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Chapter 295 [Crimson Snow Night] (16)

When later generations look back on this year's New Year's Eve, many historians tend to compare it to the famous summer celebration 140 years ago.

Of course, this argument has also been questioned and criticized by many historians.

Because on that summer celebration day one hundred and forty years ago, the famous coup d'état in the imperial capital not only changed the fortunes of the empire after the empire, but more importantly, gave birth to several legends that have influenced generations

For example, the regent who killed his brother and imprisoned his father in the coup d'état, usurped the throne and seized power. For example, the Grand Duke ・・・・・・of Tulip, who finally let go of the hoof, has since become a blockbuster, changed the national fortunes of the empire for a hundred years, created countless miracles, and left a miracle that shocked the ancient and modern to future generations!

And this year's New Year's Eve, at the time, seemed to be difficult to compare with the summer celebration more than 100 years ago.

When people look back on this coup d'état in the snow, they may only remember the bloody spills in the snow. Maybe you will only remember the massacre that took place on the long street of the imperial capital. Perhaps only the duel on the top of the Imperial City will be remembered.

However, it is only after many years that people will realize that the coup d'état has brought no less change to this ancient human empire than the coup d'état one hundred and forty years ago!

On the contrary, from a certain point of view, the chain reaction and change brought about by this coup d'état completely reversed the fate of this empire or the human race in this world.

Just like the rushing river of history, on this night, there was suddenly a huge sharp turn!

Of course, in the process of this rapid turn, the long river that rushed, the huge waves that erupted, how much sediment, how many jewels, how much... ・・・

It's just that people at that time ・・・・・・ in the middle of this long river, in the midst of this chaos, and it seems that they couldn't see so many ......

"Third team, close the water gate! Idle people on the dock are forbidden to enter and exit!! Hurry up!!"

"No one is allowed to enter the restricted area unless there is a warrant from the General!!"

"Don't be sluggish, boys, run for me!!Set up a roadblock at the intersection!!"

"Don't talk nonsense, send someone to remove that door panel for me! And those sandbags piled up on the dock, move them over and use them first! I'll teach you these!"

"What kind of security station, we are the whip of Thor! I was ordered to take over the city defense, let those two dogs get away!

"I don't need to repeat the general's military orders! What you need is to execute them!! Do you hear clearly! Execute!!"

"Go keep an eye on the horses!!hell!damn weather!!"

At the Watergate Wharf in the imperial capital, the roar of Cochran, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Division of Thor's Whip, could be heard through the thick wind and snow throughout the streets.

This forty-one-year-old Imperial Commander is not too young compared to his rank. However, the biggest asset that can serve as the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Division of Thor's Whip is his background.

The forty-one-year-old Cochran was born in the Rollin family, and like thousands of "Rollins", his father had served under the Count of Berrion and served in the Empire's Northern Storm Legion for half his life, and he had served in the Rollin family's private army since he was young, and eleven years ago he was transferred to serve in the Empire's most elite Thor's Whip Legion with Aker.

From the rank of lieutenant, he was promoted all the way to the rank of commander - Cochran had the strength and military strategy of a mid-level samurai, and he was also briefly admitted to the Imperial Academy for further training - of course, everyone knew that such training was only gilded.

His appearance is powerful, short and sudden, because he rides a horse all the year round, and a pair of lap legs can be seen to be a standard cavalryman. However, in order to obey the family's arrangement, and to ensure that Aker, the future leader of the Rollin family, had enough lineage and enough voice in the army after entering Thor's Whip, Cochran had to leave his favorite cavalry and become an infantry officer after being transferred to Thor's Whip.

This walk is eleven years.

His greatest characteristic is ...... Loyal!

Of course, this loyalty is only to the Rollin family! or, more directly, to Aker himself!

So・・・・・・ in tonight's event, Cochran played an important role!

With the exception of the 1st Cavalry Regiment under Aker's personal command and the Rollin family lineage directly under the Cavalry Guards, Cochran was one of the few people who knew part of the coup plan in advance!

No one knows what Cochran himself thinks about tonight's events, but at least on the surface, he shows a firm stance and absolute loyalty to Aker!

The task given to him by Aker is not light, requiring him to lead the army and be able to control the water gate and docks of the imperial capital!

This is a water lifeline from the imperial capital to the outside world in addition to a few city gates!

