The speed and endurance of war horses are much higher than those of ordinary horses, and the equipment and horses of the CSKA are among the best in the Imperial Army, and even so, it takes two days to ride from the CSKA garrison to Fort Thunder. But the situation was even worse: the König's Boulevard was full of potholes, and mounds appeared in some parts of the boulevard, which slowed down the galloping of the horses.

"Damn, it must have been Simon Freeman's doing! It must be!" Blanca Gilbert, the fire magician, pulled the reins, and his horse almost hit the earthen wall, and the horse neighed, and finally buffered and adjusted the direction of its progress, only to find a pothole ahead.

Kane Klein couldn't help but smile wryly as he looked at the pavement that seemed to have been hammered out of the hole by a thousand hammers. He asked, "Sergeant Blanca, what would you do if you met Simon again?"

"Kill him, then you still need to ask. Blanca didn't take him as a major general in his eyes at all, and as a sergeant, he had no respect for the lieutenant general in his tone.

Kane Klein looked at the magician in front of him with the back of his eyes.

Blanca has hanging eyes, and his unkempt hair stands on end, like a hedgehog. Jean felt that Blanca had an arrogant temperament.

Kane also had a pimple in his heart: Blanca was originally a magician under Major General Charles Webb, and when Lieutenant General Barrett defected, Blanca killed Charles Webb, who was loyal to General Maher, and rushed to reinforce Lieutenant General Barrett. Now, with Lieutenant General Barrett moving Blanca to Kane, he always felt that something was wrong.

Maybe Barrett was on the lookout for me and looking for Blanca to spy on me, Kane thought to himself, clamping his horse's belly and urging it forward.

Kane's mind kept flashing about the recent events.

A few days ago, late at night, Kane was asleep when he was awakened by a sharp knock on the door. When he opened the door, he almost cried out, Lieutenant General Barrett was dressed in black, and his huge body was hidden in the night, except for the equally large bald head, which reflected a faint light in the light of the torch.

"Lieutenant General, why did you ......" Kane yawned, closed the door, and after taking his seat, he couldn't wait to ask.

"I'm going to come late at night? do you think I'd like to dress like a mourner?" and be dark and sneaky?" Lieutenant General Barrett tried to keep his voice as low as he could, "Boy, listen carefully, don't be so scared that you pee your pants, Commander Ludwig is dead." ”

Kane screamed, "Nonsense!

"Be quiet!" Barrett's eyes widened, and the darkness became more and more menacing.

"He's overplaying. At the last funeral of the Grand Prince, he came to me and told me about his plans. Barrett looked out the window warily, "The eldest prince was killed by him, and the blame was given to Sebastian." He had planned to become regent himself after killing the painter. ”

Kane shuddered as he stood up.

Lieutenant General Barrett stood up, quickly put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and sneered: "Your sword hangs on that wall, before you get it, do you think I can kill you before you take a few steps?"

"You're talking about a felony of treason, you, you should expose him at the Grand Prince's funeral!" Kane looked out of the corner of his eye to see the sword on the wall, and the shield at the foot of the wall. He figured that he could take a few steps to get his shield without being slashed by Barrett.

"Exposed?!, I didn't think of that. Barrett sarcastically said, but his hand did not leave the hilt of his sword, "I made a successful expose, and Sebastian became regent again." Do you think he's going to make me the commander because of that? One yard to one yard, boy, Sebastian will only use me as a tainted witness, arrest the commander, and investigate the corruption in the military department. ”

Kane shuddered. After Sebastian became regent, he did many surprising things, one of which was to get the Ministry of Justice to arrest the master craftsman Walzer and the chancellor of the exchequer Krauser on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty.

The next one is the commander of the military department. The military department will be reduced to the same fate as the Ministry of Great Craftsmen Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. Kane didn't know the source of this news, but CSKA, which was closest to Fort Thunder, was tasked with guarding Fort Thunder, so he naturally got the news quickly and reliably.

"So you chose to remain silent and let the Commander do what he planned?" Kane asked, puzzled, "So what's wrong now?"

"At the church trial, the devil knows what means Bill Newton used, and the church dug up Ludwig and Andres and a group of accomplices who plotted to kill the great prince. Lieutenant General Barrett gritted his teeth and said, "Ask for a day." ”

"The Seven Gods!" Kane gasped, "Sebastian is back in power?"

"No, he was judged guilty by the church, deceived the seven gods, committed treason, and beheaded together. Lieutenant General Barrett lifted his chin, "Got it?"

Kane squirmed his lips, not knowing what else to say. After being silent for a long time, he asked, "I don't understand." In this way, isn't Sebastian, the enemy who is equivalent to the military headquarters, also disappear?"

