A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 199. Chapter 199

The army of Gasdad and the mixed army of various countries that followed the Gasdad people totaled hundreds of thousands, and they were marching towards the royal city of Aaron Landis.

Aaron Landis has six legions.

The cavalry units of the First Army, Sixth Army, and Third Army were destroyed in the western battlefield.

The Second Army and the Fifth Army guarded the northern border and resisted the re-emergence of the Geshurs, unable to go south to rescue them.

The Fourth Army guarded the eastern border, and was confined at the border by the eye-catching Iss, and was also unable to go to rescue.

Only the infantry unit of the Third Army Corps was in the imperial city, and there were fewer than 20,000 soldiers guarding the city.

In the cities of Aaron Landis, most of the troops responsible for guarding the cities have only a few thousand men, and cities with more than 10,000 troops are extremely rare.

Let alone the combat power of individual soldiers, they simply cannot match the Gastards in number, let alone rescue the king city.

If the Lion King is still there, as long as he shouts, all the forces of the city will be gathered under his command.

However……

Without a clear banner, the city lord and consul of each city can only helplessly and cautiously guard in their own cities, watching the Gasdad army march towards the royal city.

At this time, when Gasdad’s army was still on the road, a group of cavalry from the north had rushed into the royal city in the dark.

The leading black knight completely ignored the uproar caused by his return in the palace, and threw the dusty cloak on the oncoming maid, and walked straight to Garlan’s palace.

The guards who were guarding around the palace day and night in accordance with the order of the crown prince were shocked when they saw Heimos suddenly appear here.

The leading knight was silent for a moment. Then, he motioned to the others to step aside and put Huimos in. He looked at Huimos with a little surprise, because although he received the order, Unexpectedly, the prince would really come back.

Heimos, who only wanted to see Garlan, didn’t even notice the knight commander’s eyes.

He strode in.

Everything in the palace was exactly the same as before he left, without any change, including the group of lavender hyacinths by the pool water, still fluttering gently in the night breeze as before.

However, perhaps because the owner here was injured, or perhaps because it was late at night, the courtyard seemed very deserted at this moment.

As a result, the rapid footsteps of Huimos were very clear in this quiet courtyard.

Pushing open the door, Heimos walked in quickly and saw the white blanket bulging on the bed.

The blanket wrapped in something was gently undulating.

Rhythmic, not in a hurry.

Heimerston breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Garlan’s body should be recovering well, otherwise he won’t sleep so sweetly, and even hear a slight snoring sound…

snore?

Garlan never sleeps snoring.

Huimos raised his sword eyebrows and looked carefully at the swollen blanket.

The drum is too round.

That handsome face sank in an instant, his expression darkened.

Hiemos took a step forward, and, apart from anything else, he reached out and lifted the white blanket wrapped in a ball.

As a result, the chubby boy hiding under the blanket was exposed to Himos.

Not knowing that the person he feared the most was by his side at all, Taer continued to sleep soundly, and groaned twice like a pig because he felt a little cold.

The golden-red eyes narrowed slightly, and Hiemos raised his foot and kicked Taer off Garlan’s bed.

The little fat man slept soundly, and suddenly fell to the ground with a bang, making the whole person stunned.

He was lying on the ground, there was a trace of saliva in the corner of his mouth, and his sleepy eyes were open with a dazed expression.

Taer was still at a loss.

Heymos was already impatient, and he directly reached out and picked up the little fat man who was still lying on the ground and looking left and right.

As soon as Taer raised his head and matched those golden red eyes, he shuddered.

After seeing the dangerous gleam of Heimos’ eyes staring at him, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

“Where is Garlan…”

Heymos hadn’t finished asking.

Taer was so scared to death that he hugged his head and shouted in a low voice.

“His Royal Highness, don’t do it! The prince asked me to wait for you here!”

“…”

Huimos paused.

Therefore, the little fat man who was frightened by Huimos’s glance just took advantage of the moment he paused, pretending that the prince was injured in one breath, and together with Sheemur and others, the forces that hid the royal city under the ground were seduced. I told Hiemos all the things I had to catch in one go.

Naturally, including the prince leaving a stand-in and sneaking out of the king’s city on the battlefield.

“You mean, Garland asked you to wait for me here?”

“Yes, I received a message from the prince from the west a few days ago.”

Taal nodded vigorously.

“The prince said, you will definitely come to him, so let me wait for you in his room. After seeing you, I will give this to you.”

