Great time travel

Chapter 61. The Inevitable War

On the other hand, when the wheels of war started rumbling again and the armed conflict between the empire and the Chinese was about to break out, Princess Pingna, who was detained as a hostage in the State Hotel on Mount Arnus, was shocked to find that she Caught in the cracks of the wheels of war.

"...Those outsiders...really replied to Brother Huang like this? Such vulgar words...this copy can't be fake, right?"

In the luxury suite of the hotel, looking at the copies of the two letters brought to him by the leader of the White Rose Division, Penny Zhu - the letter sent by Emperor Sausal to the people of the other world, and the reply from the people of the other world, the Rose Knight was caught off guard. The head of the regiment, Princess Pingna, suddenly looked confused, and then her head was as big as a bucket.

"...It should be true, anyway, the envoy of Saushar did say so, and the small army of outsiders who stayed in Ita Rica City directly sent the letter to persuade the envoy to surrender after the envoy of Sausal left with a reply letter. Copies of the letters and replies were posted at the gates of the city, and they were withdrawn from the city."

Penny Zhu replied with a wry smile, "...The city of Ita Rica is in a mess right now, and many people are preparing to flee."

"...Then why don't you maintain order, but come here instead? Hey, well, it has nothing to do with me anyway. I don't know what people from other worlds will do to me! Also, Petunia, what's the matter? At this point, why don't you just leave the team and go home, but instead throw yourself into the trap?"

Princess Pingna sat down on the sofa in a slumped state, sighed with blank eyes——Gods!How did things get to this point?

——According to Princess Pinna’s thoughts before she came to Mount Arnus, whether it is the Imperial Senate or the new emperor, her second brother Diabo has a rational and conservative style.Facing the unfavorable situation where the empire is now full of rebellions and crumbling, it will definitely deal with the arrival of outsiders cautiously, and will never rashly use weapons and ask for trouble.And the outsiders seem to be restrained, at least there is no sign of wanting to take advantage of the fire.Although the empire opened the gate of time and space on Mount Arnus to plunder the other world on the other side of the gate - this matter has been publicized to the entire continent, and it cannot be hidden at all, and people from other worlds have long known up.But after all, the two sides did not really fight, so there is still room for relaxation of negotiations.

From Princess Pina's point of view, it is impossible for outsiders to stay on the Farmat continent forever because of the limitation of the "gate".As long as you hold the attitude of delaying time, negotiate slowly with the outsiders, but you must not talk about it.Or pay certain concessions and prices appropriately in exchange for the opportunity to communicate with each other and learn the culture, technology and knowledge experience of people from other worlds, which is the most reasonable choice for the empire.

Unexpectedly, her reckless and irritable elder brother Saushar actually succeeded in rebelling. In such a short period of time, he defeated the Senate and the Guards, and killed the second brother Diabo who had already proclaimed himself emperor. She took the emperor's throne by force - so Princess Pingna's previous plans all fell through.

And her Rose Knights also suffered heavy losses at the end of the war. The chief instructor, Gray Arud, who was sent back to the Imperial Senate to report the arrival of the outsiders, unfortunately died in the battle in Rendell City.Among the entourage of more than a hundred riders, only Shirley Pluto Tiluhagang, the leader of the Red Rose Division, managed to escape back to Itarica City. unknown.

Next, the correspondence between Soshar and the outsider, which was full of mutual harm, ruined Princess Pinna's last ray of hope.

——The war is doomed to break out, and Emperor Soshar may not care about Pina's life and death in the hands of outsiders.

Since ancient times, the royal family has always had weak family ties and constant fighting.Even Pinna's father, Emperor Molt, usurped the throne from his nephew.Strictly speaking, Diabo's throne is also wrong.As for Soshar, who openly rebelled and seized the throne, since he was able to kill his second brother Diabo for the throne, and he would not hesitate to let the whole continent flow into rivers of blood, he would naturally not cherish the life of his half-sister who was not close to him.

