Conquest

    Chapter 176 [Chaotic Start! 】

    Before dawn, the city of Osgiliath was still asleep and did not wake up. The mainland city, the most prosperous city of miracles, seems to be still asleep. The street was cold and clear, and occasionally a cool breeze blew, shaking a wild shivering wild dog in the corner. The crystal looked up and looked around, then leaned over into a garbage dump next to it.

    The road was cold and clear, and there was no one on the big streets. Only occasionally a group of city defense patrols walked through the cold wind. When walking, the cold-cold armor issued a dīng dīng sound, the soldiers were in the mouth. The heat of the breath turned into a white mist, and the heart cursed the damn ghost weather.

    Indeed, compared to previous years, this year's early spring is amazing.

    Osgiliath is still flat, aristocrat rich people are drunk and dreaming, last year's war seems to have been far away from everyone – anyway, the Odin people always have to play two or three times every other time, it seems that for the Byzantine people already I am used to it.

    Because the Byzantine people have a deep-rooted concept: no matter what, based on the strong national strength of the Byzantine Empire, the Odin people, even if they are fierce, can never really beat us.

    This view has a market in the upper layers of the Byzantine Empire. Even many scholars in the empire have the idea that whether it is a comparative population base and a vast territory, the Odin people will occupy the battlefield for a while. Some are cheap, but they have not destroyed the strength of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine has a population of tens of millions and has a population base several times that of the Odin people. The land area is even wider – although the Odin people are vast, most of them are in the ice and snow of the North, and the real cultivated land is less than Byzantine. Much more, and the Odin people are known for their brutality, and their level of national strength and civilization is far less than that of Byzantine.

    Based on this point of view, an occasional war, victory or failure does not seem to be so important.

    On the upper level of the empire, everyone has more things that seem more worthy of attention. The Warlord Party is busy fighting for power with the Royal Family, trying to force the Royal Family to make concessions, cutting out more administrative districts to set up new military districts, and the Royal Family is busy fighting the military. Aristocrats are busy quarreling with Senate, repeatedly asking for the ban on Senate and letting the aristocrat parliament replace it to gain a higher political status.

    In recent days, Imperial Capital has been up and down, no doubt paying attention to the health problem of the Supreme Majesty in the Imperial Palace.

    The current emperor of the empire, the Great Emperor of Lance Kontos, has been very sick in recent days.

    The coldness of the early spring is the most difficult for the elderly who are so ill-ridden.

    In fact, since the spring hunting, the body of the armpit has not been very good. It seems that the drunken drink at the hunting ground has added a lot of burden to the body that was originally ill, and left the palace. After that, the body has not been able to get better. I heard that the recent eating has become more and more rare. The court's medical officers have repeatedly requested to quit drinking, but the heroic Kontos has never been able to do it.

    According to some news in the court, heard that the emperor two days before vomiting blood, disease entanglement, coupled with the cold of early spring, the great early ranks military career left some of the old wounds broke out together, is said to have been in a coma for a day, the court medical officer for the great after a consultation, heard of leaving, The faces of several court medical officers were very gray.

    Many people with sensitive minds can't help guessing: I am afraid, is it time to change the imperial power?

    At a time when everyone thought that kontos the great was not going to be great, those days, even prime Minister and the ministers did not stop to visit His Majesty's condition in the Imperial Palace, and the most trusted Mr. Carvesylver of His Majesty, Simply moved into the Imperial palace to live, nightfall the guardian of the chief Junker, that let the upper echelons of the empire to talk about the discoloration of the emperor's most loyal death, the infamous butcher, is to guard aristocrat The great, even near the palace where the emperor lived, had changed all the original Imperial Guard.

    It's time, it's time…

    Everyone has such a thought in mind, and the old man who ruled the empire for decades should have reached the end of his life.

    As a result, something happened to everyone.

    The emperor was seriously ill and finally summoned Crown Prince Prince Garcia. When the father and son met, the emperor also called several imperial ministers such as Prime Minister and Duke Minas, but the result of the meeting turned into a farce.

