Sheila Yuzas is probably one of the rare generals who has served in both Shadow Legion and Immortal Legion.
He was originally the deputy general of the Shadow Legion.
After Emperor Marius established Immortal Legion, he served as the deputy general of the Immortal Legion - he was the first middleman to connect Emperor Marius and Shadow Legion.
Marius once trusted him very much. In fact, General Agason was just the successor of Sheila.
Unlike Agason, Sheila Yuzas is actually a native of southern Pendor.
But his family defected to the empire when General Osa founded New Bacchus and was a military family of Bax, so Sheila was considered to be from a famous family and was regarded as a member of Baxian.
Therefore, Sheila has always called herself Baxian - even though his ancestors do not have any blood of Bax, he still insists so.
His family has always kept a large number of slaves, and during his tenure, he continued to kill enemies to gain trophies and slaves. It seemed that his thirst for wealth would never end.
This kind of behavior is actually quite normal in Bax, and it's not a big problem. At least it's not like Livius who bullies men, dominates women, and harms civilians. Moreover, having a greed for money is a good thing for the emperor.
It is precisely because he is from Pendor and is a Bacchus Empire noble that Marius gave him such an important task - both Shadow Legion and Immortal Legion will consider Sheila to be one of their own, and such a person can actually help ease the antagonistic relationship between the two nations.
And Sheila did serve the empire conscientiously in the first half of her life.
Whether facing Duchy of Dexia or Lionheart Kingdom, he killed countless enemies during his twenty-year military career and made great achievements for the empire.
Although he serves as a lieutenant most of the time and is therefore not famous abroad, as the lieutenant of the two core legions, he is undoubtedly one of the most important commanders in the empire.
And within the empire, everyone knows that he is a true warrior of the empire and the most skilled general in the entire Bax!
Probably the only flaw is that he is too greedy for money - he is extremely ruthless in order to plunder the spoils of war, and sometimes causes massacres in enemy countries...
However, treating the enemy as an enemy and taking trophies from the enemy is not a shortcoming of a general.
Originally, he could retire as a top general and leave his portrait forever in the Bacchus Empire Imperial Palace corridor.
But no one expected that he would suddenly lead troops to rebel after Emperor Marius vigorously promoted the reform policy!
It wasn't until he launched the rebellion that everyone knew that the massacre Sheila had committed before was probably not because she regarded the enemy as a bandit...
Simply because he is cruel and murderous.
And his so-called "greed for money" and constant acquisition of trophies are just a by-product of the killing he loves.
Yes, Sheila is not greedy for money. He keeps making money not for his own enjoyment, but to gain the approval of the Shadow Legion and launch his big plan to 'return to the Osa era'!
Sheila Yuzas does not support Emperor Marius's reforms.
Or should I say, he is extremely against Marius Reform...
It stands to reason that as a native of Pendor, most people would support Marius' reforms.
But Sheila Youzas is different. He insists that he is a member of the Bax nation.
This probably means that you can't stand up after kneeling for a long time. It's similar to some people who still have pigtails in their thinking. They always feel that foreign adults are superior to others.
Marius's reforms, in the opinion of Sheila Yuzas, were a betrayal of Baxian!
In other words, it is a betrayal of a local military family like his...
It took his family more than a hundred years to give up Pandor's relatives, endure the name of traitor, endure the oppression and ridicule of Baxian, and pay countless prices, and finally got Baxian to treat him as the same kind.
From Pande to Baxian, he was finally accepted by Baxian in his generation, entered Shadow Legion, and became a general through his hard work in the first half of his life.
The Yuzas family finally became masters at this time and became members of the highest class!
But the first point of Emperor Marius's reform is to treat Pande and Baxian equally... From now on, no one will be the best?!
Sheila Yuzas felt that this was equivalent to turning half of his life's efforts and the humiliation and sacrifices his family had endured for hundreds of years into a joke...
He cannot accept such a policy...
He believes that under the reforms of Emperor Marius, the empire has deviated from the right track!
In Sheila's view, Emperor Marius is not worthy of sitting on the throne of the empire, and he will overthrow the false emperor Marius, lead the empire to correct chaos, and return to the Osa era!
As a result, Sheila Yuzas broke away from the Bacchus Empire and became an independent armed force.
He distributed most of the money and slaves he obtained to his cronies who had been deployed in the imperial army for many years, and used the method General Osa to get many officers to support him - he said that he would implement the Civilian Equality Law, and it would be a 'Military Equality Law' based on military rank...
