Chapter 361: The thief of the country
Gatugen, the prime minister in his prime, showed an unconcealed state of fatigue and dusk.
Wanda, Fowler, and Frank are all young and strong nobles of the Gatagen faction.
Now they die one after another at Lei Wen's hands.
If Wanda is still dead and Foller has value, then Frank is dead meaningless.
No, it is even more humiliating.
Gatugan knew what kind of person Frank was, so when Frank's charge of "treason" was presented with evidence, he rarely argued with him regardless of the face of Grand Duke Evor VIII. .
But seeing the cabinet ministers who were huddled like frightened groundhogs around them, and thinking about the current stormy situation in the Principality, Gatugen had to endure all this and look up at Evor VIII :
"Your Highness, whether Frank betrays is not the point."
"The key point is how we deal with Raven!"
Aivol VIII asked back, "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
In Aivol VIII's eyes, Katugen suppressed his anger:
"Your Highness, as The lord of a country should keep his eyes open for a long time. "
Evor VIII's face turned cold.
Of course he knew what Gatugan was talking about.
Wars cannot only consider victory, but also failure.
In fact, they had made plans for the loss of Bolan City before.
This plan has more room for play after receiving the new round of news.
There are two main messages.
First, it was sent by the Kingdom of Fedon. I hope that Aivor gritted his teeth and resisted Raven. As long as the Blue Fort is not lost, the Kingdom of Fedon will continue to impose diplomatic pressure on Keynes in the name of the Federation and force him to force him. They withdrew their troops.
Second, Insa's excellent performance on the battlefield, he directly came to the province directly under the jurisdiction of the Keynes Empire, and the sword had approached the heart of the Keynes Empire.
Combining these two points, the response measures are very clear.
Mobilize the whole country's troops and stationed in Blue Fort. As long as you keep it for more than one year, the Keynesian Empire will not be able to withstand the bloodletting of both lines and will sooner or later surrender diplomatically.
Levin's army will retreat without fighting. "So, Your Highness, as far as I see, it's better for us to start both sides." Jiatugen talked happily: "First, contact Lei Wen for peace talks, and give him a little insignificant benefit to hold him back, Talk slowly.”
"On the other hand, it is to mobilize the whole country's troops according to the existing plan and gather in Blue Fort. On the one hand, it is to give Levin more pressure on diplomacy. On the other hand, it can also take advantage of this period to integrate and practice the army. Avoid another tragedy in Bolan City. "
Da, da, da.
Evor VIII's long nails hit the armrest of the high-back chair, his face tightened, like a drum face: "Okay, very good, Prime Minister."
< br>"But I have a question to ask."
"How many years have I been established in the Principality of Evor?"
Gattugen replied without thinking: "573 years."
"573 years...that is nearly 600 years!" Aivor VIII's voice was unprecedentedly heavy: "The Principality with a 600-year heritage, and A mere baron negotiated, which made people laugh! "
" Have you never seen Lei Wen's arrogant attitude?" "
"Talk? What are you talking about with him?" br>
"Let me give in to half of the Principality!!"
"Are you afraid that this thief of the country is not arrogant enough??"
Gatugan wants to say something, but Evor VIII didn't give him a chance at all:
"Mobilize the national army to join forces , What should I do with the territory in that place? What is the point of doing this, besides letting Raven see our weakness and let Fetton see our weakness! ? ”
“Open your eyes and take a look , Katugen, the Principality has let you govern for 20 years, but now it has fallen into this state! "
"If you want to kill the old idea, don't be your prime minister again! ”
"Re-forming the strategy is the focus on the post-war economic recovery." "Levin, I will find a way to deal with it myself!" After saying that, Ever VIII stood up, Step out of the hall.
The whole hall was silent. "Oh..." Jiatugen sighed, as if he had grown ten years older in an instant.
And Evor VIII's steps were particularly light.
This is the first time that he can gain such an advantage in the cabinet meeting and criticize Gattogen condescendingly.
It was thanks to Quentin, who found out Frank, the traitor, and let him sweep the depression in his chest.
It's so cool!
And Evor VIII knew very well that although Gatugen was scolded by him, with his temper, he still had to do things and would not have the idea of giving up.
In a good mood, Evor VIII felt as light as a swallow and drank two glasses of angel tears in a row.
After drinking, I was greeted by a fair court eunuch. Then I felt unsatisfied and came all the way to the bedroom of the Grand Duke's wife Cui Qi.
This shocked the maid who was guarding the door.
Your Highness the Grand Duke rarely comes here.
But before I could go in and report, Aivor VIII broke open the door.
Cui Qi changed her former appearance of heavy makeup and street dancer.
She was wearing a clean, even light gray-white long dress, with her hair casually scattered on her shoulders, and was quietly reading a book.
