Chapter Sixty-Nine: A Drum Down
The rebellious recruits immediately raised their butcher knives at the noble officers and guards who were watching them.
I didn't expect these mud-legged nobles to dare to do anything to them, but they were beaten up in the beginning and suffered heavy losses. Even, the control of the first line of the wall has been lost.
However, when the news reached Hermione's headquarters, the Grand Duke did not find a way to appease the army, and hurriedly took out his belongings to buy the new army. Rather, the order for repression was given.
"They all want Lao Tzu's money, the Knights of the Temple are like this, and He Ruhui is the same for things that eat inside and out, and you pariahs also want to take a bite of Lao Tzu. Don't think about it! Kill, kill ruthlessly! Let these untouchables know the fate of offending the nobles!"
This is not a qualified commander-in-chief at all.
There was still a large army besieging the city outside, and he didn't think about how to defend it, but he was focused on suppressing his own soldiers.
One wrong order can lead to a crushing defeat on the battlefield. What's more, Hermione has already given more than one wrong order in this national war between the two empires.
In order to make money, he had already made a fatal mistake decades ago. Eat empty salary, upward and downward effects, and completely empty the entire strong First Army. Every time he responded to the inspection of the imperial capital, he was temporarily forcibly recruited into the army. And this time, in the face of the large-scale invasion of the Fengdu Empire, he didn't even think much about it, and once again sacrificed the method of forcibly recruiting strong men. thought that with a pitiful settling-in fee, he could make those untouchables work for him like a raid. What a ridiculous thing to do!
He Ruhui understood that the situation was different, and asked him for a generous reward to marry his benefactors, but he was violently driven away.
At this time, in the face of the rebellion, he still insisted on going his own way. In order to keep his heart-like treasury, he ordered a crackdown.
This undoubtedly added fuel to the already spreading military rebellion, which completely turned into a rebellion.
Big decisions are all decided by the upper echelons, and the people below don't think too much about it. Moreover, even if there were so many people who realized that the Grand Duke's order was inappropriate, but seeing He Ruhui's fate, they also chose Mingzhe to protect themselves.
As a result, nothing can be changed. In other words, the wheel of history continues to turn irreversibly forward.
The military orders issued by the Duke's Palace were resolutely carried out by the troops directly under the legion.
Rows of knights, riding tall horses and wielding swords, swung at the rebellious recruits. Perhaps they don't have the courage to face the enemy, but for these recruits who were mud-legged not long ago, they have become the Grim Reaper who harvests life.
Recruits who have just taken up arms, how are these knights' opponents. As soon as they fought, they were torn to shreds, and the hastily formed defense line was vulnerable.
Then, the situation in the city is reversed, and knights are slaughtering new recruits everywhere. With the Knights as an example, those mages, warlocks, and veterans also fell into the trap and began to hunt down the recruits.
"Open the gates of the city and let the people of Fengdu in!"
"The noble lord wants to kill us all, we can't let them have a good time, let the people of Fengdu enter the city!"
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In the face of this unfavorable situation, some sober-minded guys among the recruits began to fan the flames.
Now that the nobles have completely torn their faces and want to kill their new army, it is better to burn the jade than to kneel and die.
"Squeak......"
The huge city gate was opened by the rebels in a screeching sound, and the hurricane pass opened its arms like this, waiting for the Fengdu army to be lucky.
The Fengdu Legion outside the city did not understand what was happening in the city at all, but this did not affect them in the slightest to make the most appropriate judgment.
"No matter! The zombie army will open the way, and the necromantic knight will follow!" The general who led the army gritted his teeth, not daring to let go of this good opportunity, drew his long sword, swung it forward, and shouted loudly.
With a bang, the zombie army that had stopped in front of the flames was urged by the warlocks to bypass the gradually extinguishing flames and rush towards the city gate.
The necromantic knights, who were originally lining up behind them, urged the nightmare under their seats, and followed closely, and the pace became faster and faster.
The warlocks crossed the array of the army and slowly marched, chanting various incantations loudly, and the sea of bones completely paved the city walls, and the army of skeletons quickly crossed the battlements and fought into the city.
"Returning to His Majesty, the defenders in the hurricane pass have changed, the city gate is wide open, my forward army has entered the pass, and the hurricane pass has been overcome. "After the city gate was opened, the leading general noticed the sound of fighting in the city and roughly guessed what was going on in the city.
Hearing the order, a black-robed mage quickly retreated and sent a message to the Chinese army.
"Drive! The army will enter the city with the general!" In just a few moments, the zombie legion and the necromantic knights had already entered the city through the gates. The army of forwards waiting outside began to move, accelerating towards the city.
"Grand Duke, Grand Duke, it's not good! the rebel army has opened the city gate, and the Fengdu army has entered the city!" a guard stumbled into the duke's palace, his face full of panic and panting.
"Smack!" The teacup in his hand was unstable and shattered, and Hermione's face was instantly bloodless and pale.
Reinforcements only have half a day left before they can reach Hurricane Pass.
He Min, who thought that no matter how bad it was, he would be able to survive the day, but when he heard the words of the guard, he was stunned. Then, he grabbed the guard by the collar and shouted, "What are you talking about! How is this possible, how is this possible!"
"Grand Duke, those untouchables have opened the city gate and surrendered to the Fengdu people, we can't hold the hurricane pass! Grand Duke, go quickly, the Fengdu people have already entered the city, and if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!" The guard said with a tearful and snotty voice.
