I Will Be The Crowned King

North of Yangfan City, the outer suburbs.

In the endless wilderness, there are continuous stretches along the river, occupying the broad military camp on the sunny heights. The golden irises fluttering in the wind are blooming between the large and small hills, crossing the slightly undulating slopes and plains, overlooking the panicked Sail City, which is waiting in a panic.

When Louis and Freya, escorted by a team of cuirassiers, went out of the city to negotiate, the imperial army had completed all the preparations for the early stage of the siege:

The hillsides were already covered with ravines and shallow trenches and low walls to block the enemy's counter-charge, and in the gentle areas between the hills were erected fortresses to cover the flanks; the trees in the central highlands had been cut down, and simple The guardrail... Judging from the horizon, the rear machine is most likely the artillery position of the army.

"Looks like Uncle Bernard isn't going to scare us, he's really angry."

The heavy-hearted Louis put down the telescope in his hand and couldn't help sighing: "It's just the same if Commander Caspar Herrede personally commanded it, my words... It's probably impossible to complete everything in such a short period of time. siege preparations."

"That's not it!" The elf girl frowned and said a little unconvinced:

"Louis is also very strong, not worse than them at all... At most there is a gap in age!"

The young knight smiled bitterly and did not take Freya's words; the surrounding cuirassiers also consciously turned their eyes to the surroundings to search for the enemy that did not exist.

"Based on the comparison of the strengths of the two sides, if it cannot be persuaded in the end, Yangfan City is not without the power to fight." Louis had to change the topic, explaining the current situation for the elf girl, and sorting out his thoughts:

"The city defense facilities of Yangfan City are still very strong, and it is difficult for a large-scale artillery attack to have a decisive effect in a short period of time; if I were him, I would give up the idea of ​​short-term quick attack, and instead try to fortify the wall and clear the field, and constantly release the attack while harassing. The proposal of peace talks prompted a dispute in the city to voluntarily surrender."

"But the premise of doing this is that he has absolutely no worries about the rear. Judging from the current situation and the final failure of using the same tactics in Black Reef Harbor, he will probably choose a quick-attack battle with greater casualties."

"Then... If we really want to fight, is Louis sure of winning?" Freya only cared about this.

The young knight hesitated for a moment, then shook his head:

"Yes, but only a little bit - the strength gap between the two sides is too great, unless he makes some fatal mistake, there is no possibility of reversal."

Hearing this sentence, the elf girl's eyes moved slightly, and there was suddenly a little more anticipation in her expression when she looked at him.

Louie shook his head decisively and denied her proposal with serious eyes. Of course he knew what Freya wanted to do. Unless it was a last resort, even just using her power to "terrorize" Bernard would have extremely serious consequences.

While the two were still communicating silently, a team of cavalrymen also holding the negotiating flag appeared from the horizon and came towards them under the gaze of everyone.

The exact same golden iris flag, the exact same cuirassiers, and even the outfits of the two coaches are highly similar, looking as funny as the inside and outside of the mirror.

It's just that this kind of "funny" not only did not touch the laughter of the Colonial Minister, but made him even more angry-especially when he saw that the leader on the opposite side was actually Louis Bernard, the kind of person who was betrayed by those close to him. The tingling became more and more profound.

When there was still about ten meters away, Bernard with an ugly face raised his right hand to stop the team; he took a deep breath, pursed the corners of his mouth, and tried his best to suppress his anger:

"I didn't expect... it's actually you?"

Compared to Bernard, whose mentality was about to explode, Louis, who was also nervous, seemed to be a little calmer. He respectfully bowed to the other party on his mount, and said without changing his face:

"Long time no see, Uncle Bernard."

Facing the politeness of the young knight, Bernard snorted coldly, causing the elf girl to glare at him.

"Although I know very well that I am asking, but out of admiration for you to take the initiative to take responsibility, I still have to ask again - would you like to accept my conditions?" He said solemnly:

"Open the city gate and let the army disarm and hand over the city defense. All those involved in the rebellion are all awaiting trial, awaiting judgment?"

