Riding and Slashing

Chapter 426 Martyrs

Fortress of the Martyrs.

It's a hastily built fortress in an oasis on the south bank of the Wusu River in southern D'Shar.

This oasis is the only way to connect Toba City and Narda, and it is also the most intense battlefield where De'Sha resisted the Bacchus Empire in the past two years.

This is the fort that Sarah's father, Saravan Sheikh, built and where he committed suicide.

Sarafan, the rebel leader who once betrayed Bahad Khan Kadan, used blood and sword to resolutely maintain Desha's last dignity in the last days of his life.

In the Fortress of the Martyrs, he spent all his family property that he had accumulated throughout his life, and made Emperor Marius' expeditionary army stay under this fortress for a whole year until Bacchus' army ran out of food and retreated.

Emile Xerxes, who was besieged in Toba at that time, and Kadan, who fled to Narda, also got a chance to breathe, and under the contact of Saravan, they put aside their mutual hatred and formed an alliance.

The last border in the south of the D'Shar Duchy was thus preserved.

But it is a pity that after the two 'Bahad Khans' formed an alliance, neither of them had any plans to regain the lost ground.

At the same time, the two brothers sent an agreement acknowledging defeat to the Fortress of the Martyrs, hoping that Sheikh Saravan would negotiate peace with the Bacchus Empire on their behalf and accept that the Bacchus Empire would occupy most of its northern territories.

Cardan and Emile Xerxes, the brothers, probably neither have the bloody spirit to fight to the end, nor the courage to admit defeat in person...

Perhaps Saravan had been right all along—the templar, fearless in the desert, would indeed become weak if he lived too long in the city.

So weak that he didn't even have the courage to admit defeat himself.

So Sharavan Sheikh signed a defeat contract with the Bacchus Empire on behalf of the two 'Bahad Khans', and then - he committed suicide.

Sarah can now understand her father's obsession—although she still doesn't agree with his father's abandonment of his wife and daughter.

Saravan Sheikh is the one who really loves Desha deeply, for Desha he will give everything...whether it is his family or himself.

He committed suicide also because he could no longer see the future of Desha...

The holy mountain of Ghazi was burned, God Vata was 'killed', none of the noble monks were martyred, and nobles like Kadan and Emir Xerxes didn't have the consciousness to sacrifice for Desha...

For Saravan Sheikh, his D'Shar was dead.

Therefore, this fortress is not called 'Jihad Fortress', but 'Martyr Fortress'.

Saravan, the last martyr of the D'Shar.

But this martyr was not respected by the D'Shar people - because he was the one who acknowledged the defeat on behalf of the D'Shar, and he was the one who signed the defeat contract...

Most people are ignorant.

Those Dexia youths who still retain some blood, even some of Saravan's subordinates, are gnashing their teeth and cursing Saravan, the "coward" who admitted defeat, but Kadan and Emile Xerxes have not suffered any accusations ...

They will only look down at the signature of the scapegoat, but never look up at the instructing king.

In other words, they will only follow suit and curse people who are being cursed by others, and ask those who have the courage to speak the truth to shut up.

Probably, this is because cursing Saravan will not have any consequences, but cursing Kadan is likely to kill people.

Only Sarah could curse Cardan and Emir Xerxes loudly at the Fortress of the Martyrs—and in their presence.

Sarah, in her capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Pande, met with two 'Bahad Khans', Kadan and Emir Xerxes, in the Fortress of the Martyrs.

The two brothers took a long time to arrive at the Fortress of the Martyrs, and they each brought a lot of guards...

Maybe it was because he was afraid of being assassinated.

But Sarah was actually waiting for them in the fortress alone.

Neither Cardan nor Emile Xerxes dared speak loudly to Sarah...

They may feel a little guilty about Saravan Sheikh.

Kadan had seen Sarah when she was a child, and some of Saravan's subordinates who stayed in the Fortress of the Martyrs also recognized Sarah. They didn't have the confidence to make things difficult for Saravan's daughter—of course, they didn't dare to make things difficult. In the current New Pendor Kingdom, they Can't afford to offend.

Sarah is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and she represents the entire country when she is on a mission. If she is disrespectful to Sarah, she may have to recruit Li Ang again...

"...I came here to pay homage to my father...but I heard my father's name here!"

Sarah sat on the main seat, and glanced at the two 'Bahad Khan' on the left and right with a blank expression: "What's the 'Shame of Desha', what's the 'coward and scum', and some people say he is a 'traitor'... I Now I want to know, who the hell is the shame of De Xia! Who the hell is a coward and scum! Dare to be a bastard, spineless and shameless, he is simply a maggot!!"

Sarah didn't name names, but everyone knows who she scolded...

Cardan kept silent, and Emil Xerxes looked down at his feet.

Neither of them spoke.

