Lord Witch, please don't resurrect me again!

"Bold!" Nicholas slapped the armrest of the throne vigorously, and shouted loudly: "General Nags! I thought you were a benevolent and honest gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be an ambitious man with evil intentions! Come, detain him! ..." Saying that, the two royal guards stepped forward to fetch him.

Harun's eldest son said quickly: "Master Nicholas! Wait a minute, listen to me."

Nicholas flicked his sleeves, "Say."

"My lord Nicholas, the queen is really young, she has no experience in politics, let alone war! And even though Leoric is a rebel, he is indeed a ruthless character! To deal with such an extremely evil and treacherous person, we must Only someone with extraordinary abilities can stand up! Among the people present, who can compare with Lord Nicholas? Lord Nicholas is not only a duke of noble blood, but also the leader of the city of bachelors. You are extremely intelligent, courageous, and experienced in many battles. Except for you, no one has the qualifications! My lord, I beg you, you must be the regent!" Then he knelt down and knocked hard head.

"You!" Nicholas was very excited, his hands trembled, and he was speechless for a while, then his eyes were red, and he half cried and said, "But I am a vassal of the kingdom! How can I be a king? Isn’t that arrogance? Isn’t that rebellion? Isn’t that trapping me in… disloyalty! Inhumanity! Injustice!?” He clenched his fists, heartbroken, "One side is loyalty to the kingdom, and the other side is loyalty to the family, alas! How should I choose?"

"Oh, how should I choose?" He winked at the "Eldest Son of Harlan" below.

The eldest son of Harun immediately said: "Master Nicholas! Loyalty can be broad or narrow. Loyalty to the country is naturally higher than loyalty to the family. What's more, there is no country. How can there be a family? Then be loyal to the country. You are loyal to your family. Besides, your integrity is well known to the world! Even if you become the regent, you can’t be said to be unfaithful! All the civil and military officials here must mean the same, right?"

The crowd was silent.

Nicholas frowned in displeasure, and asked, "You guys, do you have this idea?"

People are still silent, although these people have already been cleaned by him, but at this time, no one wants to be this early bird who has left an eternal infamy.

At this moment, a gray-haired old scholar stood up and said, "I don't agree."

"Oh?" Nicholas looked at the old man, "What's your opinion?"

The old scholar said: "Although the Martaka family has no title, they have been loyal to the royal family for three generations. I am a veteran of the three dynasties. I have lived on the royal salary all my life. I did not betray the royal family when I was old. It is the reason to help you, a traitor, to rise to power. "

The people around were terrified, and they all winked at him, and some people dragged him, telling him to kneel down and apologize to Nicholas, maybe he could save his life.

However, the old man pulled out his knife angrily, cut off his hair and threw it on the ground to show his determination. He pointed at Nicholas and cursed: "Harvin Nicholas! You traitor who steals the country, you rebel, you two-legged pig, Bugs that eat pickled meat! The Northern Expeditionary Army fought bloody battles for the country on the front line, helping the plateau people regain their homeland, but you are demagogic in the rear like a fox with a sore head! You put the king under house arrest, held General Akkad hostage, and made a The fake princess is here to deceive people! You still want to be the regent today? Bah! When Leoric comes back, you will die in an ugly way!"

Nicholas looked at the old man calmly, sighed, and said:

"Oh, it's a pity for the elders of the three dynasties."

"Kill it."

The guard came up with the discipline stick, and the old scholar was not afraid. He took off his clothes directly, exposing his skinny chest, and said, "Nicholas, I am 76 years old. I am not afraid of death. What I am afraid of is my name, Your own family will be infamous through the ages. Nicholas, you must be afraid, right? But you have already reached this point, and after you die, you will be cast aside by future generations forever."

The corners of Nicholas' mouth twisted, and he shouted: "One hundred sticks! Hit him one hundred sticks!"

The stick of commandment fell hard on the old man's back, and the sound of bone shattering came from the first stick, and the old man spat out a mouthful of blood three feet away, and then another stick fell, the old man fell to the ground and couldn't get up, and another stick , the old man died.

The guard raised his stick and said, "My lord, he is dead."

Nicholas frowned, and said, "Three sticks and you die? Could it be that you two feel pity for this bad old man and deliberately let him suffer less?"

"Although a person is dead, the crime cannot be canceled. Come on, the remaining 97 sticks, continue to beat."

The guard soldiers looked at each other, their faces pale and stunned.Nicholas raised his eyebrows and said, "What? Are you two trying to take the punishment for him?"

