Chapter 158

Port Putao.

On the dock, the head of the Mason family waited respectfully. In the previous rebellion, the Mason family did not feel like the contented Earl of Brittany that they could run wild with the help of the black dragon and the mercenaries. Maisen clan leader was weak, but he was quite energetic. Except for providing military support in the early days of the rebellion, he never set foot on the battlefield.

Facts have proved that his approach is correct.

The majestic Earl of Brittany's body is hard to find, and he is still in the port of Putao safely. He lives well relying on the authority of the director of justice of the city of herid.

On the sea in the distance, the white sails grew up, neat as a flag. The bow of the ship in the front is like an angel holding a sharp sword high. The whole ship comes through the waves, like a long sword dividing the sea, with great momentum. On both sides of the ship's deck stood a silver warrior, the most powerful Temple Knight of the Holy See.

The big ship pulled in and the white pedal was released.

A group of friars dressed in white quickly spread a pure white blanket between the pedal and the dock. All the people on the dock knelt down and put their hands close to the ground.

The emperor of the holy Empire, the Pope of the Holy See, and theold slowly stepped down from the holy ship.

Compared with the previous white haired popes, theold is young, and he is probably the greatest Pope in the history of the Holy See, because he not only swept away the heresy of the old god faith, but also completed the mission that all believers should do - he established the God Kingdom on the ground for the Holy Lord.

Theold's robe was blown by the wind. The Pope's robe was supposed to be pure white, but because he was also the first emperor of the holy Empire, there was more gold embroidery on theold's robe than the usual white robe.

Surprisingly, after stepping on the dock, the Pope did not walk along the blanket symbolizing "holiness and indelibility", but took a few steps to the side and directly stepped on the land.

"Your Majesty?"

Theolde was followed by Cardinal cecilian, who quietly reminded the Pope.

"I've been thinking about what kind of country this is." Theold sighed, looking far away in the direction of the Rose Palace. There was still the smell of blood and smoke in the air. Maisen clan leader tried to decorate here, but the smell of blood and fire could not be removed.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to say a word.

During this period, all the victories of the holy army movement under the control of the Pope have made the man with the triple crown firmly stand on the top of power - he has more power than any previous pope!

Theold bent down and, in the astonishment of the crowd, picked up a handful of dirt from the ground.

"Look at the soil."

He spread out his hands, and the dust rustled down in the wind.

"Soaked in blood."

He drew a cross in front of his chest and said in a high voice: "this is because the Lord calls on us to fight for his blood, and asks us to wash the heresy with arrows and fire! Holy, holy! The battle of armies

The others followed him, shouting, "holy, holy! The battle of armies

Theold's gray pupils watched the sand blown away by the wind, and he showed a meaningful smile:

"holy, holy! The battle of armies

Waves, Holy Land holy army, reach Legrand.

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Keya state, senviya fortress.

"Senviya" means "Guardian" in Keya's language. The stone fortress, named "senviya", was built by the people of the whole country after Eleanor was crowned king. It is the first fortress to enter the Keya mountains from east to west. It is the first defense line of the Keya state and the strongest defense line. It is a natural line of defense throughout the southeastern region of Legrand.

The dusk's dark red glow sprinkles on the fortress's wall, which is as majestic as a giant standing among the mountains. In front of the giant was the torrent of the doma river.

In the sound of the river, a cavalry arrived under the senviya fortress in a glow.

Sal looked up at the magnificent fortress built between the mountains and clearly felt that it was the best choice for Legrand to withdraw from Bubbas.

Koya mountain is the birthplace of the doma River and the Uzi River, which are the two major rivers in Legrand. It is also the gateway to the central and western part of Legrand after landing from the southeast coastal port of Legrand. With Keya as the backing and the king's defense to the east of the middle reaches of the doma River, a great wall combining the river, terrain and fortresses can be built.

Only by relying on the terrain of Keya can we resist the 70000 sea holy army.

Sal took a deep breath and led the soldiers to the fort.

From the fortress, the Koya guard asked.