"Yes, but only if you are willing to make a promise that you will never retaliate after the fact, and acknowledge the legitimacy of the Sail City Council at the moment."

He raised his head slightly, and Louis looked at the other party neither arrogantly nor arrogantly: "Otherwise, agreeing to the weapon is equivalent to asking them to be captured... Although it is arrogant to say this, I have made a promise to them that I will definitely protect their lives."

"You are indeed arrogant - without any authorization, to make such an unendorsed promise in the name of a private person!" Bernard frowned slightly:

"This matter has nothing to do with you! Now either go back to the chapel and don't come out, or go back to the military camp with me; I'll tell you the whole story when everything is settled."

"I know exactly what happened, Uncle Bernard."

Louis still refused to give in: "I understand that you hate liberals to the core, and I don't like these traitors who make trouble for nothing, but their appearance itself proves the shortcomings of the empire's rule in the colonies! If you don't solve the shortcomings, rebellion will happen. It goes on forever, it goes on and on."

"Now that the opportunity to solve the problem once and for all is in front of you, why do you just refuse to accept it?"

"Because it's not a once-and-for-all opportunity at all!"

Bernard roared suddenly, angry with the sincere young knight on his face; he wanted to explain things neatly, but it might have the opposite effect.

What can you say for yourself? Sir Sadow is a liar. His purpose is to make the negotiation fail, or to force me to acquiesce to the rebellion he fled before, so that my prestige is lost and the convenience is completely empty. You are just pushed out by him to deal with my puppet? !

Based on Bernard's understanding of this young master Bernard, this explanation is meaningless, and he will also regard it as a means to deliberately sow discord, making them suspicious of each other and easy to defeat one by one.

Even in the worst case, he didn't really think about accepting Louis' plan, let him bear all the guilt as the governor of Yangfan City, and give everyone in the city legal status - at least stabilize the situation as soon as possible, so that he can turn around and face the aggressive. Clovis army.

But if you think about it a little, you know that this is absolutely not possible. Not to mention the traitors of the liberals, if even the deserters like Saduo are spared without any punishment, what prestige does he have as a minister in charge?

Now, relying on high-handed methods and justifiably punishing traitors, he can still maintain control of the army; once his authority is lost, he may be overseen by the officers led by Sado and completely become a puppet at their mercy.

No matter how much we pay, we must not encourage this arrogance, and let everyone—especially the army that is still loyal to him see what it is like to disobey authority!

Looking at Bernard, whose face was frosty, without any loosening at all, Louis, who was silent for a moment, shook his head slightly, slightly disappointed and said:

"It seems that you insist on solving this matter in the most extreme way?"

"It's not that I want to insist, but some people who are still kept in the dark and don't know the seriousness of the matter." Bernard's expression was even more disappointed, and even a little sad:

"Originally, I thought that a war in the vast land would make you and Arthur grow up a little bit; now it seems that I think too much, and you haven't learned any lessons from your mistakes at all."

"No, I know that!"

The young knight said loudly, his pupils shrank suddenly: "Uncle Bernard, I know exactly why you are so angry!"

you know?

The surprised Bernard remained motionless. Out of the corner of his eyes, he quickly swept across the cuirassiers around Louis, trying to get the answer from their expressions: "Really."

"Yes!" Louis nodded solemnly, while looking at Bernard with more and more sorrow:

"This kind of thing... You don't want to tell others your feelings, I can understand; but if you don't say many things, there is no one to talk to, which often deepens the pain in your heart."

The young knight looked at him with burning eyes, with sincere feelings.

Bernard was stunned for a moment, the surprised expression gradually faded away, replaced by... Confusion.

"You...you make it clear, what the pain?"

