Plane Merchant Fancy Death

Chapter 212 The Battle of Injustice
On the second day after they started to speed up their march, bad news came from the main city. After the outer city of the main city was breached, the inner city was also breached by the rebels, and the time between the two was only one day.

No one expected that the inner city was breached so quickly. Although they knew the situation was dangerous, if it was breached in just one day, there must be something wrong.At present, they have not obtained detailed information, but the situation is actually quite easy to guess.

Yes, there are nine out of ten internal problems. After all, from the fact that members of the royal family were poisoned, it can be seen that there must be spies inside. The Duke of Celetto has definitely not been planning this matter for a day or two. A lot of preparatory work has been done, and the rapid destruction of the city this time must have something to do with the interior.

They haven't received accurate news yet, and they don't know what is happening to the royal family now, whether they have escaped or been caught by Duke Serletto, but the current situation is definitely not optimistic.Hejiaer was very anxious after seeing it, and ordered to speed up the march again.Of course, this is of no use. The marching speed is actually the fastest. In order to rush, the soldiers are really tired. However, Hejiaer's prestige is relatively high. Although they are very tired, the soldiers I didn't say too many complaints.

Ye Junwen was of course very happy to receive this news. After all, everything was within his expectations. Now that the rebels have captured the imperial city, according to the marching speed of their troops, they will basically be able to reach the main city by tomorrow afternoon. It's near, so there's no need to procrastinate.However, he still faced a problem, that is, to convince Hejiaer in this way.

Ye Junwen didn't open his mouth at first, until that night, when the troops started to repair, several non-commissioned officers also came to Ye Junwen to complain. Of course, the main content of their complaints was because of the continuous rapid march, which caused the soldiers below to be a bit burdened. Can't stop, it is said that many soldiers have fallen behind in the past few days. Of course, the large army can't wait for everyone, so many soldiers who fell behind can't come back.

Hejiaer's prestige is only high on the side of the First Army, and their Second Army now believes in Ye Junwen, so the officers naturally came to Ye Junwen to complain, and it happened that Ye Junwen was also planning to persuade Hejiaer , so hearing the complaints from these generals, Ye Junwen said that he was going to talk to Hejiaer.

When they came to Hejiaer's camp, the other party really wasn't asleep yet.In such a situation, Hejiaer, a general who worried about the country and the people, really couldn't sleep.Seeing Ye Junwen coming in, of course the other party immediately stood up to greet him.

"The current situation is not optimistic." Ye Junwen also directly entered the topic, "I didn't expect the main city to fall so quickly, so we were caught off guard."

"Yeah, who would have thought that in just two days, both the outer city and the inner city would fall one after another." Hejiaer also said, this is indeed too fast.

"Actually, the reason is not difficult to guess. There is a problem within the royal family." Ye Junwen said.

"I think so too..." Hejiaer also agreed with Ye Junwen's opinion. After all, under normal circumstances, although the inner city is not as strong as the outer city, it should be no problem to defend for ten days. It is true that it fell in just one day. too exaggerated.

"I don't mean the issue of spies." Ye Junwen said.

"Huh?" Hejiaer was slightly taken aback.

"It seems that the royal family has lost the hearts of the people." Ye Junwen said, "It must be the people's doubts about the identity of the royal family that caused the inner city to fall so quickly, otherwise even if a traitor opened the city gate , the battle will not end so quickly."

"Well... this is also a conspiracy of the rebels!" Hejiaer nodded and agreed with Ye Junwen's statement, but the people's loss of confidence in the royal family was also due to the conspiracy of the rebels. Some people have become half-orcs, and they don't dare to explain it. Of course, this will make the people lose confidence in the royal family.

"This is also the problem we have to face now." Ye Junwen said, "Our current situation is very not optimistic. First of all, in terms of the direction of the troops, our current troops do not have any special advantage over the rebel troops. Although It is true that we have more troops, and our weapons and equipment are better than theirs, but after all, the opponent has already captured the main city. If we rely on the city to defend now, these advantages can be regained. What is more troublesome is that we are still The crazy rapid march has caused our soldiers to be extremely fatigued. I even feel that they can't hold their own weapons when they fight. Such a troop has no way to fight against the enemy..."

"I know..." Hejiaer is of course also a veteran, and he naturally knows the current situation of his troops. He is of course aware of the consequences of continuous fast marching will naturally lead to fatigue, but what can he do? He is still slowly walking back main city?