    I heard that the emperor was originally planning to pass on this, but I didn’t know what happened. After I saw the crown prince, I suddenly became furious. In front of several big faces, I criticized the crown prince. The words of scolding are very sharp, and even have torn the face! In the past, some of the things that were not allowed to be on the table were all taken out.

    It is said that His Majesty the Emperor actually faces the Prime Minister and Duke Minas and others, and the crown prince is waste, not aggressive, and the focus of the accusation is mainly on the private life of the crown prince, a "no-post" accusation On the crown prince, almost the name of the surname said to break the crown prince like men do not like women's quirks.

    While he was talking, he was furious and sat up from the sickbed. He grabbed a candlestick on the bed and licked his face. The crown prince squatted on the bed and was smashed on the forehead by the metal candlestick on the spot. Suddenly bloody face.

    Seeing such a scene, Prime Minister and Duke Minas and the ministers were shocked, and this hurriedly went to persuade.

    and crown prince himself silently kneeling there, let blood flow in his face, dyed his collar, this always silent and strict Highness, there seems to be no reaction, there seems to be no irritation and indignation expression, is still that years of unchanging indifferent silent expression, Silently pulled out a silk scarf wipe the blood, and then kneel there silent.

    He seems to be a dough, and there is no reflection on how to knead his knees.

    As a crown prince, the weakness reached this level, so many ministers could not help but sigh.

    The characters who were so tough with Kontos were almost overwhelmed by the warlords of the military, hechmen. After changing the gloomy and weak Garcia, he would not know how to let the warlord henchmen squat. ……

    In the evening, according to unreliable news, it was said that after the crown prince and the ministers retired, the emperor coughed out three bowls of blood on the sickbed! The emperor was scared to be close to the waiter, and he quickly re-convened the crown prince and the ministers who had already returned home.

    At that time, we all thought that your Majesty was really out of the way this time, and according to the customary tradition, the ministers waited outside His Majesty's bedroom for dawn, and even prime Minister Lord had silently calculated in his mind how the Emperor's funeral and the ceremony of the coronation of the new emperor should proceed, Even an overnight notice was sent to His Majesty Pope to wake up his sleeping pope and to respond to the Emperor's death at any time.

    But this time, a miracle happened.

    Waiting for the night on a cold night, when the day was bright, Kontos the Great turned out magically!

    When the Majesty re-invited the ministers, his temperament was much better. Although he was still occasionally accompanied by a cough, his face was not so frightening.

    Soon, just two days later, you can get out of bed again. He seems to have restored the health of the past, and even took time to review the exercise of the Imperial Palace Imperial Guard. Some people say that walking under the armpits Flying, the horse did not need to help, and also ran a few laps on the horse's field at the Imperial Palace.

    However, after reviewing the operation of Imperial Guard, His Majesty seemed to be very dissatisfied with the training of Imperial Guard. On the same day, the position of Imperial Guard Commander was revoked, and the Imperial Guard Commander who was loyal to the Royal Family was taken to the local army. When a miscellaneous General went.

    The emperor then ordered the transfer of a Flag Battalion from the Osgiliath City Guard into the Imperial Guard, and from the 6th Army of the Central Standing Army, the old army of the rabbit Ruhr, a Flag Battalion was assigned to the Osgiliath City Guard.

    Such mobilization immediately aroused the sensitivity of the military, but the emperor’s poor body, every generation of emperors will do some similar moves when they hand over power before the final death, in order to stabilize the imperial power, so the military is still silent. Endured, and did not block.

    It was the subsequent order of the emperor that made everyone stunned.

    Ordered by the Emperor Kontos, let the Crown prince Garcia drop it to the 13th Army to experience it! Let him go to a false title of observation, and then ordered him not to delay, and immediately took office after receiving the order.

    Throw the imperial crown prince to the most dangerous and dangerous 13th Army in the emperor team? This decision immediately shocked everyone!

    Even when the emperor wants to let his successors experience it, although he has been sent to the military to cultivate his military knowledge, he will try to pick some relatively safe places, such as the city guards, or In the regular Army, pick a place closer to Imperial Capital to experience it.

    13th Army, the famous Rhodelia Army! Although it is the first iron army of the empire, this iron army is synonymous with: danger, harshness, and…The casualty rate is great!

