I will be crowned king

Sir Philus is completely confused now. There are really too many things that happened tonight, so much that he can hardly understand them anymore.

First, Grand Commander Grad Manfred suddenly announced a military operation against Red Hand Bay without making any report, causing the entire Jihad Army to fall into chaos. He also used the Heart of Mercy airship and the missiles that were in the testing phase. A formation of land cruisers blew up the entire Red Hand Bay into the sky.

This was just the beginning... Immediately afterwards, a large number of magical reactions came from the direction of Red Hand Bay. The Knights were blocked by the blasphemous mage-level Old God Sect. Even the 10,000-person landing legion urgently sent by Hantu was trapped on the beach, unable to move. .

After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Sir Philus moved his Jihadi Legion to a remote beach on the west side of the battlefield after careful consideration. He personally led the troops to establish a landing base along the coast and gradually moved the Legion ashore.

This is not because he cares much about this war, but he simply feels that it is impossible to defeat the 30 to 40 thousand army soldiers who are holding their positions with a bunch of weapons that are still in the experimental stage; what if something unexpected happens and the weapons are captured by the enemy? It's just too ugly.

As a result, less than 10,000 people had just been transferred, and they encountered Apostle Rune who was "coming"... The unsuspecting Jihadi Army rushed to fight, suffering heavy casualties.

After finally holding on until the chaos was over, the Holy War Army, which had no time to reorganize, was attracted by the ring of order that suddenly appeared in the sky, pointing at the scattered firelight.

"Then...what is that?"

The herald on the side said subconsciously. Although he didn't know the situation clearly, the soldier's instinct still told him that what he just saw was definitely not an ordinary fireworks.

"The Holy See's order is the highest order." Sir Philus murmured: "It is usually given directly to someone. Once the signal is received, the highest command at any site can be immediately taken over. No one is allowed to do so. Violation."

"Usually only when dealing with major events, two-hand preparations are made to prevent accidents. The second set of plans; the purpose is to prevent the situation from getting out of control or developing in a direction that is absolutely unfavorable to the church and the faith of the Ring of Order, and to stop losses in time. role."

Speaking of this, Sir Philus suddenly paused, lowered his voice and whispered: "Of course these are all false. The actual situation is just that the factions from the monastery are trying to suppress the Tribunal and the increasing status of the Judgment Knights. The damage move they came up with gave them the opportunity to intervene in the internal meeting..."

"well?"

The herald was stunned and turned his head blankly: "You, what did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly. Can you say it again?"

"nothing!"

Realizing that he had almost spilled the beans, Sir Ferrers' face suddenly turned cold: "In short, this order is not given to the Holy War Army, but to someone directly from the Holy See. The person who gets the order will immediately take over the highest authority on the scene and order the order." The Orders of the Circle demand obedience from all who fight for their faith."

"Oh, so who is this order for?"

"Me." Philus said calmly:

"So I ask you to immediately move towards the Confederate Army positions, control the situation, and execute my orders!"

"Then your order is..."

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"armistice?"

In the center of the New World Army's position, Grad Manfred jumped from the Land Cruiser and raised his eyebrows. He quietly looked at Philus, who had just snatched the on-site command from him: "I won't be Did you hear that wrong?”

"Of course not, and you know it better than anyone."

Feilers, who was pretending to be majestic, suppressed the tremor in his voice and looked at the person he swore allegiance to with a serious face: "The reason why the Holy See gives instructions is to stop losses in time and change the direction of the current battle at the critical moment. ; How can someone as smart as you not realize the mistakes you’ve made?!”

Although he deliberately used a reprimanding tone, Philus actually took away all his responsibilities - it was not me who stopped you, it was the Holy See. I was only forced to carry out the order because I had received it in advance, and even this matter You also knew this beforehand.

The monastery wanted to interfere with the Judgment Knights, and the Knights of course had their own response strategy: Grad directly asked Philus to take over the order, minimizing the possibility of being interfered with in the event of an accident.

Even the person holding this "order" is controlled by Grad; under double insurance, Grad can completely exclude certain people who get in the way from his plan.

