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Anyone who is not a fool knows that this country has changed.

There are fortified cities in this world, but no king can hide in a turtle shell and rule the country remotely.

As long as all other territories in the Kingdom of Perth are captured, no matter how strong the city is, it will not be able to sustain it for long.

The purpose of Matthew's siege was not entirely to trap the city of Mantu, but also to take the opportunity to annex the peripheral territories.

When the Perth Kingdom completely changes its color, how long can Charles hold on in the city?

Tomorrow, December 1203, 12 of the Holy Calendar, the meeting of nobles will be held, and the meeting will last for three days.

Choosing this time period implies saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

The small town of Gambini, a small place that was originally not very famous, will also go down in history because of this meeting.

Although the nobles attending the meeting came here for various reasons, they felt somewhat awkward.

The recorded history of mankind is very long, but even if we look through the entire history of mankind, we have never seen such a ridiculous meeting.

While the original king was still there, the vassals turned en masse into the arms of the occupiers.

This made the remaining shame in their bodies somewhat overwhelming.

This is how people are, even if they have decided to be shameless, they still want the face if they can.

In the eyes of these nobles, if Matthew could capture the city of Mantu first and change the flag, they would be more confident when they surrendered.

If the king dies and the country is destroyed, they can't be considered as surrendering, they just change units and work normally.

December 12, late at night at 29:23.

Gambini is shrouded in night, the magic lamps on the street lamps emit a soft glow, and the whole city falls into a deep sleep.

A fast horse carried an elderly nobleman and galloped towards the city gate.

As they approached the city gate, the guards shouted loudly.

"Slow down! Dismount! State your name!"

Three skillful commands made the horse under the noble's crotch stand up in fright, and almost caused the noble to fall off.

Fortunately, this nobleman had strong hands that did not match his fat body, so he grabbed the reins to steady himself.

Facing the powerful bow and crossbow on the city gate, he did not make any mistake, but quickly dismounted and explained:

"Don't fire your arrows! I am a noble here to attend the meeting! I am Burke Ruson from the southern border!"

After hearing that he was attending the meeting, the soldier's attitude became much gentler.

A squadron leader came up and saluted the fat noble, and then checked his identity.

After verifying the identity of the noble, the squadron leader said kindly: "Thank you, Lord Count, but you came a little late. If you had been half an hour later, you would have been late."

Krusen looked at the squadron leader with some surprise and asked softly: "What will happen if it's too late?"

The squadron leader's voice instantly became serious, and he said seriously: "My Lord Earl, this is no joke. The time set by Lord Matthew cannot be violated."

As if he remembered something, he sighed softly: "The grass on the grave of the last person who was late in front of Lord Matthew should have almost sprouted."

After saying this, the squadron leader issued a pass to Krusen, pointed out the road, and then returned to his post.

Crewdson felt a chill in his back.

Judging from the look on the squadron leader's face, he was definitely not bragging.

In other words, being late here is really a capital offense for this Lord Matthew.

Fortunately, he hurriedly and slowly finally caught up.

He did not dare to gallop his horse in the city, so he had to lead the horse and rush towards the city lord's palace.

Although there was still half an hour left, he didn't dare to get stuck. Wouldn't it be unfair if he was late?

When he came to the city lord's mansion panting, it was already 23:57 late at night.

After the announcement, he ran wildly toward the city hall, even bumping into an officer on the way.

When he came to Matthew's office, the time happened to be 23:59:50.

He stood at the door of Matthew's office, dressed roughly and was about to say hello, when Matthew's cold voice came from the room.

"Count Cruson, you came on time, please come in."

Crewson looked at Matthew, who was still flipping through the files, and his heartbeat gradually returned to calm.

He stood in the room, and just after announcing his name, the clock struck midnight.

The bell struck in his heart, making his heartbeat vibrate.

The bell sounded a bit dull, like a death knell for the old dynasty.

Chapter 172 Operation Meteor

This bell may not ring for the old dynasty, but it must ring for those who are overdue.

Earl Cruson looked at Matthew carefully. When he was hesitating what to say, Matthew pushed the sign-in sheet in front of him forward, knocked on the table gently, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, sign in. Are you The last passenger on board.”

Krusen hurriedly came to the desk and looked at the names on the sign-in form, feeling a little dazed.

This list is really quite complete. Dozens of noble families with names in the entire kingdom are all listed.

Except for three nobles who could not draw a clear line between themselves and the royal family and two guys who could not clearly see the situation, everyone else signed.

What made him feel a little speechless was that there was actually a place for King Charles' signature on the sign-in form. Of course, His Majesty the King would definitely not come to sign in.

After signing his name, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a joking tone: "Master Matthew, if Charles... ahem, if Charles really comes, will you accept him?"

"Why not."

Matthew crossed his fingers and said with a half-smile: "Although Charles has committed serious war crimes, he is the king of a country after all. As long as he can correct his mistakes, our Clare Empire will not reject him."

"But he must pay the price, and his family is not qualified to be the king of the Kingdom of Perth in the future."

Matthew looked at Crewdson carefully, with a bit of amusement in his eyes.

"If he is really willing to come, there is no problem in retaining his position as Duke."

Crewdson smiled, but felt a little speechless in his heart.

If Charles, a good king, doesn't do what he wants and runs out to surrender, then he can only become a duke?Who is willing to surrender?