    Moreover, after the Odin war, after Ruhr took over the Rhodelia Cavalry Army, the army was currently stationed in the northeastern frontier of the empire, where the conditions were very difficult, but the people were savage, and the order was ordered to allow Ruhr to recruit troops on the spot. Compiled the soldiers lost in the last war. And that place is not far from the Primal Wildfire in the north. Once there is a renewed battle with the Odin, the Rhodelia Cavalry Army will undoubtedly go to the battlefield in the first place!

    It’s not a good choice to go to the Rhodelia Cavalry Army as an observer!

    Some people may think that if you want to fight, then you will immediately recall the crown prince, and there will be no danger – you know, the order to send the crown prince is clearly announced! It’s a big fan, everyone knows, but if you fight, you will recall the crown prince, then the face will be lost! Don't say anything else, a review of retreat, never think about it! As an emperor, how can you harm your successor?

    The most important were:The time of experience is not right!

    If it is normal, throwing down the crown prince is nothing. The problem is that the old emperor is now seriously ill, although the body has suddenly recovered a lot, but if you say a disrespectful one, who can guarantee that this is not the last return? In case the old emperor suddenly has two legs…Then the crown prince is in the Empire Frontier, away from Imperial Capital…When the emperor's handover is over, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no scorpions!

    At this time, it is unwise to put the crown prince out!

    If you change to other countries or other dynasties, I am afraid that when the emperor is so tossing the crown prince, then everyone will think that I am afraid that the emperor is dissatisfied with the crown prince.

    The problem is, Kontos, you can be such a son!

    For this order, the Empire Minister and other ministers tried hard to persuade the emperor one day, but Kontos the Great will be firm and unwavering. It was crown prince himself. After receiving the order, he did not resist. On the same day, he packed up and went to the military to take the official document. He took a team of guards out of the city on the same day, and even went to the Imperial Palace to take a look. My own father. Many people think that: crown prince is afraid to go with anger!

    In any case, the crown prince quickly left Osgiliath, and the Kontos Emperor swept away the old illnesses. Every day, the spirits appeared in front of the ministers, and sixteen orders were issued within three days. The 16 orders were mainly aimed at the preparation of the Imperial Central Standing Army after the war, especially during the war, when the 2nd Army and 9th Army, which had been beaten down by the Hasting raid, were rebuilt, and the emperor ordered that the backbone be drawn from the Imperial City Guard to enrich the second 9th ARM Y, and then from the emperor ** School transferred a group of graduates down to serve as junior officers.

    As for the issue of Army General, the emperors and the military officers fought for a few rounds and finally made compromises.

    Tuning the 13th Army First Flag Battalion, the flag officer Saucier, served as 2nd Army General!

    Tuning the 13th Army Fourth Flag Battalion, the flag officer Butler, appointed the 9th Army General! !

    The two candidates were the Royal Family who refused to give up, and the emperor made a compromise in other aspects after the tough top of the military: the three former empire empire, from the Imperial District, were placed nearby Terma Military District!

    The three counties, in exchange for the two General positions of Army, it is difficult to say this confrontation, who won the Royal Family and the military.

    But no matter what, after this series of orders was issued, everyone focused on one person!

    Adrick! !

    Many people have been surprised to find that after this series of appointments, the biggest beneficiary is actually the new Emperor Visice-chancellor! !

    You know, Adek has been in the 13th Army for nine years, and he can say that he can do his best!

    This time, from the 13th Army, two flag officers were promoted to other Generals of Army – the most highly qualified and background in the military! Especially pay attention to the relationship between the old and the lower ranks!

    The new General of the Second 9th Army is the old man of Adek. As a result, his influence in the army has greatly improved in the future!

    In addition to the 13th Army was originally his old army, although Ruhr took over the position of General, how can the nine-year impact be easily eliminated? Moreover, Ruhr itself is not a person who likes to be authoritarian. With Adrick’s nine years of operation in the 13th Army, who is up and down in Arm, who is not good at him?

    In this way, the Empire has a total of thirteen standing Arms, and there are already three Army, which can be counted as Adrick's door! !

