even more heavy losses!

Because the first has always been the direct division of the generals of the Wangcheng Guards, and the commander of the Wangcheng Guards is the patriarch of the Garonin family, who has secretly participated in the rebellion, and Panin's father.

When the officers and generals of the Guards asked to return to the imperial capital, King Qin, the Garonin patriarch wisely gave up his command and wisely took a move to protect himself.

However, because of this, the 1st Guards Division did not have such a number one commander in charge, and the siege of the city was a bit hasty and chaotic.

Because there was no supreme commander, the battalions below were not subordinate to each other. Unlike Manstein, where the 2nd Division was in charge, the first wave only took a tentative attack, carefully committing only one battalion of troops.

In the first wave of the attack of the 1st Division, four infantry battalions could not wait!

Nearly two thousand soldiers swarmed up to attack the city defense, only to be counterattacked by the magic cannon that activated the city defense guarded by the magic array, and after a volley, less than three hundred people ran back to the formation alive!

An infantry regiment was smashed in front of everyone's eyes!

The frightened 1st Division became more and more chaotic, there was no backbone in charge, and the officers of the various regiments below were almost on their own, and many officers thought that they could bypass the city gate and attack the city defenses in other parts... ・・・As a result, they were all beaten back by the magic cannon on the city defense.

In one night, the entire 1st Division lost nearly 4,000 soldiers!

That's almost a quarter of the strength of the 1st Division!

Under these circumstances, the morale of the 1st Division quickly dropped, and the officers and soldiers up and down changed from full morale to dazed, desperate, and even panic!

This is beyond the scope of what they know to be war!

I have never seen an enemy, I have never fought with the enemy, but such a lifeless city wall has lost so many lives on my side!

The most terrifying thing is that this piece of city defense should have been the most familiar place for my people on weekdays!

At dawn, Manstein of the 2nd Division sent a liaison officer, and after finally contacting the 1st Division, he took over the 1st Division, which was already leaderless and scattered.

But then, Manstein also faced a problem that made him helpless:

Where should I go?

Naturally, he was anxious. There must have been a heavy change in the city, otherwise, the palace would not have set off that mysterious summoning fireworks for no reason!

But now, his army is blocked outside the city by this terrible magic array, and there is no way to enter!

Looking at this posture, even if all the more than 30,000 people in his hands were killed outside the city gate, he didn't even think about rushing into the city for a step!

Just think about the defense of the city, the muzzles of those magic cannons make people's scalps tingle!

Moreover, Manstein knew that even if he ordered a strong attack, he was afraid that no soldier would be willing to step forward and do such a vain death.

However, Manstein can sit in such a position as a division general, and naturally he is not a fool.

The first thing he did after dawn was to send someone to contact the 1st Division, and after learning that the 1st Division was leaderless and that the commander of the Guards of the Royal City, General Garonin, had relinquished command and remained in the camp on the outskirts of the city, Manstein realized that something was wrong.

However, he immediately took over the command of the 1st Division and brought the two armies together.

The second thing he did was to immediately send someone to the magic academy outside the imperial capital to ask for help!

Although Manstein himself is only a military general, he has never eaten pork and has always seen pigs run.

His idea was very simple: since the biggest problem that blocked his army from entering the city was this terrible magic array, then the problem of magic should be solved by a magician.

To Manstein's relief, shortly after he eliminated the liaison officer, he received the long-awaited support:

The dean of the Hugo branch of the magic academy, as well as the three white-clothed mage elders, led more than a dozen outstanding students from the magic academy to the imperial capital.

According to the liaison officer who sent them, they were only halfway to meet these magicians.

Dean Hugo and the people in the Academy of Magic, after discovering that the Imperial Capital Magic Array had been activated, realized that something big had happened, and immediately took a group of students to the Imperial Capital.

After a brief conversation with Manstein in the makeshift barracks outside the city, Dean Hugo's face became extremely difficult to look at!

This fat old man's city is much deeper than that of Manstein, a general.

As the top magician of the empire, and a top alchemist, his attainments in the field of magic arrays are also the top in the empire, and he knows very well how powerful the legendary magic array that has been passed down for thousands of years in this empire is!

Not to mention such a measly 30,000 troops, even if another 300,000 want to break through this magic array, I'm afraid it's faster to shake your head.

"This magic circle has a powerful magic energy, and the magic tower in the palace is a self-charging magic array base. Hugo quickly dispelled the last trace of luck in Manstein's heart with straightforward words: "So, if you want to use the method of consumption to count on the consumption of the magic array...... It's better to dispel this thought as soon as possible. ”

"So・・・・・・ may I ask the Dean, is there any way you can break this magic circle?" Manstein pinned his hopes on Hugo.

