bookcurios Chapter 637 A Kingdom in Internal Strife
Chapter 637 A Kingdom in Internal Strife
That's right, rebellion!
This word, which is almost impossible to appear in this land, appeared in the letter of appeal received by Lieutenant Colonel Macaron.
The country's first duke and a powerful marquis have rebelled.
In this rebellion, they demonstrated extremely formidable strength. In addition to the two of them, they inexplicably won over many minor nobles and lords, showcasing their extraordinary power.
Even with Marshal Wang's timely response, he was still unable to extinguish the flames of internal strife under these circumstances.
The incident happened so suddenly that by the time he received the letter, a third of the kingdom's land had already fallen into the hands of these two nobles, and many important facilities had also fallen into the hands of those two ambitious men.
Just a second ago, Lieutenant Colonel Macaron was on the battlefield directing his men to fight the monsters, but the next second he was ordered by his superiors to immediately retreat and provide support.
Although shocked by the order, Lieutenant Colonel Macaron quickly carried it out.
However, when he returned to his temporary camp and gathered strategic information, he realized just how difficult the battle had been.
The Sweetheart Kingdom has existed for hundreds of years, but due to the lack of external interference, the number of soldiers is only around a few hundred thousand, which is not small. If there were no tooth worm infestation, this number would decrease further.
According to the news from the Kingdom's command center, the rebels had gathered no less than 50,000 troops, which was undoubtedly extremely shocking and quickly showed that the rebel leader, Grand Duchess Cuiyi, had clearly been planning this for a long time.
Clearly, this will be an extremely difficult enemy, so Lieutenant Colonel Macaron must think twice before taking action.
This does not mean that he is going to defect to the enemy. Lieutenant Colonel Macaron is undoubtedly loyal to Her Majesty Queen Atina, but even if he gathered all the available troops in his area, he could not muster 10,000 soldiers.
Given the disparity in troop strength, he did not believe he could defeat the enemy on his own, not to mention that the enemy had several formidable generals.
This is a tough battle, and Lieutenant Colonel Macaron must be well prepared.
However, just as he was gathering his troops and thinking about how to fight, an urgent battle report came from outside.
"What?! The marshal was actually defeated?! That's impossible!!"
After reading the battle report, Lieutenant Colonel Macaron couldn't help but shout, because he had seen unbelievable news in the letter.
Marshal Carlo, the second Grand Duke and the strongest member of the Biscuit People, was directly scattered by the enemy when he and his army were engaged in a direct battle with the enemy. He lost several cities and had to retreat to the core area where the royal city was located.
This puzzled Lieutenant Colonel Macaron greatly. He knew that Marshal Carlo was the strongest general in their kingdom, and after the outbreak of war, the forces he had gathered would certainly be no less than those of the enemy.
Given the relatively evenly matched strength, his defeat led Lieutenant Colonel Macaron to question the authenticity of the letter.
However, when he continued to examine the battle report more closely, he discovered something amiss in the letter.
The rebel soldiers led by Grand Duchess Cuiyi differed from these native sweethearts in some subtle ways.
These soldiers looked darker and were more frenzied in their attacks, as if they had been modified in some way, not to mention the most crucial point.
That is, they can also manipulate tooth worms.
That's right! Tooth worms have appeared on the battlefield of their kingdom's internal strife, and in considerable numbers. Not only have small and medium-sized tooth worms appeared in large numbers, but the number of large tooth worms is also quite astonishing.
Not to mention that their army also included several large creatures, and every enemy of his was terrified when the giant toothed worm began to move under the control of the rebel soldiers.
These thick-skinned behemoths, under the control of the soldiers, were like tanks on the battlefield, invincible and unstoppable. Soldiers devoured by them had no chance of resurrection. Thus, with the help of these tooth-worms, Marshal Carlo's pacification army was quickly defeated.
Even Marshal Carlo couldn't withstand the simultaneous attack of so many tooth-toothed worms and had no choice but to flee in defeat.
With the help of the Toothworms, the rebels continued to conquer cities and seize territory, taking over a large area and setting their sights on the royal city where Atina was located.
It can be said that the kingdom is now in dire straits. The people are terrified of the arrival of the rebels, their own army is suffering repeated defeats, and the tooth-toothed worms are getting closer and closer.
In this situation, if they cannot stabilize the situation, their kingdom will only descend into further chaos.
However, even under these circumstances, their queen, Atina, remained missing for a long time, causing the people of the kingdom to become disheartened and live in constant fear, lest the tooth worms rush into their homes and devour them all at any moment.
After reading the battle report, Lieutenant Colonel Macaron understood the crisis. The good news was that the rebels did not take any further action after defeating Marshal Carlo and his men.
The bad news is that Lieutenant Colonel Macaron doesn't know when these guys will launch a major attack. If the royal city falls, then it's really over.
This was a race against time, and Lieutenant Colonel Macaron knew the consequences of failure, so he had to act immediately.
Fortunately, he was always an efficient person. While he was reading the battle report, his soldiers had already assembled and formed a legion of about 8000 men.
It's a pity that without those monsters that suddenly appeared, the legion he gathered this time might not have been able to break through this number.
By the way, those monsters are still on their border, and judging by their fighting strength, they can't be left unattended.
Lieutenant Colonel Macaron knew this all too well, but there was nothing he could do. After all, no matter how important the border was, it was not as important as the safety of the kingdom.
Given the current situation, he has no choice but to abandon his border post and go to aid the kingdom.
This was not a difficult decision, Lieutenant Colonel Macaron believed that as long as they could win this civil war, taking back the border would not be a difficult problem.
If they can't win this civil war, then holding onto this border will be pointless.
Macaron understands this principle, so he is now marching, and his target is one of the most prosperous cities in their kingdom, which is also one of the cities that has now been captured.
Cream City!!!