Chapter 1551: Issuing Orders

"No, what you should be worried about is whether I intend to let them go," Liu Zheng said calmly and composedly.

If anyone else had said this, Teresa wouldn't have believed it for a second.

But he was different; Teresa looked at Liu Zheng, even though he was just a merchant from Longyan.

Yet, his words had never failed to be kept.

She did not know how those Holy Cross Army soldiers had died.

But this was the first time Teresa had seen someone at the Holy See who blasphemed the Pope, blasphemed the Holy See, and blasphemed the Holy Cross Army.

And yet, Liu Zheng was the first person to be able to walk away unscathed.

But the current situation had become even more tense; it was not hard to see that the faith of some refugees had already begun to waver.

To prevent this situation from continuing to develop, the Catholic Church would definitely view Liu Zheng and herself as people who must be killed.

They needed to do this to maintain order.

If they were caught by those people from the Catholic Church, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Teresa sighed and said, "Liu Zheng, you have to go."

"Yes, we should go."

"The main city is indeed not suitable for establishing a stronghold, at least not here."

The first step of Liu Zheng's plan had already succeeded: inspiring the refugees to resist.

He believed that soon, what had happened at the Holy See would spread throughout Europe.

Even if the Catholic Pope blocked the news, Liu Zheng had the ability to transmit the news to the ears of everyone in Europe.

The intelligence agency he had established had long been spread across Europe, although it could not yet spy on confidential European intelligence.

But spreading a piece of news that the public wanted to see was absolutely no problem.

Teresa looked at Liu Zheng seriously, shook her head, and said earnestly, "No, I mean, you should go."

Liu Zheng looked at her, expressionless.

"You should come with me."

Teresa smiled, revealing a look of self-sacrifice; Liu Zheng knew she was going to use her status as the Archduchess of Austria to explain her reasons again.

Hah, foolish woman!

Accompanied by Teresa's exclamation, Liu Zheng suddenly forced Teresa into a corner, his gaze staring domineeringly at her.

Teresa felt Liu Zheng's scorching hot breath, her heart in a state of panic.

She did not know why, but when facing Liu Zheng, she felt as if she had done something wrong.

She avoided his gaze, not daring to look at him.

Liu Zheng said in a way that brooked no argument, "Woman, you have no choice."

Teresa turned her head to stare at him, tears shimmering in her eyes.

This was the only Method she could think of right now to get Liu Zheng out of danger; although she was Grand Duke Theresa, this identity would only make things worse.

Now, the Holy See had plastered portraits of the two of them all over Prague.

Liu Zheng had to leave; she did not want to see him get captured by the Holy See.

Teresa looked at Liu Zheng's calm and deep eyes, and her pupils suddenly shrank.

A kiss fell.

Teresa felt as if she had been electrocuted, a tingling sensation; she struggled with all her might, but was held firmly by Liu Zheng's inescapable hands.

A long time later, Teresa clung greedily to Liu Zheng's embrace, looking at the man who shielded her from the wind and rain, not knowing how to leave...

About a week passed.

The Holy See, where the Catholic Pope resided.

Bang!

This Pope, who was usually known for being kind to others, vented his fury.

"What on earth is Douglas doing!"

"To actually let such a thing happen to the Crusaders!" The Pope did not care about his image.

The news coming from Prague was enough to make him so angry that he lost his reason.

Although he tried his best to block the news, this piece of news was like the wind, spreading everywhere across Europe.

The Envoy sent by the Lord had descended to the mortal world, and the Holy Cross Army had attacked the Lord's Envoy, suffering divine retribution.

Such news had already stirred up a huge uproar in Europe.

This caused the current image of the Catholic Church to suffer a major blow.

Moreover, this news had broken out at a critical moment when the Holy Cross Army was launching a crusade against Prussia.

If this matter was not handled well, it would be enough to cause irreparable damage to the Catholic Church.

The Pope calmed his anger and said in a deep voice, "The most important thing now is to catch that guy who pretended to be the Lord's Envoy."

"Tell everyone that that guy is the devil!"

At this time, inside Berlin, Prussia.

Frederick II received this heartening news and revealed a smile.

"Heh, those bastards in the Catholic Church never thought that the problem would arise on their own side, did they?"

Just thinking about the Catholic Pope's exasperated appearance.

Frederick II felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Since entering winter, good news had come one after another; ever since the Longyan army joined the war, the situation on the battlefield had gradually changed.

Now the roles of attacker and defender have reversed.

Frederick II looked at the map of Prussia hanging on the wall.

The map's territory was expanding, and as of now, it had already recovered a great deal.

Furthermore, because Longyan had broken the blockade line of Tsarist Russia and Austria in Poland, Prussia no longer needed to worry about being attacked from the rear.

A glimmer of shock flickered in Frederick II's eyes; once this winter passed, he would be able to accumulate enough strength to launch a counterattack.

But at this moment...

The gateway to western Prussia, Hanover.

The city garrisoned by Ling Chen.

He frowned slightly, looking at the thick layer of ice already covering the river outside.

Longyan Soldiers were currently breaking through the river surface.

He had not expected the European winter to be so cold; even the wide Elbe River had frozen over with a layer of ice.

"General." Diana draped a coat over Ling Chen's shoulders.

Ling Chen only then noticed Diana; he glanced at her and said indifferently, "Stay inside, don't go out."

Diana nodded softly, and Ling Chen opened the door and walked out quickly.

Although the winter was cold, it was also dry.

Moreover, in the city of Hanover where Ling Chen was stationed, the water conservancy projects had been destroyed due to the war, and winter had arrived before he could rebuild them after taking control.

Now, all the residents' water needs had to be met by mining the ice on this river, transporting it home, and boiling it before it could be drunk.

The Longyan Army was an even larger consumer of water, so countless soldiers were mining the ice on this river.

Ling Chen walked on the muddy road that had frozen hard from the cold.

He walked over step by step.

Watching the Longyan Soldiers who were breaking the ice, he issued a military order.

The messenger immediately shouted loudly, "Stop your work, an emergency military order has been issued!"

Many Longyan Soldiers were stunned; their first thought was that the enemy was attacking and they needed to prepare for defense.

Then they discovered that this thought was wrong.

It was currently winter, and those in the Franco-Austrian Allied Army were all huddled in their barracks.

They dared not attack at all.

What's more, they had long since been terrified by the Landmine placements of General Ling Chen.

How could they dare to attack at a time like this?

Unless they wanted to die.

"The General has issued an order: we are having meat soup tonight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Longyan Army was stunned, and then the soldiers let out earth-shaking cheers; they were all excited and thrilled.

Ling Chen did not see this scene; after he finished issuing this military order, he walked along the Elbe River.