As the war intensified, the Kingdom of Charlemagne finally deployed its most powerful forces. The First Royal Regiment, the Howling Dragoons, and the Second Royal Regiment, the Griffins, officially marched to the battlefield. The dragons here weren't truly giant dragons, but rather flying dragons.
After several generations of unremitting efforts, the Kingdom of Charlemagne expanded the Howling Dragon Riders to more than 6,000 people. You must know that only knights riding real dragons are qualified to be called dragon knights.
Once these two elite legions joined the battle, the tide of battle instantly turned, and the Dwarven Kingdom gradually lost the upper hand. Both sides were furious, continuously sending in their most elite Warcraft legions.
The Orc Kingdom sent out the Wyvern Legion and the Wolf Rider Legion, while the Dwarf Kingdom responded with the War Bear Legion and the Griffin Legion.
However, at this critical moment, Xingyao Shengbang's actions were shocking.
Not only did they not send the Warcraft Legion to support, but they withdrew the troops already on the battlefield. This act of backstabbing made King Charlemagne furious.
War is a matter of life and death, and the Xingyao Holy Nation must have greater interests to support his decision. King Charlemagne immediately contacted the Pope of the Xingyao Holy Nation through the communication crystal.
Unexpectedly, the Pope made an exorbitant demand, demanding unimpeded access for missionary forces to Charlemagne's kingdom. King Charlemagne refused without a second thought.
The history of the Star-Shining Holy Nation was well known throughout the continent. Originally known as the Kingdom of Goth, it was gradually infiltrated by the Church and renamed the Star-Shining Holy Nation. The negotiations unsurprisingly broke down, and King Charlemagne hung up the communication crystal, filled with helplessness and resentment.
The king then ordered the Royal Capital Council to convene for an urgent meeting to discuss countermeasures. Not long after, an attendant arrived to report that all attendees had arrived. The king stood up and strode towards the meeting hall.
The hall was in chaos at this time, and everyone was speculating about the reason why the Xingyao Holy Nation withdrew its troops. When the majestic figure of the king appeared, the noise gradually subsided, and everyone looked at the king eagerly, obviously eager to know why the Xingyao Holy Nation betrayed the human camp and did such a backstabbing act.
After the king took his seat, a member of the parliament could not contain himself and asked anxiously: "What on earth is the Holy Land of Star Glory doing? How could they do such a thing of backstabbing?" Upon hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed in King Charlemagne's eyes. The disrespect in the member's tone really annoyed him.
He immediately signaled the guards to forcibly remove the man. Watching the guards roughly drag the reckless individual away, Charlemagne slowly spoke, "The Xingyao Holy Nation has proposed that the Church be stationed in our Kingdom of Charlemagne before they will continue to send troops."
As soon as these words were spoken, the parliament exploded, and everyone started cursing, their words full of anger and unwillingness.
After this meaningless outburst subsided, the real problems still lay before them, and they needed to be solved. King Charlemagne turned his gaze to the Speaker of the Council, Malcador, and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"
Malcador frowned, lost in thought. After a moment, he spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, when I think back, the moment we learned that the dwarves and orcs were joining forces to attack us, the Holy Land of Stars immediately contacted us. I'm afraid they had been scheming for a long time.
Right now, we have no better solution but to ask for help from Dante's Kingdom. The other two human kingdoms are too far away from Dante's Kingdom, so even if they wanted to help, it would be difficult to resolve our current urgent need.
However, requesting military assistance from the Kingdom of Dante will undoubtedly come at a significant cost, so Your Majesty, please consider this. You might want to consult with King Dante first to gauge his perspective.
King Charlemagne looked solemn and weighed the pros and cons for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth, picked up the communication crystal and dialed.
Soon, King Dante's hearty laughter was heard from the other end of the communication crystal. This laughter drifted into the parliament hall and sounded strangely harsh to everyone's ears.
King Charlemagne took a deep breath and asked directly, "Dante, I need your help now. Please state your conditions."
King Dante didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Haha, I never thought that the day would come when you, my old brother, would ask me for something. Now that you've asked, I can't make any excessive demands."
Let's put it this way. First, give me 10 million gold coins. Armor, magic items, potions, and other supplies must be in sufficient supply. Also, give me 300 male and 300 female Flying Wind Dragons. Give me half of the southern border. If you agree, I will send troops immediately."
King Charlemagne and the members of Parliament gasped at the same time when they heard this. They all knew they would be asked for a high reward, but they had not expected King Dante to ask for such a high price.
At this moment, everyone had a strange feeling in their hearts. Why did they feel that they had already been defeated?
After hearing this, King Charlemagne couldn't help laughing: "Dante, do you think these conditions are reasonable?"
Dante responded bluntly, "It's indeed unreasonable, but there's nothing I can do. Xinghui Shengbang approached me before and promised to give me five million gold coins, plus three hundred male and three hundred female unicorns, as long as I didn't send troops to help you. How do you think I should choose?"
Upon hearing this, Charlemagne was so angry that he was speechless for a long time. Fortunately, his years of royal upbringing allowed him to restrain himself and not curse. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Dante, I don't want to say more about the interests involved here.
I can't possibly agree to your terms. I'll give you a final offer. If you agree, I'll send troops. If not, I'll find another way." Dante was straightforward: "Okay, tell me what you think."
Charlemagne took the quotation from the parliament, glanced at it quickly, and said, "Eight million gold coins, enough armor, magic tools, and potions, but they must all be used on the battlefield.
As for the Frost Dragons, I can only give you one hundred males and one hundred females. Forget about the territory." Dante turned to several ministers for their opinions. They discussed in low voices and then wrote down their conclusions on a slip of paper and handed it to Dante.
After reading the note, Dante said to Charlemagne, "I don't need the territory, but I must have two hundred male and two hundred female Flying Wind Dragons, and they must all be intact."
After some fierce bargaining, Charlemagne finally agreed to the condition.
Soon, the Kingdom of Dante launched a fierce attack on the southern border of the Dwarf Kingdom as agreed. The Dwarf Kingdom was caught off guard and hastily dispatched two extraordinary legions to defend the southern border.
However, this time the Dante Kingdom sent out two Warcraft legions, most of whose members were extremely powerful, and they were accompanied by two Sky Knight guards. Although they could not take action, they could avoid the incident at Frost Zero Pass. With the fierce attack, the Dwarf Kingdom's defense line was instantly in jeopardy.
After breaking through the border, Dante's Warcraft army advanced directly into the Dwarven capital. The Dwarven King urgently consulted with the Orc King, each deciding to send a Warcraft army to support them. They were able to barely halt Dante's offensive momentum in the central southern region, and the two sides reached a stalemate.
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