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I saw the blue Valan Mountain shrouded in heavy fog in mid-autumn, the main peak of the beautiful and beautiful faded into the clouds, the bare trunks of the deciduous coniferous forest at the foot of the mountain sparsely meandered to the ground, the grass and trees in the suburbs withered yellow, and the fallen leaves rolled - the grass blades flew like snowflakes in the cold autumn wind.

At this time, a small shower suddenly came, and I and the vampire count were drenched, but after the autumn rain, the feeling of the autumn wind blowing on my body was very pleasant.

"Alex, do you have a knot? Or homesickness? Drinker asked suddenly.

I reluctantly smiled and said, "The white clouds are fluttering, the mountains are misty, where is my hometown?" I am duckweed, washed by the wind - there are no roots to be found! ”

"Where the heart is connected, it is the hometown. You look at the way back - the view blocked by Valan Mountain is the direction of the imperial capital; The place where Sister Binglan is the hometown in your heart. Drinker said quietly.

I couldn't help but be stunned, but I heard Derrick whisper: "The white clouds are cruising, and I am high; Qingyun wanders, sad for me......"

"Drink, do you think I can beat Carlos?" I was silent for a moment, then asked suddenly.

Drinker "hehe" smiled: "This is your heart knot...... It depends on your understanding of victory and defeat - do you want to win with individual bravery, or do you want to win with integrated strength? Yes, Carlos's splendor on the battlefield is unforgiving, and he used the failures of countless famous generals to build up the laurels of victory - this is what shakes your mind, and it is also the frustration you have experienced that is entangled in your heart, even if you have no last resort and victory, you will not be at ease, afraid that Carlos will become the only variable in your sure victory...... You can't help but wonder, if Sister Binglan is here, what will she do with Carlos? Do you have the ability to defeat the incomparably tall existence on the battlefield without the assistance of Sister Binglan? ”

"Yes, all kinds of troubles, I can't see through success or failure......"

Drinker looked me in the face and said solemnly, "Alec, have you ever thought that what you are worried about is also what Carlos is worried about—the accidents and variables on the battlefield are unpredictable, and they will not favor you or Carlos. Why worry about the unpredictable and unpredictable? Moreover, the reason why a famous general is a famous general is because of the success of the person and the wedding dress of the person; The reason why a monarch is a monarch is because he has done things for himself and married others. Carlos is strong, but he is not as strong as the peerless general, the 'Southern Continent God of War' Miusi Yuga, but even if he is as strong as Miusie Yuga, he is invincible to Nanzhan Buqi's turbulent wrist. Carlos is too restrained, and His Majesty is letting go, and he will never be able to fight you in a reciprocal situation - this is something that you know quite well in your heart, what else can you worry about? ”

"Drinker, you seem to know me better than I know myself...... There seems to be nothing you can't see and can't fathom about people's hearts. ”

Drinker smiled lightly, turned his face sideways, and said in a slightly lonely voice, "I can't see through my own ......"

I was just about to say something, when Drinker suddenly let out an exclamation of "oops", and I couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Drinker, what's wrong with you?" What happened? ”

But I heard Derlink say with a bitter face: "My feet are choked by mud!" It's all you! What kind of ghost walk? Got me dirty! ”

I couldn't help but laugh, and hurriedly went over to pull her, only to find that my body sank downward, and my feet sank down three inches - even I fell into the mire.

"You're really getting more and more helpful! Look at the good things you do! Drinker scolded that when I looked up at Drink, it was even more like Drinker - it turned out that Drinker was splashed with mud all over his face and clothes by me.

"You're still laughing! Don't come and help yet! Drinker said angrily.

I didn't dare to laugh, I couldn't afford to provoke the vampire count's hair, so the two of them supported each other and left in embarrassment, only to find that the return trip was the same muddy, and I couldn't help but say, "What's going on?" When I came, it was still a cool and hard ground, but at this time, it became like a swamp, and it was soft and difficult to focus, it was a bit like walking on floating sand......