"Aren't you two in an alliance? Who is in charge of your two brothers now? Who is Bahad Khan?"

Sarah looked at the two brothers with a mocking look on her face—the two were scolded as maggots face to face and didn't even retaliate, they were worthy of the Khan level.

"He He……"

The two brothers are pointing at each other.

Afterwards, they hummed again at the same time, and stopped talking again.

"That's fine, it seems that you are all self-aware, and you all know that you are not worthy of this title..."

Sarah stood up: "Since you know that you are not worthy to be the ruler of D'Shar, then I will give you a chance...surrender to the New Pendor Kingdom and accept the rule of His Majesty Leon, which may guarantee your safety... ..."

"What?" "Surrender?"

Cardan and Emile Xerxes stood up at the same time, they really did not expect Sarah to make such a request so suddenly.

"We didn't fight the New Pendor Kingdom... Besides, we didn't offend His Majesty Leon..."

Emil Xerxes looked at Sarah strangely.

"Yeah, you didn't offend His Majesty Li Ang. But you offended me!!"

Sarah slapped the table heavily: "My father's reputation can be washed with your blood or your reputation, you choose!!"

After finishing speaking, she pulled out the long sword from her waist, and used the blade as a mirror to look at her face.

"Ms. Sarah... This is not an order from His Majesty Li Ang, is it? You are making claims..."

Kadan frowned and looked at the sword in Sarah's hand: "If we don't accept it, can you still declare war on us on behalf of the New Pendor Kingdom?"

"I can't declare war. I'm the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not the Hand of the King... I don't have an army either, so I can't lead troops in battle."

Sarah spoke slowly, with a cold and flat voice: "However, I have the friendship of His Majesty Li Ang—if I die in the territory of Dexia, I can guarantee that His Majesty Li Ang will lead troops to conquer Dexia and kill all of you. Kill all..."

Cardan and Emile Xerxes looked at each other, and there was real panic in their eyes.

They knew that what Sarah said was true, and that she did have the courage to die here.

Not to mention the friendship between Sarah and Leon, just because of Sarah's status as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is absolutely impossible for anything to happen in the Dexia territory-let alone die in the Dexia territory, even if Sarah dies in the Dexia territory. Even if De'xia suffers a small injury, the New Pandor Kingdom will surely fight against De'xia forever.

Moreover, the Kadan brothers both know that Li Ang is probably willing to do this...

"Ms. Sarah, if His Majesty Leon is willing to restore the territory of the Principality of D'Shar, I am willing to surrender to the Kingdom of New Pendor!"

Cardan quickly relented and paid back the price.

"Bah... De'shar Principality? You actually plan to become a subsidiary principality of the Pendor Kingdom? You have already ceded the northern territory and admitted that most of the northern region is ruled by Bacchus. The ink on the defeat agreement is not yet dry. How to recover?"

Sarah smiled sarcastically: "Your current territory is only equivalent to an earldom... I don't mind asking His Majesty Li Ang to make both of you earls. However, Desha only has one, but you have two ——Let me ask again, who has the final say on Desha?"

Cardan and Emile Xerxes were silent again.

That's right, the New Pendor Kingdom and Bacchus are now allied countries, and Leon and Ramon of Singal are partners. It is impossible for him to let the territory occupied by Bacchus and the independent Singal return to D'Shar...

Who has the final say on Desha?

Now I'm afraid it's Li Ang who has the final say...or rather, Sarah, who represents Li Ang, has the final say.

"Of course, you can also commit suicide or run away—this way you don't have to be embarrassed, and I won't force two dead people to clear my father's reputation..."

Sarah threw the sword in her hand onto the table, and the crisp sound of 'Dang Lang Lang' startled the two 'Bahad Khan' into a cold sweat.

suicide?Are you kidding me...

escape?Where are you going?With Sarah's attitude, if she really escaped, the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood would be following behind, right?
The two brothers thought for a long time, then had a fight, and finally wrote a surrender form after a long time.

Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and it is much better to be an earl than to be dead. Besides, it is an earl country, at least it has autonomy.

This time, Emile Xerxes did not compete with Cardan for the right to rule Dexia, but the two brothers still fought over who signed the surrender form - but not for the signature, but for the Get the other party to sign...

Because whoever signs the form will be scolded, and those who sign the surrender form will definitely be stigmatized as 'cowards' and 'traitors'.

In the end, the names of two 'Bahad Khan' were signed on the surrender document.

This is what Sarah asked for - Sarah said to see their sincerity.

When Sarah returned to Long River City with De Xia's surrender letter, Li Ang also just finished dealing with Fletcher's matter.

What Sarah brought back to Leon was of course an unexpected harvest-this was indeed Sarah's own initiative, but she did a better job than everyone imagined.

And Li Ang's next order was actually more ruthless than Sarah's.

