Chapter 220: The Last Elegy (2)
"Master Konstantin, you're not joking, are you?" someone asked Konstantin softly.
"What am I kidding about?" Konstantin replied with a shrug and a smile.
"What are you kidding, I don't want to die here!" another man burst out the door.
"Another fool has escaped, and it's good! Those who stay are smart people......"
"Master Constantine, what do you mean by that?" asked Steve, puzzled.
"Do you really think you'll make it out of Gotak alive?" Konstantin asked everyone in the makeshift command post with a smile, "The answer is no! ”
"......" Everyone fell silent.
"Maybe you who eat the imperial food don't know what to do?" Konstantin continued, "The people of Gotak City ran out of food three days ago!"
"What?" everyone was taken aback.
"Don't say a week...... Maybe tomorrow there will be a riot in Gotak City! Now you have the ability to dress cleanly one by one, take your packages and go out into the street, and you will be robbed in less than ten minutes!" Konstantin had just finished speaking when he heard several screams outside the door. Needless to say, the three people who had just escaped were robbed by the hungry people.
"What should I do? Running away is death, and not fleeing is death......"
Konstantin smiled when he saw this: "Anyway, both ends are dead, why don't you fight for it?"
"Fight, Arroyo, you can still tell. How do you spell it? Everything was snatched away by the kid from Lamand. ”
"Really, how much is left, Mr. Leon?"
"There are five thousand men who defend the city...... But they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and the food, grass and equipment ......," said the old man of Lyon, trembling as he opened his book.
"At least we have 5,000 men, and the enemy is 50,000. Well, it's much better than it was back then. Konstantin said with a smile.
"Master Constantine, I, Rooney Steve, have decided to follow you until the last moment of my life!" said Old General Steve, kneeling on one knee.
"Oh my God, General Steve, what are you doing at this time?" Konstantin was startled and quickly picked up old Steve, "It's not me who you should be loyal to, but the innocent people of Gotak City......"
"I, Leon, would like to follow you...... Master Konstantin!"
"I ...... Willing to follow you!"
"I ......"
Konstantin shook his head helplessly and said, "It seems that I can't escape from this." Well, why don't we go to the barracks first?"
At Constantine's house, Anne Field held a letter and shouted, "Rainon!
"Ah, what's the matter with Sister Anne?"
"Master Konstantin's urgent letter!"
"Urgent letter?" Renon stopped what he was doing and walked out of the room.
"Here you go. ”
"What's the matter????," Erica asked, leaning over her head curiously.
"What are you doing? This is Grandpa's letterhead for me!
Erica pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and snorted, and turned away in a huff.
"What is in the letter?" asked Anne curiously.
"Grandpa, he said he didn't need to take Vivien and Virgil to the Dragon King, and by the way, he asked me to tell Brother Paul and Sister Erica to wait and ......meet at the military camp in Gotak City," Renon frowned and asked, "What is this for?"
"Didn't you say that in the letter?"
"Not a word. ”
Anne rolled her eyes and said, "Actually, you can guess this without saying it." ”
"What?" Rynon asked, holding his breath.
"Kevin Russ is Kevin Russ's last fight......"
Rinon listened quietly to Sister Anne's every word, and then he yelled at the kitchen, "Gonzas!"
"What's the matter?" asked Gonzas, with a roast chicken in his mouth and ham in his hand.
"Ahh
"Follow me to Charlie's house. With that, Rainon took Gonzas's greasy hand and ran out.
"Didn't you say you went to the barracks......? Hey, leave me the food! I'm pissed off, bastards!"
"Sister Annie, what's wrong?" asked Erica and Silver as they both walked out of the room, looking at the yelling Anne with puzzled expressions.
"Erica and Silver, you all get ready, and we'll go to the barracks to find Master Konstantin in a moment. It's going to be a long, long away 'trip'. ”
The courtyard of the Fett family was densely packed with heavily armed soldiers. They stood motionless as mountains, still as forests as forests, and more than 2,000 people stood motionless under the sun without making a single superfluous sound. The enchanted armor and weapons are spotless and as clean as a mirror, refracting the white sunlight into colorful brilliance.
