Chapter 451 Cardinal: I am in such a difficult situation...
The landing of the royal flag of the Bolsen family undoubtedly means the complete end of the rule of the Basel royal family in this land.
Although the Idar army led by Sam Layton has not yet officially set foot in the vast area south of the Basel River, those lands have long been tacitly regarded as the property of the Principality of Idar.
and……
When Idar's army was advancing like a hot knife through butter in the north of the kingdom, conquering cities...
In the south of the Kingdom of Basel, the Basel aristocratic forces led by Duke Stein, with the support of the Idar Marines, have already raised the flag of the Principality of Idar.
Wherever he went, the nobles bowed their heads.
then,
From the beginning of August to the middle of August, in just half a month, Idar's army was like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and completely completed the control of the entire Kingdom of Basel with the momentum of plowing the yard and sweeping the holes.
certainly,
The Idar Government Office followed suit and took over all government and people's livelihood affairs of the Kingdom of Basel, as well as all the inheritance left by the Basel royal family.
As of August 15, the number of Basel residents registered with the Idar Immigration Administration has exceeded 200,000, and this number is still growing rapidly at a rate of tens of thousands per day.
While the Idar people were busy expanding their territory...
The Church of Light in mainland China has also begun to accelerate its expansion.
Why would the church instigate the Kingdom of Basel to commit suicide? Wasn't it to prevent the Principality of Idar from looking east, and to worry that the uncertainty of the Principality of Idar would affect the church's expansion plan?
so……
At the same time as the Kingdom of Basel launched an offensive against the Principality of Idar, the Crusader Legion affiliated with the Church of Light also launched an attack on the Second Norman Empire ruled by the Second Prince Rez.
Compared with the swift and destructive momentum of the Principality of Idar, the expansion of the Church of Light is obviously much slower.
But there is no doubt that...
Whether in terms of the quality of the soldiers or the bonus of faith, the Crusaders led by the church are obviously much stronger than Rez.
Perhaps the church had been alert for a long time. Although the bishops of the church were corrupt and greedy, these filth had not penetrated into the Crusaders.
These Crusader soldiers still maintain their faith in the God of Light and their loyalty to the Church of Light. They are the most important guarantee for the Church of Light to gain a foothold.
and……
Just as the Principality of Idar launched a war of conquest against the Kingdom of Basel in the name of equal retaliation against the Kingdom of Basel, the Church of Light also raised its own banner - to eliminate heresy, restore the orthodoxy of the Norman Empire, and create a paradise on earth ruled by the church.
Yes,
At this moment,
The church has completely torn off its face and revealed its fangs to the world.
Although everyone knows that the eldest prince Pitzman is just a puppet placed in front of the church, and restoring Norman orthodoxy is just a slightly nicer excuse.
But after all, the church has taken root in this land for many years and has countless believers, so... many civilians and serfs in the inland began to vaguely look forward to the arrival of the Crusaders.
The reason is simple. In the eyes of the common people, the reason why they live such a hard life is naturally inseparable from the nobles of the Norman Empire.
And since the church has declared to create a paradise on earth and will manage this land on behalf of the nobles, it seems that the Church of Light , which has always regarded itself as the messenger of God, sounds a little better when it comes to picking the best from the worst.
Although the evil deeds of the church were innumerable, the newspapers and articles that exposed the church's sins were mostly spread only within the Principality of Idar.
Protestant believers are mostly concentrated in the eastern part of the empire and those areas adjacent to the Principality of Idar, and are not yet strong enough to influence and affect the entire continent.
This also meant that the church's lies were not seen through or exposed by the common people living in the inland.
but……
The seeds have been planted. Although the church is now unstoppable, Bruno believes that with the arrangements made by the Principality of Idar, a wonderful "chemical reaction" will gradually occur...
One day, the true face of the Church of Light will be revealed!
What the Principality of Idar needs to do now is not to join the war, but to observe the strength displayed by the church as a bystander, and in the process of annexing the Kingdom of Basel, prepare and plan for a longer-term future! ...
Lateran Palace, Holy City of Bethlehem.
As the official manager of the Church of Light, while paying attention to the progress of the Crusaders, Cardinal Camus Blanchard was of course also paying attention to the changes in the situation in the eastern part of the continent.
However……
As news about the situation in the eastern part of the empire continued to arrive, even though the Crusaders had won victory after victory on the war front, they could not suppress the rage in the heart of Cardinal Kara Blancard.
At first glance, the Crusaders' offensive was making steady progress, and they had won victory after victory in the fighting over the past few days, and were almost approaching the city of St. Lawrence.