“... ・・・No. Hugo's answer silenced everyone.

The chubby old man's tone was also a little unassuming: "When this magic array was built, it was an imaginary enemy with a saint-level master. This may be an exaggeration, but according to my guess, even if there are more than a dozen high-level magicians gathered, they will never think about getting this magic array. If you want to solve this problem, unless there is a Holy Magus in charge, or maybe there is hope of breaking the magic circle・・・・・・ you have to wait for the people in the palace to close the magic circle themselves.

However, I've heard that once this magic circle is opened, it will run for at least three days, and even the person in charge of the magic circle in the city will not think about closing the magic circle within three days. Only after the three-day period has expired can the magic circle be closed. ”

"Three days?!"

Manstein jumped up suddenly, and he shouted: "What is going on in the city right now, we don't know yet! But since Your Majesty has lit the emergency fireworks in the palace, then there must have been some huge change! Your Majesty is in the city at this moment, and it is in danger, and we are waiting for the emperor's ** people, but we can't enter the city to Qin Wang?! Three days!!Three days, if someone wants to harm His Majesty, three days have passed, but I'm afraid that everything will be too late!!"

Hugo spread his hands: "Your Excellency, General, please believe that we are as anxious as you are at this moment. The academy has been supported by the royal family for generations, and it is also loyal to His Majesty, and we are also anxious at this moment, but this magic array is the strongest magic array created by the empire for thousands of years, and it is by no means something that ordinary people can crack, if you don't believe it...... We can also give it a try. ”

Manstein was helpless.

Subsequently, the people of the Academy of Magic also made an attempt. This attempt was not so much a last-ditch struggle as it was a peace of mind for Manshi and themselves!

Hugo himself intervened and cast his magic with three high-ranking mages in white.

Several elder-level figures in the magic academy showed their own abilities and cast several offensive spells in succession. Fire, water, and wind.

And Hugo really didn't keep anything, the old man came up directly and used a precious high-level magic scroll!

Caused a magical earthquake of the earth system!

The strong earthquake shook the area around the city in a radius of several hundred meters, and countless cracks appeared on the ground, and even pits! Many stones and trees were submerged one after another, and the rest were also staggered!

This amazing magic, if used in siege, is enough to shatter the city!

It's a pity that when the shock of this earthquake spread to the edge of the city defense, it was quickly dissipated by the magical magic light!

Outside the city, the ground is in turmoil, but within the magical light one step away, the city defense is still standing there!!

All other mage's attempts failed, whether it was a fire attack caused by fire magic, or a freezing or wind storm caused by water and wind, all of them were blocked out by this desperate magical light!

Just when the people were helpless, in the afternoon, there was finally a reaction on the gate of the imperial capital!

Above the originally empty city defense, a group of soldiers wearing Thor's whip armor appeared.

After these soldiers went to the city, the people of the royal city guard outside the city saw it and immediately reported it to Manstein and others.

When Manstein and Hugo and a few other magicians came to the front of the battle, they saw the changes in the city, and immediately made a few people stunned!

In particular, Manstein's body shook violently, and the whole person was stunned on the spot, and then his whole body trembled violently!

It's just that above the city defense, those soldiers of Thor's whip came to the city gate, and they didn't care about the guards lined up under the city at all, but hung a few flags high on the flagpole on the city gate!!

The custom of the Roland people is to mourn the black!

When the black royal banner of the Thorn Flower was hoisted high, all the soldiers of the guards under the city were in an uproar!!

The thorn flower flag is the royal flag!

The black imperial flag is hung out, which means that there are noble people in the royal family who have passed away!

Who else in the imperial capital can compare to ...... More Honorable?!!

Manstein, in particular, rushed out almost out of shape after trembling all over, if it weren't for his lieutenant general, I am afraid that this general would have rushed into the range of the magic cannon!

Manstein pointed in the direction of the city and shouted, "Hey!!What the hell is going on with the people up there!!!!What the hell is going on with this mourning banner・・・・・・!! what happened to the city!!

However, the group of soldiers who hung the flag of Thor's Whip, as if they had been ordered, did not pay attention to Manstein and the others under the city, and after hanging the flag, they quickly left the city tower.

The long wait is like countless ants devouring my heart.

It wasn't until it got dark that there were finally people in the castle again!

The man who came to the city this time was known to Manstein!

Thor's Whip 2nd Division, General of the Empire, Lieutenant General of the Empire, and the next patriarch heir of the Rollin family, Aker!

Aker had changed into the armor of a clean and mighty Imperial warrior.

Behind him stood several generals and leading officers among the Thunder God's Whips, as well as several high-ranking officials in the Emperor's ** Department.

