My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"We have a lot of troops under our command. When the time comes to fight, wouldn't it be nice to just ask the soldiers to surrender and let the enemy capture us?"

Robin had seen his own army. In order to recruit these 300,000 people, Arthas had captured all the men in the control area who could use weapons.

Among Robin's team of 500 people, the youngest is only fourteen years old, while the oldest is fifty-five years old.

This kind of army has no fighting will. Instead of being defeated at the first touch and then being chased by the enemy while escaping, it is better to just lay down their weapons and surrender. They have no hope of winning anyway.

There may indeed be many people who are foolishly loyal to the royal family, but most people just want to survive and be able to ensure that they can live. They don't care whether Alsace or Elsa sits on the throne.

Even if it weren't for the issue of royal blood, they would prefer Orson to be the emperor.

"It's not impossible, but what if we do this... and the commander finds out?"

"Perhaps the commander himself is thinking of surrendering?"

"...That's right."

However, just when several people were discussing in a lively manner, several knights came over.

"Someone has accused you of conspiring to rebel. Come with us."

"Huh? What's going on?"

Robin was confused, and several others were even more confused.

At this time, one of the officers stood up and looked apologetic.

"Sorry, but they said that if I report you, I can go home, so..."

When Robin and others realized that there was a mole among them, they were immediately furious. One of them even rushed forward and punched the traitor in the face.

But then he was immediately subdued by the knight and pushed to the ground.

Then, as if to scare the monkeys, the man was executed on the spot by the knight.

"From today on, anyone who dares to make any arbitrary remarks about surrender or rebellion will suffer the same fate as this person!"

The knight in charge of the execution spoke loudly, shocking everyone around him.

Robin looked at the officer who was chatting and laughing with him one second, and turned into a corpse lying on the ground the next second, and his mentality suddenly collapsed.

He stayed in place, letting the knight put handcuffs on him, and then led several of their officers all the way to the trial camp.

That afternoon, the results of the trial came out.

Robin and others were convicted of treason and were demoted to ordinary soldiers. They had to work on the front line of the battle with previously released criminals.

But to put it clearly, people like them are treated as cannon fodder.

Robin accepted his trial expressionlessly, and was then escorted by several knights to the forefront of the battlefield.

Just when the coalition forces had just entered the city of Saint Laurent and were not ready to launch an offensive, the Imperial Army relied on the tide of citizen troops to launch one offensive after another.

Only after Robin stood on the battlefield himself did he realize how powerless he was.

The crowd lined up in square formations, shoulder to shoulder, and moved forward listening to the orders of the officers behind them.

Even though there are always a few people in each square who want to run away, they are still moving forward under the coercion of the crowd.

Robin stood on the front line, looking at the spears and swords in front of him, but he only had a large shield in his hand, and he was heartbroken.

Even though he kept resisting and wanted to retreat, the entire phalanx behind him kept pushing him forward.

Robin almost fell down because he couldn't stand still.

If he fell down in this situation and faced the stampede of thousands of people, he would definitely die without a place to bury himself.

In the end, Robin gave up his last fantasy. After hearing the horn sound of charging behind him, he raised his big shield and followed the phalanx forward with his eyes closed, even though he knew that there would be a dead end ahead.

Today's war is bound to go down in history.

If they win, they become heroes; if they lose, they become deplorable pawns.

Chapter 61: The reason why I don’t want to lose

Facing the 300,000 extra troops that came out of thin air, latecomers like Lucius and William were a little surprised, but Li Te, who had already had spies in the royal army, knew this well.

She knew that this army was hastily formed and its morale and combat effectiveness could not compare with the regular army, so she never took this army to heart.

Sure enough, when the two armies first came into contact, the army hastily formed by the citizens showed signs of decline. Later, it was defeated thousands of miles away by the coalition forces.

The coalition forces have never fought such a smooth battle. Seeing that the enemy was about to collapse at the first touch, although they were confused as to why the imperial army had become so weak, they still marched forward with great success.

On the very next day, the coalition forces had advanced into more than a dozen streets, reducing the royal family's control area to one-third of its original size.

The most important thing is that they opened up the connection between the coalition-controlled area and the Imperial College. The palace magicians originally stationed in the Imperial College also withdrew from the Imperial College as soon as the controlled area was connected, relieving the pressure on the college. At the same time, it also provided more help to the coalition's advancement.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner. Even though Alsace controls the two elite legions of the Forbidden Army and the Royal Knights, he can only struggle to support himself when facing a coalition army that is several times more numerous than himself.

According to Langdon's current prediction, the royal army can only hold out for seven days at most, and at the latest, the coalition forces will attack the palace in the morning of the day after tomorrow. The remaining days will be the days when the defenders will fight the enemy in the palace.

And just as Langdon expected before, the citizen army collapsed the moment it came into contact with the enemy, which even had a side effect on the war situation.

He didn't know what Arthas was thinking. If he didn't have a grudge against these citizens and deliberately let them die, he would never make such a decision.

However, Langdon still came to Arthas with the last glimmer of hope.

"Your Majesty, we don't have many soldiers available now, why don't we break out now?"

Langdon said.

"We have to take advantage of the fact that the establishment of the Imperial Guards and the Royal Knights is still there and the combat effectiveness is still there, and we have to fight out of Saint Laurent City and return to your previous control area, recruit troops there, and make other plans, otherwise..."