"Rinon, I knew you were coming. Xuan Qingyi opened his arms and gave Rui Nong a big hug.
"Xuan Qingyi...... Who are you?" Ruinon stared at the group of well-armed, wolf-like soldiers in front of him, his face full of consternation.
"Didn't I say that? Kevin Russ needs us. ”
"But you're not Kevin Russ...... Why do you do this?"
"You're not from Kevin Lass either, so why are you trying to convince us to participate in the defense of the city?" Xuan Qingyi said to Renon with a grin.
"Huh?"
"Who can't see that you're so careful?" Now that the army is in the city, let's go without further ado!" Jerry stepped forward and patted Rainon on the shoulder, "The enemy army is fifty thousand, right? But it doesn't matter, the soldiers defending the city are not many but fine." What's more, with you, Grandpa Konstantin, victory must belong to us. ”
Charlie patted his round belly and said, "The logistics supply is wrapped up in me, you can rest assured!"
"Rynon what weapons or armor do you need? Bella stepped forward with a staff in her hand, and she danced a staff more than a man high.
"I think you should have dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, and a single cultivation of battle mages is really a waste of your talent. Jerry said to Bella with a grin.
"Look at the move!" Bella snorted and struck Jerry on the head.
"Oh! I said yes, you should definitely learn martial arts!" said Jerry.
"Hahaha, let them flirt. Ruinon, come this way. Xuan Qingyi said and put his arm on Ruinon's shoulder and asked, "How is the situation?"
"The situation? Do you mean Gotak City? Don't ask me, I don't know as much as you do. I also just learned that there is going to be a war, so I should hurry to the barracks and assemble, and when you get there, you can ask my grandfather!"
"Really?" The look of disappointment on Xuan Qingyi's face flashed, and he quickly disappeared without a trace.
"Well, I almost forgot, I have to go to Brother Van Kleff Paul. Then see you in the barracks. With that, Rainon pulled Gonzas and ran out again.
"I'll see you later!" Xuan Qingyi said, staring at the distant back of Gonzas.
"Hehe, you also have a crush on that chick?" Charlie said to Xuan Qingyi with a lewd smile, "The best girl! ”
"What the hell are you thinking?"
"Didn't you stare at the Gonzas with a confused face?" Charlie stabbed Xuan Qingyi with his elbow.
"It's false to say that I don't want to be moved, but I care more about her identity. Xuan Qingyi said with a calm face.
"Identity?"
"I can't find out her background, let alone her ability and strength level...... I don't know if the name of Gonzas is fake. Xuan Qingyi said with a calm face, "But I am sure that she will be the key factor in this battle." ”
"Hmm......" Charlie Notch mused.
"I don't know which of the key factors is! Maybe I'm too careful...... Hey, thinking about this before the war only makes my mind more and more confused. Let's go! I was talking when I got to the barracks. Xuan Qingyi waved to the rear, and two thousand soldiers followed in a neat pace.
The Gotak City Barracks is located on the northeast side of Gotak City, on a major transportation route. In the past, the military songs were loud and the magnificent military camp has now become dead and dilapidated.
Rainon led Gonzas and Paul to the barracks gate, only to see an almost completely rusted iron gate half-closed and half-open, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch, and the road was potholed and undulating, as if it would not stop spraining a man's ankle.
Pushing open the rusted gate and entering the quiet barracks, a pungent smell came to my face. The first thing that catches your eye is a dilapidated bungalow and a playground full of garbage, from which the pungent smell emanates.
Ruinon and his party cautiously walked through the playground to a building. Looking through the dusty glass window, there was nothing but dust and cobwebs in the empty room.
"Ahem...... Are you sure this is a barracks, Ryanon, is it coming to a garbage dump?" Paul asked, looking at the bleak and desolate scene before him.
"You can't go wrong! Ruinon looked helplessly, in fact, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.
"Anyone?" cried Paul, "Arroyo Constantine?"
"Grandpa?"
"You must have taken the wrong path!" Paul yelled angrily at Ronon.
"No, he's not going the wrong way, this is it...... The Blaze is here, too. Gonzas took a sip and said, "There are a lot of human ......."
"Rynon!Van Keve!oh, and Gonzas, why are you here?
