After Becoming The Tyrant

At the end of June 1433, the height of summer.

The weather has become very hot, the sun shines on the city of Mezl, and every tower seems to be covered with iron.On the streets, in such hot weather, there are many cavalry in armor and armor, and the castle suddenly changes from a graceful lady to a chilling Valkyrie.

In the tense atmosphere, the city was full of soldiers.

The king stood on the tallest tower of the royal palace, overlooking the city at the heart of the empire from a height.

The Legrand Wartime Emergency Act was passed half a month ago, and the nobles finally had to give up their original ideas and give in to the king before the wave of anger from the commoners.The parliament gave the king the highest power unprecedentedly, and the whole country will be driven into war.

On the first day the bill was passed, the king issued his first order:

Within the Legrand Empire, all men over the age of 16 and under the age of 60 prepare weapons and rush to the designated conscription points according to the arrangements of the county chiefs.

The whole country is at war.

"Aren't you going to prepare for your wedding?" The king looked at the other side of the Abyss Strait without looking back, and said to General John behind him.

"I'll go again later, the time has not come yet."

General John replied.

After he led the rose cavalry to Puton City, he hurriedly handed the rose cavalry to the Queen Mother Eleanor, and immediately set off to return to the city of Metzl.His marriage was settled half a month ago, and the bride was the daughter of the king of Angor State, a red-haired beauty.

The marriage meant a closer alliance between Legrand and the Western States.With the Holy Army approaching, the King of Angor married his daughter to General John, which was equivalent to tying himself to Legrand's warship.

In the words that King Angor asked someone to send, he had already bet on Legrand twice, and this time he still bet on Legrand.

Of course, for King Angor, the best candidate for marriage in his mind is naturally King Legrand, Purlin.However, compared to the status of both parties, no matter whether it is Legrand's nobles or commoners, they will not agree to let an Angorian be the queen of Legrand.

Therefore, King Angor set his sights on General John, who was also unmarried, with self-knowledge.

For Angor State, this marriage is a gamble.As for Legrand, the choice of Angor State undoubtedly helped them reduce the pressure on their backs.

After the efforts of the Legrand kings since the mad king Henry, the many small states formed by the split of the Legrand Empire have been continuously recovered and weakened.During the period of William III, there were only the last 36 states in Legrand, and there were seven states in the north. Because they were the farthest from the Legrand royal family, these seven states rebelled most often and had the strongest military strength.However, after the rebellion in the Northern Lands was put down, the three most powerful of the seven Northern Kingdoms had been split up and completely merged into Legrand's territory.The west is the place with the largest number of Legrand States, but except for Anger State, most of the other countries are small in size, and their economy is highly dependent on the central and eastern Legrand.Except that the nominal state royal family still exists, it is not much different from the county of Legrand.

There are only two states in the southwest that are capable and likely to rebel.

At this time, the royal family of Angor and the royal family of Legrand were married. In the coming war, as Legrand's most reliable ally, once any state in the west or southwest rebelled, it would welcome Angor first. State attack.

"Curende's reply has arrived," said General John. "They agree to ally us."

"How is the recovery of the urban defense construction in the central part?"

the king asked.

During the recent rebellion, all the towers and walls of the cities captured by the rebels along the way were destroyed.The people of the Holy Court seemed to have already prepared that their operation would fail soon, so they tried their best to achieve the greatest results before they failed.

Destroying a city's towers, walls, and bunkers is equivalent to pulling out the teeth of the city's armed forces.

Whether it is a tower or a city wall, it can be rebuilt.But patching them also takes manpower and money.

"Your military designers have also joined in the reconstruction of the tower. They destroyed it in a hurry, some foundations were not completely destroyed, and the speed of reconstruction was faster than expected. The eastern cities that have concentrated their efforts on repairing are generally almost done. But the central part will not be fully repaired until at least the end of July."

"They won't give us that long."

The king shook his head, and he looked in the direction of the Holy Empire's palace.

"Theord is not our noble gentleman. His army is almost assembled and may launch an attack at any time."

"The Holy Army of the North, the Holy Army of the Sea, the Holy Army of the Border, the Holy Land Army..." General John read out one name after another in a low voice, "They really can't wait to serve as lackeys of the Holy Court."

"Our enemy is the Holy Court," said the king. "It is the Holy Empire, the Alliance of the Lowlands, the Alliance of Small Countries in the Abyss, and the Alliance of Hopeless Inland Seas... All countries that believe in the Holy Lord are picking up their swords and guns, joining the Holy Army, participating In the war against Legrand. What reason do they have for not joining the Holy Army? Siolde offered enough exciting conditions. In their eyes, Legrand is now a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Everyone Everyone wants to share a bite of this delicious offering.”