"Compared to this, there is another more serious problem, and that is the issue of justice." Ye Junwen said, "Our current troops lack a clear reason to fight."

"Huh? Our fight against the rebels is the biggest reason to fight." Hejiaer was very surprised, and he really disagreed with Ye Junwen's statement.

"Now that the royal family has lost the support of the people, isn't it strange that we put down the rebellion for them?" Ye Junwen said, "Now the people believe that the faction of the Duke of Celeto is the real blood of the royal family, if they are orthodox. , aren’t we becoming rebels?”

"That's the conspiracy of the Duke of Celetto," Hejar said.

"Of course I know it, and you know it too, but the problem is... we can't tell." Ye Junwen said, "Although the situation in the main city is not very clear, they have already invaded the imperial city. As long as they catch anyone A member of the royal family, if you show the people the situation of this person, they will believe what the Duke of Celeto said. The important thing is what the people believe. At present, it seems that the statement of the Duke of Celeto has at least substantial evidence to explain, and we didn't."

"This..." Hejiaer gritted his teeth.

"If there is a way to catch, for example, the sorcerer who made this potion, we have evidence, but we don't have any evidence. We just say that this is the other party's conspiracy, which is not as good as Serai's." Trust the Duke and the others, they have substantial evidence," Ye Junwen said.

Hejiaer had to admit that what Ye Junwen said was reasonable. Although they all knew that this was a conspiracy by the Duke of Celetto, the Duke of Celetto directly showed the public that the royal family members had turned into half-orcs. All these people will believe Duke Celetto's words at a glance, and even if they speak, no one will believe it.

"Then what shall we do now?" Hejiaer asked immediately.

"Let's give up the royal family too." Ye Junwen said, yes, he came here mainly to say this sentence, the preceding is just a foreshadowing.

"What?" Hejiaer was shocked, "What are you... talking about?"

"The Graffard royal family has lost the hearts of the people." Ye Junwen said, "If we continue to use their banner, we will only fall into a passive position. The rebel troops that have already entered the city must be trying to continue to slander the Graffard family. To win the hearts of the people, if we continue to support the royal family of Graffard, we will only stand on the opposite side of the people. This is the road to self-destruction. So the current method is that we also abandon the royal family of Graffard and agree with the Duke of Celetto , Let the other party's efforts be all in vain."

"This... this is... this is betrayal of His Majesty..." Hejiaer said with difficulty, yes Ye Junwen's words are indeed reasonable, but after hearing this, he came up with a plan from the physiological aspect, betraying the emperor is definitely not correct behavior, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"The people who betrayed His Majesty are not us, but the people." Ye Junwen said, "Since ancient times, dynasties have changed, and no family can last forever. If the Grafard royal family has always treated the people well and made them trust the royal family, Even in the face of the current situation, the people will still believe them. However, looking at it now, the Graffard royal family has not actually gained the trust of the people. A little conspiracy made them suspicious of the royal family. This is the Graffard royal family's own problem. Their actions led to their own destruction."

After Ye Junwen finished speaking, he looked at Hejiaer again, and continued: "It is not a certain family that constitutes this country, but the people. For the Grafard royal family, we are indeed traitors, but for this country , Are we betrayed? We have no choice but to obey the destiny and the will of the people. "

Hejiaer was silent for a while, neither of them spoke, and Ye Junwen was just waiting for Hejiaer's final decision.Judging from the previous situation, although Hejiaer is still very loyal to the royal family, he is not a person who is completely ignorant of flexibility. It should be the best way for Ye Junwen to persuade the other party through the righteousness of the people's hearts.Of course, if it really doesn't work, Ye Junwen can only plan for the worst.

"Alas..." After a while, Hejiaer sighed heavily. Hearing the other party's sigh, Ye Junwen felt that his persuasion should have been successful.Sure enough, after sighing, Hejiaer also said: "What you said is indeed true, but... I don't think this matter should be so simple. After giving up the Grafard royal family, who are you going to support...or I will change To put it bluntly, do you... want to become the emperor of the empire?"

Hejiaer was indeed not stupid, at this moment, the other party also saw Ye Junwen's purpose, and asked in a questioning tone.

"If I say yes, what will happen to you?" Ye Junwen asked directly.

(End of this chapter)