"No, let's fight!"

The two had no choice but to flog the body of the old scholar, and a bloody scene unprecedented in the political history of the plateau people appeared-Nicholas ordered people to beat the body of the old scholar into a puddle of flesh in front of all civil and military officials. mud.

After a while, the 100 sticks were finished, and Nicholas had the body carried away, and the scene was cleaned up.However, there was a lingering smell of blood in the air, and all the ministers present were trembling with fright, and some even fainted halfway through.

Nicholas frowned, and he said lightly: "Then let me ask again, do you have this idea? Do you think I should be the regent?"

The smell of blood was still in the air.Everyone immediately shouted: "Nicholas should be the regent!" "Master Nicholas must be the regent!" "I implore you, Mr. Nicholas, to be the regent and save our country!"

Nicholas smiled, turned to Teves, and said, "Does Your Majesty think so too?"

"Yes." That "Devis" said with a blank expression.

"Ah, Your Majesty, do you actually trust me so much? I really... Sigh!"

Nicholas wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a white handkerchief, and said with a sob: "Since this is the case, I have no choice but to take orders in the face of danger and make this decision that goes against my ancestors! I, Harvin Nicholas! With the recommendation of the court and the affirmation of the queen, I have no choice but to accept the decision. I have acted arrogantly, and acted as the regent of the country as a duke. I have absolutely no selfishness in this move, and everything I do is for our kingdom!"

He laughed contentedly, then glanced at the secretary next to him, and said in a low voice: "Scribe, have you clearly recorded what happened just now?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, this is something that needs to be recorded in the annals of history, one word short, I want your head!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The clerk nodded repeatedly, and then looked through his own records, for fear that he might make a mistake and leave a stain on the "loyal and courageous" Duke Nicholas.

"Then, next, I would like to ask all ministers to cooperate with my arrangement. War needs money, but also people. You are all good at making money on weekdays. I hope you can use your talents to make more money to help fight the war, etc. After retiring from the court, you will go back to do this matter, there is no cap on donations, the more the better."

Everyone didn't dare to hesitate, and said loudly: "Yes, Regent!"

Nicholas thought to himself: Yes, this is what the country should look like!Forbidden!When I say a word, no one dares to object, and no one dares to contradict me!Think about what the country looked like before?What kind of king is that wretched old man!He can't even command a eunuch!How can the country be governed?

"Okay, step back!"

Everyone retreated, and the queen also returned to the bedroom.Only "Regent" Nicholas, "Harlan's eldest son" Nags, and "Chief of the Guard" Rano remained in the hall.

The new "Regent" said: "'Harlan's eldest son' Nags! Leoric will kill him soon, and I will leave Wangbei City to you, child of God of War. I wish you victory and defeat these in one fell swoop. rebellious rebels."

Leave it to me? "My lord, what about you? Do you want to go?" He asked.

"Why do you want to leave at this time?" The chief guard also asked suspiciously.

The tone of both of them was a little unhappy.

Nicholas said: "Well, why be angry? If you can beat Leoric, I will be redundant if I stay; if you are not his opponent, I will die if I stay. To be honest, I am just a scholar. Yes, I don't understand, but I can give you a stable rear, so that you can play your fists with confidence. Now I will go to Haiyan City in person to give that vacillating Jia Gebo a dose of reassurance. Our rear is going to line up troops. If Leoric can't fight down Wangbei City, he will never withdraw in disgrace. He will definitely stir up trouble here, recruit troops in the name of the princess, and fight a war of attrition with us. Since it is I'm going to make long-term preparations for the war of attrition... In short, this is a strategic matter, you don't have to worry about it."

"Yes, my lord."

War of attrition?No!

The proud young general thought to himself: I will defeat this Northern Expeditionary Army known as the "Plateau Elite" in one fell swoop!Take Leoric's head again!

I want these stupid royalists to understand what real power is!

……

Two weeks later, the army of the Northern Expedition invaded the border.

The eldest son of Harlan sits in Wangbei City, waiting for Leoric's arrival.

The Northern Expeditionary Army camped outside the city the day before yesterday, and Leoric also issued a letter of war openly, saying that he would attack Wangbei City today.Harlan's eldest son thought to himself: This guy Leoric is really strange. It's okay to call the battle at the beginning of the war. When we cross the border, we also need to call the battle. time.

Hasn't he heard that soldiers are not tired of cheating?There is no such thing as an aboveboard battle. Could it be that he is a paladin in the traditional sense?Only fight, charge, victory or death on your mind?