What's more, when the emperor died, Princess Pingna was the regent of the empire, and Diabo took over the throne from her.Although she couldn't help herself at the time, Brother Soshal probably wouldn't understand her difficulties, but would only regard her as Diabo's remnants!
Moreover, no matter what, some members of her Rose Knights also participated in the Battle of Rendell City, and they stood on Diabo's side by order of the Senate.If Saushar investigates this matter, I'm afraid the hostility towards Ping Na will be even deeper.

——Desperate, in a dilemma, at a loss...Anyway, Princess Pingna is completely at a loss as to what to do now
And in the current chaos in the Farmat Continent, Princess Pingna is far from the only one who doesn't know what to do.

"...Go home? Your Royal Highness, are you kidding me? How can I go home now?" Baroness Petunia Fleur Galki smiled miserably, "... Saushar has already Order to deprive the title of Baron Gelkie and confiscate all my family's property! My family was slaughtered in the captured territory because they used force against Sausal's army. Only my mother fled to Ita Rica The city came to join me..."

"...What?!!!" Princess Pinna's eyes widened, "...Brother Saushar...how could he do such a thing?!!"

"...Why not? He is already the emperor! Naturally, he can do whatever he wants. And there are reasons."

Penny Zhu continued with a wry smile, "...It is said that shortly after he proclaimed himself emperor, he was suddenly assassinated. Then, the investigation and pursuit of this assassination soon became a crime against all the nobles of the empire. The cleansing, the punishment is unprecedentedly severe..."

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In fact, when the nobles and knights in Ita Rica just heard that Sausar had won the civil war and ascended the throne, their immediate reaction was to accept their fate and surrender—after all, this imperial civil war After all, it is a royal family affair.Now that the result has been reached, outsiders like them should calm down: Didn't you see that after Emperor Diabo was killed, half of the remaining veterans surrendered?

That being the case, why did they, fringe figures with weak power, fight to the death with Emperor Sausal?
Even if the new emperor's reputation is not very good, but are there few mediocre kings throughout the ages?Hold your nose and bear it!

Therefore, when the envoys of Emperor Sausal came to Ita Rica, both the Knights of the Rose and the House of the Earl of Vermar were extremely hospitable and offered a lot of bribes, even in the Knights of the Rose , Some people also proposed to capture a small group of alien officers and soldiers stationed in the city as a gift to the new emperor.Fortunately, most of the people in the city still had fresh memories of the floating warships that soared into the sky and oppressed all living beings a few days ago. crazy idea.

However, shortly after Saushar's envoy left with the reply letter, a terrifying news spread from across the Romanian mountains: Emperor Saushar, who was stationed in the city of Rendell, suddenly raised his butcher knife and started killing people. The imperial aristocracy who had just surrendered to him carried out a major purge!

——About shortly after the envoys who persuaded the aliens to surrender arrived in Ita Rica, Emperor Soshar was suddenly assassinated while reviewing the army.Although Saushar himself suffered only a few bruises and the assassin was shot dead on the spot, it still aroused Saushar's extreme indignation and ordered a thorough investigation of the case... Afterwards, it was found that several veterans who pretended to surrender, joined forces An ambitious general planned the assassination,
But the problem is, things don't stop there.Since the above-mentioned criminals all committed suicide in fear of crime before being arrested, or managed to escape early and disappeared, but failed to catch any important survivors, Saushar believed that there must be more rebels lurking under the water, so Appointed several of his cronies and favorites to set up a special court to hear the big treason case of assassinating the emperor - the result can be imagined, under random arrests, torture and mutual bites, the scope of the suspects' implication seems to be The snowball is getting bigger and bigger, and it is obviously very targeted: the nobles and lords who once supported Diabo as emperor, the nobles and vassal states who once sent troops to support the Senate to suppress the rebellion in the civil war, the imperial elders who have surrendered, Even the aristocratic lords who remained neutral by staying out of the way were accused of treason one after another, and their titles were all removed. Their territories and properties were confiscated by the royal family, or used to reward heroes who stood on the side of Saushar in the civil war. Especially those foreign kings who enthusiastically sent troops to support Sausal.

