They thought that the matter would come to an end after they chased away the unpleasant messengers. The members of the Franks Revival Army who stayed in the town outside the Tower of the Great Sage began to send messengers to contact the nobles who did not express their opinions. At the same time, they tried to persuade the smaller nobles who were under the other factions and were not valued.
At the same time, the usurper faction led by Marquis Neumann also made a big move. They gathered their army and visited the nobles' territories one after another. They were very powerful. Surprisingly, for the nobles who agreed to join, they formed an army and joined. For the nobles who did not agree, they did not attack their castles or territories. They just left.
This action earned Marquis Neumann's army a good evaluation, and at the same time, it boosted their morale. Gradually, more and more nobles were willing to join them. Some of the nobles who had rejected before even reorganized their army and caught up with them.
One of the main reasons for such a change was that the marquis' ideas had changed slightly. Originally, he wanted to change the dynasty and steal the king's crown. Now, he wanted to marry the eldest princess in exchange for the prince's crown.
For the former, the nobles who had been loyal to the Shalian family since their ancestors were not used to it. But for the latter, there were fewer people who disagreed. At the end of the day, these nobles did not want to lose their territories, nor did they want to add a traitor's name to their family's history.
Regarding this, the members of the Revival Army sent by the royal family tried their best to declare to the nobles that the eldest princess had no intention of doing so. But when it came to the continuation of the royal bloodline, there were all kinds of opinions. Some wanted to adopt a son from a distant relative, some wanted to choose a husband from the young nobles. The only similarity was that none of these opinions were actually asked for Mira Shalian's opinion.
Actually, from the moment Mira Shalian left the mysterious church and accepted the protection of a group of old officials who were loyal to the royal family, she was like a puppet. She was manipulated by others and rarely gave any opinions. Previously, when she refused to attack the Tower of the Great Sage, it was rare for her to be so tough. Because of this, it caused some dissatisfaction among the young nobles.
For others, a female member of the royal family only needed to listen to the man's arrangements and did not need to worry about things outside of her abilities.
As far as he was concerned, the power of the Temple Warrior of the mysterious church was far greater than the throne of a small country in the southwest peninsula. If he had a crown, it would only be a bonus; if he didn't, it wouldn't be a pity at all. Moreover, those who she could see were all trash to her. No one had the ability to hurt her. Therefore, she was indifferent to many things and allowed everyone to arrange them.
Even if the information seemed strange and the people who claimed to be loyal to the royal family reacted strangely, as long as there was no possibility of them hurting her, Mira Shalian would ignore them all.
Such an indifferent attitude had caused the current predicament. Marquis Neumann led a 5000-7000 strong army from Vbar to Vbar MM and settled in Viscount Lorenz's territory near the Tower of the Great Sage. It would take less than a day to reach the small town.
At the same time, the Royal Revival Army only had CLI (151) soldiers in the town, not including the eldest princess and her maids who had no combat power. Although many people came to seek refuge after the flag was raised, a considerable number of them were sent as envoys to the territories of other nobles.
Would the Marquis Neumann maintain his usual benevolence? This was what everyone wanted to know in their hearts. In a situation where there was such a great disparity in strength, directly capturing the eldest princess seemed to be the best choice. What about the others besides the eldest princess?
Some idiots wanted to forcibly conscript soldiers in the small town, but were asked to leave the town instead. The war between the nobles should not be brought into the territory of the mages.
Someone was seriously planning the escape route for Her Highness the Eldest Princess. There were also people who were secretly calculating the direction in which they should escape.
Everyone had different thoughts and spent a sleepless night. When they woke up, the Royal Revival Army had lost a few more members.
Early in the morning, Mendelson Heyman, dressed in military attire, knocked on the door of the loyal person and said, "Your Highness, we should go. If we delay for too long, the army will surround us. At that time, we won't be able to escape even if we want to. "
Mira Shalian secretly put on the God-given armor. She and her subordinates covered themselves with a large cloak to hide their fully armed posture. She looked at the depressed old man with a complicated expression and said, "Do you still want to continue to escape?"
She did not understand why the mysterious master agreed to leave the church with her two subordinates and return to the family to inherit the throne. Mira Shalian had never taken the initiative to do anything. Instead, she looked at the development of things from a bystander's point of view. The foolishly loyal old man racked his brains and tried everything to revive the royal family. Mira also saw the hardships in the process.
Many times, she wanted to say to the old man: Forget it, don't work so hard. As long as she had a flail, she had the ability to kill all the disobedient people in the kingdom. There was really no need to go through so much trouble.
But in the end, she could not say these words. Even in the countless nights of prayer and asking the master in heaven, no oracle was given. She could only carry out the original oracle: Return to the family and inherit the throne.