Does he think that he must defeat me openly to be considered a victory?

Arrogant, conservative, ignorant, what a fool, if the empire is handed over to someone like him, it will really be over.

At this time, a scout galloped to the city wall on horseback and said, "General, the Northern Expeditionary Army is attacking us!"

"Good time!" Harun's eldest son laughed, "Let me see what kind of a man this man who defeated the Crow King is."

] q bar ② 17 seven clothes

Chapter 96: The Eldest Son of Harlan

On the city wall, the defenders stood ready.

Although Leoric is a rebel, he has a great reputation. After all, he is the only man who has defeated the barbarian king so far in 200 years.But "Eldest Son of Harlan" is not afraid, because he has already prepared the means to deal with Leoric.He carefully studied the tactics and tactics of Leoric and the Northern Expedition, and summarized the reasons for the failure of the barbarian king. Most importantly, he was "the eldest son of Harlan" Nags, a truly genius general.He has never failed in his life, and his name is destined to leave a strong mark in history.

The scout on the watchtower reported: "General, we can see the Northern Expedition!"

"Yeah." Nags nodded unhurriedly, and he picked up the binoculars and looked towards the north.

He had already ordered people to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and transfer the surrounding food, grass, civilians, and gold to the interior of Wangwangbei City, and even the materials in those border towns were transported back to Wangwangbei City overnight.Therefore, Wang Beicheng has a wide field of vision, and he can see the army on the horizon at a glance.In the telescope, the Northern Expeditionary Army advances in a phalanx posture, and each phalanx has a legion commander in front of it.

In the middle of the front of the team, there is a man riding a tall black horse.He was wearing a red-patterned armor, with a red military flag on his back, a long sword on his waist, and a knight's lance. "Eldest Son of Harlan" looked at this man and thought: This is Leoric, right?

This guy is handsome too, just not as handsome as I am, he thought.

There are three other women beside Leoric, the first face he recognizes, that is Sia Requi, the daughter of the Duke of Requi, one of the most beautiful flowers in the aristocratic circle, Sia is most famous for having a The pair of slender and beautiful legs, followed by her extraordinary swordsmanship, and the iceberg beauty's glamorous posture, these three points make countless men salivate. The "Eldest Son of Harlan" was once one of her suitors, but he was very self-aware and knew that he would not be able to win the heart of the Duke's daughter, so he stopped early to avoid losing his face.

Wait, why did she flirt with Leoric?

"Harlan's eldest son" has long heard about the scandal between Shia and Leoric, but it is hard for him to imagine that Shia, who rejects people thousands of miles away, will show the shyness of a young girl in front of a man—— Do you fucking know this is a battlefield?Be serious!

The second woman next to Leoric was a tall lady. She was wearing a white war robe, holding a sword in her hand, looking at the city wall with a serious expression.This is probably the real Princess Teves. Harlan met Teves a few years ago and recognized her.The real princess was indeed different from that fake one, both in appearance and posture were impeccable.

The third one was the most beautiful and most in line with his aesthetics. It was a half-breed elf wearing a golden robe, a crown of antlers, and a lance scepter.She has blue eyes and elf's long ears. She has a noble and extraordinary temperament. The moment she saw her, the "Eldest Son of Harlan" could barely breathe.How can there be such a beautiful person in the world?who is she?Queen of elves?

Leoric is obviously not as handsome as me, but the women around him are all prettier than me?What is it called?This is called virtue does not match!It's time to kill!

"Harlan's eldest son" Nags' expression was distorted because of jealousy. He had already planned to take these women as his own after this battle was over.If he could capture Leoric alive, he would tie Leoric to a chair and play with these beautiful girls in front of him-he liked this game, and every time he did it, he could compare Usually come three times more.

At this moment, Leoric's army had already arrived 1000 meters away from the city wall, and even without binoculars, they could clearly see the formation of the army.

I saw Leoric's army was as calm as still water, but full of murderous intent.This army just defeated the invincible Crow King and won a miraculous victory. It can be said that they all crawled out of the dead.Although the defenders on Wangbei City were not new recruits, they were all frightened and sweaty in the face of such a battle.

Not to mention the soldiers, even the bearded Lano of the Imperial Guard was very nervous at this time, and said, "General, Leoric... doesn't look easy to mess with. Are you ready?"

