Lewis gently placed the things he had taken from the King's Treasury on the table, and was quickly picked up by Pennan. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is a pen carved out of ivory and gold.

Pei Nan said in a low voice: "This is what you selected from that emperor's treasury, you really didn't get the true inheritance of the general, this thing is not very valuable at first glance." Forget it, the rest will be kept there for the time being, and we'll be there soon to pick it up ourselves. ”

Lyuyeino frowned slightly, and he immediately said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, even if your opponent looks weak, but it may be a disguise, Abyssinian has not fallen for four hundred years." ”

"Hmph, it's just a monkey in the mountains, and because there are no other beasts, it looks powerful. Penan said, but there was no real contempt in his eyes. He also has deep memories of the strength of those dark-skinned opponents.

A Roman poet, walking on a country road, suddenly burst out of the woods with a pig, and the poet did not care, but walked over with contempt, but when the pig passed by the poet, he suddenly turned into a tiger and killed the poet in one bite. Lewis said.

"Oh, you remember, the gentleman liked to fool the children the most, and that was clearly the story of Lady Merojana, and the truth is that the gluttonous king of hell sneaked into the world because of hunger, and the gluttony first turned into a tiger, and then a lion, but when the people around him saw it, they would stay away, until later he took the form of a sheep or a pig, and deceived the greedy people, and the poet wanted to take the pig for himself. This story tells us to be honest, and of course this is how the gentleman himself explained it, but it's actually another matter. Pennan said that he was also deceived when he was a child, so he did not dare to walk alone for a long time.

"The truth is that Madame Merocana became a saint, and after her husband died tragically, she prayed to the carpenter's savior, and sure enough, the carpenter appeared and resurrected her husband, and then she became a saint of the Holy See, and then there was no more. It's the tricks of the Europa people to fool people, and this kind of story is still written into the history books as history. Lyuyeno continued.

"The carpenter who was crucified will be displeased when he hears this. Pennan said with some concern.

These Liuye were silent, and the Goliathians were very superstitious about the existence of gods.

Lewis could only shake his head at this, he had never believed in these gods, and because of his mother, he still could not understand why the Seris said that it was the goddess with the human body and the tail of the snake that created man, while his teacher said that man was created by the Supreme One, and his father said that they Goliaths were the descendants of the god of war, the children of the gods. So he never took those myths seriously, which baffled everyone except Nishizawa.

"It seems that you are all very leisurely, my generals, and you are talking here about things that have nothing to do with the occupation, that carpenter is far away from you, but I am right next to you, and you are afraid that he will be angry, are you not afraid that I will be angry?!"

"Pasha. The crowd shouted in unison.

"Oh, is this your trophy? Lewis. Nishizawa picked up the beautifully crafted pen from Pennan's hand.

"Why, my friend, you must be very relieved this time, you have been very unhappy since your last trip to Seris. Nishizawa said as he looked at Lewis.

"No, General. No matter how majestic they are, after all, the enemy is too weak, and the Seris are still a strong country, and even if I go there, I still have to be respectful, but they despise us unusually unusually despisely. Lewis said lightly.

"It's a good thing, we value them, they despise us, and they can take us by surprise. And ······" Saying this, Nishizawa Uyi stopped.

"You probably don't know that the Seris have been conquered by a group of northern barbarians, and their emperor is only thinking about moving the capital. It seems that they are not as powerful as they seem, and their wealth has not armed their muscles in the slightest, but has become a coveted cake, but I also believe that they will not be defeated so easily, after all, it is a big empire, and they are more like a sick lion. Nishizawa said in a low voice to Lewis.

"How so, I have fought alongside them, their soldiers are extremely brave, and they are very well armed, and such a large population is far from being comparable to the barbarians of the north. Liuye's eyes flickered, but he didn't mean to continue, he was obviously still very shocked, and at the same time extremely worried about the fate of the Seris, after all, the Cyris still do business with them, and if something happens, it won't be good for them.

"That's their emperor's incompetence, even the valiant samurai, led by an incompetent leader, can only die of hatred, I don't know if I'm right. Penan said, looking at Lewis.

Lewis didn't speak, and Penan had to continue to express his opinion alone.

"It is said that the emperor of Ceris was made by a man from heaven, and I think that's it, huge but not powerful, but very bloated. After hearing this, Nishizawa suddenly looked at Pennan, who looked at him with the same expression.

"Alright, let's get back to business. Pennan, what's going on?" asked Nishizawa with a sigh.