I just didn’t expect that the monastery actually prepared more than one order and handed it over to others... Grad sighed in his heart:

"Okay, then what do you plan to do? Even if we are willing to stop the war, will the Free Confederacy on the opposite side, which has already paid such a heavy price, be willing?"

"They have just lost an important colony, and nearly ten thousand people were killed... Declaring a ceasefire at this time will only make them misjudge the situation of the war, thinking that there is a problem within the Jihadist Army, which is an excellent opportunity to counterattack."

"...This is indeed a problem." Philus's face also looked unhappy.

Although he did not agree with Grad Manfred's reckless raid order, it was indeed too difficult to end the situation smoothly when things progressed to this point; you can fight if you want, stop if you want, the enemy can Why should I listen to you?

What's more, the opponent has revealed all their trump cards. Everyone knows that there is at least one blasphemous mage in Red Hand Bay City... They are the Holy War Army. If this problem is not solved, how will the Holy See end? They will fight for themselves. Face?

If even this last bit of recognition is discarded, it means that this holy war has completely failed. For at least a few decades, the Holy See will not be able to organize a second holy war... Even if the war ceases, the fate of the Judgment Knights will be completely different. As miserable as you can imagine.

But if there is no ceasefire, it will be tantamount to blatantly disobeying the Supreme Order of the Holy See and conspiring against the Judgment Knights... The Holy See, which has only a small number of armed forces, will never be able to bear this price, so as the highest responsible person, the Grand Master and the Order received the order. Philus must bear all the responsibilities, and the end will be the same as you can imagine.

So... what to do?

How can we end everything tonight smoothly without disobeying the Supreme Order of the Holy See, and continue the holy war to the end?

Just when the two of them were lost in thought, a voice suddenly joined the argument:

"Grand Commander, Commander of the Han Tu Regiment, Flag Officer under Leon Francois, I want to see you!"

The flag officer of the Hantu Army?

The two people who looked at each other were stunned for a moment. Why did the Hantu people come to interfere at this time?

Although I have not had in-depth communication with the other party, as long as you are not a fool, you can understand how much the Hantu people do not want to participate in this war; after all, even if the Holy War is completely victorious, a southern country can fight in the new world in the extreme north. What benefits are gained?

Therefore, except for those who were the first to respond to the call at the beginning of the Holy War, the Hantu people always placed themselves in a semi-transparent position. No matter they were the last of all legions to set off, they would rather march with arms than fire a shot. The church I tolerated everything - after all, if you ask for too much, the other party may really be unable to hold on.

But it is this group of people who suddenly jump out when they should reduce their sense of existence the most...

There are at least two blasphemy mages in the city of Red Hand Bay, and there are no less than 30,000 New World Legions outside the city. There is also an unknown status above the head, but it should be the apostle who failed to kill the plan... Could it be that the faith of the Francois family suddenly exploded? Are you ready to die for the Circle of Order?

I don't understand, I really don't understand, how resistant they are to "living".

But no matter how unclear he is, the other party has already taken the initiative to find him. After all, he is one of the six legion commanders, the only mobile force of the Jihad Army at the moment, and the only corresponding legion when attacking Red Hand Bay; It's impossible.

A moment later, a Hantu knight in ragged clothes and with injuries all over his body was carried over by two soldiers. One of them was holding a thick branch, which seemed to be someone's makeshift crutch.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency, this is..."

"Nothing! A minor injury, just a minor injury!" The limping Flag Officer waved his hands. His movements were too large and he almost fell down: "On the way here, I met the retreating Judgment Knights. They were He treated him as a deserter and fired a round of volley; when he was leaving the city, he was ambushed by the skirmishers of the New World Army and fell into their ambush trap."

"Fortunately, they dug in too hastily. There were only a few sandbags stuffed with iron ore in the pit. I bumped my foot a little bit...but don't worry, the Ring of Order will protect you and it won't be a serious problem."

"Ah...yes, the protection of the Order..."