"Your Highness, we should leave." Myer Kohler came to urge her.
As one of the three noble men, he was quite active after coming to the small town and became the think tank of the Royal Revival Army. There was nothing wrong with his ideas. In the eyes of others, he was just a little more impulsive young people. His opinion could also be seen as the new supporters of his forces who wanted to express their thoughts.
Since both the new and the old people wanted to leave, then let's go. They left the small town where they had lived for almost a year.
Early in the morning, the fog was thick. If they wanted to hide their whereabouts and consider the problem of vision, this was the best time to escape.
They abandoned the unnecessary weight and did not even pull out a carriage. Everyone was either riding on horses or walking, heading south in a dejected atmosphere. In that direction was another country, the Kingdom of La Réunion. The eldest princess's aunt had married into that country and became the queen. Although she was no longer there, her cousin was a duke of La Réunion, although they had not contacted each other for a long time.
Relying on relatives from other countries could easily become an excuse for other countries to intervene in national politics. Although this kind of drama was new in the southwest peninsula, it often happened in other places with a long history in the maze world. Even the nobles of various countries were in a mess and it was difficult to distinguish the source.
Making this difficult decision on behalf of the eldest princess was the most remorseful thing in Mendelson Heyman's life. And the person who proposed and facilitated it, Meyer Kohler, seemed to have forgotten that he was also one of the eldest princess's suitors. He actively encouraged everyone to continue moving in an unknown direction.
Myer Kohler took the lead and led the group through the forest. The fog was thick and often the back of the group could not see the front of the group. They could only follow the footsteps of the person in front of them and move forward quickly.
In this kind of early morning, it should be time to enjoy the chirping of birds, sip warm milk, and think about what to do today. But Mira Salian, who was riding on a horse, was not in the usual leisurely mood. No warm milk, forget it. But what did a morning without the chirping of birds mean?
Suddenly, the fast-moving group stopped in their tracks. Everyone stood in place blankly, not knowing what to do. Mendelson Heyman ran to the front of the group, but he did not see Meyer Kohler. Instead, he saw another group of people. He asked, "Why did the group stop?"
"Lord Kohler moved too fast. We couldn't catch up. We couldn't tell which direction he went. "
"What about the footprints on the ground?"
"It's too messy. We couldn't tell."
At this time, Mendelson Heyman was in a dilemma. He could wait in place and wait for the young man who rushed past to remember to look back. When he could not see anyone, he would know to turn back and meet up with the group. Or he could not wait. He could recognize the south clearly and move forward in a certain direction. Although the group was scattered, they had no choice but to do so when there were pursuers behind them.
The Eldest Princess, who rode to the front of the group, also seemed to want to see the reason why they stopped. Mendelson Heyman stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, we were separated from Lord Kohler. Should we wait for them to turn back, or should we continue? "
"There's no need for either. Head of Knights Heyman, organize everyone to set up a defense. We are surrounded. "
"How is that possible!" The old man exclaimed in disbelief.
Although the morning fog was thick, it dissipated quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye. In the sparse forest, they could see a dense group of soldiers surrounding them.
There was a trace of panic in the crowd. But the group of people who had followed the Eldest Princess from the beginning quickly organized a defensive formation under the command of Mendelson Heyman, protecting the people who were loyal to them.
The army that surrounded them had no intention of attacking. They just firmly guarded their surroundings without any gaps. At first, everyone was still wondering how they had fallen into such a tight encirclement. But when they saw Meyer Kohler and his group standing opposite them, they did not even have the strength to complain or curse.
"Your Highness, give up resistance and surrender." Meyer Kohler shouted, "Marquis Neumann promised that as long as you don't resist, he won't take anyone's life. Everyone is a part of the kingdom. "
No one on the side that was surrounded intended to talk to the eloquent young man. But Meyer Kohler continued, "Your Highness, I used to be an admirer of yours. Even now, that thought has not changed. But for the future of the kingdom, to not continue to divide and to not be swallowed by other countries, your union with Marquis Neumann is the only choice. This is all for the good of the kingdom. "
For the good of the kingdom. Boy, if these words were said yesterday, when you were standing next to me, maybe I could consider it. But there is no need to say these words in front of me. This thought flashed through Mira Salian's mind, but she did not say it out loud. Instead, she asked about another matter, "Marquis Neumann's army is not just these few people, right? What about the others? "
According to the intelligence, the enemy should have a force of between Vbar and Vbar MM (5,000-7,000). But according to Mira Salian's experience, the strength of the encirclement was only between MM (1,000). And it seemed that the enemy's general was not among them. If she wanted to make a move, capturing Marquis Neumann would be the simplest solution. But that would only work if there were people around.
"The marquis took the group of refugees from the kingdom to visit the master of the Tower of the Great Sage."
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