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If we look closely at the ruined dynasty in the history of the earth, we tend to believe what we want to believe rather than face reality even when the enemy is near.
And if you look deeper, not because they were short, but because they were human.
What should I do when I see an enemy I can't resist? What if there's no way?
Overcoming your fears and burning your will to the conclusion is a hero's trait.
But a hero's temperament does not necessarily guarantee survival. The monarch had to be willing to bend at the moment of crisis, set clear goals and drive results.
The next generation's assessment was that, to solve the crisis of life or death, we had to at least face reality.
The king of Veles was no longer the young king because he had finished the ceremony. His father died before his first memory, and his sister sat down with him.
I struggled to survive, looking at the eyes of the nobles in the capitals and churches.
She protected herself with all her strength, but even after the adult ceremony, she interfered with the incident even though she became king.
Who doesn't know that they are thinking of themselves, but sometimes they hate their loved ones more than their enemies.
Henry, the king of Veles, was a young man, but quick to see, was good at manipulation and sleight of hand, but had a suspicious and selfish personality.
Nevertheless, he did not accept the reality that the Kingdom of Licence was coming.
I ran away, but I sent my sister, and she wouldn't come in here. That can't be right. Lauren will conquer and disband the army again.
Watchers on the outside know that Velez is the real target of Albrecht. Only the parties struggled to deny the reality.
King Henry had a paranoid side to him because of his poor growing environment, and then he was forming a closed relationship. So there was no one around to remind me of the reality.
The guards grumbled, choosing only what the king wanted to hear.
In mid-August, King Henry was greatly shocked when Albrecht led the army across the border between Lauren and Velez in the lower Gerko.
The reason for Albrecht's war was that Princess Gisela was to be held responsible for her escape. Of course, it was nonsense and the tyranny of the great empire.
As history has proven, if the great nation decided to go to war, the dog would also poop.
If Princess Gisela hadn't run away, she would have swallowed Velez gently in the name of protecting Reynald, but she had already run away, so she grabbed him badly and grabbed him by the throat and swallowed him.
King Henry had hardly summoned an army because he had denied the reality, nor had he stockpiled food in the capital Ile de Veles.
He blamed Albrecht for being a dishonorable traitor all day long. But there was no one who listened to the wretched king's empty sanctuary.
King Henry could not stop the swelling of conquest, no matter how much he rebuked him.
Albrecht marched on Ile de Velez with over 20,000 troops.
I had to go through a region called Picardi, but I told them to separate 5,000 troops and give them to Hermann and follow them slowly while clearing out the provincial lords.
In addition, Albrecht made it to Ile de Velez at an astonishing pace two weeks after crossing the border.
Ile de Velez is one of the oldest cities on the North continent, the most prosperous city on the mainland, with the exception of Lightningen.
The city was floating like an island between a large river called the Juweise River, and a brick wall appeared to be solid around the entire city.
The natural defenses of Heaven Hye and the walls made of human blood and sweat stunned the invaders.
However, Albrecht looked around the city and noticed something was wrong. It was because there was no soldier on the wall, and only a flag with a golden lily pattern was flailing on it, based on the blue symbol of Velez.
First, he had the soldiers encamp on every element of the camp, and then he jumped around the city, wearing his golden armor and helmet.
You can see the city's front gate and the long bridge that follows. The bridge was made of wood, and the outside of it was made of wooden columns up to the roof.
No matter how many troops attack this way, it almost looks like suicide.
Albrecht may have to cut down trees and rafts in the forests around him or attack the walls by bridging them.
Then the gates of the city opened, and a bishop in an embroidered white bishop's uniform and an elongated hat appeared on his head. Since then, people have been following the bishop in luxury clothes.
A long way across the bridge and in front of Albrecht, the wrinkled bishop looks down at his waist.
“Greetings, great and wise, King of Lyssen, the Valiant. I'm Hinkmar, the Archbishop of Veles. ”
Beyond the veil of the golden helmet, Albrecht's blue eyes quietly look down at Hinkmar.
