From the pure blood dragon clan, I started to become a human being

Chapter 143
After returning to the Duke's Mansion from the palace, before he could sit down, Jiang Yuan received news that Chi Tong had been assassinated.

Three of the duke's guards were killed. One was killed when the enemy counterattacked during an assassination attempt, and the remaining two were massacred when the enemy broke through the siege.

The remnants of Olberg can be specifically identified as Cassandora and Gilberte, and it is currently unknown whether there are any accomplices.

"Send someone to inform General Bude that I would like to invite the First Army Corps to enter the city and garrison the palace. The Fifth Army Corps will seal the city outside the imperial capital, activate the Tulong Group, and dig tunnels three miles outside the Imperial Capital to prevent the enemy from retreating through secret passages. Starting immediately , all residents of the imperial capital are not allowed to go out without permission. The Noel Chamber of Commerce will provide food until the blockade ends. Within an hour, no unrelated people should appear on the streets. Hiding members of the night attack secretly will implicate the Yi tribe. Lot is the first to make a contribution, and his eldest son is granted the title of baron. The other two The family members will receive a hundred gold pension."

In the atrium conference room of the Duke's residence, Jiang Yuan was sitting on the main seat, flanked by more than twenty senior officials from various ministries. Among them, Lesu was at the bottom on the left, and an elderly marquis representing the nobility was sitting at the bottom on the right.

"Duke, calm down." The old Marquis looked complicated. It seems that the importance of the red-eyed girl needs to be raised a few levels. Generally speaking, searching for the assassin afterwards may not yield much results. After all, they will definitely arrange an escape route. , but even so, the Duke still went to war, just to express his attitude to the outside world.

"I'm very angry and will do it immediately." Jiang Yuan said calmly.

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.

More than twenty people left the conference room in an instant.

Only Lesu stayed where he was and asked with a smile: "Sir, what if someone tries to break through the blockade outside the city, such as a few nobles who are anxious to leave the imperial capital."

"Since you are so anxious, then get on the road early and be careful. I don't mind if you take the opportunity to seek revenge, but don't cause trouble."

"Can you stay for dinner? The lieutenants can take care of things."

"Go to work."

"clear."

Just ten minutes after the assassination, the imperial capital immediately entered a state of complete lockdown. More than [-] soldiers of the Fifth Army stationed outside the city approached the city wall. The celebrations were cancelled. All residents, including nobles, received orders and were strictly prohibited from leaving their homes without permission. After a troublemaking count was hacked to death in the street by his guards, everyone became aware of the Archduke's wrath.

The southern city gate was wide open, and the first legion entered the city and headed straight for the palace. Bude acquiesced to someone's impulsive behavior. It seemed that starting from today, the heir to the Northland would be determined.

Ernest secretly sent someone to prepare for the activation of the Supreme Throne. He was not sure of the true purpose of Midgard's actions. Judging from the reaction to the assassination, the other party was obviously different from his usual cold image.

The newly formed Sixth and Fourth Legions moved closer to the outside of the city at the same time. In order to prevent the Fifth Legion from rebelling, Bude and Ernest reached a rare consensus and helped strengthen the blockade.

A hundred thousand troops guarded all the exits of the imperial capital, and caravans were refused entry. News was rapidly spread throughout the empire. In order to arrest a few assassins, there was such a commotion. Countless people expressed their incomprehension.

Lesu of the Fifth Army led [-] elite cavalry into the city, and the joint imperial capital's secret security forces began to gradually search the inner and outer cities. Facing this majestic city with a population of millions, the Grand Duke of the North showed a tough attitude that would never give in.

The wanted order was distributed as soon as possible. The specific information about Orberg's assassination of the remaining members of the association was worth thousands of dollars. After verification, the one who was correct was awarded the title of court earl. The young emperor felt the anger of his beloved and was able to support Midgar, who was honest and honest. It was so abominable that Te forced him to this point. He hadn't seen him angry in five years.

Countless resistance forces and Anning Road strongholds were wiped out. After all, the Grand Duke's response exceeded everyone's expectations. Hundreds of people were directly arrested. Seeing this, Bude sent his deputy general to lead 5000 people to participate in the search. The interior of the imperial capital was in a state of disarray. .

That night, key members of the resistance rebelled, and the Duke of Midgard rewarded them with thousands of gold coins as agreed, and the edict to reward the palace earl was also issued immediately.The assassins included two maids from contemporary Norfolk and the Assassination Society. The three were unwilling to give up after the failure of the operation. They did not prepare to leave the imperial capital through the secret tunnel of the rebels until the target returned to the mansion. However, the Tulong Group had already cleared the tunnel outside the city. After the excavation was completed, river water was introduced to completely seal off the possibility of underground escape.

Originally, the three of them planned to wait for the limelight to pass in the secret stronghold, but the scale of the search was unprecedented. The person in charge of the stronghold felt that they would be discovered sooner or later, so they simply surrendered to the empire to receive the extremely generous rewards.

Lesu led thousands of people to surround the secret stronghold. Norfolk kidnapped the financial adjutant who was having a tryst with his lover and asked for an interview with the Duke of Midgard. Then he inspired the Teigu Crimson Chant and two maids broke out.

This move led to retaliation from Lesu, and nearly a hundred members of the resistance army were beheaded in public.

Esdeath received the news and immediately led the newly formed hunter unit to pursue the hunt. In return for someone not interfering in the pursuit, Porus was sent to help out.

……

Outside the secret stronghold.

Jiang Yuan rode on the back of the Flame Destroying Tiger and took the letter from the guard. After reading it, he asked: "Why is Financial Adjutant Gozer in there? Ernest can't even control his relatives?"

"Sir, according to the intelligence of the person in charge of the resistance, the original target of the Norfolk three was the deputy financial manager, and the assassination of the lady was their private action." Le Su replied.

"You are the leader of the burning army, right?" Jiang Yuan looked at the burly man next to Le Su.

"Come back, sir, I am Porus." Porus said nervously.

Le Su glanced at this guy. Why did he feel that the other person was a little nervous?

"Lesu, notify the residents near the secret stronghold to evacuate within 10 minutes. Porus prepares your Teigu." Jiang Yuan ordered.

"Understood." Le Su turned the horse's head and went to prepare.

"Your Excellency, what if the enemy knocks out the hostage?" Porus asked after a long silence.

"Then they should blame the night attack instead of me." Jiang Yuan said coldly, "Your mentality is not right. If you don't adjust, you will die sooner or later."

Porus was speechless, but he had burned many innocent people to death for following the empire's orders, and he deserved the retribution one day.

……

At the same time, the night raid received news of the suppression. Najexitan ordered all members to dispatch to respond, and contacted the two maids through the special bugs Mailad left behind before the Orberg Assassination Society was destroyed, and the two sides jointly attacked The garrisoned soldiers managed to open the passage with the help of two long-range imperial equipment.

However, the time lost in the battle allowed Esdeath to catch up, and Gilbert and Cassandora retreated separately.

(End of this chapter)