: 591 Blood and Fire, Battle for the North (5)

The castle of the Blaine family, in the back hill of Hutubane’s civic center, in the middle of the emerald green lawn, there is a white castle that does not look magnificent but makes people feel bright.
Behind is a blue sky, and in front is a bright water-colored promenade, with beautiful straight lines, revealing a pleasing aesthetic. The simple and bright white frame makes people feel elegant from the heart, sky blue back and castle The white teeth constitute a fantastic picture.
It seems that it has been deserted for a short period of time. Several promenades outside the castle have just been cleaned up, but the original scattered traces can still be seen. The search is all in
The flowers and plants on both sides of the cobblestone path have also been pulled out, and all the valuable varieties have been pulled out.
There are already a lot of black dust in the murals of the hallway. The windowsills on both sides of the hallway are also thick with dust. The red carpet on the ground is also a bit old. The surface has just been cleaned, and there are still a lot of broom marks.
The ruined scene in front of me was a little embarrassing for Bernlet, who was leading the way. It is said that the northern chief Gehardo, who lived here for nearly 2 months, did not like Hu Tubei En, a castle that was too romantic. ,
Thinking that people have lived in this environment for a long time, they will lose the courage of a Mamunuk knight, so the office is set in the city hall below the castle, which has become a forbidden place for a while.
In fact, most Hutu Bain people know that the depraved courage of this new general population is deceiving. The real reason for leaving this beautiful castle is to wipe out the Blaine family in Hu The last thought in the heart of the Tubei En people, but the adult of the Northern Commander himself did not expect that the Blaine family, who was expelled from the mansion by force, would return here so quickly, but he became deported. Object
After a brief report, the fat man was arranged to meet the former minister of the Kingdom from Kyoto. The fat man and Nilai sat down in front of a long elm wood table and glanced at the parlor in front of them, fat man Her eyebrows are a little tight, and Nilai has a cold face, her eyes flashing inexplicable emotions
The parlor looks very rudimentary, not as stylish and luxurious as the second time, some ordinary decorated furniture, and a few other long wooden tables that I didn't know where to search, it became a parlor, its shabby To the extent that the fat man who has been here once and has seen the luxurious nobility of the Sarande no longer feels in his heart,
"What the is going on? Why haven't you seen Hu Tubeien so depressed in a few months?" The fat man looked slightly stunned, and while the Duke of Bessa hadn't arrived, he asked quietly about Nilai, who had just entered the city. The empty and cold scene I saw at that time shocked him, who had an excellent influence on Hu Tu Beien
Now Hutu Beien is completely a mess. This beautiful city, once known as the northern garden, withered like a rose that had just suffered frost, a ruined town, most of the destroyed villages, and an empty castle, When the second fat man came, there were about 20,000 citizens in the city, and now there are less than 7,000 people who are still in Hutuban, including a large number of refugees who have been resettled from Vic City.
"This is the evil fruit of the Mamunuk knights under the command of Jehardo." Nilai said coldly. "Because of the tight financial resources in Kyoto, the kingdom has privately acquiesced the Mamunok knights to steal loot privately last year. Behavior, this undoubtedly greatly increased the power of the Mamunuk Knight, even overriding the local lord!
When the force loses its restraint, violence becomes the most terrible disaster. "Nila Lai's voice pauses, her white and slender fingers clenched together, and there is a anger in her tone." For two months when they were stationed in Hutuban Two-thirds of the shops in the city were brutally looted. The precious furniture and ornaments in the noble families in the city were forcibly removed and transported away. The livelihood of the people was withering. The economic situation is getting worse every day. The cruel Kingdom Knights who drank and smashed the shop without any movement, Hu Tubei Enren had no good feelings at all, privately called them "
"What? Could these Mamunuk knights not let go of their own countrymen?" The fat man's two eyebrows could not help twisting into a dignified Chuan word in his eyebrows. The knight who robbed his countrymen was the first to hear
"The north are the potential enemies in the eyes of these Kyoto people. How could they really treat our northerners?" Nilai's eyes flickered, and he sneered in disdain. "You may not yet know that Hu Tu Beien was classified. After His Majesty the King directly governed, Gehardo was able to cover the sky in Hutubein. Under his command, those Mamunuk knights who came from Kyoto and regarded themselves as superiors naturally took this beautiful city that once represented luxury and wealth as theirs. The most proud loot, the situation in the city is relatively better, and the surrounding villages are the hardest hit areas."
