Dissatisfied with the situation at the front, the young emperor arrived at the southeast defense line of Tyre on the 21st, and personally sat at the front command post in the hope of bringing some changes to the war.

The emperor's presence seemed to have really inspired the officers and soldiers on the front line, and the six-day battle was able to fight every day so that the elven coalition army could not even touch the edge of the city defense.

In fact, the Elven Alliance's offensive was weak at the beginning of the war, and when the Emperor himself fought on the front line, the daily battle was basically one-sided.

So, after observing the battle situation for several days and inspecting the various fronts with his own eyes, after a bunch of staff officers analyzed the situation of friend and foe, the young Emperor Sinda began to have new ideas. Soon, with the support of the commander of the Combined Infantry Corps on the right flank, Countess Carren Sibo, the under-secretary of the third seat of the military headquarters, he hatched a plan to advance the front.

However, before Emperor Sinda's confident plan could be implemented, it was opposed by the Marquis Nepdo Quint, the commander-in-chief of the front, the Viscount Bivis, the commander of the Mixed Legion on the left, and the Count Devin Pombo, the commander of the Royal Combined Legion.

When the Emperor wanted to go his own way, Nepdo-Quint said directly: "If our soldiers go out of the defensive line, the war consumption will be three to five times as high as it is now, and the casualties of the soldiers will increase exponentially, which means that it will require at least twice as many troops as it is now." ”

When Sinda Danediv heard these words, he immediately sarcastically said: "With 300,000 troops, plus enough logistical supplies, even if it is given to the command of a pig, this war can be won." ”

"If you put a pig in command, even if you have half a million legions and inexhaustible logistics, you will face defeat. Nepdo-Kunt directly refuted: "Just like last year's war, in the early stage of the war, we had successfully blocked the advance of the elven army, and even for a while we had a larger army than the elves... But in the end we are the losers of that war, because the command of that war is a piece of shit!"

The old man looked directly at the emperor of the empire with a sharp gaze, "And you, do you want to repeat that war?"

It was the first time since Duke Nick stepped down as Prime Minister that the young Emperor Sinda had heard a different opinion, and he was furious by this cold answer. And the most important thing is that last year's war was like a thorn in his heart, and the main purpose of leaving his newborn son to come to the front line in person was to wash away the shame of last year.

When Emperor Sinda's anger rose, Woz Pedro suddenly stood between the two, looked at the emperor with a sincere smile and said, "Your Majesty, we feel that we should respect the opinions of the generals, after all, our plan has only been prepared for less than three days... There are many places that need to be improved. ”

The 'generals' of the Imperial Prime Minister spoke very emphatically, and as he spoke, he glanced sideways at everyone present. Emperor Sinda's gaze subconsciously followed, and what he saw was a series of indifferent gazes.

These gazes made Emperor Sinda's back chill, and the anger in his heart was suppressed by him.

...

As the Emperor left the headquarters in a sloppy manner, Devin Pombo frowned and looked at his immediate superior, Nepdo Quint, and said, "By doing so, you will put us completely on the opposite side of Your Majesty, and in this way, it will not do this war any good." ”

"If Your Majesty and the so-called cabinet are allowed to dictate our decisions, we will lose even more. Nepdo-Quint sighed, his voice full of exhaustion and helplessness, "Since Duke Nick stepped down as Prime Minister, different voices have begun to appear in the army, we must be tough, otherwise those people are comparable to the gray wolf greedy guys on the plateau will definitely make more unreasonable demands." ”

"Although I don't like Nick Reagan personally, I have to admit that he is at least a qualified prime minister. Dewen Pombo commented: "He had to resign, whether it was the war lost last year, or the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor, he needs to be responsible... That's what he's doing. ”

"It's just cheaper for the villain Woz Pedro, what does he know?"

"He knows how to make our majesty happy. A young general muttered quietly.

"Haha!" Nepdo-Quint laughed, his smile tinged with helplessness.

And Devin Pombo didn't laugh, he had a very serious expression, "The cabinet will definitely continue to encourage His Majesty to insist on his opinion, and Woz Pedro will definitely meddle in the affairs of the military department in order to show his power..."