However, his so-called "military law" of "returning to the Osa era" is not very complete.
Because there are no people in his structure.
He planned to let everything be managed by a military system and build a pyramid with a military system.
Slaves, Pendor soldiers, Bax soldiers, Pendor officers, Bax officers, generals - Baxian is above Pande, and the general is at the top of the pyramid.
Permissions are determined by class, and there is no other means of governance. Soldiers and below are slaves, and there is no civilian class. This structure is not even a warlord government, and it is far from the empire established by Osa.
In Sheila's logic, starting from the soldiers, the upper class can own everything in their territory, and the official rank can be hereditary.
This is probably a suture monster that combines warlord thinking, feudal logic and nationalism. It doesn't seem to be a big problem, but if it is really implemented, I'm afraid it will be no different from Gatu people...
Oh, there is a slight difference. Gatu people actually does not think that his nation is nobler than other nations, but Sheila, a native of Pendor, insists that the Bax nation is inherently better than other nations...
However, there is indeed a market for Sheila Yuzas's devil's logic in Bax.
Due to Bax's strict military regulations, legionnaires can only receive less remuneration during their service, and they must serve for sixteen years. After the service period expires, even if they have great merit, they can only become officials such as tribunes, and cannot become hereditary nobles.
Especially the soldiers of the Immortal Legion, although they are nominally the emperor's personal troops, they will not get any extra benefits under Emperor Marius. After all, Emperor Marius will strictly implement his own reform policy.
Therefore, many imperial soldiers, especially some elite and mid-level officers who have served for many years, do have illusions about Sheila Yuzas's logic.
Those who came out of the common people due to policy reasons got opportunities that they would never have had in their lives. However, after they turned around, they were actually more eager to become oppressors than the traditional aristocrats, and they were more greedy...
Human nature has been like this since ancient times.
The traditional aristocrats, that is, people from the Shadow Legion, feel that Sheila's idea is actually in line with their original traditions...
Especially those Shadow Centurion who have suffered losses due to military reform.
Therefore, when Sheila announced her separation from the Bacchus Empire, there were indeed many people following him, and basically all of them were veterans or officers who had served for many years.
But in fact, Sheila Yuzas did not raise the flag of rebellion at the beginning. Maybe he was not good at governing the country, but he was definitely not a fool. He knew that direct rebellion would definitely be a dead end - he just declared that he would retire with his veterans and break away from the empire to become a free man.
Emperor Marius initially did not regard them as rebels, but only allowed them to secede from their nationality and expel them from Bax's territory.
After all, these soldiers have made many military exploits for the country, and they did not cause chaos in the country at that time. They just did not want to be citizens of the empire anymore, and there was no reason to directly exterminate them.
Marius was implementing reforms at the time, and if he went to war because of this, the conservatives would criticize him for it.
As a result, this hidden danger gradually grew into a cancer.
Under the instigation of the Senate of the Bacchus Empire, a rebel leader Augustus who had been lurking in the empire approached Sheila Yuzas.
In fact, Augustus was the emperor elected by the Senate of the Bacchus Empire twenty years ago, but in the end Marius used some "little tricks" to make the Senate change its mind, and Augustus became a rebel because of this.
Augustus I am a politician and do not have strong leadership ability, so I can only hide and hide all the time.
But Sheila Yuzas is a battle-hardened general.
As a result, the two sides joined forces and began their journey - Augustus "defected" to Sheila Yuzas. They planned to join forces to capture Siyuan City, change the day in one fell swoop, and implement Sheila's warlord ideal.
But the situation was not very good at first, because the one who was ordered to destroy them was the battle-experienced Marshal Kairos...
The rebels were chased everywhere and did not dare to fight a direct war, let alone conquer...
However, Sheila Youzas was lucky.
Not long ago, he unexpectedly received a large amount of funding from the Lionheart Kingdom - countless dinars, grain, and a large amount of equipment!
As a result, many outsiders who were still waiting on the sidelines defected to the rebel army after Sheila spent a large amount of dinars.
These included hundreds of the Shadow Legion centurions - these people lost the authority to lead peasant soldiers under Marius's New Deal.
It also includes six hundred immortals - Immortal Legion, who Emperor Marius spent great efforts to build, and nearly one-third of them have joined his command!
There are even three hundred Imperial Knights - they are just cavalry of the Imperial First Legion after Emperor Marius implemented the reforms, and are not considered real noble knights.
