In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 755

“Who are you?”

The Iron Duke’s voice is a bit mechanical, which is the price one has to bear as the host of the “Iron Duke” – losing a certain amount of personal will, and over time, it may even be assimilated by the artifact “Iron Duke”.

The typical price a weak person has to pay if he wants to perfectly control the artifact.

Jeanne shrugged: “It seems that I recognized the wrong person.”

The Duke of Wellington is an old antique from the Napoleonic Wars, with a brilliant record that can be called a legend.

He can also be regarded as Emperor Napoleon’s gravedigger and Jeanne’s old acquaintance. At that time, he often wore a suit of steel armor to fight. During the Battle of Waterloo, he personally led a charge and defeated Emperor Napoleon’s old guard.

Now it seems that although the armor on the Iron Duke is similar to the aura on the Duke of Wellington, and is most likely modified from the former, the person inside is no longer the same.

This is normal. Ordinary people are not heroic spirits created by miracles like her. Even extraordinary beings have a limited lifespan if they do not reach a very high level.

“You are the Glory Knight.”

It seemed that Jeanne’s identity could be identified from her armor and weapons, and the Iron Duke’s mechanical voice could not help but create some ripples.

The British have mixed views on France’s Joan of Arc. Some people admire her achievements, some hate her for shattering Britain’s early attempts to establish European hegemony, and some regard her as a religious madman and a heretical witch.

But for the Knight of Radiance, the continuation of Joan of Arc, the British generally have a positive view of it.

After all, since she was resurrected and joined the Holy Church, she has been fighting on the front line against darkness and evil for hundreds of years, and has never participated in a secular war. Such a character, even among the British army, is worshiped There are also many.

In this era, there are also stars, idols, leading actresses in many theaters, and ballet dancers who are also sought after by thousands of people. But in fact, they are just playthings for entertainment. They only get canary-like love instead of respect from the upper class. and admiration.

This is the difference between the shining knight with many admirers and those singers and dancers.

Before the Iron Duke put on this armor and inherited the “mantle” of the Duke of Wellington, he was also one of the admirers of the Glory Knight.

“Why are you here?”

The Iron Duke was very puzzled. The Glory Knight was an enemy of darkness. Even if MI6 had made speculation about this, he could not figure out why the Glory Knight would appear here to fight for the Texans.

For a person like her, even the Dharma King would not be able to force her to do something that goes against her own beliefs.

Even if she is willing, just by raising her arms, the position of the King of France will be threatened. After all, the Orleans faction, Napoleon faction and republican faction are still watching.

The mob in Paris may at any time pull the King of France off his throne because of the knight’s shouts.

“There’s nothing to talk nonsense about. Let’s talk about it after we fight.”

The chain sword in Iron Duke’s hand buzzed, and he said in a deep voice: “The evil spirit may have possessed you, but I will make you regain your original will.”

“This is my will.”

Jeanne sneered: “It is estimated that the number of humans killed by dark creatures every year does not exceed 100,000. However, due to the famine caused by the war initiated by your country and the exploitation of the colonies, conservative estimates suggest that the number of humans killed every year is no less than 100,000.” million.”

After Europe entered the industrial age, like in the Middle Ages, monsters massacred villages and cities frequently, and there were very few incidents. The number of times the Holy Knights were dispatched, and the number of demons exterminated became less and less.

“If we measure it in terms of harm, your country is more evil than the most terrifying evil.”

“Here’s nonsense.”

It is nonsense to measure holiness and evil by the number of people killed.

Are the deaths of those indigenous and humble people worth talking about?

Purifying them is justice, right?

The Iron Duke strode over with a cold snort, and the scorching steam gushed out enveloped the entire street.

Keng——

Jeanna, who was holding the Holy Spear, was blown away like a cannonball, but immediately after, she spread her flame wings and flew out of the collapsed ruins.

“This guy is a bit fierce.”

Lothar frowned. The confrontation between Jeanne and the Iron Duke seemed to be very different, but Lothar knew very well that this guy had not yet exerted his full strength. In other words, even if he exerted his full strength, he could still drain Jeanne to the point where she was exhausted. , without weakening at all.

