To mature is to be more independent and connected.

Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Austrian writer and poet)

That night, the base of the wind where the army was exhausted, Luculus led the personal guards to settle in, and all the fighting forces that once belonged to the Wind Thieves were controlled by the Feather Forest Legion, and the Chief's Mansion of Montgomery became the temporary headquarters of White Peak.

Four teams of Roman youth troops were on guard outside the Chief's Palace, six teams of Spartan heavy infantry patrolled the interior of the Chief's Palace, and all the generals of the Storm Thieves led by Montgomery were brought into the Chief's Mansion by Bai Feng, and the people in charge of guarding them were Bai 2 and Bai 3.

With two Flame Sword Saints in charge, and only seven Swift Wind Thieves generals, there was no possibility of escaping, and after Bai Feng was busy with the military affairs of the Feather Forest Legion, he ordered Luculus to invite Montgomery to the meeting room of the Chief's Mansion.

The expressionless Montgomery followed behind Luculus, and the moment he stepped into the conference room, he saw that Bai Feng was sitting in his place, and his face inevitably showed a touch of pain and helplessness.

Bai Feng, who stared at Montgomery, easily noticed the change in Montgomery's expression, however, this is also human nature, yesterday he was the leader of a force, and today he became a prisoner of others' ranks, and it would be a little uncomfortable for anyone to change it.

In all fairness, Bai Feng's impression of Montgomery was still very good, and after an in-depth investigation of the Wind Thieves, Bai Feng found that Montgomery's command ability was extremely outstanding, and he was still better than the captains of the Royal Legion of the Empire.

What's more, Montgomery was a capable and unambitious man, and during the period when he was ordered by Prince William to command the Tempest Thieves, he single-handedly created the Tempest Thieves, but he did not develop his own lineage within the Tempest Thieves.

In Bai Feng's opinion, such a talent is rare and valuable, and it is also worth spending his time and energy to win over, so he will deliberately take time out to have a good talk with the other party after he is busy with military affairs.

After Luculus brought Montgomery in, he left the conference room first, and when only Bai Feng and Montgomery were left in the huge conference room, Bai Feng greeted with a smile: "Chief Montgomery, when you walk into this conference room, do you have a feeling of impermanence in the world?"

"Being able to become a defeated general under General Bai Feng is not an unacceptable result for me. Montgomery, who had regained his composure, also smiled: "It's just that I didn't expect that I would be so completely defeated and so powerless." ”

"Chief Montgomery, why are you so arrogant?" Bai Feng, who smiled slightly, said in a sincere tone: "The strength of the Wind Thieves Group is obvious to all, if you don't fall into a food shortage crisis, I'm afraid even a hundred thousand troops will be difficult to defeat you!"

"General Bai Feng, as a qualified commander, I believe you must know that luck is necessary for a general to grow into a qualified commander; since I don't have this luck, then I am destined not to be a qualified commander, this may be fate. ”

Sitting opposite Montgomery, Bai Feng could clearly feel the decadence emanating from Montgomery's body from the inside out; if Montgomery was allowed to be so decadent, he was afraid that this general who had made Bai Feng love talent would sink.

Bai Feng, who had the intention of pulling him, did not continue to pave the way, but went straight to the point: "Leader Montgomery, the elite soldiers of the five thousand Wind Thieves Regiment who surrendered, I want to know how you need me to ensure their safety." ”

Seeing Bai Feng suddenly mention the five thousand soldiers under his command who had just surrendered, Montgomery's gradually decadent demeanor finally recovered a little: "General Bai Feng, if you need them, you can incorporate them into your army, their combat effectiveness is definitely worthy of your trust." ”

"I naturally believe in the combat effectiveness of the elite divisions trained by you Montgomery himself, but I think that only by using them intensively can their combat effectiveness be truly brought into play, do you think?"

Montgomery, who was already ready to end his future career early, suddenly heard Bai Feng say this, his heart that was unwilling to be lonely beat faster, and from Bai Feng's words, he seemed to feel something that he shouldn't feel.

Montgomery's originally calm heart became a little flustered, and the expression on his face became correspondingly complicated;

"Chief Montgomery, I intend to form the five thousand elite soldiers of the Wind Thieves Regiment who surrendered into an independent combat unit, and apply to the Imperial Military Department for their official number; I don't know, do you want to be the commander of this force?"

This kind of co-optation on the surface was unacceptable to Montgomery, who was loyal to Prince William, in a short period of time, but for the sake of the 5,000 soldiers who surrendered, Montgomery did not directly refuse, but changed the subject:

"General Bai Feng, our Wind Thieves Regiment is one of the four major bandit forces that the Empire has been wanted for many years, how can you guarantee that the Imperial Military Department will definitely give us an official number?

The political genius lies in the fact that even if everyone knows that the Tempest Thieves are Prince William's power, no one will bring the matter to the table, in other words, the relationship between the Tempest Thieves and Prince William is knowable but not clear.

Whether as one of the core members of the Bai family in the south or as the commander of the Fourth Route Army in the eastern region of the empire, Bai Feng must abide by this basic rule of the imperial aristocratic circle: he cannot associate the Wind Thieves with Prince William.

Without this relationship between Prince William, the relationship between Duke Cullen and the Swift Wind Thieves Group should no longer exist, so why did the Imperial Military Department, which was headed by Duke Cullen, approve Bai Feng's application and give the Swift Thieves Regiment an official number for surrendering soldiers?

From the perspective of the deeper struggle between the princes, the Wind Thieves Group before the surrender of Bai Feng was the power of Prince William, and the Wind Thieves Group after the surrender of Bai Feng belonged to the forces of Prince Flos, how could Duke Cullen give them an official name?

"The Montgomery Chief, although the Swift Wind Thieves are one of the four great bandits of the Empire, has justified his existence by actively protecting displaced refugees after the orc army captured the province of Brojansson, and has repeatedly sent troops to harass the small orc army.

What is even more commendable is that during the period when I led the Imperial army to counterattack the province of Browjansson, the Swift Thieves Regiment made a timely and outstanding contribution to the Imperial Army's reconquest of lost territory under the command of its leader, and in view of this, I decided to take over the Swift Thieves. ”

What is serious nonsense? This is the most serious nonsense! After listening to Bai Feng's nonsense with his eyes open, Montgomery, who was stunned, almost didn't bite his tongue down.

After a brief period of shock, Montgomery had to admit that Bai Feng's arrangement was very feasible, and after the apparent rationality was resolved, the behind-the-scenes deal was even simpler.

When it comes to the Wind Thieves, Prince William and Duke Cullen will certainly not explicitly oppose it, and with Bai Feng coming forward, Prince Pros will definitely push the boat along with the water, and the two most important forces in the imperial capital have a tacit attitude, and the plan for the Wind Thieves to form an army can be smoothly implemented.