Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 510 The Destruction of the Empire

After the dispatch was completed, the Queen Mother set out in person again and led people into the city.

The soldiers of the Imperial Wall were driven off the wall, and the First Thracian Regiment controlled all the gates on the land, prohibiting all personnel from entering or exiting. According to the order of the Queen Mother, the artillerymen of the teaching regiment loaded all the artillery that could be pulled out onto the ship and transported them directly to the port next to the palace and cathedral. They landed under the support of Varyag, and then immediately began to build positions to guard the safety of these key positions.

As time passed, the follow-up troops transferred by the Queen Mother also arrived one after another. After the main force of the teaching group arrived, they began to go to several barracks, the Southern District monastery and the offices of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Water Resources according to the scheduled plan to ensure the safety there, and then began to prepare to restore order.

But before that, you must first know who is the enemy and who is the friend. Now, even the Queen Mother has a very limited understanding of the current situation in the city. Therefore, she sent someone to call her granddaughter and asked her to bring Guo Kang and other key figures back. The other people involved in the melee in the city must also investigate as soon as possible to decide whether to persuade or suppress.

In the process, the situation became even more chaotic.

The Queen Mother believed that the fact that there was such a big commotion in the city, but no one was still there to manage and report it, proved that the night watchman responsible for the situation in the city had become incompetent. No matter what their purpose is, this result can only prove that these people are no longer reliable. Therefore, she also sent a large force, with the artillery delivered by the teaching regiment, to surround the headquarters and several camps of the Night Watch.

However, those sent reported that several of the Night Watch team's garrison locations had been attacked. The young master of the Li family came suddenly in the middle of the night and asked them to fight against him. When several officers refused to obey his orders, he directly killed the disobedient ones and rode away with the others who were willing to respond.

A group of armed men of unknown origin gathered at the entrance of the main road in the south of the city, and more people came from all over, seemingly wanting to meet there. During the assembly, these people were suddenly attacked by Li Xuanying and others. Although there were a large number of people, they did not have unified command and were powerless in the face of a surprise attack. After rushing back and forth a few times, I completely collapsed. A small number of people were killed, and most fled in all directions. However, there are still bandits who have fled to the east of the city and other places, setting fires and looting along the way, and the trouble is not over yet.

The people she sent to investigate the Wang family's situation did not come to any valid conclusions. All they knew was that the Warmaster and his wife suddenly came over and accused the Wang family of treason. As a result, the boss of the Wang family announced on the spot that Lao Wu and Lao Seven had rebelled, and struck first, killing everyone in their family who stayed in the compound. After that, the Wang family members followed the war commander and left, saying they were going to clean up the house. I don’t know where he is now.

The Queen Mother wanted to find someone to ask, but everyone knew little about it. The scouts' statements often contradicted each other, and it was unclear who was right and who was wrong.

To be honest, this kind of situation is more common on the battlefield. The people gathered here, including the Queen Mother herself, have all experienced the battlefield, so they will not be too surprised. But the problem is that the current situation is different from the battlefield after all. Their goal is not to destroy a single enemy, but to restore order to the entire city. For the Queen Mother, this job is relatively more difficult.

Fortunately, they didn't wait long. Theodora had quickly solved the target and returned with Guo Kang and others. She left Guo Kang outside and asked someone to check his arm. She carried a bag and rushed into the temporary command post set up by the Queen Mother at the entrance of the Empress Temple. As soon as he entered, he shouted: "Aren't there a lot of troops gathered here? Why don't you send troops quickly?"

"We haven't investigated the situation clearly yet." The Queen Mother explained helplessly: "I know you are in a hurry, but the city is too chaotic. I only heard what others said before I knew something happened. The boy from the Guo family gathered another large group Civilians, these gun-dancers in the city now have no idea who is a righteous citizen and which is a mob. To be honest, this is the first time I have encountered such a thing, and I don’t have much experience.”

"Grandma, you treat this as a war." Theodora shook her head: "On the battlefield, the enemy and us are generally determined. Even if someone changes sides, they have to contact and negotiate. It cannot be changed casually. But not now Same. We don’t have to make it so complicated.”

"It's very simple to determine who is your own. Send troops out and ask them if they support brother Kang. Those who support are your own, and let them go to the neighborhood to put out fires and clean up. Those who don't support are thieves, so just kill them. That's it. Once we do, it will be clear who we are and the enemy, and the problem will be solved.”

"Except for those areas, most of the citizens who directly follow him to fight have a wait-and-see attitude. We will eliminate the most stubborn enemies as soon as possible. Not to mention these neutrals, even those who sympathize with the enemy will cower. . In this way, the situation can be settled as soon as possible."

