The soldiers who received the food were all smiling at this time, and their morale was rising at a rate that was visible to the naked eye.

Although it is just ordinary food, for the soldiers who have been hungry for a few days, it seems to be a delicacy from heaven.

After eating the boiled potatoes, Silver Frost stepped onto her gray-armored military horse and set off from the barracks, galloping towards the Flamewind Palace.

She didn't know the identity of the new lord yet, but she was also very interested in the identity of the new lord of Flamewind City.

- As the commander of the "Trap Regiment" of the slaughtering force, it is his duty to be loyal to the lord. According to General Qin's inference, a new round of war on this continent is about to begin, and preparations must be made before then.

In the afternoon, the streets were bustling with passers-by, but when they saw Silver Frost and her iconic military horse, passers-by all stayed away.

"Coward......" Silver Frost thought to herself.

A brown mask covered her face, and her hair tied in a single ponytail fluttered in the wind behind her head. The galloping silver frost soon arrived in front of the main gate of the Flame Wind Palace.

The guards got out of the way, and Silverfrost rode into the compound, and as soon as she tied her horse to a stake, she saw another commander who knew her well, supported by his subordinates, approaching.

Looking at the swollen face of the guard commander Ren You, and his limping movements, Yinshuang couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong with you?" Did the Guards rebel? ”

"Because of the young master...... General Qin beat me up. Ren You said inarticulately.

Seeing that Ren You, who usually shows himself as a "beautiful man", has become such a ghost at this time, Yinshuang almost laughed, provoking the two members of the guard who were supporting Ren You and cast angry eyes at her.

However, Ren You didn't care about Yinshuang's attitude, but said slowly: "It's not bad if you don't die, don't be so demanding." ”

"Dereliction of duty deserves to be punished." Yinshuang nodded in agreement: "However, I still sympathize with you, and your dereliction of duty may not be a bad thing." ”

"Are you questioning the young master?" Ren You sighed: "Don't forget that you are a soldier, and we people must remain absolutely loyal." ”

"But—"

Yinshuang was about to speak, when she heard heavy footsteps behind her, and the lines that were just about to spit out in her mouth were instantly pinched off and swallowed back into her stomach:

Boom!

A silver "can" nearly three meters tall stood beside the two, the long sword behind it emitted a divine golden light, and a pair of blue eyes appeared in the gap of the iron bucket-shaped helmet that looked like some kind of machinery.

"Hydemeier......" Silverfrost whispered.

"It's me, I'm here." The man known as Hydemeier nodded vigorously.

This blue-eyed "macho man" who is obviously from a foreign land is the commander of the Flame Wind Army's alien knights, the great knight Hydemmeier.

Since this person's fighting style is completely different from Silverfrost, Silverfrost and this guy are also very incompatible. Moreover, Hydemeier, who is from a foreign land, is still learning the language of Flamewind City. When he communicates with the locals, he often gets into trouble.

"I'm alright, what about you?" Heidemmeier exclaimed.

"Uh, what do you mean?" Silver Frost frowned.

"Well, we're all right......" Ren You said weakly.

"Hello everyone." Hydemmeier nodded.

"So what are you talking about?" Yinshuang looked at Ren You in confusion.

"Let me do it, you haven't learned how to communicate with him yet."

Speaking of this, Ren You coughed, nodded with difficulty, and pointed to the gate of the main hall of the Flame Wind Palace: "Go to you." ”

"You go first." Hydemmeier politely bent down slightly.

"I understand that." Yinshuang said angrily, turning around and walking towards the main hall.

Perhaps still dealing with the affairs of the troops, the other commanders didn't seem to have arrived yet, Yinshuang stood in front of the main hall door, nodded lightly to the guards guarding the door, and the short scimitar hanging from his waist reflected the sunlight, looking like an autumn crescent.

Due to the lord's martial arts, the rules of the Flame Wind Palace are different from those of other courts, and here, if you are the commander of the army, you can bring a weapon into the main hall to meet the lord.

