16. The Glorious Revolution (Part 2)
.At night, gunfire and explosions were heard intermittently on the streets of Liuxipa. The scattered fires ignited one after another among the tall buildings, reflecting on the clouds, showing a faint crimson red, as bright as the sunset. Under this violently created cruel beauty, countless creatures were quickly disappearing in the fight between each other. Although they all had the same appearance, spoke the same language, and lived in the same city, they were like enemies of generations, stabbing the knife into each other's stomach.
Although the government forces gave up resistance in the evening of the coup and surrendered one after another, all the key departments in the city changed hands. However, for the coup, the battle was still not over, and the new round of war under the night was even more bloody and cruel than during the day.
The support of the old regime still did not give up resistance after the collapse of the government forces. These vested interests that had acquired huge wealth under the Chevrolet Church regime were very clear about how they would be liquidated once the government collapsed. They burned down their mansions and warehouses, collected any weapons they could find, and moved them to a dangerous place suitable for defending to continue to resist stubbornly. Along the way, these stubborn elements burned and destroyed, trying to destroy all things that could not be saved so as not to fall into the hands of the coup. The coup army also retaliated and issued a crazy order of "killing without any slightest", mobilizing citizens to kill all the stranded families, and even threw the babies into the burning fire.
The Archbishop of the Chevrolet Church, Iger, disguised himself as a homeless man and escaped from the capital by chance. Then he gathered a team in the nearby villages and launched a counterattack against the coup army. He first turned the empty palace into ashes, and then joined the remnants of the escaped party in the city, trying to establish a stronghold and wait for assistance. However, as the situation became clearer, the mobs under his command quickly mutiny and fled. Seeing that the situation was not good, Archbishop Iger disguised himself and absconded with a group of party members and went abroad to organize the exiled government.
The most difficult combat student was at the Army University, which was originally built into a giant fortress. At the same time, a large number of weapons and ammunition were stockpiled for teaching. More than 3,000 teachers and students loyal to the old regime firmly stood firm here. The essence of these elves army's understanding of urban offensive and defensive wars was obviously far greater than that of citizens who had just picked up weapons and sailors who were only good at naval battles. They stood firm under the siege of tens of thousands of uprisings. The coup army tried all methods such as fire attack, airborne, underground blasting and poison gas wars, and fell down corpses and still could not win. Finally, under the personal persuasion of the Elf Queen, the military academy student who saw that the situation was over was only put down his weapons and surrendered. This was the third day after the coup.
Although the gunfire has not completely subsided, this does not prevent the uprising from enjoying the fruits of victory. For citizens participating in the battle, the revolution is for a better life. Since the blood has flowed and the government has also been slapped, it is time to plan for themselves and their families how to get more things home.
Before all the government troops surrendered, the armed citizens shouted and rushed to various material supply stations and the mansions of the rich, and couldn't wait to start looting and plundering. The crazy citizens fought, smashed, robbed, burned, and vented their anger accumulated over the years. Liuxipa immediately turned into a paradise for crime, and each inhabitant instantly transformed into a beast, tearing each other's throats to rob others' property and protect their own property.
Cold guns and crossbows were flying in the alleys, and the cry of women and children and the screams of men echoed among the burning houses. The city became a huge coupe, and every guy in it was busy killing or being killed. Even the leaders of the coup could not restrain these atrocities - the so-called revolution is people who don’t even know how afraid and respect even their lives are. How much rational can these people have? The so-called “glorious revolution” is actually not glorious. There is only the madness and beastliness of nakedness.
However, when the sun rose again, there were still cannon sounds except the Army University. Everything else was basically calm. The blood-filled poor citizens finally vented their destruction. Then, carrying large bags and small bags on their bodies, happily rushed towards their families who remained in the slums. In the riots that swept the whole city, the slum with the worst security was the quietest, because there was really nothing to grab.
In the blood and smoke all over the city, the sound of cooking food came from the slums. The fragrance that had not been smelled for a long time also floated out from all households and spread into the air, attracting the children to shout happily. The uprising sang and danced like a robber returning from robbers, drinking happily, enjoying the wine and food he snatched, as if he was having a grand festival. For them, revolution probably means celebrating the festival every day.
However, for the senior leaders of this coup, the current situation is far from being better than the banquet to celebrate.
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In the auditorium of the Naval University, the throne of the elf Queen Akdina was temporarily placed, and the senior officials of the new government were full of the hall. Since the palace and most government agencies were destroyed in the battle, the command center of the coup army could only be transferred to a relatively intact naval university, and the widest auditorium naturally became the temporary venue for the imperial meeting.
