. 515 Undercurrents in the South (2)

"Does the second chief see it that way?" said Oral in a condensed voice with unwillingness and anger written on his pale face, his two hands on his knees clenched into fists

"The city of Sagoth is not far from the nest in the south of Vecchia, and I believe that Your Excellency, who is known as the master of defense, knows better than me the strength of the Vicchian people, and the reason why it is so calm is because the eagle's gaze has not yet shifted from the north, and once the other party is ready, with our defense on the southwest border, there is no strength to fight."

Oral paused, and said eagerly, "Don't forget, my lord, it is this Vicchia, whose strength is only 100,000 people, who has just defeated the Ruierdian people who are several times his size in the north, that is, the Prairie Eagle Kujits, who are also suppressed in front of Vekia's troops."

"What do you think should be done with this restless neighbor in Lord Oral's opinion?" Salton's two eyebrows were twisted together, and his eyes were bright, changing his indifference just now, and his tone was a little hotter,

As one of the many lords of the southwestern border, he certainly knew why Olaf was so eager, and his territory Rudabao was known as the first outpost in the southwest of the kingdom of Ruda, because it was located in the depths of the towering Ochenkodu Mountains, and the Ruda region had always been a system of self-defense.

If the Vekia army wants to step into the territory of the Ved Kingdom, the geographically remote Ruda Fort is undoubtedly the best position to avoid the main defense of the Ved Kingdom, if it was better before, you can rely on the strong castle to carry it for a period of time, and wait for reinforcements to rescue, which was also done before, but now who doesn't know that the best thing the Vekia army is at is to siege the city, even with the solidity of Rudabao, it cannot resist the strong attack of the Vykia army

"This" Oral looked at Salton with a hesitant expression, in fact, he came this time, and he only had the attitude of trying it, but he didn't expect that the cunning Salton would kick the ball back

Oral smiled slightly bitterly and said, "Lord Sallton, there are no outsiders here, and I am not one of those people in Kyoto who stir up right and wrong, not to mention, I believe Lord Soldton is also very clear about these words...... Do you think we're still safe in the Southwest?"

"Do you mean the Southwestern Border, or your Rudaburg?" said Salton, without raising his eyelids, indifferently "What do you think?"

Olaf hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind, "Since the Lord wants me to speak directly, then I won't shy away from it, this time, I just hope that the Second Elder can build a yì to the Supreme Majesty, and take advantage of this period of time in the occupied area of Su Ruo, and take advantage of the excellent opportunity of the gathering of troops to eradicate the threat from the southwest in one fell swoop.

Olaf gritted his teeth and said, "Even if we can't destroy Vecchia, at least we must force the other party to sign an agreement that is beneficial to our side, otherwise, once the Vicchians conquer the northern steppe, it will not be 100,000 Wekia infantry at that time, I am afraid that there will be a large number of Kugit cavalry to participate in the battle, in front of the sharp edge of such a powerful army, our southwest defense line with only a small number of infantry corps is almost defenseless, don't say attack at that time, it is a luxury to hold on, I believe no one wants to see such a situation"

"There is some truth in what you said, but I can't directly submit your construction to His Majesty, not because I don't want to help you, but because I can't do it," Salton sighed gloomily, his sour expression was undoubtedly expressed on his face, and he said in a solemn tone, "Do you know why I became the deputy minister of the military department? You don't really think it's because of this damn military exploit?"

"Under my second-chief's hat, the blood of hundreds of thousands of living beings is dripping," Salton's voice stopped, and suddenly a sentence with emotion suddenly appeared, "Although we have won this time, do you know how much the entire kingdom of Gaud has lost?"

Except for a few parts of the south, almost all the northern towns have been devastated by the Ryrdians, and the flourishing areas of Fort Etley and Fort Vincent have been reduced to rubble, hundreds of thousands of displaced refugees need supplies for the winter, and large armies of lords are still hovering outside the city waiting for the king's reward.

This battle has almost emptied the entire treasury, and now, the adults in Kyoto need someone to come out and clean up the mess, and the Minister of Military Affairs is the brother-in-law of His Majesty the King, and he must not move.

However, I, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, have no roots and no bottom, although I have defended Sagos, but so many people have died, as long as one person comes forward to testify, I am the best scapegoat.

"How can this be"

Oral sighed in surprise, he understood that Soldton was not perfunctory to him,

"In the face of all kinds of interrogations, the Supreme Majesty only needs to hang my head, and a charge of greedy bounty is enough to appease those refugees who lack food and clothing and lords who have not been rewarded," Salton chuckled at the corner of his mouth, and said with a bitter mouth

"With a cheap human head, you can exchange it for the stability of the kingdom and save the bankrupt kingdom economy, such a good deal, I am afraid that it has long been turned over in the minds of those adults What is lacking now is my walking human head, do you think I still have a chance, ask your majesty?"

In fact, these are the words of Salton's heart, although the kingdom of Zode seems to be in the limelight now, but as a high-level person, they all know,

The initiative in the southwest is not in the hands of the seemingly powerful Veds, Vycchia is the overlord of the southwest, what they do, what they will do, is not predictable, nor can one or two Rode legions be able to stop, to put it mildly, this war will not be fought, once it starts, the already exhausted kingdom of Odd will definitely be defeated

"No wonder the Minister of War would reprimand himself like this, it turns out that this has long been a matter of knowing this" Suddenly, Oral seemed to realize something, the jī love just now was like a flood that had been vented, leaving only a pale face of exhaustion and helplessness Compared with Salton, he was lucky, as long as Rudaburg was not attacked, he would not let himself be a scapegoat

"Don't worry, before leaving, I will ask the Fifth Corps to strengthen the attention of Rudabao, as long as there is a chance, I still hope that Lord Oral can contribute to the southwest defense of the kingdom."

Salton calmed the wandering local lord a few words before waving his hand to let him down,

After a while, Salton got up from his rocking chair, walked briskly to his desk, picked up the goose pen in the inkwell and wrote something on a parchment scroll, and there was a crisp rustle

Putting the letter in a bag and calling the old butler, Salton said with a solemn expression

"You send this letter to the Fifth Corps outside the city, so that they can pay more attention to the situation in Rudaburg in the southwest mountains in the near future, and if necessary, the Fifth Corps can directly send troops to take over Rudaburg because I suspect that the Marquis of Oral in Rudaburg has defected to the Vecchians, and I came tonight to test whether we will use force against Vekia in the near future."