Even emissaries sent by the enemy were allowed to enter the area with weapons. There have also been cases in the past where assassins tried to assassinate the previous lord in the main hall, but the result was that the assassin was instantly killed by the lord.

However, with the passing of the previous lord, the young lord who succeeded to the throne was mediocre and incompetent, and usually stayed in his own room, completely ignoring the government of Flamewind City.

Now that the young lord is also dead, with the new lord taking office, this territory can finally get back on the right track.

"Here you are, Silverfrost." General Qin's voice was as low as ever.

Facing the supreme commander of the Flame Wind Army, Yinshuang also immediately knelt down on one knee, his right hand clenched into a fist against his chest, showing his loyalty to the other party.

"Stand up, I hate these courtesies." General Qin was still the same as usual, with a little impatience in his voice.

"Huh." Yinshuang laughed: "I'm relieved to see you as usual." ”

"Yes, but the lord is not the same as usual." Under General Qin's pitch-black helmet, words of unknown meaning floated out: "Don't lose your temper, Silver Frost." ”

- What do you mean by that? Who is the new lord?

While Silver Frost was wondering, Hydemeier and Ren You also entered the main hall and stood beside General Qin together, staring at the empty throne.

It should be the location of the lord, and there is no one at this time. The four of them waited for a while, and in the long corridor to the right of the throne, crisp footsteps sounded.

"Is it the new lord......" Silverfrost clenched her fists.

She knew very well that the ruler who was about to appear next was the object of her allegiance.

The footsteps quickly came from far and near, and the figure of a man in white walked out from behind the pillar, and the first thing that appeared was not the lord, but one of the most elite members of the guard, Shen Wenchong.

Silver Frost focused her gaze on where Shen Wenchong had appeared, and another figure appeared behind the guard.

The person who appeared this time was at least thirty centimeters shorter than Shen Wenchong, wearing a plain blue robe with a short saber that matched his body shape hanging from his waist.

"Huh?"

Silver Frost made a confused sound, and when her gaze moved to the short man's face, the original confusion suddenly turned into complete consternation:

"Less...... Young master? ”

——What appeared in her sight was the young master of Flamewind City who was intercepted and killed by bandits in the wild, and the child was not only alive, but he was not even injured, and there was no sign of a battle at all!

What the hell is going on?

Yinshuang raised her right hand and rubbed her eyes vigorously, but heard Ren You's voice of relief: "The young master is really alive, and the guards are finally safe......"

"Don't get carried away, let you go." General Qin's words were merciless: "You will still be held accountable for your dereliction of duty." ”

Before Ren You could answer, Heidemeier had already shouted excitedly:

"You...... All right? ”

"I'm fine." The young master smiled.

Under the gaze of the four commanders in the army, the young master sat on the throne made of steel, put his sword on the armrest, faced the half-kneeling four, and gave his first order:

"Get up, there's no need to kneel down again."

"Yes." Silver Frost whispered.

As the commander of the army, she has always been very accurate in her view of people, and it is for this reason that she is completely disappointed in the young master, because the lazy little child has not shown any merit at all.

But now...... The child sitting on the throne seemed to be a different person, whether it was his action habits, his way of speaking, or his indescribable "temperament", he was completely different from the previous young master of waste wood.

- Are they twins?

The distraught Silver Frost was thinking about it, and then heard the young master speak again: "You want to ask, why am I still alive, right?" ”

"I'm sure you, Young Master, will survive, as you will become the most powerful ruler of Flamewind City." Ren You, who was covered with injuries, skillfully patted his ass.

"Not necessarily." The young master's gaze swept over the four of them: "I want to expand the territory and conquer the city, so I need your help now." ”

"Help." Hydemmeier nodded without hesitation, expressing his loyalty in an unfamiliar flame wind language: "I will fight." ”

"Hmm." The young master seemed to be satisfied: "Until then, I will reorganize the troops, reduce the excess combat effectiveness, and leave only the necessary elites." ”

- What is this kid talking about?

As soon as these words came out, Yinshuang was about to take the risk of expressing his opinion, when he heard General Qin already speak first:

"Doing so will bring Flamewind City to the fall, young master."

