Just as Laing had predicted, when Katarina heard about the recovery of Örengrád, she immediately sent a small group of cavalry from Becafen to escort her special envoy, Minister Araktcheev, to Örengrád to take over the city, including the ready-made army and her citizens.
Of course, Katarina knew that her actions were shameless, but she had no other choice.
Just as the letter reached Laing, a similar letter also reached Tsar, who was in Becafen.
In the letter, the Emperor clearly stated that the Empire no longer had the ability to provide Katarina and her 50 thousand Kislöw White Guard with food and logistics. If she wanted to maintain the White Guard, Tsar would have to consider raising her own food.
Speaking of wealth, Katarin did indeed have some wealth in her hands. However, most of it was in the form of treasures, antiques, paintings, and souvenirs. This was the wealth that the Tsar's family had accumulated over a thousand years. If she really wanted to provide food for fifty thousand people, without the support of the Empire, Katarin wouldn't be able to last more than a month or two with the meager amount of money she had.
However, the Empire took into account that Kislöw had defended the North for a thousand years, and Katarina was also doing her best to defend Becafen, so the conditions were not as strict as the conditions for Laing. Emperor Karl-franz decided to allow Katarina to keep her "White Guard" of 5000 people. The Empire would continue to provide Katarina with food for 18 to 24 months. As for the remaining 45000 White Army, the Empire would first reduce the supply by 30%, then 50% after one month, and completely cut off the supply after three months.
Katarina was very unwilling to disband the White Guard. Although this army lacked battle experience and equipment, it was her capital to restore her country. When Tsar received the news, she immediately sent a letter to Emperor Card, asking for more time.
Originally, Emperor Card was hesitant after receiving Tsar's "tearful" letter. But at this moment, the Empire's Royal Chief Wizard, Bayershazer Galt, came from Saul. The Great Alchemist "righteously" said that no matter how much money you gave her, it would be a waste. Our finances were tight now, and we had to use the money in more urgent places, such as rebuilding Auster, strengthening the Empire's northern defense line, and building a new army!
If it was someone else, Karl-franz might have thought twice, but Galt was the Emperor's most trusted person. The Great Alchemist quickly changed the Emperor's mind.
She was anxious, she was anxious, Tsar was anxious. At this moment, she heard the news of Örengrád's recovery.
Our knight brothers are the most reliable! Katarina was about to cry. As expected of a chivalrous Brittany! The great Queen Laing traveled thousands of miles to reinforce the Empire, and even braved the snow to enter Kislöw's borders to restore Örengrád. What kind of spirit was this?!
Under Tsar's orders, Araktcheev immediately set off with a few dozen riders. He also brought along a few large boxes of goods, including Essun's golden helmet and cavalry sword, Tsar's Blade, which Katarina's father, Red Tsar Boris's father, as well as the tattered steel wings he carried on his back. They had followed Red Tsar through hundreds of battles and were stained red with blood. The wings were engraved with Red Tsar's glory and victories.
The three items were worth 1,500 crowns in total, which were mortgaged to Knight King Laing for the military funds she desperately needed.
In addition to a few large chests of rare treasures, silk and tea leaves from the royal family's treasury, and memorabilia paintings, Katarin mortgaged a total of 3000 crowns from Leon and a batch of Nurr-made equipment from Amelia. She was prepared to equip her Romanov Guards. This army was also named the 'Old Guards' by Katarin (for the sake of distinction, it was commonly referred to as the Romanov Guards).
Araktcheev noticed that something was off when he arrived in Örengrád.
As a special envoy of the Tsar, if he did not receive a grand reception and a warm welcome, he was sure to be looked at with awe and fear.
However, that wasn't the case today. Even though most of the people in the city were Brittany and Empire citizens, Araktcheev could still sense other emotions from Mrs. Kiesler.
Coldness and enmity.
The minister's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that his return to Örengrád wouldn't be as smooth as it seemed.
The first thing they should do after entering Örengrád was to rush to the newly established Duma Parliament to announce Tsar's decree. They would immediately stop the referendum and reelect Duma. Katarina would appoint a new governor of Örengrád to manage the city. At the same time, Rokossovsky's Kislöw Army would be transferred to the current Grand Marshal of Kislöw, Dunnykin. As for the current commander-in-chief, he would be transferred to Prague City Defense Force.