Seeing the arrival of Evor VIII, Cui Qi was shocked and even forgot to cover up the expression on her face.
But she doesn't need to cover it up.
Evor VIII didn't care about Cuiqi's expression at all, and her attention was attracted by her clothes.
This is the first time that Evor VIII had some wavering in his aesthetic.
Because he found that even without wearing the clothes he had carefully designed, Cui Qi was still so bright and charming.
It seems like I'm back 20 years ago, when the two first met in their prime.
Cuiqi seems to have no change compared to that time.
"Huh..."
A mix sound flowed out of her throat, and Evor VIII walked to Cuiqi and reached out to her clothes.
But Cui Qi, who never rejected him, suddenly stood up, avoided his claws, and asked casually: "Your Highness, I heard that you and the Prime Minister are you. The lord started arguing?"
If it were in the past, Evor VIII would have been very angry with Cui Qi's act of "interference in political affairs", but now he is in a good mood, so he naturally skipped it and sat down In Cui Qi's previous position: "Yes, I scolded the old guy hard, it was very comfortable!"
"By the way, I almost forgot one thing."
"Did the teacher you mentioned before still have the contact information?"
Cuiqi didn't understand why Aivolba was not sure why The World Expedition suddenly mentioned her, a little nervous, so she was ambiguous: "Because you said, I am not allowed to contact me privately..."
"So you destroyed the contact information!?" Aivol VIII shock. "No, I stayed here on my own initiative..." Cui Qi looked at Evor VIII's face.
Aivor VIII breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great, I remember, she is a fifth-level magician, right?"
"Yes."
"Contact her now." Evor VIII said:
"Let her offer, no matter how much, I will give it to you as long as you can see Raven's head!"
Evor VIII's court, He is offering a fifth-level strongman who has the chance to take off Lei Wen's head if he performs assassination.
But Evor VIII was not going to do so.
In the war, sending extraordinary people to assassinate the opponent's general is not a good idea, and it is likely to usher in retaliation.
Even if you don't use the 6th or 7th level strong men, Evor can't compete with the Keynes Empire at all with the number of 5th level strong men.
Quillie's teacher is different.
She is from the Magister Guild and is not among the many human forces. Even if she is discovered, some of them can be said to be-
Lei Wen killed Quili, and the fifth-level mage avenged his apprentice. What does it have to do with us Aivol?
Looking at Aivol VIII who was slumped on the chair and dreaming, Cui Qi asked: "Your Highness, should she come to the sway before killing Lei Wen? Palace once? "
"Well... don't force it." Aivor VIII seemed to care very much: "But it's better to come here."
A flashed in his eyes With the contempt of hatred, Cui Qi said:
"Yes, Your Highness."
…
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is early February 1200. It happened to be one month after Raven took over Boland City.
Earl of Jonah led his 5,000 cavalry to Bolan City in silence.
This nobleman, born on the snowy plateau, still had an unsolvable blush on his cheeks even when he came to the plain.
Looking at Bolan City in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh from my heart: "Great, Baron Leiwen!"
In fact, although I also received the king His Majesty's secret order asked him to assist Lei Wen in the battle, but Count Jonah was actually very reluctant to implement it in detail.
After all, he is a dignified count, but he has to be subject to a baron—
Just a few years ago, the baron was waiting for him respectfully at the entrance of his castle.
He saw all the battle reports, but subconsciously felt that Lei Wen was pouring water.
The proportion of the battle loss is really exaggerated.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
It is 1 to 7, 80, or even 100, 200, and 300.
Not to mention conquering a country, even if you go to fight horse thieves, you will not lose so little, right?
However, as the pace penetrated into the Principality of Ever, Count Jonah gradually changed his mind about Reven.
The first thing is to sigh at the high wall.
Under the high wall of sighing, he stayed for a long time, but he was unable to recover.
The walls as high as 8 meters and as smooth as mirrors make people feel almost desperate at first glance.
Earl Jonah was not as rough as he seemed. In fact, he was very proficient in the history of the empire, so he also knew more about the significance of the high walls to the empire.
That was the cliff that had blocked the empire for 400 years. Many genius figures failed before this wall.
It is such a fortress that has never fallen, but now it has opened its doors without any defense to him!
And this is all thanks to Lei Wen.
If I had been in a different place, even if I had the Wind King troops in my hand, Jonah would not be sure that he could take off the wall of sighs.
"Is the defenders of the Principal of Evor too weak?"
But soon, this speculation was rejected by Jonah himself.
Because he saw the battlefield of the "Iron Birch Battle".
This battle was the third battle after Raven entered the Principal of Ever. With more than 10,000 soldiers, facing 14 legions of Count Palmer and Marquis of Faraday, and more than 70,000 soldiers.
It's still one day to win.
Even though several months have passed, various traces can still be seen on the battlefield.