As the little fat man said, he quickly climbed back onto the bed with his agility, unlike a fat man, flipped a corner of the mattress, took out a cloth pouch and handed it to Huimos.

It was a slap-sized cloth bag, light-colored, stained a little.

The thin golden rope entangled its opening tightly, making it impossible to see what’s inside.

Seeing Huimos staring at the small bag in his hand, Taer quickly added.

“I didn’t open it, I definitely didn’t open it while you were away, I swear, swear to Shamash!”

Too lazy to pay attention to the nervous little fat man, Huimos untied the rope and dipped it on his palm.

A small emerald green thing fell gently on his hand.

He was startled.

Malachite earrings.

The emerald green jewel earrings that he had put on Garlan again with his own hands are now lying quietly in his palm.

Immediately afterwards, there was a small folded white note falling down.

As soon as it was unfolded, Huimos saw the familiar handwriting on the paper.

‘Hold the king’s city. ‘

His thin, pale lips were slightly tightened, and Huimos lowered his eyes, and his dark eyelashes cast a shadow on his cheeks. He was silent and did not speak.

He squeezed his hand and held the malachite earrings tightly in his palm.

Seeing Heimos lowered his eyes in silence and ignored himself, the little fat man’s eyes rolled steadily.

“Here, I have something for you, and I have done everything that the prince confessed.”

He crawled out of the bed hummingly and said, “I can leave now to find the prince.”

He showed a happy expression.

The period not long ago was a nightmare for Tal.

Others don’t know, but his confidant as the prince naturally knows where the prince has gone.

The news that the Aaron Landis army on the Western Front was annihilated was like a bolt from the blue, and it shook him for a while.

King Camos died in battle… What about his… his prince?

completely annihilated.

In other words, his prince also died in battle?

From that day on, his whole body was so muddled that he couldn’t even eat any food. He ran to the lion garden every day and cried loudly at the big lion Negara.

Eyes are red and swollen every day, and people lose weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The big lion Nega is also very irritable, always wanting to escape from the lion garden, seeming to want to find someone.

Until he received a secret letter from the prince, Taer’s whole person came back to life again.

If it weren’t for the prince’s order, he would have ran to look for Garlan regardless.

It doesn’t matter if the place where the prince is now is dangerous.

Many years ago, when the little prince not only didn’t punish him, but also selected him, a fat man who was worthless, from among many children, he swore in his heart.

He has been the prince’s most loyal servant ever since.

No matter what happens, he will always accompany the prince and never leave.

Therefore, he has to go to the prince now.

How can the prince be without him?

Your Excellency Khos will not take care of others, nor will he make jokes to make the prince happy.

Taer thought.

He is the prince’s most loyal subordinate, so no matter what happens at any time, he has to stay with the prince.

Ah, by the way, you have to take the big lion Nega with him, otherwise the big lion is about to break the sky. It has been so anxious recently that it has begun to shed its hair. If the prince comes back and sees a bald lion…

As Taer pondered this in his heart, he quickly climbed off the bed, raising his leg to run out.

After all, the priest Shemur had promised him that he would send someone to send him and Nega to the prince as long as he sent a message to His Highness.

Hmm~~He will be able to see his prince again soon~~

“stop.”

The words from behind made Taer, who wanted to run with his legs, shaken in his heart.

He stiffened, turned slowly, and looked nervously at Heimos who called him.

“His Royal Highness, do you have anything else to do?”

“Are you going to see Garlan?”

Holding the malachite earrings in his hands, Huimos, who had been silent, looked up at Taer.

“Uh… yes.”

“Help me bring a word to Garland.”

As Heimos walked towards Tal, he raised his hand and took off the lapis lazuli earring in his ear that had never been removed.

He handed it to Tal.

“Give this to him.”

Hiemos’ eyes fixed on the rough lapis lazuli earrings in his hand, and the golden-red pupils reflected the green color of the day, as if they were melting together.

There seemed to be something inexplicable surging under his eyes, making his eyes deeper and deeper.

“‘good’.”

Okay, I’ll defend the king’s city.

“‘I’ll wait for you to come back.'”

I am here in Wangcheng, waiting for you to come back.

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Rudas City is as quiet as usual.

The soldiers of Gasdad, as always, ran rampantly in the city they had conquered.

In the middle of the night, in a remote corner of the castle, there is a large wasteland. There are small shacks or simple wooden houses on the wasteland.

This is the residence of slaves.

Although the city has changed its owners, and their slaves have naturally changed their owners, their lives have not changed much.

