She Is Not a Witch Chapter 257: A meeting between a griffin and a jackdaw

When the coalition troops in the western region approached the city of Titania, the northern army gradually broke through the blockade led by Darcy.

Those tough-willed northern soldiers were divided into several groups, and penetrated the defense line from the mountains through various trails, sideways, or bypassed checkpoints, and penetrated into the rear of the formation.

The number of legions in his hand is limited, no matter how much Darcy sticks to it, he can't change the balance that is gradually falling. Seeing that the rear was gradually being harassed and even blocked by the infiltrating Northern Army Corps, Darcy also decided to lead the Army Corps under his command to withdraw gradually, return to the central provinces to garrison, and continue to resist.

Even if he also received the tragic battle report from the imperial capital, since the emperor did not order him to retreat, he would continue to resist here.

If you rush back to the imperial capital for rescue, the result may not only not be rescued, but the legion in the northern border will catch up, causing chaos and even collapse, which will eventually lead to an aggravated crisis in the imperial capital.

For this reason, the choice became more and more difficult. Many soldiers and officers in the legion were also worried about the rear, and it was difficult to concentrate on fighting.

If His Majesty the Emperor dies, then for whom and what is the point of their fighting like this, everything has become a question that weighs on the hearts of soldiers and generals.

This is also the flaw of the old empire. Power and value depend on the will of the emperor. Once the royal family changes, it will bring many problems one after another, such as trust building, whether to stand in line, etc., so that people who are originally concerned about national affairs will not be able to Do not turn a lot of energy to power struggles, or even pursue it as everything.

The provinces in the central part of the empire gradually fell, and the territory flying the rose flag gradually shrank, while the flag of the griffin representing the western region advanced layer by layer. After temporarily failing to attack Titania, the western region coalition forces began to attack The capture of the remaining provinces will inevitably turn Titania into an isolated city.

Because the crisis was imminent, it was difficult for the army in the city to send out support, and the provinces led by the empire began to fall one by one.

In this way, two months later, the army led by Darcy gradually retreated to stabilize the remaining situation and keep a few provinces behind Titania's side.

At this time, the gray jackdaw of the north finally crossed the long border and journey, and arrived at the city of Uttania.

It was late autumn, and the climate became gloomy and gloomy. Under the gloomy sky, some jackdaws with gray-blue wings were circling and flying, making lonely and desolate calls from time to time.

In the big camp outside the city, the Duke of Griffin was meeting with the Duke of Raven to reminisce about the old days, and in an open space next to the large tent where they were discussing, Jailan also saw the French who was engaged to him again. Miss Xiner.

"Hello, Master Jielanen." The girl with black hair and black eyes raised her skirt and saluted. Her appearance didn't seem to have changed much in recent years, and she was still so delicate, which made people feel pity.

"Long time no see, how are you doing lately, Fa Xin'er?" Jaylanen sighed in his heart as he looked at the girl. It was only two or three years since we hadn't seen each other, but it seemed that the last date was a long, long time ago. , as if looking at myself when I was a teenager now, so distant and slightly strange.

"Not too bad." Fa Xiner shook her head and replied softly.

Then the two walked together on the hill not far from the camp, talking to each other about recent years.

Some are about war, some are about life, and some are about daily life in their respective homes.

Grain

"My mother passed away one night a year ago because her illness worsened. My father buried her in a garden full of cold moon flowers." Walked out without much emotional fluctuation.

"It's really a pity that I didn't get to see my aunt." Jailan sighed, and then he took Faxin'er's hand and held it gently, as if he wanted to comfort her.

Afterwards, Jailan took Faxin'er and sat down on the hillside, looking at the majestic Titania in the distance.

"I asked my father about the wedding date, but my father has not given me a definite answer in the past two years. I didn't know the reason until the beginning of this year."

"After the war started, I discussed with my father that we will hold a wedding when Titania is captured and the new emperor ascends the throne after the war."

"At that time, the emperor of the empire will also bless us in the square. It will be a grand and beautiful wedding, which symbolizes the coming of peace..." Jailan envisioned the beautiful future vision for Fa Xiner , and the **** the side nodded slowly and responded softly.

Time passed quietly like this, until the sun slowly sank to the horizon, the torches in the camp were gradually lit, and the two returned to the camp together.

Third Epoch, 1710, in October of the Year of the Autumn Wind, the Duke of Griffin in the west and the Duke of Raven in the north met. Countless people thought that the two dukes would jointly attack the city here and occupy Titania. But what is unexpected is that the two dukes had a certain degree of quarrel in the big tent where they met, and finally broke up unhappy.

It's just that this kind of thing was not known to the soldiers and the lords under his command. It was not until a month or two in the future that the seemingly incompatible relationship between the two was gradually noticed by some caring people.

The Duke of Griffin hopes to join hands with the Duke of Raven to overthrow the royal family and make his own family the ruler of the empire. In exchange, Jailan will marry Faxiner and their descendants will inherit the throne.

But such a move undoubtedly betrayed the slogan of the two when they raised their troops. It was only to overthrow Elio's rule and replace the emperor with another emperor.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, there is not much difference between the two, but for people in the northern border, there is a major legal difference.

At the beginning, the empire accepted the survivors of Everdark Isle, and they also swore allegiance. If it wasn't for the will of the witch, they would not have rebelled at all, and then the Duke of Griffin's banner was only to overthrow Elio. It wasn't about destroying the empire~IndoMTL.com~ that's why Duke Raven reluctantly agreed.

But now the Duke of Griffin wants to go one step further and directly replace him, which makes Duke Raven and many northern lords unacceptable.

It is understandable for them to be loyal to the empire. At any rate, the empire is inherited from the Cang Yue Kingdom. It is said that they are descendants of the True Red Empire. From the perspective of blood, legal principles, and righteousness, it is not shameful to be a part of them.

However, what is the origin of the Griffon family? It's only a few hundred years of history, and the people in the north are basically the survivors of the Mercury Dynasty. Let them be loyal to this 'barbaric' upstart Salius family. That is simply unacceptable.

Even if it is a marriage, such a thing is still unbearable, and Duke Raven is more the leader of the northern lords than the master. Therefore, even if Faxin'er became the queen, it would not be able to change the views of many northern lords.

As a result, the war continued, but the siege gradually stagnated strangely, and the two sides began to fall into a confrontation, until the cold winter gradually came, and the mainland gradually entered the season of snowflakes falling.

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