    Even in the upper empire, there is a point of view: after the original Duke Minas, in the next ten years, a new "Adrix" will be born.

    Of course, the calculation of this "Adrix", many people also counted Shaar, because Shaar was once Adelaide's Praetorian Guard, also a 13th Army, after being the county's Military Commander, naturally Made the influence of Adrick.

    Many people have talked about it, and this is a deliberate cultivation of Adrick. After all, Duke Minas has great influence, but Lord Duke is old, and no one knows that the senior Elder in the team can live for a few years. His Majesty now relies on the influence of Duke Minas to keep the army, but once Duke Minas goes, then a new heavyweight character is needed to replace Duke Minas.

    Undoubtedly, Adrick, who was born in the eagle, has outstanding military skills, is loyal to the empire, and has a clear understanding of the warlord party, is a very suitable candidate.

    But some people think that the emperor is afraid that it is old and confused!

    Although Adrick has many benefits, it is not suitable to replace Duke Minas!

    The existence of Duke Minas, the biggest use, is mainly because of his shock to the warlord party! The senior Elder in this army has countless people in the army. Even many people in the warlord party have served under the hands of the old duke. No matter how the warlord party and the Royal Family fight, they have always maintained for Duke Minas. Three points of respect.

    The Duke’s greatest role is to act as a lubricant for both sides when the Royal Family and the Warlord Party are too fierce to keep the empire’s overall stability.

    And no doubt, Adric does not have this role! The Tyrannical General temper is too staunch, and the warlord party can be said to be incompetent! His cultivation of him, although he valued his prestige and military merits, but ignored his relationship with the warlord party! I am afraid that after such a tough character is in the upper position, it will not be able to lubricate the relationship between the Royal Family and the warlord party, but will add fuel to the fire! !

    For a time, the upper eaves of the empire were surging, and many people carefully observed the situation…

    "I bother!!!"Ruhr vomited and spit.

    He held a sweet potato in his hand, chewed a few mouthfuls, spit out the slag, sat in the tent, and slammed a pair of obese thighs on the case.

    "He damn it, said the emperor is old confused? I think these guys who say this are confused. ”Ruhr had no wariness to evaluate the emperor, but the 13th Army's flag-bearers in the big tent did not have the slightest color.

    After all, the tradition of the 13th Army is arrogant! Since Ruhr took office, everyone thought that he was: this guy is too damn it cunning, too, he damn it can run!

    But I didn't expect that after Ruhr came out, I swept the cunning rogue before, and turned into a bloody image! After coming, the drastically reorganized armament, this always lazy guy, actually went down the Flag Battalion, lived with the soldiers and ate together, training together! Every day, Cavalry exercises, Ruhr eats and lives in the military camp, and is bold and straightforward, rewarding and punishment, suddenly 13th Army up and down, the "I can only escape" General impression greatly changed.

    Moreover, the emperor ordered the transfer of Saucier and Butler from the 13th Army, and Ruhr was very grateful.

    This thing, he is also a gain.

    Although Saucier and Butler are both excellent generals in the military, after all, they are both Adek's old men and have always been arrogant. This kind of veteran qualification in the military, Ruhr is difficult to conquer them, and the old qualifications like the 13th Army like them are hard to be held by Ruhr.

    And especially Saucier, this guy who led the 13th Army was the heavy cavalry Flag Battalion, which is the elite of the 13th Army and the most valued person that Adric had originally valued. Even Adek is interested in taking him over. In the future, he will be the General of the 13th Army. But the next order, Adrick turned away, but sent this Ruhr chubby.

    Up and down the 13th Army, these veteran flag-bearers are not necessarily convinced. Fortunately, in the last battle, Ruhr's troops and the 13th Army joined forces to fight together. It was a bit of friendship, which did not cause any open opposition. It’s just that someone like Saucier, who was originally the general of the 13th Army in the future, was naturally disappointed.

    The next order took him away. Ruhr lost a good cavalry general, but he was relieved.

    In the last war, the original Flag Battalion Sir in the 13th Army, the original third of Flag Battalion's Fenatra was killed in the battle after the break. Now Saucier and the silver-haired man Butler are transferred. Several old-fashioned Flag Battalion have gone long, and Ruhr will accept this army in the future, which is much smaller in difficulty.