"Village! Just now I came all the way. Now many places that were originally villages are now in ruins. What is going on? The fat man's face is dignified
"What's going on, of course, is the masterpiece of the Mamunuk knights who think of money and crazy!" Nilai said angrily. "The Mamunuk knights fighting the title of Kingdom heroes against the Normans, to In the name of collecting protection fees, almost all villages were blackmailed. If they could not make up the money within the prescribed time, they forcibly drove all the men, women, children and children of the village to Guangping, the center of the village, and then burned the torches in their hands. , In front of all the villagers, lit their poor and thin thatched houses one by one,
Let these poor people who have just escaped the war, just watch their lives and hopes, turn gray in the red flames, you know how cold last winter, if not I ordered to let go of the border and contain these poor People, I am afraid that most people can only be frozen to death,
But this is the case, because a large number of houses and property have been burned, just this winter, the village near Hutu Beien has froze to death and injured more than 3,000 people, of which 80% are frail elderly and sick Children, almost one-third of Hu Tu Beien's population"
After listening to Nilai’s complaint, the fat man felt that a fire was burning in his heart. He didn’t expect Salander Kyoto’s attitude to be so cold-blooded. Such wanton looting is simply to treat the North as a colony of his own desires.
Although Nilai did not say it, the fat man knew that these unscrupulous acts of brutality could not have been born without the acquiescence of the military chief, Jehardo. If the whole north really fell into the hands of such people, then Really the deepest disaster,
"Okay, since I'm here, all this will pass! Within three years, I will make Hu Tubeien more prosperous and stable than before!" The fat man comforted softly, holding Nilai under the table a little bit because of the force Shaking hands,
The silky and silky feeling came from the palm of the hand, and a heart-to-heart feeling spread. He could feel the sadness and anger in the heart of this beautiful duchess. No wonder this time when he came to Sarande again, Nilai had some right Sarande’s yearning for Kyoto seems a lot more indifferent,
"You once promised me to bring peace to Salander!" At this time, Nilai Jiao's body shook slightly and suddenly lifted her beautiful neck, a pair of pretty eyes stared at the fat man, the voice was sad and heartbreaking.
"I used to dream of being able to coexist peacefully with Kyoto, but Hu Tu Beien showed me a little bit. In addition to the unobtrusive killing and arson, in the eyes of these Kyoto people who believe that they are receiving loot, the north is just one of them. Randomly looted objects,
Nilai's voice paused. "The only thing that is fortunate is that Gehardo is an ascetic knight. The power of pursuing a knight comes from the blood. It is strictly forbidden to women by the knights under his command. Escape the catastrophe. Otherwise, it is not just some small-scale bloodshed, but the fierce resistance of the entire Hu Tu Beien, blood will flow across every inch of the city, and I really don’t want to think about that situation! "
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the direction of the entrance of the living room
Burn Lake walked in with respect and brought in a middle-aged nobleman who was around the age. The nobleman was dressed in ordinary clothes, but there was a look of complacency in the walkway. At first glance, it was the kind of perennial The kind of person surrounded by people in the center, seeing the fat man's appearance, the face of Duke Beza looked a bit unnatural, and the expression of suffering and loss made his face full of frustration.
"Hello, Honorable Duke of Bessa, I am Vic Setton led by Vic! This is my Executive Duchess Nilai." The fat man stood up and introduced himself, and next to Nilai gave a salute ,
This strange combination made Duke Bessa stunned for a moment. His eyes first glanced over Nilai's beautiful and flowery appearance, and then he settled on the too ordinary face of the fat man. His bright and electric eyes were full of surprise. And curious,
Victor Dunsall, the little marquis who rose like lightning in the north, from the moment he entered the north, he felt the influence of this man all the time,
From Kuronze’s checkpoints to the dozen or so territories he walked all the way, this man’s name is completely reminiscent of the northern territories, but the well-known Duke of Bessa. Still unable to connect with this silly fat man in front of me
"Your Excellency is the Marquis of Victorense in the Northern Territory!"