Now, Queen Akdina is sitting on a throne set up, listening to the ministers discussing the next plan. As one region after another fell into control, everyone was excited and was about to prepare for a celebration banquet. But after listening to the report of Princess Frya and Minister Daniel who had just returned,
Everyone was frowning, and the situation was not as optimistic as originally thought
"At present, in addition to the fierce battle at the Army University, our army has controlled the entire Yongju Island." Princess Freya, who had just come down from the battlefield, hurriedly changed into a white robe and came to the auditorium to attend the imperial meeting. She was covered in the smell of blood that could not be concealed. "But the four large comprehensive warehouses in the city and suburbs of Lushipa were all burned by thieves, and many small warehouses in the city were burned or robbed by citizens. Therefore, there may be a gap in the supply of food and fuel soon. I hope my mother can prepare early."
"It shouldn't be that serious. There are some food stored in the fleet base, and there are also a lot of stocks seized in the port..." A naval general was interrupted by Princess Frya just as he was about to refute.
"What we are now supplying is the 500 residents of the entire Yongju Island, not just the little soldiers of the fleet! How long can the food stored in our possession last the entire island?"
"That's the case... it's up to three months." The navy general hesitated for a moment and replied.
"Yongju Island is now completely industrialized. There are still several coal mines for fuel, so food basically relies on imports. The amount of food reserves directly determines the time the regime can maintain. Moreover, the attitudes in various places are still unclear, and it is still unknown whether it can obtain supplies from other places in time." Daniel explained that he had fought for a day and a night, his eyes were covered in blood, but he still forced himself to come to the meeting. "What have other regions reacted to our actions? Your Majesty?"
Queen Akdina turned her eyes to a middle-aged elf wearing a mage robe. He is the communications officer in charge of ultra-range magic communications and is responsible for contacting areas outside Yongju Island.
"Your Majesty, in addition to the Kalinshan front-line troops, several fleets and some colonies on the Mazka continent have been completely loyal to us, the governors, commanders of the garrison and ambassadors of the vassal states have all been ambiguous about our actions this time. Although nominally congratulations to His Majesty for eradicating the traitors, they did not express further, nor did they eliminate the local Chevrolet Church." The elf mage immediately followed the queen's instructions and reported to everyone the external dynamics. "The traitor leader Archbishop Iger has escaped through the portal, and our army has only shot his adjutant, and his whereabouts are still unknown. In Agraron, the local Chevrolet Church announced the establishment of a pseudo-government and informed all regions that they would attack us."
"That is to say, if I forcefully recruit food and other materials from real power groups in various places, it is very likely that I will push them to the side of the thief. But..." The queen knocked on the armrest of the imperial throne, looking a little distressed, "Next, our army will further eliminate the remaining thiefs. At the same time, Naserel and other national fleets may also take the opportunity to invade, and military operations will definitely consume no less materials..."
"Mr. Daniel, see if you can control the food rations and try to save existing food reserves, and at the same time use some alternative food to support you for a while." The eldest princess Alanita, who stood behind the queen, couldn't help but stand out, "The world tree controlled by the royal family can also provide some food. Although there are not many livestock on several military horse farms on Yongju Island, there are still more than 10 million pounds of rye and skin left in the feed field, which should be of some use."
Daniel could only smile bitterly at Princess Alanita's rationalization suggestions.
"Forbearing, the princess's opinion may not work at all. The revival of the land has not yet established its prestige, but hundreds of thousands of mobs in the city have mastered too powerful force. For those mobs, revolution is to celebrate festivals every day, and as long as they can grab things at will, everyone will be killed the same. Not to mention letting them eat horse food, as long as the standard of food and daily necessities we provide cannot be much higher than before, they will riot again and push the ambitious people who are willing to provide them with more quantities of bread, fruit, clothes and wine."
"Love Daniel, please don't use the title of 'mob'. They are all righteous people who are loyal to me." Queen Akdina scolded with a frown, but her tone was not very strict.
"Please forgive my miswords, Your Majesty." Daniel bowed and apologized, "But it is not the right way to let uncontrolled civilians master force for a long time. Please make plans early."
"Of course I understand this, but if the citizens are not moved, how can I defeat the thieves in such a short time? Now even I can't restrain them anymore, so I can only take one step at a time." Otherwise, there would be no such troubles."
"Your Majesty, God's affairs are not something that we and other mortals can interrupt." A priest immediately stood up and said with a serious look on his face, "Chefras has been in power for more than a hundred years after all. Even if the gods are unable to unite, he cannot guarantee that he will hit the attack. Moreover, he has been expelled from the Kingdom of God and his power has been greatly reduced. He should not pose a direct threat to His Majesty's career."
"I have no intention of complaining about anything. I am just saying a fact." The queen glanced at the pastor and shook her head and said, "Forget it, I will try to solve local problems within three months, no, and let them restore the supply of supplies to the capital. Is there anything else you have?"
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for your words. Even if all regions are completely loyal to Your Majesty soon, they can't take much food to supply the central government." An official who was originally on duty in the Ministry of Transport hesitated for a moment and decided to advise the queen, "Due to the abnormal climate, the entire Feilun last year was the entire year of last year.