His guess was correct, Matthew did not intend to give Charles a chance to surrender.

He only gave Charles a step on the surface, but this step actually leads to hell.

If Charles really surrenders, it will be difficult for Matthew to deal with it.

After seizing power, dealing with the previous royal family was originally a very difficult matter.

Whether it is massacre, comfort or imprisonment, there are hidden dangers.

The Kingdom of Perth has been established for almost hundreds of years. The common people and nobles have become accustomed to the rule of the Perth family. If there is a sudden revolution, the common people will definitely miss the previous dynasty.

Even for a decadent regime like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were still many old and young people with pigtails in their hearts after its collapse.

Although the rule of the Kingdom of Perth is not very good, in this feudal era, it can be considered as average.

If you want your future rule to be stable, it is important that there is no previous royal family.

Therefore, the conditions Matthew gave Charles to persuade him to surrender were very harsh and full of insults.

Although Matthew promised to retain the dukedom for them, he would not retain any territory, and also asked Charles, the queen, and the princess to perform a sheep-raising ceremony to the empire.

The sheep-drawing ceremony is a custom of the grassland people. Simply put, it means taking off your clothes and wearing sheepskin to imitate the kneeling of sheep.

As long as Charles still has the slightest bit of blood, he will never accept it.

What Matthew was most afraid of when he offered this condition was not that Charles wouldn't accept it, but that he would actually accept it.

Looking at Crewson's expression at this time, Matthew knew that these people still had some sympathy for Charles.

After all, this king is much more courageous than the fatuous and incompetent old king.

He was young and promising and commanded the army to go north to regain the lost territory. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Matthew due to bad luck. Such a king can be considered a wise king, right?

No matter what, he is clearly the king of subjugation.

With a contemptuous smile on his lips, Matthew determined Charles' life in his heart.

To the east of the Kingdom of Perth is the sea, where overseas trade and overseas colonies can be developed, while the southwest and southwest are areas with lower levels of development.

As long as your brain is a little normal, you should develop in these two directions.

The previous king ceded the northern territory to the empire, kept the kingdom safe, and then devoted his main energy to developing westward.

Although it seems useless, it is actually the correct strategy.

However, after Charles came to power, he directly overturned the old king's strategy and adopted a radical strategy.

Take back the lost ground!

What a loud slogan, but unfortunately no matter how correct the idea is, if it is not supported by strength, it is destined to be in vain.This alien Galtieri is destined to be punished.

The old king has been in power for many years, and his status in the hearts of the people is deeply rooted.

Apart from being a little weak towards the empire, the people had no objections to the old king in other aspects.

After Charles came to power through a coup, he naturally wanted to do something earth-shattering to clear his name.

The old king's strategy was completely overturned by him.

After all, although the old king's strategy was correct, it looked too cowardly.

He has great ambitions but little talent, and he does not know his own abilities. This is the true side of King Charles.

Krewson stood in the office and watched Matthew brooding. He wanted to say goodbye but did not dare to interrupt. He felt very uncomfortable.

Just when he was hesitating whether to remind Matthew, a soft voice sounded behind him.

"Lord Matthew, please give us your instructions as to whether the [Meteor Project] will start as planned."

Matthew woke up from his daze and looked up at the clock on the wall. It turned out that it was already one o'clock in the morning.

He looked at Count Cruson who had been standing in the office for an hour, stood up and smiled: "Count Cruson, I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now and forgot that you are still here."

Krewson quickly waved his hand and said it didn't matter.

He would not dare to offend the future ruler of the kingdom for such a trivial matter.

Matthew looked outside the door and looked at the city of Mantu in the night. His smile gradually faded. He nodded at Andre and said softly but firmly: "Execute!"

Andre quickly disappeared into the night, ready to carry out his plan.

Matthew looked at the embarrassed Crewdson and said lightly: "Count Crewdson, there is a good show tonight. Are you interested in watching the play with me?"

Krusen wanted to say forget it, but the words turned into one word.

"As ordered!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Krusen himself was shocked.

But he was immediately relieved.When things have already been done, what else can you do to pretend?

The fact that he can come here to attend this meeting means that he has rebelled against the Kingdom of Perth.He can't go back long ago.He followed Matthew respectfully, keeping his posture as low as possible.

Matthew didn't pay attention to his deliberate actions and strode outside.

Charles knew nothing about what was going on outside the city, but he knew everything about what was going on inside.

During the few months of siege, most of the food in the city was consumed. The annihilation of the entire army of [-] Imperial Guards also allowed those with normal brains to clearly see the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the two sides.

After Zalandin and the Goblin United Chamber of Commerce abandoned the Kingdom of Perth, the combat effectiveness of the two sides was no longer on the same level.

The Kingdom of Perth has lost all its field troops, and they have no soldiers left.

Mantu City was once the capital of the kingdom, but now it is just a large prison.

Under this premise, it is not difficult to bribe people with ulterior motives in the city.

Not only did the investigators who left the city fail to explore the situation outside, they also had a high probability of being captured by Matthew's army.

These captured people, using both soft and hard tactics, became the real and false eyes that Matthew inserted back into the city.

Under the brainwashing of Surante's Siren's Song, those who originally wanted to sway completely became pawns under Matthew's control.

Through these chess pieces, Matthew successfully established contact with the families of the left prime minister, right prime minister and other ministers.