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Chapter 209 Fiery Red Sky

Inside the Kingspeare Palace, the council hall was arguing endlessly, and the king was sitting on the throne rubbing his forehead.

"Your Majesty, is it appropriate for us to go south? The capital will soon become the front line! Your Majesty"

"Shut up, a slanderous official like you can't help you very much, once a kingdom is in danger, you should first consider protecting yourself!"

"What? I'm thinking of His Majesty!"

The two ministers argued, and some of the military generals were still arguing.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there are [-] imperial guards in the capital, and there are other defenders around. We can also recruit young and middle-aged men to serve. With the assistance of civilian husbands, we will definitely have the power to fight!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, the Dirga people have been exhausted after repeated fierce battles. We are waiting for work, and we still have a chance!"

Some of the ministers made a mockery.

"Really? You all said that before, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Kingdom were buried under your bold ambitions."

"Do you people in the military still need this kind of confidence? Maybe the troops can be recruited, but what about weapons? Is it enough to equip so many people? Our heavy firepower has been transferred to the north in previous battles. How many artillery pieces are there now? Are the rusted bronze cannons on the old city wall enough for a hundred?"

The minister of finance is well aware of the current situation of military equipment reserves, which is really worrying.

Another minister also took the opportunity to attack.

"Marshal Gauss, you said before that you can hold out for at least a month, right? If you can't be willing to deal with the military law, why did you escape back before half a month?"

The military marshal was furious.

"You! The Deauville line of defense has not been established at all. The defenders in front are useless. Let alone a week, two days have not been won. The mobilized reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the weapons and ammunition have not yet arrived. What can I do to stop it? Dirga people? Just a few thousand troops?"

"Stop arguing—"

The king finally couldn't take it anymore, he roared to stop the quarrel, and the council hall fell silent in an instant.

The king scanned the audience with bloodshot eyes, and then looked at the generals of the kingdom's army. He really wanted to kill those useless generals, but even if he didn't know anything about military affairs, he knew that the current situation was not suitable for killing generals. And they are all great nobles.

"Prime Minister, do you have anything to say?"

Hearing the king's question, the old prime minister finally spoke. He first asked the archbishop of the God of Life, and got the expected answer.

"Your Excellency, can we win the war with the power of the extraordinary? What about those allies?"

The main host of the God of Life Sect sighed, it is still impossible to be a transparent person.

"The God of Life will not abandon her devout believers. We will do our best, but the power of extraordinary beings is not omnipotent. There are also many magicians in Dierga."

The old prime minister sneered in his heart, and turned to look at the foreign minister.

"Any news from Basmann and Bach?"

The foreign minister has been feeling anxious all the time, and he can only bite the bullet and answer this meeting.

"Bach has already responded. They said that the war has just ended a few years ago, and they don't want to start another war for us and Dirga, unless Basman declares war on Dirga together."

"And what about Basman?"

"Uh, over there with Basman"

The Foreign Secretary glanced at the Archbishop.

"No response from Basman."

The old prime minister knew in his heart that Basman might not be willing to start the war again, but this time there must be pressure from the Holy Church. The Holy Church is very satisfied that Dierga can directly conquer the cult.

"Then, Your Majesty, perhaps there is only one suitable solution left."

"any solution?"

The king cheered up, sat up straight and looked at the old prime minister.

"Send an envoy to Dirga, ask for peace, we should admit our failure."

"Would the people of Dirga be willing?"

The old prime minister sighed slightly, his family had already been sent away, so he said the next thing without any worries.

"Your Majesty, send envoys to Digao as quickly as possible, express your surrender to Queen Dirga, and be willing to compensate the Dirga people for their losses. I think there is a high probability of success."

"what?"

The king was shocked, and he looked at the old prime minister in disbelief.

"How dare you ask me to submit to a little girl, how dare you say such a thing!"

The king clenched his fists and stood up.

"Are you thinking of the interests of the kingdom, or of yourself?"

"Your Majesty, the reason why the Dirga people went to war is nothing more than the religion of life and holy objects. They never said they would destroy Kingspeare!"

"shut up--"

The king roared and stopped the old prime minister's words.