The facial shade's expression made the person facing it feel cool.
It seemed to have been carved into a creature that seemed to be out of line, and its heterogeneity evoked a subtle horror.
The leaders of the city who had followed the bishop Hinkmar looked at Albrecht with frightening eyes.
Then, a thick, indifferent voice flowed out from behind the veil.
“So what do you want me to do? ”
Hinkmar looks down the same as before, saying.
“His Majesty King Lyssen's designation is shaking the whole world. May our people of Ile de Velez bow down and beg you to accept their surrender. ”
“Where is King Henri and why do you surrender? ”
Whether surrender or surrender, diplomatic bargaining power was a monarch's unique power. Albrecht's point is that none of you have a problem putting your mouth on it.
“King Henry has been running away from us for a long time. We are weak and weak, and we dare not stand against you, and we are unwilling to stand against you. I just want you to have mercy. ”
Albrecht is full of energy.
If it were a centralized country, the king could flee and try to move forward, but this world was a feudal system.
When a monarch or lord abandons his stronghold, he gives up his rights.
“When did the king flee? ”
“What we knew was a week ago. I think he ran away a few days before that. ”
Then Albrecht fled almost simultaneously as soon as he heard he crossed the border. Moreover, the people of the city ran away unknowingly, meaning that they had gone overnight.
Albrecht thought that his sister or brother or sister were good at running in pairs.
He could not muster an army, nor stockpile food, so even relying on the heavenly host could not have lasted long.
Therefore, it may be a strategically wise judgment in some ways, but the king of Veles had weak control over the services, so it was not worth relying on.
“Do you know where they ran off to? ”
“Our best guess is they fled to Champagne, east. They say they saw a king passing by in a village to the east. ”
Champagne? ’
Champagne was Reynolds' stronghold. With the exception of Albrecht, Reynald de Lemmings was the greatest threat to the Veles royal family. As Albrecht, I was a little surprised.
‘You'll see if it's bold or foolish. ’
Albrecht looks behind him and gives instructions.
“Randolph should gather troops outside the city and form a garrison. Wilhelm leads the Rangers after the king. You don't have to work too hard just knowing where to go. Lead me to the castle. ”
Albrecht last saw the leaders of Ile de Velez and said, Then the Archbishop and the leaders came forward.
Albrecht first entered the capital of Veles, Ile de Velez, with his knights, Erbin, Richard, Jurgen, Hroelf and hundreds of others.
Prince Alfred watches from afar and catches up as Albrecht seems to be about to enter Ile de Velez.
“Wow, Prince! ”
Harold, who had been on the battlefield to carry out the prince, hurriedly followed Alfred.
After crossing the bridge into the city, all the people of the city came out and knelt down and bowed their heads.
There was an endless procession of obedience along the road. Nobles and peasants, both men and women, were on their knees. The adults snorted and looked at the Albrecht, and the fearless children stared at the Albrecht far away.
But all they could see was the expressions of an emotionless faceshield. Just overwhelmed by glorious golden armor, Albrecht was not thought of as a man.
People's eyes were filled with anxiety and fear, and all they wanted was Albrecht's mercy.
“Richard, these are your people to rule from now on. Look at their faces. You need to get used to that look. If they're looking up at you comfortably, that means something's wrong. ”
The monarch had to have respect, fear, love and fear all in one body. He was a person who was not only respected and feared, but not loved.
Richard wears his armor, his ruby eyes glaring down at people on horseback.
I came up with a lot of ideas, but not specifically in my head. The ambiguous and fuzzy thoughts, it was only by experience that I had a reality.
Albrecht crosses the path of obedience and reaches the castle. Ile de Veles' castle was named Melung, and its defenses were built in a dizziness everywhere.
Like Grossburg, it seemed to have been built from scratch, not just as a hobby, but as a castle whenever and for as long as kings of old needed it.
There were high and low walls with no standards connected to the towers. The castle is quite spacious, but there are small forests everywhere.