Even if the city defense has been controlled by the other armies of Thor's Whip, but because the imperial capital is close to the Lancang Canal, and if something happens, then less than twenty miles upstream of the Lancang Canal is a military stronghold of one of the four acropolis of the empire, where an infantry regiment belonging to the Wangcheng Guards is stationed, and there is also a small inland river fleet with four Sea Soul-class warships!

Once there is an accident in the imperial capital, then this garrison upstream can immediately set off, take this inland river fleet, go downstream, and be able to come to the imperial capital under the water gate in just one hour!

Although the four Sea Soul-class warships are just small sampans if they are placed on the sea, if they are thrown on the inland rivers of the Lancang Canal, they will be the storage of the Big Mac! Each battleship is equipped with four ballistas as standard, and can carry 300 soldiers

There are also water battering rams built specifically for water fortifications, which will become a nightmare for any fortification!

Cochran's mission was simple, and Aker's requirements for him were clear, so clear that there were only two:

First, take control of the army!

Although Aker has served in the second division of Thor's Whip for many years, and has also brought a large number of descendants of the Rollin family, which have been placed in important positions at all levels in the division, it can be said that almost one-third of the middle-level officers in the entire division are from the Rollin family, and among the low-level officers, there are a large number of children of the Rollin family, and over the years, Aker has also established a unique personal prestige and authority in this army.

But after all, this army is eating the food and salary of the empire! When it really comes time to raise the flag of rebellion, no one can say how many small soldiers will oppose or resist.

Therefore, Cochran's task is not clear, he needs to control this army, and let the power of this army be used on the important matter of "rebellion".

And the second task that Aker gave him was... ・・・Protect this water gate!

"Before midnight, the city gate must not be opened! Even if someone attacks the city, you must guard this city gate for me until midnight! Even if the water fleet is all opened to the city, even if you Cochran personally lead people to fill it with flesh and blood, you must keep the water gate! Before midnight, not a single soldier must enter the imperial capital from your defense area!"

These were the exact words Aker had to say to Cochrane.

Cochran clearly remembered that the Mesozoic leader of the Rollin family, who had always been known for his calmness and majesty, had red eyes and hideous face when he said this, revealing a rare nervousness and anxiety!

So, Cochran is well aware of the weight of his burden.

As the night deepened, the blizzard that had raged all night gradually stopped, and the annoying blizzard gradually stopped, Cochran could already faintly hear the commotion coming from the long street in the distance・・・・・・ lost the order of the patrol team of the security station, and the hundreds of thousands of tourists who went to the street tonight to see the lively imperial capital almost turned the entire imperial capital into a pot of porridge・・・・・・

After receiving the order, the nearby security patrol team quickly evacuated one by one. Others came directly to Cochran for help, hoping that he would send some soldiers with the troops of the security station to "quell the rebellion".

The news received seems to be that there was a riot in the East Garden of the imperial capital.

Cochran sternly refused the sheriff's request, and then ruthlessly ordered his soldiers to drive the police patrol out of his area immediately.

After the vigilante patrol departed, Cochran had to confront his suspicious officers and soldiers.

He had no choice but to take out the majesty of his commander and take out Aker's military order to suppress it.

The army has no trouble for the time being. Thor's Whip is the elite of the Empire, and soldiers and officers alike have become accustomed to strictly enforcing military orders without questioning.

But now, with the dock being charged, Cochran even ordered people to dismantle the warehouse gate on the dock and carry the sandbags and boxes piled up on the freight yard, discard them under the water gate, and fill the river... ・・・

Such an order finally aroused the doubts of the soldiers and officers.

Even the most unresponsive person finally sensed that something was wrong with this order!

It's just a short takeover of the defense area, why do you want to make such a sabotage of the Watergate!

Once the waterway is filled, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to clear the river in the future.

We are here to temporarily take over the city's defenses, why do we need such a complete destruction?

Cochran had already prepared for it, and he quickly arranged the guards around him to finally Rollin's house, and then gathered a group of middle-level officers, all of whom were gathered in a warehouse next to the dock, which was a temporary defense zone command post.

When the twenty-nine mid-level officers walked into the makeshift command post, they weren't aware of anything out of the ordinary.

When a member of an infantry brigade complained to Cochran about whether the soldiers had violated the rules of ownership of property in the Imperial Civil Code when they dismantled the docks, Cochran replied calmly with a "military administration".