At this point, the trial of the so-called "Great Rebellion" has developed into a mad act of revenge, or a feast of wealth for the victors of the civil war to carve up the empire.Families with hundreds of years of history were massacred one after another, the territories and titles were transferred to others, and the property became the salary and rewards of legion soldiers; large pieces of imperial territory located on the border, simply sent troops to help the various dependent countries Directly encircle...

The people in Ita Rica who originally thought they could stay out of the matter did not escape the catastrophe in the end.Because Count Vermar of Ita Rica City was also involved in this big rebellion. Sausar decreed that his title was abolished, his fief was confiscated, and he was placed under the direct control of the royal family. All family members were executed.As for the noble ladies of the Rose Knights, many of their respective families were implicated and fell into trouble.

But on the other hand, there are also some families of female knights who took refuge in Saushar and stood on the side of the victors of the civil war, so they got rewards and conferments, but the confiscated land was still confiscated from the families of colleagues in the knight order. So, as the news of the Great Reversal came in one after another, the estrangement within the Knights of the Rose became more and more serious, and some people began to escape one after another, and then the internal strife among the Knights of the Rose broke out.

After a brief scuffle, because the numbers did not have the upper hand, those rebellious female knights who supported the new emperor had to escape from the city with their attendants and servants. However, the White Rose Captain Penny Zhu who put down the rebellion, in view of his own strength Weak, also can only abandon the city and run away.

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"...After the internal strife broke out in our Knights, the Earl of Vermar's Palace also lost control of the entire territory. At that time, I only had about two hundred troops in my hand, plus dozens of armed maids in the Earl of Vermar's Mansion. There is no way to control a city the size of Ita Rica."

Penny Zhu explained to Princess Pingna why she had to flee to Mount Arnus, "...and the militiamen in the city also refused to obey our orders and did not dare to fight against the crusade army of the new emperor. In this way In the first place, not to mention the regular legion of the empire, even if a slightly larger bandit group comes over, we will definitely not be able to defend the city. Then, several cities west of Ita Rica City have already been supported The nobles of Souszal took over with their private army, and the southern Elbe Kingdom also stood on the side of Souszal in the civil war. To the east is the Romanian Mountains, and on the opposite side of the mountains is Souszal's army - except for the Arnus hills. I don't know where else I can go for refuge other than people from other worlds..."

"...Oh! My God, how did my Rose Knights get to such a point?"

Princess Pingna rubbed her temples in pain, "...Penny Pearl, how many members of the Knights are left?"

"...When we set off from Ita Rica, there were still 200 members of the Knights, but because of the demoralization and low morale of the army, many of them fled along the way." Captain Penny Zhu replied with a dull face, "... until now , except for the people who were with you before, there are only five knights, thirteen attendants and 22 handymen left in the whole knight group, and now they are being entertained by people from other worlds... Oh, yes, The Countess of Vermar and her maids also escaped! They are currently being interviewed and interrogated by officials from the outside world..."

——That is to say, adding up the entire knight order, there are still ten knights and a total number of less than one hundred...

Princess Ping Na couldn't help raising her forehead with her hands, she just felt a burst of soreness in her heart, and then she was relieved after giving up on herself.

It's all come to this point, how can she control the Rose Knights?Even if the knight order is still full, what should she provide for it?

What else does she have in her hand now?The bedroom that used to belong to her has been destroyed by war and floods. As for the fiefdom, she has never been obtained.Even the title of Princess of the Empire, Brother Saushar may not admit it... No, it is likely that he will not notice his younger sister.Just seeing that he didn't mention himself in a word in his negotiations with people from other worlds, it can be seen that Saushar didn't take her to heart at all.

Well, since that's the case, where does she have the capital to worry about others?Who knows when a few heavily armed green-clothed soldiers will break into the door, announcing their arrest and taking them to the dungeon.Or even worse, how about directly pledging yourself, a useless person, to the execution ground to execute the sacrificial flag?

Princess Pingna was thinking like this in a daze, and at the same time staggered back to the dormitory and lay down on the bed, not even thinking about continuing to talk to Penny Zhu.

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PS: Although I am very heartbroken, I still wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, let's all feed the dog food!