Howitt did not take away all the divine punishment army. He only took two thousand. The remaining two thousand people should stay in the king''s capital to guard against the king and the residual forces of bucken in the king''s capital.


    In the past three days, Howitt thought a lot. He also thought that this was bucken''s trick. He wanted to lead himself out of Wangdu and use his hidden troops in Wangdu to do things.


    But the Archbishop still chose to leave the city. The threat of bucken was too great. As long as he killed bucken, he firmly believed that no one in Romulus could threaten his status any more. This temptation made him really irresistible.


    In the past period of time, he cleaned up a large number of bucken''s subordinates. According to Howitt''s speculation, at least half of bucken''s hidden troops in Wangdu were cleared, and the remaining troops would not exceed 2000. Even if he launched a raid, the king would not ignore it. After all, bucken is a disgusting role.


    The Archbishop gave Leo the army left in the king''s capital. He was most worried that Leo would not fight. For the sake of insurance, he found a good helper for Leo.


    When we first met, the man was wearing a heavy mask. Leo couldn''t see his face, but he felt that his figure was somewhat familiar.


    Bucken called the man "Bai Ying": "once the king changes, Bai Ying will send you news. You must follow his advice and hand over the command of the army to him if necessary."


    Howitt took two thousand divine punishment troops and left the king''s capital. He galloped day and night from the road to the Rockland hills.


    Bapre, who received the news, was terrified. He hurried to barken and asked, "what happened? Why did the Archbishop bring more than 2000 people here? What did he want to do?"


    Bucken smiled and said, "you robbed him of his food. Naturally, he will come for revenge."


    "Those grains are his?" bapre was hit by five thunders. "You told me that those grains belong to a stupid Punisher! You never said it had anything to do with the Archbishop!"


    "Calm down, it''s nothing to be afraid of!"


    "Why not be afraid! He has more than 2000 people, and I have only a few hundred people! He has countless fourth-order strong men, and I have nothing!"


    Barken said, "there is another divine punishment army coming from the sea. Some people will arrive here tomorrow."


    Bapre sat down on the ground with a desperate face and said, "it''s over, it''s all over."


    "What''s over?" barken smiled. "The divine punishment army belongs to me. They will fight for us."


    "How many of them?" said bapre with a startled look


    "More than 2000 people, including our troops, add up to nearly 3000."


    "Why didn''t you say it earlier!" said bapre, turning his worry into joy. "So our troops still have an advantage?"


    Bucken nodded and said, "it''s not just the advantage of military strength. Don''t forget that this is your territory. No one knows it better than you."


    "You''re right, you''re right!" when he was surprised, bapre suddenly thought of a question, "why do you want to take refuge in me when you have so many soldiers?"


    Bucken said with a smile, "because you are the one chosen by the Lord, you will eventually complete a great feat with me!"


    It is basically the same as cheerdan''s first guess. It is bapre who bucken took the initiative to take refuge. The only difference is that bapre has no ability to control bucken. He is just bucken''s helpless choice when he is desperate.


    After being assassinated under the city, barken, who was seriously injured, led the troops in ambush under the city all the way to the Rockland hills, accidentally broke into bapre''s territory and was attacked by bapre.


    With bucken''s army, it is not difficult to defeat these mountain bandits, but he dare not do so. At a dead end, once his whereabouts are exposed, the Archbishop will never leave him any chance.


    Fortunately, his soldiers were disguised as refugees, and bucken was humble enough. He took out some gold coins and knelt on the ground to beg for admission. Buckley was eager to expand his power, so he took bucken down.


    With the gradual recovery of bucken''s injury, bapre found that bucken had terrible strength, and there were many advanced ancient god believers among his men, and even a third-order strong man.


    By chance, he saw bucken take off his hat and show his Mediterranean hairstyle. Only then did he know that he was a divine Punisher.


    Bapre was so frightened that he wanted to drive away bucken. But under the deterrence and persuasion of bucken, he changed his mind. He firmly believed that he was the man of the day and would become a new overlord in the coming troubled times.


    "When we kill the archbishop, I will take his place. I will gather the divine punishment army all over the country until we capture the king''s capital. I will inform the Pope of your achievements. The Pope will crown you personally and make you the new king of Roma, King bapre I!"


    While talking, bucken secretly launched a fourth-order technique to integrate singing into the tone, so that bapre believed it until his blood was boiling.


    "When will your soldiers arrive!"


    "They can''t gather together. That will arouse the suspicion of others. They will come one after another dressed as civilians and will be there in five days." this is the truth. In the past month, bucken has been gathering his old friends, and more than 2000 people have gathered from all sides to the blue Bay.


    He robbed Leo''s food in order to lure the Archbishop away from the king''s capital, and the robbed food can also be used as military food to prepare for attacking the king''s capital while continuing to summon the old headquarters.


    "The Archbishop will arrive in three days, that is, we need to stick to it for two more days," said bapre


    Bucken nodded. "I''m sure you can do it!"


    Bapre raised his chest and ordered his subordinates: "keep the main road and prepare to meet the enemy!"


    ……


    After the Archbishop left, Leo immediately found Manda and told the truth. Leo trusted Manda more than the unknown "white shadow".


    Manda was also interested in the "white shadow": "what kind of person is he?"


    "He is tall and thin. He is in his thirties. I seem to have seen him somewhere."


    Leo didn''t provide much useful information. For the sake of his trust in himself, Manda gave him a piece of advice: "don''t hand over the army to anyone unless you have to. That''s your chip to protect your life."


    ……


    Three days later, Archbishop Howitt led the divine punishment army to the Rockland hills. Everyone knows that the archbishop is a wise man, but few know that he is also a warrior.


    When he was young, he participated in many battles. He knew how to fight, and he also had a group of generals who were good at fighting.


    It took him only half a day to break the first line of defense in the hills. Before dusk, he broke the second line of defense and captured bapre alive.


    Last night, bapre still had a dream of coronation ceremony. Until now, he knelt in front of Howitt, and the dream just woke up.


    "Where''s bucken?" Howitt looked at bapre with a kind smile.


    "In the stronghold, he was still in the stronghold at noon today. He had many soldiers. He said he would come to support me, but he didn''t come, he didn''t come..." bapre cried, "I was cheated by him. Please spare my life and let me do anything!"


    Howitt nodded and said, "I believe the Lord will forgive you."


    Two soldiers tied bapre to the stake. Amid the flames and wails, bapre got up and said, "the whole army, don''t let bishop bucken wait too long."