On December 20, on the frontal battle in the Tillmanburg area, the young emperor of the empire personally led the allied army all the way to the vicinity of the fortified line of the fort outside Tillmanburg.

But the imaginary battle for the assault and defense of the city walls did not begin.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Emperor and the envoys of the Undead Legion had a brief conversation in front of the two armies, and then the army withdrew to the rear line of defense after a brief stop under the high wall.

In the next ten days, the noisy field of Felder led the battlefield, except for the offensive and defensive battles in the Felder City area, which continued, and the soldiers on both sides of the other theaters retreated to rest in their respective defense areas.

The noisy battlefield suddenly became extraordinarily calm, an unusual calm.

In the calm, ushered in the annual winter festival.

This winter, Pedi had to spend time with the soldiers in the barracks, but fortunately, the conduction device developed by the El Luk City National Laboratory allowed his close ministers and family to come and reunite with him in a very short time.

Countless bonfires rose after nightfall, and the cheers in the fortress were louder and louder.

On the school grounds, near the fortress headquarters building, Pedi and his wife were guarded by a group of ministers in the center, and the knights around the campfire danced and the generals and soldiers raised their glasses and sang.

At half past seven o'clock in the evening, after Petdy had raised his glass and drank with his ministers and allied soldiers, the nobles, ministers, generals, knights, and merchants who had already prepared their gifts went up to the emperor in turn to offer their gifts and chatted with him.

This year, Pedi didn't feel bored, and he chatted with everyone who gave him gifts in a particularly cheerful manner.

The gift-giving and exchange continued until eleven p.m., and when Pedi finished talking to the last person, Erin Fil whispered in his ear, "You seem to be special at this year's bonfire." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"You're so happy tonight, and you're smiling so fake at the bonfires of previous years that even a three-year-old child could see it. ”

"Honey, do you know?" said Pedi to his wife, "In the past, the bonfire was a dispensable show for me, but now the bonfire is one of the few entertainments in a year for me, and I haven't heard cheers like tonight in a long time... I now understand why Emperor Laubert had a Winter feast every year, because it was a good experience for an emperor. ”

Irene Phil looked at her husband seriously, looked at him for two seconds and said, "Your coronation may have been a mistake!"

"Haha, I was thinking about this before the coronation, thinking about whether to be crowned or not, whether it would be a wrong decision. Pedi reached out and shook his wife's hand, "The Empire of Man needs a ruler, and although it is a heavy package, fate has let it fall on me... Although I also thought about escaping this heavy responsibility, both my family and the more than 50 million subjects of the empire need an emperor. ”

"But the people of the Empire don't see you that way, and even most of the nobles see us as stealers. Erin Phier turned her head to look at the cheering scene on the school grounds, and muttered, "You fought bloody battles against the undead legions under this dim sky, and the nobles within the empire mocked you for using the invasion of the undead legions to achieve your centralized rule. ”

"I don't want centralized rule, I also want to have enough time with my family and do what I want to do, like hunting and studying history. Pedi seemed indifferent, "Don't pay attention to what they say, don't use the police station to suppress them, the most important thing in the empire now is the war with the undead legions, and for this war, I need to maintain stability within the empire." ”

"Humility is not a virtue to rule. Erin Phil glanced at Andy Barrett, who was about to come over to interrupt her, her eyes full of warning, "Blindly forbearance will only make them worse." ”

"Forbearance is not indulgence, the police department has its own regulations, and the empire also has laws. Pedi beckoned to his cousin, but Andy shook his head and walked over to Collier, who was drinking, "You don't have to worry about this, the police department will take care of it... Rest assured, when I didn't voluntarily relinquish my rule, no one in the empire could threaten my rule. ”

"Are you worried about me too?" said Erinphier, with a slight question, but more of an indescribable nervousness, "Are you worried that I threaten your imperial power?"

"Why do you ask? Pedy's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"I just want to ask, you don't have to answer me. ”

"My dear, if I don't even trust you, then my throne will be too pathetic. ”

"The emperor's throne is already very sad!"

Pei Di frowned, "I don't think it's time to talk about this topic at this time, I want to have a happy holiday today." ”

"Oh, well... Sorry, I was so selfish. Eileen Phier apologized softly, taking a deep breath to steady her insecurity, which had made her feel as if she was moving away from her for the past two years due to the insecurity she had felt from her long separation from her husband and the lack of children.

"You—" Pedi saw the exhaustion on his wife's smiling face at this moment, and wanted to say something comforting, but he didn't know what to say.