His appearance immediately made Manstein and the others nervous.

Aker was clearly aware of the situation outside the city, and he stood above the city gate, with flaming torches behind him, illuminating the entire city gate.

"Down in the city is Manstein of the King's Guard!"

Aker's majestic voice came and fell clearly in the ears of every soldier of the Guard.

Manstein's face was pale, and he had vaguely guessed what was happening, and he reluctantly walked forward, and shouted: "It's me!!General Aker, what is happening in the city! Please tell me at once! I, I have been ordered to lead the army into the city to the king!!"

Aker's eyes immediately fell on Manstein's.

Then, he slowly took a royal warrant that had already been written from the hands of the person behind him!

"General Manstein, I'm here to announce the latest imperial decree, please listen!" Aker took a deep breath and announced loudly with a blank face.

"Just last night, the rebels led by Nanco = Duke Augustine, and Duzel = Marquis Augustine, etc., took advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve celebration to launch a criminal and despicable palace coup with a group of careerists hidden in the empire! ! Under the command of His Royal Highness Prince Shiloh = Augustine, the soldiers of the 2nd Division of Thor's Whip fought bloodily to finally extinguish the coup d'état and destroy the rebels, so as to preserve the legal system of the imperial family. Now that the rebellion in the city has been extinguished and His Majesty the former Emperor has unfortunately passed away, for the sake of the state affairs of the empire and taking into account the overall situation, Shiloh = Prince Augustine has inherited the throne of the emperor and completed the coronation ceremony under the observation of His Majesty Pope Heynckes and the president of the Magic Guild! Now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, I, Aker = Rollin, have been ordered to serve as the temporary Minister of War and control the armies! This decree will be announced to the world on the same day!

Speaking of this, Aker paused and looked at Manstein, who was already faceless under the city: "General Manstein, by the order of the new emperor, the royal city guards will immediately stop the siege of the city, lay down their arms, and the whole army will return to the barracks outside the city to station, and no mistakes will be made! Violators will be punished for treason! The command of the guards is still held by General Garonin... General Manstein, do you hear me clearly?If it's all right, please carry out the imperial order!!"

Manstein almost sat on the ground with a limp!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty・・・・・・ him・・・・・・ he has been killed?!!"

Although Aker read it, Manstein, as a loyal royalist, naturally would not give up so lightly.

It's not because of how loyal he is to the emperor, it's just that Manstein knows that with his own mediocre military strategy, he can sit in this position today, and the only source of all the glory and wealth is the trust of His Majesty!

If the emperor is not there, then his own qiē will become a mirror!

What's more, it is said that last night's coup d'état was done by the "real Augustinians", and the emperor was killed......

This kind of excuse, if it is a foreigner, may be enough, but where will Manstein, who has been in the imperial capital for a long time, not know?

Just with those "real Augustine" guys, even if there are some samurai guards and other rabble in the house, they want to kill the emperor?

Could it be that those thousands of Royal Forest Soldiers are all decorations!!

Could it be that the thousands of sheriff's patrols in the city are all decorations!!

Are you all the Thunder God's whips that have taken over?!!!

At this moment, even if you are an idiot, you can guess some clues!

The city defenses were closed, the magic circle was opened, and the emperor's death was unknown, and Prince Shiloh hurriedly succeeded to the throne and was crowned......

Manstein really refused to let it go!

He knew very well that if he gave up, then what awaited him would be ・・・・・・ all the qiē, glory and wealth, all of which would ......disappear! Maybe the last little life may not be able to escape!

But...... Resist to the end?

Now that Shiloh has succeeded to the throne, even the president of the Magic Guild and the Pope of the Church in the city have recognized the legitimacy and legitimacy of his position as emperor!

Moreover・・・・・・ he was originally the emperor's younger brother, and he succeeded to the throne, so he can be said to be a satisfactory candidate in all aspects!

The most important thing is that even if there is any inside story, the first emperor is already dead!

I, the courtiers of the former emperor, have become rootless duckweed, even if I want to make something, I can't see hope!!

Can he take these 30,000 royal city guards and fight with the new emperor Xiluo?

No kidding! Without the emperor, he is just a mediocre general, and these 30,000 troops will never follow him with all their hearts.

That's a path where there is no hope!!

What disappointed Manstein the most was the reaction of the people at the Academy of Magic.

After hearing the city's announcement, Dean Hugo immediately ordered the magicians to stop all their actions, and then left the imperial capital with the people and retreated to the magic academy.

