European Financial Emperor

122 The Fall of Portugal (1)

It was the fourth day that Lisbon, surrounded by the Eaststellar Fleet, fell in fear.

All the fortresses have now disappeared, and the watchtower has been torn down and its shape has become unrecognizable.

The servants urged Miguel I to surrender.

“Your Majesty, I don’t think this is the case!”

“… … This is not it.”

“How long can’t we just hide here?”

“We have a strong fortress, the river Tamas and the Armada battery. If you just hold on like this, at least you won’t die.”

While Miguel I was terrified that he might lose the throne by narrowing it down, he thought it would be better if the Eaststellar fleet attacked him.

It was because there was no better means than war to unify the national opinion.

However, I see now that it was the biggest factor in Miguel I’s failure.

‘… … I hope it will be this strong. Damn it, I couldn’t have imagined it!’

Even when the North American expedition had been slaughtered by Eaststellar, I never imagined that it would have such a tremendous firepower.

But the problem wasn’t their firepower.

The point was that they had the power to seize control and shake the entire power of Lisbona.

“Now the telegram is working and the lights are not working at night. If this is the case, it is not a morale problem for the soldiers, but we are left to die in isolation. I heard that in Spain, Eaststellar was openly welcomed. I wonder what the meaning of our persevering like this is when the UK has also ignored it.”

“… … what does it mean At least you can save your life, right?”

“We are nobles! Isn’t it enough just to live your life?”

“Damn, then I’m going to cut off the king’s head!”

It was a conflict so sharp that I wondered if the relationship between the king and his subjects had ever been so broken up.

They started to feel a vibration from their toes in an instant as they fought and clashed to the point where the palace was buzzing.

Thump, thump… … .

The gods tilted their heads.

“Are you bombarded again?”

“These bastards never tire and shoot all day. I guess it’s time to get tired of this.”

At that very moment, the Portuguese nobles witnessed an astonishing sight.

As the ceiling of the royal castle pierced, the shells flew in.

Aww… … !

“Ahhh!”

“Fire! Your Majesty, it’s fire! Hurry and avoid it!”

“Damn, where the hell did the bullets come from?”

The fact that the ceiling of the royal castle had collapsed was nothing compared to the sound of enemies coming soon.

There were fragments of corpses all over the place to the extent that the arms and legs of some nobles were playing separately, so the fear was multiplying.

Now the nobles were also judges.

“majesty! Surrender!”

“Crazy people, are you selling your soul to the enemy?”

“… … Isn’t it something you have to live with first? Surrender!”

“Have you seen such a madman?! Even if you die, that’s not okay!”

“Then you can’t! I have no choice but to kill you!”

“… … What, what?”

The nobles finally started rushing to kill the king.

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Miguel I rose from his throne and picked up a cartridge rifle that had fallen on the floor.

shudder!

The rifle, which was recently imported from East Stellar and provided only to the Guard, is now used by the king.

He shouted at his servants.

“If you come, I will kill you!”

“Everyone will die anyway! Catch that mad king!”

In the midst of a scene where the servants drew their swords and rushed to kill the king, shells continued to pour into the castle.

Kwagwagwagwang!

This time, it fell on the back gate and the front gate, and the soldiers went back and forth and couldn’t decide.

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Meanwhile, Miguel I shot the servants who rushed at him with a footgun.

Taang!

“Wow!”

“Have you ever seen such a mortal bastard? No matter how, how could anyone ever shoot and kill a subordinate who was loyal to him so lightly?”

“Crazy people, then, is it normal for those who rush to the king who swore allegiance? die!”

It was a sight that made me wonder if this was hell.

***

The mortar shells that were randomly dropped on the royal castle of Lisbon caused the royal palace to be devastated.

After killing all the soldiers of the outer fortress, the special task force advanced to the inner city and drew a sword to strike the king’s neck.

But the moment they opened the gates of the royal palace, they had no choice but to doubt their eyes.

The nobles who fell bloodied and the mad king who stepped on them greeted them.

“… … My, I am your king!”

“Huh, did the coup happen on the spot?”

“It’s not instant cooking, it’s an instant coup… … .”

These days, instant cooking was in full swing in East Stellar, and I thought maybe this was an instant dish developed by the devil.

The special operation team decided to arrest the king and see.

Tickle! Tickle!

Taken from readwn.com

Miguel I struggles to shoot a gun that does not go out in a row.

His eyes were full of madness, or desperation, and it seemed he couldn’t control himself.

Until the moment when he was captured by the Special Forces, Miguel I struggled, shouted, and chewed hexagrams to get his feet up.

“… … Die, you motherf*ckers! I am the king of Portugal and the ruler of this land! It means that you are the Absolute that you must worship! Come on, bow your head and get down on your knees!”

“Ttttttt, whether you want to go crazy or go crazy fine.”

Taken from readwn.com

Miguel I’s pupils were all ruptured and dyed red, and a person grew old in a single day, and there was not even a trace of vitality on his skin.