But when another captain directly questioned the order to fill the river, Cochran's face finally darkened.

The captain officer was unaware of it, and still protested loudly and impassionedly・・・・・・

"Even if it is General Aker's military order, such a move is a disorderly fate! We have temporarily taken over the defense of the city, and we have no right to do such a thing, and the military department will definitely hold us accountable afterwards! Filling up the river will cause long-term damage to the wharf, and now it is winter when the road is blocked by heavy snow, and the Lancang Canal is an important material supply line for the imperial capital, once we do this, we will bear too much responsibility! Lord Cochran's matter is by no means so simple! Even General Aker does not have the right to give such an order, even if it is a supreme order from the military department, but according to the imperial decree, the destruction of important civil facilities will be ordered by the government department, we ・・・・・・"

No one noticed that Cochran's face had turned blue as the officer shouted questions, and his hand had silently pressed against the hilt of the knife at his waist.

As he took a deep breath, his left hand made a swift hidden fist movement.

Not many people noticed that just outside this warehouse, the heavy warehouse door had been slowly closed......

The heavily armed guards of the Rollin family had quietly crowded the edge of the warehouse, completely blocking the space leading to the warehouse gate......

"I refuse to carry out such a disorderly order! Even if I am punished by a military order afterwards, I will disobey the order, this is ......"

The captain was still trying to discern something impassionedly, when suddenly, Cochran had already taken two steps and swung the saber in his hand directly.

The captain's officer's head flew into the sky, spraying blood!

Cochran, whose face was covered in blood, took a step forward and kicked the corpse away, then shouted!

"Seal the order and depose the faint king!!The children of the Luo Lin family, the children of the Tulip family, the alliance of the ten major families!!Follow life, go against death!!"

The officers in the warehouse were stunned by this sudden change!!

In accordance with the rules of the normal military meeting, none of the officers who entered the command post carried any weapons.

The officers with their bare hands, facing the guards of the Rollin family with swords, facing the raised butcher knives, some were shocked, some were frightened, some were frightened, and some were dazed.

Cochran didn't give them much time.

"The children of the Luo Lin family!Clear the field!!Kneel down!Kneel down!Kneel down!,Kneel down!!"

At the sound of the order, the already unarmed guards had already raised their butcher knives and rushed towards the group of officers......

The snow outside was already standing up, but the wind was getting stronger. The wind blew away the cries and wails that came from the warehouse, tearing the curses and screams into shards in the wind.

In the distance, I could only see rare blood flowing out of the crack in the door・・・・・・

That night, twenty-nine middle-level officers, including the Third Infantry Regiment of the Second Division of the Imperial Thor's Whip, two deputy commanders, and three captains, were all killed, and none of them survived!

These elite elite officer corps that the empire has spent ten years cultivating, these soldiers who have been trained in the treacherous swamps of the southern frontier of the empire, these elite of the empire who once herded horses in the northwest and fought against foreign iron horses, have not died at the hands of the foreign enemies of the empire, but they have fallen tonight.

Fallen under the butcher's knife of his own people!

The same "purge" took place in several defense areas in the imperial capital.

Triumphal Arch, Guangfu Gate, Xiyuan Defense Area, Achilles Avenue・・・・・・

In the defense areas taken over by Thor's whip one by one, the officers of the Rollin family's descendants carried out one "secret purge" after another.

According to the statistics afterwards, on this night, the most elite ace army of the empire, known as one of the four elite divisions of the empire, the second division of the thunder god's whip, a total of 321 officers were "purged".

The three hundred and twenty-one elite officers of the army who the empire had spent countless financial and material resources to train were all slaughtered on this snowy night!!

The bodies of most of them were hastily buried on the spot, and their names were quickly crossed off the army rolls. Many of them have also been stigmatized on charges of treason and treason.

Half a year after the end of this coup, during the cleaning process of the Empire's Water Gate, there were also salvage workers who dug up several bones tied to stones and sunk to the bottom of the river under the water gate!

This night, the wind and snow, covered up I don't know how many sins!

On this night, the tide swept by the long river of history is destined to make this night famous in the annals of history.

However, it is destined that the names of these people will not appear in the history books.