"After the city is stable, we can slowly investigate the situation, arrest the officials who are colluding with the thieves, and then encourage the victims to expose the thieves who took advantage of the chaos to commit crimes. Once the city calms down, these people will not be able to cause trouble. By then, Who to arrest and when to arrest can be solved by sending a centurion in charge of public security. Why bother so much?"

"Is Mr. Guo the standard?" Someone immediately discovered the core of her statement and worried: "He does not have the authorization of His Majesty, or the appointment of the Senate, or even a clear official position and authority. Based on whether he is recognized or not, Isn’t it too hasty?”

"What time of year are you still struggling with this kind of problem?" Theodora turned around and scolded.

"We can talk about many things slowly and make concessions to each other, but there is no room for compromise on this kind of thing!" She said, shaking the bag in her hand, and three heads fell out and rolled to the ground. At the feet of everyone: "When I led people to rescue Guo Kang, I invaded the cultist's den, and my soldiers killed a Wang family member who resisted. On the way back, I ran into an enemy who was going to reinforce the manor. They also killed one person each from the Wang family and the Shi family. What do you think these people did when they led their troops to attack Guo Kang in the middle of the night?"

Everyone was horrified for a moment and did not answer.

"This is treason!" Theodora simply pressed the sword and said loudly.

"I have already killed three members of the two Zhuguo clans, the Wang family and the Shi family. The two sides are attacking each other. To this extent, one party must be rebelling. If they are not rebelling, could it be us?"

"I say it again, this is rebellion!" She looked around the crowd and repeated: "In this case, there are only two choices: loyalty and rebellion, there is no other. If the people who attacked Guo Kang are not traitors, then they are loyal, and Those of us who oppose them are suspected of being treasonous.”

"It's okay for you to be on your own if you want, but don't forget that you were recruited by Her Majesty the Queen Mother to assist Guo Kang. If the nature of this matter is determined and all the recalcitrant thieves are eliminated, then even if there are relevant forces remaining, I don’t dare to do anything. On the other hand, if it just goes by like this, who can say that no one will use this to make a fuss against you in the future? At least I still have the support of my family. At worst, I will run away. What about you?"

The officers looked at each other and said, "Let's just listen to the princess."

"Then go quickly!" Theodora urged.

Everyone looked at the Queen Mother again, and when they saw her waving her hands for everyone to move, they immediately began to discuss their own marching routes.

Theodora sighed, and instead of chatting with her grandmother and mother, she walked outside again and looked around.

It should be fairly safe here. On the road in front of the door, the two outward intersections are equipped with soldiers and artillery. No one should be foolish enough to attack this place head-on. However, in the distance, the fire is still spreading. It seems that it will take time to restore calm.

At this time, she saw that the large arena not far away was still brightly lit, and asked: "Are there any games there tonight? Why is it so lively?"

"It seems there is." someone replied.

"They are really leisurely." Theodora said speechlessly: "This can still be played..."

"The first places where chaos broke out were in the Russian ghettos." The Queen Mother told her: "As far as I know, those who like to watch racing are basically Greek citizens who still have some money in their pockets. Neither of them are indeed It’s a world.”

"That's fine, it saves these people from making trouble." Theodora said.

"It would be strange if they don't make trouble." An official who came from the Ministry of War said: "When I was on duty at the Yamen just now, a Greek came to complain, saying that the French princess led people to attack them and wanted to rebel. We didn't believe it at all. What this guy said, but this matter was too bizarre, so I asked a few more questions, and he said that the princess actually wanted to go to the arena and called on the excited racing fans to make trouble with her."

"What a mess..." Theodora said with a frown. "We don't know. But I and the others look very embarrassed. The Greek who came to report is still a well-known wealthy businessman." The official told her: "We estimate that it was the audience in the arena, and for What a weird thing, they started fighting each other. This old boy lost the fight and was unwilling to accept it, so he just found an excuse and wanted us to send people to the arena to deal with his opponents as well - these people know that every day Calling back and forth.”

"In normal times, we would have gone to investigate, but this time, as soon as he left, something happened to us. Even if the Greek citizens really got into a fight, it was not a serious matter, so it was Forget about this matter..."

"They didn't run out to fight like they did before, but they still made noise for a long time." A guard from the cathedral said: "I just went to investigate the situation and saw them shouting something like 'Long Live the Song Dynasty' Yes. I asked the helpers at the door who were joining in the fun, and they said that the citizens inside were crazy and decided to establish a country, and the name was called 'Da Song'."

"What are they thinking?" Theodora was very surprised.

"These people are crazy and nothing is surprising. As for the name they are looking for this time... I guess they are just trying to make a name for themselves." said the official from before.

"Is this Da Song very loud?" the guard asked curiously.