"General, everything is very good, I think you will soon have a big meal in the palace here. Pennan said.

"Even faster, we need to capture the Duchy of Eritrea quickly, otherwise it will be a lot of trouble when the Abyssinians in the south react. Nishizawa said.

"Don't worry, General, that guy you got from the Republic is very useful, and even the thickest walls will collapse in an instant. Penan said.

In the capital of the Principality of Eritrea, tense fighting continues. After sweeping all the surrounding villages, the Goliath soldiers became even more excited. Those villages alone gave them a lot of gains, and they were very much looking forward to what they would have to gain after the fall of the city.

The Goliath legions took turns attacking the city in multiple wings. But the ballistas and boiling oil in the city stopped them for the time being, but under the repeated bombardment of trebuchets and heavy artillery, a gap soon appeared, and three wings of the Goliath army rushed one after another, and after a tense battle, nearly 6,000 guards were eliminated at the cost of less than a hundred, and the outer wall was captured. The soldiers smirked and ran towards the civilian quarters.

"Hurry up, damn it, Heinlida's wing has already rushed in, you turtles, what are you waiting for. If there is no loot, the commander of the Houqi Regiment will not be able to spare you, hurry up. Follow me," said Uriuri, the captain of the Seventh Wing, as he rushed in like a wild boar, and the soldiers behind him also entered. Soon the civilian quarters in the outer city were divided into three zones, each of which was very disciplined, and no soldiers of the Banner Regiment were ordered to go to other Banner Regiments. In the evening, thick smoke rose and a large number of corpses were burned.

"Your Excellency, those soldiers were so cruel that they even killed pregnant women. A returned Hebrew-black half-breed said to Lyuyeno in broken Goliath.

Lyuyeino's expression was very gloomy, showing his shame for the soldiers' behavior. Shouldn't the soldiers of the republic fight for honor? Even if they ask for benefits, they can't do so.

"Don't worry, those soldiers are just some of the scum, they will be punished, I believe that the soldiers of the republic have their own moral bottom line. Lyuyeino said in a deep voice.

"I have to remind you, Your Excellency, that the soldiers are by no means what you say, they don't think so much, they just want to get rich. And you, you, what do you say. You are born slaves, and that's the role this world has given you. Aremusi said.

"That's enough!" Lyuyeno was furious at his men's words, "I recommended you to lead the Golden Gun Citigroup, not so that you could spoil the soldiers. Your subordinate wing, seventh, eighth, and ninth. They raped, killed, set fires, and even kicked the statues of the temple to the ground, and when the Golden Gun and Citi Regiment marched, the military discipline was strict, but the flag bearers and trumpeters actually took the lead in singing yellow songs, which was simply insulting to the image of the soldiers of the Republic. ”

"But the soldiers of our flag regiment are also the bravest, and their combat exploits are also the most ······." He whispered, not daring to publicly refute his boss's reprimand.

"Alright, the fighter is fleeting, launch a general attack, order the gunners to prepare, launch all the ballistas and the trebuchet that has just been made, yes, and the giant cannon will be pushed over to me too. Lyuyeino commanded with a grim expression.

In the city of New Delhi, a great anger is being bred within the expeditionary force.

"This is not good, the military pay has been in arrears for almost a year, we started this expedition a year ago, by January we reached New Delhi, in March we have occupied the Bay of Bengal, and now in Saibalstanburg, the soldiers are very tired, they can usually loot, those who made the soldiers of the legion forget their fatigue, and now General Donal does not allow the looting, it is really unbearable, we don't care, but the soldiers at the bottom, they can rely on that military salary, originally there was no military pay, and they could rely on the sword in their hands, but now, the soldiers are very angry, the situation is almost out of controlAfter all, it was not a fight for the Republic, but a private war waged by the East India Company, and the soldiers did not feel a trace of fanaticism, let alone a sense of glory in dedicating themselves to His Majesty and the country, they only cared about money now, and if there was not even this, it is not difficult to imagine what would have happened. Tassel Yi whispered.

At this time, the other legion commanders who were discussing together also talked about the situation of their respective legions, and most of them were the same. Except for some soldiers from wealthy backgrounds, the rest are already the commanders who already hate them in their hearts.

"Xinbuyi's Tassel Yi, do you want us to ······" Dan Fogakan on the side said.

"That's the only way, otherwise the soldiers will be angry, that's not good, and the weapons in their hands won't be dull because we're Goliaths. Tassel Yi said in a firm tone, although he didn't want to do that in his heart.

