Chapter 112: The Heart of Danyun River
On September 18, 137 New Calendar, Wei Xu arrived at the coalition camp with 5,000 volunteers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of the 5,000 volunteers, 2,000 were from Limi City, and 1,000 of them were directly subordinate to Wei Xu. In addition to Wei Xu's direct troops, the remaining 4,000 people were all Iliang soldiers recruited by Wei Xu himself.
The first thing Wei Xu did when he arrived at the coalition camp was to ask Maier for his guilt. He had mobilized these volunteers without consulting Maier beforehand. Although Maier gave Wei Xu the right to act freely in the city of Rimi, it was obviously unlawful for him, as a general of the kingdom, to mobilize his army and lead his army into battle without the king's permission.
For Wei Xu's arrival, Maier and Salin were not surprised. As early as September 10, the two received a letter from the city of Byrons. The letter talks about two things, one of which is probably a good thing, and the other is probably a good thing.
On 2 September, several envoys from the Kingdom of Elt arrived in the city of Byrons, escorted by the city guards of Rimi. The Elt Kingdom has clearly shown goodwill to the Byronic Kingdom and is willing to sign an indefinite non-aggression pact with the Byronic Kingdom. This is a great thing for the Kingdom of Byrons, but Gray and the cabinet ministers have a question in their hearts, that is, why did the Kingdom of Elt, which has not yet established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Byrons, suddenly sign a non-aggression pact with its own country?
The envoy of the Kingdom of Elt brought a letter from Wei Xu. Wei Xu said in a very low-key letter that this matter was his lead for the Kingdom of Elt and the Kingdom of Byrons, and its purpose was to completely ensure the security of the eastern border of the kingdom. In the letter, Wei continued to say that he was willing to pledge his allegiance to Mary, and that this time he helped the kingdom of Elt and Byron to lead the signing of the non-aggression pact in order to show his loyalty.
Wei Xu also said in the letter that he had mobilized five thousand men and a considerable amount of grain and grass, at least half of which was sponsored by the Elt Kingdom, and the envoys of the Elt Kingdom also attested to this. When Gray and the cabinet ministers saw this letter, Wei Xu had already personally led 5,000 volunteers from Limi City, and the team carrying grain and grass to the coalition army camp had also set off.
The other half of the grain and grass was sponsored by the merchant groups of the city of Rimi. In the letter, Wei Xu highlighted Dan Yunha's name, strongly recommended this person to the cabinet ministers, and said that Dan Yunhe was fully qualified for the post of director of the Limicheng City Defense Bureau. After this, Wei continued to vaguely state that he wanted to become a general under Mel and move to live in the city of Byrons. After the border battle was over, Wei Xu would personally ask Maier to submit the application, and he hoped that the cabinet ministers would help him with a few kind words in front of Maier.
There is no shortage of food in the kingdom of Byron now, but no matter what time it is, there is such a thing as more food, the better. It must be a good thing that the merchant community of the Kingdom of Elt and the city of Rimi can share the worries of the kingdom. But because of this, Gray and the cabinet ministers felt that something was wrong.
The Kingdom of Elt and the Kingdom of Byron have not had any intersection, and after the establishment of the Kingdom Bank and the Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, the Kingdom of Byron has always been in a state of competition with the merchant groups in their country, and the intelligence agencies of Gray and the Heyan family have submitted to the Bluestone Palace more than once that there may be merchant groups in the country rebelling.
Now the two intelligence agencies have been merged into the Supervisory Commission, under the unified leadership of Changrong. Changrong has been investigating this matter, but due to the cautious and cunning of the rebels, the Overseer has never been able to penetrate the enemy's interior, so that the kingdom cannot obtain detailed information about the rebels.
How could Gray and the cabinet ministers not be suspicious of the merchant groups of the Kingdom of Elt and the city of Rimi at such a time when they were courteous to the Kingdom of Byrons?
According to the analysis of Gray and the cabinet ministers, the behavior of the merchant groups of the Elt Kingdom and Rimi City will not cause harm to the kingdom, whether it is now or in the next ten years. When Maier went on the expedition, he had already handed over the military and political power to Gray, and Gray made a decision on Meier's behalf and accepted their kindness.
As for Wei Xu's side, since the other party had already acted on his own, Gray couldn't stop him if he wanted to, so he could only let him go to support Maier with volunteers and food. In the letter, Gray reminds Maier that Wei Xu's actions were too sudden and had to be guarded against.