The castle was not as efficient as it used to be, but with time it melted into the city and carried off quite well.
Perhaps he didn't take all the people of the castle with him, but the workers who were guarding the blacksmiths, stable keepers, and livestock in their work clothes came forward and bowed down to Albrecht.
Albrecht stepped off his horse and handed the Stable Keeper over to the Knight. I couldn't leave my precious words to someone who didn't know it yet.
The knight readily accepts the beep and heads to the stable ahead of the stable keeper.
Approaching the resistance, Albrecht takes off his helmet. Then the Belese people around you forgot their manners for a moment and looked straight at Albrecht.
Albrecht glances at them for a moment, his eyes lowered.
When I entered the resistance, I was completely disordered. There are signs of a chair and table spilling over and running away in a hurry.
Like marble sculptures and armor collections, he seemed to have run away with all the heavy things and only light gold and silver jewelry.
There were halberts, spears, bows, swords, axes, and maces all over the wall, and Albrecht pulled out a sword.
I looked around and saw that it was a well-crafted sword. Of course, you didn't have to put it on Ilya or Vervantos.
“You do it. ”
Albrecht put the sword back in the sword and threw it roughly to a knight. The knight turned into a smiling face after receiving an unexpected prestige sword.
Albrecht explores the immunity with his side guards, and Prince Alfred follows when he follows him.
The prince of a country that had been invaded before traveled to the capital city of a country that had been invaded in contrast, Albrecht heard something strange.
I took a quick look around the tolerance and returned back to myself. Then he stood beside the throne of Veles and stroked the throne.
Velez 'throne was just a stone chair. The lily symbol was engraved tightly on the backrest, but I felt like it was made a long time ago.
The overall pattern looked similar to Anglia's throne. Albrecht gives the order, his gaze fixed on the throne.
“Hrowlf will lead the warriors and take charge of security. The merchants will arrive in a few days, so Richard can take care of the city. No. Let's go look around with me first. In the meantime, Jurgen will take care of it. Call in the necessary troops to stay in the city and rest the soldiers. ”
Albrecht maneuvers at an astonishing speed, and the merchants of war have not followed.
“Th...... Your Majesty. I have something to tell you......”
At that time, one of the city's prominent leaders carefully opened his mouth, looking at Albrecht.
Albrecht takes his gaze off the throne and looks at him, and he swallows his saliva.
“To be king of Veles, you need a golden cup called Juweioz. You must drink from the Juwei Oz River with a golden glass to be king of Veles, thanks to the blessings of the Archbishop. ”
Albrecht gives a grumpy look. What a golden goblet they were, their lives on the line, and I thought that was important.
But what could not be ignored was that traditional consciousness was deeply rooted in people's minds.
Albrecht should be able to ignore it and suppress it as an iron ruler, but it is more like turning the road.
Conquerors have always gained the appetite of the occupier so that stable passage is important.
The king had nothing to do with sitting down with Richard anyway.
“Where is the golden cup called Juweizu? ”
“It looks like King Henry ran away with it. ”
‘Then so be it. ’
Albrecht was not surprised. We have to keep all the lords of Veles under our feet anyway, so if we drive them like a game, they'll catch us someday. It was just a little annoying.
“You have nothing to worry about. There will be no looting, so work your life's work. ”
Albrecht assures his own safety, and then the look on the faces of the elite is a little off.
Albrecht glances back at the throne of Velez. I was impressed, but soon I took my eyes off the resistance.
I took a golden helmet from a knight and rewritten it, and I told Richard and Herbin.
“Pick 50 Knights and 1 Million Soldiers and follow me. ”
Richard asked.
“Where are you going? ”
“Where are you going? I'm going to Montfort. I heard you lost your territory. ”
At that moment, Richard's heart began to beat. It was a lottery that I wanted so much, but I've actually forgotten about it.
But when I came to my senses, my heart fluttered with unknown emotions. The time of vengeance had come.
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