"Go to [him] Donal, go to [] East India Company, Lao Tzu is gone, Lao Tzu is going back to China now. A Goliath soldier threw his weapon on the ground and said angrily.

Many of the soldiers around him have followed his example, their anger has reached the limit, and the military pay has been delayed for nearly a year. Letters from their families complained that their children had not eaten well for days.

"Damn Donal, damn the East India Company, they tricked us here, and our family is starving now. Bastard, Donal, go to Donal. The surrounding soldiers gathered one after another, and a black tide rushed towards Donal's headquarters.

"Donal come out, we want military pay, we want military pay. The sound of soldiers spread throughout New Delhi, and the remaining Indians hid in terror where they could.

More than 50,000 people gathered in front of Donal's headquarters, and at the window, Donal's face was unusually gloomy when he looked down, his hands were clenched tightly, but finally he reluctantly let go.

Nazabal listened to the voices outside, looked at Donal, who had a gloomy face, and whispered: "Your Excellency, General, I have to remind you that these soldiers are in danger of mutiny at any time. You should pay them everything they deserve as soon as possible, or their knives will change direction and your and mine's heads will be kicked like balls. ”

"I don't have any money. Donal said in a deep voice.

Na Sabale looked stunned, he asked in disbelief: "Your Excellency General, didn't we just ransack the treasury in Bangladesh, that is tens of millions of song coins, converted into tens of thousands of gold coins, how can there be no money, is it that the company took it all?"

"150,000 troops, and then hundreds of thousands, the republic does not allow looting, nearly 400,000 troops, how much does it cost to feed every month? Even if the cost of sea transportation is much less than that of land transportation, it is a huge number. This can't be calculated at all, don't talk about my money, even the company has already lost a lot, let alone profits, otherwise as long as the company still has extra funds, how can it be uneasy to settle the families of the soldiers, and there will be no today. Donal said with some annoyance.

"Then the only way to do it is to loot. Nasa's gaze became unusually cold.

"That's right, as long as the soldiers are allowed to loot, not only the property of the nobles, but also the civilians. Donal looked at everything outside with a bit of a headache.

"This is a crazy decision, and it is the only feasible one, it should have been fed by war, I don't know if the brains of the parliamentarians were washed by the Indians with Yokogawa water, and if we still lose money when we start a war, then it can only mean that our hands are still too polite. Donal's expression changed, and he suddenly seemed very calm.

He looked down at the situation below, and then walked down the hallway.

As the steps fell, Donal's mood became heavier, but his face became calmer.

On the last step, looking at the door in front of him, he didn't hesitate for a moment, and the sound of the lock came out, but it was covered by the sound outside.

He walked straight out and looked at everyone. When the surrounding soldiers saw that it was him, they became even more excited, and the scene was already a little uncontrollable.

"Look, General Donal, it's him. "Someone kept saying among the soldiers.

Donal's face was extremely calm at this time, and he said softly: "Soldiers of the Republic, have you forgotten your honor, and it is your duty to fight for the Republic······

"You are only the East India Company, you do not represent the Republic, of course there is no problem in fighting for the Republic, because our family will be well taken care of, but your company, we are fighting on the front line, the price of bread sold by your company has not been reduced in the slightest, and our family is still hungry to this day. A Simbui commander interrupted him and said.

"General Donal, we just want to get what we deserve, as we said before. The soldiers shouted.

Donal looked at the officers at the front, and a cold sweat couldn't help but flow from his forehead. 400,000 soldiers, more than 50,000 came, 10 corps commanders, 6, 100 commanders came, more than 70, and the wing commander, he could not count.

"Do you dare to take your sword against your commander, and are you not afraid of being hanged by the Republic?" shouted Donal, first probing the soldiers. Both the Shariah and the Basic Law of the Republic stipulate the duties of a soldier, and on the battlefield, orders given by the commander-in-chief, no matter how absurd, must be carried out, or they will be executed.

The sound of the knife unsheathed hit Donal's heart like a bolt of lightning, and all the soldiers pulled out their knives at the same time, almost all of their knives pointed in one place.

Donal suddenly felt a fierce killing intent lock onto him, and his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

"General, we just want what we deserve, and if you have to, we'll have to fetch it ourselves. One of the regimental commanders at the head said suddenly, and the others drew their swords one after another, none of these soldiers hesitated, and those Ural people who had just hesitated also pointed their knives at Donal.