The midsummer weather turns fast.

The sky was still clear just now, but while speaking, a wind suddenly blew up on the ground, and dark clouds piled up layer by layer. Thick clouds piled up, and standing on the tower, one could clearly see the light and shadow of lightning in the clouds.Torrential rain could fall at any time.

The attendant came up to remind General John that it was time to go down to prepare for the wedding.

Although this is a wedding held for the sake of the alliance, and the various procedures have been streamlined to the point where it cannot be streamlined any more, out of respect for the allies, there are still many things that must be handled by General John himself.

After General John went downstairs, the rain fell.

The wind blew the rain and washed the ground vigorously, and the whole world was shrouded in heavy rain curtains in an instant.Soldiers and pedestrians on the street hurriedly sought shelter from the rain.

Click.

A clear sound.

A black umbrella was stretched out in front of the king, blocking the rain that was blown by the wind and was about to hit the tower.The black umbrella was lifted up slowly. After it was lifted, it opened like an invisible barrier, and the wind blew the rain so that it could no longer fall into the tower.

Pale, knuckle-handed holding the umbrella handle, the devil stands beside the king.

"A legion of angels is coming down to hell," said the devil. "It's going to rain, my lord."

"It may fall at any time."

said the king.

Seen from the tower, the pouring rain washed over every eaves and every long street, and the water of the whole world gathered above their heads, and then the sky was torn apart by invisible hands, and the water just fell like that, with a majestic momentum. drown everything.In the face of such a mighty power of heaven and earth, human beings appear extremely small.

The castle is submerged in water.

Neither the king nor the devil spoke again.

Side by side, they watched the endless rain flood the world.

………………

Koth Soya.

The order of martial law was spread to Kossoya Port as early as the fall of Herrid City.The Citizens' Self-Defense Forces organized because of the Black Death gathered again during this time.Except for the two dragonwing warships that had to go to hell for repairs and restoration because they were damaged in the battle with the angels, other merchant ships that participated in the raid on the Lowland Alliance were moored here.

It can also be called a heavy defense.

Taylor, the current mayor of Kossoya, climbed up to the observation tower and looked towards the sea horizon as he had done for a while.

Other city officials felt that there was no need to bother these days because it was late June.

The end of June is the most frequent time for storms near Kossoya Bay. The ocean currents become very strong at this time, and the monsoon on the sea often creates huge waves tens of meters high.The Chamber of Commerce reduced sailing during this period, and even the royal navy had to berth into the harbor. Unless someone who is familiar with the weather in the sea area, no one would dare to take his life as a joke at this time.

But Taylor saw with his own eyes how Kossoya's five-port alliance came to naught overnight, and he felt that since he was the mayor appointed by the king, he should scrupulously implement His Majesty's orders.

Just now, there was a heavy rain in broad daylight on Kossoya, and the top floor of the Observation Tower was very windy, making the National People's Congress very cold in summer.

Mayor Taylor looked out of the window while thinking about the past of the Cinque Port Alliance.

The waves of the stormy sea were undulating, and the ships of the chamber of commerce were moored quietly in the harbor.With the help of the telescope made by the witch, he can see some things floating on the sea. Seeing those things, the mayor feels a headache.That was when they spent a lot of effort to pull up a line of defense to block the ship on the sea.

Fortunately, a storm pulled them out.

The mayor took note of where the sea fence needed to be rearranged, and then turned his sight away for a sweep.

With this sweep, he suddenly froze.

In the distance, there seemed to be some sails on the horizon.

Whose Chamber of Commerce's ship is so lucky not to be smashed in this kind of storm?

The mayor thought, holding the binoculars, trying to take a closer look at the marks on the sail.Soon, one sail after another appeared in his eyes, and his expression changed suddenly.On the white sail, there is a golden cross.

"Trumpets! Trumpets!"

The mayor held the binoculars in one hand and waved it vigorously with the other, shouting loudly at the soldiers on the observation tower.

The horn of desolation was blown forcefully, and the sound of the horn echoed mournfully over the entire bay.In the sound of the horn, the soldiers who were hiding from the rain and looked lazy woke up in unison.They jumped on the city wall and looked at the sea in the distance together.

On the observation tower, the mayor's hand trembled, and the telescope fell from the sky.

There is no need for a telescope anymore.

Countless sails were raised on the sea, and the frontmost warship braved the wind and waves.The giant crossbows were hoisted on those warships, and the ropes twisted.The next moment, spear-like arrows came towards Kossoya Harbor with flames.

Like an unreal rain of fire.

It ignites the sky and the sea.