Duke Bessa seemed to think it was a rude act to stare at him all the time. He quickly sorted out his clothes and gave the fat man a solemn ceremony. The frustration that had spread on his face just now seemed to be dim because of the name. a lot of,
"I heard that the Duke has some difficulties and needs help?" The fat man made a gesture to Duke Bessa and asked straight away. "If I can be helped by Victor, please speak bluntly, as long as it does not violate the rules of the nobility, I Wicktonset will never stand idly by!"
Seeing that the fat man was refreshing, Duke Bessa sat in the seat opposite, hesitated, and asked, "Did Lord Marquis have heard of the Southern Decree just issued by Kyoto?"
"Yes, I heard some! This is an extremely bad decision." The fat man nodded. He could hear the resentment of the prince from the new decree in the tone of Duke Bessa. The fat man put on a pair Said with an uneasy tone
"I don’t know what’s going on in Kyoto. When it is most necessary to unite all forces against the Normans, but first put the butcher’s knife on his own head! Isn’t the price paid by the South in this war enough? Despite the loss Land, but the southerners did not realize the weakness of the realization. They are also fighting to resist the Normans. Even if they are devoting their precious lives, I heard that in the latest battle, there were more than 10,000 southern warriors killed. Kyoto At this moment, falling into Shishi, we northerners also feel chills!"
"Thank you very much!" Duke Bessa's pale face was a little ruddy and excited, a glint of water vapor flashed in his eyes, and his voice trembled. "In the eyes of most Salanders, it is the weakness of our southerners and the loss of charts. It attracted the fierce Norman beasts, and only you are the first lord who heard positive comments about our southerners."
"Actually, I came to the north this time, not only to ask for help, but more importantly to give something to the northerners!" Duke Bessa's voice paused, his face was firm, and he suddenly took it out of his arms. A golden document, placed on the table with extreme caution, condensed and said, "This is a treaty just signed by the royal family secretly, which will determine the fate of all Salanders, and it is unreasonable to expose all this. The biggest source of the action is that before I came to Hutu Beien, I secretly visited the Duke of Russia and Germany in the northern mountains. He extremely cautiously suggested to me that this thing should be given to you, Marquis of Viktonsee!"
"Oh. What a treaty?" The fat man froze for a moment. He could see the extraordinaryness of this thing from the careful face of Duke Bessa, which could make the old fox of the Duke of Russia and Germany feel tricky. It must be something extraordinary.
"At the beginning of March this year, the Saland royal family had secretly started peace negotiations with the Normans!"
Duke Bessa's heavy-faced image was dripping with water, and his face was very sad. "That is to say, the kingdom is ready to abandon the plan to recapture the south, and is going to focus on the area north of Kyoto!
A copy of this treaty was stolen from the royal family at an extremely high price~EbookFREE.me~ It was because the copy was leaked that King Sultan Manhad ordered the Southern Decree to be launched in advance, brutally suppressing any possible revolt against him Of the people, of which the natural nobility is predominant! "
"What? How could this be!" The fat man stood up in shock, and now he knew why Duke Bessa was so frustrated,
By doing so, the royal family of Salend undoubtedly sold the entire southern aristocracy and the land of the South to the Normans. It was a real treason,
"No wonder he did not hesitate to use force to suppress all voices of opposition, so it turned out!" The fat man paced back and forth with his hands, the atmosphere in the hall was solemn
"And the Kyoto army has been mobilizing frequently recently," Duke Bessa said with a bitter smile. "As far as I know, the navy that was suppressed in the inner harbor has already started, and about 25,000 troops are gathering in the port area.
According to the analysis of the Grand Duke of Russia and Germany, Kyoto is likely to simultaneously attack the north from two roads at the same time! The territory of the Grand Duke of Russia and Germany has already begun to mobilize, and I highly recommend you, saying that if Kyoto goes to war, his Russian-German family is willing to stand on your side."