However, not long after they entered the city, a group of Old Guard dragoons stopped them. The only Old Guard of the Holy Grail, Nicolás Davu, was fully armed. He wore a two-legged hat that was more than half crooked on his head. He was wearing a commander's uniform and a scimitar at his waist. He stopped in front of Araktcheev and the others. "Are you Tsar's envoy? I'm Nicolás Davu, the deputy commander of the Old Guard. His Majesty and the Countess want to see you. They also want to know if you have brought the things. "
"We have brought the things." Araktcheev said a little unnaturally, "Her Majesty Katarina has a decree. Please let us go to Duma to read Tsar's decree first before we meet with His Majesty the Knight King and the Countess of the Empire."
"His Majesty doesn't have that much time to wait for you. Go and deal with the matter first. Tsar is a Majesty, and our Knight King is also a Majesty!" Davu's attitude was tough and a little contemptuous. The bad attitude of this Old Guard of the Holy Grail made the envoy of Tsar very wary. Before Araktcheev came, Katarina had repeatedly told him not to get into a conflict with the Brittany.
Looking at this group of Old Guard dragoons, Araktcheev did not know whether to laugh or cry. Even if there was a conflict, how could he beat this group of Old Guard with so few people? Although Davu only had about two hundred dragoons, there were more than a dozen Legendary experts. Moreover, the heavy sense of majesty and the glorious military spirit of every Old Guard was not something that his temporary White Army cavalry could compare to.
In the end, the envoy of Tsar was "invited" to Laing. The Knight King and the Countess of the Empire received the envoy and had a lot to say to him. He very "warmly" asked about Becafen's current situation, whether Tsar was doing well, how many troops the White Guard had now, and whether the forces of Chaos had been expelled. Finally, after checking each other's goods, they even forced him to stay for lunch before letting him go.
Watching the envoy of Tsar leave, Emilia snuggled in Laing's arms and leaned her back against him. With a lazy and careless expression, she said, "Is everything ready over there?"
"It should be ready." Laing hugged Emilia from behind. He placed his hand on Emilia's lower abdomen through her dress and said lovingly, "Wait, let's go and have a look together?"
"But I want to take a nap." Emilia pretended to be cold. She said sweetly, "I don't really want to see it."
"I'm begging you." Laing hugged his little maid tightly. Knight King said gently.
"You don't seem to be sincere at all." Emilia was still pretending to be arrogant. "One more time. Be more sincere. Doesn't our Knight King know that you need to bow and extend your hand to invite a lady?"
"Then I'll go find Morgiana."
"How dare you!!!" Emilia was instantly enraged. The little maid instantly turned into a little lioness and jumped up. "Today is mine, tomorrow is mine, and the day after tomorrow is her turn!"
"Hahaha, let's go, let's go." Laing reached out and gently held Emilia's small ankle that was wrapped by her stockings and high heels. This was the little maid's fatal weakness. As long as Laing's hand held it, she would completely lose all ability to resist.
And the little maid liked to let Laing hold her ankle. Although she didn't say it, she liked it when Laing bullied her and held her ankle.
"Okay, I'll go with you. Nothing should happen, right?" Emilia had no strength in her body. She could only express her worry. "Will it be uncontrollable?"
"No, no one has the guts to kill." Laing's face was filled with absolute confidence. "Especially in front of me."
On the other side, when Araktcheev arrived at the large square in front of the military camp that had been converted into the Örengrád Guards, the scene in front of her made the female envoy of Tsar swallow a mouthful of saliva.
In the square, thousands of soldiers were gathered.
The former Kislöw army that had been renamed the Örengrád Guards were now fully armed. Under the command of the current commander, Georgi Konstantinovich, they were arranged into six large infantry formations. On the two flanks, there were a large group of Ugor mounted archers and two groups of winged cavalry. Two groups of Bear Cavalry were already in formation.
"???" The female envoy of Tsar was completely confused.
"Advance!" Georgi was also a typical Kislöw man. He had a big bald head, deep eyes, and a big nose. When he saw the female envoy of Tsar appear, he sneered and suddenly pulled out a sword from his waist. "Advance! Imperial Guards! Ula, Konstantinovich! "
"Ula!!!" The earth-shaking roar resounded in the square. The surrounding Kislöw citizens, Empire soldiers, and Brittany soldiers all came out to watch the commotion.
