nucmednet Chapter 203 The End of De Helang
Chapter 203 The End of De Helang
"Brothers and sisters of Dehoran! Fathers and grandfathers of Dehoran! The city of Dehoran is near! The last stronghold of that vile tyrant Safavid is near! Brothers and sisters! Long live free Dehoran! Long live independent Dehoran!"
Located five kilometers west of Dehoran City in northern Dehoran, the First Independent National Guard of the Dehoran Liberation Movement, after being trained and armed by Amelansi, has acquired considerable combat capabilities. At least for now, with two division-level National Independent Guards, the Dehoran Liberation Movement has the ability to engage in military struggle with the Dehoran Empire.
Safawi stood on the upper floor of the palace, with the four minarets towering high. He spent a long time trying to understand how things had come to this.
The restoration of the empire took an abrupt turn for the worse. The lowly people who had been groveling at his feet rose up in rebellion, and he could hardly believe that there had been no external influence.
But so what? He saw that the city gates were wide open without any fighting, and the palace guards waved to the rebels rushing into De Horan.
On January 3, 659 AD, the De Horan Liberation Movement sent a telegram to the world: The De Horan Empire has been overthrown! Safavid I is dead! Long live De Horan!
The situation in De Horan was learned of by the Caliph and the Church almost immediately. The Caliph immediately ordered the border troops to enter a state of war and sent envoys to the Balkan Empire, intending to attack the De Horan liberation movement from two sides.
But then, a blatant telegram interrupted the Caliph's plans: De Horan and Amelansi signed a non-aggression pact and announced their alliance!
The Caliph originally didn't take the alliance of the De Horan people seriously, but since it was the Amelansi who were allied, that was a different story.
You should know that the Federal Republic of Amelan is a real fighting force! In just six months, they turned the Lasvia Empire, which had been at odds with the Balkan Empire for decades, into the Lasvia region!
If it weren't for the support of the Caliph, the Balkans wouldn't dare to provoke the demons. Now that two countries that don't even border each other have signed a non-aggression pact, wouldn't that scare people half to death?
It's important to understand that although the Balkans are ostensibly a unified empire, as a node between East and West, and a country surrounded by mountains, the different races and ethnic groups here are indeed interdependent.
But the crisis in the Balkans didn't end there. Emperor Franz I of the Balkan Empire, the founding emperor who established the Balkan Empire, died of illness, leaving behind only one heir: Sivitz Valerie.
However, the Crown Prince does not guarantee his smooth control over the Balkan Empire. In addition to him, various dukes and grand dukes are eyeing the Balkan Empire covetously, while the Imperial Army, directly under the Empire's command, suffered heavy losses in the war against Amelansi.
The situation in De Horan further exacerbated this loss, as the liberation movement's secret and rapid control over border news and border defense forces kept the Balkan Empire almost completely unaware of the rebellion in De Horan.
They knew that a rebellion had broken out in the Deholang Empire, but they were unaware that the flames of war had already reached the imperial palace.
The Balkans lost their prime period for expansion, were unable to expand outwards, and lost their emperor. The entire country suddenly became precarious, and the declarations of De Horan and Amelansi stirred up the powerful nobles in the Balkans.
Rather than saying that Amelansi had a grudge against the Balkans, it would be more accurate to say that De Horan harbored more hatred towards the Balkan people. Back when it was still a church-run diocese, there were several conflicts between De Horan immigrants and Balkan residents within the Balkans.
The independence of De Horan gave hope to some De Horan immigrants in the Balkans. Although the powerful nobles repeatedly suppressed them, it was to no avail. Several nobles on the western border simply expelled all De Horan immigrants from their territory, but these people were welcomed in De Horan.
The reason was simple: the returning industrialists and the Amerlane advisory group knew that if De Horan wanted to achieve industrialization, it would have to carry out an agricultural revolution to create more labor.
The return of this large number of immigrants signifies the emergence of a new workforce.
But this did little to improve the situation in the Balkans. Several nobles began to vie for power, and Sivitz Valerie soon discovered that more and more nobles were becoming outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant.
"Your Highness... the Grand Duke of Seville replied that the collection of taxes from last quarter has been difficult due to various reasons and will take some more time..."
"Baron Bonia's tribute caravan arrived, but His Highness... had only one carriage, which... carried only a bag of flour."
"The late emperor has only been dead for a few days, how dare they!"
The young crown prince roared angrily, berating the nobles, and at the same time, he suddenly realized why the nobles dared to defy their emperor.
In the past, they were not loyal to the crown, but to the power it represented.
Now, that power has vanished, and its loyalty has also disappeared.
The royal forces were severely weakened in the struggle against the demons. The late emperor, misled by the cunning grizzly Caliph, actually ventured into the demons' territory and was, unsurprisingly, cut off with a single blow!
Who benefited the most? Not the nobles, not the De Horan, but the Caliph!
It's important to know that the Caliph had long coveted the land on the northern shore of the Black Lake!
He let out a long breath, but didn't know what to do. He looked up; the palace was empty and desolate. But then he suddenly saw a mural.
It depicts a hideous demon.
He suddenly had a bold idea. The crown prince locked himself in his bedroom all night, and servants kept bringing things into the bedroom. When he peeked in, he saw that they were all books and newspapers.
The next day, his close advisors noticed that the gloom on the crown prince's face seemed to have disappeared. He smiled and announced to the remaining loyalists in the palace.
"Ahem, as the future emperor of the Balkan Empire, I hereby declare that the moment of our wedding has arrived!"
"A wedding? Your Highness, at this time?"
"That's right! A grand wedding! As the heir to the empire, what's wrong with a grand wedding?"
"I have sent a marriage alliance to the Federal Republic of America! I have proposed to Princess Alice and His Excellency the President!"
Everyone's minds went blank.
A marriage proposal? A proposal to that vampire? What?!
Amidst everyone's bewilderment, Sivits Valerie, the Crown Prince of the Balkan Empire, walked towards the side hall. In a place where no one could see him, he unbuttoned his heavy formal attire, his chest slightly bulging.
She tightened the corset slightly, feeling a little breathless from the restraint. She tidied her long hair, fastened the buttons, and checked the makeup on her face.
"Go for it, Lilivia! You can do it!"