This rebel army quickly formed a large scale, and in addition, it was a rebellion on the battlefield...
Shira Yuzas' ability to command operations is indeed very strong. He led the rebels and caught Kairos by surprise - Kairos did not expect that his subordinate Shadow Centurion would suddenly switch sides!
Thanks to this accidental funding from the Lionheart Kingdom, the rebels achieved several incredible victories in a row, and even reached a position less than thirty miles away from Siyuan City!
In fact, even if Sheila Yuzas's rebels achieved a temporary victory, it was still not enough to cripple the empire.
King Ulrich provided him with money and food just to prevent Bacchus Empire from launching an attack while Lionheart Kingdom was in civil unrest.
However, within Bax, this rebellion caused a huge storm.
While Sheila Yuzas's rebels launched a massive attack, a group of gladiators took advantage of the rebel attack to launch a slave uprising in the royal arena of Siyuan City.
While most of the Siyuan City defenders were busy defending and counterinsurgency, the gladiators broke their shackles and rushed out of the city.
The Royal Arena of Siyuan City is the highest-level slave arena in the entire Bax. Naturally, all those who can participate in the competition here are highly skilled fighters. When these gladiators are freed, the fighting power they display is quite terrifying...
This gladiator team conquered seven or eight villages and towns in just half a month, starting from Siyuan City all the way to Erudition City.
The gladiators continued to liberate various slaves in Bax, continued to grow their own team, and eventually formed a terrifying scale of nearly ten thousand people under Erudition City!
Although they lacked food and clothing, and most of them had no reliable equipment, their numbers alone were enough to make all the lords of the entire empire helpless.
The reputation of this slave rebel army led by gladiators even spread to Lion Territory in a short period of time.
At the same time, due to large-scale riots by rebels and slave rebels, Snake Worship Cult gangsters in Bax also began to cause chaos everywhere.
The entire southeastern part of the Bacchus Empire was filled with Snake Worship Cult troops, and countless villages were destroyed.
Since Governor Kairos was leading the army to exterminate the rebels and could not return to resist, Imperial Port was attacked by a large number of Snake Worship Cult thieves.
Most of the surrounding lords fled, and there were also many high-ranking officials and dignitaries who were forced to rely on Snake Worship Cult.
Imperial Port is now crumbling. It is said that civilians and serfs spontaneously organized troops to resist with difficulty.
As a hub town between the three core cities of Siyuan City, Erudition City, and Imperial Port, Marasburg has even been captured by Snake Worship Cult.
Almost the entire Bacchus Empire is in flames of war, and there is no normal communication between several major cities.
In this case, forget about dealing with the Lionheart Kingdom. Self-protection for the Bacchus Empire is a problem...
Siyuan City.
Emperor Marius is standing in front of the map wearing a military uniform.
This is the Imperial Palace hall, but the current layout is more like a military headquarters.
"Where is Kairos now? There's no reason why he can't send back the news, right? The rebels of Sheila Yuzas can't completely defeat him..."
Emperor Marius looked at the map and asked General Agason beside him without turning his head.
"When I received your order, Marshal Kairos was in Fenrad Village with the main force of the Shadow Legion. Your Majesty, Marshal Kairos probably did not dare to send you a detailed military report... There are many traitors in the Shadow Legion! Sheila Yuzas always knows the movements of the imperial army in advance!"
General Agason frowned tightly, looking much more anxious than Emperor Marius.
"Alas... not only Shadow Legion has a traitor, Immortal Legion also has a lot of traitors. The number of immortals who have joined the rebels far exceeds my imagination..."
Emperor Marius said a little helplessly, but did not show any frustration. "Agason, the situation is urgent now, you must immediately recover Marasburg, which is the hub between Siyuan City, Imperial Port and Erudition City, you cannot lose..."
Marasburg is located between the three core cities of the Bacchus Empire and is indeed an extremely important connection hub.
Emperor Marius's gaze has also been wandering around Marasburg on the map.
"But... Your Majesty, Olegaburg has fallen. The rebels and Snake Worship Cult heretics may attack Siyuan City from both sides. If I lead the army to leave at this time, you..."
Agason looks quite worried.
"I believe Kairos will kill the rebels. As for Snake Worship Cult of Olegaburg, I have recalled Titus... Compared to Siyuan City, I am more worried about Imperial Port."