At best, it was just a change of a more demanding and fierce master.

As usual, they left early and returned late, working sincerely for the new owner, and getting a few dry bread every day barely enough.

There is no future, no hope, day after day, year after year, just living a whole life in a muddle-headed manner, until death.

It is like a soulless tool held in the hands of others, and when it is used up, it will be discarded mercilessly.

At this moment, a man lying in the wooden house with his head resting on his hands, staring up at the ceiling full of cobwebs in a daze.

Although dozens of people in this kind of simple wooden hut are crowded in one house, it is much better than a shack built on grass. Only these slaves who are strong and able to work can live in it.

He was in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, suddenly, a companion next to him poked him.

“Have you decided yet?”

The man asked.

The man closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

He said: “I have decided.”

He opened his eyes sharply and gritted his teeth hard.

“Fight!”

He lowered his voice and said, “The same are all slaves. We can do what he can do! The big deal is death! But if we succeed and survive, we can get rid of our status as slaves!”

His companion also nodded with bright eyes, but showed a trace of worry again.

“But, do you think it’s possible that this was a lie to us, after all, those nobles have always… they lied to us to die, and if they finally repent, we can’t do anything, right?”

“I may not believe other nobles, but the crown prince is different. Do you remember the city of Tozes?”

The fact that many slaves in that city were released after the war has long been spread, and those who got rid of their status as slaves have become the envy of slaves across the country.

You must know that to be born as a slave is to be a slave for life, and all children and grandchildren are slaves.

And Tozes’s slaves actually obtained the status of civilians they dreamed of, it was just like a dream.

“The man who came to persuade us a few days ago is the slave there—no, it should be said that he used to be a slave in Tozes, but he is not anymore.”

There was light in the man’s eyes.

Now they also have this opportunity.

“He said that at that time, the crown prince promised them that they would abolish their status as a slave by keeping the city of Tozes. Therefore, he is no longer a slave and has become a subordinate of the crown prince.”

“A prince who is willing to let a slave-born person become his own subordinate, he will definitely keep his promise to us slaves!”

The man gritted his teeth and said, “This may be the only opportunity in our lives to get rid of our slavery status. Even if we die, I will recognize it!”

In the voice of the man, the other people in the wooden house also raised their heads one by one, looking at the man.

There was a determined look on everyone’s face.

This scene was staged in different ways at the same time in the many places where slaves were forbidden in the city of Rudas.

Some cowardly slaves chose to retreat, but more slaves yearning for freedom chose to fight.

The emancipated slaves of Tozes City are among them, telling their personal experiences from slaves to soldiers, telling them that these people have lived a life full of hope every day after they got rid of their slave status.

The hearts of the slaves in Rudas became increasingly fiery.

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It was another day and night, and it passed in such a hurry, the sun rose, and then set down on the horizon again.

As always, Rudas City quieted down with the night, and was silent in the dark.

There are very few lights in the city. Because of the fear of the Gastards, the city residents rarely light up the lights after nightfall. Therefore, these days, at night, the whole city is dark.

Only the barracks where the Gasdad army was stationed, the camp where the Aaron Landis descended army was stationed, and the castle standing on the ground in the middle of the city were brightly lit at night.

They became the brightest places in the city.

Uta is dining in a beautifully decorated restaurant, with the generals of Gasdade.

Prince Tyre took away the army, but also left troops in the city of Rudas.

After all, this city will become a base for the transfer of his army’s food, grass, and supplies, so although Aaron Landis no longer has any troops that can be enemies of the Gasdad, he still cautiously leaves a certain number of troops to guard Ruda. Sicheng.

Juta, who was trusted by Tyre, was stayed here because he was familiar with the city. However, the suspicious Prince Tyre still left a Gasdad army and two generals.

Juta looked calmly eating the exquisite food, and the two Gasdad generals obviously disdain to be with him, and sat at the other end of the long table far away from him.

Most of the Gasdad people have straightforward temperaments and simple personalities. They look down on this despicable person who betrays his country and will not give him a good face.

Juta, who had become accustomed to this, didn’t care.

Yes, he doesn’t need to care about the thoughts of these rash guys, he just needs to follow Prince Tyr firmly and get the prince’s favor.

Yuta has never regretted the betrayal of Aaron Landis.

loyalty? Belief?

What can those things give him?

And as long as he follows the prince Tyre, he can become a real nobleman, a ruler over ten thousand people, and the real master of this city!

traitor?

Ah.

History is written by victors.