"I know this! The soil of the ground in Dongdu is a special soil called rain rock, which is usually as hard as iron, but when it is rained, it becomes very soft, but when it is exposed to the sun, the rain will return to hard after evaporation - but in Donggamont, due to the peculiar landform, there is only rain in November and December in the two months of the year, so we are lucky to have it! It is said that James considered the rainy season in late autumn, and when he built the city wall, he drove the foundation to the granite underground, and the project was extremely large. Drinker said excitedly, and when she had the opportunity to play tricks on her knowledge, she forgot about her embarrassment and unhappiness for a while, and became happy.

"Hehe, you know a lot!"

"Of course!" Drinker puffed up his chest and said proudly, "When I arrived in Eastern Garmont, I ran all over the libraries of the Eastern Capital and read the local geography. ”

Suddenly, my heart moved, as if something crucial had flashed through my mind, and by the time I tried to grasp this sudden inspiration, it had disappeared without a trace.

"Alex, what's wrong with you?" When Drinker saw that I suddenly stopped in a daze, he asked me strangely.

"I don't know, I don't think I'm missing something......

I shook my head, and when I saw the uneasy, worried, and questioning expression on Drink's face, I couldn't help but feel pity in my heart, and I reached out and rubbed her pretty cold face, removing the mud from her face.

"Alex, do you want to scare me?" Drink's voice became warm, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and his face had an innocent but dangerous expression.

"Ah, you're mistaken...... I didn't ......" I couldn't help but feel stunned when I was stared at by her such a straight gaze.

"Then, I will also be light on you......" Drinker gently stretched out his delicate white fingers to remove the mud from my body.

On the main road in the city, we were sorting out the remnants of each other's bodies as if no one was around, and this scene was very intimate and warm.

Suddenly, we all thought it was funny, and we actually looked at each other and laughed like crazy people on the crowded street, which made passers-by look sideways.

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On October 27, 1900, Azelio, who had cut off the eastward march by Carlos and Eden's army, stationed the 300,000 troops of the Eastern Army at the foot of the Prayer Mountain, 300 miles west of the county of Eastern Garmont, camped near the mountain, and then selected 150,000 elite soldiers in the regiment as an emergency reinforcement division, and detoured from the mountainous area at the junction of the border between the Kingdom of Dottier and the Kingdom of Haynes with a rapid marching speed, and reached the lower reaches of the Seine River on November 11, trying to force the Seine River from the downstream, and surprise attack the right flank of the Carlos army to relieve the danger of the eastern capital.

However, when the Eastern Army rushed across the Seine to the center of the river, it was suddenly attacked by Carlos's army - Marshal Carlos had anticipated the actions of the Imperial Army, so he ordered his general General Diego to lead 70,000 soldiers and horses composed of archers, horse archers, Zheng spearmen and magicians across the river, and launch a long-distance attack while Azelio's army crossed the river!

Azeglio was shocked and didn't have time to think of a countermeasure, but he was defeated. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were shot and killed in the middle of the river, and the Imperial army suffered heavy losses - the blood of the Imperial soldiers stained the lower Seine into a river of blood, and the corpses of countless Imperial soldiers floated on the river, and the scene was horrific.

Azelio had to retreat with the remaining 80,000 troops, and he seemed to have lost control of the situation and was unable to organize an orderly retreat of the defeated army, and the Imperial soldiers seemed to be terrified by the disastrous defeat in this battle, and the appearance of the army was extremely loose and chaotic.

General Diego, who was known for his bravery, ignored Carlos's repeated exhortations before the battle, and under the guidance of his anxious mentality for meritorious service and his personal subjective judgment that "the defeated will be chaotic, and you can take advantage of the situation", he led his troops across the river to pursue him, hoping to further expand the results of the battle and completely annihilate the imperial army.

When Diego's troops crept behind the Imperial army, Azelio suddenly led 20,000 light cavalry to turn around and give Diego's troops a head-on attack before Diego launched an attack - 20,000 light cavalry gave full play to their good mobility and attacked from the flanks with a cavalry phalanx, while the rest of the infantry set up Changyu took advantage of the chaos of Diego's troops to squeeze forward from the front, and cooperated with the actions of the cavalry, killing 70,000 enemy troops at once.

