Shortly after the Feishan coalition retreated, Archbishop Henry also retreated with the army together with the Duke of Tbilisi.
The war did not break out, and the Feisalian coalition did not look like they were preparing for a second attack. There was no point in staying. Even if the opponent came back, Archbishop Henry would have enough time to react.
Several scouts rushed out of Chelyabinsk and followed the Fessain Allied Forces. They would serve as eyeliners, watching every move of the other side. Only after they were sure that the other side had withdrawn from the border and returned to Berlin would they report the news to Kaiser. Telina and Mavi.
After the army retreated, Mawei immediately found William V and Prime Minister Bismarck and told them the news of the army's retreat.
William V was quite satisfied with Pope Doppler II's decision. At least the other party obeyed his order and chose to withdraw. No matter what he thought in his heart, he still recognized him as the king on the surface.
"Father Mavey, since the army has retreated, can you let us go back?" Prime Minister Bismarck asked in fluent Slavic. He once served as ambassador to the Romanov Kingdom and was proficient in various languages. He was very knowledgeable about the Romanov Kingdom. The situation is very familiar.
It was precisely because he was familiar with the Romanov Kingdom that he was unwilling to start this war.
but...
When he was the ambassador, it was still during the reign of Peter the Great, so he only knew one thing but not the other. He knew very little about the Romanov Kingdom after the death of Peter the Great.
"Please rest assured, I will fulfill my promise." Ma Wei said with a smile: "But we have to follow the rules. As long as the army withdraws to Berlin, I will release them immediately."
"Well." Bismarck didn't say much. This was indeed one of the agreements they reached with Mavey. He was just about to go back to the room to rest when he suddenly found Mavey standing still and couldn't help but wonder: "What else do you have?" Something?"
"That's right. After discussing with Her Majesty Katerina, I believe that His Majesty William V is also the King of the Kingdom of Frederick, and you are also the Prime Minister of the Kingdom. Although there were some misunderstandings before, I did not treat you as prisoners. ....”
After going around in a circle, Ma Wei revealed his true purpose: "Unlike the rapid march, it will take a week at the fastest for the army to retreat to Berlin. During this time, Her Highness Katerina asked me to lead several people to visit the Romanov Kingdom. , to show my friendship as a landlord."
"visit?"
Bismarck and William V looked at each other. They thought Mawei was going to say something, but they didn't expect it to be something like this...
"It's okay. I haven't traveled for a long time, so this is a good opportunity."
William V nodded. They were now living under someone else's roof. Everything was out of their control. They had no choice but to accept whatever arrangements they made. They had no choice at all.
"Then let's set off now."
Under the leadership of Mawei, many ministers of the kingdom, including William V's family and Prime Minister Bismarck, left the hotel and set foot on the cleared streets.
Chelyabinsk, which had just experienced a war, was badly damaged, and less than half of the city was destroyed. During the offensive and defensive battle that night, Marquis James used a large number of artillery. All the streets were filled with gunfire, and blood was mixed with the dark soil. To this day The color didn't fade either.
Strictly speaking, this is not a good place to visit. The pampered William V family walked on the dilapidated streets, stumbling and stumbling. When they were in Frederick's Kingdom, they would travel by horse-drawn carriage, and they didn't know how to travel at all. When they stepped onto the muddy streets, the soles of their shoes were always clean, but it was obvious that Ma Wei had not prepared any means of transportation for them today.
"Where are you taking us?"
"First go to the tavern, taste the wine of the Romanov Kingdom, and feel the life of the lower class civilians, and then go to the military camp..." Mavey said briefly.
William V licked his dry lips. He was indeed thirsty. He was always thirsty when he was nervous, especially when he was in the aftermath of a disaster. He wanted something to drink.
Soon they came to a tavern at the end of the alley. It was protected from the damage of artillery fire. There were tables, chairs and benches available. Only a few pieces of glass were broken. It was the place where Katerina's soldiers gathered.
When the tavern owner fled to Tyumen City, he only brought some belongings with him. The drinks in the store were well preserved. The soldiers who were drinking happily here saw Ma Wei coming in with a group of people, and quickly stood up and saluted: "Father Ma Wei!"
Mawei nodded to them, led William V and others to sit on the empty seats vacated by the soldiers, took out two 50 ruble coupons from his arms, and handed them to the soldiers beside him: "I will treat everyone to a drink today. Remember to leave the money to the boss, we can’t steal other people’s things.”
The soldiers cheered. As early as when Chelyabinsk was captured, Katerina had strictly ordered them not to destroy houses or loot and steal residents' property, even if the tavern owner was not present.