Then, as he went through the garden to the front of the gate, the guards were stunned and put down their spears and guns.

“Is Portugal destroyed? … ?”

“Aww! Can’t we just shoot these madmen right now?”

The guards were also well aware of the fact that the country had fallen into disrepair, so they had chosen the path of surrender.

Perhaps, if Miguel I had shown a little more of a patriotic monarch, the guards would risk their lives to save the king.

Hana Miguel I abandoned the people to the end, suppressed his subjects, and dismissed the army as his own.

There will be no people anywhere in the world who will trust and follow such a king.

The task force ordered the guards to disarm and place the flag of the Baron Easterfield along with a white flag in the corner of the broken palace ceiling.

“Hold up the white flag as a sign of surrender and engrave the baron’s mark on this castle. Then your family will be able to eat full, and Portugal will gain weight again. However, I cannot guarantee the lives of your soldiers.”

“… … I will.”

The Guards carried out the orders of the Special Operations Forces, and now the official surrender of Portugal has been declared.

When Miguel I, who had been captured by the Special Forces, came out of the castle, the Portuguese artillery fighting there was stunned and retreated from the scale.

Seeing the mad king still babbling and babbling, the soldiers immediately lost their morale.

“Unbelievable… … . The Portuguese kingdom has fallen.”

“Surrender!”

The soldiers had no more reason to fight for the king, and had no choice but to surrender.

The special task force ordered the soldiers to clear the battlefield.

“Disarm and retrieve the corpses lying in the shattered rubble. I will take it as a sign of surrender.”

“I see. Then there will be no more wars?”

“Of course. Your family will no longer suffer.”

“then… … .”

“However, your life cannot be guaranteed.”

“… … .”

“Are you still going to surrender?”

The soldiers nodded their heads.

The corpses of comrades and comrades are only visible at that moment with a sense of relief that the war is over.

As the soldiers collected the bodies of their comrades, they gradually fell into the swamp of disappointment brought about by the impermanence of power.

They reviled the king and reviled the nobles.

“… … It’s only a matter of a dead life. Damn it, what did lugworms like us know that they were mobilized to fight for their own cause and made the people starve to death?”

“I want to spit out all the food these guys gave me and sprinkle them on the ground again.”

This was not only spitting in the back of the king’s head, which was already dead, but it was also a reflection to fully repent and reflect on their mistakes.

But that did not mean that the Portuguese army would be forgiven.

When Miguel I left his palace and went out to the square, the men there saw the mad king and immediately threw away their weapons.

Now he thought his country was destroyed.

The special task force ordered them, who had been fighting fiercely just a moment ago, to disarm and retrieve their bodies.

“Find the dead and let all of you gather in the square. If we resist, we cannot predict the future.”

“… … I see.”

After the fierce battle is over, the surrounding environment that has been hidden from the madness of the war comes into view.

Also, the mistakes he made during the war often come back with a punch many times heavier.

Even if the Portuguese army had time to reflect on their mistakes that made their people starve to death, it was already too late.

Isn’t it impossible to pick up spilled water again?

The special team, which passed as if marching through the place where the irreversible fire of war had passed, was able to reach the port where Lee Hwan awaited in four hours.

When the East Stella main force saw the imprisoned Miguel I, it roared with fervent shouts.

“Oooh! We won!”

“Long live Baron Easterfield!”

The joy of victory enveloped the Eaststellar mercenaries.

Lee Hwan allowed the soldiers to fully enjoy the joy of victory, and when they calmed down, he opened his mouth.

“Will you be able to save a military band or street musicians?”

“If citizens who were forcibly relocated to nearby cities return, they can do that.”

“We commission them to play the requiem, and we meditate at the same time once a day for three days. It is a tribute to the young lives lost in this war and to all the civilians sacrificed by Portugal.”

“Yes, I understand.”

There is no happy ending in war.

Whether it is a victorious country or a defeated country, large and small damage is bound to happen, and there are inevitably many people who have crossed the river of no return.

Because the essence of war is to kill people.

Lee Hwan got off the fleet and stood in front of the captured Miguel I.

As soon as he saw Lee Hwan, he used evil and yelled at the whale whale.

“You bastard! Because of you, our city has been devastated! Are you feeling cool now?”

“Do you know how many people died when you Portugal joined forces with Britain to advance into North America and say things like that?”

“… … That’s what João VI did, so why are you making fun of me with it?”

“The army that slaughtered our Easterfield Baron in North America is yours. Your fault for not leading them is the biggest.”

“Where the hell is that bullshit?”

Yi Hwan now left everything to the Baron of Easterfield and the people of Portugal.

“I will leave the question of the monarchy to the Portuguese people, and I will leave the existence of Portugal itself to the people of the Easterfield Baron. Let your royal family and the military humbly await the outcome here.”

“… … What would happen if the military and royal family were no longer needed?”

“I will fire fire on the square and annihilate you.”