The tide of battle was reversed in an instant, and the changes were so fast that General Diego didn't fully react for a while, and he couldn't even accept this sudden change psychologically. At this time, in his mind, he couldn't help but echo the words that Marshal Carlos had repeatedly instructed before ordering him to go on the expedition: "Don't chase after the poor, beware of backlash", the marshal's words were still in his ears, but he violated the military order, turned from victory to defeat, and was full of remorse and shame, and was willing to die headlong.

It turned out that most of the Eastern Army led by Azeglio were battle-hardened and well-trained veterans, and many soldiers had fought many times with the veteran commander in the Tsikov era, and made great achievements, not a temporary rabble, although Azeglio suffered heavy losses due to being recognized by Carlos, but the army's fighting spirit and morale were still there. Azelio is also a veteran of the Empire, although he was defeated, he was not discouraged, but instead showed panic, led the enemy to chase and annihilate, and finally gave him a chance to take revenge.

Azelio carried his sword with one arm, but he was unmatched, and he took the lead with 20,000 light horsemen to chase the remnants led by Diego to the Seine, forcing Diego to cross the river in a hurry.

In the battle, the Imperial Army killed 50,000 enemy soldiers and horses, and finally let out a sigh of resentment.

Azelio did not pursue any longer, and led the light cavalry to cover the rapid retreat of the large army.

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After returning to General Diego, he reported the situation of the battle to General Carlos, and did not dare to hide the responsibility for the defeat, and expressed his willingness to be dealt with by military law.

Carlos pondered for a moment when he heard this, but then sighed lightly and said, "Alexander's command is really like a cloud, and there is no mediocrity...... Azelio - Although the marshal knew his person, and had been a minister of the same court, he did not hear of any illustrious martial arts, and the ancients said: "Those who are good at fighting have no great merits...... Compared to the empire with great talent, our army is ......"

Carlos did not continue with his words, but Diego understood that the following meaning was "an unrivaled general in our army" - such heavy words were inconvenient to say to his subordinates in person, although the marshal did not say anything for the sake of his own face, but it made General Diego feel even more ashamed, and felt that he had damaged the marshal's immortal prestige because of his own recklessness.

Carloston paused for a moment before changing the topic and said: "Although the general caused our army to lose 50,000 troops due to greed for merit, he also sabotaged the enemy's rescue operation, implemented the strategic intention of the commander, and did not damage the overall situation of the Eastern Capital Attack - and the merits and demerits should be offset by the merits." ”

Diego knelt down and said with a sneering face: "Because the last general is greedy for merit, the king is damaged, and the marshal's prestige is frustrated...... The last general is willing to lead a death to comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers in heaven......"

Carlos held Diego's hands and pulled him up, and said gently: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, so why should the general be obsessed? In the future, the general will have the opportunity to avenge his subordinates. Rather than seek death in vain, it is better to leave a promising body to get up from where it fell and be ashamed on the battlefield - I believe that Azeglio has the same thoughts for me...... Moreover, our army is currently at the time of employing people, and the general must not talk about life and death lightly! ”

He demoted Diego to the rank of Red Banner Yin, but he was still responsible for commanding the soldiers and horses on the right flank.

Diego retreated silently with gratitude and guilt.

At this moment, a man wearing a blue armor and a silver-gray cloak came out of the darkness of the tent.

This person has dark skin, darker than the color of black charcoal, square face, big nose and thick lips, eyes as bright as stars, thin body, straight and erect, like a sword implanted in the ground, with an extraordinary momentum and fierce wind.

"The marshal treats Diego so leniently, I'm afraid that he will fall into Materazzi's mouth again, and let him say behind his back that you are bending the law for personal gain and acting unfairly...... This matter will soon reach the ears of Her Majesty the Empress, and then there will be another uproar! The man bowed to Carlos and said in a worried voice.