Felus, whose brows kept twitching, nodded slightly and showed his usual working smile: "Then, since you took such a big risk to come here, is there anything that needs to be explained face to face?"

"That's natural!" The flag officer's expression suddenly became solemn:

"Under the orders of Deputy Commander Leno, I am here to report an important piece of information to the headquarters of the Holy War Army and the Grand Master of the Judgment Knights."

"What important information?"

"During our attack on Red Hand Bay, we encountered many strange events - high and low temperatures, flames flying all over the sky, pillars of fire rising from the ground, huge sarcoma and tentacles, and corpses resurrected from the dead. …”

"All these signs prove that Red Hand Bay is by no means as simple as we first saw; our enemies are not just heretics who have doubts about the Holy See." He grabbed the branch from the person next to him and palmed it. The flag officer staggered closer and said:

"Deputy Commander Renault seriously suspects that this is because of the existence of the Old God Sect in the city!"

"...?"

Now the two people who originally wanted to ask anything were speechless.

Philus's smile froze instantly, his eyes seemed to be looking at some kind of rare species of fool, while Grad Manfred's expression was a little playful, vaguely reminding him of some associations that made him feel very bad.

But the flag officer didn't care what they were thinking, and continued to speak according to what Roman taught him word by word when he came: "Therefore, although the heresy is also very hateful, compared with the blasphemous mage, it is obviously still the old god sect. The threat is greater!”

"Therefore, Deputy Commander Leno proposed to immediately contact the Confederate Army on the opposite side to cease fire. Both sides began to encircle Red Hand Bay and prioritize dealing with the Old Gods. When the threat is relieved, they will then consider how to deal with these rebel rebels!"

"Of course, in order to ensure that they will not be blackmailed by the other side, we might as well let them go first; anyway, Red Hand Bay has been conquered, and Beluga Port is probably about to be conquered soon. If they continue to maintain the previous truce commitment, they will definitely be against the Jihadi Army and the The Holy See is grateful!”

"this……"

After finishing his words, Philus was immediately stunned. He wanted to ask the other party if it was possible that the Old God Sect in the city and the New World Legion outside the city... were actually the same group?

"This is absolutely not okay!"

Before he could speak, Grad Manfred behind him immediately said coldly: "The majestic Crusader actually shook hands with his enemies and made peace. It's a big joke!"

"Besides, even if we are willing to endure humiliation, won't the other side threaten us with this? Just kidding, the Old God Sect and the Heretics are both mortal enemies of the Circle of Order, and they must be eliminated, no matter how high the price is to pay!"

The flag bearer was leaning on his cane and looked at the impassioned grand leader of the Judgment Knights without daring to move.

"Of course, these are just my personal thoughts." Grad suddenly changed the topic: "Now for some reasons, the highest command of the Holy War Army is not in my hands, but in the hands of Sir Philus."

"So exactly how to do it, you just have to ask him."

Philus turned his head abruptly and looked at his boss in disbelief, who had refused to bow his head before; when he looked back, he saw the flag officer again with an expectant face.

After a few seconds of silence, he sighed with a vague understanding: "I have only one question - if the New World Army is to accept the ceasefire and participate in the... siege of Red Hand Bay, what conditions are required?"

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"No need for anything!"

Louis Bernard, who was surrounded by a group of cuirassiers, said solemnly, looking coldly at the Judgment Knight in front of him: "As long as you can fulfill all the commitments made in the previous negotiations, we agree to participate in this siege."

"Of course, if you are still willing to show your sincerity, then please withdraw the troops from Red Hand Bay after the war, so that we can have time to collect the remains of our fallen comrades, as well as the property lost in the city due to your bombing... This enough."

"no problem."

The Judgment Knight who was sent to negotiate nodded politely. The Holy See still needs to respect the heir to the Grand Duchy of Adlan: "But the armistice time cannot be the same as before. I will give you a maximum of fifteen days... In addition, if Beluga Port It has fallen, and we will not hand it over to you."

"Then there's no need for you to worry." Louis wrote lightly:

"We'll take it back ourselves."