"Sooner or later, the post of commander-in-chief of the front will have to be handed over, but at least you don't have to worry about it for half a year. Nepdo Quint patted Dewyn Pombo on the shoulder, his gaze swept over the faces of all the generals, "When winter is over, the Empire will regain some vitality... At that time, the empire might be enough for our Emperor His Majesty to toss for a while... When our Majesty finds himself inadequate, it is time for you to step up. He smiled, "Besides, the cabinet people aren't all stupid, maybe they really have a way to defeat the elves on the other side?"

"So, until then, you need to know how to protect yourselves. When he said the last sentence, the old general kept his words so low that only he and Devin Pombo could hear them.

...

On December 27, there are still three days left before the New Year.

Unlike the tense and eerie atmosphere of Tyre, the city of Castle de Crewe is full of joy to welcome the new year, after the war has been completely ended.

And today, the wedding of Pedy Reagan, the future ruler of the city and the first-order heir to the Reagan family, is about to take place.

A grand wedding, coupled with the approaching New Year, fills the city with a joyful atmosphere.

Outside the city,

On the wide official road not far from the strange old mulberry tree, a team of knights in full costume was escorting a simple but thick carriage slowly towards the city gate.

There was no family crest on the carriage or any information about the owner of the carriage.

Inside the carriage, a chubby lady in a dark velvet high-necked dress leaned languidly on a plush sofa, a glossy black lady's fur cape resting on her knees. At this moment, the lady looked at the little baby in the red cotton jacket in her arms with a quiet and motherly expression.

This is Quinna Marne, the eldest daughter of the Covind Marne family.

And the child in her arms is none other than Duke Nick's own grandson and Baron Pedy Reagan's nephew, Benedict Marne.

"When I see you now, I always feel like something is missing. In the seat opposite Kunna Marne, Sira Marne wore a general's gown with a delicate smile on her face that she had never seen before.

Kunna looked up at her sister and smiled with a kind smile peculiar to a woman, "You also want a child of your own?"

"That's what every woman thinks. Silah-Marne never denied what was in her heart, "but I don't think I'll ever have that chance in my life..."

"Do you really want to live like this?" the smile on Quinna's face gradually subsided, and she looked at her sister seriously and said, "Do you really want to be loyal to the Reagan family like a knight... Or a lifetime of loyalty to Pedy Reagan?"

"Am I not okay right now?" said Sheila Marne with open hands showing off the admiral's gown on her body.

"Rebel Terminator, Valkyrie of the Battlefield, Noble Female Knight, Imperial General, Five-Star General of Crewe, Commander of the Combined Legion. Quinna Marne counted her sister's titles, "I never believed you could get this, and you're so young... But you have to figure out what you really want!"

"This is the life I want, and for this reason I have insisted on knightly training since I was ten years old, despite the opposition of my father and mother!" "Ciara regained her appearance as a battlefield general at this moment, and her face became resolute and confident.

"It seems..."Quinna-Marne was stunned, and an ambiguous smile suddenly appeared on her face, "It seems that your 'fiancé' is very good to you." ”

"Fiancé?"

"Baron Pedi, although you are not engaged, this is something that my father and Duke Nick have personally confirmed. Quinna chuckled, "It's not a rumor...", a sad emotion flashed in her eyes when she said this, "If it weren't for last year's war, today's heroine might be you." ”

"How?" she asked, "do you want to be his lover?"

"Baron Pedi is not what you think he is, he is special..."

"It's special!" Quinna-Marne covered her mouth as she laughed too loudly, "You..."

"Madame, we're getting ready to go into town. Outside, the knight of the carriage alerted him in a respectful but formulaic tone, and his sudden voice interrupted the conversation between the two sisters.

The smile on her face seemed to freeze at this moment, and her gaze subconsciously looked towards the door window, but the thick curtain on the window blocked her vision.

Suddenly, the inside of the carriage became very dark, as if the entire carriage had been covered with a cover.

The carriage is passing through the city gates... Kunna thought subconsciously in her heart, and couldn't help but put her hand on the curtain to open it to take a look outside.

Suddenly, just as Quinna Marne hesitated, the carriage returned to its original light, and at the same time there was a commotion of talking.

The "squeak" curtain was pulled open, and more bright light slipped into the carriage.

"Is this hard?" Cilla Marne, who was next to her, grabbed the other end of the curtain and pouted at her sister.