"Then what? We rely on half of the royal direct territory to split again and become enemies with at least three dukedoms?"

Alsace looked at Langdon and asked back.

"But if we stay here, the result will be the same. Your Majesty, if we break out now and win a few battles relying on the terrain outside, we can still have a chance to turn things around..."

"Langdon."

Alsace stopped Langdon.

"Who do you think is better than Orson in military talent, you or me?"

"Don't worry, Langdon. Saint Laurent City is the heart of the empire and the barrier that the royal family has run for thousands of years. I still have a trump card in my hand."

"..."

At this point, Langdon could only nod and believe in Alsace.

I just don't know whether this unknown trump card can play a role in turning the tide of the war.

...

On the other side, after the coalition's control area was successfully connected with the Imperial Academy, Orson and Elsa also successfully returned to the coalition. As the nominal supporter of the coalition, Elsa took over the command of the entire coalition together with Orson, the actual supreme leader of the coalition.

The first thing the two did was to inspect the front line.

At this moment, Saint Laurent, as a battlefield, has lost its former prosperity. There are broken walls and ruins everywhere.

Elsa walked on the street, looking at the various scenes around her, and couldn't help sighing.

Not far away, several soldiers were dealing with the bodies on the street. They carried the bodies onto the car and then transported them outside the city for unified burial.

"I never thought that Saint Laurent would become like this one day." Elsa looked at the dilapidated streets and couldn't help sighing.

"War is like this. Humans will always destroy their own races through various means."

Orson comforted Elsa.

"When the war is over, this place will be rebuilt soon. As the heart of the empire, she will not decline, but will always shine."

"I hope so." Elsa said this and looked at a street not far away.

That street was once a famous commercial street in Saint Laurent, but now because of the war, all the shops are closed, some shops have their windows smashed, and all kinds of goods inside have been looted.

"Orson, tell me, why did my brother start this war?"

Elsa already had the answer in her heart, but she couldn't help but ask Orson to see what he thought about it.

Orson's answer was very simple.

"Maybe, Arthas, like you, Elsa, can't let go of the throne."

"Moreover, compared to you, he was once the first heir to the throne, and he was suddenly pulled to the same level as you. It's normal that he can't accept it."

"Really..."

Elsa smiled after hearing this.

"But, Orson, do you know why I have been coveting the throne?"

"Why?"

Orson looked at Elsa in confusion.

"I remember, Elsa, you told me the reason before, because you don't recognize Arthas, right?"

"That's right, but if you trace it to a more specific reason..."

Elsa said this, raised her head and looked at the sky, emptied her eyes, and recalled the past.

"...Once, when I was only eight or nine years old, my brother was about the same age as us now."

"That day, I went to play with my brother as usual, but that afternoon, he was called out by the guards."

"I stood at the door curiously, eavesdropping on the conversation between my brother and others."

Hearing this, Orson became interested.

"What did Arthas say at that time?"

"At that time, the guard said that he helped my brother get rid of an official named Wendley."

"Wendley?"

"Well, I hadn't heard of this name at first, but later I deliberately asked about it. It turned out that on that day, a minister of the empire died because he encountered a monster in the wild."

"The minister who died because of the monster was Wendley."

"Later, I heard that there was a faction in the court that was neutral and opposed to my brother. The leader was Wendley. They advocated that my father should not give all the resources to Arthas first, but wait until I grow up and train the best according to the abilities of the two people."

"But after his death, this group was quickly disbanded, and there were not many people in the court who supported me."

"From that time on, I knew that my brother treated me well on the surface, but in his heart, he still regarded me as an enemy. Therefore, I absolutely did not want to lose to him."

Chapter 62: Saint Laurent City of Eternal Night (2.4K)

After inspecting the front line, Orson and Elsa returned to the base camp in the rear.

At this moment, in the base camp, in addition to the factions that originally supported Orson and Elsa, even the three duchies of Orleans, Aragon and Lucia sent their own envoys.

The reason why they sent people here, in addition to showing their support for Elsa's position, is more to ensure that their status and interests will not be damaged after the war, and Elsa certainly agrees with this.

After the court magicians joined the battle, they made up for the lack of high-end combat power on the coalition side. At the same time, the magicians also provided more tactical content, and the progress was smooth.

Everything seemed to be developing in an orderly manner in a direction that was favorable to Elsa's side.

Time lasted until three days later.

The dormitory area of ​​the Imperial Academy.

Since the fire that day, Rosalin has never left the dormitory area.

She has not completed the task given by Arthas, and now the Imperial Academy is surrounded by the occupied area of ​​the coalition forces. She must consider her future.

However, where can she escape to when her father's life and death are uncertain?

Rosalin sat up from the bed with dark circles under her eyes.

She has not slept well for several days. She often dreams of her defeat and execution in public in the middle of the night.

Every time she dreams of that scene, she wakes up with a start, and then she feels wet on her back.

Rosalin came to the window, opened the curtains, and saw that the sky outside was still dark, so she felt relieved.

At least she can sleep for a while.

But then she found something wrong.

If her body feeling is correct, the night should have passed long ago.

Rosalin came to the first floor of the dormitory and looked at the clock above.