Chapter 498: Rushing to help from thousands of miles away?
The cold winter wind blew through the branches and treetops, and the sharp horn sound awakened the hibernating squirrels. They cautiously poked their heads out of their nests, and seemed to be holding a half-eaten hazelnut in their arms.
Not far away, an extremely fierce siege battle was in full swing.
The dry winter grass provided natural fuel for the blazing flames, and the billowing black smoke filled the air with a pungent smell.
Freddy Crook held a broadsword in his hand and stared solemnly at the battle situation not far away.
Behind him, the flag of the Principality of Sidon was fluttering in the howling cold wind. The eagle-headed, snake-bodied, two-winged beast on the flag was the symbol of the Principality of Sidon, and it seemed to be bringing a subtle buff to the Sidon soldiers fighting on the battlefield.
The strength of the Cecil people far exceeded the expectations of the Sidonian general. Even though the sneak attack launched by Freddy Crook gave the Sidonian army an advantage at the beginning, the Cecil people still managed to stabilize their position and defend the city within a few days.
The weapons and equipment from the Idar people are the key factor that enables Cecil's army to maintain its position!
When the isolated Sidon army first encountered those rifles that could shoot out magic rays... they were really stunned.
But after all, the Cecil people got the old rifles that were discarded by the Idar army. When the soldiers of the Principality of Sidon raised the temporary shields made of door panels and wooden signs, the power and function of these weapons were greatly limited.
so……
On one side was the Cecil army armed with obsolete weapons, and on the other was the Sidon army that had been exposed to the wind and sand in the desert for most of its life. The two sides fought back and forth in an extremely fierce manner.
Arrows flew in the air, and soldiers carried ladders and charged again and again.
General Freddy Crook watched the Sidon soldiers fall one by one, but he could only grit his teeth and order an attack on the city.
Because as long as they conquer this city, the vast southern plains of the Kingdom of Cecil will be exposed to the Sidon army, and the soldiers of the Principality of Sidon can reap the fruits of war in their own way after a hard battle.
"Damn it! Don't those Sidon soldiers know their own casualties? Even with such a low casualty ratio, they are still able to charge forward?!"
On the city wall, a Cecil general cursed.
Although the Cecil army suffered heavy losses, the Sidon army that attacked the city obviously suffered even greater losses! But now even the Cecil soldiers defending the city are about to collapse, and the Sidon soldiers attacking the city are still rushing forward in an endless stream.
This is irrational! Very irrational! However, regardless of whether it is irrational or not, these Sidon soldiers in front of them are the enemies that the Cecil people must face. The Cecil general who was supervising the battle killed dozens of soldiers who wanted to escape in the face of the enemy, and only then was the battle barely stabilized.
He shouted with a lack of confidence: "We can't abandon the city! Reinforcements are on the way!"
And all he got in response was a series of sparse and weak responses.
…
The other side of the battlefield.
General Freddy Crook seemed to have sensed the fatigue of Cecil's army, and had a rough estimate of the losses in his mind: "Push forward with all your forces! The Cecil people can't hold on any longer!"
The sharp sound of the horn was blown again, and at this moment, a faint light seemed to flash in the eyes of the Sidon soldiers.
The war was fierce, but in fact even Freddy Crook himself, the general, didn't know why he launched an attack on the Kingdom of Cecil.
The order from the Grand Duke of Sidon was abrupt and confusing.
You know, just half a month ago, Freddy Crook was just an idle earl of the Principality of Sidon.
Although he had extensive experience in military training, the long-term peace in the Principality of Sidon had forced him to leave the army and lead a shameless aristocratic life.
However, just as he was thinking about how many banquets he would hold next month and how many nobles he would invite to have fun together, the servants of the Simpson family brought him an order from Grand Duke Sidon to attack the Kingdom of Cecil! When he first received this order, the earl thought that Grand Duke Sidon's head had been knocked off by the charlatans of the church - the devout Grand Duke Sidon was a believer in the God of Light, and he was always accompanied by bishops and priests.