Moreover, no one can say for sure what explosive abilities the other party may have to overwhelm the bottom of the box.

This is obviously an opponent that Jeanna must take seriously even at her peak. After all, the Iron Duke is not restrained by the Holy Glory, and the blessing of the law cannot bridge the gap between the first and second peaks.

Lothar did not rashly intervene in the battle. The goal of tonight’s battle was not to surround the Iron Duke from the beginning to the end. It was enough to contain him. With the blessing of Lavinia’s law, Jeanne did not burn out so quickly. Own.

If Texas wants to win, and it needs to win beautifully, the British Expeditionary Force, which has been weakened many times, has to be weakened again in New Naples. After all, the difference in family background between the two is too far.

The combined population of Texas is only about one million, and this is the result of Giuliano absorbing some friendly indigenous tribes.

This is the dilemma of Texas. Due to its bad reputation, it is difficult for it to attract enough immigrants from Europe. Even the vast territory of British Canada at this time only had more than 2 million people, which shows that it relies on immigrants. The road to population expansion is difficult.

Those natives who had been deceived many times by British colonists and had deep prejudices against white people were not so easy to be trusted. In addition, the natives of North America had experienced many massacres and the terrible westward movement, and their population had dropped sharply to less than one million, and most of them had moved to the inland “reservation”, far away from Texas.

Without sufficient population, Texas’ vast territory and sufficient resources could not be converted into national strength.

If more than 100,000 young and middle-aged people were lost, even if the British were defeated, the country would have no future.

So tonight, New Naples was bound to become a bloodletting trough for the British expeditionary force. Just eating a few reconnaissance teams, which added up to more than a thousand people, was nothing at all. Losa’s appetite was much bigger than this.

As for how Texas would gain population in the future, Losa also had a plan, but it still depended on whether Mexico, a good neighbor in the south, which was also eyeing Texas with caudillo separatism everywhere, would cooperate.

The news that the reconnaissance team was attacked had been passed on since the first gunshot.

As the teams sent back the message, Admiral George, who was still on the Sea Sovereign, could not help but frown: “Even the Iron Duke can’t deal with those monsters hiding in the alleys and sewers?”

He hesitated and continued to send reinforcements to the city. He felt that he was walking into a trap set by the enemy.

But if he used naval guns to wash the ground and razed New Naples to the ground, and there were French ships next to him, he didn’t really believe that the French would declare war on Britain for Texas.

But it was night now, and the ambushes in Texas, and those werewolves were all top masters, the effect of the artillery washing the ground might not be much better, and the risk was not proportional to the benefit.

In addition, once the city was bombarded with naval guns, it would also mean that all the more than 1,000 soldiers of the reconnaissance team would be abandoned.

Ordinary soldiers were fine, but there were many elite armored infantry and nearly ten King’s Blades inside. They were all from military officer families or nobles, not those low-level soldiers who had nothing to lose.

“Pass my order, let the Iron Duke and the King’s Blade withdraw from the city.”

Admiral George hesitated for a moment, but still issued this cruel order. Without the cover of the Iron Duke and the King’s Blade, these armored infantry and ordinary soldiers would inevitably be buried in the trap set by the cunning Texans.

Not long after the order was issued, Lieutenant Colonel Scott’s voice came back: “Your Excellency the Admiral, the Iron Duke refuses to accept your order, and asks you to send the King’s Shield and the King’s Blade into the city to support and catch the attackers in one fell swoop.”

Admiral George couldn’t help but be stunned. Not only him, but also the officers and staff around him were all shocked.

The Iron Duke of this generation is a close relative of the Hanoverian royal family, and his status in the expeditionary army is extremely respected, but he has always been taciturn, and he has always done his best in the assigned tasks, and has never refused to accept orders.

Admiral George hesitated, but still said: “The situation of the war changes rapidly. I believe in the decision of the Iron Duke as the commander of the front line. Since he is sure to lead the King’s Blade and the King’s Shield to annihilate the enemy, why should we refuse an upcoming victory?”

As more than 30 tall steam knights broke into the city, the intensity of the battle was once again raised by a large margin.