He named Cardan the 'Count of Narda' and Amir Xerxes the 'Count of Toba', dividing the territories of the two brothers into two earldoms, and allowing them to keep only the troops that fit the status of earls —not more than a hundred knights in full armor, or a thousand soldiers in light armor.

If the armor or army exceeds the standard, it will be directly regarded as treason.

And Sarah... Leon also made her an earl, and the title given to her was 'Earl Deshar'.

Of course, the title of Minister of Foreign Affairs is a bit higher, and Sarah indeed already has the merits of this title.

Her fiefdoms are the Fortress of the Martyrs, the village of Gahar, and the Fort of the Holy War.This is the former territory of Sharavan Sheikh, which just cuts the territory of Kadan and Emir Xerxes in half.

Sarah is still serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and her fief will be handed over to another person for management—her fiancé, Sigismund, who has just been made a sworn knight by Leon.

For a king, he must be calm when encountering anything, and must be clear about his priorities.

Even if you encounter close subordinates colluding with foreign enemies, you must hold back your emotions, first rationally resolve the threat posed by the Jatu people, and arrange all government affairs, and finally deal with the betrayers.

Li Ang has always been a rational person.

Right now, everything inside and out has been arranged, and Li Ang left for White Hart Castle to meet Charles.
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358th July 10 of the Pandeli calendar.

This day is the blessing day of the goddess of order.

It was also the day the war ended.

A day ago, His Majesty Leon returned to White Hart Castle to inspect the material reserves, and announced that the entire New Pendor Kingdom was lifted from the state of war preparation.

The Jatus have all retreated to the grasslands, and peace has returned to Sarleon and the Noldor Forest.

De'Shar has become one of the three counties of the New Kingdom of Pendor.

The Bacchus Empire is currently an ally with the New Pendor Kingdom, and they cooperate in many ways.

Fieldsway has also completely withdrawn from the land of Sarleon, and it is said that he is requesting His Majesty Amy to sign a non-aggression agreement.

Except for the siblings in Ravencrow Realm who are still fighting for the throne, there is no longer any war in the entire continent.

I can finally do my job - as the commander of His Majesty Li Ang's imperial guard.

This year has been leading the army to fight, and being able to lift the state of war was originally a comfortable and good thing.

But His Majesty Li Ang was in a bad mood.

This is because of Charles.

I can imagine how sad His Majesty Leon was - Charles was not only the son of Earl Oden, who was regarded as a good friend by His Majesty Leon, but also His Majesty's first sworn knight.

It is indeed unimaginable that such a person would collude with foreign enemies.

I tried to comfort His Majesty Leon, but His Majesty said that he has seen many plots and betrayals over the years, and he will not be concerned about the conspiracy between Charles and the Jatu people.

His Majesty simply told me that he had encountered an insoluble problem, and that there was no one to help him.

I seriously thought about the situation of the entire continent, but I don't see any problems that cannot be solved now...

His Majesty Li Ang has actually controlled half of the continent, and the new legion trained by Jocelyn has almost taken shape. Ms. Baodaisi has also trained a female army in Fort Eagle Claw. Today, the New Pendor Kingdom is strong and strong, and any country in the entire continent It is impossible to pose a fatal threat to the new kingdom of Pendor.

The construction of the Great River City has also continued, and the Great River Express has been continuously transporting mutton from Fletcher to various places.

In the area between Lion City and Luxin Lake, it is said that Her Majesty Amy has successfully cultivated millions of acres of land in the past few months.

The Noldo Forest is being reforested, and the fire barrier is also being repaired. His Majesty Leon plans to build the barrier into a road in the forest, so that Bacchus' supplies can also be transported to the forest market.

The country seems to be thriving, and people are very confident about their future life. Everything seems to be going well, and everyone praises His Majesty Li Ang.

The only disgruntled person is Ardalion.Because His Majesty Li Ang did not kill all the Jatu people, but started a business with the Jatu people, Aldalian felt that His Majesty Li Ang was breeding tigers.

Of course, Ardalian also knows that if some ordinary goods can be used to exchange for temporary peace on the border, this deal must be a good deal—as long as the New Pendor Kingdom can develop with peace of mind for a period of time, there will be no shortage of Jatu people. For the sake of consideration, everyone is confident in this.

But His Majesty Li Ang was still anxious all the time.

Especially today, after His Majesty met Charles, he asked me to imprison him in the White Hart Castle Bank as well.

Moreover, His Majesty also ordered me not to let him out before Wendy comes back...

I don't understand this order, why does His Majesty lock himself up?

But I have to carry it out—His Majesty Li Ang almost never shows anxiety, and in my impression, he can always solve all problems with a smile.

But this time, he kept frowning.

I am very upset.

—Excerpt from "New Pendor Battlefield Diary", by Lisadiran Aino.

(End of this chapter)