"Konstantin, you'd better explain to me what the hell is going on?"
"Ho ho ho Konstantin walked slowly from behind a row of empty buildings, his oak staff in one hand and his white beard in the other.
"Grandpa Konstantin, can you tell me what's going on here?" Ryan Nong stared at Konstantin expectantly.
"Well, that's a long story. Konstantin sighed and said, "It all started with the defection of General Lamander. ”
"General Lamander has defected? How is this possible?" Ronon stared at Constantine in surprise.
"Believe it or not, I believe it anyway. Konstantin shook his head helplessly and said, "No matter how unacceptable the ending is, you have to believe it, because that's what happened." Ever since the Battle of Cliffory Fortress, General Lamander has gradually revealed his wolf ambitions. He refused to send troops to support Kevin Laliel on the pretext of preserving the main force to hold the border passes, which led to the forced relocation of the capital to Gotak by His Majesty Adrien. After the first battle of Kevin Lalier, Kevin Las's national strength was greatly damaged, and all sides suffered a lot of blows, only General Lamand held the military power alone, and Kevin Lass royal family existed in name only. In this era of war, military power equals political power, so Lamand was able to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes to seize the power, and all forces moved closer to him, and even the most numerous royalists also defected to Lamand because of the relationship between His Majesty Adrien. ”
"This ......" Apparently the young Rainon is not yet able to understand the complex relationships.
"After the defeat of Uskohe, Lamand had already sent people to contact King Eiffel V of Uskohei and sign a long-term cooperation agreement with him. ”
"Will Uskohei come to our aid again?" asked Ronon eagerly.
"No, they won't help us, they'll just watch the fire from the other side. Watch us fight with Byzantium and then come over and intervene...... So in any case, the ultimate winner will most likely be General Lamand. Then Uskohei would prop up Lamand to the throne and make some kind of benefit from it. ”
"So...... So what are we going to do? And Majesty Adrien to get him ......."
Konstantin smiled and patted Rinon's head and said, "He will be fine with His Majesty Adrien, unless he can't think of it." For Lamand, His Majesty Adrien is a very important pawn, he is the counterweight that stabilizes the relationship between Kevin Ras's various parties, and it is the banner of Lamand's army. As long as His Majesty is alive and in his hands, then everything he has done is right. In turn, we became traitors. ”
"This ...... How can this be?" Rui Nong trembled angrily.
"There's nothing you can't do. It depends on whether you define the country as an emperor or the ordinary people who live here. Paul smiled and said, "Constantine, my old fellow, you have never been loyal to His Majesty Adrien, have you?"
"Hehehe!" Konstantin just smiled and didn't speak.
"Grandpa, you haven't explained it yet, what's going on in this barracks?"
"Don't you understand? That was General Lamander's deliberate effort, and he was trying to weaken my power. ”
"Take away all the able-bodied soldiers, take away all the good equipment and a large amount of military rations and equipment. At that moment, Anne Field's silver bell-like voice drifted into everyone's ears.
"Sister Annie, Sister Erica...... Sylph, why are you here?" Rainon looked at the three "green flowers in the army" in surprise.
"Why? Can't we come?"
"Yes, master, how can you leave me behind?"
"Silver, this is not a playground. ”
"Where the master goes, so does Silver!"
Konstantin patted Rinon on the back and said, "Forget it, if you come, you will be safe!" Come and talk slowly...... In fact, he did not want Anne and his granddaughter to be drawn into this war, but what should come will come, and he and everyone in Gotak City have no way out.
"Haven't you explained to me, old man, why don't you take Vivien and Virgil to His Majesty the Dragon King?" asked Paul, puzzled.
"Because there's no chance. Konstantin closed his eyes and said, "I'll tell you the truth, I actually have a purpose to help the dragons. Hopefully, the Dragons will tilt their stance in favor of Kevin Ras, and now that the rebels of Byzantium and Jaspa are approaching the city, Kevin Russ is in danger...... We can't keep up with the changes, and we don't have time. So I want you, Van Keff, to help me. ”
"Do you want me to fight for the power of a certain place? I'm sorry, but I prefer to live freely. Paul said lazily as he scratched his hair.