"You... Quinna pretended to be angry and glared at her sister fiercely, and her eyes involuntarily looked towards the small window.

The streets at the gates of Crewe have been expanded three times and renovated countless times to become wide...

In the chaotic streets, there are rows of rented carriages on both sides of the street, and vendors are hurrying around the streets, shouting at the top of their voices to sell their goods. Several castle officials in dark uniforms, with the help of guards at the gates, stood on thrift boxes to promote the wedding of Peddy Reagan and Eileenfield, and the young men and women around them screamed with excitement.

Not far from the city gates, there are young people who want to seek positions in various chambers of commerce. Among them, two unusually tall green-skinned orcs caught Quinna's attention, and she looked at her sister in amazement, "How can there be orcs, oh my God!"

"I thought you'd be furious and have your Guardian Knights take them out. Silah-Marne couldn't help but say something, but she regretted it, so she hurriedly said before her sister could speak, "I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to. ”

"You don't have to apologize. Quinna Marne smiled and turned her face to the window, "I've seen the order issued by Duke Nick these days, and it's the right choice. She shifted the subject, looked at the two obviously unsociable orcs and asked, "Will they be able to get a job?"

"At the moment, only ocean-going caravans are willing to hire them as merchant escorts. Sira shrugged, "Actually, the orcs are just like us, they have the same family, and they have the same pressure of life. She tried to explain something, but her words seemed so weak.

The carriage didn't stop, it slowly drove across the street, and the orc's figure quickly disappeared from Quinna's vision.

Kunna looked at the scene on the street outside like her wedding, and her heart was full of thoughts for a while, and she couldn't help but recall herself at that time.

The sudden sound of horses' hooves on the street made the nearby women and children exclaim. The sound came from far and near, and more than a dozen police officers in police uniforms hurriedly flashed through the windows of the carriage holding large flags with black letters on a red background.

At this time, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted in the nearby tavern, and someone could be vaguely heard shouting an ugly war song: "We are loyal warriors, the god of war born in the flames of war..."

After the tavern, there are a variety of shops,

Because the New Year is approaching, it is the day of Pedy Reagan and Erin Field's wedding. At this moment, there is a long queue in front of almost every store.

Kunna looked at the citizens in line and couldn't help but ask, "Can they really afford those goods?"

"Do you know why Baron Pedi has to fight Fort Herien?" said Sira Marne, in a low voice, "just for them!"

"For them?"

"Yes, the wealth of the ordinary citizens of Krewe has long surpassed that of many of the lesser country nobles. Sira Marne explained: "Baron Pedi now values the interests of the nobility more than their interests. She sighed, "The era of aristocratic rule is over!"

"Then we..."

"Collar Cowin will be fine for the time being, because our heir is a direct member of the Reagan family. The noblewoman immediately said, "But who knows what will happen in twenty years? ”

"Do you think it's possible?"

"Do you think it's impossible?" asked Sirah Marne rhetorically, "For the past hundred years, the ancestors of the Marne family did not realize the benefits of the trade economy, and the fishing villages by the sea in our territory are still fishing villages, but if you look at the towns of Baran and Seka... Soon, the growing fiscal deficit will bankrupt our family, and we will have to sell our land. ”

"Then why don't we join in now?" Quinna looked a little anxious about her son's future.

"Others can, but we can't!" said Cilla Marne, pulling the curtain and sitting down in her sister's seat, in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "with my father's wisdom, didn't he understand the key to this? ”

With admonition and comfort in her tone, she looked at the sleeping baby and said, "You don't have to worry about him, even if the Marne family really goes bankrupt at that time, Baron Pedi will not sit idly by... We will have a great fortune more than enough for him to live a rich life... If you run a few more high-quality estates, you can continue to live like an aristocracy. ”

Kunna was a little nervous by her sister's serious expression, but listening to her sister's explanation, her heart was much more relaxed.

Their father did not teach them to be aggressive and ambitious. And Kunna inherited her father's open-minded character, coupled with her husband's experience, which made Kunna prefer a calm and serene life.

"I will remember your words. Kunna replied earnestly.

Sira grabbed her sister's wrist, "Don't worry, look at what I've gotten now, it's enough to prove that Baron Pedi has no intention of dealing with the Marne." ”

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