Agriculture is seriously inadequate. In addition, the war land is damaged, and the grain collected from all over the country is not enough. The front-line troops eat all the storage accumulated by Yongju Island over the years. In the past few months, the granaries of Yongju Island have been transporting large quantities of grain from various places, but no foreign grain ship has arrived. Not to mention that they are offered to the locals, the governors may ask His Majesty for food." He thought for a while and added, "These are all handled by the Ministry of Transport, and there will be no mistakes."
"Is it so serious?" Queen Akdina was obviously startled and looked at the communication officer with suspicion, "Is there such a communication?"
"That's true. The front line of Kalinshan has just arrived to request food, fodder and ammunition to be replenished." The communications officer nodded in agreement. "The governors of Lapalia, Jondas and Charia have also successively reported that they were requesting urgent allocation of food to help the hungry people, otherwise there would be a risk of a full-scale riot. These communications have just arrived at me, so they have not had time to inform His Majesty."
"How could this happen?" the queen pounded her head in frustration. "Since the Faren continent cannot count on it, the Mazka continent colonies should still have surplus grain. I remember the grain production there should be quite a lot... What's wrong with you, your face is so ugly?"
After a period of embarrassing silence, Daniel, who had the least qualifications in the coup group, was pushed out, "This... I'm sorry, have your Majesty noticed the war report on the Mazka continent recently?"
"I haven't watched it for a while, what's wrong?"
"That, because of the enemy's chief Tkumse's continuous large-scale attacks, our army stationed on the Mazka continent has collapsed completely, and all the main grain-producing areas in the area have fallen into the hands of the barbarians."
"Then remove the army on the front line of Kalinshan and throw them into the Mazka continent to grab the grain production area back!" The queen held the handrail tightly, and even the joints were a little white. "Isn't the army just for this?"
"I'm afraid it's still not possible." Daniel shook his head, "I had fought a tug-of-war in that area for too long, and the time for farming was delayed. Even if I spent a lot of effort to retake these areas, I would not be able to obtain food until autumn. At that time, Yongju Island had long turned into hell because of the food shortage."
"This is not true, that is not true. What should I do? Do I want me to beg for peace from the human countries now and cede land and exchange food?" The queen was obviously a little crazy.
"Your Majesty must not do this." An old but powerful voice sounded in the auditorium. The representative of the strongest force in the coup group, Navy Marshal Toulus, stood up and walked to the front of the throne. The queen immediately closed her mouth with a guilty look, and looked at the old Marshal who was twice as old as herself with the look of the primary school student looking at the teacher.
"This war does require a decent end, but it is definitely not now!" Marshal Toulouse took out a huge world map and spread it in front of everyone. "Since the war started, our army has not achieved a commendable victory on land, only a series of miserable defeats. In such a bad situation, the conditions will be so harsh that we cannot accept. In addition,"
He paused, and then used his thick fingers to draw a big circle on the continent of Feren. "This time the climate abnormality and crop yield reductions spread throughout Feren! Even human countries are no exception. They are also in a serious food crisis. Even if we are willing to ced large tracts of land to beg for peace, no country can allocate food to solve our difficulties."
"So would you choose to seek peace from the barbarian Tkumse and let him provide us with enough food to support us to survive the crisis?" Princess Alanita asked back.
"This is also not working. Tekumse's original territory was mainly on the plateau, which was definitely not a good place to produce food. The plain grain-producing area that fell into his hands was also damaged by war. No food will be produced until autumn. Besides, Marshal Toulouse drew on the Mazka continent on the map. "Tecumse's condition must be that we must completely withdraw from the Mazka continent. Can we agree?"
Everyone was silent. The Mazka continent is the source of wealth of the Elf Kingdom and the material basis for the "Elf Invasion". If this vast and rich land is lost, the government's finances will inevitably go bankrupt immediately, and the huge army will soon be unable to maintain it. Even the country's economic system is in danger of shutdown. A considerable number of elves' living standards will return to the point of living on clear water and fruits every day. Elf can give up all occupied areas of the Feren continent, but they must never give up the Mazka continent.
"So, begging for peace from the enemy has no future. Only with our swords to solve the problem is the right way. For many years, haven't we been here all the time?" Marshal Toulous concluded, and raised his sword to signal to everyone.
"But, aren't you saying that all other countries are in short supply of food, and even if they send troops, where should they rob them? Besides, in the chaos in our country, we can't send many troops." The queen said in confusion.
"No, there is another place that has not been damaged by war and natural disasters. The land there is fertile, the food is piled up like mountains, but the military power is extremely weak. It is the most suitable target for our attack at present." Marshal Toulous moved his finger north from the Mazca continent and stopped on another vast land. "It is here, the thirteen states of the new Naserel that we have always ignored!" (
Chapter completed!