Chapter 1666: The Crack

Europe, on the banks of the Elbe River.

The flood spread, and the thirty-thousand-strong army of the Holy Cross Army was swallowed up.

Corpses lay everywhere, and wails filled the air; the Dragon Flame Army took advantage of the situation to attack, and the Dragon Flame Army led by Ling Chen launched an all-out war.

Yet at this moment, General Douglas had already died.

The Holy Cross Army was an army composed of many nations, among which the French occupied the majority, and other nations occupied a minority.

They were all troops contributed because they believed in Catholicism.

Douglas was the Commander pushed forward by the French to lead the three armies.

Now that General Douglas was dead, it had not yet triggered a greater chaos.

The Chief of Staff suppressed this matter at the first opportunity; he also knew what consequences would follow if this news were exposed as the great battle approached.

The already unstable Holy Cross Army would certainly fall into even greater chaos.

By then, no one would be able to withstand the offensive of the Dragon Flame Army.

This Holy Cross Army of theirs had only the path of failure.

They still held the advantage now; as long as the actively attacking Dragon Flame Army was wiped out, this crisis could be completely resolved.

However, the Strategist underestimated the level of the Dragon Flame Army.

Ling Chen had long since planned everything.

The so-called supreme military art is to attack the strategy, and attacking the heart is the best!

The moment after Douglas died, Marie passed the news to the Prussian residents in Hanover.

When she killed Douglas, she took an item from his body.

An item that could prove Douglas's identity.

And because Marie had been flaunting herself with Douglas every day during these days, there was no one who did not know the relationship between the two of them.

Marie was a Prussian; in the news they knew, her family was a great Noble.

And she was a traitor to Prussia!

As a Prussian, she actually went to be the Mistress of Prussia's enemy, Douglas.

Therefore, Marie was spurned by the people of Hanover.

But after Marie and the many who still believed in Frederick II and the Dragon Flame Army exposed the news of Douglas being killed by Marie.

At first, they were still very stunned; how could that bitch Marie kill Douglas?

Immediately after, a scene occurred that none of them had anticipated.

Amidst the pursuit by the Holy Cross Army, Marie actually appeared in public.

She revealed the item bearing Douglas's identity.

She also shouted loudly to the masses: "The evil dragon has fallen; we must rise up and resist! We absolutely cannot let these demons who borrow the name of the Lord wander the world; drive them back to Hell!"

When the masses saw this scene, they were still very stunned, but more and more people stood out; they believed this matter.

Countless Prussian residents launched riots.

And for the Holy Cross Army, when they saw this scene, they were instantly dumbfounded.

General Douglas was dead; they had no idea at all.

How could this be possible!

Upon seeing the token of Douglas in Marie's hand, the Holy Cross Army was instantly at a loss.

"Catch that woman who is spreading rumors!"

This woman, who was hated by the Prussians, ultimately won everyone's respect because of her character.

With the help of the Prussians, she escaped once again.

The matter expanded quickly, coupled with the fueling of the flames by the Dragon Flame Army and Frederick II.

Those in the Holy Cross Army could not verify whether this news was true or false, but after they launched a great battle with the Dragon Flame Army, they never saw General Douglas, who needed women every day, again...

Some generals of the Holy Cross Army began to be curious about the authenticity of this matter.

They were not French soldiers; they were troops from other countries.

Although they all believed in Catholicism, their interests were not the same.

There was all sorts of resentment between them.

Douglas was a general promoted by the Pope to command the three armies.

These countries dared not defy the Pope's orders, but now that Douglas was dead, they naturally would not sit still.

During Douglas's tenure as commander, the entire Holy Cross Army also had factional divisions.

The French Army was clearly treated much better than these allied forces of theirs.

This aroused their strong dissatisfaction.

Once Douglas died, no one could suppress them anymore; although this news had not yet been confirmed, these generals of the Holy Cross Army units from other countries jointly decided to go and find out the truth.

At this time, at Douglas's residence.

"Why won't you let us see the General!"

"The front line is tight now; that Chief of Staff issued an order, but I won't listen!"

"I want to see the General; I want to see him issue the order personally!"

Other important generals of the Holy Cross Army shouted angrily one after another.

The Chief of Staff, hiding in the residence, had completely lost confidence at this moment.

He was not Douglas; he had no Method to suppress this group of people.

Douglas had the power bestowed by the Pope; he did not; he was only a Chief of Staff.

"Is the Chief of Staff usurping power? Did General Douglas encounter some mishap!"

"What exactly are you hiding from us!"

"The Dragon Flame Army has already reached this far, and you are still issuing the General's orders; do you want the Dragon Flame Army to wipe us out completely in Hanover before you'll be satisfied!"

Facing the reckless charging of these generals, the Holy Cross Army soldiers could not stop them at all.

They could only say: "The Chief of Staff is also following the orders of General Douglas; you should quickly return to the battlefield to resist the Dragon Flame Army."

"What you are doing now is insubordination; if this is investigated, you could be dealt with by military law!"

"Ha, if we don't see the General today, you can go ahead and execute us all!"

These Holy Cross Army generals did not back down in the slightest and charged straight toward the door of Douglas's room.

The commotion outside was so loud, yet General Douglas still had not appeared; this was simply not his style.

Now they could almost conclude that General Douglas had met with misfortune!

But just at this moment, the door creaked open, and a person walked out from inside.

It was none other than General Douglas's Chief of Staff; he looked at the crowd coldly and said with extreme indifference: "The General is already dead, but that is no reason for you to cause a scene here!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd shouted coldly: "Even if the General is dead, it is not the turn of a mere Chief of Staff like you to take charge of the army!"

"If the General is dead, there is still the deputy general and other generals; when would it ever be the turn of a Chief of Staff like you to issue orders here!"

The Chief of Staff took a deep breath; he no longer had the ability to continue maintaining the situation of the Holy Cross Army.

Paper cannot wrap up fire, and it will only make the fire burn even more fiercely!

These generals immediately said: "Now that the Dragon Flame Army is attacking on a large scale and the General has met with misfortune, I propose that we re-elect someone to act as the temporary commander to lead the three armies."

"Exterminate the heretics!"

"As a general of the Ancient Roman Empire, and as the originators of the Roman Empire, I should take over power and lead the Holy Cross Army to victory!"

Before the words had even faded, there was a chorus of sneering mockery.

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