"Harlan's eldest son" realized that he needed to stabilize the morale of the army.He said: "First of all, in terms of hard power, we are stronger than Leoric." He cleared his throat and said loudly: "We have the best trebuchets, the most expensive equipment, and the most elite Soldier, all of you here have followed me for many years. We have killed pirates, we have also killed the barbarians who beat the autumn wind, and we have also quelled the rebellion of the swamp people and lizard people. Most importantly, Wangbei City has a total of four There are 5000 people, if you count the militia, there are 5 people! How many people does Leoric have? The Northern Expeditionary Army is probably less than 2 now. Wangbei City is the most powerful city in the plateau, with tall and strong walls , Thick! The grain and arrows in the warehouse are enough for us to squander for a whole year. Even if the four barbarian kings take turns to fight, they will not be able to break through our defense line. To break through here, at least 50 people are needed! Leoric 2 people! What will he use to fight me?"

Lano still said anxiously: "But Leoric defeated the Crow King's 3 army with [-] people! This... Maybe he is stronger than the barbarians."

Apparently, Lano's opinion represented a large part of the defenders. Although several generals around Lano didn't speak, they were all worried.

If it were other generals, these cowards would definitely be dealt with by military law, but "the eldest son of Harun" is a reasonable general, he is a educated person, and he will not be so arbitrary.So he said: "I know you are not at ease, well, you prick up your ears and listen to me tell you: why we won, why Leoric failed!"

The "Eldest Son of Harlan" began to talk like he was attending an aristocratic salon.

"Leoric's tactics, as well as the tactics of all the regiments of the Northern Expedition, are all derived from Akkad's tactical thinking. Although this old man is not in the same way as us, as a diligent and studious tactician, I also We must admit his accomplishments in this area. However, where did Akkad’s tactical thinking come from? It was my great-grandfather, the famous military strategist Merck! So I know Akkad very well, and I also know Leore gram."

Harun's eldest son is a leader among the younger generation of military officers. He was born in a famous family and received a good education since childhood.In the camp of the great nobles, there are now three famous generals. The names of these three are, in no particular order, namely: "Harlan's eldest son" Nags, "Walrus" Mythri, and "One-eyed Flo".

"Harlan's eldest son" had higher tactical attainments than those two, so Nicholas let him defend the city.

At this time, he said loudly: "If you still don't believe me, then I can make a prophecy! I will predict the next behavior of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and everything I say will come true!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was amazed, and they were all waiting for the brilliant words of the "eldest son of Harun".

He sneered and said, "First of all, Leoric will personally come to the front of the formation to call for the formation! There are only two things he will say, either to persuade me to surrender, or to encourage us to send someone to fight him one-on-one. But no matter which one, we don't care about him, just pretend that he doesn't exist! Because a general like Leoric has no brains and only fights with blood and courage, and his soldiers are the same. As long as we don't Given this opportunity, he can only stare at the city wall and worry."

Everyone said: "Good advice, General!"

The young general smiled and continued: "Second, when Leoric returns without success, they will definitely attack the city by force. According to my understanding of the Northern Expedition, first they will use trebuchets or other What kind of siege equipment is used to bombard our city walls and sentry towers, especially the focus on attacking the sentry towers, because when the sentry towers fall, we will lose our eyesight, and they can sneak attack the gaps where our troops are less. However, this is also Impossible! First, the walls of Wangbei City are far stronger than those of Wild Wolf City! The siege equipment can at most scrape a layer of skin on the wall, but it cannot shake the bones of the wall. And our sentry tower is also located inside the wall, if they If you want to attack the sentry tower, you need to push the catapult forward, so that they will enter my range. You know, my catapult and other city defense equipment are stronger, more accurate, and more accurate than those of the Northern Expedition. Far away! At that time, a wave of bombardment will destroy their trebuchets, ladders, and carts piled up of broken wood."

"Third! The angry Leoric will definitely choose to continue to attack the city. After all, if he withdraws now, he will lose face. Then the next step is nothing more than shooting arrows, and a large-scale rain of arrows will be shot down. It's easier! We have strong shields and strong bows. Their arrows can't hurt us at all. On the contrary, Leoric's archers will suffer a large number of casualties. I guess as the archers shoot , Their soldiers will also try to climb the city wall. At this time, the boiling oil, boulders, pendulums, and hammer mechanism hidden in the city wall will work. Leoric will definitely suffer heavy casualties! He There are only 2 troops in our army, and we cannot afford such consumption."

