Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Three: The Orcs
In the city of Nya, inside the palace hall, on both sides of the seats, a large number of senior imperial officials whispered to each other. The atmosphere was very tense, and many people were arguing. The border information and the request of the Saint Seville Empire were also delivered to the city of Nya, and the time was limited to the Cretan Empire, which required the Cretan Empire to make a decision.
Prime Minister Tanbul's face was shady. After all, he was the main advocate of the Orc Slave Act that the Holy Seville Empire demanded to be abolished, and he was also the target of the other party's responsibility.
The army of the Holy Seville Empire was the one who had the greatest influence at the city. Everyone would not remember that when the Orc Slave Act was passed, most of the people present were beneficiaries, but they would only remember that he was the one who brought war and disaster to them.
Many officials and nobles from the emperors continued to make remarks that were unfavorable to Prime Minister Tanbul, and Emperor Zorman II also kept making small moves in private. He was no longer just dissatisfied with his uncle, but hatred. Once there was any chance, Zorman II would immediately get rid of him and regain his rights.
On the table in the center was a map of the Crete Empire and the direction of the Holy Seville Empire's troops. Many generals and nobles surrounded them and calculated that if the Holy Seville Empire really invaded, they would enter the Crete Empire from which route.
"The Cretan Empire is known as the 800,000 army. According to our calculations and intelligence, 340,000 troops should be included, including more than 100,000 knights. Such elite troops and such huge legions are difficult to deal with in a hurry."
"There are only three to four hundred thousand troops, and they can only enter here, and there are two routes. Other places cannot accommodate so many troops to advance, and are easily intercepted and intercepted by us. They will only start from these two routes, the most likely of which is to go straight down the Red River Plain, pass through the Deeps Grand Canyon, and then arrive at the Imperial Capital Nia all the way from here, with all the way to the unimpeded passage."
Someone immediately said, "But in front of us, we have a total of more than a dozen cities and several unbreakable fortress cities. Even if we respond in a hurry, as long as we start a war mobilization, we can mobilize enough soldiers to deal with this war. We are not afraid of the invasion of the Holy Seville Empire."
"Yes, we also have strong soldiers and legions. We are the powerful Cretan Empire. We are not afraid of any enemies."
At this time, Leon, the cardinal of the Church of Light, who was sitting behind, stood up. He was wearing a solemn red black-sided robe, with the holy patterns of the Church of the Sun in front and behind. At this moment, he looked at everyone present: "I am here today to represent the Pope's opinion, and declare that the Church of Light will not participate in this war."
There was a burst of blast on the scene. The support of the Church of Light and the church legion were very important to the Cretan Empire. The Church of Light directly declared that it would not support this war, which would lose a powerful force and support for the Cretan Empire.
At this time, Emperor Zorman II stood up: "Why do you need a war? Have you asked all the nobles present and the civilians of the entire Cretan Empire?"
"What we need is peace and stability. Why do we make such stupid choices for such stupid things, we name it to choose to live in peace with the Holy Seville Empire, rather than…"
Zorman II strongly criticized Prime Minister Tanbul, and most of the nobles also began to act. It was not in their interests to launch such a war, and it was completely unnecessary. Although many of them were close friends of Prime Minister Tanbul, they also had their own positions and interests, rather than working hard for Tanbul in their blood.
At this time, a guard rushed in from outside the city, holding a letter from the Arabel province in his hand.
"It's the letter from Count Tit!"
"Has the orc slave rebellion in the Arabel province already had a result?"
The emperor immediately took the letter from the guards. Earl Tit was Tanbul's nephew and the cousin of Emperor Zorman, but he was indeed a hardcore ally standing on the side of the Duke of Tanbul. He was the one who suppressed the Arabel Orc rebellion this time.
He slowly and steadily wiped out the rebellion in the Arabel Province, and at the same time he was constantly weakening the power of Emperor Zorman II in the Arabel Province. When he completely wiped out the rebellion, he was afraid that the entire Arabel would no longer be the one who belonged to the royal family before. This made Zorman II hate his cousin.
However, when he saw his letter, he smiled on his face. As long as Count Tit quelled the rebellion and negotiated and traded with the 200,000 slaves and the Holy Seville Empire, thereby weakening the power and influence of the Duke of Tanbul, and even completely pulling him from the position of prime minister, was the purpose of Zorman II.
However, after reading the letter, Zorman II's face changed from a smile to a grayish blue, and he didn't even notice the letter slipping down his fingertips, and a strange smile appeared on the Duke of Tanbul's face.
The Duke of Tanbul picked up the letter, looked at it, and passed it to all the nobles around him. He leaned on his cane with his hands and kept beating the gems on the cane with his fingers: "We have no chance to negotiate!"
"The battle between humans and orcs is inevitable. When we receive this letter, the orcs on the border should also receive the message at the same time. They will immediately cross the border and start a war first."
"You guys, there is no time to hesitate. I suggest drafting a war mobilization order immediately to deal with this war."—
Maple Leaf City is low-lying and is located at the corner of the lower reaches of the Nami River. It was originally a big city surrounded by mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery. At this moment, the entire valley and within a radius of hundreds of miles have all turned into a vast swamp area.
There were corpses floating everywhere on the water. A large number of corpses were soaked into a miserable white and emitted a foul smell. On the water, such corpses continued to extend to the sky, inside and outside the city, and even ships could not be rowed. Everyone who observed this tragic situation was vomiting.
Several fishing boats carried more than a dozen soldiers and rowed into the city. Along the way, thousands of dead people were constantly passing by their side. As the oars were knocking, they kept brushing the bodies of these dead people and hooking the corners of their clothes.
Even the sun in the sky seemed to become dim when it arrived here, and a chilling and creepy aura eroded their bodies. There seemed to be no living person in the entire Maple Leaf City. They seemed to hear hundreds of thousands of undead roaring and screaming in the sky.
"This, this is simply hell!"
"Is Lord Tit really right doing this? Hundreds of thousands of lives."
"The evil deeds of these orcs in Arabel are worthy of their hell!"
"But this..."
They stood up, and the ships passed by the tip of the arrow tower of the city wall of Maple Leaf City. They stood in the center of this vast swamp, as if the whole world was filled with countless corpses lined up around them, and there was no sign of a living person. This was a world of dead people.
This is the place where the design city Name River was originally diverted. The canals and several major lakes passed through the Cretan Empire and finally gathered towards the Red River. At this moment, the river was dug by Count Tit, and the flood broke out, flooding out the entire Maple Leaf City, drowned more than 100,000 orcs hiding in Maple Leaf City and drowned them all.
Without spending a soldier or a soldier, there were no casualties, Count Tit easily killed more than 100,000 orcs who relied on the strong city. If it were a strong attack, Count Tit's tens of thousands of regular troops and knights would probably need more soldiers and support to capture Maple Leaf City, and it would take longer and a heavy casualty price to capture the city.
Chapter completed!