That's right, Wei Xu's action was indeed sudden. He, who had been working on local military affairs in the city of Limi, only sighed when he first heard the news that Maier was leading his army to the battle, and there was no other reaction. He knew his status in the Kingdom of Byrons, and he also knew that his strength was not as good as Salin and Yanhe. Now Wei Xu is ready to calm down, seriously accumulate experience, train the troops well, and develop in the Byronic Kingdom step by step.
Wei Xu's thoughts were good, but the pride and eagerness in his heart had not completely disappeared. At this time, he is like a person who wants to completely quit gambling addiction, but has just begun to work hard, even if he sees a dice, his heart will surge with a thousand waves. Such people can easily be taken advantage of and even become pawns of the little people.
Dan Yunhe knew that Wei Xu wanted to lead the troops to prove his strength, rise step by step in the Byronic Kingdom, and then gain fame and fortune. Of course, Dan Yunhe couldn't completely see through Wei Xu's heart. In addition to fame and fortune, Wei Xu also wanted to get Changrong's heart. He thinks about Changrong day and night, tossing and turning, and because of this, the idea of making contributions in the Kingdom of Byron and making a good splash has always been hidden in the dark place of his heart, like a rooted thorn that is difficult to pull out.
For today's Danyunhe, Wei Xu, who is loyal to Meier, is a big stumbling block. He wants to take complete control of Rimi City, so that his rebel forces will have a stronghold. Recently, he and the merchant community have been working to frame the mayor of Rimi, trying to bring him down and replace him with one of their own, so that they can act more conveniently.
And Wei Xu's existence is like a shield in front of the current mayor. As long as he is there, it is impossible for Dan Yunhe and others to bring down the current mayor. In order to achieve his goal, Dan Yunhe had to branch Wei Xu, and the border battle just gave him such an opportunity.
Dan Yunhe took advantage of Wei Xu's desire to make meritorious contributions and persuaded him to mobilize troops to participate in the war without authorization. At first, Wei Xu refused, but Dan Yunhe saw that he couldn't persuade Wei Xu only by talking about it, so he pulled the merchant group behind him and asked them to sponsor money and food for Wei Xu, so that Wei Xu would have the capital to mobilize volunteers.
The sponsorship of the merchant group made Wei Xu a little tempted, but he still refused to send troops to the border. He knew the importance of Rimi City to the Byronic Kingdom, and if the Elt Kingdom suddenly declared war on the Byronic Kingdom when he was away with his troops, Rimi City would be easily captured by the enemy due to the lack of troops.
To the west of the city of Rimi was a vast plain, and the heavy cavalry of the Elts could cross the Rimi Mountains and take the cities of Hope and Byron for a long time. Although the Elt Kingdom seems to have no hostility towards the Byronic Kingdom, it is indispensable to guard against people, and Wei Xu does not dare to take this risk, nor can he take this risk.
After learning about Wei Xu's concerns, Dan Yunhe immediately said that Wei Xu could take the lead for the Kingdom of Elt and the Kingdom of Byron to sign a non-aggression pact. Wei Xu felt that this matter could not be successful, but under the constant instigation of Dan Yunhe, he still sent someone to the Elt Kingdom.
But I didn't want the Elt Kingdom to accept Wei Xu's proposal very happily, this result was completely unexpected by Wei Xu, but it was expected by Dan Yunhe. Dan Yunhe, who has been dealing with the Elt Kingdom, is very sure that the Elt Kingdom has no hostility towards the Byronic Kingdom, otherwise it would be impossible for them not to provide any support to Dan Yunhe, a rebel. Since the Kingdom of Elt is not hostile to the Kingdom of Byrons, then the Kingdom of Elt will definitely sign a non-aggression pact with the Kingdom of Byrons, because this agreement is a good thing for both sides.
To Dan Yunhe's surprise, after agreeing to sign a non-aggression pact, the Kingdom of Elt also had to sponsor the grain and grass of the Kingdom of Byrons, which made him very depressed. Dan Yunhe didn't know why the Alt Kingdom was so optimistic about the Byron Kingdom, you must know that the Alt Kingdom was stronger than the entire Xiaohu family combined, and the strength of the two sides was not on the same level at all. If there is a war between the two sides, the Kingdom of Byron will definitely be crushed to the slag by the Kingdom of Elt if the allies do not participate in the war.