"In the end, Leoric, who was overwhelmed by anger, is likely to go into battle in person in order to show his bravery in front of the false princess. We cannot underestimate his strength. Leoric must be the fierce general who killed the Crow King , when the time comes, I will invite the Chief of the Imperial Guard, Rano, and his most elite warriors to deal with Leoric. The Imperial Guard is the king's guard, and their martial arts are the best in the empire. They also have heavy weapons that are invulnerable Armor and sharp spear, if Leoric dares to come, he will poke him into a sieve."

"So, is there any question?"

There is nothing wrong with these words. It seems that as long as Leoric performs according to the script, the victory of "Eldest Son of Harlan" is a certainty.It's just that everyone is still a little worried: What if Leoric doesn't act according to what he said?

However, this worry was quickly dispelled!I saw Leoric, just as the "eldest son of the great prophet Harlan" said, came out alone and rode to the bottom of the city wall.He stopped at about two hundred steps and shouted loudly: "I am the commander of the Northern Expedition, Leoric! Today, in the sacred name of the only queen of the plateau people, Tivis Nashrut, I will attack you Shameless traitors! Now, out of kindness to my compatriots, His Majesty Teves is willing to give you one last chance. Now that you open the city and surrender, I will save your life. Once I pull out the sword at my waist, then nothing will happen There is no room for redemption!"

"Eldest son of Harun" laughed loudly, and said to the people around him, "Did you hear that!? They persuaded him to surrender! Am I right?"

Everyone gave thumbs up one after another, praising the general for his clever plan!With General Nags around, a hundred Leoric's are not enough!

Next, I heard Leoric below say loudly: "If you don't surrender, it's going to war. I, Leoric, have no mercy for you rebellious officials and thieves! But those soldiers who are trapped by you are innocent. How about You send three warriors down to fight me! Whether you go into battle together or fight with wheels, it’s up to you! As long as you can defeat me, the Northern Expeditionary Army will withdraw immediately, but if you lose, just surrender obediently! Three can’t beat one , you are not worthy to fight with me!"

Hearing this, Harun's eldest son smiled even brighter, and said, "See! We're starting to challenge us to a one-on-one fight, and three-on-one! Ha, let him call, let him face the city wall like a baboon Get angry, we don't care about him!"

Harun's eldest son's prophecy came true again, and the people on the city wall immediately cheered, saying: "The general is truly heavenly!"

At this time, Leoric was puzzled below. He didn't know what the idiots above the city wall were having fun with—they didn't vote, and they didn't dare to fight. What are you happy about?

Leoric rode his horse and cursed three times under the city wall, but seeing no one answered, he rode back.At this time, the "Eldest Son of Harun" sneered and said, "The next step is that they should bombard the city wall with siege machines! The grenadiers are ready, and as soon as their catapults come within range, we will immediately fight back!"

The people below immediately replied: "Yes, General!"

Harlan's eldest son really did not miss anything. As soon as he finished speaking, Leoric's formation changed.Sure enough, they pulled out several siege engines from behind the army. The eldest son of Harlan smiled and said, "Sure enough, everything is in my plan! I'll say it again, Leoric's tactics were born out of Akkad, Akkad's tactical ideas came from my grandfather, so this set of things was actually played by our family! He wanted to fight with me, it was 50 years too early! 50 years..."

Suddenly, a deputy general next to him said: "Wait, general, something is wrong!"

Harlan squinted and said, "What's wrong?"

The lieutenant general said: "The thing they carried out...doesn't seem to be a trebuchet. This machine...I haven't seen it, and I don't understand it. Please take a look."

"I'll see."

"Eldest Harlan" took the binoculars to observe the "strange thing".I saw that it was a long and thick iron pillar, which seemed to be empty inside, and there was a platform with wheels under it.The pipe is estimated to be five or six meters long, and it is estimated to be very heavy, because it takes several strong men to pull it to move. "The eldest son of Harun" has never seen such a strange-shaped siege device, and it was not mentioned in the military books left by his ancestors. He searched for relevant information in his mind, and suddenly thought: Goblins are said to have a thing called a cannon. The weapon is full of power and looks similar to this one.

But the general has never seen a goblin's cannon, and he heard that the goblin's cannon is only one or two meters, which is very small.

Leoric is too big, isn't he?

So what the hell is this...

"boom!"

"Above the Seven!" Harun's eldest son screamed.

Following the loud thunderous noise, the potion-infused shells fell on the city wall, "Boom!" The so-called indestructible city wall of Wangbei City suddenly shook violently, and at the same time, flames shot into the sky!

The "eldest son of Harun" who "counted everything" obviously didn't count this, and was directly drowned by black smoke.