"Five thousand Rosa cavalry, offering General Hearn's order is to defend Keya. " He raised his head and yelled at the fortress wall.He showed the military order.

He held the order tightly.

The huge noose turns and the iron rope rubs and makes a heavy noise. The suspension bridge was slowly put down, and the heavy gate slowly opened from inside.

"General Sheen's orders? What about general Sheehan? "

A guard general in a grey robe and a bow and arrow with vine pattern under the robe rode up from behind the gate.

"Yes, on general Sheehan's orders."

Sal answered his first question.

For the latter question, the general had already guessed some answers from the cavalry's silence. He didn't speak any more. He rode them to the fort.

General Fong heen Yes, at the command of general Sheehan.

Sal closed his eyes.

Sal, we're going to do Protect the Knights of the world.

He led the Rosa cavalry over the heavy suspension bridge, the river under the suspension bridge turbulence. Among the mountains, someone played a long clarinet. The sound of the clarinet was desolate, weeping and crying, echoing in the woods for a long time.

In this war, for the ultimate victory, anyone can sacrifice and die.

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The room was quiet. The wall clock was ticking on the wall, but time seemed to be still. When the housekeeper stepped in here, he saw that he was sitting at the table with his back to him, and the high back chair blocked his figure.

The housekeeper couldn't see his face.

"Queen Eleanor sent back the news that there were seven saints in port herid, and there should be only three saints beside theold. In two weeks' time, a batch of important materials for the construction of the divinity wharf will be transported from the sea to the port of herid. The Empress Dowager will launch an attack on the day the goods arrive at Swan harbor. "

The head of the house reported important news one by one.

"The holy army of the holy land has landed in the port of Putao, and Pope theold has appeared in the port of Putao. The first personal soldier he carries is the Knights Templar. They didn't move forward immediately. The news that the eternal knights were intercepted should have been known by the other party. The Templar Knights are repairing the Maisen family territory. "

"On the other side of the hopeless inland sea, the nuggin Empire has arrived at the Holy Spirit Bay. The magic wolf Knights led by hull have burnt down the military port of St. Peter in the Holy Spirit Bay, and are now attacking the third and fourth sanctuaries."

"In the territory of the holy Empire, there are signs of agitation among the old nobles of Blaise in the northwest. The overseas spies have not yet sent back the exact information about the cause."

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The news was reported one by one, and the housekeeper paused and reported the last news: "the rose cavalry has successfully retreated to the Keya mountains and arrived at senviya fortress. The sea holy army occupied the county of bubas and began to disperse its forces to various villages. To the south of the tributary of the doma River and to the east of the Koya mountains, they were all invaded by the holy army. In addition... "

He looked at the king with his back to him.

"Besides The people seem to be angry. "

The housekeeper said this with some difficulty.

In fact, it's not that there seems to be anger, but that "the anger of the people is so high that it's frightening.".

General Hearn ordered the rose cavalry to withdraw to Keya and give way to the southeast coast of Legrand, which made the whole southeast people suffer. When all the people in the whole country take up arms and fight to defend the country, this is unforgivable "Treason" in people's eyes. He is believed to have betrayed the people of all the affected areas in the South East, and he must pay for his sins.

The people's anger burned from the enemy occupied area to all the counties and states in Legrand.

This is a thorny and crucial issue. If it can not be solved, all the efforts they have made before to unite the national will of Legrand will be seriously hit.

However

The housekeeper looked at the king's back.

He was one of the few people who knew the whole thing. The housekeeper knew that what the king had given to general Hearn was a secret order.

The choice is in general Sheehan's hands.

He can choose to give the order of retreat in the name of the king or in his own name. General Sheehan should know what kind of problem he is facing from the moment he receives the secret order.

And he has, in the most tragic way, filled in an unchangeable answer for the monarch who served him.

Whether it's the Duke of Buckingham or the king, they're not mistaken - General Sheehan is one of the best generals in the Empire.

"Your Majesty?"