Barrett seemed to ask himself and asked Kane: "Why do you think I, you, Jean-Francis Miller, including the dead Podolik, and other people involved in corruption, are all okay so far?

Kane suddenly understood, and he was skeptical: "You mean, General Mach ......"

"Albert Maher!" Lieutenant General Barrett bared his teeth and growled in a low voice, "the old thing is the general in charge of CSKA, and he has a good chance of becoming the commander of the military headquarters. The old thing couldn't move us before, but now it has a chance. ”

Kane raised his hands and slowly returned to his seat, "I don't think we need to stand and talk all night. ”

Lieutenant General Barrett's hand removed from the hilt of his sword and returned to his seat. He pointed to the map by the help of an oil lamp: "I had to use the plan B that the commander told me. ”

"How many plans does he have?" Kane asked curiously.

Lieutenant General Barrett stretched out two fingers, "Plan A, buy off the Imperial Guard Knight, and let Sebastian bear the charge of killing the Grand Prince." As you know, he played badly and ended up together. Plan B, I led the army into Thundercastle, attacked the king's city, controlled the capital garrison, and forced Caesar to appoint Ludwig as regent and execute Sebastian. ”

"Oh my God, isn't this a mutiny?" Kane was so shocked that his jaw couldn't close his mouth.

"So what?" Lieutenant General Barrett sneered, "as long as the emperor gives the order and Ludwig becomes the regent, everything will be easy, and no one will dare to touch us." ”

"But Ludwig has already closed the dungeon. Kane scratched his head, "Are you going to continue with Plan B and rescue Ludwig first?"

"Idiot, there is a better chance. Lieutenant General Barrett laughed, "Wouldn't it be better for Plan B to continue to be carried out and let Caesar appoint me as regent?"

Kane's mind went blank. The military mutiny, in the mouth of Lieutenant General Barrett, is nothing more than a few sets of plans.

"What are you going to do? Aren't you afraid I'll call the soldiers and tie you up?" Kane probed Barrett. At the moment, he didn't get up to look for the shield, he believed that Barrett understood his subtext.

"You want a favor, don't you?" Barrett's mouth curled, "and when it's done, it's all good to say." I know you, boy, you come from a poor background, you have the talent of a general, but you have always been a major general. ”

Kane swallowed. He wanted to get ahead, he wanted a knighthood, a fief, not just a military pay. When he found it difficult for him to stand out from the hereditary aristocratic high-ranking officers, it was difficult for him to expect himself to be a lieutenant general, let alone a general. So he thought of getting more money. Ever since he had accepted his first bribe, he knew he couldn't turn back.

"As long as I become regent, I can appoint you lieutenant general. If you perform well enough, such as being the first to enter the Monarch Castle, you will be given a knighthood and a fief. Barrett patted his chest, "Well, I'm generous enough, right?"

"But what if we fail? We only have a few men, how many soldiers will listen to us?" Kane thought more realistically.

"Why do you think I dare to come to you alone and say these things to you?" Lieutenant General Barrett smirked, "those soldiers of yours, no, most of Eugen's soldiers are my men. ”

Kane's heart throbbed, and he didn't know whether to be glad that he hadn't called a soldier to slaughter Barrett or to sympathize with Lieutenant General Eugen.

"Eugen is an idiot, he tells the soldiers to be loyal, to guard honor, jokes, for soldiers, money and beauty are what they want. Barrett stood up and patted the dust off his body, "Mach will make a move, and when the time comes, we will kill the old man and Eugen at the conference table, and take control of CSKA." Then, give you a chance to be a pioneer and take the king and defend the city. ”

"Hey, Major General, I say, how are you going to fight this battle?" Blanca's words interrupted Kane's memories.

Kane pondered the matter along the way. He looked back at his ranks, 600 cavalry, 1,200 infantry, 200 archers, exactly 2,000 men. In order to move forward at full speed, he abandoned some of the slower old and weak soldiers, and did not even bring supply troops.

"Quick fix. Kane gritted his teeth, "We are as numerous as the capital garrison, and a siege will only work against us." ”

"Not waiting for Lieutenant General Barrett's army to arrive?" Blanca looked at Kane suspiciously, "If you don't fight a siege, how are you going to fight?"

"Siege battles can drag on for weeks or even more than a month. When the garrisons from other provinces rush back to the rescue, we will be surrounded and suppressed as prey. Kane touched his beard, "Let's hope Albert Maher didn't order the gates to be closed." We rushed straight into the city and smashed the king's defense. ”

"Wow, using the Emperor as a shield? Blanca laughed, "Funny, really funny." ”

"It's not tactics, it's strategy. Kane kicked his spurs and urged his horse forward, "We have captured the city of King's Defense, and General Barrett's large army of nearly 7,000 men besieging the city outside. Within three days, capture the entire Thunder Castle. ”

(End of chapter)