Fred Crook had no idea whether a sack of cement was really poured into the head of the Grand Duke of Sidon.
But no matter what, the spirit of contract among the nobles forced him to obey the orders and arrangements of Grand Duke Sidon. Let him fight, after all, he is not the one who will die.
"General Freddy..."
A voice that did not sound very comfortable suddenly brought Freddy back to reality: "The army of the Principality of Sidon is still very strong. These civilian soldiers are not as weak as you said before, right?"
"You are right, Bishop of Wells."
Freddy's face seemed a little ugly, but he still nodded and looked to his side.
A well-dressed bishop was standing there. He wore a pentagonal bishop's crown with light red silk stitching. The pale gold cross hanging around his neck was shining with an eye-catching light.
Freddy Crook was not a devout Christian. If possible, he would even like to take off his shoes and then spank the bishop's butt hard.
The Church of Light must have fed Grand Duke Sidon two large buckets of psychedelic soup, if such a thing really existed, General Freddy thought secretly.
Otherwise, he really couldn't figure out why his Grand Duke would choose to attack the Kingdom of Cecil at this time.
after all……
Although Grand Duke Sidon is a believer of the Church of Light, and the Church of Light is also designated as the state religion by the Simpson family, in Freddy's eyes, the Church of Light that has ignited the entire St. Lawrence seems to be more aggressive than the Kingdom of Cecil and is more worthy of his vigilance.
Moreover, the Bishop of Wales was in name only as a missionary, but in reality he was a military supervisor.
Freddy didn't even know what method the bishop had used to make the soldiers under his command so unfamiliar that they could resolutely attack the city despite such a high casualty ratio.
You know, even though the army of the Principality of Sidon had fought in the desert for a long time and had been tempered for a long time, it had never shown such combat power.
"General Freddy Crook, I remember... you are not a believer of the Church of Light, right?" Bishop Wells suddenly said, standing beside Freddy.
Hearing this, Freddy was slightly stunned. Just as he was about to answer, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
He finally took a deep breath and said, "No."
Looking at the Sidon soldiers gradually climbing up the city wall not far away, Bishop Wales nodded calmly.
…
The war in the western part of the continent was not a secret, at least not in the Idar Empire.
Through the intelligence network gradually spread across the continent by the Idar CIA and the use of long-distance communication devices at critical moments, sometimes the city of Idar can get information even faster than King Cecil.
The news published in the Idar Daily has attracted the attention of a large number of civilians to the war in the Kingdom of Cecil.
The civilians who had just learned to spell and read aloud might not know where the Kingdom of Cecil was located, but they knew that the Kingdom of Cecil was an ally of the Idar Empire, and there was even a Cecil Embassy on Jingshi Road in Idar City! Suddenly, almost all Idar people, from farmers to craftsmen, from fishermen to vendors, were closely watching the dynamics of the Idar Government Council and the movements of the Idar royal family.
Jingshi Road, Idar Parliament Building.
"The Principality of Sidon's invasion of the Kingdom of Cecil is a violation of the peace on the continent! It is a disregard for the sovereignty and territory of the Kingdom of Cecil! As allies of the Cecil people, we must condemn this atrocity!"
"Condemn? We should send troops!"
"The Principality of Sidon does not know how to respect human rights! They deprive civilians of their right to life. This is a violation of order and rules!"
"Send out the troops! Send out the troops!"
"There is a big conspiracy behind this! This must be the Church of Light's response to the airstrike on the Holy City! The cowardly Church doesn't dare to confront the Idar people, so it turns to attack our allies! This is simply shameless!"
"Send out the troops! Send out the troops!"
“…”
During their time as MPs, the civilian MPs of the House of Commons have come to understand the rights and obligations they have, and the civilians who stand behind them.
They want to make the voices of the common people heard in the House of Commons and give the common people a channel to make their voices heard!
so……
Angry quarrels, loud arguments, clapping and slamming of the tabletop...