"Ahh......h
"The Grand Duke, the Grand Duke, someone is coming! Quickly protect the Grand Duke and retreat!" Seeing that he vomited blood, his body was about to faint, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and then beckoned the personal guards of the Duke's Palace to set him up and retreat towards the north gate.
The inner relatives hurriedly followed the guards and also withdrew towards the north gate. The money that the entire Duke's palace had been scavenging for decades had no time to take care of at this time.
If the money-greedy Hermione knew that the ending was like this, I don't know if he would still hold on to his money and not let go, perhaps, he would directly wipe his neck to bury the money!
This is He Ruhui's heartfelt complaint after seeing He Min's family who fled in panic outside the north gate.
Immediately, he sneered at the Duke's Palace guards, turned around and disappeared into the mountains and forests outside Beiguan, completely away from the main road.
The one at the head is a fool, and there are naturally pigs down there.
The people of Fengdu took the hurricane pass without much effort, how could they stay in the pass! The next step may be that the two legions that came to the aid suffered and were dragged down by Hermione's greedy pig.
Continue to flee on the avenue, and you will inevitably encounter the army pursued by Fengdu.
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Skeletons, zombies, necromantic knights, and ghouls enter the city and slaughter the remnants of the recalcitrant and fleeing Blackpupils. Killed from the south of the city to the north of the city, leaving behind corpses all the way.
Because of the resistance of the knights, mages, and warlocks, the army's advance speed was blocked, so He Min and the others fled along the way.
"General Zou Qi, Your Majesty has an order, the army that will replace us is about to arrive, so order our troops to go north out of the pass and continue to attack. If he has the opportunity, he will defeat the Eighth and Tenth Legions of the Black Pupil Empire in one fell swoop. The black-robed mage who was in charge of delivering the message strode forward to report.
The person in charge of the elite commanders of each legion is none other than Zou Qi, the captain of the Fengdu Emperor's guard, a general with the cultivation of a paladin.
"According to the intelligence, those two legions should have been able to enter the customs by late this day. Now that we have broken through the Hurricane Pass, it is certain that those defeated troops will soon be able to join up with the reinforcements, and the enemy reinforcements must be not far from the North Pass at this time. I can't let them retreat calmly, pass my general order, gather the whole army, leave the warlocks to guard the pass and wait for backup, and the other armies will go out with me, we will take him by surprise!"
As soon as he lifted the reins, Zou Qi was a pioneer and headed towards the north gate.
"Boom ......"
Except for some warlocks who were left to guard the city pass, the rest of the warlocks who could control the necromantic knights also followed the army and continued north.
Tieliu, composed of 80,000 knights and nearly 20,000 necromantic knights, followed closely behind He Min and the other defeated troops, and crushed towards the eighth and eleventh legions of the Black Pupil Empire, which were still at a loss.
In fact, it only took an hour before and after, and the main army of Fengdu rushed to Hurricane Pass. When he learned that Zheng Fengdu, who had passed by before and after, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and smile.
"Haha, even God is helping me! This Grand Duke Hermone is really my lucky general! I can't bear it, let General Zou Qi continue to hunt him down!"
Hearing that His Majesty ridiculed the commander of the Black Pupil Empire, all the civil and military forces couldn't help laughing. I've seen something stupid, but I've never seen anything so stupid.
"Your Majesty, this Grand Duke Hermione is really stupid! If it weren't for him, although my army would have been able to break this hurricane pass, it would have suffered great losses!"
"Hmph, he's not stupid, he's asking for money! His IQ has been eaten up by his greed. After listening to his subordinates' words, Zheng Feng not only did not look happy, but even the pride just now was restrained.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have allowed you to collect your money and drink freely. I understand that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no fugitives. However, I hope that your desires must have a limit, otherwise, if you laugh at Hermione for being stupid today, someone will laugh at you for being stupid tomorrow. For the sake of a little thing outside the body, it is not my wish to end up with a broken family and people. Seeing that the courtiers were all happy and disdainful, Zheng Feng couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water. Even, at the end, there was a hint of murder in the words.
He understood that among these courtiers, there were many people with long nails, but he would never want such a poor and extravagant person as Hermione.
"Obey Your Majesty's will!" was hit by him, and the ministers suddenly remembered that their own Majesty was not a soft-hearted person. Thinking about it in my heart, there are some stained guys, and a layer of white sweat arises behind this.
"Report, Your Majesty, the treasury of the Duke of Hermione's palace has risen. At this moment, a guard strode over, and when he saw Zheng Feng, he hurriedly knelt on the ground to report.
"Hehe, how much!How much money has our lucky general looted!?" Zheng Fengdu smiled at this time and asked about the harvest.
"His Majesty, a total of 168 million gold coins, there are still 500 gold melons weighing 100 catties, and the rest of the goods are countless. "The time is too short, and the guards don't have time to count, so they can only report the gold goods that are well counted first.
"Shhh
Good guy, the treasury income of the Fengdu Empire last year was only 250 million. The Duke's Mansion of the Black Pupil Empire has seized so much, which is comparable to the treasury income of the Fengdu Empire for two years.
"Hehe, there is a way to make money! A small army commander has so much money here, plus his savings in the Black Pupil Imperial Capital, I am afraid it can be worth more than five years of income from the imperial treasury!" Zheng Fengdu was also a little smacked, and he was even more disgusted with this Hermione in his heart. Looking at so much money, plus the news from the interrogation, you can know how much military money this guy has embezzled, no wonder the strength of the First Army is so different from the strong army in memory.
"Tell the order, be sure to catch this Grand Duke Hermione!"
"Yes!"