"My hometown is in Colchis, and I heard people tell their stories at that time." The official said: "Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty is the most powerful among the settled countries in Asia."

"The residents of the Caucasus mountains are very brave. To the east and north of us, there are some tribes living, called Ossetians and Naschis - the Slavs also call them Chechens. They have always been famous for being good at fighting in the mountains. Later, Meng Gehehan wanted to conquer the Song Dynasty and asked each khanate for brave and capable soldiers. Beerge Khan of the Golden Horde gathered thousands of warriors from the tribes over there."

"The Great Khan told them: 'You are already very good soldiers, and now you can challenge stronger enemies.' He sent them to the east to follow Meng Gehan and attack a place called 'Diaoyu City' in the Song Dynasty. Mountain fortress.”

"It was just one of the fortresses of the Song Dynasty, but Meng Gehehan summoned almost the most elite and powerful soldiers in the known world to join forces to attack it. During that time, it was the real 'Fortress of the World's Longing" City'. Although they are all mountainous areas, the Caucasus mountain people are completely powerless against the fortress over there. And after that, there was no follow-up to this matter."

"It wasn't until later that another person was recruited by Hehan to bring the news. It turned out that the previous Ossetian and Chechen warriors had been wiped out by the Song Dynasty, and not even one escaped to report the news. As you can imagine, the Great Song Dynasty How powerful Song De is."

"So that's it." The surrounding soldiers suddenly realized: "But these Greeks are too arrogant, and they actually call themselves the Song Dynasty. Do they have the ability..."

"Okay, don't worry about so much." Theodora stopped their sighs: "It just so happens that we are still mobilizing troops now. Taking advantage of this free time, we will ban this Song Dynasty first."

"With their strength, there shouldn't be any obstacles. Go send a message to Patriarch Wang and ask him to help out, and cooperate with those of us who are still idle. It should be enough to go there first. .”

A guard took the order and left, while Theodora took some soldiers away and went to the cathedral first.

At this time, quarrels were still taking place in the arena.

Although everyone agreed to rebuild the Song Dynasty, these racing enthusiasts have long been accustomed to being divided into two parties, each supporting their own team and attacking each other. Previously, because they found it interesting, they temporarily gave up their differences, but soon, due to various old and new conflicts, the two sides had a quarrel, and then they began to abuse and attack each other according to the familiar ways of the previous factions.

Therefore, not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Song Dynasty fell into serious party disputes!

Because the quarrel was so intense, they didn't even go out to cause trouble as usual. Instead, they huddled in the arena and kept arguing with each other. Almost no one went out. From the outside, he looks much more honest than usual.

Throughout the night, everyone was in chaos, but the area around the arena was surprisingly calm. On the contrary, all the forces ignored it, allowing the Song Dynasty to successfully continue for several hours. It wasn't until Theodora and others discovered it that they hurried to clamp down.

Lama Wang is close, so take action first. However, they were really short of manpower, and I don’t know who had the idea to release all the bears brought by the priests.

In the arena, Kaspiros, who had previously tried to report to the Ministry of War, was standing on a box in the center of the arena, loudly calling on everyone to listen to him and boycott "Prime Minister" Vlahos.

However, he was only halfway through his speech when a group of bears suddenly burst into the arena. The leader was none other than Nikita, raised by old Ivan—it seemed to have been undergoing performance training just now, and was still wearing the robe of a Greek orator.

Kaspiros was stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to react. Quickly call someone to drive away these bears. But his servant obviously didn't have the courage and ran away.

Nikita walked over in a swaggering manner, grabbed it from the ground, picked up a torn leather boot that had been thrown by the audience to drive away the speaker, and swung the boot over, knocking Kaspiros straight off the stage.

Then, it climbed up on its own, stood up happily, and danced to "speech" to everyone.

"Oooooooo-"

As Nikita screamed, a group of bears chased the Greek thugs in the arena all over the place. Although this place was called the Arena in name, they obviously did not have the courage to fight the beasts. The audience in the stands were simply stunned and didn't react for a long time.

At this time, someone near the outer wall suddenly shouted: "No! Princess Theodora is here! I see she is coming this way with her troops!"

"what!"

"Does this mean that Heavenly Father wants to destroy our Song Dynasty?"

Everyone was even more horrified.

Kaspiros was still lying on the ground, but Vlahos, who was driven back to the wall, realized that something was wrong and had already taken the lead and ran away. As for the two officials, they also took advantage of the chaos caused by the bear rushing in to get rid of the "guards" surveillance and escaped separately.

The racing fans on the field also exclaimed to each other, "Theodora is coming!" and fled away. The imperial court of the Song Dynasty quickly collapsed like this!

(End of this chapter)