"Chapter 30: The Four Bandits"
You don't know how much power silence contains. The www.biquge.info aggressive attack of the pen "Fun" Pavilion is only an illusion, a kind of ruse. People often use it to hide their weaknesses in front of themselves and the world. The real and lasting power exists in the endurance, and only the soft bones are impatient and rude, and they lose their human dignity because of it.
- Franz Kafka (Austrian novelist)
Faced with the several questions asked by Bai Feng in one breath, Count Rundstede, whose face was as heavy as water, did not rush to answer Bai Feng's question, but asked Bai Feng rhetorically: "Do you know the four new bandits born in the empire in recent years?"
"The Four Great Bandits?!" Bai Feng, who has always been in the wilderness, doesn't know that there are still four famous bandits in the Heavenly Dragon Empire; this really makes Bai Feng feel incredible, you must know that there are no bandits in the southern region where the security is not very good!
"The Blue Bird Swordsmen in Perpignan Province, the Dragonslayer Knights in the Arsace Province in the northern part of the Empire, the Wind Thieves in the Brosjansson Province in the eastern part of the Empire, and the Phantom Demon Thieves in the Brest Province in the western part of the Empire.
These four bandit gangs distributed in the border areas of the empire are the four great bandits that have been repeatedly suppressed in the empire in recent years, and even the 5,000 city defense troops in the province of Alsace were directly and completely annihilated by the Dragon Slayer Knights in the process of suppressing the bandits!"
"Named the Dragon Slayer Knights in the territory of the Celestial Dragon Empire, such a bandit gang can still exist in the northern part of the empire after annihilating the city defense army of Alsace Province, which in itself represents too many ulterior things, right?
Of course, compared to the 'great achievements' of the Dragon Slayer Knights, I am more concerned about the Blue Bird Swordsmen in Perpignan Province, and with the strength of your old Iron Guard, it shouldn't be a big problem to exterminate the Blue Bird Swordsmen, right?"
"Just a Blue Bird Swordsman's Regiment?" Hearing Bai Feng say this, Count Rundstead, who had always been proud of his Iron Guard, actually showed an embarrassed look, and he said helplessly: "Bai Feng, what do you think of the strength of the enemy who attacked you today?"
"Based on my understanding of the Eleventh Legion of the Bai Family, if you compare the Blue Bird Swordsmen Regiment, the combat effectiveness of the Blue Bird Swordsmen Regiment should be above the Imperial Standing Legion, and how much stronger they are than the Imperial Standing Legion depends on their overall strength. ”
"Isn't the combat effectiveness of the Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment above the Imperial Standing Legion?" Long Dested, who was full of bitterness, sighed very much: "With my understanding of the Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment, their combat effectiveness can definitely crush any full Imperial Standing Legion!"
"How is this possible?!" Bai Feng, who was shocked, was very puzzled: "No matter how much the empire fights on two fronts, it is impossible to allow such a powerful rebel force to appear in the territory.
"It's not that the rulers of the empire are ignorant, but they know that these four nominal bandit groups do not actually affect the stability of the empire, and in the case of the Blue Bird Knights, they have never launched an attack against anyone before attacking you. ”
"I hope you will tell me everything openly and honestly, Your Excellency. Bai Feng, who always felt that he was in the clouds, finally couldn't help the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said directly to Count Rundstead: "I really don't like this kind of random speculation!"
"Haha, you can just say no, I just want to see how long you can endure it!" Count Rundstead, who suddenly laughed, said something enough to make Bai Feng vomit three liters of blood, and fortunately, after that, he talked about the four bandits seriously.
"I don't know exactly how strong the other three bandits are, but they are definitely not weaker than the Blue Bird Swordsmen, and they are even very likely to be stronger than the Blue Bird Swordsmen, especially the most low-key Wind Thieves, which is recognized as the strongest existence among the four bandits.
More than four years ago, the Blue Bird Swordsmen first appeared in our Perpignan Province, at that time, the Blue Bird Swordsmen were a bandit gang of less than a hundred intermediate swordsmen, but they were led by four great swordsmen.
Over the next two years, the size of the Blue Bird Swordsmen expanded rapidly from 100 mid-level swordsmen to a giant bandit force with tens of thousands of soldiers, and in order to exterminate this Blue Bird Swordsmen of unknown origin, I decided to send out the Iron Guards to deal with them.
In the midst of my assembling of the Predator Guard, a letter from the Imperial Capital was sent to me, a letter urging me not to join the Bluebird Swordsmen, from my old boss, Duke Gna, detailing the origin of the Bluebird Swordsmen.
At this time, I realized that the so-called Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment and the other three bandit organizations were actually the forces secretly formed by the Imperial Princes, and the Blue Bird Swordsmen Regiment was secretly formed by the Eighth Prince, one of the powerful contenders for the imperial throne!
The strongest of the four bandits is the power of the Great Prince, the Dragon Slayer Knights in the north is the power of the Four Princes, and the Phantom Demon Thieves in the west is the power of the Five Princes. ”
"What about the Emperor? Even the Duke of Gna can know the truth of the matter, and the Emperor of the Empire has no reason not to know. Bai Feng, who was shocked by the facts, subconsciously asked, "Could it be that the emperor just let his sons expand their own forces?"
"The Emperor is both the master of this vast empire and the father of his children, and if the Emperor can make a decisive decision on the matter of the heir, where is there any farce of four princes vying for the throne of the heir?"
"It seems that there will be an inevitable dragon battle in the future empire!" Bai Feng, whose face was as usual, said with emotion: "For the emperor, conniving at his ambitious sons to develop their own power may be the biggest mistake in his life!"
"In my opinion, this may be the retribution he deserves!" Count Rundstede, who seemed to be aware of Bai Feng's surprise and sneered just now, suddenly stood up and said, "It's not too early, I'll go back first, and I'll arrange for an escort to see you off tomorrow." ”
"Then I would like to thank the Earl, on behalf of the others, for your generosity. Bai Feng, who had gained a lot tonight, said to the departing Count of Rundsteadt on the occasion of separation: "I hope that the next time we meet, you will be the iron-blooded duke who has returned to the battlefield!"
"Whether it's the Iron Blood Count or the Iron Blood Duke, I, Long der Stadt, have only been loyal to one Emperor in my life!" Count Long der Stadt, who turned around, strode out of Bai Feng's room after saying this meaningful sentence.
Looking at the distant identity of Count Rundstead, Bai Feng said to himself in a voice that he could only hear: "You can have the confidence to take the initiative to destroy the Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment with tens of thousands of soldiers, how strong is your Iron Blood Guard?"
After learning the identity and origin of the Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment from Count Rundstead, Bai Feng understood why they were attacking him and others today, it was nothing more than the eight princes of the empire who coveted the throne and wanted to take the opportunity to control the five major families in the southern region.
Although the southern region has always been outside the core area of the empire, the strength of the five major families in the southern region should not be underestimated, and the five standing legions of the empire that have been fighting and fighting with the barbarian tribes all year round are not a small force, which is enough to make this eighth prince take risks.