"Sinbuyi, damn it, these unruly fellows, the soldiers' anger will be aroused. Donal had no idea that the Goliaths were a very obedient people, and they would not refuse any orders from their commanders on the battlefield, but if they were provoked, the traditions of the Goliaths would break all taboos. Moreover, he Donal was more representing the East India Company, so the soldiers would not be afraid of what he said.

"Let's go get what we deserve ourselves, rush over, this cruel miser, and kill him. "Many soldiers have lost their patience and have only failed to act because of the stoppage of their superiors.

"Soldiers, calm down, I want you to assure you that there will be a pay, and as compensation, after the next city has been breached, I, allow, you, plunder there. Donal finally said that, and then he seemed to lose his strength, and everything in front of him was so vague.

A huge cheer rang out.

"Kind Donal, good Donal, he is a good man, we have long seen that he is not a stingy man. The soldiers said in unison, praising Donal, and with a terrible glint in their eyes.

"Trumpeters, sing, pay tribute to His Excellency the General. The Legion Commanders shouted.

The soldiers began to sing:

Oh, the benevolent and kind Donal, and the forgiving and generous Donal, who is a good general,

We did his orders, oh, kill all the enemies, oh, rob the enemies, oh, burn the enemies, oh.

Here are the three orders of General Donal, oh, these are the three orders of General Donal,

Believe in the general, believe in the general.

Fight for the general, kill the men of the enemy army,

Take their women as slaves, rob them of everything, rob everything.

He gives us a gold coin and we want more in return, he gives us a gold coin and we grab more for him.

Now fight for the glory of General Donal, now fight for the glory of General Donal.

The bizarre and loud Goliath language spread throughout New Delhi. After singing, the soldiers left neatly and quickly.

Donal looked at the soldiers in the distance, secretly relieved, and then could no longer stop his body, and fell to the ground.

Nasa hurriedly jumped down and helped him up. He looked at the sky in the distance, and wondered if it was because the sun was about to set, but the sky was red.

"May the Supreme bless the Indians and see the sun tomorrow, unrestrained soldiers, who knows what will happen. Nassa shook her head and helped Donal into the command.

"I should keep the letters sent by the families of the soldiers, and I've been thinking about this since then. Donal, who came to his senses, said to Nassa.

"Your Excellency, you do not have such power, which not even the Council can do. Nasa reminded.

"The Parliament, a bunch, well, what do they know? always interfere with the actions of our soldiers, to use a syrius proverb, it is to point fingers, but who made them the Parliament. Donal's eyes were filled with a terrible rage, but his words were calm.

"That should be an idiom. Nasa thought to himself, and then said to him: "Your Excellency, I have to say that your behavior is like dancing on a tightrope. No one knows what the soldiers will do, and it is in the company's interest that the responsibility will be borne by the company, and I have the right to prevent you from doing so, which is why the board of directors sent me. Nassa said.

"You, I'm the supreme commander here, don't try to question my orders with the company. Donal said with a smile, his handsome face was very calm, but the cold light in his eyes was very obvious, not to Nasa, but to the Indians.

"Well, you are indeed the supreme commander, and you were personally appointed by the military of the republic. Nasa said helplessly.

"Since we are talking about the republic, don't talk about the military, when did the republic begin to be one with the military. Donal said knowingly.

Nasa did not speak. And he didn't notice the murderous intent flashing in Donal's eyes.

"The republic did not pay a penny for this operation, the stubborn gold card, he even said, the treasury of the republic has no extra funds, all the responsibility for the war is borne by our company, their energy is still focused on the aristocratic land reform in Europa, but the richness of India is not bad at all, for the glory of His Majesty, for the sake of Goliath, only the complete conquest of this place will do, but now we are running out of time, the time limit for launching a private war is coming, if the time is up, we have not succeeded, then we can only agree to make peace with the emperor who fled from the beginning, which is definitely a great shameWe will all be laughed at by the soldiers and parliamentarians of the Republic when we go back, whether we will go back with the glory and wealth of conquest, and let the girls cast loving eyes for you, or will we bow our heads like the defeated roosters and go back with nothing, we, soldiers, your pockets are empty, this is all my fault, and now the wealth is obtained by yourselves, by your hands, there. Donal announced loudly to the Legion Commander and the soldiers. Of course, everyone's purpose is definitely not just to fight for Her Majesty the Empress, their real purpose is just to gain a higher status and glory through military exploits. But as long as the soldiers are willing to continue fighting.