"One of my recent magic experiments has come to fruition, maybe... Maybe... We can try to have a child. Erin Phier mustered up the courage to say this, knowing full well that her words would mean admitting that their wedding had been a conspiracy, but she could no longer bear the incompleteness of the marriage.

Pei Di was stunned when he heard his wife's words, then put down the wine glass and gently patted his wife's hand, and said, "The soldiers of the empire will set foot on the unknown battlefield tomorrow, and they are waiting for our blessings. ”

As she spoke, Peddy had already stood up, and Erin Phil instinctively followed her husband when she saw this, and the movements of the two attracted the attention of everyone nearby. At this time, Pedi bowed his head in front of all the ministers and whispered in his wife's ear, "Maybe you can stay here." ”

"But the imperial capital..."

"My sister... Phyllis, it's time for her to take on a little family responsibility. Pei Di shook his head indifferently, "And the conduction device has shortened the distance between here and the Imperial Capital, and you will be hunting on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital when we are us." ”

"Let's go, the soldiers are still waiting for us!" Pei Di said, raising his head and looking around at the ministers on the left and right and the soldiers in front of him.

"Your Majesty!" everyone, including the generals of the Allied Army, instinctively bowed their heads and saluted when they touched the emperor's gaze.

...

After the revelry, there was a mess, the bonfires at the mouth of the valley in the first half of the night had been extinguished in the second half of the night, and the snowflakes in the sky made the vast camp extremely white.

Countless laborers walked out of the camp under the leadership of the logistics officer and began to clean up the garbage left behind after the carnival, perhaps because they could enjoy a free glass of ale and a hot barbecue meat, so despite the cold weather and late at night, the laborers were still smiling.

In the hall of the fortress headquarters, the Imperial Chancellor and the generals of the Confederate forces were gathered around Pedi, and the Chief of Staff of the Confederate Army, Andy Barrett, was reading orders one after another, and the generals who received the orders quickly exited the command hall with Pedi's words of encouragement.

In a short time, half of the generals left the command hall.

When Andy Barrett finished issuing the last order, Pedy looked at his uncle, who was unhappy when he didn't receive the order, and said, "You will be the supreme commander of the Battle of Felder City, you..." ”

Lunding Reagan was stunned and glanced at Sira Marne, who had come to attend the bonfire next to the Emperor, who had always thought that the command of the attack on Felder City would fall on Sheila Marne.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Lundin-Reagan's face with irrepressible joy.

"Go ahead and prepare, your official appointment will be communicated to the entire camp before dawn. Pei Di handed the military order in his hand to his uncle, and patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, emphasizing: "Remember, there is no need to be too attached to Felder City, our main purpose is to disrupt the defense strategy of the undead legion. ”

It won't take long for you to know that you didn't trust the wrong person. Rendin-Reagan was confident in himself, and he took a step back after saying this, and then impatiently left the command hall.

"I don't like this uncle of yours. Andy Barrett said this in front of the emperor in front of everyone.

"Is it because he always embarrasses you?" Peddy replied in a joking tone, then looked around at the other Confederate generals present, "Next, Manwis Canyon will rely on you. ”

"When will the Elven Kingdom's army complete its redeployment?" Dean Selt, the commander of the Mage Tower, looked at Etiah.

Aetiyah replied without any hesitation: "Before three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, our 100,000 ranger troops and 2,000 high-level mages will be able to complete the change of defense within the defense line in depth. ”

"Didn't you say that the main force of the Elven King would be deployed within our defenses in depth?" the sharp questioning voice of the Goblin Force Commander Latreel echoed in the command hall.

"The fortress of Bandara also needs to be defended, and it would be even worse if the Naryn Forest was captured by the undead legions. Aetiya calmly explained: "Moreover, the mountains and forests north of Tillmanburg cannot be abandoned. ”

"We are facing a million undead legions in Fort Tillman, and we shouldn't be divided between you and me at this time..."

"Don't worry!" Pedi interrupted Ratler, helping Aetia explain, "When the battle for the defense of Feld City begins, the undead will be just as difficult to juggle as we are. Not wanting to waste time on the matter, he said loudly: "General Thrandil's decision is mine." ”

"In that case... I will comply. Ratlel bowed slightly, "After all, you're the boss." ”

"Let's get here today. Not going to waste everyone's rest, Pedi looked around again, "Everyone, keep up the good mood of the evening and get a good night's sleep, because we will be very busy for a long time from tomorrow." ”

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