The housekeeper whispered to the king that the people under him were waiting for his decision.

The king sat at the table with unwritten writs under the light.

He looked out of the window.

After calming down the northern rebellion, the king once asked general Hean, who had made many achievements in the war, what reward he wanted. At that time, the army was still stationed in bomari castle. General sheen looked through the window at the rose flag planted on bomari tower, pondered for a long time and said.

"If I can, I hope that one day I can take over from the Duke and become a knight of the Empire of Legrand."William III will die, the Duke of Buckingham will fall, and generations will leave. But the fall of a lion does not mean that the country will lose its dependence, and a new lion will come out of the blood and war.

Now, general Sheehan, he's proved it.

He can indeed succeed the Duke of Buckingham as the new imperial knight.

He's a knight of the Empire.

After a long time, the king finally got up his pen and began to write down the writ to all the Legrand people.

After receiving the writ written by the king, the housekeeper looked down and found that the paper in his hand weighed a thousand pounds.

This is a writ of half speech and half order.

The second half of the writ is as deep as a knife.

“…… As long as the last Legrand soldier is not dead, the Empire of Legrand will never die. I will fight to the end with every knight as the monarch of the Empire of Legrand. I will shed every drop of blood for this country and make the flag of the rose never fall. "

"In the name of the Lord of Legrand, I ask all the people of Legrand, no matter where you are, to fight to the end against the enemies who invade your homeland. The future of Legrand is in the hands of all of us. "

"The glory of the empire can not be defiled, the blood of the people of the empire can not be profaned, and the traitor will pay for what he has done. Here I order -"

"to seize the post of commander of southeast defense line of Sean rolanster, the Earl of Sean rolanster, and the territory that should be given to Sean rolanster."

"Appoint Sal cotter to be the general of the rosary."

"The traitor shall die, and the whole nation shall fight."

……

The housekeeper withdrew with the writ.

The king sat alone in the room and looked out of the window in silence.

Long night, the night is silent forever.

The author has something to say: turn over the comments in the previous chapter and make an explanation here.

It can be said that there is a historical archetype or no historical archetype for the retreat of the rose cavalry. It is because there are too many strategic retreats that have to be made in history. The reason why there is no prototype is that it is not written specifically according to one or two retreats in military history, but rather based on a combination of many similar campaign decisions.

In war, many times, we have to retreat in local situations. For example, the retreat of Dunkirk laid the foundation for the victory of World War II, the retreat of the Red Army on the long march ensured the survival of the Red Army, the Soviet Union's retreat from Siberia was an important part in defeating Hitler, and so on. War is not an idealistic game of bitter confrontation. Although retreat is cruel to the people in the evacuation zone, it is often a choice they have to make.

First of all, why doesn't "small population" take the whole city with them.

For the population of Legrand in the middle ages, we refer to England in the middle ages. According to the view of British historian D.M. palitzer in the history of British cities (600-1540), the urbanization level of England in the late Middle Ages reached more than 20%. At that time, the population of big cities could reach 10000-80000. This data seems to be very few today, but we must look at it against the background of low population density and low productivity in the middle ages. Moreover, the big cities in the middle ages would radiate to the surrounding areas, so the wars in the middle ages were mainly "Besieged". Once the key city castle was captured, the radiation would affect the surrounding small towns and all villages.

Even excluding the small towns and villages affected by the radiation around the main city, it is absolutely impossible to take tens of thousands of civilians in bubas alone and evacuate together. 1、 In the middle ages, the ability of organization was very limited. It was absolutely impossible for the people who wanted to leave a whole city quickly with the manpower, material resources and local system at that time. [in fact, even today, when science and technology are developed and economy is developed, it is a complex matter to organize an emergency evacuation of a town with tens of thousands of people or more, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and even leads to accidental casualties due to panic]. 2. At that time, the rosary was in an emergency evacuation state, and carrying civilians only slowed down the speed of the whole army ——Please don't equate the speed of the civilians with the speed of the March. If the rosary takes care of the civilian's marching speed, the civilian and rosary will be destroyed together. If you don't take care of them, it's no different from letting them die.

