rise of empire total war

Chapter 85

"I'm here...Master Zu Yan."

Seeing the weak state of King Harolds lying on the bed, Richard had a sore nose, and hot tears were about to fall from his eyes. He quickly reached out to wipe the tears away, and when his eyes turned back to the bed, the original King Harolds, who had closed his eyes, had opened them and looked at Richard with those cloudy eyes.

"Grandfather, are you awake?" Richard was startled, he quickly squatted beside the bed, his eyes were level with Harolds, and asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"

Harlaus didn't speak, but just stared at Richard's face quietly. After a while, he suddenly let out a heart-piercing cough, and his already weak body trembled violently. I wonder if he will cough up all the internal organs.At the same time, the door was slammed open, and Lawrence and Boris rushed in anxiously. They looked at the old king who was coughing violently, and before they had time to say anything, one of them rushed out of the room, leaving Lawrence behind. It dragged Richard out of the room.

After a while, Boris ran back with the court doctor, looking at the old doctor who was blind in one eye, Richard doubted whether he could play a role, not to make Harlaus's condition worse up.

Lawrence, who took Richard out of the room, didn't have the heart to explain anything to him, but just hurriedly told Richard to go to rest first, and then followed the doctor into the room.Looking at the closed door, Richard stood still for a while, and then walked towards the residence arranged for him with heavy steps.

He was a little scared, as if he had returned to the days when his grandmother was seriously ill in his previous life. During those days, he was always in worry, fearing that one day he would get the news of his grandmother's death, but in the end he still received the news of his grandmother's death , he will never forget the scene of that day, the sky was gray and everything was so hopeless.

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"The old king is gone, the new king is on the throne, long live King Lawrence!"

Amidst the shouts of the palace guards, King Harlaus finally passed away. He accepted the call of the phantom deer when he was dying, and abandoned everything in the world to return to the kingdom of heaven.What he inherited was a small and weak country, but what he left to his descendants was a country whose territory had expanded several times, as well as abundant funds in the treasury and an elite army loyal to the royal family.

However, the kingdom was not peaceful. After the old king died of illness, the conflicts between his sons further intensified. The faction headed by Prince Bandak declared that Bandak was the most suitable heir to the throne, and began to win over the kingdom. The nobles of the faction increase their own strength. Everyone knows that when they think that their own strength exceeds the king's side, this faction will force the king to meet their conditions.

King Harlaus was still alive, and his legitimate crown prince, Lawrence, had just succeeded to the throne, and he was facing this dangerous situation.Fortunately, Bundak's faction has not yet finished preparations, so he can have time to prepare in advance.

Therefore, Lawrence turned his attention to Richard, the Earl of Cuban who was still in Ravana City. Chad backed himself up.

In fact, Richard is indeed prepared to support Lawrence. This is a political game and a gamble. If he can help Lawrence secure the throne, the latter must rely on him, because among the nobles who support the royal family Among them, no one's strength can compete with Richard.On the other hand, Bundak's original military strength was stronger than that of the royal family. Even if Richard joined them, it would be just icing on the cake.

No matter at any moment, sending charcoal in the snow is far better than icing on the cake.

On the basis of such considerations, on the fourth day after the grand funeral of King Harolds, Richard reached an agreement with the new King Lawrence who was attending the appointment at the banquet held in Burris House-Richard swore to be loyal to Lawrence is willing to fight to defend Lawrence's throne. In exchange, Lawrence will not interfere with Richard's counterattack against the Winster Kingdom, and at the same time will lend a helping hand to his troops.

The day after the agreement was reached, Richard returned to Kuban Island with the general's guard. Stephanie stayed in Kuban Island because Richard had reached an agreement with her father and no longer needed to stay with the former. The city of Varna, serving his father.

Although somewhat reluctant to Stephanie, Richard set foot on the return journey. Before boarding the ship, he sent an envoy to the city of Leuven to give Governor Maximilian a new conscription task—to join Lawrence's faction destined to Fighting with the Bandak faction, and Luwen City is located behind the Bandak fief, and will undoubtedly be the first target of the opponent's attack at the beginning of the war.

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Back on Cuban Island, the port town named Rotterdam by Richard is still prosperous. The death of the king has not affected this place. If we insist on saying that it has an impact, it may only be that people occasionally mention Ravana when they talk. The ruler of the city has changed.

This isolated island is like an independent kingdom, and nothing in the Kingdom of Ravana can affect it. The only thing that can affect the residents of this island is their ruler Richard Stuart.

The vast ocean is the natural moat of Cuban Island. As long as Richard's navy can control this sea area, the enemy will not be able to cross the sea to attack anyway, and Richard can send a steady stream of soldiers to the island with abundant supplies. Go to the mainland and fight any enemy.This was a gift given to him by King Harolds. Perhaps the loving old king had made up his mind as early as when he decided to divide the enfeoffment. Even if Richard was unable to return to the country in the end, Cuban Island could still protect him. and his descendants, to preserve the blood of the Stuart family.

But how could Richard be willing to stay on Cuban Island for the rest of his life?The results of four years of farming have given him full confidence in the war. Being able to crush the powerful army of knights in the countries of the Vardasia Peninsula makes him not afraid of any enemy, let alone Bandak, who is experienced in military combat, even the usurper of the enemy Zhutian is confident that he will be defeated in one battle.

After all, the countries of this era still have no way to form a formed army of knights. Only Richard, who has a system, can do it.

(End of this chapter)