    Today, I just sent Saucier and the silver-haired man Butler, who received the order, and the two 13th Army’s old people did not have any emotional dissatisfaction. After all, they jumped from the Flag Battalion level to the level. In the future, they will be the same as Ruhr. One of the ranks of the military. Instead, they opened their hearts and talked with Ruhr. Ask Ruhr to lead the 13th Army, and don't want to marry the 13th Army's army soul.

    The two people are frankly saying that these days Ruhr has made it clear that everyone has clearly understood that the Rabbit General is actually not an idiot. It is indeed a capable person, but…After all, he is good at running style, and it is not compatible with the 13th Army's army soul. Everyone has a lot of concerns.

    After sending away two people at the moment, Chubby opened the army in the account, and now he left the old man under the trusted aide that he had brought from the 6th Army. It was mixed with several old people of the 13th Army. Ruhr is attentive.

    Ruhr 肆 no wariness evaluation of the emperor's recent practice, sighed: "Who said that the old man is confused, the recent actions, people are awe! Mmm…Only one of them is the wisdom of the Old Man of Carvesylver. ”

    After that, he paused and ordered: "Flag Battalion is ready, let's get ready for the arrival of His Royal Highness Prince prince. Your Majesty will send the crown prince to us. It is the greatest trust of the 13th Army. Everyone is careful. Some, don't worry about the prestige of our 13th Army!"

    After the order was finished, everyone left, Ruhr sat heavily on the fur-covered chair, biting a sweet potato, chewing a few times, cheek snorting, his expression a little embarrassed.

    "damn it ……This game is very dangerous. The emperor was only afraid of being iron-hearted and the warlord party openly! This took the opportunity to deliberately bring the crown prince to me. The 13th Army has always been the most loyal unit of the empire. Once the squad and the military break, it may cause rebellion. Imperial Capital became the most dangerous place, sending crown prince to me, let me protect this future Chu Jun. ”

    After a pause, Ruhr lost the sweet potato in his hand and walked quickly to the wall, looked at the map above, and his brow tightened.

    "How do you prepare for your majesty? From the inside out? Still from the outside? Once the break with the warlord party, those guys are not willing to sit still, I am afraid that they will immediately reverse! Mmm…I have to be prepared here, and I will be able to open the army at any time. Just that…This place is the key! He damn it, how did you put this place into a military area, this is not a shackle on your neck! ”

    The place on the map is the immediate north of Imperial Capital Osgiliath, the Armenia Military District!

    This military region is rich in iron ore, known as the Jiabing, the most important thing is the geographical location close to the Osgiliath Imperial Capital administrative region! From Armenia, if you don't encounter obstacles, you can appear in the city of Imperial Capital Osgiliath in two days!

    The important force of such a warlord party relies on the eyelids of the capital, and it is undoubtedly a sharp edge across the neck of the Royal Family!

    After a pause, Ruhr suddenly screamed.

    "Observation makes, again it is damn it to observe! Last time, Bonfrett, the dead rabbit, was observing and coming down to the 13th Army. The guy turned out to be a dead rabbit. Hey, let the crown prince come this time, or when you observe…He damn it, too unlucky! ”

    Thinking of this, Ruhr sighed and hesitated for a moment, finally yelling: "Come on!!"

    Immediately outside the tent, a Praetorian Guard ran in.

    "Call me orders! The third Flag Battalion immediately opened south! Arranged to the south for one hundred miles! Then let them go to the South for ten days every three days! If you come over and ask in the local area, you will say that we are training new recruits and are doing long-distance training exercises in the spring! ”

    The commander went straight out of the waist and went out. Ruhr seemed to be nervous, his eyes flashing, and he stared at the map on the wall.

    The civil strife is about to begin…He damn it, we are in a mess, Odin people will be arrogant! Odin…Grandma's, Shaar, this kid, just in the northern frontier, the Odin people are coming, you are the first stone under the iron hoof of the Odin! Haha, if you understand the truth, I am afraid that this kid will be angry with her.

    Hey, kid, hero or bear, look at your performance in the future.