"My brother・・・・・・ if I hadn't known you so well, I would have almost been deceived by you. ”

On the top of the main hall, when the shouts of "rebellion" from the surrounding Storm Legion gradually approached, Shiloh still looked at his brother with such a calm smile, staring at the emperor of the empire.

“...... Oh?" the Emperor's eyes narrowed.

"Your Highness・・・・・・" Aker's eyes were red, he clenched the long knife in his hand, and only felt that the shouts around him were like sharp knives cutting away his own flesh and blood, taking away the courage and hope in his heart.

"No!!!!

Shiloh suddenly broke off drinking!!

This loud shout shook the entire hall, and the sound even made people's eardrums buzz!

Shiloh held up the bow in his hand...... His fingers held the corners of the bow steadily, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a faint playful smile appeared on his face.

"Brother, if this is your hole card, then ・・・・・・ you tonight, lose!"

Emperor...... Silence, silence!

Outside the main hall, a fierce battle has begun!

The soldiers of the Stormwind Army, who rushed from the east, slammed into the ranks of the Thor's Whip rebels.

After all, these soldiers of the Storm Legion are the elite who have been transferred back from the northern border, and their combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to those fancy Royal Forest Army.

It's just a mere team of people, and they almost shook the queue of Thor's whip!

Of course, the bigger reason is that Thor's whip was suddenly shaken by the scene of "shouting and killing from all sides".

The sound of the battle soon reached the main hall, and the angry roars of the warriors, the roars of the dying, and the clashing of swords ・・・・・・

The cold voice seemed to have all become Shiloh's background.

With his cold eyes, he swept through the hall one by one, and when he swept over the "real Augustine", his expression was disdainful, and when he swept the nobles crowded in the surrounding corners, his eyes were contemptuous.

It was only when he swept over the Imperial Ministers who defended the steps of the main hall, as well as the Goths and other officers, that Shiloh showed a hint of solemnity.

Then, he sighed softly, "Brother, you...... How many people are there for me to kill?"

How many people are enough for me to kill!

This is so arrogant!!

"The city defense of the imperial capital has always been in the hands of the city guards, Panin is my man, although I can't control the city guards, but Panin's father is sitting there... If the Storm Legion wants to mobilize manpower into the Imperial Capital on a large scale, it is absolutely impossible!"

Shiloh seemed to be talking to himself, his tone was unexpectedly calm, almost cold-blooded!

It was as if there was a shout of killing coming from outside the hall behind him, and at this moment, it sounded to him like a breeze in the summer.

"Brother, I have arranged a bureau, and you have also arranged a bureau. The bureau I set up was for the sake of tonight's troubles! And the bureau you set up seems to be for the purpose of rebellious tonight! Or in other words, you have long thought that there will be opposition and action tonight. You have 20,000 troops of the Wangcheng Guards, thousands of Imperial Forest Guards and thousands of Sheriff's Troops, but you have always kept the sword in your hand and refused to fall, you deliberately created a tense situation, you deliberately transferred the Wangcheng Guards out of the city, you deliberately put the whip of Thor into the city・・・・・・ of course, you made a mistake in this move, and I cut you off! However, your general strategy will not be wrong, your purpose is to lure out all the rebels tonight, and then use your advantage to wipe out all those who oppose you tonight!!not only for the rule of !, but also to pave the way for this son of yours!!

So・・・・・・ your strategic purpose won't change!...... In order to lure tonight's opponents into action, you will never move troops and horses into the city in a big way, and you are worried that the butcher knife is too scary, and it will let those hidden opponents lurk, so that you will not find a target・・・・・・!

You just took advantage of the transfer of the Goths back to the imperial capital, and took the opportunity to send a small number of elites in with a secret order. With Panin's father in charge of the Wangcheng Guards, these days, I still have some numbers of people coming in and out of the city defense. If you have mobilized too many people, I will not be unaware!, therefore, according to my calculations......"

Shiloh quickly raised a few fingers.

"Five hundred, or ・・・・・・ eight hundred? It can't be more! If there is more, the news will not be hidden! Transferring troops from the north into the imperial capital is your foreshadowing and your secret chess, or in other words, you didn't plan to use this secret chess step yourself! This is just a hand you have prepared just in case. Is it your suspicious nature as an emperor that makes such an extra preparation!, but tonight, when you see Thor's whip suddenly rebelling, your idle move will become your reliance on turning the tables?"