As long as Prince Tyre becomes the master of Aaron Landis, and he becomes the prince’s confidant, then the record of him in the history books will also change from a so-called betrayer to a current affairs person who follows the Lord.

And the truth will disappear without a trace, buried in the river of time with the demise of Aaron Landis.

Just as Uta finished dinner and stood up to leave, suddenly, the originally quiet city suddenly became noisy.

The shouts were everywhere, and from the floor-to-ceiling windows, sporadic firelight suddenly appeared in the dark night, extremely conspicuous.

Most of the places where the fire appeared were places in the city where slaves were forbidden – including the place where the castle lit up the fire.

The two Gasdad generals put down their unfinished dinner, frowned and stood up.

Soon, a soldier hurried over to report.

“My lord! The slaves in the city have rioted! Not only the slaves here in the castle, but all the slaves in the entire city!”

“slave?”

A Gasdad general frowned.

In his mind, slaves existed like pigs and sheep, so these guys who were equivalent to livestock dared to resist them, but he didn’t understand this.

However, if you don’t understand, you don’t understand. As the defending general of this city, he must suppress those guys.

He said to his companions, “mobilize the army to suppress those guys and kill them all.”

It’s just some slaves. If you dare to resist them, then kill them all.

The Gastards never know what mercy is.

If you don’t obey, you will be obedient.

His companion nodded and was about to go out with him when suddenly a voice came from behind them.

“Something’s wrong.”

Juta frowned tightly and said, “Why do the slaves suddenly resist? There is something wrong with this, I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”

He was already extremely suspicious and said, “You’d better not act rashly, just look at the situation before talking.”

The two people were not used to seeing Yuta, and after hearing this, they just snorted heavily, too lazy to pay attention to Yuta, and walked out quickly.

They are going to mobilize the army and suppress the slaves in the riots.

Seeing that the two Gasdad generals ignored him, Juta’s brows and eyes were full of gloom.

You two stupid guys, just wait, you will regret it.

Is it just that the slave can resist the oppression of the aggressor?

No, things must not be that simple.

Otherwise, why didn’t the slaves resist early and late, so why did they resist at this time?

And those slaves should understand that they could not be opponents of the army at all. Even if the army is caught off guard for a while, they will eventually be suppressed by the army.

So why do they do such a thing with no chance of winning?

unless…………

Yuta suddenly tightened his heart.

Unless someone can answer them!

Someone wants these slaves to cause a commotion from within, and take the opportunity to open the city gates and let those who respond to them rush in!

At the thought of this, Yuta could no longer hold back. He ran out of the castle quickly and hurriedly dispatched his subordinates to the city gates in three directions.

And he himself led a team of cavalry, rushing to the east gate of the city.

There were enough Gasdad people to suppress slaves, and he had to arrange people to guard at the gates.

Yuta thought with a frown.

Although I don’t know where the reinforcements came from, as long as the slaves are not allowed to approach the city gate and the city gate cannot be opened from the inside, then the people who planned this matter will fail.

Juta galloped like a horse, thinking in his heart.

It’s just that the person who planned this secretly, the person who made the slaves of Rudas City willing to fight to the death, who is it…

I haven’t figured it out yet, as soon as Uta looked up, the East City Gate was right in front of him.

The tall city gate stood in the dark, quietly, without a blaze of light.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, it seems to have caught up.

Those slaves haven’t rushed here yet.

Just when Yuta was relieved–

In an instant, the flames were overwhelming.

Dozens of burning torches lit up on the wall of the East City Gate, and the fiery flames suddenly reflected on Juta’s face, causing him to subconsciously close his eyes.

The sting of the eyes eased after a few seconds, and when Yuta opened his eyes again, his pupils suddenly dilated.

On that city gate, on the high wall, someone stood in the flames.

Dozens of flames burned behind the person, and he couldn’t see his face clearly, and he could only roughly see that he was a slightly slender young man.

The teenager stood in the flames.

The bow in his hand was stretched to its limit.

The sharp arrow flashed with cold light.

The taut bowstring seemed to break in the next second.

The violent wind whizzed past the young man on the high wall, and the bright blonde hair reflecting the firelight flew in the air like a cluster of golden flames burning in the dark.

That is–

The long golden hair flying in the night sky like a cloud is deeply reflected in the dilated pupils of Utta.

There was a buzz.

The arrow went through the air.

A cold light cut through the night.

The pain of the heart suddenly came from the shoulder.

Juta, whose left shoulder was pierced by the arrow, fell heavily from his horse to the ground.