But the worst thing about everything is comparison! Especially horizontal comparison!
The progress made by the Crusaders is indeed commendable, but compared with the advancement of the Principality of Idar, it seems somewhat unsatisfactory.
Today,
The news that the capital of Basel had fallen and the royal flag of the Bolsen family had fallen had already reached the ears of the cardinal.
Who could have thought?
Less than a month after the war began, the Kingdom of Basel had already surrendered! And it surrendered so completely! Was it because the Kingdom of Basel was too weak? Of course not!
Although the Kingdom of Basel's army is indeed weak and has not been on the battlefield for decades, the Kingdom of Basel is an independent sovereign state after all!
Not only does it have a land area second only to the Odin Empire and the Norman Empire, but it also has a population of millions! What's more...
Under the coordination of the Church of Light, the Kingdom of Basel also hired more than 4,000 mercenaries! This was almost the entire mercenary force in the southern part of the continent!
Therefore, this is definitely not because the Kingdom of Basel is too weak.
It was themselves, the Church of Light, who had misjudged the military strength of the Principality of Idar! In fact, from the very beginning, the Church of Light did not believe that the Kingdom of Basel could achieve any remarkable results.
The reason why the church cheered for the Basel nobles was, on the one hand, to distract the attention of the Principality of Idar, and on the other hand, it wanted to use the Kingdom of Basel to test the military strength of the Principality of Idar.
Now, the result of the test came out, but this result has completely exceeded the expectations of the Church of Light! This also made the threat of the Principality of Idar to the Church of Light rise to a higher level! No, if the Principality of Idar is now, it is probably the force that poses the greatest threat to the Church of Light! No doubt about it!
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Bishop Snisa Hani push open the door and walk in.
One year ago,
He was exiled and almost lost his life because he revealed everything that happened in the eastern part of the empire to the cardinal.
And now...
With the rise of the Principality of Idar, Snisa Hani, as the first clergyman to reveal the truth about the Principality of Idar, was once again reused by the church and shouldered the important mission of passing on information.
But this was obviously not the time to enter. Cardinal Camus Blanchard asked angrily, "When will the Crusaders led by Carraway capture St. Lawrence?!"
"ah?"
Hearing such a difficult question as soon as he entered the door, Bishop Snisa Hani had to think for a moment, and then said very conservatively:
"Probably... maybe... it will take another month..."
"A month?"
Hearing this, the cardinal snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "At most half a month! After half a month, the glory of the God of Light must spread to every corner of St. Lawrence!"
"Can……"
"No buts! Tell Captain Karavi of the Crusaders that if he can't do it, someone will do it for him!"
"yes."
Hearing this, Sneisa Hani could only nod cautiously.
He knew very well in his heart that during this period, as bad news from the eastern part of the empire came one after another, the cardinal must be very unhappy!
In particular, the bursting of the tulip bubble a month ago also had a certain impact on the Church of Light.
You know, although the skyrocketing price of tulips occurred in the Kingdom of Basel, but... merchants are profit-driven!
Except for the Principality of Idar, which was not very interested in these tulips, merchants from all over the continent were involved to some extent.
The only difference is the degree of participation and the amount of chips put down.
The bishop of the Basel diocese of the Church of Light invested all the money he earned from the sale of indulgences into a gluttonous feast on the skyrocketing prices of tulips.
I hope to keep some benefits for myself before these gold coins are transported to the holy city of Bethlehem.
But the result is naturally obvious. The bursting of the tulip bubble caused the huge amount of gold coins that the Basel Diocese should have handed over to be wasted.
The loss of gold coins, coupled with the astonishing expansion speed of the Principality of Idar, how could the cardinal not be angry? None of the news coming from the eastern part of the empire was good!
"Also...if there is still time, let's evacuate the bishop and priests of the Basel Diocese..."
Just as Bishop Snisa Hani was about to report the news, the cardinal continued.
Hearing this, Hani was stunned for a moment, then answered carefully:
"Your Excellency, Cardinal, I am here to report to you the news of the Diocese of Basel."
"explain……"
"The rude Idar army broke into the church and arrested our members who were still in the Basel diocese..."
Before he finished speaking, Camus Blanchard stood up suddenly, and even the water glass on the table was knocked over.
But even so, Snisa Hani had no choice but to continue speaking: "And... even Bishop Olson was arrested by the Idar people..."
【Today's joke】
Sun Wukong transformed into a fish through 72 transformations, and forgot the original spell after 7 seconds.
(End of this chapter)
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