"What do you mean by that?" The young master frowned slightly.

"The Flame Wind Army currently has four thousand two hundred and seventy-five soldiers." General Qin reported the exact number: "We need enough soldiers to defend the frontier of Flamewind City. Now that we are already stretched thin, if we continue to disarm, it will be easy for the enemy to invade our territory, and even drive straight in. ”

"Well, you have a point." The young master nodded.

This lord, who was once very unreliable, did not go back to sleep directly as before, but agreed with General Qin's opinion.

However, the reason why the young master proposed disarmament obviously still has his own ideas:

"The defenses on the outside of Flamewind City are indeed weak now, otherwise I wouldn't have been attacked." Speaking of this, the young master changed his words: "However, instead of deploying soldiers, there may be better means of defense. ”

"You're going to build walls?" Silver Frost couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, that's a solution, but it's not a cure."

The young master shook his head: "No matter how strong the fortress is, once it is surrounded, it will be breached sooner or later. Moreover, due to 'me''s previous negligence, the morale of the army in Flamewind City is low now, and the combat effectiveness should not be comparable to the heyday, right? ”

"Seeing you work so hard, we will work too." Ren You continued to pat himself on the back.

Yinshuang glanced at Ren You with disdain, and still raised the question that was bothering her: "So, what exactly are you going to do?" ”

"There was once such an invincible general, but his army was not very strong in combat, and the equipment and food and grass were not very sufficient. But he always wins battles, and even once defeated an enemy who was a notch ahead of him, do you know why? The young master said slowly.

"Familiar with the art of war, transport troops like a god." General Qin said.

"Of course, that's one aspect, but there's another."

The young master paused meaningfully for a while, and finally gave the answer:

"Mobilize the people."

"You mean...... The poor people outside the city? Silver Frost reacted immediately.

——The "Poor Belt" surrounding Flamewind City, Silver Frost is naturally very clear, the residents there can be described as poor, even eating is a problem, and bandits and thieves who block the road and rob are also endless.

However, even if it is a slum, it still inherits the fierce folk style of Flamewind City.

Yinshuang still remembered that he had encountered robbers over there, and his combat strength was even comparable to his own, and he was alone at the time, and in the end he couldn't cut off the other party's head, so he could only watch the guy escape.

"Yes, it's them." The young master's voice was very calm: "On the way back, I also saw the combat effectiveness of the local residents. In order to survive, they have developed a strong physique, and even inconspicuous children should not be underestimated. ”

As soon as these words came out, Shu Xiao, who was staying in the young master's room, suddenly sneezed. Shu Yao, who was still reading, asked with concern, "Brother, do you have a cold?" ”

"No, someone may be scolding me......" Shu Xiao said.

"So, you mean to arm the group of poor people who surrounded Flamewind City and become the city's 'shields'?" General Qin said.

"Exactly." The young master said: "Those poor working people only need to be well fed and clothed, as long as their livelihood problems are solved, so that they can regain hope of survival." They will even defend the land themselves! ”

Heidemmeier pondered for a long time, and finally said what he felt: "The ...... of people Strength! ”

For this guy's language skills, Yinshuang can be said to despise it to the extreme. But she knew that Hydemeier was right, what the young master did was to use the power of the inhabitants of the territory to make Flamewind City truly a "steel fortress" that could not be breached!

In most wars, civilians are tragically reduced to cannon fodder. With their combat effectiveness, they are of no use at all.

But if this part of the "cannon fodder" is also an armed force in Flamewind City, the situation will be different.

"Training the militia......," Ren You whispered, "This is indeed a good idea." ”

"However, we can't force them to join, otherwise it will only be counterproductive." The young master said, "Therefore, I need your help for the next plan. ”

"We are willing to go to the soup for the young master." General Qin's voice did not carry any confusion.

"There's no need to go to the soup and fire, but I have to ask you to exercise your muscles."

Speaking of this, as if he had thought of some interesting plan, the young master once again showed a playful smile on his face.

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