Carlos poured a glass of wine and drank it all, then poured another glass, his purple and silver eyes stared at the blood-red liquid gently shaking in the transparent crystal cup in his hand a little distractedly, and said for a long time: "Sanchez, you are too worried. There is nothing unfair about this handicap's disposition, and he has completely focused on the overall situation of the war, and he must know that cutting the generals before the battle is not only unlucky, but also self-defeating. I believe that even if Materazzi reports to His Majesty, His Majesty will be considerate of this commander. This conquest is related to the fortunes of the kingdom, but His Majesty is willing to entrust such a heavy task to the marshal, which shows His Majesty's trust in the marshal, and besides, the marshal upholds justice in everything, and is dedicated to the kingdom and His Majesty, and has no selfish heart, and is worthy of the heavens, and the earth is not deceitful, and the sun and the moon can be revealed, and the heavens and the earth can be proven-Your Majesty's sage, how can a traitor and villain be able to provoke and instigate from it? ”

Sanchez said disapprerovingly: "The marshal's remarks are just self-deception...... Since the marshal set out on the expedition, he has been preoccupied, his face has no joy, and every night he looks up to the sky and sighs, because his heart is depressed and difficult to understand--the marshal's heart may not be known to others, how can Sanchez not understand? ”

"The marshal is only worried about the war......," Carlos replied quietly, but his voice was weak—his face seemed to be haggard and pale from overwork, and he looked a little sickly, and he suddenly felt thirsty in his throat, and drank another half a cup of blood-red slurry, and when the fierce alcohol burned a raging fire in his throat, he felt comfortable, and his lilac face finally flushed slightly.

Sanchez shook his head and said in a condensed voice: "There are no outsiders here, Sanchez's cheap life is given by the marshal, and he is willing to sacrifice for the marshal anytime and anywhere!" Could it be that the marshal still can't trust the last general? Here, the last general made it clear that although the war in the Eastern Capital worried the marshal, the hanging sword from the court was where the marshal's heart was depressed! His Majesty is narrow-minded and suspicious by nature, and the marshal is beyond His Majesty's reach regardless of his virtue and talent, and he has a heavy army in his hands, and his military achievements are outstanding, and he is deeply supported by the officers and men of the whole army......

"After that, the marshal was monitored and examined for a year, and then because there were no available generals in the army, His Majesty had to release the marshal to re-lead the army, and even more expedient, before you were paid homage to the marshal, but this does not mean that His Majesty has completely released his suspicions about the marshal. Over the past three years, the marshal has worked hard and worked hard to train and organize the kingdom's army, so that the kingdom's vitality lost due to the defeat at the Battle of Sonks can be slowly restored, and he has done his best for the kingdom and His Majesty, but His Majesty not only did not show gratitude, but instead listened to the rumors of the traitors and ministers in the DPRK and China, restrained the marshal everywhere, and installed cronies in the army to monitor the marshal's every move. ”

Carlos sighed faintly, but said with a flat smile: "Although Ben Shuai is frustrated, he has no resentment or resentment. I am sure that sooner or later Your Majesty will understand my ...... I am not happy or worried about my own safety, but I am only worried that the traitors in the DPRK and China will be in power, and Your Majesty will be deceived by clever words, which will cause the power to fall and internal friction to extend to the army, affecting the success or failure of our army...... Well, our army really can't afford to suffer the heavy losses of another Battle of Sonkes...... If this battle is lost, the kingdom will be devastated......"

Unlike the marshal, the general was more worried about the marshal's personal safety. The eastern capital was besieged by our coalition regiments, and Azelio returned alone, but Alexander was defeated by the marshal, who thought that it would not be difficult to capture the eastern Gamont with the power of the marshal, supplemented by the strong troops of the two countries......"

Carlos intercepted: "The chief of staff has oversimplified the war in the Eastern Capital...... Although the allied forces of this battle dispatched a total of 600,000 troops, more than four times the strength of the enemy's army, on the surface it seemed that we were strong and weak, and we besieged a small city of Dongamont...... However, there is no tacit understanding between the two armies, it is difficult to coordinate operations, coupled with the lack of trust, each is its own master, and there are rifts and disagreements, which inevitably consumes each other, and thus greatly reduces their strength. However, the puppet imperial army is united, the command is unified, and the emperor personally supervises the battle, the soldiers use their lives, the morale is high, and the will to die is still strong.