However, if you let your allies join the war, the situation will be reversed. Although the strength of the Elt Kingdom is strong, the comprehensive strength ranking of the Elts in the New World is not high. They only have the kingdom of Elt, and unlike the nominal unified country of the Ira Empire, the Elt Kingdom is a unified country in the true sense of the word. After more than 80 years of unremitting efforts, the Elts finally united all the lands and became the most powerful independent country in the new world.
The total population of the Elt Kingdom is more than 40 million, of which 30 million are Elts. Among the major races of the New World, the Elts were the second-to-last in population, and after them were the infamous Anwicks. If it weren't for the strong enough unified kingdom, the Elts might not have had the same international standing as the Anwicks.
Because of this, the Elts became very united after the cataclysm and racially cohesive was extremely high. There were two all-out ethnic wars between the Elts and the foreigners, the first against the Tairong and the second against the Hodugus.
The First All-Out Race War ended in an unconditional peace. In the Second All-Out Racial War, the Elts encountered the same high ethnic cohesion of the Tugu people, and the Dugu army had the advantage of manpower and military technology, and the Elts were defeated and retreated. In the end, the capital of the Elt Kingdom was surrounded by the Dugu coalition army, and the siege of the city lasted for three years.
Eventually, the city ran out of food, and the Elts lived by eating the flesh of their enemies, and even went so far as to let the ancient army into the city and engage in hand-to-hand combat with them in order to get more food. The cannibalism of the Elts made the Dugu people frightened, and the long-term siege and the desperate resistance of the Erts made the soldiers of the Dugu Army lose their will to fight, and the Dugu people had no choice but to retreat and make unconditional peace with the Elts.
To this day, the Otts are still called "cannibals" and the Elts are regarded as the most barbaric race in the New World. Interestingly, the Elts also regarded the Dugu people as the most barbaric race, because the Elts did not have a slavery system, and they considered it extremely barbaric to treat people as animals, and the Dugu people, who had developed slavery to the peak level, would naturally be regarded as barbarians by the Elts.
Dan Yunhe, who was from a big clan in the twenty-ninth village, didn't know these things, and his thoughts were very simple. Mel is his enemy, so Mel's kingdom of Byron is also his enemy. If the Kingdom of Elt wants to keep peace with the Kingdom of Byrons, then the Kingdom of Elt is his potential enemy.
Dan Yunhe wants to drive a wedge between the Kingdom of Elt and the Kingdom of Byrons, but with his current status, it is impossible to do so. Therefore, Dan Yunhe wants to improve his status in the kingdom of Byrons, so that he has to show that he is very loyal to Mel, because only then can he get the chance to be promoted.
So this time, Dan Yunhe also followed Wei Xu on the expedition, wanting to perform well in front of Maier. He was outwardly respectful and obedient to Myer, so that he could completely hide his dislike and contempt for Mel in his heart.
That's right, Dan Yun-ha looks down on Maier.
In Dan Yunha's view, everything that Maier has is given to him by someone else. Mel was able to become a legitimate lord because he married the princess of the Xiaohu family and the kingdom of Urgus; The Ilibians were willing to be Meir's allies because Gray was Maier's father; The reason why the kingdom of Byron has developed into its current state is because of the planning of the Nami monks and the efforts of everyone, which has nothing to do with Mel.
In Dan Yunha's opinion, Maier is still an ungrateful person. His legal lordship was given to him by Teng Yan and the Xiaohu family, but he used "despicable means" to seize the territory of the Xiaohu family and establish the so-called Tairong Kingdom; The Heyan family gave him a lot of help when Meier was not yet promising, but he divorced her because of Heyan Xinye's mental problems; After he became king, he used the power of the royal family to suppress the merchant community in the kingdom.
What made Dan Yunhe resentful the most was the fact that Maier officially accepted Yan He as the princess. The subjects of the kingdom of Byron knew that Mel had many wives and was surrounded by beautiful women. In Dan Yunha's opinion, Maier lives a life of drinking and drinking on weekdays, but even so, he is still not satisfied, and he actually extends his claws to the generals and prime ministers of the kingdom, which is simply crazy.
A lot of dissatisfaction, coupled with the hatred that has long taken root in his heart, makes Dan Yunhe eager to eat Maier alive. When Maier held a banquet to entertain Wei Xu and the others, Dan Yunhe, who was seated very close to Meier, imagined more than once that he pulled out his sword and cut off Meier's head with a sword.
Maier instinctively felt the killing intent, but he didn't know who the killing intent came from, so he just felt that he had been on the battlefield for a long time and hallucinated.