These veterans who had fought with Peter the Great certainly knew the rules. If they smashed and looted wherever they went, Peter the Great would not be respected by all people.
The meals and wages set by Peter the Great were very good. Soldiers who were not short of money naturally did not need to violate military orders for a few drinks.
This is their kingdom, their home, who would steal their own things?
Several soldiers walked into the wine cellar and brought in a few boxes of black label vodka with a clanging bell. There was also whiskey and so on, but they didn't like it. Apart from vodka, the most popular thing in the tavern was the sparkling kvass fermented with bread. It is very similar to beer, but the alcohol concentration is only 1%. It is considered a drink and can be consumed by children.
The more active soldiers acted as waiters. They skillfully took out glasses from under the counter, filled the glasses with light brown kvass, and brought them to William V and others along with several glasses of vodka.
William V's family is definitely the most eye-catching presence in the tavern. As kings of a hostile kingdom, the soldiers of the Romanov Kingdom did not have a good impression of them. More than half of the 15th and 19th Cavalry Regiments were lost thanks to them. , if Ma Wei hadn't been present, these soldiers would certainly not have given William V and his family a good look.
After taking a sip of high-alcohol vodka, William V frowned instantly. He was not used to drinking this kind of cheap civilian wine. He also drank vodka when he was in the Palace of Forgetfulness, but it was the top quality wine. The taste is completely different from the cheap vodka sold in street taverns.
After drinking a glass, William V turned to Kvass. This drink brewed from bread was a taste he could accept.
Bismarck and a group of kingdom ministers sitting at the table next to him didn't understand why Ma Wei wanted to invite them to drink. They always felt that Ma Wei had some purpose.
Some drunken soldiers began to sing songs from their hometown. They beat the table rhythmically and their songs became louder and louder.
"Father Mavey, if I didn't sign the edict today, what would you do?" William V suddenly asked.
"Well..." Ma Wei held a glass of kvass, but did not drink it: "If your Majesty does not sign the edict, or if Pope Doppler II does not withdraw from the army, then the only way to go is war."
“Then what do you do with us who have lost our value?”
"Do you want to hear the truth, or a false excuse?"
"Of course it's the truth."
"I will send you back to Frederick's Kingdom, right away."
William V's eyelids twitched and he immediately smiled: "So that's what you think..."
The crown prince sitting next to him was a little confused: "I don't understand."
William V explained: "If I do not sign the edict, or Pope Doppler II refuses to withdraw, it will prove that the Judgment Church does not care about me as the king, so Father Mawei will immediately send me back to Berlin, That would make Pope Doppler II a traitor.”
"Oh..." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded as if he understood: "But if he doesn't plan to start a war, why did Pope Doppler II come to the city with troops?"
"Generally speaking, the purpose of approaching the city is to put pressure on the opponent, but I think...Pope Doppler II really wants to attack Chelyabinsk." William V said quietly: "Father Mavey sent us He didn't intend to kill us, but he wanted to use us to drive a wedge between the Judgment Cult and the royal family... Am I right? Father Mavey?"
Ma Wei didn't answer, but the smile on his face proved everything.
"But father, the power of the Judgment Cult is far greater than ours, so he doesn't need to worry about us at all!"
"The gods have just awakened, and the reputation of the church has not yet surpassed that of the kingdom. Judging from the current situation, the people recognize the kingdom more than the church." William V said: "Pope Doppler II needs our reputation to attract believers. On the contrary, the Kingdom can also have an extremely profound impact on the church. If I conclude that the Judgment Church wants to abandon the Frederick royal family, then after returning to Berlin, I will immediately start to subvert the church's plan.... The Kingdom is a Kingdom, and the Church It’s the church and it must not be confused with one another.”
"But sooner or later, the reputation of the church will surpass that of the royal family." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, "Where should we go then?"
"This depends on the king's ability..." William V earnestly taught: "The church is using the kingdom to develop believers, so why is the kingdom not using the church to enhance its prestige? A good king will definitely be recognized by the people. At that time, even the church did not dare to do anything to him, because the church needed believers and they would not let believers’ faith collapse.”
"That's right." Ma Wei nodded and said: "A good king's appeal is definitely no less than that of the church, just like Katerina, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and these two beautiful princesses, you will definitely be in the future You have to be a good person, otherwise you will be abandoned by the times.”
"I will." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded heavily, stared at Ma Wei for a long time, and asked in confusion: "Don't the Church of Truth want to become the state religion of Frederick's Kingdom?"
"When you pursue the truth, the Church of Truth will naturally become the state religion of Frederick's Kingdom, and everything will fall into place."
"What is truth?"
"Oh, then I have to explain it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two beautiful princesses..."
