THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 297: MOVEMENT OF 35,000 TROOPS
The alliance meeting in the northern region of the Azeroth Kingdom had to be canceled due to the news of General Kelrun's death. Especially when news of General Kelrun's corpse being hung like a rebel, the alliance meeting that should have been held a few days ago had to be postponed again for a few days.
However, everyone was cautious of the hostility of King Azeroth VI and King Diamant I, and they did not have time for the meeting Myro held.
At least they planned to hold a meeting after King Azeroth VI made his decision. If King Azeroth VI decided to go to war, some nobles and higher-ups from the north of the kingdom would definitely go to his aid. After all not all the nobles and officials in the north were planning against the Azeroth Kingdom, some of them remained loyal to the kingdom.
Whereas if King Azeroth VI's decision was not to attack Bern, many people would be disappointed and the meeting of the northern alliance would be held again.
The Royal Capital of Azeroth, the royal palace.
King Azeroth VI, who had been sitting on the throne for less than a week, had a gloomy face, but he had just ascended to the throne but trouble kept coming to him.
The resistance of the War Duke and the 1st prince had not been completed, he had not managed to quell their rebellion. Then the actions of the 2nd prince were very suspicious, even though it did not carry out an armed rebellion directly like the eldest prince did, King Azeroth VI understood there was something hidden behind all the actions of the 2nd prince.
Now a new problem came to him, General Kelrun who was hanged like a rebel.
King Azeroth VI was at a loss as to what action he should take, and if he made the wrong decision, his position as king might be lost.
Because of his worry, King Azeroth VI decided to gather all his father's confidants who decided to remain loyal to him.
In the meeting room, there was a prime minister standing beside the throne.
Then on the left side of the throne stood 10 loyal ministers, there Lapter among 10 ministers.
On the right side is Verlan, who is standing alone.
The reason Verlan was alone was that Rifu and Limo were on the border between the Kingdom of Azeroth and the Kingdom of Diamant, and the generals of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions were busy confronting all of King Azeroth VI's enemies throughout the kingdom.
Therefore, Verlan was left alone who remained beside King Azeroth VI to protect him.
King Azeroth VI observed the loyal followers his father left behind saying "Sorry to gather you all together all of a sudden, I am sure you all must have known the reason why I gathered you here, but I'll tell him again so you don't misunderstand me. What action should I take to respond to the challenge of my brother, King Diamant I?".
Verlan immediately knelt "Your Majesty, allow the troops to move! As long as I, Limo and Rifu act, we will definitely be able to destroy the entire Diamant Kingdom! They dare to fight the noble and kill the loyal General Kelrun, let me take revenge for General Kelrun!".
Before one could say anything, suddenly a soldier opened the door of the meeting room and knelt down "Your highness, there is a problem in front of the palace!".
Different from everyone else, the wise prime minister realizes something important must have happened.
The soldiers in the palace were all loyal to the king, they would not disturb the meeting of the king just for insignificant matters.
"What's the matter?" said the prime minister so that others wouldn't scold the soldier just now.
"Your Majesty and all the ministers and generals, 35,000 men from General Kelrun's army have arrived in the capital! They were all lined up and kneeling before the palace, besides General Kelrun's wife and daughter were in the front row, they were kneeling in front of the palace!", cried the soldier.
Hearing the 35,000 soldiers with Kelrun's wife and children kneeling in the palace, the king and everyone in the room were shocked.
Now, the central part of the Azeroth Kingdom where the royal capital was in winter, snow covered the entire street.
But the 35,000 troops still kneeling in front of the palace without a care for the snow or the cold, they might freeze to death if they continued to kneel like that.
King Azeroth VI stood from his throne "What are you doing? Let them stop kneeling in front of the palace! If they have no place to stay, use all the inns in the capital! They are loyal royal warriors, so I don't mind financing all of their residences while in the capital!".
"It's not so noble!", said the soldier just in a cold sweat "We told them not to kneel down and go to see you, but they refused! They all told me that they would not stand until his highness agreed to help bring General Kelrun's body back to the capital, they chose to freeze to death in front of the palace as long as the noble did not agree to send an army towards Bern City!".
"Even the 35,000 troops offered themselves up as suicide squads! If your Majesty is able to bring back the corpse of General Kelrun and bury the corpse like a general, they would all not mind dying in the Diamant Kingdom for your majesty!".
Everyone was speechless, who would have thought the Kelrun troops would be so loyal that they were ready to sacrifice their lives for the corpse of the general. It was not only his soldiers, his wife and children who knelt on their knees that showed their determination.
King Azeroth VI gritted his teeth, as a good king, how could he let 35,000 troops kneel before the palace in the snowy weather.
Slowly his eyes became firm. When King Azeroth VI was ready to decide that the troops move towards Bern City and bring the general's corpse back to Azeroth Kingdom, the prime minister who knew the king's mind immediately knelt "Her Majesty, please be careful! Right now all the 1st, 2nd and 3rd division troops are busy fighting the rebellion! Although loyal nobles and officials helped, the troops that gathered the most were only 1 million troops".
"1 million does look a lot, but most of them are not elite troops but only joint forces. Moreover, King Diamant I dared to challenge you which meant that he was ready to fight against 1 million troops! This is a trap! As long as his Majesty loses 1 million troops, General Limo, General Rifu and General Verlan, we will not be able to compete against the Diamant Kingdom anymore".
Verlan shouted angrily "Prime Minister, do you underestimate me, Limo and Rifu as a general? As long as we lead 1 million troops, we can't possibly lose! The 3 divisions need not be moved at all, let them continue to suppress the rebellion of the other princes".
"I do not underestimate you, but you who underestimate King Diamant I too much" said the prime minister firmly "Don't forget, Bern City is the territory of King Diamant I, he must have set a trap there!".