The request for a duel between two young men may seem absurd, but in modern Europe, duels are legal.
And the duel between the two can be divided into three ways to decide the winner, one is that the duel is terminated as soon as one of the parties is injured - even if it is a minor injury.
The second is when one of the parties is seriously injured and is unable to continue the duel, and the duel is terminated.
The last is when a duel is terminated after one of them is mortally wounded.
The invitation to a duel is already in effect as Karl struggles to throw the gloves in his shirt in front of Ernst, unless Karl rejects his invitation to duel or if one of the two loses the ability to fight before the duel begins.
Sure enough, when Karl threw the gloves in front of Ernst, Anna, who was standing on the second floor, looked very wrong.
Karl and Ernst are not ordinary people, both are members of the royal family of the two countries, in a sense, the two can be seen as representing their respective countries, and now Karl not only responded to Ernst's invitation to a duel, but also threw his gloves to each other, which in a sense, duel has become an irrevocable reality.
Fortunately, although the two fought at the ball, neither used weapons, so the two suffered only minor injuries, and after Carl briefly treated the wounds, Anna called into the room.
"Carl, do you know what you're doing!"
In the face of the angry Anna, Carl seemed a little overwhelmed, but he still stubbornly said: "Sister, you also saw that it was Ernst who provoked me first, and I was completely passive!"
"I know, but look at what you've become!
Not only did you fight with Ernst at the ball, but you also made a duel agreement with him, I see if you're crazy!
” "I'm sane, sister, Ernst is too arrogant.
As a Habsburg man, how could I watch him insult me!
When the Habsburgs were glorious, their Hanover royal family was nothing more than our domestic dogs, but now even dogs dare to bully their owners, if I am weak, then what will the European countries think of us Habsburg!
” As he spoke, Carl looked at Anna without showing any weakness.
Look at the stubbornness in Carl's eyes.
Anna sighed.
This brother of mine is very similar to herself in some ways, and looking at the current Carl, Anna seems to think of the self who did not hesitate to run away in order to resist the marriage contract.
"So, Carl, how are you going to end this matter?"
Seeing Anna's tone soften.
Karl was also relieved in his heart, and then only heard him say: "Sister, the arrogance of the British must be fought, I have decided to duel with Ernst with a sword tomorrow, you don't know, I am a master of using a sword!"
Although Karl had been passed on a few years earlier to his brother-in-law, Duke of Chechen, Albert.
Casimir, but Carl did not live with his uncle.
Among the younger generation in Vienna.
Carl also made a name for himself, at least in terms of swordsmanship and horsemanship.
"Okay, but Karl, you must remember that this duel must be measured and must not cause too much damage to Ernst!"
Seeing that Anna didn't let herself give up the duel, Carl seemed very happy "Don't worry, sister.
I listen to you" Although the duel was first uttered by Ernst, it was Carl who threw a glove at Ernst, so Carl was naturally regarded as a challenger.
As mentioned earlier, unless the challenger withdraws the invitation to the duel, the duel must be executed.
And letting the challenger withdraw the invitation to dueling, no matter what the motive is, can be seen as the challenger's weakness.
And not only the challenger himself will be affected, but the prestige of the challenger's family will also be immeasurably affected.
You must know that Karl is a Habsburg son, and if he retracts the invitation to dueling, then not only will he be considered a coward.
Even the Habsburgs would be despised, which is why Anna did not ask Karl to withdraw the invitation to the duel.
Not only was Anna talking to Karl that night, but at the British Embassy, the British ambassador to Prussia, McClown, was also trying to persuade Ernst.
"Your Royal Highness, I don't think there's a need for a duel."
"Lord McLaen, what are you talking about!
Didn't you hear Karl's insult to me?
As a member of the British royal family, do you want me to endure this breath alive!
” As he spoke, Ernst felt a dull pain in his lower abdomen where Karl had kicked him, which made Ernst's heart even more irritable.
"Anyway, this matter has been decided, I have to make Carl look good, and don't you have faith in me?"
"Your Highness, I can't make the decision on this matter, I need to ask London for instructions!"
"No need to ask, didn't Carl say tomorrow, then tomorrow the duel" "Your Highness, do you think about it again.......
"Don't think about it, I've already made a decision, and you don't have the right to overturn my decision!"
Listening to Ernst's words, a wry smile spread across McLene's face. ............................................
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The next day, in a field outside Brandenburg, thousands of Prussian royal guards went out to seal off the entire field, and in the encirclement of the guards, in addition to the two protagonists Karl and Ernst, there was also Hound, the deputy chief of the Prussian royal family, who played the role of the host of the duel, and the surrounding audience.