Emperor Marius pointed to the position of Imperial Port on the map. "The Snake Worship Cult disciples who caused trouble this time are not simple believers. They have strict organization and military order, and have formed a real army! These are not just Snake Worship Cult disciples in the empire, their army actually came from the sea, from the Amara Continent!"
Agason's eyes widened. "Your Majesty! If that's the case...Imperial Port I'm afraid..."
"Because you have lost contact with Imperial Port, you must control the surroundings of Marasburg and ensure the safety of Imperial Port! I will personally go into battle on Siyuan City's side..."
Emperor Marius nodded and patted Agason on the shoulder. "You go now, don't worry Siyuan City!"
"As you command!"
Agason took the order and left. He was confident in Emperor Marius's judgment.
Marius looked at the map again, turned around and poured a glass of wine from a metal wine cup on the table. "Justus, is there any problem there?"
"We are currently unable to contact Erudition City, but if nothing else happens, my father should be able to convince those slave rebels... But if they are all recruited, Erudition City's food may not be enough."
A young girl came out from behind the side screen. "Your Majesty, why don't you let Brutus lead the gladiators to deal with Sheila Yuzas's rebels? Isn't that what you originally wanted?"
This girl looks quite young, but very calm and bookish.
"Luciana, I didn't expect that Sheila Yuzas could persuade so many troops to rebel... I knew that many Shadow Legion centurions might rebel, but I really didn't expect that even my Immortal Legion would have so many elites. I surrendered to him. Now that the rebels are too close, I can no longer send officers to guide the rebels. The slave army Brutus has raised is too large. It may not be easy to drive them smoothly now. It is better to recruit troops quickly to avoid greater chaos..."
Emperor Marius was quite patient with the young girl, and treated her like a friend - just like when he faced Justus, even more cordially.
"Your Majesty, my current name is Alina... In fact, those gladiators have been quite cooperative, and Brutus is still their leader. I think I can let him try..."
The girl corrected the name Emperor Marius called her. It seemed that Marius was not regarded as an emperor at all, but more like a close elder.
"Alina, child, you have never really dealt with gladiators - they will only obey those who can defeat them in combat. Brutus I am afraid it will be difficult to make all of them completely obedient..."
Marius shook his head and changed his name, explaining it like an elder teaching a child.
"The only option is to recruit people in advance. I still didn't think carefully enough..."
Alina said and sighed, "The current chaos in the empire can be said to be caused by me... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't expect this situation."
"Alina... This is not your fault. There is nothing wrong with your plan. Using Sheila Yuzas's rebels to drive the gladiators to launch a slave uprising, this was originally a good plan that could promote the reform of the slavery system in one fell swoop... But no one expected that Amara Continent's Snake Worship Cult would suddenly go on a cross-sea expedition..."
Emperor Marius drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and sighed, "I hope there won't be any bad news from the north."
"Lionheart Kingdom is too busy to take care of himself... However, Your Majesty, Noldo Elves seems to be cooperating with the Lionheart Kingdom's Baron Li Ang. The viper troops lurking over there sent back a message that Noldo Elves is following Li Ang to fight against Gatu people."
Alina lowered his head and looked at the booklet he held in his hand.
"Huh... This is probably good news. At least that guy won't come and cause trouble... That Li Ang can control Noldo Elves, which seems really unusual. By the way, Alina, I heard that Baron Li Ang is not married yet..."
Emperor Marius looked back at Alina, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"I am only interested in the hero Madigan once predicted... Your Majesty."
Alina shook his head expressionlessly.
"This excuse of yours... you've been using this excuse since you were sixteen, how many times have you said it now? You can't stay unmarried, Alina, you will be twenty next month."
Emperor Marius also shook his head and smiled, "Or do you plan to always serve as an intelligence officer here? Justus will definitely blame me..."
"... Your decree restricts the minimum age for women to get married to twenty-eight, Your Majesty. Besides, it's not that I don't want to get married. Those men don't dare to propose to me. What can I do... Instead of worrying about my marriage, you might as well worry about the situation in the country..."
Alina curled his lips and retreated behind the screen.
"Ha, you can't be pessimistic at any time... As long as Agason clears out the enemies near Marasburg, everything will be solved. Titus has also contacted Ash Descendants...Alina, this chaos is not a bad thing, the empire will eliminate all Shen Ke in one fell swoop! Bax will be reborn from the ashes, and will become extremely powerful!"
Emperor Marius poured himself a glass of wine again, drank it in one gulp, then picked up the sword and left the hall.
A bright red liquid slowly dripped from the metal wine glass, which looked like blood.