Rise of the Empire Total War

"The front line is defeated! The coalition forces are destroyed, and the evil Winster invaders are advancing towards the city of Tarossos!"

"Evil has triumphed, and the free and equal Osa are about to be ruled by God! These are the dark times!"

"Great sun god, I pray that you will bless your pious people with divine power! Our city is about to be conquered, and the free Tarossus will soon cease to exist..."

"..."

When the news of the defeat of the army was sent back to the city-state of Tarossos, the whole city fell into panic, and the citizens could be heard talking about it anxiously on the Internet at any time. In the temples in the city, those sun gods in gray robes The priests even prayed in front of the god statue all day long, sacrificed animals, and tried to repel the powerful Winster army through the gods, but their actions were futile after all, because the Winster expedition led by Charles was still heading towards this bustling city. As the city moves forward, they are full of vigor, as if they can put everything under their feet.

As the Winster Expeditionary Army got closer and closer to the city of Tarossos, the residents in the city became more and more anxious and panicked. Those citizens belonging to the wealthy class began to pack up their property and escape from the city before the city gate was closed. In this city, at first only one or two households did this. As time went by, more and more people followed suit, but their actions were quickly discovered. Angry citizens blocked their doors and blocked the gates of the city. Surrounded heavily, anyone who tried to escape from the city was caught. They were so excited that they almost beat the captured people to death. If the city defense army didn't stop them in time, I'm afraid there would be a big explosion here before the arrival of Winster's army. scale of unrest.

At the same time, the council of the city-state of Tarossus also held an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the approaching enemies. Every member of the assembly at the meeting knew very well that the general city-state was hopeless, and they might also In panic because of the destruction of the army, what's more, the general city-state is right behind them, and even if they are going to end, they will be the first to end.

While fearing the strength of the Winster Expeditionary Army, the councilors also began to worry about why they joined the war in the city-state. It is impossible to restore the decline, unless there is a righteous big country willing to take action to prevent the Winsters from continuing to attack, but this is obviously impossible.

This emergency meeting lasted all afternoon. During the meeting, the meeting place was as noisy as a vegetable market. The elegant and noble congressmen who looked to outsiders at this time also disregarded their appearance and rolled up their sleeves to disagree. Those who fought were red-faced. If the chairman of the parliament on the high platform hadn't slapped the table hoarsely and loudly to maintain order, they might have rushed to the seats and fought with each other. Even so, there were still many congressmen who were sitting next to each other. Sprayed the other person's face with saliva.

Until the end of the meeting, the councilors did not argue for a reason. Seeing that it was getting late, the chairman of the council announced the adjournment loudly. They had to pant heavily, stare at each other dissatisfied, and leave in an orderly manner. Looking at the congressmen who left the venue,

The aged chairman of the council sighed helplessly, stood up slowly, declined the clerk's support, walked down the high platform slowly, and walked out of the building behind those congressmen.

The seat of the parliament of the city-state of Tarossus is the tallest building in the city. It was originally the palace of the Kingdom of Tarossos hundreds of years ago. It became the seat of the parliament of the city-state republic and the most sacred place in the entire city-state.

"Alas." Looking at the pedestrians on the street and the tall mountains in the distance, the chairman of the council couldn't help but sighed, and then he was about to walk down the stairs, but at this moment, a voice sounded from behind him , making him subconsciously stop.

"President Kirkland, what are you sighing for?"

The chairman of the council turned his head to look at the speaker, who was also gray at the temples, and the wrinkles on his face were undulating like mountains.

"Predal? Why are you here?" He asked in surprise.

"Our city-state is about to perish, how can I stay in the temple with peace of mind." The person who was replaced by Predal replied, he walked slowly down the steps while talking, and after a few steps beyond the head of the council, he Turning to look at each other, motioning for the latter to follow.

After the chairman of the Kirkland Council followed up, he continued: "The city is in chaos now, and even the temple cannot calm the fear of the people. If we want to avoid the same fate as the Kingdom of Lyctus, there is only one way, and Like the Catonitas, voluntary surrender to the Winsters was the only way to save our country from total destruction."

"However, if we do this, our parliament is likely to become a puppet of the Winsters. The lessons learned by the Catonitas are still in sight." The old council leader shook his head, not agreeing with the high priest's statement. It’s no wonder that the starting point of the two of them is different. As the leader of the parliament, Arthur Kirkland’s idea is to try to keep the city-state and prevent the Winsters from turning the entire city-state into a puppet; while the high priest René Preda All he needs to do is keep his position as high priest, and he can thrive in this city-state that believes in the sun god, no matter who rules it, it won't change.

However, the high priest didn't know that if the Winsters insisted on converting the city's faith, he, the high priest, would be the first to be unlucky. , these objections are feeble.

"My dear Kirkland, if we continue to resist, all of us will be killed when the Winsters break through the city, and then all the councilors meeting in the building behind us will be replaced by people from the Winster Kingdom. In that case, it would be better to save one's life and fight against the forces of the Winsters in the parliament."

"I also understand this truth, but..." the old council did not continue speaking in the middle of the speech, but turned into a long sigh. Even if he did not say the following words, the high priest could understand what he meant, just What happened in today's parliament, surrendering to the Winsters is likely to be opposed by members of the parliament, and then completely silent.

At this moment, the two of them had finished walking the stairs. The old councilor glanced at the carriage parked not far away, then at the old friend beside him, and said, "Predal, the expedition of the Winsters There are only two days left for the army to leave the city, if you finally decide to defend the city, I hope that after the city is broken, you will collect my body and bury it on Mount Sueryibei."

"You..." The high priest looked at his friend in shock, why didn't he understand what the other person meant, he only hesitated for a while, then nodded slowly, and said: "I understand, I will do this , Arthur."

Hearing this, the old chairman of the council showed a satisfied smile, and then walked slowly towards his carriage.

Looking at the back of his old friend, the High Priest silently added: "I hope that there will be no chance."