The deep pit left by the meteorite is extremely conspicuous. If you step on horses' hooves and kick over the snow, you can see the dirt soaked in blood.
There are even many surrounding serfs who come to the battlefield to hang out spontaneously.
Catching two tongues and asking, Count Jonah learned that they were here to "pick up scatters" on the battlefield.
In order to avoid Jonah's disbelief, they also found the things they picked out from their burlap pockets.
Rusty arrows, broken weapons, broken armor, dirty and blood-covered belts, and even hard-frozen minced meat can be seen on it.
These evidence cannot be faked and is more reliable than any war report.
The cruelty and tragic war can be seen.
After sighing that the high wall was slightly supplied, Count Jonah had almost stopped and immediately continued to set off.
Then I saw the ruins of the Battle of Thorn Ridge and the grand tomb.
I also read the epitaph above. "Everyer will not be easily destroyed if he has such a warrior." Count Jonah said.
The tone was filled with a hint of envy and even jealousy.
In the Battle of Thorn Ridge, the performance of the Fowler army is really unforgettable. Any future book about war may not be avoided by this battle.
And Lei Wen's name will be immortal with this battle.
And then it's now.
Earl of Jonah finally came outside Boland City, and he could hardly imagine how Raven captured the city under an absolute disadvantage in military strength.
Even though he knew that Raven had used a strategy, even if Frank really acted as an insider.
Link had been waiting at the city gate, and immediately met Jonah when he saw him:
"Count Jonah!"
A trace of displeasure flashed in Jonah's eyes.
He no longer cared about Raven overwhelmingly over this war and was ready to hand over the command.
For the sake of the overall situation of the empire, he even left the infantry behind and only brought an elite cavalry of a legion, which could be said to have rushed to support him without stopping.
But Lei Wen actually expanded to such an extent that he only sent a mere knight to welcome the door.
Therefore, Jonah just snorted coldly and ordered his men to camp outside the city first, and he rode his horse to rush into the city.
As he walked, his brows couldn't help but frowned, and he was unhappy to be replaced by doubts.
Link saw his doubts and asked, "Sir, are there any problems?"
Jona said, "I heard that Boland City is surrounded by 1 In more than a month, the food prices in the city collapsed, and the nobles led by Quentin refused to release food, starving many people to death, but..."
But not only were the streets clean and tidy, but they were simply better than Jonah. The territory is still clean, and there are a lot of pedestrians on the street, each of them is full of energy and there is no sign of how hungry you have ever looked.
Especially in a small square not far away, a market gathered, with people hustling and loud voices. Many people were holding their wallets to bid, and they didn't know what they were buying and selling.
There are also many small vendors selling various food and gadgets.
The prosperity is simply not decent!
"Oh, what you said did happen." Link explained: "But after entering the city, the Baron put out a batch of food. After the city gate opened, many local and surrounding merchants also went on. Here comes. "
"The Baron took out the serfs captured by the war and sold them publicly, so it formed a good market."
"You are still a little late. If you were a little earlier, it would be lively!"
This is a bit beyond the common sense of Count Jonah.
He has heard of the money in war and understands it.
But he could not understand how able to rejuvenate the occupied cities in a short period of time.
Such active commercial activities actually appear in the occupied areas!
"Are you not afraid of any chaos in so many people?"
You must know that this is in Aivol's territory after all, so many people gather and mixed with fish and dragons, and they can't even sieve it. Once there is a problem, then It's just a mess.
Link smiled slightly, "They dare not."
As he said, pointing to the north of the city.
Jona was stunned and said, "You mean... Jingguan?"
Outside the high wall of sighs, there are two Jingguans; there is one in the misty wilderness in the south of the Bolan District; there is one in the north of Bolan City.
When I first met, it really shocked Jonah enough, but I didn't think much about it.
I have only now discovered the real function of Jingguan.
That is not to desecrate the corpse, but to shock the living.
Combined with the execution of the Eagle Army, every Aivor who sees Jingguan will never touch Lei Wen's reverse scale as long as he is still afraid of death.
In this way, even if there are spies from the Aivor, they will not cause any storm.
Even in fear, local residents will tie people up!
"So, this is the real war?" This was the first time Count Jonah entered the real battlefield. Seeing all the things in front of him, he also admired Lei Wen more and more.
All the way to the castle, Link arranged a sumptuous feast.
The Earl of Jonah was unwilling to enjoy it and complained loudly:
"No matter how busy Baron Raven is, he is still a nobleman of the empire, right?
Isn't I worthy of letting him meet?"
This is already a sign of extreme anger.
Link quickly smiled: "Stop the anger of the Count. It's not that my baron is negligent, it's because you came here accidentally."
"Six days ago, the baron had already set off and led his army to set off. Now! ”
"What?!"
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(The end of this chapter)