Members of the House of Commons only superficially learned the etiquette of the nobility after becoming members of parliament, so in order to express their views, they almost all resorted to face-to-face communication and Zaun exchanges.
All in all, the Idar House of Representatives was in complete chaos.
Even as early as when Cecil's envoy, Viscount Danielson, came to the palace for an audience and the news that the Cecil Kingdom had been attacked spread, the parliamentarians began to talk about it.
Except for the members of the House of Lords who remained restrained because of their aristocratic status, the members of the House of Commons had already been arguing with each other.
While the quarrel was going on in the House of Commons, the Idar Palace was not peaceful either.
Ford, the president of the Executive Yuan, CIA director Krell, and Secretary of Defense Sarah Coren...
These Idar officials know much more information than the members of the House of Commons, so... at least for the current Idar Empire, the voice of the House of Commons represents more of a reference for the civilians.
"The sneak attack by the Principality of Sidon is suspected to be related to the Church of Light." Clay paused and added: "What I want to say is... this is definitely not a conspiracy theory!"
"To what extent has the Church of Light infiltrated the Principality of Sidon?" Bruno asked seriously.
"The Simpson family has always had a close relationship with the Church of Light, and it is said that this time, the church directly sent the bishop to the front line of the Sidon army!"
Bruno's eyes became serious. "You mean... the Church of Light has taken control of the military power of the Principality of Sidon?"
Hearing this, everyone present turned their eyes to Clare, the "intelligence chief".
"It is not certain whether it is completely under control, nor is it clear whether the current Grand Duke of Sidon has already become a puppet like Pitzman, but... the Church of Light can definitely influence the decision-making of the Principality of Sidon, and the degree of influence is very profound." Clare wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered cautiously.
"In that case..."
As he spoke, Bruno stood up from the throne carved with griffin sculptures and walked slowly to the center of the main hall - there was an extremely finely crafted sand table, which meticulously outlined the territorial boundaries of various forces.
Bruno stretched out his hand, and the magic power around him seemed to gather in his palm. He flicked his finger lightly, and the flags and the lines representing the boundaries in the sandbox began to change quietly:
"...Then let's just assume the worst-case scenario. We will assume that the Church of Light has completely taken control of the military and political power of the Principality of Sidon, and that the Simpson family has become a puppet of the Church of Light."
"Next... in your opinion, how should the Idar people respond?"
Hearing this, the palace fell into silence. Only a young griffin came out from the gap under the sandbox, tilted its head, looked at the people in front of it with sleepy eyes, and then fluttered its wings that had not yet fully opened, and jumped into Bruno's arms.
It's not that they don't dare to speak, but because everyone present is thinking and brewing their own words.
"We should support the Kingdom of Cecil!"
finally……
Old Ford's words broke the silence in the palace.
"The Kingdom of Cecil must not fall, and this is not just because the Queen of the Idar Empire is from the Cecil royal family."
"If the Kingdom of Cecil is destroyed, the Church of Light can put all its forces into the eastern battlefield, and we will be alone to face the Church of Light that has integrated the entire central and western regions of the continent."
On the side, L'Obida, who was in charge of commercial economic exchanges, also added: "Moreover... the Kingdom of Cecil is not only an ally of the Idar people, but also an important dumping ground for Idar products."
"With the fall of the Rez regime and the fall of the imperial capital of Saint Lawrence, the Kingdom of Cecil has become one of the few dumping grounds for Idar's industrial products."
Bruno did not answer, but turned his gaze to his Minister of Defense: "What does Sarah Coren think?"
"I don't think we can support the Kingdom of Cecil."
Sarah Coren paused, looked at the slightly surprised eyes of the crowd, and continued: "It is an unrealistic fantasy to directly support the Kingdom of Cecil. The current strategic situation makes it impossible for the Idar army to carry out such a long-distance raid."
"So what I mean is..."
"Don't worry about the Kingdom of Cecil and the Principality of Sidon. Let's launch an all-out battle against the Church of Light! If the Church of Light really has complete control over the Sidon army, they will naturally send troops back to support us!"
(End of this chapter)
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