"Holy things are illusory, they can find them, but the God of Life Sect is our belief, if you betray the God of Life, God will also take away your healthy life!"

"Your Majesty, the Life God Sect is nothing more than transferring the lives of others to you."

"But without the blessing of the God of Life, can I still be healthy?"

The old prime minister never shut up, looked at the archbishop who was silent at the moment, and said bluntly.

"Then Your Majesty, the old minister has no other choice, maybe His Excellency the Archbishop."

The archbishop glanced at the old prime minister.

"Everything is God's test, and God has his own arrangements!"

It was another day of unhappiness, but today was more exciting. The old prime minister openly challenged the authority of the God of Life.

Many ministers even once thought that the king wanted to kill the prime minister.

It's just that the days of this kind of quarrel are not long. Three days later, the latest battle situation on the front line arrived in the capital. Unsurprisingly, apart from the defeat in the battle, the battle was also lost.

The king once again summoned all the ministers to discuss matters, but this time there were much fewer people. Even the prime minister said he was sick at home, and all the people who came to the palace seemed to be in a hurry, and still could not get any effective results.

Gibbs fell, Ariel City fell, Oak City surrendered, Mutata surrendered, and the newly formed [-]th Army formed an organizational system and fled
Everything is bad news. In just one week, the atmosphere in the capital is already very depressing.

Compared with the bitter battle in the first half, the advancing legion in the second half was more like marching in the territory of Kingspea. As an invading army, they even received continuous help from the people of Kingspea.

No. 13 days after the fall of Deauville, some soldiers rushed into the command post at the front of Lombardier, the capital of Kingspeare, and then Marshal Gauss and a group of senior officers came outside to the front line.

Many soldiers crawled out of the trenches, or stood on tiptoes, or ran to high places.

Pieces of black smoke rose in the distance, and the vast Lombardy forest was ablaze. This was an order from the Marshal to ignite the entire forest to prevent the Dirga people from crossing the border.

The shortest way to get to the capital from the north is through the Lombardy Forest, where there are several wide avenues.

It is definitely inconvenient to walk through when the forest is burning, and the vastness of the Lombardi forest is enough to burn for a long time without necessarily extinguishing it.

On the other side of the Lombardi Forest, the advancing legion stopped marching. Mulan stood on the top of the steam tank, looking at the half of the sky that was colored red in the distance. I am afraid that this road through the forest cannot be walked.

"It seems that there are still some people in the Kingspeare soldiers who have a strong sense of resistance."

"Legion Commander, what should we do? Do we need to organize fire fighting?"

Mulan shook his head.

"The fire is already too big and will soon spread throughout the Lombardy forest."

Mulan frowned suddenly.

"Everyone, arrow-shaped defensive formation, close to the steam tank, prepare for impact resistance—"

Mu Lan shouted the order in person, and the entire advancing army immediately became tense. The tanks moved slowly to defend, and some military vehicles were also dragged to the front.

In a short period of time, countless animals rushed over, including deer, wolves, bears and even tigers. There were countless species and numbers, and they were all fleeing from the fire.

"Bang~" "Boom."

"Woo~" "Oh"

"Roar——" "Ah——"

"Bang bang."

Many animals crashed directly into the steam tanks, more animals crashed into the army formation, and many soldiers were even directly knocked into the air.

"Fire fire!"

"Da da da da da da da da da da."

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" "Bang".
The machine guns on the steam tanks began to fire, and the soldiers also began to fight back. Countless animals fell in pieces, and the endless stream of beasts began to flee to both sides, like the tide breaking through the reefs of the army formation, and this is just one corner, the whole This side of the Lombardi forest is full of fleeing animals, and there are all kinds of birds flying in the sky.

"Ugh-"

A melodious chirping sound came from the direction of the forest. This sound was extremely penetrating, and everyone who heard it felt that it came from the center of the forest.

Mu Lan suddenly lifted his spirits and looked at Heisen and Shabastina who were not far away. Both of them had the same inexplicable expression. Many students of Castle Black even stepped forward subconsciously, and countless soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay.

Judging from the feeling brought by the sound, there is some kind of magical existence in the Lombardy Forest.

(End of this chapter)