"Moreover, although Alexander is only in the prime of his life, he has already experienced a hundred battles, killing and fighting on horseback, and single-handedly conquering half of the empire...... Although we were defeated at the Battle of Sonkes, it was only because of our lack of experience and our carelessness for a while, and after four years of growth and cultivation, there was a gap between its achievements and those in the past. The so-called three days of Shibei should be impressive, let alone four years?! Now the Aric is like the rising sun, like the sun in the sky; And I am already approaching dusk, and the sun is setting...... Alexander's command is even more famous generals, Memphis, Hugh Belmont, Drink, Casta, Zolaci, Joseph, Azelio, Dicchitino, etc., all of which are the choice of the moment, on the contrary, our army is outnumbered, the kingdom is withered, and the future is worrying......

"The marshal is open-minded, upright, and admirable! It's just that the marshal only cares about state affairs, but doesn't care about his personal fate, I'm afraid that one day he will be hooked by traitors in the DPRK and China! As for the war in the Eastern Capital, the last general has confidence in the victory of the marshal, but the last general is more worried about the secret arrow from behind the marshal - accompanying the king like a tiger! For example, although the mysterious disappearance of Marshal Yuga, a military wizard of the generation known as the 'God of War of the South', is difficult to explain, and his grievances and grievances with the former emperor are also obscure, the root cause must be that he had to leave in disgrace in order to protect himself -- the marshal is now walking on the same path as Marshal Yuga......

Sanchez's eyes suddenly burst into a warm light, and his voice became eager: "Your Majesty is out of power, and traitors are in charge—the last general thinks that the marshal can take his place!" At that time, after the capture of the eastern capital, the army under the marshal will be exhausted, and the royal court will be returned, and the city of Henes will be captured in one fell swoop, and the dynasty will be changed......"

Carlos cast a sharp gaze on Sanchez, so that Sanchez did not dare to force his gaze, and then said coldly: "Bold! Chief of Staff, are you instigating this commander to rebel? This is a great rebellion, but you can punish the nine clans - Sanchez, you can be guilty! ”

Sanchez knelt down with a "poof", but said resolutely: "The last general is alone, and there are no nine clans to be punished!" The last general's cheap life was given by the marshal, and if the marshal wants to get it back, the last general will never complain! The last general said this, just for the sake of the marshal! The last general knew that the marshal was a gentleman and a loyal minister, but some words were like a bone stalk, and he did not vomit or be unhappy - the marshal only saw the enemy in front of him, but he could not see the hidden arrow behind him! His Majesty is unkind, femme fatale, and Prince Beshatu is a businessman with a mercenary character, and these two people are the same dog! At present, they have to rely on the marshal's ability, and they will not do anything to the marshal, but once the cadres are decided, they will surely wave the butcher's knife at the marshal mercilessly! For the sake of the marshal's safety, the last general will not hesitate to risk his life to admonish each other -- ask the marshal to raise troops to plot a great cause! ”

"You...... Are you trying to trap Ben Shuai in injustice? Carlos said angrily, the essence in his purple eyes was like a flash of purple lightning, and he suddenly felt a stuffy pain in his chest, a sweet throat, and he actually coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Marshal!" Sanchez was startled and hurriedly got up to help him.

Carlos shook off his hand, raised his wine glass, and drank another glass of spirits, the depression in his chest was relieved, and he said weakly: "Ben Shuai is not a talent who has achieved great things...... Today's words, only you know me, Ben Shuai doesn't want a third person to know - Sanchez, you remember! ”

"Marshal! If you don't want to be in the world, why not take this opportunity to rebel against the kingdom and pay tribute to the empire? With Alexander's mind and knowledge, he will definitely treat the marshal well. Moreover, the marshal was originally a minister of the empire, and returning to the empire at this time is only to get out of the way and return to the original track, and the marshal himself will not lose anything, and future generations will not blame the marshal for his actions......" Sanchez still tried his last effort to convince his commander.