When Carl and Ernst, who were still a little apprehensive, saw that Cristini was also present at the scene of the duel, the two instantly turned into aggressive roosters.
You know, whether in the Middle Ages or now, winning the hearts of beauties after duels is always a must-have chapter in any romance novel, and now Christine's arrival is completely endowed with a sacred meaning in Karl and Ernst's view, that is, whoever wins the duel will get the hearts of beauties.
Originally, Louise did not agree to Christine's coming, but the main reason for the conflict between Carl and Ernst last night was because of Christine, and now Christine's presence at the duel scene is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, and there will inevitably be bloody scenes during the duel, Louise is afraid that Christine will be frightened.
But with Cristine's insistence and Anna's support, Louise finally relented, and of course Louise did not participate in the hilarity.
The reason why Anna supported Christine was because she was so confident that Karl would win the duel, and heroes have always had a great attraction to beauties.
Imagining the scene of Carl proposing to Christine after winning the duel, Anna does not believe that Christine is not impressed, knowing that she has spent all her money to help her brother succeed today.
There were dozens of spectators at the scene of the duel, among which in addition to the British and Austrians, there were more than a dozen young masters and young ladies of Prussian aristocratic families.
In this duel, the longsword was used according to Karl's wishes, and of course the longsword used by both men was a standard weapon provided by Prussia, and the two longswords were also appraised by the British and Austrian sides.
After identifying that there was no difference at all between the two longswords, both the British and Austrian sides nodded and passed.
Of course, because of the particularity of Karl and Ernst's identities, this duel is not a life-and-death fight, of course, at the request of the two, this duel adopts the second method of duel, that is, when one of the two is seriously injured and can not continue to fight.
The duel is over.
In front of Ernst, Karl and Ernst signed a pleading, which in Chinese means a matter of life and death.
At the same time, the two also swore to God in the presence of Horn that they would guarantee the fairness of the duel.
The two then walked to the middle of the meadow, separated by a distance of about two meters.
"In the presence of God, the duel begins!"
With Horn's words finished.
The two raised their swords almost at the same time.
The first to attack was Karl, who thought he was superior in swordsmanship, launched an attack as soon as he came up, and the long sword stabbed to Ernst's left waist, seeing Karl's movements, Ernst hurriedly put his sword up to block Karl's attack.
And at the moment of blocking Karl's attack, Ernst accelerated and crashed into Karl's body.
Ernst hit Karl's body from the right, but Karl was not a long-term master of swordsmanship, and the game was very stable, and Ernst's powerful collision did not knock Karl over.
Karl pulled out and swung his sword at Ernst.
Ernst, seeing that his blow was unsuccessful, dodged Karl's sword sideways.
There were exclamations from the crowd of onlookers, but Cristini as the heroine didn't seem to have the slightest awareness of the heroine, and when the others exclaimed, her face bloomed with a smile.
After a few tricks, the two returned to their previous confrontation again.
I saw that this time it was Ernst who made the first move, and Ernst raised his long sword and swung it at Karl, and at this moment.
Karl didn't move, but silently calculated the distance between Ernst and himself.
Seeing that the sword was about to descend on his head, Karl rolled to Ernst's right side, and then the sword stabbed directly into Ernst's right arm.
In the flash of lightning, Ernst's right arm was splashed with blood.
But Ernst gritted his teeth and didn't care, but took the opportunity to throw his right arm horizontally.
When the blade was only a few centimeters away from Karl's neck, Karl dodged it, which also made Karl break out in a cold sweat, if he hadn't dodged in time, I'm afraid that Ernst's sword would have cut off his neck.
When he saw that Ernst was wounded, the British ambassador McLaen hurriedly shouted that the duel should stop, and then rushed to Ernst to help him cover his right arm.
But Ernst didn't appreciate it "I'm fine, I can still fight, the duel continues!"
"No, Your Highness, you can't be presumptuous, Lord Hound!
The duel must be stopped immediately!
” Maclain had already been taken aback by Ernst, knowing that if he allowed Ernst to be injured in the duel, he was afraid that his career would end in Prussia.
Despite Ernst's repeated shouts, Horn decided that Ernst had injured his right arm and was no longer able to continue fighting, so the duel ended in Karl's victory.
Just when Karl was about to propose to Christine with joy after being declared victorious, he saw that Christine had already gotten into the carriage first, and before Anna could stop it, the carriage drove out, which made Carl's eyes darken with joy.