It is difficult to take into account the civilian population in a strategic retreat in an emergency. Dunkirk's great retreat almost gave up the whole western European continent to Germany. Look at what chubil said at that time: "a large area of Europe and many ancient and famous countries, even though they have fallen or may fall into the clutches of secret police and various evil organs under Nazi rule.". The Red Army's Long March, which we are most familiar with, just took away the army, not the people in the base areas.

The second is why civilians do not abandon their property to escape

Let's look at a passage: "although the kingdom of England in France collapsed very quickly, it still caused a humanitarian disaster. One town after another was captured, the flood of refugees were forced to flee, and women carried as much wealth as they could to the countryside, tying their children to themselves with linen belts.This is the description of the situation faced by England in French territory after the loss of Normandy in 1449 in "the empty crown: the war of roses and the rise of Tudor Dynasty". Of course, some people can escape to other safer cities, but more are those who can't escape so far and can only escape into the countryside, and those who can't escape and can only stay in the same place. Abandon property and flee It's no different from letting civilians die, and if they escape with property, where can they go? It's hard. Moreover, the middle ages of ordinary people's economic ability to resist risk is very poor. After leaving their residence, even if they evade the enemy for a while, waiting for their outcome is often down and out to death. This is actually very easy to understand Even if the comprehensive strength of the modern country is enhanced and the relief capacity is enhanced, many people will not leave their homes in the event of an earthquake, let alone the people in the middle ages. What's more, there are still a lot of people living in Syria under the fire of local hot war in the Middle East today.

It's easy to say, but the reality is hard.

In addition, the question of "plundering civilians" in war has been explained earlier. The fact that civilians flee to small towns and villages makes no difference to the huge army for the purpose of plundering. Once the City Castle, as the "chess piece" of the war, is captured, the small towns and villages around it will suffer together. That's why people were so desperate after the rose cavalry left bubas.

Finally, it's about the end of general Sheehan. Why did he stay so "stupid" and let civilians kill himself for the sake of morality.

As for the reason why we want to leave bubas, we have given a detailed explanation in the article. Here we mainly talk about the ending of general Hearn. He didn't die because of the condemnation of conscience, not because of morality, he died to appease the anger of the people.

In part, for the people of bubas, the burning of the granary by the rose cavalry not only cut off the supply of the holy army, but also cut off their way of life. Their despair and anger are strong and normal. Under the circumstances at that time, bubas's hatred of the people who gave the order could not be resolved. General Hearn stayed to transfer the hatred to himself and let the rose cavalry retreat smoothly.

[on the other hand, as far as I'm concerned, I don't think the anger and despair of the civilians in bubas and their actions are damned It's not that they don't want to protect themselves, it's not that they just want to place their hopes on others. They have lost the hope and ability to defend themselves. As the innocent people who were sacrificed in the war, they are also one of the millions of mourning souls in the war. 】

as for the whole war situation, as for Legrand, who was fighting all over the country, after the fall of bubas and the southeast coast, people's anger needed a vent point. And it was this that doomed the end of general Hearn.

When he told Sal that "the king did not give any orders", his end was doomed. He made a choice for himself. In order to appease the people's indignation, to rally the people's will, and to ensure that the national will gathered by Legrand before the war does not collapse, it is necessary for someone to bear the name.

A person with enough power.

General Sheen's identity, he is the general of the rose cavalry, is the person in charge of the southeast defense. His identity is high enough. Only when he dies at his level and is punished with "great happiness", can people's anger be eliminated and suppressed in the shortest time - people need faith.

He had to die and was doomed to die with a stigma.

He didn't die for morality, he died willingly for Legrand, for the victory of the war - he knew his end.

He is a tragic victim in this war.

War is not a joke. War is one of the cruelest things in the world.

War always has the coldest core. In the war, everyone can't help it. Kings, generals, soldiers, civilians All people's lives, all souls, are torn in the huge machine of war, and no one can break free.