Donal was obviously aware of their thoughts, and like them, he knew that a few beautiful words could only move the soldiers into fanaticism, and he had been extremely fanatical, and those soldiers were the bravest, and their bravery was unjustified, and the courage of the officers came more from the dignity of the samurai and the desire for glory and wealth, and the soldiers always gained the least. But often they are the most direct executioners, and of course the final punishment will also fall on their superiors, and Donal is also out of the way this time, so he simply let everything go.

Listening to the loud cheers of the soldiers, he knew that he had succeeded, and now there was no one to dissuade him, and no one to stop this operation. He continued.

"Sergeants, how long have we been here, a year, in this year, we have destroyed nearly a million Indian soldiers, looted many more, captured the entire Hengduan River Valley, including New Delhi, the land kings of Bengal, the princesses of New Delhi, are the witnesses of our victory, who else? Who else can stop the invincible chariot of the Empire? Now only the little Mughal emperor remains, and he is still in fear in the south, so let the soldiers show kindness to the poor boy, let him accept the discipline of his fathers, go further south, conquer to the end of the sea, I promise you, there will be a triumphal ceremony, there will be, the honor of the soldiers is yours, for the sake of my great Goliath, long live His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Empire. Donal shouted.

"Hooray, Hooray, General Donal, Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty!" shouted the soldiers, swinging their weapons to show him their determination, and at the same time bending deeply towards the sun, their eyes showing real madness for the first time.

"This is the Republic, but, whatever, brother must grab a good time this time, he can finally fight for His Majesty, it should have been like this a long time ago, and there is no point in fighting a war if he doesn't fight for His Majesty. The commanders of Simbui said loudly.

"Yes, under the protection of Your Majesty, what else is there to fear? Your Majesty is the embodiment of the Supreme, and the enemy is definitely going to be finished now. ”

"Hooray, hooray, hooray. ”

"General Donal, will our supplies be able to hold up?" shouted a red-haired legionnaire commander, who was still sane.

"Supplies, aren't the weapons you have in your hands the best supplies, go to the Indians to get them. Donal answered his question.

"Bastard, what supplies? fight for Your Majesty, don't have supplies. That's a coward's idea, as long as you have the consciousness to sacrifice yourself for Your Majesty, any war will be won, and it will be won. ”

Nassa's eyes were really opened to Nassa's enthusiasm for the 'old-fashioned' old army of the Republic, as mad as their founders, remembering what he said, "What tactics, what supplies, what equipment, only fear of death is the guarantee of victory, we Goliaths do not need anything, as long as we are not afraid of death, it is enough." ”

"The new army is not so 'conservative' now, why fight for Your Majesty? They are more hungry for money, right? The old army is really a bunch of terrible guys. He was a little worried at the thought of this, especially at the sight of the Supreme Command, oh, the madman who was already equally fanatical.

Donal himself shouted Long live His Majesty louder than anyone else.

"You really intend to let go of everything, you know, although they are well-trained, but once they get into that state, they will be killing machines, a bunch of bestial people, and the officers themselves will not be restrained at that time, because they will do the same thing themselves, this is a big deal, if it is a republic, of course it is no problem, but we can only represent the company, you are playing with fire, this fire may burn the company, you are crazy. Nasa, who was standing next to Donal, whispered in his ear, apparently he did not dare to say it out loud, or the soldiers who had fallen into a frenzy might tear him apart.

"Well, besides, I am a madman by nature, as long as India is conquered, then everything will be fine, the republic will not blame the company, even the rational parliamentarians will be on our side, and when they see our victory, they will ignore all means, this is a bet. Donal replied in the same whisper.

"But the stakes are too big, as big as the sky. Nasa muttered.

"There is a big bet on the prophet? The scorpion India is not so strong, the reason why it has been dragged down is just that it has been restrained, and now that the army is not clamped, our real combat effectiveness will be brought into play. Donal asked rhetorically.

Nasa stopped talking, if Donal was gambling on the fate of the company, then Abivi was gambling on the fate of the entire Goliath, and his seemingly crazy and impossible war would best end with the victory of Goliath and the destruction of both empires. Rome's vice-emperors, Caesar and Augustus, were captured and crucified. It is unbelievable that the Roman navy was completely wiped out by his sneak attack. By contrast, Donal's stakes were much smaller, and he might not have succeeded, but could he, Donal, compare to the Prophet?

Nasa thought in his heart, he didn't know when this incident launched by the company was played, may the Supreme bless it, and hope that His Majesty will protect it.

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