Before leaving, although Hugo's words were very helpless, he also understood very clearly: the number one person in the Academy of Magic, Dean Carmen, was not in the imperial capital at the moment. encountered this kind of big event, firstly, the change of imperial power, it is inconvenient for the magic academy to participate in it, and secondly, even if there is any inside story in this matter, but when encountering this kind of big event, the attitude and reaction of the magic academy is not something that he can decide by Dean Hugo, and he must wait for Dean Carmen to come back, this kind of big matter must be decided by that woman!

Manstein was annoyed, but he couldn't vent it.

These magicians are something he can't provoke, and he doesn't have the right to restrain them.

However・・・・・・ Dean Hugo and these magicians can walk away, but they can't!

Where do you go from here?!

If ・・・・・・ if His Majesty was really killed...... And if it has something to do with Prince Shiloh who succeeded to the throne in a hurry......

Manstein felt a chill in his heart! He knew very well that once he handed over the military power and handed over the army, then what was waiting for him would definitely be a "purge"!

I'm afraid that I, the henchman of the former emperor, can save my life・・・・・・

However, resistance is also impossible, the emperor is dead, there is no hope, even if he declares to the army that Shiloh is a usurper, the army will not follow him. Because he didn't have that much prestige, and because the emperor was dead, there was no point in the army continuing to resist, unless it was ...... Really rebellion?

Don't even think about this kind of thing.

Manstein was at a loss and didn't know where he was going.

But Hugo, the chubby branch dean of the Academy of Magic, seems to be a little kind.

Looking at Manstein Hugo, who came out to bid farewell to him, sighed softly, deliberately pulled Manstein aside, and whispered a few words to him.

"Your Excellency, General, I have a deep talk. You are a confidant of the former emperor, and now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, I am afraid that it will not be suitable for you to continue to stay here. ”

"Oh?" Manstein's eyes lit up, and he looked up at Hugo.

Hugo sighed, and casually pointed in the direction of the city gate: "The death of the first emperor is unknown, this matter, after Dean Carmen returns, my magic academy will definitely investigate." But your identity is different, you are only a military general in the army, and you are no more transcendent than us magicians. To tell the truth・・・・・・ I also respect you as a loyal servant of the former emperor, and I can't bear to let you end up in ......"

Manstein's heart moved, and he quickly leaned over and begged, "Please teach me again!!"

"Let's go, get out of here!" Hugo's voice was very soft, but his tone was very resolute: "Don't be attached to the military power of this army, the general trend has gone, you can't control this army! If you are attached to this military power and are reluctant to let go of this place and refuse to leave here, then when the three days are full, the city gate is opened, and the people of the military department in the city, or the new emperor of Helo himself come out to take over the army, how should you accept it? Or stubbornly resist? I'm afraid it will all end up in ruins!"

"I ...... Shall I go?"

"Hmm, let's go. Hugo said in a low voice: "Go to the northwest!" It's not that I'm discouraged, if the emperor is still there, then there is still a chance to fight." But now that the emperor is no longer there, Shiloh has succeeded to the throne, and he has orthodox royal blood, and after he has been crowned, then there is no hope for this situation to be reversed. If you want to save yourself, get out of now. There is a tulip family in the northwest, you don't have to look at the royal family, where do you go to pray for a shelter, and maybe save your life. Presumably... All His Majesty wants is the military power of the Guards, as long as you leave and go to the Tulip family's territory, he won't chase after you. After all, now that he is newly succeeded to the throne, he should ask for stability, and he will not provoke the Tulip family for your sake. ”

Manstein's eyes lit up!

That night, Dean Hugo of the Academy of Magic took people away and returned to the Academy of Magic.

The supreme commander of the Intramural Guard outside the city, General Manstein, also suddenly disappeared that night, and left the army at night, missing missing.

After daybreak, the Guards discovered that the commander was missing, and when the group was leaderless, General Garonin, who had been staying in the barracks outside the city, suddenly brought people to take over the army.

He was originally the official commander of the Wangcheng Guard, and now he came to take over the army again, and it happened that Manstein was missing, and there was no backbone in the army.

Although some officers who were loyal to the former emperor also felt that something was wrong in their hearts, after all, the night before yesterday, the army returned to the imperial capital Qinwang, but the commander of the royal city guard gave up his command and stayed in the barracks, which is a reprehensible move.

But at the moment, everyone has no choice.

General Garonin retook the reintake of the Guards of the Royal City, and immediately restrained his army and stationed it on the spot.

As soon as the three-day period expired, the magic array in the city finally closed, and the magic light faded

Two armies of Thor's Whip drove out of the city, and soon took over the royal city guards, supervising them all the way to the barracks outside the city, laying down their weapons and taking over.

The last powerful military force of the imperial capital has finally been recovered.

At this point, the coup d'état in the imperial capital that took place during the New Year of this year has finally come to an end!

However, ・・・・・・ blood was not shed!(To be continued)