"Ula! Romanov! "
"Ula ~ ~ ~ ~"
"What kind of special welcoming ceremony is this?" At first Araktcheev and the horsemen of the Romanov Guards, who were on foot, thought that this was Madame Kisler's welcome, but soon the whole of the Erlengrad Guards came bearing down on them.
The pikemen and sword and shield soldiers who had participated in the series of battles to defend the city and the Bagration operation lined up neatly. They were wearing brand new military uniforms and breastplates made in Brittany. The legendary Red Sea Army held muskets in their hands and strode forward in large strides. The Winged Cavalry and the Bear Cavalry gradually circled around and outflanked them.
No one knew what was happening in the square, but many spectators had gathered from all directions, especially the people of the Empire and the Brittanians. They were all watching this scene. Bohemond and Francois were not far away. Both of them were wearing full armor, and each of them was holding half a watermelon and eating it with a spoon. They were commenting on this scene with great relish, chatting and laughing with each other.
The Örengrád Guards increased their speed and a few large square formations of soldiers continued to press forward towards the female envoy of Tsar. They were fully armed and unsheathed their weapons. The smile on Araktcheev's face gradually disappeared.
"General Georgi! What are you doing?! Tell your people to stop, stop immediately! " Envoy Tsar quickly unsheathed the sword at his waist. The dozens of Romanov Guards behind him also unsheathed their weapons. "Stop! I order you! "
No one paid any attention to the question of the female envoy of Tsar. On the contrary, a majestic singing voice sounded from the Red Sea Army's square formation!
"Wake up, people of the motherland! The day of glory has arrived! "
"Look at the evil that is our enemy, the blood-stained flag has been raised!"
"The blood-stained flag has been raised!"
"Listen, in the wilderness, the enemy roars fiercely. They came among us and killed our wives and children!"
"Citizens, take up your weapons!"
"Citizens, enter the battle!"
"Let the enemy's blood water our land!"
The singing voice became louder and louder until it spread through the streets and alleys of Örengrád until it reached the sky!
"Retreat, retreat!" Minister Araktcheev already felt that the situation was extremely bad. He immediately signaled everyone to retreat and look for their horses. Quickly escape, escape!
Rebellion! This group of people has rebelled, all of them have rebelled!
It was too late. At this time, the few exits were all blocked by the army. Envoy Tsar and the group of people were forced to the corner of the square. They all raised their swords or sabers and squeezed together. Araktcheev shouted loudly, "Go back! All of you, go back! Soldiers, I am the envoy of Tsar. I warn you, if you still don't know how to change, all of you will be court-martialed and executed by hanging! "
Finally, a priest of Essun walked up with a group of new officials. His face was very calm. "Hello, envoy Tsar. I am Vladimir Vladimirovich, the temporary representative of Örengrád Duma, and also the temporary mayor. I am honored to introduce my colleagues to you."
"Mayor, is this a coup d 'état?" Envoy Tsar finally caught someone who could speak. He roared at Vladimir in a very angry and threatening tone.
"No, Mr. Envoy, this is a revolution." Vladimir instantly grabbed Araktcheev's collar.
With a standard shoulder throw, Envoy Tsar was thrown to the ground. The ferocious Red Sea Army all rushed up. The White Army no longer dared to resist and all of them disarmed.
"I declare that you are all under arrest!" Georgi rode on the war bear and shouted loudly, "Soldiers, everyone listen to me. Lady Tsar did not want things to turn out like this!"
"It's all because of the deceit of the court officials that led to the situation in Kislöw today."
"The wives and sons of the soldiers who fought against the Northerners on the border are still starving!"
"Today, the representative of Örengrád's army, Shiravek, will punish the country's traitors and let His Majesty Tsar know that these people are incompetent!"
"Honor the Emperor and punish the traitors!" Georgi raised his fist.
"Honor the Emperor and punish the traitors!!!" The entire Örengrád Guards and the citizens shouted in unison.
"Boom!" The Kislöw warship Oleg, which was anchored at the harbor, let out a sound that shook the heavens and the earth!
Following the words, "The National Salvation Alliance is established today!" The history of Örengrád turned to a new page.
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