Carlos said in a gentle voice: "Sánchez, I know your hard work. However, there are some things that are not just done if you want to do them, and they are not only measured and selected from personal interests. Do you know that Your Majesty has been a great favor to me - it can be described as a reinvention of grace! I must not betray Your Majesty and betray the Kingdom when it is in great danger! If so, wouldn't I, Carlos, become a capricious and despicable villain? ”

"Marshal, I know that you have a special affection for Your Majesty, and the first emperor intended to marry Your Majesty to the marshal...... The marshal walks with a majestic body, vertical and horizontal, and obliquely looks at the world, but it is inevitable that the hero is short of breath, and the love of children is long, and it is impossible to break the slim relationship...... However, you repaid it with a piece of Dan's heart, but Your Majesty abandoned it like a cover-up - the tiger does not hurt people, but people harm the tiger's heart......"

Carlos waved his hand to stop Sanchez from going any further, and said in a lonely but resolute tone: "How can it be as good as it should be? But please have no regrets! I should serve the country with my body, take righteousness with my humble body, do my best, and die! As for life and death, honor and disgrace, fate is impermanent, and I can't control it! That's all for this, and I'll talk about it again in the future......"

Sanchez knew that the marshal had made up his mind, and it was futile to persuade him, so he was silent for a while.

Carlos poured a glass of wine and handed it to Sanchez, and said with a smile: "This wine is a century-old wine, rare, I know that you are a ghost family, many taboos, and you have never been a good wine, but fine wine is rare, and good friends are rare - would the chief of staff be willing to break the ban and have a drink with me?" ”

After Sanchez took the wine, he also smiled: "If it weren't for the marshal to save me, I would have been killed by the law enforcement envoy of the clan, so the taboo of Rausch will be broken, what is the pity?" Anyway, I'm already a traitor in the clan, so why not rebel more completely! Although I know that the person with whom the marshal most wants to drink is Alexander the Great, I have to fill it up for the time being! ”

After saying that, after clinking glasses with Carlos, he actually drank the liquor in the cup in one go, but suddenly coughed violently, and then said with a bitter black face, frowning: "It's so spicy and unpleasant!" Is this wine? It's hard for humans to be able to drink it......"

After saying that, his body shook a few times, but he was already lying on his back on the ground, drunk.

Carlos smiled and glanced at the sleeping Sanchez, and said to himself: "How good it is to be drunk, what an envy!" I haven't tasted drunk in years......"

After speaking, he suddenly felt something in his heart, opened the tent, swept his eyes over the surrounding tents and the soldiers patrolling in the night, and then threw himself in the direction of East Gamont, shook his wine glass, and muttered to the north: "Alexander, Carlos toasts you!" ”

After that, he drank it all in the gale, and then threw a cup and spilled it into the tent.

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On the other hand, although Azeglio returned with a feather - half of the cavalry died on the Seine, suffering the worst defeat since the leadership of the army, but this famous imperial general, who was praised by Carlos as "a good fighter, without great merit", and was known as the "one-armed general", was not discouraged - he was stoic by nature, and while sending the wounded to the rear, he reorganized the remaining 80,000 soldiers, mobilized the other 200,000 imperial troops of the Eastern Army, and convened his subordinate generals to discuss and try his best to think of a good solution to the danger of the eastern capital.

While Azelio was at a loss for what to do, the spies sent reported that a cavalry unit of the Kingdom of Haynes transporting grain and grass had left the Sulpir Plain along the valley of Wangya, and was preparing to make a detour through the Forest of Fire into the lower Seine, and then wade through the shallow waters to complete the supply of the Carlos army.

After hearing this news, Azeglio pondered for a while and came to the conclusion that the Carlos army was running out of food and grass, so he made a decisive decision - to order 5,000 light cavalry again, and go east to Qishan for the second time to attack Carlos's grain guards.

The elite of 5,000 light cavalry, led by Azelio, chose the shortest but extremely dangerous shortcut - the dangerous path through the St. Angtades Mountains, and after five days and four nights of rapid marching, they finally reached the edge of the Fire Forest before Carlos' supply troops.

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