When Shiloh said this, he smiled lightly, his eyes as sharp as a knife!

"It's a pity...... Not enough!!"

Word by word, piercing people's hearts!!

The Emperor on the steps was silent, just staring at his brother with his squinting eyes.

However, at this moment, the emperor does not speak, but it has become the biggest "circumstantial evidence"!

Aker suddenly felt the soul of his whole body return to his body.

He took a deep breath and rushed out of the hall without looking back.

"Thor's Whip!!!Formation!! formation!!! push them back!!"

Aker roared angrily, as if he was also annoyed that he had almost been deceived, he frantically urged the soldiers, outside the main hall, there was this backbone of the town, and the morale gradually stabilized.

Thor's whip quickly stabilized its position. The Storm Army's charge, wave after wave, never broke through their array!

The first wave, the second wave......

In the palace, when the three waves of storm troops on the east and west sides and the north all rushed outside the main hall, Aker's heart finally completely put into his stomach!

Rong Ma has been half a life, even if he just glances at it, he immediately judges the number of opponents!

As Shiloh said!

The number of soldiers of the Stormwind Legion is only between five hundred and eight hundred!

It's just a small infantry regiment!

"You can't win!"

Standing on the steps, the Count of Barion, who was supported by the people around him, suddenly stared at Shiloh and roared angrily!

"Oh, Lord Earl, do you think I'm going to lose?"

Shiloh smiled.

"You ......," said the Count of Berrion with his head raised his head and suddenly said fiercely, "even if there are only a few hundred people, it will be enough to resist you for at least a few hours!! you are just dying!!"

"Hahahaha!" Shiloh laughed!

He pointed at the Count of Berrion and shouted, "Lord Earl, your words not only despise me, but also despise your son! Do you think that General Aker, who has been in charge of the Thor's Whip Second Division for many years, is this the only force to follow him?"

Barrion didn't speak.

Even though he hated his son's rebellion tonight, Berion knew his son's ability! He had been in the second division for many years, and he had already run the second division like an iron bucket! In addition, in order to support him, the family had placed a large number of children of the Rollin family in the whip of Thor!

And the loyalty of the children of the Rollin family is even more clear to the old earl!

Rollin people...... It has always been an alien existence of the empire!

If there are only two families in the empire, the children of the family have the highest loyalty, and the Cheng dù of the loyal family is much higher than the Cheng dù who is loyal to the empire.

Then the first to bear the brunt is the Rollin family and the tulip family!!

Moreover, the Tulip family, which has lost its patriarch for several generations, is probably slightly less loyal than the Rollin family, which has been running for generations!!

Once Aker, the future heir of the family, sets up the banner of rebellion, then those children of the Rollin family who are loyal to him will not hesitate to follow him to fight to the end!

The people of Rollin have always been loyal to the Rollin family!

"Right now, while you're angrily calling me back, the children of the Rollin family are purging the army of the minority throughout the city. Shiloh smiled faintly: "Otherwise, why do you think General Aker brought the second division into the imperial capital, but only brought so many more than 1,000 people to the palace to force the palace? Is it because his ability is too poor, he can only control and mobilize more than 1,000 people to do things?"

After all, Berion is also a veteran of a generation of empires, and after a little thought, he understands the key!

"You ...... You have deliberately divided the army all over the imperial capital, and then ・・・・・・ purge the army in batches!!" Count Berrion finally could not stand still, and sat down on the ground.

"The Earl's reaction was not slow. Shiloh smiled lightly: "If the army is concentrated together, then the purge will inevitably cause a big mutiny, but if it is scattered in several defense areas, then ・・・・・・ do it, the movement will be much smaller, and ...... Even if something goes wrong, it doesn't affect the whole ・・・・・・ I, as a person, have never been used to putting all my eggs in one basket. ”

As he spoke, he raised his head again and looked at the emperor: "Brother, you now have hundreds of Storm Legions in your hands... However, I now have thousands of Thor's whips in my hand!And just outside your palace, there are at least ten thousand Thor's whips in the whole city, and they will be killed here as soon as they are cleaned...... My dear brother, what else do you have in your hole?"

Xiluo lit up the longbow in his hand, pointed at the emperor from afar, the corners of his mouth pursed slightly, and said in a low voice.

"Brother・・・・・・I'm sorry... Again, General!" (To be continued)