"You don't have to hide it, Uncle Bernard, I know it all." The young knight shook his head slowly, pursed his lower lips, and said in a slightly heavy tone:

"A lot of things even though we know that there may be bad results, but when it happens, we will still be unable to resist the emotional impact, leading to many catastrophic aftermath..."

"No no no..." Seeing that Louis showed signs of continuing to speak, Bernard hurriedly said:

"I have no idea!"

"what?"

Louis was stunned: "You...you don't know?"

"Yeah, I really don't know!"

"You don't know what?"

"I..." Bernard opened his mouth and paused for a few seconds before continuing:

"I don't know, what are you talking about!"

It dawned on the young knight at last, but then a new question came up: "Of course I'm talking about Sir Ed Levant... what else could there be?"

"Ed Levent!"

This time it was Bernard's turn to be shocked: "You have information on Ed Levent?!"

"Yeah." Louis nodded subconsciously, and asked in a matter-of-fact manner: "Of course, I only got news about him recently, so I can understand why you are so angry at Yangfan City's 'betrayal'."

"But I still want to say that Sir Ed Levant's death is not your fault, he is just a little bit unlucky, otherwise he would never have encountered Clovis's fleet under normal circumstances at that time. Needless to say…"

"Wait, wait!"

Bernard turned pale in shock, and quickly raised his hand to interrupt the young knight:

"Ed Levent is dead? It can't be!"

For him, Bernard really knows too much - the power of the bloodline that is extremely strange, it is impossible for anyone to capture or kill him, even at sea!

"Nothing is impossible, especially in a terrifying sea battle, nothing is surprising." Louis sighed, of course he knew the sea better than Bernard from the south:

"I also know a thing or two about the power of Sir Ed Levent's blood, but under the siege of two Clovis warships, even if he can escape the first battle, he will not be able to escape the subsequent explosion of the ship. ; Surviving sailors told me that the flames of the Green Dragon can be seen clearly even from two or three kilometers away..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

The young knight who was still talking just now, suddenly seemed to feel that he had discovered something, and looked at Bernard, who was shocked by the whole person opposite, with disbelief:

"You...you don't know about this?"

The dull-faced Bernard was unable to utter a single word.

Sending Ed Levant and the battleship Green Dragon to the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea was almost the only breakthrough he could find in the current rotten situation; as long as they attacked the Clovis colony from the western front, in time he was left with only The last territory of Yangfan City, there is also the possibility of a desperate comeback!

On the contrary, if it fails, a battleship and hundreds of sailors on board can at least harass Beluga Harbor, forcing the Clovis garrison to retreat, which can also turn the situation around a little.

But Ed Levent he...he's actually dead? !

Not only dead, it sounds like even the Green Dragon is dead!

No wonder I haven't gotten any information about them for so long!

Bernard, who could barely keep his composure, felt like an avalanche falling from the sky at the moment: the siege of Black Reef Harbor was lost, the rebellion in Sail City, the tragic death of Ed Levant, and in order to retake Sail City, he also took the initiative to take Gray Dove back. Fort, the last line of defense, was handed over to the Clovis people...

"Bernard, Uncle Bernard?" Louie's eyes widened. Looking at the chief minister whose expression changed rapidly and twisted into a ball, he asked a little worriedly, "You...Are you all right?"

"puff!"

The expressionless Bernard suddenly spurted blood, his dull eyes weakly looked at the stunned young knight, and his body fell forward softly.

"The Chief Minister?!"

"It's not good! Quick, save people! Save people!"

"Lord Bernard?! Wake up, Lord Bernard, wake up!"

The governor's guard on the opposite side was in a mess, and in a panic, they helped Bernard, who was already unconscious, on the war horse; without waiting for Louis to speak, they hurriedly left, and even the military flag was thrown on the ground.

All this happened so fast that Louis didn't even have time to react, so he could only stare at the back of the running away; the surrounding cuirassiers also looked at each other, their backs being overwhelmed by this sudden scene.

Two hours later, the siege of Yangfan City officially began. </div>